John Connor (he/him) 🏳️🌈🚲🏙️
@therealjohnconnor.bsky.social
Denver, CO
Urbanist, progressive, gay, pedestrian, biker, car hater, D&D DM, Tabletop Gamer, and up-and-coming Mayor of Lavender Hill (in my own head anyway).
Urbanist, progressive, gay, pedestrian, biker, car hater, D&D DM, Tabletop Gamer, and up-and-coming Mayor of Lavender Hill (in my own head anyway).
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Every hour there's new shocking levels of evil.
December 8, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Every hour there's new shocking levels of evil.
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People's imagination of Silicon Valley: Starfleet HQ
Actual reality of Silicon Valley:
Actual reality of Silicon Valley:
Which oppressed group are you more concerned about?
Yellow: Palo Alto residents who will see a tall building
Blue: Atherton residents dealing with speed bump cause loud sounds
REPOST TO SUPPORT
Yellow: Palo Alto residents who will see a tall building
Blue: Atherton residents dealing with speed bump cause loud sounds
REPOST TO SUPPORT
December 9, 2025 at 5:42 AM
People's imagination of Silicon Valley: Starfleet HQ
Actual reality of Silicon Valley:
Actual reality of Silicon Valley:
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
I will be going to the art museum in Denver today in his honor.
Architect Frank Gehry, celebrated for his imaginative, genre-shifting designs, has died at 96.
Architect Frank Gehry’s iconic works in photos
Architect Frank Gehry, celebrated for his imaginative, genre-shifting designs, has died at 96. He is known for iconic works such as the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.
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December 7, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I will be going to the art museum in Denver today in his honor.
Yes, we are once again, letting the bigots run the narrative and repeating their bigotry.
Instead of all of us banning together and realizing that this corporate consolidation is harming all of us.
Instead of all of us banning together and realizing that this corporate consolidation is harming all of us.
Oh no, we can't loose the strict adherence to traditional ideas of gender and sexuality that the Looney Tunes cartoons were so famous for.
December 6, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Yes, we are once again, letting the bigots run the narrative and repeating their bigotry.
Instead of all of us banning together and realizing that this corporate consolidation is harming all of us.
Instead of all of us banning together and realizing that this corporate consolidation is harming all of us.
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They cannot be given authority to forcibly remove anyone from their vehicle this way. Think about how bad actors would abuse this power.
December 6, 2025 at 1:15 AM
They cannot be given authority to forcibly remove anyone from their vehicle this way. Think about how bad actors would abuse this power.
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Real wages (after inflation) were growing at 2.0% last year. Now it’s 0.8% — “clearly playing into what the majority of American households would define as an affordability crisis.”
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December 4, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Real wages (after inflation) were growing at 2.0% last year. Now it’s 0.8% — “clearly playing into what the majority of American households would define as an affordability crisis.”
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Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
Lady Gaga topped my year. Here’s how I listened in my #SpotifyWrapped. I can’t believe I made to the top 0.3% of Lady Gaga listeners.
December 4, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Lady Gaga topped my year. Here’s how I listened in my #SpotifyWrapped. I can’t believe I made to the top 0.3% of Lady Gaga listeners.
I live in a state that protects my rights!
NEW: Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold (D) is the latest state election leader to reject a request from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to share private, unredacted voter data with the federal government. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Colorado Tells DOJ ‘Take a Hike’ as It Rejects Demand for Statewide Voter Data
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I live in a state that protects my rights!
They are setting the stage for 2026 when ICE gets its big budget boost.
They will be doing LA and Chicago-style raids in every single border state. And maybe even beyond those, as they have shown a consistent pattern of flaunting the law.
They will be doing LA and Chicago-style raids in every single border state. And maybe even beyond those, as they have shown a consistent pattern of flaunting the law.
This administration is filled with the absolute dumbest, meanest, cruelest pieces of shit.
And they're so *proud* to be dumb, mean, cruel pieces of shit too. They delight in it. They brag about it.
It's vice signaling as a way of life.
And they're so *proud* to be dumb, mean, cruel pieces of shit too. They delight in it. They brag about it.
It's vice signaling as a way of life.
I assume she means everyone who isn’t white.
December 2, 2025 at 1:08 PM
They are setting the stage for 2026 when ICE gets its big budget boost.
They will be doing LA and Chicago-style raids in every single border state. And maybe even beyond those, as they have shown a consistent pattern of flaunting the law.
They will be doing LA and Chicago-style raids in every single border state. And maybe even beyond those, as they have shown a consistent pattern of flaunting the law.
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ICE raids are cruel, inhumane, and do nothing to serve public safety.
My responsibility is to be the mayor to each and every person that calls this city their home. That includes millions of immigrants— of which I am one.
