John Cavnar-Johnson
@cavnar-johnson.net
I enjoy writing software, reading fiction, drinking beer, and making the world a better place for us all to live.
Pitch perfect encapsulation of the moment.
“Our new Stephen video generator is an easy, user-friendly text-to-video model that can create clips up to two minutes long and will easily trick the commander-in-chief into believing Mexico has deployed nuclear weapons on the U.S. border,” said OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
OpenAI Introduces Premium Video Generator For White House Advisors Manipulating Trump
SAN FRANCISCO—Heralding what it called a “bold new age” in warping the mind of the nation’s elderly leader, OpenAI introduced a new premium video generator Thursday marketed toward White House advisor...
theonion.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Pitch perfect encapsulation of the moment.
El Paso is going to count as another war that Trump stopped, right?
February 11, 2026 at 2:30 PM
El Paso is going to count as another war that Trump stopped, right?
Call of Cthulhu The Hedgehog
Ticket to Ride The Hedgehog
Improve a game title by adding "The Hedgehog" at the end
January 23, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Call of Cthulhu The Hedgehog
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Pastors working for ICE
Sex workers running mutual aid for immigrants
Which one looks more like Jesus???
Sex workers running mutual aid for immigrants
Which one looks more like Jesus???
January 21, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Pastors working for ICE
Sex workers running mutual aid for immigrants
Which one looks more like Jesus???
Sex workers running mutual aid for immigrants
Which one looks more like Jesus???
The optics that Trump is worried about are the reason he wants the military, the optics @emptywheel called out here www.emptywheel.net/2025/09/29/b...
January 18, 2026 at 4:32 PM
The optics that Trump is worried about are the reason he wants the military, the optics @emptywheel called out here www.emptywheel.net/2025/09/29/b...
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You aren't actually overreacting other people are sleepwalking.
January 15, 2026 at 10:39 PM
You aren't actually overreacting other people are sleepwalking.
Wait until they find out about her membership in a radical subversive group that was suing ICE. That’s right, she was a Presbyterian.
The woman killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis last week served on the board of her son’s school, which linked to documents encouraging parents to monitor ICE and directing them to training. https://cnn.it/49yoNEa
January 14, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Wait until they find out about her membership in a radical subversive group that was suing ICE. That’s right, she was a Presbyterian.
Sid Meier’s Civilization
What’s your favorite video game that’s at least 27 years old (so 1999 or earlier)? Let’s get a list of classics going.
January 5, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Sid Meier’s Civilization
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You know who else came to power under dubious circumstances, relied on a foreign dictator to stay in power, was tremendously unpopular with his own nation, had several wives and many children just as awful as him, went on a building spree, loved brutality and wars and died of some unknown disease?
I hear the sound of 10,000 Epiphany sermons being hastily rewritten to sharpen the contrast between the Prince of Peace and the kings of this world.
January 3, 2026 at 3:57 PM
You know who else came to power under dubious circumstances, relied on a foreign dictator to stay in power, was tremendously unpopular with his own nation, had several wives and many children just as awful as him, went on a building spree, loved brutality and wars and died of some unknown disease?
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If your position is that regime change should be forced on countries where the president does not respect democratic norms and regularly kidnaps opponents using an officially sanctioned paramiliatary, have I got news for you about your position on the United States
January 3, 2026 at 1:45 PM
If your position is that regime change should be forced on countries where the president does not respect democratic norms and regularly kidnaps opponents using an officially sanctioned paramiliatary, have I got news for you about your position on the United States
Unpaid mayor becomes city manager
Happy New Year, friends! I have some ~personal news~, which is that the Bluesky team is generously giving me some contract work (which could possibly turn into a job) welcoming more indie media and local govt to Bsky and supporting those already here.
Excited to take my amateur Bsky boosterism pro!
Excited to take my amateur Bsky boosterism pro!
