John Bordeaux
@jbordeaux.com
Grandfather, veteran. More of me at https://jbordeaux.substack.com/
60 Minutes oddly not censored in Canada. www.reddit.com/r/interestin...
From the interestingasfuck community on Reddit: 60 Minutes CECOT Video pulled in US, aired in Canada
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December 23, 2025 at 1:57 AM
60 Minutes oddly not censored in Canada. www.reddit.com/r/interestin...
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Willful sauntering in an airport should be a federal felony punishable by 15-20 years.
December 22, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Willful sauntering in an airport should be a federal felony punishable by 15-20 years.
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Wondering how to watch the Winter Solstice livestream from Newgrange?
Our short how-to video guides you step by step.
📅 21 Dec
⏰ 8.40am
🌅 Live from inside the chamber
Save the link and tune in: gov.ie/solstice
#WinterSolstice #Newgrange #ShareTheSolstice #OPW
Our short how-to video guides you step by step.
📅 21 Dec
⏰ 8.40am
🌅 Live from inside the chamber
Save the link and tune in: gov.ie/solstice
#WinterSolstice #Newgrange #ShareTheSolstice #OPW
December 20, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Wondering how to watch the Winter Solstice livestream from Newgrange?
Our short how-to video guides you step by step.
📅 21 Dec
⏰ 8.40am
🌅 Live from inside the chamber
Save the link and tune in: gov.ie/solstice
#WinterSolstice #Newgrange #ShareTheSolstice #OPW
Our short how-to video guides you step by step.
📅 21 Dec
⏰ 8.40am
🌅 Live from inside the chamber
Save the link and tune in: gov.ie/solstice
#WinterSolstice #Newgrange #ShareTheSolstice #OPW
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Just to be clear. It’s the John F Kennedy center legally.
Just like it’s still the department of defense
Just like it’s still the department of defense
December 18, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Just to be clear. It’s the John F Kennedy center legally.
Just like it’s still the department of defense
Just like it’s still the department of defense
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I have been loathe to suggest any impacts of political pressure on federal statistical agencies, but this is worrying to me.
December 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I have been loathe to suggest any impacts of political pressure on federal statistical agencies, but this is worrying to me.
Notes from my former career. jbordeaux.substack.com/p/knowledge-...
Knowledge Management
Notes from my former career
jbordeaux.substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Notes from my former career. jbordeaux.substack.com/p/knowledge-...
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The Trump administration plans to require all foreign tourists to provide their social media histories from the last five years to enter the country.
Yes, I said TOURISTS — not immigrants. This is insane. It will DECIMATE the U.S. tourism industry.
Yes, I said TOURISTS — not immigrants. This is insane. It will DECIMATE the U.S. tourism industry.
Foreign tourists could be required to disclose 5 years of social media histories under Trump administration plan
The Customs and Border Protection proposal would apply even to countries that don't require visas to enter.
www.nbcnews.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The Trump administration plans to require all foreign tourists to provide their social media histories from the last five years to enter the country.
Yes, I said TOURISTS — not immigrants. This is insane. It will DECIMATE the U.S. tourism industry.
Yes, I said TOURISTS — not immigrants. This is insane. It will DECIMATE the U.S. tourism industry.
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Today, with @situ-research.bsky.social, Lawfare released the first videos in our new investigative video series “Deportation, Inc.: The Rise of the Immigration Enforcement Economy."
Watch the first two videos at www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Watch the first two videos at www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
December 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Today, with @situ-research.bsky.social, Lawfare released the first videos in our new investigative video series “Deportation, Inc.: The Rise of the Immigration Enforcement Economy."
Watch the first two videos at www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Watch the first two videos at www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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It starts with knowing the truth. Don’t allow yourselves to be gaslit into believing this is a real question.
December 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
It starts with knowing the truth. Don’t allow yourselves to be gaslit into believing this is a real question.
afsa.org/at-the-break...
Major Findings
86% say changes in the workplace since January have affected their ability to advance U.S. diplomatic priorities.
98% report poor morale.
Nearly 1 in 3 are considering leaving the Service.
Major Findings
86% say changes in the workplace since January have affected their ability to advance U.S. diplomatic priorities.
98% report poor morale.
Nearly 1 in 3 are considering leaving the Service.
