Jack Killorin
@jkillorin.bsky.social
Veteran, former lifeguard, former cop, retired Fed. Old Boomer. "A great many things kept happening, some good, some bad," Gregory of Tours (via theresthistory.bsky.social)
Test for jury duty. You’re 51% sure he did it. He’s civilly liable. You’re as sure as you are in taking a mortgage, changing jobs. Not without doubt, but reasonably and responsibly sure. That’s criminally guilty. Either you’re not a fair juror, but you are absolutely a voter
November 14, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Test for jury duty. You’re 51% sure he did it. He’s civilly liable. You’re as sure as you are in taking a mortgage, changing jobs. Not without doubt, but reasonably and responsibly sure. That’s criminally guilty. Either you’re not a fair juror, but you are absolutely a voter
A lot of folks still see crime as increasing. I think that there’s a hierarchy of issues as well as needs. Issues are constant but rise and fall as others affect more people.
Very helpful to follow @jeffasher.bsky.social and Real Time Crime Index to check data against perception.
Very helpful to follow @jeffasher.bsky.social and Real Time Crime Index to check data against perception.
Crime in U.S. Seen as Less Serious for Second Straight Year
Fewer Americans see national or local crime rising or view these as serious problems, but concerns about child safety and financial fraud remain.
news.gallup.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:35 PM
A lot of folks still see crime as increasing. I think that there’s a hierarchy of issues as well as needs. Issues are constant but rise and fall as others affect more people.
Very helpful to follow @jeffasher.bsky.social and Real Time Crime Index to check data against perception.
Very helpful to follow @jeffasher.bsky.social and Real Time Crime Index to check data against perception.
What if we shutdown government shutdowns?
This article lays out how they came to be, an AG’s memo. Arguably, any AG since could opine differently and return things to how they were before 1980. Or Congress could act to end them. What’s the upside for either party taking permanent ownership of them?
This article lays out how they came to be, an AG’s memo. Arguably, any AG since could opine differently and return things to how they were before 1980. Or Congress could act to end them. What’s the upside for either party taking permanent ownership of them?
That Time a Lawyer Invented the Government Shutdown
For nearly 200 years, shutdowns simply didn’t happen, even when Congress didn’t finish spending bills.
www.govexec.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:04 PM
What if we shutdown government shutdowns?
This article lays out how they came to be, an AG’s memo. Arguably, any AG since could opine differently and return things to how they were before 1980. Or Congress could act to end them. What’s the upside for either party taking permanent ownership of them?
This article lays out how they came to be, an AG’s memo. Arguably, any AG since could opine differently and return things to how they were before 1980. Or Congress could act to end them. What’s the upside for either party taking permanent ownership of them?
We’ve developed the undesirable national flaw of getting into wars and showdowns with only the hope that we can figure out what our goal is later on
💯. It wasn't about just the ACA subsides—it was about those and … everything else.
November 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM
We’ve developed the undesirable national flaw of getting into wars and showdowns with only the hope that we can figure out what our goal is later on
💙📚 #Booksky
As madmen and sots contemplate wag the dog adventures in Venezuela and Nigeria, following @phillipspobrien.bsky.social and reading War and Power seems almost a minimum requirement of citizenship.
As madmen and sots contemplate wag the dog adventures in Venezuela and Nigeria, following @phillipspobrien.bsky.social and reading War and Power seems almost a minimum requirement of citizenship.
November 6, 2025 at 8:55 PM
💙📚 #Booksky
As madmen and sots contemplate wag the dog adventures in Venezuela and Nigeria, following @phillipspobrien.bsky.social and reading War and Power seems almost a minimum requirement of citizenship.
As madmen and sots contemplate wag the dog adventures in Venezuela and Nigeria, following @phillipspobrien.bsky.social and reading War and Power seems almost a minimum requirement of citizenship.
A little shade that these winners need to deliver, but savor that >90% of voters in NYC voted for some form of Democrat, even the poopy flavored popsicle kind.
Tapper: CNN projects that Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic candidate, will be elected the next mayor of New York, New York
November 5, 2025 at 10:54 PM
A little shade that these winners need to deliver, but savor that >90% of voters in NYC voted for some form of Democrat, even the poopy flavored popsicle kind.
With Commissar Trump taking government ownership stakes in major industries, a nice socialist boy local mayor who wants some co-ops in food deserts seems pretty vanilla.
