Max Luckey
@maxluckey.bsky.social
Vermont-raised, Edinburgh-educated. Ex-philosopher. Martial artist. Motorcycle rider. Love coffee, books, whisky, gaming, skiing, hiking, & nature.
A whirlwind couple of months, exhausting but worth it! Paris for the judo Veterans World Championship, London to see an old friend, and a first time in the California Bay Area to see the @carolinapanthers.bsky.social and check out the food with a local friend!
December 5, 2025 at 8:11 PM
A whirlwind couple of months, exhausting but worth it! Paris for the judo Veterans World Championship, London to see an old friend, and a first time in the California Bay Area to see the @carolinapanthers.bsky.social and check out the food with a local friend!
Finally, a journalism team that prints an accurate headline!
Just had to find it in Scotland. Courtesy of my good friend over there, who I hope will continue to send updates on the adequately abusive headlines that follow him everywhere.
Just had to find it in Scotland. Courtesy of my good friend over there, who I hope will continue to send updates on the adequately abusive headlines that follow him everywhere.
July 26, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Finally, a journalism team that prints an accurate headline!
Just had to find it in Scotland. Courtesy of my good friend over there, who I hope will continue to send updates on the adequately abusive headlines that follow him everywhere.
Just had to find it in Scotland. Courtesy of my good friend over there, who I hope will continue to send updates on the adequately abusive headlines that follow him everywhere.
I really do like Murakami's 1Q84... But I've been slowly grinding through it for 5 years behind everything else like it's some monumental mission that must be accomplished no matter what it takes.
Being handed this ticket at the #MA RMV feels like a (prescient) slap in the face from the Universe 😅😬
Being handed this ticket at the #MA RMV feels like a (prescient) slap in the face from the Universe 😅😬
July 23, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I really do like Murakami's 1Q84... But I've been slowly grinding through it for 5 years behind everything else like it's some monumental mission that must be accomplished no matter what it takes.
Being handed this ticket at the #MA RMV feels like a (prescient) slap in the face from the Universe 😅😬
Being handed this ticket at the #MA RMV feels like a (prescient) slap in the face from the Universe 😅😬
Really clear and thoughtful piece on the backdrop for the 'Techno-Feudalism' casually developing in front of us every day. The hubris of these guys is astounding, thinking they will always be able to control what they unleash.
Part of how we got fascism in the United States is that a bunch of Silicon Valley oligarchs lost their collective mind in 2020 and radicalized into techno-fascists on group chats. Marc Andreesen is the epicenter of this shift.
www.thedissident.news/the-techno-f...
www.thedissident.news/the-techno-f...
The Techno-Fascist Soul of Marc Andreessen
The uprising of 2020 didn't just challenge the systemic racism of American policing; they terrified the oligarchs of Silicon Valley. For Marc Andreessen, the billionaire venture capitalist, the sight ...
www.thedissident.news
July 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Really clear and thoughtful piece on the backdrop for the 'Techno-Feudalism' casually developing in front of us every day. The hubris of these guys is astounding, thinking they will always be able to control what they unleash.
Great food, great friends, and a brutal judo workout... Can't really ask for better on a July 4 weekend! Especially while the country turns against its own purported values. Appreciate the people that still make life good. 😊
July 7, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Great food, great friends, and a brutal judo workout... Can't really ask for better on a July 4 weekend! Especially while the country turns against its own purported values. Appreciate the people that still make life good. 😊
Welp, guess I have to do my annual log in to the hellish bird place to yell at Lisa Murkowski on her chosen app. I'll still yell at Susan Collins too, for old time's sake, even though she voted against this time.
July 1, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Welp, guess I have to do my annual log in to the hellish bird place to yell at Lisa Murkowski on her chosen app. I'll still yell at Susan Collins too, for old time's sake, even though she voted against this time.
Faux wood paneling and sharing a free shot with the bar tender are solid indicators of a good Boston bar. I love post-judo social hour(s).
June 26, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Faux wood paneling and sharing a free shot with the bar tender are solid indicators of a good Boston bar. I love post-judo social hour(s).
It was wonderful to train last night with our #judo guest, the incredible Friba Rezayee. Not only the first Afghan woman to ever compete in the Olympics, but a true trailblazer and champion for all women. On top of all that, she's simply a delightful person. It was an honour to have her on our mats!
