John Gaffney
@jfpgaffney.bsky.social
Old guy. Seems that I am busy doing something close to nothing. Incredibly unfazed by immobile escalators.
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Just a reminder: Tillis persuaded the woman Hegseth allegedly raped to come forward with her story, and told her that if she did, it would sink the nomination.
She did. At great risk to herself. Tillis then cast the deciding vote for Hegseth.
Because he’s a goddamned coward.
She did. At great risk to herself. Tillis then cast the deciding vote for Hegseth.
Because he’s a goddamned coward.
Outgoing Sen. Tillis regrets pivotal vote for Hegseth: ‘He’s an actor. He’s not a manager’
Outgoing Sen. Thom Tillis spoke to MS NOW about regretting his vote to confirm Pete Hegseth and his strained relationship with Trump.
www.ms.now
October 5, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Just a reminder: Tillis persuaded the woman Hegseth allegedly raped to come forward with her story, and told her that if she did, it would sink the nomination.
She did. At great risk to herself. Tillis then cast the deciding vote for Hegseth.
Because he’s a goddamned coward.
She did. At great risk to herself. Tillis then cast the deciding vote for Hegseth.
Because he’s a goddamned coward.
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No shit🤔💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
October 4, 2026 at 10:15 PM
No shit🤔💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
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never the wrong time for this classic
October 5, 2026 at 5:30 PM
never the wrong time for this classic
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There are new and specific numbers in this story, so it’s worth reading. I continue to resent the lack of credit to Nick Schwellenbach at @pogo.org, Dan Friedman at @motherjones.com, and me, who have previously reported every other aspect of this story, including that the sale prices were very high.
October 4, 2026 at 2:55 PM
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You guys want to hear a short but adorable story that happened right in front of me at the baggage claim in NYC yesterday?
I wasn't part of it and there are bits I didn't catch but holy crap, I can't stop thinking about it.
I wasn't part of it and there are bits I didn't catch but holy crap, I can't stop thinking about it.
October 4, 2026 at 3:29 PM
You guys want to hear a short but adorable story that happened right in front of me at the baggage claim in NYC yesterday?
I wasn't part of it and there are bits I didn't catch but holy crap, I can't stop thinking about it.
I wasn't part of it and there are bits I didn't catch but holy crap, I can't stop thinking about it.
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For a long time I've wanted a sense of how trump has or hasn't interacted with chatbots (we know he posts a lot of slop sure). And this TIME anecdote about Grok arguably leading Trump into war is just extremely bracing
October 1, 2026 at 5:23 PM
For a long time I've wanted a sense of how trump has or hasn't interacted with chatbots (we know he posts a lot of slop sure). And this TIME anecdote about Grok arguably leading Trump into war is just extremely bracing
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This scathing article in New Lines is a pretty good summation of McGurk and his rotten legacy. “Brett only meets people who speak English. … There are like four people in the government who speak English. And somehow he’s now the person who should decide the fate of Iraq? How did this happen?”
Brett McGurk: A Hero of Our Time
Every generation of American diplomats has a figure who becomes the face of the era in foreign policy, a Dean Acheson, Henry Kissinger, or Richard Holbrooke. The years of pain and sorrow otherwise kno...
newlinesmag.com
March 6, 2026 at 11:12 PM
This scathing article in New Lines is a pretty good summation of McGurk and his rotten legacy. “Brett only meets people who speak English. … There are like four people in the government who speak English. And somehow he’s now the person who should decide the fate of Iraq? How did this happen?”
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Passenger says he pulled FlyDubai plane out of its dive after struggle with suicidal pilot: "I watch Air Crash Investigation"
(BBC News)
(BBC News)
September 30, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Passenger says he pulled FlyDubai plane out of its dive after struggle with suicidal pilot: "I watch Air Crash Investigation"
(BBC News)
(BBC News)
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I hope everyone reads this, thinks about it and then shares it. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
A few hundred noncitizen votes are a national scandal. But when states reject hundreds of thousands of ballots from eligible voters, it’s business as usual
One state rejected ballots because some voters failed to include their mother’s maiden name on the back of the return envelope.
www.democracydocket.com
September 30, 2026 at 5:35 PM
I hope everyone reads this, thinks about it and then shares it. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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JUST IN: A federal judge has issued a permanent injunction upbraiding ICE for mass arrests that have strained detention facilities and forced detainees all over the country into "overcrowded, squalid, and degrading rooms for excessive periods of time" www.nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/defaul...
September 24, 2026 at 3:29 PM
JUST IN: A federal judge has issued a permanent injunction upbraiding ICE for mass arrests that have strained detention facilities and forced detainees all over the country into "overcrowded, squalid, and degrading rooms for excessive periods of time" www.nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/defaul...
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Stephen Miller’s Office of Remigration was deliberately named to announce to the world that white nationalism is now the basis for US immigration policy.
If Dems win power, they should defund it. They should also defund third-country deportations.
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2157...
If Dems win power, they should defund it. They should also defund third-country deportations.
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2157...
September 24, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Stephen Miller’s Office of Remigration was deliberately named to announce to the world that white nationalism is now the basis for US immigration policy.
If Dems win power, they should defund it. They should also defund third-country deportations.
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2157...
If Dems win power, they should defund it. They should also defund third-country deportations.
New from me:
newrepublic.com/article/2157...
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(if you read the Gyges post, you'll know precisely where *koff*yudkowsky*koff* this dumbass shit came from, fyi)
September 24, 2026 at 5:15 PM
(if you read the Gyges post, you'll know precisely where *koff*yudkowsky*koff* this dumbass shit came from, fyi)
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Chinese media allowed at WH.
American media banned in defiance of a court order.
American media banned in defiance of a court order.
September 24, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Chinese media allowed at WH.
American media banned in defiance of a court order.
American media banned in defiance of a court order.
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Dog Can’t Believe Guy She Hooked Up With 10 Years Ago Now Head Of FBI https://theonion.com/dog-cant-believe-guy-she-hooked-up-with-10-years-ago-now-head-of-fbi/
September 24, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Dog Can’t Believe Guy She Hooked Up With 10 Years Ago Now Head Of FBI https://theonion.com/dog-cant-believe-guy-she-hooked-up-with-10-years-ago-now-head-of-fbi/
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Learned yesterday that there's a vast swath of rural counties in New Mexico with a total population of 247,000ish people, covering an area id 53,259 square miles, without a pediatrician
www.instagram.com/p/DdoegYHjFw...
www.instagram.com/p/DdoegYHjFw...
September 24, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Learned yesterday that there's a vast swath of rural counties in New Mexico with a total population of 247,000ish people, covering an area id 53,259 square miles, without a pediatrician
www.instagram.com/p/DdoegYHjFw...
www.instagram.com/p/DdoegYHjFw...
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Job opening! You could make $1000-$1500 per day!
**MUST HAVE GENUINE, EXPERT-LEVEL DUMPLING/RAMEN/PHO SKILLS
**MUST HAVE MICHELIN EXPERIENCE
www.estatejobs.com/job/5ztstu/p...
**MUST HAVE GENUINE, EXPERT-LEVEL DUMPLING/RAMEN/PHO SKILLS
**MUST HAVE MICHELIN EXPERIENCE
www.estatejobs.com/job/5ztstu/p...
September 24, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Job opening! You could make $1000-$1500 per day!
**MUST HAVE GENUINE, EXPERT-LEVEL DUMPLING/RAMEN/PHO SKILLS
**MUST HAVE MICHELIN EXPERIENCE
www.estatejobs.com/job/5ztstu/p...
**MUST HAVE GENUINE, EXPERT-LEVEL DUMPLING/RAMEN/PHO SKILLS
**MUST HAVE MICHELIN EXPERIENCE
www.estatejobs.com/job/5ztstu/p...
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You have to at least read until this part.
September 24, 2026 at 4:59 PM
You have to at least read until this part.
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Tallinn, who led Anthropic's series A, funds METR, the "auditing institute" people took seriously 🙄
After criticism that METR was laughably NOT independent, Anthropic announces they'll pay Accenture to "audit"
Accenture had acquired Tallinn firm which will be doing the "auditing"
Full circle 🙄
After criticism that METR was laughably NOT independent, Anthropic announces they'll pay Accenture to "audit"
Accenture had acquired Tallinn firm which will be doing the "auditing"
Full circle 🙄
I cannot repeat this enough. I'm seeing "haha, starched shirt consultants" takes on the Anthropic announcement of the Accenture embed, BUT Accenture acquired 'Faculty' in January, which originated as 'ASI Data Science' founded with financial backing from Jaan Tallinn. Just as like-minded as METR.
September 19, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Tallinn, who led Anthropic's series A, funds METR, the "auditing institute" people took seriously 🙄
After criticism that METR was laughably NOT independent, Anthropic announces they'll pay Accenture to "audit"
Accenture had acquired Tallinn firm which will be doing the "auditing"
Full circle 🙄
After criticism that METR was laughably NOT independent, Anthropic announces they'll pay Accenture to "audit"
Accenture had acquired Tallinn firm which will be doing the "auditing"
Full circle 🙄
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DHS "sent Nevada a list of 185 names ... it claimed identified noncitizens who had been improperly allowed to register to vote...On Tuesday, the state sent a strongly worded rebuke...: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen."
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...
From 15,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada Fizzle (Gift Article)
It was the Trump administration’s latest stumble in its effort to find proof of widespread noncitizen voting, despite decades of evidence that it is extremely rare.
www.nytimes.com
September 24, 2026 at 4:56 PM
DHS "sent Nevada a list of 185 names ... it claimed identified noncitizens who had been improperly allowed to register to vote...On Tuesday, the state sent a strongly worded rebuke...: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen."
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...
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the @forbidden-stories.bsky.social investigation is so deeply important. put the illegality to one side. the trump admin is brazenly sending ppl to third countries, lacking any cxn, without any guarantee they won't be sent on for torture, abuse, persecution... it's horrible.
The Deportation Project: Inside the Trump administration's secret deals to expel people worldwide - Forbidden Stories
72 journalists, 26 news organizations, 15 countries: a global investigation into the Trump administration’s secret third-country deportation system
forbiddenstories.org
September 24, 2026 at 12:18 AM
the @forbidden-stories.bsky.social investigation is so deeply important. put the illegality to one side. the trump admin is brazenly sending ppl to third countries, lacking any cxn, without any guarantee they won't be sent on for torture, abuse, persecution... it's horrible.
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ppl like to dump on lawyers and journalists but the heroic ones are working their asses off for the public interest and human rights
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NEW: Emergency motion asks First Circuit if its decision overturning DHS's third-country removal policy is effective immediately or not. They cite my reporting, and reveal tomorrow's ICE flight to make TCR stops in Central African Republic, Rwanda and Burundi.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/72347...
www.courtlistener.com/docket/72347...
September 24, 2026 at 4:19 AM
ppl like to dump on lawyers and journalists but the heroic ones are working their asses off for the public interest and human rights
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