📚 John McAndrew 🌏🇺🇦
@phidipdbq.bsky.social
“I am here, that I may wonder!” Goethe
Our enemies, the billionaires, are trans-national. An effective resistance must necessarily also be trans-national.
I write stuff: https://johnjmcandrew.substack.com
Our enemies, the billionaires, are trans-national. An effective resistance must necessarily also be trans-national.
I write stuff: https://johnjmcandrew.substack.com
Pinned
Today, local authorities confirmed the victims of the Stockton shooting were just 8, 9, 14, and 21 years old — and that the attack was likely targeted. Our hearts break for their families and the entire Stockton community.
America HATES its children. HATES them. We let them get slaughtered at schools, stores, and birthday parties. We think educating them wastes money that could go to deserving billionaires, instead of being an investment in our future. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds even refused funds to FEED children. HATES
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Radical leftists, progressives & Democratic Socialists — I need your help.
I’m a 34-year-old working-class dad running for Congress in GA-01 to fight Trump, Republicans & corporate Democrats.
Need $2,404 by March to get on the ballot 👇
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I’m a 34-year-old working-class dad running for Congress in GA-01 to fight Trump, Republicans & corporate Democrats.
Need $2,404 by March to get on the ballot 👇
secure.actblue.com/donate/palim...
February 17, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Radical leftists, progressives & Democratic Socialists — I need your help.
I’m a 34-year-old working-class dad running for Congress in GA-01 to fight Trump, Republicans & corporate Democrats.
Need $2,404 by March to get on the ballot 👇
secure.actblue.com/donate/palim...
I’m a 34-year-old working-class dad running for Congress in GA-01 to fight Trump, Republicans & corporate Democrats.
Need $2,404 by March to get on the ballot 👇
secure.actblue.com/donate/palim...
Surprising, as some of these voters identify as Independents.
And this was interestingly unanimous— and not being that well reflected yet in the offerings from actual Dem politicians. Word to the wise
February 17, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Surprising, as some of these voters identify as Independents.
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Fascism is here. 🇺🇸
CBS is dead. ☠️
More people will now see this interview Trump tried to bury than ever would have otherwise. 👀
CBS is dead. ☠️
More people will now see this interview Trump tried to bury than ever would have otherwise. 👀
February 17, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Fascism is here. 🇺🇸
CBS is dead. ☠️
More people will now see this interview Trump tried to bury than ever would have otherwise. 👀
CBS is dead. ☠️
More people will now see this interview Trump tried to bury than ever would have otherwise. 👀
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Want to piss Donald Trump off next week? Watch this instead of his State of the Union Address.
February 17, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Want to piss Donald Trump off next week? Watch this instead of his State of the Union Address.
Excellent point.
The drunk uncle theory.
You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there
You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there
agree with this (hah) but also think a particular mistake the left made for a long time online, and still makes to an extent, is failing to understand that the person whose mind you may actually change is the one reading the argument you're having, not the one you're arguing with
February 17, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Excellent point.
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I know this makes me an extremist but I think our baby concentration camps should be abolished.
‘His life is in danger,’ U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro said about newborn Juan Nicolás. The child fell ill after spending almost a month — or half his life — in a San Antonio-area family detention facility.
Two-month-old baby 'choking on his own vomit' while detained in Dilley
'His life is in danger,' U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro said about newborn Juan Nicolás. The child fell ill after spending almost a month — or half his life — in a San Antonio-area family detention facility...
www.sacurrent.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:11 AM
I know this makes me an extremist but I think our baby concentration camps should be abolished.
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We are the laughing stock of the world.
February 17, 2026 at 5:20 AM
We are the laughing stock of the world.
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Trump’s so-called Department of War is threatening to cut ties with Anthropic because it won’t help the Pentagon conduct mass surveillance on Americans or make fully autonomous weapons that the administration can use however it likes. Anthropic refused unfettered use.
newrepublic.com/post/206631/...
newrepublic.com/post/206631/...
The Pentagon Just Sent a Terrifying Message to AI Companies
It warned Anthropic it will “pay a price” if it continues to demand its products have safeguards.
newrepublic.com
February 17, 2026 at 5:41 AM
Trump’s so-called Department of War is threatening to cut ties with Anthropic because it won’t help the Pentagon conduct mass surveillance on Americans or make fully autonomous weapons that the administration can use however it likes. Anthropic refused unfettered use.
newrepublic.com/post/206631/...
newrepublic.com/post/206631/...
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I still think the best way to think of the ending of US AID is as the single worst genocide committed by any one US presidential administration.
even given all the horrific things the US has done, it's not really that close. 750k dead already; expected 14 million.
even given all the horrific things the US has done, it's not really that close. 750k dead already; expected 14 million.
this is exactly why I am absolutely not willing to overlook anyone who was once “advocating for ending USAID” as merely committing a little oopsie-daisy-booboo, by the way
The Project 2025 author is using millions of dollars in USAID money for his own security detail.
It is estimated that 762,000 people have *already died* as a result of Elon Musk and Russell Vought’s obscene murder of USAID, including more than 500,000 children.
Vought is a mass murderer.
It is estimated that 762,000 people have *already died* as a result of Elon Musk and Russell Vought’s obscene murder of USAID, including more than 500,000 children.
Vought is a mass murderer.
February 17, 2026 at 2:54 AM
I still think the best way to think of the ending of US AID is as the single worst genocide committed by any one US presidential administration.
even given all the horrific things the US has done, it's not really that close. 750k dead already; expected 14 million.
even given all the horrific things the US has done, it's not really that close. 750k dead already; expected 14 million.
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"It's a purposeful omission of what is happening right now. And, and the omission is so severe, it ventures over into being a lie."
@timmiller.bsky.social and @jvl.bsky.social tear into George W. Bush for his useless "criticism" of Trump.
@timmiller.bsky.social and @jvl.bsky.social tear into George W. Bush for his useless "criticism" of Trump.
February 17, 2026 at 3:45 AM
"It's a purposeful omission of what is happening right now. And, and the omission is so severe, it ventures over into being a lie."
@timmiller.bsky.social and @jvl.bsky.social tear into George W. Bush for his useless "criticism" of Trump.
@timmiller.bsky.social and @jvl.bsky.social tear into George W. Bush for his useless "criticism" of Trump.
Hoist on his own petard. Nothing more satisfying.
This is a nice move in an interview www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/u...
February 17, 2026 at 4:02 AM
Hoist on his own petard. Nothing more satisfying.
Either @ossoff.bsky.social or his speech writers need to run for president. He's hitting nothing but homers recently. www.youtube.com/watch?v=F922...
Ossoff: Americans are not a race. We’re a people.
YouTube video by Jon Ossoff
www.youtube.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Either @ossoff.bsky.social or his speech writers need to run for president. He's hitting nothing but homers recently. www.youtube.com/watch?v=F922...
Trevor Noah is a GIFT. He should open for every political rally, just as a reality check. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBSx...
America’s Favorite Fake Problems
YouTube video by Trevor Noah
www.youtube.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Trevor Noah is a GIFT. He should open for every political rally, just as a reality check. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBSx...
No.
February 17, 2026 at 2:32 AM
No.
New Mexico is punching FAR above its weight right now, thanks mostly to @repstansbury.bsky.social and @fernandez.house.gov, and whoever is behind this initiative. MMIW/G is on New Mexico's radar as well. Would love to see this international cabal's fall start in New Mexico.
February 17, 2026 at 2:26 AM
New Mexico is punching FAR above its weight right now, thanks mostly to @repstansbury.bsky.social and @fernandez.house.gov, and whoever is behind this initiative. MMIW/G is on New Mexico's radar as well. Would love to see this international cabal's fall start in New Mexico.
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"It really has to sting for Bari. The person she wanted for the Evening News anchor chair is choosing to leave CBS altogether because of her," one CBS News staffer told me tonight. "This is 'fuck you' to Bari."
Anderson Cooper has decided to nope out of '60 Minutes' and will not return next season, according to Breaker's Lachlan Cartwright.
www.breakermedia.com/p/scoop-ande...
www.breakermedia.com/p/scoop-ande...
🔎 SCOOP: Anderson Cooper To Depart 60 Minutes
Legendary Newsman Will Focus on CNN And Family
www.breakermedia.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:35 AM
"It really has to sting for Bari. The person she wanted for the Evening News anchor chair is choosing to leave CBS altogether because of her," one CBS News staffer told me tonight. "This is 'fuck you' to Bari."
Fair question. This is really good. (I want Warnock as his VP, or vice versa.) Two preachers – one Christian, one Jewish – in what's left of) the White House? Lord A'mighty! Revival in America! Re-Reconstruction in America! Let America BE America Again. And make John Brown's birthday a holiday!
