John Mecklin
@meckdevil.bsky.social
EIC Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Formerly EIC at Pacific Standard/Miller-McCune, High Country News, SF Weekly, Phoenix New Times. Investigative reporting @ Houston Post. Email: jmecklin@thebulletin.org Tips: Signal to meckdevil.11
Defeat, grasped from the jaws of victory: Trump Administration Live Updates: Senate Moves to Vote as Democratic Defectors Relent on Shutdown www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Senate Votes to Advance Measure to End Shutdown
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November 10, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Defeat, grasped from the jaws of victory: Trump Administration Live Updates: Senate Moves to Vote as Democratic Defectors Relent on Shutdown www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
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Autumn at Multnomah Falls4
Upper Multnomah Falls, surrounded by fall colors, as seen from the parking area in the middle of I-84.
#Oregon #MultnomahFalls #artPhotography #photography #Waterfall #fineArtPhotography #AutumnColors #ColumbiaRiverGorge #stunday
Upper Multnomah Falls, surrounded by fall colors, as seen from the parking area in the middle of I-84.
#Oregon #MultnomahFalls #artPhotography #photography #Waterfall #fineArtPhotography #AutumnColors #ColumbiaRiverGorge #stunday
November 9, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Autumn at Multnomah Falls4
Upper Multnomah Falls, surrounded by fall colors, as seen from the parking area in the middle of I-84.
#Oregon #MultnomahFalls #artPhotography #photography #Waterfall #fineArtPhotography #AutumnColors #ColumbiaRiverGorge #stunday
Upper Multnomah Falls, surrounded by fall colors, as seen from the parking area in the middle of I-84.
#Oregon #MultnomahFalls #artPhotography #photography #Waterfall #fineArtPhotography #AutumnColors #ColumbiaRiverGorge #stunday
Satirists should pay this administration royalties.
All 6 Branches Of Armed Forces Present At Arrest Of Undocumented Nanny
All 6 Branches Of Armed Forces Present At Arrest Of Undocumented Nanny
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI—In what they described as a collaborative effort to share resources and information in defense of U.S. territory, Pentagon officials confirmed Monday that all six branches of the ...
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November 6, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Satirists should pay this administration royalties.
LOL methinks they meant global warming… Global Warning Made Hurricane Melissa More Damaging, Researchers Say www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/c...
Global Warning Made Hurricane Melissa More Damaging, Researchers Say
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November 6, 2025 at 5:17 AM
LOL methinks they meant global warming… Global Warning Made Hurricane Melissa More Damaging, Researchers Say www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/c...
An important rejoinder by eminent climate scientist Michael Mann to Bill Gates recent about-face on climate change. thebulletin.org/2025/10/you-...
You can’t reboot the planet if you crash it
What Gates is putting forward aren’t legitimate arguments that can be made in good faith. They are shopworn fossil fuel industry talking points.
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November 1, 2025 at 6:31 PM
An important rejoinder by eminent climate scientist Michael Mann to Bill Gates recent about-face on climate change. thebulletin.org/2025/10/you-...
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This is an unprecedented historical moment that demands an unprecedented public response.
I’m incredibly thankful for the solidarity shown by elected officials, public figures, constituents, and others over the past few days.
I’m incredibly thankful for the solidarity shown by elected officials, public figures, constituents, and others over the past few days.
November 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
This is an unprecedented historical moment that demands an unprecedented public response.
I’m incredibly thankful for the solidarity shown by elected officials, public figures, constituents, and others over the past few days.
I’m incredibly thankful for the solidarity shown by elected officials, public figures, constituents, and others over the past few days.
President Trump's recent comments about nuclear testing are clueless, ambiguous, and dangerous. thebulletin.org/2025/10/the-...
The experts respond to Trump’s proposal to “start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis”
What did Trump mean by resuming nuclear testing? And what are the implications, in the worst-case scenario?
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October 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
President Trump's recent comments about nuclear testing are clueless, ambiguous, and dangerous. thebulletin.org/2025/10/the-...
