John W Farrell
@johnwfarrell.bsky.social
Journalist. Author of The Day Without Yesterday (Basic Books) and The Clock and the Camshaft (Rowman & Littlefield). Forthcoming, my novel: An Uncommon Descent (Serving House Books).
Website: www.farrellmedia.com
Website: www.farrellmedia.com
@hcrichardson.bsky.social this morning.
November 30, 2025 at 1:07 PM
@hcrichardson.bsky.social this morning.
"The Former JAGs Working Group organized in February 2025 after Hegseth purged JAGs from the Army and Air Force and systematically dismantled the military’s legal guardrails." November 29, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
November 29, 2025
In the wake of yesterday’s report from Alex Horton and Ellen Nakashima of the Washington Post that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered Special Operations to kill the survivors of a September 2 stri...
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November 30, 2025 at 11:51 AM
"The Former JAGs Working Group organized in February 2025 after Hegseth purged JAGs from the Army and Air Force and systematically dismantled the military’s legal guardrails." November 29, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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This turns a bad peace proposal into a filthy deal www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:09 PM
This turns a bad peace proposal into a filthy deal www.wsj.com/world/russia...
"As Trump’s popularity continues to drop, the MAGA coalition shows signs of cracking, and Trump’s mental acuity slips, there is a frantic feel to the administration, as if Trump’s people are trying to grab all they can, while they can." November 28, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
November 28, 2025
As Trump’s popularity continues to drop, the MAGA coalition shows signs of cracking, and Trump’s mental acuity slips, there is a frantic feel to the administration, as if Trump’s people are trying to ...
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November 29, 2025 at 3:18 PM
"As Trump’s popularity continues to drop, the MAGA coalition shows signs of cracking, and Trump’s mental acuity slips, there is a frantic feel to the administration, as if Trump’s people are trying to grab all they can, while they can." November 28, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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New Evidence Suggests Neanderthals Cannibalized Outsider Women and Children gizmodo.com/new-evidence...
New Evidence Suggests Neanderthals Cannibalized Outsider Women and Children
Human remains found inside a Belgian cave tell a grisly story of selective cannibalism among our hominid cousins.
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November 28, 2025 at 1:18 PM
New Evidence Suggests Neanderthals Cannibalized Outsider Women and Children gizmodo.com/new-evidence...
"Thanksgiving is the quintessential American holiday…but not for the reasons we generally remember." November 26, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
November 26, 2025
Thanksgiving is the quintessential American holiday…but not for the reasons we generally remember.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
"Thanksgiving is the quintessential American holiday…but not for the reasons we generally remember." November 26, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
"Every day, I am struck by all the ways in which we are reliving the 1890s. In that era too, consumers organized, using their buying power to affect politics." November 25, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
November 25, 2025
Last week, a poll conducted for Global EV Alliance, made up of electric vehicle driver associations around the world, found that 52% of Americans would avoid buying a Tesla for political reasons.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:24 PM
"Every day, I am struck by all the ways in which we are reliving the 1890s. In that era too, consumers organized, using their buying power to affect politics." November 25, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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Northumbrian coal miner eating his evening meal, 1937, photo by Bill Brandt (1904-83).
November 25, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Northumbrian coal miner eating his evening meal, 1937, photo by Bill Brandt (1904-83).
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Epstein emailing Bannon about the future of Mohammed bin Salman after killing Jamal Khashoggi. Disgusting.
#EpsteinFiles
#EpsteinFiles
November 24, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Monday Book Notes!
November 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Monday Book Notes!
"But as scholar of strategic studies Phillips P. OBrien noted in Phillips’s Newsletter, once it became widely known that the plan was written by the Russians, Secretary of State Marco Rubio tried to back away from it..." November 23, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
November 23, 2025
“Do I understand correctly that there is now a dispute within the administration about whether this ‘peace plan’ was written by Russians or Americans?” foreign affairs journalist Anne Applebaum asked ...
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November 24, 2025 at 11:32 AM
"But as scholar of strategic studies Phillips P. OBrien noted in Phillips’s Newsletter, once it became widely known that the plan was written by the Russians, Secretary of State Marco Rubio tried to back away from it..." November 23, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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Too late. Marco Rubio already spilled the truth. The so called peace plan was Russia’s wish list, not something the US drafted. He’s trying to walk it back but the damage is done.
He’s scrambling.
He’s scrambling.
November 23, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Too late. Marco Rubio already spilled the truth. The so called peace plan was Russia’s wish list, not something the US drafted. He’s trying to walk it back but the damage is done.
He’s scrambling.
He’s scrambling.
"On Tuesday, six Democratic lawmakers, themselves veterans of the U.S. military or intelligence services, released a video telling service members that they would stand behind them as they refused to obey unlawful orders." November 22, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
November 22, 2025
On Tuesday, six Democratic lawmakers, themselves veterans of the U.S.
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November 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
"On Tuesday, six Democratic lawmakers, themselves veterans of the U.S. military or intelligence services, released a video telling service members that they would stand behind them as they refused to obey unlawful orders." November 22, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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Well, well, well....
