Reposted by Johngeoffrey @parsnip.bsky.social · 19hthere is a deep moral and social rot in rural and red state america and people pointing it out are not the cause of it 151484200
Reposted by Johngeoffrey @parsnip.bsky.social · 20hvery tired of being told it is the responsibility of urban democratic voters never to risk possibly maybe by chance seeming less than respectful of rural red state life and then watching thousands in nebraska cheer on the president joking about a nuclear strike on me and millions of my neighbors 693744750
John @jcasey.bsky.social · 13hI mean, that’s a very real possibility, but I’m worried about tempting fate… 000
Reposted by JohnGeoff Brumfiel @gbrumfiel.bsky.social · 14hThe IceCube neutrino detector has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in physics. The Trump administration has proposed slashing its budget in half in 2027. 371827651
Reposted by JohnCitizen K | Long Live The King 👑 @citizenkryptik.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Much as I'm still giving her stinkeye for her role re:Biden, this IS what Pelosi was talking about when she said she wanted a "strong conservative party". She wanted an opposition that was strong enough to resist authoritarianism that our Republic wasn't at stake every time Dems were out of power 0112
Reposted by John 川上信 (Shin Kawakami)🇯🇵🇨🇳🇺🇸 @nkfinity.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Between Lula being behind and Lee in S. Korea becoming unpopular, I really would like to emphasize that there’s no one easy trick to resolving facism for good. 1530671
Reposted by JohnThomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The MAGA government’s major schemes to subvert the election have so far failed. That is a big deal! But it certainly doesn’t mean all is well. There is no reason to relax. The situation remains volatile, the outcome of the political struggle undetermined. 1394
Reposted by JohnStarfire’s Deranged Neocon Foreign Policy Podcast @irhottakes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I think Volcarona is a cool Pokémon. She combines the concepts of "moth" and "flame" in a really compelling way that creates the rare bug type to be taken seriously. 4893
Reposted by Johnjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 05/10/2026i just want to note that as soon as i posted this i did think "oh yeah, this is just fukuyama's last man" 392463189
Reposted by JohnColliu @colliu.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Key point: The news is not Putin trying to subvert “the West”: Brexit, AfD, Le Pen, Orban, everything remotely right wing he supported. The news is that the U.S. have turned. There is no “West” anymore. There is a fragile island of liberal democracies in Europe encircled by autocracies. 212247
Reposted by JohnSteve Saideman @smsaideman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026To do strategy, one must have empathy and self-awareness. Trumpers are entirely lacking in both. 0186
Reposted by JohnTuring Police Andúnië Branch 🇺🇦🇱🇹🇵🇸🏴 @dov.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The nazi bar analogy had limited usefulness anyway. Most bars don't know anything about their attendees' political views until prompted. 2838
Reposted by JohnJoe Friday I'm In Love @ultramod2.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Yeah, the underlying assumption for a useful discussion is that reasonable minds can disagree. Which is true but irrelevant when some of the minds involved are not just unreasonable but anti-reasonable. It's not a matter of bilateral bias. It's that we're playing two different, incommensurate games. 3829
Reposted by JohnJoshua Foust 🪖🎮 @joshuafoust.com · 05/10/2026I realize “candidates find success adopting their comms to social media” isn’t a very sexy story to promote, so we get this… framing. But, ARE there campaign videos that aren’t cringe? Where did that characterization come from, and why only for Democratic candidates?nytimes.comMayors Are Filming Videos, Mamdani Style, With Varying Degrees of CringeThe growing use of walk-and-talk social videos can be traced to Zohran Mamdani’s successful campaign for mayor of New York City. But not all candidates are naturals on camera. 3162
Reposted by Johnjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 05/10/2026feels like at least part of what is happening is that a lot of people want politics to solve the "my life feels empty" problem and the populist right is directly appealing to them 973699435
Reposted by JohnPhil M 🦻🏼💚 🍉 🏳️⚧️ 🇵🇸 @phillm.bsky.social · 05/10/2026When they talk about reducing red tape, remember this image. 4726841038
John @jcasey.bsky.social · 04/10/2026They had a stake in making sure this goddamn country functioned. So did the trumpists, but they were spoiled and shortsighted, thinking Daddy Trump would bail their asses out. 080
Reposted by JohnSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 04/10/2026It is remarkable how badly the Russians treat their troops. 2319152
