John Dioso
@johndioso.bsky.social
Writer, musician, Brooklynite. Ex-Editor of @Ad Age Studio 30 and former guy from Rolling Stone, Cosmo, Glamour, Us Weekly, Martha Stewart Living. FIFA Peace Prize Laureate
Flooding the zone with nonstop crime and corruption has worked because when you're this insanely criminal and corrupt person, the Republican Congress lets you do it. You can do anything!
December 13, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Flooding the zone with nonstop crime and corruption has worked because when you're this insanely criminal and corrupt person, the Republican Congress lets you do it. You can do anything!
It just isn't the Mets way (cf. Tom Freaking Seaver, Dwight Gooden, Darryl Strawberry, et al.)
December 10, 2025 at 8:19 PM
It just isn't the Mets way (cf. Tom Freaking Seaver, Dwight Gooden, Darryl Strawberry, et al.)
Yes, but did they ever imagine a criminal DOJ? Or a toothless, law-ignoring Congress?
December 7, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Yes, but did they ever imagine a criminal DOJ? Or a toothless, law-ignoring Congress?
Or a free press that would squander its First Amendment rights to challenge an extralegal presidency more robustly
November 29, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Or a free press that would squander its First Amendment rights to challenge an extralegal presidency more robustly
Maybe "naive" is too strong; a more Enlightened word is "idealistic." It is not the the framers' fault that they couldn't foresee a scenario where the Congress would so willingly cede its authority to the Executive or the Judiciary ignore the Constitution in favor of an imperial presidency
November 29, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Maybe "naive" is too strong; a more Enlightened word is "idealistic." It is not the the framers' fault that they couldn't foresee a scenario where the Congress would so willingly cede its authority to the Executive or the Judiciary ignore the Constitution in favor of an imperial presidency
The constitutional crisis began when the political and legal establishment refused to hold Trump accountable. The framers naively believed there would never be a scenario where the checks and balances they built into the system would fail. The failsafe was another revolution, in Jefferson's words.
November 28, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The constitutional crisis began when the political and legal establishment refused to hold Trump accountable. The framers naively believed there would never be a scenario where the checks and balances they built into the system would fail. The failsafe was another revolution, in Jefferson's words.
Such a perfect song. It wouldn't have nearly impact if Max's song were, say, Yello's "Oh Yeah" youtu.be/6jJkdRaa04g?...
Yello - Oh Yeah (Official Video)
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November 28, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Such a perfect song. It wouldn't have nearly impact if Max's song were, say, Yello's "Oh Yeah" youtu.be/6jJkdRaa04g?...
Even more reason cowardly Dems need to be primaried or removed from leadership. They will be easy to spot in the coming days
November 27, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Even more reason cowardly Dems need to be primaried or removed from leadership. They will be easy to spot in the coming days
This Yankees fan predicts Sonny will be the second coming of Nathan Eovaldi and compete for the ERA crown and a top 5 Cy Young finisher. He will either no-hit or throw a perfect game against the Yankees. Of course, if the Yanks had reacquired him, he'd have a 5.89 ERA before a season-ending injury
November 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
This Yankees fan predicts Sonny will be the second coming of Nathan Eovaldi and compete for the ERA crown and a top 5 Cy Young finisher. He will either no-hit or throw a perfect game against the Yankees. Of course, if the Yanks had reacquired him, he'd have a 5.89 ERA before a season-ending injury