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Jonathan Dresner

@jondresner.bsky.social

Japan/World/Food/Migration historian. Nerd, geek, comics. Blogger. Rootless Cosmopolitan. Still masking. Views expressed are mine alone (RTs are someone else's). Cis he/him/his. Same handle on Spore.Social. There are no good-faith anti-trans arguments.

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This made me really happy though.

Colluding with racists because you think trans people are expendable should cost you your job

04.03.2026 04:28 β€” πŸ‘ 169    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

We had a chance to fix the broken things in 2009. These are the kinds of democrats that stopped us.

04.03.2026 01:28 β€” πŸ‘ 92    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

I appreciate the attention this is getting, but nobody has offered an answer.

I know the concept goes back a while, at least to the 90s - I have a vague sense that it was around the same time as "pre-dawn vertical insertion" (Grenada, 1983) - but can't put a finger on it
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03.03.2026 22:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Trump has spent 5 years of presidency trying to notch a win like Obama taking out bin Laden, and he has no idea why it doesn't work

03.03.2026 21:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

there are many many archives that contain sensitive information that we should not be handing over as more data to train techbros AI maws
Mass digitization with gen AI is also riddled with errors; I spent a year working on Indian archival material catalogued with AI and it made my work so hard

03.03.2026 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Republicans vote to kill

03.03.2026 20:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sorry. Heal quickly! (but don't push it)

03.03.2026 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s been a long time since I had new comics out as a writer. That changes soon & in a huge way! The graphic novel that kicked off the Extraction franchise, back in print & in color! And the zero issue for my first new creator-owned series in years, Bad Thoughts. All from @ignitionpress.bsky.social

03.03.2026 18:32 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

A thread 🧡 where I will use maps to try and explain the War on Iran. Hopefully this helps.

Our first map is a true size map from truesizeof.com

It shows the United States compared to the region. Notice how #Iran is much larger than #Iraq and #Afghanistan and its central location.

1/n

03.03.2026 18:39 β€” πŸ‘ 87    πŸ” 46    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2

We could all be talking about something else entirely
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03.03.2026 12:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A friend of mine had a baby a few months ago, and she made a Facebook post about the medical debt she and her husband incurred. She said her baby got a bill as well. The hospital charged the baby for being born. Our healthcare system is unhinged

03.03.2026 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Indeed
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03.03.2026 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We stand at a crossroads of roads to hell and paths to a better world, and I fear our leaders will choose poorly.

03.03.2026 18:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We do not disbar enough lawyers.

Judicial decisions based on lies and errors should be vacated and the justices impeached.

03.03.2026 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There are no good-faith anti-trans arguments, just smokescreens for patriarchal bullshit

02.03.2026 14:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There are no good-faith anti-trans arguments and we do not impeach enough justices.

03.03.2026 03:09 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Heal quickly! (but don't push it)

03.03.2026 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Regent of Allah: Ali Khamenei's Political Evolution in Iran The authoritarian infrastructure honed over decades by the Supreme Leader is designed to outlast his time in office.

There is actually a book about Ali Khamene'i #Iran

03.03.2026 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tattletale Fool update on webtoon!!!:)) Episode 3! Be sure to read ep 1 and ep 2 if you havent already, too☺️
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03.03.2026 14:02 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I usually say things like "Republicans don't take a position to do a job, but to enrich their friends and attack their enemies" but in this case it's hard not to wonder how this administration would act any different if it were an occupying power trying to make us harmless to the rest of the world.

03.03.2026 14:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The song is ... no worse than anything our synagogue had on the song sheets last night.

03.03.2026 14:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is my complaint about the MN caucus system as well. I have a three minute testimony ready to go and people to meet with about it. It is deeply ableist that we continue using the system that is so unfair to so many.

03.03.2026 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There are no good-faith anti-trans arguments, only bad science and patriarchy
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03.03.2026 13:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Comparison is the thief of joy and and more stuff like that, but my goodness, Eldonious Rex' Longbow piece is just so so pretty.

I feel like my cover is more like something a 8-year-old drew and their loving parent stuck on the fridge.

Still, it was fun to do, and now my name is on Sarna, so....

03.03.2026 06:35 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 0

When did they first use the phrase "preemptive retaliatory strike"?

03.03.2026 13:39 β€” πŸ‘ 72    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3

There are no good-faith anti-trans arguments and Republicans vote to kill.

03.03.2026 13:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The fact that this is even being considered demonstrates the deep strategic ignorance of the Trumpists.

03.03.2026 07:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Traffic jams are part of everyday life.
Scam phone calls are part of everyday life.
Baby diapers are part of everyday life.
Back pain is part of everyday life.
[your pet peeve here, ad nauseum]

03.03.2026 13:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The one consistent way to celebrate Daeboreum?

Build a moon house.

Fill it with your wishes, hopes, and dreams.

Burn that mother down.

The smoke will carry your wishes to the moon.

πŸ”₯ πŸŒ•

03.03.2026 09:55 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It's so backwards, but if you phrase it as "people have a right to a democratic state that protects their rights and serves their interests" then you immediately have to deal with the forced statelessness of Palestinians...

03.03.2026 13:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0