John
@johndorsey.bsky.social
Recovering Boomer. Recreational / practical cyclist; partial to 1930s dance music
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It's hard to sum up the Trump Doctrine of International Affairs, but "But I want an Oompa-Loompa now!" goes a long way
January 20, 2026 at 2:29 PM
It's hard to sum up the Trump Doctrine of International Affairs, but "But I want an Oompa-Loompa now!" goes a long way
Actual hope & optimism. I’d forgotten them.
This is not a small thing. It's <the> thing. The entire ballgame. For all of 🇺🇸's many faults, we have done this better than ~anyone else for ~forever now, & we're going to do it again, & the people who don't like this are eventually going to lose again.
It's a small thing, but it fills me with civic pride to walk through the giant park near my house and see Hmong families having cookouts, Somali parents pushing their laughing kids on the swings.
Like, here are people who've endured horrors, and my city has welcomed them in to build peaceful lives.
Like, here are people who've endured horrors, and my city has welcomed them in to build peaceful lives.
January 20, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Actual hope & optimism. I’d forgotten them.
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We are watching one of the wildest things a nation-state has ever done: A superpower is committing suicide because the GOP Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
Footage shows Danish troops arriving in Greenland as part of a new military deployment. Among the personnel who landed on the island is Major General Peter H. Boysen, Chief of the Danish Army Command. #Greenland
January 19, 2026 at 10:59 PM
We are watching one of the wildest things a nation-state has ever done: A superpower is committing suicide because the GOP Congress is too cowardly to stand up to the Mad King.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
This is one of the wildest moments in all of geopolitics ever.
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Wow.
It’s come to this: “Catholic members of the US armed forces could in good conscience consider disobeying orders to attack Greenland if such orders were issued, according to Archbishop Timothy Broglio, the bishop responsible for the pastoral care of US military personnel.”
Military archbishop: Troops could refuse orders on Greenland
Speaking to Britain's Sunday program on BBC, Archbishop Timothy Broglio reiterated that conscience could permit refusal of an unjust military order.
aleteia.org
January 20, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Wow.
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This is literally what every right-winger has spent my whole life telling me they want.
A community member armed with a firearm stands guard in his neighborhood after ICE was spotted nearby during an abduction operation in St. Paul, Minnesota, on January 18, 2026.
January 20, 2026 at 3:05 AM
This is literally what every right-winger has spent my whole life telling me they want.
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Danish parliamentarian Rasmus Jarlov speaking to MS NOW on Stephen Miller comments regarding Greenland: "I hope he’s kept away from young women, because that’s the mentality of a rapist. You can’t defend yourself, so I’m going to take you. That’s basically what he’s saying."
January 19, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Danish parliamentarian Rasmus Jarlov speaking to MS NOW on Stephen Miller comments regarding Greenland: "I hope he’s kept away from young women, because that’s the mentality of a rapist. You can’t defend yourself, so I’m going to take you. That’s basically what he’s saying."
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Remember when Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump’s lawyer, Alan Dershowitz, wrote an op-ed trying to justify having sex with kids?
Seems relevant now.
Seems relevant now.
December 24, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Remember when Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump’s lawyer, Alan Dershowitz, wrote an op-ed trying to justify having sex with kids?
Seems relevant now.
Seems relevant now.
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looking for a last minute gift at williams sonoma
December 22, 2025 at 9:13 PM
looking for a last minute gift at williams sonoma
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen:
- The Beatles (1964)
- The Doors (1970)
- Mahavishnu Orchestra (1973)
- Cecil Taylor (1975)
- George Thorogood (2024)
- The Beatles (1964)
- The Doors (1970)
- Mahavishnu Orchestra (1973)
- Cecil Taylor (1975)
- George Thorogood (2024)
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
- Stevie Ray Vaughan (1990)
- The Replacements (2014)
- Pantera (1992)
- Beastie Boys (1994)
- Def Leppard (1988)
- Stevie Ray Vaughan (1990)
- The Replacements (2014)
- Pantera (1992)
- Beastie Boys (1994)
- Def Leppard (1988)
November 27, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen:
- The Beatles (1964)
- The Doors (1970)
- Mahavishnu Orchestra (1973)
- Cecil Taylor (1975)
- George Thorogood (2024)
- The Beatles (1964)
- The Doors (1970)
- Mahavishnu Orchestra (1973)
- Cecil Taylor (1975)
- George Thorogood (2024)
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On the left, the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. On the right, picture I took in Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra in 2005.
October 31, 2025 at 5:57 PM
On the left, the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. On the right, picture I took in Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra in 2005.
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It’s going to take ages to pay all these people
October 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
It’s going to take ages to pay all these people
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Trump looking absolutely inconsolable at his fascist-themed 79th birthday party which no one turned up to other than those who had to because he's their boss.
June 14, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Trump looking absolutely inconsolable at his fascist-themed 79th birthday party which no one turned up to other than those who had to because he's their boss.
Pa. Ave., in front of the White House, June 13, 2025. These and the other preparations for tomorrow’s events give a vibe of fear rather than strength. You don’t need all these barricades and road closings to protect your big parade from the few thousand actual registered socialists in the US.
June 13, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Pa. Ave., in front of the White House, June 13, 2025. These and the other preparations for tomorrow’s events give a vibe of fear rather than strength. You don’t need all these barricades and road closings to protect your big parade from the few thousand actual registered socialists in the US.
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Pretty much sums it up
March 1, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Pretty much sums it up
This just in from the Alternate Timeline in which things turn out the way they should:
March 1, 2025 at 6:50 PM
This just in from the Alternate Timeline in which things turn out the way they should:
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Trump's lawyers are absolutely flailing in the courts right now
February 19, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Trump's lawyers are absolutely flailing in the courts right now
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the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president
February 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president
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This tweet sent out 14 hours BEFORE the crash needs to be immortalized in stone.
Or on a plaque in every ATC tower.
Or on a disclaimer before every Mayday: Air Disaster episode.
Or on an Amber Alert type system to every American.
Or on a stamp.
Or maybe currency.
Something.
Or on a plaque in every ATC tower.
Or on a disclaimer before every Mayday: Air Disaster episode.
Or on an Amber Alert type system to every American.
Or on a stamp.
Or maybe currency.
Something.
January 30, 2025 at 10:40 PM
This tweet sent out 14 hours BEFORE the crash needs to be immortalized in stone.
Or on a plaque in every ATC tower.
Or on a disclaimer before every Mayday: Air Disaster episode.
Or on an Amber Alert type system to every American.
Or on a stamp.
Or maybe currency.
Something.
Or on a plaque in every ATC tower.
Or on a disclaimer before every Mayday: Air Disaster episode.
Or on an Amber Alert type system to every American.
Or on a stamp.
Or maybe currency.
Something.
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Even beyond the obvious terribleness of a US official attacking a preacher for their sermon, in this case it's even more absurd, when we realize that they are outraged because a Christian preacher dared to suggest that people should be merciful.
Members of the modern GOP are not Christian.
Members of the modern GOP are not Christian.
January 22, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Even beyond the obvious terribleness of a US official attacking a preacher for their sermon, in this case it's even more absurd, when we realize that they are outraged because a Christian preacher dared to suggest that people should be merciful.
Members of the modern GOP are not Christian.
Members of the modern GOP are not Christian.