jdm
@jdm0079.bsky.social
editor of books in archaeology and anthropology. hobbyist gamemaker. gundam scholar. cat and bird enjoyer. my views are my own and not a representation of my employer or anyone related to me.
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jdm
@jdm0079.bsky.social
· Oct 21
i'm john d. moore. i'm an acquiring editor of scholarly books and a freelance copyeditor. also a hobbyist solo game developer with 100+ released games. have also made movies and comics. i like gundam and taking pictures of birds. cat enjoyer. i live in utah. i post about politics too much.
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New Yorkers BLOCK ICE from leaving their parking garage ahead of a flopped mass raid attempt on Canal Street
November 29, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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More Nazi shit
The White House launched a page on its website, titled the “Hall of Shame,” devoted to naming and shaming media outlets and reporters that publish stories Trump disagrees with.
“Misleading. Biased. Exposed,” the site reads.
“Misleading. Biased. Exposed,” the site reads.
Trump ramps up reporter attacks with White House media bias tracker
A new White House webpage presents a “Hall of Shame” for news reports that the president disagrees with, coming after Trump voiced personal attacks on female reporters at ABC, CBS, the New York Times ...
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:54 PM
More Nazi shit
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The appeal of a Spencer Cox presidential ticket would be “what if Marco Rubio was a Mormon”
I do not anticipate this going very far
I do not anticipate this going very far
One day he will run. And he will come in dead last in the primaries because MAGA hates him and I think he alienated moderates a long time ago.
Lying about not having plans to run is so funny too. He's clearly going to run lol
Lying about not having plans to run is so funny too. He's clearly going to run lol
November 29, 2025 at 8:56 PM
The appeal of a Spencer Cox presidential ticket would be “what if Marco Rubio was a Mormon”
I do not anticipate this going very far
I do not anticipate this going very far
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a few candidates have talked about this but any Dem planning to run in 2028 should make it explicit: the next DOJ will, in fact, go after you if you’re funding this awful ballroom, or any other pay to play deals you make with this administration
Dimon on why JPMorgan Chase is not funding WH Ballroom:
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
November 29, 2025 at 7:32 PM
a few candidates have talked about this but any Dem planning to run in 2028 should make it explicit: the next DOJ will, in fact, go after you if you’re funding this awful ballroom, or any other pay to play deals you make with this administration
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Also, the Nazi winking troll technique that has become completely omnipresent in US government social media. It's out of control. The whole game is to drop as many clues as possible while never quite explicitly endorsing neo-Nazism, so if you accuse them of it they can say you're paranoid.
"Western civilization," the font, the 11 stars - 11 states in the confederacy, for the record.
Why is this never news? Why are we letting our government agencies do this sort of thing while the news agencies report on hallucinated trade deals and act like everything is normal
Why is this never news? Why are we letting our government agencies do this sort of thing while the news agencies report on hallucinated trade deals and act like everything is normal
November 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Also, the Nazi winking troll technique that has become completely omnipresent in US government social media. It's out of control. The whole game is to drop as many clues as possible while never quite explicitly endorsing neo-Nazism, so if you accuse them of it they can say you're paranoid.
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Turning Point at OU posted this girl's essay in full and man is it rough
November 29, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Turning Point at OU posted this girl's essay in full and man is it rough
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The thread around this post is good and worth reading, and I think the thing is that given the distractions and stuff of today, I, a student of decades ago, would probably be performing like shit too.
This is not a "students today" post--it's more "this is a new form of dysfunction" that doesn't look exactly like it's been in previous decades. It's more than just "first-year chaos." It's an across-the-board inability to process instructions, engage with longer texts, and *connect* with others.
November 29, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The thread around this post is good and worth reading, and I think the thing is that given the distractions and stuff of today, I, a student of decades ago, would probably be performing like shit too.
according to wikipedia, between 1775 and 2019, the US had close to 2.9 million total casualties in all wars.
if this 1,171,700 number is correct, russia has sustained 41% of that number in 3.5 years of war.
if this 1,171,700 number is correct, russia has sustained 41% of that number in 3.5 years of war.
