john mnemonic
@johnmnemonic.bsky.social
Just some schmo, luftmensch, doing mah best. New England by way of the Midwest. Old enough to plan my morning coffee to avoid heartburn.
Chanukah celebrator. Future mayor of Chelm.
Chanukah celebrator. Future mayor of Chelm.
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As my jalopy, burping smoke, tumbles down a large hill in San Francisco I am struck by the irony of my “Ben Bag Bag is my co-pilot” bumper sticker.
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nfl trying to explain to conservatives that they hired the #1 most streamed artist on spotify "in order to make money"
February 10, 2026 at 1:26 AM
nfl trying to explain to conservatives that they hired the #1 most streamed artist on spotify "in order to make money"
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no one can watch these commercials and conclude america is having a good time rn
February 9, 2026 at 12:35 AM
no one can watch these commercials and conclude america is having a good time rn
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This looks so good:
Sun Ra: Do The Impossible | Official Trailer | American Masters | PBS
YouTube video by American Masters PBS
youtu.be
February 8, 2026 at 12:55 AM
This looks so good:
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I'd watch a muppet show movie where the muppets infiltrate an academic conference.
February 7, 2026 at 2:45 PM
I'd watch a muppet show movie where the muppets infiltrate an academic conference.
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“the epstein class” is a fine phrase that - i’ll just be honest - i am going to have a knee jerk response to that depends a lot on who is using it and which of those three words they emphasize when they do so
February 7, 2026 at 10:05 PM
“the epstein class” is a fine phrase that - i’ll just be honest - i am going to have a knee jerk response to that depends a lot on who is using it and which of those three words they emphasize when they do so
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It's been 15 years since the viral exchange between the mayor of Detroit and a "random dude in Massachussets" which ultimately led to this 11-foot tall bronze RoboCop statue that finally debuted two months ago!
February 6, 2026 at 10:52 PM
It's been 15 years since the viral exchange between the mayor of Detroit and a "random dude in Massachussets" which ultimately led to this 11-foot tall bronze RoboCop statue that finally debuted two months ago!
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The only way you can treat video games consistently is if you say everything outside the cutscenes is a metaphorical record, which means -- say it with me -- video games and musicals are the same thing
February 6, 2026 at 11:02 PM
The only way you can treat video games consistently is if you say everything outside the cutscenes is a metaphorical record, which means -- say it with me -- video games and musicals are the same thing
The mad parachutist, from Vasily Grossman’s Life and Fate. A character that really sticks with you.
February 6, 2026 at 11:16 PM
The mad parachutist, from Vasily Grossman’s Life and Fate. A character that really sticks with you.
What if The Glass Bead Game just ended with the dude revealing that the game was just Root Beer Tapper before kicking it haha
February 6, 2026 at 11:12 PM
What if The Glass Bead Game just ended with the dude revealing that the game was just Root Beer Tapper before kicking it haha
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My spouse is not on Bluesky, X, etc., so every time I send him a link or screenshot of a quote tweet &c., he gets confused, and I have to explain, “it’s like the Talmud; it’s like the Talmud”
February 2, 2026 at 2:07 PM
My spouse is not on Bluesky, X, etc., so every time I send him a link or screenshot of a quote tweet &c., he gets confused, and I have to explain, “it’s like the Talmud; it’s like the Talmud”
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Tired: Die Hard is technically a Christmas movie.
Wired: Yoda is technically a muppet.
Inspired: The Nazi-crushing, ice golem is technically a Rube Goldberg machine.
Wired: Yoda is technically a muppet.
Inspired: The Nazi-crushing, ice golem is technically a Rube Goldberg machine.
February 5, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Tired: Die Hard is technically a Christmas movie.
Wired: Yoda is technically a muppet.
Inspired: The Nazi-crushing, ice golem is technically a Rube Goldberg machine.
Wired: Yoda is technically a muppet.
Inspired: The Nazi-crushing, ice golem is technically a Rube Goldberg machine.
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I’d never really experienced it much before but holy shit now I know what people mean when they say the SCP Foundation has a mass surveillance problem
February 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM
I’d never really experienced it much before but holy shit now I know what people mean when they say the SCP Foundation has a mass surveillance problem
Tired: Die Hard is technically a Christmas movie.
