Stephen Jones
@stephenj.bsky.social
W.E.B. Du Bois warned that imperial powers justify domination through civilizing myths. Today, “democracy,” “human rights,” and “stability” often serve the same role—empty cover stories for securing oil, minerals, shipping routes, geopolitical advantage, and access to cheap labor.
January 3, 2026 at 11:51 PM
W.E.B. Du Bois warned that imperial powers justify domination through civilizing myths. Today, “democracy,” “human rights,” and “stability” often serve the same role—empty cover stories for securing oil, minerals, shipping routes, geopolitical advantage, and access to cheap labor.
The Mayor of New York is a master of messaging. He arrived at his inauguration in a Taxi Cab, not a limosine. He took the oath of office on Arturo Schomberg’s Quran, borrowed from the New York Public Library.
January 1, 2026 at 11:56 PM
The Mayor of New York is a master of messaging. He arrived at his inauguration in a Taxi Cab, not a limosine. He took the oath of office on Arturo Schomberg’s Quran, borrowed from the New York Public Library.
Still smearing immigrants? Where are the uniform denunciations on the right of Mormons? Why isn’t the National Guard being called up to clean up the violent Church of Latter Day Saints?
September 13, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Still smearing immigrants? Where are the uniform denunciations on the right of Mormons? Why isn’t the National Guard being called up to clean up the violent Church of Latter Day Saints?
The MAGA Right is filled with the nicest people. Less than 24 hours after the killing of Charlie Kirk, Steven Crowder changed his site from the #2 show to the #1 show on the right. The trash proving once again it’s just all about the Benjamin’s.
September 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The MAGA Right is filled with the nicest people. Less than 24 hours after the killing of Charlie Kirk, Steven Crowder changed his site from the #2 show to the #1 show on the right. The trash proving once again it’s just all about the Benjamin’s.
Goldman Sachs resonds to Trump’s attack by stating the obvious: American consumers pay for tariffs.
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Goldman Sachs doubles down on tariff research that infuriated Trump, saying average Americans will bear two-thirds of the costs
“We stand by the results of this study,” Goldman economist David Mericle told CNBC’s Squawk on the Street on Wednesday.
fortune.com
August 13, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Goldman Sachs resonds to Trump’s attack by stating the obvious: American consumers pay for tariffs.
fortune.com/2025/08/13/g...
fortune.com/2025/08/13/g...
Today is
26 Messidor, 233
So it must be
Bastille Day!
26 Messidor, 233
So it must be
Bastille Day!
July 14, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Today is
26 Messidor, 233
So it must be
Bastille Day!
26 Messidor, 233
So it must be
Bastille Day!
Don’t worry about tariffs on Brazilian products. Those new coffee farms that are about to start producing coffee in Indiana real soon. Enjoy your tax increase and that morning cup of mummy dust America. You voted for it.
As Mrs. Olsen always says, “Alabama grown coffee. It’s the richest kind!”
As Mrs. Olsen always says, “Alabama grown coffee. It’s the richest kind!”
July 10, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Don’t worry about tariffs on Brazilian products. Those new coffee farms that are about to start producing coffee in Indiana real soon. Enjoy your tax increase and that morning cup of mummy dust America. You voted for it.
As Mrs. Olsen always says, “Alabama grown coffee. It’s the richest kind!”
As Mrs. Olsen always says, “Alabama grown coffee. It’s the richest kind!”
Trump just spent $45 million only to have his former boyfriend Vladimir Putin mock him in a propaganda video. #HeckuvaJobTrump
June 16, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Trump just spent $45 million only to have his former boyfriend Vladimir Putin mock him in a propaganda video. #HeckuvaJobTrump
The SBC, which was founded in 1845 expressly for the purpose to preserve slavery & was the first and the last religious defenders of Jim Crow, & whose clergy are among the most frequently arrested for sexual abuse, doesn’t like same-gender marriage. What a surprise!
apnews.com/article/sout...
apnews.com/article/sout...
Southern Baptist delegates at national meeting overwhelmingly call for banning same-sex marriage
Southern Baptists overwhelmingly endorsed a ban on gay marriage — including a call for a reversal of the Supreme Court’s precedent legalizing it nationwide.
apnews.com
June 11, 2025 at 6:50 AM
The SBC, which was founded in 1845 expressly for the purpose to preserve slavery & was the first and the last religious defenders of Jim Crow, & whose clergy are among the most frequently arrested for sexual abuse, doesn’t like same-gender marriage. What a surprise!
apnews.com/article/sout...
apnews.com/article/sout...