June 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
It was wonderful to train last night with our #judo guest, the incredible Friba Rezayee. Not only the first Afghan woman to ever compete in the Olympics, but a true trailblazer and champion for all women. On top of all that, she's simply a delightful person. It was an honour to have her on our mats!
THIS A UNITED STATES SENATOR ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA BEING PHYSICALLY SHOVED OUT OF A MEETING ABOUT WHAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS DOING TO THE BIGGEST CITY IN OUR STATE.
Sen. Alex Padilla was just removed from Kristi Noem's press conference in Los Angeles (video: Bill Melugin/Fox News)
June 12, 2025 at 8:31 PM
As someone born literally on this base, with a father who served many years in the 82nd...
This whole charade was utterly disgraceful, wholly disgusting, and wildly disrespectful. Unacceptable is right, but I wish there was a stronger word for this abomination.
This whole charade was utterly disgraceful, wholly disgusting, and wildly disrespectful. Unacceptable is right, but I wish there was a stronger word for this abomination.
The commander at Fort Bragg should resign effectively immediately. He allowed this. It is unacceptable.
Fact-check: Trump’s speech at Fort Bragg contained lies and conspiracy theories about LA
The US president reiterated falsehoods and misleading statements to troops at the North Carolina military base
www.theguardian.com
June 11, 2025 at 4:56 AM
As someone born literally on this base, with a father who served many years in the 82nd...
This whole charade was utterly disgraceful, wholly disgusting, and wildly disrespectful. Unacceptable is right, but I wish there was a stronger word for this abomination.
This whole charade was utterly disgraceful, wholly disgusting, and wildly disrespectful. Unacceptable is right, but I wish there was a stronger word for this abomination.
At work on a dreary Boston day, my phone has decided it's appropriate to remind me of this gorgeous day by Lake Tahoe last summer. Thanks for rubbing it in, phone 😅
June 9, 2025 at 5:10 PM
At work on a dreary Boston day, my phone has decided it's appropriate to remind me of this gorgeous day by Lake Tahoe last summer. Thanks for rubbing it in, phone 😅
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"ThEyRe FlYiNg MeXiCaN FlAgS In ThE StREeTs"
Give me a break
Police were beat with American flags on January 6th
Ohh not to mention the confederate flag being waved in the rotunda
Give me a break
Police were beat with American flags on January 6th
Ohh not to mention the confederate flag being waved in the rotunda
June 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
"ThEyRe FlYiNg MeXiCaN FlAgS In ThE StREeTs"
Give me a break
Police were beat with American flags on January 6th
Ohh not to mention the confederate flag being waved in the rotunda
Give me a break
Police were beat with American flags on January 6th
Ohh not to mention the confederate flag being waved in the rotunda
Beautiful summer days encourage proper lunch breaks from work... In this case fresh veggies grilled with Turkish spices 😋
June 6, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Beautiful summer days encourage proper lunch breaks from work... In this case fresh veggies grilled with Turkish spices 😋
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Let me suggest that when a federal judge spends the first full page of the opinion summarizing Kafka, it's not a good sign for the government
BREAKING: Judge James Boasberg grants class certification for the CECOT detainees
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com
June 4, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Let me suggest that when a federal judge spends the first full page of the opinion summarizing Kafka, it's not a good sign for the government
Always wonderful to see an old friend for a visit, even if for a short time. And even if (or maybe especially when?) you have a good natured fight. 😊🥋
June 5, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Always wonderful to see an old friend for a visit, even if for a short time. And even if (or maybe especially when?) you have a good natured fight. 😊🥋
Solitary lunch out... A rare, self-indulgent, and sacred treat! 10/10 should do it again.
June 4, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Solitary lunch out... A rare, self-indulgent, and sacred treat! 10/10 should do it again.
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I'm so happy people are finally talking about Christian Nationalism, I truly am.
But, if you're viewing rightwing ecosystem through the lens of a hierarchy--i.e., Heritage Foundation being the head of the network--you're not getting how the right works.
They essentially function like a co-op. 🧵
But, if you're viewing rightwing ecosystem through the lens of a hierarchy--i.e., Heritage Foundation being the head of the network--you're not getting how the right works.