Wired: Yoda is technically a muppet.
Inspired: The Nazi-crushing, ice golem is technically a Rube Goldberg machine.
Wired: Yoda is technically a muppet.
Inspired: The Nazi-crushing, ice golem is technically a Rube Goldberg machine.
February 5, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Tired: Die Hard is technically a Christmas movie.
Wired: Yoda is technically a muppet.
Inspired: The Nazi-crushing, ice golem is technically a Rube Goldberg machine.
Wired: Yoda is technically a muppet.
Inspired: The Nazi-crushing, ice golem is technically a Rube Goldberg machine.
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NEW: Abigail Spanberger this afternoon ordered that all state agencies leave ICE's 287(g) program.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
Virginia’s New Governor Ends ICE Program. Local Contracts Remain, For Now. - Bolts
Abigail Spanberger left the 287(g) program, which empowered state law enforcement to detain immigrants. Will Democrats also bar local police and sheriffs from the program?
boltsmag.org
February 4, 2026 at 10:36 PM
NEW: Abigail Spanberger this afternoon ordered that all state agencies leave ICE's 287(g) program.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
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No.
Most Post cuts are in hard news, which requires local presence, full teams, and many background expenses (e.g. legal). All tremendously expensive.
Analysts like me can start a Substack. But traditional reporters need institutions; if laid off, they're screwed.
bsky.app/profile/lase...
Most Post cuts are in hard news, which requires local presence, full teams, and many background expenses (e.g. legal). All tremendously expensive.
Analysts like me can start a Substack. But traditional reporters need institutions; if laid off, they're screwed.
bsky.app/profile/lase...
February 4, 2026 at 6:51 PM
No.
Most Post cuts are in hard news, which requires local presence, full teams, and many background expenses (e.g. legal). All tremendously expensive.
Analysts like me can start a Substack. But traditional reporters need institutions; if laid off, they're screwed.
bsky.app/profile/lase...
Most Post cuts are in hard news, which requires local presence, full teams, and many background expenses (e.g. legal). All tremendously expensive.
Analysts like me can start a Substack. But traditional reporters need institutions; if laid off, they're screwed.
bsky.app/profile/lase...
A ranking of different ways to translate bodies of water mentioned in Exodus.
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Reeds.
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Reeds.
Racking my brains for another joke to add to this thread, but I'm coming up empty. I got nothing. Just a Maslow's hierarchy of tumbleweeds
A book on livestock care called Maslow’s Hierarchy of Feeds
February 4, 2026 at 2:55 PM
A ranking of different ways to translate bodies of water mentioned in Exodus.
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Reeds.
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Reeds.
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this is exactly right. "popularism" in practice amounts to an abdication of political leadership!
This part of our response essay is where I'm at. Boiling down all of politics to electoralism has been absolutely terrible for resisting rising authoritarianism.
www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...
www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-no...
February 4, 2026 at 2:25 AM
this is exactly right. "popularism" in practice amounts to an abdication of political leadership!
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longhorn marina, marathon, florida, 1985
February 3, 2026 at 8:36 AM
longhorn marina, marathon, florida, 1985
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time to reshare this meme I made, which is relevant, again
February 2, 2026 at 11:16 PM
time to reshare this meme I made, which is relevant, again
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And I'll tell you, they all have the same characters, the same names, the same genial voice-overs, sometimes they repeat locations and plot points. It's very weird. The whole television world exists in an uncanny valley that is impossible to shake.
February 2, 2026 at 7:46 PM
And I'll tell you, they all have the same characters, the same names, the same genial voice-overs, sometimes they repeat locations and plot points. It's very weird. The whole television world exists in an uncanny valley that is impossible to shake.
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You can test new tech ideas using the Seinfeld Test
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
January 31, 2026 at 6:57 AM
You can test new tech ideas using the Seinfeld Test
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.
Would the product eliminate the plot of an episode? (Google maps, cell phones, paypal, battery packs)
Good tech.
Would the product inspire new Seinfeld plots? (NFTs, AI chatbots, crypto currency, blindboxes, metaverse land sales)
Bad tech.