John Saunders
@js-53.bsky.social
I've been around a while. Reader of The Reframe. PoP.
Sucker for pithy turns-of-phrase. Slowly finding all my peeps.
"The first lie of fascism is its own inevitability. " @jeffsharlet.bsky.social
NO KINGS NO NAZIS NO SLAVES NO VILLIANAIRES
Sucker for pithy turns-of-phrase. Slowly finding all my peeps.
"The first lie of fascism is its own inevitability. " @jeffsharlet.bsky.social
NO KINGS NO NAZIS NO SLAVES NO VILLIANAIRES
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We know it! According to the cdc 25%of adults are afraid of needles & 16% avoid vaccines because of needle fear. Our pro vax comms needs to stop showing images of needles & stop using violent language like “jab” or “shot”
I think a huuuuuuge part of vaccine hesitancy is sublimated fear of needles
December 9, 2025 at 4:22 AM
We know it! According to the cdc 25%of adults are afraid of needles & 16% avoid vaccines because of needle fear. Our pro vax comms needs to stop showing images of needles & stop using violent language like “jab” or “shot”
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One has to admire how "AI" makes fools of writers and editors. Such a marvelous con.
"'Tom Bobak, the editor-in-chief of American Craft Beer, apologized for the error and blamed his use of ChatGPT for the misinterpretation of the Standard’s reporting,' according to the Standard."
Anchor Brewing Not Leaving SF, Despite False Report Claiming Otherwise
There hasn’t been any news on the rebirth of Anchor Brewing in a while, but there was some fake news about it this week, as a craft beer publication wrongly claimed the company was leaving SF.
sfist.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
One has to admire how "AI" makes fools of writers and editors. Such a marvelous con.
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there are literally billions of people in the global south whose human potential is suppressed or extinguished by the legacy of colonialism and which could be actualized in a cambrian explosion of creativity through open borders but pronatalists never think of that because theyre white supremacists
December 8, 2025 at 4:32 PM
there are literally billions of people in the global south whose human potential is suppressed or extinguished by the legacy of colonialism and which could be actualized in a cambrian explosion of creativity through open borders but pronatalists never think of that because theyre white supremacists
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I hate to admit this but I will say the questioning of vaccines constantly by this administration has actually caused me personally to look through some research papers about their effectiveness (spoiler alert, they are safe and awesome).
Propaganda does work sometimes.
Propaganda does work sometimes.
December 8, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I hate to admit this but I will say the questioning of vaccines constantly by this administration has actually caused me personally to look through some research papers about their effectiveness (spoiler alert, they are safe and awesome).
Propaganda does work sometimes.
Propaganda does work sometimes.
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His privacy finally protected
The statute of limitations ran out
Retirement should be relaxing
Not when the punishers are running the country
The statute of limitations ran out
Retirement should be relaxing
Not when the punishers are running the country
Judge blocks prosecutors’ access to James Comey’s lawyer’s emails and data
Judge blocks prosecutors’ access to James Comey’s lawyer’s emails and data
Court says government’s retention and use of law professor Daniel Richman’s data appears to have been illegal.
dlvr.it
December 7, 2025 at 4:16 AM
His privacy finally protected
The statute of limitations ran out
Retirement should be relaxing
Not when the punishers are running the country
The statute of limitations ran out
Retirement should be relaxing
Not when the punishers are running the country
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I can’t help but notice that a bunch of people think “actual thinking” means “insipid contrarianism that substitutes banal edgelordery for any meaning or principle.”
it’s been pretty funny to see Polis’ addiction to posting completely end any discussion of him as a potential 2028 candidate
December 8, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I can’t help but notice that a bunch of people think “actual thinking” means “insipid contrarianism that substitutes banal edgelordery for any meaning or principle.”
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Until white people quit telling themselves those “comfortable lies” and dismantle systemic racism in this country. You ain’t getting any of this, the racism you benefit from is what most of you opt for in the voting booth. Only thing is you miscalculated with this administration. It only sees $.
December 7, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Until white people quit telling themselves those “comfortable lies” and dismantle systemic racism in this country. You ain’t getting any of this, the racism you benefit from is what most of you opt for in the voting booth. Only thing is you miscalculated with this administration. It only sees $.
