JackInEC
@jackinec.bsky.social
A general curmudgeon. JHU alum. Go Ravens! Former journalist with an interest in political comedy.
Silencing satirists doesn't just mean you have no sense of humor. It means you have no decency.
Silencing satirists doesn't just mean you have no sense of humor. It means you have no decency.
Pinned
The Honduran People called him, he said.
Begging for mercy for their former president, he said.
Who'd been unjustly sentenced to 45 yrs in prison for helping to import tons of cocaine into the US because he was their leader, he said.
That's NOT what they're saying.
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
Begging for mercy for their former president, he said.
Who'd been unjustly sentenced to 45 yrs in prison for helping to import tons of cocaine into the US because he was their leader, he said.
That's NOT what they're saying.
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
Honduras AG issues international arrest warrant for pardoned ex-president Hernandez
Honduras Attorney General Johel Antonio Zelaya on Monday issued an international arrest warrant for former president Juan Orlando Hernandez, he said in a post on X.
www.reuters.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:45 AM
The Honduran People called him, he said.
Begging for mercy for their former president, he said.
Who'd been unjustly sentenced to 45 yrs in prison for helping to import tons of cocaine into the US because he was their leader, he said.
That's NOT what they're saying.
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
Begging for mercy for their former president, he said.
Who'd been unjustly sentenced to 45 yrs in prison for helping to import tons of cocaine into the US because he was their leader, he said.
That's NOT what they're saying.
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
Irony: the man who secretly paid a porn star and a Playboy model for extramarital affairs is reportedly firing one of his Cabinet secretaries for having an extramarital affair.
Trump is a clown. www.newsweek.com/white-house-...
Trump is a clown. www.newsweek.com/white-house-...
White House responds to report Trump considering replacing Kristi Noem
A White House spokesperson said the report was "fake news" and that Kristi Noem is doing a "great job."
www.newsweek.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Irony: the man who secretly paid a porn star and a Playboy model for extramarital affairs is reportedly firing one of his Cabinet secretaries for having an extramarital affair.
Trump is a clown. www.newsweek.com/white-house-...
Trump is a clown. www.newsweek.com/white-house-...
While neither the President nor the Secretary of War Crimes will tout the Coast Guard for this interdiction because there was no Big Boom or body count, this is the legitimate, legal and effective way to stop drug trafficking into the US. Well done, Coast Guard!
www.cbsnews.com/news/coast-g...
www.cbsnews.com/news/coast-g...
20,000-pound cocaine seizure by Coast Guard breaks 18-year-old record
Video shows Coast Guard vehicles pursuing a go-fast vessel that appeared to have multiple people aboard.
www.cbsnews.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:05 PM
While neither the President nor the Secretary of War Crimes will tout the Coast Guard for this interdiction because there was no Big Boom or body count, this is the legitimate, legal and effective way to stop drug trafficking into the US. Well done, Coast Guard!
www.cbsnews.com/news/coast-g...
www.cbsnews.com/news/coast-g...
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If true, this is a heinous crime.
Even in war, targeting the helpless survivors of a shipwreck is a crime.
Hegseth needs to be brought before Congress to respond to this claim, and he should face charges if there is evidence. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Even in war, targeting the helpless survivors of a shipwreck is a crime.
Hegseth needs to be brought before Congress to respond to this claim, and he should face charges if there is evidence. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Pete Hegseth’s order to ‘kill everybody’ included alleged drug boat survivors: report
More than 80 people killed in campaign that law-of-war experts have labeled extrajudicial murder
www.independent.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
If true, this is a heinous crime.
Even in war, targeting the helpless survivors of a shipwreck is a crime.
Hegseth needs to be brought before Congress to respond to this claim, and he should face charges if there is evidence. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Even in war, targeting the helpless survivors of a shipwreck is a crime.
Hegseth needs to be brought before Congress to respond to this claim, and he should face charges if there is evidence. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
For you young'uns out there, the Madden NFL video games were named after John Madden, the former coach and TV commentator honored with a patch being worn by teams today, because John Madden pioneered the use of the telestrator, a technology that directly led to how the video game is played.
