John Mullin
@jgmullin.bsky.social
Books, bicycles, and half-assed alliteration. Dangerous and hyperbolic writer. Co-creator of two amazing teens in Northern Va.
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What we saw today was two jumped up thugs and their bootlicking sychophants laughing at the US Constitution, the supreme court, and the idea that anyone can stop them from doing anything they want www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Constitutional Crisis Is Here
The Supreme Court told the Trump administration to “facilitate” the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia from El Salvador’s infamous CECOT prison. So far, the administration is pretending to comply while re...
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April 14, 2025 at 7:22 PM
What we saw today was two jumped up thugs and their bootlicking sychophants laughing at the US Constitution, the supreme court, and the idea that anyone can stop them from doing anything they want www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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I keep coming back to the insanity of this statement from an ICE official, which would sound like something out of 1984 except lacks Orwell's sense of irony and self-awareness www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
April 3, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I keep coming back to the insanity of this statement from an ICE official, which would sound like something out of 1984 except lacks Orwell's sense of irony and self-awareness www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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1. What you see here is clearest illustration why things are so messed up and why it cannot get any better until this asymmetry is addressed.
Put simply: the right-wing has narrative dominance.
My org @mmfa.bsky.social did this study and has been sounding this alarm for years. Some thoughts...
Put simply: the right-wing has narrative dominance.
My org @mmfa.bsky.social did this study and has been sounding this alarm for years. Some thoughts...
March 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
1. What you see here is clearest illustration why things are so messed up and why it cannot get any better until this asymmetry is addressed.
Put simply: the right-wing has narrative dominance.
My org @mmfa.bsky.social did this study and has been sounding this alarm for years. Some thoughts...
Put simply: the right-wing has narrative dominance.
My org @mmfa.bsky.social did this study and has been sounding this alarm for years. Some thoughts...
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The warnings were clear:
* 1 million kids untreated for severe acute malnutrition;
* Up to 166,000 malaria deaths;
* TB cases up 30%
* 200,000 more polio-induced paralysis cases in 10 years.
The Trump team killed USAID anyway.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
* 1 million kids untreated for severe acute malnutrition;
* Up to 166,000 malaria deaths;
* TB cases up 30%
* 200,000 more polio-induced paralysis cases in 10 years.
The Trump team killed USAID anyway.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Internal Memos: Senior USAID Leaders Warned Trump Appointees of Hundreds of Thousands of Deaths From Closing Agency
One million children will go untreated for severe malnutrition, up to 166,000 people will die from malaria and 200,000 more children will be paralyzed by polio over the next decade, the memos estimate...
www.propublica.org
March 3, 2025 at 11:07 PM
The warnings were clear:
* 1 million kids untreated for severe acute malnutrition;
* Up to 166,000 malaria deaths;
* TB cases up 30%
* 200,000 more polio-induced paralysis cases in 10 years.
The Trump team killed USAID anyway.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
* 1 million kids untreated for severe acute malnutrition;
* Up to 166,000 malaria deaths;
* TB cases up 30%
* 200,000 more polio-induced paralysis cases in 10 years.
The Trump team killed USAID anyway.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Already THE great thread in Bluesky history.
Jokes on them, I’m going to use AI to come up with 8000 businesses for dipshits
Why? Who is this meant to be good for? Nobody wants your shit AI books, never mind 8,000 in a year. Just a terrible idea and a horrible road the publishing industry is heading down.
February 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Already THE great thread in Bluesky history.
Ford's $5-a-day wage wasn't just generosity—it created a middle class that could afford his cars. But AI breaks this capitalist cycle: LLMs don't need mortgages, health insurance, or lattes. We've never had to design an economy where gargantuan producers of value don't consume.
February 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Ford's $5-a-day wage wasn't just generosity—it created a middle class that could afford his cars. But AI breaks this capitalist cycle: LLMs don't need mortgages, health insurance, or lattes. We've never had to design an economy where gargantuan producers of value don't consume.
A psyop doesn’t have to be orchestrated by intelligence agencies. The best ones are organic.
February 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
A psyop doesn’t have to be orchestrated by intelligence agencies. The best ones are organic.
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Absolutely. Grind it to a halt.
Murphy: "We need to act like a real opposition party in the middle of a constitutional and democracy crisis. That means we should not be moving forward nominees or legislation in the Senate. Ds should not be giving votes to nominee or legislation in the Senate until Rs get serious about this crisis"
February 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Absolutely. Grind it to a halt.
