Michael Dolan
@mikedolan1111.bsky.social
Writer, book editor (DM queries welcome). Author, The American Porch; co-author, The Nation’s Stage. Bassist; ringleader, Sherier Mountain Boys, The Powerful House Ways & Means Committee. Co-founder, WMD.
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For #BlackHistoryMonth, here's to Hoosier Charles “Buster” Hall of Brazil, Indiana, who became the first African American pilot, and Tuskegee Airman, to shoot down an enemy aircraft in World War II, blasting a German Focke-Wulf 190 out of the sky while escorting B-25 bombers in his P-40 fighter.
February 3, 2026 at 3:21 PM
For #BlackHistoryMonth, here's to Hoosier Charles “Buster” Hall of Brazil, Indiana, who became the first African American pilot, and Tuskegee Airman, to shoot down an enemy aircraft in World War II, blasting a German Focke-Wulf 190 out of the sky while escorting B-25 bombers in his P-40 fighter.
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“It takes a long time to sound like yourself.”
— Miles Davis
— Miles Davis
January 31, 2026 at 11:08 PM
“It takes a long time to sound like yourself.”
— Miles Davis
— Miles Davis
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I wrote an essay that is a mini biography about her. www.neh.gov/humanities/2...
The Dramatist
www.neh.gov
January 30, 2026 at 12:05 PM
I wrote an essay that is a mini biography about her. www.neh.gov/humanities/2...
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Happy birthday, Robert Wyatt
Robert Wyatt - At Last I Am Free
YouTube video by sparkeezy
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January 29, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Happy birthday, Robert Wyatt
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She holds town halls even when this shit happens. Republicans run from their constituents because they might disagree with them.
I’m ok. I’m a survivor so this small agitator isn’t going to intimidate me from doing my work.
I don’t let bullies win.
Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.
I don’t let bullies win.
Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.
January 28, 2026 at 2:42 AM
She holds town halls even when this shit happens. Republicans run from their constituents because they might disagree with them.
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On CNN, Anderson Cooper using the sentence "That was a lie" over and over tonight regarding the words of Noem, Miller and Bovino.
January 27, 2026 at 1:09 AM
On CNN, Anderson Cooper using the sentence "That was a lie" over and over tonight regarding the words of Noem, Miller and Bovino.
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I'm getting "Don't be so ridiculously cheerful!" in response to THIS POST. Bluesky, never change.
Actually, no, change a little.
Actually, no, change a little.
The President of the United States appears to have begun a journey toward deciding that federal thugs murdering innocent people does not make the great TV he assumed it would. I wish we did not live in a world in which this counts as encouraging news, but it does.
January 27, 2026 at 12:19 AM
I'm getting "Don't be so ridiculously cheerful!" in response to THIS POST. Bluesky, never change.
Actually, no, change a little.
Actually, no, change a little.
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If you want a break from snow or ICE, I have a #longread in the current @harpers.bsky.social about a mystical drift through London. Includes Blake, Hawksmoor, the Sex Pistols, Derek Jarman, John Dee and conversations with Alan Moore and Iain Sinclair harpers.org/archive/2026...
Another London, by Hari Kunzru
Excavating the disenchanted city
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January 25, 2026 at 6:53 PM
If you want a break from snow or ICE, I have a #longread in the current @harpers.bsky.social about a mystical drift through London. Includes Blake, Hawksmoor, the Sex Pistols, Derek Jarman, John Dee and conversations with Alan Moore and Iain Sinclair harpers.org/archive/2026...
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January 22, 2026 at 4:30 AM
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Wildlife photography of a raven 🐦⬛ in a snowstorm ❄️
📹Isaac Spotts/isaacspicz
📹Isaac Spotts/isaacspicz
January 22, 2026 at 4:12 AM
Wildlife photography of a raven 🐦⬛ in a snowstorm ❄️
📹Isaac Spotts/isaacspicz
📹Isaac Spotts/isaacspicz
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What a treat!
Here's a view of the Northern Lights from Ocracoke Island on North Carolina's Outer Banks.
Photo: Amber Rose
Here's a view of the Northern Lights from Ocracoke Island on North Carolina's Outer Banks.
Photo: Amber Rose
January 21, 2026 at 4:42 PM
What a treat!
Here's a view of the Northern Lights from Ocracoke Island on North Carolina's Outer Banks.
Photo: Amber Rose
Here's a view of the Northern Lights from Ocracoke Island on North Carolina's Outer Banks.
