Chris Jackson
@chrsjcksn.bsky.social
Lecturer of IR | Purveyor of all things mediocre | Card-carrying member of the Goalkeepers Union
https://cmjcksn.wordpress.com
https://cmjcksn.wordpress.com
People just need to realize that Stephen Miller is just trying to under the humiliation of the Versailles Treaty
January 7, 2026 at 6:08 PM
People just need to realize that Stephen Miller is just trying to under the humiliation of the Versailles Treaty
Regular reminder that Ivy/elite BA commentariat is primarily a group of contrarians with opinions who believe the worst offense possible is being corrected
January 7, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Regular reminder that Ivy/elite BA commentariat is primarily a group of contrarians with opinions who believe the worst offense possible is being corrected
Governance by temper tantrum
Trump: "I single-handedly ENDED 8 WARS, and Norway, a NATO Member, foolishly chose not to give me the Noble Peace Prize. But that doesn’t matter! What does matter is that I saved Millions of Lives ... I DOUBT NATO WOULD BE THERE FOR US IF WE REALLY NEEDED THEM."
January 7, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Governance by temper tantrum
The user having a Ronaldo profile pic is just 👌
Grok has put a bikini on one of the dead victims of the recent Swiss fire !
It's probably the most appalling thing I've seen... 🤬
It's probably the most appalling thing I've seen... 🤬
January 7, 2026 at 5:04 PM
The user having a Ronaldo profile pic is just 👌
Russian Interior Ministry approved invasions of Georgia and Ukraine as lawful.
Justice Dept. Memo Approved Military Incursion Into Venezuela as Lawful
Attorney General Pam Bondi told lawmakers in briefings this week that the administration would share Office of Legal Counsel memo with them.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/u...
Attorney General Pam Bondi told lawmakers in briefings this week that the administration would share Office of Legal Counsel memo with them.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/u...
Justice Dept. Memo Approved Military Incursion Into Venezuela as Lawful
www.nytimes.com
January 7, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Russian Interior Ministry approved invasions of Georgia and Ukraine as lawful.
Democrats claim to support the green new deal but oppose invading Greenland? Smh
January 6, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Democrats claim to support the green new deal but oppose invading Greenland? Smh
This, folks, is a headline
Opinion from Alphaville: Here's a look inside Elon Musk's big tent. ft.trib.al/NM1VE7i
January 6, 2026 at 8:19 PM
This, folks, is a headline
Big question: will I get reported as being woke for teaching the Singer-Prebisch theory instead of teaching that states are underdeveloped because they’re genetically inferior?
January 6, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Big question: will I get reported as being woke for teaching the Singer-Prebisch theory instead of teaching that states are underdeveloped because they’re genetically inferior?
Incorporating student evaluation feedback into my syllabi for spring:
-more group activities
-fewer group activities
-shouldn’t require reading
-less writing
-should watch more movies
-shouldn’t schedule class so early (10am)
-unfair to give exam and final paper when I have those in other classes
-more group activities
-fewer group activities
-shouldn’t require reading
-less writing
-should watch more movies
-shouldn’t schedule class so early (10am)
-unfair to give exam and final paper when I have those in other classes
January 6, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Incorporating student evaluation feedback into my syllabi for spring:
-more group activities
-fewer group activities
-shouldn’t require reading
-less writing
-should watch more movies
-shouldn’t schedule class so early (10am)
-unfair to give exam and final paper when I have those in other classes
-more group activities
-fewer group activities
-shouldn’t require reading
-less writing
-should watch more movies
-shouldn’t schedule class so early (10am)
-unfair to give exam and final paper when I have those in other classes
All around big few days for the “I’m voting for trump to end American imperialism in the Middle East” crowd
January 6, 2026 at 4:35 PM
All around big few days for the “I’m voting for trump to end American imperialism in the Middle East” crowd
During the brief period I still had a musk era twitter account I would occasionally login and get pushed takes about the heroic Portuguese and rhodesians defending the west and then being stabbed in the back, I feel like this is now US doctrine
Eyes wide open, folks. They're revealing the supervillain plot.