Let's think about why the Russians leaked it and why Trump is pushing for it at this particular moment. Could they think his days in the White House are numbered and they need to grab whatever they can?
Let's think about why the Russians leaked it and why Trump is pushing for it at this particular moment. Could they think his days in the White House are numbered and they need to grab whatever they can?
November 23, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Well, well, well....
Let's think about why the Russians leaked it and why Trump is pushing for it at this particular moment. Could they think his days in the White House are numbered and they need to grab whatever they can?
Let's think about why the Russians leaked it and why Trump is pushing for it at this particular moment. Could they think his days in the White House are numbered and they need to grab whatever they can?
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Gotta lean heavily into this, which i think they will. Trumps weak and getting weaker. He’s supporting criminal conduct. Time is against him. rollcall.com/2025/11/20/d...
Democratic hawks defiant after Trump accuses them of 'seditious' act - Roll Call
Democrats stood by their call for troops to disobey unlawful orders after Trump suggested they could be executed for "seditious behavior."
rollcall.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Gotta lean heavily into this, which i think they will. Trumps weak and getting weaker. He’s supporting criminal conduct. Time is against him. rollcall.com/2025/11/20/d...
"Yesterday the House of Representatives passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act." November 19, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
November 19, 2025
Yesterday the House of Representatives passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
"Yesterday the House of Representatives passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act." November 19, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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"Ireland's weather service said its scientists briefed the country’s prime minister last year and a parliamentary committee last month."
Last year, but not a peep out of Leo or Simon (pre & post Apr 2024 Taoisigh) about the #climate risks of early AMOC collapse.
#Speirgorm #IrishPol
Last year, but not a peep out of Leo or Simon (pre & post Apr 2024 Taoisigh) about the #climate risks of early AMOC collapse.
#Speirgorm #IrishPol
Iceland Climate Minister Johannsson: "It is a direct threat to our national resilience and security. (This) is the first time a specific climate-related phenomenon has been formally brought before the National Security Council as a potential existential threat."
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Iceland deems possible Atlantic current collapse a security risk
Iceland has designated the potential collapse of a major Atlantic Ocean current system a national security concern and an existential threat, enabling its government to strategize for worst-case scenarios, the country's climate minister told Reuters.
www.reuters.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:10 PM
"Ireland's weather service said its scientists briefed the country’s prime minister last year and a parliamentary committee last month."
Last year, but not a peep out of Leo or Simon (pre & post Apr 2024 Taoisigh) about the #climate risks of early AMOC collapse.
#Speirgorm #IrishPol
Last year, but not a peep out of Leo or Simon (pre & post Apr 2024 Taoisigh) about the #climate risks of early AMOC collapse.
#Speirgorm #IrishPol
Quote of the Day, from the marvelous new book by @rbratten.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Quote of the Day, from the marvelous new book by @rbratten.bsky.social
"On November 19, 1863, about fifteen thousand people gathered in Gettysburg for the dedication ceremony." November 18, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
November 18, 2025
For three hot days, from July 1 to July 3, 1863, more than 150,000 soldiers from the armies of the United States of America and the Confederate States of America slashed at each other in the hills and...
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November 19, 2025 at 11:31 AM
"On November 19, 1863, about fifteen thousand people gathered in Gettysburg for the dedication ceremony." November 18, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
"On Thursday, November 13, the people behind the White House social media account seemed to be trying to combat the Epstein story by pushing the image of Trump as a happily married family man." November 17, 2025 (Monday) open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
November 17, 2025 (Monday)
President Donald J.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
"On Thursday, November 13, the people behind the White House social media account seemed to be trying to combat the Epstein story by pushing the image of Trump as a happily married family man." November 17, 2025 (Monday) open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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Congratulations to Carla Kaplan! Kirkus just named her biography, TROUBLEMAKER: The Fierce, Unruly Life of Jessica Mitford, one of the Best Nonfiction Books of the Year! bit.ly/3LMwJte @harperbooks.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social @cktroublemaker.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Congratulations to Carla Kaplan! Kirkus just named her biography, TROUBLEMAKER: The Fierce, Unruly Life of Jessica Mitford, one of the Best Nonfiction Books of the Year! bit.ly/3LMwJte @harperbooks.bsky.social @harpercollins.bsky.social @cktroublemaker.bsky.social
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Originalism was always a mirage. A Fed Soc marketing tactic designed to give cover to “do whatever the fvck we want” rulings by Leonard Leo’s extreme Catholic Supreme Court. As originalism falls out of favor, watch it be replaced by Aquinas/Catholic natural law.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Originalism was always a mirage. A Fed Soc marketing tactic designed to give cover to “do whatever the fvck we want” rulings by Leonard Leo’s extreme Catholic Supreme Court. As originalism falls out of favor, watch it be replaced by Aquinas/Catholic natural law.
archive.ph/u1wdd
archive.ph/u1wdd
@hcrichardson.bsky.social this morning:
November 17, 2025 at 12:16 PM
@hcrichardson.bsky.social this morning: