Jon Sternfeld
@jonsternfeld.bsky.social
Author. Collaborator. Ghost.
NYT Bestseller SCENES FROM MY LIFE with Michael K. Williams (Crown); WaPo Book of the Year AN INCONVENIENT COP with Edwin Raymond (Viking); UNPREPARED: AMERICA IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS (Bloomsbury)
NYT Bestseller SCENES FROM MY LIFE with Michael K. Williams (Crown); WaPo Book of the Year AN INCONVENIENT COP with Edwin Raymond (Viking); UNPREPARED: AMERICA IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS (Bloomsbury)
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A former book critic at Washington Post Book World wrote about last week's cuts, and while the whole thing is worth reading, the end cuts through the bullshit of algorithm/click-driven generated content to articulate the need for actual criticism and culture.
www.newyorker.com/books/page-t...
www.newyorker.com/books/page-t...
February 10, 2026 at 2:16 PM
A former book critic at Washington Post Book World wrote about last week's cuts, and while the whole thing is worth reading, the end cuts through the bullshit of algorithm/click-driven generated content to articulate the need for actual criticism and culture.
www.newyorker.com/books/page-t...
www.newyorker.com/books/page-t...
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This is on Musk and he should be held accountable.
HORRIFYING -
Dismantling USAID & cancelling >80% of aid caused ~750,000 deaths by mid-2025
🧸Most were children
⌛️ Many died within the first year
😰 Preventable deaths were mainly from:
- HIV, TB, malaria
- Maternal & fetal deaths
- Malnutrition
news.westernu.ca/2026/01/u-s-...
Dismantling USAID & cancelling >80% of aid caused ~750,000 deaths by mid-2025
🧸Most were children
⌛️ Many died within the first year
😰 Preventable deaths were mainly from:
- HIV, TB, malaria
- Maternal & fetal deaths
- Malnutrition
news.westernu.ca/2026/01/u-s-...
Expert insight: U.S. withdrawal from WHO could affect global health - Western News
History professor Mitchell L. Hammond explains how the U.S. withdrawal from the World Health Organization could affect global health and disease threats.
news.westernu.ca
February 10, 2026 at 1:35 AM
This is on Musk and he should be held accountable.
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Folks look at you like you're crazy when you say we're in the midst of the worst, most unprecedented Article I constitutional crisis in 🇺🇸 history, & then it's Monday.
The Founders simply could not imagine men, even of the same party, so careless about their own power & oaths to allow all of this.
The Founders simply could not imagine men, even of the same party, so careless about their own power & oaths to allow all of this.
It's staggering how this political eunuch has not just done nothing at all as Speaker of the House, but has actually worked to prevent his colleagues from doing anything at all as well.
For all the right's fetishization of "originalism," this is a development that would've made the founders weep
For all the right's fetishization of "originalism," this is a development that would've made the founders weep
Speaker Mike Johnson said Monday he is moving forward with a plan to revive a prohibition on House votes to overturn President Donald Trump’s global tariffs.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
www.politico.com/live-updates...
February 10, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Folks look at you like you're crazy when you say we're in the midst of the worst, most unprecedented Article I constitutional crisis in 🇺🇸 history, & then it's Monday.
The Founders simply could not imagine men, even of the same party, so careless about their own power & oaths to allow all of this.
The Founders simply could not imagine men, even of the same party, so careless about their own power & oaths to allow all of this.
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In the future we're gonna look back at online gambling and prediction markets in the same way we look now at cigarettes on airplanes and lead-based paint
www.wsj.com/business/med...
www.wsj.com/business/med...
February 10, 2026 at 2:38 AM
In the future we're gonna look back at online gambling and prediction markets in the same way we look now at cigarettes on airplanes and lead-based paint
www.wsj.com/business/med...
www.wsj.com/business/med...
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every single person writing credulously about "elon will put people on the moon" should have to pin this post to their monitor
February 9, 2026 at 10:11 PM
every single person writing credulously about "elon will put people on the moon" should have to pin this post to their monitor
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Here is my conclusion after sitting through Maxwell's deposition with her refusing to answer a single question about the men who raped underage girls, saying she would only do so for clemency.
She must immediately be sent back to the maximum security prison where she belongs.
She must immediately be sent back to the maximum security prison where she belongs.
February 10, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Here is my conclusion after sitting through Maxwell's deposition with her refusing to answer a single question about the men who raped underage girls, saying she would only do so for clemency.
She must immediately be sent back to the maximum security prison where she belongs.
She must immediately be sent back to the maximum security prison where she belongs.
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Our "Do not panic" e-mail has people asking a lot of questions already answered by the email.
