Dov
@drnelk.bsky.social
All fire, no chill. Husband/Father. I philosoPHizeD about Ethics @ UVA, and ever true to Brown. I teach text and thought to HS students in NYC.
Pinned
Rough day at work?
Yeah, and everywhere else too.
Give me a dirty marschini, extra cherry. And, barkeep—leave the can.
Yeah, and everywhere else too.
Give me a dirty marschini, extra cherry. And, barkeep—leave the can.
January 28, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Rough day at work?
Yeah, and everywhere else too.
Give me a dirty marschini, extra cherry. And, barkeep—leave the can.
Yeah, and everywhere else too.
Give me a dirty marschini, extra cherry. And, barkeep—leave the can.
Optimistically, as bad as AI would be at governing, it's still probably better than anyone Trump would appoint.
January 27, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Optimistically, as bad as AI would be at governing, it's still probably better than anyone Trump would appoint.
In related news, con Ye put a full-page ad to "apologize" for antisemitism and harm to the black community.
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January 26, 2026 at 3:33 PM
In related news, con Ye put a full-page ad to "apologize" for antisemitism and harm to the black community.
Billionaire CEOs Party With Trump and Melania after His Goons Kill (2nd-amendment-loving) Nurse
Apple CEO Tim Cook traveled to the White House on the same day a Border Patrol agent shot a Veterans Affairs nurse dead in Minneapolis
Apple CEO Tim Cook traveled to the White House on the same day a Border Patrol agent shot a Veterans Affairs nurse dead in Minneapolis
Billionaire CEOs Party With Trump and Melania After His Goons Kill Nurse
Apple’s Tim Cook is among a group of CEOs being eviscerated for traveling to the White House on the same day Border Patrol agents killed a Veterans Affairs nurse in Minneapolis. Cook, who gifted Presi...
www.yahoo.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Billionaire CEOs Party With Trump and Melania after His Goons Kill (2nd-amendment-loving) Nurse
Apple CEO Tim Cook traveled to the White House on the same day a Border Patrol agent shot a Veterans Affairs nurse dead in Minneapolis
Apple CEO Tim Cook traveled to the White House on the same day a Border Patrol agent shot a Veterans Affairs nurse dead in Minneapolis
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The Trace is tracking shootings connected to Trump’s immigration crackdown. We've found that at least four people have been shot observing or documenting immigration raids, and five people have been shot while driving away from traffic stops or evading an enforcement action.
How Many People Have Been Shot in ICE Raids?
The Trace is tracking gun incidents connected to Trump’s immigration crackdown. Know of one? Please be in touch.
www.thetrace.org
January 26, 2026 at 1:17 AM
The Trace is tracking shootings connected to Trump’s immigration crackdown. We've found that at least four people have been shot observing or documenting immigration raids, and five people have been shot while driving away from traffic stops or evading an enforcement action.
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Pritzker: "The GOP is nowhere to be found. They're the ones that scream and yell about 'federal tyranny' about interference with states' rights. And now, their president is violating states' rights and attacking our states and Republicans are nowhere to be found to talk about it."
January 24, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Pritzker: "The GOP is nowhere to be found. They're the ones that scream and yell about 'federal tyranny' about interference with states' rights. And now, their president is violating states' rights and attacking our states and Republicans are nowhere to be found to talk about it."
This is a good article on how Hawaii took SCOTUS's 2nd amendment "originalism" where SCOTUS didn't want it to go. Plus a great pun on the top of page.
The Supreme Court Just Got Caught in Its Gun Rights Contradictions
The high court ruled that gun restrictions must pass a “history and tradition” test to be valid. Then the state of Hawaii called its bluff.
newrepublic.com
January 23, 2026 at 2:48 AM
This is a good article on how Hawaii took SCOTUS's 2nd amendment "originalism" where SCOTUS didn't want it to go. Plus a great pun on the top of page.
For those of us without access to the Washington Post, an earlier article discussing "The monumental Cohen Building on the chopping block"
The monumental Cohen Building on the chopping block
It's been called "The Sistine Chapel of the New Deal"
open.substack.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:18 PM
For those of us without access to the Washington Post, an earlier article discussing "The monumental Cohen Building on the chopping block"
There's not much that can compete with studying a text you know well alongside really intelligent and engaged people for whom it's new.
January 22, 2026 at 2:55 PM
There's not much that can compete with studying a text you know well alongside really intelligent and engaged people for whom it's new.
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There’s a big story everyone is missing—but this article hits on it.
We aren’t just seeing public health dismantled bc we’ve been taken over by conspiracy theorists and lunatics.