Can someone remind me why this is not our guy for 2028? Young, speaks well, drops truth bombs, handsome (sorry it’s an advantage)….??
Ossoff: "Among today's false prophets are the election deniers who indulge this president's obsession with overturning the 2020 election. Hear me when I say this -- they tell a lie so absurd, and therefore so debasing, that the act of telling it proves the teller's total and humiliating submission."
February 17, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Fair question. This is really good. (I want Warnock as his VP, or vice versa.) Two preachers – one Christian, one Jewish – in what's left of) the White House? Lord A'mighty! Revival in America! Re-Reconstruction in America! Let America BE America Again. And make John Brown's birthday a holiday!
Excellent thread about disagreements/debates/conversions on social media.
The secret to engaging in social media debate is knowing you will never win anyone over. The best you can hope for is to have people who already agree with tell you you're awesome. You might great a dopamine thrill from the righteousness of your anger! Fine benefits, all. But you will never win.
February 17, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Excellent thread about disagreements/debates/conversions on social media.
SO I’ve discovered Dutch oven cooking. My second meal just came out of the oven, and smells amazing. Includes a mix of wild and basmati rice, edamame, beef chunks, andouille sausage, broccoli, butternut squash, Yukon gold potatoes, and onion. Having it with a nice and inexpensive little Bandol
February 17, 2026 at 1:58 AM
SO I’ve discovered Dutch oven cooking. My second meal just came out of the oven, and smells amazing. Includes a mix of wild and basmati rice, edamame, beef chunks, andouille sausage, broccoli, butternut squash, Yukon gold potatoes, and onion. Having it with a nice and inexpensive little Bandol
"I’ve heard from several CEOs since we launched Resist and Unsubscribe. Their rap is always the same. Scott, I share your concerns, but my hands are tied … shareholder value. That’s bullshit ..."
www.profgalloway.com/role-models/
www.profgalloway.com/role-models/
Role Models | No Mercy / No Malice
“Society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they’ll never sit under.” There’s an inverse to that wisdom. Great societies decline when old men chop down forests meant to provide shade and...
www.profgalloway.com
February 16, 2026 at 10:36 PM
"I’ve heard from several CEOs since we launched Resist and Unsubscribe. Their rap is always the same. Scott, I share your concerns, but my hands are tied … shareholder value. That’s bullshit ..."
www.profgalloway.com/role-models/
www.profgalloway.com/role-models/
PM Carney to world leaders: "It's time to #ResistAndUnsubscribe from the US of Trump (and of those Americans who inflicted him on us again)."
Carney constructs a mega anti-Trump trade alliance www.politico.eu/article/eu-a...
Carney constructs a mega anti-Trump trade alliance
The Canadian prime minister is spearheading discussions between the EU and a major Indo-Pacific trade bloc after calling on middle powers to join forces.
www.politico.eu
February 16, 2026 at 10:24 PM
PM Carney to world leaders: "It's time to #ResistAndUnsubscribe from the US of Trump (and of those Americans who inflicted him on us again)."
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If I'm doing the math correctly, Musk's big pay packet yesterday could have made each of these now-dead people millionaires instead.
He is among the sickest men the world has ever produced.
He is among the sickest men the world has ever produced.
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
If I'm doing the math correctly, Musk's big pay packet yesterday could have made each of these now-dead people millionaires instead.
He is among the sickest men the world has ever produced.
He is among the sickest men the world has ever produced.
Just gonna keep banging this drum, at least all month. JVL adds some context to Scott's suggestion. We don't have to unsub from everything; just the ones we can. And we should sock away some of the money we save, to make a potential #GeneralStrike easier to ride out.
Start building the momentum.
Start building the momentum.
"That’s my challenge to you: Cancel something. Even if it’s one thing. Tell us in the comments what it was. And then share this newsletter with one person you think might be open to joining us."
You *Can* Do Something To Hurt the Oligarchs
Boycotts, strikes, and the Abstinence Fallacy.
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February 16, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Just gonna keep banging this drum, at least all month. JVL adds some context to Scott's suggestion. We don't have to unsub from everything; just the ones we can. And we should sock away some of the money we save, to make a potential #GeneralStrike easier to ride out.
Start building the momentum.
Start building the momentum.
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February 16, 2026 at 7:11 PM
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