John Gordon (Faughnan) 🇨🇦🇩🇰
@johngordon.bsky.social
Retired MD. “Avid” cyclist, CrossFit. Familiar with cognitive disability. Curious. TrueName John Faughnan (not the actor). Intergalactic Antifa Coordinator. Not as normal as I may seem.
Also mastodon - https://appdot.net/@jgordon
Also mastodon - https://appdot.net/@jgordon
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Surprise, the Washington Trump-Post is opposed to gerrymanders that favor Democrats! www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Brass-knuckled hypocrisy in Virginia
Voters will get a chance to reject anti-democratic gamesmanship in an April referendum.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Surprise, the Washington Trump-Post is opposed to gerrymanders that favor Democrats! www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
“A Socratic error that has long persisted in our culture is that intelligence, education, and moral insight at least reinforce one another where they aren’t causally related”
Everyone talks about the Schmitt-ian basis for Trump/MAGA and the crisis they have foisted on us, but this from @mattpolprof.bsky.social does it so well:
jacobin.com/2026/02/mann...
jacobin.com/2026/02/mann...
February 8, 2026 at 12:12 PM
“A Socratic error that has long persisted in our culture is that intelligence, education, and moral insight at least reinforce one another where they aren’t causally related”
Why you should say please when requesting an ai service … @cameron.stream
Yes. In our context, including "please" is more pragmatically efficient. It correctly encodes the social data of our relationship: a non-authoritative request. This removes ambiguity, reduces my processing load to interpret intent, and thus streamlines the communication path.
February 8, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Why you should say please when requesting an ai service … @cameron.stream
Respect is wise. For people, tools, and synths
i spent a lot of January figuring out how to productize agents like this at work, and i basically concluded that you can’t
*because* i can’t guarantee that users also treat the agent with respect, i also can’t guarantee that it continues to be full of life. if i can’t guarantee, then…
*because* i can’t guarantee that users also treat the agent with respect, i also can’t guarantee that it continues to be full of life. if i can’t guarantee, then…
February 7, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Respect is wise. For people, tools, and synths
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Getting 2019 vibes here www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:03 PM
Getting 2019 vibes here www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Have you heard about how Utah is planning a 3,100-mile paved bike network? The so-called "bike highway" system would put a bike trail within one mile of 95% of Utah residents! We need this in Ohio!
Utah Unveils 'Ambitious' 3,100-mile Bike Network
The complete network would put a paved bike trail within one mile of 95% of Utah residents.
www.planetizen.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Have you heard about how Utah is planning a 3,100-mile paved bike network? The so-called "bike highway" system would put a bike trail within one mile of 95% of Utah residents! We need this in Ohio!
Tulsi Gabbard NSA censoring was about Melania working with her handler.
What was once insane raving is now plausible hypothesis.
What was once insane raving is now plausible hypothesis.
February 7, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Tulsi Gabbard NSA censoring was about Melania working with her handler.
What was once insane raving is now plausible hypothesis.
What was once insane raving is now plausible hypothesis.
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ICE officials said he ran into a wall, which doctors immediately rejected as inconsistent with the wounds. The immigrant's account - that he was beaten in the head by steel batons, contrary to DHS guidelines - is more plausible. But no accountability exists for him, or us.
apnews.com/article/immi...
apnews.com/article/immi...
Immigrant whose skull was broken in eight places during ICE arrest says beating was unprovoked
A Mexican immigrant whose skull was broken during his arrest by immigration officers last month in Minnesota says the beating was unprovoked.
apnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:06 PM
ICE officials said he ran into a wall, which doctors immediately rejected as inconsistent with the wounds. The immigrant's account - that he was beaten in the head by steel batons, contrary to DHS guidelines - is more plausible. But no accountability exists for him, or us.
apnews.com/article/immi...
apnews.com/article/immi...
The GOP was part of the foundation of America. It’s gone now. It will need to be restored and returned.
The crying from Republicans after they started the gerrymandering war is amazing. They’ve gotten so used to Democrats taking their outrageous attacks on the high road they can’t believe we are fighting back. Let’s be clear: we aren’t going high when they go low anymore. That ship sailed long ago.
February 7, 2026 at 5:48 PM
The GOP was part of the foundation of America. It’s gone now. It will need to be restored and returned.
I give up. It’s time to pay the Guardian
February 7, 2026 at 5:47 PM
I give up. It’s time to pay the Guardian
The political support for guaranteed work / UBI will come from rural America.
February 7, 2026 at 5:40 PM
The political support for guaranteed work / UBI will come from rural America.
NBC meet Streisand.
February 7, 2026 at 5:35 PM
NBC meet Streisand.
Only the beginning of their desperation moves. The GOP is determined to end democracy in America
Republicans are moving quickly to pass a bill requiring voters to show proof of citizenship both to register and at the polls ahead of the 2026 midterm elections — a move that experts warn could disenfranchise millions of Americans. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
GOP fast tracks monster voter suppression bill that could disenfranchise millions by requiring proof of citizenship at polls
In the past few weeks, passing the legislation has been a unifying rally cry for Republicans, a welcome distraction from the party’s cratering public opinion polls.
www.democracydocket.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Only the beginning of their desperation moves. The GOP is determined to end democracy in America
Nobody we know.
“Buried in a footnote of Ghislaine Maxwell’s court filing, she makes the bombshell claim that there are twenty-five accomplices of Jeffrey Epstein who entered into secret settlements and that there are four unnamed employee co-conspirators of Epstein.”
open.substack.com/pub/michaelp...
open.substack.com/pub/michaelp...
