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Martyn Wendell Jones
@martynwendell.bsky.social
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Senior associate editor, The Bulwark. American in Canada, writer. Dad newsletter: https://martynwendell.substack.com/
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Martyn Wendell Jones @martynwendell.bsky.social · Dec 18
I wrote about the time a UFO cultist brought me to the public meeting of his organization and then caused scandal by trying to accommodate me in a way that violated their esoteric norms: www.thebulwark.com/p/drone-hyst...
Drone Hysteria, Alien Cultists, and the One-Armed Prophet of Cosmic Enlightenment
My guided tour of the everyday impossible.
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 5h
repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself
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violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 5h
An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.
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Martyn Wendell Jones @martynwendell.bsky.social · 7h
took the freedom of speech away? [putting on tricornered hat, picking up drum] like hell you did bro
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 8h
Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."
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grilled cheese 🧀 @grilldcheese.bsky.social · 13h
i quit pumpkin spice i'm on the patch
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Martyn Wendell Jones @martynwendell.bsky.social · 10h
Shot, from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social's Huddled Masses newsletter today: www.thebulwark.com/p/ice-propag...

Chaser, from a Fox story about an upcoming "antifa roundtable" between Trump and the cabinet and several "independent journalists": www.foxnews.com/politics/beh...
Perhaps the clearest distillation of this strategy came during recent protests outside an ICE facility in Portland. While a tense scene played out on the ground, several incendiary right-wing influencers and media figures—Nick Sortor, Katie Daviscourt, Honey Badger Mom, and Julio Rosas—were stationed on the building’s rooftops. They were there not just to watch but to record as well—a bird’s-eye view of the scuffles breaking out below. Clad in a black protective vest inscribed with the word PRESS, Rosas was filmed sipping what appeared to be an orange Jarritos while bantering with acquaintances. Hydration choices aside, these commentators had a clear purpose: advancing the story that ICE—and Trump—wants. When Daviscourt went on Fox News sporting a black eye that she said she received from Antifa protesters who hit her with a flagpole, she was doing just this, subtlety be damned. And when the right-wing website she works for tweeted out a slick compilation of Daviscourt’s footage depicting Portland as a war zone in which what Trump calls “paid terrorists” were antagonizing brave law enforcement officers, the tweet noted that the video had been produced and posted by the White House. The fact that they were part of a propaganda operation could not have been stated more explicitly. Independent journalists who are slated to join the discussion, Fox News Digital learned, include Cam Higby, Jonathon Choe, Andy Ngo, Katie Daviscourt, James Klug, Savannah Hernandez, Nick Shirley, Brandi Kruse and Julio Rojas.
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Martyn Wendell Jones @martynwendell.bsky.social · 13h
the "gentleman's viral"—I haven't heard this expression before, but gosh, I know just what it means
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 1d
Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.
(RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide. Adorned in all black and wearing a clerical collar, the pastor looked up at a group of masked, heavily armed ICE agents on the roof and began to pray. “I invited them to repentance,” Black, a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call. I invited them to come and receive that salvation, and be part of the kingdom that is coming.” But when Black began to lower his arms a few seconds later, the agents responded to his spiritual plea by firing pepper balls, or chemical agents that cause eye irritation and respiratory distress, video footage shows. One struck Black in the head, exploding into a puff of white pepper smoke and forcing him to his knees. Fellow demonstrators rushed to his aid, and as the pastor rubbed his face in pain, the agents continued to fire. “We could hear them laughing,” Black said.
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Jonathan V. Last @jvl.bsky.social · 1d
As alarmed as people may be, they aren't alarmed enough. Trump just escalated this crisis from a fight between the federal government and a state, to a situation where one state is deploying armed forces to impose its will on another state. www.thebulwark.com/p/emergency-...
Emergency Triad: The Chicago Rubicon and What Comes Next
We aren’t at the worst-case scenario yet. But if you squint, you can see it looming out there, just over the horizon.
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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 1d
NEW: "I don’t like sending out 'emergency' newsletters, but I’ve had my eye on the situation in Chicago all day....This moment has elevated the crisis so that it is no longer just a conflict between the federal government and a state, but between two states."
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Emergency Triad: The Chicago Rubicon and What Comes Next
We aren’t at the worst-case scenario yet. But if you squint, you can see it looming out there, just over the horizon.
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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 1d
under his very pillow rush herds of walruses and whales
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Matthew Downhour @matthewdownhour.bsky.social · 2d
I've posted this picture before but I do find it interesting that the police here arresting Carlo Gambino, at the time one of the most dangerous men in America with dozens of killers at his command, didn't feel the need to cover their faces because they are not ashamed of their work
Two men in long coats and uncovered faces escort a smirking Carlo Gambino, who wears a hat
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Ryan Teague Beckwith @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social · 2d
Editor in chief, city editor, features editor
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Martyn Wendell Jones @martynwendell.bsky.social · 2d
It’s nice to see the Midwest properly grouped at least
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 2d
everyone says it for a reason: really important to lock in when it comes to fitness and health. just establishing good habits — regular exercise including strength training, eating a balanced diet — will pay huge dividends
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essencesimmone.blacksky.app @essencesimmone.blacksky.app · 5d
Those who are 35+, what advice do you have for people just entering their 30s?
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Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 2d
CHATGPT: I understand where you're coming from. You worked really hard to get here, and now it's time to enjoy the fruit of your labors.

