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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For context, Chicago was for more violent for its duration than Minnesota is right now, and I think national media cared for about 18 hours bc it was a slow day. It’s not feasible to have people driving around for 12 hours a day and only getting a protester or two arrested once a week.
February 8, 2026 at 6:08 PM
For context, Chicago was for more violent for its duration than Minnesota is right now, and I think national media cared for about 18 hours bc it was a slow day. It’s not feasible to have people driving around for 12 hours a day and only getting a protester or two arrested once a week.
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Hunter is what we naively believed a spoiled, entitled rich person got up to and got away with. Honestly, it's exactly the sort of shenanigans most of our younger selves might have gotten caught up in with enough cash.
What actual ultra wealthy people do in the shadows is so, so much darker.
What actual ultra wealthy people do in the shadows is so, so much darker.
February 8, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Hunter is what we naively believed a spoiled, entitled rich person got up to and got away with. Honestly, it's exactly the sort of shenanigans most of our younger selves might have gotten caught up in with enough cash.
What actual ultra wealthy people do in the shadows is so, so much darker.
What actual ultra wealthy people do in the shadows is so, so much darker.
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I first laid out at WorldCon 2021 during my presentation "Elon Musk is Full of Shit" exactly how a million-person city on Mars by 2050 was logistically and economically impossible, for exactly these reasons. 5 yrs ago.
This man has ALWAYS been an obvious fraud. It's infuriating.
This man has ALWAYS been an obvious fraud. It's infuriating.
February 9, 2026 at 1:19 AM
I first laid out at WorldCon 2021 during my presentation "Elon Musk is Full of Shit" exactly how a million-person city on Mars by 2050 was logistically and economically impossible, for exactly these reasons. 5 yrs ago.
This man has ALWAYS been an obvious fraud. It's infuriating.
This man has ALWAYS been an obvious fraud. It's infuriating.
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I think I've mentioned before that we have a 9 year old who's non-verbal autistic, with lots of cognitive stuff. One thing that you may not have in your stereotype is there's this version of emotional dysregulation which is *positive*. A sort of inverse meltdown. Euregulation? Meltup?
February 8, 2026 at 10:13 PM
I think I've mentioned before that we have a 9 year old who's non-verbal autistic, with lots of cognitive stuff. One thing that you may not have in your stereotype is there's this version of emotional dysregulation which is *positive*. A sort of inverse meltdown. Euregulation? Meltup?
Is the sound system broken?
February 9, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Is the sound system broken?
They all have 0 shame, so this is a desperation contest.
Maybe a win there.
Maybe a win there.
“Is Tulsi Gabbard the Most Shameless, Desperate Member of the Trump Cabinet?”
The ex-Dem congresswoman turned DNI is willing to U-turn on the 2020 election and war with Venezuela and Iran just to appease her boss and keep her job.
My latest for Zeteo:
The ex-Dem congresswoman turned DNI is willing to U-turn on the 2020 election and war with Venezuela and Iran just to appease her boss and keep her job.
My latest for Zeteo:
Is Tulsi Gabbard the Most Shameless, Desperate Member of the Trump Cabinet?
The former Democratic congresswoman turned director of national intelligence is willing to U-turn on the 2020 election and war with Venezuela and Iran just to appease her boss and keep her job.
zeteo.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:33 PM
They all have 0 shame, so this is a desperation contest.
Maybe a win there.
Maybe a win there.
The Epstein Class has left us few options.
This study shows why wealth caps are hard- defining wealth, enforcement, political resistance. The takeaway is clear, though, that designing fair limits on extreme wealth may be difficult but it is necessary. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Unlocking the potential of income and wealth caps in post-growth transformation: A framework for improving policy design
Preventing the increase of economic inequality in a non-growing economy is a major challenge. In post-growth research, scholars agree that reducing th…
www.sciencedirect.com
February 8, 2026 at 7:27 PM
The Epstein Class has left us few options.
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February 8, 2026 at 5:32 PM
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In fairness JD Vance probably thinks food that nobody has spat in tastes off by this point
February 8, 2026 at 5:34 PM
In fairness JD Vance probably thinks food that nobody has spat in tastes off by this point
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A confidential document reveals both the Trump administration’s plans to interfere with the states’ authority to run elections and how dangerously insecure the sensitive data will be in the department’s hands.
“Confidential” Agreements Show Trump Administration’s Plans for States’ Voter Data
At least 10 states have handed over their full voter files to the Justice Department.
www.brennancenter.org
February 8, 2026 at 7:03 PM
A confidential document reveals both the Trump administration’s plans to interfere with the states’ authority to run elections and how dangerously insecure the sensitive data will be in the department’s hands.
Fermi paradox problem
Is life itself, and perhaps consciousness and higher intelligence, inevitable in the universe? That depends on how complexity evolves.
