John Wilson @desertedge.bsky.social · 02/10/2026hsph.harvard.edu/news/peptide...hsph.harvard.eduPeptides are all over social media and the news. Here’s what to know about them. | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthClaims abound about the benefits of peptides. S. Bryn Austin, an expert on supplements and health, weighs in on whether the claims are true and on peptides' safety. 000
John Wilson @desertedge.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Cornell, Rape, and Misogyny in the Age of Trump robertreich.substack.com/p/cornell-ra...robertreich.substack.comCornell, Rape, and Misogyny in the Age of TrumpFriends, 000
John Wilson @desertedge.bsky.social · 02/10/2026[This is some way scary stuff.] October 1, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-1-...heathercoxrichardson.substack.comOctober 1, 2026John Hudson of the Washington Post reported this evening that the Trump administration is openly defying Congress, taking $52 million in military assistance lawmakers appropriated for European and Mid... 000
John Wilson @desertedge.bsky.social · 25/09/2026[There's got to be a morning after. Apparently.] What to plan for in the U.S. if you’re a foreign leader? robertreich.substack.com/p/what-to-pl...robertreich.substack.comWhat to plan for in the U.S. if you’re a foreign leader?Here’s what I’m hearing 001
John Wilson @desertedge.bsky.social · 24/09/2026[Halloween is just around the corner. Here are a bunch of stories guaranteed to make your blood run cold.] September 23, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-...heathercoxrichardson.substack.comSeptember 23, 2026Yesterday, William Turton, Avi Asher-Schapiro, Molly Redden, and Kirsten Berg of ProPublica published a blockbuster story reporting that the anti-corruption group of the Federal Bureau of Investigatio... 000
John Wilson @desertedge.bsky.social · 20/09/2026"Let’s not overlook one of the key reasons for the entire exercise: To make an historic record that removes any reasonable doubt about the extent of the cruelty, incompetence, malfeasance, and lawlessness of this regime." An Oversight Bonanza open.substack.com/pub/contrari...open.substack.comAn Oversight Bonanza🚨47 Days to the Midterms🚨 000
John Wilson @desertedge.bsky.social · 18/09/2026vimeo.com/1226731365?s...vimeo.comThe Life of Death and the Ensh*ttificatorEver noticed how things tend to die a little too soon? So have we. That’s the topic of our latest report. Read more at forbrukerradet.no/shortlife Agency: NewsLab at https://www.newslab.no/ Death... 000
John Wilson @desertedge.bsky.social · 18/09/2026[Catch more bad guys, please.] www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comICE agent arrested in Minneapolis on charges of assault and false reporting of crimeChristian Castro faced assault charges after shooting Venezuelan man through the door of his apartment while children were present 000
John Wilson @desertedge.bsky.social · 18/09/2026[These folks are just creepy!] Charter Cities and the Desire for Social and Ideological Conformity open.substack.com/pub/contrari...open.substack.comCharter Cities and the Desire for Social and Ideological ConformityAn ‘aligned community’ in Tennessee seeks to bring the culture war home. 000
John Wilson @desertedge.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Trump Administration to Legalize Killing of Endangered Species morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/trump-admi...morethanjustparks.substack.comTrump Administration to Legalize Killing of Endangered SpeciesA memo signed by Fish and Wildlife Service Director Brian Nesvik rewrites the heart of the Endangered Species Act without a vote, a rule, or a single public comment. 000
John Wilson @desertedge.bsky.social · 17/09/2026September 16, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-...heathercoxrichardson.substack.comSeptember 16, 2026Yesterday U.S. 000
John Wilson @desertedge.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Trump’s Worst Fear robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-gre...robertreich.substack.comTrump’s Worst FearHis vanity, narcissism, vainglory, and vindictiveness are mere symptoms 000
John Wilson @desertedge.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Trump’s Worst Fear robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-gre...robertreich.substack.comTrump’s Worst FearHis vanity, narcissism, vainglory, and vindictiveness are mere symptoms 000
John Wilson @desertedge.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Okay class, today we are going to compare and contrast the Trump administration's Smithsonian warning signs with Nazi Germany's 1937 'Degenerate Art' exhibition. www.npr.org/2026/09/16/n...npr.orgTrump administration plans ideological warning signs for SmithsonianThe Interior Secretary says the move is necessary to combat what he calls ideological bias. 010
John Wilson @desertedge.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The People’s Win Today in the Supreme Court robertreich.substack.com/p/this-weeks...robertreich.substack.comThe People’s Win Today in the Supreme CourtIt stopped Trump’s attack on mail-in voting 000
John Wilson @desertedge.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Single brain implant lets paralyzed people both talk and gesture via an avatar | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgSingle brain implant lets paralyzed people both talk and gesture via an avatarBy decoding two kinds of signals from one brain area, multitasking device offers step toward more natural communication 000
