John Sundman
@jsundman.bsky.social
Biodigital novelist, mover of heavy objects, volunteer firefighter (retired), national treasure.
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John Sundman
@jsundman.bsky.social
· Jan 10
A chronicler of biodigital technopotheosis
How I accidentally became a self-publishing cyber-bio-nanopunk novelist
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I write & publish literary fiction for hackers, geeks, and fans of Borges, Lem & Nabokov. I’ve written 4 novel(la)s; another novel in the works. Cyberpunk/biopunk technopothestic biodigital thrillers, some of them metafictional. All concern hacking of both silicon- & carbon-based systems. 💙📚 🪐📚
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you don’t say
Minnesota’s Department of Children, Youth, and Families said that investigators have found child care centers at the center of recent fraud allegations were operating as they should.
Minnesota department finds child care centers targeted in viral video operating normally
The state Department of Children, Youth, and Families said it visited the nine facilities at the center of right-wing claims of fraud and found them "operating as expected."
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January 3, 2026 at 4:35 AM
you don’t say
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The US has had at least 15 major military bases in Japan since 1957 but western music reviewers will still talk about Japanese metal and rock bands like strange voyagers from afar who have somehow studied The Scrolls ov Rock and crafted their own cargo-cult version thereof.
January 3, 2026 at 4:08 AM
The US has had at least 15 major military bases in Japan since 1957 but western music reviewers will still talk about Japanese metal and rock bands like strange voyagers from afar who have somehow studied The Scrolls ov Rock and crafted their own cargo-cult version thereof.
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2 January 1916 | A Norwegian Jewish woman, Lilly Gedanken, was born in Kristiania (Oslo).
She arrived at #Auschwitz on 1 December 1942 and was murdered in a gas chamber immediately after selection.
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▶ The first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
She arrived at #Auschwitz on 1 December 1942 and was murdered in a gas chamber immediately after selection.
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▶ The first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
January 2, 2026 at 12:00 PM
2 January 1916 | A Norwegian Jewish woman, Lilly Gedanken, was born in Kristiania (Oslo).
She arrived at #Auschwitz on 1 December 1942 and was murdered in a gas chamber immediately after selection.
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▶ The first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
She arrived at #Auschwitz on 1 December 1942 and was murdered in a gas chamber immediately after selection.
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▶ The first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
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Republican utopia : www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Kentucky woman who ordered abortion meds charged with fetal homicide, police say
Melinda Spencer, 35, allegedly confessed to clinic workers she took medication for her abortion
www.independent.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Republican utopia : www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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Good for Reuters for changing their headline. Pressure works. Grok did not do this. Elon Musk did.
January 3, 2026 at 4:14 AM
Good for Reuters for changing their headline. Pressure works. Grok did not do this. Elon Musk did.
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From alert to inert in 12 months.
January 1, 2026 at 11:58 AM
From alert to inert in 12 months.
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The demonization of Somalis is no different than the demonization of Haitians before the election. It's a political attack and has to be actively fought—not through half-measures or expressions of tepid concern but by demanding decency from society and respect for all of humanity.
January 2, 2026 at 8:24 PM
The demonization of Somalis is no different than the demonization of Haitians before the election. It's a political attack and has to be actively fought—not through half-measures or expressions of tepid concern but by demanding decency from society and respect for all of humanity.
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The funny thing about posting this on Bluesky is that this site is literally full of people who have both worked with and been targeted by the CIA, and they literally all agree the CIA could not spark an uprising in Iran if their lives depended on it.
So, the CIA is doing its thing...
January 3, 2026 at 1:53 AM
The funny thing about posting this on Bluesky is that this site is literally full of people who have both worked with and been targeted by the CIA, and they literally all agree the CIA could not spark an uprising in Iran if their lives depended on it.
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Most of the derangement about Mamdani is for the obvious reasons but part of it is also that a surprising amount of people were committed to the Cuomo rehabilitation project because they hated the idea that anything could have consequences for men of the right class.
January 2, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Most of the derangement about Mamdani is for the obvious reasons but part of it is also that a surprising amount of people were committed to the Cuomo rehabilitation project because they hated the idea that anything could have consequences for men of the right class.
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Not really discussed that often but one of the secondary & tertiary reasons Israel's public image has so rapidly declined among the youth in countries like the US, UK and Germany is because of behavior like this.
Petulant, circular, nonsensical, extremely whiny. It doesn't make *Mamdani* look bad.
Petulant, circular, nonsensical, extremely whiny. It doesn't make *Mamdani* look bad.
January 2, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Not really discussed that often but one of the secondary & tertiary reasons Israel's public image has so rapidly declined among the youth in countries like the US, UK and Germany is because of behavior like this.
Petulant, circular, nonsensical, extremely whiny. It doesn't make *Mamdani* look bad.