November 29, 2025 at 7:54 AM
according to wikipedia, between 1775 and 2019, the US had close to 2.9 million total casualties in all wars.
if this 1,171,700 number is correct, russia has sustained 41% of that number in 3.5 years of war.
if this 1,171,700 number is correct, russia has sustained 41% of that number in 3.5 years of war.
i know it's kind of his whole thing, but having watched a number of movies starring him recently, i must say that humphrey bogart is very cool
November 29, 2025 at 5:48 AM
i know it's kind of his whole thing, but having watched a number of movies starring him recently, i must say that humphrey bogart is very cool
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They’re not trying to beat China!! They’re just trying to hurt anyone who is ethnically Chinese - even when those people ARE HERE, HELPING US
even if you are the hawkiest hawk hawk hawke 🦅🦅🦅 china hawk, you have to recognize that Trump II is the exact fucking opposite of "how to win a cold war 2"
Just got the word that the Trump administration is throwing a brilliant medical researcher friend of mine out of the country because they’re Chinese. Insane and unreal. Literally doing research in the US to help the US
November 29, 2025 at 3:59 AM
They’re not trying to beat China!! They’re just trying to hurt anyone who is ethnically Chinese - even when those people ARE HERE, HELPING US
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Since when do Americans “do business “with their government in this fashion?
How did the @nytimes.com editors let this sentence appear?
"Critics have likened Mr. Trump’s approach to extortion, while others have chalked it up as a cost of doing business with this administration."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
"Critics have likened Mr. Trump’s approach to extortion, while others have chalked it up as a cost of doing business with this administration."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Northwestern University Nears Deal to Resolve Its Conflict With the White House
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Since when do Americans “do business “with their government in this fashion?
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trump will pardon or assist any head of state who has been convicted for crimes. acting out of self preservation, basically
WHOA. Trump says he will pardon Juan Orlando Hernandez, who once said that he wanted to “shove the drugs right up the noses of the gringos.” He had people killed as part of his narco-trafficking ring, which he at times operated directly out of his presidential office.
November 29, 2025 at 12:12 AM
trump will pardon or assist any head of state who has been convicted for crimes. acting out of self preservation, basically
thinking about starting a giant aaa video game i haven't played this weekend. any opinions on whether it should be 'death stranding' or 'red dead redemption 2'?
(relevant info: the only kojima i've played is 25% of metal gear solid 1, and i've never played more than 3 minutes of a rockstar game)
(relevant info: the only kojima i've played is 25% of metal gear solid 1, and i've never played more than 3 minutes of a rockstar game)
November 28, 2025 at 10:36 PM
thinking about starting a giant aaa video game i haven't played this weekend. any opinions on whether it should be 'death stranding' or 'red dead redemption 2'?
(relevant info: the only kojima i've played is 25% of metal gear solid 1, and i've never played more than 3 minutes of a rockstar game)
(relevant info: the only kojima i've played is 25% of metal gear solid 1, and i've never played more than 3 minutes of a rockstar game)
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obviously plenty of other things should have already been disqualifying but people willing to defy Trump publicly and appeal to decency as their reason for doing so both seem pretty good
h/t @adamwren.bsky.social
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
November 28, 2025 at 9:35 PM
obviously plenty of other things should have already been disqualifying but people willing to defy Trump publicly and appeal to decency as their reason for doing so both seem pretty good
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I hate to hand it to him but he’s right
The fact doomers have gone from "America is over" to "Dems won't hold anyone responsible when this is over" can actually be read as an optimistic signal imo.
