John Mecklin
@meckdevil.bsky.social
EIC Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Formerly EIC at Pacific Standard/Miller-McCune, High Country News, SF Weekly, Phoenix New Times. Investigative reporting @ Houston Post. Email: jmecklin@thebulletin.org Tips: Signal to meckdevil.11
Way more careless than Jay Gatsby, though. Way more.
James Fallows@jfallows.bsky.social · 2w ago"They were careless people. They smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.” This man did incalculable damage, while 'carried away.'
This is very worth your time. Because Bernice Yeung is an extraordinary journalist.
Jessica McKenzie@jessimckenzi.bsky.social · 2w agoNew @thebulletin.org investigation out today by Bernice Yeung follows the on again, off again, and now very, very much on again love affair between Silicon Valley and the Defense Department
A powerful piece by the brilliant Bernice Yeung of the UC Berkeley Investigative Reporting Program. @berkeleyjournalism.bsky.social thebulletin.org/2026/07/the-...
The rise of the military-technology complex
How Silicon Valley tech firms remade US defense contracting. And then opened the Pentagon’s checkbook—wide.
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The Trump admin has signed a landmark 30-year "123 agreement" with Saudi Arabia, granting US nuclear firms like Westinghouse exclusive access to the kingdom's energy program. But nonproliferation experts warn it opens a dangerous door. My take for @thebulletin.org. 👇🧵1/4
“AI is a technology we do not understand, and it’s developing faster than humans can comprehend,” Daniel Holz thebulletin.org/2026/07/ai-f... By @francoisdm.bsky.social and @meckdevil.bsky.social via @thebulletin.org
AI for peace: In Rome, Nobel laureates call for disarming AI and nuclear weapons
Meeting at the Vatican, a historic assembly of Nobel laureates, scientists, and religious leaders warned that the "AI-nuke nexus" is rapidly eroding human control over existential decisions—urging wor...
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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...
Data centers powered by next-gen nuclear? Don’t fall for Big Tech’s PR hype
Nuclear power and small modular reactors will be unable to fill the electricity needs of data centers—especially within the next several years, when AI-related energy demand is expected to increase mo...
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An entire Washington Post story on the smoke across the Midwest and northeast and not a mention of climate change. Pathetic “journalism.” Wildfire smoke will linger and spread this weekend. See which cities are most affected.
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...
AI for peace: In Rome, Nobel laureates call for disarming AI and nuclear weapons
Meeting at the Vatican, a historic assembly of Nobel laureates, scientists, and religious leaders warned that the "AI-nuke nexus" is rapidly eroding human control over existential decisions—urging wor...
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In a future nuclear crisis, the speed of AI may leave literally zero room for human judgment. John Mecklin (@meckdevil.bsky.social) and I just published our latest dispatch from Rome for @thebulletin.org, covering a historic warning from some of the world's top minds. 👇 1/6 🧵
Not sure I like the messenger, but the message is worth listening to.
The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · last mo.💰 @grahamformaine.bsky.social PLATNER: “Wall Street’s takeover of our economy wasn’t an accident... We are living in a system operating exactly as intended… policy choices made by establishment politicians in the service of people who donated the most money to them. And it needs to end.”
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...
Mamdani Burns Allies in Making a Big Bet for Congress and the Left
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"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.
Risk of nuclear catastrophe is worse than ever. We can change that - Salon.com
Editor of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists says the doomsday threat is real — but human goodness will win out
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The renewable revolution continues amid the bizarre ravings of the mad king.
Mark Z. Jacobson@mzjacobson.bsky.social · 2mo agoOverall, WWS has supplied 2.2 times the electricity as gas in '26 and fossil gas down 61.1%, batteries up 336%, solar up 56%, wind up 13.5% & WWS up 21% in '26 v '23 146 of 171 days (85.4%) in 2026 with WWS>100%
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?
Sara Margarita Medina Ramos@sarammedinaramis.bsky.social · 2mo agoDirected by Sean Penn
@troyfarah.bsky.social at @slate.com interviewed me and somehow managed to make me seem thoughtful and nearlly eloquent at time. Thanks, Troy. www.salon.com/2026/06/15/r...
Risk of nuclear catastrophe is worse than ever. We can change that - Salon.com
Editor of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists says the doomsday threat is real — but human goodness will win out
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The US-Russia arms control regime has collapsed. Maybe it's time for Europe and China to begin talking about new ways to foster strategic stability. A series featuring top experts from Europe and China. thebulletin.org/2026/06/cros...
Cross-cultural dialogue: How Europe and China can collaborate to improve strategic stability
Renewed geopolitical competition, accelerating nuclear modernization, and the weakening of arms control frameworks have re-centered strategic stability in
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This is what the Republican Party is afraid of. For good reason.
James Talarico@jamestalarico.bsky.social · 2mo agoKen Paxton is the most corrupt politician in America. He embodies the broken system we’re running against. It’s time to come together: The People vs. Ken Paxton
You still have a week to apply for one of the best jobs in American journalism. You'll kick yourself later if you're a quality journo-thinker and don't at least take a look. thebulletin.org/2026/05/take...
Take my job. Please.
After 12 years as the Bulletin's editor in chief, John Mecklin steps down. If you're a deep thinker and top-flight journalist, here's why you should want to replace him.
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It is a criminal enterprise, and it does need to be stopped.
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 3mo agoMeidasTouch: What do you make of this $1.776 billion fund— Gavin Newsom: It’s a criminal enterprise. It’s not just corruption, it’s not just graft, it’s a full-on criminal enterprise and it needs to be shut down.
Well of course they are being snapped up. Drive one for a bit, and you'll never go back. Cheaper, quieter, faster, more fun to drive—and they help save the planet. I ❤️ my Hyundai Ioniq 6.
David Roberts@volts.wtf · 3mo agoWhy tie yourself into a lifelong relationship with expensive, dirty, blood-soaked fossil fuels if you don't have to?
Convicted Felon Donald Trump wants to give these Insurrectionists your money (Credit to Bill Weir for the original video post)
NYT Ed Board - There Has Never Been an Example of Presidential Corruption Like Trump's Slush Fund #TrumpCorruption www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/o...
Opinion | There Has Never Been an Example of Presidential Corruption Like This
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