John McKenzie
@jwmckenzie.bsky.social
Father. Trial lawyer. Curious. Persistent. Posts are not legal advice. All views are mine alone.
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The Dow was at 43,488 when Trump took office. It just hit 50,000.
So if you had invested $43,488 in the US, you would now have $50,000. But if you had invested the same amount in the rest of the world, you would now be worth $60,000.
Lemme do a expla-youtube-nation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYL5...
So if you had invested $43,488 in the US, you would now have $50,000. But if you had invested the same amount in the rest of the world, you would now be worth $60,000.
Lemme do a expla-youtube-nation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYL5...
"Dow 50,000" Sound Nice. Until Justin Wolfers Shows You That U.S. Markets Are Coming 21st Out of 23.
What does “Dow 50,000” actually tell you—anything about the economy, or just that a number got bigger?
Dow 50,000 is a milestone, not a measurement. The level of the Dow is basically arbitrary: it’s…
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February 15, 2026 at 12:52 PM
The Dow was at 43,488 when Trump took office. It just hit 50,000.
So if you had invested $43,488 in the US, you would now have $50,000. But if you had invested the same amount in the rest of the world, you would now be worth $60,000.
Lemme do a expla-youtube-nation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYL5...
So if you had invested $43,488 in the US, you would now have $50,000. But if you had invested the same amount in the rest of the world, you would now be worth $60,000.
Lemme do a expla-youtube-nation
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYL5...
You cannot convince a grand jury that the law is on your side, but you’re focused on law and order?
February 15, 2026 at 5:08 PM
You cannot convince a grand jury that the law is on your side, but you’re focused on law and order?
It’s time for the third revolution. Not a hot war. But a movement like the Renaissance to shed authoritarian orthodoxies that are resurgent again.
rubio’s invocation of “western civilization” — defined here as racial and religious chauvinism, if not outright supremacy — is a rejection of the more egalitarian and universalistic notions that came out of america’s two revolutions.
February 15, 2026 at 4:21 PM
It’s time for the third revolution. Not a hot war. But a movement like the Renaissance to shed authoritarian orthodoxies that are resurgent again.
Whenever he does this dictator nonsense, the chorus for impeachment from the public and Dems in Congress should be deafening.
“There will be Voter I.D. for the Midterm Elections, whether approved by Congress or not!”
February 14, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Whenever he does this dictator nonsense, the chorus for impeachment from the public and Dems in Congress should be deafening.
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"Conway struck [an] urgent tone: 'We are facing a president who does not care about the rule of law …. He has to go. We cannot last three more years of this. It’s either him or us. It’s America or Trump.”
February 13, 2026 at 10:16 PM
"Conway struck [an] urgent tone: 'We are facing a president who does not care about the rule of law …. He has to go. We cannot last three more years of this. It’s either him or us. It’s America or Trump.”
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Trump posted a video depicting the first Black president and his wife as apes and his excuse for this is that it's a riff on The Lion King, a movie that does not feature any apes. Somehow this was a one-day story and we've already moved on.
February 13, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Trump posted a video depicting the first Black president and his wife as apes and his excuse for this is that it's a riff on The Lion King, a movie that does not feature any apes. Somehow this was a one-day story and we've already moved on.
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What if we had an entire foreign policy based on the petty resentments and insecurities of mediocre weak men?
Trump: "So I put on a 30% tariff, which is very low. I got an emergency call from I believe the prime minister of Switzerland. She was very aggressive ... I didn't really like the way she talked to us, so instead of giving her a reduction, I raised it to 39%."
February 11, 2026 at 5:42 AM
What if we had an entire foreign policy based on the petty resentments and insecurities of mediocre weak men?
When the no bill issues.
February 11, 2026 at 1:35 AM
When the no bill issues.
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the affidavit reads exactly like this meme
February 10, 2026 at 8:16 PM
the affidavit reads exactly like this meme
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4 months after Trump pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, Forbes reports that Binance now holds $4.7 billion of the $5.4 billion supply of Trump’s World Liberty Financial stablecoin. That is 87%. It is the largest corruption scandal in the history of the US presidency.
