JackInEC
@jackinec.bsky.social
A general curmudgeon. JHU alum. Go Ravens! Former journalist with an interest in political comedy.
Silencing satirists doesn't just mean you have no sense of humor. It means you have no decency.
Silencing satirists doesn't just mean you have no sense of humor. It means you have no decency.
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MS Now reports Maduro will be transferred to the Metropolitan Correction Center in Brooklyn.
That's the same federal facility where Jeffrey Epstein died. A reminder that Epstein died on Trump's watch.
Of all the federal prisons, why did DOJ choose this one?
That's the same federal facility where Jeffrey Epstein died. A reminder that Epstein died on Trump's watch.
Of all the federal prisons, why did DOJ choose this one?
January 3, 2026 at 8:04 PM
MS Now reports Maduro will be transferred to the Metropolitan Correction Center in Brooklyn.
That's the same federal facility where Jeffrey Epstein died. A reminder that Epstein died on Trump's watch.
Of all the federal prisons, why did DOJ choose this one?
That's the same federal facility where Jeffrey Epstein died. A reminder that Epstein died on Trump's watch.
Of all the federal prisons, why did DOJ choose this one?
Once again, a Republican president undermines the United States' standing to condemn foreign nations that sponsor terrorism and political upheaval by deploying the military to topple a foreign political leader:
Reagan: too many to list
GHW Bush: Panama
GW Bush: Iraq
Trump: Venezuela
Reagan: too many to list
GHW Bush: Panama
GW Bush: Iraq
Trump: Venezuela
January 3, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Once again, a Republican president undermines the United States' standing to condemn foreign nations that sponsor terrorism and political upheaval by deploying the military to topple a foreign political leader:
Reagan: too many to list
GHW Bush: Panama
GW Bush: Iraq
Trump: Venezuela
Reagan: too many to list
GHW Bush: Panama
GW Bush: Iraq
Trump: Venezuela
Nations attacked:
Trump (both terms): Afghanistan, Syria, Somalia, Iraq, Iran, Venezuela, Nigeria, Yemen, ships in int'l waters, and occupied cities in the US.
Trump total: 10
Obama (8): Afghanistan, Pakistan, Libya, Yemen, Somalia, Iraq, Syria.
Biden (5): Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Jordan, Iraq.
Trump (both terms): Afghanistan, Syria, Somalia, Iraq, Iran, Venezuela, Nigeria, Yemen, ships in int'l waters, and occupied cities in the US.
Trump total: 10
Obama (8): Afghanistan, Pakistan, Libya, Yemen, Somalia, Iraq, Syria.
Biden (5): Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Jordan, Iraq.
January 3, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Nations attacked:
Trump (both terms): Afghanistan, Syria, Somalia, Iraq, Iran, Venezuela, Nigeria, Yemen, ships in int'l waters, and occupied cities in the US.
Trump total: 10
Obama (8): Afghanistan, Pakistan, Libya, Yemen, Somalia, Iraq, Syria.
Biden (5): Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Jordan, Iraq.
Trump (both terms): Afghanistan, Syria, Somalia, Iraq, Iran, Venezuela, Nigeria, Yemen, ships in int'l waters, and occupied cities in the US.
Trump total: 10
Obama (8): Afghanistan, Pakistan, Libya, Yemen, Somalia, Iraq, Syria.
Biden (5): Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Jordan, Iraq.
I remember when men obscenely used to open their coats to flash their penises to crowds as they compensated for their struggling masculinity. Now, their gun has literally become the cliched substitute. abcnews.go.com/US/seattle-p...
Seattle police arrest armed man during New Year's Eve celebration
Police in Seattle arrested a 21-year-old man armed with a shotgun, pistol, and carrying rounds of ammunition near the Space Needle during a New Year’s Eve celebration.
abcnews.go.com
January 3, 2026 at 12:08 PM
I remember when men obscenely used to open their coats to flash their penises to crowds as they compensated for their struggling masculinity. Now, their gun has literally become the cliched substitute. abcnews.go.com/US/seattle-p...
Current speculation is that Trump was advised to install a puppet government in Venezuela after his illegal raid.
He's currently deciding who to install in the top spot, and it's between Charlie McCarthy and Miss Piggy.
He's currently deciding who to install in the top spot, and it's between Charlie McCarthy and Miss Piggy.
