John See (he/him)
@jseewrites.bsky.social
Writer of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, plays. Union guy. Researcher. We are what we repeatedly do.
My published work is in Allium, Poetry Salzburg Review, On the Run, Midsummer Dream House, RavensPerch, The Closed Eye Open, In These Times.
My published work is in Allium, Poetry Salzburg Review, On the Run, Midsummer Dream House, RavensPerch, The Closed Eye Open, In These Times.
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i ask you out
you agree
we go to the bar
we steal the mechanical bull and ride off into the sunset
we don’t stop until the sun has cooked us to a nice char
we dismount at the sea, dissolve in the waves like sugar
how did they do it? folks’ll ask
we didn’t, we’ll say smiling mischievously
you agree
we go to the bar
we steal the mechanical bull and ride off into the sunset
we don’t stop until the sun has cooked us to a nice char
we dismount at the sea, dissolve in the waves like sugar
how did they do it? folks’ll ask
we didn’t, we’ll say smiling mischievously
July 8, 2025 at 6:19 PM
i ask you out
you agree
we go to the bar
we steal the mechanical bull and ride off into the sunset
we don’t stop until the sun has cooked us to a nice char
we dismount at the sea, dissolve in the waves like sugar
how did they do it? folks’ll ask
we didn’t, we’ll say smiling mischievously
you agree
we go to the bar
we steal the mechanical bull and ride off into the sunset
we don’t stop until the sun has cooked us to a nice char
we dismount at the sea, dissolve in the waves like sugar
how did they do it? folks’ll ask
we didn’t, we’ll say smiling mischievously
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Yes, the corner gas station that pays minimum wage will offer a variety of generous health plans with unusually low co-pays.
JIANG: What is the NEC's estimate for how many people could lose healthcare coverage?
HASSETT: The bottom line is the best way to get insurance is to get a job
HASSETT: The bottom line is the best way to get insurance is to get a job
July 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Yes, the corner gas station that pays minimum wage will offer a variety of generous health plans with unusually low co-pays.
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Breaking news: Boston Consulting Group modelled the costs of 'relocating' Palestinians from Gaza and entered into a multimillion-dollar contract to help launch a new aid scheme for the shattered enclave https://on.ft.com/3TrfEpn
July 4, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Breaking news: Boston Consulting Group modelled the costs of 'relocating' Palestinians from Gaza and entered into a multimillion-dollar contract to help launch a new aid scheme for the shattered enclave https://on.ft.com/3TrfEpn
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Two-thirds of voters at Indiana University Bloomington’s sole on-campus polling site used their university ID to vote last fall.
Indiana banned students from using these IDs for voting this spring.
boltsmag.org/indiana...
Indiana banned students from using these IDs for voting this spring.
boltsmag.org/indiana...
Indiana Republicans Are Banning Student IDs for Voting
The new restriction, paired with Indiana’s stringent voter ID rules, is poised to make it much harder for many young people to vote in a state that already ranks near-last in turnout.
boltsmag.org
June 28, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Two-thirds of voters at Indiana University Bloomington’s sole on-campus polling site used their university ID to vote last fall.
Indiana banned students from using these IDs for voting this spring.
boltsmag.org/indiana...
Indiana banned students from using these IDs for voting this spring.
boltsmag.org/indiana...
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Most churches, like most schools, run on the unpaid labor of women…
June 26, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Most churches, like most schools, run on the unpaid labor of women…
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Democrats don’t fully comprehend the damage a Cuomo victory will do to the party. It will reinforce the GOP narrative that Dems weaponize identity/victimhood for their own ends. Would Cuomo-supporting Dems have defended Kavanaugh if he were a Dem appointee, etc?
what are you supposed to do when the "good" political party doesn't treat a dozen credible sexual harassment claims as disqualifying for a political candidate. how are you supposed to ignore that
June 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Democrats don’t fully comprehend the damage a Cuomo victory will do to the party. It will reinforce the GOP narrative that Dems weaponize identity/victimhood for their own ends. Would Cuomo-supporting Dems have defended Kavanaugh if he were a Dem appointee, etc?
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President Trump wants to drive trans people out of public life, but we will always be true to ourselves — not who he wants us to be.
June 4, 2025 at 10:06 PM
President Trump wants to drive trans people out of public life, but we will always be true to ourselves — not who he wants us to be.
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Standing for principles of basic decency, human rights and defending people from fascists might just prove more popular than whatever the hell Democratic consultants come up with. People respond to fighters.
As a bonus, it’s also a clear moral imperative.
As a bonus, it’s also a clear moral imperative.
EXCLUSIVE: A top Democratic strategist has launched new policy research and messaging hub, called Searchlight, with a goal of pushing the party toward the most effective, broadly popular positions.
Dems are quietly forming a think tank to help them win again
Searchlight, a name inspired by the birthplace of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, comes at a precarious moment for a Democratic Party.
www.politico.com
June 4, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Standing for principles of basic decency, human rights and defending people from fascists might just prove more popular than whatever the hell Democratic consultants come up with. People respond to fighters.
As a bonus, it’s also a clear moral imperative.
As a bonus, it’s also a clear moral imperative.
