John W. Gunnison @johnwgunnison.bsky.social · 08/01/2026I think for an early year release, it’s more challenging to keep details of a movie top-of-mind if they’re less essential to the core story. Recalling the experience of Sinners after 10 months… it’s not Lindo you think about 110
Reposted by John W. GunnisonThe Fletcher School @fletcherschool.bsky.social · 09/06/2025A live performance of "Good Night, and Good Luck," a Broadway play about Edward R. Murrow, was broadcast on @cnn.com. Their coverage of this event featured photos from Fletcher's Murrow Center archives. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW5h...youtube.comWho was Edward R. Murrow?YouTube video by CNN 042
John W. Gunnison @johnwgunnison.bsky.social · 02/06/2025Russia invaded Ukraine in 2014. Crimea, Donetsk, and Luhansk have been continuously occupied by Russian regular and proxy forces since then 000
John W. Gunnison @johnwgunnison.bsky.social · 07/05/2025Let’s be honest, no one important is going to boycott a World Cup hosted between the USA, Canada and Mexico. No one even boycotted the one held in Russia after their initial invasion of Ukraine. Macron went to the final! 080
John W. Gunnison @johnwgunnison.bsky.social · 14/03/2025The satirical aspect of American Fiction is much less than you’d think from the trailers. It’s a bit of a bait and switch. Most of the movie is about his mom’s beach home 000
John W. Gunnison @johnwgunnison.bsky.social · 21/02/2025I thought everyone was old enough to drink in the UK 220
Reposted by John W. GunnisonRyan Bohl @ryanbohl.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Trump, given his current behavior, is likely to back Israeli open-ended campaigns in Gaza, Lebanon, Yemen, the West Bank, and even Iran, so long as the strikes stay off the front pages of the media he cares about in the U.S.nytimes.comTrump and Netanyahu Meeting Is Expected to Focus on Gaza Cease-FireThe president will welcome the Israeli prime minister to the White House for his first in-person meeting with another world leader since returning to power. 031
Reposted by John W. GunnisonCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 03/02/2025It seems like the trick to negotiating with Trump is to realize he doesn’t have any idea what the current facts are. "Oh you want 10,000 troops?" says world leader who already deployed 15K. "Great 10k it is" 1085023981
Reposted by John W. GunnisonChris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 02/02/2025The most surreal and maddening feature of the campaign was that everyone agreed that high prices were the main issue but the guy explicitly, consistently running on a platform of raising everyone’s prices won voters most concerned about high prices. We hammered this time and time again and yet. 2298363674523
John W. Gunnison @johnwgunnison.bsky.social · 26/01/2025Absolutely the standard line of wealthy people who advocate the ‘bootstraps’ approach. I worked hard, I started a small business, I walked five miles to school, everyone who does the same thing as me will be successful and you don’t need benefits. All you need to know about is me, me, me, me 030
Reposted by John W. GunnisonForeign Affairs @foreignaffairs.com · 22/01/2025From the start, the Abraham Accords were undergirded by faulty assumptions—namely, that peace and security in the Middle East could be achieved without resolving the Palestinian question, argues @elgindy.bsky.social.foreignaffairs.comThe Fallacy of the Abraham AccordsWhy normalization without Palestinians won’t bring stability to the Middle East. 2197
John W. Gunnison @johnwgunnison.bsky.social · 18/01/2025It’s also not especially hard to name something that happened under the Articles of Confederation. The… victory at Yorktown? Independence? Winning the war and all that? 020
John W. Gunnison @johnwgunnison.bsky.social · 18/01/2025The new movie works best if you consider it as a simple jukebox musical, something close to camp. It’s more Mamma Mia than Haynes 150
John W. Gunnison @johnwgunnison.bsky.social · 14/01/2025What’s your account name on there, could I give you a follow? I recently started adding ratings and I’ve built a very aesthetically pleasing pyramid 100
John W. Gunnison @johnwgunnison.bsky.social · 15/12/2024Pro-emigration ? There’s a possible typo that changes his meaning entirely 120
Reposted by John W. GunnisonBobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 11/12/2024new republican day one priority: making it harder and more expensive to file your taxes 862033690