John Wilson @desertedge.bsky.social · 13/09/2026"So please do not fall into complacency. It’s far too easy to sit on your hands and expect that we have the votes. Take nothing for granted." Sunday thought: WE are the leaders we’ve been waiting for robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-tho...robertreich.substack.comSunday thought: WE are the leaders we’ve been waiting forAvoiding the traps — and understanding what must be done now 000
John Wilson @desertedge.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Mike Johnson runs out the clock on his own speakership open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...open.substack.comMike Johnson runs out the clock on his own speakershipIt was the most sycophantic of times. 001
John Wilson @desertedge.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Pete Hegseth’s Ruthless Pentagon Nickname charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/pete-hegse...charlotteclymer.substack.comPete Hegseth’s Ruthless Pentagon NicknameThey hate him. 000
John Wilson @desertedge.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Massive herbarium merger rescues century-old plant collection | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgMassive herbarium merger rescues century-old plant collectionDuke University’s 825,000 specimens will move to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 000
John Wilson @desertedge.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Pete Hegseth will be the next to fall open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...open.substack.comPete Hegseth will be the next to fallTrump will only tolerate being embarrassed for so long — especially when he can scapegoat him for Iran. 011
John Wilson @desertedge.bsky.social · 08/09/2026This comic is drawing women into prehistory | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgThis comic is drawing women into prehistoryComic book artist Ulli Lust counters myths about the roles of ice age women 000
John Wilson @desertedge.bsky.social · 06/09/2026[ Read at your own risk. It is heartbreaking.] September 5, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-...heathercoxrichardson.substack.comSeptember 5, 2026Events of Friday, September 4, showed the Trump administration in a nutshell. 000
John Wilson @desertedge.bsky.social · 04/09/2026www.gocomics.com/tomthedancin...gocomics.comTom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling for September 4, 2026 | GoComicsRead Tom the Dancing Bug—a comic strip by creator Ruben Bolling—for today, September 4, 2026, and check out other great comics, too! 000
John Wilson @desertedge.bsky.social · 04/09/2026www.gocomics.com/lacucaracha/...gocomics.comLa Cucaracha by Lalo Alcaraz for September 4, 2026 | GoComicsRead La Cucaracha—a comic strip by creator Lalo Alcaraz—for today, September 4, 2026, and check out other great comics, too! 000
Reposted by John WilsonJoeMyGod @joemygod.bsky.social · 02/09/2026joemygod.comTrump Taps Witchcraft Opponent As Navy Secretary - Joe.My.God.“I am pleased to nominate a true WARRIOR, Hung Cao, to become the next Secretary of the Navy. We need Patriots like Hung leading our Navy and Marine Corps, and I can think of no one better than him to... 097
John Wilson @desertedge.bsky.social · 02/09/2026open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...open.substack.comTrump begs SCOTUS to let him unleash midterm chaosThey’ll find that fraud if they have to throw out millions of lawful ballots to do it. 000
John Wilson @desertedge.bsky.social · 02/09/2026robertreich.substack.com/p/its-not-ag...robertreich.substack.comIt’s Not AgeIt’s anti-establishment populism 000
John Wilson @desertedge.bsky.social · 01/09/2026robertreich.substack.com/p/next-move-...robertreich.substack.comNext Move on Trump’s Billionaire BallroomA Proposal for the Next Democratic President 000
John Wilson @desertedge.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Who’s Nuts? robertreich.substack.com/p/whos-nuts?...robertreich.substack.comWho’s Nuts?Trump’s “artificially fabricated insanity” is worsening, but Americans are on to him. 000
John Wilson @desertedge.bsky.social · 28/08/2026You or Someone You Love Could Be Next robertreich.substack.com/p/you-or-som...robertreich.substack.comYou or Someone You Love Could Be NextAs he loses power, Trump’s extrajudicial gestapo tactics are worsening 000
Reposted by John WilsonMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Given how Tesla, SpaceX, and X have tanked, killing millions of people maybe this dorkish buffoon's greatest accomplishment. 34959622411
John Wilson @desertedge.bsky.social · 27/08/2026[This is a particularly good one.] Canada has broken what’s left of Donny’s rotting brain open.substack.com/pub/jefftied...open.substack.comCanada has broken what’s left of Donny’s rotting brainthe poor little dipshit is having a hard time coping 000
John Wilson @desertedge.bsky.social · 24/08/2026The Moose That Roared paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-moose-...paulkrugman.substack.comThe Moose That RoaredWhy Trump will lose his war with Canada 000
