Jack Jackson
@ldj-jack.bsky.social
Head-over-heels in love with my wife. Proud, loving father. Radical liberal, apparently. #BLM. Feminist. LGBTQ ally. He/him. #Harris2024. #Resist.
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Jack Jackson
@ldj-jack.bsky.social
· Nov 23
"Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never—in nothing, great or small, large or petty—never give in, except to convictions of honour and good sense."
--Winston Churchill. A man who knew a great deal about not giving in.
--Winston Churchill. A man who knew a great deal about not giving in.
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I wrote about how the Trump administration won’t let Black people use MATH to prove racism exists.
Apparently, only white self-reporting their own racism now counts as evidence of racism.
Apparently, only white self-reporting their own racism now counts as evidence of racism.
The DOJ Just Made It Almost Impossible to Prove Racism Exists
By rolling back “disparate impact" claims, the Trump administration is reducing courts to mere rubber stamps for the white supremacy written into the laws.
www.contrabandcamp.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I wrote about how the Trump administration won’t let Black people use MATH to prove racism exists.
Apparently, only white self-reporting their own racism now counts as evidence of racism.
Apparently, only white self-reporting their own racism now counts as evidence of racism.
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Sometimes, I just take a moment to look up, at the sky, the stars, and try to remember that others have made it through trying times before and so can we. @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social wrote this the other day and it hit me hard open.substack.com/pub/thecycle...
Hope in a Hopeless World:
Churchill and the Discipline of Hope
open.substack.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Sometimes, I just take a moment to look up, at the sky, the stars, and try to remember that others have made it through trying times before and so can we. @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social wrote this the other day and it hit me hard open.substack.com/pub/thecycle...
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We can make big oil irrelevant as soon as we choose the safer, cheaper alternatives.
It’s important to remember that fossil fuel proponents aren’t just creating a climate crisis threatening the livable atmosphere, they’re also pushing a more expensive form of energy than what is available with renewables.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/wind...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/wind...
Wind and Solar Energy Are Cheaper Than Electricity from Fossil-Fuel Plants
Even without subsidies, renewable energy is staying competitive with power from gas and coal
www.scientificamerican.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:58 AM
We can make big oil irrelevant as soon as we choose the safer, cheaper alternatives.
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Elon Musk’s net worth has now surpassed $600 billion, just weeks after Tesla approved his 10-year, $1 trillion pay package.
That could amount to $100 billion per year — more than 1.4 million elementary school teachers’ paychecks combined.
Still wondering if inequality is out of control?
That could amount to $100 billion per year — more than 1.4 million elementary school teachers’ paychecks combined.
Still wondering if inequality is out of control?
December 18, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Elon Musk’s net worth has now surpassed $600 billion, just weeks after Tesla approved his 10-year, $1 trillion pay package.
That could amount to $100 billion per year — more than 1.4 million elementary school teachers’ paychecks combined.
Still wondering if inequality is out of control?
That could amount to $100 billion per year — more than 1.4 million elementary school teachers’ paychecks combined.
Still wondering if inequality is out of control?
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“Jack Smith tells Congress he could prove Trump engaged in a ‘CRIMINAL SCHEME’ To overturn the 2020 election.”
In case you’re wondering why Republicans insisted on keeping his testimony behind closed doors.🤔🚪
abcnews.go.com/US/jack-smit...
In case you’re wondering why Republicans insisted on keeping his testimony behind closed doors.🤔🚪
abcnews.go.com/US/jack-smit...
December 18, 2025 at 4:24 PM
“Jack Smith tells Congress he could prove Trump engaged in a ‘CRIMINAL SCHEME’ To overturn the 2020 election.”
In case you’re wondering why Republicans insisted on keeping his testimony behind closed doors.🤔🚪
abcnews.go.com/US/jack-smit...
In case you’re wondering why Republicans insisted on keeping his testimony behind closed doors.🤔🚪
abcnews.go.com/US/jack-smit...
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There has been far less coverage of Trump's corruption than I would have liked this year; nevertheless he is paying for it in polls.
2 summary stories today, plus huge development.
New Yorker:
www.newyorker.com/news/the-fin...
2 summary stories today, plus huge development.
New Yorker:
www.newyorker.com/news/the-fin...
The Year in Trump Cashing In
In 2025, the President’s family has been making bank in myriad ways, many of which involve crypto and foreign money.
www.newyorker.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
There has been far less coverage of Trump's corruption than I would have liked this year; nevertheless he is paying for it in polls.
2 summary stories today, plus huge development.
New Yorker:
www.newyorker.com/news/the-fin...
2 summary stories today, plus huge development.
New Yorker:
www.newyorker.com/news/the-fin...
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So this is what he meant by “we are doing well”…
The Trump family business empire is booming. We map out 268 pieces of it, from crypto to Bibles to golf courses.
