A. Jay Adler
@ajayadler.bsky.social
Writer. Roper of stars. Professor of English. New York and Los Angeles. #Essays, #poetry, #fiction, #creative nonfiction, #memoir, cultural commentary. Poetry collection *Waiting for Word*. Substacks: Homo Vitruvius & American Samizdat. ajayadler.com
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A. Jay Adler
@ajayadler.bsky.social
· Feb 14
Home of Homo Vitruvius
Welcome
ajayadler.substack.com
To introduce myself on Bluesky, I'm sharing my Substack welcome page for Homo Vitruvius. Lots about me and my writing there, with links to #essays, #poetry & other, #creative #writing. Happy to meet those exploring yet another outpost in social media space.
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"Egressions, digressions, and, if not, discretions."
#Memoir and Memory
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#Memoir and Memory
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Full Flush on the Avenue
Memoir and Memory
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February 8, 2026 at 4:54 PM
"Egressions, digressions, and, if not, discretions."
#Memoir and Memory
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#Memoir and Memory
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I'm new here. Is "least racist" a good thing?
Trump: I’m the least racist president you’ve had in a long time as far as I’m concerned.
February 7, 2026 at 4:20 AM
I'm new here. Is "least racist" a good thing?
It is a life, in all its scope, that demeans the society that produced it and the culture that valued and rewarded it through all its guises.
"Donald Trump engaging in this behavior during Black History Month is no accident," writes Columnist Solomon Jones. "His childish attempt to taint the legacy of America’s most accomplished Black couple is about more than insulting the Obamas. It is meant to demean all of us."
Trump’s racist Truth Social post is meant to demean us all | Solomon Jones
www.inquirer.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:06 PM
It is a life, in all its scope, that demeans the society that produced it and the culture that valued and rewarded it through all its guises.
The face of MAGA all along. The voice of the ballot cast for Trump from the start. The pernicious cowardice of a raging Republican Party that sold the country out.
We can't shame the shameless.
We can refuse to tolerate the intolerable.
We can refuse to tolerate tolerance of the intolerable.
We can't shame the shameless.
We can refuse to tolerate the intolerable.
We can refuse to tolerate tolerance of the intolerable.
Last night, Trump posted a video to his social media platform that contained a racist clip showing Barack and Michelle Obama as monkeys. It's still up:
February 6, 2026 at 1:07 PM
The face of MAGA all along. The voice of the ballot cast for Trump from the start. The pernicious cowardice of a raging Republican Party that sold the country out.
We can't shame the shameless.
We can refuse to tolerate the intolerable.
We can refuse to tolerate tolerance of the intolerable.
We can't shame the shameless.
We can refuse to tolerate the intolerable.
We can refuse to tolerate tolerance of the intolerable.
Superb.
this is a good one storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 3, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Superb.
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“ICE and the Border Patrol pose a threat not just to our civil liberties but to our political liberties. Dealing with the threat to our political liberty, in particular to free and fair elections, is the fight—for the rest of 2026, and then for 2027 and 2028.”
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Defang ICE → Save the Midterms
The fight over ICE isn’t just about civil rights. It’s about free and fair elections, too.
www.thebulwark.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:01 AM
“ICE and the Border Patrol pose a threat not just to our civil liberties but to our political liberties. Dealing with the threat to our political liberty, in particular to free and fair elections, is the fight—for the rest of 2026, and then for 2027 and 2028.”
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Read all about it.
www.wired.com/story/how-to...
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How to Film ICE
Filming federal agents in public is legal, but avoiding a dangerous—even deadly—confrontation isn’t guaranteed. Here’s how to record ICE and CBP agents as safely as possible and have an impact.
www.wired.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Read all about it.
www.wired.com/story/how-to...
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"More transparent and accountable than Cronkite."
The new CBS News everybody: "Attia joked with the pedophile and even voiced concern for his legal well-being after serious allegations against Epstein came out."
www.thedailybeast.com/cbs-news-sta...
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CBS News Star Hire Busted Sucking Up to ‘Outrageous’ Epstein
Dozens of emails between Attia and Epstein outline the pair’s friendship.
www.thedailybeast.com
January 31, 2026 at 11:02 PM
"More transparent and accountable than Cronkite."
BTW, Do you think a 5-year-old understands a difference between "detention" and imprisonment and punishment and people are being really mean to me?
Three cheers for the United States of America, where 5-year-old children can win release from detention by judge's order.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
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Judge Orders Release of 5-Year-Old Whose Detention Drew Outrage
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:48 PM
BTW, Do you think a 5-year-old understands a difference between "detention" and imprisonment and punishment and people are being really mean to me?
Three cheers for the United States of America, where 5-year-old children can win release from detention by judge's order.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
Judge Orders Release of 5-Year-Old Whose Detention Drew Outrage
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Three cheers for the United States of America, where 5-year-old children can win release from detention by judge's order.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...
Well, this is so . . . unsurprising.
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Bovino Is Said to Have Mocked Prosecutor’s Jewish Faith on Call With Lawyers
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Well, this is so . . . unsurprising.
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"Every writer of memoir must contend with the history of Shandy’s editorial indiscretion. . . which is to say artificial transitions must be devised, the artifice of composition that produces the arrangement of experience different from how it was lived."
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The Art of Memory
Fact and Fiction, Autofiction
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January 31, 2026 at 5:31 PM
"Every writer of memoir must contend with the history of Shandy’s editorial indiscretion. . . which is to say artificial transitions must be devised, the artifice of composition that produces the arrangement of experience different from how it was lived."
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The political arrests begin.
