Chris Jackson
@chrsjcksn.bsky.social
Lecturer of IR | Purveyor of all things mediocre | Card-carrying member of the Goalkeepers Union
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Finally an administration focused on kitchen table issues!
Duffy on his demand that air travelers not wear slippers or pajamas: "It honors our country ... don't take your shoes off and put your feet on the chair ahead of you"
November 24, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Finally an administration focused on kitchen table issues!
Big day for the “I’m voting for Trump to end American imperialism!” crowd
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 24, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Big day for the “I’m voting for Trump to end American imperialism!” crowd
And I shall be there!
The Washington Spirit takes on Gotham FC on Saturday in San Jose, Calif.
These fans have sung their way to the National Women's Soccer League finals
The Washington Spirit takes on Gotham FC on Saturday in San Jose, Calif.
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November 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
And I shall be there!
Last semester I was asked to give a talk on prospects for renewed peace talks in Ukraine and again seems pertinent…
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Negotiating a Settlement in Ukraine(?)…
On February 18 2025, the US began negotiations with Russia in Saudi Arabia over ending the war in Ukraine, aimed at achieving Donald Trump’s pledge to negotiate an end to the war within his first 1…
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November 21, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Last semester I was asked to give a talk on prospects for renewed peace talks in Ukraine and again seems pertinent…
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That’s ok, we just need to explain to the Ukrainians that AI is the future and asking an LLM factual questions is an invaluable job skill. I’m sure you they’ll understand.
The Trump-Putin deal has more about building AI data centers in both Ukraine and Russia than it does about military positions to deter Russia from attacking again later.
I'm not kidding.
I'm not kidding.
Trump and Witkoff Try to Get Russia a Win
The joint U.S.-Russia proposal to end the Russia-Ukraine war, taken point-by-point
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November 21, 2025 at 6:07 PM
That’s ok, we just need to explain to the Ukrainians that AI is the future and asking an LLM factual questions is an invaluable job skill. I’m sure you they’ll understand.
Playing sports in SoCal fall like:
November 21, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Playing sports in SoCal fall like:
Only reason this didn’t happen in Iraq was because of wokeness
Bessent: "If something happens down in Venezuela, we could really see oil prices go down even more."
November 21, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Only reason this didn’t happen in Iraq was because of wokeness
3 weeks ago I had to administer first aid to a student having a medical emergency outside my classroom during which one of our campus “security officers” walked by stopped and stared for a minute, chuckled, then walked away. But thankfully they will stop at nothing to keep campus safe from my dog
November 20, 2025 at 9:09 PM
3 weeks ago I had to administer first aid to a student having a medical emergency outside my classroom during which one of our campus “security officers” walked by stopped and stared for a minute, chuckled, then walked away. But thankfully they will stop at nothing to keep campus safe from my dog
Happy 80th anniversary of the Nuremberg Trials to all who celebrate. Personally my favorite part of Nazi rule was in 1946 when Alfred Rosenberg was hanged
November 20, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Happy 80th anniversary of the Nuremberg Trials to all who celebrate. Personally my favorite part of Nazi rule was in 1946 when Alfred Rosenberg was hanged
Whether it’s the sitting president calling for the death penalty for opposition leaders or college who tend to lean politically left on average saying “deadass” both sides seem to be breaking taboos
November 20, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Whether it’s the sitting president calling for the death penalty for opposition leaders or college who tend to lean politically left on average saying “deadass” both sides seem to be breaking taboos
First they came for the fruit shaped penis people and I did not speak out
Epstein had a tiny & ‘extremely deformed’ fruit-shaped penis, victim says
House Oversight Committee releases photos with blurred faces.
House Oversight Committee releases photos with blurred faces.
November 20, 2025 at 1:54 AM
First they came for the fruit shaped penis people and I did not speak out
Apparently it is “hella extra” to have class this week when thanksgiving break is next week
November 19, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Apparently it is “hella extra” to have class this week when thanksgiving break is next week
New one: student requesting an exceptional circumstances exception to take a section of my class that is full because the open section is at 8am and the circumstance is that they don’t sleep enough or like coming to class for an 8am.
November 19, 2025 at 8:55 PM
New one: student requesting an exceptional circumstances exception to take a section of my class that is full because the open section is at 8am and the circumstance is that they don’t sleep enough or like coming to class for an 8am.
Once again referring to a student hosing themself down with cologne in the restroom as John Wayne Macy’s did not receive the reaction it was due
November 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Once again referring to a student hosing themself down with cologne in the restroom as John Wayne Macy’s did not receive the reaction it was due
My understanding of the post-1918 period was that settlements requiring sides to cede territory and limit the size of their armed forces were highly constructive and didn’t lead to any adverse outcomes in the following years and decades.
Reuters:
U.S. PROPOSALS TO END WAR INCLUDE UKRAINE GIVING UP TERRITORY AND SOME WEAPONS, REDUCING SIZE OF ARMED FORCES, AMONG MANY OTHER POINTS – TWO PEOPLE FAMILIAR WITH THE MATTER // U.S. HAS SIGNALLED TO ZELENSKIY THAT UKRAINE MUST ACCEPT FRAMEWORK AND ITS MAIN POINTS, THE SOURCES SAY
U.S. PROPOSALS TO END WAR INCLUDE UKRAINE GIVING UP TERRITORY AND SOME WEAPONS, REDUCING SIZE OF ARMED FORCES, AMONG MANY OTHER POINTS – TWO PEOPLE FAMILIAR WITH THE MATTER // U.S. HAS SIGNALLED TO ZELENSKIY THAT UKRAINE MUST ACCEPT FRAMEWORK AND ITS MAIN POINTS, THE SOURCES SAY
November 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
My understanding of the post-1918 period was that settlements requiring sides to cede territory and limit the size of their armed forces were highly constructive and didn’t lead to any adverse outcomes in the following years and decades.
Happy course evaluation season! When students who can’t send an email without ai help or who write “an IR class should be picking a different country each day and talking about it”; “course wasn’t about the Middle East”; “wears blue too much, paid by Israel?” get to affect your job security
November 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Happy course evaluation season! When students who can’t send an email without ai help or who write “an IR class should be picking a different country each day and talking about it”; “course wasn’t about the Middle East”; “wears blue too much, paid by Israel?” get to affect your job security
Is teaching about sanctions on South Africa and Rhodesia now a “divisive concept”?
November 18, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Is teaching about sanctions on South Africa and Rhodesia now a “divisive concept”?
“These mayors have a lot of ideas people like but there just not practical to implement” - people who believe the president sets the price of gas and eggs by executive order
Everyone has lost their minds
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November 17, 2025 at 7:42 PM
“These mayors have a lot of ideas people like but there just not practical to implement” - people who believe the president sets the price of gas and eggs by executive order
Monday 930am, 30 minutes of grading and 3 0s for fabricated citations…
November 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Monday 930am, 30 minutes of grading and 3 0s for fabricated citations…
Reposted by Chris Jackson
Reposted by Chris Jackson
I joined the Qanon movement, lost my job, and alienated my entire family because of my conviction that the government was run by a cabal of pedophiles who drank children’s blood to stay young, here’s why I think people should move past the president’s pedophilia… 1/n
November 13, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I joined the Qanon movement, lost my job, and alienated my entire family because of my conviction that the government was run by a cabal of pedophiles who drank children’s blood to stay young, here’s why I think people should move past the president’s pedophilia… 1/n