John Mecklin

Whenever a CEO says s/he wants to take things to the next level, sensible people roll their eyes and ask “Really?”: Netflix Shakes Up Top Ranks, Replacing Its Chief Content Officer www.nytimes.com/2026/10/15/b...

This is an interesting way to measure effectiveness in White House hiring.

The vast and open corruption of the Trump administration.

I find this vastly amusing.

It’s an open question: Is Donald Trump a Russian agent? Rebuking Ukraine Over Oil Strikes, Trump Says It Should ‘Get a New President’ www.nytimes.com/2026/10/10/w...

If you’re in Santa Monica, eat here. Great Argentinian food, great vibe, nice people, reasonable prices: www.santinossantamonica.com

I’m absolutely certain all these stars stayed where we did in Hollywood. It’s named the Legend Hotel, after all. Even if there were a few apparent junkies and whores stumbling around the surrounding blocks.

A day in LA at the new Lucas Museum of Narrative Art and the Pantages Theater for a fab performance of “The Outsiders” has provided all the big-city fix I’ll need for a while.

This one's worth a read. Both authors are top bioscience experts who, in my experience, do not make bad assumptions. thebulletin.org/2026/10/anni...

He said what he said about Iran nuking LA and San Diego; responsible public officials in both major parties should demand he take it back. When it’s beyond the pale, party ought not matter. Candidates Pounce on Trump’s Remark About Iran Taking Out L.A. and San Diego www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10...

Went to see Larry David be interviewed by his daughter last night. Quite touching and personal. Funny, too, but that wasn’t the major vibe.?

Think for a minute. It'll come to you.

The ProPublica piece is absolutely withering. Read it. www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...

Don't panic about AI. Demand that Congress create an Artificial Intelligence Commission to regulate it, as other dangerous technologies have been dealt with in the past. Along the way, educate yourself about AI via authoritative sources like the @thebulletin.org. thebulletin.org/the-ai-power...

I’d be surprised by the lack of sophistication of this piece, and it’s one-sided failure to deal with counterarguments, if I didn’t know who wrote it. But I do know, and so I’m completely unsurprised by its simple mindedness. Trump May Not Be Entirely Wrong About A.I. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/o...

The best explanation I've seen of the OpenAI/Hugging Face incident. It's time to stop anthropomorphizing computer programs and to start holding firms that develop AI models to reasonable standards of accountability. By the brilliant @melaniemitchell.bsky.social aiguide.substack.com/p/misleading...

No, you can't have any of Yosemite. Ever. Stupid greedy bastards. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08...

There’s a reason Dr. King's historic August 28, 1963 rally was called “The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.” As he warned the nation, "We all too often have socialism for the rich and rugged free market capitalism for the poor." Real freedom requires economic freedom for all.

REMEMBER: They all knew.

My last piece as editor in chief for the @thebulletin.org is, I think, (and thanks mostly to the brilliant @thomas.gaulk.in) beautiful and powerful: thebulletin.org/2026/08/the-...

Exactly: youtu.be/46tpqFxfomI

Matt Smith and David Ritsher made an important and wryly hilarious video. A Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists and Mother Jones collaboration: youtu.be/W8o2Nw2XzDc?...

And what do you want to bet on the probability of a change in the "federal investigation for alleged tax fraud by other companies tied to the billionaire (Walter)," now that he's sold the Lakers to a Kushner? .https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/49590362/josh-kushner-bob-iger-buy-lakers-12b

Sources: Kushner, Iger to buy Lakers for $12.5B — wow, does this one smell. That ESPN didn’t say Josh Kushner is Jared’s brother is the absurd journalism fail of the year. At least. More TK.

This is great. Only cat owners will fully understand why.

I hope the @nytimes.com and other major media stop feeding the phony panic about progressive candidates. El-Sayed is a medical doctor and Rhodes scholar who says what he thinks, instead of spouting political operative mumbo-jumbo. He was the smarter, more authentic candidate. And that's why he won.

Way more careless than Jay Gatsby, though. Way more.

This is very worth your time. Because Bernice Yeung is an extraordinary journalist.

A powerful piece by the brilliant Bernice Yeung of the UC Berkeley Investigative Reporting Program. @berkeleyjournalism.bsky.social thebulletin.org/2026/07/the-...

The next time some enthusiastic AI executive tells you how nuclear power is the clean way to run energy-hungry data centers, tell him to read this piece. thebulletin.org/2026/07/data...

Had an interestin time, talking about the dangerous combination of artificial intelligence and nuclear weapons systems at Castel Gandolfo, the pope’s summer residence southeast if Rome. thebulletin.org/2026/07/ai-f...

Not sure I like the messenger, but the message is worth listening to.

My better headline for this piece: NY mayor supports candidates who think like he does. Mamdani Burns Allies in Making a Big Bet for Congress and the Left www.nytimes.com/2026/06/21/n...

"It doesn't affect me mentally that the world is in a bad situation. I just view it as a challenge. It's fixable. Humans can undo what they've done, it just requires will, caring. Anything can be changed." The Bulletin's @meckdevil.bsky.social, interviewed by @troyfarah.bsky.social for @salon.com.

The renewable revolution continues amid the bizarre ravings of the mad king.

In what world does Trae Young think he’s worth north of $50 million a year? On a good team, he’d be a quality candidate to be the point guard on the second unit. Sources: Wizards' Young to decline option, be FA

And who's going to play the guy with the horns?

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