John Doffing
@johndoffing.bsky.social
"WE JUST MAKE THE SIGNS . . . "
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John Doffing
@johndoffing.bsky.social
· Feb 16
"Probably one of the most significant works of public political art of the 21st century so far . . . "
#FlatEmperor
#NakedEmperor
#RUSSIANUNDERPANTS
AMERICAN SPRING
MADE IN USA 2025
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#FlatEmperor
#NakedEmperor
#RUSSIANUNDERPANTS
AMERICAN SPRING
MADE IN USA 2025
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MAGA devotee and Real America’s Voice regular attacked The White Stripes’ frontman Jack White, rapper Eminem, pop-punk pioneers Green Day, and Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello with a baffling mix of insults, musical praise, baseless political claims and random guitar riffs . . .
TED // 77
TED // 77
January 6, 2026 at 1:15 AM
MAGA devotee and Real America’s Voice regular attacked The White Stripes’ frontman Jack White, rapper Eminem, pop-punk pioneers Green Day, and Rage Against The Machine’s Tom Morello with a baffling mix of insults, musical praise, baseless political claims and random guitar riffs . . .
TED // 77
TED // 77
"SWAN DIVE IN A CLOUD OF SMOKE . . . "
AMERICAN SPRING
MADE IN USA 2026
AMERICAN SPRING
MADE IN USA 2026
January 6, 2026 at 1:06 AM
"SWAN DIVE IN A CLOUD OF SMOKE . . . "
AMERICAN SPRING
MADE IN USA 2026
AMERICAN SPRING
MADE IN USA 2026
"SUCH INGRATITUDE . . . "
"THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS AND DRAIN THE SWAMP . . . "
AMERICAN SPRING
MADE IN USA 2026
"THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS AND DRAIN THE SWAMP . . . "
AMERICAN SPRING
MADE IN USA 2026
January 6, 2026 at 12:18 AM
"SUCH INGRATITUDE . . . "
"THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS AND DRAIN THE SWAMP . . . "
AMERICAN SPRING
MADE IN USA 2026
"THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS AND DRAIN THE SWAMP . . . "
AMERICAN SPRING
MADE IN USA 2026
CONTESTABILITY + IMPROVULENCE
January 6, 2026 at 12:11 AM
CONTESTABILITY + IMPROVULENCE
Reposted by John Doffing
Cogent analysis of an ill-planned invasion with comparisons to the US invasion of Iraq and Russian invasion of Ukraine....
Trump is weak at home, and he can be stopped – so long as the domestic political logic of foreign intervention is recognized and turned against him. This act of war is about regime change in the United States. It only succeeds if Americans allow it to do so.
snyder.substack.com/p/venezuela-...
snyder.substack.com/p/venezuela-...
Venezuela: The Precedents
And America: The Future
snyder.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Cogent analysis of an ill-planned invasion with comparisons to the US invasion of Iraq and Russian invasion of Ukraine....
January 5, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Reposted by John Doffing
Brian Eno art works for sale www.artsy.net/artist/brian...
January 5, 2026 at 7:52 AM
Brian Eno art works for sale www.artsy.net/artist/brian...
THE NEW NORMAL IS NOT NORMAL
BEHIND THE CURTAIN: Stop thinking about this as a disruption or brief retreat from "normal," or as a uniquely American or Trumpian moment.
It's a living rewiring of societies, business and our way of life — and it's rapidly accelerating across the globe.
It's a living rewiring of societies, business and our way of life — and it's rapidly accelerating across the globe.
Behind the Curtain: The era of "normal" is over
You need to toss aside old assumptions about life and business.
www.axios.com
January 5, 2026 at 11:54 AM
THE NEW NORMAL IS NOT NORMAL
FRANCIS BACON // 1966
“I want a very ordered image, but I want it to have come about by chance . . . "
www.artsy.net/article/arts...
“I want a very ordered image, but I want it to have come about by chance . . . "
www.artsy.net/article/arts...
Francis Bacon on How to Be an Artist
Known for raw, visceral canvases, the Irish-British artist often discussed his approach to art—from embracing mistakes to using abstraction to convey emotion.
www.artsy.net
January 5, 2026 at 8:25 AM
FRANCIS BACON // 1966
“I want a very ordered image, but I want it to have come about by chance . . . "
www.artsy.net/article/arts...
“I want a very ordered image, but I want it to have come about by chance . . . "
www.artsy.net/article/arts...