“Smokestack Lightning” by the great Howlin’ Wolf. Howlin’ Wolf was a protégé of Charlie Patton. Howlin’ Wolf held sway on the westside of Chicago. The story went he stole his guitar off a dead man in the cemetery and has been howlin’ at the moon ever since. IYKYK #Sinners
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Smokestack Lightning
YouTube video by Howlin' Wolf - Topic
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May 28, 2025 at 5:41 AM
“Smokestack Lightning” by the great Howlin’ Wolf. Howlin’ Wolf was a protégé of Charlie Patton. Howlin’ Wolf held sway on the westside of Chicago. The story went he stole his guitar off a dead man in the cemetery and has been howlin’ at the moon ever since. IYKYK #Sinners
youtu.be/VMUt8KdDtTY?...
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Karma found another address. A tree fell on a Confederate “museum” in North Carolina. It was a total loss, and the “museum” had insufficient insurance to cover the loss. Unfortunately, however, the heroic tree could not be saved.
May 21, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Karma found another address. A tree fell on a Confederate “museum” in North Carolina. It was a total loss, and the “museum” had insufficient insurance to cover the loss. Unfortunately, however, the heroic tree could not be saved.
Trump-economics hits the cat food shelves. I suppose cat owners can help make America Great Again by putting Fluffy to work hunting rats.
May 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Trump-economics hits the cat food shelves. I suppose cat owners can help make America Great Again by putting Fluffy to work hunting rats.
Hoping Ryan Coogler answers the call to go to Clarksdale. Best movie of the year. Let the folks in the Mississippi Delta experience it. #Sinners
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Now That 'Sinners' Is A Blockbuster, Why Can't People in Clarksdale, Mississippi Where the Movie Takes Place, See it? Here's The Tea!
There's a growing ask floating around online that the two megastars ought to pay attention to and it's for a really good reason!
www.theroot.com
May 4, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Hoping Ryan Coogler answers the call to go to Clarksdale. Best movie of the year. Let the folks in the Mississippi Delta experience it. #Sinners
www.theroot.com/now-that-sin...
www.theroot.com/now-that-sin...
How to lose a trade war: The Marine Traffic maps show Shanghai the busiest port in China and Los Angeles the busiest port in the U.S. at 3 pm PST today. The arrows show cargo ships at sea and the circle show cargo ships stationary. The Port of Los Angeles is at a standstill.
May 3, 2025 at 11:08 PM
How to lose a trade war: The Marine Traffic maps show Shanghai the busiest port in China and Los Angeles the busiest port in the U.S. at 3 pm PST today. The arrows show cargo ships at sea and the circle show cargo ships stationary. The Port of Los Angeles is at a standstill.
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List of Companies Laying Off Employees in May
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List of companies laying off employees in May
Companies are required to send out a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) notice before implementing mass layoffs.
www.newsweek.com
May 1, 2025 at 2:33 PM
List of Companies Laying Off Employees in May
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Helluva economy. Even the lowest rent fast food restaurant can’t sell value meals. #TrumpEconomics
In an Uncertain Economy, McDonald’s Sees Spending Decline www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/b...
In an Uncertain Economy, McDonald’s Sees Spending Decline www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/b...
In an Uncertain Economy, McDonald’s Sees Spending Decline
The burger giant, a much-watched barometer for consumer sentiment, reported lower revenue in the first quarter.
www.nytimes.com
May 1, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Helluva economy. Even the lowest rent fast food restaurant can’t sell value meals. #TrumpEconomics
In an Uncertain Economy, McDonald’s Sees Spending Decline www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/b...
In an Uncertain Economy, McDonald’s Sees Spending Decline www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/b...
MAGA idiots eat this nonsense up. Critical thinking skills no bueno!
May 1, 2025 at 2:00 AM
MAGA idiots eat this nonsense up. Critical thinking skills no bueno!
The United States is all Mississippi. Some places are just more Mississippi than others… just sayin’
April 30, 2025 at 10:32 PM
The United States is all Mississippi. Some places are just more Mississippi than others… just sayin’
Rwandan-Scotsman Ncuti Gatwa with the tartan and kilts again. Wish I could pull that look off!
April 22, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Rwandan-Scotsman Ncuti Gatwa with the tartan and kilts again. Wish I could pull that look off!
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We haven’t reached bottom yet.
Because there is no bottom to his moral depravity.
Because there is no bottom to his moral depravity.
April 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
We haven’t reached bottom yet.
Because there is no bottom to his moral depravity.
Because there is no bottom to his moral depravity.
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DOJ insists it can’t be expected to comply with Fed Dist Judge Paula Xinis’s order that it tell her, as directed by S.Ct.’s 9-0 ruling last night (4/10), how it plans to “facilitate” kidnapped Maryland resident Garcia’s return from El Salvador to the U.S.!
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April 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
DOJ insists it can’t be expected to comply with Fed Dist Judge Paula Xinis’s order that it tell her, as directed by S.Ct.’s 9-0 ruling last night (4/10), how it plans to “facilitate” kidnapped Maryland resident Garcia’s return from El Salvador to the U.S.!
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