January 2, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Unpaid mayor becomes city manager
When I was in grad school, I was in an elevator in the Algonquin Hotel with a friend who had just graduated from college with 4.0 gpa in Economics. And Lester Thurow got on the elevator. We recognized him, but he definitely qualifies as a non-celebrity (especially at the Algonquin)
Please quote this with stories of your minor interactions with non-celebrities, e.g. “I once accidentally bumped into a man in the Wellingborough branch of Holland & Barrett”
December 31, 2025 at 2:00 AM
When I was in grad school, I was in an elevator in the Algonquin Hotel with a friend who had just graduated from college with 4.0 gpa in Economics. And Lester Thurow got on the elevator. We recognized him, but he definitely qualifies as a non-celebrity (especially at the Algonquin)
AI “hallucinations” still have a long way to go to get to this level.
I had missed this latest delirium by Adrian Vermeule on birthright citizenship
'Common law?! NAH, it's the Roman law of adoption that should govern the interpretation of the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution!'
thenewdigest.substack.com/p/immigratio...
'Common law?! NAH, it's the Roman law of adoption that should govern the interpretation of the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution!'
thenewdigest.substack.com/p/immigratio...
December 27, 2025 at 2:31 AM
AI “hallucinations” still have a long way to go to get to this level.
Two people who disagree with Yglesias are the two leading candidates for the Democratic nomination for Senate in Texas. @jamestalarico.bsky.social and @crockett.house.gov
They are both going in hard on immigration. I think it’s pretty difficult to be more wrong about this than Yglesias is
They are both going in hard on immigration. I think it’s pretty difficult to be more wrong about this than Yglesias is
I’m curious, though, is someone going to *actually* disagree with me and argue that Garcia-focused messaging is what we will see Dem challengers in Iowa, Ohio, Texas, Alaska, Kansas, and Florida have success with?
My sense is everyone is actually aligned on this.
My sense is everyone is actually aligned on this.
December 18, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Two people who disagree with Yglesias are the two leading candidates for the Democratic nomination for Senate in Texas. @jamestalarico.bsky.social and @crockett.house.gov
They are both going in hard on immigration. I think it’s pretty difficult to be more wrong about this than Yglesias is
They are both going in hard on immigration. I think it’s pretty difficult to be more wrong about this than Yglesias is
I went to a James Talarico town hall tonight. I feel good about my life choices.
December 18, 2025 at 4:02 AM
I went to a James Talarico town hall tonight. I feel good about my life choices.
As a liberal arts guy who became a software developer and is *currently in the process of migrating F# web apps from Azure to AWS” I feel like I have been precision targeted by this joke. #fsharp
Creating an F# field to hold some AWS user credentials. It's an option type, which is None if the credentials do not exist yet. If they do, Cognito ergo Some.
December 15, 2025 at 3:13 AM
As a liberal arts guy who became a software developer and is *currently in the process of migrating F# web apps from Azure to AWS” I feel like I have been precision targeted by this joke. #fsharp
The continuing persecution of James Comey (and the larger insane conspiracy theories that the DOJ is pursuing) took a big hit. Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly has ordered the DOJ to stop violating Daniel Richman's Fourth Amendment rights. Order here: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Order on Motion for Order AND Order on Motion for Return of Property AND Order on Motion for TRO – #20 in RICHMAN v. United States (D.D.C., 1:25-mc-00170) – CourtListener.com
ORDER granting the Petitioner's 1 Motion for Return of Property, denying as moot the remaining requests for relief in the Petitioner's 9 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order, and denying as moot the...
storage.courtlistener.com
December 13, 2025 at 1:54 AM
The continuing persecution of James Comey (and the larger insane conspiracy theories that the DOJ is pursuing) took a big hit. Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly has ordered the DOJ to stop violating Daniel Richman's Fourth Amendment rights. Order here: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Let them fight meme.gif
LOL... Pentagon released a new AI military chatbot and it immediately pointed out that Pete Hegseth is a war criminal.
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
abovethelaw.com/2025/12/pent...
Pentagon Unveils New GenAI Platform, It Immediately Starts Flagging Pete Hegseth's War Crimes - Above the Law
The Defense Department's new ChatJAG turned out to be better than the human chain of command.
abovethelaw.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Let them fight meme.gif
As true now as it was when I started in software development over 30 years ago.
