John Mullinax
@johnmullinax.bsky.social
Courage is contagious.
Artist. Former tech industry, former auto industry, and former election administrator. Humans are a part *of* nature and NOT apart *from* nature.
Artist. Former tech industry, former auto industry, and former election administrator. Humans are a part *of* nature and NOT apart *from* nature.
Hot days are rough, but hot nights are absolutely the worst.
Through the heatwave haze, the hypocrisy of Australia’s fossil fuel policy shines bright
The heatwave in Melbourne and Adelaide this week is likely to become the norm. We should prepare now
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The heatwave in Melbourne and Adelaide this week is likely to become the norm. We should prepare now
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Through the heatwave haze, the hypocrisy of Australia’s fossil fuel policy shines bright | Clean Air
The heatwave in Melbourne and Adelaide this week is likely to become the norm. We should prepare now
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Hot days are rough, but hot nights are absolutely the worst.
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Thanks for correcting my wording, and for the full article!
"Just because a model correlates with neural and behavioral data, it is not sufficient for us to infer that the model is performing cognition: correlation does not imply cognition."
On Logical Inference over Brains, Behaviour, and Artificial Neural Networks. doi.org/10.1007/s421...
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On Logical Inference over Brains, Behaviour, and Artificial Neural Networks. doi.org/10.1007/s421...
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February 1, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Thanks for correcting my wording, and for the full article!
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The president said that he “didn’t know a thing” about a major election he’d posted about just two days prior.
February 1, 2026 at 11:00 PM
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"The Fulton County raid is a test run for messing with election administrators and the counting of ballots in the midterm elections in 2026..."
slate.com/news-and-pol...
slate.com/news-and-pol...
February 1, 2026 at 10:20 PM
"The Fulton County raid is a test run for messing with election administrators and the counting of ballots in the midterm elections in 2026..."
slate.com/news-and-pol...
slate.com/news-and-pol...
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Whoaaaa I had no idea Joe Louis had a farm in Shelby Township, that's so wild.
Joe Louis At His Farm (c.1942)
Shelby Township, Macomb County Michigan.
#vintage shot of the Boxing World Heavyweight Champion (1937-1949) from Detroit, ~20 miles south of his equestrian farm.
His wife was an avid horse rider.
#photography #boxing #blackhistorymonth #detroit #puremichigan
Shelby Township, Macomb County Michigan.
#vintage shot of the Boxing World Heavyweight Champion (1937-1949) from Detroit, ~20 miles south of his equestrian farm.
His wife was an avid horse rider.
#photography #boxing #blackhistorymonth #detroit #puremichigan
February 1, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Whoaaaa I had no idea Joe Louis had a farm in Shelby Township, that's so wild.
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Lawyers can't reach clients in ICE detention. I've heard it anecdotally, but scale of issue is horrifying.
Bloomberg Law is a legal trade pub so many may miss this. Screenshot from their CA newsletter summarizes "bleak" situation for justice and rule of law.
news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/l...
Bloomberg Law is a legal trade pub so many may miss this. Screenshot from their CA newsletter summarizes "bleak" situation for justice and rule of law.
news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/l...
January 31, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Lawyers can't reach clients in ICE detention. I've heard it anecdotally, but scale of issue is horrifying.
Bloomberg Law is a legal trade pub so many may miss this. Screenshot from their CA newsletter summarizes "bleak" situation for justice and rule of law.
news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/l...
Bloomberg Law is a legal trade pub so many may miss this. Screenshot from their CA newsletter summarizes "bleak" situation for justice and rule of law.
news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/l...
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Garrett has to be at or near the top of the list of journalists who’ve stepped up to the plate for democracy
The officers who murdered Alex Pretti were nurtured in this toxic culture
The officers who murdered Alex Pretti were nurtured in this toxic culture
I testified Friday before Gov. Pritzker's commission studying abuses of ICE and CBP and tried to explain how the agencies went so far off track. It's actually way worse than I ever realized. Please read and share my testimony as Congress considers reform: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
Accountability for ICE and CBP
However bad you think the corruption and misconduct at ICE and CBP is — the reality is far far worse.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 1, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Garrett has to be at or near the top of the list of journalists who’ve stepped up to the plate for democracy
The officers who murdered Alex Pretti were nurtured in this toxic culture
The officers who murdered Alex Pretti were nurtured in this toxic culture
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Under penalty of perjury, a witness told the FBI back in 2016 that they had “personally witnessed” President Donald Trump threaten to “disappear” a girl and have her entire family killed, according to a document released by the Justice Department
www.mexc.co/en-PH/news/6...
www.mexc.co/en-PH/news/6...
