John Chu
@johnchu.bsky.social
The writer who won the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Awards. Not the movie director. (He/him/his) Mastodon: @john_chu@wandering.shop
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John Chu
@johnchu.bsky.social
· May 6
My novel, The Subtle Art of Folding Space, has a cover!
Read about repairing physics, unreasonable parental expectations, and great Taiwanese food! Out on April 7, 2026. Pre-order now: t.co/0nz8JuNhwf
Art credits: Jacket art by Weston Wei, Jacket Design by Katie Klimowicz.
Read about repairing physics, unreasonable parental expectations, and great Taiwanese food! Out on April 7, 2026. Pre-order now: t.co/0nz8JuNhwf
Art credits: Jacket art by Weston Wei, Jacket Design by Katie Klimowicz.
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Scoop, for @zeteo.com with @premthakker.bsky.social
The draft documents for Trump’s new National Security Strategy are currently classified, and the admin is behind schedule in getting some sort of finalized version to Congress
Here are details of what’s in it, and…
zeteo.com/p/trump-nati...
The draft documents for Trump’s new National Security Strategy are currently classified, and the admin is behind schedule in getting some sort of finalized version to Congress
Here are details of what’s in it, and…
zeteo.com/p/trump-nati...
Trump’s Unpublished National Security Strategy Is Stephen Miller’s Far-Right Wet Dream
The president’s new national-security draft document rants against migration and cultural “erasure” – and endorses far-right political parties abroad, sources tell Zeteo.
zeteo.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Scoop, for @zeteo.com with @premthakker.bsky.social
The draft documents for Trump’s new National Security Strategy are currently classified, and the admin is behind schedule in getting some sort of finalized version to Congress
Here are details of what’s in it, and…
zeteo.com/p/trump-nati...
The draft documents for Trump’s new National Security Strategy are currently classified, and the admin is behind schedule in getting some sort of finalized version to Congress
Here are details of what’s in it, and…
zeteo.com/p/trump-nati...
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this is why god made adverse inferences
An interesting tidbit in the joint status report filed in the Broadview ICE facility case today:
ICE says video from inside the facility "between October 19, 2025, and October 31, 2025, has been irretrievably destroyed" and can't be produced in discovery.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71832...
ICE says video from inside the facility "between October 19, 2025, and October 31, 2025, has been irretrievably destroyed" and can't be produced in discovery.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71832...
November 13, 2025 at 11:51 PM
this is why god made adverse inferences
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Background: www.chicagotribune.com/.../chicago-...
November 13, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Background: www.chicagotribune.com/.../chicago-...
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Following this matter, expecting an appeal from this order. Significant ruling.
November 13, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Following this matter, expecting an appeal from this order. Significant ruling.
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I attended SFF cons as a teenager.
I stopped getting regularly and persistently sexually harassed at SFF cons sometime in college.
"Oh wow you look way older"
No the fuck I did not because when I WAS older these weirdos stopped.
They know what the hell they're doing.
I stopped getting regularly and persistently sexually harassed at SFF cons sometime in college.
"Oh wow you look way older"
No the fuck I did not because when I WAS older these weirdos stopped.
They know what the hell they're doing.
To the two well-respected local SF/F community leaders who each told a teenage child of a friend of mine, "I can't wait for you to turn 18, I'll be waiting for you," I know your names you fucking shitty-ass pedo bastards, and I *remember*.
I see the “technically it’s ephebophelia” crowd is out today, so just a reminder that A) this is NOT a case where technically correct is the best kind of correct and B) the minute you say this, the gods dump you in the “irredeemable creeper” basket and wash their hands thoroughly after touching you.
November 13, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I attended SFF cons as a teenager.
I stopped getting regularly and persistently sexually harassed at SFF cons sometime in college.
"Oh wow you look way older"
No the fuck I did not because when I WAS older these weirdos stopped.
They know what the hell they're doing.
