John Herlig
@jherlig.bsky.social
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This is despicable at its core.
fuck you
the memories of a generation lost because of Reagan's homophobia will not be erased
i think we should do something in DC that would make david wojnarowicz proud tbh
the memories of a generation lost because of Reagan's homophobia will not be erased
i think we should do something in DC that would make david wojnarowicz proud tbh
November 27, 2025 at 1:19 AM
This is despicable at its core.
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Women are watching abusive dynamics play out on the national stage and for many it feels very, very familiar to what they’ve experienced regularly—
I hope midterms are a referendum
I hope midterms are a referendum
November 18, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Women are watching abusive dynamics play out on the national stage and for many it feels very, very familiar to what they’ve experienced regularly—
I hope midterms are a referendum
I hope midterms are a referendum
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Today we won a big victory in Texas but the fight for democracy is not over. We all need to steel ourselves for the battles ahead. We won't win them all, but we can never lose sight of what we need to do to prepare fee and fair elections.
November 19, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Today we won a big victory in Texas but the fight for democracy is not over. We all need to steel ourselves for the battles ahead. We won't win them all, but we can never lose sight of what we need to do to prepare fee and fair elections.
Did the November gales come early on the Bay? Southbound on a pretty (and cold and bouncy) delivery. Miami awaits!
November 11, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Did the November gales come early on the Bay? Southbound on a pretty (and cold and bouncy) delivery. Miami awaits!
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What's happening with Jimmy Kimmel is about politics and power.
September 19, 2025 at 1:04 AM
What's happening with Jimmy Kimmel is about politics and power.
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Hey, @blindboyboatclub.bsky.social which episode was it where you spoke about responding vs. reacting? I'd love some help finding that, I'd like to send it to a friend. 🙏🏻
April 27, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Hey, @blindboyboatclub.bsky.social which episode was it where you spoke about responding vs. reacting? I'd love some help finding that, I'd like to send it to a friend. 🙏🏻
In 2022 I interviewed Guantanamo survivor Mansoor Adayfi @mansooradayfi441.bsky.social as well as former US Counterintelligence officer Mark Fallon @markfallon.bsky.social.
This link should work even if you don't have a Substack account.
substack.com/@jherlig/not...
This link should work even if you don't have a Substack account.
substack.com/@jherlig/not...
John Herlig on Substack
In 2002 Mansoor Adayfi, then 18 years old, was sold to the CIA by Afghani drug lords, tortured in secret prisons, and shipped to Guantanamo.
In 2022 I was honored to let Mansoor tell his story. I als...
substack.com
April 18, 2025 at 7:12 PM
In 2022 I interviewed Guantanamo survivor Mansoor Adayfi @mansooradayfi441.bsky.social as well as former US Counterintelligence officer Mark Fallon @markfallon.bsky.social.
This link should work even if you don't have a Substack account.
substack.com/@jherlig/not...
This link should work even if you don't have a Substack account.
substack.com/@jherlig/not...
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(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.
March 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.
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Though administration officials have consistently said the people being sent to #Guantánamo are the “worst of the worst,” 51 of the 178 were considered to be non-criminal, meaning they had committed no crime other than being present in the United States unlawfully. www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Trump administration rethinking Guantánamo immigrant detention plan amid cost issues and power struggles
Trump still wants to use the base for detention, but a scaled-down version is the likeliest outcome, sources said.
www.nbcnews.com
March 5, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Though administration officials have consistently said the people being sent to #Guantánamo are the “worst of the worst,” 51 of the 178 were considered to be non-criminal, meaning they had committed no crime other than being present in the United States unlawfully. www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
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Listen to @radiofreetom.bsky.social!
"Now that Trump has captured the intelligence services, the Justice Department, and the FBI, the military is the last piece he needs to establish the foundations for authoritarian control of the U.S. government."
"Now that Trump has captured the intelligence services, the Justice Department, and the FBI, the military is the last piece he needs to establish the foundations for authoritarian control of the U.S. government."
A Friday-Night Massacre at the Pentagon
Trump’s purge started with his firing of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the top Navy officer, and the vice chief of the Air Force.
www.theatlantic.com
February 22, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Listen to @radiofreetom.bsky.social!
"Now that Trump has captured the intelligence services, the Justice Department, and the FBI, the military is the last piece he needs to establish the foundations for authoritarian control of the U.S. government."
"Now that Trump has captured the intelligence services, the Justice Department, and the FBI, the military is the last piece he needs to establish the foundations for authoritarian control of the U.S. government."
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What a disgrace.
Bezos and the newspaper he has destroyed should be grateful that anyone thinks it’s still worthwhile to buy ad space from them.
*This* is how democracy dies.
Bezos and the newspaper he has destroyed should be grateful that anyone thinks it’s still worthwhile to buy ad space from them.
*This* is how democracy dies.
Washington Post backs out of ‘Fire Elon Musk’ ad order
The Washington Post this week backed out of a “Fire Elon Musk” advertising order that was to run as a wrap on some of its Tuesday editions, according to the advocacy group Common Cause. The group …
thehill.com
February 17, 2025 at 2:56 PM
What a disgrace.
Bezos and the newspaper he has destroyed should be grateful that anyone thinks it’s still worthwhile to buy ad space from them.