The Trump Family Business Empire Is Growing. We Mapped Out 268 Pieces of It.
A second-term boom in crypto and other areas has created billions in new wealth for the first family.
on.wsj.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:24 AM
So this is what he meant by “we are doing well”…
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If you think Trump's march to authoritarian power is unstoppable - or already a fait accompli - just note how panicked and weak he was tonight and he wheedled and whined about nothing is his fault.
That's not a man who thinks he's winning.
That's not a man who thinks he's winning.
December 18, 2025 at 4:09 AM
If you think Trump's march to authoritarian power is unstoppable - or already a fait accompli - just note how panicked and weak he was tonight and he wheedled and whined about nothing is his fault.
That's not a man who thinks he's winning.
That's not a man who thinks he's winning.
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I just came out of the briefing with Sec. Rubio and Sec. Hegseth on the military strikes in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. Here's what I learned.
Bottom line: there is no legal or national security justification for what they're doing. Not even close.
Bottom line: there is no legal or national security justification for what they're doing. Not even close.
December 16, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I just came out of the briefing with Sec. Rubio and Sec. Hegseth on the military strikes in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. Here's what I learned.
Bottom line: there is no legal or national security justification for what they're doing. Not even close.
Bottom line: there is no legal or national security justification for what they're doing. Not even close.
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"People like Susie Wiles are a terrific example of how something as bad as Nazism actually happened."
On the pod, @swin24.bsky.social and me on the darker story behind the Wiles mess: People like her know how lawless the Trump project is but are going along anyway:
newrepublic.com/article/2045...
On the pod, @swin24.bsky.social and me on the darker story behind the Wiles mess: People like her know how lawless the Trump project is but are going along anyway:
newrepublic.com/article/2045...
December 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
"People like Susie Wiles are a terrific example of how something as bad as Nazism actually happened."
On the pod, @swin24.bsky.social and me on the darker story behind the Wiles mess: People like her know how lawless the Trump project is but are going along anyway:
newrepublic.com/article/2045...
On the pod, @swin24.bsky.social and me on the darker story behind the Wiles mess: People like her know how lawless the Trump project is but are going along anyway:
newrepublic.com/article/2045...
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Donald Trump attempted a coup.
It still astounds me that the GOP gaslit America into forgetting that.
Pretty remarkable.
It still astounds me that the GOP gaslit America into forgetting that.
Pretty remarkable.
BREAKING on MS NOW:
Jack Smith, in his opening statement to House Judiciary, says:
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
Jack Smith, in his opening statement to House Judiciary, says:
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
December 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Donald Trump attempted a coup.
It still astounds me that the GOP gaslit America into forgetting that.
Pretty remarkable.
It still astounds me that the GOP gaslit America into forgetting that.
Pretty remarkable.
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Since the end of the Cold War, democrats have created 50M jobs and republicans have created 1M.
The Republican propaganda that Trump “inherited” a bad economy from Biden and is making it better is the exact opposite of true. The numbers don’t lie and people know what they are experiencing.
December 17, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Since the end of the Cold War, democrats have created 50M jobs and republicans have created 1M.
Unbridled capitalism in today's era of technological advancement. Amazon, Instacart, shopper "loyalty" programs, Google, social media, etc. All increasingly tailored to identify how best to extract every possible nickle from us. We are sheep to be fully fleeced. It isn't to make our lives better.
After taking over housing and healthcare, private equity is now buying up software used by volunteer fire departments — making it even harder for rural communities to respond to emergencies.
The only winners from private equity's price-gouging spree are wealthy investors.
The only winners from private equity's price-gouging spree are wealthy investors.
Private Equity Finds a New Source of Profit: Volunteer Fire Departments
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Unbridled capitalism in today's era of technological advancement. Amazon, Instacart, shopper "loyalty" programs, Google, social media, etc. All increasingly tailored to identify how best to extract every possible nickle from us. We are sheep to be fully fleeced. It isn't to make our lives better.
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Usually, when I need an appointment at the VA, I can get one within 2 weeks. Today, I called for an appointment and the next available is in May, 2026. Firing 35K people will do that. The Trump administration hates veterans.
December 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Usually, when I need an appointment at the VA, I can get one within 2 weeks. Today, I called for an appointment and the next available is in May, 2026. Firing 35K people will do that. The Trump administration hates veterans.
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Exactly the sort of tyrannical behavior that the Constitution was written to prevent. See the Fourth Amendment in particular.
Armed ICE agents trapped US citizens in a restaurant and demanded their papers. Federal agents walked into East African restaurants in Cedar-Riverside, MN. They closed and blocked the doors. Then they demanded to see everyone’s papers. Every person present was a US citizen.
