📚 John McAndrew 🌏🇺🇦
@phidipdbq.bsky.social
Current favorite word: apophenia. Similar to pareidolia, but broader.
Richer than Elon Musk: unlike him, I have enough.
We know so much, but do so little.
I review books: https://johnjmcandrew.substack.com
Richer than Elon Musk: unlike him, I have enough.
We know so much, but do so little.
I review books: https://johnjmcandrew.substack.com
Pinned
The Precedent is Dead: We have to recognize the realities of our situation.
Bottom Line Up Front: You can't bring a strongly worded letter to a knife fight.
cmarmitage.substack.com
As Epstein resurfaces and hopes reappear that This Will DO It, this article by @carmitage.bsky.social feels like Charlie Brown *skeptically* contemplating Lucy and the football. We have to acknowledge that Trump has overthrown America. And act accordingly. cmarmitage.substack.com/p/the-preced...
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Solid work by this reporter, but this story was broken by @jessbravin.bsky.social of the WSJ six weeks ago. I hope with this new reporting it will get more attention.
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
Biden Spared 37 Killers From Execution. Trump Ordered Up a Lifetime of Torment.
Even America’s harshest federal prison, where inmates spend 23 hours a day in solitary confinement, was too good, one official said. “I’ve got no problem with gruel.”
www.wsj.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Solid work by this reporter, but this story was broken by @jessbravin.bsky.social of the WSJ six weeks ago. I hope with this new reporting it will get more attention.
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
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Biden commuted their death sentences, so Trump retaliated by making their lives living hell, putting them in the country's most brutal prison, where they "spend 22 to 24 hours a day locked alone inside concrete cells that are smaller than a standard parking space."
Pure, pointless cruelty.
Pure, pointless cruelty.
Death Row Prisoners Granted Clemency by Biden Brace for "Living Hell" Under Trump - Bolts
Trump officials are retaliating by imposing the harshest conditions in the entire federal prison system, including near total isolation.
boltsmag.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Biden commuted their death sentences, so Trump retaliated by making their lives living hell, putting them in the country's most brutal prison, where they "spend 22 to 24 hours a day locked alone inside concrete cells that are smaller than a standard parking space."
Pure, pointless cruelty.
Pure, pointless cruelty.
One of America's gravest and most persistent crimes is how we treat prisoners.
The federal government says that ADX is equipped to handle prisoners with a higher need of care. But lawyers for a group of prisoners who are being sent there by the Trump administration say they will not receive appropriate care.
Death Row Prisoners Granted Clemency by Biden Brace for “Living Hell” Under Trump
Trump officials are retaliating by imposing the harshest conditions in the entire federal prison system, including near total isolation.
boltsmag.org
November 25, 2025 at 8:13 PM
One of America's gravest and most persistent crimes is how we treat prisoners.
“It’s especially ironic because the lecture is exactly about the ‘paralysing cowardice’ of today’s elites."
Bregman's books – Utopia for Realists, and Humankind – are a revelation.
Bregman's books – Utopia for Realists, and Humankind – are a revelation.
Disturbing. Incidentally @rutgerbregman.com has written some interesting books that you might want to read.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Reith lecturer accuses BBC of cowardice for censoring his remarks on Trump
Dutch writer Rutger Bregman says claim that Trump was ‘most openly corrupt president in US history’ was removed
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM
“It’s especially ironic because the lecture is exactly about the ‘paralysing cowardice’ of today’s elites."
Bregman's books – Utopia for Realists, and Humankind – are a revelation.
Bregman's books – Utopia for Realists, and Humankind – are a revelation.
Ogres, redux.
Trump EPA to abandon air pollution rule that would prevent thousands of U.S. deaths www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Trump EPA to abandon air pollution rule that would prevent thousands of U.S. deaths
The Environmental Protection Agency will no longer defend Biden-era limits on fine-particle pollution, which causes heart and lung disease.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Ogres, redux.
Ogres. Arch enemy movie villains wouldn't do this sh!t.
"Senate Republicans ... plan to criticize requirements for safety technology, such as automatic emergency braking and alarms to remind drivers that a child is in the back seat ..."
www.wsj.com/business/aut...
"Senate Republicans ... plan to criticize requirements for safety technology, such as automatic emergency braking and alarms to remind drivers that a child is in the back seat ..."
www.wsj.com/business/aut...