At the Breaking Point: The State of the U.S. Foreign Service in 2025 — A Report by the American Foreign Service Association
America’s global leadership depends on a strong, professional diplomatic workforce. But in 2025, the U.S. Foreign Service faces an unprecedented crisis. Personnel losses, political interference, and t...
afsa.org
December 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
afsa.org/at-the-break...
Major Findings
86% say changes in the workplace since January have affected their ability to advance U.S. diplomatic priorities.
98% report poor morale.
Nearly 1 in 3 are considering leaving the Service.
Major Findings
86% say changes in the workplace since January have affected their ability to advance U.S. diplomatic priorities.
98% report poor morale.
Nearly 1 in 3 are considering leaving the Service.
And it’s got a spectacular price at $1,850.
I thought I was having a stroke when I saw this. But, nope, it’s real
www.bergdorfgoodman.com/p/marc-jacob...
www.bergdorfgoodman.com/p/marc-jacob...
December 2, 2025 at 2:29 PM
And it’s got a spectacular price at $1,850.
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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⚖️ DoD Law of War Manual, page 1075:
"For example, orders to fire upon the shipwrecked would be clearly illegal."
ogc.osd.mil/Portals/99/d...
"For example, orders to fire upon the shipwrecked would be clearly illegal."
ogc.osd.mil/Portals/99/d...
December 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
⚖️ DoD Law of War Manual, page 1075:
"For example, orders to fire upon the shipwrecked would be clearly illegal."
ogc.osd.mil/Portals/99/d...
"For example, orders to fire upon the shipwrecked would be clearly illegal."
ogc.osd.mil/Portals/99/d...
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Posting stupid memes after being accused of murder is the response of a sneering, spoiled punk who has been caught doing wrong and is now daring the local fuzz to take him in and risk the anger of his rich dad—a role fulfilled by Donald Trump, in this case.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Pete Hegseth Needs to Go—Now
A man with such contempt for the military should not run the Pentagon.
www.theatlantic.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Posting stupid memes after being accused of murder is the response of a sneering, spoiled punk who has been caught doing wrong and is now daring the local fuzz to take him in and risk the anger of his rich dad—a role fulfilled by Donald Trump, in this case.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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I REMEMBER.
In 1981, nearly 100% of people with AIDS died, often rapidly.
I remember weeping.
I remember Ronald Reagan's refusal to say "AIDS".
I remember the brave patients, loving caregivers, and the defiant power of ACT-UP.
And finally the miracle of modern therapy.
Rise up for World AIDS day.
In 1981, nearly 100% of people with AIDS died, often rapidly.
I remember weeping.
I remember Ronald Reagan's refusal to say "AIDS".
I remember the brave patients, loving caregivers, and the defiant power of ACT-UP.
And finally the miracle of modern therapy.
Rise up for World AIDS day.
Commemorating #WorldAIDSday is an act of defiance against ideology driven policies that will end our progress to end the epidemic.
December 1, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I REMEMBER.
In 1981, nearly 100% of people with AIDS died, often rapidly.
I remember weeping.
I remember Ronald Reagan's refusal to say "AIDS".
I remember the brave patients, loving caregivers, and the defiant power of ACT-UP.
And finally the miracle of modern therapy.
Rise up for World AIDS day.
In 1981, nearly 100% of people with AIDS died, often rapidly.
I remember weeping.
I remember Ronald Reagan's refusal to say "AIDS".
I remember the brave patients, loving caregivers, and the defiant power of ACT-UP.
And finally the miracle of modern therapy.
Rise up for World AIDS day.