"The centerpiece of the BEYOND CONTROL mural was Vulcan’s SPRAYCAN ROBOT, which was featured in the book SPRAYCAN ART . . . "
"THE HIGHLY GIFTED KRYLON MYSTICS . . . "
"HOMAGE TO THE GHETTO HIEROGLYPHICS . . . "
"VULCAN HARLEM HALL OF FAME . . . "
Graffiti Hall of Fame | East Harlem, NYC | 1984
"THE HIGHLY GIFTED KRYLON MYSTICS . . . "
"HOMAGE TO THE GHETTO HIEROGLYPHICS . . . "
"VULCAN HARLEM HALL OF FAME . . . "
Graffiti Hall of Fame | East Harlem, NYC | 1984
January 5, 2026 at 5:51 AM
"The centerpiece of the BEYOND CONTROL mural was Vulcan’s SPRAYCAN ROBOT, which was featured in the book SPRAYCAN ART . . . "
"THE HIGHLY GIFTED KRYLON MYSTICS . . . "
"HOMAGE TO THE GHETTO HIEROGLYPHICS . . . "
"VULCAN HARLEM HALL OF FAME . . . "
Graffiti Hall of Fame | East Harlem, NYC | 1984
"THE HIGHLY GIFTED KRYLON MYSTICS . . . "
"HOMAGE TO THE GHETTO HIEROGLYPHICS . . . "
"VULCAN HARLEM HALL OF FAME . . . "
Graffiti Hall of Fame | East Harlem, NYC | 1984
"The centerpiece of the BEYOND CONTROL mural was Vulcan’s SPRAYCAN ROBOT, which was featured in the book SPRAYCAN ART . . . "
"THE HIGHLY GIFTED KRYLON MYSTICS . . . "
"HOMAGE TO THE GHETTO HIEROGLYPHICS . . . "
"VULCAN HARLEM HALL OF FAME . . . "
Graffiti Hall of Fame | East Harlem, NYC | 1984
"THE HIGHLY GIFTED KRYLON MYSTICS . . . "
"HOMAGE TO THE GHETTO HIEROGLYPHICS . . . "
"VULCAN HARLEM HALL OF FAME . . . "
Graffiti Hall of Fame | East Harlem, NYC | 1984
January 5, 2026 at 5:49 AM
"The centerpiece of the BEYOND CONTROL mural was Vulcan’s SPRAYCAN ROBOT, which was featured in the book SPRAYCAN ART . . . "
"THE HIGHLY GIFTED KRYLON MYSTICS . . . "
"HOMAGE TO THE GHETTO HIEROGLYPHICS . . . "
"VULCAN HARLEM HALL OF FAME . . . "
Graffiti Hall of Fame | East Harlem, NYC | 1984
"THE HIGHLY GIFTED KRYLON MYSTICS . . . "
"HOMAGE TO THE GHETTO HIEROGLYPHICS . . . "
"VULCAN HARLEM HALL OF FAME . . . "
Graffiti Hall of Fame | East Harlem, NYC | 1984
"The centerpiece of the BEYOND CONTROL mural was Vulcan’s SPRAYCAN ROBOT, which was featured in the book SPRAYCAN ART . . . "
"THE HIGHLY GIFTED KRYLON MYSTICS . . . "
"HOMAGE TO THE GHETTO HIEROGLYPHICS . . . "
"VULCAN HARLEM HALL OF FAME . . . "
Graffiti Hall of Fame | East Harlem, NYC | 1984
"THE HIGHLY GIFTED KRYLON MYSTICS . . . "
"HOMAGE TO THE GHETTO HIEROGLYPHICS . . . "
"VULCAN HARLEM HALL OF FAME . . . "
Graffiti Hall of Fame | East Harlem, NYC | 1984
January 5, 2026 at 5:47 AM
"The centerpiece of the BEYOND CONTROL mural was Vulcan’s SPRAYCAN ROBOT, which was featured in the book SPRAYCAN ART . . . "
"THE HIGHLY GIFTED KRYLON MYSTICS . . . "
"HOMAGE TO THE GHETTO HIEROGLYPHICS . . . "
"VULCAN HARLEM HALL OF FAME . . . "
Graffiti Hall of Fame | East Harlem, NYC | 1984
"THE HIGHLY GIFTED KRYLON MYSTICS . . . "
"HOMAGE TO THE GHETTO HIEROGLYPHICS . . . "
"VULCAN HARLEM HALL OF FAME . . . "
Graffiti Hall of Fame | East Harlem, NYC | 1984
"FELIX LOS ANGELES USA 2019 had deep roots AND was modeled after one of the most beloved self-made art organisms of the last 30+ years: THE ORIGINAL GRAMERCY PARK HOTEL IN NEW YORK CITY USA 1994 . . . "
MADE IN USA 2019
ANOTHER SUMMER
moranmorangallery.com/jerry-saltz-...