Reposted by John W. GunnisonGregg Carlstrom @glcarlstrom.bsky.social · 08/12/2024Russian media is reporting that Assad is in Moscow, which means that Russia has accepted its first Syrian refugee english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-...english.alarabiya.netSyria’s al-Assad is in Moscow: ReportsSyria’s ousted leader Bashar al-Assed is in Russia’s capital Moscow, Russian agencies report, citing a source in the Kremlin.Developing 523668
Reposted by John W. GunnisonDr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 02/12/2024don't really feel like litigating Biden's choice, but the Hunter pardon really does illustrate the logic of the low trust equilibrium--which is to say, how corruption spreads itself through society. 210722
Reposted by John W. GunnisonJustin Higgins @justinhiggins.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Is Trump anti-war? @johnwgunnison.bsky.social and I debate this question with noted conservative think Curt Mills on today’s podcast episode. No, John and I do not think Trump is anti-war. And his cabinet picks speak directly to this fact. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...podcasts.apple.comIs Donald Trump a Hawk or Dove? With Curt Mills of The American ConservativePodcast Episode · Politics + Media 101 · 11/26/2024 · 1h 5m 042
Reposted by John W. GunnisonAl-Monitor (Unofficial) @almonitor-rss.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Congress bill seeks to block US arms sales to UAE over Sudan war - www.al-monitor.com/originals/2024/1…al-monitor.comCongress bill seeks to block US arms sales to UAE over Sudan warThe resolution and legislation introduced by Sen. Chris Van Hollen and Rep. Sara Jacobs comes amid international frustration with the escalating Sudanese civil war, as well as the UAE's denial of involvement in the conflict. 153
Reposted by John W. GunnisonJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Delta’s CEO says Trump has promised to roll back a rule requiring automatic refunds on canceled flights and another requiring airlines to disclose the full cost of a ticket up frontapnews.comDelta CEO says the Trump administration will reverse government 'overreach' seen under BidenThe chief executive of Delta Air Lines says the incoming Trump administration will be a “breath of fresh air” for airlines after what he called government “overreach” under President Joe Biden. 90562263183
John W. Gunnison @johnwgunnison.bsky.social · 20/11/2024I think Avril Haines was confirmed before inauguration day, right? She was sworn in same day as Biden 210
Reposted by John W. GunnisonThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 20/11/2024Breaking News: Comcast said it would spin off its cable networks, including MSNBC and CNBC, a sign of traditional TV’s decline in the streaming era.nytimes.comComcast to Spin Off MSNBC, CNBC and Other Cable NetworksThe new publicly traded company is set to debut next year, with a bundle of channels that also includes Oxygen, E! and Syfy. 4138882
Reposted by John W. GunnisonAndrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 20/11/2024its weird being the only person in the entire world that seems to remember the total incompetence of the first trump term 4166651
John W. Gunnison @johnwgunnison.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Sure, Farage hangs around the Trump people, but has he demonstrated any ability to persuade or influence them? Seems more like a mascot they laugh at. Haven’t seen this relationship lead to any gains for UK interests 020
John W. Gunnison @johnwgunnison.bsky.social · 19/11/2024All I mean is that she acquired an Arabic name by marriage 030
John W. Gunnison @johnwgunnison.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Senator Jeanne Shaheen has an Arabic name because she is Arab-American by marriage (husband Bill Shaheen is Lebanese) There’s been a few other Arab-American senators in the past: John Sununu, George Mitchell, Spencer Abraham, etc 030
Reposted by John W. GunnisonUmar Karim @umerkarim.bsky.social · 17/11/2024Some of the map patches on israeli soldiers showing areas part of the Kingdom as greater Israel might have further dented this cause. However with Netanyahu enjoying complete strategic autonomy over air and land across the whole levant might have also reduced Israel’s own urge to further normalize 041
John W. Gunnison @johnwgunnison.bsky.social · 16/11/2024Shared a lot of my thoughts on the U.S. election, campaigning, and the politics of international trade on a new podcast episode with @justinhiggins.bsky.social. Conventional wisdom is wrong! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...podcasts.apple.comWhy Trump Won and How Dems Can Win the Working ClassPodcast Episode · Politics + Media 101 · 11/16/2024 · 1h 13m 020
