Aaron van Dorn
@aaronvandorn.bsky.social
Sometime writer and (mostly) analog photography | Award winning chili maker | Baltimore via Jersey City, Kurdzhali, Bulgaria, and Ohio | Friend to cats | He/him
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Aaron van Dorn
@aaronvandorn.bsky.social
· Nov 16
[holding a glass of wine, wearing a shawl collar cardigan] We call them 'skeets'
Feel like this kind of thing should automatically trigger some kind of evidentiary discovery to suss out if the initial charges were bullshit to begin with.
Absolutely incredible; after shooting Marimar Martinez 5 times and arresting her on claims that she rammed them and pulled a gun, prosecutors have now moved to dismiss ALL criminal charges against her and her codefendant.
New: the govt has moved to dismiss its assault case against Marimar Martinez and Anthony Ian Santos Ruiz, two people accused of "box[ing] in" a Border Patrol vehicle in Chicago on Oct. 4.
One agent shot Martinez, with evidence presented to the court that he later bragged about in text messages.
One agent shot Martinez, with evidence presented to the court that he later bragged about in text messages.
November 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Feel like this kind of thing should automatically trigger some kind of evidentiary discovery to suss out if the initial charges were bullshit to begin with.
"Oh, did our implementation of this initiative set back your job significantly and create a huge headache for you? Well, I guess that sucks for you."
November 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM
"Oh, did our implementation of this initiative set back your job significantly and create a huge headache for you? Well, I guess that sucks for you."
It's Espers season motherfuckers
Dead Queen
YouTube video by Espers - Topic
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
It's Espers season motherfuckers
The two Beach Boys versions of Ledbetter's "Cottonfields" are both fascinating.
November 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The two Beach Boys versions of Ledbetter's "Cottonfields" are both fascinating.
I use Riverside to record podcasts, and I have to say, the auto summary feature (which i don't use, but it generates it anyway) is getting pretty incredible.
November 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I use Riverside to record podcasts, and I have to say, the auto summary feature (which i don't use, but it generates it anyway) is getting pretty incredible.
Ah-mee-cus, or am-i-cus?
November 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Ah-mee-cus, or am-i-cus?
100mg of THC is well into the range that can induce cannabis psychosis, this is just flatly irresponsible to be on the market
Weed Drinks That Get You Very, Very High Could Be Gone Soon
Cannabis beverages with up to 100mg of THC are increasingly popular. A ban on hemp is threatening their survival.
www.bloomberg.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
100mg of THC is well into the range that can induce cannabis psychosis, this is just flatly irresponsible to be on the market
Goddamn, man, what is even the point of Labour
November 20, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Goddamn, man, what is even the point of Labour
Great photo
The decision represents a stunning reversal for the president aimed chiefly at quelling a brewing GOP revolt and restoring his iron grip over the party. But few believe the path will be so easy from here. https://cnn.it/484YoNt
November 20, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Great photo
I'd once again thank Adobe for making the worst products imaginable that fail at regular and incredibly inconvenient times.
November 20, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I'd once again thank Adobe for making the worst products imaginable that fail at regular and incredibly inconvenient times.
An example is, indeed, being set
Trump is calling for the six Democratic lawmakers who urged the military not to follow any illegal orders to be arrested, and he’s reposting replies saying they should be hanged and calling them terrorists.
November 20, 2025 at 2:26 PM
An example is, indeed, being set
This is the win condition. They will never admit they were wrong. They will just feel like Trump has been wayward and they will turn away.
Joe Rogan and Theo Von slam DHS for using Von's image in a video promoting deportation:
"I was like, oh my God, what the fuck are they doing? That's not how you envision the government."
"They were making, like, deportation hype videos with trap beats and shit. What are we doing? It's idiocracy."
"I was like, oh my God, what the fuck are they doing? That's not how you envision the government."
"They were making, like, deportation hype videos with trap beats and shit. What are we doing? It's idiocracy."
November 20, 2025 at 12:02 AM
This is the win condition. They will never admit they were wrong. They will just feel like Trump has been wayward and they will turn away.
Alright, clean bill of health for the cat instead of the holiday ruining thing we thought.
November 19, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Alright, clean bill of health for the cat instead of the holiday ruining thing we thought.
The middle hour of the Zelda movie is just them trying to solve the water temple
November 19, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The middle hour of the Zelda movie is just them trying to solve the water temple
Why on earth would we think Vought and Miller would offer allegiance to Greene or Carlson, neither of whom are in line for anything, or even Vance, who is? What would "transfering allegiance" even mean in this context?
Could the Epstein Files kerfuffle take down Trump? Sure, maybe. Which could end up with Russell Vought and Steve Miller transferring allegiance to a MJT or Tucker Carlson or whomever. Don't take your eye off the big picture. It's the fascism, stupid.
November 19, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Why on earth would we think Vought and Miller would offer allegiance to Greene or Carlson, neither of whom are in line for anything, or even Vance, who is? What would "transfering allegiance" even mean in this context?
"Opposition party" doesn't make sense in the context of the US system, people should stop using it because it is clearly clouding people's understandings of what is possible.
November 19, 2025 at 6:28 PM
"Opposition party" doesn't make sense in the context of the US system, people should stop using it because it is clearly clouding people's understandings of what is possible.
So, if I am understanding this correctly, Halligan couldn't get the grand jury to vote for an indictment, so she ... just pretended they did?
November 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
So, if I am understanding this correctly, Halligan couldn't get the grand jury to vote for an indictment, so she ... just pretended they did?
No! NO!!
this is going to get written into comey’s next toxic cop yuri novel isn’t it
NEWS: During a hearing in federal court in VA, prosecutors confirmed that the operative indictment in the case against James Comey was never shown to or voted on by the entire grand jury before it was presented in open court.
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
November 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
No! NO!!
Now I am not a lawyer, but
NEWS: During a hearing in federal court in VA, prosecutors confirmed that the operative indictment in the case against James Comey was never shown to or voted on by the entire grand jury before it was presented in open court.
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
November 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Now I am not a lawyer, but
Healthcare, famously a thing with price tags at point of sale
Cassidy: "If she goes and gets 2 types of shampoo & one is a dollar cheaper, she'll get the cheaper one & the other lowers their price. Once you give her the power of making the decision, she's gonna shop -- that begins to save her money and squeezes waste out of the healthcare system."
November 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Healthcare, famously a thing with price tags at point of sale
It's amazing how short the tail of Charlie Kirk's assassination has proven to be.
November 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
It's amazing how short the tail of Charlie Kirk's assassination has proven to be.
November 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I feel like "Brain Boy had to know why" is a real memeable phrase
November 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I feel like "Brain Boy had to know why" is a real memeable phrase
If you think "we're likely to limp along for a other decade or two" you've essentially conceded we're going to win, you just want to give your depression some runway like a child scaring itself over what's under the bed
November 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
If you think "we're likely to limp along for a other decade or two" you've essentially conceded we're going to win, you just want to give your depression some runway like a child scaring itself over what's under the bed