MADE IN USA 2019
ANOTHER SUMMER
moranmorangallery.com/jerry-saltz-...
January 5, 2026 at 3:49 AM
"FELIX LOS ANGELES USA 2019 had deep roots AND was modeled after one of the most beloved self-made art organisms of the last 30+ years: THE ORIGINAL GRAMERCY PARK HOTEL IN NEW YORK CITY USA 1994 . . . "
MADE IN USA 2019
ANOTHER SUMMER
moranmorangallery.com/jerry-saltz-...
MADE IN USA 2019
ANOTHER SUMMER
moranmorangallery.com/jerry-saltz-...
"FELIX LOS ANGELES USA 2019 had deep roots AND was modeled after one of the most beloved self-made art organisms of the last 30+ years: THE ORIGINAL GRAMERCY PARK HOTEL IN NEW YORK CITY USA 1994 . . . "
MADE IN USA 2019
ANOTHER SUMMER
moranmorangallery.com/jerry-saltz-...
MADE IN USA 2019
ANOTHER SUMMER
moranmorangallery.com/jerry-saltz-...
An Art Fair Has Never Worked in Los Angeles. - Morán Morán
At Felix dealers talked about low costs of under $10,000, bringing art in suitcases, driving the work around town. Without the financial guillotine casting its shadow more risks were taken, more fun w...
moranmorangallery.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:47 AM
"FELIX LOS ANGELES USA 2019 had deep roots AND was modeled after one of the most beloved self-made art organisms of the last 30+ years: THE ORIGINAL GRAMERCY PARK HOTEL IN NEW YORK CITY USA 1994 . . . "
MADE IN USA 2019
ANOTHER SUMMER
moranmorangallery.com/jerry-saltz-...
MADE IN USA 2019
ANOTHER SUMMER
moranmorangallery.com/jerry-saltz-...
Step 1: Remove their identity
Step 2: Reject their reality
Step 3: Resist their will
Step 4: Block validation
Step 5: Assign guilt
Step 6: Protect the vulnerable
Step 7: Cultivate external allies
Step 8: Take the focus
Step 9: Create alternatives
"THE OPTIMAL MOST VIABLE INSTANT ALTERNATIVE . . . "
Step 2: Reject their reality
Step 3: Resist their will
Step 4: Block validation
Step 5: Assign guilt
Step 6: Protect the vulnerable
Step 7: Cultivate external allies
Step 8: Take the focus
Step 9: Create alternatives
"THE OPTIMAL MOST VIABLE INSTANT ALTERNATIVE . . . "
January 5, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Step 1: Remove their identity
Step 2: Reject their reality
Step 3: Resist their will
Step 4: Block validation
Step 5: Assign guilt
Step 6: Protect the vulnerable
Step 7: Cultivate external allies
Step 8: Take the focus
Step 9: Create alternatives
"THE OPTIMAL MOST VIABLE INSTANT ALTERNATIVE . . . "
Step 2: Reject their reality
Step 3: Resist their will
Step 4: Block validation
Step 5: Assign guilt
Step 6: Protect the vulnerable
Step 7: Cultivate external allies
Step 8: Take the focus
Step 9: Create alternatives
"THE OPTIMAL MOST VIABLE INSTANT ALTERNATIVE . . . "
Step 1: Remove their identity
Step 2: Reject their reality
Step 3: Resist their will
Step 4: Block validation
Step 5: Assign guilt
Step 6: Protect the vulnerable
Step 7: Cultivate external allies
Step 8: Take the focus
Step 9: Create alternatives
"THE OPTIMAL MOST VIABLE INSTANT ALTERNATIVE . . . "
Step 2: Reject their reality
Step 3: Resist their will
Step 4: Block validation
Step 5: Assign guilt
Step 6: Protect the vulnerable
Step 7: Cultivate external allies
Step 8: Take the focus
Step 9: Create alternatives
"THE OPTIMAL MOST VIABLE INSTANT ALTERNATIVE . . . "
January 5, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Step 1: Remove their identity
Step 2: Reject their reality
Step 3: Resist their will
Step 4: Block validation
Step 5: Assign guilt
Step 6: Protect the vulnerable
Step 7: Cultivate external allies
Step 8: Take the focus
Step 9: Create alternatives
"THE OPTIMAL MOST VIABLE INSTANT ALTERNATIVE . . . "
Step 2: Reject their reality
Step 3: Resist their will
Step 4: Block validation
