John
@1-john.bsky.social
FTR
It was the GOP whose "drill, baby, drill" energy policy starting in 2008 that Obama defeated twice.
There's no evidence voters supported Obama bc of pro-fossil fuel positions. There's a better case the opposite is true.
It was the GOP whose "drill, baby, drill" energy policy starting in 2008 that Obama defeated twice.
There's no evidence voters supported Obama bc of pro-fossil fuel positions. There's a better case the opposite is true.
December 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
FTR
It was the GOP whose "drill, baby, drill" energy policy starting in 2008 that Obama defeated twice.
There's no evidence voters supported Obama bc of pro-fossil fuel positions. There's a better case the opposite is true.
It was the GOP whose "drill, baby, drill" energy policy starting in 2008 that Obama defeated twice.
There's no evidence voters supported Obama bc of pro-fossil fuel positions. There's a better case the opposite is true.
"Trump fails to comply with law" is the headline.
December 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
"Trump fails to comply with law" is the headline.
Nacua apologized, said he didn't know dance was antisemitic.
www.latimes.com/sports/rams/...
www.latimes.com/sports/rams/...
December 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Nacua apologized, said he didn't know dance was antisemitic.
www.latimes.com/sports/rams/...
www.latimes.com/sports/rams/...
Keep in mind ...
One of the names in the Epstein emails was AG Sulzberger (mentioned with others in what looked like an invite list).
No info on the connection, but as more photos come out things could get (even more) interesting.
One of the names in the Epstein emails was AG Sulzberger (mentioned with others in what looked like an invite list).
No info on the connection, but as more photos come out things could get (even more) interesting.
December 18, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Keep in mind ...
One of the names in the Epstein emails was AG Sulzberger (mentioned with others in what looked like an invite list).
No info on the connection, but as more photos come out things could get (even more) interesting.
One of the names in the Epstein emails was AG Sulzberger (mentioned with others in what looked like an invite list).
No info on the connection, but as more photos come out things could get (even more) interesting.
I would love to see the next Democratic nominee move the party away from being like Republicans. Certainly you can be more civil than them, but this level of b.s. is no less insane.
"Liberals should support America’s oil and gas industry."
"Liberals should support America’s oil and gas industry."
December 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I would love to see the next Democratic nominee move the party away from being like Republicans. Certainly you can be more civil than them, but this level of b.s. is no less insane.
"Liberals should support America’s oil and gas industry."
"Liberals should support America’s oil and gas industry."
"It's the third discharge petition under his gavel."
It's actually the 6th. There were 2 last year, 4 in '25, inc 3 in past 30 days.
Since 1993, only 2 other discharge petitions were successful in getting enough signatures. (All under GOP speakers.)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dischar...
It's actually the 6th. There were 2 last year, 4 in '25, inc 3 in past 30 days.
Since 1993, only 2 other discharge petitions were successful in getting enough signatures. (All under GOP speakers.)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dischar...
Discharge petition - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 17, 2025 at 6:50 PM
"It's the third discharge petition under his gavel."
It's actually the 6th. There were 2 last year, 4 in '25, inc 3 in past 30 days.
Since 1993, only 2 other discharge petitions were successful in getting enough signatures. (All under GOP speakers.)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dischar...
It's actually the 6th. There were 2 last year, 4 in '25, inc 3 in past 30 days.
Since 1993, only 2 other discharge petitions were successful in getting enough signatures. (All under GOP speakers.)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dischar...
Successful discharge petitions used to be rare.
Successful discharge petitions since 1993:
2002: 1
2015: 1
2024: 2
2025: 4
All were under GOP speakers; the 6 in '24-'25 were under Johnson.
Mike Johnson has lost control of the House.
Successful discharge petitions since 1993:
2002: 1
2015: 1
2024: 2
2025: 4
All were under GOP speakers; the 6 in '24-'25 were under Johnson.
Mike Johnson has lost control of the House.
December 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Successful discharge petitions used to be rare.
Successful discharge petitions since 1993:
2002: 1
2015: 1
2024: 2
2025: 4
All were under GOP speakers; the 6 in '24-'25 were under Johnson.
Mike Johnson has lost control of the House.
Successful discharge petitions since 1993:
2002: 1
2015: 1
2024: 2
2025: 4
All were under GOP speakers; the 6 in '24-'25 were under Johnson.
Mike Johnson has lost control of the House.
