John Irvine
@jeirvine.bsky.social
Lover of Baltimore, steel bikes, '40s trumpets, and Kelly.
Chief Science Officer in The Jennifers -
thejennifers.com
Chief Science Officer in The Jennifers -
thejennifers.com
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“Dead people are important. They’re a vital part of the eco-system: without them we would have no context. We’d also have very few houses and far inferior libraries & record collections. So: go dead people!” - Virgil S. Dinwiddie
November 5, 2025 at 12:59 PM
“Dead people are important. They’re a vital part of the eco-system: without them we would have no context. We’d also have very few houses and far inferior libraries & record collections. So: go dead people!” - Virgil S. Dinwiddie
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Normal People Don’t Want This Shit is running away with the vote tonight
November 5, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Normal People Don’t Want This Shit is running away with the vote tonight
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Looking forward to learning all about how the right should move left to win elections tomorrow. They should maybe dye their hair pink, learn to love pronouns.
November 5, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Looking forward to learning all about how the right should move left to win elections tomorrow. They should maybe dye their hair pink, learn to love pronouns.
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The top three things Jesus was on about were feeding the hungry, healing the sick, and welcoming the stranger. Rich men have convinced so-called Christians to starve the hungry, gut health care, and deport the stranger to enrich themselves. It’s astoundingly anti-Christ.
October 31, 2025 at 5:02 AM
The top three things Jesus was on about were feeding the hungry, healing the sick, and welcoming the stranger. Rich men have convinced so-called Christians to starve the hungry, gut health care, and deport the stranger to enrich themselves. It’s astoundingly anti-Christ.
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Everything they are doing & saying right now is very obviously meant to clear the way for mass repressive violence.
Fact checking is not going to do shit.
Talking about kitchen table issues is not going to do shit.
We need open, unapologetic defiance & conflict.
Fact checking is not going to do shit.
Talking about kitchen table issues is not going to do shit.
We need open, unapologetic defiance & conflict.
October 7, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Everything they are doing & saying right now is very obviously meant to clear the way for mass repressive violence.
Fact checking is not going to do shit.
Talking about kitchen table issues is not going to do shit.
We need open, unapologetic defiance & conflict.
Fact checking is not going to do shit.
Talking about kitchen table issues is not going to do shit.
We need open, unapologetic defiance & conflict.
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pam bondi is a sentient yankee candle in which resides the spirit of Morgoth
October 7, 2025 at 4:05 PM
pam bondi is a sentient yankee candle in which resides the spirit of Morgoth
This. No matter how good their candidates and messaging are, it doesnt matter a whit when the media universe is controlled by right-wing oligarchs.
as free press effectively takes over cbs news, keep in mind that democratic investments in media have been minimal -- at best -- and the party and its donors continue to light money on fire for dumb campaign bullshit that makes consultants rich but doesnt win elections or change the narrative
October 6, 2025 at 2:22 PM
This. No matter how good their candidates and messaging are, it doesnt matter a whit when the media universe is controlled by right-wing oligarchs.
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Best thing I've seen on the hellscape that is the internet in a long time.
September 23, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Best thing I've seen on the hellscape that is the internet in a long time.
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Ireland just released a report showing the huge success of the unconditional basic income it provided to artists. Each $1 spent led to society gaining $1.39. Artists' earned incomes went up more than their side job incomes fell. And they were happier and used less welfare
www.gov.ie/en/departmen...
www.gov.ie/en/departmen...
September 23, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Ireland just released a report showing the huge success of the unconditional basic income it provided to artists. Each $1 spent led to society gaining $1.39. Artists' earned incomes went up more than their side job incomes fell. And they were happier and used less welfare
www.gov.ie/en/departmen...
www.gov.ie/en/departmen...
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If you think Tylenol is bad for children, wait until you find out about guns.
September 23, 2025 at 2:08 PM
If you think Tylenol is bad for children, wait until you find out about guns.
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A fun fact about McCarthyism is that just two and a half years after he was condemned and censured, Sen. Joseph McCarthy drank himself to death at 48.
Fevers break. Petty tyrants fall. Censorship and persecution drive good people to stand together and fight back.
Fevers break. Petty tyrants fall. Censorship and persecution drive good people to stand together and fight back.
September 22, 2025 at 12:50 AM
A fun fact about McCarthyism is that just two and a half years after he was condemned and censured, Sen. Joseph McCarthy drank himself to death at 48.
Fevers break. Petty tyrants fall. Censorship and persecution drive good people to stand together and fight back.