Witness told FBI Trump threatened to ‘disappear’ girl and have her ‘whole family killed’ | MEXC News
Under penalty of perjury, a witness told the FBI back in 2016 that they had “personally witnessed” President Donald Trump threaten to “disappear” a girl and have
www.mexc.co
February 1, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Under penalty of perjury, a witness told the FBI back in 2016 that they had “personally witnessed” President Donald Trump threaten to “disappear” a girl and have her entire family killed, according to a document released by the Justice Department
www.mexc.co/en-PH/news/6...
www.mexc.co/en-PH/news/6...
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The "official version" of how Melania and Donald Trump met was through Paolo Zampolli, who ran ID Models, which acted as a pipeline for "introducing" foreign models to "the most rich and powerful people of the world". #OpDeathEaters #EpsteinFiles #EpsteinCoverUp
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February 1, 2026 at 9:55 PM
The "official version" of how Melania and Donald Trump met was through Paolo Zampolli, who ran ID Models, which acted as a pipeline for "introducing" foreign models to "the most rich and powerful people of the world". #OpDeathEaters #EpsteinFiles #EpsteinCoverUp
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Texas Dems flipped a +17 Trump district yesterday. Meanwhile in Nevada:
NEWS: No one filed to challenge two conservative/Republican justices on the Nevada supreme court who are up for reelection this year. The deadline was a few days ago.
They will run for new terms unopposed.
They will run for new terms unopposed.
February 1, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Texas Dems flipped a +17 Trump district yesterday. Meanwhile in Nevada:
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Hundreds of local elections with upcoming deadlines still boltsmag.org/criminal-jus...
In Criminal Justice Elections This Year, ICE Contracts Are on the Hot Seat - Bolts
With roughly 2,400 elections for prosecutor and sheriff this year, Bolts reviews the map and early hotspots that will shape criminal punishment and law enforcement practices.
boltsmag.org
February 1, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Hundreds of local elections with upcoming deadlines still boltsmag.org/criminal-jus...
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Please pay attention to decimal places as you read this post. He paid $750.00 in income taxes [I am neither an accountant nor a lawyer so will make no further comment on that] and wants $10,000,000,000.00 because somebody leaked that fact.
Trump paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017 and now wants $10 billion because a leaker pointed that out www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
Trump Lawsuit Against IRS Puts Him on Both Sides of the Same Case
President Trump’s lawsuit against the government that he runs presents a mind-bending minefield of conflicts that could end with his appointees approving a federal payout to him.
www.wsj.com
February 1, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Please pay attention to decimal places as you read this post. He paid $750.00 in income taxes [I am neither an accountant nor a lawyer so will make no further comment on that] and wants $10,000,000,000.00 because somebody leaked that fact.
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February 1, 2026 at 9:14 PM
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The president of the United States had his DOJ raid the Fulton County election office and seized ballots. This is clearly a dry run for 2026. Yet, this is treated by too many in legacy media as normal.
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February 1, 2026 at 9:43 PM
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The president of the United States had his DOJ raid the Fulton County election office and seized ballots. This is clearly a dry run for 2026. Yet, this is treated by too many in legacy media as normal.
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January 31, 2026 at 11:15 PM
The president of the United States had his DOJ raid the Fulton County election office and seized ballots. This is clearly a dry run for 2026. Yet, this is treated by too many in legacy media as normal.
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I founded Democracy Docket in 2020 because you deserve better. Subscribe now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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The White House is open for bribery.
U.A.E. Firm Quietly Took Stake in the Trump Family’s Crypto Company
www.nytimes.com
February 1, 2026 at 9:59 PM
The White House is open for bribery.
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Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...
January 18, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...
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Troublemaker is my middle name.
February 1, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Troublemaker is my middle name.
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Two Alaska school districts are suing the state for what they say is its failure to adequately fund public education.
Their suit cites the effects of underfunding, including low test scores, staff reductions and dangerous school conditions.
With KYUK Public Media
Their suit cites the effects of underfunding, including low test scores, staff reductions and dangerous school conditions.
