📚 John McAndrew 🌏🇺🇦
@phidipdbq.bsky.social
“I am here, that I may wonder!” Goethe
Our enemies, the billionaires, are trans-national. An effective resistance must necessarily also be trans-national.
I write stuff: https://johnjmcandrew.substack.com
Our enemies, the billionaires, are trans-national. An effective resistance must necessarily also be trans-national.
I write stuff: https://johnjmcandrew.substack.com
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Today, local authorities confirmed the victims of the Stockton shooting were just 8, 9, 14, and 21 years old — and that the attack was likely targeted. Our hearts break for their families and the entire Stockton community.
America HATES its children. HATES them. We let them get slaughtered at schools, stores, and birthday parties. We think educating them wastes money that could go to deserving billionaires, instead of being an investment in our future. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds even refused funds to FEED children. HATES
broligarchy.substack.com/p/the-threat...
Really good piece about our regime change in Venezuela, and how we are already throwing our weight around by using US companies.
If an enemy commandeers your tank, you don’t wait for a shift change to deal with it. This motherfucker needs to go. Now.
Really good piece about our regime change in Venezuela, and how we are already throwing our weight around by using US companies.
If an enemy commandeers your tank, you don’t wait for a shift change to deal with it. This motherfucker needs to go. Now.
The Threat from America
America is not our enemy, but it's a danger to itself and the world
broligarchy.substack.com
January 3, 2026 at 2:57 PM
broligarchy.substack.com/p/the-threat...
Really good piece about our regime change in Venezuela, and how we are already throwing our weight around by using US companies.
If an enemy commandeers your tank, you don’t wait for a shift change to deal with it. This motherfucker needs to go. Now.
Really good piece about our regime change in Venezuela, and how we are already throwing our weight around by using US companies.
If an enemy commandeers your tank, you don’t wait for a shift change to deal with it. This motherfucker needs to go. Now.
You know how people are shocked to get their first AARP notice? Yeah, well, you haven't lived yet.
I'm still a bit shy of 70, and today I'm getting a letter from a local funeral home.
I'm still a bit shy of 70, and today I'm getting a letter from a local funeral home.
January 3, 2026 at 1:26 PM
You know how people are shocked to get their first AARP notice? Yeah, well, you haven't lived yet.
I'm still a bit shy of 70, and today I'm getting a letter from a local funeral home.
I'm still a bit shy of 70, and today I'm getting a letter from a local funeral home.
Who TF gave him and Hegseth the authority to do this?
January 3, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Who TF gave him and Hegseth the authority to do this?
Just finished this extraordinary book by Ed Yong. If you have any curiosity at all about how other animals perceive the sights, sounds, smells, and tastes in which we are all enveloped, don’t miss this book. I was blind, but now I see. The sounds of silence are deafening, it seems.
January 3, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Just finished this extraordinary book by Ed Yong. If you have any curiosity at all about how other animals perceive the sights, sounds, smells, and tastes in which we are all enveloped, don’t miss this book. I was blind, but now I see. The sounds of silence are deafening, it seems.
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Many people have not been invited at all. I’ve talked to a substantial number of Black speakers who have seen bookings plummet, who have been virtually frozen out from engaging in public talks on college campuses.
I'm trying to get a sense of how many (other) people were invited and then disinvited from US campuses last year. If you have a story to share, please dm. I will keep it confidential – just trying to figure out the scale of this.
January 2, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Many people have not been invited at all. I’ve talked to a substantial number of Black speakers who have seen bookings plummet, who have been virtually frozen out from engaging in public talks on college campuses.
Just finishing this by @catherine-price.bsky.social. Highly recommended. Supportive, practical, delightfully witty. Based in mindfulness practice and other practical considerations. She's a mom, and she and @jonathanhaidt.bsky.social have a new book out just this week⤵️
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How to Break Up with Your Phone, Revised Edition: The 30-Day Digital Detox Plan
The 30-Day Digital Detox Plan
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January 2, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Just finishing this by @catherine-price.bsky.social. Highly recommended. Supportive, practical, delightfully witty. Based in mindfulness practice and other practical considerations. She's a mom, and she and @jonathanhaidt.bsky.social have a new book out just this week⤵️
bookshop.org/p/books/how-...
bookshop.org/p/books/how-...
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Trump vetoed 2 unanimously passed bills: 1) providing clean drinking water to 50,000 rural CO & 2) preventing flooding in FL tribal area.
Why?
1) Boebert sought Epstein files release & Gov Polis refused to pardon Trump-favored election worker Tina Peters
2) Tribe joined “Alligator Alcatraz” suit.
