John Cullinan
@jcullinan.bsky.social
UU Minister. Improv student/performer/teacher. Not welcome in the Delta SkyLounge.
aka J.C. McKenna, indie author @jcmckenna.bsky.social
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John Cullinan
@jcullinan.bsky.social
· Nov 27
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This speech, y’all
“Generative A.I., the thing that drives our whole economy right now, is a perfect metaphor for the abject failure of imagination on the part of the powerful.”
“Generative A.I., the thing that drives our whole economy right now, is a perfect metaphor for the abject failure of imagination on the part of the powerful.”
So I was invited to accept an award for "imagination in service to society." This forced me to think a bit about what "imagination," "service" and "society" mean to me.
Here's the speech I delivered last night:
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Here's the speech I delivered last night:
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"The Enemy of Imagination": Here's the Speech I Gave Last Night
I had such an incredible day yesterday, y’all. First I was at the Trans Day of Literature at George Mason University, talking with incredible authors...
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November 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
This speech, y’all
“Generative A.I., the thing that drives our whole economy right now, is a perfect metaphor for the abject failure of imagination on the part of the powerful.”
“Generative A.I., the thing that drives our whole economy right now, is a perfect metaphor for the abject failure of imagination on the part of the powerful.”
So, I’ve talked in church about “my friend the octopus” during my series on gratitude this month. After service yesterday, one of my members hands me a gift bag with “a little thrift store find.” It gets pride of place next to my labyrinth. ❤️
November 17, 2025 at 8:12 PM
So, I’ve talked in church about “my friend the octopus” during my series on gratitude this month. After service yesterday, one of my members hands me a gift bag with “a little thrift store find.” It gets pride of place next to my labyrinth. ❤️
Hi, friends! Can you help me raise some funds for Lancaster Improv Players? Visit my ExtraGive page on Friday, 11/21, and then join us that night for LIP's improv Mini-Fest from 6pm-midnight (I'll be your host for the 7pm hour).
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Doing my part to make Lancaster a funnier place. Saving the world one Waffle House joke at a time.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Hi, friends! Can you help me raise some funds for Lancaster Improv Players? Visit my ExtraGive page on Friday, 11/21, and then join us that night for LIP's improv Mini-Fest from 6pm-midnight (I'll be your host for the 7pm hour).
Breaking the algorithm for fun and ... profit? Nope, just fun.
November 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Breaking the algorithm for fun and ... profit? Nope, just fun.
Slipping dogs their meds in some peanut butter is pretty common, but it was just yesterday that I realized there is ABSOLUTELY NO RULE that says I couldn't also do that for myself. And now I'm furious at how much I've missed out on that opportunity.
November 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Slipping dogs their meds in some peanut butter is pretty common, but it was just yesterday that I realized there is ABSOLUTELY NO RULE that says I couldn't also do that for myself. And now I'm furious at how much I've missed out on that opportunity.
Sunset starts on Puget Sound. This has been a lovely visit.
November 2, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Sunset starts on Puget Sound. This has been a lovely visit.
Am trapped.
Please send whiskey and Archie comics.
Please send whiskey and Archie comics.
October 23, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Am trapped.
Please send whiskey and Archie comics.
Please send whiskey and Archie comics.
Panda Express: $8 for the Panda Bowl, $30 copay for the therapy.
October 20, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Panda Express: $8 for the Panda Bowl, $30 copay for the therapy.
The 1st UU Berks County contingency was out strong today. An estimated 4000 out on the streets.
I saw no fascist counterprotesters, no Trump 2028 flags on oversized pickups trolling up and down the streets. There was a cacophony of solidarity car horns going by instead.
I saw no fascist counterprotesters, no Trump 2028 flags on oversized pickups trolling up and down the streets. There was a cacophony of solidarity car horns going by instead.
October 18, 2025 at 9:44 PM
The 1st UU Berks County contingency was out strong today. An estimated 4000 out on the streets.
I saw no fascist counterprotesters, no Trump 2028 flags on oversized pickups trolling up and down the streets. There was a cacophony of solidarity car horns going by instead.
I saw no fascist counterprotesters, no Trump 2028 flags on oversized pickups trolling up and down the streets. There was a cacophony of solidarity car horns going by instead.
This is amazing! Props to both student papers at IU and Purdue.
Student media rules. They are lapping a lot of the spineless media orgs this year and showing how solidarity is the way.
October 18, 2025 at 9:23 PM
This is amazing! Props to both student papers at IU and Purdue.
Berks County/Reading shows up.
October 18, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Berks County/Reading shows up.
Block ALL the blocks!
October 18, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Block ALL the blocks!
We are all Portland Frog
October 18, 2025 at 4:30 AM
We are all Portland Frog
Stand tall!
after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
October 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Stand tall!
