John Jackson
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(he/him) Just another guy chasing the next Mac & Cheese high.
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John Jackson
@johnjac.bsky.social
· Nov 12
a man in a suit and tie with netflix written on the bottom
Alt: Nicolas Cage in a suit and tie taking a deep breath through the nose
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** takes Another deep drag on the copeium of their complete incompetence **
I do not know the new fangled way kids these days are making toast
December 26, 2024 at 11:06 PM
I do not know the new fangled way kids these days are making toast
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This is where ceding ground on stuff like trans participation in sports leads.
It doesn’t achieve a middle ground. It emboldens more attacks.
American Nazism is here.
It doesn’t achieve a middle ground. It emboldens more attacks.
American Nazism is here.
At Turning Point AmFest, Trump promises on day one to go after trans people with executive orders, banning trans people from the military, banning gender affirming care, and removing trans people from schools.
December 23, 2024 at 1:08 AM
This is where ceding ground on stuff like trans participation in sports leads.
It doesn’t achieve a middle ground. It emboldens more attacks.
American Nazism is here.
It doesn’t achieve a middle ground. It emboldens more attacks.
American Nazism is here.
Private Equity strikes again
Party City is going out of business after 40 years, closing down all its stores.
Corporate employees were told today is their last day of employment.
Corporate employees were told today is their last day of employment.
December 21, 2024 at 12:12 AM
Private Equity strikes again
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Every time some big chain goes out of business, check to see if they were bought by private equity 10-20 years ago. The answer is almost always yes.
These companies don't go under because of their business, but because leveraged buyouts are a scam.
These companies don't go under because of their business, but because leveraged buyouts are a scam.
December 20, 2024 at 6:47 PM
Every time some big chain goes out of business, check to see if they were bought by private equity 10-20 years ago. The answer is almost always yes.
These companies don't go under because of their business, but because leveraged buyouts are a scam.
These companies don't go under because of their business, but because leveraged buyouts are a scam.
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Okay now ask how many people are okay with insurance companies withholding life saving medical care?
According to an Emerson College poll, 41% of adults under 30 consider the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson acceptable, more than the 40% in that demographic who consider it unacceptable.
thehill.com/policy/healt...
thehill.com/policy/healt...
Shock poll: 41 percent of young voters find killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO acceptable
A poll found 41 percent of adults under 30 consider the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson acceptable, more than the 40 percent in that demographic who consider it unacceptable. Anger o…
thehill.com
December 18, 2024 at 12:08 AM
Okay now ask how many people are okay with insurance companies withholding life saving medical care?
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“Gillibrand contends Biden could simply direct the archivist of the United States, Dr. Colleen Shogan, to certify and publish the ERA, a bill approved by Congress in 1972 that enshrines equal rights for women.” www.cnn.com/2024/12/16/p...
Gillibrand makes a last-minute White House push for women’s rights constitutional amendment | CNN Politics
Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is making an all-out push in the waning days of the Biden administration that she believes could bolster reproductive rights, calling on President Joe Biden to certi...
www.cnn.com
December 17, 2024 at 1:58 AM
“Gillibrand contends Biden could simply direct the archivist of the United States, Dr. Colleen Shogan, to certify and publish the ERA, a bill approved by Congress in 1972 that enshrines equal rights for women.” www.cnn.com/2024/12/16/p...
I was unaware that Chaplaincy was a competitive sport
December 16, 2024 at 1:44 PM
I was unaware that Chaplaincy was a competitive sport
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Making art in the 1980s
December 15, 2024 at 6:15 PM
Making art in the 1980s
Endorsed
December 12, 2024 at 6:23 PM
Endorsed
😍
Technics portable compact disc player (1987)
December 12, 2024 at 6:21 PM
😍
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A car tire 🛞 with chains?⛓️
If it were up to me I'd probably pick this one
December 11, 2024 at 1:47 AM
A car tire 🛞 with chains?⛓️
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"Are you going to take off those headphones so we can discuss this like mature adults, Harry? Or, are you just going to sit there like a petulant child?”
December 11, 2024 at 2:09 AM
"Are you going to take off those headphones so we can discuss this like mature adults, Harry? Or, are you just going to sit there like a petulant child?”
A car tire 🛞 with chains?⛓️
If it were up to me I'd probably pick this one
December 11, 2024 at 1:47 AM
A car tire 🛞 with chains?⛓️
Just what a milkshake duck would say
December 9, 2024 at 10:25 PM
Just what a milkshake duck would say
Taco Bell will NEVER snitch on you, however, Taco Bell Quarterly will publish your poetry Baja Blast Zero
Try to make your mental illness work with you, not against you. Become a writer.
December 9, 2024 at 10:24 PM
Taco Bell will NEVER snitch on you, however, Taco Bell Quarterly will publish your poetry Baja Blast Zero
Says the guy making way for the previous guy
Biden: We don't erase history. We acknowledge it, we learn from it, and we remember so we never repeat it again.
December 9, 2024 at 9:39 PM
Says the guy making way for the previous guy
Dragons 🐉 are real
These two cranes were photographed in Tsurui, Hokkaido, Japan. Their breath in the sunrise light looks like fire 🔥
📷: Koki Ueda/Fuehrsn
📷: Koki Ueda/Fuehrsn
December 9, 2024 at 3:56 AM
Dragons 🐉 are real
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Found this pic of when your parents met
December 8, 2024 at 11:03 AM
Found this pic of when your parents met
I wonder… let’s see if I can do this with my photo collection…
1 - a lamprey clinging toothily #ArtAdventCalendar
1 - a lamprey clinging toothily #ArtAdventCalendar
December 8, 2024 at 12:17 PM
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Se7en is a Christmas movie because people talk about the Bible and Brad Pitt gets a present at the end.
December 8, 2024 at 12:05 PM
Se7en is a Christmas movie because people talk about the Bible and Brad Pitt gets a present at the end.
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A side effect of this being the embarrassment of the NYPD is nice
December 6, 2024 at 8:49 PM
A side effect of this being the embarrassment of the NYPD is nice
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Subject to a $10,000 deductible
FBI offers reward up to $50,000 as health care executive’s suspected killer evades police for fourth day: cnn.it/4goevIr
FBI offers reward up to $50,000 as health care executive’s suspected killer evades police for fourth day | CNN
As the investigation into the fatal shooting of a health care executive in Manhattan enters its fourth day, the FBI says it is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to an arrest a...
cnn.it
December 7, 2024 at 10:12 PM
Subject to a $10,000 deductible
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Not sure if we're all ready for this one yet given *waves hand at the disaster that is the United States right now* but here's a new video essay featuring Noam Chomsky's argument in favor of human possibilities. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yl0...
Human Nature, Cynicism & Ice Cream
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December 7, 2024 at 8:11 PM
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all i'm saying is it would've been nice to have this healthcare policy discussion *before* we gave a trifecta to the party that tried to strip coverage from tens of millions of people last time they were in power
December 7, 2024 at 1:10 AM
all i'm saying is it would've been nice to have this healthcare policy discussion *before* we gave a trifecta to the party that tried to strip coverage from tens of millions of people last time they were in power