Reposted by John Longlizardbreath 🦎🪦🎃 @spindlypete.bsky.social · 25/09/2026you shouldn't take an iced coffee to a job interview because you shouldn't be trying to get a job. you should be digging an enormous pit or a complex system of tunnels 222697447
Reposted by John LongMusa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 24/07/2026The editor in chief of The Economist referring here to the AfD’s leader as a “perfectly thoughtful person“ instead of what she truly is - a driver and enabler of German fascism - is a huge part of the problem. 542901699
Reposted by John LongAftermath @aftermath.site · 07/08/2026Hello local business, your AI ads are costing you customers: aftermath.site/ai-poster-ad-f... 21356741483
Reposted by John LongMurshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Every single person in Maine and everyone around the country with a sense of humanity and decency need to remember this today. mainebeacon.com/collins-vote... 241656561
Reposted by John LongDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Elon Musk keeps telling us that his defunding of foreign aid had nothing to do with racial bias while also posting stuff like this 14582132
John Long @janthonylong.bsky.social · 09/07/2026"I won't vote for anyone but my preferred candidate against the Republican" is the petulance of a child--not an adult who wants to stop Trump. 0120
John Long @janthonylong.bsky.social · 09/07/2026The magical thinking is believing something is owed to that scumbag. 1210
Reposted by John Longjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 08/07/2026this is like the literal opposite of true. the most fruitful eras of the modern democratic party coincided with periods where the walls separating political radicals from the mainstream were way less solid 2215348761
John Long @janthonylong.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Or maybe, just maybe, he should do what's best for Maine and the country and get the fuck out of the race. 1320
John Long @janthonylong.bsky.social · 08/07/2026It's just ridiculous. He's either ignorant of American politics or your journalism. 120
John Long @janthonylong.bsky.social · 08/07/2026It's just ass-clownish to call Josh Marshall "center-right." 0150
John Long @janthonylong.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Platner had repeatedly lied to Maine voters, which is to say he's defrauded them. He needs to get the fuck out of the race. Now. 1510
Reposted by John LongJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 08/07/2026here's my thoughts on matt's piece talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/a-res...talkingpointsmemo.comA Response to Matt Yglesias About ‘Fight’ in Democratic CandidatesThis morning on Bluesky Politico’s Josh Gerstein flagged to me and others... 1276
John Long @janthonylong.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Incredibly sloppy by Yglesias. Voters have said again and again in polling that their biggest complaint about Democrats is fecklessness and weakness--not wokeness. 030
Reposted by John LongDavid Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Republicans have 4 votes to overturn the Civil War. 19213
John Long @janthonylong.bsky.social · 30/06/2026He ALWAYS does this. He does not challenge these frauds. 130
John Long @janthonylong.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Yeah, the Democratic Party in Westchester were very strategic in getting behind Cait. Not the most progressive Dem by any means. But NY17 contains Rockland County, very significant Orthodox Jewish community. 120
John Long @janthonylong.bsky.social · 24/06/2026I saw them over and over and it was clear who she was taking to and it wasn't me! 100
Reposted by John LongKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 24/06/2026"Sure, sure, grandpa, the nurses are stealing your blood, sure. And the janitor works for the Stasi? Wow, that sounds serious." 4457263
John Long @janthonylong.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Those ads she ran to in the primary were intended for the general. Emphasized her working class background and military service. Nothing whatsoever for D base voters. 140
John Long @janthonylong.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Very silly people are saying that, but no one takes them seriously. Cait Conley, who won in NY-17, aimed her ads squarely at centrist Ds and disaffected Rs. 150
John Long @janthonylong.bsky.social · 24/06/2026I live in NY-17. The reason Cait Conley is mum on Israel is the district bizarrely and unhelpfully (for Democrats) includes Rockland County, which as you know, has a significant Orthodox Jewish population. 010
