Jim Cook
@jcooksv.bsky.social
Retired attorney and engineer staying active and informed. Vietnam era U.S. Navy submariner disgusted at the conduct of the trump administration, the republican congress and scotus.
This should be required education that is periodically reinforced and updated to inoculate against the ever evolving misinformation technology. We need to fortify minds as well as bodies.
theconversation.com/college-stud...
theconversation.com/college-stud...
College students are bombarded by misinformation, so this professor taught them fact-checking 101 − here’s what happened
Just 2½ hours of online instruction made students a lot better at identifying misinformation on YouTube and TikTok.
theconversation.com
January 18, 2026 at 4:02 AM
This should be required education that is periodically reinforced and updated to inoculate against the ever evolving misinformation technology. We need to fortify minds as well as bodies.
theconversation.com/college-stud...
theconversation.com/college-stud...
We all owe a great debt to the people of Minnesota then and now.
Thank you Minneapolis & Minnesota for standing against the violence intended to terrorize & intimidate us all.
Tip of the hat to @steveschmidt.skystack.xyz for pointing out this bit of history.
www.civilwarmed.org/1st-minnesot...
Thank you Minneapolis & Minnesota for standing against the violence intended to terrorize & intimidate us all.
Tip of the hat to @steveschmidt.skystack.xyz for pointing out this bit of history.
www.civilwarmed.org/1st-minnesot...
"Not a man wavered"--The 1st Minnesota at Gettysburg
The 1st Minnesota played a critical role in the battle of Gettysburg.
www.civilwarmed.org
January 17, 2026 at 6:59 PM
We all owe a great debt to the people of Minnesota then and now.
Thank you Minneapolis & Minnesota for standing against the violence intended to terrorize & intimidate us all.
Tip of the hat to @steveschmidt.skystack.xyz for pointing out this bit of history.
www.civilwarmed.org/1st-minnesot...
Thank you Minneapolis & Minnesota for standing against the violence intended to terrorize & intimidate us all.
Tip of the hat to @steveschmidt.skystack.xyz for pointing out this bit of history.
www.civilwarmed.org/1st-minnesot...
? to police
ICE thugs are committing many crimes with witnesses & video evidence of their crimes widely available.
Why are there no arrests, indictments, & trials?
Allowing criminals to run wild is not protect & serve!
ICE thugs are committing many crimes with witnesses & video evidence of their crimes widely available.
Why are there no arrests, indictments, & trials?
Allowing criminals to run wild is not protect & serve!
January 14, 2026 at 4:36 AM
? to police
ICE thugs are committing many crimes with witnesses & video evidence of their crimes widely available.
Why are there no arrests, indictments, & trials?
Allowing criminals to run wild is not protect & serve!
ICE thugs are committing many crimes with witnesses & video evidence of their crimes widely available.
Why are there no arrests, indictments, & trials?
Allowing criminals to run wild is not protect & serve!
The ICE atrocities & Epstein files are linked. there is no limit to the terror that trump will unleash to distract people.
deanblundell.substack.com/p/breaking-t...
deanblundell.substack.com/p/breaking-t...
January 13, 2026 at 6:57 PM
The ICE atrocities & Epstein files are linked. there is no limit to the terror that trump will unleash to distract people.
deanblundell.substack.com/p/breaking-t...
deanblundell.substack.com/p/breaking-t...
This is the beginning of musk attempting to gain access to every cellphone on the planet.
It would create a single oligarch control state.
ir.echostar.com/news-release...
It would create a single oligarch control state.
ir.echostar.com/news-release...
EchoStar Announces Spectrum Sale and Commercial Agreement with SpaceX | EchoStar Corporation
ir.echostar.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:27 PM
This is the beginning of musk attempting to gain access to every cellphone on the planet.
It would create a single oligarch control state.
ir.echostar.com/news-release...
It would create a single oligarch control state.
ir.echostar.com/news-release...
Would love to see someone create a youtube channel that could collect all of the videos of ICE atrocities. Make it an endless loop. Concentrate it.
@cnn.com , @msnowreports.bsky.social , the only story you do until this ends or congress impeaches them.
hartmannreport.com/p/could-this...
@cnn.com , @msnowreports.bsky.social , the only story you do until this ends or congress impeaches them.
hartmannreport.com/p/could-this...
Could This Be What the End of a Would-Be Dictatorship Looks Like?
The masks are off, the excuses are gone, and the regime is testing how much terror the public will tolerate. What happens when the public finally refuses to be afraid?
hartmannreport.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Would love to see someone create a youtube channel that could collect all of the videos of ICE atrocities. Make it an endless loop. Concentrate it.
