Andy Dimock
@adimock.bsky.social
New Englander in California
Literature, History, Philosophy
Trail running and road races
Red Sox Nation
Girl Dad
«Que sais-je?»
Literature, History, Philosophy
Trail running and road races
Red Sox Nation
Girl Dad
«Que sais-je?»
Armistice Day is Remembrance Day
November 12, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Armistice Day is Remembrance Day
Is it possible the Senate Dems are doing this because they know the Rs won’t honor the deal, so that the party in power gets 100% of the responsibility in the eyes of midterm voters when the crushing ACA hikes come through?
November 10, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Is it possible the Senate Dems are doing this because they know the Rs won’t honor the deal, so that the party in power gets 100% of the responsibility in the eyes of midterm voters when the crushing ACA hikes come through?
Hegseth attacks body fat, declares open season for war crimes, announces the purge of non-white and female personnel
Your mission? Go after your unarmed fellow citizens
This spectacle is for the type of online man-child whose idea of soldiering comes from drunken rewatches of Zach Snyder’s 300
Your mission? Go after your unarmed fellow citizens
This spectacle is for the type of online man-child whose idea of soldiering comes from drunken rewatches of Zach Snyder’s 300
September 30, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Hegseth attacks body fat, declares open season for war crimes, announces the purge of non-white and female personnel
Your mission? Go after your unarmed fellow citizens
This spectacle is for the type of online man-child whose idea of soldiering comes from drunken rewatches of Zach Snyder’s 300
Your mission? Go after your unarmed fellow citizens
This spectacle is for the type of online man-child whose idea of soldiering comes from drunken rewatches of Zach Snyder’s 300
Reposted by Andy Dimock
Reminder that support for war crimes on TV was Hegseth's only qualification for the job; it's the only reason Trump knew he existed.
Secretary of War Crimes is the job he was auditioning for during his career as a drunken talking head on Fox.
Secretary of War Crimes is the job he was auditioning for during his career as a drunken talking head on Fox.
Hegseth: "We unleash overwhelming and punishing violence on the enemy. We also don't fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt, and kill the enemies of our country. No more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement."
September 30, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Reminder that support for war crimes on TV was Hegseth's only qualification for the job; it's the only reason Trump knew he existed.
Secretary of War Crimes is the job he was auditioning for during his career as a drunken talking head on Fox.
Secretary of War Crimes is the job he was auditioning for during his career as a drunken talking head on Fox.
An oversize Chevy pickup, festooned with the Stars and Stripes?
Rammed through a brick wall, so that the driver can gun down people with an assault rifle and set the church afire?
It’s a perfect tableau of America in our moment, somehow
Rammed through a brick wall, so that the driver can gun down people with an assault rifle and set the church afire?
It’s a perfect tableau of America in our moment, somehow
September 28, 2025 at 8:40 PM
An oversize Chevy pickup, festooned with the Stars and Stripes?
Rammed through a brick wall, so that the driver can gun down people with an assault rifle and set the church afire?
It’s a perfect tableau of America in our moment, somehow
Rammed through a brick wall, so that the driver can gun down people with an assault rifle and set the church afire?
It’s a perfect tableau of America in our moment, somehow
Because “Kinetic Strike” sounds way cooler than “murder”
Like how bros love the terms “ballistic” and “tactical”
Pair that with a snuff film? Goosebumps
Like how bros love the terms “ballistic” and “tactical”
Pair that with a snuff film? Goosebumps
September 16, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Because “Kinetic Strike” sounds way cooler than “murder”
Like how bros love the terms “ballistic” and “tactical”
Pair that with a snuff film? Goosebumps
Like how bros love the terms “ballistic” and “tactical”
Pair that with a snuff film? Goosebumps
Why is it amateur hour with the FBI search in Utah?
Because the heads of the Federal Bureau of Investigation are, quite literally, amateurs
Even if they were competent, flying out into the field to chase views and the press is nothing but a distraction for the agents working the case
Because the heads of the Federal Bureau of Investigation are, quite literally, amateurs
Even if they were competent, flying out into the field to chase views and the press is nothing but a distraction for the agents working the case
From creator of 'The Wire.'
