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'
Snow had started in Baltimore.
January 25, 2026 at 7:50 AM
Snow had started in Baltimore.
Joy is powerful and you need to remember that they want to take it from you. Keep it for yourself.
January 25, 2026 at 5:44 AM
Joy is powerful and you need to remember that they want to take it from you. Keep it for yourself.
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My neighborhood. Picture taken by my parents, I was unfortunately working at the time
January 25, 2026 at 5:18 AM
My neighborhood. Picture taken by my parents, I was unfortunately working at the time
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As we grieve for Alex Pretti and Renee Good in MN, please do not forget Victor Manuel Diaz, who died in ICE custody after being taken from here. And all others who have died in their custody.
36-year-old Nicaraguan national Victor Manuel Diaz died in ICE custody on Jan. 14 at Camp East Montana in El Paso.
The Texas Nicaraguan Community on FB reports that his mom last heard from him on Jan. 6, when he told her he was planning to go to Minneapolis to start work in a restaurant. 1/3
The Texas Nicaraguan Community on FB reports that his mom last heard from him on Jan. 6, when he told her he was planning to go to Minneapolis to start work in a restaurant. 1/3
January 25, 2026 at 4:48 AM
As we grieve for Alex Pretti and Renee Good in MN, please do not forget Victor Manuel Diaz, who died in ICE custody after being taken from here. And all others who have died in their custody.
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This is Alex Pretti.
January 25, 2026 at 2:24 AM
This is Alex Pretti.
Still no snow in Baltimore.
January 25, 2026 at 5:15 AM
Still no snow in Baltimore.
Read this statement and tell me we're going to lose
January 25, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Read this statement and tell me we're going to lose
Tonight has not been as upsetting as the time earlier this week when a semi turned my car 90 degrees on a highway and pushed it for a quarter mile and then drove off, but it has still been upsetting.
January 25, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Tonight has not been as upsetting as the time earlier this week when a semi turned my car 90 degrees on a highway and pushed it for a quarter mile and then drove off, but it has still been upsetting.
Pure
here’s an oldie but goodie. my Central Valley dog’s first time seeing snow #timelinecleanse
January 25, 2026 at 4:55 AM
Pure
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mike tyson has, even more than usual, the chance to do the funniest thing ever
On tonight’s White House agenda:
Trump and guests will get a private screening of MELANIA, the documentary about the First Lady, @thr.com reports.
Attendees include Apple CEO Tim Cook, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Mike Tyson, per the article.
Trump and guests will get a private screening of MELANIA, the documentary about the First Lady, @thr.com reports.
Attendees include Apple CEO Tim Cook, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Mike Tyson, per the article.
January 25, 2026 at 4:36 AM
mike tyson has, even more than usual, the chance to do the funniest thing ever
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One little thing you can do if you’re feeling helpless tonight: throw a few bucks to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota. They’re reportedly stretched thin for obvious reasons and could use some help if you can offer it.
www.ilcm.org?ref=badfaith...
www.ilcm.org?ref=badfaith...
Home - Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota
www.ilcm.org
January 25, 2026 at 4:46 AM
One little thing you can do if you’re feeling helpless tonight: throw a few bucks to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota. They’re reportedly stretched thin for obvious reasons and could use some help if you can offer it.
www.ilcm.org?ref=badfaith...
www.ilcm.org?ref=badfaith...
Any other president, literally any other, would have been on TV by now
January 25, 2026 at 4:42 AM
Any other president, literally any other, would have been on TV by now
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Nature is eating him and he knows it.
A bruise. A slouch. Unspooling.
There’s no price or poll to stop the chewing.
His masked men can’t shoot the teeth of time.
(1/3)
A bruise. A slouch. Unspooling.
There’s no price or poll to stop the chewing.
His masked men can’t shoot the teeth of time.
(1/3)
January 24, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Nature is eating him and he knows it.
A bruise. A slouch. Unspooling.
There’s no price or poll to stop the chewing.
His masked men can’t shoot the teeth of time.
(1/3)
A bruise. A slouch. Unspooling.
There’s no price or poll to stop the chewing.
His masked men can’t shoot the teeth of time.
(1/3)
It upsets me how much I hate these people.
January 25, 2026 at 4:30 AM
It upsets me how much I hate these people.
"One of Us / All of You"
"ICE > MN"
This is an actual post from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth: Praising ICE after Alex Pretti was killed, blaming the Democratic leadership of Minnesota, and writing that ICE is greater/better than Minnesota.
He is actively demeaning the people of Minnesota just hours after Pretti was murdered.
He is actively demeaning the people of Minnesota just hours after Pretti was murdered.
January 25, 2026 at 4:24 AM
"One of Us / All of You"
The central feature of the current chaos is that there is no president at the moment. There is no hand on the tiller.
January 25, 2026 at 4:19 AM
The central feature of the current chaos is that there is no president at the moment. There is no hand on the tiller.
"ICE > MN"
This is an actual post from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth: Praising ICE after Alex Pretti was killed, blaming the Democratic leadership of Minnesota, and writing that ICE is greater/better than Minnesota.
He is actively demeaning the people of Minnesota just hours after Pretti was murdered.
He is actively demeaning the people of Minnesota just hours after Pretti was murdered.
January 25, 2026 at 4:16 AM
"ICE > MN"
They have crossed the Rubicon (gift article)
ICU nurse fatally shot by federal agents in Minneapolis cared for veterans
Alex Pretti, 37, identified by Minnesota’s attorney general as the man killed Saturday, was dedicated to caring for veterans, friends and colleagues said.
wapo.st
January 25, 2026 at 2:31 AM
They have crossed the Rubicon (gift article)
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You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM
You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
Boxed wine
what are people stress eating?
January 25, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Boxed wine
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I don't think the federal government should blackmail states with violence to their citizens.
Pam Bondi just sent a letter to Minnesota officials saying ICE will leave if the state turns over its voter database to Trump.
Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.
Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.
January 25, 2026 at 12:47 AM
I don't think the federal government should blackmail states with violence to their citizens.
So, seems like this might be a quote from the summer? Anyway, deleting the tweet if that's the case. I will not be issuing an apology to Fetterman, however.
January 25, 2026 at 12:41 AM
So, seems like this might be a quote from the summer? Anyway, deleting the tweet if that's the case. I will not be issuing an apology to Fetterman, however.
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"Blizzard Tonight" by Carl Barks.
January 25, 2026 at 12:16 AM
"Blizzard Tonight" by Carl Barks.
Who the fuck said anything about unqualified, Geoff
Honestly, the gall of these cunts to demand unqualified solidarity
January 24, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Who the fuck said anything about unqualified, Geoff