February 9, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Our "Do not panic" e-mail has people asking a lot of questions already answered by the email.
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This is such an embarrassing interview. Good for CNBC for asking the most straightforward questions.
REP. STEIL: Some Dems demands put at risk the safety of members of law enforcement
CNBC: You mean like taking off their masks and having a badge that shows who they are?
STEIL: Well, they're known to their supervisors
CNBC: No other law enforcement officials in the US are allowed to wear masks
CNBC: You mean like taking off their masks and having a badge that shows who they are?
STEIL: Well, they're known to their supervisors
CNBC: No other law enforcement officials in the US are allowed to wear masks
February 9, 2026 at 5:25 PM
This is such an embarrassing interview. Good for CNBC for asking the most straightforward questions.
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"this smug “winner” attitude is the absolutely natural apotheosis of the Internet’s obsession with churning out content. Generic, shapeless, formless content — a slurry machine where you turn the pipe on and lorum ipsum diarrhea comes shooting out at maximum pressure."
Writers Who Use AI Are Not Real Writers
Dorothy Parker famously (but probably not really) said, “I hate to write, but I love having written,” which is a sentiment I don’t largely understand or agree with in the broader …
terribleminds.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:37 PM
"this smug “winner” attitude is the absolutely natural apotheosis of the Internet’s obsession with churning out content. Generic, shapeless, formless content — a slurry machine where you turn the pipe on and lorum ipsum diarrhea comes shooting out at maximum pressure."
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What? That can't be right. Haven't they seen the president's plans for his special golden ballroom?
Enten: "Trump's base with non-college voters is absolutely collapsing ... he's underwater by 9 points. That's a 23 point switcheroo."
February 9, 2026 at 2:49 PM
What? That can't be right. Haven't they seen the president's plans for his special golden ballroom?
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So. My partner suffered an accident that resulted in very significant injuries. While he is, thank christ, alright in the broadest sense, I am now an amateur RN/dog minder/kid chauffeur, so! I've restocked some prints to help keep us in pizza and pain meds.
www.brianna-ashby.com/new-products
www.brianna-ashby.com/new-products
February 9, 2026 at 4:16 PM
So. My partner suffered an accident that resulted in very significant injuries. While he is, thank christ, alright in the broadest sense, I am now an amateur RN/dog minder/kid chauffeur, so! I've restocked some prints to help keep us in pizza and pain meds.
www.brianna-ashby.com/new-products
www.brianna-ashby.com/new-products
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“hollywood and new york” why whatever could he mean
Brendan Carr is also very excited for more local broadcast TV consolidation at the hands of the right wing!
You know, to improve competition, something Carr (who has rubber stamped every desire media and telecom giants have ever had) genuinely cares about
You know, to improve competition, something Carr (who has rubber stamped every desire media and telecom giants have ever had) genuinely cares about
February 9, 2026 at 4:16 PM
“hollywood and new york” why whatever could he mean
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The people who are non-stop whining about “cancel culture” want to deny our Olympic athletes the right to speak their minds.
Such hypocrites. Such broken people
Such hypocrites. Such broken people
February 9, 2026 at 4:19 PM
The people who are non-stop whining about “cancel culture” want to deny our Olympic athletes the right to speak their minds.
Such hypocrites. Such broken people
Such hypocrites. Such broken people
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Hilarious that they see no distinction between quantity with quality.
Like, the volume of books published is not what makes an author succeed.
The books have to be GOOD.
This is basic shit and anyone who doesn’t get it should check their head for holes.
Like, the volume of books published is not what makes an author succeed.
The books have to be GOOD.
This is basic shit and anyone who doesn’t get it should check their head for holes.
February 8, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Hilarious that they see no distinction between quantity with quality.
Like, the volume of books published is not what makes an author succeed.
The books have to be GOOD.
This is basic shit and anyone who doesn’t get it should check their head for holes.
Like, the volume of books published is not what makes an author succeed.
The books have to be GOOD.
This is basic shit and anyone who doesn’t get it should check their head for holes.
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It is important to remember that the evisceration and degradation of the Department of Justice described today in NYT was enabled by prominent lawyers, Ds and Rs, who assured the country of their firsthand knowledge of Pam Bondi’s fitness to lead DOJ.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
Demanding Support for Trump, Justice Dept. Struggles to Recruit Prosecutors
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:20 PM
It is important to remember that the evisceration and degradation of the Department of Justice described today in NYT was enabled by prominent lawyers, Ds and Rs, who assured the country of their firsthand knowledge of Pam Bondi’s fitness to lead DOJ.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/u...
