Jeff Clegg
@thejlnc.bsky.social
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the reaction to the death of Scott Adams should contrast particularly with the (eventual) death of Bill Watterson, who will be mourned in the style of the ancient Pharaohs, with all of Ohio entombed alive along with him
January 22, 2026 at 2:41 AM
the reaction to the death of Scott Adams should contrast particularly with the (eventual) death of Bill Watterson, who will be mourned in the style of the ancient Pharaohs, with all of Ohio entombed alive along with him
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Some people were confused by my ICE post. This should clear it up.
January 17, 2026 at 1:43 AM
Some people were confused by my ICE post. This should clear it up.
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The title of my next book, the 5th in the John Dies at the End series, has been leaked, by me. It will be called,
'THERE ARE NO GIANT CRABS IN THIS NOVEL: A Novel of Giant Crabs'
There is a free preview chapter in the paperback edition of I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom.
'THERE ARE NO GIANT CRABS IN THIS NOVEL: A Novel of Giant Crabs'
There is a free preview chapter in the paperback edition of I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom.
November 18, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The title of my next book, the 5th in the John Dies at the End series, has been leaked, by me. It will be called,
'THERE ARE NO GIANT CRABS IN THIS NOVEL: A Novel of Giant Crabs'
There is a free preview chapter in the paperback edition of I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom.
'THERE ARE NO GIANT CRABS IN THIS NOVEL: A Novel of Giant Crabs'
There is a free preview chapter in the paperback edition of I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom.
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...at some point around the middle they came for John Bolton, and I did not speak out, because it kinda seemed like that dude belongs in prison.
October 20, 2025 at 3:58 AM
...at some point around the middle they came for John Bolton, and I did not speak out, because it kinda seemed like that dude belongs in prison.
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The budget of the final season of Stranger Things is about half a billion dollars. Once it's over the world will need another "Small town losers vs cosmic horror" series and I know of one that could be made for no more than twice that amount, I think we could keep it under a bill per season
October 17, 2025 at 3:22 AM
The budget of the final season of Stranger Things is about half a billion dollars. Once it's over the world will need another "Small town losers vs cosmic horror" series and I know of one that could be made for no more than twice that amount, I think we could keep it under a bill per season
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New York Times Executive Editor Joseph Kahn either does kidnap and molest preschoolers or he doesn’t. Does he or does he not? Is there troubling evidence or isn’t there? Have preschoolers shrieked in pain and terror in his office or haven’t they? All of this plus the Brooklyn Book Festival!ghv
October 12, 2025 at 3:48 PM
New York Times Executive Editor Joseph Kahn either does kidnap and molest preschoolers or he doesn’t. Does he or does he not? Is there troubling evidence or isn’t there? Have preschoolers shrieked in pain and terror in his office or haven’t they? All of this plus the Brooklyn Book Festival!ghv
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I don’t get horror prequels
October 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I don’t get horror prequels
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Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.
October 8, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.
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one thing that is true for everyone reading this: unless something changes dramatically the number of people who agree with you on what basic facts constitute "reality" will shrink every year for the rest of your life
September 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
one thing that is true for everyone reading this: unless something changes dramatically the number of people who agree with you on what basic facts constitute "reality" will shrink every year for the rest of your life
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This is not the sort of thing I'd expect a scientist at the FDA to say. Personally, I doubt that any of the Alt accounts are who they claim to be.
This kind of idiotic dunking on @gidmk.bsky.social means that the silly Alt account needs to be blocked
(As do most ‘Alt’ accounts TBH)
(As do most ‘Alt’ accounts TBH)
September 22, 2025 at 8:49 PM
This is not the sort of thing I'd expect a scientist at the FDA to say. Personally, I doubt that any of the Alt accounts are who they claim to be.
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So. Would there be legitimate reasons for the Trump administration to decide not to charge Tom Homan for accepting a Cava bag with $50k in cash in exchange for the promise to influence the Trump administration?
Actually, yes.
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Actually, yes.
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September 22, 2025 at 10:34 PM
So. Would there be legitimate reasons for the Trump administration to decide not to charge Tom Homan for accepting a Cava bag with $50k in cash in exchange for the promise to influence the Trump administration?
Actually, yes.
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Actually, yes.
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welcome to The Resistance,
*checks notes*
*sighs*
*weeps gently*
...michael eisner
*checks notes*
*sighs*
*weeps gently*
...michael eisner
Michael Eisner, who served as CEO of Disney for 21 years and acquired ABC while he was in charge, slams his successor Bob Iger for bending the knee.
September 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
welcome to The Resistance,
*checks notes*
*sighs*
*weeps gently*
...michael eisner
*checks notes*
*sighs*
*weeps gently*
...michael eisner
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There are two ways you can consume this: “Obama is a weakling who is tacitly endorsing Charlie Kirk because he’s not using the language and tone I would,” or “a professional communicator is making a point, I may not be the audience, and his primary aim may not be my personal emotional needs.”
September 17, 2025 at 7:23 PM
There are two ways you can consume this: “Obama is a weakling who is tacitly endorsing Charlie Kirk because he’s not using the language and tone I would,” or “a professional communicator is making a point, I may not be the audience, and his primary aim may not be my personal emotional needs.”
