Jon Spaihts
@jonspaihts.bsky.social
Screenwriter (Dune 1 & 2, Doctor Strange, Passengers, Prometheus). I'm so curious I've got laser eyes.
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The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
November 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. It’s about people’s lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
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Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
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By this time next week, the estimated deaths due to the illegal destruction of USAID and the shuttering of its aid efforts will breach 400,000.
More than 260,000 will be children.
Source: www.bu.edu/sph/news/art...
More than 260,000 will be children.
Source: www.bu.edu/sph/news/art...
Tracking Anticipated Deaths from USAID Funding Cuts
Brooke Nichols has launched online tracking tools that capture estimated increases in mortality and disease spread for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, and other diseases as a result of the near-total...
www.bu.edu
November 5, 2025 at 10:28 PM
By this time next week, the estimated deaths due to the illegal destruction of USAID and the shuttering of its aid efforts will breach 400,000.
More than 260,000 will be children.
Source: www.bu.edu/sph/news/art...
More than 260,000 will be children.
Source: www.bu.edu/sph/news/art...
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Sentence of the moment:
www.techdirt.com/2025/11/03/6...
www.techdirt.com/2025/11/03/6...
November 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Sentence of the moment:
www.techdirt.com/2025/11/03/6...
www.techdirt.com/2025/11/03/6...
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democrats of all stripes should be rallying around kat abughazaleh asap. it doesnt matter where you stand ideologically. trying to jail dissenters is fundamentally unamerican and 100% fascist. democratic leaders at all levels should be making noise about it. you dont need a poll or focus group.
October 29, 2025 at 5:26 PM
democrats of all stripes should be rallying around kat abughazaleh asap. it doesnt matter where you stand ideologically. trying to jail dissenters is fundamentally unamerican and 100% fascist. democratic leaders at all levels should be making noise about it. you dont need a poll or focus group.
The Speaker of the House is meant to be of service to the House, with largely secretarial duties, rather like a jury foreperson - not an autocrat who can single-handedly shutter the institution indefinitely. Here, as in so many other places, we're going to need some new laws.
October 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The Speaker of the House is meant to be of service to the House, with largely secretarial duties, rather like a jury foreperson - not an autocrat who can single-handedly shutter the institution indefinitely. Here, as in so many other places, we're going to need some new laws.
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This video from Portland is a metaphor for what is going on in America. ICE trying so hard to get Americans to cross a line and if they don't, dragging them across the line and violently attacking.
October 26, 2025 at 7:17 PM
This video from Portland is a metaphor for what is going on in America. ICE trying so hard to get Americans to cross a line and if they don't, dragging them across the line and violently attacking.
Just imagining the reaction if Obama or even Biden had bulldozed a wing of the White House without warning, and without consulting a single soul anywhere in the government. The outrage machine would've screamed eternally.
October 22, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Just imagining the reaction if Obama or even Biden had bulldozed a wing of the White House without warning, and without consulting a single soul anywhere in the government. The outrage machine would've screamed eternally.
I've seen people speculate that Trump's ballroom vanity project is a sign he never intends to leave the White House.
It's also possible that he suspects he may not live out his term, and this is his Pyramid of Giza.
Either way, it's genuinely shocking to see the damage done.
It's also possible that he suspects he may not live out his term, and this is his Pyramid of Giza.
Either way, it's genuinely shocking to see the damage done.
October 21, 2025 at 4:15 AM
I've seen people speculate that Trump's ballroom vanity project is a sign he never intends to leave the White House.
It's also possible that he suspects he may not live out his term, and this is his Pyramid of Giza.
Either way, it's genuinely shocking to see the damage done.
It's also possible that he suspects he may not live out his term, and this is his Pyramid of Giza.
Either way, it's genuinely shocking to see the damage done.
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It has happened!
200 days of 100% WindWaterSolar on CA's main grid in 2025
Including a record battery output of 47.69 GWh on 10/17
Gas down 18.5% v '24 & 37.2% v '23
PV up 14.6% v '24 & 43.5% v '23
Batteries up 56.8% v '24 & 202.7% v '23
Demand down 2.1% v '24 & 1.3% v '23
200 days of 100% WindWaterSolar on CA's main grid in 2025
Including a record battery output of 47.69 GWh on 10/17
Gas down 18.5% v '24 & 37.2% v '23
PV up 14.6% v '24 & 43.5% v '23
Batteries up 56.8% v '24 & 202.7% v '23
Demand down 2.1% v '24 & 1.3% v '23
October 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
It has happened!
