John Sundman
@jsundman.bsky.social
Biodigital novelist, mover of heavy objects, volunteer firefighter (retired), national treasure.
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John Sundman
@jsundman.bsky.social
· Jan 10
A chronicler of biodigital technopotheosis
How I accidentally became a self-publishing cyber-bio-nanopunk novelist
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I write & publish literary fiction for hackers, geeks, and fans of Borges, Lem & Nabokov. I’ve written 4 novel(la)s; another novel in the works. Cyberpunk/biopunk technopothestic biodigital thrillers, some of them metafictional. All concern hacking of both silicon- & carbon-based systems. 💙📚 🪐📚
I believe that this 👇 is true, but is it something to brag about? But note: I'm not the 'target audience' for superbowl halftime shows. I don't think I've watched an entire halftime show, ever, but if I have, it was before 1990.
February 9, 2026 at 3:22 AM
I believe that this 👇 is true, but is it something to brag about? But note: I'm not the 'target audience' for superbowl halftime shows. I don't think I've watched an entire halftime show, ever, but if I have, it was before 1990.
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Terrified Conservatives Lose Ability To Speak English After Exposure To Bad Bunny Performance https://theonion.com/terrified-conservatives-lose-ability-to-speak-english-after-exposure-to-bad-bunny-performance-dios-mio-cry-millions-of-panicking-republicans/
February 9, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Terrified Conservatives Lose Ability To Speak English After Exposure To Bad Bunny Performance https://theonion.com/terrified-conservatives-lose-ability-to-speak-english-after-exposure-to-bad-bunny-performance-dios-mio-cry-millions-of-panicking-republicans/
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So uh Ring just up and said they've got a huge centralized private surveillance network they can leverage all at once huh
February 9, 2026 at 2:10 AM
So uh Ring just up and said they've got a huge centralized private surveillance network they can leverage all at once huh
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"We're not doing mass surveillance under the aegis of a single corporation. We're finding lost dogs!"
February 9, 2026 at 2:11 AM
"We're not doing mass surveillance under the aegis of a single corporation. We're finding lost dogs!"
If you didn’t catch the significance of the exploding transformers in Bad Bunny’s halftime show, I gotcha. Here’s one of a bunch of pieces I wrote from/on Puerto Rico about the crisis—and Trump’s role in it. slate.com/news-and-pol...
Washington’s Corruption Has Created Another Humanitarian Crisis in Puerto Rico
The island’s earthquakes are its latest man-made disaster.
slate.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:31 AM
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February 8, 2026 at 1:00 AM
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fuck this Ring commercial hiding fascism behind dogs
February 9, 2026 at 2:08 AM
fuck this Ring commercial hiding fascism behind dogs
Thought about watching the game at the P.A. Club, but that would mean taxis, so nah. Could take bus to the Wharf in Edgartown, but $8/beer adds up, plus it's wicked cold out, forget it. Discovered a subscription to NBC online I'd forgotten about. Game on. Beer is cheaper at home & I can mute ads.
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February 9, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Thought about watching the game at the P.A. Club, but that would mean taxis, so nah. Could take bus to the Wharf in Edgartown, but $8/beer adds up, plus it's wicked cold out, forget it. Discovered a subscription to NBC online I'd forgotten about. Game on. Beer is cheaper at home & I can mute ads.
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The republican party should cease to exist based on what has happened this year. It may just be killing itself in a sorta death cult koolaide drinking years long bout of psychosis. If so, good riddance.
Trump may set GOP back decades with his reaction to racism scandal: GOP strategist
www.rawstory.com/trump-267512...
www.rawstory.com/trump-267512...
Trump may set GOP back decades with his reaction to racism scandal: GOP strategist
The Republican Party has made steady gains with nonwhite voters since the late 1990s, but President Donald Trump’s chaotic response to a racist video shared on his social media account may very well w...
www.rawstory.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:24 PM
The republican party should cease to exist based on what has happened this year. It may just be killing itself in a sorta death cult koolaide drinking years long bout of psychosis. If so, good riddance.
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If someone in a crowd where you were yelled out “pedophile protector,” would you automatically assume they were talking to you? Because I sure wouldn’t. I’d be looking around for who they meant.
Trump yells “fuck you” and flips off an auto worker in Michigan who yelled “pedophile protector” www.tmz.com/2026/01/13/t...