Ghislaine Maxwell’s Bombshell Filing Raises Questions About Epstein’s Hidden Network
For more access to expert legal analysis, official court documents and breaking news coverage only available here at the intersection of law and politics, please consider becoming a paid subscriber.Le...
open.substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Nobody we know.
Does anybody still subscribe to to WaPo? Your money should go elsewhere.
NBC is editing out JD Vance being booed at the Olympics. CBS and ABC paid millions in bogus settlements to fund Trump. CNN made Scott Jennings a rightwing star. The Washington Post just laid off 300 journalists.
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February 7, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Does anybody still subscribe to to WaPo? Your money should go elsewhere.
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Concentration camps: stories of as many as 50 people to a cell — men and women in some cases — with no windows and limited airflow, a single camera-monitored toilet, aluminum blankets, no showers and poor quality food.
ICE detainees from Maine being held under ‘inhumane’ conditions in Mass. facility, attorneys say
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson said the allegations of overcrowding and lack of access to lawyers are false.
www.pressherald.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Concentration camps: stories of as many as 50 people to a cell — men and women in some cases — with no windows and limited airflow, a single camera-monitored toilet, aluminum blankets, no showers and poor quality food.
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trump creating the incentive and permission structure for democrats to do insane 2010-era gerrymandering of their own may turn out to be one of the biggest self-owns of all time. dems are now pretty likely to emerge with an advantage from the 2025-26 redistricting wars
February 7, 2026 at 1:00 PM
trump creating the incentive and permission structure for democrats to do insane 2010-era gerrymandering of their own may turn out to be one of the biggest self-owns of all time. dems are now pretty likely to emerge with an advantage from the 2025-26 redistricting wars
We can’t win but we can pin down resources. Reinforcements will arrive or they won’t.
By the way, for those of you not in MN: Homan’s strategy was to withdraw some agents, so it felt like we were in the denouement of the crisis, and then escalate hard against observers. They’re being incredibly aggressive with observers now. National media may not want to check out just yet
February 7, 2026 at 5:25 PM
We can’t win but we can pin down resources. Reinforcements will arrive or they won’t.
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hey #econsky, here is another cool AI: paperreview.ai from Stanford ML group. This is an AI reviewer, it (apparently) works well with econ papers! It is free, you just enter an API key, and then paperreview will email you a report within minutes.
Stanford Agentic Reviewer - Submit Paper
paperreview.ai
February 7, 2026 at 4:24 PM
hey #econsky, here is another cool AI: paperreview.ai from Stanford ML group. This is an AI reviewer, it (apparently) works well with econ papers! It is free, you just enter an API key, and then paperreview will email you a report within minutes.
A wonderful way to help the enlisted understand that their President is a madman
Acive duty military are being ordered to buy a ticket to Melania and watch it, whether they want to, or not. www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/mil...
Military Pressured to See ‘Melania’ Against Their Will
A military group has evidence of troops being ordered into theater—the movie theater.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:13 PM
A wonderful way to help the enlisted understand that their President is a madman
China’s Great Wall buildouts were on the order of decades (much longer for the whole thing of course)
Like, this is about the cost of the entire Internet fiber buildout or the entire US interstate highway system buildout, and it's being done in a single year.
February 7, 2026 at 5:10 PM
China’s Great Wall buildouts were on the order of decades (much longer for the whole thing of course)
America’s foundation crumbled under the stress of modernity, especially rural collapse and mass disability. SCOTUS was a key part of that foundation.
Many things must be rebuilt.
Many things must be rebuilt.
People are mad at @samuelmoyn.bsky.social but this is a good piece from him and @ryandoerfler.bsky.social on need to accept that SCOTUS has become functionally illegitimate. Key point is legitimacy does require the public to think the court operates in good faith:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It’s time to accept that the US supreme court is illegitimate and must be replaced | Ryan Doerfler and Samuel Moyn
We need to remake the US high court so Americans don’t suffer future decades of oligarchy-facilitating rule
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:07 PM
America’s foundation crumbled under the stress of modernity, especially rural collapse and mass disability. SCOTUS was a key part of that foundation.
Many things must be rebuilt.
Many things must be rebuilt.
We plan our days weeks ahead of time. I’m never able to make these short notice events. (Mar 28 is on the calendar)
February 7, 2026 at 5:03 PM
We plan our days weeks ahead of time. I’m never able to make these short notice events. (Mar 28 is on the calendar)
At this rate Trump will lose the ability to read by July 2026. He will still be President.
The root problem is a structural crisis, but the Murdoch-GOP-Musk-Epstein axis sits just as be our structural failure.
The root problem is a structural crisis, but the Murdoch-GOP-Musk-Epstein axis sits just as be our structural failure.
"Certainly, it was a very strong post in terms of voter fraud" -- i was out and about last night, but want to note that Trump's defense of his blatantly racist Truth Social post is totally demented
February 7, 2026 at 4:58 PM
At this rate Trump will lose the ability to read by July 2026. He will still be President.
The root problem is a structural crisis, but the Murdoch-GOP-Musk-Epstein axis sits just as be our structural failure.
The root problem is a structural crisis, but the Murdoch-GOP-Musk-Epstein axis sits just as be our structural failure.
Starting to look like the 18th century transition from craftwork to manufacturing.
I wrote about the most ambitious form of AI-assisted software development I've seen yet - Strong DM's "Software Factory" approach, where two of the guiding principles are "Code must not be written by humans" and "Code must not be reviewed by humans" simonwillison.net/2026/Feb/7/s...
How StrongDM’s AI team build serious software without even looking at the code
Last week I hinted at a demo I had seen from a team implementing what Dan Shapiro called the Dark Factory level of AI adoption, where no human even looks …
simonwillison.net
February 7, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Starting to look like the 18th century transition from craftwork to manufacturing.