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![Comic. Panels up to the 10-year point are grayed out. New panels since the Ten Years comic, which chronicles the first ten years of PERSON 1's journey with cancer: (1) [two people in bed] PERSON 1 (woman): One more chapter? PERSON 2 (man): Don’t we both have to get up early? PERSON 1: Nnnnnggggh PERSON 2: Sure, good point. (2) [many people wearing masks, walking while looking at graphs on their phones] (3) [birds landing on people] PERSON 2 in beanie and scarf: Hah! They like *my* seeds best. PERSON 1 in scarf holding phone with a bird sitting on it: Wait, how do I take a picture of this one? (4) [two people rowing boats with tree landscape] (5) [Person 1 carries overflowing stack of things to Person 2 in bed] PERSON 1: I brought you honey lemon tea, more pillows, a cinnamon roll, Tylenol, another blanket, a– PERSON 2: It was just Appendicitis, I’m really– PERSON 1: *It is my turn to take care of you and I am going to do it right!* (6) [Two people in car] (7) [still in car) PERSON 1: Oh my god. PERSON 2: Oh my god. (8) [car driving] PERSON 1: Pull over! PERSON 2: I am! (9) [both people get out of car] (10) [Large colored panel of aurora borealis over water with both people looking on] (11) [Person 1 sits against tree while Person 2 lies on the ground] PERSON 1: Fifteen years. No sign of the cancer. (12) I *am* having some weird symptoms. Joint pain. Fatigue. I think I’m losing my close-up vision. PERSON 2: Yeah. Me too. (13) PERSON 2: I think we’re getting old. (14) PERSON 1: I guess that’s okay. PERSON 2: It’s all I wanted.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihwhjblp5lyiwp63ouar7ocfea7evmckytoeo7rkfuoo4gw5rnrra@jpeg)
November 26, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Yes, Apple Watch. I can still “do it.” But, and do hear me: I don’t want to.
November 25, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Yes, Apple Watch. I can still “do it.” But, and do hear me: I don’t want to.
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This is a new and dire development in the ongoing American constitutional crisis. The voters, Congress, and, yes, the U.S. military must all now be more vigilant than at any time in our modern history.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The President Is Losing Control of Himself
Donald Trump’s outbursts on social media this week were different than usual.
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:58 AM
This is a new and dire development in the ongoing American constitutional crisis. The voters, Congress, and, yes, the U.S. military must all now be more vigilant than at any time in our modern history.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The word “testing,” as the kids say, is doing a ton of work here.
BREAKING: At least 24 people are dead and 54 wounded after Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, testing the ceasefire that began in October, officials say.
Israel launches strikes in Gaza ceasefire's latest test as hospitals say 20 killed
Israel's military says it has launched new airstrikes against Hamas militants in Gaza, testing the ceasefire that began on October 10.
bit.ly
November 22, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The word “testing,” as the kids say, is doing a ton of work here.
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“‘Affordability is overrated.’
– Larry Kudlow
This is what happens when the people running the economy never have to live in it.
– Larry Kudlow
This is what happens when the people running the economy never have to live in it.
November 22, 2025 at 2:19 PM
“‘Affordability is overrated.’
– Larry Kudlow
This is what happens when the people running the economy never have to live in it.
– Larry Kudlow
This is what happens when the people running the economy never have to live in it.
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This is, of course, a fascinating thread from Kate asking why Google is effectively cannibalizing its own market for both digital ads on third party properties and search ads, by effectively taking away the incentive to click through to third party sites. I have a theory as to why they're doing it.
So this ad revenue metric is indicative of such a fascinating and weird set of business decisions by Google to inexplicably kill of SEO-- and I honestly don't get how they think this is going to pay off for them in the long run.
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Stereogum says Google's switch to AI Overviews reduced its ad revenue by *70 percent* www.theverge.com/entertainmen...
November 18, 2025 at 9:26 PM
This is, of course, a fascinating thread from Kate asking why Google is effectively cannibalizing its own market for both digital ads on third party properties and search ads, by effectively taking away the incentive to click through to third party sites. I have a theory as to why they're doing it.
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Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.
November 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.
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I'm thinking today of all my fellow veterans but especially the more than 5,000 trans service members and their families who were kicked out of the military this year despite being highly qualified and serving honorably. This injustice will be a stain on our nation's history.
November 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I'm thinking today of all my fellow veterans but especially the more than 5,000 trans service members and their families who were kicked out of the military this year despite being highly qualified and serving honorably. This injustice will be a stain on our nation's history.
@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org This needs more exposure.
New single by @dropkickmurphys.com just dropped. Helluva Veterans Day tribute, filmed IN UKRAINE. Watch and share. And BZ to all who wore the uniform—and who still stand for freedom.
"Who'll Stand With Us?"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3rt...
"Who'll Stand With Us?"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3rt...
“Who’ll Stand With Us” featuring O’Hamsters [Recorded in KYIV 🇺🇦]
YouTube video by VALOR Media Network
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November 11, 2025 at 11:14 PM
@benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org This needs more exposure.