January 6, 2026 at 3:57 PM
During the brief period I still had a musk era twitter account I would occasionally login and get pushed takes about the heroic Portuguese and rhodesians defending the west and then being stabbed in the back, I feel like this is now US doctrine
Reposted by Chris Jackson
Elon Musk is producing CSAM the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
January 6, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Elon Musk is producing CSAM the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
“Since the beginning of time” is where I automatically tune out while grading an essay…
January 6, 2026 at 5:13 AM
“Since the beginning of time” is where I automatically tune out while grading an essay…
The entirety of this silly narrative stems from the assumption that only the US has agency in the world and therefore wars in Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan are the fault of the US government
January 6, 2026 at 3:29 AM
The entirety of this silly narrative stems from the assumption that only the US has agency in the world and therefore wars in Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan are the fault of the US government
Absolutely no one could have seen this coming!
Gun-toting paramilitaries have been deployed on the streets of Caracas under a state of emergency, and journalists have been detained. ft.trib.al/BmIRQCF
January 6, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Absolutely no one could have seen this coming!
Reminder that after the 2020 election, part of trump’s claim was that Venezuela (and Hugo Chavez) had conspired to rig the election
January 5, 2026 at 5:15 AM
Reminder that after the 2020 election, part of trump’s claim was that Venezuela (and Hugo Chavez) had conspired to rig the election
Fan service presidency
They’ve got Twitter up on the big screens in Trump’s Mar-a-Lago makeshift “situation room.”
Photos from Trump’s Truth Social account.
Photos from Trump’s Truth Social account.
January 4, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Fan service presidency
PSA for those who may need it: it is fully acceptable to pour yourself a drink (or four) and watch this in its entirety
m.youtube.com/watch?v=xyzq...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=xyzq...
Tyler Childers - Country Boy Brewing, Georgetown KY 10-8-2024
Country Boy Brewing, Georgetown KY 10-8-2024 0:00:00 - 0:00:20 - (Banter) 0:00:21 - 0:02:48 - Shake the Frost 0:03:30 - 0:07:00 - Country Squire 0:07:09 - 0:10:53 - I Swear (To God) 0:11:50 - 0:15:19 - Rustin' in the Rain 0:16:20 - 0:19:54 - All Your'n 0:19:54 - 0:23:58 - Purgatory 0:24:03 - 0:27:28 - In Your Love 0:28:10 - 0:35:00 - Cluck Ol' Hen 0:36:09 - 0:39:16 - Lady May 0:39:25 - 0:45:33 - Old Country Church 0:45:38 - 0:51:38 - (Band Introductions) 0:51:38 - 0:55:09 - Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven? 0:55:32 - 1:01:51 - Whitehouse Road 1:01:51 - 1:06:18 - Two Coats 1:06:25 - 1:11:32 - Honky Tonk Flame 1:12:02 - 1:16:12 - Percheron Mules 1:18:20 - 1:21:20 - Way of the Triune God 1:21:20 - 1:28:20 - House Fire 1:28:20 - 1:32:34 - Universal Sound 1:32:34 - 1:37:09 - Heart You’ve Been Tendin’ 1:37:09 - 1:38:40 - (Intro to Detroit City) 1:38:40 - 1:42:59 - Detroit City
m.youtube.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:13 AM
PSA for those who may need it: it is fully acceptable to pour yourself a drink (or four) and watch this in its entirety
m.youtube.com/watch?v=xyzq...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=xyzq...
Is this the prestigious Yale Law degree I’ve heard tales of?
January 3, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Is this the prestigious Yale Law degree I’ve heard tales of?
People like to laugh at Mearsheimer’s predictions but who was laughing when the US and Russia had to form an alliance within 10 years to contain a reunified Germany?
January 3, 2026 at 10:51 PM
People like to laugh at Mearsheimer’s predictions but who was laughing when the US and Russia had to form an alliance within 10 years to contain a reunified Germany?
Me at pickup soccer this morning: “no I’m not that kind of doctor, I’m a medical doctor”
January 3, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Me at pickup soccer this morning: “no I’m not that kind of doctor, I’m a medical doctor”