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I have yet to see any evidence that there is a market for AI-generated books outside of people being tricked into thinking they are not AI-generated books. AKA, it is a project of scamming and deceiving people, and really should be treated as fraud
February 8, 2026 at 6:55 PM
I have yet to see any evidence that there is a market for AI-generated books outside of people being tricked into thinking they are not AI-generated books. AKA, it is a project of scamming and deceiving people, and really should be treated as fraud
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Watergate, but if someone was killed.
NYT confirming MS NOW reporting:
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Watergate, but if someone was killed.
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Bad Bunny isn't an immigrant.
This shit is cooked through. 150 years of being a newspaper and now you're a 4chan comment thread.
This shit is cooked through. 150 years of being a newspaper and now you're a 4chan comment thread.
The Super Bowl halftime show, with Bad Bunny showcasing Latin music before a global television audience expected to top 100 million, will illustrate the nation’s immigration divide whether or not the reggaeton star delivers an explicit political message.
The enthusiasm — and scorn — surrounding Bad Bunny’s star turn at the Super Bowl
The halftime show will illustrate the nation’s immigration divide whether or not the reggaeton star makes an explicit message about Trump’s deportation drive.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Bad Bunny isn't an immigrant.
This shit is cooked through. 150 years of being a newspaper and now you're a 4chan comment thread.
This shit is cooked through. 150 years of being a newspaper and now you're a 4chan comment thread.
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Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Every instance of "AI democratizes the arts, you're classist and ableist and a gatekeeper for trying to stop it" is a slap in the face to the literally centuries of poor, disabled people making art on the margins and a crass lie in service of a machine that strips down and regurgitates dreams
February 7, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.
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The cover-up seems like an indication that there's much more to see there. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:12 PM
The cover-up seems like an indication that there's much more to see there. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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This is scathing. Kash Patel and anyone else involved in this must be impeached.
Gift article:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/us/renee-good-investigation-minnesota-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.KVA.pAnP.FE6p37Nwd1TA&smid=nytcore-ios-share
Gift article:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/us/renee-good-investigation-minnesota-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.KVA.pAnP.FE6p37Nwd1TA&smid=nytcore-ios-share
Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:46 AM
This is scathing. Kash Patel and anyone else involved in this must be impeached.
Gift article:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/us/renee-good-investigation-minnesota-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.KVA.pAnP.FE6p37Nwd1TA&smid=nytcore-ios-share
Gift article:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/us/renee-good-investigation-minnesota-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.KVA.pAnP.FE6p37Nwd1TA&smid=nytcore-ios-share
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They really think many of their voters/others won’t realize what just happened and that there’s zero dignity in complaining about starting to lose a fight after unilaterally picking it for dipshit election rigging, trump bootlicking reasons
February 7, 2026 at 2:49 PM
They really think many of their voters/others won’t realize what just happened and that there’s zero dignity in complaining about starting to lose a fight after unilaterally picking it for dipshit election rigging, trump bootlicking reasons
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Damage done by this latest petulant outburst by Trump and Hegseth:
—1% to Harvard, from loss of students and ongoing links to career military.
—99% to career military officers, losing educational, social, and lifetime-connections benefits of stint at Harvard.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
—1% to Harvard, from loss of students and ongoing links to career military.
—99% to career military officers, losing educational, social, and lifetime-connections benefits of stint at Harvard.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
Defense Department Severs Academic Ties with Harvard | News | The Harvard Crimson
The United States Department of Defense announced Friday evening it would sever all academic ties with Harvard, saying the University’s partnerships with Chinese institutions and antisemitism on campu...
www.thecrimson.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Damage done by this latest petulant outburst by Trump and Hegseth:
—1% to Harvard, from loss of students and ongoing links to career military.
—99% to career military officers, losing educational, social, and lifetime-connections benefits of stint at Harvard.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
—1% to Harvard, from loss of students and ongoing links to career military.
—99% to career military officers, losing educational, social, and lifetime-connections benefits of stint at Harvard.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
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The Trump Administration wants us to think of Trump's racism as a character flaw grandpa sometimes sadly lets express itself too aggressively, when the reality is that the white nationalism is the governing, organizing logic of his administration that all Republicans are complicit with.
February 6, 2026 at 6:59 PM
The Trump Administration wants us to think of Trump's racism as a character flaw grandpa sometimes sadly lets express itself too aggressively, when the reality is that the white nationalism is the governing, organizing logic of his administration that all Republicans are complicit with.
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my new position is: let lazy idiots make their shitty AI art, and then mock them mercilessly for how bad it is
February 7, 2026 at 2:33 AM
my new position is: let lazy idiots make their shitty AI art, and then mock them mercilessly for how bad it is