Bryan Johnston 🇵🇸 🇨🇩 🇸🇩
@bryankj.bsky.social
Full-time writer, part-time comic, unapologetic beer snob, porphyrophile, & dad to Dylan, Aodhan, & Saoirse. Opinions are my own. (he/him) #FreePalestine 🏳️⚧️ 🏳️🌈 🇵🇸 🇺🇦
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February 16, 2026 at 1:50 AM
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Blue Is the Color of Desire: The Science, Poetry, and Wonder of the Bowerbird www.themarginalian.o... via @themarginalian.org.web.brid.gy
February 15, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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File this under "duh".
BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene just admitted the Epstein files were blocked by Donald Trump himself.
“He fought the hardest to STOP these files from being released.”
Not Democrats. Not the DOJ. Not “the deep state.”
Trump.
“He fought the hardest to STOP these files from being released.”
Not Democrats. Not the DOJ. Not “the deep state.”
Trump.
February 15, 2026 at 5:18 PM
File this under "duh".
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They’re not even hiding it any more.
Unfortunately, I think the midterms are fucked.
This administration will never willingly cede power.
The rest of the world will need to isolate and restrain the United States as best we can.
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Unfortunately, I think the midterms are fucked.
This administration will never willingly cede power.
The rest of the world will need to isolate and restrain the United States as best we can.
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Kristi Noem: "When it gets to Election Day, we've been proactive to make sure we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country."
February 15, 2026 at 4:59 PM
They’re not even hiding it any more.
Unfortunately, I think the midterms are fucked.
This administration will never willingly cede power.
The rest of the world will need to isolate and restrain the United States as best we can.
🇨🇦
Unfortunately, I think the midterms are fucked.
This administration will never willingly cede power.
The rest of the world will need to isolate and restrain the United States as best we can.
🇨🇦
Israel continues its land theft and ethnic cleansing in Occupied Palestine while the bigoted, racist west bends over backwards to defend and support it.
So tired of this bullshit. Fck Israel and anyone who still supports their genocide and violence. #FreePalestine
So tired of this bullshit. Fck Israel and anyone who still supports their genocide and violence. #FreePalestine
Israel approves registration of West Bank land as 'state property' - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-approves-registration-west-bank-land-state-property
Israel approves registration of West Bank land as 'state property'
Palestinians condemn the move as constituting 'de facto annexation of the occupied Palestinian territory'
www.middleeasteye.net
February 15, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Israel continues its land theft and ethnic cleansing in Occupied Palestine while the bigoted, racist west bends over backwards to defend and support it.
So tired of this bullshit. Fck Israel and anyone who still supports their genocide and violence. #FreePalestine
So tired of this bullshit. Fck Israel and anyone who still supports their genocide and violence. #FreePalestine
Carl Sagan’s 9 timeless lessons for detecting baloney:
#6 - Don’t settle for a qualitative analysis of the issue. Be quantitative: ask and answer the key question of “by how much?”
#6 - Don’t settle for a qualitative analysis of the issue. Be quantitative: ask and answer the key question of “by how much?”
February 15, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Carl Sagan’s 9 timeless lessons for detecting baloney:
#6 - Don’t settle for a qualitative analysis of the issue. Be quantitative: ask and answer the key question of “by how much?”
#6 - Don’t settle for a qualitative analysis of the issue. Be quantitative: ask and answer the key question of “by how much?”
How to Grow Old: Bertrand Russell on What Makes a Fulfilling Life www.themarginalian.o... via @themarginalian.org.web.brid.gy
February 14, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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Carl Sagan’s 9 timeless lessons for detecting baloney:
#5 - Whatever your favourite, most preferred hypothesis is — especially if it’s your original idea — be its harshest critic. By attempting to poke holes in it, you’ll determine how well it stands up under scrutiny. (If you don’t, others will.)
#5 - Whatever your favourite, most preferred hypothesis is — especially if it’s your original idea — be its harshest critic. By attempting to poke holes in it, you’ll determine how well it stands up under scrutiny. (If you don’t, others will.)
