Andrew Ordover
@aordover.bsky.social
Educator, Substacker, Novelist, Walker of Dog.
Husband of Heather (producer of the CraftLit podcast).
Father of two amazing young artists.
Husband of Heather (producer of the CraftLit podcast).
Father of two amazing young artists.
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Andrew Ordover
@aordover.bsky.social
· Nov 18
Scenes from a Broken Hand | Andrew Ordover | Substack
Thoughts on teaching, writing, living, loving, and whatever else comes to mind. Click to read Scenes from a Broken Hand, by Andrew Ordover, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.
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For those of you who don't know me, here's my Substack newsletter, which I publish every weekend. I write about education topics mostly, with a little regular life, politics, art, and culture thrown in from time to time.
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Dog is weathering the blizzard just fine.
January 26, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Dog is weathering the blizzard just fine.
In case you've forgotten that government's job is not to blackmail, insult, divide, terrorize, and steal from the people.
We're getting a snowstorm tomorrow. But New York City is prepared.
January 25, 2026 at 7:25 PM
In case you've forgotten that government's job is not to blackmail, insult, divide, terrorize, and steal from the people.
Donald Trump has spent his entire life claiming the right to do whatever he wants, to whomever he wants, whenever he wants, leaving other, lesser people to clean up his messes. He has done it in business and in his private life, again and again. He should never have been given political power.
January 25, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Donald Trump has spent his entire life claiming the right to do whatever he wants, to whomever he wants, whenever he wants, leaving other, lesser people to clean up his messes. He has done it in business and in his private life, again and again. He should never have been given political power.
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One of the reasons I am so insistent that everyone remember that only 22% of the US population voted for Trump is that the Christian Nationalists want the myth of a mandate in circulation.
We need to reject it. They never had a mandate, and their coalition is shrinking.
We need to reject it. They never had a mandate, and their coalition is shrinking.
The new NYT poll finds Trump 17 points underwater on immigration, and the nonwhite and young voters who went to Trump in 2024 have snapped back to Dems
It's almost as if 2024 might not have represented a seismic cultural realignment on immigration after all, despite 1,000 NYT op eds to the contrary
It's almost as if 2024 might not have represented a seismic cultural realignment on immigration after all, despite 1,000 NYT op eds to the contrary
January 22, 2026 at 5:17 PM
One of the reasons I am so insistent that everyone remember that only 22% of the US population voted for Trump is that the Christian Nationalists want the myth of a mandate in circulation.
We need to reject it. They never had a mandate, and their coalition is shrinking.
We need to reject it. They never had a mandate, and their coalition is shrinking.
Striding boldly into the past.
January 22, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Striding boldly into the past.
Clearly there is more than one way.
January 21, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Clearly there is more than one way.
Congratulations, Republicans. You've finally convinced me that too much power in the hands of the federal government is a bad thing. Could you start believing it, yourselves, please?
January 21, 2026 at 8:10 AM
Congratulations, Republicans. You've finally convinced me that too much power in the hands of the federal government is a bad thing. Could you start believing it, yourselves, please?
If this is national greatness, then fuck it.
people.com/nj-girl-foun...
"6 years old... walking by herself on the street, crying, crying out for her dad, asking, 'Where's Papi? Where's Papi?'..."
"6 years old... walking by herself on the street, crying, crying out for her dad, asking, 'Where's Papi? Where's Papi?'..."
January 20, 2026 at 2:21 AM
If this is national greatness, then fuck it.
Nothing is stronger and bolder and more confident than the decision to live by mutually binding laws and to accept limitations on individual power for the health, happiness, and security of the group. "Might makes right" is a creed loved only by weak, insecure cowards.
January 13, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Nothing is stronger and bolder and more confident than the decision to live by mutually binding laws and to accept limitations on individual power for the health, happiness, and security of the group. "Might makes right" is a creed loved only by weak, insecure cowards.
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These two images are the party affiliations of elected officials who were guests on Fox News vs. PBS. In some cases I included lawmakers who were interviewed by a Fox News correspondent too. No kidding this is what they look like. PBS was almost perfectly 50/50.
January 8, 2026 at 4:56 AM
These two images are the party affiliations of elected officials who were guests on Fox News vs. PBS. In some cases I included lawmakers who were interviewed by a Fox News correspondent too. No kidding this is what they look like. PBS was almost perfectly 50/50.
The amount of violence and abandonment of principle required to remove from this country everyone who can't trace their roots back to early 18th century White people is beyond horrifying, and the fact that elected and appointed members of our government are fine with it is equally horrifying.
Holy shit
👉 ICE Abusing Protesters After Murdering Driver 1/7/26
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lnfi...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lnfi...
January 8, 2026 at 4:35 AM
The amount of violence and abandonment of principle required to remove from this country everyone who can't trace their roots back to early 18th century White people is beyond horrifying, and the fact that elected and appointed members of our government are fine with it is equally horrifying.
Can concerned be far behind?
January 7, 2026 at 7:40 AM
Can concerned be far behind?
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John Steinbeck had such an understanding of humans and how they operate. This is a wonderful piece that is at least as true today as when he wrote it in a letter in the late 1950s.
