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John Neilson

@jneilnyc.bsky.social
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Occasional musician, writer, programmer, traveler. "I'm worth a fortune in consolation prizes."

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John Neilson @jneilnyc.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Spy Magazine’s Anniversary Chronicle of a Certain Short-Fingered Vulgarian "From 1986 to 1993, we kept very close tabs on a certain short-fingered vulgarian. For Spy’s 40th anniversary in October, we’ll be revisiting and sampling some of those greatest hits every day." substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Coming Soon — Spy at 40
Spy Magazine’s Anniversary Chronicle of a Certain Short-Fingered Vulgarian
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John Neilson @jneilnyc.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
You can get the tl;dr here www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM_j...
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Algorithmic Price Manipulation & Targeted Gouging | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
YouTube video by The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
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John Neilson @jneilnyc.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/778487...
penguinrandomhouse.com
Gouged by Lindsay Owens: 9798217058785 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A searing exposé of the new tools of corporate profiteering and a field guide to the deceptive tactics companies are using to cheat consumers out of their money—and how we can get ahead of...
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John Neilson @jneilnyc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Microsoft recorded 83–93 percent drops in click-through rates for some news plaintiffs, and 51–94 percent drops for others. Add to that reporting on low click-through rates from ChatGPT search results and news organizations’ own reporting on traffic declines. tinyurl.com/4wvd5vc5
tinyurl.com
Microsoft exec called AI scraping the “largest theft of labor in human history”
Microsoft, OpenAI emails reveal fear of AI “doom loop” killing news orgs.
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John Neilson @jneilnyc.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
What's in a name? Thanks @mapquest.com
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John Neilson @jneilnyc.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Canada, just like I pictured it ... great lakes and everything ... (with apologies to Stevie Wonder) www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
cbc.ca
Lake Ontario Now and Always': Ford unveils new sign
Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveiled a new 'Lake Ontario' sign Saturday in Winona, a small lakeside community on the outskirts of Hamilton. This comes after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executi...
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John Neilson @jneilnyc.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
"Follow The Data"
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John Neilson @jneilnyc.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Once we stopped minting pennies, it was only a matter of time... pitchfork.com/story/columb...
pitchfork.com
Columbia House Is Shutting Down
We, too, were shocked they still existed
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John Neilson @jneilnyc.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
I don't know about you, but I'd love to go a full day without seeing the word ‘unprecedented'.
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John Neilson @jneilnyc.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
"Don't ask permission, just DO IT and get permission later" may work for getting your way with the East Wing, but using that strategy against a sovereign nation sure looks a lot like an attack on a NATO state. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
theguardian.com
Greenland issues ‘strong warning’ as Trump-linked oil firm prepares to drill
Island’s government says no approval given after Greenland Energy brings kit ashore for exploratory drilling
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John Neilson @jneilnyc.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
A great starter kit for Bluesky/Substack/Youtube etc. Plenty more in the comments as well!
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John Neilson @jneilnyc.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Why is it still a pet “theory”? The pool was drained, he could have simply walked out and pointed to the 350-foot box cutter gash.
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John Neilson @jneilnyc.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
A freewheeling and fast-paced discussion of the many enshittifying trends in this cultural moment. www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0pH...
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Why It Feels like All TV, Movies, and Music Are Getting Worse | Good One Podcast
YouTube video by Vulture
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John Neilson @jneilnyc.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Finally. One coyote's struggle against a cruel world and the gods that made it. And ACME. It's The Odyssey for the rest of us.… www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMsi...
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Coyote vs. ACME | Final Trailer
YouTube video by Coyote vs. Acme
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John Neilson @jneilnyc.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
At least we're not the only solar system with cyclosporiasis...
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John Neilson @jneilnyc.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Commissioner Anna Gomez, the only Democrat on the three-member FCC ... said it “will destroy local newsrooms, silence community reporting, and drive up costs for the American families who depend on local stations for news and emergency alerts.” tinyurl.com/2ep6xmcn
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FCC to repeal 39% TV ownership cap in boost for Trump-friendly news orgs
FCC chairman claims power to repeal TV ownership limit set by Congress.
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John Neilson @jneilnyc.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Looking for love in all the wrong places...
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John Neilson @jneilnyc.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Swamp’s gonna swamp
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John Neilson @jneilnyc.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Well, it's a start...
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John Neilson @jneilnyc.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
“A man’s got to know his limitations.” www.the-independent.com/arts-enterta...
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Legendary actor-director officially retires from Hollywood
Screen legend first hit the big time in the 1960s
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John Neilson @jneilnyc.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Nothing says "America 250" quite like 3 hours of a naked emperor dad-dancing to "YMCA"...
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John Neilson @jneilnyc.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
More evidence that Project 2025 has just been cribbing from Project 1939 all along.
Rich guys: "we must end democracy and civilization forever"
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John Neilson @jneilnyc.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Who's going to be the one to tell him those things aren't really made of gold?
