Andy Dimock
@adimock.bsky.social
New Englander in California
Literature, History, Philosophy
Trail running and road races
Red Sox Nation
Girl Dad
«Que sais-je?»
Literature, History, Philosophy
Trail running and road races
Red Sox Nation
Girl Dad
«Que sais-je?»
Armistice Day is Remembrance Day
November 12, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Armistice Day is Remembrance Day
An oversize Chevy pickup, festooned with the Stars and Stripes?
Rammed through a brick wall, so that the driver can gun down people with an assault rifle and set the church afire?
It’s a perfect tableau of America in our moment, somehow
Rammed through a brick wall, so that the driver can gun down people with an assault rifle and set the church afire?
It’s a perfect tableau of America in our moment, somehow
September 28, 2025 at 8:40 PM
An oversize Chevy pickup, festooned with the Stars and Stripes?
Rammed through a brick wall, so that the driver can gun down people with an assault rifle and set the church afire?
It’s a perfect tableau of America in our moment, somehow
Rammed through a brick wall, so that the driver can gun down people with an assault rifle and set the church afire?
It’s a perfect tableau of America in our moment, somehow
Because “Kinetic Strike” sounds way cooler than “murder”
Like how bros love the terms “ballistic” and “tactical”
Pair that with a snuff film? Goosebumps
Like how bros love the terms “ballistic” and “tactical”
Pair that with a snuff film? Goosebumps
September 16, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Because “Kinetic Strike” sounds way cooler than “murder”
Like how bros love the terms “ballistic” and “tactical”
Pair that with a snuff film? Goosebumps
Like how bros love the terms “ballistic” and “tactical”
Pair that with a snuff film? Goosebumps
This Labor Day, ask yourself:
Who depends on my labor?
Whose do I depend on?
Who depends on my labor?
Whose do I depend on?
September 1, 2025 at 7:06 PM
This Labor Day, ask yourself:
Who depends on my labor?
Whose do I depend on?
Who depends on my labor?
Whose do I depend on?
Forgive me; I’m a middle-aged white guy who’s constantly thinking about Rome. (I do read Mary Beard!)
August 6, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Forgive me; I’m a middle-aged white guy who’s constantly thinking about Rome. (I do read Mary Beard!)
Blanche and Hagen: separated at birth?
Once, the guy was a federal prosecutor. Now he’s a mob lawyer
Once, the guy was a federal prosecutor. Now he’s a mob lawyer
July 24, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Blanche and Hagen: separated at birth?
Once, the guy was a federal prosecutor. Now he’s a mob lawyer
Once, the guy was a federal prosecutor. Now he’s a mob lawyer
What is it with these Turkish sharpshooters?
Yusuf Dikec
Yusuf Dikec
June 19, 2025 at 1:05 PM
What is it with these Turkish sharpshooters?
Yusuf Dikec
Yusuf Dikec
Most Americans oppose the sweeping pardons for hundreds of J6 rioters. Asked about the felons convicted of beating police officers, the first convicted felon to be a sitting president claimed, “Those were very minor incidents.”
Violent crime isn’t unlawful when it’s aimed at his enemies.
Violent crime isn’t unlawful when it’s aimed at his enemies.
January 24, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Most Americans oppose the sweeping pardons for hundreds of J6 rioters. Asked about the felons convicted of beating police officers, the first convicted felon to be a sitting president claimed, “Those were very minor incidents.”
Violent crime isn’t unlawful when it’s aimed at his enemies.
Violent crime isn’t unlawful when it’s aimed at his enemies.
Surreal. Debris in the very air
January 13, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Surreal. Debris in the very air
Lesson #2: Defend Institutions
November 21, 2024 at 11:36 PM
Lesson #2: Defend Institutions
Lesson #1: Do not obey in advance
November 18, 2024 at 8:13 PM
Lesson #1: Do not obey in advance
Let’s put Timothy Snyder’s book on the bestseller lists by Inauguration Day
November 18, 2024 at 8:10 PM
Let’s put Timothy Snyder’s book on the bestseller lists by Inauguration Day