Johannes Wheeldon
@jwheeldon.bsky.social
Law & Society Prof at Acadia University.
Also: Music, Hockey, and Second Acts
Also: Music, Hockey, and Second Acts
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So this ad revenue metric is indicative of such a fascinating and weird set of business decisions by Google to inexplicably kill of SEO-- and I honestly don't get how they think this is going to pay off for them in the long run.
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Stereogum says Google's switch to AI Overviews reduced its ad revenue by *70 percent* www.theverge.com/entertainmen...
Stereogum soldiers on in the era of streaming and AI
Stereogum Founder Scott Lapatine on the importance of independent media in the age of AI slop and algorithms.
www.theverge.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:42 PM
So this ad revenue metric is indicative of such a fascinating and weird set of business decisions by Google to inexplicably kill of SEO-- and I honestly don't get how they think this is going to pay off for them in the long run.
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Trump retreats on Epstein files. Three lessons:
1. It can be easier to fracture the MAGA coalition than get "responsible" Republicans to step up.
2. Democrats should fight rather than find reasons not to fight.
3. Dems need to be anti-elitist not just anti-GOP.
www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-eps...
1. It can be easier to fracture the MAGA coalition than get "responsible" Republicans to step up.
2. Democrats should fight rather than find reasons not to fight.
3. Dems need to be anti-elitist not just anti-GOP.
www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-eps...
Trump’s Epstein Humiliation Grows
The president saw defeat and ran. But that doesn’t mean the fight over releasing the files is over.
www.thebulwark.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Trump retreats on Epstein files. Three lessons:
1. It can be easier to fracture the MAGA coalition than get "responsible" Republicans to step up.
2. Democrats should fight rather than find reasons not to fight.
3. Dems need to be anti-elitist not just anti-GOP.
www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-eps...
1. It can be easier to fracture the MAGA coalition than get "responsible" Republicans to step up.
2. Democrats should fight rather than find reasons not to fight.
3. Dems need to be anti-elitist not just anti-GOP.
www.thebulwark.com/p/trumps-eps...
Many people are calling it the Trump Challenge
November 9, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Many people are calling it the Trump Challenge
Just rewatched Don’t Look Up. Remembering how people panned it because US political leaders and big tech cronies couldn’t possibly be that selfish and stupid.
November 8, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Just rewatched Don’t Look Up. Remembering how people panned it because US political leaders and big tech cronies couldn’t possibly be that selfish and stupid.
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In case you missed the ad that Ontario put out concerning tariffs before Trump threatened his way to getting it taken off the air. I feel everyone should get to see it.
This is the ad that made Trump lose his mind on Canada
YouTube video by The Bulwark
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October 24, 2025 at 11:33 PM
In case you missed the ad that Ontario put out concerning tariffs before Trump threatened his way to getting it taken off the air. I feel everyone should get to see it.
Trump ends trade talks with Canada after Reagan ‘anti-tariffs’ ad
YouTube video by The Independent
youtu.be
October 25, 2025 at 12:09 AM
October in Nova Scotia. The tomatoes are still tomatoing
October 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM
October in Nova Scotia. The tomatoes are still tomatoing
I don’t really care about the White House given the various assaults underway but I can’t shake the feeling this is more than mere metaphor.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
White House East Wing will be torn ‘within days’ even as no plans filed for Trump’s new ballroom
Demolition has drawn fierce backlash, with National Trust for Historic Preservation saying plans are ‘legally required’
www.theguardian.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I don’t really care about the White House given the various assaults underway but I can’t shake the feeling this is more than mere metaphor.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Motion to replace the saying “jumped the shark” in the American lexicon with “flew the poop airplane.”
October 19, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Motion to replace the saying “jumped the shark” in the American lexicon with “flew the poop airplane.”
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UNY-PRC has developed a digital archive that helps bring together materials from system-affected people alongside hard-to-access state records on policing, alongside state records that are often difficult to access by researchers. Everyone is welcome to join.
Register at bit.ly/4mVbdAd
#academicsky
Register at bit.ly/4mVbdAd
#academicsky
October 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
UNY-PRC has developed a digital archive that helps bring together materials from system-affected people alongside hard-to-access state records on policing, alongside state records that are often difficult to access by researchers. Everyone is welcome to join.
Register at bit.ly/4mVbdAd
#academicsky
Register at bit.ly/4mVbdAd
#academicsky
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New "How not to write a poll question" example just dropped. (Kids: Learn to not write horrible poll questions like this.)
October 6, 2025 at 9:57 PM
New "How not to write a poll question" example just dropped. (Kids: Learn to not write horrible poll questions like this.)
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Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show
Ta-Nehisi Coates on Bridging Gaps vs. Drawing Lines
Ta-Nehisi Coates joins the show to discuss how the left should think about the work of politics and persuasion in this moment.
open.spotify.com/episode/4jQE...
youtu.be/UaeoDlLNnok?...
Ta-Nehisi Coates on Bridging Gaps vs. Drawing Lines
Ta-Nehisi Coates joins the show to discuss how the left should think about the work of politics and persuasion in this moment.
open.spotify.com/episode/4jQE...
youtu.be/UaeoDlLNnok?...
Ta-Nehisi Coates and Ezra Klein Hash Out Their Charlie Kirk Disagreement
YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show
youtu.be
September 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show
Ta-Nehisi Coates on Bridging Gaps vs. Drawing Lines
Ta-Nehisi Coates joins the show to discuss how the left should think about the work of politics and persuasion in this moment.
open.spotify.com/episode/4jQE...
youtu.be/UaeoDlLNnok?...