John Wilson @desertedge.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Trump Moves to Strip American Bar Association of Its Power newrepublic.com/post/214597/... via @newrepublic.comnewrepublic.comTrump Moves to Strip American Bar Association of Its PowerDonald Trump is opening a new front in his war on higher education. 000
John Wilson @desertedge.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Ruse In Texas, I Can Tell … open.substack.com/pub/contrari...open.substack.comRuse In Texas, I Can Tell …Supporters of a law requiring the Ten Commandments in public schools might be itching for a fight. 000
John Wilson @desertedge.bsky.social · 22/08/2026He Really IS Stark-Raving Mad robertreich.substack.com/p/he-really-...robertreich.substack.comHe Really IS Stark-Raving MadThis proves it 000
John Wilson @desertedge.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Communists deadder.substack.com/p/communists...deadder.substack.comCommunistsTrump accuses Democrats of being communists 000
John Wilson @desertedge.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Slavery linked to mortality gap between Black and white Americans today | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgSlavery linked to mortality gap between Black and white Americans todayNew study is among the first to quantify and explain slavery’s influence in contemporary U.S. health disparities 000
John Wilson @desertedge.bsky.social · 16/08/2026"The problem is no longer Trump’s lack of ethics or his amorality. The current challenge is how to survive under a madman." Sunday thought: Beyond shock and outrage robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-tho...robertreich.substack.comSunday thought: Beyond shock and outrageSurviving a madman 000
John Wilson @desertedge.bsky.social · 16/08/2026[Blanche and all the other upper echelon are like ticks embedded in the body politic sharing their load of disease.] August 15, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-15-...heathercoxrichardson.substack.comAugust 15, 2026On Monday, August 10, Todd Blanche took the oath of office as attorney general, administered by federal appeals court judge Emil Bove, another of Trump’s defense lawyers before moving to the Departmen... 000
John Wilson @desertedge.bsky.social · 14/08/2026[I advise caution in reading this if you have an abundance of empathy as it will cause your heart to break. If you have survived this far in the Trump presidency you may yet survive. Or not.] August 13, 2026 heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/august-13-...heathercoxrichardson.substack.comAugust 13, 2026Today Trump’s handpicked Kennedy Center board voted to put Trump’s name back on the Kennedy Center, this time in letters saying the building was “Restored and Renovated by President Donald J. 000
John Wilson @desertedge.bsky.social · 12/08/2026www.gocomics.com/jen-sorensen...gocomics.comJen Sorensen by Jen Sorensen for August 12, 2026 | GoComicsRead Jen Sorensen—a comic strip by creator Jen Sorensen—for today, August 12, 2026, and check out other great comics, too! 000
John Wilson @desertedge.bsky.social · 12/08/2026[For money and power Trump sacrifices children on the alter of Mammon. Even if you don't read the column the graphs are stunning.] The Rise of the Measles-Industrial Complex paulkrugman.substack.com/p/the-rise-o...paulkrugman.substack.comThe Rise of the Measles-Industrial ComplexWhy MAGA wants children to get sick and die 000
John Wilson @desertedge.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Why Is The Airplane's Catering Truck Farting, Mommy? Because The President Is In It, Dear. open.substack.com/pub/wonkette...open.substack.comWhy Is The Airplane's Catering Truck Farting, Mommy? Because The President Is In It, Dear.More lies from President Lies-A-Lot. 000
John Wilson @desertedge.bsky.social · 08/08/2026"This is the very simple anatomy of how government operates under Trump: give him money and he will help you. Don’t give him money and he will harm you." www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-corr...publicnotice.coHow everyday Americans are forced to fund Trump's corruptionOn top of his self-dealing, taxpayers are spending billions on his vanity projects. 000
John Wilson @desertedge.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Planned satellite megaconstellations could generate runaway space debris | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgPlanned satellite megaconstellations could generate runaway space debrisModeling suggests infamous “Kessler syndrome” would make the swarms unsustainable 000
John Wilson @desertedge.bsky.social · 07/08/2026open.substack.com/pub/deadder/...open.substack.comFooledTrump's new toupee 000
Reposted by John WilsonJoeMyGod @joemygod.bsky.social · 06/08/2026joemygod.comDems Probe Korean Firm's $2M Payment To Trump - Joe.My.God.The Washington Post reports: Senate Democrats on Wednesday demanded that a South Korean company explain why it paid $2 million to President Donald Trump’s holding company while it was embroiled in a t... 1189
John Wilson @desertedge.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Reich says, "And when that reckoning occurs, the individuals who have enabled this dictator, or who have conspired and collaborated with him, will be identified and held to account for what they did or failed to do." Who's Responsible for This Mess? robertreich.substack.com/p/whos-respo...robertreich.substack.comWho's Responsible for This Mess?The media must name names 000