New York votes in a Democrat socialist as mayor. Meanwhile governor races are concluded as Abigail Spanberger wins in Virginia and Mikie Sherrill has edge in New Jersey
NYC election 2025 live updates: Mamdani projected to be the next mayor of NYC
NYC election 2025 results: latest news and exit polls in mayoral race between Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa
www.thetimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:39 PM
With Commissar Trump taking government ownership stakes in major industries, a nice socialist boy local mayor who wants some co-ops in food deserts seems pretty vanilla.
Ugly? In a checkout line behind a women with a little boy eying the candy display. She looks at him, takes one and presents her SNAP card. The cashier checks, in Georgia it’s okay. Trust me the kid was getting the candy, but ugly is what we did to the mom, and the cashier, and to ourselves
This is flat out false. SNAP cannot be used for that. It’s not permitted under federal law and no states have an exemption for it.
ROB SCHMITT: People are using SNAP benefits to get their nails done, to get their weaves and their hair. This is a really ugly program.
SEN. RON JOHNSON: That program needs to be dramatically reformed.
SEN. RON JOHNSON: That program needs to be dramatically reformed.
November 1, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Ugly? In a checkout line behind a women with a little boy eying the candy display. She looks at him, takes one and presents her SNAP card. The cashier checks, in Georgia it’s okay. Trust me the kid was getting the candy, but ugly is what we did to the mom, and the cashier, and to ourselves
Ronald Reagan being a pain in the ass again this week. This year’s award recognizes work done in 1984-1985. Switch out the nuclear codes for a TV changer for the sake of mankind
October 30, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Ronald Reagan being a pain in the ass again this week. This year’s award recognizes work done in 1984-1985. Switch out the nuclear codes for a TV changer for the sake of mankind
I suspect an NDA here is about as enforceable as a vow of omertà or a pinky swear
I don't understand this. Members of the military are required to keep national defense information secret - no NDA needed.Unless it's about unlawful orders? I wish we could see a copy of the NDA. www.reuters.com/world/americ...
Exclusive: US military officials required to sign NDAs tied to Latin America mission, sources say
U.S. military officials involved with President Donald Trump's expanding operations in Latin America have been asked to sign non-disclosure agreements, three U.S. officials say, a development that raises new questions about a military buildup that Venezuela fears may lead to an invasion.
www.reuters.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I suspect an NDA here is about as enforceable as a vow of omertà or a pinky swear
Perfect sense
WonderPAC analysis advice to Dems: “…frustrations with the status quo are not the same as a desire for socialism…”
@mikemurphy1 on Hacks on Tap about Trump Administration taking ownership stakes in key companies: “(Conservatives) wanted orange and got Red.”
WonderPAC analysis advice to Dems: “…frustrations with the status quo are not the same as a desire for socialism…”
@mikemurphy1 on Hacks on Tap about Trump Administration taking ownership stakes in key companies: “(Conservatives) wanted orange and got Red.”
Six months of polling with nearly half a million voters led Welcome PAC to a thorough accounting of what the organization already knew: The Democratic Party has veered too far left, effectively choosing to prioritize progressive orthodoxy over electoral success.
More from @ericlevitz.bsky.social:
More from @ericlevitz.bsky.social:
The real reason why Democrats are so unpopular
Does the case for centrism stand up to scrutiny?
www.vox.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Perfect sense
WonderPAC analysis advice to Dems: “…frustrations with the status quo are not the same as a desire for socialism…”
@mikemurphy1 on Hacks on Tap about Trump Administration taking ownership stakes in key companies: “(Conservatives) wanted orange and got Red.”
WonderPAC analysis advice to Dems: “…frustrations with the status quo are not the same as a desire for socialism…”
@mikemurphy1 on Hacks on Tap about Trump Administration taking ownership stakes in key companies: “(Conservatives) wanted orange and got Red.”
@gelliottmorris.com has the data. I quibble that if D’s don’t have the negative positions he notes they don’t reject them as party planks loudly enough to shed the accusations. Defunders vote, you know, don’t offend. I also wonder if $ubscribed media is reaching deeply into working class homes.
The GOP has been extremely effective at shaping perceptions of the Democrats, claiming they support policy positions they don't actually support
If your strategy, as a Dem, for winning in 2028 *STARTS* by buying their spin and lies, then you've already lost
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-strate...
If your strategy, as a Dem, for winning in 2028 *STARTS* by buying their spin and lies, then you've already lost
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-strate...