Reposted by JohnPatrick "Inverted Vibe Curve" Blanchfield @patblanchfield.bsky.social · 04/10/2026the best part about living in anticipation of inevitable AI parousia is that unlike the early christians you don't have to do communism or help actually existing needy people - instead you can just accumulate obscene wealth for grandiose purposes of helping hypothetical generations of future ones! 25815
Reposted by JohnMike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Here, and elsewhere, people talk about “efficiency” when what they really mean is “efficacy”. People want government that works, that can deliver desired results, and that’s absolutely possible with the right people in charge. 310427
Reposted by JohnMark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Again, <only Republicans> ever get to talk like this. If a single municipal level Democrat ever did, it would be a national outrage &spark a wave of “civility” discourse, & op-eds about how Dems must Respect Real Folkz & talk across difference. Democracy is incompatible with this double standard. 582237581
Reposted by JohnGlonzo the Bureaucrat 🇬🇱 🌹 @snarkranger.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Some dude popped into my mentions to say that demolishing the ballroom is "retribution" and would alienate swing voters, I replied that I didn't give a shit, and they blocked me. Neat. Cards on the table: either you want the rule of law vindicated or you don't. And if you don't, get the fuck out. 56813
Reposted by JohnGlonzo the Bureaucrat 🇬🇱 🌹 @snarkranger.bsky.social · 03/10/2026"I will demolish the ballroom and the arch on Day 1" is table stakes for the 2028 primary. None of this wishy-washy "come together to solve problems" bullshit - the monuments to his ego must go, period, end of sentence. 1024357
Reposted by JohnThe Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 04/10/202629. It is widely believed that the president thought Iran would be as easy as Venezuela. Did he consult artificial intelligence in the run-up to war. Did he privilege Grok's "genius" over the counsel of top Pentagon officials? 1174
Reposted by JohnThe Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 04/10/202628. Trump asked the AI chatbot how Venezuelans would react to the US kidnapping Nicolás Maduro. Grok reportedly said they would dance in the streets. After Trump ordered Maduro's capture, there was some celebrating. Trump "came away thinking Grok was ingenious." time.com/article/2026...time.comWhat Trump Has BuiltAn interview with the President at a pivotal moment in his second term 3205
Reposted by JohnThe Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 04/10/202620. This week, oil executives told the Financial Times that the price of diesel "will not" return to "normal" for another year. www.ft.com/content/0d74...ft.comUS oil industry warns diesel prices will not return to normal for a yearDallas Fed survey finds energy executives believe high cost of fuel will persist 33314
Reposted by JohnThe Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 04/10/202614. Faith Williams, a policy analyst for Common Cause, said that a new Gallup poll showing nine in 10 Americans believe corruption is widespread is a sign that majorities of voters are making the connection between corruption and affordability. pennsylvaniaindependent.com/politics/mor...pennsylvaniaindependent.comMore Americans are concerned about political corruption89% of Americans believe government corruption is widespread, a Gallup poll found. 28417
Reposted by JohnThe Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 04/10/20264. For those keeping score at home, that's the billionth time (give or take a million) in which Trump has promised to do something about the extortionate cost of healthcare. Whenever he makes this promise, it's a lie. The lie, however, only services to cover up his corruption. 1509
Reposted by JohnSky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 04/10/2026The thing about the Tucker Carlson//Jacob Rees-Mogg interview is that Tucker is an American moron whose entire tactic is “assume the other guy won’t question my premises”, up against a British aristocrat that debates for fun at Oxford Union. Its like a small animal encountering an Apex predator 66784114
Reposted by JohnWill Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Again, you can always detect some faint embarrassment from Democrats when they talk about the ballroom, but “the president demolished a big part of the White House to build himself a palace with bribes from enemy powers” is, by an order of magnitude, the worst corruption scandal in US historyesquire.comA Wealthy Russian Businessman Is Helping Fund Trump’s Stupid Ballroom. Nothing Sketchy About That, Right?Surely, our president will face consequences for this insanity. 321260371
Reposted by JohnJenny @ hhhnnnnggg @slowedmountains.bsky.social · 01/10/2026For the protection of the berry patch 51190443
John @jcasey.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The twenty first century has brought me around to “death penalty, but only when there’s a clear chain of command.” Like, say, droning random fishing boats. 0141