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Amid reports of racial discrimination, < 4% of REI workers say the co-op is becoming a better place to work.
My @nelp.org colleague Hannah Chimowitz & I spoke to @evelazquez.bsky.social @prismreports.org about our new survey of REI workers prismreports.org/2025/05/27/r... #REIWorkersSpeakOut
My @nelp.org colleague Hannah Chimowitz & I spoke to @evelazquez.bsky.social @prismreports.org about our new survey of REI workers prismreports.org/2025/05/27/r... #REIWorkersSpeakOut
Nearly half of REI workers reported racial discrimination on the job, survey finds
The National Employment Law Project also found that 64% of workers believe REI is becoming a worse place to work
prismreports.org
May 28, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Amid reports of racial discrimination, < 4% of REI workers say the co-op is becoming a better place to work.
My @nelp.org colleague Hannah Chimowitz & I spoke to @evelazquez.bsky.social @prismreports.org about our new survey of REI workers prismreports.org/2025/05/27/r... #REIWorkersSpeakOut
My @nelp.org colleague Hannah Chimowitz & I spoke to @evelazquez.bsky.social @prismreports.org about our new survey of REI workers prismreports.org/2025/05/27/r... #REIWorkersSpeakOut
Your phone is not your phriend.
May 27, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Your phone is not your phriend.
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When they are dictating curriculum and tuition rates, Republican legislators see state universities as state agencies, much like the BMV.
But when they are issuing photo IDs to their students, suddenly those same universities become a guy in an alley with a laminating machine.
But when they are issuing photo IDs to their students, suddenly those same universities become a guy in an alley with a laminating machine.
Two-thirds of voters at Indiana University Bloomington’s sole on-campus polling site used their university ID to vote last fall.
Indiana this spring banned the use of student IDs for voting. boltsmag.org/indiana...
Indiana this spring banned the use of student IDs for voting. boltsmag.org/indiana...
Indiana Republicans Are Banning Student IDs for Voting
The new restriction, paired with Indiana’s stringent voter ID rules, is poised to make it much harder for many young people to vote in a state that already ranks near-last in turnout.
boltsmag.org
May 16, 2025 at 3:53 AM
When they are dictating curriculum and tuition rates, Republican legislators see state universities as state agencies, much like the BMV.
But when they are issuing photo IDs to their students, suddenly those same universities become a guy in an alley with a laminating machine.
But when they are issuing photo IDs to their students, suddenly those same universities become a guy in an alley with a laminating machine.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/h...
Baby Is Healed With World’s First Personalized Gene-Editing Treatment
www.nytimes.com
May 16, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/h...
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In a dictatorship, it does not matter what people do or do not support.
There is not a single congressional district in the U.S. where more than 15% of voters support cuts to Medicaid.
May 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM
In a dictatorship, it does not matter what people do or do not support.
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What if a company replaced their CEO with AI and kept the workers?
May 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
What if a company replaced their CEO with AI and kept the workers?
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in addition to him repeating insane racist conspiracy theories, it occurs to me that the reason he has time to hold long press conferences everyday is that he doesn’t actually do anything
REPORTER: Why are you creating an expedited path into the country for Afrikaners but not others?
TRUMP: Because they're being killed. And we don't want to see people be killed ... it's a genocide that's taking place. Farmers are being killed. They happen to be white.
TRUMP: Because they're being killed. And we don't want to see people be killed ... it's a genocide that's taking place. Farmers are being killed. They happen to be white.
May 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
in addition to him repeating insane racist conspiracy theories, it occurs to me that the reason he has time to hold long press conferences everyday is that he doesn’t actually do anything
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GOOLSBEE: “.. It is definitely less impactful stagflationarily than the path they were on .. Yet it’s three to five times higher than what it was before, so it is .. going to make growth slower and make prices rise.”
@colbylsmith.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/b...
@colbylsmith.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/b...
May 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM
GOOLSBEE: “.. It is definitely less impactful stagflationarily than the path they were on .. Yet it’s three to five times higher than what it was before, so it is .. going to make growth slower and make prices rise.”
@colbylsmith.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/b...
@colbylsmith.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/b...
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To a #BrokenTimes headline, robber barons' racism is "the rich tradition of rabble-rousers." This is normalization. This is wrong.
May 10, 2025 at 11:51 AM
To a #BrokenTimes headline, robber barons' racism is "the rich tradition of rabble-rousers." This is normalization. This is wrong.
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DOGE guy at the CFPB owned verboten stocks.
He was explicitly warned by ethics lawyers that he wasn’t permitted to take any action that could benefit those companies — and him.
He then helped fire workers anyway.
Including the ethics lawyers who warned him.
www.propublica.org/article/cfpb...
He was explicitly warned by ethics lawyers that he wasn’t permitted to take any action that could benefit those companies — and him.
He then helped fire workers anyway.
Including the ethics lawyers who warned him.
www.propublica.org/article/cfpb...
