Servando Ortoll
@sortoll.bsky.social
Ph.D. In historical sociology, Columbia University (1987). A historian and social scientist witnessing—with angst and from afar—the sad demise of the American civilization. Also, a Wordle aficionado.
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Servando Ortoll
@sortoll.bsky.social
· Jan 3
"Theory" is not a gift from the thinking society to those pseudo-researchers who strive to recycle commonplaces. Good theory invites us to think, to question it, to find flaws in what it proposes. To repeat the trite, let's rather stay at home.
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January 15, 2026 at 8:49 PM
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Académico colombiano del equipo editorial de la Universidad Iberoamericana en Puebla, está desaparecido.
January 15, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Académico colombiano del equipo editorial de la Universidad Iberoamericana en Puebla, está desaparecido.
"Fuck" is going to be the most used English word of the year.
January 15, 2026 at 7:02 PM
"Fuck" is going to be the most used English word of the year.
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Greetings from Kyiv
and our -14 °C.
If you wonder how it is here:
cold in the apartment,
and for the last few days, I’ve seen electricity only at night for 3-4 hours.
I’m having a second cup of warcoffee
and know that nobody helps us.
We will survive. Promise 😉
and our -14 °C.
If you wonder how it is here:
cold in the apartment,
and for the last few days, I’ve seen electricity only at night for 3-4 hours.
I’m having a second cup of warcoffee
and know that nobody helps us.
We will survive. Promise 😉
January 15, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Greetings from Kyiv
and our -14 °C.
If you wonder how it is here:
cold in the apartment,
and for the last few days, I’ve seen electricity only at night for 3-4 hours.
I’m having a second cup of warcoffee
and know that nobody helps us.
We will survive. Promise 😉
and our -14 °C.
If you wonder how it is here:
cold in the apartment,
and for the last few days, I’ve seen electricity only at night for 3-4 hours.
I’m having a second cup of warcoffee
and know that nobody helps us.
We will survive. Promise 😉
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Life is hard in Kyiv now.
But it doesn’t stop.
But it doesn’t stop.
January 15, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Life is hard in Kyiv now.
But it doesn’t stop.
But it doesn’t stop.
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Let me take you on a short walk in Kyiv.
It’s the most beautiful and the hardest winter of my life.
It’s the most beautiful and the hardest winter of my life.
January 15, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Let me take you on a short walk in Kyiv.
It’s the most beautiful and the hardest winter of my life.
It’s the most beautiful and the hardest winter of my life.
Russland bald am Ende?: Putin-Propagandisten warnen vor dem Kollaps
YouTube video by News.de
youtube.com
January 15, 2026 at 6:06 PM
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William Sascha Riley presents a survivor's first-hand account of extreme child trafficking, torture, rape, and murder conducted within a criminal enterprise that was allegedly run by Donald Trump & Jeffrey Epstein.
youtu.be/84PHEMLab6g?...
youtu.be/84PHEMLab6g?...
William Sascha Riley Interview 1
YouTube video by Green Neighbour - POLICY WATCH
youtu.be
January 14, 2026 at 4:29 PM
William Sascha Riley presents a survivor's first-hand account of extreme child trafficking, torture, rape, and murder conducted within a criminal enterprise that was allegedly run by Donald Trump & Jeffrey Epstein.
youtu.be/84PHEMLab6g?...
youtu.be/84PHEMLab6g?...
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We’ve all seen it before in movies. The female character who gets into a car with a stranger or walks into a house when the door is ajar and looks like it’s been broken into. WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
Author Courtney Psak discusses this phenomenon in storytelling and how it underlies her latest novel.
Author Courtney Psak discusses this phenomenon in storytelling and how it underlies her latest novel.
When Women Ignore Their Instincts (and Why I Wrote a Novel About It) | Jane Friedman
One writer explores how women will rationalize away feelings of unease for the sake of pleasing others, and how we express that on the page.
janefriedman.com
January 15, 2026 at 3:00 PM
We’ve all seen it before in movies. The female character who gets into a car with a stranger or walks into a house when the door is ajar and looks like it’s been broken into. WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
Author Courtney Psak discusses this phenomenon in storytelling and how it underlies her latest novel.
Author Courtney Psak discusses this phenomenon in storytelling and how it underlies her latest novel.
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Kyiv.
This elderly man (perhaps homeless) collecting water in the bitter frost today – a quietly sad sketch of life.
This elderly man (perhaps homeless) collecting water in the bitter frost today – a quietly sad sketch of life.
January 14, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Kyiv.
This elderly man (perhaps homeless) collecting water in the bitter frost today – a quietly sad sketch of life.
This elderly man (perhaps homeless) collecting water in the bitter frost today – a quietly sad sketch of life.
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January 15, 2026 at 3:07 AM
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Sounds like a situation developing
A man was shot in the leg during a foot chase amid a federal immigration enforcement operation on the north side of Minneapolis, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation. bit.ly/3MMvefi
Reports of a shooting involving federal agents in north Minneapolis
During a federal immigration enforcement operation on the north side of Minneapolis, a man was shot in the leg, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation.
bit.ly
January 15, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Sounds like a situation developing
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Cornish wall, simply made and so visually appealing.
January 15, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Cornish wall, simply made and so visually appealing.
David Ddraig Goch (@oldreddragon)
Mad props to who ever created this... Fucking amazing.
substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:40 AM
The USA is not the only country disappearing foreign nationals. Colombian Professor Dr. Leonardo Ariel Escobar Barrios, at Universidad Iberoamericana, Puebla campus, was abducted on December 31 at the international airport General Mariano Escobedo in Monterrey, Mexico. No one knows his whereabouts.
