Jack Burton
@jessejames1861.bsky.social
Retired Fed. Espionage/crime novel addict. Lifelong martial artist. Gamer. Hockey/soccer/surfer dad. Rabid hater of injustice everywhere. No DMs, “dates”, porn, crypto, and the list continues to grow. 🇺🇸🇺🇦
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It is in no way “law enforcement” to beat up an American 10th grader and steal and sell his possessions.
This is 10th-grader Arnoldo Bazan.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
January 14, 2026 at 8:32 PM
It is in no way “law enforcement” to beat up an American 10th grader and steal and sell his possessions.
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I think the difference is that there's been a huge conservative machine led by the Federalist Society that's groomed partisan hacks like Roberts for SCOTUS for decades and that the apparatus for grooming Fed members hasn't been anything like that.
Something I am thinking about is, what is the difference between someone like Jerome Powell, and someone like John Roberts. They're both Republicans, both appointed by terrible Republican presidents, and one is defying the most powerful man on Earth while the other provides him complete legal cover
January 12, 2026 at 2:02 AM
I think the difference is that there's been a huge conservative machine led by the Federalist Society that's groomed partisan hacks like Roberts for SCOTUS for decades and that the apparatus for grooming Fed members hasn't been anything like that.
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We wanted to understand what's going on in Iran. So we talked to three unvaccinated Joe Rogan listeners at an Arby's in Scranton.
January 10, 2026 at 4:25 AM
We wanted to understand what's going on in Iran. So we talked to three unvaccinated Joe Rogan listeners at an Arby's in Scranton.
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To all you red state parents who are upset that your kids 18-26 are losing their health care: I hear that the US Military has free health care. Have at it.
January 6, 2026 at 1:36 AM
To all you red state parents who are upset that your kids 18-26 are losing their health care: I hear that the US Military has free health care. Have at it.
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It looks like Epstein is occasionally showing up in the Trump files.
December 27, 2025 at 4:40 PM
It looks like Epstein is occasionally showing up in the Trump files.
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BREAKING: Dropkick Murphys just played this stunning montage of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein at their concert. Retweet to make sure every American sees this.
December 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM
BREAKING: Dropkick Murphys just played this stunning montage of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein at their concert. Retweet to make sure every American sees this.
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I don’t think the law passed by Congress said that DOJ has to release less than 1% of the materials by Dec 19.
December 20, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I don’t think the law passed by Congress said that DOJ has to release less than 1% of the materials by Dec 19.
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The Epstein Files, everybody!
December 19, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The Epstein Files, everybody!
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I had missed the SCOTUSblog post about the “interim docket blog”; wanted to scream but it’s late; texted @jaywillis.net instead; & he let me know that, oh, yes, this has been discussed.
I truly don’t understand how you just accede to Kavanaugh’s self-serving make-believe name for the shadow docket.
I truly don’t understand how you just accede to Kavanaugh’s self-serving make-believe name for the shadow docket.
Even for me, this is pretty in the weeds, but the shift in tone in SCOTUSblog's coverage since Sarah Isgur and The Dispatch took over—more deferential to the Court, more reverential of the justices as celebrities, more credulous and stenographic across the board—has been...notable
Maybe this new blog can respond, in one of its first posts, to the argument that the term “interim docket” is a deliberately misleading attempt to minimize the (very permanent) doctrinal and real-world consequences of #SCOTUS’s rulings on emergency applications?
www.stevevladeck.com/p/177-the-no...
www.stevevladeck.com/p/177-the-no...
December 12, 2025 at 6:34 AM
I had missed the SCOTUSblog post about the “interim docket blog”; wanted to scream but it’s late; texted @jaywillis.net instead; & he let me know that, oh, yes, this has been discussed.
I truly don’t understand how you just accede to Kavanaugh’s self-serving make-believe name for the shadow docket.
I truly don’t understand how you just accede to Kavanaugh’s self-serving make-believe name for the shadow docket.
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Guest Opinion | After careful reading of the 1806 agreement between the House of Thurn und Taxis and the Grand Dutchy of Baden to grant a monopoly on postal services as a fiefdom it is abundantly clear Trump directing businesses to his cronies is historically supported
by Samuel Alito
by Samuel Alito
December 9, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Guest Opinion | After careful reading of the 1806 agreement between the House of Thurn und Taxis and the Grand Dutchy of Baden to grant a monopoly on postal services as a fiefdom it is abundantly clear Trump directing businesses to his cronies is historically supported
by Samuel Alito
by Samuel Alito
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Donald Trump has unilaterally decided that one of America's largest media companies must be sold to one of his cronies. Here's why America has a liberal media bias problem.
December 9, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Donald Trump has unilaterally decided that one of America's largest media companies must be sold to one of his cronies. Here's why America has a liberal media bias problem.