200 days of 100% WindWaterSolar on CA's main grid in 2025
Including a record battery output of 47.69 GWh on 10/17
Gas down 18.5% v '24 & 37.2% v '23
PV up 14.6% v '24 & 43.5% v '23
Batteries up 56.8% v '24 & 202.7% v '23
Demand down 2.1% v '24 & 1.3% v '23
200 days of 100% WindWaterSolar on CA's main grid in 2025
Including a record battery output of 47.69 GWh on 10/17
Gas down 18.5% v '24 & 37.2% v '23
PV up 14.6% v '24 & 43.5% v '23
Batteries up 56.8% v '24 & 202.7% v '23
Demand down 2.1% v '24 & 1.3% v '23
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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 7:21 PM
Student media rules. They are lapping a lot of the spineless media orgs this year and showing how solidarity is the way.
What even is a "narcoterrorist?" Drug-runners don't want to sow terror. They want to sell drugs.
October 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
What even is a "narcoterrorist?" Drug-runners don't want to sow terror. They want to sell drugs.
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yeah, once more with a cover photo - I really, really encourage all tech folks to read this
October 15, 2025 at 3:05 PM
yeah, once more with a cover photo - I really, really encourage all tech folks to read this
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The deportation order is based on Vedam’s conviction for murder—a crime he did not actually commit and for which he’s now been wholly exonerated. He entered the US at 9 months old and was a legal permanent resident before his conviction. We are so, so, so far from the light of justice.
After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation
Depraved.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Depraved.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him
Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.
www.miamiherald.com
October 12, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The deportation order is based on Vedam’s conviction for murder—a crime he did not actually commit and for which he’s now been wholly exonerated. He entered the US at 9 months old and was a legal permanent resident before his conviction. We are so, so, so far from the light of justice.
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“YOU hit HER.”
CHICAGO - Trump’s ICE goons ram into a passing car after snatching someone, then brutally drag the female driver of the car they hit out of her car with guns drawn and arrest her too. (Her brother says she’s a citizen)
CHICAGO - Trump’s ICE goons ram into a passing car after snatching someone, then brutally drag the female driver of the car they hit out of her car with guns drawn and arrest her too. (Her brother says she’s a citizen)
October 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
“YOU hit HER.”
CHICAGO - Trump’s ICE goons ram into a passing car after snatching someone, then brutally drag the female driver of the car they hit out of her car with guns drawn and arrest her too. (Her brother says she’s a citizen)
CHICAGO - Trump’s ICE goons ram into a passing car after snatching someone, then brutally drag the female driver of the car they hit out of her car with guns drawn and arrest her too. (Her brother says she’s a citizen)
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We're spending $20B to bail out Argentina, but they cut USAID down to the bone, causing deaths around the world. The entire budget of USAID, the whole agency, was $21B last year. Shameful.
The Trump administration confirmed that the U.S. bailed out Argentina.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he had directly bought Argentine pesos in global currency markets in a bid to relieve pressure on the nation’s embattled President Javier Milei, a supporter of President Trump.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he had directly bought Argentine pesos in global currency markets in a bid to relieve pressure on the nation’s embattled President Javier Milei, a supporter of President Trump.
The U.S. just bailed out Argentina, Treasury Secretary confirms
The US Treasury has finalized a $20 billion financial rescue of Argentina, including a currency swap arrangement with the country's central bank.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 10, 2025 at 3:11 AM
We're spending $20B to bail out Argentina, but they cut USAID down to the bone, causing deaths around the world. The entire budget of USAID, the whole agency, was $21B last year. Shameful.
The idea that it's the duty of any branch of our police or military to suppress peaceful protest is as un-American as it gets.
October 6, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The idea that it's the duty of any branch of our police or military to suppress peaceful protest is as un-American as it gets.
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I was a skeptic about the import of the Epstein files.
But 3 invasions of cities, one military buildup outside Venezuela, a government shutdown, and so many other things meant to distract have me convinced whatever’s in there is the biggest presidential scandal in U.S. history.
But 3 invasions of cities, one military buildup outside Venezuela, a government shutdown, and so many other things meant to distract have me convinced whatever’s in there is the biggest presidential scandal in U.S. history.
