John Newsom
@ptjn.bsky.social
Writer of speculative fiction, retired educator, owner of three West Highland White Terriers, resident of Port Townsend, enthusiastic traveler, eclectic reader, third culture kid.
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decades-long manhunt finally ends
May 29, 2025 at 12:30 PM
decades-long manhunt finally ends
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HASSAN: What is habeas corpus?
NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country
HASSAN: That's incorrect
NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country
HASSAN: That's incorrect
May 20, 2025 at 2:16 PM
HASSAN: What is habeas corpus?
NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country
HASSAN: That's incorrect
NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country
HASSAN: That's incorrect
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Where's the op ed space for the rest of us who are staying?
May 14, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Where's the op ed space for the rest of us who are staying?
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Strains bounds of propriety?
Strains…bounds…of…proprietary?
Am I having a stroke?
What is happening?
Strains…bounds…of…proprietary?
Am I having a stroke?
What is happening?
May 12, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Strains bounds of propriety?
Strains…bounds…of…proprietary?
Am I having a stroke?
What is happening?
Strains…bounds…of…proprietary?
Am I having a stroke?
What is happening?
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“And so the Greeks send me this horse, we’re talking about one of the most beautiful horses you’ve ever seen. So big. So strong. Normally they keep this kind of horse for themselves but they were such big fans they said sir, please take our big wonderful horse we’ll even bring it to your house”
May 12, 2025 at 12:03 PM
“And so the Greeks send me this horse, we’re talking about one of the most beautiful horses you’ve ever seen. So big. So strong. Normally they keep this kind of horse for themselves but they were such big fans they said sir, please take our big wonderful horse we’ll even bring it to your house”
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My new favorite book
May 10, 2025 at 11:53 PM
My new favorite book
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Such a cascade of fuck ups got us to this moment
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R): "We are all afraid…I am oftentimes very anxious myself about using my voice because retaliation is real."
April 18, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Such a cascade of fuck ups got us to this moment
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Japan, always living in the future... A specific Japanese future.
April 17, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Japan, always living in the future... A specific Japanese future.
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They should be more concerned
April 16, 2025 at 12:50 AM
They should be more concerned
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No. You’ve been watching stock market fraud.
April 9, 2025 at 11:11 PM
No. You’ve been watching stock market fraud.
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we are maybe two weeks from jesse watters declaring that it’s gay for men to have sex with women
April 8, 2025 at 1:57 PM
we are maybe two weeks from jesse watters declaring that it’s gay for men to have sex with women
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They’re going to keep pushing until something stops them.
Deeply concerning: US citizen lawyer getting detained and his phone searched on reentering the U.S. at Customs. www.freep.com/story/news/l...
Lawyer for U-M protester detained at airport after spring break trip with family
Dearborn lawyer says feds tried to seize his cellphone at Detroit Metro Airport as he returned from spring break trip with his family.
www.freep.com
April 8, 2025 at 1:50 AM
They’re going to keep pushing until something stops them.
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Very accurate...
April 5, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Very accurate...
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Canadian MP Charlie Angus: I am here today to urge Canadians to avoid travel to the United States if at all possible and to call on our government to stand up for our citizens who are being denied their rights through arbitrary detention in the United States.
March 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Canadian MP Charlie Angus: I am here today to urge Canadians to avoid travel to the United States if at all possible and to call on our government to stand up for our citizens who are being denied their rights through arbitrary detention in the United States.
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It is a sad day for the legal industry. Paul Weiss, didn't just bend a knee, it set a new standard for shameful capitulation. This is a stain on the firm, every one of its partners, and the entire legal profession.
March 20, 2025 at 11:25 PM
It is a sad day for the legal industry. Paul Weiss, didn't just bend a knee, it set a new standard for shameful capitulation. This is a stain on the firm, every one of its partners, and the entire legal profession.