I stopped getting regularly and persistently sexually harassed at SFF cons sometime in college.
"Oh wow you look way older"
No the fuck I did not because when I WAS older these weirdos stopped.
They know what the hell they're doing.
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See, look, U.S.A., it's this easy
(and should have been done immediately upon the knowledge that these cheats and grifters were STEALING our work)
(and should have been done immediately upon the knowledge that these cheats and grifters were STEALING our work)
November 11, 2025 at 12:17 AM
See, look, U.S.A., it's this easy
(and should have been done immediately upon the knowledge that these cheats and grifters were STEALING our work)
(and should have been done immediately upon the knowledge that these cheats and grifters were STEALING our work)
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1. "Barely legal" ick
2. 15-year-olds are not, by definition, "legal," "barely" or not!
2. 15-year-olds are not, by definition, "legal," "barely" or not!
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 13, 2025 at 7:21 PM
1. "Barely legal" ick
2. 15-year-olds are not, by definition, "legal," "barely" or not!
2. 15-year-olds are not, by definition, "legal," "barely" or not!
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"Some Taiwanese people prefer unification, while others prefer independence. What is your preference?"
Overall:
Independence: 44.3%
Status Quo: 24.6%
Unification: 13.9%
DPP:
I: 77%
SQ: 14%
U: 3.7%
KMT:
I: 18%
SQ: 32%
U: 37%
TPP:
I: 28%
SQ: 37%
U: 17%
TPOF / October 13-15, 2025
n=1070
Overall:
Independence: 44.3%
Status Quo: 24.6%
Unification: 13.9%
DPP:
I: 77%
SQ: 14%
U: 3.7%
KMT:
I: 18%
SQ: 32%
U: 37%
TPP:
I: 28%
SQ: 37%
U: 17%
TPOF / October 13-15, 2025
n=1070
November 13, 2025 at 9:43 PM
"Some Taiwanese people prefer unification, while others prefer independence. What is your preference?"
Overall:
Independence: 44.3%
Status Quo: 24.6%
Unification: 13.9%
DPP:
I: 77%
SQ: 14%
U: 3.7%
KMT:
I: 18%
SQ: 32%
U: 37%
TPP:
I: 28%
SQ: 37%
U: 17%
TPOF / October 13-15, 2025
n=1070
Overall:
Independence: 44.3%
Status Quo: 24.6%
Unification: 13.9%
DPP:
I: 77%
SQ: 14%
U: 3.7%
KMT:
I: 18%
SQ: 32%
U: 37%
TPP:
I: 28%
SQ: 37%
U: 17%
TPOF / October 13-15, 2025
n=1070
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these revelations are damaging, as they should be. but if the gop were going to abandon trump because he was unfit for office, they would have done that a long time ago.
November 13, 2025 at 9:16 PM
these revelations are damaging, as they should be. but if the gop were going to abandon trump because he was unfit for office, they would have done that a long time ago.
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it's just very unlikely to work like that. you can already see the gop making light of newest revelations...even as the press and the gop completely erase past accusations and the fact that he was held liable for sexual assault.
November 13, 2025 at 9:15 PM
it's just very unlikely to work like that. you can already see the gop making light of newest revelations...even as the press and the gop completely erase past accusations and the fact that he was held liable for sexual assault.
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that doesn't mean it doesn't matter! horrific abuse matters! it matters to survivors; it matters to justice and truth.
but...like, we shouldn't fool ourselves that it will somehow overcome partisanship magically and we'll be saved.
but...like, we shouldn't fool ourselves that it will somehow overcome partisanship magically and we'll be saved.
November 13, 2025 at 9:14 PM
that doesn't mean it doesn't matter! horrific abuse matters! it matters to survivors; it matters to justice and truth.
but...like, we shouldn't fool ourselves that it will somehow overcome partisanship magically and we'll be saved.
but...like, we shouldn't fool ourselves that it will somehow overcome partisanship magically and we'll be saved.