What we’re really seeing is the giant, predatory, underegulated wellness industry come to Washington.
We aren’t just seeing public health dismantled bc we’ve been taken over by conspiracy theorists and lunatics.
What we’re really seeing is the giant, predatory, underegulated wellness industry come to Washington.
FDA deletes warning on bogus autism therapies touted by RFK Jr.‘s allies
The agency used to warn of chelation, used by RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine ally David Geier.
arstechnica.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:30 AM
There’s a big story everyone is missing—but this article hits on it.
We aren’t just seeing public health dismantled bc we’ve been taken over by conspiracy theorists and lunatics.
What we’re really seeing is the giant, predatory, underegulated wellness industry come to Washington.
We aren’t just seeing public health dismantled bc we’ve been taken over by conspiracy theorists and lunatics.
What we’re really seeing is the giant, predatory, underegulated wellness industry come to Washington.
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🚨BREAKING: ICE agents just launched flash bang grenades at protesters in front of federal building in Minneapolis—causing massive explosions. "It's terrorizing, this isn't the America I served for 20 years in the U.S. Navy," tearful protester tells us.
WE'RE LIVE NOW ⬇️
WE'RE LIVE NOW ⬇️
January 14, 2026 at 12:43 AM
🚨BREAKING: ICE agents just launched flash bang grenades at protesters in front of federal building in Minneapolis—causing massive explosions. "It's terrorizing, this isn't the America I served for 20 years in the U.S. Navy," tearful protester tells us.
WE'RE LIVE NOW ⬇️
WE'RE LIVE NOW ⬇️
Random thought: if border patrol is like the immune system, ICE is an anaphylactic allergic reaction likely to kill the country.
January 14, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Random thought: if border patrol is like the immune system, ICE is an anaphylactic allergic reaction likely to kill the country.
Which circle contains the Epstein Files and will he get there before midnight on November 3?
January 14, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Which circle contains the Epstein Files and will he get there before midnight on November 3?
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More resignations at the newly renamed Department of Injustice
Six Prosecutors Quit Over Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:45 PM
More resignations at the newly renamed Department of Injustice
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I had long tried to avoid using term Gestapo to refer to ICE. Now I'd be lying not to use it. This is from today. Look at how ICE agents try to block media from taking photos of their assault of the woman
January 13, 2026 at 8:06 PM
I had long tried to avoid using term Gestapo to refer to ICE. Now I'd be lying not to use it. This is from today. Look at how ICE agents try to block media from taking photos of their assault of the woman
More resignations at the newly renamed Department of Injustice
Six Prosecutors Quit Over Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:45 PM
More resignations at the newly renamed Department of Injustice
Studying Elijah vs prophets of Ba'al on Mt Carmel with students and the absence of in-your-face miracles in the present day was brought up. Some students think they never happened (stories are fiction), others think they still do.
January 13, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Studying Elijah vs prophets of Ba'al on Mt Carmel with students and the absence of in-your-face miracles in the present day was brought up. Some students think they never happened (stories are fiction), others think they still do.
Lev Shestov predicted Texas A&M
January 13, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Lev Shestov predicted Texas A&M
Sounds perfect for Desantis's Florida
Man convicted for carrying Pelosi's podium during Capitol riot seeks Florida county office
Adam Johnson was previously sentenced to 75 days in prison after he was photographed carrying Pelosi's lectern during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack.
share.google
January 12, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Sounds perfect for Desantis's Florida
"The Myth of Sisyphus" was too obvious a choice, I guess.
January 11, 2026 at 6:56 PM
"The Myth of Sisyphus" was too obvious a choice, I guess.
Perfect start to the day with words by Hannah Arendt, translated by @samantharhill.bsky.social and @genesegrill.bsky.social
January 11, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Perfect start to the day with words by Hannah Arendt, translated by @samantharhill.bsky.social and @genesegrill.bsky.social
Every day leaves me speechless.
Suspect arrested in predawn fire that left parts of Mississippi’s largest synagogue in charred ruins
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil…
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil…
Suspect arrested in predawn fire that left parts of Mississippi’s largest synagogue in charred ruins
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil rights.
mississippitoday.org
January 11, 2026 at 4:50 AM
Every day leaves me speechless.
The only comfort I have is knowing that a sizable number of the republicans in Congress are going to end up suffering at the hands of the eventual Trump purges
January 9, 2026 at 12:47 AM
The only comfort I have is knowing that a sizable number of the republicans in Congress are going to end up suffering at the hands of the eventual Trump purges