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this stuff is happening across the country and even more intensively downstream of the veterans admin but it's happening in so many places at once and without any public notification that it's still only barely emerging in the news
A friend drove two hours today for her breast cancer chemotherapy only to learn it was canceled due to NIH cuts. Clinical trial ended midstream. No treatment, no restart, no plan, no information. Her bro-in-law's chemo was also canceled.
March 20, 2025 at 9:08 PM
this stuff is happening across the country and even more intensively downstream of the veterans admin but it's happening in so many places at once and without any public notification that it's still only barely emerging in the news
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On the subject of people traveling to the US right about now: Fuck, if I were from another country and I didn't need to come, I sure as hell wouldn't, the current administration has made it clear traveling here isn't safe, and why not take them at their word, there's a whole world to visit
March 16, 2025 at 5:53 PM
On the subject of people traveling to the US right about now: Fuck, if I were from another country and I didn't need to come, I sure as hell wouldn't, the current administration has made it clear traveling here isn't safe, and why not take them at their word, there's a whole world to visit
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these are our party leaders now, ignore all other opinions
March 15, 2025 at 1:54 PM
these are our party leaders now, ignore all other opinions
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Hey friends, I came across this in someones timeline. Never a truer word spoken about Mr Dicktator!!! Please share so those that voted for this nightmare can feel publicly shamed!Everyone deserves peace and morality in their lives. Well except the MAGATS that voted for this shit show. Repost, Linda💞
March 11, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Hey friends, I came across this in someones timeline. Never a truer word spoken about Mr Dicktator!!! Please share so those that voted for this nightmare can feel publicly shamed!Everyone deserves peace and morality in their lives. Well except the MAGATS that voted for this shit show. Repost, Linda💞
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🇺🇸DEMs NEED
👉Daily Press Briefings
👉LeftWingMassMediaEcosystem
👉Engagement Teams
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👉COMMIT TO VOTE & GOTV
👉Fireside Chats/Rallies
👉Motivators/Cheerleaders
👉Civic Engagement
👉Charismatic leadership
👉ID what ppl need/want & give it
👉Drive the Narrative
👉Shadow Cabinet
👉TO WIN
👉Daily Press Briefings
👉LeftWingMassMediaEcosystem
👉Engagement Teams
👉RapidRespWarRooms24/7/365
👉COMMIT TO VOTE & GOTV
👉Fireside Chats/Rallies
👉Motivators/Cheerleaders
👉Civic Engagement
👉Charismatic leadership
👉ID what ppl need/want & give it
👉Drive the Narrative
👉Shadow Cabinet
👉TO WIN
March 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🇺🇸DEMs NEED
👉Daily Press Briefings
👉LeftWingMassMediaEcosystem
👉Engagement Teams
👉RapidRespWarRooms24/7/365
👉COMMIT TO VOTE & GOTV
👉Fireside Chats/Rallies
👉Motivators/Cheerleaders
👉Civic Engagement
👉Charismatic leadership
👉ID what ppl need/want & give it
👉Drive the Narrative
👉Shadow Cabinet
👉TO WIN
👉Daily Press Briefings
👉LeftWingMassMediaEcosystem
👉Engagement Teams
👉RapidRespWarRooms24/7/365
👉COMMIT TO VOTE & GOTV
👉Fireside Chats/Rallies
👉Motivators/Cheerleaders
👉Civic Engagement
👉Charismatic leadership
👉ID what ppl need/want & give it
👉Drive the Narrative
👉Shadow Cabinet
👉TO WIN
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Here’s how new U.S. rules will affect Canadian snowbirds
Just STOP travelling to the US
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
Just STOP travelling to the US
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
Here’s how new U.S. rules will affect Canadian snowbirds
New U.S. rules cracking down on illegal immigration will affect many Canadian snowbirds who travel south of the border, requiring them to register for the first time, says an immigration lawyer.
www.ctvnews.ca
March 11, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Here’s how new U.S. rules will affect Canadian snowbirds
Just STOP travelling to the US
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
Just STOP travelling to the US
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/artic...
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French Senator Claude Malhuret:
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
March 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
French Senator Claude Malhuret:
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."