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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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.
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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.
dlvr.it
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.
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I genuinely have no idea how to convey this to the American people, but I think the biggest impediment to any kind of immigration reform is that people are convinced that "legal" and "illegal" are immutable, intrinsic categories instead of a rapidly-shifting arbitrary constellation of regulations.
February 1, 2026 at 10:24 PM
I genuinely have no idea how to convey this to the American people, but I think the biggest impediment to any kind of immigration reform is that people are convinced that "legal" and "illegal" are immutable, intrinsic categories instead of a rapidly-shifting arbitrary constellation of regulations.
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A convo w/ @karlbode.com reminded me...
The FCC cannot fine AT&T for illegally selling your location data because an Article III judge wasn't involved. BUT ICE can break down your door and trash your house without consulting one of those judges. And it has been doing that to my neighbors.
The FCC cannot fine AT&T for illegally selling your location data because an Article III judge wasn't involved. BUT ICE can break down your door and trash your house without consulting one of those judges. And it has been doing that to my neighbors.
Court Overrules FCC’s $57 Million Fine Against AT&T
U.S. Appeals Court cited a 2023 Supreme Court ruling severely limiting agencies’ ability to impose fines via administrative proceedings
www.tvtechnology.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:29 AM
A convo w/ @karlbode.com reminded me...
The FCC cannot fine AT&T for illegally selling your location data because an Article III judge wasn't involved. BUT ICE can break down your door and trash your house without consulting one of those judges. And it has been doing that to my neighbors.
The FCC cannot fine AT&T for illegally selling your location data because an Article III judge wasn't involved. BUT ICE can break down your door and trash your house without consulting one of those judges. And it has been doing that to my neighbors.
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It's pretty amazing to me the amount of shit that apparently you can Just Do as an NYC mayor. It makes basically every other American politician look like an incompetent loser.
What do you mean there was just a button that reversed wage theft? Why wasn't and isn't everyone hitting it all the time??
What do you mean there was just a button that reversed wage theft? Why wasn't and isn't everyone hitting it all the time??
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 10:58 AM
It's pretty amazing to me the amount of shit that apparently you can Just Do as an NYC mayor. It makes basically every other American politician look like an incompetent loser.
What do you mean there was just a button that reversed wage theft? Why wasn't and isn't everyone hitting it all the time??
What do you mean there was just a button that reversed wage theft? Why wasn't and isn't everyone hitting it all the time??
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ICE has been bad since it was created, but it's clearly worse than it's ever been.
I talked to @radleybalko.bsky.social about how we got here for my newsletter
I talked to @radleybalko.bsky.social about how we got here for my newsletter
How ICE turned into what it is today
ICE has always been bad, but it's worse than it's ever been. Radley Balko explains how we got here.
madness.ghost.io
February 2, 2026 at 2:37 PM
ICE has been bad since it was created, but it's clearly worse than it's ever been.
I talked to @radleybalko.bsky.social about how we got here for my newsletter
I talked to @radleybalko.bsky.social about how we got here for my newsletter
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This Member of Congress finally got access to the Minneapolis detention center and her report is genuinely appalling. Please watch and share.
My office has been flooded with reports of the cruel, unsafe, unlawful conditions inside of the Whipple detention facility in Minneapolis.
This weekend, I was finally granted access to perform oversight of the facility. youtu.be/0SxPn8n2Bfg
This weekend, I was finally granted access to perform oversight of the facility. youtu.be/0SxPn8n2Bfg
Rep. Morrison details her oversight of the federal Whipple building
YouTube video by Rep. Kelly Morrison
youtu.be
February 2, 2026 at 12:47 AM
This Member of Congress finally got access to the Minneapolis detention center and her report is genuinely appalling. Please watch and share.
Hmmm.
REASONS COBRA IS PREFERABLE TO YOUR CURRENT GOVERNMENT:
- WE DO NOT TEAR GAS RIOTERS. WE SIMPLY TOSS YOU IN THE BATTLE ARENA.
- EVERYBODY GETS THE SAME HEALTHCARE PLAN: FIGHTING IN THE BATTLE ARENA FOR WHO GETS TREATED.
- OUR SECRET ISLANDS CONTAIN ONLY ANCIENT TEMPLES & BATTLE ARENAS.
- WE DO NOT TEAR GAS RIOTERS. WE SIMPLY TOSS YOU IN THE BATTLE ARENA.
- EVERYBODY GETS THE SAME HEALTHCARE PLAN: FIGHTING IN THE BATTLE ARENA FOR WHO GETS TREATED.
- OUR SECRET ISLANDS CONTAIN ONLY ANCIENT TEMPLES & BATTLE ARENAS.
February 2, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Hmmm.
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Next time someone asks you about energy and land use, maybe remind them that the ~35 million acres that currently grow corn for ethanol in the US could produce ~15 PWh per year of electricity from solar photovoltaics. That's ~3.5 times more than *total annual generation from all US power plants*.
February 1, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Next time someone asks you about energy and land use, maybe remind them that the ~35 million acres that currently grow corn for ethanol in the US could produce ~15 PWh per year of electricity from solar photovoltaics. That's ~3.5 times more than *total annual generation from all US power plants*.