@cnn.com , @msnowreports.bsky.social , the only story you do until this ends or congress impeaches them.
hartmannreport.com/p/could-this...
@cnn.com , @msnowreports.bsky.social , the only story you do until this ends or congress impeaches them.
hartmannreport.com/p/could-this...
My anger over this killing keeps rising.
We cannot wait another year.
Hundreds of millions of us must rise up and say NO MORE!
We must take back our country from this wanna be nazi regime.
We cannot wait another year.
Hundreds of millions of us must rise up and say NO MORE!
We must take back our country from this wanna be nazi regime.
January 11, 2026 at 6:00 PM
My anger over this killing keeps rising.
We cannot wait another year.
Hundreds of millions of us must rise up and say NO MORE!
We must take back our country from this wanna be nazi regime.
We cannot wait another year.
Hundreds of millions of us must rise up and say NO MORE!
We must take back our country from this wanna be nazi regime.
It’s time to start calling 911 to report armed criminals when ICE appears in force. There’s no way to know they won’t try to shoot you or kidnap you.
January 9, 2026 at 5:23 AM
It’s time to start calling 911 to report armed criminals when ICE appears in force. There’s no way to know they won’t try to shoot you or kidnap you.
Searing, stark, harrowing, indelible recount of her experience of nazi atrocities.
Thoughts afterwards:
There are evil people
Reject their propaganda
Seek out truth
Act on truth
We must excise the cancer of trump and maga from our society but we must never forget their evil.
Search her talks.
Thoughts afterwards:
There are evil people
Reject their propaganda
Seek out truth
Act on truth
We must excise the cancer of trump and maga from our society but we must never forget their evil.
Search her talks.
January 8, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Searing, stark, harrowing, indelible recount of her experience of nazi atrocities.
Thoughts afterwards:
There are evil people
Reject their propaganda
Seek out truth
Act on truth
We must excise the cancer of trump and maga from our society but we must never forget their evil.
Search her talks.
Thoughts afterwards:
There are evil people
Reject their propaganda
Seek out truth
Act on truth
We must excise the cancer of trump and maga from our society but we must never forget their evil.
Search her talks.
Every one of trump's cabinet can be impeached as well as trump.
What is it going to take for this congress to impeach these people?
Start with trump, noem, kennedy & patel.
What is it going to take for this congress to impeach these people?
Start with trump, noem, kennedy & patel.
January 7, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Every one of trump's cabinet can be impeached as well as trump.
What is it going to take for this congress to impeach these people?
Start with trump, noem, kennedy & patel.
What is it going to take for this congress to impeach these people?
Start with trump, noem, kennedy & patel.
This is the man that this despicable administration is trying to intimidate & disrespect.
Servicemembers live up to your oaths
Media shame & ridicule hegseth
Joint Chiefs you should all be ashamed for not opposing unlawful, unconstitutional orders
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/the-extrao...
Servicemembers live up to your oaths
Media shame & ridicule hegseth
Joint Chiefs you should all be ashamed for not opposing unlawful, unconstitutional orders
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/the-extrao...
The Extraordinary Military Career of Mark Kelly
Good lord, has this man done a lot.
charlotteclymer.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:17 PM
This is the man that this despicable administration is trying to intimidate & disrespect.
Servicemembers live up to your oaths
Media shame & ridicule hegseth
Joint Chiefs you should all be ashamed for not opposing unlawful, unconstitutional orders
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/the-extrao...
Servicemembers live up to your oaths
Media shame & ridicule hegseth
Joint Chiefs you should all be ashamed for not opposing unlawful, unconstitutional orders
charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/the-extrao...
trump is acting out his fantasy of a reality TV show starring the U.S. military & himself as commander-in-chief that morphs into a Mad Max sequel.
Unfortunately he's creating a nightmare for all of us.
congress have you had enough yet?
When are you going to impeach him and everyone around him?
Unfortunately he's creating a nightmare for all of us.
congress have you had enough yet?
When are you going to impeach him and everyone around him?
January 6, 2026 at 4:42 AM
trump is acting out his fantasy of a reality TV show starring the U.S. military & himself as commander-in-chief that morphs into a Mad Max sequel.
Unfortunately he's creating a nightmare for all of us.
congress have you had enough yet?
When are you going to impeach him and everyone around him?
Unfortunately he's creating a nightmare for all of us.
congress have you had enough yet?
When are you going to impeach him and everyone around him?
