Reposted by John P.jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12hbefore this is over i will not be surprised if trump cuts down every cherry tree he can find just to spite DC 1214370802
Reposted by John P.John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 14hWhat I like about Bluesky is that Ukraine's bombing of the Russian Bots has no effect on traffic here, we all blocked those bots long ago 282497194
Reposted by John P.jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 14hI'm sure X is remarkably friendly if you aren't the target of racial slurs and harassment campaigns. Anyway, I wonder how many "niggers" I'll have to sift through if I start posting there again? 1172993256
Reposted by John P.jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 16hi know i’m getting old when i visit my hometown — which i was desperate to escape — and think, “you know, this place isn’t so bad” 161370780
Reposted by John P.Akilla Cooper @akelacooper.bsky.social · 23hCALIFORNIANS NEED TO SPREAD THIS FAR AND WIDE. Too many voters are low information and will vote yes on all three w/o realizing the latter cancels out the former 1540360
Reposted by John P.jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 08/10/2026come 2028 vance will be cutting ads specifically denouncing his in-laws for coming to the united states 2165779872
Reposted by John P.Phil PlAIt @philplait.bsky.social · 07/10/2026You do NOT want the flu. It is not just a cold, it is way, WAY worse. Get vaxxed. 48985292
Reposted by John P.Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 07/10/2026reading this, recalling how quickly the killing of Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman slipped out of the newsphoenixnewtimes.comCongressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signsEmbarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing. 1959851899
Reposted by John P.Ann Leckie @annleckie.com · 07/10/2026This kind of reminds me about the "divorce epidemic" of the 70s (which is specifically referenced in the post I'm not rsing). Pretty much nobody is or was getting divorced casually. My parents got divorced at the end of the sixties, and when I hear people talk about how no one 130712
Reposted by John P.jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 07/10/2026who knows if jackson can win this thing but i am glad that he is making clear that susan collins's whole scam is to do everything she can to make life worse for mainers and then take credit for mitigating it in the slightest way possible 107106251804
Reposted by John P.Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 06/10/2026We stll aren't talking about this enough. Hinojosa up 3 on Abbott in latest NYT. 10% of 2024 Trump voters say they'll support her. www.nytimes.com/interactive/... 510919
Reposted by John P.Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 06/10/2026I LOVE how @propublica.org dealt with official comment here, editorially and stylistically. 1335761334
Reposted by John P.Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Just a reminder: Tillis persuaded the woman Hegseth allegedly raped to come forward with her story, and told her that if she did, it would sink the nomination. She did. At great risk to herself. Tillis then cast the deciding vote for Hegseth. Because he’s a goddamned coward.ms.nowOutgoing Sen. Tillis regrets pivotal vote for Hegseth: ‘He’s an actor. He’s not a manager’Outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis spoke to MS NOW about regretting his vote to confirm Pete Hegseth and his strained relationship with Trump. 25797753048
Reposted by John P.John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026There are GOP politicians who are not pedophiles or personally massively corrupt, but all of them are in submissive thrall to a president who *is* a corrupt pedophile, and who has, by virtue of his position, made the party into his own image. It now protects and valorizes immorality and corruption. 1780098
Reposted by John P.Adam Holisky @adam.holisky.com · 05/10/2026“allegations” The guy literally paid money to get kids to not talk. He was caught and convicted. There is no allegation anymore. Feckless media. This is one of the reasons we’re in this mess. 1102
Reposted by John P.John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 05/10/2026Pedophile politician arrives in Hell, may he be the first of many to imminently follow www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/o...nytimes.comDennis Hastert, Powerful Politician Disgraced by Child Sex Scandal, Dies (Gift Article)The longest-serving Republican speaker of the House admitted in 2016 to abusing teenage boys decades earlier. He was 84. 591266166