Ta-Nehisi Coates on Bridging Gaps vs. Drawing Lines
Ta-Nehisi Coates joins the show to discuss how the left should think about the work of politics and persuasion in this moment.
open.spotify.com/episode/4jQE...
youtu.be/UaeoDlLNnok?...
@timmiller.bsky.social hey. Saw this about West Virginia. Maybe a counter point to the Manchin interview?
youtu.be/RP8Oxe6OxJc?...
youtu.be/RP8Oxe6OxJc?...
I Took Bernie Into Deep Trump Country. Can He Win Them Over?
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
youtu.be
September 19, 2025 at 3:18 PM
@timmiller.bsky.social hey. Saw this about West Virginia. Maybe a counter point to the Manchin interview?
youtu.be/RP8Oxe6OxJc?...
youtu.be/RP8Oxe6OxJc?...
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"On both ethics and politics, this is the right fight.
If Democrats can’t find the courage on their own, they should borrow it from the survivors—who risked their privacy, their healing, and their safety to demand justice. We owe them the same level of resolve."
open.substack.com/pub/endlessu...
If Democrats can’t find the courage on their own, they should borrow it from the survivors—who risked their privacy, their healing, and their safety to demand justice. We owe them the same level of resolve."
open.substack.com/pub/endlessu...
If Democrats Want to Rebuild Trust, Start with the Epstein Files
If we don't at least try to hold the rich and powerful criminals accountable, why should anyone trust us to fight for them?
open.substack.com
September 4, 2025 at 6:20 PM
"On both ethics and politics, this is the right fight.
If Democrats can’t find the courage on their own, they should borrow it from the survivors—who risked their privacy, their healing, and their safety to demand justice. We owe them the same level of resolve."
open.substack.com/pub/endlessu...
If Democrats can’t find the courage on their own, they should borrow it from the survivors—who risked their privacy, their healing, and their safety to demand justice. We owe them the same level of resolve."
open.substack.com/pub/endlessu...
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Autocratic leader, building on racist propaganda, falsehoods about crime data, and an alleged assault on a member of his extralegal office devoted to gutting the budget, moves to have federal armed personnel take direct control of the streets of the capital city.
August 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Autocratic leader, building on racist propaganda, falsehoods about crime data, and an alleged assault on a member of his extralegal office devoted to gutting the budget, moves to have federal armed personnel take direct control of the streets of the capital city.
At the point in my “academic career” that I will no longer write for publications that use Chicago citation style.
Thank you in advance for your cards and letters.
Thank you in advance for your cards and letters.
July 19, 2025 at 5:08 PM
At the point in my “academic career” that I will no longer write for publications that use Chicago citation style.
Thank you in advance for your cards and letters.
Thank you in advance for your cards and letters.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social howdy. Working on a book on reimagining debate. I’d like to speak with you briefly about your views on how public debate can move forward.
July 4, 2025 at 2:47 PM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social howdy. Working on a book on reimagining debate. I’d like to speak with you briefly about your views on how public debate can move forward.
Just had an incredible interaction with Robert M Ellis who helped me think through the philosophical basis for debate. His work is broad, multidisciplinary, and fascinating.
www.robertmellis.net Robert M. Ellis – Writer on the Middle Way
www.robertmellis.net Robert M. Ellis – Writer on the Middle Way
Robert M. Ellis – Writer on the Middle Way
www.robertmellis.net
June 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Just had an incredible interaction with Robert M Ellis who helped me think through the philosophical basis for debate. His work is broad, multidisciplinary, and fascinating.
www.robertmellis.net Robert M. Ellis – Writer on the Middle Way
www.robertmellis.net Robert M. Ellis – Writer on the Middle Way
Just want to thank Dan Zarzana &
@jeffgarvinbooks.bsky.social
for their Heroes Journey Podcast which gave my family and I hours and hours of joy and laughter. You introduced my kids to critically engaging media in a wonderful way. Thank you for your efforts and best of luck in your future endeavors
@jeffgarvinbooks.bsky.social
for their Heroes Journey Podcast which gave my family and I hours and hours of joy and laughter. You introduced my kids to critically engaging media in a wonderful way. Thank you for your efforts and best of luck in your future endeavors
Jeff Garvin (@jeffgarvinbooks.bsky.social)
📚Award-winning novelist (Symptoms of Being Human)🎙️Podcaster🤘Rocker✍🏻Writing spec fic & chasing the human condition🧠Free deep thoughts on Substack.
jeffgarvinbooks.bsky.social
May 27, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Just want to thank Dan Zarzana &
@jeffgarvinbooks.bsky.social
for their Heroes Journey Podcast which gave my family and I hours and hours of joy and laughter. You introduced my kids to critically engaging media in a wonderful way. Thank you for your efforts and best of luck in your future endeavors
@jeffgarvinbooks.bsky.social
for their Heroes Journey Podcast which gave my family and I hours and hours of joy and laughter. You introduced my kids to critically engaging media in a wonderful way. Thank you for your efforts and best of luck in your future endeavors
Atheists from Chicago so torn right now.
May 8, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Atheists from Chicago so torn right now.
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Vote Canadian: A 22 Minutes Election Special
YouTube video by 22 Minutes
youtu.be
April 25, 2025 at 1:41 AM