*This* is how democracy dies.
Bezos and the newspaper he has destroyed should be grateful that anyone thinks it’s still worthwhile to buy ad space from them.
*This* is how democracy dies.
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Even the most disturbing RFK Jr. headline always manages to have a detail inside creepier than you could have imagined. I’m sorry, did you just say Black kids should have a chance to get “re-parented”???? Gift link wapo.st/4hW2xGI
February 17, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Even the most disturbing RFK Jr. headline always manages to have a detail inside creepier than you could have imagined. I’m sorry, did you just say Black kids should have a chance to get “re-parented”???? Gift link wapo.st/4hW2xGI
You cannot possibly be accepting this trash, can you? What's next, 'I only hit you because I love you!"?
February 16, 2025 at 1:15 PM
You cannot possibly be accepting this trash, can you? What's next, 'I only hit you because I love you!"?
jherlig.substack.com/p/the-mornin... A little piece on me encountering a Nazi salute in public.
February 16, 2025 at 1:11 PM
jherlig.substack.com/p/the-mornin... A little piece on me encountering a Nazi salute in public.
I ♡ her so much. 🔥 🔥 🔥
“MaYbe shE’s goiNg to be in TroUble nOw”
Maybe he can learn to read. The Constitution would be a good place to start
Maybe he can learn to read. The Constitution would be a good place to start
Tom Homan says he sent an email to the Deputy AG asking if AOC is crossing the line by providing webinars to undocumented immigrants: I’m not an attorney… maybe AOC is going to be in trouble now
February 14, 2025 at 4:13 AM
I ♡ her so much. 🔥 🔥 🔥
Dear god they keep finding new lows. Or maybe they are new highs?—of coupdom.
Please read this. Please?
Please read this. Please?
This letter is almost psychotic.
Here's the letter from Bove accepting her resignation
February 14, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Dear god they keep finding new lows. Or maybe they are new highs?—of coupdom.
Please read this. Please?
Please read this. Please?
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Crockett: While he was stopping money… somehow the only money that didn’t stop was the money going to his organization. I don’t know you can have him be watchdog as well as the guy living off of the government. If you want to talk about government welfare, it looks like Elon Musk
February 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Crockett: While he was stopping money… somehow the only money that didn’t stop was the money going to his organization. I don’t know you can have him be watchdog as well as the guy living off of the government. If you want to talk about government welfare, it looks like Elon Musk
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Remember when Google's motto was "Don't Be Evil"?
February 13, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Remember when Google's motto was "Don't Be Evil"?
Nailed it. 👇🏻👇🏻
Why did Trump have himself put in charge of the Kennedy Center?
Because he knows that the educated and cultured people who patronize it despise him.
So he seeks revenge. And he knows that his being in charge of the center will destroy it.
Because he knows that the educated and cultured people who patronize it despise him.
So he seeks revenge. And he knows that his being in charge of the center will destroy it.
February 13, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Nailed it. 👇🏻👇🏻
[insert standard doomsday caption here]
They know no "low" or "smarmy" that is too "low" or too "smarmy" and I wish they would all f*ck off and stop r*ping our country in broad daylight.
They know no "low" or "smarmy" that is too "low" or too "smarmy" and I wish they would all f*ck off and stop r*ping our country in broad daylight.
Karoline Leavitt: "The real constitutional crisis is taking place within our judicial branch."
February 12, 2025 at 7:22 PM
[insert standard doomsday caption here]
They know no "low" or "smarmy" that is too "low" or too "smarmy" and I wish they would all f*ck off and stop r*ping our country in broad daylight.
They know no "low" or "smarmy" that is too "low" or too "smarmy" and I wish they would all f*ck off and stop r*ping our country in broad daylight.
My solution is better than yours.
February 11, 2025 at 10:44 PM
My solution is better than yours.
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Sailors: remember how the GFS weather model tanked in comparison to what other countries offered during the 45 administration?
DC PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT THE OCEANS & CLIMATE
Tomorrow @vanhollen.senate.gov & the #Chesapeake Climate Action Network are holding a press conference/rally in defense of #NOAA, outside the Department of Commerce.
Tuesday, Feb 11, 2pm. 350 14th St NW. 🧪🌊🦑
Deets: www.mobilize.us/ccanactionfu...
Tomorrow @vanhollen.senate.gov & the #Chesapeake Climate Action Network are holding a press conference/rally in defense of #NOAA, outside the Department of Commerce.
Tuesday, Feb 11, 2pm. 350 14th St NW. 🧪🌊🦑
Deets: www.mobilize.us/ccanactionfu...
Protect NOAA Staff and Vital Early Warning Systems · Chesapeake Climate Action Network / Action Fund
On Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 2:00PM ET, US Senator Chris Van Hollen (MD), climate and environmental advocates, scientists, and members of Congress will hold a press conference outside the Departme...
www.mobilize.us
February 11, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Sailors: remember how the GFS weather model tanked in comparison to what other countries offered during the 45 administration?
Today I said goodbye to Google Maps. 🖕🏻 Fuck your "Gulf of America" bullshit. I've switched to OsmAnd.
February 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Today I said goodbye to Google Maps. 🖕🏻 Fuck your "Gulf of America" bullshit. I've switched to OsmAnd.