Big John
@dcbigjohn.bsky.social
Editor in Chief, Gambit Weekly. Formerly BuzzFeed, Roll Call, Nat Journal, Your Mom’s House. John Fetterman bit my style. Basically a DC bama livin in New Orleans
They ain’t doin shit but standing around anyway, might as well get something out of Gov. Clownfish playing GI Joes in our city
Such aid would free city employees to continue sidewalk and street repairs, she said.
Mayor Moreno hopes National Guard will help install Mardi Gras parade barriers
Such aid would free city employees to continue sidewalk and street repairs, she said.
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January 23, 2026 at 5:57 PM
They ain’t doin shit but standing around anyway, might as well get something out of Gov. Clownfish playing GI Joes in our city
People should get a Pulitzer for its coverage of this administration.
James David Vance “defended ICE's detainment of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos”: people.com/jd-vance-def...
JD Vance Defends ICE Detainment of 5-Year-Old Boy and His Father Returning Home from Preschool: 'What Are They Supposed to Do?'
Vice President JD Vance has defended ICE after agents detained a 5-year-old boy and his father who were returning home from preschool. The vice president said during a press conference, 'What are they...
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January 23, 2026 at 5:48 PM
People should get a Pulitzer for its coverage of this administration.
FEELS LIKE IS THE ONLY TEMPERATURE THERE IS NO ACTUAL
January 23, 2026 at 2:00 PM
FEELS LIKE IS THE ONLY TEMPERATURE THERE IS NO ACTUAL
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What America will read this weekend while in line at the grocery checkout:
@peoplemag.bsky.social #ICE
people.com/ice-detains-...
@peoplemag.bsky.social #ICE
people.com/ice-detains-...
January 22, 2026 at 4:33 PM
What America will read this weekend while in line at the grocery checkout:
@peoplemag.bsky.social #ICE
people.com/ice-detains-...
@peoplemag.bsky.social #ICE
people.com/ice-detains-...
Patty Murray’s ENTIRE CAREER has literally been based on this idea and her 30 years in Congress she’s done literally fucking nothing. It’s impressive really how little she’s done in such a long time.
Senate Appropriations top Democrat Patty Murray is fiercely critical of ICE, but says re: DHS funding deal: "There is much more we must do to rein in DHS, which I will continue to press for. But the hard truth is that Democrats must win political power to enact the kind of accountability we need."
January 22, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Patty Murray’s ENTIRE CAREER has literally been based on this idea and her 30 years in Congress she’s done literally fucking nothing. It’s impressive really how little she’s done in such a long time.
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state-sponsored child trafficking
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
January 21, 2026 at 11:25 PM
state-sponsored child trafficking
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This is just so wrong, so utterly, utterly wrong, given the origins and reasons for these homes in the first place.
Sam Madi moving forward with massive rent hikes for former Habitat for Humanity tenants, including those living in Musicians Village
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Sam Madi moving forward with massive rent hikes for former Habitat for Humanity tenants
The new landlord of eight apartments in Musicians’ Village in New Orleans will not be holding off on rent increases for a year, according to a City of New Orleans housing official. “Mr. Madi stated th...
www.nola.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:26 PM
This is just so wrong, so utterly, utterly wrong, given the origins and reasons for these homes in the first place.
New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno is keeping a Cantrell official accused of sexual assault
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New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno is keeping a Cantrell official accused of sexual assault
New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno has kept Nate Fields, who was accused of sexual assault on the job, as the head of the city’s efforts to end homelessness.
www.nola.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:29 PM
New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno is keeping a Cantrell official accused of sexual assault
www.nola.com/gambit/news/...
www.nola.com/gambit/news/...
The Louisiana Democratic Party is still a dumpster fire run by a bunch of goofy arsonists
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Two years after new leaders promised change, Louisiana Democratic Party is still a mess
It’s been nearly two years since a group of upstart Democratic Party activists and voters, frustrated by years of neglect and failure, forced out the Louisiana state party’s chair and some other entre...
www.nola.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:14 PM
The Louisiana Democratic Party is still a dumpster fire run by a bunch of goofy arsonists
www.nola.com/gambit/news/...
www.nola.com/gambit/news/...
Sam Madi moving forward with massive rent hikes for former Habitat for Humanity tenants, including those living in Musicians Village
www.nola.com/gambit/news/...
www.nola.com/gambit/news/...
Sam Madi moving forward with massive rent hikes for former Habitat for Humanity tenants
The new landlord of eight apartments in Musicians’ Village in New Orleans will not be holding off on rent increases for a year, according to a City of New Orleans housing official. “Mr. Madi stated th...
www.nola.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Sam Madi moving forward with massive rent hikes for former Habitat for Humanity tenants, including those living in Musicians Village
www.nola.com/gambit/news/...
www.nola.com/gambit/news/...