They essentially function like a co-op. 🧵
In the 80s, Big Oil & televangelists colluded to radicalize the GOP & white evangelicals, & created the most powerful group you never heard of:
The Council for National Policy.
We are all witnessing their 40 year plot come to fruition.
My republished reporting:
substack.com/home/post/p-...
The Council for National Policy.
We are all witnessing their 40 year plot come to fruition.
My republished reporting:
substack.com/home/post/p-...
The Spread of Christian Nationalism in Louisiana Politics
“But it is dominion that we are after. Not just a voice. It is dominion we are after."
substack.com
February 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I'm so happy people are finally talking about Christian Nationalism, I truly am.
But, if you're viewing rightwing ecosystem through the lens of a hierarchy--i.e., Heritage Foundation being the head of the network--you're not getting how the right works.
They essentially function like a co-op. 🧵
But, if you're viewing rightwing ecosystem through the lens of a hierarchy--i.e., Heritage Foundation being the head of the network--you're not getting how the right works.
They essentially function like a co-op. 🧵
I feel like I should at least have a park bench named after me somewhere, with the amount of money I've donated to the City of Somerville via stupid parking tickets.
April 18, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I feel like I should at least have a park bench named after me somewhere, with the amount of money I've donated to the City of Somerville via stupid parking tickets.
Absolutely vile, cowardly, and disgusting.
🚨House Republicans just passed a bill that would disenfranchise 70 million married American women.
Under the SAVE Act, women who took their spouse’s last name and don't have an updated passport or birth certificate would be turned away at the polls.
Under the SAVE Act, women who took their spouse’s last name and don't have an updated passport or birth certificate would be turned away at the polls.
April 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Absolutely vile, cowardly, and disgusting.
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WOW: Thousands are currently protesting in Boston. This is just one of more than 1200 'Hands Off' protests underway today across the nation as people rise up against the Trump-Musk regime. (via Rob Way)
April 5, 2025 at 4:06 PM
WOW: Thousands are currently protesting in Boston. This is just one of more than 1200 'Hands Off' protests underway today across the nation as people rise up against the Trump-Musk regime. (via Rob Way)
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Waltz must resign.
Hegseth must resign.
There must be accountability for this Administration’s dangerous disregard for our national security.
Hegseth must resign.
There must be accountability for this Administration’s dangerous disregard for our national security.
April 2, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Waltz must resign.
Hegseth must resign.
There must be accountability for this Administration’s dangerous disregard for our national security.
Hegseth must resign.
There must be accountability for this Administration’s dangerous disregard for our national security.
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ATTN FEDERAL WORKERS: It has come to my attention that several agencies are now offering WiFi for you to use with your PERSONAL devices. If I were you, I would NOT use that WiFi. I suspect it's a way for DOGE to monitor your personal communications.
April 2, 2025 at 6:33 PM
ATTN FEDERAL WORKERS: It has come to my attention that several agencies are now offering WiFi for you to use with your PERSONAL devices. If I were you, I would NOT use that WiFi. I suspect it's a way for DOGE to monitor your personal communications.
It's been one week today, and there has STILL been no reason given for Rumeysa Öztürk's kidnapping by ICE. This country grows more unconscionable by the day.
Still very proud of the organizers and thousands who showed up in Somerville in less than 24 hours to support her and make our voices heard.
Still very proud of the organizers and thousands who showed up in Somerville in less than 24 hours to support her and make our voices heard.
April 2, 2025 at 5:22 PM
It's been one week today, and there has STILL been no reason given for Rumeysa Öztürk's kidnapping by ICE. This country grows more unconscionable by the day.
Still very proud of the organizers and thousands who showed up in Somerville in less than 24 hours to support her and make our voices heard.
Still very proud of the organizers and thousands who showed up in Somerville in less than 24 hours to support her and make our voices heard.
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W.E.B. Du Bois: "We should measure the prosperity of a nation not by the number of millionaires, but by the absence of poverty, the prevalence of health, the efficiency of public schools, and the number of people who can -- and do -- read worthwhile books" (1953)
March 6, 2025 at 7:36 PM
W.E.B. Du Bois: "We should measure the prosperity of a nation not by the number of millionaires, but by the absence of poverty, the prevalence of health, the efficiency of public schools, and the number of people who can -- and do -- read worthwhile books" (1953)