“Failed software projects are strategic failures | deadSimpleTech”
https://deadsimpletech.com/blog/failed_software_projects
> The reason for this is fairly simple: software projects tend to fail on the strategic level, not the execution level.
This is the core truth of software development
https://deadsimpletech.com/blog/failed_software_projects
> The reason for this is fairly simple: software projects tend to fail on the strategic level, not the execution level.
This is the core truth of software development
December 4, 2025 at 12:13 PM
As true now as it was when I started in software development over 30 years ago.
November 28, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Willie Nelson (1978)
Waylon Jennings
Grateful Dead
Bob Dylan
Willie Nelson (2025)
(Yeah, I am listing Willie twice.)
Waylon Jennings
Grateful Dead
Bob Dylan
Willie Nelson (2025)
(Yeah, I am listing Willie twice.)
Fun prompt!
They Might Be Giants (a half a dozen times, at least)
"Weird Al" Yankovic (a few times)
Barenaked Ladies (Once, in Chicago, it was a blast)
Nickel Creek (once before they made it, then again much later for a reunion)
Wayne Brady at the Venetian (a variety show with a lot of singing)
They Might Be Giants (a half a dozen times, at least)
"Weird Al" Yankovic (a few times)
Barenaked Ladies (Once, in Chicago, it was a blast)
Nickel Creek (once before they made it, then again much later for a reunion)
Wayne Brady at the Venetian (a variety show with a lot of singing)
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:
ELO
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Michael Jackson
Def Leppard
Jean Michel Jarre
ELO
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Michael Jackson
Def Leppard
Jean Michel Jarre
November 28, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Willie Nelson (1978)
Waylon Jennings
Grateful Dead
Bob Dylan
Willie Nelson (2025)
(Yeah, I am listing Willie twice.)
Waylon Jennings
Grateful Dead
Bob Dylan
Willie Nelson (2025)
(Yeah, I am listing Willie twice.)
Thanksgiving is a good day to recommend www.amazon.com/Grateful-Tra... by @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social
I read this book 6 1/2 years ago and much to my surprise, it has had an impact on my life every day since. It’s simple, easy to read and profound.
I read this book 6 1/2 years ago and much to my surprise, it has had an impact on my life every day since. It’s simple, easy to read and profound.
Grateful: The Subversive Practice of Giving Thanks―Practical Steps for Personal Growth and Community Connection
Grateful: The Subversive Practice of Giving Thanks―Practical Steps for Personal Growth and Community Connection [Bass, Diana Butler] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Grateful: The Subversive Practice of Giving Thanks―Practical Steps for Personal Growth and Community Connection
www.amazon.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Thanksgiving is a good day to recommend www.amazon.com/Grateful-Tra... by @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social
I read this book 6 1/2 years ago and much to my surprise, it has had an impact on my life every day since. It’s simple, easy to read and profound.
I read this book 6 1/2 years ago and much to my surprise, it has had an impact on my life every day since. It’s simple, easy to read and profound.
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Read this opinion carefully. This is a paramilitary force violently attacking and detaining American citizens for opposing the regime. Obviously, those are my words, not the judge's. The facts are the facts. The only "crime" that these people committed was exercising their 1st Amendment rights
Here's the dismissal opinion in the Dana Briggs case. Everyone should read it.
Among other things it describes that none of the very celebrated (by DHS) arrests on September survived.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Among other things it describes that none of the very celebrated (by DHS) arrests on September survived.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 21, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Read this opinion carefully. This is a paramilitary force violently attacking and detaining American citizens for opposing the regime. Obviously, those are my words, not the judge's. The facts are the facts. The only "crime" that these people committed was exercising their 1st Amendment rights
The new “War on Christmas”. I swear some folks think Herod was the hero of the story.
"Agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including ICE, ERO, and CBP intend to implement a comprehensive plan to target Spanish-speaking churches across the country during the upcoming holiday season between Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, and Christmas, Dec. 25."
Exclusive: Trump DHS Plans Immigration Raids on Churches Over Holidays
The Trump Dept. of Homeland Security is briefing federal agencies on plans for immigration enforcement operations inside churches over holidays.
thisweekinworcester.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The new “War on Christmas”. I swear some folks think Herod was the hero of the story.