Exclusive | Senate Committee to Challenge Auto-Safety Mandates That Hurt ‘Affordability’
Republicans are questioning the value of some features, such as automatic braking and rear-seat reminders.
www.wsj.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Ogres. Arch enemy movie villains wouldn't do this sh!t.
"Senate Republicans ... plan to criticize requirements for safety technology, such as automatic emergency braking and alarms to remind drivers that a child is in the back seat ..."
www.wsj.com/business/aut...
"Senate Republicans ... plan to criticize requirements for safety technology, such as automatic emergency braking and alarms to remind drivers that a child is in the back seat ..."
www.wsj.com/business/aut...
Evergreen editorial cartoon by Ann Telnaes.
Yep- Trump just called Gov Pritzker "a big, fat slob" during the traditional White House Turkey pardoning. And then went on to say he never calls people names.
Not only that, uses this occasion to bloviate about his administration's accomplishments.
(cartoon front the archives)
Not only that, uses this occasion to bloviate about his administration's accomplishments.
(cartoon front the archives)
November 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Evergreen editorial cartoon by Ann Telnaes.
Thanksgiving-Cyber Monday, my wallet's ignoring Target, Home Depot, & Amazon. Et al. I'm tired of corporations profiting off of enabling this administration, ditching DEI, allowing ICE to terrorize our communities, & chase tax breaks. Join me! #WeAintBuyingIt 🚫 app.sosha.ai/s/YDxqgxUs
We Ain't Buying It - Target, Home Depot & Amazon
app.sosha.ai
November 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Thanksgiving-Cyber Monday, my wallet's ignoring Target, Home Depot, & Amazon. Et al. I'm tired of corporations profiting off of enabling this administration, ditching DEI, allowing ICE to terrorize our communities, & chase tax breaks. Join me! #WeAintBuyingIt 🚫 app.sosha.ai/s/YDxqgxUs
Do Not Do Business As Usual.
Do Black Friday/holiday shopping differently this year. NO big box purchases. If you can't get a gift from a local, independent retailer, they don't need it. No excuses. Make donations to nonprofits and give gift receipts.
click.actionnetwork.org/ss/c/u001.Xa...
Do Black Friday/holiday shopping differently this year. NO big box purchases. If you can't get a gift from a local, independent retailer, they don't need it. No excuses. Make donations to nonprofits and give gift receipts.
click.actionnetwork.org/ss/c/u001.Xa...
This Black Friday-Cyber Monday, we ain't buying fossil fueled fascism
This Black Friday to Cyber Monday, we're taking action to show everyone that when it comes to climate chaos and fossil fueled fascist, we ain't buying it!
click.actionnetwork.org
November 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Do Not Do Business As Usual.
Do Black Friday/holiday shopping differently this year. NO big box purchases. If you can't get a gift from a local, independent retailer, they don't need it. No excuses. Make donations to nonprofits and give gift receipts.
click.actionnetwork.org/ss/c/u001.Xa...
Do Black Friday/holiday shopping differently this year. NO big box purchases. If you can't get a gift from a local, independent retailer, they don't need it. No excuses. Make donations to nonprofits and give gift receipts.
click.actionnetwork.org/ss/c/u001.Xa...
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Here are my top 10 dogs carrying big sticks!
November 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Here are my top 10 dogs carrying big sticks!
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A mayoral candidate saying maybe the city should cover the cost of bus rides gets the full socialism panic treatment before he even tries it.
A sitting president taking billions of dollars worth of shares in private companies gets “I must say, a tad unusual” after it’s been going for nearly a year.
A sitting president taking billions of dollars worth of shares in private companies gets “I must say, a tad unusual” after it’s been going for nearly a year.
November 25, 2025 at 2:23 PM
A mayoral candidate saying maybe the city should cover the cost of bus rides gets the full socialism panic treatment before he even tries it.
A sitting president taking billions of dollars worth of shares in private companies gets “I must say, a tad unusual” after it’s been going for nearly a year.
A sitting president taking billions of dollars worth of shares in private companies gets “I must say, a tad unusual” after it’s been going for nearly a year.
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If we don't CALL our Senators and Congresspeople to protest this? Now, before it happens? Don't bother posting outrage about it after the shooting starts. If we can't take five minutes to make calls, nobody wants to see our performative, impotent social media posts. Venezuelans won't care.
When will Republicans grow a spine
YouTube video by Mark Warner
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:40 AM
If we don't CALL our Senators and Congresspeople to protest this? Now, before it happens? Don't bother posting outrage about it after the shooting starts. If we can't take five minutes to make calls, nobody wants to see our performative, impotent social media posts. Venezuelans won't care.