January 13, 2026 at 10:29 PM
If someone in a crowd where you were yelled out “pedophile protector,” would you automatically assume they were talking to you? Because I sure wouldn’t. I’d be looking around for who they meant.
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Haha this got set loose around the net and that's wonderful
February 3, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Haha this got set loose around the net and that's wonderful
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Anne Frank died from a typhus epidemic that spread through the concentration camp where she was imprisoned.
Two active cases of tuberculosis and 18 cases of COVID-19 have been identified at a massive immigration detention center in El Paso, according to the local Democratic member of Congress.
www.texastribune.org/2026/02/07/i...
www.texastribune.org/2026/02/07/i...
Two tuberculosis cases detected at Camp East Montana ICE facility
Eighteen cases of COVID-19 were also identified. U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar on Friday visited the 5,000-bed tent facility on the Fort Bliss Army base and said she saw many "chronic issues."
www.texastribune.org
February 7, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Anne Frank died from a typhus epidemic that spread through the concentration camp where she was imprisoned.
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The reason @RepJamesComer doesn’t want the hearing public is because the Clintons can probably name people.
The reason Donald Trump said that he “always really liked Bill Clinton” is because the Clintons can probably name people.
Get it yet?
The reason Donald Trump said that he “always really liked Bill Clinton” is because the Clintons can probably name people.
Get it yet?
February 7, 2026 at 7:23 PM
The reason @RepJamesComer doesn’t want the hearing public is because the Clintons can probably name people.
The reason Donald Trump said that he “always really liked Bill Clinton” is because the Clintons can probably name people.
Get it yet?
The reason Donald Trump said that he “always really liked Bill Clinton” is because the Clintons can probably name people.
Get it yet?
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Leading American companies — including Palantir, Deloitte, and private prison giant GEO Group — raked in over $22B from ICE and CBP contracts last year.
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
https://www.ft.com/content/c74170d3-237d-459c-8642-bfd71530897d
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
https://www.ft.com/content/c74170d3-237d-459c-8642-bfd71530897d
Companies reap $22bn from Trump’s immigration crackdown
Palantir and Deloitte among beneficiaries of spending by government agencies
www.ft.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Leading American companies — including Palantir, Deloitte, and private prison giant GEO Group — raked in over $22B from ICE and CBP contracts last year.
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
https://www.ft.com/content/c74170d3-237d-459c-8642-bfd71530897d
Do not forget who is profiting from cruelty and human suffering.
https://www.ft.com/content/c74170d3-237d-459c-8642-bfd71530897d
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Just to clarify; I grew up in the Twin Cities so I can tell you with certainty that those are not MPD officers. Those are either State Troopers or Hennepin County Sheriffs. You can tell by the maroon pants. MPD wear blue uniforms.
Not to defend the MPD who were for years the most dangerous gang.
Not to defend the MPD who were for years the most dangerous gang.
February 7, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Just to clarify; I grew up in the Twin Cities so I can tell you with certainty that those are not MPD officers. Those are either State Troopers or Hennepin County Sheriffs. You can tell by the maroon pants. MPD wear blue uniforms.
Not to defend the MPD who were for years the most dangerous gang.
Not to defend the MPD who were for years the most dangerous gang.
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i don’t think we should have to rely on our ability to get a small child’s photo to get enough internet attention so that their representative can successfully physically extract them from the concentration camp for children
February 7, 2026 at 5:06 PM
i don’t think we should have to rely on our ability to get a small child’s photo to get enough internet attention so that their representative can successfully physically extract them from the concentration camp for children
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AFAIK, these are NOT Minneapolis cops. Stills from SC video:
Left:
Sheriff's deputy silver star
Minnesota Conservation Officers, high-viz vest & reddish shoulder patch.
One patch = idk
Right:
MN State Trooper (on front)
MN Conservation Officer, left, in background spelled out in yellow on green
Left:
Sheriff's deputy silver star
Minnesota Conservation Officers, high-viz vest & reddish shoulder patch.
One patch = idk
Right:
MN State Trooper (on front)
MN Conservation Officer, left, in background spelled out in yellow on green
February 7, 2026 at 9:19 PM
AFAIK, these are NOT Minneapolis cops. Stills from SC video:
Left:
Sheriff's deputy silver star
Minnesota Conservation Officers, high-viz vest & reddish shoulder patch.
