John Hodgman
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Remember April 2009 when about 250,000 people took to America’s streets in Tea Party rallies and the media was like “oh man, the Dems are in trouble?” Approximately 28X as many people took to the streets to protest Trump yesterday. Didn’t even make the NYT front page.
In April of 2009 I observed the Tea Party rally in Salem. As this front page story says, there were a couple hundred people there. This past weekend in Salem there were roughly 2-3000 people at the Hands Off rally. Yet the Tea Party coverage seemed to take that event far more seriously.
October 19, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Remember April 2009 when about 250,000 people took to America’s streets in Tea Party rallies and the media was like “oh man, the Dems are in trouble?” Approximately 28X as many people took to the streets to protest Trump yesterday. Didn’t even make the NYT front page.
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The top of two prominent newspapers’ mobile editions right now—and the reason that, despite growing up in New York, I always read @theguardian.com first (and rarely open @nytimes.com):
October 19, 2025 at 3:28 AM
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to this i would add a good amount of self-loathing stemming from a belief that liberal political views are somehow “inauthentic” or an affectation of “elites”
I agree with whoever said a rather under-appreciated dynamic is the extent to which Professional Politics Opinion Havers flat out just find the left interpersonally irritating in a way they do not find the right so, and I think a lot of the talk of a vibe shift was wish-casting their irritants away.
October 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
to this i would add a good amount of self-loathing stemming from a belief that liberal political views are somehow “inauthentic” or an affectation of “elites”
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There’s been a lot of well-deserved appreciation for Drew Struzan’s iconic theatrical art, but I’d like to also celebrate the art he did for @carolekingofficial.bsky.social’s 1973 album FANTASY. It has such a sublime warmth and personality to it, and it’s the perfect gateway to a great album.
October 18, 2025 at 4:00 AM
There’s been a lot of well-deserved appreciation for Drew Struzan’s iconic theatrical art, but I’d like to also celebrate the art he did for @carolekingofficial.bsky.social’s 1973 album FANTASY. It has such a sublime warmth and personality to it, and it’s the perfect gateway to a great album.
Whoa. I co-host this podcast about state (and commonwealth) mottos and even I am stumped on a bunch of these
I’d like to thank @hodgman.bsky.social and E Pluribus Motto for helping me kick butt at bar trivia tonight.
October 15, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Whoa. I co-host this podcast about state (and commonwealth) mottos and even I am stumped on a bunch of these
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this man's marriage would not exist if not for a previous generation of people marching for their rights.
Bessent: "This crazy No Kings rally this weekend, which is gonna be the farthest left, the hardest core, the most unhinged in the Democratic Party, which is a big title. No Kings equals no paychecks."
October 15, 2025 at 2:33 PM
this man's marriage would not exist if not for a previous generation of people marching for their rights.
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Remember how under Biden the press said this was the biggest issue ever but how now under Trump it’s barely mentioned? Yeah.
A grocery store clerk in Chicago says shoppers see prices “and say, ‘What the f—? .. It happens all the time.”
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October 15, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Remember how under Biden the press said this was the biggest issue ever but how now under Trump it’s barely mentioned? Yeah.
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Because this week's eps of their respective podcasts popped back to back in my feed, I couldn't help but think how much @stabert.bsky.social would appreciate @hodgman.bsky.social's musings on Philadelphia on this week's episode of E Pluribus Motto. maximumfun.org/episodes/e-p...
Episode 18: Pennsylvania - “Virtue, liberty and independence” | Maximum Fun
Janet Varney and John Hodgman have arrived in the keystone state! First order of business: What on Earth is a keystone anyway?
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October 15, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Because this week's eps of their respective podcasts popped back to back in my feed, I couldn't help but think how much @stabert.bsky.social would appreciate @hodgman.bsky.social's musings on Philadelphia on this week's episode of E Pluribus Motto. maximumfun.org/episodes/e-p...
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NEW — I dug into the story of ICE abducting a 13-year-old boy in Massachusetts and moving him 500 miles across state lines without notifying his mother, local cop's complicity, and how the federal government's justification for such cruelty is already falling apart:
ICE took a 13-year-old they said had a gun. Local cops say he didn’t.
Now he's detained 500 miles away from his Massachusetts home.
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October 15, 2025 at 1:44 PM
NEW — I dug into the story of ICE abducting a 13-year-old boy in Massachusetts and moving him 500 miles across state lines without notifying his mother, local cop's complicity, and how the federal government's justification for such cruelty is already falling apart:
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“the constitution forbids race conscious remedies” would be news to the people who wrote the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments
Griem goes there, arguing in response to Justice Jackson that there can be no race-conscious remedy absent a finding of intentional discrimination.
October 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM
“the constitution forbids race conscious remedies” would be news to the people who wrote the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments
I think Mills has a been a good governor, and she’s obviously free to run. but this is a clear indication that Dem leadership in DC is going to cost Platner and the other candidates money and do them reputational damage just because.
Dan Pfeiffer
For the life of me, I cannot figure out what the hell the Senate Democrats are doing in Maine — the most important Senate race in the country. Their decision to back Janet Mills suggests they have learned no lessons from our loss in 2024.
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For the life of me, I cannot figure out what the hell the Senate Democrats are doing in Maine — the most important Senate race in the country. Their decision to back Janet Mills suggests they have learned no lessons from our loss in 2024.
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Are Democrats About to Blow It in Maine?
By backing Janet Mills over a grassroots outsider, party leaders may be repeating the same mistakes from 2024
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October 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I think Mills has a been a good governor, and she’s obviously free to run. but this is a clear indication that Dem leadership in DC is going to cost Platner and the other candidates money and do them reputational damage just because.
