clay jackson
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The Little Rock Police Department earned lots of Arkansas Times headlines this year, usually for bad reasons. We wrote about their misdeeds often enough that we’ve put a list together looking back at the police department in 2025.
Pepper-spraying kids, surveilling Little Rockers and shirking transparency: A review of the LRPD in 2025 - Arkansas Times
We wrote about the LRPD's misdeeds often enough that we’ve put a list together looking back at the police department in 2025.
arktimes.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The Little Rock Police Department earned lots of Arkansas Times headlines this year, usually for bad reasons. We wrote about their misdeeds often enough that we’ve put a list together looking back at the police department in 2025.
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Marco Rubio Is Not the Adult in the Room. He’s the Warmonger.
Every single senator eagerly confirmed their former colleague to be secretary of state, but he is not at all the moderating force that they thought he’d be.
Every single senator eagerly confirmed their former colleague to be secretary of state, but he is not at all the moderating force that they thought he’d be.
Marco Rubio Is Not the Adult in the Room. He’s the Warmonger.
Every single senator eagerly confirmed their former colleague to be secretary of state, but he is not at all the moderating force that they thought he’d be.
newrepublic.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Marco Rubio Is Not the Adult in the Room. He’s the Warmonger.
Every single senator eagerly confirmed their former colleague to be secretary of state, but he is not at all the moderating force that they thought he’d be.
Every single senator eagerly confirmed their former colleague to be secretary of state, but he is not at all the moderating force that they thought he’d be.
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Rogan is such a sociopath.
Joe Rogan and Shane Gillis on Nick Fuentes running for president one day.
Rogan: “He could probably win in a few years. Listen, he couldn’t have existed before, right? Ten, twenty years ago, couldn’t have existed. Now, super popular. What’s twenty years from now look like?”
Rogan: “He could probably win in a few years. Listen, he couldn’t have existed before, right? Ten, twenty years ago, couldn’t have existed. Now, super popular. What’s twenty years from now look like?”
December 26, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Rogan is such a sociopath.
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Once again, Victor Wembanyama is doing unconstitutional things
December 25, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Once again, Victor Wembanyama is doing unconstitutional things
more. of. this.
Ya'll the footnotes. I have never seen anything like this.
![2 In its public-facing statements, the DOJ appears determined to project two images: it, the great protector of culture and children, see discussions supra; and it, the champion of the faithfuloppressed (mostly, Christians, although sometimes with the slightest pinch of “Judeo-”). See, e.g., DOJ press release of Apr. 22, 2025 (celebrating “the inaugural meeting of the Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias in the federal government,” where the AG “was joined by peaceful Christian Americans who were unfairly targeted by the [prior a]dministration”; discussions included “efforts to push radical and anti-Christian gender ideology on kids in classrooms, foster care, sports, and healthcare”). These perceived imperatives have formed an unholy alliance, from the perspective of transgender people, who find themselves in an increasingly inhospitable environment. Justice Alito has acknowledged “the discrimination” and “disadvantage[]” facing the transgender community today. Skrmetti at 577. It also is of great concern, for those who value the separation of church and state, to see the Department of Justice cavalierly blurring the lines. See also, e.g., press releases dated Sept. 9, and Sept. 30, 2025 (second and third hearings regarding “threats to religious liberty in education,” which ‒ of course ‒ included matters of gender transition).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:24vva42nxim6zbcmnozegoef/bafkreifolehrzbx4tqud53zwep5fps47jbuvsea7gvprwey7m2mlju42ha@jpeg)
December 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
more. of. this.
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Merrick Garland hid this from us for 4 YEARS,
and allowed this disgusting monster to be reelected
and allowed this disgusting monster to be reelected
December 25, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Merrick Garland hid this from us for 4 YEARS,
and allowed this disgusting monster to be reelected
and allowed this disgusting monster to be reelected
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I worked for DOJ. I don't think people realize how dangerous it is for the White House to takeover the daily operations of the Justice Department.
December 25, 2025 at 5:05 AM
I worked for DOJ. I don't think people realize how dangerous it is for the White House to takeover the daily operations of the Justice Department.
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This is an excellent piece exploring the limits of politics in the pluralist mode which sees politics as compromise between many competing groups. Yet it can also be zero-sum conflict between friends & enemies. Liberalism has submerged the latter possibility, leaving us unprepared for its resurgence
This @polphilpod.bsky.social piece is from august but it feels fresh and new in light of yet another cycle of "was trump inevitable" discourse.
Essential reading here:
newrepublic.com/article/1992...
Essential reading here:
newrepublic.com/article/1992...
Liberals: Alas, the Time Has Come to Throw John Rawls Under the Bus
The greatest liberal philosopher of the twentieth century guided his creed toward neutrality. In the age of Trump, we can no longer afford that.
newrepublic.com
December 24, 2025 at 9:14 PM
This is an excellent piece exploring the limits of politics in the pluralist mode which sees politics as compromise between many competing groups. Yet it can also be zero-sum conflict between friends & enemies. Liberalism has submerged the latter possibility, leaving us unprepared for its resurgence
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This @polphilpod.bsky.social piece is from august but it feels fresh and new in light of yet another cycle of "was trump inevitable" discourse.
Essential reading here:
newrepublic.com/article/1992...
Essential reading here:
newrepublic.com/article/1992...
Liberals: Alas, the Time Has Come to Throw John Rawls Under the Bus
The greatest liberal philosopher of the twentieth century guided his creed toward neutrality. In the age of Trump, we can no longer afford that.
newrepublic.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
This @polphilpod.bsky.social piece is from august but it feels fresh and new in light of yet another cycle of "was trump inevitable" discourse.
