Servando Ortoll
@sortoll.bsky.social
Ph.D. In historical sociology, Columbia University (1987). A historian and social scientist witnessing—with angst and from afar—the sad demise of the American civilization. Also, a Wordle aficionado.
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Servando Ortoll
@sortoll.bsky.social
· Jan 3
"Theory" is not a gift from the thinking society to those pseudo-researchers who strive to recycle commonplaces. Good theory invites us to think, to question it, to find flaws in what it proposes. To repeat the trite, let's rather stay at home.
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Victory (still a cat) reacting to fresh grass –
just like many people react to the free content I share 🙈
We rarely value what comes for free.
Don’t argue. It’s true.
just like many people react to the free content I share 🙈
We rarely value what comes for free.
Don’t argue. It’s true.
November 13, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Victory (still a cat) reacting to fresh grass –
just like many people react to the free content I share 🙈
We rarely value what comes for free.
Don’t argue. It’s true.
just like many people react to the free content I share 🙈
We rarely value what comes for free.
Don’t argue. It’s true.
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On Holodomor Remembrance Day, Ukrainians light a candle at 4 pm
and place it on the windowsill to honor the millions who died in the 1932-1933 famine.
🕯️4 pm in Ukraine
and place it on the windowsill to honor the millions who died in the 1932-1933 famine.
🕯️4 pm in Ukraine
November 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
On Holodomor Remembrance Day, Ukrainians light a candle at 4 pm
and place it on the windowsill to honor the millions who died in the 1932-1933 famine.
🕯️4 pm in Ukraine
and place it on the windowsill to honor the millions who died in the 1932-1933 famine.
🕯️4 pm in Ukraine
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Greetings from Kyiv
and warcoffee.
Today, we honor the victims of the massive famine of 1932–1933.
Man-made, stalin-made, russia-made.
Millions of Ukrainians died.
Don’t ever ask us why we stand. You already know the answer.
and warcoffee.
Today, we honor the victims of the massive famine of 1932–1933.
Man-made, stalin-made, russia-made.
Millions of Ukrainians died.
Don’t ever ask us why we stand. You already know the answer.
November 22, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Greetings from Kyiv
and warcoffee.
Today, we honor the victims of the massive famine of 1932–1933.
Man-made, stalin-made, russia-made.
Millions of Ukrainians died.
Don’t ever ask us why we stand. You already know the answer.
and warcoffee.
Today, we honor the victims of the massive famine of 1932–1933.
Man-made, stalin-made, russia-made.
Millions of Ukrainians died.
Don’t ever ask us why we stand. You already know the answer.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene just announced she will resign from Congress Jan 5 after an explosive fallout with Trump after supporting MAGA for years. Says she has no immediate political ambitions. Meanwhile Trump welcomed Mamdani calling him a fascist during their Oval Office meeting. Another insane day.
November 22, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Marjorie Taylor Greene just announced she will resign from Congress Jan 5 after an explosive fallout with Trump after supporting MAGA for years. Says she has no immediate political ambitions. Meanwhile Trump welcomed Mamdani calling him a fascist during their Oval Office meeting. Another insane day.
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Make a pause
and spend 40 seconds in Kyiv.
and spend 40 seconds in Kyiv.
November 21, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Make a pause
and spend 40 seconds in Kyiv.
and spend 40 seconds in Kyiv.
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I’ve been writing a diary since Feb 24, 2022.
It will be published only after the war or after I’m gone. It doesn’t matter.
I have a keeper of my diaries - a war historian. She knows what to do in case of.
My supporters can read the extracts.
The latest one:
www.patreon.com/posts/143861...
It will be published only after the war or after I’m gone. It doesn’t matter.
I have a keeper of my diaries - a war historian. She knows what to do in case of.
My supporters can read the extracts.
The latest one:
www.patreon.com/posts/143861...
November 21, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I’ve been writing a diary since Feb 24, 2022.
It will be published only after the war or after I’m gone. It doesn’t matter.
I have a keeper of my diaries - a war historian. She knows what to do in case of.
My supporters can read the extracts.
The latest one:
www.patreon.com/posts/143861...
It will be published only after the war or after I’m gone. It doesn’t matter.
I have a keeper of my diaries - a war historian. She knows what to do in case of.
My supporters can read the extracts.
The latest one:
www.patreon.com/posts/143861...
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Finished reading Patti Smith's "Bread Of Angels."
amzn.to/48eRUge
📖🍞👼
Though I liked "Just Kids" more, this #memoir was equally poetic and relevatory. Need to make sure I haven't missed any of her books.
#books #reading #BookSky
amzn.to/48eRUge
📖🍞👼
Though I liked "Just Kids" more, this #memoir was equally poetic and relevatory. Need to make sure I haven't missed any of her books.
#books #reading #BookSky
Bread of Angels: A Memoir
Bread of Angels: A Memoir [Smith, Patti] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Bread of Angels: A Memoir
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November 22, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Finished reading Patti Smith's "Bread Of Angels."
amzn.to/48eRUge
📖🍞👼
Though I liked "Just Kids" more, this #memoir was equally poetic and relevatory. Need to make sure I haven't missed any of her books.
