John Rogers
@johnrogers.bsky.social
TV, comics and film writer. LEVERAGE, JACKIE CHAN ADVENTURES, BLUE BEETLE, MARRY ME, a couple other things. Free newsletter of reviews, recommendations, and general oddities at https://buttondown.email/kungfumonkey
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happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
February 3, 2026 at 4:19 PM
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
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Putting on my suit and tie and going on America Erwache to describe a 234 year old basic requirement of the constitution for lawful searches and seizures as a “nonstarter.”
Rep. Mark Harris: "Some of these things are nonstarters. Having judicial warrants? To me, hat's a nonstarter. Being able to make off their mask, putting them at risk? That's a nonstarter. I would say anything that's going to hamstring the work of ICE, that's just not going to go anywhere."
February 3, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Putting on my suit and tie and going on America Erwache to describe a 234 year old basic requirement of the constitution for lawful searches and seizures as a “nonstarter.”
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Of course law enforcement wears masks. They have long not been accountable to "the people." They are their own super-class of people with special rules. It's a symptom; not a cause.
February 3, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Of course law enforcement wears masks. They have long not been accountable to "the people." They are their own super-class of people with special rules. It's a symptom; not a cause.
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These cases over the past ten years from SCOTUS tilted the House to Republicans.
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
The Supreme Court Just Made Gerrymandering Even Easier
A recent ruling has created another obstacle for voters of color trying to protect their rights.
www.brennancenter.org
February 3, 2026 at 1:57 PM
These cases over the past ten years from SCOTUS tilted the House to Republicans.
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/ana...
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Christopher Nolan has cast a Genovian as Penelope and a Bostonian as Odysseus. And they will be speaking English, a language that did not exist in antiquity. This whole production is pure chaos.
Forgive me, Jesus, because I genuinely deeply enjoy how perpetually unhappy and desolate these losers are.
February 3, 2026 at 4:40 AM
Christopher Nolan has cast a Genovian as Penelope and a Bostonian as Odysseus. And they will be speaking English, a language that did not exist in antiquity. This whole production is pure chaos.
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Dem leadership: changing this is a difficult process, you fool. You rube. You utter infant. Give us between $5 and $50
Mamdani, wiping grease off his hands: So it turns out there's a switch on this machine that puts it into either orphan-shredding mode or free school lunch mode. Just had to flip it
Mamdani, wiping grease off his hands: So it turns out there's a switch on this machine that puts it into either orphan-shredding mode or free school lunch mode. Just had to flip it
February 3, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Dem leadership: changing this is a difficult process, you fool. You rube. You utter infant. Give us between $5 and $50
Mamdani, wiping grease off his hands: So it turns out there's a switch on this machine that puts it into either orphan-shredding mode or free school lunch mode. Just had to flip it
Mamdani, wiping grease off his hands: So it turns out there's a switch on this machine that puts it into either orphan-shredding mode or free school lunch mode. Just had to flip it
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So I started writing this paper almost exactly a year ago, based on the talks I'd given across 2024, including my keynote for the Society for Ethics Across the Curriculum. This is the pre-print and, all things considered, the full edited version should be available in April.
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On Bullshit Engines’ Politics_Preprint
This is a pre-print of the following chapter: Williams, Damien P., “On Bullshit Engines’ Politics”, published in Arrangements of Power: Tracing Langdon Winner’s Legacy Within and Beyond the P…
afutureworththinkingabout.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:40 AM
So I started writing this paper almost exactly a year ago, based on the talks I'd given across 2024, including my keynote for the Society for Ethics Across the Curriculum. This is the pre-print and, all things considered, the full edited version should be available in April.
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Peter Thiel has been open about this for a long time. Trump is a way to break the republic, which can then be replaced by “free economic zones” with oligarchs as dictators and tech as a taskmaster for helpless humans without any rights. (1/2)
Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.
February 2, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Peter Thiel has been open about this for a long time. Trump is a way to break the republic, which can then be replaced by “free economic zones” with oligarchs as dictators and tech as a taskmaster for helpless humans without any rights. (1/2)
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The man who murdered Renee Good didn't need a bodycam because HE FILMED THAT SHIT LIKE IT WAS HIS IG REEL
Kristi Noem: “Effective immediately we are deploying body cameras to every officer in the field in Minneapolis.”
February 2, 2026 at 10:58 PM
The man who murdered Renee Good didn't need a bodycam because HE FILMED THAT SHIT LIKE IT WAS HIS IG REEL
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The orcas have discovered fire.
