John Wang
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My brothers in law wanted to backpack for the first time and in Yellowstone National Park. It was quite the ambitious idea, so I decided on a last minute trip to lead them. It was a trip chasing waterfalls and jumping into hot springs.
youtu.be/anF1VmSZq1A
#backpacking #camping #chasingwaterfalls
youtu.be/anF1VmSZq1A
#backpacking #camping #chasingwaterfalls
backpacking Yellowstone National Park: leading first time backpackers up Bechler Canyon
YouTube video by travel2walk
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December 24, 2025 at 1:25 AM
My brothers in law wanted to backpack for the first time and in Yellowstone National Park. It was quite the ambitious idea, so I decided on a last minute trip to lead them. It was a trip chasing waterfalls and jumping into hot springs.
youtu.be/anF1VmSZq1A
#backpacking #camping #chasingwaterfalls
youtu.be/anF1VmSZq1A
#backpacking #camping #chasingwaterfalls
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haven't seen it? here you go, THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER bsky.app/profile/bubb...
December 23, 2025 at 1:45 AM
haven't seen it? here you go, THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER bsky.app/profile/bubb...
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People must grasp the idea of “media capture.”
It’s when authoritarian regimes and/or their powerful allies take control of media to stifle independent voices holding the government to account.
It’s one way Hungary’s Viktor Orbán keeps power.
In the U.S., it’s what the Ellisons have done with CBS.
It’s when authoritarian regimes and/or their powerful allies take control of media to stifle independent voices holding the government to account.
It’s one way Hungary’s Viktor Orbán keeps power.
In the U.S., it’s what the Ellisons have done with CBS.
December 22, 2025 at 1:36 PM
People must grasp the idea of “media capture.”
It’s when authoritarian regimes and/or their powerful allies take control of media to stifle independent voices holding the government to account.
It’s one way Hungary’s Viktor Orbán keeps power.
In the U.S., it’s what the Ellisons have done with CBS.
It’s when authoritarian regimes and/or their powerful allies take control of media to stifle independent voices holding the government to account.
It’s one way Hungary’s Viktor Orbán keeps power.
In the U.S., it’s what the Ellisons have done with CBS.
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Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
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'I can't believe they turned Star Trek into a teen drama, it's gotten so far from what made it good, wah wah wah'
Meanwhile Star Trek in 1993:
Meanwhile Star Trek in 1993:
December 5, 2025 at 9:47 AM
'I can't believe they turned Star Trek into a teen drama, it's gotten so far from what made it good, wah wah wah'
Meanwhile Star Trek in 1993:
Meanwhile Star Trek in 1993:
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I wrote this earlier this year and I still hope it can be of use! www.eater.com/24364171/ice...
December 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I wrote this earlier this year and I still hope it can be of use! www.eater.com/24364171/ice...
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Color me unsurprised that the war on terror tactics we used abroad are now being used by the panopticon state domestically.
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
ICE and CBP Agents Are Scanning Peoples’ Faces on the Street To Verify Citizenship
Videos on social media show officers from ICE and CBP using facial recognition technology on people in the field. One expert described the practice as “pure dystopian creep.”
www.404media.co
October 29, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Color me unsurprised that the war on terror tactics we used abroad are now being used by the panopticon state domestically.
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
This is a great idea, going to find a key chain whistle
Whistling when ICE is about to kidnap someone for no reason is incredibly effective. They know what they are doing is wrong and will scatter in the wind when too many witnesses gather.
October 12, 2025 at 8:31 PM
This is a great idea, going to find a key chain whistle
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I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.
October 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity. It’s a disaster. We won’t recover.
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Just having a moment reflecting on what a ridiculous state we're in, where the president is making "deals" with private universities by personally meddling in federally allocated education and research funding and this is being treated as just ordinary politics.
If Harvard bows down to this lawless president, it will cover itself in shame and betray its motto “Veritas.”
Don’t pretend to stand for truth if you’re going to surrender to this bully. Appeasement only feeds the beast and puts us all at greater risk.
