Johnny Yukon
@johnnyyukon.bsky.social
CSIS agent, surfer, played QB for Simon Fraser University.
@craigcalcaterra.bsky.social This seems like something right up your alley (Elliot Gould, 70s grimness, er... Christmas?) Have you seen it?
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
youtu.be/iHck4aO33IE
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
youtu.be/iHck4aO33IE
The Silent Partner (1978) ORIGINAL TRAILER
YouTube video by Unseen Trailers
youtu.be
December 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM
@craigcalcaterra.bsky.social This seems like something right up your alley (Elliot Gould, 70s grimness, er... Christmas?) Have you seen it?
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
youtu.be/iHck4aO33IE
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
youtu.be/iHck4aO33IE
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A podcast asked me to record a voice note about my prediction for 2026 and here it is.
December 16, 2025 at 9:57 PM
A podcast asked me to record a voice note about my prediction for 2026 and here it is.
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The Massachusetts House has advanced a plan to study the feasibility of extending the Orange Line into Roslindale. A similar proposal is on the move in the Senate.
Orange Line extension to Roslindale attracting attention on Beacon Hill
The Massachusetts House has advanced a plan to study the feasibility of extending the Orange Line into Roslindale. A similar proposal is on the move in the Senate.
www.wbur.org
December 16, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The Massachusetts House has advanced a plan to study the feasibility of extending the Orange Line into Roslindale. A similar proposal is on the move in the Senate.
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this is not behavior becoming of a FIFA Peace Prize recipient.
December 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
this is not behavior becoming of a FIFA Peace Prize recipient.
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1. Only the rich *currently* have access to the most expensive hospital chains
2. Dunno who runs it, but it's better than lunatic insurance companies whose literal job is to deny care to people
3. This is also the current system. I am rich and have great care and I can't ever fucking see anyone
2. Dunno who runs it, but it's better than lunatic insurance companies whose literal job is to deny care to people
3. This is also the current system. I am rich and have great care and I can't ever fucking see anyone
For all Universal HC/Single Payer/M4A advocates.
What do the biggest, expensive hospital chains do. Do they opt out and only serve the rich ?
Who in the USA gov runs the program?
R U ok with having to see a primary care doc before you can see a specialist ?
What do the biggest, expensive hospital chains do. Do they opt out and only serve the rich ?
Who in the USA gov runs the program?
R U ok with having to see a primary care doc before you can see a specialist ?
December 11, 2025 at 11:01 PM
1. Only the rich *currently* have access to the most expensive hospital chains
2. Dunno who runs it, but it's better than lunatic insurance companies whose literal job is to deny care to people
3. This is also the current system. I am rich and have great care and I can't ever fucking see anyone
2. Dunno who runs it, but it's better than lunatic insurance companies whose literal job is to deny care to people
3. This is also the current system. I am rich and have great care and I can't ever fucking see anyone
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White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
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Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
Democrats Need to Treat the Supreme Court Like the Villain It Is
The Court is out of control, and we'll never see reform unless we build the case for it. Starting now.
paulwaldman.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
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Northern bottlenose #whale populations have struggled to rebound, even though commercial whaling was outlawed in their habitats more than 50 years ago. news.mongabay.com/2025/12/a-ra...
A rare bright spot for whales: Decades of conservation pay off for endangered population in Canada
Populations of northern bottlenose whales (Hyperoodon ampullatus), playful animals that resemble large dolphins, stretch across the Atlantic Ocean, with each group of whales living year-round in a par...
news.mongabay.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Northern bottlenose #whale populations have struggled to rebound, even though commercial whaling was outlawed in their habitats more than 50 years ago. news.mongabay.com/2025/12/a-ra...
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Hakeem Jeffries Calls For Execution Of Central Park Five
December 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Hakeem Jeffries Calls For Execution Of Central Park Five
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I wrote a bit for McSweeney's about Isaac Chotiner interviewing Santa Claus. Just a little something for the holiday season. Enjoy!
The New Yorker’s Isaac Chotiner Interviews Santa Claus
For several centuries, Santa Claus has been one of the most prolific mythical gift-givers in the world. Formerly known as Saint Nicholas of Myra, a...
www.mcsweeneys.net
December 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I wrote a bit for McSweeney's about Isaac Chotiner interviewing Santa Claus. Just a little something for the holiday season. Enjoy!
This is a tremendous article mostly about the fraught world of a fringe community, but also about how shared boat ownership always ends in disaster.
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
The Radicalization of Ziz Lasota: How an AI Doomer Became an Accused Cult Leader
Lasota’s friends, colleagues, and family talk about how a NASA intern and Google employee wound up at the center of a bizarre string of murders
www.rollingstone.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:40 PM
This is a tremendous article mostly about the fraught world of a fringe community, but also about how shared boat ownership always ends in disaster.
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Much like the extended MLB playoffs, I guess it's good to have more content in theory but the 48 person Poscast Holiday draft has lost a lot of its charm just because there's not enough space for everyone to shine. @joeposnanski.com - I think it's time for a playoffs / knockout format for the draft.
December 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Much like the extended MLB playoffs, I guess it's good to have more content in theory but the 48 person Poscast Holiday draft has lost a lot of its charm just because there's not enough space for everyone to shine. @joeposnanski.com - I think it's time for a playoffs / knockout format for the draft.