Photo: Amber Rose
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The Marsh Family makes a parody cover of the great Erma Franklin's song Piece of My Heart. This version addresses the current events unfolding regarding the US threatening the Kingdom of Denmark's territory, Greenland.
January 20, 2026 at 8:56 AM
The Marsh Family makes a parody cover of the great Erma Franklin's song Piece of My Heart. This version addresses the current events unfolding regarding the US threatening the Kingdom of Denmark's territory, Greenland.
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Two Crows 🐦⬛ having a great time rolling in the snow ❄️
January 21, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Two Crows 🐦⬛ having a great time rolling in the snow ❄️
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Every so often I remember to feel grateful that I got to live at the same time as Linda Ronstadt, and proud that I always knew she was so much greater than the rock critics who raised me ever understood open.spotify.com/playlist/1r0...
Sorrow Lives Here: Linda Ronstadt
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January 21, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Every so often I remember to feel grateful that I got to live at the same time as Linda Ronstadt, and proud that I always knew she was so much greater than the rock critics who raised me ever understood open.spotify.com/playlist/1r0...
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It’s Penguin Awareness Day which seems like a great excuse to post the greatest ever Wikipedia edit.
January 20, 2026 at 9:37 AM
It’s Penguin Awareness Day which seems like a great excuse to post the greatest ever Wikipedia edit.
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I've always been sort of Grateful Dead-adjacent: plenty of 'Heads friends, never took the leap myself. But some nights I listen to multiple live versions of Bob Weir singing "Good Lovin'" and remind myself that even boys who go to fancy prep schools can express love beautifully.
January 13, 2026 at 2:01 AM
I've always been sort of Grateful Dead-adjacent: plenty of 'Heads friends, never took the leap myself. But some nights I listen to multiple live versions of Bob Weir singing "Good Lovin'" and remind myself that even boys who go to fancy prep schools can express love beautifully.
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I see you've got your fist out
Say your piece and get out
Yes I get the gist of it but it's alright
Sorry that you feel that way
The only thing there is to say
Every silver lining's got a touch of grey
I will get by
I will get by
I will get by
I will survive
Say your piece and get out
Yes I get the gist of it but it's alright
Sorry that you feel that way
The only thing there is to say
Every silver lining's got a touch of grey
I will get by
I will get by
I will get by
I will survive
Grateful Dead - Touch Of Grey (Official Music Video) [HD]
YouTube video by Grateful Dead
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January 11, 2026 at 1:54 PM
I see you've got your fist out
Say your piece and get out
Yes I get the gist of it but it's alright
Sorry that you feel that way
The only thing there is to say
Every silver lining's got a touch of grey
I will get by
I will get by
I will get by
I will survive
Say your piece and get out
Yes I get the gist of it but it's alright
Sorry that you feel that way
The only thing there is to say
Every silver lining's got a touch of grey
I will get by
I will get by
I will get by
I will survive
RIP Bob Weir, a great American.
January 10, 2026 at 11:54 PM
RIP Bob Weir, a great American.
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BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
January 9, 2026 at 8:02 PM
BIG FIGHT AT POLAND’S WROCLAW ZOO!!!
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This morning I saw the hoar frost and I walked to the banks of the Mississippi to watch the sun rise.
Sharing this moment of peace with all of you.
Sharing this moment of peace with all of you.
January 8, 2026 at 2:26 AM
This morning I saw the hoar frost and I walked to the banks of the Mississippi to watch the sun rise.
Sharing this moment of peace with all of you.
Sharing this moment of peace with all of you.
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I don't take a lot of pictures of geese but anytime I can get wings over water with a sunrise and fog in the background I will fire away 📷 #BlueSkyPhotography #BlueSkyPhotographer #Birds 🪶 #NatureLovers #Wildlife
January 7, 2026 at 9:06 PM
I don't take a lot of pictures of geese but anytime I can get wings over water with a sunrise and fog in the background I will fire away 📷 #BlueSkyPhotography #BlueSkyPhotographer #Birds 🪶 #NatureLovers #Wildlife
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“Planning to write is not writing. Outlining, researching, talking to people about what you're doing, none of that is writing. Writing is writing. ”
E. L. Doctorow
E. L. Doctorow
January 6, 2026 at 1:49 PM
“Planning to write is not writing. Outlining, researching, talking to people about what you're doing, none of that is writing. Writing is writing. ”
E. L. Doctorow
E. L. Doctorow
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I’m a single issue voter and my issue is that those busses that bend in the middle should make accordion noises
December 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I’m a single issue voter and my issue is that those busses that bend in the middle should make accordion noises