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
This could get interesting
This could get interesting
November 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
This could get interesting
This could get interesting
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Pathetic.
“Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold…
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.”
“Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold…
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.”
Unintentionally revealing
November 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Pathetic.
“Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold…
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.”
“Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold…
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.”
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November 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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I do appreciate that they've completely dropped the pretense.
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 24, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I do appreciate that they've completely dropped the pretense.
If we don't CALL our Senators and Congresspeople to protest this? Now, before it happens? Don't bother posting outrage about it after the shooting starts. If we can't take five minutes to make calls, nobody wants to see our performative, impotent social media posts. Venezuelans won't care.
When will Republicans grow a spine
YouTube video by Mark Warner
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:40 AM
If we don't CALL our Senators and Congresspeople to protest this? Now, before it happens? Don't bother posting outrage about it after the shooting starts. If we can't take five minutes to make calls, nobody wants to see our performative, impotent social media posts. Venezuelans won't care.
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Really starting to think that the Republican pushback on Green Energy is because we can't start wars over solar.
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 24, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Really starting to think that the Republican pushback on Green Energy is because we can't start wars over solar.
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CBS/YouGov poll:
Voter approval of Trump's handling of the economy has fallen 15 points since March, from 51% to 36%.
4 in 10 Republicans say Trump portrays prices and inflation as better than they really are.
Voter approval of Trump's handling of the economy has fallen 15 points since March, from 51% to 36%.
4 in 10 Republicans say Trump portrays prices and inflation as better than they really are.
November 24, 2025 at 9:05 PM
CBS/YouGov poll:
Voter approval of Trump's handling of the economy has fallen 15 points since March, from 51% to 36%.
4 in 10 Republicans say Trump portrays prices and inflation as better than they really are.
Voter approval of Trump's handling of the economy has fallen 15 points since March, from 51% to 36%.
4 in 10 Republicans say Trump portrays prices and inflation as better than they really are.
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I talked to Aftyn Behn, who's making a race of a U.S. House seat in and around Nashville that Trump won by 22 points.
Her big proposed bill in the state legislature would have ended grocery taxes in Tennessee and paid for it by stopping corporate tax avoidance. Perfect for the political moment.
Her big proposed bill in the state legislature would have ended grocery taxes in Tennessee and paid for it by stopping corporate tax avoidance. Perfect for the political moment.
Aftyn Behn: Running for Congress in deep red Tennessee
Aftyn Behn is trying to flip a seat Donald Trump won by 22 points in a December special election. Grocery bills and corporate taxes dominate.
prospect.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I talked to Aftyn Behn, who's making a race of a U.S. House seat in and around Nashville that Trump won by 22 points.
Her big proposed bill in the state legislature would have ended grocery taxes in Tennessee and paid for it by stopping corporate tax avoidance. Perfect for the political moment.
Her big proposed bill in the state legislature would have ended grocery taxes in Tennessee and paid for it by stopping corporate tax avoidance. Perfect for the political moment.
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“Investigators described the hundreds of pages of top-secret records they found—some containing gravely serious material. Several detailed covert government operations and U.S. spying powers could get American operatives killed if the information fell into the wrong hands.”
@carolleonnig.bsky.social
@carolleonnig.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 7:11 AM
“Investigators described the hundreds of pages of top-secret records they found—some containing gravely serious material. Several detailed covert government operations and U.S. spying powers could get American operatives killed if the information fell into the wrong hands.”
@carolleonnig.bsky.social
@carolleonnig.bsky.social
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CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Batteries for E-Bikes from Rad Power Bikes Due to Fire Hazard; Risk of Serious Injury or Death www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/202...
November 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Batteries for E-Bikes from Rad Power Bikes Due to Fire Hazard; Risk of Serious Injury or Death www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/202...
❤️ The planet is FULL of such beauty. Remember to look up from the cesspool of politics and what the media feed us, and notice things like this (or, you know, smaller things). It's important. REALLY important. Remember to give thanks for just such things on Thursday, at least. ❤️
Ok one more video. the most beautiful fluke I've seen. edited for EXTRA BEAUTY!!!
November 24, 2025 at 11:40 PM
❤️ The planet is FULL of such beauty. Remember to look up from the cesspool of politics and what the media feed us, and notice things like this (or, you know, smaller things). It's important. REALLY important. Remember to give thanks for just such things on Thursday, at least. ❤️