Reposted by JohnZoomer Antimillenarian @surcomplicated.bsky.social · 03/10/2026It takes a lot to make Jacob Rees-Mogg the voice of (relative) sanity (and not by a small margin in this case). But by gawd Tucker Carlson is up to the task. Dude's gonna be crazier than Ye ever was soon, and without the excuse of literal manic psychosis. 4437586
Reposted by JohnJohn C @badsocialism.bsky.social · 29/09/2026So you want Bruce Wayne. That's - That's Bruce Wayne. Textually. 1330632
Reposted by JohnGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/09/2026In a normal administration counterintelligence agents at the FBI would be investigating this photo. In this administration, the FBI director is in the photo. 17744691798
Reposted by JohnMatt Salomone @matthematics.com · 24/09/2026See also: Trump's displaced anxiety over his own mortality and his party's impending midterm collapse, expressed as "I must build and brand every last monument in D.C. in my royal image" 2264
Reposted by JohnLP @peristy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026When I think about how much money is being poured into "data+compute build out" and compare it to what would happen if those same sums went into decarbonization and energy transition, it really drives home how the people at the top of the AI ecosystem are probably the sickest fucks ever to live. 217134
Reposted by JohnShaenon K. Garrity @shaenon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I've said this before, but moral panics are always about inventing an easier/more satisfying/more fun problem to fight instead of a real problem. Of course these jagoffs don't want to clean up the environment when the alternative is getting paid millions to have sex parties for Zardoz. 210927
Reposted by JohnDavid_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 24/09/2026It's too depressing and obnoxious to write about, but virtually all of the doomy/horny AI hyperventilating is transparently displaced anxiety about our fucked climate and political situation. Even rich idiots know it's bad and being permitted to get worse. They're trying to write their own ending. 8460681071
Reposted by JohnTuring Police Andúnië Branch 🇺🇦🇱🇹🇵🇸🏴 @dov.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Sanctions are not about punishing people for sharing an identity group with a perpetrator. They are about crippling the aggressor state's economy, a thing they have been extremely effective at doing. If you still don't understand this, go back to remedial school. 2413
Reposted by JohnPride Ott 🦦 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ @hikoukihikouki9.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Ngl everyone has their cutesie ideas but people hate inflation so much I think that if there wasn’t any deeply deeply costly way to handle it we’d have figured it out by now. You just gotta be paranoid and make it not happen in the first place! 4192
Reposted by JohnCoach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 24/09/2026My much smarter than me wife had this observation about AI use. People who can't draw or write or create are jealous that they don't have that spark in them. And it isn't something that can be taught. And they're really mad about it so they tell themselves this is the same as creating. 610810
Reposted by JohnpolitiBOO! @politiburb.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Oh yeah, that's good bluesky right there 1051672181
Reposted by JohnFaine Greenwood @faineg.com · 24/09/2026Almost the entire US technology policy space has been taken over by rich funders and consultants who genuinely believe the below wackadoodle sci-fi AI scenario is extremely likely, and that preventing it is the most important thing we could be doing right now. www.verysane.ai/p/ai-safety-... 2539378
Reposted by Johnworm @rfksbrainworm.bsky.social · 23/09/2026this was already apparent to everyone with eyesnewrepublic.comMitch McConnell Is Entirely Nonverbal in New VideoThe 84-year-old senator also appeared to freeze up. 6866578
Reposted by JohnConstant Screaming @ajaxsinger.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I mean, if they were wearing their fur mitts in the cockpit and couldn't properly manipulate the controls but otherwise no. 161
Reposted by JohnDjinn & Tonic @djinnandtonic.bsky.social · 23/09/2026"First as tragedy, then as farce" doesn't quite capture the distinction between "L'Etat, c'est moi" and "I am the [fire] code" 1623463
Reposted by JohnProf Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Oh look, Trump plans to kill $3.2B in aid approved by Congress 🤬 This includes: —> $1.3B for global health —> $115M to counter the international drug trade & prevent human trafficking —> $300M for economic growth programs www.politico.com/live-updates...politico.comDemocrats warn Trump plans to kill $3.2B in Hill-approved foreign aidTop appropriators say the White House wants to use billions of dollars to shutter USAID. The rest would go unspent. 45439