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This is absolute bullshit
"Lola" is harvesting apples in Washington State. "We need to buy our own scissors and bag to do the job. The scissors cost $35 and the bag costs $90. Right now it's peak season and the trees are full of apples. If we work fast we can make around $140 in 8 hours. " #WeFeedYou
December 7, 2025 at 10:11 PM
This is absolute bullshit
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I was today years old when I learned the Japanese for Caturday is ケツ曜日 (“ketsuyōbi”)
December 7, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I was today years old when I learned the Japanese for Caturday is ケツ曜日 (“ketsuyōbi”)
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It is worth appreciating the tendency towards happy delusions in politics. The never-Trump Republicans utterly insulted by the idea they paved the runway for Trump is fascinating.
December 7, 2025 at 11:32 PM
It is worth appreciating the tendency towards happy delusions in politics. The never-Trump Republicans utterly insulted by the idea they paved the runway for Trump is fascinating.
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Inspired by an exchange here yesterday, I wrote up a short piece at CAMPAIGN TRAILS about an infamous Lee Atwater quotation that just about everyone gets wrong.
Southern Strategies
This week, I saw someone on social media trot out a notorious quote from Lee Atwater that's wildly misunderstood. I went back to dust off my old Twitter thread about it, but I found that a lot of the ...
campaign-trails.ghost.io
December 7, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Inspired by an exchange here yesterday, I wrote up a short piece at CAMPAIGN TRAILS about an infamous Lee Atwater quotation that just about everyone gets wrong.
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White Europeans were greedy. They particularly wanted gold. Colonization was initially a side effect in their hunt for gold, then it became their reason to be there because now they could plunder humans.
The info is out there and very easily accessible, but many WP choose to ignore it as you say.
The info is out there and very easily accessible, but many WP choose to ignore it as you say.
December 7, 2025 at 11:39 PM
White Europeans were greedy. They particularly wanted gold. Colonization was initially a side effect in their hunt for gold, then it became their reason to be there because now they could plunder humans.
The info is out there and very easily accessible, but many WP choose to ignore it as you say.
The info is out there and very easily accessible, but many WP choose to ignore it as you say.
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We have a winner!
So it's a replica, "modern copy", so we'll never find the original it's based on, if its even based on one.
Many of these type of masks are complete fantasy.
Museums are full of em.
So it's a replica, "modern copy", so we'll never find the original it's based on, if its even based on one.
Many of these type of masks are complete fantasy.
Museums are full of em.
I found a site called Heritage Auctions that lists this as Reproduction 17th-Century Insanity Mask.
historical.ha.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:53 PM
We have a winner!
So it's a replica, "modern copy", so we'll never find the original it's based on, if its even based on one.
Many of these type of masks are complete fantasy.
Museums are full of em.
So it's a replica, "modern copy", so we'll never find the original it's based on, if its even based on one.
Many of these type of masks are complete fantasy.
Museums are full of em.
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Our current government is formed of, by, and for rapist pedophiles.
December 8, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Our current government is formed of, by, and for rapist pedophiles.
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This is why yall have to stop laughing at things because you can tell someone is TRYING TO BE funny, and only laugh at things that actually make you involuntarily laugh. The stakes are too high for polite or status laughter.
My hottest current take :
White and edgelord humor is one long line of insincere bullying that depends in you not wanting to be the person who “doesn’t get the joke”
White and edgelord humor is one long line of insincere bullying that depends in you not wanting to be the person who “doesn’t get the joke”
December 7, 2025 at 9:43 PM
This is why yall have to stop laughing at things because you can tell someone is TRYING TO BE funny, and only laugh at things that actually make you involuntarily laugh. The stakes are too high for polite or status laughter.
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Moral injury is real folks. You are going to need to protect yourself from it more and more as we love forward. What we are going through is radical and it is affecting us in ways we will not fully realize for years but in the moment we are now in protecting yourself is key so you can continue.
December 7, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Moral injury is real folks. You are going to need to protect yourself from it more and more as we love forward. What we are going through is radical and it is affecting us in ways we will not fully realize for years but in the moment we are now in protecting yourself is key so you can continue.