Well, last night's attack on Venezuela got me to finally post something on my Substack.
trump et al have destroyed any moral authority we had left. I don't know when or if we can ever hold them accountable but I think we need to do so.
jcooksv.substack.com/p/accountabi...
trump et al have destroyed any moral authority we had left. I don't know when or if we can ever hold them accountable but I think we need to do so.
jcooksv.substack.com/p/accountabi...
Accountability
How are we going to hold them accountable?
jcooksv.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:08 AM
Well, last night's attack on Venezuela got me to finally post something on my Substack.
trump et al have destroyed any moral authority we had left. I don't know when or if we can ever hold them accountable but I think we need to do so.
jcooksv.substack.com/p/accountabi...
trump et al have destroyed any moral authority we had left. I don't know when or if we can ever hold them accountable but I think we need to do so.
jcooksv.substack.com/p/accountabi...
Jack Smith Testimony
Transcript at: judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
Video at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lR-b...
Download and distribute widely
Transcript at: judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
Video at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lR-b...
Download and distribute widely
judiciary.house.gov
December 31, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Jack Smith Testimony
Transcript at: judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
Video at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lR-b...
Download and distribute widely
Transcript at: judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
Video at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lR-b...
Download and distribute widely
Guest post on @matthewstoller.bsky.social Substack today
Agree with the problem stated - too many oligopolies But, mostly viable free alternative with scholar.google.com case law search
Couldn't comment because not paid subscriber. Consider opening to all
www.thebignewsletter.com/p/gatekeeper...
Agree with the problem stated - too many oligopolies But, mostly viable free alternative with scholar.google.com case law search
Couldn't comment because not paid subscriber. Consider opening to all
www.thebignewsletter.com/p/gatekeeper...
Gatekeepers of Law: Inside the Westlaw and LexisNexis Duopoly
Ever since a spate of mergers in the 1990s, Westlaw and LexisNexis have dominated legal research. And that might be why searching legal cases is so costly, even in the age of AI.
www.thebignewsletter.com
December 31, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Guest post on @matthewstoller.bsky.social Substack today
Agree with the problem stated - too many oligopolies But, mostly viable free alternative with scholar.google.com case law search
Couldn't comment because not paid subscriber. Consider opening to all
www.thebignewsletter.com/p/gatekeeper...
Agree with the problem stated - too many oligopolies But, mostly viable free alternative with scholar.google.com case law search
Couldn't comment because not paid subscriber. Consider opening to all
www.thebignewsletter.com/p/gatekeeper...
trump is trying to create a social media reality show. The people being targeted are net positive for this country.
This is straight out of the nazi playbook that has origins in the jim crow laws.
This is social control not protect and serve.
wapo.st/4s6YnC5
This is straight out of the nazi playbook that has origins in the jim crow laws.
This is social control not protect and serve.
wapo.st/4s6YnC5
‘It’s a war’: Inside ICE’s media machine
Thousands of internal ICE messages show how its public affairs team has coordinated with the White House to satisfy Trump administration demands for viral arrest videos
wapo.st
December 23, 2025 at 8:08 PM
trump is trying to create a social media reality show. The people being targeted are net positive for this country.
This is straight out of the nazi playbook that has origins in the jim crow laws.
This is social control not protect and serve.
wapo.st/4s6YnC5
This is straight out of the nazi playbook that has origins in the jim crow laws.
This is social control not protect and serve.
wapo.st/4s6YnC5
Important.
"We are now operating in a space between peace and war.
Information, once a unifying force, is increasingly weaponised.
Russia is testing us ... just below the threshold of war.
Wider society has a role ... check sources, consider evidence." MI6 Chief
www.gov.uk/government/s...
"We are now operating in a space between peace and war.
Information, once a unifying force, is increasingly weaponised.
Russia is testing us ... just below the threshold of war.
Wider society has a role ... check sources, consider evidence." MI6 Chief
www.gov.uk/government/s...
Speech by Blaise Metreweli, Chief of SIS, 15 December 2025
Blaise Metreweli, Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service on how SIS is keeping the UK safe in a world where the rules of conflict are being rewritten.
www.gov.uk
December 16, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Important.
"We are now operating in a space between peace and war.
Information, once a unifying force, is increasingly weaponised.
Russia is testing us ... just below the threshold of war.
Wider society has a role ... check sources, consider evidence." MI6 Chief
www.gov.uk/government/s...
"We are now operating in a space between peace and war.
Information, once a unifying force, is increasingly weaponised.
Russia is testing us ... just below the threshold of war.
Wider society has a role ... check sources, consider evidence." MI6 Chief
www.gov.uk/government/s...