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Republicans would not understand this,
December 9, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Republicans would not understand this,
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Twitter in the past 48 hours has been like watching a remedial version of SPECTRE convene a meeting in real time.
December 7, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Twitter in the past 48 hours has been like watching a remedial version of SPECTRE convene a meeting in real time.
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Most discussions about “misinformation” treat the problem as if people simply don’t have good enough critical-thinking skills. It sounds intuitive, but it’s not entirely accurate. The problem isn’t just individual ignorance, it’s the structure of the information environment people are placed into.
Finland has emerged as a global leader in countering “fake news”. Here's how they've done it
Teaching when to trust
As fake news accelerates, we need to teach our children how to think critically. Finnish schools are leading the charge
newhumanist.org.uk
December 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Most discussions about “misinformation” treat the problem as if people simply don’t have good enough critical-thinking skills. It sounds intuitive, but it’s not entirely accurate. The problem isn’t just individual ignorance, it’s the structure of the information environment people are placed into.
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The Supreme Court Is Failing at Its Most Important Job
by The Editorial Board of the N.Y.Times
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/o...
by The Editorial Board of the N.Y.Times
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/o...
Opinion | The Supreme Court Is Failing at Its Most Important Job
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:48 AM
The Supreme Court Is Failing at Its Most Important Job
by The Editorial Board of the N.Y.Times
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/o...
by The Editorial Board of the N.Y.Times
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/06/o...
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December 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
What a disgrace.
Larry Summers has been banned for life from the American Economic Association, a professional organization for economists, with more than 17,000 members, over his ties to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Larry Summers receives lifetime ban from prestigious economic association over Epstein ties | CNN Business
Larry Summers has been banned for life from the American Economic Association, a professional organization for economists, with more than 17,000 members, over his ties to the late sex offender Jeffrey...
www.cnn.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:14 AM
What a disgrace.
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Learn.
Georgia (THE COUNTRY) is protesting a fraudulent election, the ruling party's authoritarian and pro-Russian stance, and the government's pause of EU accession talks. Protesters are demanding new elections, the release of political prisoners, and an end of the rollback of democratic reforms.
Georgia (THE COUNTRY) is protesting a fraudulent election, the ruling party's authoritarian and pro-Russian stance, and the government's pause of EU accession talks. Protesters are demanding new elections, the release of political prisoners, and an end of the rollback of democratic reforms.
November 30, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Learn.
Georgia (THE COUNTRY) is protesting a fraudulent election, the ruling party's authoritarian and pro-Russian stance, and the government's pause of EU accession talks. Protesters are demanding new elections, the release of political prisoners, and an end of the rollback of democratic reforms.
Georgia (THE COUNTRY) is protesting a fraudulent election, the ruling party's authoritarian and pro-Russian stance, and the government's pause of EU accession talks. Protesters are demanding new elections, the release of political prisoners, and an end of the rollback of democratic reforms.
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The legal, media, and academic institutions capitulating to an authoritarian ordering payments for favorable treatment are damning themselves to irrelevance. They are destroying their institutions. They will be — and should be — shunned for failing in their most basic purposes for existing.
BREAKING: Northwestern University has agreed to pay the U.S. Treasury $75 million, over the course of three years as part of an agreement with the federal government to restore funding and end investigations into the university
Full statement from NU below:
Full statement from NU below:
November 29, 2025 at 1:37 AM
The legal, media, and academic institutions capitulating to an authoritarian ordering payments for favorable treatment are damning themselves to irrelevance. They are destroying their institutions. They will be — and should be — shunned for failing in their most basic purposes for existing.
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Just God awful numbers for any point of a Presidency, let alone the first year. Don’t expect this to improve either. This is who he is.
news.gallup.com/poll/699221/...
news.gallup.com/poll/699221/...
Trump's Approval Rating Drops to 36%, New Second-Term Low
President Donald Trump's job approval rating has slipped to a new second-term low point and is approaching his all-time low of 34%.
news.gallup.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Just God awful numbers for any point of a Presidency, let alone the first year. Don’t expect this to improve either. This is who he is.
news.gallup.com/poll/699221/...
news.gallup.com/poll/699221/...
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”Kasparov nails it: Western failure to confront russia is the biggest security risk we face.
Ukraine is buying us time, and we’re wasting it.”
• Andrew Chakhoyan •
@andrewchak.bsky.social
5/5🧵
Ukraine is buying us time, and we’re wasting it.”
• Andrew Chakhoyan •
@andrewchak.bsky.social
5/5🧵
November 28, 2025 at 10:14 AM
”Kasparov nails it: Western failure to confront russia is the biggest security risk we face.
Ukraine is buying us time, and we’re wasting it.”
• Andrew Chakhoyan •
@andrewchak.bsky.social
5/5🧵
Ukraine is buying us time, and we’re wasting it.”
• Andrew Chakhoyan •
@andrewchak.bsky.social
5/5🧵