The aging, latent police reporter in me can't help put pause to remark on the unforced error of the SAC in Salt Lake's FBI field office making the unforced error of announcing they have recovered a “footwear impression.” A shout-out to toss or destroy those shoes, ASAP.
That's a detail you keep.
That's a detail you keep.
September 11, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Why is it amateur hour with the FBI search in Utah?
Because the heads of the Federal Bureau of Investigation are, quite literally, amateurs
Even if they were competent, flying out into the field to chase views and the press is nothing but a distraction for the agents working the case
Because the heads of the Federal Bureau of Investigation are, quite literally, amateurs
Even if they were competent, flying out into the field to chase views and the press is nothing but a distraction for the agents working the case
Reposted by Andy Dimock
About this Florida vaccine story:
When they were little - 1 yr and 3 1/2 - my two older boys, who’d had all their shots, got whooping cough.
We asked their pediatrician what would’ve happened if they hadn’t been vaccinated.
“Oh, they’d have died.”
When they were little - 1 yr and 3 1/2 - my two older boys, who’d had all their shots, got whooping cough.
We asked their pediatrician what would’ve happened if they hadn’t been vaccinated.
“Oh, they’d have died.”
September 3, 2025 at 10:06 PM
About this Florida vaccine story:
When they were little - 1 yr and 3 1/2 - my two older boys, who’d had all their shots, got whooping cough.
We asked their pediatrician what would’ve happened if they hadn’t been vaccinated.
“Oh, they’d have died.”
When they were little - 1 yr and 3 1/2 - my two older boys, who’d had all their shots, got whooping cough.
We asked their pediatrician what would’ve happened if they hadn’t been vaccinated.
“Oh, they’d have died.”
This Labor Day, ask yourself:
Who depends on my labor?
Whose do I depend on?
Who depends on my labor?
Whose do I depend on?
September 1, 2025 at 7:06 PM
This Labor Day, ask yourself:
Who depends on my labor?
Whose do I depend on?
Who depends on my labor?
Whose do I depend on?
Never fear! Todd Blanche (former Trump personal attorney and now, inexplicably, Deputy U.S. Attorney General) is on the case!
Tom Hagen’s about to visit Frankie Pentangeli in federal lockup. He’ll make him an offer he can’t refuse
Tom Hagen’s about to visit Frankie Pentangeli in federal lockup. He’ll make him an offer he can’t refuse
July 24, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Never fear! Todd Blanche (former Trump personal attorney and now, inexplicably, Deputy U.S. Attorney General) is on the case!
Tom Hagen’s about to visit Frankie Pentangeli in federal lockup. He’ll make him an offer he can’t refuse
Tom Hagen’s about to visit Frankie Pentangeli in federal lockup. He’ll make him an offer he can’t refuse
Reposted by Andy Dimock
Carl Sagan predicted this. He was truly ahead of his time.
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Another day of reminding everyone of Carl Sagan’s eerily accurate warning about the dangers of not being able to ask skeptical scientific questions to those in power or authority.
May 14, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Carl Sagan predicted this. He was truly ahead of his time.
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Lesson 13 of "On Tyranny": Practice corporeal politics.
Find your No Kings protest, June 14th.
Find your No Kings protest, June 14th.
June 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Lesson 13 of "On Tyranny": Practice corporeal politics.
Find your No Kings protest, June 14th.
Find your No Kings protest, June 14th.
Are insurgents hitting ICE agents with RPGs? Is the CA National Guard taking casualties from IEDs and suicide bombers?
No? Then why in hell is a battalion of Marines headed to LA?
This ain’t Fallujah
No? Then why in hell is a battalion of Marines headed to LA?
This ain’t Fallujah
June 10, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Are insurgents hitting ICE agents with RPGs? Is the CA National Guard taking casualties from IEDs and suicide bombers?
No? Then why in hell is a battalion of Marines headed to LA?
This ain’t Fallujah
No? Then why in hell is a battalion of Marines headed to LA?
This ain’t Fallujah
Reposted by Andy Dimock
This is the spirit of Los Angeles.
This is California.
Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
#FreeDavidEndRaids
This is California.
Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
#FreeDavidEndRaids
June 9, 2025 at 8:43 PM
This is the spirit of Los Angeles.
