Scott Johnson
@thinpartitions.bsky.social
Professor; pagan; parent. Sex work is work; trans rights are human rights.
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“Self-deport” is a whitewashed way to describe “fleeing the country under the threat of state violence.” I agree with Maria here — it’s important to call that exactly what it is.
What. No.
Don't use their language, @newyorker.com that is not even a real word. What the hell is wrong with "flee" or like. "Flee this godforsaken country"
Don't use their language, @newyorker.com that is not even a real word. What the hell is wrong with "flee" or like. "Flee this godforsaken country"
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December 30, 2025 at 8:44 PM
“Self-deport” is a whitewashed way to describe “fleeing the country under the threat of state violence.” I agree with Maria here — it’s important to call that exactly what it is.
Four 👍 Books I Read In 2025:
Gods Junk Drawer (Peter Clines)
The Shattering Peace (John Scalzi)
Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)
The Killer Inside Me (Jim Thompson)
Gods Junk Drawer (Peter Clines)
The Shattering Peace (John Scalzi)
Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)
The Killer Inside Me (Jim Thompson)
Four 👍🏼 books I read, 2025:
• The Making of Planet of the Apes, J.W. Rintzler
• Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe, David Maraniss
• Tecumseh and the Prophet: The Shawnee Brothers Who Defied a Nation, Peter Cozzens
• The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi, Wright Thompson
• The Making of Planet of the Apes, J.W. Rintzler
• Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe, David Maraniss
• Tecumseh and the Prophet: The Shawnee Brothers Who Defied a Nation, Peter Cozzens
• The Barn: The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi, Wright Thompson
December 30, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Four 👍 Books I Read In 2025:
Gods Junk Drawer (Peter Clines)
The Shattering Peace (John Scalzi)
Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)
The Killer Inside Me (Jim Thompson)
Gods Junk Drawer (Peter Clines)
The Shattering Peace (John Scalzi)
Into the Wild (Jon Krakauer)
The Killer Inside Me (Jim Thompson)
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Farted loudly in a restaurant 15-20 yrs ago & everyone got made at me including nearby Ray Liotta, may he rest in peace
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 30, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Farted loudly in a restaurant 15-20 yrs ago & everyone got made at me including nearby Ray Liotta, may he rest in peace
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The President of the United States appears to be getting regular IV infusions, the public doesn’t know anything about it, & the DC media evidently doesn’t care.
We are months into the mystery of Trump’s hands, the White House is lying, & I’ve seen a grand total of one serious news story about it.
We are months into the mystery of Trump’s hands, the White House is lying, & I’ve seen a grand total of one serious news story about it.
Trump looked pretty rough today -- note that both of his hands are discolored
(Joe Raedle/Getty)
(Joe Raedle/Getty)
December 29, 2025 at 1:40 AM
The President of the United States appears to be getting regular IV infusions, the public doesn’t know anything about it, & the DC media evidently doesn’t care.
We are months into the mystery of Trump’s hands, the White House is lying, & I’ve seen a grand total of one serious news story about it.
We are months into the mystery of Trump’s hands, the White House is lying, & I’ve seen a grand total of one serious news story about it.
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After what we're seeing at CBS, if today is not the perfect day for everyone to find some independent journalism & nonprofit newsrooms to support... what day could be better?
December 22, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Gentlemen Prefer Grinches
Grinch with a Pearl Earring
The Importance of Being Grinch
December 18, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Gentlemen Prefer Grinches
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Don Was digs into the Blue Note Records vault for a different kind of Christmas playlist, bringing together rare cuts, classics and deep grooves from across the label's history. n.pr/3YAyxso
Have a Blue (Note) Christmas with Don Was
Don Was digs into the Blue Note Records vault for a different kind of Christmas playlist, bringing together rare cuts, classics and deep grooves from across the label's history.
n.pr
December 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Don Was digs into the Blue Note Records vault for a different kind of Christmas playlist, bringing together rare cuts, classics and deep grooves from across the label's history. n.pr/3YAyxso
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Had the three Dems who voted for this held the line and voted no, they could have blocked it.
December 18, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Had the three Dems who voted for this held the line and voted no, they could have blocked it.
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One theory I have is that competence, self-control, responsibility, and expertise have all been feminized, leaving “masculinity” with the realm of impulsivity and petulance. So the divide is not really between “femininity” and “masculinity” so much as between adulthood and childishness.
Everything else aside, the idea that this is a model for many men of *masculinity* is so wild. This? This is "manly"? This is how people think it's cool to act?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-wG...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-wG...
Dave Portnoy Demands NFL Investigate Pete Carroll & Raiders For Rigging
YouTube video by Clasher Sports
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM
One theory I have is that competence, self-control, responsibility, and expertise have all been feminized, leaving “masculinity” with the realm of impulsivity and petulance. So the divide is not really between “femininity” and “masculinity” so much as between adulthood and childishness.
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this clip encapsulates so much of what has been wrong about MSM Trump coverage for the past decade -- treating Trump's lies and bigotry as a valid "side" of a debate instead of calling it out, because calling it out makes it seem as though you're biased
MSNBC reporter presents Trump's shameful racism towards Somalis as merely "a different view"
December 3, 2025 at 9:55 PM
this clip encapsulates so much of what has been wrong about MSM Trump coverage for the past decade -- treating Trump's lies and bigotry as a valid "side" of a debate instead of calling it out, because calling it out makes it seem as though you're biased
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Also, one thing the country needs is definitely more nurses, so limiting entry is just pointlessly stupid
huh i wonder if this is because like 90% of nurses are women (it’s definitely because of that)
The Trump admin now says nursing isn't a professional degree.