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I’m sticking with “assassination is bad” and add “if, as these charges suggest, you assassinated someone to fight hate, you absolutely condemned a bunch of other people to die as a natural consequence.”
September 16, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I’m sticking with “assassination is bad” and add “if, as these charges suggest, you assassinated someone to fight hate, you absolutely condemned a bunch of other people to die as a natural consequence.”
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Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."
September 13, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."
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Political violence disproportionately hurts people with less power, not people with more power. Political violence will disproportionately hurt people of color and women and LGBTQ people. It’s not fair, but that’s the way it works. Celebrating political violence means at best indifference to that.
Political violence is bad. It usually begets more political violence.
Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets.
Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe.
It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.
Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets.
Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe.
It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.
September 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Political violence disproportionately hurts people with less power, not people with more power. Political violence will disproportionately hurt people of color and women and LGBTQ people. It’s not fair, but that’s the way it works. Celebrating political violence means at best indifference to that.
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"Drink lots of absinthe?"
No, the other Poe's Law.
"Get in an X-wing and blow something up?"
No, the other other Poe's Law.
:)
No, the other Poe's Law.
"Get in an X-wing and blow something up?"
No, the other other Poe's Law.
:)
September 3, 2025 at 5:55 PM
"Drink lots of absinthe?"
No, the other Poe's Law.
"Get in an X-wing and blow something up?"
No, the other other Poe's Law.
:)
No, the other Poe's Law.
"Get in an X-wing and blow something up?"
No, the other other Poe's Law.
:)
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It is INFURIATING when you get mostly through a video game only to find you've been totally neglecting an easily-missed mechanic that REQUIRES you to BUILD RELATIONSHIPS with other characters in order to get the BEST OUTCOME because this is also what happened to me in REAL LIFE
August 18, 2025 at 9:15 PM
It is INFURIATING when you get mostly through a video game only to find you've been totally neglecting an easily-missed mechanic that REQUIRES you to BUILD RELATIONSHIPS with other characters in order to get the BEST OUTCOME because this is also what happened to me in REAL LIFE
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Well you're a paper
So this is crazy
But here's my taint
So snort it maybe
So this is crazy
But here's my taint
So snort it maybe
August 4, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Well you're a paper
So this is crazy
But here's my taint
So snort it maybe
So this is crazy
But here's my taint
So snort it maybe
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I guess I don't understand economics
July 31, 2025 at 12:59 PM
I guess I don't understand economics
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There are few people who I have lost more respect for than Richard Dawkins.
You can't cheerlead for the ghoulish thugs when they agree with you and complain when they destroy the scientific enterprise.
You can't cheerlead for the ghoulish thugs when they agree with you and complain when they destroy the scientific enterprise.
July 23, 2025 at 6:01 AM
There are few people who I have lost more respect for than Richard Dawkins.
You can't cheerlead for the ghoulish thugs when they agree with you and complain when they destroy the scientific enterprise.
You can't cheerlead for the ghoulish thugs when they agree with you and complain when they destroy the scientific enterprise.
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In the public reactions to this, you’re going to observe the pathologies Americans have about crime and the penal system.
People are going to treat it as if a judge said “molesting kids is fine, lol.”
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People are going to treat it as if a judge said “molesting kids is fine, lol.”
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JUST IN: A federal judge has barred Washington state from enforcing a law that would have required priests to report evidence of child abuse learned during confession.
The Trump administration had intervened on the side of the Catholic clergy.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
The Trump administration had intervened on the side of the Catholic clergy.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
July 18, 2025 at 7:33 PM
In the public reactions to this, you’re going to observe the pathologies Americans have about crime and the penal system.
People are going to treat it as if a judge said “molesting kids is fine, lol.”
/1
People are going to treat it as if a judge said “molesting kids is fine, lol.”
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NYT Tomorrow: Critics Say Donald Trump Is Inflexible And Autocratic. But In Fact He’s Shown Admirable Willingness To Reconsider Past Decisions.
Trump on Powell: “I was surprised he was appointed” (Trump appointed him)
July 16, 2025 at 6:41 PM
NYT Tomorrow: Critics Say Donald Trump Is Inflexible And Autocratic. But In Fact He’s Shown Admirable Willingness To Reconsider Past Decisions.
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How did the pandemic start?
I have avoided publicly commenting on this for 5 years. Here's my take as someone who has no stake at all in the game.
gidmk.substack.com/p/pandemic-r...
I have avoided publicly commenting on this for 5 years. Here's my take as someone who has no stake at all in the game.
gidmk.substack.com/p/pandemic-r...
Pandemic Revisionism, Part One: COVID-19 Origins
Because people keep getting this very wrong.
gidmk.substack.com
July 7, 2025 at 9:46 PM
How did the pandemic start?
I have avoided publicly commenting on this for 5 years. Here's my take as someone who has no stake at all in the game.
gidmk.substack.com/p/pandemic-r...
I have avoided publicly commenting on this for 5 years. Here's my take as someone who has no stake at all in the game.
gidmk.substack.com/p/pandemic-r...