Don’t pretend to stand for truth if you’re going to surrender to this bully. Appeasement only feeds the beast and puts us all at greater risk.
Trump Says a Deal With Harvard Is Close
www.nytimes.com
October 1, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Just having a moment reflecting on what a ridiculous state we're in, where the president is making "deals" with private universities by personally meddling in federally allocated education and research funding and this is being treated as just ordinary politics.
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Jon Stewart in 2022: “Comedy doesn’t change the world, but it’s a bellwether... When a society feels under threat, comedians are who gets sent away first.”
apnews.com/article/bill...
apnews.com/article/bill...
Jon Stewart: Authoritarian governments a threat, not comedy
Comedian Jon Stewart says speculation about the future of comedy amid increased audience cultural sensitivity is ignoring a true and enduring threat: authoritarian governments around the world.
apnews.com
September 18, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Jon Stewart in 2022: “Comedy doesn’t change the world, but it’s a bellwether... When a society feels under threat, comedians are who gets sent away first.”
apnews.com/article/bill...
apnews.com/article/bill...
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Q. Why is there a special election in the Minnesota House tonight?
A. Because the Democrat who held the seat was assassinated in June.
www.the-downballot.com/p/morning-di...
A. Because the Democrat who held the seat was assassinated in June.
www.the-downballot.com/p/morning-di...
Morning Digest: House Democrat launches bid for 15th term despite four primary challengers
"Generational change is fine, but you've got to earn it," says embattled incumbent
www.the-downballot.com
September 16, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Q. Why is there a special election in the Minnesota House tonight?
A. Because the Democrat who held the seat was assassinated in June.
www.the-downballot.com/p/morning-di...
A. Because the Democrat who held the seat was assassinated in June.
www.the-downballot.com/p/morning-di...
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Tommy Tuberville, arguably the dumbest senator to ever be elected, figured out how to hold up hundreds of military promotions for almost a year because he had a tantrum about abortion.
Dems need to treat this like the emergency it is and use the tools that normal citizens don’t have.
Dems need to treat this like the emergency it is and use the tools that normal citizens don’t have.
The wild thing, to me, is how Mitch McConnell—when he was Minority Leader—did so much to constantly fuck up what the dems—WHO HAD THE MAJORITY—wanted/tried to do, and now minority dem leaders do not have (or use) that same power/tactics.
Wtf.
Wtf.
September 16, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Tommy Tuberville, arguably the dumbest senator to ever be elected, figured out how to hold up hundreds of military promotions for almost a year because he had a tantrum about abortion.
Dems need to treat this like the emergency it is and use the tools that normal citizens don’t have.
Dems need to treat this like the emergency it is and use the tools that normal citizens don’t have.
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I have many thoughts about Charlie Kirk—and perhaps even more about the white elites, including some on the left, who insist we can’t hold multiple realities at once. We can. And we must.
A brief 🧵
A brief 🧵
September 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I have many thoughts about Charlie Kirk—and perhaps even more about the white elites, including some on the left, who insist we can’t hold multiple realities at once. We can. And we must.
A brief 🧵
A brief 🧵
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In Middleton, NY.
This guy probably saved his neighbors from Trump's masked thugs.
This is how you firmly assert your rights and stand up for our communities.
This guy probably saved his neighbors from Trump's masked thugs.
This is how you firmly assert your rights and stand up for our communities.
August 19, 2025 at 10:52 PM
In Middleton, NY.
This guy probably saved his neighbors from Trump's masked thugs.
This is how you firmly assert your rights and stand up for our communities.
This guy probably saved his neighbors from Trump's masked thugs.
This is how you firmly assert your rights and stand up for our communities.
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explaining #gavinnewsom to non-californians (via nathanramospark on insta)
June 13, 2025 at 1:45 AM
explaining #gavinnewsom to non-californians (via nathanramospark on insta)
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Jim Fallows: What It Actually ‘Feels Like’ in DC. open.substack.com/pub/fallows/...
What It Actually ‘Feels Like’ in DC.
