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
100% not the first time that guy’s laid hands on a woman smaller than him.
Buda, Texas — grown man picks fight with the entire 8th grade at a middle school. Loses
All your rage won’t save you from the kids, little man
“They saw what you did”
All your rage won’t save you from the kids, little man
“They saw what you did”
February 3, 2026 at 9:47 PM
100% not the first time that guy’s laid hands on a woman smaller than him.
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Three rules in FBI firearm training:
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
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 4:50 PM
Three rules in FBI firearm training:
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
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This week over at Writing and Whatnot, I wrote about general meetings and how not to screw them up. One of the worst meetings Shawna and I ever had ended up getting us a job. So every general matters...
writingandwhatnot.com/blog/general-meetings
writingandwhatnot.com/blog/general-meetings
February 3, 2026 at 7:11 PM
This week over at Writing and Whatnot, I wrote about general meetings and how not to screw them up. One of the worst meetings Shawna and I ever had ended up getting us a job. So every general matters...
writingandwhatnot.com/blog/general-meetings
writingandwhatnot.com/blog/general-meetings
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Imagine getting your ass handed to you by a group of kids that includes someone wearing a "choose kindness always" hoodie.
MAGA Adult Male assaults Texas High School students protesting ICE
February 3, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Imagine getting your ass handed to you by a group of kids that includes someone wearing a "choose kindness always" hoodie.
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I really, REALLY wish I could have read this before my first few general meetings. They are a very odd, nerve-wracking things and I still don't feel like I know what I'm doing in them.
This week over at Writing and Whatnot, I wrote about general meetings and how not to screw them up. One of the worst meetings Shawna and I ever had ended up getting us a job. So every general matters...
writingandwhatnot.com/blog/general-meetings
writingandwhatnot.com/blog/general-meetings
February 3, 2026 at 7:15 PM
I really, REALLY wish I could have read this before my first few general meetings. They are a very odd, nerve-wracking things and I still don't feel like I know what I'm doing in them.
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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)
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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fiction, cats, and shenanigans
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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.
February 2, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Yes. The counter to billionaires and oligarchy is community, trust, and democracy.