November 27, 2025 at 8:13 PM
For you young'uns out there, the Madden NFL video games were named after John Madden, the former coach and TV commentator honored with a patch being worn by teams today, because John Madden pioneered the use of the telestrator, a technology that directly led to how the video game is played.
Doesn't the word "felon" already exist?
November 26, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Doesn't the word "felon" already exist?
Can we all finally agree that globally, conservative nationalist trade protection policies suck?
Brexit costing UK up to £90bn in lost tax revenue a year, new analysis shows
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Brexit costing UK up to £90bn in lost tax revenue , new analysis shows
Exclusive: Britons also up to £3,700 worse off, leading to calls for the Labour government to improve relations with the EU
www.independent.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Can we all finally agree that globally, conservative nationalist trade protection policies suck?
Upvote Senator Kelly's post to show your support.
I swore an oath to the Constitution in 1986. I've upheld it through 25 years of service and every day since I retired.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Upvote Senator Kelly's post to show your support.
Strong-arming a Party loyalist to change her vote sure smells like the Trump Administration wants to bury something it doesn't want released in the Epstein files, doesn't it? abcnews.go.com/US/top-offic...
Top administration officials met with Boebert about House vote on release of Epstein files: Sources
Top administration officials met with Rep. Lauren Boebert Wednesday about the effort to force a vote on the release of DOJ's Epstein files, sources told ABC News.
abcnews.go.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Strong-arming a Party loyalist to change her vote sure smells like the Trump Administration wants to bury something it doesn't want released in the Epstein files, doesn't it? abcnews.go.com/US/top-offic...
American men: "In the frigid, hardened tundra of Lambeau Field, men clad in their armor fought the elements and the opponents to gain leverage in inhumane conditions..."
Canadian women: "Let's play some football in shorts, eh?"
Canadian women: "Let's play some football in shorts, eh?"
November 11, 2025 at 1:06 AM
American men: "In the frigid, hardened tundra of Lambeau Field, men clad in their armor fought the elements and the opponents to gain leverage in inhumane conditions..."
Canadian women: "Let's play some football in shorts, eh?"
Canadian women: "Let's play some football in shorts, eh?"
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Well Prof. Super is a true expert on this stuff, so you can trust this. Governors need to fight.
I asked Georgetown law prof David Super wtf is going on with this latest demand for states to claw back benefits already sent out.
He says the law doesn't allow for this, and if the USDA is mad that states already sent out SNAP money, too bad—they were following USDA's own guidance. Full comments:
He says the law doesn't allow for this, and if the USDA is mad that states already sent out SNAP money, too bad—they were following USDA's own guidance. Full comments:
November 9, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Well Prof. Super is a true expert on this stuff, so you can trust this. Governors need to fight.
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
Bellweather region to watch for 2026: Central Pennsylvania.
It's a typically conservative-leaning area with a large "Blue" population. In yesterday's elections, it swung FAR left, with most local and state seats going to Democrats for the first time in decades. www.pennlive.com/elections/20...
It's a typically conservative-leaning area with a large "Blue" population. In yesterday's elections, it swung FAR left, with most local and state seats going to Democrats for the first time in decades. www.pennlive.com/elections/20...
Democrats sweep multiple township, school board races in Harrisburg’s suburbs
In both school board and township commissioners’ and supervisors’ races in Dauphin and Cumberland counties, Democrats did better than they have in decades.
www.pennlive.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Bellweather region to watch for 2026: Central Pennsylvania.
It's a typically conservative-leaning area with a large "Blue" population. In yesterday's elections, it swung FAR left, with most local and state seats going to Democrats for the first time in decades. www.pennlive.com/elections/20...
It's a typically conservative-leaning area with a large "Blue" population. In yesterday's elections, it swung FAR left, with most local and state seats going to Democrats for the first time in decades. www.pennlive.com/elections/20...