January 14, 2026 at 7:33 PM
The USA is not the only country disappearing foreign nationals. Colombian Professor Dr. Leonardo Ariel Escobar Barrios, at Universidad Iberoamericana, Puebla campus, was abducted on December 31 at the international airport General Mariano Escobedo in Monterrey, Mexico. No one knows his whereabouts.
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Kyiv.
Today in Shevchenko Park, a group of Kazakhs cooked free plov (a traditional rice dish) for Ukrainians
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Today in Shevchenko Park, a group of Kazakhs cooked free plov (a traditional rice dish) for Ukrainians
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January 14, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Kyiv.
Today in Shevchenko Park, a group of Kazakhs cooked free plov (a traditional rice dish) for Ukrainians
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Today in Shevchenko Park, a group of Kazakhs cooked free plov (a traditional rice dish) for Ukrainians
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… and heat suffer the most.
Frost makes it harder.
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Frost makes it harder.
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January 14, 2026 at 4:22 PM
… and heat suffer the most.
Frost makes it harder.
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Frost makes it harder.
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Kyiv today
After the latest russian attacks on our energy infrastructure, power outages are severe and unpredictable.
Officially, it’s 9-10 hours without electricity and 3-4 with, but in reality, much longer without.
Heating is back in many homes, but those that rely on electricity for water… 1/2
After the latest russian attacks on our energy infrastructure, power outages are severe and unpredictable.
Officially, it’s 9-10 hours without electricity and 3-4 with, but in reality, much longer without.
Heating is back in many homes, but those that rely on electricity for water… 1/2
January 14, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Kyiv today
After the latest russian attacks on our energy infrastructure, power outages are severe and unpredictable.
Officially, it’s 9-10 hours without electricity and 3-4 with, but in reality, much longer without.
Heating is back in many homes, but those that rely on electricity for water… 1/2
After the latest russian attacks on our energy infrastructure, power outages are severe and unpredictable.
Officially, it’s 9-10 hours without electricity and 3-4 with, but in reality, much longer without.
Heating is back in many homes, but those that rely on electricity for water… 1/2
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Greetings from Kyiv
and warcoffee.
It’s -11 °C outside.
No electricity at home (hard to predict when it’ll be back – there are no schedules now).
But I had a few hours of power last night to do everything.
Life goes on.
and warcoffee.
It’s -11 °C outside.
No electricity at home (hard to predict when it’ll be back – there are no schedules now).
But I had a few hours of power last night to do everything.
Life goes on.
January 14, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Greetings from Kyiv
and warcoffee.
It’s -11 °C outside.
No electricity at home (hard to predict when it’ll be back – there are no schedules now).
But I had a few hours of power last night to do everything.
Life goes on.
and warcoffee.
It’s -11 °C outside.
No electricity at home (hard to predict when it’ll be back – there are no schedules now).
But I had a few hours of power last night to do everything.
Life goes on.
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Le fascisme à l'œuvre. Ce n'est plus l'avenir, ce sont les USA de Trump, Vance, Miller et de leur clique. Chaque jour. Et ce n'est sans doute qu'un début. Demain la France ?
ICE abuse at work!
Today at 34 & Park in Minneapolis, a woman tried to drive down the street where a protest had broken out in front of a home ICE was raiding, saying she had a doctor apt to get to. ICE agents busted out her windows, cut off her seatbelt, and pulled her out before arresting her.
January 14, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Le fascisme à l'œuvre. Ce n'est plus l'avenir, ce sont les USA de Trump, Vance, Miller et de leur clique. Chaque jour. Et ce n'est sans doute qu'un début. Demain la France ?
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FYI, when masked people (w/out IDs and warrants) snatch people off the streets, it's not an arrest.
It's a kidnapping aka Extraordinary Rendition, ER, which is unlawful on US soil.
That's the reason USA-CIA does ERs in territories where laws are relaxed.
#ACLU
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www.aclu.org/documents/fa...
It's a kidnapping aka Extraordinary Rendition, ER, which is unlawful on US soil.
That's the reason USA-CIA does ERs in territories where laws are relaxed.
#ACLU
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www.aclu.org/documents/fa...
January 14, 2026 at 6:36 AM
FYI, when masked people (w/out IDs and warrants) snatch people off the streets, it's not an arrest.
It's a kidnapping aka Extraordinary Rendition, ER, which is unlawful on US soil.
That's the reason USA-CIA does ERs in territories where laws are relaxed.
#ACLU
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www.aclu.org/documents/fa...
It's a kidnapping aka Extraordinary Rendition, ER, which is unlawful on US soil.
That's the reason USA-CIA does ERs in territories where laws are relaxed.
#ACLU
👇🏼
www.aclu.org/documents/fa...
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Here's an update from the post I shared a few days back.
The 21 year old youngster who protesting peacefully & holding a speaker and was shot in the face by #ICE point blank has been permanently blinded in 1 eye!
Please share this story widely!
The 21 year old youngster who protesting peacefully & holding a speaker and was shot in the face by #ICE point blank has been permanently blinded in 1 eye!
Please share this story widely!
January 14, 2026 at 5:07 AM
Here's an update from the post I shared a few days back.
The 21 year old youngster who protesting peacefully & holding a speaker and was shot in the face by #ICE point blank has been permanently blinded in 1 eye!
Please share this story widely!
The 21 year old youngster who protesting peacefully & holding a speaker and was shot in the face by #ICE point blank has been permanently blinded in 1 eye!
Please share this story widely!