Why?
1) Boebert sought Epstein files release & Gov Polis refused to pardon Trump-favored election worker Tina Peters
2) Tribe joined “Alligator Alcatraz” suit.
Trump Vetoes 2 Bills, Drawing Accusations of Retaliation
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Trump vetoed 2 unanimously passed bills: 1) providing clean drinking water to 50,000 rural CO & 2) preventing flooding in FL tribal area.
Why?
1) Boebert sought Epstein files release & Gov Polis refused to pardon Trump-favored election worker Tina Peters
2) Tribe joined “Alligator Alcatraz” suit.
Why?
1) Boebert sought Epstein files release & Gov Polis refused to pardon Trump-favored election worker Tina Peters
2) Tribe joined “Alligator Alcatraz” suit.
What’s happening these days with the Billionaire Pedophile Protection force – oh, I mean, ICE?
I’ll bet every one of them was the kid who, when told to stop bothering the girls, or being mean to the new kids, shouted, “YOU’RE NOT THE BOSS OF ME!“
I’ll bet every one of them was the kid who, when told to stop bothering the girls, or being mean to the new kids, shouted, “YOU’RE NOT THE BOSS OF ME!“
January 2, 2026 at 11:16 AM
What’s happening these days with the Billionaire Pedophile Protection force – oh, I mean, ICE?
I’ll bet every one of them was the kid who, when told to stop bothering the girls, or being mean to the new kids, shouted, “YOU’RE NOT THE BOSS OF ME!“
I’ll bet every one of them was the kid who, when told to stop bothering the girls, or being mean to the new kids, shouted, “YOU’RE NOT THE BOSS OF ME!“
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The only remotely good thing about the current administration is that they have called the question as to what sort of country the US is. Are we a white Christian nation, or are we a religiously and culturally pluralistic one? Here’s hoping voters make the right choice. bsky.app/profile/3fec...
This should not be shrugged aside. They have stopped with the fake 22 million illegal immigrants things and are flat out saying we want to deport 10's of millions of citizens and legal residents from "third world countries" Basically they are advocating removing 1/3 of the population on a gov site.
January 1, 2026 at 9:27 PM
The only remotely good thing about the current administration is that they have called the question as to what sort of country the US is. Are we a white Christian nation, or are we a religiously and culturally pluralistic one? Here’s hoping voters make the right choice. bsky.app/profile/3fec...
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This would be so popular at the national level if centrist Democrats let us use those words in that order
Mamdani: "The cost of childcare will no longer discourage young adults from starting a family, because we will deliver universal childcare for the many by taxing the wealthiest few"
January 1, 2026 at 8:04 PM
This would be so popular at the national level if centrist Democrats let us use those words in that order
Tomorrow and New Year’s Day, I will observe a complete digital sabbatical: no text, phone, email, or Web browsing. No screens of any kind.
Wishing everyone a safe and healthy new year celebration.
Wishing everyone a safe and healthy new year celebration.
December 30, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Tomorrow and New Year’s Day, I will observe a complete digital sabbatical: no text, phone, email, or Web browsing. No screens of any kind.
Wishing everyone a safe and healthy new year celebration.
Wishing everyone a safe and healthy new year celebration.
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It's quite an experiment to have a government run by the dumbest people on the planet.
Over on Xitter the Attorney General is pointing to a study that only goes through last year to claim she's fixed the fentanyl crisis.
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
December 30, 2025 at 8:26 PM
It's quite an experiment to have a government run by the dumbest people on the planet.
24/7 news was a mistake, Ted Turner.
December 30, 2025 at 3:20 PM
24/7 news was a mistake, Ted Turner.
@repstansbury.bsky.social is no apologist for Greene or MAGA. She has a great work ethic. (I volunteered for her first campaign for state legislature.) If she CAN work with you, she will. Doesn't mean she'll defend your positions, but she won't go ad hominem on you for holding a different opinion.
"Greene sat by herself in the House chamber. Melanie Stansbury, the ranking Democratic member of Greene’s DOGE subcommittee, took notice. ... 'I think it was very brave for her to stand up to the president and to stand with the victims. ...
{gift link} www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/m...
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‘I Was Just So Naïve’: Inside Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Break With Trump
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 3:05 PM
@repstansbury.bsky.social is no apologist for Greene or MAGA. She has a great work ethic. (I volunteered for her first campaign for state legislature.) If she CAN work with you, she will. Doesn't mean she'll defend your positions, but she won't go ad hominem on you for holding a different opinion.