"He has the heart of a humanitarian."
And he keeps it nailed under the floorboards of the Oval Office. Furthermore, the President remains unbothered by its hideous beating. He is NOT screaming out in madness. YOU'RE screaming out in madness.
And he keeps it nailed under the floorboards of the Oval Office. Furthermore, the President remains unbothered by its hideous beating. He is NOT screaming out in madness. YOU'RE screaming out in madness.
White House slams Trump’s perceived Nobel peace prize snub as ‘politics over peace’
President has ‘heart of humanitarian’, spokesperson says after unsuccessful bid for prize amid Gaza ceasefire deal
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
"He has the heart of a humanitarian."
And he keeps it nailed under the floorboards of the Oval Office. Furthermore, the President remains unbothered by its hideous beating. He is NOT screaming out in madness. YOU'RE screaming out in madness.
And he keeps it nailed under the floorboards of the Oval Office. Furthermore, the President remains unbothered by its hideous beating. He is NOT screaming out in madness. YOU'RE screaming out in madness.
I am Portland Frog!!
Pam Bondi stands before a sea of inflatable frogs and says their lives will be spared if they give up the one known as Portland Frog.
“I am Portland Frog!” cries one.
“I am Portland Frog!” yells another.
Soon they all take up the cry and she quails in fear.
FOR WE ARE ALL PORTLAND FROG
“I am Portland Frog!” cries one.
“I am Portland Frog!” yells another.
Soon they all take up the cry and she quails in fear.
FOR WE ARE ALL PORTLAND FROG
October 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I am Portland Frog!!
On a similar note, this thread:
There is a gulf in America. I submit it is the gulf between good and evil, or at least not-evil and evil.
The gulf is not just between people who oppose this and people who are indifferent to it or reluctantly accept it in support of immigration policy or see it as collateral damage.
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The gulf is not just between people who oppose this and people who are indifferent to it or reluctantly accept it in support of immigration policy or see it as collateral damage.
/1
This raid is disgusting, abominable behavior, traumatizing children and families in their homes.
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abc7chicago.com/post/ice-chi...
October 2, 2025 at 7:51 PM
On a similar note, this thread:
Such a brave stance after what his friends Colbert and Kimmel have been through. 🙄
There is absolutely no virtue in centrism in this climate.
The "both sides are bad" crowd are not free thinkers, they're intellectual and moral cowards. (1/2)
There is absolutely no virtue in centrism in this climate.
The "both sides are bad" crowd are not free thinkers, they're intellectual and moral cowards. (1/2)
I wrote on @boingboing.net about Jimmy Fallon keeping his "head down"
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Jimmy Fallon will keep his "head down" in late night's war with Trump: "We hit both sides equally"
In an interview on CNBC's "Squawk on the Street" promoting his new reality show "On Brand," Jimmy Fallon said that his plan on "The Tonight Show" is to "keep my head down and make sure the jokes are f...
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October 2, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Such a brave stance after what his friends Colbert and Kimmel have been through. 🙄
There is absolutely no virtue in centrism in this climate.
The "both sides are bad" crowd are not free thinkers, they're intellectual and moral cowards. (1/2)
There is absolutely no virtue in centrism in this climate.
The "both sides are bad" crowd are not free thinkers, they're intellectual and moral cowards. (1/2)
My alter ego is trying to get back into regular postings.
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Monday Writer's Soundtrack
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rumNQRfCoqw
It's time for a Monday afternoon writing sprint!
Here's this week's earworm.
Young Galaxy is a electronic/
www.jcmckenna.com
September 29, 2025 at 7:08 PM
My alter ego is trying to get back into regular postings.
Check it out and sign up for his newsletter while you're at it!
Check it out and sign up for his newsletter while you're at it!
This makes too much sense.
I am Team Article!
I am Team Article!
The real generational divide is people who refuse to watch a video if it could be an article versus people who refuse to read an article if it could be a video
September 29, 2025 at 4:42 PM
This makes too much sense.
I am Team Article!
I am Team Article!
FUCK ICE!
Nothing says “land of the free” like armed agents of the state saying “show me your papers if you want your daughter back” bsky.app/profile/nbcb...
September 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
FUCK ICE!
Leave the stupid hot take. Take the cannoli.
September 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Leave the stupid hot take. Take the cannoli.
“Instead of the medical recommendation you were looking for, there is a man with one weird trick, whom doctors hate! (He is the health and human services secretary!)”
Apologies! You have reached the end of your free trial period of America
Apologies: You Have Reached the End of Your Free-Trial Period of America!
Want rule of law? That’s premium.
www.theatlantic.com
September 4, 2025 at 4:45 AM
“Instead of the medical recommendation you were looking for, there is a man with one weird trick, whom doctors hate! (He is the health and human services secretary!)”