One patch = idk
Right:
MN State Trooper (on front)
MN Conservation Officer, left, in background spelled out in yellow on green
Left:
Sheriff's deputy silver star
Minnesota Conservation Officers, high-viz vest & reddish shoulder patch.
One patch = idk
Right:
MN State Trooper (on front)
MN Conservation Officer, left, in background spelled out in yellow on green
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Olympics announcer just said "we're not Yoda, we can't predict the future" and I could feel a million nerds cry out in pain.
February 7, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Olympics announcer just said "we're not Yoda, we can't predict the future" and I could feel a million nerds cry out in pain.
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Note that he now says he only saw the beginning of the clip, not the part with the Obamas. Apparently the staffer has disappeared into the mists of imagination from whence he came.
JUST IN: Trump says he won't apologize for a now-deleted racist post depicting the Obamas after backlash from Republicans.
Trump shares racist video depicting the Obamas as monkeys
The White House defended Trump's post, saying it was "from an internet meme video depicting President Trump as the King of the Jungle."
nbcnews.to
February 7, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Note that he now says he only saw the beginning of the clip, not the part with the Obamas. Apparently the staffer has disappeared into the mists of imagination from whence he came.
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one of the greatest human triumphs of my lifetime is the relentless, unceasing, heroic effort by DECADES' worth of doctors and scientists to find a cure for a disease much of the world didn't take seriously for years because it predominantly affected a community they thought kinda deserved it
Just because good news is worth celebrating:
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
February 7, 2026 at 1:37 AM
one of the greatest human triumphs of my lifetime is the relentless, unceasing, heroic effort by DECADES' worth of doctors and scientists to find a cure for a disease much of the world didn't take seriously for years because it predominantly affected a community they thought kinda deserved it
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this is a concern for many of the towns where ICE is buying up property for concentration camps! they’re small rural or suburban communities that fundamentally cannot sustain them
February 7, 2026 at 1:29 AM
this is a concern for many of the towns where ICE is buying up property for concentration camps! they’re small rural or suburban communities that fundamentally cannot sustain them
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So like, when do we start investigating everyone on the list? Subpoenaing their emails and financial records and stuff? What are they doing giving them time to destroy what they can? They put way more energy into tracking down Luigi Mangione.
February 6, 2026 at 7:59 PM
So like, when do we start investigating everyone on the list? Subpoenaing their emails and financial records and stuff? What are they doing giving them time to destroy what they can? They put way more energy into tracking down Luigi Mangione.
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Will any of the reporters who credulously peddled the "rogue staffer" story issue retractions or burn their anonymous sources? Don't print lies in the newspaper
BREAKING: Trump says he 'didn't make a mistake' with his racist video post.
Q: "A number of Republicans are calling on you to apologize for that post. Is that something you're going to do?"
Trump: "No, I didn't make a mistake."
He adds later: "I guess it was a take off on the Lion King."
Q: "A number of Republicans are calling on you to apologize for that post. Is that something you're going to do?"
Trump: "No, I didn't make a mistake."
He adds later: "I guess it was a take off on the Lion King."
February 7, 2026 at 2:11 AM
Will any of the reporters who credulously peddled the "rogue staffer" story issue retractions or burn their anonymous sources? Don't print lies in the newspaper
Josh Marshall at his best: It's OK to feel outrage at Trump/Miller/MAGA, but don't show it. That only conveys weakness. Instead, mock, insult, laugh at them. That's what they fear.
Trump’s Big Loser Energy, and Other Tales From the Annals of Political Messaging talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump...
Trump’s Big Loser Energy, and Other Tales From the Annals of Political Messaging talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump...
Trump’s Big Loser Energy, and Other Tales From the Annals of Political Messaging
A few days ago Donald Trump said he’s deciding to “nationalize” American...
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Josh Marshall at his best: It's OK to feel outrage at Trump/Miller/MAGA, but don't show it. That only conveys weakness. Instead, mock, insult, laugh at them. That's what they fear.
Trump’s Big Loser Energy, and Other Tales From the Annals of Political Messaging talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump...
Trump’s Big Loser Energy, and Other Tales From the Annals of Political Messaging talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump...