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John Hodgman @hodgman.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

It's our last show tonight at Union Hall, and it's going to be a party, and the tickets are simply HERE: bit.ly/joshjeanjohn...

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22/06/2026

collins has been such a formidable electoral force that i don't want to say "she's cooked," but if maine voters are feeling at all anti-incumbent and anti-gerontocracy then yeah, she's cooked

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John Hodgman @hodgman.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Bit.ly/JJHOBELL for tickets im def going

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Judge John Hodgman @judgejohnhodgman.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

EVIDENCE from this week's episode: Litigant Andy has appeared in front of @hodgman.bsky.social's court before, also with a fiancé-related dispute. But unlike his dispute with @monetxchange.bsky.social, this one involved jet skis

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Judge John Hodgman @judgejohnhodgman.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Let's play EITHER/OR! Would you rather: have Bailiff @jessethorn.bsky.social watch you from your ceiling as you slept, or 100 @hodgman.bsky.social follow you where ever you go? Let us know YOUR answer, and then drop your OWN EITHER/ORs in the replies - we'll answer them on stage during NIGHT COURT!

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Judge John Hodgman @judgejohnhodgman.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Want to see how Judge @hodgman.bsky.social and Bailiff @jessethorn.bsky.social rule AFTER DARK? Then get your tickets here for NIGHT COURT, this weekend only at The Bell House Brooklyn: bit.ly/JJHOBELL

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John Hodgman @hodgman.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

It would be nice to see you at the Bell House next Friday and Saturday, if you're not seeing Todd Glass at Joe's Pub. If you *are* seeing Todd Glass, I get it. Tickets= bit.ly/JJHOBELL

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John Hodgman @hodgman.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Why not join me and @jessethorn.bsky.social next weekend for NIGHT COURT? Two all new, all different, SURPRISINGLY INTIMATE nights of comedy at the Bell House. bit.ly/JJHOBELL. And leave your most controversial opinions on a food or show or town or whatever below so we can discuss it on the show.

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Andrew Perfors @perfors.net · 15/02/2026

The anti-trans propaganda push is one of the best examples I know of real-world disinformation in action.

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John Hodgman @hodgman.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

I told my smart speaker to play WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES by the Doobie Bros for a particular reason. And now she’s just playing yacht rock songs and my kitchen sounds like “ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION ADS: GREATEST HITS”

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Judge John Hodgman @judgejohnhodgman.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Don't be like Stellan! Get your tickets to @sfsketchfest.bsky.social now to see @hodgman.bsky.social and @jessethorn.bsky.social judge your disputes LIVE! www.eventbrite.com/e/judge-john...

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Judge John Hodgman @judgejohnhodgman.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

The clock is ticking! We're less than one week away from our LIVE show at @sfsketchfest.bsky.social ! Don't miss this chance to see @hodgman.bsky.social @jessethorn.bsky.social & intrepid producer @jennifermarmor.bsky.social in the same location for the first time in 2026! EXCLAMATION POINTS !!!

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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

What with the nazi invasion of our town and all, I forgot about this fun thing happening in San Francisco next week: Janet Varney, @hodgman.bsky.social, @frankconniff.bsky.social, @tracebeaulieu.bsky.social, Kevin Murphy, Cole Stratton and me doing funny riffs on some weird short films!

Poster for Riffapalooza at SFSketchfest next week, Thurs. 1/22

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SF Sketchfest @sfsketchfest.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

"Wacky comedian John Hodgman is a highlight of SF Sketchfest 2026" — Lily Janiak, Theater Critic at @sfchronicle Don't miss @hodgman.bsky.social LIVE in FOUR shows at #SFSketchfest2026! www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/c…

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John Hodgman @hodgman.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

We just unlocked a TRANCHE of bargain balcony seats to our live Judge John Hodgman show at @sfsketchfest.bsky.social this weekend. Mostly I just love the word tranche. Please tranche yourself by clicking the link. bit.ly/JJHOSF26

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John Hodgman @hodgman.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

MYKOMYDK (Maybe you know, or maybe you don't know) that I judge the readers of the NYT Magazine every week. Here's the latest. If you have a dispute you'd like me to settle, please send it to maximumfun.org/jjho or drop it below! www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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Is It a Good Idea to Wrap Your Christmas Tree? (Gift Article)

A belated ruling on the limits of holiday magic.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

ICE deportation agent: “Just to be upfront, the goal is to put as many guns and badges out in the field as possible.”

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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Secret police shooting women in the face and kidnapping and teargassing schoolchildren not getting any more popular, for some reason

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John Hodgman @hodgman.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Nation’s weird stepfather announces at dinner that no one appreciates his hard work, then sulks off to the guest room he claimed as his “den” to watch cable news all night while angrily mashing buttons on his phone.

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John Hodgman @hodgman.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Sometimes I write you a letter, and today it is about Moby Dick, the abyss, and a teen age mariachi band. Plus a mouse riding a lobster. open.substack.com/pub/hodgman/...

