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John Markoff

@johnmarkoff.bsky.social
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Once upon a Time New York Times science and technology writer. Stewart Brand biographer. Born and raised in (what would become) Silicon Valley.

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
$100 to any reporter who asks him, "so you're saying Capitol Police should've shot dead everyone who breached the Capitol on January 6?"
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 10/07/2026
It remains a mystery why Platner has to resign for sexual impropriety and Trump doesn't
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John Markoff @johnmarkoff.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Nothing says good old fashioned 4th of July American patriotism like flying to a speech in a grifted Qatari jet.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
THEY SAY IMMIGRANTS ARE THE PROBLEM.
BUT WE ALL SAW WHO STORMED THE CAPITOL.
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geoffrey @parsnip.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
closed down a dozen blocks in the heart of america's densest city to take history's loudest nap
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
MAJOR BREAKING: A federal judge in Washington just ruled that protesters criticizing Trump could not be forced to take down a flag reading “8647,” finding NO indication that the message could be taken as a true threat against the president’s life. TOLD YA SO. 8647.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
This is really important. “More than 100 retired NASA astronauts have banded together to form a new nonpartisan organization…” and its members believe deeply in “principles such as the rule of law, checks and balances, and the peaceful transition of power.” Follow @astronauts4america.bsky.social
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Former NASA astronauts launch new group to promote U.S. constitutional values
More than 100 NASA astronauts have signed on to a nonpartisan effort to promote “the principles that have propelled our nation for 250 years”
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Derek May @derekmay.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Boycott CBS. Boycott Ellison.
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altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
One down. Minnesota isn't playing games.
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ICE agent charged in Operation Metro Surge shooting is arrested in Texas
Christian Castro was taken into custody on charges of assault and falsely reporting a crime in connection with the shooting of a Venezuelan man during an attempted immigration arrest.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 30/05/2026
The Justice Department removed information about the January 6 insurrectionists from its website. @lawfaremedia.org has preserved and posted it www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
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The Justice Department Erases History; Lawfare Restores It
Last week, the Justice Department deleted thousands of press releases related to the Jan. 6 insurrection and other matters. Here they are.
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
The hard rock segment included: Ted Nugent Foghat Rick Derringer Mahogany Rush (Whose frontman played a rock rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner") Head East Plus: Dionne Warwick The 5th Dimension Anita Bryant Chita Rivera The Young Americans And no one was ashamed to be included.🤷‍♀️ 2/2
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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Just in case you were wondering, our Bicentennial Celebration in 1976 was held in multiple venues, and the artists included: The Eagles Fleetwood Mac Loggins & Messina (Their final performance before splitting up) Dan Fogelberg Elton John The Beach Boys America Elvis Presley Bruce Springsteen 1/2
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Soylent Queen, Nuclear Sub-Basement Kid ☢️💣☣️🍄☁️ @soylentqueen.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
BREAKING: The Titanic musicians have backed out of Freedom 250.
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 27/05/2026
The Republican Party quietly deleted their own ad attacking Ken Paxton's record on crime... because Paxton is now the Republican Party's nominee to represent Texas in the U.S. Senate. Figured if the ad is important enough to delete, it's important enough to see...
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Peace @dogsmile.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Not surprised at all.
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
And also, it corresponds with his health and poll numbers plummeting.
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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
wake up babe the white house is a six flags
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Davy Hulme @hulme.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Singer Neil Diamond started his career as Neil Coal. He changed his name when the pressure got to him.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Meidas Touch: Tina Peters went to prison for illegally letting a Mike Lindell associate copy sensitive Dominion voting machine data in her Colorado county to chase fake 2020 fraud claims, causing passwords and secrets to leak online. Not for her "strange beliefs."
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John Markoff @johnmarkoff.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Dumb and dumber
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
President Obama: “We pulled it off without firing a missile. We got 97% of their enriched uranium out. There’s no dispute that it worked and we didn’t have to kill a whole bunch of people or shut down the Strait of Hormuz.”
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Of course, Scalise makes an Idiotic Argument…..
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Meidas Charise Lee 💙🌊🌴🥥🫘 @chariselee.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
#KendallBrown Call Sean Duffy’s GREAT AMERICAN ROAD TRIP by its actual name “A TAXPAYER FUNDED VACATION FOR HIS ENTIRE FAMILY”#Pathetic
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John Markoff @johnmarkoff.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Shame…..