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I would not get in a car if Hakeem Jeffries was driving. We can’t continue to let him and those like him “lead” a milquetoast opposition to overt fascism.
Primary appeasers.
Elect fighters.
Primary appeasers.
Elect fighters.
Jeffries: "The border is secure. That's a good thing. It happened on his watch. He wants to claim credit for it, of course he'll get credit for that. In terms of making sure that we actually deal with the issues that matter, including on immigration, there's a lot that's left to be desired."
December 3, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I would not get in a car if Hakeem Jeffries was driving. We can’t continue to let him and those like him “lead” a milquetoast opposition to overt fascism.
Primary appeasers.
Elect fighters.
Primary appeasers.
Elect fighters.
@universalhub.com do we know if Rudy Giuliani is in town?
November 28, 2025 at 6:57 PM
@universalhub.com do we know if Rudy Giuliani is in town?
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‘I watched him doing Fool’s Gold and thought: how’s he playing that?’ New Order’s Peter Hook on his friend Mani
‘I watched him doing Fool’s Gold and thought: how’s he playing that?’ New Order’s Peter Hook on his friend Mani
One Mancunian bassist remembers another: Hook pays tribute to the ‘wonderful soul’ Gary Mounfield, the Stone Roses and Primal Scream musician who has died aged 63
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
‘I watched him doing Fool’s Gold and thought: how’s he playing that?’ New Order’s Peter Hook on his friend Mani
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You know how there are some historical reenactment museum areas where you can go and see people dressed old timey churning butter and making horseshoes? There should be one that's a bar and kids can go listen to reenactors complain about their city's sports teams from different decades
November 24, 2025 at 10:44 PM
You know how there are some historical reenactment museum areas where you can go and see people dressed old timey churning butter and making horseshoes? There should be one that's a bar and kids can go listen to reenactors complain about their city's sports teams from different decades
these Geoguesser clues shot from a drone or whatever where you can't move are some bullshit.
November 21, 2025 at 4:17 PM
these Geoguesser clues shot from a drone or whatever where you can't move are some bullshit.
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Former Finnish PM Sanna Marin put it bluntly: “To end the conflict, Russia must leave Ukrainian territory.”
Just one point. Nothing more to discuss.
Just one point. Nothing more to discuss.
November 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Former Finnish PM Sanna Marin put it bluntly: “To end the conflict, Russia must leave Ukrainian territory.”
Just one point. Nothing more to discuss.
Just one point. Nothing more to discuss.
@bostonglobe.com I don't think James Dao is on Bluesky but do let him know that his ears should be burning.
a fun fact is that ostensibly reputable people in journalism treat hanania like he's a serious person with views worth taking seriously
I'm just fascinated by what's going on in the Bay Area
November 19, 2025 at 9:37 PM
@bostonglobe.com I don't think James Dao is on Bluesky but do let him know that his ears should be burning.
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"We have a 2000s housing bubble level of financial engineering on top of a 1920s level of private unregulated lending on top of something bigger than a 1990s internet (or 1870s railroad) level of technology and infrastructure build-out." prospect.org/2025/11/19/a...
The AI Bubble Is Bigger Than You Think - The American Prospect
It’s not just OpenAI that looks overhyped. There’s a whole mountain of sketchy financial engineering underneath.
prospect.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
"We have a 2000s housing bubble level of financial engineering on top of a 1920s level of private unregulated lending on top of something bigger than a 1990s internet (or 1870s railroad) level of technology and infrastructure build-out." prospect.org/2025/11/19/a...
@bostonglobe.com so this is your new op-ed talent that you're rolling out on a weekly basis?
Jeff Jacoby maybe a pointless gasbag but at least he's not repugnant like this.
Jeff Jacoby maybe a pointless gasbag but at least he's not repugnant like this.
November 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
@bostonglobe.com so this is your new op-ed talent that you're rolling out on a weekly basis?
Jeff Jacoby maybe a pointless gasbag but at least he's not repugnant like this.
Jeff Jacoby maybe a pointless gasbag but at least he's not repugnant like this.
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Very disappointing to see @bostonglobe.com running a piece from Richard Hanania today.
November 18, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Very disappointing to see @bostonglobe.com running a piece from Richard Hanania today.
@davidjroth.bsky.social the Distraction is a good pod and all, but have you considered doing Off Menu but it's only about sandwiches?
November 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
@davidjroth.bsky.social the Distraction is a good pod and all, but have you considered doing Off Menu but it's only about sandwiches?
There's a lot going on, sure, but I'd appreciate it if we could get another White Rabbits album.
Makes sense that they were Spoon adjacent as It's Frightening is like a better version of a Spoon album.
#indierock
Makes sense that they were Spoon adjacent as It's Frightening is like a better version of a Spoon album.
#indierock
November 17, 2025 at 8:12 PM
There's a lot going on, sure, but I'd appreciate it if we could get another White Rabbits album.
Makes sense that they were Spoon adjacent as It's Frightening is like a better version of a Spoon album.
#indierock
Makes sense that they were Spoon adjacent as It's Frightening is like a better version of a Spoon album.
#indierock
@universalhub.com Did you attend the initial meeting about the BoA parking lot project to build lower income elder housing? I'm curious how that went over...
November 11, 2025 at 9:46 PM
@universalhub.com Did you attend the initial meeting about the BoA parking lot project to build lower income elder housing? I'm curious how that went over...