Fire chief says cause of fire that sank 3 yachts will likely never be found
Fire chief says cause of fire that sank 3 yachts will likely never be found
A marina fire in Sidney, B.C. has sunk three yachts worth millions, and the community’s fire chief says investigators may never find the cause.
bit.ly
February 2, 2026 at 10:33 PM
The orcas have discovered fire.
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"They start by questioning the assumption that CEOs necessarily seek to advance “legitimate” ends. Instead, they suggest that a persistent issue is predation: the exploitation of asymmetries in information and power to the disadvantage of shareholders, creditors, customers, or employees."
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A related article (for those with access, but the abstract alone is a good 'un), but Bill Black and June Carbone. digitalcommons.law.seattleu.edu/sulr/vol43/i...
February 2, 2026 at 10:26 PM
"They start by questioning the assumption that CEOs necessarily seek to advance “legitimate” ends. Instead, they suggest that a persistent issue is predation: the exploitation of asymmetries in information and power to the disadvantage of shareholders, creditors, customers, or employees."
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I've been writing professionally for 30 years, and when I wanted to transition to writing more prose I signed up for one of MRK's seminars. Very useful, very effective, and depending on your audiobook library, you get to spend an hour thinking "Wait, where *do* I know that voice from ..."
Today (2/2) at 8 PM ET: a class for writers on setting intentions. Join the "Live-streaming classes" tier to attend. patreon.com/maryrobinette
Writing is a series of decisions. Setting intentions helps guide that decision-making process and gives you a satisfaction-based metric for success. I'm teaching on this topic tomorrow, 2/2 at 8 PM ET. Join via Patreon and lock in current pricing before it goes up in March. patreon.com/maryrobinette
February 2, 2026 at 9:51 PM
I've been writing professionally for 30 years, and when I wanted to transition to writing more prose I signed up for one of MRK's seminars. Very useful, very effective, and depending on your audiobook library, you get to spend an hour thinking "Wait, where *do* I know that voice from ..."
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Today (2/2) at 8 PM ET: a class for writers on setting intentions. Join the "Live-streaming classes" tier to attend. patreon.com/maryrobinette
Writing is a series of decisions. Setting intentions helps guide that decision-making process and gives you a satisfaction-based metric for success. I'm teaching on this topic tomorrow, 2/2 at 8 PM ET. Join via Patreon and lock in current pricing before it goes up in March. patreon.com/maryrobinette
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February 2, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Today (2/2) at 8 PM ET: a class for writers on setting intentions. Join the "Live-streaming classes" tier to attend. patreon.com/maryrobinette
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About the "rents will just rise" thing.
Most basic incomes accompany either a "guaranteed income" clawback up front or a "UBI" tax after so unless you volunteer how much you get how much would you be charged
www.scottsantens.com/how-to-calcu...
Most basic incomes accompany either a "guaranteed income" clawback up front or a "UBI" tax after so unless you volunteer how much you get how much would you be charged
www.scottsantens.com/how-to-calcu...
How to Calculate the Cost of Universal Basic Income (Hint: It's Not As Easy As You Might Think)
I've written about this before, about how the cost of universal basic income is its net cost, not its gross cost, but because this question of the cost of UBI is so frequently raised, and so frequentl...
www.scottsantens.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:49 PM
About the "rents will just rise" thing.
Most basic incomes accompany either a "guaranteed income" clawback up front or a "UBI" tax after so unless you volunteer how much you get how much would you be charged
www.scottsantens.com/how-to-calcu...
Most basic incomes accompany either a "guaranteed income" clawback up front or a "UBI" tax after so unless you volunteer how much you get how much would you be charged
www.scottsantens.com/how-to-calcu...
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This administration says all moms should breastfeed unless of course they think you should be detained by ICE instead
A newborn in Minneapolis hadn’t eaten for a day and a half.
ICE agents took her mother when she went to work, trying to make money for diapers.
Her 16-year-old and Bri, a local mother of two, saved that baby's life. @chabeli.bsky.social tells their story
ICE agents took her mother when she went to work, trying to make money for diapers.
Her 16-year-old and Bri, a local mother of two, saved that baby's life. @chabeli.bsky.social tells their story
When one mother was taken by ICE, another stepped in to donate breastmilk
Moms in Minneapolis are donating diapers, food and time to help families who have been ripped apart by ICE.