*77/88 -- The number in millions who voted for Trump/of those who didn't vote.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
*77/88 -- The number in millions who voted for Trump/of those who didn't vote.
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Federal Agents Arrest Don Lemon Over Minnesota Church Protest
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January 30, 2026 at 1:40 PM
The political arrests begin.
*77/88 -- The number in millions who voted for Trump/of those who didn't vote.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
*77/88 -- The number in millions who voted for Trump/of those who didn't vote.
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The American Terror State: A Political Baseline in Reality
'The normalizers are the people who pretend to “moderation” or who claim, genuinely or not, to stand in some state of neutrality between truth and lies, hate and acceptance, brutality and decency.'
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'The normalizers are the people who pretend to “moderation” or who claim, genuinely or not, to stand in some state of neutrality between truth and lies, hate and acceptance, brutality and decency.'
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The American Terror State: A Political Baseline in Reality
Events in Minnesota represent two situations in one.
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January 26, 2026 at 4:50 PM
The American Terror State: A Political Baseline in Reality
'The normalizers are the people who pretend to “moderation” or who claim, genuinely or not, to stand in some state of neutrality between truth and lies, hate and acceptance, brutality and decency.'
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'The normalizers are the people who pretend to “moderation” or who claim, genuinely or not, to stand in some state of neutrality between truth and lies, hate and acceptance, brutality and decency.'
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Wow -- Fanone coughs "go fuck yourself" to Trey Nehls as Nehls blames Capitol Police leadership for January 6
January 22, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Wow -- Fanone coughs "go fuck yourself" to Trey Nehls as Nehls blames Capitol Police leadership for January 6
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It appears that the White House edited this image using AI
January 22, 2026 at 4:46 PM
It appears that the White House edited this image using AI
Penguins are not indifferent. They are within themselves. Oṃ maṇi padme hūm̐.
It’s Penguin Awareness Day which seems like a great excuse to post the greatest ever Wikipedia edit.
January 20, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Penguins are not indifferent. They are within themselves. Oṃ maṇi padme hūm̐.
"A half-millennial era that began with what we call the Renaissance and then the Age of Enlightenment and that created our modern world is ending."
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The Great Regression
Return of the Brutalitarians
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January 17, 2026 at 11:09 PM
"A half-millennial era that began with what we call the Renaissance and then the Age of Enlightenment and that created our modern world is ending."
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This is absolutely what happened.
He didn't shoot her in the head at point blank range because he felt like he was in danger. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he was furious that she wasn't afraid of him. He shot her in the head at point blank range because he felt emasculated.
January 10, 2026 at 1:03 PM
This is absolutely what happened.
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She smiled at the officer. So he shot her in the face. And then called her "a fucking bitch."
Alpha News claims that it has obtained the cellphone video recorded by the ICE officer who shot and killed Renee Good.
(Warning: Disturbing.)
(Warning: Disturbing.)
January 10, 2026 at 6:04 AM
She smiled at the officer. So he shot her in the face. And then called her "a fucking bitch."
This is the bottom line.
/4 Rational actors on the international stage would focus on what they could do to contribute to eliminating current U.S. leadership, by whatever means available.
January 7, 2026 at 4:42 PM
This is the bottom line.
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Yes, Trump is the January 6th president, not only because of his own actions since that day, but because his coordinated, violent attack on democracy appealed to people who hate the US and its institutions, and because they now staff his administration.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/o...
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Opinion | Trump Is the Jan. 6 President
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 6:22 AM
Yes, Trump is the January 6th president, not only because of his own actions since that day, but because his coordinated, violent attack on democracy appealed to people who hate the US and its institutions, and because they now staff his administration.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/o...
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Volk.
there is an unspoken definition of “average american being used here” and whoever wrote this tripe (weiss via chatgpt?) isn’t smart enough to conceal that
January 3, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Volk.
An inspiring sentiment, but often not so. In the Soviet Union for over 70 years, they didn't. In China, now for longer, they haven't. Sometimes State might is too great. Better to prevent the tyranny while still possible.
An illustration by Rama Duwaji, First Lady of New York City.
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January 2, 2026 at 10:50 AM
An inspiring sentiment, but often not so. In the Soviet Union for over 70 years, they didn't. In China, now for longer, they haven't. Sometimes State might is too great. Better to prevent the tyranny while still possible.
The name of the North Carolina Republican Party communications director is Matt Mercer.
"For four years, he served as North State Journal’s editor in chief, winning multiple N.C. Press Association awards. He joined the NCGOP in March 2024."
"For four years, he served as North State Journal’s editor in chief, winning multiple N.C. Press Association awards. He joined the NCGOP in March 2024."
“I’m sure you’re aware of our connections with the Trump Administration,” the North Carolina Republican Party's communications director wrote in an email response to us. “I would strongly suggest dropping this story.”
We didn't. #ICYMI, read the story that he wanted dropped:
We didn't. #ICYMI, read the story that he wanted dropped:
“Biblical Justice, Equal Justice, for All”: How North Carolina’s Chief Justice Transformed His State and America
Paul Newby, a born-again Christian, has turned his perch atop North Carolina’s Supreme Court into an instrument of political power. Over two decades, he’s driven changes that have reverberated well be...
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January 2, 2026 at 4:51 AM
The name of the North Carolina Republican Party communications director is Matt Mercer.
"For four years, he served as North State Journal’s editor in chief, winning multiple N.C. Press Association awards. He joined the NCGOP in March 2024."
"For four years, he served as North State Journal’s editor in chief, winning multiple N.C. Press Association awards. He joined the NCGOP in March 2024."