January 3, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Current speculation is that Trump was advised to install a puppet government in Venezuela after his illegal raid.
He's currently deciding who to install in the top spot, and it's between Charlie McCarthy and Miss Piggy.
He's currently deciding who to install in the top spot, and it's between Charlie McCarthy and Miss Piggy.
He was going to drop prices "500, 600, even 1,000%," he said.
He would order pharma co's to lower costs for US customers--because that's what a POTUS can do in a free market economy.
Oh, how much the Tangerine Tyrant needs to learn about American governance & math. www.reuters.com/business/hea...
He would order pharma co's to lower costs for US customers--because that's what a POTUS can do in a free market economy.
Oh, how much the Tangerine Tyrant needs to learn about American governance & math. www.reuters.com/business/hea...
Exclusive: Drugmakers raise US prices on 350 medicines despite pressure from Trump
Drugmakers plan to raise U.S. prices on at least 350 branded medications including vaccines against COVID, RSV and shingles and blockbuster cancer treatment Ibrance, even as the Trump administration p...
www.reuters.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:08 PM
He was going to drop prices "500, 600, even 1,000%," he said.
He would order pharma co's to lower costs for US customers--because that's what a POTUS can do in a free market economy.
Oh, how much the Tangerine Tyrant needs to learn about American governance & math. www.reuters.com/business/hea...
He would order pharma co's to lower costs for US customers--because that's what a POTUS can do in a free market economy.
Oh, how much the Tangerine Tyrant needs to learn about American governance & math. www.reuters.com/business/hea...
I live in a diverse cross-cultural suburban community. Apparently, New Years fireworks are the one thing the Latinos, the Asians and the Rednecks all agree on.
Happy 2026!
Happy 2026!
January 1, 2026 at 5:25 AM
I live in a diverse cross-cultural suburban community. Apparently, New Years fireworks are the one thing the Latinos, the Asians and the Rednecks all agree on.
Happy 2026!
Happy 2026!
Happy New Year!
2026 will be better. We voters will make sure it is, come November.
2026 will be better. We voters will make sure it is, come November.
January 1, 2026 at 5:05 AM
Happy New Year!
2026 will be better. We voters will make sure it is, come November.
2026 will be better. We voters will make sure it is, come November.
Trump has zero dignity, situational awareness, or maturity.
He lives in a world where everyone--including himself--can be bought off with a bribe (or a "good" meal, for the working peons). He is a disgrace to the United States.
He lives in a world where everyone--including himself--can be bought off with a bribe (or a "good" meal, for the working peons). He is a disgrace to the United States.
Trump tells the press as he meets with Zelenskyy, "I think you could sit outside and have some food. Would you like to have food or do you consider that a bribe, and therefore you cannot write honestly? ... Margo, take them outside and tell the chef to serve them good lunch."
December 28, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Trump has zero dignity, situational awareness, or maturity.
He lives in a world where everyone--including himself--can be bought off with a bribe (or a "good" meal, for the working peons). He is a disgrace to the United States.
He lives in a world where everyone--including himself--can be bought off with a bribe (or a "good" meal, for the working peons). He is a disgrace to the United States.
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
I'm not sure why I find this so funny: Florida GOP gov candidate Byron Donalds is pulling "the race card" on a fellow Republican candidate who referred to him as "a slave."
The GOPer says it's not an insult because Donalds' ancestors were, in fact, never slaves. floridapolitics.com/archives/770...
The GOPer says it's not an insult because Donalds' ancestors were, in fact, never slaves. floridapolitics.com/archives/770...
James Fishback argues Byron Donalds shouldn’t be offended by ‘slave’ slur, calls him a ‘tether’
The leading candidate continues to be the target of incendiary statements from an opponent.
floridapolitics.com
December 27, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I'm not sure why I find this so funny: Florida GOP gov candidate Byron Donalds is pulling "the race card" on a fellow Republican candidate who referred to him as "a slave."
The GOPer says it's not an insult because Donalds' ancestors were, in fact, never slaves. floridapolitics.com/archives/770...
The GOPer says it's not an insult because Donalds' ancestors were, in fact, never slaves. floridapolitics.com/archives/770...
Trump hires only perverts and criminals: Hegseth who assaulted his pregnant mistress, RFK Jr. whose infidelity is legendary, Linda McMahon who covers up her husband's sexual assaults on male and female WWE performers, or these former Proud Boys who steal groceries. newrepublic.com/post/204750/...