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“At a certain point of wealth, what is being pursued seems not to be wealth, but the ability to make other people suffer. What's being pursued is immunity from human decency; the ability and even the right to be depraved with impunity.”
Today I wrote about the Epstein files, the abusiveness intrinsic to the billionaire mindset, and our culture's enabling instinct to permit depravity as a privilege of power.
"Where does it all end?" That's what's often asked. Rarely asked is "how do we end it?"
www.the-reframe.com/where-it-ends/
"Where does it all end?" That's what's often asked. Rarely asked is "how do we end it?"
www.the-reframe.com/where-it-ends/
Where It Ends
Answering the enabler's constant question, and contemplating the depraved depths of the billionaire mindset.
www.the-reframe.com
February 1, 2026 at 11:45 PM
“At a certain point of wealth, what is being pursued seems not to be wealth, but the ability to make other people suffer. What's being pursued is immunity from human decency; the ability and even the right to be depraved with impunity.”
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Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...
January 18, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...
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I don't like to talk about stories before they are fully reported, but I am writing on ICE in a Minnesota town that isn't Minneapolis. However bad you think it is, it is worse. It is a campaign of pure terror whose only strategic goal is more terror. There is no strategy other than to break people.
January 31, 2026 at 9:03 PM
I don't like to talk about stories before they are fully reported, but I am writing on ICE in a Minnesota town that isn't Minneapolis. However bad you think it is, it is worse. It is a campaign of pure terror whose only strategic goal is more terror. There is no strategy other than to break people.
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My book HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT was published in 2020. It has the Trump/Epstein court files in it and a history of their joint transnational mafia ties. For five years, I have heard from former Trump voters who said this book -- specifically the Epstein documents -- changed their minds about him.
February 1, 2026 at 8:38 PM
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"Among the hires at CBS News announced by Weiss is a doctor who claims he reduced his biological age by 20 years with cold plunges; that cod liver oil treats autism; and that Alzheimer’s and dementia can be reversed with supplements he sells on his online store."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Bari Weiss’s new CBS hires include ‘germ theory denialist’ doctor
Dr Mark Hyman, who claimed he reduced his biological age by 20 years, brought on as a contributor
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2026 at 7:58 PM
"Among the hires at CBS News announced by Weiss is a doctor who claims he reduced his biological age by 20 years with cold plunges; that cod liver oil treats autism; and that Alzheimer’s and dementia can be reversed with supplements he sells on his online store."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Ammon Bundy, welcome… to… the… resist…
Dude what?
Dude what?
Related story today: Ammon Bundy found out that none of his allies really believed any of that shit about personal liberty. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Ammon Bundy Is All Alone
The anti-government militia leader can’t make sense of his allies’ support for ICE violence.
www.theatlantic.com
February 1, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Ammon Bundy, welcome… to… the… resist…
Dude what?
Dude what?
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7am: charging overtime while eating breakfast
8am: break down a person's door, kill their dog, turns out wrong house
9am-4pm: DWBs
5pm: block rush hour traffic for no particular reason
6pm: kill another dog
7pm: ignore call about armed masked men kidnapping someone, assume it's ICE and totes legit
8am: break down a person's door, kill their dog, turns out wrong house
9am-4pm: DWBs
5pm: block rush hour traffic for no particular reason
6pm: kill another dog
7pm: ignore call about armed masked men kidnapping someone, assume it's ICE and totes legit
February 1, 2026 at 8:36 PM
7am: charging overtime while eating breakfast
8am: break down a person's door, kill their dog, turns out wrong house
9am-4pm: DWBs
5pm: block rush hour traffic for no particular reason
6pm: kill another dog
7pm: ignore call about armed masked men kidnapping someone, assume it's ICE and totes legit
8am: break down a person's door, kill their dog, turns out wrong house
9am-4pm: DWBs
5pm: block rush hour traffic for no particular reason
6pm: kill another dog
7pm: ignore call about armed masked men kidnapping someone, assume it's ICE and totes legit
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Yesterday at the Portland ICE protest, Portland cops were literally *right there* when ICE started teargassing the crowd, which included children and the elderly.
Most cops stood around silently while people begged they do something. A lieutenant who was actually responding said "that's too bad"
Most cops stood around silently while people begged they do something. A lieutenant who was actually responding said "that's too bad"
Any Seattle cop who refuses to defend the people of Seattle against violent federal shock troops should be fired immediately. Full stop.
Start with Mike Solan, the head of the rogue police union.
Start with Mike Solan, the head of the rogue police union.
Seattle Mayor, police guild spar over ICE protection directives
The Seattle Police Officers Guild is refusing to cooperate with a recent directive from Mayor Katie Wilson ordering officers to investigate and document ICE activity in the city.
www.fox13seattle.com
February 1, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Yesterday at the Portland ICE protest, Portland cops were literally *right there* when ICE started teargassing the crowd, which included children and the elderly.
Most cops stood around silently while people begged they do something. A lieutenant who was actually responding said "that's too bad"
Most cops stood around silently while people begged they do something. A lieutenant who was actually responding said "that's too bad"