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imagine investing in public media and ensuring that media literacy (and spotting unreliable narrators) was integral in primary school education
Finland has emerged as a global leader in countering “fake news”. Here's how they've done it
Teaching when to trust
As fake news accelerates, we need to teach our children how to think critically. Finnish schools are leading the charge
newhumanist.org.uk
December 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
imagine investing in public media and ensuring that media literacy (and spotting unreliable narrators) was integral in primary school education
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This gives them way too much credit. Like most people who attempt to graft their current intentions onto people from the past, they never accept that the questions they ask were answered by the very people being used as a Trojan horse. If they wanted to know, they would.
The evidence is the text. All you have to do is read the Constitution.
December 7, 2025 at 7:33 PM
This gives them way too much credit. Like most people who attempt to graft their current intentions onto people from the past, they never accept that the questions they ask were answered by the very people being used as a Trojan horse. If they wanted to know, they would.
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I know this is not new and is just how shit works now and has been for a while. It’s also like fun and vaguely engaging. But so much of the internet is now just “I stole a journalist’s work and am reading it to you and monetizing it for myself.” This has happened endlessly with our Flock reporting
December 7, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I know this is not new and is just how shit works now and has been for a while. It’s also like fun and vaguely engaging. But so much of the internet is now just “I stole a journalist’s work and am reading it to you and monetizing it for myself.” This has happened endlessly with our Flock reporting
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⚠️ BREAKING:
Glasgow Hospitals Reintroduce Mask Mandate Amid Rapid Flu Surge
VISITORS have been told to wear facemasks in Glasgow hospitals amid a flu outbreak.
Glasgow Hospitals Reintroduce Mask Mandate Amid Rapid Flu Surge
VISITORS have been told to wear facemasks in Glasgow hospitals amid a flu outbreak.
December 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
⚠️ BREAKING:
Glasgow Hospitals Reintroduce Mask Mandate Amid Rapid Flu Surge
VISITORS have been told to wear facemasks in Glasgow hospitals amid a flu outbreak.
Glasgow Hospitals Reintroduce Mask Mandate Amid Rapid Flu Surge
VISITORS have been told to wear facemasks in Glasgow hospitals amid a flu outbreak.
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2/2
This year, after all this time, my lawsuit against them is still going through the courts, with the state requesting delays about once a month.
It's been an exhausting five years.
This year, after all this time, my lawsuit against them is still going through the courts, with the state requesting delays about once a month.
It's been an exhausting five years.
December 7, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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This year, after all this time, my lawsuit against them is still going through the courts, with the state requesting delays about once a month.
It's been an exhausting five years.
This year, after all this time, my lawsuit against them is still going through the courts, with the state requesting delays about once a month.
It's been an exhausting five years.
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Don’t let this be you in a few years.
Stanley Druckenmiller after losing $3 billion on tech stocks during the 2000 bubble:
"I didn't learn anything. I already knew I wasn't supposed to do that".
"I didn't learn anything. I already knew I wasn't supposed to do that".
December 7, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Don’t let this be you in a few years.
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humans don't need digital features. we do need clean air, food, shelter, community, and a sense of connection and belonging. part of battling this era of pervasive tech feudalism is re-making culture and our networks of connection without parasitical billionaire intermediaries
December 7, 2025 at 7:24 PM
humans don't need digital features. we do need clean air, food, shelter, community, and a sense of connection and belonging. part of battling this era of pervasive tech feudalism is re-making culture and our networks of connection without parasitical billionaire intermediaries
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"Say I tell you 'My father is choking my brother.' What do you say to that?
"How does a culture of abuse end?
"What is our part in ending it?"
www.the-reframe.com/cult-ure-of-...
"How does a culture of abuse end?
"What is our part in ending it?"
www.the-reframe.com/cult-ure-of-...
Cult(ure) of Abuse
How do we deal with a culture of abuse? What is our part in ending it? How do we deal with an abusive cult of millions?
www.the-reframe.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:40 PM
"Say I tell you 'My father is choking my brother.' What do you say to that?
"How does a culture of abuse end?
"What is our part in ending it?"
www.the-reframe.com/cult-ure-of-...
"How does a culture of abuse end?
"What is our part in ending it?"
www.the-reframe.com/cult-ure-of-...