Editor in Chief @BulletinAtomic. Ex-Miller-Mccune/PacifStandard, High Country News, SF Weekly. Email: jmecklin@thebulletin.org Tips: Signal to meckdevil.11
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May 29
The note he sent to staff is amateur hour in terms of management. I hope he backs off on the macho change mantra and spends six months or so learning the staff, who’s good and who’s trouble. He’s clearly a good journalist. But inspiring a team to do great things requires more.
May 28
This is a clear reinvestment in 60 Minutes. Nick Bilton is a serious journalist who will focus on groundbreaking investigative pieces and knows how to reach audiences in new places. Welcome to CBS!
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Lawrence J. Korb, Sr. died April 20, leaving behind an exemplary career in American national security policy, in teaching, in research and university administration, and in military service.
Stephen J. Cimbala, Korb's friend and colleague, remembers him.
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Read here for more about the job and how to apply.
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After 12 years as the Bulletin's editor in chief, John Mecklin @meckdevil is stepping down.
If you're a deep thinker and top-flight journalist, here are the reasons you should want to replace him, from the man himself.
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President Trump's latest ultimatum promising massive infrastructure strikes on Tuesday night confirms that the international community may face a stark escalation in the war in Iran, write @AliAlkisTR and @LudovicaCastel5.
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"Thus far, Iran's warfare has to some degree degraded American and Israeli capabilities, increased pressure on Washington, and hampered the global economy [...] But Tehran's strategy has serious limits," writes @SpenserAWarren.
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"In my assessment, the material seems most likely to have been highly enriched uranium (HEU) in the form of uranium hexafluoride (UF6),[2] and the quantity could be up to about 540 kilograms, more than previously reported by the IAEA and Iran."
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Mar 16
What kind of a dope are you? Chatbots can do some routine sorting and gathering. There’s no actual thinking going on, and saying chatbots have revolutionized your life is sort of like saying the dumbest intern you’ve ever encountered is central to your existence.
Mar 15
After 3 years of using Claude, I can say it’s the technology that has revolutionized my life.
Here are 10 prompts I use daily that have transformed my day-to-day life and could do the same for you:
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"President Trump may get lucky and find that his attacks achieve some outcomes that serve US interests. But it is hard to envision that the net result will be an improvement in US or world security."
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In a new opinion piece, @NicoleGrajewski argues that Iran's nuclear strategy rested on the critical assumption that the US administration preferred a deal to a war.
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As the conflict between the US, Israel, and Iran continues we're looking back at some recent pieces that provide more context.
This video from July talks about the history of the Israeli and Iranian nuclear programs: thebulletin.org/2025/07/isra…
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Military conflicts often have long reaching environmental consequences. This piece from July looked at the impacts of the June 2025 US and Israeli strikes on Iran.
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Feb 14
This is genuinely thoughtful and worth your time.
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In the 2026 Doomsday Clock statement, the Bulletin's Science and Security Board explains why the Doomsday Clock is now at 85 seconds to midnight.
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ALT Why is it 85 seconds to midnight on the Doomsday Clock? The Bulletin's Science and Security Board explains the reasoning for the Clock setting in the Doomsday Clock statement. Read the statement by visiting thebulletin.org/doomsday-clock
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One of the winning stories of the Bulletin’s “Write Before Midnight” fiction contest invites readers to reflect on a funny—yet perplexing—metaphor that Kim Stanley Robinson says "captures some of the truth of the situation."
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Jan 10
The new Keystone Kops
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Does it make sense to continue holding massive international summits if the core of the problem—the continued use of oil, gas, and coal—continues to be systematically avoided?
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ALT “This COP set a record for fossil fuel lobbyists in attendance: 1,600, surpassing all individual country delegations except the host country.” — María de los Ángeles Orfila Bulletin Climate Change Editorial Fellow
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Jan 7
Want to experience a journalistic atrocity? Watch this exercise in attempted reality erasure.
Jan 7
Some high-profile CBS News staffers were aghast last night when Tony Dokoupil's brief mention of the Jan. 6 anniversary was a both-sides mess. This very Foxy clip ricocheted around social media and was ridiculed by media types:
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