My responsibility is to be the mayor to each and every person that calls this city their home. That includes millions of immigrants— of which I am one.
December 2, 2025 at 2:18 AM
ICE raids are cruel, inhumane, and do nothing to serve public safety.
My responsibility is to be the mayor to each and every person that calls this city their home. That includes millions of immigrants— of which I am one.
My responsibility is to be the mayor to each and every person that calls this city their home. That includes millions of immigrants— of which I am one.
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Sadly relevant today.
December 1, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Sadly relevant today.
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I was diagnosed with #HIV in 1998, when I was 30.
Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50.
I’m 58 now.
HIV treatment works.
Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex.
Ensure HIV treatment for all.
End HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay
Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50.
I’m 58 now.
HIV treatment works.
Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex.
Ensure HIV treatment for all.
End HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay
December 1, 2025 at 8:46 AM
I was diagnosed with #HIV in 1998, when I was 30.
Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50.
I’m 58 now.
HIV treatment works.
Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex.
Ensure HIV treatment for all.
End HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay
Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50.
I’m 58 now.
HIV treatment works.
Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex.
Ensure HIV treatment for all.
End HIV stigma.
#WorldAIDSDay
State-run lotteries should be illegal.
Winners can choose between $740 million over 30 years, or a lump sum of $346.1 million before taxes.
Powerball Jackpot Grows To $740 Million—Here’s How Much A Winner Could Owe In Taxes
Winners can choose between $740 million over 30 years, or a lump sum of $346.1 million before taxes.
www.forbes.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:58 PM
State-run lotteries should be illegal.
They are just straight up admitting how racist they are now.
A reminder for those who are not aware: "remigration" is the process of deporting all non-white people from a country. It includes citizens and is, by definition, ethnic cleansing.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
And to be clear: this is not fake. I just screenshot it myself.
November 29, 2025 at 8:38 PM
They are just straight up admitting how racist they are now.
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There are flyers circulating and even mailers showing up in people’s mailboxes in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District that list the wrong date for the upcoming special election. Voters are being told to vote on the incorrect day.
November 29, 2025 at 8:04 PM
There are flyers circulating and even mailers showing up in people’s mailboxes in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District that list the wrong date for the upcoming special election. Voters are being told to vote on the incorrect day.
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November 29, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Yup, and keep your money out of our politics also.
November 29, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Yup, and keep your money out of our politics also.
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"Western civilization," the font, the 11 stars - 11 states in the confederacy, for the record.
Why is this never news? Why are we letting our government agencies do this sort of thing while the news agencies report on hallucinated trade deals and act like everything is normal
Why is this never news? Why are we letting our government agencies do this sort of thing while the news agencies report on hallucinated trade deals and act like everything is normal
November 29, 2025 at 5:20 PM
"Western civilization," the font, the 11 stars - 11 states in the confederacy, for the record.
Why is this never news? Why are we letting our government agencies do this sort of thing while the news agencies report on hallucinated trade deals and act like everything is normal
Why is this never news? Why are we letting our government agencies do this sort of thing while the news agencies report on hallucinated trade deals and act like everything is normal
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A chapter in Hegseth’s book is literally titled “More Lethality, Less Lawyers.”
It’s almost as if there were signs!
It’s almost as if there were signs!
November 29, 2025 at 3:02 AM
A chapter in Hegseth’s book is literally titled “More Lethality, Less Lawyers.”
It’s almost as if there were signs!
It’s almost as if there were signs!
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Harvard Law School’s Jack Goldsmith:
“In short, if the Post’s facts are correct, it appears that Special Operations Forces committed murder when the ‘two men were blown apart in the water, as the Post put it.’”
open.substack.com/pub/executiv...
“In short, if the Post’s facts are correct, it appears that Special Operations Forces committed murder when the ‘two men were blown apart in the water, as the Post put it.’”
open.substack.com/pub/executiv...
November 29, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Harvard Law School’s Jack Goldsmith:
“In short, if the Post’s facts are correct, it appears that Special Operations Forces committed murder when the ‘two men were blown apart in the water, as the Post put it.’”
open.substack.com/pub/executiv...
“In short, if the Post’s facts are correct, it appears that Special Operations Forces committed murder when the ‘two men were blown apart in the water, as the Post put it.’”
open.substack.com/pub/executiv...
I think this is more an example of how easily large numbers of people can be manipulated by propaganda.
We’re not idiots, we’re just easily convinced.
We’re not idiots, we’re just easily convinced.
The latest evidence that America is becoming a land of idiots:
November 27, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I think this is more an example of how easily large numbers of people can be manipulated by propaganda.
We’re not idiots, we’re just easily convinced.
We’re not idiots, we’re just easily convinced.