Per your Bulwark Takes convo w Sam Stein re Trump claim (~6:10) on jobs going to native-born workers, not immigrants, you may want to check the @deanbaker13.bsky.social piece refuting that claim thoroughly. Interesting background on prior projections affecting jobs surveys.
cepr.net/publications...
cepr.net/publications...
Trumpian Nonsense on Employing Native-Born Workers
Trump’s claim of soaring native-born employment is based on misunderstandings of CPS survey data, not real labor-market gains.
cepr.net
December 17, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Per your Bulwark Takes convo w Sam Stein re Trump claim (~6:10) on jobs going to native-born workers, not immigrants, you may want to check the @deanbaker13.bsky.social piece refuting that claim thoroughly. Interesting background on prior projections affecting jobs surveys.
cepr.net/publications...
cepr.net/publications...
It didn't give the championship to the Houston Asterisks for 2017.
Which makes it still smarter than MLB.
Which makes it still smarter than MLB.
December 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
It didn't give the championship to the Houston Asterisks for 2017.
Which makes it still smarter than MLB.
Which makes it still smarter than MLB.
$40,000 for 2 midlevel tix for a quarterfinal match in LA.
Earlier rounds in the stratosphere too. About $2,000 per seat upper level.
It's a bargain for the Saudi royal family.
Earlier rounds in the stratosphere too. About $2,000 per seat upper level.
It's a bargain for the Saudi royal family.
December 16, 2025 at 6:01 PM
$40,000 for 2 midlevel tix for a quarterfinal match in LA.
Earlier rounds in the stratosphere too. About $2,000 per seat upper level.
It's a bargain for the Saudi royal family.
Earlier rounds in the stratosphere too. About $2,000 per seat upper level.
It's a bargain for the Saudi royal family.
Her filter seems to work no better than Trump. He can get away with it, but prob nobody else.
This has been the most chaotic White House in history. Isn't that a better reason to fire the Chief of Staff?
This has been the most chaotic White House in history. Isn't that a better reason to fire the Chief of Staff?
December 16, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Her filter seems to work no better than Trump. He can get away with it, but prob nobody else.
This has been the most chaotic White House in history. Isn't that a better reason to fire the Chief of Staff?
This has been the most chaotic White House in history. Isn't that a better reason to fire the Chief of Staff?
Time and time again, the message you get from Yggy and Ezzy et al. in the self-declared middle is this: Democrats are doing politics the WRONG way!
How the hell that wins votes for the D party from indies or anyone else I fail to understand.
How the hell that wins votes for the D party from indies or anyone else I fail to understand.
December 15, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Time and time again, the message you get from Yggy and Ezzy et al. in the self-declared middle is this: Democrats are doing politics the WRONG way!
How the hell that wins votes for the D party from indies or anyone else I fail to understand.
How the hell that wins votes for the D party from indies or anyone else I fail to understand.
45 years of Republican government.
December 13, 2025 at 8:04 PM
45 years of Republican government.
Saturday editors are clearly not the same editors as the rest of the week.
Keep praising the Saturday editors, you might get them fired.
Keep praising the Saturday editors, you might get them fired.
December 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Saturday editors are clearly not the same editors as the rest of the week.
Keep praising the Saturday editors, you might get them fired.
Keep praising the Saturday editors, you might get them fired.
Prediction markets are legalized gambling.
The proliferation of legalized gambling is corrupting everything.
Especially in politics and sports.
The proliferation of legalized gambling is corrupting everything.
Especially in politics and sports.
December 12, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Prediction markets are legalized gambling.
The proliferation of legalized gambling is corrupting everything.
Especially in politics and sports.
The proliferation of legalized gambling is corrupting everything.
Especially in politics and sports.
Let it get bogged down in the courts for a few years while it stays a hole in the ground.
The new prez in '29 can begin to rebuild.
The new prez in '29 can begin to rebuild.
December 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Let it get bogged down in the courts for a few years while it stays a hole in the ground.
The new prez in '29 can begin to rebuild.
The new prez in '29 can begin to rebuild.
Sounds like Abbott and Costello have a new skit.
December 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Sounds like Abbott and Costello have a new skit.
Jan '29 will be when everything comes to a head.
One thing we know for sure: Trump (if he's still breathing) will never leave office peacefully.
Each election is critical. But what we do when he refuses the outcome will determine our fate.
One thing we know for sure: Trump (if he's still breathing) will never leave office peacefully.
Each election is critical. But what we do when he refuses the outcome will determine our fate.