"I want to suggest that, as agents, political representatives should also be treated as fiduciaries, subject to a duty of loyalty, which they breach when they manipulate election laws to their own advantage." Theodore Rave
Should be fiduciaries in all laws.
harvardlawreview.org/wp-content/u...
Should be fiduciaries in all laws.
harvardlawreview.org/wp-content/u...
harvardlawreview.org
December 7, 2025 at 4:35 AM
"I want to suggest that, as agents, political representatives should also be treated as fiduciaries, subject to a duty of loyalty, which they breach when they manipulate election laws to their own advantage." Theodore Rave
Should be fiduciaries in all laws.
harvardlawreview.org/wp-content/u...
Should be fiduciaries in all laws.
harvardlawreview.org/wp-content/u...
Highly recommend @maddow.bsky.social Burn Order podcast.
Japanese internment in WWII based on lies.
trump detention & deportation based on similar lies.
Many impeachments needed - not just trump.
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Japanese internment in WWII based on lies.
trump detention & deportation based on similar lies.
Many impeachments needed - not just trump.
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
RACHEL MADDOW PRESENTS: BURN ORDER
Rachel Maddow tells the story of one of the most shocking decisions in American history in her new podcast, “Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order.” This six-part series reveals how an executive order au...
www.ms.now
December 3, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Highly recommend @maddow.bsky.social Burn Order podcast.
Japanese internment in WWII based on lies.
trump detention & deportation based on similar lies.
Many impeachments needed - not just trump.
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Japanese internment in WWII based on lies.
trump detention & deportation based on similar lies.
Many impeachments needed - not just trump.
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Yet another giveaway to corporations.
trump & maga voters you were scammed & are continuing to be scammed. When will enough be enough for you?
wapo.st/4ixZare
trump & maga voters you were scammed & are continuing to be scammed. When will enough be enough for you?
wapo.st/4ixZare
Corporations to claim $16B from retroactive GOP tax break, federal report says
The Republican tax law's bonus depreciation provision is expected to cost $362.7 billion over the next ten years, with corporations claiming $16 billion in new tax breaks this year.
wapo.st
December 2, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Yet another giveaway to corporations.
trump & maga voters you were scammed & are continuing to be scammed. When will enough be enough for you?
wapo.st/4ixZare
trump & maga voters you were scammed & are continuing to be scammed. When will enough be enough for you?
wapo.st/4ixZare
We've let corporations extract profits & push their costs onto the rest of us for decades not only with plastics but with CO2, toxic wastes, & financial risks.
Time to stop this and start making corporations pay for all of the costs they impose on society.
wapo.st/4otSko4
Time to stop this and start making corporations pay for all of the costs they impose on society.
wapo.st/4otSko4
‘Everywhere chemicals’ are in our food, decades after scientists recognized dangers
A large body of science has linked phthalates to a variety of serious health conditions, including premature birth and infertility.
wapo.st
December 2, 2025 at 11:48 PM
We've let corporations extract profits & push their costs onto the rest of us for decades not only with plastics but with CO2, toxic wastes, & financial risks.
Time to stop this and start making corporations pay for all of the costs they impose on society.
wapo.st/4otSko4
Time to stop this and start making corporations pay for all of the costs they impose on society.
wapo.st/4otSko4
This clip is part of a larger film produced by US Army Signal Corps. The full film is available on Wikipedia and is well worth a watch.
Unfortunately, we're having to relearn this lesson again.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t...
Unfortunately, we're having to relearn this lesson again.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t...
December 2, 2025 at 5:20 PM
This clip is part of a larger film produced by US Army Signal Corps. The full film is available on Wikipedia and is well worth a watch.
Unfortunately, we're having to relearn this lesson again.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t...
Unfortunately, we're having to relearn this lesson again.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t...
ciscomani email asks if I support small business & says he is proud to support working families tax cut act (link)
Bill limits & makes harder SNAP benefits, rescinds forestry funds, ups payments to big ag biz, etc.
bill title is complete lie
Vote ciscomani out
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
Bill limits & makes harder SNAP benefits, rescinds forestry funds, ups payments to big ag biz, etc.
bill title is complete lie
Vote ciscomani out
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
www.congress.gov
November 29, 2025 at 6:37 PM
ciscomani email asks if I support small business & says he is proud to support working families tax cut act (link)
Bill limits & makes harder SNAP benefits, rescinds forestry funds, ups payments to big ag biz, etc.
bill title is complete lie
Vote ciscomani out
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...
Bill limits & makes harder SNAP benefits, rescinds forestry funds, ups payments to big ag biz, etc.
bill title is complete lie
Vote ciscomani out
www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...