February 14, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Carl Sagan’s 9 timeless lessons for detecting baloney:
#5 - Whatever your favourite, most preferred hypothesis is — especially if it’s your original idea — be its harshest critic. By attempting to poke holes in it, you’ll determine how well it stands up under scrutiny. (If you don’t, others will.)
#5 - Whatever your favourite, most preferred hypothesis is — especially if it’s your original idea — be its harshest critic. By attempting to poke holes in it, you’ll determine how well it stands up under scrutiny. (If you don’t, others will.)
Breaking the Cycle of “There’s Something Wrong with Me” tinybuddha.com/blog/... via #tinybuddha
February 14, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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Notes on Complexity: A Buddhist Scientist on the Murmuration of Being www.themarginalian.o... via @themarginalian.org.web.brid.gy
February 13, 2026 at 11:01 PM
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Anaïs Nin on How Reading Awakens Us from the Slumber of Almost-Living www.themarginalian.o... via @themarginalian.org.web.brid.gy
February 13, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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Carl Sagan’s 9 timeless lessons for detecting baloney:
#4 - Spin as many hypotheses as you can that are consistent with the data. Every possible explanation that isn’t ruled out or contradicted by existing data should be considered, and each hypothesis should be tested and examined rigorously.
#4 - Spin as many hypotheses as you can that are consistent with the data. Every possible explanation that isn’t ruled out or contradicted by existing data should be considered, and each hypothesis should be tested and examined rigorously.
February 13, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Carl Sagan’s 9 timeless lessons for detecting baloney:
#4 - Spin as many hypotheses as you can that are consistent with the data. Every possible explanation that isn’t ruled out or contradicted by existing data should be considered, and each hypothesis should be tested and examined rigorously.
#4 - Spin as many hypotheses as you can that are consistent with the data. Every possible explanation that isn’t ruled out or contradicted by existing data should be considered, and each hypothesis should be tested and examined rigorously.
858: Kenneth I of Scotland, King of the Picts considered the 1st Scottish King, dies around 48.
1258: Baghdad, then a city of 1 million, falls to the Mongols as the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed.
1945: Allied planes begin bombing the German city of Dresden, destroying the city. #todayinhistory
1258: Baghdad, then a city of 1 million, falls to the Mongols as the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed.
1945: Allied planes begin bombing the German city of Dresden, destroying the city. #todayinhistory
February 13, 2026 at 1:56 PM
858: Kenneth I of Scotland, King of the Picts considered the 1st Scottish King, dies around 48.
1258: Baghdad, then a city of 1 million, falls to the Mongols as the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed.
1945: Allied planes begin bombing the German city of Dresden, destroying the city. #todayinhistory
1258: Baghdad, then a city of 1 million, falls to the Mongols as the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed.
1945: Allied planes begin bombing the German city of Dresden, destroying the city. #todayinhistory
Telling Is Listening: Ursula K. Le Guin on the Magic of Real Human Conversation www.themarginalian.o... via @themarginalian.org.web.brid.gy
February 12, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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February 12, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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Throwback to Pam Bondi’s campaign ad for Florida AG:
“I’ll fight to put human trafficking monsters where they belong. Behind bars.”
The ad aged. The internet remembers.
“I’ll fight to put human trafficking monsters where they belong. Behind bars.”
The ad aged. The internet remembers.
February 12, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Throwback to Pam Bondi’s campaign ad for Florida AG:
“I’ll fight to put human trafficking monsters where they belong. Behind bars.”
The ad aged. The internet remembers.
“I’ll fight to put human trafficking monsters where they belong. Behind bars.”
The ad aged. The internet remembers.
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Hegseth's unconstitutional retaliation against Sen. Kelly was so brazen that an exasperated federal judge used more than a dozen exclamation points!
Highlights from the ruling: "Horsefeathers!" and "Please!"
