Chris Jones
@cjones47.bsky.social
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Alabama→Texas→NYC (25 years)
Alabama→Texas→NYC (25 years)
Ah, yes, the famously compatible EU/China labor models.
China went from a poor economy in the 1970s to a superpower by requiring foreign manufacturers to enter into partnerships with local companies.
This strategy was once decried by EU policymakers, but now some are thinking of copying it.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/eu-i...
This strategy was once decried by EU policymakers, but now some are thinking of copying it.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/eu-i...
January 26, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Ah, yes, the famously compatible EU/China labor models.
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Nothing can prepare your soul for the first image ever transmitted onto a television
January 26, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Nothing can prepare your soul for the first image ever transmitted onto a television
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Kent State's student body was fairly conservative, but the presence of troops on campus had radicalized many of them. This is how Ohio's governor described these young people: "We’re up against the strongest, well-trained, militant revolutionary group that has ever been assembled in America."
January 26, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Kent State's student body was fairly conservative, but the presence of troops on campus had radicalized many of them. This is how Ohio's governor described these young people: "We’re up against the strongest, well-trained, militant revolutionary group that has ever been assembled in America."
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I do understand the basic emotional dynamic at play. The belief underlying this is that anything less than full doomerism is saying things aren't so bad as they might be, which is lessening one's degree of condemnation, which suggests some degree of (at least relative) approval. Hence immoral.
January 26, 2026 at 6:29 AM
I do understand the basic emotional dynamic at play. The belief underlying this is that anything less than full doomerism is saying things aren't so bad as they might be, which is lessening one's degree of condemnation, which suggests some degree of (at least relative) approval. Hence immoral.
So NJ Transit shut down and won't resume until late morning, but the MTA kept everything running.
January 26, 2026 at 3:12 AM
So NJ Transit shut down and won't resume until late morning, but the MTA kept everything running.
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Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
January 25, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Minnesota National Guard members have arrived at a federal building and were directed to distribute donuts, coffee, and hot chocolate to anti-ICE protesters. Guard members were issued reflective vests so they would not be mistaken for federal agents.
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You've somehow taken a business practice that worked in the mid twentieth century to allow local newspaper monopolies and national TV news broadcasts to appeal to the largest possible audience and elevated it into a moral imperative. It's ridiculous.
January 25, 2026 at 4:44 PM
You've somehow taken a business practice that worked in the mid twentieth century to allow local newspaper monopolies and national TV news broadcasts to appeal to the largest possible audience and elevated it into a moral imperative. It's ridiculous.
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The idea that the British Raj respected the rule of law is legitimately one of the funniest things I've ever read in my entire life
Non violence works when the aggressor respects the rule of law. America's laws seem to disappear when one party is power
January 25, 2026 at 2:44 PM
The idea that the British Raj respected the rule of law is legitimately one of the funniest things I've ever read in my entire life
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BREAKING: Judge Tostrud -- a Trump appointee — has quickly granted a restraining order, barring the administration from "destroying or altering evidence" taken from today's shooting. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 25, 2026 at 5:17 AM
BREAKING: Judge Tostrud -- a Trump appointee — has quickly granted a restraining order, barring the administration from "destroying or altering evidence" taken from today's shooting. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
This is why not too doomer about future US prospects. Some damage will definitely be hard to repair, but there is going to be a great reset. Lawyers, regulators, and other gov slots will be easy to fill. International partners will be eager to restore a lot of norms (with better controls).
I will immediately resign from my corporate gig and take the attendant pay cut if a future D POTUS offers me a DOJ spot persecuting members of this Administration
Honestly a federal commission with prosecutorial authority paired with stripping immunity from ICE officers would be a huge wombo combo
January 25, 2026 at 5:30 AM
This is why not too doomer about future US prospects. Some damage will definitely be hard to repair, but there is going to be a great reset. Lawyers, regulators, and other gov slots will be easy to fill. International partners will be eager to restore a lot of norms (with better controls).
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PSA: you need the organic vapor cartridges for respirators to deal with police chemical weapons.
They aren’t cheap but the standard particulate carts hold the chems in and you just continually breathe them in.
Organic Vapor Cartridges.
They aren’t cheap but the standard particulate carts hold the chems in and you just continually breathe them in.
Organic Vapor Cartridges.
Meanwhile in the Harbor Freight subreddit (Also I love hardware stores, a primordial soup of creation.)
January 25, 2026 at 4:26 AM
PSA: you need the organic vapor cartridges for respirators to deal with police chemical weapons.
They aren’t cheap but the standard particulate carts hold the chems in and you just continually breathe them in.
Organic Vapor Cartridges.
They aren’t cheap but the standard particulate carts hold the chems in and you just continually breathe them in.
Organic Vapor Cartridges.
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All the focus is on abolish ICE but CBP seems honestly the worse of the two. Bovino, today’s shooting, and Ross was former CBP.
January 25, 2026 at 4:28 AM
All the focus is on abolish ICE but CBP seems honestly the worse of the two. Bovino, today’s shooting, and Ross was former CBP.