William Shatner is to Star Trek as Charlton Heston is to Planet of the Apes -- an absolute shitty human being with minimal acting skills who somehow became an integral part of an amazing, challenging sci-fi franchise despite themselves -- and then didn't have the decency to disappear afterwards
January 21, 2026 at 1:55 AM
William Shatner is to Star Trek as Charlton Heston is to Planet of the Apes -- an absolute shitty human being with minimal acting skills who somehow became an integral part of an amazing, challenging sci-fi franchise despite themselves -- and then didn't have the decency to disappear afterwards
My latest Gambit column is up, in which I write about how @jpmorrell.bsky.social looking to regulate crypto farms, AI data centers and those goofy ass Waymo cabs BEFORE they become a plague is a refreshing change of pace
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John Stanton: As New Orleans fixes existing problems, we must keep on eye on future ones
This past week ushered in a new era in New Orleans with the swearing-in of Mayor Helena Moreno and the new city council. Unlike previous inaugurations, which featured lavish balls,
www.nola.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:26 AM
My latest Gambit column is up, in which I write about how @jpmorrell.bsky.social looking to regulate crypto farms, AI data centers and those goofy ass Waymo cabs BEFORE they become a plague is a refreshing change of pace
www.nola.com/gambit/comme...
www.nola.com/gambit/comme...
I bet there’s a robust acid market in Fairbanks
The aurora tonight from Fairbanks, Alaska filmed in real-time (not sped up). Insane show!
January 21, 2026 at 12:13 AM
I bet there’s a robust acid market in Fairbanks
My god season 3 of Star Trek Voyager is super horny, often in a very gross, rapey kind of way. Wtf was going on in the writers room back then
January 19, 2026 at 9:33 PM
My god season 3 of Star Trek Voyager is super horny, often in a very gross, rapey kind of way. Wtf was going on in the writers room back then
Fuck yes it is. Star Fleet Academy is funny, smart, challenging and VERY topical to our current timeline. And there’s plenty of fun laser pew-pewing.
The only people who ain’t gonna dig it (at least the first two episodes I’ve seent) are dude bro incels who crank it to ICE propaganda videos
The only people who ain’t gonna dig it (at least the first two episodes I’ve seent) are dude bro incels who crank it to ICE propaganda videos
Is the new star trek good
January 18, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Fuck yes it is. Star Fleet Academy is funny, smart, challenging and VERY topical to our current timeline. And there’s plenty of fun laser pew-pewing.
The only people who ain’t gonna dig it (at least the first two episodes I’ve seent) are dude bro incels who crank it to ICE propaganda videos
The only people who ain’t gonna dig it (at least the first two episodes I’ve seent) are dude bro incels who crank it to ICE propaganda videos
We’re at the Herb Alpert show and this is the oldest crowd I’ve been in since I visited Pop at the Alzheimer’s facility
January 17, 2026 at 1:59 AM
We’re at the Herb Alpert show and this is the oldest crowd I’ve been in since I visited Pop at the Alzheimer’s facility
As somebody who covered ICE and CBP for years and years, it’s been wild watching everybody else wake up to the reality that they’re the most dangerous gang in the world and do crimes with utter impunity because unlike MS-13 they’re state sponsored.
January 14, 2026 at 12:06 AM
As somebody who covered ICE and CBP for years and years, it’s been wild watching everybody else wake up to the reality that they’re the most dangerous gang in the world and do crimes with utter impunity because unlike MS-13 they’re state sponsored.
Last part feels a bit like a threat lol
DOKOUPIL: When I travel the country, they tell me they don't feel it because grocery prices are up--
TRUMP: They're going to now. I've only been here for 11 months. I inherited a mess. If she got in, you wouldn't have this job right now.
TRUMP: They're going to now. I've only been here for 11 months. I inherited a mess. If she got in, you wouldn't have this job right now.
January 13, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Last part feels a bit like a threat lol
Dilbert Creator Scott Adams Horizontally Outsourced at Age 68
January 13, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Dilbert Creator Scott Adams Horizontally Outsourced at Age 68
Fellas is it gay to eat cereal
January 13, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Fellas is it gay to eat cereal
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The LeBron James of divorced women. No one is doing it like her.
The Trevor Project, known for its hotline for LGBTQ+ youth, received $45 million from billionaire and author MacKenzie Scott at the end of 2025. https://bit.ly/4sEbdYv
Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donates $45 million to LGBTQ+ youth hotline organization, The Trevor Project | Fortune
“I literally could not believe it and it took some time. I actually gasped,” said Jaymes Black, CEO of The Trevor Project.
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January 13, 2026 at 8:08 PM
The LeBron James of divorced women. No one is doing it like her.
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For those who don't know this already, @chrisgeidner.bsky.social is one of the best people to follow, on days like today ...
On my way to SCOTUS, where we have today’s big arguments over trans sports bans in Idaho and West Virginia, with their implications for transgender people’s equal protection rights more broadly. I’ll have a full report at Law Dork after the arguments. www.lawdork.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:53 PM
For those who don't know this already, @chrisgeidner.bsky.social is one of the best people to follow, on days like today ...
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They should invent a print newspaper CMS that works
January 12, 2026 at 6:26 PM
They should invent a print newspaper CMS that works