#books #reading #BookSky
amzn.to/48eRUge
📖🍞👼
Though I liked "Just Kids" more, this #memoir was equally poetic and relevatory. Need to make sure I haven't missed any of her books.
#books #reading #BookSky
Wordle 1,617 2/6
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ALT: a white cat is standing on its hind legs and making a funny face .
media.tenor.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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Sen. Mark Kelly Responds to Trump’s “Punishable by Death” Posts
Sen.
open.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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Greetings from Kyiv.
I’ve just listened to Zelenskyy’s address to the Ukrainian people.
My opinion?
This man knows what is right.
Ukraine is under enormous pressure from the current US administration.
Zelenskyy made it clear: he wants a decent peace. We all do.
Decent peace is not capitulation.
I’ve just listened to Zelenskyy’s address to the Ukrainian people.
My opinion?
This man knows what is right.
Ukraine is under enormous pressure from the current US administration.
Zelenskyy made it clear: he wants a decent peace. We all do.
Decent peace is not capitulation.
November 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Greetings from Kyiv.
I’ve just listened to Zelenskyy’s address to the Ukrainian people.
My opinion?
This man knows what is right.
Ukraine is under enormous pressure from the current US administration.
Zelenskyy made it clear: he wants a decent peace. We all do.
Decent peace is not capitulation.
I’ve just listened to Zelenskyy’s address to the Ukrainian people.
My opinion?
This man knows what is right.
Ukraine is under enormous pressure from the current US administration.
Zelenskyy made it clear: he wants a decent peace. We all do.
Decent peace is not capitulation.
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Today is the Day of Dignity and Freedom in Ukraine.
Two words russia doesn’t know.
Two words russia wants to take from us.
Dignity.
Freedom.
Two words russia doesn’t know.
Two words russia wants to take from us.
Dignity.
Freedom.
November 21, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Today is the Day of Dignity and Freedom in Ukraine.
Two words russia doesn’t know.
Two words russia wants to take from us.
Dignity.
Freedom.
Two words russia doesn’t know.
Two words russia wants to take from us.
Dignity.
Freedom.
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And just like that, the Epstein files are now part of an ongoing investigation. Certainly can’t release them NOW. Nope, too bad.
November 19, 2025 at 10:36 PM
And just like that, the Epstein files are now part of an ongoing investigation. Certainly can’t release them NOW. Nope, too bad.
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Folks, I just had my first colonoscopy and got an absolutely perfect score. Some of the stuff is hard, like lying on your left side, or saying your name and date of birth. A lot of people can't do that. But the doctors really were shocked because they had never seen a score so high.
November 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Folks, I just had my first colonoscopy and got an absolutely perfect score. Some of the stuff is hard, like lying on your left side, or saying your name and date of birth. A lot of people can't do that. But the doctors really were shocked because they had never seen a score so high.
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Impeachment talk is ramping back up, and even though it obviously won’t succeed, the pearl-clutching from Republicans about him not “deserving” it is hilarious. This guy deserved another impeachment within 7 days of the start of term #2
November 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Impeachment talk is ramping back up, and even though it obviously won’t succeed, the pearl-clutching from Republicans about him not “deserving” it is hilarious. This guy deserved another impeachment within 7 days of the start of term #2
Trump MELTS DOWN, Calls For Democrats To Be Executed
YouTube video by Pod Save America
youtube.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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November 21, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Stained glass by A. J. Davies
📷 detail, Rex Harris
📷 detail, Rex Harris
November 20, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Stained glass by A. J. Davies
📷 detail, Rex Harris
📷 detail, Rex Harris
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Trump giving a hero’s welcome to one of the most brutal, human rights-denying authoritarians of the modern world this week, calling him his friend, military flyover, etc…kinda should be scaring more people, but the MAGAs seem cool with it
November 20, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Trump giving a hero’s welcome to one of the most brutal, human rights-denying authoritarians of the modern world this week, calling him his friend, military flyover, etc…kinda should be scaring more people, but the MAGAs seem cool with it
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They couldn't find the Gulf of Mexico, becuz Google maps renamed it to the Gulf of America. What a global embarrassment. 🤦🤬
November 20, 2025 at 9:48 PM
They couldn't find the Gulf of Mexico, becuz Google maps renamed it to the Gulf of America. What a global embarrassment. 🤦🤬
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Leaving aside their exceptional incompetence, what the hell was meant to be the point of it?
November 20, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Leaving aside their exceptional incompetence, what the hell was meant to be the point of it?
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I think that they were testing the waters to see how far they could push trying to steal another country's land. And if there had been any legitimate retaliation from Mexico's police/government/military, then the US would have claimed it was Mexico starting war, so they can declare war on Mexico.
November 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I think that they were testing the waters to see how far they could push trying to steal another country's land. And if there had been any legitimate retaliation from Mexico's police/government/military, then the US would have claimed it was Mexico starting war, so they can declare war on Mexico.
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Sharpening blades is very meditative.
And rhythmic.
And rhythmic.
November 20, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Sharpening blades is very meditative.
And rhythmic.
And rhythmic.