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I’m sure they will build a really terrific casino in Rafah, like nothing the world has ever seen
The US Army Corps of Engineers sure are breathing into a paper bag right now.
February 5, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I’m sure they will build a really terrific casino in Rafah, like nothing the world has ever seen
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Sometimes self-government just means elections. And sometimes it means recognizing the deeper dignity and meaning of what it means to be a people. That means speaking up, standing out, and protesting. We can only be free together.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
The Logic of Destruction
And how to resist it
snyder.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Sometimes self-government just means elections. And sometimes it means recognizing the deeper dignity and meaning of what it means to be a people. That means speaking up, standing out, and protesting. We can only be free together.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
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I went offline for a bit over the weekend but from what I gather the federal government is basically being run by an unelected meme lord who doesn’t know how anything works. Do I have that right?
February 2, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I went offline for a bit over the weekend but from what I gather the federal government is basically being run by an unelected meme lord who doesn’t know how anything works. Do I have that right?
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The logic of the coup that is going on now. And how to resist it.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
The Logic of Destruction
And how to resist it
snyder.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The logic of the coup that is going on now. And how to resist it.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...
Change is a pendulum that turns into a wrecking ball. Correction is political physics. This admin’s demolition speed is almost impressive—a true cliff sprint.
January 20, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Change is a pendulum that turns into a wrecking ball. Correction is political physics. This admin’s demolition speed is almost impressive—a true cliff sprint.
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Must be fun being Elon right now when the whole world looks like toy blocks. But the laws of physics apply and there will be a cosmic jolt of Newtonian justice. As any child with blocks eventually learns, the higher the tower, the more spectacular the collapse.
January 7, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Must be fun being Elon right now when the whole world looks like toy blocks. But the laws of physics apply and there will be a cosmic jolt of Newtonian justice. As any child with blocks eventually learns, the higher the tower, the more spectacular the collapse.
The candy cane is a baffling design failure inefficient to eat and store and an example of the way childhood wonder crystallizes into adult logistics
December 29, 2024 at 4:37 PM
The candy cane is a baffling design failure inefficient to eat and store and an example of the way childhood wonder crystallizes into adult logistics
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The Mump Oligarchy – A Glossary
1/10. Mump regime. Musk plus Trump. Mu...mp. The real centibillionaire and the fake rich person in the proper order.
1/10. Mump regime. Musk plus Trump. Mu...mp. The real centibillionaire and the fake rich person in the proper order.
December 29, 2024 at 3:46 PM
The Mump Oligarchy – A Glossary
1/10. Mump regime. Musk plus Trump. Mu...mp. The real centibillionaire and the fake rich person in the proper order.
1/10. Mump regime. Musk plus Trump. Mu...mp. The real centibillionaire and the fake rich person in the proper order.
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Could two followers please copy and re-post this tweet to show that someone is always there?
National Suicide Prevention Hotline
Call: 0800 689 5652 (UK)
1-800-273-8255 (USA)
1.833.456.4566 (Canada)
National Suicide Prevention Hotline
Call: 0800 689 5652 (UK)
1-800-273-8255 (USA)
1.833.456.4566 (Canada)
Could two followers please copy and re-post this tweet to show that someone is always there?
National Suicide Prevention Hotline
Call: 0800 689 5652 (UK)
1-800-273-8255 (USA)
1.833.456.4566 (Canada)
National Suicide Prevention Hotline
Call: 0800 689 5652 (UK)
1-800-273-8255 (USA)
1.833.456.4566 (Canada)
Could two followers please copy and re-post this tweet to show that someone is always there?
National Suicide Prevention Hotline
Call: 0800 689 5652 (UK)
1-800-273-8255 (USA)
1.833.456.4566 (Canada)
National Suicide Prevention Hotline
Call: 0800 689 5652 (UK)
1-800-273-8255 (USA)
1.833.456.4566 (Canada)
December 23, 2024 at 9:53 PM
Could two followers please copy and re-post this tweet to show that someone is always there?
National Suicide Prevention Hotline
Call: 0800 689 5652 (UK)
1-800-273-8255 (USA)
1.833.456.4566 (Canada)
National Suicide Prevention Hotline
Call: 0800 689 5652 (UK)
1-800-273-8255 (USA)
1.833.456.4566 (Canada)
Great achievements in public health and the visual display of quantitative information.
November 16, 2024 at 9:23 PM
Great achievements in public health and the visual display of quantitative information.