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Andrew Ordover @aordover.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

"Fixed fortifications are a monument to the stupidity of man." Patton

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Andrew Ordover @aordover.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

It doesn't matter whether it's true or not. All that matters is whether he can get people to repeat it.

Andrew Ordover @aordover.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

“Fortress America” is an absurd agenda, put forth by small, frightened, angry people who don’t know how to live in an open, boisterous, colorful world. It should be mocked and fought on all fronts.

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The 100% transactional world, as bright to you by Donald J. Trump.

Please explain how Donald Trump doesn't fit the definition of Satan that Albert Brooks suggests in "Broadcast News," because he sure seems to be fitting it like a glove.

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Thank God no one was testing hopeful immigrants to meet some ludicrous, arbitrary, inevitably racist criteria for being "truly elite" when my family was fleeing pogroms and looking for a new home to work in and work for and love.

May it all come crashing down while he's alive to see it: all the power, all the money, all the fawning sycophants, all the adoring crowds. May it all turn to dust while he's still here to stand in the dust and wail.

Andrew Ordover @aordover.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

For the gazillion time: she was right.

Andrew Ordover @aordover.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

And those are, of course, our only two options.

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I didn't ask to live in a goddamned fortress.

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I don't want to live in a fortress.

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I saw him do an Introduction to the Metropolitan Opera program in NYC as a child, and it was wonderful

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[2026 Re-post] Fixing Our Incentive Structures

For real change to happen, we need to focus less on immediate behaviors and more on the incentive structures that encourage those behaviors. brokenhand.substack.com/p/2026-re-po... #edusky

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Creating structures that support the behaviors we want is more effective than simply hoping for change.

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Just catching up with an old friend, but thanks!

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Your children are much safer in the company of drag queens than: 1. Pastors or priests; 2. Republican men; 3. Billionares; and 3. Frat boys.

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Andrew Ordover @aordover.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

40 years on Team Malone... and counting. Love you, @michellemalone.bsky.social

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But when half of a nation is also pigeons, it looks like a victory

Andrew Ordover @aordover.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Prices reduced on all my books (99 for the ebooks) as an October gift to anyone who might want to read something of mine. brokenhand.substack.com/p/my-birthda...

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My Birthday Present to You

Many books! Low prices!

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Andrew Ordover @aordover.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Unhesitating repetition of obvious absurdity is now the only test of fitness for Republican officials. And the mob boss ratchets up the level of absurdity required to keep the test sharp.

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Andrew Ordover @aordover.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Disinterested inattention to detail is a matter of pride in this crowd, and I really don't know why.

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Andrew Ordover @aordover.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The neo-feudalist says there are no rights; only privileges, and all to be conferred by the laird at his discretion if he is well pleased with the service of his peasants.

Andrew Ordover @aordover.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The story I read is that, once he had enough money to take lessons, the teacher found his technique to be so idiosyncratic (but effective) that he advised Harpo to leave it alone and just keep doing what he was doing.

Andrew Ordover @aordover.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

You can see it clearly in the mirror scene in Duck Soup

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Andrew Ordover @aordover.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Republicans lose their minds over the words of left-wing streamers and podcasters, while shutting their eyes and ears to the actions of their own government officials.

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Andrew Ordover @aordover.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

"Who are you gonna believe, me or your lyin' eyes....and ears...and touch...and taste...and smell...and memory...and also all the things your friends are telling you they're seeing and hearing and remembering?"

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Andrew Ordover @aordover.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

100%. Getting Real Shit Done For People. It's hard, but it's not complicated. Amazing how few elected leaders bother trying.

Andrew Ordover @aordover.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Aren't any of them embarrassed by this?

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Andrew Ordover @aordover.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

These mayors are the future. More local, engaged, accountable leadership.

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Andrew Ordover @aordover.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I was just watching a video about the history of satire, and when Juvenal was discussed, I tried to see if you had done a translation, but i couldn't find anything with your name attached.

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Andrew Ordover @aordover.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

"Network" was supposed to be satire, but I think the only thing portrayed that hasn't actually happened since the movie came out is someone being executed as part of a live TV show. Though it's possible I just missed it.

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Andrew Ordover @aordover.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The whole point of having elected representatives is so that someone will speak up for us, so that insatiable appetites of capital aren't the only voices being heard in government. When will we have leaders and agencies that care about things like this again? www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1pX...

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