ISILDUR: So I should keep it? Elrond says I shouldn't

CHATGPT: The ring is precious. Sometimes friends don't have your best interests at heart.

ISILDUR: true
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Emanuel Maiberg @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social · 2d
Got a tip recently about how Trump's tariffs are preventing libraries from sharing books, and causing their loaned books to get stuck or lost in other countries: www.404media.co/libraries-ca...
Libraries Can’t Get Their Loaned Books Back Because of Trump’s Tariffs
Libraries have shared their collections internationally for decades. Trump’s tariffs are throwing that system into chaos and can ‘hinder academic progress.’
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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 3d
the rats! the ship! the water, rising!
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SE Gyges @segyges.bsky.social · 3d
curtis yarvin seems somewhat unhappy
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 3d
Some news: Psyched to announce that I'm joining @thebulwark.com as economics editor next month.
I'm currently still on mat leave, but will return to co-hosting @theweekendprime.bsky.social as well soon.

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Nu, News
I'm joining The Bulwark as Economics Editor.
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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 3d
My colleagues and I are SUPER excited about this: The amazing @crampell.bsky.social is joining our team at The Bulwark.

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Screenshot of an excerpt from a Max Tani article for Semafor dated 5 October 2025. TEXT: A high-profile columnist who left The Washington Post amid the paper’s ongoing editorial upheaval is joining a growing anti-Trump digital news startup. Former Washington Post opinion columnist Catherine Rampell is joining The Bulwark, where she will write a weekly economics and policy-focused newsletter while contributing to the company’s podcasts and YouTube channels. In a telephone interview on Friday, Rampell said that although she had spent her career at traditional media institutions like The New York Times and the Post, she was encouraged by The Bulwark’s growth and felt committed to its editorial mission, which emphasizes supporting America’s democratic principles and institutions. “It’s very mission-oriented as an institution, and within that mission, there’s obviously room for a lot of other views,” Rampell said. “All of those things were appealing, and it’s a pretty kickass group of people.” “The Bulwark is a written, video, and audio product. And as we grow, we are looking for people who can excel across all those mediums,” CEO Sarah Longwell said in a statement. “Catherine is not just one of those people — she’s one of the best of those people. She also brings a unique expertise in economics and a mission aligned worldview. We’re beyond thrilled she’s decided to join us.”
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Martyn Wendell Jones @martynwendell.bsky.social · 3d
Yep, time to log off
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Martyn Wendell Jones @martynwendell.bsky.social · 3d
Six-year-old threw me for a loop this afternoon when he asked, “Does God know what everything means?”
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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 3d
Yankees team is making history
king. om -OR FALL NEW YORK YANKEES MOST RUNS ALLOWED OVER 2-GAME SPAN IN POSTSEASON FRANCHISE HISTORY 21 runs Aaron Boone pictured
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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 4d
NEW: One of my favorite young writers revisits the westerns of Randolph Scott and director Budd Boetticher, and looks at what set those "Ranown" films apart.
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Randolph Scott, Virtuous Loner of the West
Lonesomeness, nobility, and anti-machismo: the ‘Ranown’ westerns are an underappreciated treasure of American cinema.
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Martyn Wendell Jones @martynwendell.bsky.social · 5d
lots to think about here; thanks for posting
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Martyn Wendell Jones @martynwendell.bsky.social · 5d
quite a prescient excerpt here (remarkably, OP points out, the linked article was written in 1991)
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Snowden St. @snowden.st · Sep 6
more than talk about literacy (everyone is doing great, keep it up), I want to highlight the impacts on _community_ in an electronic age. the rise of a consumerist ideology and technologically mediated world has overhauled how people think of community, and what we owe to our communities.
Changes in the nature of community and effects on the church as community Gabriel Bar-Haim suggests that in this post-modern, mediated era, there has been a shift in the way in which people view and participate in community.(12) The consumer orientation of electronic culture and the expansion of widely advertised and available alternatives has brought a shift away from a committed and sacrificial relationship to organically-integrated communities towards one where as individuals we construct our own individualised networks characterised by tentativeness and usefulness. The readily availability of any number of alternatives in almost every area of life (from toothpaste to intimate relationship to spiritual life) has meant that there has been a shift in participation away from durable loyalty to one commitment towards selection of a mix of alternatives on the basis of their usefulness and enjoyment. People now tend not to be shaped and defined by our membership of a signficant single community (such as the church) because that community has a compelling sense of "otherness". We now tend to be more self-defining within a personally constructed mix of utilitarian networks.
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Martyn Wendell Jones @martynwendell.bsky.social · 5d
deep vibrations of tunnel boring machine operating nearby adding undercurrent of dread to overcurrent of already-existing dread
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