December 12, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Jan '29 will be when everything comes to a head.
One thing we know for sure: Trump (if he's still breathing) will never leave office peacefully.
Each election is critical. But what we do when he refuses the outcome will determine our fate.
One thing we know for sure: Trump (if he's still breathing) will never leave office peacefully.
Each election is critical. But what we do when he refuses the outcome will determine our fate.
A future D administration needs to do something about ownership rules for media.
Antitrust action to break up media conglomerates / tech monopolies?
We once had strict limits on TV/radio station owners bc broadcasting used public airwaves. Likewise, can we establish the internet as a public good?
Antitrust action to break up media conglomerates / tech monopolies?
We once had strict limits on TV/radio station owners bc broadcasting used public airwaves. Likewise, can we establish the internet as a public good?
December 12, 2025 at 4:43 PM
A future D administration needs to do something about ownership rules for media.
Antitrust action to break up media conglomerates / tech monopolies?
We once had strict limits on TV/radio station owners bc broadcasting used public airwaves. Likewise, can we establish the internet as a public good?
Antitrust action to break up media conglomerates / tech monopolies?
We once had strict limits on TV/radio station owners bc broadcasting used public airwaves. Likewise, can we establish the internet as a public good?
"Minnesota ... is a long way from Somalia."
That's why we can't have Ilhan Omar in this country.
Says the man from South Africa living in Texas.
Or maybe there's something else he wanted to say.
That's why we can't have Ilhan Omar in this country.
Says the man from South Africa living in Texas.
Or maybe there's something else he wanted to say.
December 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
"Minnesota ... is a long way from Somalia."
That's why we can't have Ilhan Omar in this country.
Says the man from South Africa living in Texas.
Or maybe there's something else he wanted to say.
That's why we can't have Ilhan Omar in this country.
Says the man from South Africa living in Texas.
Or maybe there's something else he wanted to say.
Can't wait for the WaPo AI podcast about WaPo AI podcasts.
Host: So what do you think is the stupidest idea in the world?
Guest: This is it, baby. This is as stupid as it gets. We just set a new world record.
Host: So what do you think is the stupidest idea in the world?
Guest: This is it, baby. This is as stupid as it gets. We just set a new world record.
December 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Can't wait for the WaPo AI podcast about WaPo AI podcasts.
Host: So what do you think is the stupidest idea in the world?
Guest: This is it, baby. This is as stupid as it gets. We just set a new world record.
Host: So what do you think is the stupidest idea in the world?
Guest: This is it, baby. This is as stupid as it gets. We just set a new world record.
Total Incarceration / Detention
US: ~2,000,000 (jails/prisons)
US: 65,735 (ICE detention)
UK: 98,000
France: 85,000
Germany: 59,000
Which one again is "land of the free, home of the brave"?
US: ~2,000,000 (jails/prisons)
US: 65,735 (ICE detention)
UK: 98,000
France: 85,000
Germany: 59,000
Which one again is "land of the free, home of the brave"?
December 8, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Total Incarceration / Detention
US: ~2,000,000 (jails/prisons)
US: 65,735 (ICE detention)
UK: 98,000
France: 85,000
Germany: 59,000
Which one again is "land of the free, home of the brave"?
US: ~2,000,000 (jails/prisons)
US: 65,735 (ICE detention)
UK: 98,000
France: 85,000
Germany: 59,000
Which one again is "land of the free, home of the brave"?
And if not, maybe in a few years quantum computing will break Bitcoin encryption and the whole pyramid scheme collapses.
December 7, 2025 at 11:54 PM
And if not, maybe in a few years quantum computing will break Bitcoin encryption and the whole pyramid scheme collapses.
If SC says it's too late for Texas to switch back to its previous maps, what will the Court tell states like IN and VA, which are currently working to introduce new maps?
Will new maps now be voided? Or by the time the cases get to SC, will it be too late again?
Will new maps now be voided? Or by the time the cases get to SC, will it be too late again?
December 7, 2025 at 4:11 PM
If SC says it's too late for Texas to switch back to its previous maps, what will the Court tell states like IN and VA, which are currently working to introduce new maps?
Will new maps now be voided? Or by the time the cases get to SC, will it be too late again?
Will new maps now be voided? Or by the time the cases get to SC, will it be too late again?
Ryan Grim is Olivia Nuzzi without the blond locks and puckered lips.
December 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Ryan Grim is Olivia Nuzzi without the blond locks and puckered lips.