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Dan Pfeiffer
For the life of me, I cannot figure out what the hell the Senate Democrats are doing in Maine — the most important Senate race in the country. Their decision to back Janet Mills suggests they have learned no lessons from our loss in 2024.
messagebox.substack.com/p/are-democr...
For the life of me, I cannot figure out what the hell the Senate Democrats are doing in Maine — the most important Senate race in the country. Their decision to back Janet Mills suggests they have learned no lessons from our loss in 2024.
messagebox.substack.com/p/are-democr...
Are Democrats About to Blow It in Maine?
By backing Janet Mills over a grassroots outsider, party leaders may be repeating the same mistakes from 2024
messagebox.substack.com
October 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Dan Pfeiffer
For the life of me, I cannot figure out what the hell the Senate Democrats are doing in Maine — the most important Senate race in the country. Their decision to back Janet Mills suggests they have learned no lessons from our loss in 2024.
messagebox.substack.com/p/are-democr...
For the life of me, I cannot figure out what the hell the Senate Democrats are doing in Maine — the most important Senate race in the country. Their decision to back Janet Mills suggests they have learned no lessons from our loss in 2024.
messagebox.substack.com/p/are-democr...
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We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.
When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.
When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.
October 12, 2025 at 4:44 PM
We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.
When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.
When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.
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DAILY MEMO: The Kidnapping of Latino Workers Continues From California to Chicago
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October 7, 2025 at 4:24 AM
DAILY MEMO: The Kidnapping of Latino Workers Continues From California to Chicago
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Federal officer blasts chemical spray into vocal but nonviolent Portland protester, video shows
The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.
The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.
October 4, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Federal officer blasts chemical spray into vocal but nonviolent Portland protester, video shows
The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.
The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.
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Where are the commanding officers of those sailors in the background. How are they letting this happen?
Trump to the Navy: "We have to take care of this little gnat that's on our shoulder called the Democrats."
October 5, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Where are the commanding officers of those sailors in the background. How are they letting this happen?
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I've pulled another of my vintage interviews from the vault - This time with Sir Ian McKellen...
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Check it out!
And if you want to see more archival pieces like this, & plenty of new ones, please consider becoming a patron! (It'd be swell...)
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FROM THE VAULT: An Interview With Sir Ian McKellen | Ken Plume
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October 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
I've pulled another of my vintage interviews from the vault - This time with Sir Ian McKellen...
Check it out!
And if you want to see more archival pieces like this, & plenty of new ones, please consider becoming a patron! (It'd be swell...)
patreon.com/posts/from-vault-with-140470347
Check it out!
And if you want to see more archival pieces like this, & plenty of new ones, please consider becoming a patron! (It'd be swell...)
patreon.com/posts/from-vault-with-140470347
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The media trots out the "deplorable" comment from a decade ago to castigate the left. Once a week now Trump implies that the military should destroy democrats, and it is just how things are.
Trump to the Navy: "We have to take care of this little gnat that's on our shoulder called the Democrats."
October 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The media trots out the "deplorable" comment from a decade ago to castigate the left. Once a week now Trump implies that the military should destroy democrats, and it is just how things are.
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Hello if there's anyone who would like a little pep talk in an upcoming That's Marvelous newsletter, please let me know here, and I'll see what I can do! :)
October 5, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Hello if there's anyone who would like a little pep talk in an upcoming That's Marvelous newsletter, please let me know here, and I'll see what I can do! :)
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This week, the panel will be joined by guests: Comedian and Author, @hodgman.bsky.social and Comedian and Podcaster, @akilahhughes.com! A brand new episode airs Saturday, 9/27 at 9p ET/PT on @cnn.com.
October 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This week, the panel will be joined by guests: Comedian and Author, @hodgman.bsky.social and Comedian and Podcaster, @akilahhughes.com! A brand new episode airs Saturday, 9/27 at 9p ET/PT on @cnn.com.
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New York City, I can see a future with you. And it’s one we can afford.
Our new ad just aired during The Golden Bachelor.
Our new ad just aired during The Golden Bachelor.
October 2, 2025 at 1:52 AM
New York City, I can see a future with you. And it’s one we can afford.
Our new ad just aired during The Golden Bachelor.
Our new ad just aired during The Golden Bachelor.
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new convo between me and @lioneltrolling.bsky.social on hegseth and that weird display in quantico www.patreon.com/posts/unclea...
Unclear and Present Politics Episode 4 — Military Readiness Edition (Video) | Unclear and Present Patreon
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October 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
new convo between me and @lioneltrolling.bsky.social on hegseth and that weird display in quantico www.patreon.com/posts/unclea...
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The language of non-consent around AI is really telling. "It's too late to be scared." "It's here whether we want it or not." "You'll have to learn to work with it." "You can't fight the inevitable."
All just variations of "you're not allowed to say no." Creepy technology made by creepy people.
All just variations of "you're not allowed to say no." Creepy technology made by creepy people.
‘It’s too late to be scared’: readers on the controversial rise of AI ‘actors’
‘It’s too late to be scared’: readers on the controversial rise of AI ‘actors’
The birth of AI ‘actor’ Tilly Norwood has caused a backlash in Hollywood and has sparked conversation from Guardian readers
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October 1, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The language of non-consent around AI is really telling. "It's too late to be scared." "It's here whether we want it or not." "You'll have to learn to work with it." "You can't fight the inevitable."
All just variations of "you're not allowed to say no." Creepy technology made by creepy people.
All just variations of "you're not allowed to say no." Creepy technology made by creepy people.