Step 5: Assign guilt
Step 6: Protect the vulnerable
Step 7: Cultivate external allies
Step 8: Take the focus
Step 9: Create alternatives
"THE OPTIMAL MOST VIABLE INSTANT ALTERNATIVE . . . "
Step 1: Remove their identity
Step 2: Reject their reality
Step 3: Resist their will
Step 4: Block validation
Step 5: Assign guilt
Step 6: Protect the vulnerable
Step 7: Cultivate external allies
Step 8: Take the focus
Step 9: Create alternatives
"THE OPTIMAL MOST VIABLE INSTANT ALTERNATIVE . . . "
Step 2: Reject their reality
Step 3: Resist their will
Step 4: Block validation
Step 5: Assign guilt
Step 6: Protect the vulnerable
Step 7: Cultivate external allies
Step 8: Take the focus
Step 9: Create alternatives
"THE OPTIMAL MOST VIABLE INSTANT ALTERNATIVE . . . "
January 5, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Step 1: Remove their identity
Step 2: Reject their reality
Step 3: Resist their will
Step 4: Block validation
Step 5: Assign guilt
Step 6: Protect the vulnerable
Step 7: Cultivate external allies
Step 8: Take the focus
Step 9: Create alternatives
"THE OPTIMAL MOST VIABLE INSTANT ALTERNATIVE . . . "
Step 2: Reject their reality
Step 3: Resist their will
Step 4: Block validation
Step 5: Assign guilt
Step 6: Protect the vulnerable
Step 7: Cultivate external allies
Step 8: Take the focus
Step 9: Create alternatives
"THE OPTIMAL MOST VIABLE INSTANT ALTERNATIVE . . . "
Step 1: Remove their identity
Step 2: Reject their reality
Step 3: Resist their will
Step 4: Block validation
Step 5: Assign guilt
Step 6: Protect the vulnerable
Step 7: Cultivate external allies
Step 8: Take the focus
Step 9: Create alternatives
"THE OPTIMAL MOST VIABLE INSTANT ALTERNATIVE . . . "
Step 2: Reject their reality
Step 3: Resist their will
Step 4: Block validation
Step 5: Assign guilt
Step 6: Protect the vulnerable
Step 7: Cultivate external allies
Step 8: Take the focus
Step 9: Create alternatives
"THE OPTIMAL MOST VIABLE INSTANT ALTERNATIVE . . . "
January 5, 2026 at 1:57 AM
Step 1: Remove their identity
Step 2: Reject their reality
Step 3: Resist their will
Step 4: Block validation
Step 5: Assign guilt
Step 6: Protect the vulnerable
Step 7: Cultivate external allies
Step 8: Take the focus
Step 9: Create alternatives
"THE OPTIMAL MOST VIABLE INSTANT ALTERNATIVE . . . "
Step 2: Reject their reality
Step 3: Resist their will
Step 4: Block validation
Step 5: Assign guilt
Step 6: Protect the vulnerable
Step 7: Cultivate external allies
Step 8: Take the focus
Step 9: Create alternatives
"THE OPTIMAL MOST VIABLE INSTANT ALTERNATIVE . . . "
Step 1: Remove their identity
Step 2: Reject their reality
Step 3: Resist their will
Step 4: Block validation
Step 5: Assign guilt
Step 6: Protect the vulnerable
Step 7: Cultivate external allies
Step 8: Take the focus
Step 9: Create alternatives
"THE OPTIMAL MOST VIABLE INSTANT ALTERNATIVE . . . "
Step 2: Reject their reality
Step 3: Resist their will
Step 4: Block validation
Step 5: Assign guilt
Step 6: Protect the vulnerable
Step 7: Cultivate external allies
Step 8: Take the focus
Step 9: Create alternatives
"THE OPTIMAL MOST VIABLE INSTANT ALTERNATIVE . . . "
January 5, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Step 1: Remove their identity
Step 2: Reject their reality
Step 3: Resist their will
Step 4: Block validation
Step 5: Assign guilt
Step 6: Protect the vulnerable
Step 7: Cultivate external allies
Step 8: Take the focus
Step 9: Create alternatives
"THE OPTIMAL MOST VIABLE INSTANT ALTERNATIVE . . . "
Step 2: Reject their reality
Step 3: Resist their will
Step 4: Block validation
Step 5: Assign guilt
Step 6: Protect the vulnerable
Step 7: Cultivate external allies
Step 8: Take the focus