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all the waves rolled by like scrolls of silver; and, by their soft, suffusing seethings, made what seemed a silvery silence, not a solitude: on such a silent night

This is a SECRET SOCIETY

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John Hodgman @hodgman.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

If you are a SanFran-Oaklandish person, or know someone who is, please know that JUDGE JOHN HODGMAN returns to @sfsketchfest.bsky.social in January, and you can by tickets here please: bit.ly/JJHOSF26

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SF Sketchfest: The San Francisco Comedy Festival presents 3 weeks of non-stop live sketch, improv, stand-up, podcasts, reunions, and more!

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John Hodgman @hodgman.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

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SF Sketchfest: The San Francisco Comedy Festival presents 3 weeks of non-stop live sketch, improv, stand-up, podcasts, reunions, and more!

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Remember April 2009 when about 250,000 people took to America’s streets in Tea Party rallies and the media was like “oh man, the Dems are in trouble?” Approximately 28X as many people took to the streets to protest Trump yesterday. Didn’t even make the NYT front page.

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 18/10/2025

to this i would add a good amount of self-loathing stemming from a belief that liberal political views are somehow “inauthentic” or an affectation of “elites”

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Ken Plume @kenplume.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

There’s been a lot of well-deserved appreciation for Drew Struzan’s iconic theatrical art, but I’d like to also celebrate the art he did for @carolekingofficial.bsky.social’s 1973 album FANTASY. It has such a sublime warmth and personality to it, and it’s the perfect gateway to a great album.

Cover of the Carole King “Fantasy” record album.

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John Hodgman @hodgman.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Whoa. I co-host this podcast about state (and commonwealth) mottos and even I am stumped on a bunch of these

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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

this man's marriage would not exist if not for a previous generation of people marching for their rights.

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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Remember how under Biden the press said this was the biggest issue ever but how now under Trump it’s barely mentioned? Yeah.

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epeemike81.bsky.social @epeemike81.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Because this week's eps of their respective podcasts popped back to back in my feed, I couldn't help but think how much @stabert.bsky.social would appreciate @hodgman.bsky.social's musings on Philadelphia on this week's episode of E Pluribus Motto. maximumfun.org/episodes/e-p...

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Episode 18: Pennsylvania - “Virtue, liberty and independence” | Maximum Fun

Janet Varney and John Hodgman have arrived in the keystone state! First order of business: What on Earth is a keystone anyway?

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

NEW — I dug into the story of ICE abducting a 13-year-old boy in Massachusetts and moving him 500 miles across state lines without notifying his mother, local cop's complicity, and how the federal government's justification for such cruelty is already falling apart:

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ICE took a 13-year-old they said had a gun. Local cops say he didn’t.

Now he's detained 500 miles away from his Massachusetts home.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 15/10/2025

“the constitution forbids race conscious remedies” would be news to the people who wrote the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments

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John Hodgman @hodgman.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

I think Mills has a been a good governor, and she’s obviously free to run. but this is a clear indication that Dem leadership in DC is going to cost Platner and the other candidates money and do them reputational damage just because.

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Dan Pfeiffer @danpfeiffer.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Dan Pfeiffer For the life of me, I cannot figure out what the hell the Senate Democrats are doing in Maine — the most important Senate race in the country. Their decision to back Janet Mills suggests they have learned no lessons from our loss in 2024. messagebox.substack.com/p/are-democr...

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Are Democrats About to Blow It in Maine?

By backing Janet Mills over a grassroots outsider, party leaders may be repeating the same mistakes from 2024

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Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin. When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.

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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

DAILY MEMO: The Kidnapping of Latino Workers Continues From California to Chicago If you appreciate this reporting, please consider becoming a monthly or yearly member of L.A. TACO, buying some merch, or dropping a dime in our fundraiser so we can continue to bring you this vital information.

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 04/10/2025

Federal officer blasts chemical spray into vocal but nonviolent Portland protester, video shows The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Where are the commanding officers of those sailors in the background. How are they letting this happen?

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Ken Plume @kenplume.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

I've pulled another of my vintage interviews from the vault - This time with Sir Ian McKellen... Check it out! And if you want to see more archival pieces like this, & plenty of new ones, please consider becoming a patron! (It'd be swell...) patreon.com/posts/from-vault-with-140470347

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FROM THE VAULT: An Interview With Sir Ian McKellen | Ken Plume

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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

The media trots out the "deplorable" comment from a decade ago to castigate the left. Once a week now Trump implies that the military should destroy democrats, and it is just how things are.

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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Hello if there's anyone who would like a little pep talk in an upcoming That's Marvelous newsletter, please let me know here, and I'll see what I can do! :)

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HIGNFY US @hignfyus.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

This week, the panel will be joined by guests: Comedian and Author, @hodgman.bsky.social and Comedian and Podcaster, @akilahhughes.com! A brand new episode airs Saturday, 9/27 at 9p ET/PT on @cnn.com.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

New York City, I can see a future with you. And it’s one we can afford. Our new ad just aired during The Golden Bachelor.

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Alanna Smith @alannawrites.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

The language of non-consent around AI is really telling. "It's too late to be scared." "It's here whether we want it or not." "You'll have to learn to work with it." "You can't fight the inevitable." All just variations of "you're not allowed to say no." Creepy technology made by creepy people.

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