Petulant, circular, nonsensical, extremely whiny. It doesn't make *Mamdani* look bad.
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Strange takes on Mayor Zamdani swearing his oath on the Qu’ran. It has nothing to do with church & state. The point of the oath is for the person swearing in to do so upon some text that is sacred TO THEM. Some Presidents swore in w/o any book. John Quincy Adams was sworn on a law book. His choice.
January 1, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Strange takes on Mayor Zamdani swearing his oath on the Qu’ran. It has nothing to do with church & state. The point of the oath is for the person swearing in to do so upon some text that is sacred TO THEM. Some Presidents swore in w/o any book. John Quincy Adams was sworn on a law book. His choice.
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“In both process and result, it’s abundantly clear she has no intention of showing up as anything other than herself in this new role...This look is honest. Real. Regal in the punkest way.”
Also LOVED the details about Mamdani’s tie!
Also LOVED the details about Mamdani’s tie!
“Rama wore a vintage Balenciaga coat & archival earrings, rented during a single marathon day [in NYCs] best small, circular fashion businesses… I love that she’s added a new chapter to garments that have already lived many lives—and that the next wearers will get to share in this piece of history.”
What to Wear at Midnight and the Morning After (If You’re the First Lady of New York)
A Swearing-In, Styled: Rama Duwaji, Zohran Mamdani, and What They Wore When Power Changed Hands
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January 2, 2026 at 4:55 PM
“In both process and result, it’s abundantly clear she has no intention of showing up as anything other than herself in this new role...This look is honest. Real. Regal in the punkest way.”
Also LOVED the details about Mamdani’s tie!
Also LOVED the details about Mamdani’s tie!
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Pope Leo is quietly mounting a long-term, moral confrontation with American authoritarianism — and history suggests he knows exactly what he’s doing.
Here’s how he can defeat Trump’s dictatorship of relativism once and for all.
Here’s how he can defeat Trump’s dictatorship of relativism once and for all.
Pope Leo vs. the Empire of Lies: The Long Game to Defeat Trumpism
He’s already rebuked immigration crackdowns and blasted the “logic of exclusion” fueling rising nationalism. Now, as the youngest pope in 35 years, Leo is poised to help defeat Trumpism for good.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Pope Leo is quietly mounting a long-term, moral confrontation with American authoritarianism — and history suggests he knows exactly what he’s doing.
Here’s how he can defeat Trump’s dictatorship of relativism once and for all.
Here’s how he can defeat Trump’s dictatorship of relativism once and for all.
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because i only knew some details I had assumed the hand was removed post-first term. But it seems like the story goes back far further.
Trump hasn't had two hands since the early 90s. The papers used to be full of stories about the 'one-handed billionaire.' But when he decided to run for president, all those stories and photos began to mysteriously vanish from the public record, and today you can't find a single one.
Trump's hand is fake. His real hand was removed. The insiders all know it. Signatures with a fake hand aren't constitutional.
January 2, 2026 at 4:53 PM
because i only knew some details I had assumed the hand was removed post-first term. But it seems like the story goes back far further.
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House Republicans Buried the Jack Smith Transcript on New Year’s Eve. I Read It So You Don’t Have To.
open.substack.com/pub/readtpa/...
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House Republicans Buried the Jack Smith Transcript on New Year’s Eve. I Read It So You Don’t Have To.
12 takeaways from Smith's closed-door testimony
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January 2, 2026 at 4:29 PM
House Republicans Buried the Jack Smith Transcript on New Year’s Eve. I Read It So You Don’t Have To.
open.substack.com/pub/readtpa/...
open.substack.com/pub/readtpa/...
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This Upton Sinclair quote never misses
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.”
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.”
But can anyone tell me what this bit means? “For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty.”
January 2, 2026 at 1:56 PM
This Upton Sinclair quote never misses
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.”
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.”
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All these psychos having conniptions about the mayor’s wife’s $600 boots. They were on loan, like most of her outfit, according to a stylist. 🙄
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brainmatterbygkj.substack.com/p/rama-duwaj...
January 2, 2026 at 3:45 PM
All these psychos having conniptions about the mayor’s wife’s $600 boots. They were on loan, like most of her outfit, according to a stylist. 🙄
brainmatterbygkj.substack.com/p/rama-duwaj...
brainmatterbygkj.substack.com/p/rama-duwaj...
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The Kremlin in 1922 funded a Yiddish leftist newspaper, the Freiheit (Freedom) which viciously attacked the leadership of labor unions. They told workers their union was colluding with bosses and living high off their dues.
prendergastc.substack.com/p/a-century-...
prendergastc.substack.com/p/a-century-...
A Century of Russian Disinformation: Part Two
Shakne Epstein, Schlemiel Turned GRU Spy
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January 2, 2026 at 3:46 PM
The Kremlin in 1922 funded a Yiddish leftist newspaper, the Freiheit (Freedom) which viciously attacked the leadership of labor unions. They told workers their union was colluding with bosses and living high off their dues.
prendergastc.substack.com/p/a-century-...
prendergastc.substack.com/p/a-century-...
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January 2, 2026 at 4:07 PM
My substack is forever free so you can subscribe or follow without fear. Book coming in 2027.
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We need more creative ways to fight the Russian disinformation that has effectively all but defeated democracy on American soil. I'm thinking the type of stuff Barbara Lauwer did to the Nazis in 1944. Brilliant stuff.
www.czechcenter.org/blog/2023/5/...
www.czechcenter.org/blog/2023/5/...
Božena Hauserová (1914 - 2009) Czech Center Museum Houston — a meeting place for Czech and local culture
Božena Hauserová was a lawyer turned CIA operative for the United States to help fight against Germany during the World War. She and her husband, Charles Lauwers, moved to the United States in 1941 af...
www.czechcenter.org
January 2, 2026 at 4:03 PM
We need more creative ways to fight the Russian disinformation that has effectively all but defeated democracy on American soil. I'm thinking the type of stuff Barbara Lauwer did to the Nazis in 1944. Brilliant stuff.
www.czechcenter.org/blog/2023/5/...
www.czechcenter.org/blog/2023/5/...
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This disinfo campaign worked. By 1926, the mighty International Ladies Garment Worker Union (of Triangle Fire and "bread and roses" fame) was nearly bankrupt.
The war in the left in the 1920s was caused by Russian disinformation. I predict 100 years later, we're going to see the same thing.
The war in the left in the 1920s was caused by Russian disinformation. I predict 100 years later, we're going to see the same thing.
January 2, 2026 at 3:47 PM
This disinfo campaign worked. By 1926, the mighty International Ladies Garment Worker Union (of Triangle Fire and "bread and roses" fame) was nearly bankrupt.
The war in the left in the 1920s was caused by Russian disinformation. I predict 100 years later, we're going to see the same thing.
The war in the left in the 1920s was caused by Russian disinformation. I predict 100 years later, we're going to see the same thing.
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again at some point when you continue to consistently isolate yourself as an organization from reality, you make yourself increasingly useless to the average person.
Every time the NYT tries to use Jews as a wedge against the new mayor, I’m just gonna post the Mamdani-Patinkin Hanukkah video.
Every time the NYT tries to use Jews as a wedge against the new mayor, I’m just gonna post the Mamdani-Patinkin Hanukkah video.
January 2, 2026 at 3:48 PM
again at some point when you continue to consistently isolate yourself as an organization from reality, you make yourself increasingly useless to the average person.
Every time the NYT tries to use Jews as a wedge against the new mayor, I’m just gonna post the Mamdani-Patinkin Hanukkah video.
Every time the NYT tries to use Jews as a wedge against the new mayor, I’m just gonna post the Mamdani-Patinkin Hanukkah video.
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The cynicism of this -- and the real risk to the lives of those willing to confront the Iranian theocracy -- calls to mind Hungary in 1956. "Rollback" rhetoric encourages dissidents to rise up against Soviet domination; when they do, the U.S. is in no position to intervene militarily...
January 2, 2026 at 3:35 PM
The cynicism of this -- and the real risk to the lives of those willing to confront the Iranian theocracy -- calls to mind Hungary in 1956. "Rollback" rhetoric encourages dissidents to rise up against Soviet domination; when they do, the U.S. is in no position to intervene militarily...
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And not for nothing, but this ⬇️ was my introduction to Mamdani.
I want my party to be excited to work with us for the good of everyone, to be happy to hear from & listen to us, to be fired up about building good things with & alongside us.
And I want to know that they will fight like this.
3/3
I want my party to be excited to work with us for the good of everyone, to be happy to hear from & listen to us, to be fired up about building good things with & alongside us.
And I want to know that they will fight like this.
3/3
Zohran Mamdani Confronts Tom Homan In New York Over Mahmoud Khalil Arrest
YouTube video by Newsweek
www.youtube.com
August 18, 2025 at 9:38 PM
And not for nothing, but this ⬇️ was my introduction to Mamdani.
I want my party to be excited to work with us for the good of everyone, to be happy to hear from & listen to us, to be fired up about building good things with & alongside us.
And I want to know that they will fight like this.
3/3
I want my party to be excited to work with us for the good of everyone, to be happy to hear from & listen to us, to be fired up about building good things with & alongside us.
And I want to know that they will fight like this.
3/3
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January 1, 2026 at 9:26 PM
I know bsky isn't a place that harbors much love for substack, but some of my friends on here might still find this worth a look, maybe? open.substack.com/pub/johnsund...