Today in Stupid Stuff AI Says.
At least it got the local time right! Which frankly makes its other errors even less excusable. (Sunrise will be at 7:32 AM here today.)
At least it got the local time right! Which frankly makes its other errors even less excusable. (Sunrise will be at 7:32 AM here today.)
December 30, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Today in Stupid Stuff AI Says.
At least it got the local time right! Which frankly makes its other errors even less excusable. (Sunrise will be at 7:32 AM here today.)
At least it got the local time right! Which frankly makes its other errors even less excusable. (Sunrise will be at 7:32 AM here today.)
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I have been warning for years that once insurance companies had a reason to stop denying hormones to trans folks, they’d be coming for the menopausal among us next. We all rise or fall together.
My insurance company just sent me a letter saying they will stop covering two of my prescriptions because they are ‘not medically necessary’. Which ones?
1. My testosterone, because I am not a man
2. My menopause meds for hot flashes because, after all, women should just deal with it.
1. My testosterone, because I am not a man
2. My menopause meds for hot flashes because, after all, women should just deal with it.
December 30, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I have been warning for years that once insurance companies had a reason to stop denying hormones to trans folks, they’d be coming for the menopausal among us next. We all rise or fall together.
That is a shame. I hope she finds a way to dump most of it before billionaire-ism corrupts her as it has corrupted almost everyone else it has touched. “You in danger, girl.”
No sane person doubts her talent. But being rich as Croesus is a curse, not a reward. Same with Swift, Springsteen, et al.
No sane person doubts her talent. But being rich as Croesus is a curse, not a reward. Same with Swift, Springsteen, et al.
December 30, 2025 at 12:26 PM
That is a shame. I hope she finds a way to dump most of it before billionaire-ism corrupts her as it has corrupted almost everyone else it has touched. “You in danger, girl.”
No sane person doubts her talent. But being rich as Croesus is a curse, not a reward. Same with Swift, Springsteen, et al.
No sane person doubts her talent. But being rich as Croesus is a curse, not a reward. Same with Swift, Springsteen, et al.
Why do we have WiFi at home? (I’m considering disconnecting mine.)
There are coffee shops and libraries with WiFi. I can use my phone as a short-term hotspot if necessary. Doing without would make me focus more, both when using it elsewhere and when at home without it. I use it constantly . . .
There are coffee shops and libraries with WiFi. I can use my phone as a short-term hotspot if necessary. Doing without would make me focus more, both when using it elsewhere and when at home without it. I use it constantly . . .
December 30, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Why do we have WiFi at home? (I’m considering disconnecting mine.)
There are coffee shops and libraries with WiFi. I can use my phone as a short-term hotspot if necessary. Doing without would make me focus more, both when using it elsewhere and when at home without it. I use it constantly . . .
There are coffee shops and libraries with WiFi. I can use my phone as a short-term hotspot if necessary. Doing without would make me focus more, both when using it elsewhere and when at home without it. I use it constantly . . .
FYI, @muellershewrote.com, I've been followed by three different Allison Gills on Substack in the last 24 or so hours. None of them appear to actually be you. Blocked two of them. One of them was taken down by Substack before I could block them.
December 30, 2025 at 11:34 AM
FYI, @muellershewrote.com, I've been followed by three different Allison Gills on Substack in the last 24 or so hours. None of them appear to actually be you. Blocked two of them. One of them was taken down by Substack before I could block them.
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Hey so this seems like something more people should be talking about 🤔 🗳️
www.npr.org/2025/10/23/n...
www.npr.org/2025/10/23/n...
December 29, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Hey so this seems like something more people should be talking about 🤔 🗳️
www.npr.org/2025/10/23/n...
www.npr.org/2025/10/23/n...
@propublica.org story: Among other failures to responsibly vaccinate, the US government is failing to control the spread of avian flu – among birds and, potentially, humans. Antivax practices are turning the US into a petri dish, with global ramifications.
www.youtube.com/shorts/PZ0Gz...
www.youtube.com/shorts/PZ0Gz...
The U.S. Government Is Dismissing Something That Could Start a Bird Flu Pandemic
YouTube video by ProPublica
www.youtube.com
December 29, 2025 at 10:29 PM
@propublica.org story: Among other failures to responsibly vaccinate, the US government is failing to control the spread of avian flu – among birds and, potentially, humans. Antivax practices are turning the US into a petri dish, with global ramifications.
www.youtube.com/shorts/PZ0Gz...
www.youtube.com/shorts/PZ0Gz...