Reposted by John LongJustin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 03/06/2026In a statement to @benmullin.bsky.social, Scott Pelley disputes what Bari Weiss said in this morning's editorial meeting, claiming he was never offered "a way back" as she claimed. "These executives cannot gain the trust of the staff with lies. This is antithetical to everything we stand for..." 12043561272
John Long @janthonylong.bsky.social · 16/05/2026My idea for a Bond reboot is to put him back in the right period - the '60s - '70s. Cold War Bond is the best Bond. 010
John Long @janthonylong.bsky.social · 04/05/2026"I'm tryin' to work with you on this thing here! And we're doin' all we can." 000
Reposted by John LongMax’s Dad @djwyszynski.bsky.social · 09/04/2026We had art everywhere. Movie posters and billboards and even ads in magazines. I’m not a fucking boomer, I promise. But I do miss being surrounded by the work of really talented people with a camera, a pencil, and some paint. 3796
John Long @janthonylong.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Can we stop talking about Piker now please? I'd never even heard of him two weeks ago, and now I wish I hadn't. 010
Reposted by John LongJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Notionally Trump claims exclusive (false) credit for it. But the Artemis mission has this uncanny quality, like an alternative timeline where things aren't all wretched, absurd and degenerate - rooted in science, human striving, injgenuity and purpose. The contrast w the war in the Gulf is so great. 311085160
John Long @janthonylong.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Pretty much it. Useless. Klein is becoming Ross Douthat before our eyes. 000
John Long @janthonylong.bsky.social · 29/03/2026Ezra Klein is becoming indistinguishable from Ross Douthat. Letting Trump apologists spout a bunch of nonsense and not challenging them on any of it. open.spotify.com/episode/44h9...open.spotify.comWill Iran Break Trumpism? 010
John Long @janthonylong.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Exactly the same thing the Post did. There is no market--zero-- for "straight news, but slightly-more Trumpy." GOP voters have been trained for thirty years not to trust any network/outlet except Fox. 000
Reposted by John LongPete Marcus @petemarcus.bsky.social · 23/02/2026This piece is fascinating. Amazon is encouraging the use of AI to draft its famous "six-pagers" - which undermines the whole purpose of writing the document in the first place. Writing is thinking; pressing an AI button is not. www.bigtechnology.com/p/writing-cr...bigtechnology.comWriting Crystalized Thinking At Amazon. Is AI Muddying It?Amazon’s famously writing-centric culture is being aided by generative AI. What does that say about the company’s culture, priorities, and future? 012
John Long @janthonylong.bsky.social · 23/02/2026I wrote in the book that Zombie Brands are all stuck on the same Spotify playlist. Then the Super Bowl proved the point. www.linkedin.com/posts/johnal...linkedin.comI argued in "Zombie Brands" that too many brands are stuck on the same Spotify playlist. Then the Super Bowl proved the point. Fifteen brands all used songs from the last century, all of wh...I argued in "Zombie Brands" that too many brands are stuck on the same Spotify playlist. Then the Super Bowl proved the point. Fifteen brands all used songs from the last century, all of which have b... 000
John Long @janthonylong.bsky.social · 21/02/2026Really enjoyed my chat with MUSE at The Clios about the inspiration for the book, the cure for zombification, and two brands that have avoided the disease all together. musebyclios.com/advertising/...musebyclios.comPreventing the Rise of ‘Zombie Brands’ | Muse by CliosWhen the heart and soul of a brand diminishes and its messaging echoes those of its rivals, well then, you've found a zombie brand. John Long , ECD of Digitas, recently released a paperback version of... 131
Reposted by John LongJohn Long @janthonylong.bsky.social · 18/02/2026It's a clean sweep for ZOMBIE BRANDS: #1 in Advertising, Online Advertising, Writing for Advertising, and PR on Amazon's Hot New Releases. Excited that the ideas are resonating. 161
Reposted by John LongAdam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 18/02/2026For months I've banged the drum that "not sure" has become the safe harbor answer for "Republicans who know Trump's probably wrong, but don't want to admit it." Today's Economist/YouGov Poll: Is Donald Trump racist? 41% of Republicans have No Opinion. d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/ec... 481715441
John Long @janthonylong.bsky.social · 18/02/2026But...Yglesias keeps telling me that all we need is a "moderate" to win. (eyeroll emoji) 000