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John Neilson @jneilnyc.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Happy Memorial Day Weekend Keep this in mind when the Commander-In-Chief and his lackey wax all patriotic about "the warfighters" or whatever they're calling them this week. taskandpurpose.com/news/arlingt...
taskandpurpose.com
Arlington Cemetery website drops links for Black, Hispanic, and women veterans
The cemetery website unpublished links to lists of notable graves, walking tours and other material about Black, Hispanic and women veterans.
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John Neilson @jneilnyc.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Happy Memorial Day Weekend Keep this in mind when the Commander-In-Chief and his lackey wax all patriotic about "the warfighters" or whatever they're calling them this week. taskandpurpose.com/news/arlingt...
taskandpurpose.com
Arlington Cemetery website drops links for Black, Hispanic, and women veterans
The cemetery website unpublished links to lists of notable graves, walking tours and other material about Black, Hispanic and women veterans.
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John Neilson @jneilnyc.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Post your warning sign.
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John Neilson @jneilnyc.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
UNESCO: "Press freedom has experienced its steepest decline since 2012. Information manipulation - including AI - is weakening trust and national security. Self-censorship has grown by more than 60%, driven by fear of reprisals, online harassment, judicial intimidation, and economic pressure..."
World Press Freedom Day - 3 May
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John Neilson @jneilnyc.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Never be the first to sit down.
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John Neilson @jneilnyc.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
That's not the face you'd want to show when you're asking to be let into any country you'd actually want to go to. OTOH that would be a fun page to stamp.
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John Neilson @jneilnyc.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Invoking Space Force just nudges the whole post into "We're Living In A Mad-Villain-In-A-Gerry-Anderson-Series" territory.
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John Neilson @jneilnyc.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
DHS "disputed that they were seeking to use the department’s powers to advantage Trump, writing that its employees “are focused on keeping our elections safe, secure, and free” and working to “implement the President’s policies.” What if his policy is "win the election, regardless of the vote"?
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John Neilson @jneilnyc.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
It seems clear that at some point there will be an accounting, and the stories are already starting to come out. It also seems clear that as part of that there will be a body count, and that when that happens the numbers are going to be really ugly.
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John Neilson @jneilnyc.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
That feeling when you realize you've just gotten the JDV Death Touch...
JD Vance and Orban
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John Neilson @jneilnyc.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
“What are we going to do tonight, President Brain?” “Same thing we do every night - try to RUIN THE WORLD!”
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John Neilson @jneilnyc.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
"Until then, if you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a rake—forever." <golf clap>
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John Neilson @jneilnyc.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
"Democracy Dies In Darkness" Visitors to the U.S. Capitol now have a visible marker of the siege there on Jan. 6, 2021, and a reminder of the officers who fought and were injured that day... The installation was witnessed by a WP reporter at about 4AM EST Saturday. apnews.com/article/capi...
apnews.com
Jan. 6 plaque honoring police officers is now displayed at the Capitol after a 3-year delay
Visitors to the Capitol in Washington now have a visible reminder of the siege there on Jan. 6, 2021, and the officers who fought and were injured that day.
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John Neilson @jneilnyc.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Trump to Europe, 2025: "U R Weak. U R Decadent. U R Irrelevant." Trump to Europe, 2026:
all-your-base-are-belong-to-us-meme
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John Neilson @jneilnyc.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Do ALL the deportation jets get " a bedroom with a queen-sized bed, a bar and four flat-screen TVs"? You'd think they'd note that in the self-deportation ads...
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John Neilson @jneilnyc.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Flooding the war zone…
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John Neilson @jneilnyc.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Armageddon is apparently a Feature, not a Bug.
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John Neilson @jneilnyc.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
I don't want to think that I've become numb to all the crazy shit coming at us 24/7 lately, but last week it was Obama and DJT vague-posting about Aliens and this week the NYT is floating a theory that humans (and everything else) evolved from cyclopes, and all I can think is "sure, why not...?"
cyclopes
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John Neilson @jneilnyc.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Here's a first look at those coal-powered "Trump-Class Battleships"
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/02/2026
The messaging is already starting for whatever evidence Tulsi Gabbard is about to fabricate. REMEMBER: Every person in the Trump administration 1.0 said there was NO outcome determinative FOREIGN ELECTION INTERFERENCE in 2020.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 03/02/2026
None of this was hidden. He did it last time. He bragged about doing it last time. He gave a speech saying he’d do it again. What more do you need? Apparently, for a lot of newsrooms, quite a bit more. trib.al/1qA4Eq9
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John Neilson @jneilnyc.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Thanks, ICE!
Marked Safe From
Minneapolis 5-year-olds
Today
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John Neilson @jneilnyc.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Imagine having the need to spell this out ...
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John Neilson @jneilnyc.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
You'd think undergoing gender affirming hand surgery would make him more sympathetic to trans rights issues.
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John Neilson @jneilnyc.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Hieronymous Bart looks back at The Year In MAGA
Hieronymous Bart looks back at The Year In MAGA
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John Neilson @jneilnyc.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Nothing petty or crazy to see here...
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John Neilson @jneilnyc.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
<chef's kiss>
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