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John Patrick Pullen @jppullen.com · 10/09/2026

The U.S. government's reaction to one nightmare — the September 11 attacks — created another: an unchecked and unaccountable federal police force that has been turned on everyday Americans by an authoritarian administration. This is the legacy of 9/11, says @vermontgmg.bsky.social

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John Patrick Pullen @jppullen.com · 08/09/2026

Weird. On September 11, 2001, Donald Trump called into a local news show that morning talking about how he saw it happen from Trump Tower...

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John Patrick Pullen @jppullen.com · 02/08/2026

"This is fine." — Trump voters in Eastern Oregon.

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John Patrick Pullen @jppullen.com · 28/07/2026

Musk has been wanting to do this for 27 years. Here's the opening scene from LONG SHADOW: BREAKING THE INTERNET, ep. 2, the @longlead.com podcast hosted by @vermontgmg.bsky.social:

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John Patrick Pullen @jppullen.com · 24/07/2026

"Paramount also described the delay as a 'significant win.'" Down is the new up, folks.

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John Patrick Pullen @jppullen.com · 22/07/2026

That's the one! It's not in my family any more, but it's kind of wild that my mom grew up on, essentially, a farm in the middle of Dot! (Clarifying, I am NOT a Dot Rat — I know enough to not wear that crown falsely... I'm 2nd gen.)

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John Patrick Pullen @jppullen.com · 22/07/2026

But if you do listen to it (it's available for free in the Libby app), I recommend buying it too, because you're going to want to take notes...

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John Patrick Pullen @jppullen.com · 08/07/2026

"I'm No. 1 on the list for killing," said no one ever before today.

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John Patrick Pullen @jppullen.com · 04/06/2026

Pour one out for Scott Kelley, guys

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John Patrick Pullen @jppullen.com · 29/05/2026

People constantly dunk on the Times, but this is objectively just great reporting:

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John Patrick Pullen @jppullen.com · 30/04/2026

AI industry perfectly encapsulated in a press release I got just now: Ai4—which will take place in August—was named the "Top AI Conference of 2026" by Ai4 in its "comprehensive ranking of the top AI conferences and events of 2026." It's beating shows from losers like: Nvidia, Amazon, Google, MSFT…

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John Patrick Pullen @jppullen.com · 22/04/2026

I think @noupside.bsky.social would agree that RFK Jr did plenty to tank vaccination rates, as she told @vermontgmg.bsky.social on the @longlead.com podcast LONG SHADOW: BREAKING THE INTERNET 🎧 longshadowpodcast.com/podcasts/bre...

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John Patrick Pullen @jppullen.com · 22/04/2026

I think @noupside.bsky.social would agree he did plenty, as she told @vermontgmg.bsky.social on the @longlead.com podcast LONG SHADOW: BREAKING THE INTERNET 🎧 longshadowpodcast.com/podcasts/bre...

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John Patrick Pullen @jppullen.com · 20/04/2026

When I drop my kids off at school each day and see their principals out front welcoming students, I often think about now-retired principal Frank DeAngelis and how he begins his days. I'm sharing his morning ritual today to honor those we lost 27 years ago at his school, Columbine High School.

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John Patrick Pullen @jppullen.com · 13/04/2026

Loved this great interview of @ibramxk.bsky.social by @kellyruthk.bsky.social, especially how the saying "journalism is the first draft of history," becomes more than words — it's put into practice here! Read and subscribe to DEPTH PERCEPTION (free! weekly!) here: depthperception.longlead.com

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John Patrick Pullen @jppullen.com · 03/04/2026

It's always wonderful to wake up, read a press release, and see your fledgling, tiny journalism studio flexing shoulder-to-shoulder with this competition: www.spd.org/spd-61-medal...

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John Patrick Pullen @jppullen.com · 01/04/2026

In WWII, when the US locked Japanese Americans away in camps, the country NEVER took away their citizenship. Today, the Supreme Court hears a consequential Birthright Citizenship case. Mia Yamamoto was born in a camp. She's exactly the kind of person this administration would strip of citizenship.

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John Patrick Pullen @jppullen.com · 31/03/2026

Thanks for all the likes and RTs, everyone, but seriously, vote. Internet virality is fleeting. Giant spring trophies are FOREVER. Vote here: bit.ly/LSS4Webby

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John Patrick Pullen @jppullen.com · 31/03/2026

The internet is trash—we all know it. What better way to PROVE it than by helping Long Shadow win a Webby Award? Vote for LONG SHADOW: BREAKING THE INTERNET here: bit.ly/LSS4Webby LONG SHADOW is hosted by @vermontgmg.bsky.social, produced by @longlead.com and distributed by @prx.org. 🗳️VOTE NOW!

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John Patrick Pullen @jppullen.com · 11/03/2026

Oh to be a Grammarly email marketer this morning, unaware of the world and living free from any and all worry.