In 1989 Donald Trump rushed to false judgment about the Central Park Five. In 2025 he claims that ‘roving mobs of wild youth’ have terrorized and ruined the capital. Once again he is wrong.
open.substack.com
August 14, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Jim Fallows: What It Actually ‘Feels Like’ in DC. open.substack.com/pub/fallows/...
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RT=endorsement
From "Newsrooms Need to Get Tougher on All That Lying" by Richard Tofel. dicktofel.substack.com/p/newsrooms-...
July 31, 2025 at 6:05 PM
RT=endorsement
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Today #NIH leadership were told no funds can go out for research project grants, R&D contracts or training grants.
We have just a couple weeks to get funds out the door before Russel Vought attempts a #PocketRescission on Aug 15.
Even if this ends up being temporary, it’s time we don’t have.
We have just a couple weeks to get funds out the door before Russel Vought attempts a #PocketRescission on Aug 15.
Even if this ends up being temporary, it’s time we don’t have.
July 30, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Today #NIH leadership were told no funds can go out for research project grants, R&D contracts or training grants.
We have just a couple weeks to get funds out the door before Russel Vought attempts a #PocketRescission on Aug 15.
Even if this ends up being temporary, it’s time we don’t have.
We have just a couple weeks to get funds out the door before Russel Vought attempts a #PocketRescission on Aug 15.
Even if this ends up being temporary, it’s time we don’t have.
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CBS canceled Colbert’s show just THREE DAYS after Colbert called out CBS parent company Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump – a deal that looks like bribery.
America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.
Watch and share his message.
America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.
Watch and share his message.
July 18, 2025 at 12:15 AM
CBS canceled Colbert’s show just THREE DAYS after Colbert called out CBS parent company Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump – a deal that looks like bribery.
America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.
Watch and share his message.
America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons.
Watch and share his message.
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#Baltimore Mayor #BrandonScott invested in 42 summer youth camps, 29 literacy programs, extended the rec center hours to 11 p.m, planned block parties, opened the pools for safe fun, & opened several schools up for summer classes. Crime is down 62%. 🔥🔥 www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Baltimore is seeing the city’s fewest homicides in 50 years. Here’s why.
Multiple people have taken credit for the historic drop that mirrors a national decrease in violent crimes. Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott says it’s due to a community-based approach to gun violence.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM
#Baltimore Mayor #BrandonScott invested in 42 summer youth camps, 29 literacy programs, extended the rec center hours to 11 p.m, planned block parties, opened the pools for safe fun, & opened several schools up for summer classes. Crime is down 62%. 🔥🔥 www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
July 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.
It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.
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“ICE gets a bigger budget than the Marine Corps” is a simple fact that should be communicated very widely because it clearly expresses how crazy and radical this is
With this budget, ICE alone would have nearly as large a detention operation as all 50 states' prison systems combined. Bigger budget than the Marine Corps. Police-state levels of spending
If the GOP reconciliation bill passes, ICE gets through FY2029:
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
June 29, 2025 at 2:26 PM
“ICE gets a bigger budget than the Marine Corps” is a simple fact that should be communicated very widely because it clearly expresses how crazy and radical this is
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Reading the article, looks like they're still going to try to make the language work juuust right in order to fit a land sell off proposal into the budget bill, but it is deeply unpopular on both sides of the aisle. Call your reps, this isn't over, but they're hearing about it loudly. Keep calling.
Promising, a bit of a relief, but it doesn’t sound like the fight is over yet.
newrepublic.com/post/197167/...
newrepublic.com/post/197167/...
Republicans Forced to Remove Sale of Public Lands From Budget Bill
Senate Republicans were blocked from adding a disturbing provision on public land sales to their sweeping budget bill.
newrepublic.com
June 24, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Reading the article, looks like they're still going to try to make the language work juuust right in order to fit a land sell off proposal into the budget bill, but it is deeply unpopular on both sides of the aisle. Call your reps, this isn't over, but they're hearing about it loudly. Keep calling.