Reposted by John P.Matthew Rossi @matthewrossi.bsky.social · 05/10/2026If you’ve seen John Wick and Grosse Pointe Blank is it genius or stupidity to imagine a movie where Keanu Reeves’ character is hunting down John Cusack’s? 031
Reposted by John P.jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 05/10/2026it's such a perfect example of what is actually alito's hallmark as a justice, shoddy, sub-undergraduate thinking dressed up with five dollar words. 453321243
Reposted by John P.jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 05/10/2026the other thing is that this is a totally incoherent and arbitrary standard for deciding who has rights and who doesn't. you could say the same, for instance, of alito's vision of inviolate "religious liberty" or expansive gun rights. 132577144
Reposted by John P.Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 03/10/2026Two more data points: husband and I got flu and COVID shots Friday morning. He went to bed a little early with a sore arm and woke up perfectly fine. Just a sore arm for me. Things are spiking here in CA so I’m happy to re-up and enjoy all my autumnal plans 191729
Reposted by John P.jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 03/10/2026this for RFK Jr. is mission accomplished 8045511080
Reposted by John P.Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 03/10/2026Killed. NSF’s SBE was killed, in violation of law. The President does not have the power to choose to kill programs at a whim by defunding them. The imperial presidency was a mistake and we are in a separation of powers constitutional crisis. 151456531
Reposted by John P.Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 03/10/2026Great piece. As a white person, does anyone have the information on where I need to go to collect these people? Are they sitting in a cardboard box behind a desk somewhere? I’m actually taking a bucket of old paint to the hazardous material drop off site in Oakland this morning so the timing is good 412421
Reposted by John P.Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 03/10/2026I know we’re all talking about how wild it is that Talarico is consistently leading against Paxton, but my friends you still cannot grasp how wild it is. But this *grouping* makes it more intelligible. Talarico is an incredible candidate but until now, candidate quality hasn’t made a difference. 510114
Reposted by John P.Antony Johnston @antonyjohnston.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Apparently this is a real thing. Campaign to get these up and running in the UK starts here 😂 1215433
Reposted by John P.Adam McKay @ghostpanther.bsky.social · 03/10/2026It’s astounding this isn’t the only thing people are talking about. It shows how much power mainstream news, who are blacking out the climate element of this El Niño, still holds. #ClimateCrisis 5282129
Reposted by John P.Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The GOP promised their tax cuts for the rich would lead to growth. But growth slowed down. They said their tariffs would bring back manufacturing. But factory jobs are down under Trump. Republican policies don’t work. Change begins on November 3. 421628455
Reposted by John P.evacide @evacide.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This company makes a cute little tool for silencing AirTags and they absolutely do not care that they are helping people to create perfect stalking devices. sixcolors.com/post/2026/10...sixcolors.comSilencing AirTags enables stalkers and domestic violenceElevationLab has released an AirTag product I find appalling, and I strongly urge they immediately withdraw it from sale and recall all inventory. The AirTag Silencer is a simple device: remove the… 614864
Reposted by John P.Kerstin Hall @kerstinhall.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Radiant Star is on special, let’s go!kobo.comRadiant Star ebook by Ann Leckie - Rakuten KoboRead "Radiant Star" by Ann Leckie available from Rakuten Kobo. Space opera's sharpest mind returns to the world of the Imperial Radch in this brilliant standalone from award-winning a... 25620
Reposted by John P.jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 01/10/2026i think cox should spend less time weeping about polarization and more time working to convince his co-partisans not to abandon pluralism and liberal democracy 1583973509
Reposted by John P.ProPublica @propublica.org · 30/09/2026Babies who don’t get the vitamin K shot are 81 times more likely to develop severe bleeding. In many cases, oxygen can’t reach their brains and blood pools around their skulls. Yet driven by misinformation, more parents are refusing the injection. (Published May)propublica.orgBabies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at BirthA lifesaving injection given at birth to prevent severe bleeding has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement. 611227536
