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
Mar-a-Lago Bari lookin ass
The person who publishes the Free Press — where the words “Minneapolis” and “Minnesota” never appear tonight — also runs CBS News.
January 26, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Mar-a-Lago Bari lookin ass
Richie Neal likes to cosplay as a pro-unification Irishman but if he was in the North during the Troubles he’d have been fine with the RUC brutalizing people if they just had some more training.
2/ I have consistently called for reform and accountability within ICE. What more will it take for Republicans to join us and put an end to this?
January 26, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Richie Neal likes to cosplay as a pro-unification Irishman but if he was in the North during the Troubles he’d have been fine with the RUC brutalizing people if they just had some more training.
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Let us all have the courage displayed by the residents of Minneapolis.
January 25, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Let us all have the courage displayed by the residents of Minneapolis.
Shout out to the two tween boys who tried to help my Pop’s caregiver get unstuck from the snow. A big fuck you to their dad who wouldn’t let them.
January 25, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Shout out to the two tween boys who tried to help my Pop’s caregiver get unstuck from the snow. A big fuck you to their dad who wouldn’t let them.
lol this is the sort of social media debate I miss
January 25, 2026 at 1:20 PM
lol this is the sort of social media debate I miss
lol melania Trump really had her vanity movie made by Brett Ratner, a sex creep who was friends with Epstein
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Brett Ratner, Director of Upcoming Melania Trump Documentary, Seen in Photo Released from Epstein Files
Disgraced Hollywood director Brett Ratner appeared in the latest batch of Epstein files released by the Department of Justice on Dec. 19. Ratner is the director of the upcoming Melania Trump documenta...
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January 25, 2026 at 1:16 PM
lol melania Trump really had her vanity movie made by Brett Ratner, a sex creep who was friends with Epstein
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people.com/brett-ratner...
It’s been a decade at least since I shoveled snow and it is exactly as shitty an activity as I remember it
January 25, 2026 at 1:03 PM
It’s been a decade at least since I shoveled snow and it is exactly as shitty an activity as I remember it
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Since @peoplemag.bsky.social is doing such a good job covering this with honesty & the humanity it deserves in spite of this vengeful regime trying to snuff it out, here’s the links to their articles. Give them all the clicks—they earned it.
January 25, 2026 at 4:24 AM
Since @peoplemag.bsky.social is doing such a good job covering this with honesty & the humanity it deserves in spite of this vengeful regime trying to snuff it out, here’s the links to their articles. Give them all the clicks—they earned it.
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Emergency protest tomorrow, Sunday 3pm at Lafayette Square. #nolasky #nolatwitter #solidaritywithMinneapolis
January 25, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Emergency protest tomorrow, Sunday 3pm at Lafayette Square. #nolasky #nolatwitter #solidaritywithMinneapolis
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Memory is a fragile thing in this moment, so it is important to keep in mind that Hakeem Jeffries refused to whip his caucus against ICE funding earlier this week.
January 24, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Memory is a fragile thing in this moment, so it is important to keep in mind that Hakeem Jeffries refused to whip his caucus against ICE funding earlier this week.
CBP has been a vicious racist paramilitary gang for decades so this absolutely tracks.
The officer who fatally shot a Minneapolis man during a protest is an 8-year Border Patrol veteran, federal officials say.
Police chief calls for calm after a man is shot and killed during Minneapolis immigration crackdown
Federal immigration officers have shot and killed a man in Minneapolis, drawing hundreds of protesters in a city already shaken by another fatal shooting weeks earlier.
bit.ly
January 24, 2026 at 8:44 PM
CBP has been a vicious racist paramilitary gang for decades so this absolutely tracks.
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.
bit.ly
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...
people.com
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
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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