Federal agents use chemical irritant on crowd in Somali neighborhood of Minneapolis amid Trump crackdown
Federal agents have used chemical irritant to disperse a crowd in a heavily Somali neighborhood in Minneapolis. This happened Tuesday during a identification checks amid the Trump administration's cra...
www.mprnews.org
December 15, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Exactly the sort of tyrannical behavior that the Constitution was written to prevent. See the Fourth Amendment in particular.
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Editor in Chief of Christianity Today Magazine 👇🏽
December 15, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Editor in Chief of Christianity Today Magazine 👇🏽
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SENATOR @warnock.senate.gov : “We have to pray not only with our lips but with our actions… Any nation that tolerates this kind of violence year after year, decade after decade, without doing all we can to stop it, is broken and in need of moral repair.”
December 15, 2025 at 7:09 PM
SENATOR @warnock.senate.gov : “We have to pray not only with our lips but with our actions… Any nation that tolerates this kind of violence year after year, decade after decade, without doing all we can to stop it, is broken and in need of moral repair.”
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Donald Trump is a convicted criminal.
The Trump administration is a criminal organization.
This is an unprecedented constitutional crisis and we will need an unprecedented constitutional mechanism to repair the republic.
The Trump administration is a criminal organization.
This is an unprecedented constitutional crisis and we will need an unprecedented constitutional mechanism to repair the republic.
The DOJ once considered crimes involving a breach of public trust "to be among the most serious offenses on the books"—but now Trump is "reshaping the American system of governance to make room for graft," the former pardon attorney Liz Oyer argues.
Trump Is Using a Sacred Power for Depraved Purposes
The president’s pardons encourage public officials to place personal interests ahead of the interests of the people.
bit.ly
December 15, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Donald Trump is a convicted criminal.
The Trump administration is a criminal organization.
This is an unprecedented constitutional crisis and we will need an unprecedented constitutional mechanism to repair the republic.
The Trump administration is a criminal organization.
This is an unprecedented constitutional crisis and we will need an unprecedented constitutional mechanism to repair the republic.
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Stephen Miller is employing state terror in service of the open goal of shifting the ethnic mix of the country. In numerous ways he's doing this at the expense of public safety.
We spent weeks reporting on Miller's real aims. Here's the result. We hope you'll read:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
We spent weeks reporting on Miller's real aims. Here's the result. We hope you'll read:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
Inside Stephen Miller’s Dark Plot to Build a MAGA Terror State
He is descended from Russian Jews—you know, the kind of people who were once denounced as alien and unassimilable. Today, his project is to unleash government persecution of those he deems alien and u...
newrepublic.com
December 15, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Stephen Miller is employing state terror in service of the open goal of shifting the ethnic mix of the country. In numerous ways he's doing this at the expense of public safety.
We spent weeks reporting on Miller's real aims. Here's the result. We hope you'll read:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
We spent weeks reporting on Miller's real aims. Here's the result. We hope you'll read:
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
How do you feel about your tax $$$$ funneling into Elon's pocket?
December 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM
How do you feel about your tax $$$$ funneling into Elon's pocket?
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The recent tanker seizure shows they are absolutely capable of interdicting these vessels without any loss of life.
They’re murdering because they want to murder.
They’re murdering because they want to murder.
The Trump-Vance admin has been committing illegal strike after illegal strike. They're trying to normalize it.
They're counting on you to lose track, to be too overwhelmed to remember the gravity of what they're doing.
But we're keeping track of every single strike.
So far: 22 strikes. 87 killed.
They're counting on you to lose track, to be too overwhelmed to remember the gravity of what they're doing.
But we're keeping track of every single strike.
So far: 22 strikes. 87 killed.
Tracking Every US Strike on Boats in the Caribbean and Pacific
The Trump administration is committing illegal strike after illegal strike. Don’t look away, and don’t lose track.
zeteo.com
December 14, 2025 at 5:41 AM
The recent tanker seizure shows they are absolutely capable of interdicting these vessels without any loss of life.
They’re murdering because they want to murder.
They’re murdering because they want to murder.
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December 14, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Paraphrasing Churchill, capitalism is the worst economic system, except for all the others. Unbridled capitalism facilitates predation. The common good screams for economic guardrails.
You need to see this video. Think over this application of AI and its effects.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=osxr...
You need to see this video. Think over this application of AI and its effects.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=osxr...
We Had 400 People Shop For Groceries. What We Found Will Shock You.
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
www.youtube.com
December 14, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Paraphrasing Churchill, capitalism is the worst economic system, except for all the others. Unbridled capitalism facilitates predation. The common good screams for economic guardrails.
You need to see this video. Think over this application of AI and its effects.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=osxr...
You need to see this video. Think over this application of AI and its effects.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=osxr...