John Sundman
@jsundman.bsky.social
Biodigital novelist, mover of heavy objects, volunteer firefighter (retired), national treasure.
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John Sundman
@jsundman.bsky.social
· Jan 10
A chronicler of biodigital technopotheosis
How I accidentally became a self-publishing cyber-bio-nanopunk novelist
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I write & publish literary fiction for hackers, geeks, and fans of Borges, Lem & Nabokov. I’ve written 4 novel(la)s; another novel in the works. Cyberpunk/biopunk technopothestic biodigital thrillers, some of them metafictional. All concern hacking of both silicon- & carbon-based systems. 💙📚 🪐📚
Anybody have a guest link to this article to share with me? Paulina's a friend of mine & it's nice to see her finally getting recognition for a book she wrote 25 years ago. 1/2 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/t...
The Writer Who Dared Criticize Silicon Valley
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Anybody have a guest link to this article to share with me? Paulina's a friend of mine & it's nice to see her finally getting recognition for a book she wrote 25 years ago. 1/2 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/t...
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We looked on the harbor & talked about cataracts & pacemakers, a battle between a giant wasp & a scorpion illuminated by kerosene lanterns & lightning, bullet holes patched with duct tape in the side of a helicopter, the Door of No Return on Gorée island, a magic charm that saved my life. . .
Adaptations
Iron ships, metaphysical stylings, bullet holes, thriller tropes
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November 26, 2025 at 2:32 PM
We looked on the harbor & talked about cataracts & pacemakers, a battle between a giant wasp & a scorpion illuminated by kerosene lanterns & lightning, bullet holes patched with duct tape in the side of a helicopter, the Door of No Return on Gorée island, a magic charm that saved my life. . .
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Actually the source publication is very readable too:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Deep eutectic solvent as a solution for polyester/cotton textile recycling
Global fibre production has expanded rapidly, with polyester and cotton dominating, significantly contributing to textile waste and increasing demand …
www.sciencedirect.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Actually the source publication is very readable too:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Wow.
This is the best kind of chemistry that can have an immediate positiv impact: 🧪
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Simple solvent makes polycotton fabric completely recyclable
What we think of as polyester fabric is most often actually a blend of polyester and cotton, which has proven very difficult to recycle. A new solvent, however, breaks the blend down into its two comp...
newatlas.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Wow.
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Why is the head of the world’s preeminent medical science research institute relying on an anonymous, anti-vax, software engineer known only as “Ben” for his COVID epidemiology?
The answer does not bode well for the future of science based medicine.
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🧪 #episky #NIH
The answer does not bode well for the future of science based medicine.
open.substack.com/pub/drbobmor...
🧪 #episky #NIH
HHS Science Is Rotting From the Head
How RFK Jr and Jay Bhattacharya Are Undermining Science at HHS
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November 26, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Why is the head of the world’s preeminent medical science research institute relying on an anonymous, anti-vax, software engineer known only as “Ben” for his COVID epidemiology?
The answer does not bode well for the future of science based medicine.
open.substack.com/pub/drbobmor...
🧪 #episky #NIH
The answer does not bode well for the future of science based medicine.
open.substack.com/pub/drbobmor...
🧪 #episky #NIH
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November 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
November 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
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ok: 2025 "AI" is built and funded by fascists for fascist purposes, and that should be the first thing anyone talks about when mentioning it in any regard.
that's my view as a technologist.
that's my view as a technologist.
November 26, 2025 at 2:07 PM
ok: 2025 "AI" is built and funded by fascists for fascist purposes, and that should be the first thing anyone talks about when mentioning it in any regard.
that's my view as a technologist.
that's my view as a technologist.
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That a lot of the 'AI'-bros also are into bitcoin which is also a rightwing technology should have been a hint for people.
November 26, 2025 at 3:32 PM
That a lot of the 'AI'-bros also are into bitcoin which is also a rightwing technology should have been a hint for people.
We looked on the harbor & talked about cataracts & pacemakers, a battle between a giant wasp & a scorpion illuminated by kerosene lanterns & lightning, bullet holes patched with duct tape in the side of a helicopter, the Door of No Return on Gorée island, a magic charm that saved my life. . .
Adaptations
Iron ships, metaphysical stylings, bullet holes, thriller tropes
open.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:32 PM
We looked on the harbor & talked about cataracts & pacemakers, a battle between a giant wasp & a scorpion illuminated by kerosene lanterns & lightning, bullet holes patched with duct tape in the side of a helicopter, the Door of No Return on Gorée island, a magic charm that saved my life. . .
I made a mistake a couple of days ago & re-watched that video from a decade or more ago of a bunch of very talented young people (teens & pre-teens) performing 46 & 2 by Tool. You know the one I mean — that video that's been watched 31 million times. What an idiot am I! Ear-wormed all to hell.
