Aaron van Dorn
@aaronvandorn.bsky.social
Sometime writer and (mostly) analog photography | Award winning chili maker | Baltimore via Jersey City, Kurdzhali, Bulgaria, and Ohio | Friend to cats | He/him
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Aaron van Dorn
@aaronvandorn.bsky.social
· Nov 16
[holding a glass of wine, wearing a shawl collar cardigan] We call them 'skeets'
A study in contrasts
January 24, 2026 at 6:15 PM
A study in contrasts
People need space to be righteously enraged but that cannot come as unlimited grace for endless, unproductive maundering.
January 24, 2026 at 5:01 PM
People need space to be righteously enraged but that cannot come as unlimited grace for endless, unproductive maundering.
It's funny how we always manage to find the true author of the problems, and it's always the same people
we actually need to band together and let the dems know we will never donate another cent or vote for the party again if a single member of the party votes to give a single cent to ice ever again
January 24, 2026 at 4:51 PM
It's funny how we always manage to find the true author of the problems, and it's always the same people
"Double dipping"
"President Donald Trump and his administration have adopted a rather confusing posture on their highly controversial immigration raids," writes Aaron Blake | Analysis
https://cnn.it/4jT6HkU
https://cnn.it/4jT6HkU
January 24, 2026 at 3:37 PM
"Double dipping"
Breeders
Cat Power
Sharon Van Etten
Jenny Lewis
Mazzy Star
Cat Power
Sharon Van Etten
Jenny Lewis
Mazzy Star
Five concerts you've seen with women lead singers
Indigo Girls
Warpaint
Wet Leg
Liz Phair
PJ Harvey
Indigo Girls
Warpaint
Wet Leg
Liz Phair
PJ Harvey
Five concerts you’ve seen with women lead singers
Velocity Girl
Belly
The Breeders
Mila Jovovich
X
Velocity Girl
Belly
The Breeders
Mila Jovovich
X
January 24, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Breeders
Cat Power
Sharon Van Etten
Jenny Lewis
Mazzy Star
Cat Power
Sharon Van Etten
Jenny Lewis
Mazzy Star
"Reminiscent of World War II military apparel" is going to stick with me, I think
January 24, 2026 at 12:48 AM
"Reminiscent of World War II military apparel" is going to stick with me, I think
"reminiscent of World War II military apparel"
January 24, 2026 at 12:06 AM
"reminiscent of World War II military apparel"
Reposted by Aaron van Dorn
Democrats don’t like defund the police because it’s a really dumb idea. Voters also share this view but even if voters didn’t it would still be a very dumb idea
The reason Democrats don’t like defund the police is because of polling.
Like it or not, large majorities of the regular population by and large like the police. Because, yes, they associate them with safety.
This is also true in Black populations btw.
They’re the ones whose minds need to change.
Like it or not, large majorities of the regular population by and large like the police. Because, yes, they associate them with safety.
This is also true in Black populations btw.
They’re the ones whose minds need to change.
January 23, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Democrats don’t like defund the police because it’s a really dumb idea. Voters also share this view but even if voters didn’t it would still be a very dumb idea
Reposted by Aaron van Dorn
we will win and these monsters will suffer
January 23, 2026 at 9:59 PM
we will win and these monsters will suffer
I 100% think this
area woman discovers concept of "law." shocked
January 23, 2026 at 9:58 PM
I 100% think this
Reposted by Aaron van Dorn
I felt inspired
January 23, 2026 at 9:56 PM
I felt inspired
"We will just swap out the US nuclear umbrella for France, which has never and can never fall under the sway of a demagogic, charismatic right wing authoritarian"
Reports that Europe is looking to have Paris extend its nuclear umbrella across the continent. I imagine De Gaulle—who withdrew France from NATO’s military command—would be thrilled. The UK too interwoven w/ & subordinate to the US, Ger. afraid of its own history of militarism: Neo-Gaullism rises.
January 23, 2026 at 9:12 PM
"We will just swap out the US nuclear umbrella for France, which has never and can never fall under the sway of a demagogic, charismatic right wing authoritarian"
The words give me the good brain chemicals now; actions have no meaningful impact on my life
You prefer performative "saying the right words" over actually doing shit
January 23, 2026 at 9:08 PM
The words give me the good brain chemicals now; actions have no meaningful impact on my life
Lot of floor space in that room
January 23, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Lot of floor space in that room
Did we ever get any fall out from the "Eat, Pray, Love" lady confessing that she tried to murder her lover/drug dealer who then died or was everyone just like, "Not now, Liz"
January 23, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Did we ever get any fall out from the "Eat, Pray, Love" lady confessing that she tried to murder her lover/drug dealer who then died or was everyone just like, "Not now, Liz"
Real dilatory posting going on here today.
January 23, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Real dilatory posting going on here today.
What if we make a Bond movie where M is George Smiley
January 23, 2026 at 6:50 PM
What if we make a Bond movie where M is George Smiley
Spare a moment to think of the people who work on Adobe's usability design team, who spend eight hours a day chained down in six inches of ice water that is periodically electrified if they think about how to improve the user experience.
January 23, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Spare a moment to think of the people who work on Adobe's usability design team, who spend eight hours a day chained down in six inches of ice water that is periodically electrified if they think about how to improve the user experience.
Aw they deleted.
What a wonderful time to be alive
January 23, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Aw they deleted.
Man, fucking go for a walk or something
A reader asked the Ethicist: An old friend was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer. Her ex-husband and I, both divorced, have fallen for each other. She asked to reconnect, but I've postponed a meeting, feeling paralyzed. What should I do?
nyti.ms/3ZveBYk
nyti.ms/3ZveBYk
January 23, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Man, fucking go for a walk or something
What a wonderful time to be alive
January 23, 2026 at 4:17 PM
What a wonderful time to be alive
Setting up my homebrew Zima stall at the farmers market this saturday, stop by
January 23, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Setting up my homebrew Zima stall at the farmers market this saturday, stop by
I paid off my student loans in July and nine of my eleven loans are showing as paid in full, but two of them keep having small, persistent amounts showing as balance that I can't seem to get Mohela to acknowledge that I've paid off (multiple times now).
January 23, 2026 at 3:24 PM
I paid off my student loans in July and nine of my eleven loans are showing as paid in full, but two of them keep having small, persistent amounts showing as balance that I can't seem to get Mohela to acknowledge that I've paid off (multiple times now).