ICE Agents Arrest Man on Christmas Eve—and Then Steal His Groceries
Trump’s immigration agents are doing whatever they want.
newrepublic.com
December 27, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Trump hires only perverts and criminals: Hegseth who assaulted his pregnant mistress, RFK Jr. whose infidelity is legendary, Linda McMahon who covers up her husband's sexual assaults on male and female WWE performers, or these former Proud Boys who steal groceries. newrepublic.com/post/204750/...
Trump is starting a religious war on Christmas, because that's EXACTLY how Jesus would want His birth commemorated.
Trump is no holy warrior.
Trump is no holy warrior.
December 25, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Trump is starting a religious war on Christmas, because that's EXACTLY how Jesus would want His birth commemorated.
Trump is no holy warrior.
Trump is no holy warrior.
Average nightly viewers for Colbert: 2.8 million
Viewers of super-duper Trump-hosted spectacular at the national arts center whose name he usurped: 2.6 million, the lowest ever.
Note: Trump's 3-hour extravaganza was in prime time; Colbert airs in late night. www.rawstory.com/trump-kenned...
Viewers of super-duper Trump-hosted spectacular at the national arts center whose name he usurped: 2.6 million, the lowest ever.
Note: Trump's 3-hour extravaganza was in prime time; Colbert airs in late night. www.rawstory.com/trump-kenned...
'Smallest audience ever': Kennedy Center Honors tank on CBS after Trump takes over
"The Kennedy Center Honors" reportedly drew its lowest ratings ever after President Donald Trump announced he would host the event."According to preliminary Nielsen data, 'The Kennedy Center Honors' o...
www.rawstory.com
December 24, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Average nightly viewers for Colbert: 2.8 million
Viewers of super-duper Trump-hosted spectacular at the national arts center whose name he usurped: 2.6 million, the lowest ever.
Note: Trump's 3-hour extravaganza was in prime time; Colbert airs in late night. www.rawstory.com/trump-kenned...
Viewers of super-duper Trump-hosted spectacular at the national arts center whose name he usurped: 2.6 million, the lowest ever.
Note: Trump's 3-hour extravaganza was in prime time; Colbert airs in late night. www.rawstory.com/trump-kenned...
"you dope"?
Whoever handles the DOJ twitter account must be fired immediately. This is a disgrace to the nation.
They are a public servant. MAGA fails to understand that government employees are subservient to the American public, not rulers over it.
Whoever handles the DOJ twitter account must be fired immediately. This is a disgrace to the nation.
They are a public servant. MAGA fails to understand that government employees are subservient to the American public, not rulers over it.
December 24, 2025 at 6:16 PM
"you dope"?
Whoever handles the DOJ twitter account must be fired immediately. This is a disgrace to the nation.
They are a public servant. MAGA fails to understand that government employees are subservient to the American public, not rulers over it.
Whoever handles the DOJ twitter account must be fired immediately. This is a disgrace to the nation.
They are a public servant. MAGA fails to understand that government employees are subservient to the American public, not rulers over it.
The White House just announced that the Trump-hosted Kennedy Center Honors broadcast was watched by a record 716 billion Americans, smashing previous records and establishing Donald Trump as the greatest television host of all time.
It reports TVs worldwide turned themselves on to watch.
It reports TVs worldwide turned themselves on to watch.
December 24, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The White House just announced that the Trump-hosted Kennedy Center Honors broadcast was watched by a record 716 billion Americans, smashing previous records and establishing Donald Trump as the greatest television host of all time.
It reports TVs worldwide turned themselves on to watch.
It reports TVs worldwide turned themselves on to watch.
A trend I've noticed very recently on social media:
People in the MAGAsphere are now blocking non-friends and -followers from responding to their social media posts, apparently sick of reality-based friends correcting their pro-Trump propaganda posts.
MAGA's hardening the Bubble's shell.
People in the MAGAsphere are now blocking non-friends and -followers from responding to their social media posts, apparently sick of reality-based friends correcting their pro-Trump propaganda posts.
MAGA's hardening the Bubble's shell.
December 23, 2025 at 2:45 PM
A trend I've noticed very recently on social media:
People in the MAGAsphere are now blocking non-friends and -followers from responding to their social media posts, apparently sick of reality-based friends correcting their pro-Trump propaganda posts.