DOGE Aide Who Helped Gut CFPB Was Warned About Potential Conflicts of Interest
Before he helped fire most Consumer Financial Protection Bureau staffers, DOGE’s Gavin Kliger was warned about his investments and advised to not take any actions that could benefit him personally, ac...
www.propublica.org
May 7, 2025 at 10:54 AM
DOGE guy at the CFPB owned verboten stocks.
He was explicitly warned by ethics lawyers that he wasn’t permitted to take any action that could benefit those companies — and him.
He then helped fire workers anyway.
Including the ethics lawyers who warned him.
www.propublica.org/article/cfpb...
He was explicitly warned by ethics lawyers that he wasn’t permitted to take any action that could benefit those companies — and him.
He then helped fire workers anyway.
Including the ethics lawyers who warned him.
www.propublica.org/article/cfpb...
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RFK Jr is going viral. Measles and Influenza infection rates are higher than they've been in decades under his leadership. @newsjennifer.bsky.social explains the disinformation campaign turning the nation into the United States of Measles.
The United States of Measles
Donald Trump & RFK Jr. help usher in a golden age for the deadly measles virus
contrarian.substack.com
May 6, 2025 at 6:40 PM
RFK Jr is going viral. Measles and Influenza infection rates are higher than they've been in decades under his leadership. @newsjennifer.bsky.social explains the disinformation campaign turning the nation into the United States of Measles.
Excellent article about a Tennessee-based predatory lender.
The owners are Mike and Tina Hodges, and the Hodgeses* are big-time Trump donors.
*FWIW, I’m pretty sure this is the correct plural form of Hodges.
The owners are Mike and Tina Hodges, and the Hodgeses* are big-time Trump donors.
*FWIW, I’m pretty sure this is the correct plural form of Hodges.
NEW: A Tennessee lender told legislators its new product, the Flex Loan, would help residents.
In the 10 years since getting approval for it, the company has sued over 110,000 borrowers.
With @tennesseelookout.com
In the 10 years since getting approval for it, the company has sued over 110,000 borrowers.
With @tennesseelookout.com
This Lender Said Its Loans Would Help Tennesseans. It Has Sued More Than 110,000 of Them.
The Flex Loan, a type of payday loan pioneered by Advance Financial, has burdened low-income borrowers while generating huge profits for lenders. Tennessee lawmakers declined to rein in the lending…
www.propublica.org
May 5, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Excellent article about a Tennessee-based predatory lender.
The owners are Mike and Tina Hodges, and the Hodgeses* are big-time Trump donors.
*FWIW, I’m pretty sure this is the correct plural form of Hodges.
The owners are Mike and Tina Hodges, and the Hodgeses* are big-time Trump donors.
*FWIW, I’m pretty sure this is the correct plural form of Hodges.
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I'll keep saying it: I want a Chinese car.
What a $15,000 Electric SUV Says About U.S.-China Car Rivalry
www.wsj.com/business/aut...
What a $15,000 Electric SUV Says About U.S.-China Car Rivalry
www.wsj.com/business/aut...
What a $15,000 Electric SUV Says About U.S.-China Car Rivalry
For an American used to a $50,000 gasoline-powered SUV as the standard family choice, the Chinese market is hardly recognizable.
www.wsj.com
May 4, 2025 at 10:03 AM
I'll keep saying it: I want a Chinese car.
What a $15,000 Electric SUV Says About U.S.-China Car Rivalry
www.wsj.com/business/aut...
What a $15,000 Electric SUV Says About U.S.-China Car Rivalry
www.wsj.com/business/aut...
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I’m still baffled at how America took one of the basic principles of the presidency — the occupant shouldn’t be able to benefit financially from the office — and just said, nah, that just doesn’t count for this one guy.
An international trucking logistics firm is buying as much as *** $20 MILLION *** worth of President Donald Trump’s crypto coins to influence the administration’s trade policy.
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Company Boasts Spending Up To $20 Million On Trump Crypto Coin To Buy Influence
The arrangement puts money in Trump’s pocket in return for the opportunity to change policy — exactly the sort of pay-to-play scheme critics warned about.
www.huffpost.com
May 3, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I’m still baffled at how America took one of the basic principles of the presidency — the occupant shouldn’t be able to benefit financially from the office — and just said, nah, that just doesn’t count for this one guy.
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Those who have stood up and said HELL NO in court have won nearly all their cases, and in many have made Trump back down. (See also: China, vs Trump tariffs.)
Those who surrendered in advance found Trump asking for more. (See also: Paul, Weiss; general history of appeasement.)
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Those who have stood up and said HELL NO in court have won nearly all their cases, and in many have made Trump back down. (See also: China, vs Trump tariffs.)
Those who surrendered in advance found Trump asking for more. (See also: Paul, Weiss; general history of appeasement.)
/cont
May 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Those who have stood up and said HELL NO in court have won nearly all their cases, and in many have made Trump back down. (See also: China, vs Trump tariffs.)
Those who surrendered in advance found Trump asking for more. (See also: Paul, Weiss; general history of appeasement.)
/cont
Those who have stood up and said HELL NO in court have won nearly all their cases, and in many have made Trump back down. (See also: China, vs Trump tariffs.)
Those who surrendered in advance found Trump asking for more. (See also: Paul, Weiss; general history of appeasement.)
/cont