#Steinbeck #JohnSteinbeck #Booksky
#Steinbeck #JohnSteinbeck #Booksky
January 1, 2026 at 11:03 PM
John Steinbeck had such an understanding of humans and how they operate. This is a wonderful piece that is at least as true today as when he wrote it in a letter in the late 1950s.
#Steinbeck #JohnSteinbeck #Booksky
#Steinbeck #JohnSteinbeck #Booksky
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On this day 134 years ago, Jan. 1, 1892:
Ellis Island opens as America's primary gateway for immigrants, which it remains for over half a century. As immigrants have chosen to become American rather than merely happening to be born here, surely they should be considered the true heritage Americans.
Ellis Island opens as America's primary gateway for immigrants, which it remains for over half a century. As immigrants have chosen to become American rather than merely happening to be born here, surely they should be considered the true heritage Americans.
January 1, 2026 at 2:38 PM
On this day 134 years ago, Jan. 1, 1892:
Ellis Island opens as America's primary gateway for immigrants, which it remains for over half a century. As immigrants have chosen to become American rather than merely happening to be born here, surely they should be considered the true heritage Americans.
Ellis Island opens as America's primary gateway for immigrants, which it remains for over half a century. As immigrants have chosen to become American rather than merely happening to be born here, surely they should be considered the true heritage Americans.
To be human is to make art.
And vice versa.
And vice versa.
December 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM
To be human is to make art.
And vice versa.
And vice versa.
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"But of all the three hundred statues of Demetrius of Phalerum, not one acquired rust or dirt; they were all destroyed while he was still living; and those of Demades were melted down into chamber-pots." – Plutarch
December 26, 2025 at 8:58 PM
"But of all the three hundred statues of Demetrius of Phalerum, not one acquired rust or dirt; they were all destroyed while he was still living; and those of Demades were melted down into chamber-pots." – Plutarch
Walking along the rillito in Tucson on a crisp post-Christmas morning, listening to the @profgalloway.com pod's excellent discussion on what AI might do to our economy and our souls, while passing one homeless person after another.
December 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Walking along the rillito in Tucson on a crisp post-Christmas morning, listening to the @profgalloway.com pod's excellent discussion on what AI might do to our economy and our souls, while passing one homeless person after another.
Every day is the right day to stop supporting evil and enabling damage. If you didn't do it today, do it tomorrow. Better to stop a little later then to continue forever.
December 24, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Every day is the right day to stop supporting evil and enabling damage. If you didn't do it today, do it tomorrow. Better to stop a little later then to continue forever.
The Founders believed this to be a virtuous nation, so they didn't natter on endlessly about it being a Christian one. Today's Republicans know their party and their leadership have neither virtues nor values, nor any respect for the Founders. And so they bleat and bray in the name of Jesus.
December 22, 2025 at 9:20 PM
The Founders believed this to be a virtuous nation, so they didn't natter on endlessly about it being a Christian one. Today's Republicans know their party and their leadership have neither virtues nor values, nor any respect for the Founders. And so they bleat and bray in the name of Jesus.
"“Theater kids always crumble if you actually press them?”
Bullshit. Theater kids know how to make something out of nothing, how to work together towards a goal, how to make life a little more open and joyous for us. What have you done, other than strew misery in the path of your countrymen?
Bullshit. Theater kids know how to make something out of nothing, how to work together towards a goal, how to make life a little more open and joyous for us. What have you done, other than strew misery in the path of your countrymen?
“Theater kid” is the new go-to political put-down, raising the question: What did theater kids do to deserve such scorn?
Move Aside, Snowflake: ‘Theater Kid’ Is the New Go-To Political Insult
Zohran Mamdani, New York’s mayor-elect, is among the latest politicians to be tagged with the term, raising the question: What did theater kids do to deserve such scorn?
nyti.ms
December 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
"“Theater kids always crumble if you actually press them?”
Bullshit. Theater kids know how to make something out of nothing, how to work together towards a goal, how to make life a little more open and joyous for us. What have you done, other than strew misery in the path of your countrymen?
Bullshit. Theater kids know how to make something out of nothing, how to work together towards a goal, how to make life a little more open and joyous for us. What have you done, other than strew misery in the path of your countrymen?
Donald Trump is not a mistake. He's not an oopsie. He is exactly what you end up with in leadership when your culture starts celebrating greed, selfishness, the bending or breaking of rules to advance oneself, and the using and abusing of dumber, weaker people to benefit yourself.
December 21, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Donald Trump is not a mistake. He's not an oopsie. He is exactly what you end up with in leadership when your culture starts celebrating greed, selfishness, the bending or breaking of rules to advance oneself, and the using and abusing of dumber, weaker people to benefit yourself.
Is there one, single thing Donald Trump has done as president that is a sign of calm, centered strength and confidence, rather than a grasping, desperate, scared, needy, weakness?
December 20, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Is there one, single thing Donald Trump has done as president that is a sign of calm, centered strength and confidence, rather than a grasping, desperate, scared, needy, weakness?