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John Patrick Pullen @jppullen.com · 27/02/2026

The Ellison’s bid is $111B (perhaps minus a $7B fee if regulators block the sale, which ha, fat luck of that), but this Saudi backing should have everyone alarmed — in addition to antitrust concerns by combining WBD with Paramount (not to mention CBS with CNN). 👋 Hello States Attorneys General!👋

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John Patrick Pullen @jppullen.com · 27/02/2026

You in particular might like Ep. 2. There’s a politics story or two in there that may surprise you. One important one relates to, believe it or not, this guy: longshadowpodcast.com/podcasts/bre...

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John Patrick Pullen @jppullen.com · 04/02/2026

I just got a "top fan" badge on Facebook by continually pointing out that @gluesenkampperez.house.gov is perhaps the most useless member of Congress, repeatedly. "Congrats!"

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John Patrick Pullen @jppullen.com · 03/02/2026

As a Red Sox fan, it's impossible to read this Johnson quote and not remember the famous "more days in first place" quote by the team's GM Dan Duquette, after it imploded and ended up 13.5 games behind the Yankees to end the season. www.capecodtimes.com/story/sports...

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John Patrick Pullen @jppullen.com · 30/01/2026

However dominant the US government gets against its people, it’s a losing battle. We were raised on a curriculum of defiance, taught through events like the Boston Tea Party, the Montgomery bus boycott, and the Vietnam protests. We were raised to be dissidents. www.theatlantic.com/books/2026/0...

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John Patrick Pullen @jppullen.com · 29/01/2026

Want to make sense of this moment? Look to the past. LONG SHADOW: BREAKING THE INTERNET examines the past 30 years of the web and has so many lessons for America's present. From @longlead.com and @vermontgmg.bsky.social, listen wherever you get your podcasts: www.longshadowpodcast.com

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John Patrick Pullen @jppullen.com · 25/01/2026

Source: www.justice.gov/about

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John Patrick Pullen @jppullen.com · 24/01/2026

“How did we get here?” is something @vermontgmg.bsky.social frequently asks on LONG SHADOW. Well, here’s how we got to today’s horrors:

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John Patrick Pullen @jppullen.com · 24/01/2026

I have always known the words to U2’s “Sunday Bloody Sunday,” but now I truly understand them. I can’t believe the news today. I can’t close my eyes and make it go away. How long? How long must we sing this song?

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John Patrick Pullen @jppullen.com · 23/01/2026

"Everyone knew if the Red Sox ever beat the Yankees, Boston would burst. But what actually happened when they finally won exceeded people's worst fears. How a euphoric riot, a lack of police training, and an untested less-lethal weapon left a woman dead and city leaders seeking answers."

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John Patrick Pullen @jppullen.com · 22/01/2026

This guy obviously doesn't know about the 442nd... (this video is an outtake from the @longlead.com feature "The Age of Incarceration") age-of-incarceration.longlead.com

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John Patrick Pullen @jppullen.com · 21/01/2026

I don't want to say we caused this, but it's a great opportunity to announce that today LONG SHADOW, BREAKING THE INTERNET, the @longlead.com podcast hosted by @vermontgmg.bsky.social, was nominated for three Ambie Awards. You should listen to it: www.longshadowpodcast.com

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John Patrick Pullen @jppullen.com · 21/01/2026

I'm going to use this opportunity to point out that LONG SHADOW, BREAKING THE INTERNET, the @longlead.com podcast hosted by @vermontgmg.bsky.social, has been nominated for three Ambie Awards. Listen here: www.longshadowpodcast.com

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John Patrick Pullen @jppullen.com · 16/01/2026

This was already written on Joe Biden’s political tombstone. www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...

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John Patrick Pullen @jppullen.com · 05/01/2026

Lots of reposts of this, but I haven't seen anyone note through its allusion to scripture here that DHS is equating itself with Mary, Joseph, and Jesus. Or — if I may simplify — DHS thinks it's Jesus.

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John Patrick Pullen @jppullen.com · 01/01/2026

Here’s the one that genuinely kills me. The 2015 5K iMac. Gorgeous display—STILL—wrapped around completely unusable innards in 2026. So, can you use it as a monitor? Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha… ahhhhhh… No. www.google.com/search?q=5k+...

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John Patrick Pullen @jppullen.com · 31/12/2025

Need an end-of-year binge? In LONG SHADOW: BREAKING THE INTERNET @vermontgmg.bsky.social scours 25 years of web history—from Y2K to brain rot—to show how our current moment became so wild and divisive. (It wasn't always like this.) Listen anywhere you get your podcasts or at longshadowpodcast.com.

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John Patrick Pullen @jppullen.com · 22/12/2025

You have deleted this response, Grant. But since you're wondering these questions, I'll respond here. I knew of The Trace's connection to Everytown in advance because it has been well documented. We noted it in the 6th episode because that's when, contextually, it was relevant to readers. Cont...

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