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there are reasons that the epstein stuff has more traction, but those reasons don't really have much to do with trump's abusive behavior. so we should not assume that revelations about his abusive behavior will lead the gop to abandon him.
November 13, 2025 at 9:13 PM
there are reasons that the epstein stuff has more traction, but those reasons don't really have much to do with trump's abusive behavior. so we should not assume that revelations about his abusive behavior will lead the gop to abandon him.
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I don't think we should assume it will end the trump presidency at all.
again, trump was literally held liable for sexual assault. he boasted on tap about sexually assaulting women. he has been accused by dozens of women of harassment, abuse, and rape. 1
again, trump was literally held liable for sexual assault. he boasted on tap about sexually assaulting women. he has been accused by dozens of women of harassment, abuse, and rape. 1
At this point we have to assume that if the Epstein files are released they will
- end the Trump Presidency
- implicate many other prominent Republicans
- destroy the careers of AG Bondi and his other defenders
This is beginning to feel like the greatest scandal in American history.
- end the Trump Presidency
- implicate many other prominent Republicans
- destroy the careers of AG Bondi and his other defenders
This is beginning to feel like the greatest scandal in American history.
Trump has done enormous harm to the country.
He is a deeply corrupt and venal man.
He is wildly unpopular, his agenda more so. He's lost the consent of the governed.
He is old, infirm & clearly no longer mentally competent to run a nation.
It is time now to start talking about him moving on👇
He is a deeply corrupt and venal man.
He is wildly unpopular, his agenda more so. He's lost the consent of the governed.
He is old, infirm & clearly no longer mentally competent to run a nation.
It is time now to start talking about him moving on👇
November 13, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I don't think we should assume it will end the trump presidency at all.
again, trump was literally held liable for sexual assault. he boasted on tap about sexually assaulting women. he has been accused by dozens of women of harassment, abuse, and rape. 1
again, trump was literally held liable for sexual assault. he boasted on tap about sexually assaulting women. he has been accused by dozens of women of harassment, abuse, and rape. 1
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I think it's the "saving up for braces" part of this story that adds a whole new level of ick. Like... that's a kid, man
The 17 year old who had sex for money with Trump’s first nominee for Attorney General was in and out of a homeless shelter, working at McDonalds. and trying to save up for braces. (Gift link).
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
In Matt Gaetz Scandal, Circumstances Left Teen Vulnerable to Exploitation
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I think it's the "saving up for braces" part of this story that adds a whole new level of ick. Like... that's a kid, man
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A sitting congressman trafficked and raped a teenager
The woman whom the House Ethics Committee determined Matt Gaetz paid for sex when she was 17 years old was living in a homeless shelter, working at McDonald's, and needed the money for braces www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
November 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A sitting congressman trafficked and raped a teenager
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Y’all get upset over a Cracker Barrel logo or Starbucks and often send around FB memes about sex traffickers lurking in the IKEA, so maybe funnel outrage towards something useful like getting a pedophile apologist off the air.
November 13, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Y’all get upset over a Cracker Barrel logo or Starbucks and often send around FB memes about sex traffickers lurking in the IKEA, so maybe funnel outrage towards something useful like getting a pedophile apologist off the air.
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I think it would be really nice if all the RWers who wring their hands over things like Kathy Griffin were to demand Megan Kelly step down for the horrifying cover she’s giving sexual predators and implying that 15yos are legal.
November 13, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I think it would be really nice if all the RWers who wring their hands over things like Kathy Griffin were to demand Megan Kelly step down for the horrifying cover she’s giving sexual predators and implying that 15yos are legal.
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Michael Wolff tried to buy New York Mag — with money from Harvey Weinstein and Jeffrey Epstein.