MAGA's hardening the Bubble's shell.
People in the MAGAsphere are now blocking non-friends and -followers from responding to their social media posts, apparently sick of reality-based friends correcting their pro-Trump propaganda posts.
MAGA's hardening the Bubble's shell.
Yesterday, Jim Beam announced it will shut down its Clermont, KY distillery (1,000 ee's) for '26 because Trump's trade war led to a global drop in demand for bourbon as foreign consumers boycott US products.
In Nov, Tyson shut down a Nebraska plant (3,200 ee's) due to a drop in demand for US beef.
In Nov, Tyson shut down a Nebraska plant (3,200 ee's) due to a drop in demand for US beef.
December 22, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Yesterday, Jim Beam announced it will shut down its Clermont, KY distillery (1,000 ee's) for '26 because Trump's trade war led to a global drop in demand for bourbon as foreign consumers boycott US products.
In Nov, Tyson shut down a Nebraska plant (3,200 ee's) due to a drop in demand for US beef.
In Nov, Tyson shut down a Nebraska plant (3,200 ee's) due to a drop in demand for US beef.
MAGA watches The Sound of Music and hopes beyond hope that this year, they capture the Von Trapps.
December 22, 2025 at 2:51 AM
MAGA watches The Sound of Music and hopes beyond hope that this year, they capture the Von Trapps.
Honestly, I wouldn't normally trust a damn word coming out of Jesse Watters' mouth, but this totally tracks: Trump knows he'll go down in history as a failure, and he's scratching and clawing his name into history.
American Presidents do not force honors to themselves. people.com/jesse-watter...
American Presidents do not force honors to themselves. people.com/jesse-watter...
Trump Told Jesse Watters He's Building White House Ballroom as a 'Monument' to Himself 'Because No One Else Will,' Host Claims
Jesse Watters claimed that Donald Trump told him he's building the massive White House ballroom as a 'monument' to himself 'because no one else will.' Construction on the controversial ballroom began ...
people.com
December 21, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Honestly, I wouldn't normally trust a damn word coming out of Jesse Watters' mouth, but this totally tracks: Trump knows he'll go down in history as a failure, and he's scratching and clawing his name into history.
American Presidents do not force honors to themselves. people.com/jesse-watter...
American Presidents do not force honors to themselves. people.com/jesse-watter...
The cost of the Ballroom No One Wants over time:
July '25: $200M, and it wouldn't disturb the White House.
Sept'25: $250M, and it will *just touch* the White House.
Oct '25: $300M, and bulldozers.
Today: $400M, and what was this East Wing you keep mentioning?
July '25: $200M, and it wouldn't disturb the White House.
Sept'25: $250M, and it will *just touch* the White House.
Oct '25: $300M, and bulldozers.
Today: $400M, and what was this East Wing you keep mentioning?
December 18, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The cost of the Ballroom No One Wants over time:
July '25: $200M, and it wouldn't disturb the White House.
Sept'25: $250M, and it will *just touch* the White House.
Oct '25: $300M, and bulldozers.
Today: $400M, and what was this East Wing you keep mentioning?
July '25: $200M, and it wouldn't disturb the White House.
Sept'25: $250M, and it will *just touch* the White House.
Oct '25: $300M, and bulldozers.
Today: $400M, and what was this East Wing you keep mentioning?
This is what will cause MAGA to:
For years, Trump claimed that the Epstein files would expose Democratic depravity and criminality, and he would expose them to ruin the Dems. The MAGA crowds lusted for blood.
Now, the files show Trump and his friends to be fiends.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
For years, Trump claimed that the Epstein files would expose Democratic depravity and criminality, and he would expose them to ruin the Dems. The MAGA crowds lusted for blood.
Now, the files show Trump and his friends to be fiends.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
‘Don’s Best Friend’: How Epstein and Trump Bonded Over the Pursuit of Women
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 8:28 PM
This is what will cause MAGA to:
For years, Trump claimed that the Epstein files would expose Democratic depravity and criminality, and he would expose them to ruin the Dems. The MAGA crowds lusted for blood.
Now, the files show Trump and his friends to be fiends.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
For years, Trump claimed that the Epstein files would expose Democratic depravity and criminality, and he would expose them to ruin the Dems. The MAGA crowds lusted for blood.
Now, the files show Trump and his friends to be fiends.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