November 28, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I hate to hand it to him but he’s right
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Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
there are people in america trying to convince me having a parent from Afghanistan means you don’t deserve to be considered human right now, dawg
November 28, 2025 at 10:01 PM
there are people in america trying to convince me having a parent from Afghanistan means you don’t deserve to be considered human right now, dawg
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is Microsoft Excel a feminist? Is Gemini a queer ally? Is this graphing calculator my friend
November 28, 2025 at 9:57 PM
is Microsoft Excel a feminist? Is Gemini a queer ally? Is this graphing calculator my friend
republicans are notoriously hard to appeal to on moral or humanistic grounds unless it, like, directly impacts one of their kids—even then, it's a pretty tough saving throw—but when you have the president being as offensive to possible to all types of people every day, every line can be crossed.
h/t @adamwren.bsky.social
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
Michael Bohacek, a Republican state senator from Indiana who has a daughter with down syndrome, says he will vote against redistricting in Indiana after Trump used the word "retarded."
November 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
republicans are notoriously hard to appeal to on moral or humanistic grounds unless it, like, directly impacts one of their kids—even then, it's a pretty tough saving throw—but when you have the president being as offensive to possible to all types of people every day, every line can be crossed.
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‘Remigration’ is a term that comes out of the European far right. Its use by the DHS account is a sign of democratic and epistemic collapse
November 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM
‘Remigration’ is a term that comes out of the European far right. Its use by the DHS account is a sign of democratic and epistemic collapse
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the fact that dealing with rampant lying and its much worse downstream consequences involves cultivating values rather than just imposing formal frameworks or rules (legal or otherwise) is a tough pill to swallow for some. but it is indeed medicine
Pointing out that something is incorrect definitely isn't sufficient - the *culture* of "it is bad to make incorrect statements, good to promptly and clearly retract and apologize for them, and disqualifying to keep making them deliberately" is the framework needed for fact-checking to plug into.
November 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
the fact that dealing with rampant lying and its much worse downstream consequences involves cultivating values rather than just imposing formal frameworks or rules (legal or otherwise) is a tough pill to swallow for some. but it is indeed medicine
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AMERICANS DO NOT WANT TO ETHNICALLY CLEANSE THE NONWHITE POPULATION. Only a tiny cabal of dedicated white supremacists led by Stephen Miller wants that.
But Americans are being lied to by their cowed, billionaire-controlled media about what their government wants.
But Americans are being lied to by their cowed, billionaire-controlled media about what their government wants.
America’s civic institutions have to address the full monstrosity of this. So too do democratic governments elsewhere in the world. It’s not happening. It’s being allowed to pass - so as not to rock the boat. Rock the boat, guys, rock it hard, rock it now.
“What is remigration, which the Department of Homeland Security is calling for?”
It’s this:
It’s this:
November 28, 2025 at 7:33 PM
AMERICANS DO NOT WANT TO ETHNICALLY CLEANSE THE NONWHITE POPULATION. Only a tiny cabal of dedicated white supremacists led by Stephen Miller wants that.
But Americans are being lied to by their cowed, billionaire-controlled media about what their government wants.
But Americans are being lied to by their cowed, billionaire-controlled media about what their government wants.
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just a reminder that the current best explanation for why this was necessarily or desirable is that the President wanted to see some video of it
It is unfathomable that the USG lawyers would sign off on a no-survivors boat strike (no get of jail free card).
There's clear precedent dating back to World War II trial of Germans for that very act, which lawyers know well.
The Peleus World War II War Crimes Trial
www.usni.org/magazines/na...
There's clear precedent dating back to World War II trial of Germans for that very act, which lawyers know well.
The Peleus World War II War Crimes Trial
www.usni.org/magazines/na...
November 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
just a reminder that the current best explanation for why this was necessarily or desirable is that the President wanted to see some video of it
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Neo-Nazis run the US government and our other civic institutions think the best way to deal with it is to simply pretend it isn’t happening
November 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Neo-Nazis run the US government and our other civic institutions think the best way to deal with it is to simply pretend it isn’t happening