October 6, 2025 at 2:00 AM
I was a skeptic about the import of the Epstein files.
But 3 invasions of cities, one military buildup outside Venezuela, a government shutdown, and so many other things meant to distract have me convinced whatever’s in there is the biggest presidential scandal in U.S. history.
But 3 invasions of cities, one military buildup outside Venezuela, a government shutdown, and so many other things meant to distract have me convinced whatever’s in there is the biggest presidential scandal in U.S. history.
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It’s hard to convey the insanity of a thirty-something White House staffer getting an interim US Attorney appointment and marching into the grand jury room alone four days later to indict the former Deputy Attorney General and Director of the FBI
September 27, 2025 at 1:51 PM
It’s hard to convey the insanity of a thirty-something White House staffer getting an interim US Attorney appointment and marching into the grand jury room alone four days later to indict the former Deputy Attorney General and Director of the FBI
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The US conservative movement has organized & funded a massive anti-wind power campaign, based on lies & bullying. Researchers at Brown University have been investigating & revealing that campaign.
Now cons are pressuring the university to shut the investigators down.
Now cons are pressuring the university to shut the investigators down.
Law Firm Pressures Brown University to Erase Research on Anti-Wind Groups
www.nytimes.com
September 26, 2025 at 6:41 PM
The US conservative movement has organized & funded a massive anti-wind power campaign, based on lies & bullying. Researchers at Brown University have been investigating & revealing that campaign.
Now cons are pressuring the university to shut the investigators down.
Now cons are pressuring the university to shut the investigators down.
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Stop calling it deporting, so MAYBE more Americans will get it. "Deporting" is sending someone back, after due process, to the country they came from, where they arrive a free person. This is human trafficking to a foreign torture prison for the rest of their lives. GET THE LANGUAGE RIGHT.
April 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Stop calling it deporting, so MAYBE more Americans will get it. "Deporting" is sending someone back, after due process, to the country they came from, where they arrive a free person. This is human trafficking to a foreign torture prison for the rest of their lives. GET THE LANGUAGE RIGHT.
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The past week has shown us something scary — the concrete and specific outlines of a durable authoritarian state in America.
Here's what this state would look like, and the precise policy levers Trump is pulling to get there from here.
www.vox.com/politics/462...
Here's what this state would look like, and the precise policy levers Trump is pulling to get there from here.
www.vox.com/politics/462...
This is how Trump ends democracy
The past week has revealed Trump’s policy road map to veto one-party rule. Will Americans let him follow it?
www.vox.com
September 19, 2025 at 6:22 PM
The past week has shown us something scary — the concrete and specific outlines of a durable authoritarian state in America.
Here's what this state would look like, and the precise policy levers Trump is pulling to get there from here.
www.vox.com/politics/462...
Here's what this state would look like, and the precise policy levers Trump is pulling to get there from here.
www.vox.com/politics/462...
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Dam been writing a book about this and she just TikToked it in 90 seconds.
September 19, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Dam been writing a book about this and she just TikToked it in 90 seconds.
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CBS parent company Paramount canceled Colbert to win approval from Trump's FCC to merge with Skydance.
Now ABC parent company Disney suspends Kimmel as it seeks DOJ approval to buy Fubo — and its affiliate Nexstar seeks FCC approval to buy Tegna.
See how this works?
Now ABC parent company Disney suspends Kimmel as it seeks DOJ approval to buy Fubo — and its affiliate Nexstar seeks FCC approval to buy Tegna.
See how this works?
September 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
CBS parent company Paramount canceled Colbert to win approval from Trump's FCC to merge with Skydance.
Now ABC parent company Disney suspends Kimmel as it seeks DOJ approval to buy Fubo — and its affiliate Nexstar seeks FCC approval to buy Tegna.
See how this works?
Now ABC parent company Disney suspends Kimmel as it seeks DOJ approval to buy Fubo — and its affiliate Nexstar seeks FCC approval to buy Tegna.
See how this works?
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I would love to be part of the conversation on MSNBC related to the Kimmel story and it's chilling effects on first amendment, but unfortunately I was terminated by MSNBC for stating that "hateful thoughts lead to hateful words which lead to hateful actions".
September 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I would love to be part of the conversation on MSNBC related to the Kimmel story and it's chilling effects on first amendment, but unfortunately I was terminated by MSNBC for stating that "hateful thoughts lead to hateful words which lead to hateful actions".