Colin Dickey
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Colin Dickey
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Writer of books, most recently Under the Eye of Power: How Fear of Secret Societies Shapes American Democracy. Also Ghostland, The Unidentified, Afterlives of the Saints, Cranioklepty. Opinions mine, not my employer’s. He/him.
ALWAYS VERIFY MEMES!! "In truth, .. image showed ... a replica of the Resolute Desk, [which was] moved in February for "light refurbishing" before returning it to its original place in March, based on photographs in Getty Images, a reputable database."

www.snopes.com/fact-check/r...
No, Trump did not move the Resolute Desk from Oval Office to Mar-a-Lago
Evidence overwhelmingly indicated that the historic, 1,300-pound desk remained in place.
www.snopes.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Yeah actually I’ve gotten that exact review more than once, come to think of it
November 11, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Please review my books this way too
November 11, 2025 at 5:57 PM
“How can I be blamed for sexting with a source I was profiling? After all, 9/11.”
November 11, 2025 at 2:35 PM
These are always so fascinating to me because it’s clear she doesn’t yet have her own style or know exactly where she’s going, but she’s learning actively by ripping through all this middling trash, you can see it in real time
November 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
same
November 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
fuck around and find out, Brian
November 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I did what you asked!
November 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Reposted by Colin Dickey
Remember: if the lead singer looks like she can carry the crown with beauty and grace, you about to get fucked up in the pit!
November 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Whomst among us does not swoon like a young person in love at the mere mention of “Zetetic Astronomy”
November 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Thank you—that’s lovely to hear. Everything That Rises was a big influence on me many a year ago
November 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Thank you!
November 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Ok but you gotta admit, even though Winstanley’s didn’t last long, it looked pretty cool, didn’t it?
November 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
This is true but I’m now remembering an essay I got 20 yrs ago—topic was Anne Bradstreet & the student found an online essay comparing Bradstreet to Emily Dickinson so literally just cut out all references to Dickinson, resulting in sentences like “While Bradstreet’s poetry emphasizes her religion.”
November 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM