J H Libby
@jhlibby.bsky.social
Recovering editor and nonprofit contrarian.
He / Him / Hey you
He / Him / Hey you
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So many people were detained extrajudicially, were tortured, or died because of Dick Cheney. You can't get to the danger we're in now without everything he did. The weapons he helped forge are ones we need to take away from U.S. presidents forever.
November 4, 2025 at 12:52 PM
So many people were detained extrajudicially, were tortured, or died because of Dick Cheney. You can't get to the danger we're in now without everything he did. The weapons he helped forge are ones we need to take away from U.S. presidents forever.
Dick Cheney died on Election Day 25 years too late.
November 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Also this would certainly help to ameliorate the current housing crisis in the city
(PS: No one's moving)
(PS: No one's moving)
You laugh, but this is how the exododus went extinct
November 4, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Live your life so you aren't shunned by literally every civilian neighborhood in commuting range.
Multiple senior Trump officials are moving onto military bases.
That’s not normal behavior. So ask yourself, is it really about their safety, or is the stage being set for something bigger?
That’s not normal behavior. So ask yourself, is it really about their safety, or is the stage being set for something bigger?
November 4, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Live your life so you aren't shunned by literally every civilian neighborhood in commuting range.
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In a way, I find the authoritarian takeover of our media system even more disturbing than the authoritarian takeover of our political system.
Our political system has been failing basically my entire adult life. But, the media system provided accountability and sort of worked. Now it’s collapsing.
Our political system has been failing basically my entire adult life. But, the media system provided accountability and sort of worked. Now it’s collapsing.
November 3, 2025 at 4:18 PM
In a way, I find the authoritarian takeover of our media system even more disturbing than the authoritarian takeover of our political system.
Our political system has been failing basically my entire adult life. But, the media system provided accountability and sort of worked. Now it’s collapsing.
Our political system has been failing basically my entire adult life. But, the media system provided accountability and sort of worked. Now it’s collapsing.
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Absolutely infuriating. And NOT a business decision.
Condé Nast finally achieved its dream of wrecking Teen Vogue and killing its politics section.
www.thecut.com/article/teen...
www.thecut.com/article/teen...
Teen Vogue Is Folding Into Vogue.com
According to Condé Nast’s announcement, the outlet will keep its “unique editorial identity and mission.”
www.thecut.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Absolutely infuriating. And NOT a business decision.
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If SNAP benefits vanished tomorrow, feeding 42 million Americans for a month would cost about $7.8 billion.That’s less than 1% of the combined net worth of the three richest men in the U.S. A reminder of how obscene inequality has become and how easily hunger could be solved if we chose to.
October 29, 2025 at 11:55 AM
If SNAP benefits vanished tomorrow, feeding 42 million Americans for a month would cost about $7.8 billion.That’s less than 1% of the combined net worth of the three richest men in the U.S. A reminder of how obscene inequality has become and how easily hunger could be solved if we chose to.
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Once again, the main day of Tea Party protests had about 300,000 nationwide, but saw endless coverage.
The No Kings protests had about 7,000,000 nationwide, and many media outlets reacted with a yawn.
No Kings was nearly 25x as big as the Tea Party but the Tea Party got 25x the attention.
The No Kings protests had about 7,000,000 nationwide, and many media outlets reacted with a yawn.
No Kings was nearly 25x as big as the Tea Party but the Tea Party got 25x the attention.
Ask yourself this: How would the New York Times have covered the protests if it had been seven million MAGA supporters flooding the streets? We don’t even have to guess: We know how they and other mainstream outlets covered the Tea Party protests during Obama’s first term.
October 26, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Once again, the main day of Tea Party protests had about 300,000 nationwide, but saw endless coverage.
The No Kings protests had about 7,000,000 nationwide, and many media outlets reacted with a yawn.
No Kings was nearly 25x as big as the Tea Party but the Tea Party got 25x the attention.
The No Kings protests had about 7,000,000 nationwide, and many media outlets reacted with a yawn.
No Kings was nearly 25x as big as the Tea Party but the Tea Party got 25x the attention.
"What they attempted to position as bridge-building quickly looked something more like trench warfare. Instead of conscientious outreach across the aisle, the Trump administration’s Bluesky launch mixed trolling and partisan messaging, creating instant backlash."
www.wired.com/story/inside...
www.wired.com/story/inside...
Inside the Trump Adminstration's Bluesky Invasion
On Friday, after months of internal discussions, federal agencies began posting on the left-friendly social network. Within days, they dominated a list of the most-blocked accounts.
www.wired.com
October 26, 2025 at 1:08 PM
"What they attempted to position as bridge-building quickly looked something more like trench warfare. Instead of conscientious outreach across the aisle, the Trump administration’s Bluesky launch mixed trolling and partisan messaging, creating instant backlash."
www.wired.com/story/inside...
www.wired.com/story/inside...
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🚨ICE posing as sheriff in Hollywood, CA. Governor Newsom is going to see this and he is going to be lit with rage, as he should be. The guy asking questions on video pointing out all the illegal acts they are committing. Let’s make sure he sees what happened tonight. 1/2
October 26, 2025 at 5:14 AM
🚨ICE posing as sheriff in Hollywood, CA. Governor Newsom is going to see this and he is going to be lit with rage, as he should be. The guy asking questions on video pointing out all the illegal acts they are committing. Let’s make sure he sees what happened tonight. 1/2
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If we are light a royal title, can this be the moment that we shake the dust off "Lord Baltimore"? Unused since the Calvert family line left the scene in the 18th Century and John Waters has a filmography that justifies a sword to the shoulder.
Yo, Chuck, your fam needs a distraction or two. Do it.
Yo, Chuck, your fam needs a distraction or two. Do it.
Prince Andrew has agreed to relinquish his Duke of York title following fresh revelations tied to Jeffrey Epstein and alleged Chinese espionage. His ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, has also agreed to relinquish her title Duchess of York. https://wapo.st/4qbXZRL
October 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
If we are light a royal title, can this be the moment that we shake the dust off "Lord Baltimore"? Unused since the Calvert family line left the scene in the 18th Century and John Waters has a filmography that justifies a sword to the shoulder.
Yo, Chuck, your fam needs a distraction or two. Do it.
Yo, Chuck, your fam needs a distraction or two. Do it.
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It was so obvious he was lying and yet you choose to follow. Shame on you.
October 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
It was so obvious he was lying and yet you choose to follow. Shame on you.
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The @chicago.suntimes.com photographer who risked their personal health and safety to take this photograph is Anthony Vazquez. Please credit photographers and media outlets. In this age of misinformation, a photo with no context could be anything at all.
Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.
October 15, 2025 at 12:16 AM
The @chicago.suntimes.com photographer who risked their personal health and safety to take this photograph is Anthony Vazquez. Please credit photographers and media outlets. In this age of misinformation, a photo with no context could be anything at all.
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"Tesla is bringing back the controversially named “Mad Max” mode in its Full Self-Driving (Supervised), a level 2 advanced driver assistance system that Tesla claims will become level 4 fully autonomous in the near future – something it claimed every year for the last 7 years."
What could go wrong?
Tesla brings back ‘Mad Max’ ‘Full Self-Driving’ mode that ignores speed limits
October 18, 2025 at 6:04 PM
"Tesla is bringing back the controversially named “Mad Max” mode in its Full Self-Driving (Supervised), a level 2 advanced driver assistance system that Tesla claims will become level 4 fully autonomous in the near future – something it claimed every year for the last 7 years."
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Auspicious start for the new CBS News, laundering unattributed cop shit-talking through the incoming editor-in-chief’s blog and failing to correct a misspelling of the story subject’s name in the web headline for three days.
October 13, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Auspicious start for the new CBS News, laundering unattributed cop shit-talking through the incoming editor-in-chief’s blog and failing to correct a misspelling of the story subject’s name in the web headline for three days.
Between-the-lines interpreters of Friday's medical report think it means DJT won't be around for long.
Once he goes, so will the pressure to release the Epstein files, the scrutiny of his family's financial hijinks, and everything else specific to his personal actions.
Once he goes, so will the pressure to release the Epstein files, the scrutiny of his family's financial hijinks, and everything else specific to his personal actions.
October 13, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Between-the-lines interpreters of Friday's medical report think it means DJT won't be around for long.
Once he goes, so will the pressure to release the Epstein files, the scrutiny of his family's financial hijinks, and everything else specific to his personal actions.
Once he goes, so will the pressure to release the Epstein files, the scrutiny of his family's financial hijinks, and everything else specific to his personal actions.
This week's science homework
Ooh ooh I want to do another
You know, if enough of us say on the internet that it's important to wash your cybertruck with saltwater and lemon juice to preserve the finish, eventually ChatGPT will start telling cybertruck owners that.
October 12, 2025 at 5:07 PM
This week's science homework
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Notice how she didn't answer the question. The media needs to stand up and support each other. If one question is ignored or derided, then the next person needs to ask it again until they get an answer.
October 1, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Notice how she didn't answer the question. The media needs to stand up and support each other. If one question is ignored or derided, then the next person needs to ask it again until they get an answer.
So, does each send constitute a Hatch Act violation, or is it a separate offense for each addressee on each email?
Asking for a friend in the next administration
Asking for a friend in the next administration
Federal workers tonight keep forwarding me highly unusual partisan emails from inside their agencies about the shutdown. This one is from NARA, the agency responsible for preserving official government records.
October 1, 2025 at 10:55 PM
So, does each send constitute a Hatch Act violation, or is it a separate offense for each addressee on each email?
Asking for a friend in the next administration
Asking for a friend in the next administration
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The Epstein files have turned the entire GOP in Congress into a bunch of Gym Jordans. They know the truth about a pedophile but are actively covering it up.
October 1, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The Epstein files have turned the entire GOP in Congress into a bunch of Gym Jordans. They know the truth about a pedophile but are actively covering it up.
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Jesse Watters of Fox wants to bomb the UN? Still think Fox is ok? Remove Fox. Contact your cable company to remove Fox from their channels. I can’t imagine who even watches it 🤮
September 25, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Jesse Watters of Fox wants to bomb the UN? Still think Fox is ok? Remove Fox. Contact your cable company to remove Fox from their channels. I can’t imagine who even watches it 🤮
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I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)
September 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)