Fevers break. Petty tyrants fall. Censorship and persecution drive good people to stand together and fight back.
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THE HYPOCRISY IS THE POINT!!
September 18, 2025 at 10:35 PM
THE HYPOCRISY IS THE POINT!!
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Dam been writing a book about this and she just TikToked it in 90 seconds.
September 19, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Dam been writing a book about this and she just TikToked it in 90 seconds.
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Luckily, Sinclair has a helpful database of all their stations, so you can see if they're operating in your area and respond accordingly.
sbgi.net/tv-stations/
sbgi.net/tv-stations/
September 18, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Luckily, Sinclair has a helpful database of all their stations, so you can see if they're operating in your area and respond accordingly.
sbgi.net/tv-stations/
sbgi.net/tv-stations/
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anti-fascism puts you on the right side of history
September 18, 2025 at 4:44 PM
anti-fascism puts you on the right side of history
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When freedom is under fire you can count on me to ramble and mutter incoherently.
September 18, 2025 at 10:15 AM
When freedom is under fire you can count on me to ramble and mutter incoherently.
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Use of the word "evil" in official congressional e-newsletters, over time, by party
September 15, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Use of the word "evil" in official congressional e-newsletters, over time, by party
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The FBI right now could probably use all those experienced senior career professionals with decades of investigative experience that they fired for absolutely no reason.
September 11, 2025 at 10:31 AM
The FBI right now could probably use all those experienced senior career professionals with decades of investigative experience that they fired for absolutely no reason.
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"I think it's worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights" - Charlie Kirk, 2023
www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk...
www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk...
September 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM
"I think it's worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-given rights" - Charlie Kirk, 2023
www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk...
www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk...
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If you're 60, 69.1% of all job growth since your birth occurred under Democratic administrations.
If you're 45, that number is 74.7%.
If you're under 28, the number is 100%.
Happy Labor Day.
If you're 45, that number is 74.7%.
If you're under 28, the number is 100%.
Happy Labor Day.
September 1, 2025 at 2:57 PM
If you're 60, 69.1% of all job growth since your birth occurred under Democratic administrations.
If you're 45, that number is 74.7%.
If you're under 28, the number is 100%.
Happy Labor Day.
If you're 45, that number is 74.7%.
If you're under 28, the number is 100%.
Happy Labor Day.
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When our national bloodsport (football) meets our other national bloodsport (mass shootings)
Investigators are focusing on whether a gunman was targeting NFL headquarters when he burst into an office tower in Manhattan on Monday and killed four people. A note from the shooter claimed he suffered from CTE, a trauma-induced brain disease, from playing football.
Follow the latest updates.
Follow the latest updates.
NYC Shooting Live Updates: Investigators Focus on Whether Midtown Gunman Was Targeting N.F.L. Offices
The shooting occurred Monday in a Park Avenue tower that has offices of the National Football League, whose commissioner said an employee was seriously injured. Mayor Eric Adams said that a note found on the gunman mentioned the N.F.L.
nyti.ms
July 29, 2025 at 12:33 PM
When our national bloodsport (football) meets our other national bloodsport (mass shootings)
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Are there any abolish ICE shirts that anyone would consider cute, or stylish, or where the proceeds are going to a good cause?
July 15, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Are there any abolish ICE shirts that anyone would consider cute, or stylish, or where the proceeds are going to a good cause?
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Maryland: Do you live in District 1? Family, friends? Please call Andy Harris's office and implore him to vote no on the budget bill.
Over 180,000 people -- mostly children -- rely on Medicaid in his district; just about one in four (!) of his constituents (24%) are Medicaid enrolled.
Over 180,000 people -- mostly children -- rely on Medicaid in his district; just about one in four (!) of his constituents (24%) are Medicaid enrolled.
July 2, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Maryland: Do you live in District 1? Family, friends? Please call Andy Harris's office and implore him to vote no on the budget bill.
Over 180,000 people -- mostly children -- rely on Medicaid in his district; just about one in four (!) of his constituents (24%) are Medicaid enrolled.
Over 180,000 people -- mostly children -- rely on Medicaid in his district; just about one in four (!) of his constituents (24%) are Medicaid enrolled.
It's a Mads world.
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May 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
It's a Mads world.
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…y'all need to rehire all those DEI's because it seems like they were the ones who understood how aircraft carrier tie-downs work
May 7, 2025 at 1:21 AM
…y'all need to rehire all those DEI's because it seems like they were the ones who understood how aircraft carrier tie-downs work