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BREAKING: MN Bureau of Criminal Apprehension & Hennepin DA file fed lawsuit dmeanding immediate access to federal evidence in DHS agent's deadly shooting of observer during immigration enforcement operation Sat. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
#1 in Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension v. Noem (D. Minnesota, 0:26-cv-00628) – CourtListener.com
COMPLAINT against All Defendants (filing fee $ 405, receipt number AMNDC-12575332) filed by Hennepin County Attorney's Office, Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. Filer requests summons issued....
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January 25, 2026 at 3:50 AM
BREAKING: MN Bureau of Criminal Apprehension & Hennepin DA file fed lawsuit dmeanding immediate access to federal evidence in DHS agent's deadly shooting of observer during immigration enforcement operation Sat. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
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In 1775 a lot of people were unhappy with the King but they weren’t necessarily ready to commit treason. That changed when the King’s troops started shooting their neighbors, stealing food, and raping women.
January 25, 2026 at 3:18 AM
In 1775 a lot of people were unhappy with the King but they weren’t necessarily ready to commit treason. That changed when the King’s troops started shooting their neighbors, stealing food, and raping women.
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If you’re not aware, Melissa Joan Hart had gotten SUPER right wing Christian Nationalist in the past decade or so.
And things where she’s at.
And things where she’s at.
Clarissa explains it all to the DHS Instagram account
January 25, 2026 at 2:26 AM
If you’re not aware, Melissa Joan Hart had gotten SUPER right wing Christian Nationalist in the past decade or so.
And things where she’s at.
And things where she’s at.
Conjecture about this sort of thing is totally fine, but I find describing table top run-throughs of various scenarios as"simulations" kind of weird.
Maybe just say "some academics and former gov officials got in a room and talked about things that could happen"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Maybe just say "some academics and former gov officials got in a room and talked about things that could happen"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We ran high-level US civil war simulations. Minnesota is exactly how they start | Claire Finkelstein
Developments in Minnesota closely mirror a scenario explored in a 2024 exercise conducted at the Center for Ethics and the Rule of Law at the University of Pennsylvania, which I direct
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Conjecture about this sort of thing is totally fine, but I find describing table top run-throughs of various scenarios as"simulations" kind of weird.
Maybe just say "some academics and former gov officials got in a room and talked about things that could happen"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Maybe just say "some academics and former gov officials got in a room and talked about things that could happen"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Fuck yeah he would
"They say they're coming to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, & right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."
January 24, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Fuck yeah he would
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A magistrate judge found no probable cause to support arrest warrants for 5 people involved in the St. Paul church protest.
DOJ appealed to the 8th Cir.
That appeal led to this remarkable letter from the Chief Judge of the Minnesota district court…
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
DOJ appealed to the 8th Cir.
That appeal led to this remarkable letter from the Chief Judge of the Minnesota district court…
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 24, 2026 at 5:51 PM
A magistrate judge found no probable cause to support arrest warrants for 5 people involved in the St. Paul church protest.
DOJ appealed to the 8th Cir.
That appeal led to this remarkable letter from the Chief Judge of the Minnesota district court…
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
DOJ appealed to the 8th Cir.
That appeal led to this remarkable letter from the Chief Judge of the Minnesota district court…
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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This sure seems more like the tyranny the Constitution is supposed to protect against than forgiving student loans.
January 24, 2026 at 5:02 PM
This sure seems more like the tyranny the Constitution is supposed to protect against than forgiving student loans.
Seems predictable.
“Exercise commanders had to ask Finnish reservists, the most formidable Arctic warriors, who were playing the role of invaders in the war games, to go easy on the Americans,” the source said. “The Finns had to be told to stop beating the Americans as it was embarrassing and demoralising for them.”
U.S. military falters during Arctic exercise
NATO defense officials have confirmed that European allies, led by the United Kingdom and Scandinavian countries, currently carry the primary responsibility for Arctic military operations, as the Unit...
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January 24, 2026 at 7:06 AM
Seems predictable.
Excited to see that Cat Power is at the Bowery in March and then finding out that tickets start at $250.
January 24, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Excited to see that Cat Power is at the Bowery in March and then finding out that tickets start at $250.
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It's not obvious whether this is a right-wing hate group or federal law enforcement. It may be impossible to tell. Federal law enforcement refusing to wear ID gives powerful cover for bad actors
January 23, 2026 at 7:42 PM
It's not obvious whether this is a right-wing hate group or federal law enforcement. It may be impossible to tell. Federal law enforcement refusing to wear ID gives powerful cover for bad actors
For some reason I did not expect a second season of Drops of Gold.
January 23, 2026 at 10:10 PM
For some reason I did not expect a second season of Drops of Gold.
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It doesn't come close to covering everything that needs to be done on immigration, but I think median voters might be more open to a slogan around Eliminating's Cheney's DHS. We should also be talking about jackbooted thugs.
January 23, 2026 at 8:34 PM
It doesn't come close to covering everything that needs to be done on immigration, but I think median voters might be more open to a slogan around Eliminating's Cheney's DHS. We should also be talking about jackbooted thugs.