This is California.
Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
#FreeDavidEndRaids
This is California.
Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
#FreeDavidEndRaids
I’ll be there with my 1776 flag and attached “No Tyrants,” “No Oligarchs” pennants. They don’t own the flag of our Republic.
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May 19, 2025 at 7:11 AM
I’ll be there with my 1776 flag and attached “No Tyrants,” “No Oligarchs” pennants. They don’t own the flag of our Republic.
I’m attending No Kings's event, “From Palo Alto to Sunnyvale: Historic 7x7k Rally on El Camino Real” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
I’m attending No Kings's event, “From Palo Alto to Sunnyvale: Historic 7x7k Rally on El Camino Real” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
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Our trade deal so far is no tariffs on Rolls Royces and Bentleys and our refugee policy is white South Africans only.
May 11, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Our trade deal so far is no tariffs on Rolls Royces and Bentleys and our refugee policy is white South Africans only.
Habemus papam
A 9th grader sitting in my class had a live feed of St Peter’s Square up on his screen. (He was supposed to be watching Romeo and Juliet)
Over his shoulder, I saw the puff of black smoke
I know this kid. Not the theological type
“Did you BET on the next Pope?”
Yes indeed! A wager
A 9th grader sitting in my class had a live feed of St Peter’s Square up on his screen. (He was supposed to be watching Romeo and Juliet)
Over his shoulder, I saw the puff of black smoke
I know this kid. Not the theological type
“Did you BET on the next Pope?”
Yes indeed! A wager
May 8, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Habemus papam
A 9th grader sitting in my class had a live feed of St Peter’s Square up on his screen. (He was supposed to be watching Romeo and Juliet)
Over his shoulder, I saw the puff of black smoke
I know this kid. Not the theological type
“Did you BET on the next Pope?”
Yes indeed! A wager
A 9th grader sitting in my class had a live feed of St Peter’s Square up on his screen. (He was supposed to be watching Romeo and Juliet)
Over his shoulder, I saw the puff of black smoke
I know this kid. Not the theological type
“Did you BET on the next Pope?”
Yes indeed! A wager
Reposted by Andy Dimock
American citizens still have power as consumers
Keep hammering. Your Tesla funds MAGA
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/b...
Keep hammering. Your Tesla funds MAGA
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/b...
Elon Musk Vows to Spend Less Time in Washington as Tesla’s Profit Drops 71%
The carmaker reported the sharp decline in quarterly earnings after its brand suffered because of its chief executive’s role in the Trump administration.
www.nytimes.com
April 24, 2025 at 5:16 AM
American citizens still have power as consumers
Keep hammering. Your Tesla funds MAGA
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/b...
Keep hammering. Your Tesla funds MAGA
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/b...
As for the whole Blue Origin/bachelorette spat, there’s one thing I know: anyone who leaves the atmosphere atop a rocket is risking their lives.
The whole ‘lifestyle’ angle makes me grit my teeth, but what they did is more than mere tourism, if less than true space exploration.
The whole ‘lifestyle’ angle makes me grit my teeth, but what they did is more than mere tourism, if less than true space exploration.
April 19, 2025 at 7:13 AM
As for the whole Blue Origin/bachelorette spat, there’s one thing I know: anyone who leaves the atmosphere atop a rocket is risking their lives.
The whole ‘lifestyle’ angle makes me grit my teeth, but what they did is more than mere tourism, if less than true space exploration.
The whole ‘lifestyle’ angle makes me grit my teeth, but what they did is more than mere tourism, if less than true space exploration.
I figured that this regime might kill me over the long haul. You know: air pollution, climate change, toxic chemical spills, bacteria-laced meat in the supermarket, mass shooters, preventable viruses, that kind of thing.
But they may get me in July, the next time I travel by plane
But they may get me in July, the next time I travel by plane
April 11, 2025 at 5:17 AM
I figured that this regime might kill me over the long haul. You know: air pollution, climate change, toxic chemical spills, bacteria-laced meat in the supermarket, mass shooters, preventable viruses, that kind of thing.
But they may get me in July, the next time I travel by plane
But they may get me in July, the next time I travel by plane