This proves that the Trump Administration's goal is to make Americans suffer.
Trump is threatening businesses with legal action if they're charitable. It's disgusting and un-American. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Trump is threatening businesses with legal action if they're charitable. It's disgusting and un-American. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
USDA Threatens Stores Giving Discounts to People on Food Stamps
The Trump administration is warning grocery stores and local businesses trying to help people this shutdown.
www.yahoo.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
This proves that the Trump Administration's goal is to make Americans suffer.
Trump is threatening businesses with legal action if they're charitable. It's disgusting and un-American. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Trump is threatening businesses with legal action if they're charitable. It's disgusting and un-American. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
As the gov't shutdown continues...
As millions of Americans worry about skyrocketing health ins costs...
As family fret about losing SNAP benefits to feed their kids...
As job creation plummets...
Donald Trump will be golfing at his Florida club this weekend, with nothing on his official schedule.
As millions of Americans worry about skyrocketing health ins costs...
As family fret about losing SNAP benefits to feed their kids...
As job creation plummets...
Donald Trump will be golfing at his Florida club this weekend, with nothing on his official schedule.
October 31, 2025 at 2:10 PM
As the gov't shutdown continues...
As millions of Americans worry about skyrocketing health ins costs...
As family fret about losing SNAP benefits to feed their kids...
As job creation plummets...
Donald Trump will be golfing at his Florida club this weekend, with nothing on his official schedule.
As millions of Americans worry about skyrocketing health ins costs...
As family fret about losing SNAP benefits to feed their kids...
As job creation plummets...
Donald Trump will be golfing at his Florida club this weekend, with nothing on his official schedule.
Hidden detail: the US Dept. of [Provoking] War ordered two B-2 bombers to fly off the coast of Venezuela earlier today in a "show of force."
Since when has the US had to flex military muscle in South America? Why does Trump need to start a war? Because Putin has one??? today.rtl.lu/news/world/a...
Since when has the US had to flex military muscle in South America? Why does Trump need to start a war? Because Putin has one??? today.rtl.lu/news/world/a...
Venezuela claims CIA 'false flag' attack foiled, as US deploys bombers
today.rtl.lu
October 28, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Hidden detail: the US Dept. of [Provoking] War ordered two B-2 bombers to fly off the coast of Venezuela earlier today in a "show of force."
Since when has the US had to flex military muscle in South America? Why does Trump need to start a war? Because Putin has one??? today.rtl.lu/news/world/a...
Since when has the US had to flex military muscle in South America? Why does Trump need to start a war? Because Putin has one??? today.rtl.lu/news/world/a...
I can't wait to hear conservatives bitch about how Brad Paisley ruined the National Anthem during the World Series.
Go ahead. I dare ya.
Go ahead. I dare ya.
October 27, 2025 at 11:58 PM
I can't wait to hear conservatives bitch about how Brad Paisley ruined the National Anthem during the World Series.
Go ahead. I dare ya.
Go ahead. I dare ya.
What we need now is John Cusack revisiting his "Say Anything" persona, standing in front of a group of ICE agents with his boombox blaring Depeche Mode's "People Are People."
October 27, 2025 at 6:20 PM
What we need now is John Cusack revisiting his "Say Anything" persona, standing in front of a group of ICE agents with his boombox blaring Depeche Mode's "People Are People."
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Thinking a lot recently about the outrage over Lizzo playing James Madison's flute
Photos: White House East Wing Demolished For Trump’s Ballroom
The privately funded ballroom will be approximately 90,000 square feet, much larger than the White House itself.
www.forbes.com
October 25, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Thinking a lot recently about the outrage over Lizzo playing James Madison's flute
Bu... bu... but... Hunter Biden.
Would have loved to see the due-diligence on this one. 🤡
@financialtimes.com $UMAC
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@financialtimes.com $UMAC
www.ft.com/content/4ced...
October 24, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Bu... bu... but... Hunter Biden.