The Strategist’s Fallacy in American politics
The average American voter does not think about politics the way elite strategists and pundits do
www.gelliottmorris.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
@gelliottmorris.com has the data. I quibble that if D’s don’t have the negative positions he notes they don’t reject them as party planks loudly enough to shed the accusations. Defunders vote, you know, don’t offend. I also wonder if $ubscribed media is reaching deeply into working class homes.
Ah well, if you feel like this then block
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October 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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What a twist. Millions turn out to support the rule of law, Constitutional norms regarding the separation of powers, individual rights, and disciplined government agencies. Making #NoKings the conservatives and MAGA the insurrectionists
October 19, 2025 at 8:42 PM
What a twist. Millions turn out to support the rule of law, Constitutional norms regarding the separation of powers, individual rights, and disciplined government agencies. Making #NoKings the conservatives and MAGA the insurrectionists
#NoKings
For all that were out and all who supported but could not attend, you can add to the impact. Go to www.usa.gov/elected-offi... and send a simple message, No Kings. Just that.
For all that were out and all who supported but could not attend, you can add to the impact. Go to www.usa.gov/elected-offi... and send a simple message, No Kings. Just that.
Find and contact elected officials | USAGov
Use USAGov’s Contact Your Elected Officials tool to get contact information for your members of Congress, the president, and state and local officials.
www.usa.gov
October 18, 2025 at 9:51 PM
#NoKings
For all that were out and all who supported but could not attend, you can add to the impact. Go to www.usa.gov/elected-offi... and send a simple message, No Kings. Just that.
For all that were out and all who supported but could not attend, you can add to the impact. Go to www.usa.gov/elected-offi... and send a simple message, No Kings. Just that.
10,000 steps or hours - we love a goal, but it’s a range, an ‘ish target. 270 million in U.S. are voting age citizens or 16-17 now vice ‘26. Hand grenades and horseshoes - close scores. Above 7 million out and publicly supporting on media/polls, earth shakes. #nokings
The success of nonviolent civil resistance: Erica Chenoweth at TEDxBoulder
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
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October 18, 2025 at 9:36 PM
10,000 steps or hours - we love a goal, but it’s a range, an ‘ish target. 270 million in U.S. are voting age citizens or 16-17 now vice ‘26. Hand grenades and horseshoes - close scores. Above 7 million out and publicly supporting on media/polls, earth shakes. #nokings
The core of the problem in one introductory clause
Trump: "To the best of my knowledge we've never had a president that solved one war."
October 18, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The core of the problem in one introductory clause
Scalise and Johnson can schedule a Bow Down Americans rally, celebrating cutting healthcare to further enrich billionaires planning to build their own country, destroying American farmers to bailout Argentina, and making Hamburger Helper
Great Again
Great Again
Bring as many American flags to No Kings as you can.
Scalise refers to No Kings as the "Hate America Rally"
October 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Scalise and Johnson can schedule a Bow Down Americans rally, celebrating cutting healthcare to further enrich billionaires planning to build their own country, destroying American farmers to bailout Argentina, and making Hamburger Helper
Great Again
Great Again
It’s not too hard to follow, Tankus provides great maps
NEW @crisesnotes.bsky.social piece: I take a look at the government shutdown by focusing on the big picture constitutional issues. I go on to assess the White House's claim to use "tariff money" for WIC. Then I connect this up with the ongoing impoundment crisis
www.crisesnotes.com/what-the-hel...
www.crisesnotes.com/what-the-hel...
What the Hell is a Government Shutdown Anyway? The Accounting Gimmicks at the Heart of the Federal Budget
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So the federal government is shut down. I’ve been late to covering this story because of my focus on events at the Federal Reserve. Well, that was true when I first wrote tha...
www.crisesnotes.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:16 PM
It’s not too hard to follow, Tankus provides great maps
For more than the last millennia, what we are doing here would have been punishable by death and the ignominious disposal of our remains. Keep on Rockin’
October 13, 2025 at 9:45 PM
For more than the last millennia, what we are doing here would have been punishable by death and the ignominious disposal of our remains. Keep on Rockin’
Columbus Day is a meh holiday for me. The folks who tout the faith aspect miss that it was in no way their faith that was inspiring anyone. They’d have been burned. The lamenters miss the inevitability of contact and tragedy for which they offer nothing of use - save NASA’s admirable germaphobia.
October 13, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Columbus Day is a meh holiday for me. The folks who tout the faith aspect miss that it was in no way their faith that was inspiring anyone. They’d have been burned. The lamenters miss the inevitability of contact and tragedy for which they offer nothing of use - save NASA’s admirable germaphobia.