Essential reading here:
newrepublic.com/article/1992...
Essential reading here:
newrepublic.com/article/1992...
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six months ago Reader’s Digest asked if they could purchase the publishing rights for this elaborate shitpost I wrote a year ago now wherein I pretended to be the elf equivalent of David Brooks at the North Pole. Thought it was maybe a phishing scam but it’s real LMAOO
December 24, 2025 at 9:31 PM
six months ago Reader’s Digest asked if they could purchase the publishing rights for this elaborate shitpost I wrote a year ago now wherein I pretended to be the elf equivalent of David Brooks at the North Pole. Thought it was maybe a phishing scam but it’s real LMAOO
reminder that rogan et al are bad faith grifters
December 24, 2025 at 8:52 PM
reminder that rogan et al are bad faith grifters
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Don’t. Print. Lies. In. The. Newspapers. Or. Online.
December 24, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Don’t. Print. Lies. In. The. Newspapers. Or. Online.
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With that smug smile on the interviewer’s face, you’d barely know that this is about the kidnapping, torture, and sexual assault of innocent people.
Stephen Miller wants everyone at 60 Minutes who “engaged in this revolt” (aka told the truth) fired
December 24, 2025 at 12:49 PM
With that smug smile on the interviewer’s face, you’d barely know that this is about the kidnapping, torture, and sexual assault of innocent people.
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MEMPHIS FLYER: “Nearly 6 of every 10 ICE arrests in Tennessee since Trump took office involve individuals with no criminal convictions...”
So much for the violent criminals narrative, eh @GovBillLee?
www.memphisflyer.com/nearly-60-pe...
So much for the violent criminals narrative, eh @GovBillLee?
www.memphisflyer.com/nearly-60-pe...
December 24, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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DOGE was premised on one of the deepest lies of American politics: that the federal government doesn't work well & is wasteful.
Since the federal government at least was actually quite well run at the level of ordinary bureaucracy & has intense rules for constraining waste, it could never succeed
Since the federal government at least was actually quite well run at the level of ordinary bureaucracy & has intense rules for constraining waste, it could never succeed
“In DOGE’s published list of canceled contracts and grants, the 13 largest were all incorrect.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little?
www.nytimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:24 AM
DOGE was premised on one of the deepest lies of American politics: that the federal government doesn't work well & is wasteful.
Since the federal government at least was actually quite well run at the level of ordinary bureaucracy & has intense rules for constraining waste, it could never succeed
Since the federal government at least was actually quite well run at the level of ordinary bureaucracy & has intense rules for constraining waste, it could never succeed
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"It was not Hitler or Himmler who abducted me, beat me and shot my family. It was the shoemaker, the milkman, the neighbor, who received a uniform and then believed they were the master race."
Karl Stojka, Auschwitz survivor
Karl Stojka, Auschwitz survivor
December 23, 2025 at 10:49 PM
"It was not Hitler or Himmler who abducted me, beat me and shot my family. It was the shoemaker, the milkman, the neighbor, who received a uniform and then believed they were the master race."
Karl Stojka, Auschwitz survivor
Karl Stojka, Auschwitz survivor
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Trump’s economy. Where billionaires’ net worth is exploding and Santas can’t find work during Christmas season.
December 23, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Trump’s economy. Where billionaires’ net worth is exploding and Santas can’t find work during Christmas season.
also greenlit the death of thousands in Sudan
December 23, 2025 at 10:03 PM
also greenlit the death of thousands in Sudan
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Just a reminder that Rubio promised to deport immigrants and visa holders who criticized Charlie Kirk.
"The State Department is taking decisive action against five individuals who have led organized efforts to coerce American platforms to censor, demonetize, and suppress American viewpoints they oppose."
They don't name the individuals.
They don't name the individuals.
Announcement of Actions to Combat the Global Censorship-Industrial Complex - United States Department of State
The State Department is taking decisive action against five individuals who have led organized efforts to coerce American platforms to censor, demonetize, and suppress American viewpoints they oppose....
www.state.gov
December 23, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Just a reminder that Rubio promised to deport immigrants and visa holders who criticized Charlie Kirk.
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You do not, under any circumstances, gotta hand it to the Supreme Court
December 23, 2025 at 9:14 PM
You do not, under any circumstances, gotta hand it to the Supreme Court
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It was getting to him.
Kavanaugh in a footnote in today's opinion says "the officers must not make interior immigration stops or arrests based on race or ethnicity."
December 23, 2025 at 9:20 PM
It was getting to him.
brett knows the mask’s off
It was getting to him.
Kavanaugh in a footnote in today's opinion says "the officers must not make interior immigration stops or arrests based on race or ethnicity."
December 23, 2025 at 9:31 PM
brett knows the mask’s off
fedsoc’s on deck
The dissolution of the Heritage Foundation and liquidation of its assets will be bloodless if the few remaining fascist swine allow it to be.
"More than a dozen Heritage Foundation staffers departed the [MAGA septic] tank and are set to join Advancing American Freedom, a conservative advocacy group founded by former Vice President Mike Pence." www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
December 23, 2025 at 9:16 PM
fedsoc’s on deck
so do ~30M americans
Todd Blanche knows. Pam Bondi knows. Kash Patel knows.
Melania knows.
They ALL know what he did.
They all know.
Melania knows.
They ALL know what he did.
They all know.
December 23, 2025 at 8:53 PM
so do ~30M americans