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/05/2026
Cliff Albright to @weareufd.bsky.social: "When Mississippi goes into session to draw new maps, they won't be going to the Capitol building, they'll actually be going to what they call the Old Capitol building -- the same one they used when Mississippi seceded. They're not even trying to hide it."
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Do you think Trump realizes that when they keep asking you to take a dementia exam every few months that’s not a good thing?
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
BYD Yangwang U9 Xtreme breaks world production car speed record at 496 km/h - beats Bugatti with 100% electric power
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 29/04/2026
Warehouse facilities are built for storing products, not people.
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John Markoff @johnmarkoff.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Does anyone remember that the Spanish flu began with US troops?
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CNN @cnn.com · 21/04/2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the US military will no longer require the annual flu vaccine for troops. cnn.it/4clr20g
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 18/04/2026
The FBI Director, the DC US Attorney, and the Secretary of Defense walk into a bar. Apparently like every day.
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Brent Crude @my2bits4u.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
If we had continued on with Obamas investments in solar ,wind, clean energy and electric cars the straight of Hormuz could have gone and fucked itself by now.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.” -Trump Article III The following acts shall be punishable: (a) Genocide; (b) Conspiracy to commit genocide; (c) Direct and public incitement to commit genocide; (d) Attempt to commit genocide; (e) Complicity in genocide.
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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
If we made the green energy transition this war would be unthinkable and these authoritarians wouldn’t be in power — not in the US, not in Iran, not in Saudi Arabia, not in Russia. Hydrocarbons are killing our freedom and just plain killing us.
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Please please read this from the archbishop of Chicago www.archchicago.org/statement/-/...
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Statement of Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, “A Call to Conscience” - Statements - Archdiocese of Chicago - AoC Portal
As more than 1,000 Iranian men, women and children lay dead after days of bombardment from U.S. and Israeli missiles, the official White House X account on Thursday evening posted a video of scenes fr...
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southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
A US submarine sinking a lonely, dinky Iranian surface ship an ocean away from the theater of the main conflict—and 9000 miles from North America—makes it pretty clear the US is fighting a general war, without the declaration required by the Constitution. www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
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U.S. sub sinks Iranian warship off Sri Lanka, killing 87 and expanding war zone
A U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship off the southern coast of Sri Lanka, killing dozens of sailors and dramatically widening Washington's pursuit of the Iranian navy.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
"Why aren't reporters asking whether the president has the legal right to launch another Middle Eastern war?" From my Zeteo piece/newsletter today: zeteo.com/p/an-illegal...
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John Markoff @johnmarkoff.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Trump Says He Will Release Files on Aliens and U.F.O.s www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/u... Anything but Epstein!
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
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John Markoff @johnmarkoff.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
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megan padilla | travel writer + wayfinder | The artwork emerging from the Resistance continues to take my breath away. Repost @firstamendmenttroop | On President’s Day, the First... | Instagram
2,165 likes, 71 comments - travelswithmeg on February 16, 2026: "The artwork emerging from the Resistance continues to take my breath away. Repost @firstamendmenttroop | On President’s Day, the First....
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John Markoff @johnmarkoff.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
How many people will die because of this? Vaccine Makers Curtail Research and Cut Jobs www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/h...
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 15/02/2026
Wow! This is some top-notch investigative journalism. The report claims the 3 million Epstein files released are only 2% of the total. The massive scale of what’s still missing is hard to comprehend.
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 15/02/2026
A child dying of cancer spent her final days fighting to free her wrongfully detained father from ICE custody.   This comes just weeks after a mother from Maryland was denied the right to be at her son’s side as he died from cancer.   Not one dime for this cruelty. www.cbsnews.com/amp/chicago/...
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Ofelia Torres, teen who fought to have her father released from ICE custody, dies from rare cancer
Ofelia Torres, 16, died on Friday from Stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer, her father's lawyer confirmed.
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Senator Jacky Rosen @rosen.senate.gov · 11/02/2026
No one can deny that ICE under this Administration is being overly aggressive, violating people's rights, and endangering the lives of U.S. citizens and law abiding immigrants. We cannot move forward without commonsense reforms.
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
I gotta say, "the Pentagon uses a high powered laser to shoot down a party balloon" feels like enough symbolism for awhile. all full up thanks
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THAT Amber @buriedbybooks.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
I honestly can’t remember any prior AG being this overtly disrespectful in a Congressional hearing. They really think they’re never going to be in the minority. Maybe I memory holed it, but personal attacks on members of Congress during testimony just seems so out of bounds.
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