Reposted by John ReevesGabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 3h“Secretary Mullin keeps making promises while his agents keep shooting people.” 620774
John Reeves @reevesjw.bsky.social · 01/10/2026How can we look at the behavior of our energy and financial companies over the past several decades and conclude: “Big Tech will police itself on A. I.” They think we are fools and they might be right. 000
John Reeves @reevesjw.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Lina Kahn: “‘Self-regulation’ by tech giants is a proven failure. The last time Meta promised to police itself, turned out it was hiding evidence that its platforms actively harm kids. Repeating this mistake with AI leaves the public dangerously exposed.” 000
Reposted by John ReevesAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This is the 59th death in ICE detention since Trump took office. 421363735
Reposted by John ReevesNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Shoot this into my veins. 1041069135
Reposted by John ReevesNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026BREAKING: Davey Hearn reflecting pool prosecution dismissed WITH PREJUDICE That means the case cannot be brought again  Huge victory for Davey, for us at @democracydefendersfund.org & our legal team colleagues Washington Litigation Group and Steptoe--& for rule of law More to follow! 489145813071
Reposted by John ReevesMelissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 01/10/2026This is incredibly hard to hear—grateful for those who bear witness. 05416
John Reeves @reevesjw.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Horrible: “A Tennessee woman convicted of murder survived two doses of lethal injection on Wednesday night before state officials suspended the execution and had her taken to a hospital for medical care.”nytimes.comTennessee Death Row Inmate Christa Pike Still Alive After Attempts to Execute Her, Lawyers Say (Gift Article)Christa Pike was convicted of murdering a classmate in 1995. It was not clear what went wrong in the execution or what her current medical condition was. 011
Reposted by John Reeves𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 30/09/2026The 0.1% own 15% of all the wealth while 50% are basically broke. That is how societies die. www.wsj.com/economy/the-...wsj.comThe Gap Between the Rich and the Very, Very Rich Is Getting WiderThe 0.1% are worth $28 trillion, or about 15% of the nation’s total wealth. The average wealth for a household in this group is over $200 million. 1091930737
John Reeves @reevesjw.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I’ve followed the Red Sox fairly closely each season for over 50 years. This year’s team has been the most maddening of all. They were terrible early, then were unbeatable for a stretch. At various times, they can’t hit at all and are unwatchable. And their two best hitters swing at everything. Ugh. 000
John Reeves @reevesjw.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Tech billionaires are dictating policy to Trump to make themselves even richer at the expense of ordinary Americans.—via @gabrielzucman.bsky.social 000
Reposted by John ReevesJesse Felder @jessefelder.com · 30/09/2026'The 20 top-performing stocks in the S&P 500 have contributed $1.7 trillion to the market capitalization of the S&P 500 since Aug. 31 while the bottom 480 stocks have shed about $1.9 trillion in value.' www.marketwatch.com/story/this-i... 1016863
John Reeves @reevesjw.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Last week, Ezra Klein interviewed Jensen Huang who believes fears over A.I. are exaggerated. This week, Klein spoke with Bill Gates who feels we should be very concerned about unregulated A.I. Gates makes a more compelling case.nytimes.comOpinion | Bill Gates’s Blunt Warning on A.I.As A.I. capabilities accelerate, the technologist is shocked by the “complete lack of engagement” with the question of how to manage its risks. 100
Reposted by John ReevesThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 30/09/2026Meta is using its A.I. data centers to exploit a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation, according to an exclusive report by The New York Times. The company’s own accountants recognize that the strategy is on shaky legal ground. nyti.ms/3VlavDw 28376184
Reposted by John ReevesBen Carlson @bencarlson007.bsky.social · 30/09/2026End of February right before the war started: Inflation 2.4% 10 year Treasury 3.9% Mortgage Rates 6% Oil $67 Gas $3.10 Now: Inflation 3.4% 10 year Treasury 5.2% Mortgage Rates 7.6% Oil $90 Gas $4.43 23510
Reposted by John ReevesKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 30/09/2026"Vote for James Talarico. He has *one* house." 13960191
John Reeves @reevesjw.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Meta is saving billions of dollars by aggressively using tax credits to build data centers. Zuckerberg gets even richer. What does the American taxpayer get in return?nytimes.comHow Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes (Gift Article)Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky. 011