Why Everything in the Universe Turns More Complex | Quanta Magazine
A new suggestion that complexity increases over time, not just in living organisms but in the nonliving world, promises to rewrite notions of time and evolution.
www.quantamagazine.org
February 8, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Fermi paradox problem
The Epstein Class has made me a wealth tax kind of guy. If assets over $100 million investments must be realized and taxed within 5y of purchase.
Big estate tax of course.
Big estate tax of course.
“The richest & the most powerful people in the world & in this country need to understand that that [destroying the stock market] is a real possibility. There is no economic stability without democratic stability.”
-Sen Ruben Gallego
#Pinks
www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/sen-galleg...
-Sen Ruben Gallego
#Pinks
www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/sen-galleg...
February 8, 2026 at 7:08 PM
The Epstein Class has made me a wealth tax kind of guy. If assets over $100 million investments must be realized and taxed within 5y of purchase.
Big estate tax of course.
Big estate tax of course.
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When I wrote Section 230 I did so knowing it would be critical for protecting free speech online. 30 years later and it’s one of the last things standing in the way of Republican censorship of the internet. Here’s to many more years of defending this vital safeguard of free speech.
February 8, 2026 at 6:28 PM
When I wrote Section 230 I did so knowing it would be critical for protecting free speech online. 30 years later and it’s one of the last things standing in the way of Republican censorship of the internet. Here’s to many more years of defending this vital safeguard of free speech.
I know Jamelle is sanguine but I trust Schiff about the elections.
Also when Schiff says “Trump” he is being diplomatic. It’s the entire GOP
Also when Schiff says “Trump” he is being diplomatic. It’s the entire GOP
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) to ABC about Trump: "I think he intends to try to subvert the elections. He will do everything he can to suppress the vote. If he loses the vote -- I think the Republicans now expect they will get a drubbing in the midterms -- he will take action to overturn the result"
February 8, 2026 at 6:54 PM
I know Jamelle is sanguine but I trust Schiff about the elections.
Also when Schiff says “Trump” he is being diplomatic. It’s the entire GOP
Also when Schiff says “Trump” he is being diplomatic. It’s the entire GOP
Minnesota resistance win
Don't forget: Last fall, Kristi Noem boasted that ICE would be "all over" the Super Bowl, and said only people who "love this country" should attend.
Now ICE enforcement operations there won't happen. It's very plausible ICE would face a hostile reception. 4/
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
Now ICE enforcement operations there won't happen. It's very plausible ICE would face a hostile reception. 4/
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
February 8, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Minnesota resistance win
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BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
February 8, 2026 at 5:07 PM
BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors
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Europe gets it!
The UK raids the home of a close Epstein pal. Poland probes ties to Russian intel. France raids the office of Musk's X. But the U.S. elites who palled around with the world's worst sex creep get away with it
The crisis of elite impunity. My column www.inquirer.com/opinion/jeff...
The UK raids the home of a close Epstein pal. Poland probes ties to Russian intel. France raids the office of Musk's X. But the U.S. elites who palled around with the world's worst sex creep get away with it
The crisis of elite impunity. My column www.inquirer.com/opinion/jeff...
Europe is holding its Epstein creeps accountable. Why can’t we? | Will Bunch
Europeans are pushing to hold Jeffrey Epstein's creepy pals, including billionaires like Elon Musk, accountable. The U.S.? Not so much.
www.inquirer.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Europe gets it!
The UK raids the home of a close Epstein pal. Poland probes ties to Russian intel. France raids the office of Musk's X. But the U.S. elites who palled around with the world's worst sex creep get away with it
The crisis of elite impunity. My column www.inquirer.com/opinion/jeff...
The UK raids the home of a close Epstein pal. Poland probes ties to Russian intel. France raids the office of Musk's X. But the U.S. elites who palled around with the world's worst sex creep get away with it
The crisis of elite impunity. My column www.inquirer.com/opinion/jeff...
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Some of my thoughts on the state of the labor market in this @wsj.com article: www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
February 8, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Some of my thoughts on the state of the labor market in this @wsj.com article: www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...
This will get worse
Our latest economic polling finds...
Large majorities saying it's harder to buy home, get good job, or raise family than it was for prior generations
Most see growing income gap, less opportunity for middle class
U.S. job market ratings still underwater
More here: www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-new...
Large majorities saying it's harder to buy home, get good job, or raise family than it was for prior generations
Most see growing income gap, less opportunity for middle class
U.S. job market ratings still underwater
More here: www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-new...
February 8, 2026 at 6:40 PM
This will get worse
“RFK is so bad even crank-crackpot-corrupt-scammers have issues
Sanity from Dr. Oz on CNN today amid the worst US measles outbreak since 1991: “Take the vaccine, please." He called it "a solution for our problem" and added: "There will never be a barrier to Americans get access to the measles vaccine." thehill.com/policy/healt...
thehill.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:39 PM
“RFK is so bad even crank-crackpot-corrupt-scammers have issues
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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...
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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...