The admin plan to redefine what constitutes a professional degree to exclude nursing and limit access to student loans — outraging national health care groups and leaving nursing students questioning how they'll pay for graduate degrees.
The admin plan to redefine what constitutes a professional degree to exclude nursing and limit access to student loans — outraging national health care groups and leaving nursing students questioning how they'll pay for graduate degrees.
November 30, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Also, one thing the country needs is definitely more nurses, so limiting entry is just pointlessly stupid
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If you are a fan of Star Trek: Voyager who is not keeping up with this comic series, do yourself a favor and visit your local comic shop this holiday weekend!!
thanks to @averykaplan.bsky.social at @comicsbeat.bsky.social for the lovely review!!
“Voyager – Homecoming #3 demonstrates that the entire creative team… continues to understand the assignment. I very much hope we get to see this story continue beyond the fifth issue of this limited series!”
“Voyager – Homecoming #3 demonstrates that the entire creative team… continues to understand the assignment. I very much hope we get to see this story continue beyond the fifth issue of this limited series!”
Wednesday Comics Reviews: INVISIBLE MAN #4 is horror at its most poetic, and more
This week's Wednesday Comics Reviews include Universal Monsters - The Invisible Man #4, Galactic #1, 2000AD, and much more!
www.comicsbeat.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
If you are a fan of Star Trek: Voyager who is not keeping up with this comic series, do yourself a favor and visit your local comic shop this holiday weekend!!
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"the use of AI to write a report that depends on an officer's specific perspective without using an officer's actual experience is the worst possible use of the technology"
Judge’s Footnote on Immigration Agents Using AI in Chicago Area Raises Accuracy and Privacy Concerns
U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis wrote the footnote in a 223-page opinion issued last week, noting that the practice of using ChatGPT to write use-of-force reports undermines agents’ credibility and “ma...
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November 26, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"the use of AI to write a report that depends on an officer's specific perspective without using an officer's actual experience is the worst possible use of the technology"
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The first official confirmation that Noem herself made the decision not to turn the planes around. A couple hundred men were tortured as a result — and soon after, the Supreme Court confirmed that the Trump admin’s Alien Enemies Act process was a total violation of due process.
BREAKING:
“After receiving that legal advice, Secretary Noem directed that the AEA detainees who had been removed from the United States before the Court’s order could be transferred to the custody of El Salvador. “
“After receiving that legal advice, Secretary Noem directed that the AEA detainees who had been removed from the United States before the Court’s order could be transferred to the custody of El Salvador. “
November 26, 2025 at 1:45 AM
The first official confirmation that Noem herself made the decision not to turn the planes around. A couple hundred men were tortured as a result — and soon after, the Supreme Court confirmed that the Trump admin’s Alien Enemies Act process was a total violation of due process.
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Wrote about my weekend with the anti-vaxxers. newrepublic.com/article/2029...
My Weekend With the Anti-Vaxxers
At the Children’s Health Defense conference, conspiracy meets community—and a vaccine-rejection movement gains ground without ever winning majority support.
newrepublic.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Wrote about my weekend with the anti-vaxxers. newrepublic.com/article/2029...
Still Life On Belly
November 24, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Still Life On Belly
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I agree. It's obscene.
November 23, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I agree. It's obscene.
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Did you know back in 2023 Republican House members (including our rep right here in the 130th) voted to strip every state funded dollar from our libraries in retaliation to this lawsuit?
Missouri court strikes down 2022 law that pulled library books off shelves • Missouri Independent
A Jackson County Circuit Court struck down a 2022 law that criminalized school employees for providing "sexually explicit material."
missouriindependent.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Did you know back in 2023 Republican House members (including our rep right here in the 130th) voted to strip every state funded dollar from our libraries in retaliation to this lawsuit?
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The Miami Herald and our other news media are still asking where the 2,000+ folks *went* in 'Alligator Alcatraz' here in my state. I'm screaming in rage for people like this man and our elders and legends like you, Mr. Takei, whose communities were traumatized in the same fashion.
November 21, 2025 at 1:43 AM
The Miami Herald and our other news media are still asking where the 2,000+ folks *went* in 'Alligator Alcatraz' here in my state. I'm screaming in rage for people like this man and our elders and legends like you, Mr. Takei, whose communities were traumatized in the same fashion.
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Trump calls for Democratic members of Congress to be hanged
November 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Trump calls for Democratic members of Congress to be hanged
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Any President who calls for the opposition party to be hanged should be immediately impeached and removed from office.
November 20, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Any President who calls for the opposition party to be hanged should be immediately impeached and removed from office.
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There's that famous Collegiality™️ that is just SO characteristic of the Senate 🥰✨
Martha Blackburn defends Trump's call to arrest (and execute) Democratic elected officials
November 20, 2025 at 6:33 PM
There's that famous Collegiality™️ that is just SO characteristic of the Senate 🥰✨
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I think the American public has the right to see the secret protocols of the Witkoff-Dmitriev pact. What business deals have been agreed?
November 20, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I think the American public has the right to see the secret protocols of the Witkoff-Dmitriev pact. What business deals have been agreed?