L Jackson
@774460.bsky.social
democracy, science, higher education, the rule of law, peace
Happy Insurrection Day to those who celebrate!
January 6, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Happy Insurrection Day to those who celebrate!
Strangely relevant these days: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persona...
Personal Rule - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 3, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Strangely relevant these days: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persona...
The president has dropsy.
January 3, 2026 at 1:40 PM
The president has dropsy.
Next stop: Greenland!
January 3, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Next stop: Greenland!
The shutdown gave me some hope. Now I feel like an idiot for thinking the Democrats would hold out.
November 10, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The shutdown gave me some hope. Now I feel like an idiot for thinking the Democrats would hold out.
We've got a k shaped economy because Republicans believe that our big problem is that the poor are too rich and the rich are too poor
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recessi...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recessi...
Recession shapes - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 2, 2025 at 11:12 AM
We've got a k shaped economy because Republicans believe that our big problem is that the poor are too rich and the rich are too poor
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recessi...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recessi...
Where's my bread? Where's my circus?
September 16, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Where's my bread? Where's my circus?
Empathy is never toxic
August 23, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Empathy is never toxic
So grateful for the evil enemy radical left!
July 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
So grateful for the evil enemy radical left!
The rescissions bill is unconstitutional. It violates the nondelegation doctrine.
constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay...
constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay...
constitution.congress.gov
July 17, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The rescissions bill is unconstitutional. It violates the nondelegation doctrine.
constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay...
constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay...
Higher prices, shortages, retaliation, & disruption of supply chains:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariff_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoot%E...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariffs...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariff_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoot%E...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariffs...
Tariffs in the second Trump administration - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
July 11, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Higher prices, shortages, retaliation, & disruption of supply chains:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariff_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoot%E...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariffs...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariff_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoot%E...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariffs...
Immigrants are the lifeblood of the US. Take a look at this great comic book:
www.carnegie.org/publications...
www.carnegie.org/publications...
Great Immigrants Great Americans Comic Book | Carnegie Corporation of New York
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of its Great Immigrants, Great Americans public awareness initiative, Carnegie Corporation of New York commissioned a free comic book featuring more than a dozen hono...
www.carnegie.org
July 7, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Immigrants are the lifeblood of the US. Take a look at this great comic book:
www.carnegie.org/publications...
www.carnegie.org/publications...
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Makes Herself Heard, Prompting a Rebuke
www.nytimes.com
July 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Apparently, the big problem that the Republicans were trying to solve was that the rich are too poor and the poor are too rich.
July 5, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Apparently, the big problem that the Republicans were trying to solve was that the rich are too poor and the poor are too rich.
This Iran war never would've happened if Trump were president.
June 13, 2025 at 9:49 AM
This Iran war never would've happened if Trump were president.
Can anyone point me to Trump's gift registry? I can't think of what to get him for his birthday party.
June 13, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Can anyone point me to Trump's gift registry? I can't think of what to get him for his birthday party.
Given his strong interest in acquiring territory, I suggest Trump take a look at en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terra_n...
He could consider Marie Byrd Land in Antarctica or that weird sector Bir Tawil between Egypt and Sudan.
He could consider Marie Byrd Land in Antarctica or that weird sector Bir Tawil between Egypt and Sudan.
Terra nullius - Wikipedia
en.m.wikipedia.org
May 19, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Given his strong interest in acquiring territory, I suggest Trump take a look at en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terra_n...
He could consider Marie Byrd Land in Antarctica or that weird sector Bir Tawil between Egypt and Sudan.
He could consider Marie Byrd Land in Antarctica or that weird sector Bir Tawil between Egypt and Sudan.
We're all just rearranging the deck chairs of fascism.
May 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
We're all just rearranging the deck chairs of fascism.
Beforetimes: back when we had democracy
April 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Beforetimes: back when we had democracy
Reposted by L Jackson
Per source, NIH has been instructed to hold off from issuing ALL awards to Harvard, Cornell, Columbia, Brown, and Northwestern (including med schools)
Agency staff have also been instructed to not speak about this funding freeze to grantees and applicants
Agency staff have also been instructed to not speak about this funding freeze to grantees and applicants
April 18, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Per source, NIH has been instructed to hold off from issuing ALL awards to Harvard, Cornell, Columbia, Brown, and Northwestern (including med schools)
Agency staff have also been instructed to not speak about this funding freeze to grantees and applicants
Agency staff have also been instructed to not speak about this funding freeze to grantees and applicants
Despite the executive order to stop minting cents, in March, the Mint struck 328 million Lincoln cents, accounting for 48.9% of circulating coins produced.
April 18, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Despite the executive order to stop minting cents, in March, the Mint struck 328 million Lincoln cents, accounting for 48.9% of circulating coins produced.
April 12, 2025 at 12:42 AM