19thnews.org
February 2, 2026 at 7:57 PM
This administration says all moms should breastfeed unless of course they think you should be detained by ICE instead
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The extent to which China is powering the world with affordable, clean energy technologies - from solar photovoltaics to electric vehicles - is astonishing. It's already the biggest energy story of my lifetime and it's still early days.
Electric cars go mainstream as adoption surges across rich and developing nations
A wave of affordable Chinese-made EVs is accelerating the shift away from petrol cars, challenging long‑held assumptions about how transport decarbonisation unfolds.
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A wave of affordable Chinese-made EVs is accelerating the shift away from petrol cars, challenging long‑held assumptions about how transport decarbonisation unfolds.
buff.ly/pIGRSrY
February 2, 2026 at 1:25 PM
The extent to which China is powering the world with affordable, clean energy technologies - from solar photovoltaics to electric vehicles - is astonishing. It's already the biggest energy story of my lifetime and it's still early days.
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Incrementalists take it on the chin again. This is why they hate Mamdani. He's giving up the game that people in power HAVE POWER and don't solely exist to beg you for $5 every day. He's ruining the Democratic Party by showing voters that they have the power to do stuff instead of crouching in fear
Incredible contrast between this and Keir Starmer running a delivery driver over
Mamdani Forces Delivery Apps to Pay Back $4.6 Million Cheated From Drivers
New York City's new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has already scored a major win for deliveristas working for three delivery giants.
futurism.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Incrementalists take it on the chin again. This is why they hate Mamdani. He's giving up the game that people in power HAVE POWER and don't solely exist to beg you for $5 every day. He's ruining the Democratic Party by showing voters that they have the power to do stuff instead of crouching in fear
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This is one of those "so freakin' obvious why didn't it happen years ago" fantastic ideas.
Listen to the story that shaped a generation. Decades after starring in Stand By Me, the film adaptation of THE BODY, Wil Wheaton lends his voice to an all new recording of the audiobook. Pre-order your copy and start listening March 24, 2026.
February 2, 2026 at 7:08 PM
This is one of those "so freakin' obvious why didn't it happen years ago" fantastic ideas.
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Yes. The counter to billionaires and oligarchy is community, trust, and democracy.
Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.
February 2, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Yes. The counter to billionaires and oligarchy is community, trust, and democracy.
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"What we have is a corrupt Court making war on the constitutional order. Its decisions have no legitimacy." talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/reali...
Reality Distortion in the Age of Trump and the Corrupt Court
With a hearing on the constitutionality of birthright citizenship now on the...
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:36 PM
"What we have is a corrupt Court making war on the constitutional order. Its decisions have no legitimacy." talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/reali...
Good for him.
Markiplier's indie game film adaptation Iron Lung earned $21.5 million in its opening weekend
Markiplier's indie game film adaptation Iron Lung earned $21.5 million in its opening weekend
The film was based on a 2022 Dave Szymanski game of the same name and its production budget was $3 million.
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February 2, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Good for him.
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ICE was stealing equipment from the Islip Long Island fire department and a Islip Forward member documented it. ICE tried to arrest the community member but the firemen said “I don’t think so” www.islipforward.org
February 2, 2026 at 5:32 PM
ICE was stealing equipment from the Islip Long Island fire department and a Islip Forward member documented it. ICE tried to arrest the community member but the firemen said “I don’t think so” www.islipforward.org
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The Pitt got greenlit for a season 3, out next February, and the announcement has very funny comment from HBO chairman Casey Bloys that’s like “yeah, turns out if you just make a TV show like how we used to make TV shows you can have a 15+ episode season every year 🤷♂️”
February 2, 2026 at 5:35 PM
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A comment on this: It's worth letting your MoC whether you think they're useless, whether they are Dems (in which case you may alert them to a resource they were unaware of), or MAGAts (in which case this makes clear they're supporting crime).
This is authoritative and timely.
This is authoritative and timely.
As the House prepares to fight over how much of DHS to shut down, I encourage you to pick your favorite factoid from this @vermontgmg.bsky.social report on CBP/ICE criminality and send it to your MoC.
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
Accountability for ICE and CBP
However bad you think the corruption and misconduct at ICE and CBP is — the reality is far far worse.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 2, 2026 at 5:00 PM
A comment on this: It's worth letting your MoC whether you think they're useless, whether they are Dems (in which case you may alert them to a resource they were unaware of), or MAGAts (in which case this makes clear they're supporting crime).
This is authoritative and timely.
This is authoritative and timely.