November 26, 2025 at 1:27 AM
I made a mistake a couple of days ago & re-watched that video from a decade or more ago of a bunch of very talented young people (teens & pre-teens) performing 46 & 2 by Tool. You know the one I mean — that video that's been watched 31 million times. What an idiot am I! Ear-wormed all to hell.
My advice to Charles Murray is that he eat shit and die, expeditiously. In that way he can get rid of his own discomfort and do the rest of us a favor.
watching people like Charles Murray be (correctly!) horrified by the rise of people like Nick Fuentes is sort of bleakly funny. uh oh! maybe those hysterical libs had a point Chuck! maybe there was something there to worry about!
November 26, 2025 at 1:12 AM
My advice to Charles Murray is that he eat shit and die, expeditiously. In that way he can get rid of his own discomfort and do the rest of us a favor.
God damn these fucking shit-stain human failures to Hell for all eternity, amen.
"Now, me to you, I know what it’s going to take to get a peace deal done: Donetsk and maybe a land swap somewhere."
-- Steve Witkoff, in his call to Putin aide Yuri Ushakov
Read the whole transcript of the Oct 14 call. It's amazing.
Gift link (for 7 days) ⤵️
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
-- Steve Witkoff, in his call to Putin aide Yuri Ushakov
Read the whole transcript of the Oct 14 call. It's amazing.
Gift link (for 7 days) ⤵️
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Witkoff Discusses Ukraine Plans With Key Putin Aide: Transcript
The following is a transcript of an Oct. 14 phone call lasting just over 5 minutes between Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump’s special envoy for peace missions, and Yuri Ushakov, Vladimir Putin’s most senio...
www.bloomberg.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:09 AM
God damn these fucking shit-stain human failures to Hell for all eternity, amen.
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"Now, me to you, I know what it’s going to take to get a peace deal done: Donetsk and maybe a land swap somewhere."
-- Steve Witkoff, in his call to Putin aide Yuri Ushakov
Read the whole transcript of the Oct 14 call. It's amazing.
Gift link (for 7 days) ⤵️
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
-- Steve Witkoff, in his call to Putin aide Yuri Ushakov
Read the whole transcript of the Oct 14 call. It's amazing.
Gift link (for 7 days) ⤵️
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Witkoff Discusses Ukraine Plans With Key Putin Aide: Transcript
The following is a transcript of an Oct. 14 phone call lasting just over 5 minutes between Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump’s special envoy for peace missions, and Yuri Ushakov, Vladimir Putin’s most senio...
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:17 PM
"Now, me to you, I know what it’s going to take to get a peace deal done: Donetsk and maybe a land swap somewhere."
-- Steve Witkoff, in his call to Putin aide Yuri Ushakov
Read the whole transcript of the Oct 14 call. It's amazing.
Gift link (for 7 days) ⤵️
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
-- Steve Witkoff, in his call to Putin aide Yuri Ushakov
Read the whole transcript of the Oct 14 call. It's amazing.
Gift link (for 7 days) ⤵️
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Twitter's new geolocation tool illuminates a disturbing and persistent issue.
“It is clear that information operations and coordinated inauthentic behavior will not cease.”
“It is clear that information operations and coordinated inauthentic behavior will not cease.”
Twitter's foreign influence problem is nothing new
The platform's just-debuted geolocation tool illuminates a disturbing and persistent issue.
www.motherjones.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Twitter's new geolocation tool illuminates a disturbing and persistent issue.
“It is clear that information operations and coordinated inauthentic behavior will not cease.”
“It is clear that information operations and coordinated inauthentic behavior will not cease.”
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The subtext in JD Vance asking for "patience" on the economy: When leaders stop talking about current conditions and jump straight to rosy forecasts, they’re signaling the present isn’t defensible. That’s your cue to scrutinize the numbers, not just the narrative.
November 25, 2025 at 10:56 PM
The subtext in JD Vance asking for "patience" on the economy: When leaders stop talking about current conditions and jump straight to rosy forecasts, they’re signaling the present isn’t defensible. That’s your cue to scrutinize the numbers, not just the narrative.