February 10, 2026 at 2:07 PM
4 months after Trump pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, Forbes reports that Binance now holds $4.7 billion of the $5.4 billion supply of Trump’s World Liberty Financial stablecoin. That is 87%. It is the largest corruption scandal in the history of the US presidency.
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I stand by it.
You know how they switched the names of Greenland and Iceland around to trick people because Greenland is icy and Iceland is green? Well, they did the same thing with Bad Bunny. He’s actually a “Good Not-Bunny (i.e., a human).”
February 9, 2026 at 1:50 AM
I stand by it.
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Watergate, but if someone was killed.
NYT confirming MS NOW reporting:
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.
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February 8, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Watergate, but if someone was killed.
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The US president’s attempted Greenland grab has succeeded in turning Europeans solidly against his country, the pollster’s latest survey found. Large majorities in Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Great Britain all declared an unfavourable opinion. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Opposition to US has hardened in western Europe after Greenland threat, poll finds
Large majorities in six nations express antipathy to Trump’s US and support European self-assertion
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:39 PM
The US president’s attempted Greenland grab has succeeded in turning Europeans solidly against his country, the pollster’s latest survey found. Large majorities in Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Great Britain all declared an unfavourable opinion. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
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NBC editing out the booing of JD Vance is a disgrace. It’s an international event. Americans have the right to know what the world is saying. NBC has bowed down to Trump.
February 7, 2026 at 4:50 AM
NBC editing out the booing of JD Vance is a disgrace. It’s an international event. Americans have the right to know what the world is saying. NBC has bowed down to Trump.
He started an investigation. That’s the “legal action.” Lot of hat, no cattle.
Texas AG Ken Paxton has announced legal action against the Houston area Screwston Antifascist Committee, alleging commission of terrorism and doxing. Their account has been quiet for some time, but this was one of their last posts — identifying a neo-Nazi.
February 6, 2026 at 5:49 PM
He started an investigation. That’s the “legal action.” Lot of hat, no cattle.
I am among those who still don’t get it.
February 6, 2026 at 1:59 AM
I am among those who still don’t get it.
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ICE shackled a woman for 24 hours in a bathroom with 3 other men.
ICE detained a five-year-old child who got sick under their watch.
ICE has gone after people who came here through legal processes.
This is out of control. Kristi Noem has got to go.
ICE detained a five-year-old child who got sick under their watch.
ICE has gone after people who came here through legal processes.
This is out of control. Kristi Noem has got to go.
February 4, 2026 at 9:14 PM
ICE shackled a woman for 24 hours in a bathroom with 3 other men.
ICE detained a five-year-old child who got sick under their watch.
ICE has gone after people who came here through legal processes.
This is out of control. Kristi Noem has got to go.
ICE detained a five-year-old child who got sick under their watch.
ICE has gone after people who came here through legal processes.
This is out of control. Kristi Noem has got to go.
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Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
February 4, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
Alito and Kavanaugh are in the mold of Rehnquist. They are conservatives with a flexible view towards doctrine to achieve conservative results. Alito is more conservative than Kavanaugh. Neither are originalists.
I nearly spit out my chocolate-peanut butter protein shake.
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/justi...
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/justi...
February 4, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Alito and Kavanaugh are in the mold of Rehnquist. They are conservatives with a flexible view towards doctrine to achieve conservative results. Alito is more conservative than Kavanaugh. Neither are originalists.
Where does the Bible say this?
Q: Pope Leo cited Matthew 25:35 to critique Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda. How would you respond to Pope Leo in scripture?
MIKE JOHNSON: Sovereign borders are biblical and right and just. It's not because we hate the people on the outside. It's because we love the people on the inside.
MIKE JOHNSON: Sovereign borders are biblical and right and just. It's not because we hate the people on the outside. It's because we love the people on the inside.
February 4, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Where does the Bible say this?