Step 9: Create alternatives
"THE OPTIMAL MOST VIABLE INSTANT ALTERNATIVE . . . "
Step 1: Remove their identity
Step 2: Reject their reality
Step 3: Resist their will
Step 4: Block validation
Step 5: Assign guilt
Step 6: Protect the vulnerable
Step 7: Cultivate external allies
Step 8: Take the focus
Step 9: Create alternatives
"THE OPTIMAL MOST VIABLE INSTANT ALTERNATIVE . . . "
Step 2: Reject their reality
Step 3: Resist their will
Step 4: Block validation
Step 5: Assign guilt
Step 6: Protect the vulnerable
Step 7: Cultivate external allies
Step 8: Take the focus
Step 9: Create alternatives
"THE OPTIMAL MOST VIABLE INSTANT ALTERNATIVE . . . "
January 5, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Step 1: Remove their identity
Step 2: Reject their reality
Step 3: Resist their will
Step 4: Block validation
Step 5: Assign guilt
Step 6: Protect the vulnerable
Step 7: Cultivate external allies
Step 8: Take the focus
Step 9: Create alternatives
"THE OPTIMAL MOST VIABLE INSTANT ALTERNATIVE . . . "
Step 2: Reject their reality
Step 3: Resist their will
Step 4: Block validation
Step 5: Assign guilt
Step 6: Protect the vulnerable
Step 7: Cultivate external allies
Step 8: Take the focus
Step 9: Create alternatives
"THE OPTIMAL MOST VIABLE INSTANT ALTERNATIVE . . . "
Step 1: Remove their identity
Step 2: Reject their reality
Step 3: Resist their will
Step 4: Block validation
Step 5: Assign guilt
Step 6: Protect the vulnerable
Step 7: Cultivate external allies
Step 8: Take the focus
Step 9: Create alternatives
"THE OPTIMAL MOST VIABLE INSTANT ALTERNATIVE . . . "
Step 2: Reject their reality
Step 3: Resist their will
Step 4: Block validation
Step 5: Assign guilt
Step 6: Protect the vulnerable
Step 7: Cultivate external allies
Step 8: Take the focus
Step 9: Create alternatives
"THE OPTIMAL MOST VIABLE INSTANT ALTERNATIVE . . . "
January 5, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Step 1: Remove their identity
Step 2: Reject their reality
Step 3: Resist their will
Step 4: Block validation
Step 5: Assign guilt
Step 6: Protect the vulnerable
Step 7: Cultivate external allies
Step 8: Take the focus
Step 9: Create alternatives
"THE OPTIMAL MOST VIABLE INSTANT ALTERNATIVE . . . "
Step 2: Reject their reality
Step 3: Resist their will
Step 4: Block validation
Step 5: Assign guilt
Step 6: Protect the vulnerable
Step 7: Cultivate external allies
Step 8: Take the focus
Step 9: Create alternatives
"THE OPTIMAL MOST VIABLE INSTANT ALTERNATIVE . . . "
Step 1: Remove their identity
Step 2: Reject their reality
Step 3: Resist their will
Step 4: Block validation
Step 5: Assign guilt
Step 6: Protect the vulnerable
Step 7: Cultivate external allies
Step 8: Take the focus
Step 9: Create alternatives
"THE OPTIMAL MOST VIABLE INSTANT ALTERNATIVE . . . "
Step 2: Reject their reality
Step 3: Resist their will
Step 4: Block validation
Step 5: Assign guilt
Step 6: Protect the vulnerable
Step 7: Cultivate external allies
Step 8: Take the focus
Step 9: Create alternatives
"THE OPTIMAL MOST VIABLE INSTANT ALTERNATIVE . . . "
January 5, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Step 1: Remove their identity
Step 2: Reject their reality
Step 3: Resist their will
Step 4: Block validation
Step 5: Assign guilt
Step 6: Protect the vulnerable
Step 7: Cultivate external allies
Step 8: Take the focus
Step 9: Create alternatives
"THE OPTIMAL MOST VIABLE INSTANT ALTERNATIVE . . . "
Step 2: Reject their reality
Step 3: Resist their will
Step 4: Block validation
Step 5: Assign guilt
Step 6: Protect the vulnerable
Step 7: Cultivate external allies
Step 8: Take the focus
Step 9: Create alternatives
"THE OPTIMAL MOST VIABLE INSTANT ALTERNATIVE . . . "