"That is a troubling development in a free country!" buff.ly/YY60KWM
Highlights from the ruling: "Horsefeathers!" and "Please!"
"That is a troubling development in a free country!" buff.ly/YY60KWM
February 12, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Hegseth's unconstitutional retaliation against Sen. Kelly was so brazen that an exasperated federal judge used more than a dozen exclamation points!
Highlights from the ruling: "Horsefeathers!" and "Please!"
"That is a troubling development in a free country!" buff.ly/YY60KWM
Highlights from the ruling: "Horsefeathers!" and "Please!"
"That is a troubling development in a free country!" buff.ly/YY60KWM
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Pam Bondi Thought That Went Pretty Well
February 12, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Pam Bondi Thought That Went Pretty Well
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Universal basic income is not the ENTIRE solution. Of course we need other things too (like M4A) but it's the missing floor that can rise as GDP rises. Plus UBI will empower a lot of work, paid and unpaid, and create jobs by its spending. With that foundation we can better achieve what else we need.
February 12, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Universal basic income is not the ENTIRE solution. Of course we need other things too (like M4A) but it's the missing floor that can rise as GDP rises. Plus UBI will empower a lot of work, paid and unpaid, and create jobs by its spending. With that foundation we can better achieve what else we need.
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PAL PAC is thrilled to announce our endorsement of @katmabu.bsky.social (IL-09). Kat unapologetically speaks up for Palestinian freedom and against corporate interests. @katmabu.bsky.social is a candidate for the people and proudly has PAL PAC’s support!
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AIPAC Is Flooding Illinois With Cash. Pro-Palestine Groups Are Backing Kat Abughazaleh
The pro-Israel lobby has made Illinois a top target. Justice Democrats and the newly launched PAL PAC are trying to counter their influence.
theintercept.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:18 PM
PAL PAC is thrilled to announce our endorsement of @katmabu.bsky.social (IL-09). Kat unapologetically speaks up for Palestinian freedom and against corporate interests. @katmabu.bsky.social is a candidate for the people and proudly has PAL PAC’s support!
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1554: Queen of England for 9 days, Lady Jane Grey (17) is executed for treason at the Tower of London.
1809: Abraham Lincoln (16th US President) born in Kentucky.
1912: Last Qing Emperor, Puyi (6), abdicates after losing the support of the Chinese people and "mandate of heaven". #todayinhistory
1809: Abraham Lincoln (16th US President) born in Kentucky.
1912: Last Qing Emperor, Puyi (6), abdicates after losing the support of the Chinese people and "mandate of heaven". #todayinhistory
February 12, 2026 at 2:31 PM
1554: Queen of England for 9 days, Lady Jane Grey (17) is executed for treason at the Tower of London.
1809: Abraham Lincoln (16th US President) born in Kentucky.
1912: Last Qing Emperor, Puyi (6), abdicates after losing the support of the Chinese people and "mandate of heaven". #todayinhistory
1809: Abraham Lincoln (16th US President) born in Kentucky.
1912: Last Qing Emperor, Puyi (6), abdicates after losing the support of the Chinese people and "mandate of heaven". #todayinhistory
Carl Sagan’s 9 timeless lessons for detecting baloney:
#3 - Don’t accept an argument from an authority because that person is an authority. Instead, judge arguments based on the merits of the underlying facts, and how experts scrupulously interpret those facts.
#3 - Don’t accept an argument from an authority because that person is an authority. Instead, judge arguments based on the merits of the underlying facts, and how experts scrupulously interpret those facts.
February 12, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Carl Sagan’s 9 timeless lessons for detecting baloney:
#3 - Don’t accept an argument from an authority because that person is an authority. Instead, judge arguments based on the merits of the underlying facts, and how experts scrupulously interpret those facts.
#3 - Don’t accept an argument from an authority because that person is an authority. Instead, judge arguments based on the merits of the underlying facts, and how experts scrupulously interpret those facts.
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Impeach and Incarcerate
February 11, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Impeach and Incarcerate