With KYUK Public Media
Two School Districts Sue, Claiming Alaska Is Failing Its Constitutional Obligation to Fund Public Education
The lawsuit points to the effects of the state’s underfunding, including low proficiency-test scores and dangerous building conditions.
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Two Alaska school districts are suing the state for what they say is its failure to adequately fund public education.
Their suit cites the effects of underfunding, including low test scores, staff reductions and dangerous school conditions.
With KYUK Public Media
Their suit cites the effects of underfunding, including low test scores, staff reductions and dangerous school conditions.
With KYUK Public Media
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If you listen closely, the loudest cheer is from Polio.
This madness will require FL's state legislature to fully achieve, so let's see how far Ladapo & DeSantis' push to make kids sick, hospitalized, disabled, & die really goes.
Press: easy way to state this--Florida declares war on children. 🛟
This madness will require FL's state legislature to fully achieve, so let's see how far Ladapo & DeSantis' push to make kids sick, hospitalized, disabled, & die really goes.
Press: easy way to state this--Florida declares war on children. 🛟
The surgeon general of Florida announced that ALL vaccine mandates in Florida will be ended.
February 1, 2026 at 9:17 PM
If you listen closely, the loudest cheer is from Polio.
This madness will require FL's state legislature to fully achieve, so let's see how far Ladapo & DeSantis' push to make kids sick, hospitalized, disabled, & die really goes.
Press: easy way to state this--Florida declares war on children. 🛟
This madness will require FL's state legislature to fully achieve, so let's see how far Ladapo & DeSantis' push to make kids sick, hospitalized, disabled, & die really goes.
Press: easy way to state this--Florida declares war on children. 🛟
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2 doses of polio vaccine (given @ 2,4 mos) result in 90% efficacy. A 3rd reaches 99% (6mo) w/ a 4th at ~1.5 yrs. Even vaxed kids have a window to be infected
Majority of polio cases display no or min symptoms. Hard to know if exposed
=Even vaxed kids will be infected bc of this foolish decision.
Majority of polio cases display no or min symptoms. Hard to know if exposed
=Even vaxed kids will be infected bc of this foolish decision.
February 1, 2026 at 9:59 PM
2 doses of polio vaccine (given @ 2,4 mos) result in 90% efficacy. A 3rd reaches 99% (6mo) w/ a 4th at ~1.5 yrs. Even vaxed kids have a window to be infected
Majority of polio cases display no or min symptoms. Hard to know if exposed
=Even vaxed kids will be infected bc of this foolish decision.
Majority of polio cases display no or min symptoms. Hard to know if exposed
=Even vaxed kids will be infected bc of this foolish decision.
There was a coup attempt in 2021 and no one was held accountable, so it definitely started earlier than 2025. No doubt it started earlier than 2021. That does not minimize the rapid escalation of damage and abandonment of democratic institutions and principles since Trump II began a year ago.
US democratic backsliding looks very fast if you mark the start at 2025. But it’s been going since 2017, so I disagree with
@donmoyn.bsky.social @jburnmurdoch.ft.com etc.
Abuse of emergency powers, normalization of bribery, de facto death of War Powers Act all term 1.
Immunity case in the interim.
@donmoyn.bsky.social @jburnmurdoch.ft.com etc.
Abuse of emergency powers, normalization of bribery, de facto death of War Powers Act all term 1.
Immunity case in the interim.
New from me: It is not just that the US is experiencing democratic backsliding. Authoritarianism has emerged more quickly than in other benchmark countries.
This graph from John Burn-Murdoch sums it up. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/autocracy-...
This graph from John Burn-Murdoch sums it up. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/autocracy-...
February 1, 2026 at 6:11 AM
There was a coup attempt in 2021 and no one was held accountable, so it definitely started earlier than 2025. No doubt it started earlier than 2021. That does not minimize the rapid escalation of damage and abandonment of democratic institutions and principles since Trump II began a year ago.
Something to consider.
If you're an adult who was vaccinated, you should get your titers run to make sure you still have immunity. Vaccination can wane and/or you may not have generated a strong immune response. That was ok when we had herd immunity but we're likely about to lose our "measles free" status.
Vaccinate your kids, you friggin nuts.
February 1, 2026 at 6:06 AM
Something to consider.