I have no idea whether this woman would make a good member of Congress. But I appreciate what she's doing as she runs for office. Other Democrats could learn a few things from her approach.
I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.
October 29, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I have no idea whether this woman would make a good member of Congress. But I appreciate what she's doing as she runs for office. Other Democrats could learn a few things from her approach.
This what John Roberts and his allied Supremes wrought with their legally insupportable presidential immunity decision. Shame. The Peril of a White House That Flaunts Its Indifference to the Law www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...
The Peril of a White House That Flaunts Its Indifference to the Law
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October 24, 2025 at 7:51 PM
This what John Roberts and his allied Supremes wrought with their legally insupportable presidential immunity decision. Shame. The Peril of a White House That Flaunts Its Indifference to the Law www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...
The irrationality of this article would be funny if it weren't so divorced from reality. Yes, Justice Department officials OKed an investigation that led to ... the very, very deserved indictment of Donald Trump for attempting to overturn a valid election. www.nationalreview.com/news/garland...
Garland, Wray Signed Off on FBI’s Sweeping Anti-Trump Investigation | National Review
As part of the investigation, the FBI targeted the phone records and communications of eight GOP senators and a Republican congressman.
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October 24, 2025 at 2:48 AM
The irrationality of this article would be funny if it weren't so divorced from reality. Yes, Justice Department officials OKed an investigation that led to ... the very, very deserved indictment of Donald Trump for attempting to overturn a valid election. www.nationalreview.com/news/garland...
A metaphor for the Trump administration's overall method.
ABC News pulled the satellite imagery of the White House comparing Sept. 26 to today.
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October 23, 2025 at 9:59 PM
A metaphor for the Trump administration's overall method.
I enjoyed talking to Bigelow and Oppenheim. Hope you enjoy the conversation. thebulletin.org/2025/10/a-co...
A conversation with Kathryn Bigelow, director of 'A House of Dynamite,' and screenwriter Noah Oppenheim
A conversation among Kathryn Bigelow, director of the film "A House of Dynamite," Noah Oppenheim, who wrote the script for the movie, and Bulletin editor in chief John Mecklin. The film, which deals w...
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October 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I enjoyed talking to Bigelow and Oppenheim. Hope you enjoy the conversation. thebulletin.org/2025/10/a-co...
I’ve known people to talk out their asses. Didn’t know about the breathing in…
October 23, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I’ve known people to talk out their asses. Didn’t know about the breathing in…
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🚨 JUST IN: Bulletin editor in chief @meckdevil.bsky.social in conversation with Kathryn Bigelow, director of the film "A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE," and Noah Oppenheim, who wrote the script for the movie.
The film, which deals with a nuclear attack on Chicago, debuts on @netflix.com Friday, October 24.
The film, which deals with a nuclear attack on Chicago, debuts on @netflix.com Friday, October 24.
A conversation with Kathryn Bigelow, director of 'A House of Dynamite,' and screenwriter Noah Oppenheim
A conversation among Kathryn Bigelow, director of the film "A House of Dynamite," Noah Oppenheim, who wrote the script for the movie, and Bulletin editor in chief John Mecklin. The film, which deals w...
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October 23, 2025 at 10:06 AM
🚨 JUST IN: Bulletin editor in chief @meckdevil.bsky.social in conversation with Kathryn Bigelow, director of the film "A HOUSE OF DYNAMITE," and Noah Oppenheim, who wrote the script for the movie.
The film, which deals with a nuclear attack on Chicago, debuts on @netflix.com Friday, October 24.
The film, which deals with a nuclear attack on Chicago, debuts on @netflix.com Friday, October 24.
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It's simpler than Obama is making it. Want to stop the slide to autocracy and dictatorship, fellow Californians? Vote for Prop 50.
Voters should pick their representatives, not the other way around. Glad to get the chance to talk to some of the volunteers and organizers doing the hard work to make sure Prop 50 passes. This vote will have critical implications, not just for California, but for our entire country.
October 23, 2025 at 3:15 AM
It's simpler than Obama is making it. Want to stop the slide to autocracy and dictatorship, fellow Californians? Vote for Prop 50.
No, stupid. Why would any school, law firm, or company think the asks from a wannabe dictator would be stopped by acquiesence? They will not.
Sad
The DOJ says its civil rights investigations into the University of Virginia will be closed once the university completes planned reforms prohibiting diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
October 23, 2025 at 3:12 AM
No, stupid. Why would any school, law firm, or company think the asks from a wannabe dictator would be stopped by acquiesence? They will not.
This is a very good piece. And Chicago is a very good city.
October 21, 2025 at 6:10 PM
This is a very good piece. And Chicago is a very good city.
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I worked with Andy during my years of teaching at Harvard Extension (where he was a TA and sometimes lecturer in my nukes class) and now he's doing great work here:
When states increase interest in tactical nuclear weapons, risks can multiply quickly.
Join authors @andrewfacini.com + Lily Boland and moderator @elianajjohns.bsky.social for a timely conversation on a major new report on the consequences of TNW use.
📅 Thu, Oct 23 | 11:00 ET
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Join authors @andrewfacini.com + Lily Boland and moderator @elianajjohns.bsky.social for a timely conversation on a major new report on the consequences of TNW use.
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Launch Event: The Consequences of Tactical Nuclear Weapons Use - The Council on Strategic Risks
Join authors Andrew Facini and Lily Boland, and moderator Eliana Johns from the Federation of American Scientists, for an open conversation on the latest CSR report, The Consequences of Tactical Nucle...
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October 21, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I worked with Andy during my years of teaching at Harvard Extension (where he was a TA and sometimes lecturer in my nukes class) and now he's doing great work here:
I wonder if the people in the current Justice Department understand that bar associations can end their careers. For lawyers, lying to federal judges, in easy documentable ways, is tantamount to committing professional suicide. Pam Bondi, meet Rudy Giuliani.
October 21, 2025 at 6:17 AM
I wonder if the people in the current Justice Department understand that bar associations can end their careers. For lawyers, lying to federal judges, in easy documentable ways, is tantamount to committing professional suicide. Pam Bondi, meet Rudy Giuliani.
Good to see Tom Tomorrow still kicking ass and taking names, after all these years.
Cartoon: Effect and cause https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/10/20/2349341/-Cartoon-Effect-and-cause?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=
Cartoon: Effect and cause
The Kickstarter for my new book, OUR LONG NATIONAL NIGHTMARE , ends in ten days. This is a compilation of the last five years in cartoon form, and will not be available in bookstores or on Amazon. I��
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October 20, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Good to see Tom Tomorrow still kicking ass and taking names, after all these years.
And the rational explanation for firing live artillery shells over an incredibly busy interstate freeway is what, exactly? And I mean exactly. And who thought up such a dangerous and pointless exercise? And why isn’t that person or persons fired already?
October 20, 2025 at 6:08 AM
And the rational explanation for firing live artillery shells over an incredibly busy interstate freeway is what, exactly? And I mean exactly. And who thought up such a dangerous and pointless exercise? And why isn’t that person or persons fired already?
I don’t actually care that much about the world on this score. I want Americans to reject autocracy. Harshly.
October 19, 2025 at 6:02 AM
I don’t actually care that much about the world on this score. I want Americans to reject autocracy. Harshly.
Nothing like this could happen now. We have AI.
Harold Brown to President Carter about false nuclear attack alerts, 1980 (courtesy of Foreign Relations of The U.S.)
Top Secret/Sensitive
This is why you want sensible, steady hands on the wheel.
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Top Secret/Sensitive
This is why you want sensible, steady hands on the wheel.
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Historical Documents - Office of the Historian
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October 19, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Nothing like this could happen now. We have AI.
Me, too.
“A House of Dynamite” is all too plausible. I’m a nuke expert - and it scared the heck out of me.
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October 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Me, too.