So Wolff didn't just have a reporter-source relationship with Epstein. Nor was Wolff his informal PR adviser. They saw each other as potential business partners.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
So Wolff didn't just have a reporter-source relationship with Epstein. Nor was Wolff his informal PR adviser. They saw each other as potential business partners.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Blurred lines: how Michael Wolff aspired to be part of elite circles he wrote about
The writer who features prominently in newly released Jeffrey Epstein emails has achieved extraordinary access but faced questions about his journalistic ethics
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Michael Wolff tried to buy New York Mag — with money from Harvey Weinstein and Jeffrey Epstein.
So Wolff didn't just have a reporter-source relationship with Epstein. Nor was Wolff his informal PR adviser. They saw each other as potential business partners.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
So Wolff didn't just have a reporter-source relationship with Epstein. Nor was Wolff his informal PR adviser. They saw each other as potential business partners.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Attorney: Can 13-year olds consent to sex?
Republicans: CAN THEY EVER
Republicans: CAN THEY EVER
November 13, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Attorney: Can 13-year olds consent to sex?
Republicans: CAN THEY EVER
Republicans: CAN THEY EVER
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I'm glad that the end of the penny is happening during Trump's administration because if it had happened under a Democratic president, you'd 100% have had the right freaking out with a "look what they took from you!!!" rage apnews.com/article/us-m...
US Mint presses final pennies as production ends after more than 230 years
The U.S. has ended production of the penny. The last 1-cent coins were made Wednesday at the mint in Philadelphia.
apnews.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I'm glad that the end of the penny is happening during Trump's administration because if it had happened under a Democratic president, you'd 100% have had the right freaking out with a "look what they took from you!!!" rage apnews.com/article/us-m...
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I hope this coming out will prevent Gaetz from running for or winning other political office. I think he's thinking about florida governor, which would be horrible. 1
The woman whom the House Ethics Committee determined Matt Gaetz paid for sex when she was 17 years old was living in a homeless shelter, working at McDonald's, and needed the money for braces www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
November 13, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I hope this coming out will prevent Gaetz from running for or winning other political office. I think he's thinking about florida governor, which would be horrible. 1
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Guess which messaging push caught on to the point the president is Mad about it zeteo.com/p/trump-affo...
November 13, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Guess which messaging push caught on to the point the president is Mad about it zeteo.com/p/trump-affo...
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I swear to God if Jeffrey Epstein had described Hillary Clinton as "that dog that hasn't barked," in secret emails these people would be making rabid content for days and calling for tribunals but ok www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/e...
The conspiracy crowd’s reaction to the Epstein emails? Yawn.
Far-right conspiracy theorists and influencers are a big reason the Epstein scandal hasn’t died. But the newly released emails about Trump haven’t impressed them.
www.msnbc.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I swear to God if Jeffrey Epstein had described Hillary Clinton as "that dog that hasn't barked," in secret emails these people would be making rabid content for days and calling for tribunals but ok www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/e...
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The Times literally pulled their top Clinton reporter off the beat to join several other reporters to pore through the mind-numbing trivia from John Podesta's inbox, resulting in zero stories of any substantive or prurient interest
November 13, 2025 at 8:30 AM
The Times literally pulled their top Clinton reporter off the beat to join several other reporters to pore through the mind-numbing trivia from John Podesta's inbox, resulting in zero stories of any substantive or prurient interest
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The tendency to sanitize this violence by labeling it “pedophilia” is a way to imply that the sexual abuse of children is a biological necessity and an inevitable part of human nature.
But it isn’t. Child sexual abuse is entirely preventable. We could live in a world without it.
But it isn’t. Child sexual abuse is entirely preventable. We could live in a world without it.
November 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
The tendency to sanitize this violence by labeling it “pedophilia” is a way to imply that the sexual abuse of children is a biological necessity and an inevitable part of human nature.
But it isn’t. Child sexual abuse is entirely preventable. We could live in a world without it.
But it isn’t. Child sexual abuse is entirely preventable. We could live in a world without it.