Reposted by John P.Kyle Orland @kyleor.land · 30/09/2026[SENATOR ERIC SCHMITT]: So you’re telling me under oath that you've never played World of Warcraft? [JACK SMITH]: Correct [SCHMITT]: WELL THEN *unveils poster* please explain this picture of you farming gold in Eversong Woods! [SMITH]: That is Elden Ring, sir. 358590
Reposted by John P.Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A man replied to this saying in earnest that women need to get organized and fight for our rights and men will follow. We did that. We do that. We mobilized the largest single day protest in global history on every continent and yet I have fewer rights than my mom did at my age. 15184781520
Reposted by John P.Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 29/09/2026This the most anti-American administration in history. Destroying everything good about us, growing all that is bad. 1520563
Reposted by John P.Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Did Anthropic's Claude discover something new in biotech? Well, just like with those recent alleged math proofs, it looks like it was given the answers in advance from real humans doing actual research. (gift: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/s...) 817456
Reposted by John P.jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 28/09/2026yeah i am reasonably sure that i have a better chance of winning the democratic primary for president than rahm emmanuel 3075076465
Reposted by John P.Phil PlAIt @philplait.bsky.social · 28/09/2026SpaceX just launched the 14th Starship test flight, and it's now successfully in orbit for the first time. This is an amazing achievement, and I absolutely detest how Musk has ruined this sort of thing both for me and for humanity. 34776100
Reposted by John P.Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 28/09/2026Listening to Glenn Beck rn (because I am not a well person) and he's very earnestly telling the story of the Texas 80yo who is delivering lost luggage to help pay for his wife's cancer treatment *and turning it into a story about Americans' generosity.* Not, you know, our broken healthare system. 1334843
Reposted by John P.Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 28/09/2026All the coverage of Talarico's supposed "problems" with Black Tx Dems are anecdotes and vibes. Polling now shows him 20 points (20!) ahead of Beto *and Allred* with Black voters, so the metric is "enthusiasm," ignoring Black Dems' reliability at the polls. www.tpr.org/government-p... 1236771
Reposted by John P.Aliette de Bodard @aliettedebodard.com · 28/09/2026Any time we hear "AI did this and this", it's not proof programs are becoming sentient, but that the humans deploying said AI did this (which is generally failing to deploy proper sandboxing measures to prevent an AI from going against security) It's not the AI that's rogue, it's the company 6463140
Reposted by John P.Dan Moren @dmoren.com · 26/09/2026static.klipy.comShe Hulk MadisynnAlt: She Hulk Madisynn 2203
Reposted by John P.Politics and Health 🗳️ 🩺 @politicshealth.bsky.social · 26/09/2026So fuc*ing infuriating and sad. The CDC used to be the crown jewel of the world's scientific firmament. Other countries came to us for help fighting deadly diseases. Its disease detectives learned what caused illness and helped change practices to prevent them. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...nytimes.com‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control. 11030641222
Reposted by John P.Dan Moren @dmoren.com · 26/09/2026As if it’s not hard enough already to get publicity for your book. 😐 161
Reposted by John P.Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 25/09/2026I wanted to talk about the Ed Sheeran thing, particularly how Macklemore’s past actions highlight the hypocrisy of Zionists like Bob Kraft skepchick.org/2026/09/mack...skepchick.orgMacklemore Proves Zionists Don’t Care About AntisemitismTranscript: Today I want to talk about Ed Sheeran and Macklemore. That’s a sentence I never thought I would speak out loud, but it’s the truth: I genuinely want to talk about two musicians I have p… 415129
Reposted by John P.Dan Moren @dmoren.com · 24/09/2026It's funny how I feel like I've waited all this time and it's STILL two months until my book comes out. But two months it is! ETERNITY'S TOMB. November 24. Plenty of time to preorder a signed copy, ebook, or audiobook! Doesn't it look nice? dmoren.com/writing/eternitys-... 2225