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Larry Ellison Met With Trump To Discuss Which CNN Reporters They Plan To Fire
Trump’s right wing billionaire friend Larry Ellison (and his nepobaby son, David) recently acquired CBS and likely co-ownership of TikTok. Like Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter, the goal isn’t really subtle: rich,…
Trump’s right wing billionaire friend Larry Ellison (and his nepobaby son, David) recently acquired CBS and likely co-ownership of TikTok. Like Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter, the goal isn’t really subtle: rich,…
Larry Ellison Met With Trump To Discuss Which CNN Reporters They Plan To Fire
Trump’s right wing billionaire friend Larry Ellison (and his nepobaby son, David) recently acquired CBS and likely co-ownership of TikTok. Like Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter, the goal isn’t really subtle: rich, thin-skinned right wingers want to own the entirety of U.S. new and old media, then convert it into a giant propaganda and lazy infotainment bullhorn that blows smoke up their asses…
www.techdirt.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Larry Ellison Met With Trump To Discuss Which CNN Reporters They Plan To Fire
Trump’s right wing billionaire friend Larry Ellison (and his nepobaby son, David) recently acquired CBS and likely co-ownership of TikTok. Like Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter, the goal isn’t really subtle: rich,…
Trump’s right wing billionaire friend Larry Ellison (and his nepobaby son, David) recently acquired CBS and likely co-ownership of TikTok. Like Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter, the goal isn’t really subtle: rich,…
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3 infant #pertussis deaths this year in Kentucky. "Of the three infant deaths reported over the past 12 months, all three were not vaccinated, nor were their mothers."
We first tested maternal vaccination for whooping cough over 80 years ago. It's safe & effective & might have saved these babies.
We first tested maternal vaccination for whooping cough over 80 years ago. It's safe & effective & might have saved these babies.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:27 AM
3 infant #pertussis deaths this year in Kentucky. "Of the three infant deaths reported over the past 12 months, all three were not vaccinated, nor were their mothers."
We first tested maternal vaccination for whooping cough over 80 years ago. It's safe & effective & might have saved these babies.
We first tested maternal vaccination for whooping cough over 80 years ago. It's safe & effective & might have saved these babies.
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One man -- Marco Rubio -- serves this country as both National Security Adviser and Secretary of State.
And he was nowhere near the drafting of that Ukraine 'peace plan,' which was instead devised by the president's real-estate buddy and his son-in-law.
🎁
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
And he was nowhere near the drafting of that Ukraine 'peace plan,' which was instead devised by the president's real-estate buddy and his son-in-law.
🎁
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
November 25, 2025 at 12:29 PM
One man -- Marco Rubio -- serves this country as both National Security Adviser and Secretary of State.
And he was nowhere near the drafting of that Ukraine 'peace plan,' which was instead devised by the president's real-estate buddy and his son-in-law.
🎁
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
And he was nowhere near the drafting of that Ukraine 'peace plan,' which was instead devised by the president's real-estate buddy and his son-in-law.
🎁
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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This is something @ndrew.bsky.social has been saying for years… are we really going to subject our children to targeted harassment and physical inspections by agents of the state just because of a hypothetical scenario that would seem to be more like obvious cheating than sincere inclusiveness.
people get wrongfooted by terfs going “what if a man can just say he’s a woman and win the Olympics” but they will be a lot less sympathetic when that cashes out with “and that’s why the drunkest MAGA grandpas at the track meet are accusing your tomboy daughter of being a secret male”
November 24, 2025 at 11:04 PM
This is something @ndrew.bsky.social has been saying for years… are we really going to subject our children to targeted harassment and physical inspections by agents of the state just because of a hypothetical scenario that would seem to be more like obvious cheating than sincere inclusiveness.
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wearing slippers and pajamas to the airport is antifa now
November 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
wearing slippers and pajamas to the airport is antifa now
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The attacks on Comey, James, Kelly etc are really bad! But so is the demolition of the Goddard Space Flight Center!
BREAKING: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center is illegally closing 13 campus buildings (including ~100 laboratories).
Report coming from GESTA, the Goddard employee union
Report coming from GESTA, the Goddard employee union
November 25, 2025 at 1:34 AM
The attacks on Comey, James, Kelly etc are really bad! But so is the demolition of the Goddard Space Flight Center!
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Thousands of Starbucks workers are on strike for a living wage and better working conditions. Stand with them by boycotting Starbucks until it can strike a fair contract. sbworkersunited.org
@sbworkersunited.org
@sbworkersunited.org
Zohran Mamdani has called for a boycott of Starbucks until the company can bargain a fair contract with its striking workers. We joined members of the mayor-elect's team on the Starbucks picket line in NYC.
November 24, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Thousands of Starbucks workers are on strike for a living wage and better working conditions. Stand with them by boycotting Starbucks until it can strike a fair contract. sbworkersunited.org
@sbworkersunited.org
@sbworkersunited.org
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they used to sell this kettle corn at the farmers market that they’d make right in front of you. best popcorn on earth.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:53 AM
they used to sell this kettle corn at the farmers market that they’d make right in front of you. best popcorn on earth.
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"Our guy has the leather jacket. The comparison is preposterous and quite frankly offensive."
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November 25, 2025 at 12:27 AM
"Our guy has the leather jacket. The comparison is preposterous and quite frankly offensive."