John Reeves @reevesjw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Anthropic's S-1 leaked. It includes lots of interesting info. One thing in particular seems particularly important: "Anthropic said nearly a quarter of its revenue came from two customers last year, and... warned that many of its largest clients were not locked into long-term contracts."reuters.comEXCLUSIVE: Anthropic's IPO prospectus shows sweeping AI vision, surging costsAnthropic is making a massive bet that AI will transform the global economy more profoundly than industrialization, electricity and the internet, according to its IPO prospectus seen by Reuters. But ... 030
John Reeves @reevesjw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Look how quickly the morally bankrupt Zuckerberg pivots to using the term Super Intelligence. It’s hard to imagine a more unlikable and untrustworthy person. Just gross. 010
John Reeves @reevesjw.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Today’s media in a nutshell: The Boston Globe gets lucky with a viral piece about a lesbian bar in Greenfield, MA. The only ostensible purpose of the piece is to mock marginalized people in return for subscriptions. The Globe then runs the viral piece as an advertisement on the cesspool at X. 011
Reposted by John ReevesProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026In response to our reporting, Susan Collins has mustered a defense that is full of incorrect and misleading claims. We’ve reviewed FBI evidence, examined thousands of pages of records and interviewed dozens of people. Here are the receipts.propublica.orgProPublica Debunks Susan Collins’ Claims About FBI Anti-Corruption ProbeProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until President Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series o... 10838371754
Reposted by John ReevesHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 26/09/2026They warned us Mamdani would impose Sharia law. Instead, he unleashed the real threat: line dancing in Bryant Park. 1370303176634
Reposted by John ReevesJohn Reeves @reevesjw.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I highly recommend Ezra Klein’s interview with Jensen Huang. It’s frustrating and worrying. Jensen is a brilliant businessman and not the worst of the Silicon Valley CEO’s. Which makes this interview all the more troubling. He comes off as an arrogant salesman, who is in major denial.nytimes.comOpinion | Jensen Huang Thinks A.I. Alarmism Has Gone Too Far (Gift Article)Jensen Huang, the chief executive of Nvidia, does not want you to be afraid of A.I. 033
Reposted by John ReevesAnna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Wild stuff. Sheri Mecklenberg, career prosecutor accused of misconduct in Broadview 6 case, resigns from DOJ. The NYT obtained her scathing resignation letter, in which she says the U.S. attorney directed her to bring felony charges over her objection. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comRead the document (Gift Article)Sheri H. Mecklenburg resignation letter 20261222205
John Reeves @reevesjw.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I highly recommend Ezra Klein’s interview with Jensen Huang. It’s frustrating and worrying. Jensen is a brilliant businessman and not the worst of the Silicon Valley CEO’s. Which makes this interview all the more troubling. He comes off as an arrogant salesman, who is in major denial.nytimes.comOpinion | Jensen Huang Thinks A.I. Alarmism Has Gone Too Far (Gift Article)Jensen Huang, the chief executive of Nvidia, does not want you to be afraid of A.I. 033
Reposted by John ReevesWilliam Turton @williamturton.bsky.social · 24/09/2026NEW STORY: Susan Collins Dismissed Our Reporting as Old News. Some of Her Claims Aren’t True. www.propublica.org/article/debu...propublica.orgProPublica Debunks Susan Collins’ Claims About FBI Anti-Corruption ProbeProPublica revealed that the FBI was circling Sen. Collins over a defense contractor’s donations — until President Trump gutted the unit in charge. Collins has since mustered a defense with a series o... 18475160
Reposted by John ReevesScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026NYT has now independently corroborated all the major allegations against Susan Collins in the ProPublica report, including that investigators were prepared to move against her and then Trump intervened to shut it down. This put Trump in a position of exceptional and extortionate leverage over her.nytimes.comF.B.I. Shut Down Inquiry Into Top Ally of Senator Susan CollinsThe inquiry was closed last year because senior bureau officials questioned the veracity of a campaign donor’s account, according to current and former officials. 24982253351
Reposted by John ReevesHelen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 23/09/2026Why liberal arts degrees are still necessary 3722634
John Reeves @reevesjw.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Did Major Marcus Reno Panic at the Battle of Little Bighorn?youtu.beDid Marcus Reno Panic at Little Bighorn?YouTube video by American Discovery 000
Reposted by John ReevesAnnette Gordon-Reed @agordonreed.bsky.social · 20/09/20261) Thank you, Karin. I’m happy that both the 1998 and 2026 DNA tests results jibe with the historical evidence compiled in my first book. I also think the historical information alone should be enough. But I know the world we live in & why DNA was brought into the picture. 122852
John Reeves @reevesjw.bsky.social · 22/09/2026DNA evidence proves that Thomas Jefferson fathered Sally Hemings’ children.npr.orgNew DNA analysis adds evidence Jefferson fathered children with Sally HemingsA lock of hair, 15 years of sleuthing and a 200-year-old question. In History by a Hair, Smithsonian Institution scholar Richard Kurin follows the DNA trail back to Thomas Jefferson. 000
John Reeves @reevesjw.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Neera Tanden has become the Alec Guinness character in The Bridge on the River Kwai. She’s so focused on her obsessions that she no longer realizes she is unwittingly helping her opponents. 120
Reposted by John ReevesJesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 22/09/2026NEW: In ‘24, the FBI sought to launch a sweeping bribery probe that could ensnare top lawmakers, including Sen. Susan Collins. Then Trump eviscerated the FBI & DOJ public corruption teams. ProPublica unearthed the investigation and you can read it 👇 www.propublica.org/article/fbi-... 8634281343
Reposted by John ReevesScott Spratt @scottspratt.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Matthew Stafford still has a cannon confirmed 1446
John Reeves @reevesjw.bsky.social · 22/09/2026So we’re learning tonight that the only thing wrong with Matthew Stafford was that 38 year olds probably don’t enjoy 20-hour flights and multiple time zone changes right before a game. 000
John Reeves @reevesjw.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Notre Dame wide receiver Micah Gilbert is having a game tonight: 8 receptions for 170 yards! 001
Reposted by John ReevesCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 18/09/2026GUNDLACH: “We’re in backward land.” @bloomberg.com 1031591
John Reeves @reevesjw.bsky.social · 18/09/2026“Father Time always wins. He has, however, been generous with me.” Warren Buffett is stepping down as Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway.berkshirehathaway.com 000
Reposted by John ReevesKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 17/09/2026ESPN used to be a place to go for sports highlights, player insights and funny anchors. And now it's a douchebag roid case in a tank top screaming about the betting lines. 1502725300
John Reeves @reevesjw.bsky.social · 17/09/2026It’s truly surreal to see a semi-comatose Mitch McConnell—who has done so much damage to this country—flashing peace signs up on the Hill. 111
Reposted by John ReevesRonan Farrow @ronanfarrow.bsky.social · 17/09/2026(1/5) Pentagon leadership has said that by the end of this month, Palantir's Maven artificial intelligence system will become a line item with stable, long-term funding in the defense budget (a "program of record"). #News #Palantir #AI 35822450
Reposted by John ReevesAngry Staff Officer @pptsapper.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Sharing this again because it’s so totally spot-on. “Warrior,” as I’ve written about before, is a term utterly unfit for a citizen-soldier professional military. I want to buy @briankerg.bsky.social a beer or two for this. www.usni.org/magazines/pr...usni.orgWhere Exactly Has the Warrior Ethos Gotten Us?The Marine Corps should revive its traditional ethos, emphasizing professional competence, readiness, honor, courage, and commitment for the demands of modern warfare. 819156
John Reeves @reevesjw.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I still can’t get over the fact that a grand jury of American citizens charged Trump with several felonies relating to Jan. 6. It’s highly likely he’d have been found guilty and sentenced to decades in a federal penitentiary. But the Supreme Court bailed him out…somehow, we’ve memory-holed this. 000
Reposted by John ReevesAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 16/09/2026Read Mikhal Zygar on Umar Kremlev, the oligarch who helped pay for Don Jr's wedding zygaro.substack.com/p/the-oligar... 641043489
Reposted by John ReevesMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 16/09/2026Chief Oil Analyst for Gulf Oil: 23931081200
John Reeves @reevesjw.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The kids are alright: “Mr. Trump’s approval rating among voters under 30 stands at an abysmal 18 percent.” 020
John Reeves @reevesjw.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Very important from @propublica.org’s reporting on Umar Kremlev’s gift to Don, Jr: “Kremlev, 43, is also heavily involved in an organization called Healthy Fatherland…[which] is under Ukrainian sanctions for its alleged role in a program of abducting Ukrainian children from occupied territories.” 010
Reposted by John ReevesAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The impact of the alternate reality bubbles which are fully entrenched on the right, even among those whose job it is to evaluate things from all sides, are not good! 15523128
Reposted by John ReevesGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 14/09/2026One of the incredible ironies of this era is that the journalists with the least resources to fight malicious prosecution by the gov't are the ones telling the most truth about the camps. And the ones with the most resources and teams of lawyers on staff...are not. 41119270
John Reeves @reevesjw.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Bettina Anderson Trump, daughter of Jeffery Epstein’s banker and close friend of a sinister Russian oligarch, moves to the center stage of our national tragedy. 011