James Creechan
@jcreechan.bsky.social
Sociologist. Author of Drug Wars and Covert Netherworlds.
I am old enough to remember when Richard Nixon visited Venezuela in 1958. Hmmm.
January 3, 2026 at 6:26 PM
I am old enough to remember when Richard Nixon visited Venezuela in 1958. Hmmm.
Mike is the new milquetoast.
October 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Mike is the new milquetoast.
Heather Cox Richardson describes the difference between history and "commemoration". History is grounded in facts that we reveal and remember. Commemoration is a celebration of what we believe to be important — and too often those things are based on mythical and narrow understandings of true events
October 13, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Heather Cox Richardson describes the difference between history and "commemoration". History is grounded in facts that we reveal and remember. Commemoration is a celebration of what we believe to be important — and too often those things are based on mythical and narrow understandings of true events
CNN's Abbie Phillips program claims to have "Americans Speaking to Americans" - but it deteriorates into shouting bouts.
I have a suggestion! Create an onscreen scorecard based on 9 points of propaganda and a team checkers tracking panelists reliance on propaganda tricks. #CNN #AbbiePhillips
I have a suggestion! Create an onscreen scorecard based on 9 points of propaganda and a team checkers tracking panelists reliance on propaganda tricks. #CNN #AbbiePhillips
September 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
CNN's Abbie Phillips program claims to have "Americans Speaking to Americans" - but it deteriorates into shouting bouts.
I have a suggestion! Create an onscreen scorecard based on 9 points of propaganda and a team checkers tracking panelists reliance on propaganda tricks. #CNN #AbbiePhillips
I have a suggestion! Create an onscreen scorecard based on 9 points of propaganda and a team checkers tracking panelists reliance on propaganda tricks. #CNN #AbbiePhillips
Say this over and over. Post it over and over. Repeat it to yourself over and over.
Trump and MAGA are a failed movement.
Trump and MAGA are a failed movement.
September 14, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Say this over and over. Post it over and over. Repeat it to yourself over and over.
Trump and MAGA are a failed movement.
Trump and MAGA are a failed movement.
The most dangerous word today is "they". MAGA apologists incessantly say it. It's a signifier for the alternate world constructed by Stephen Miller and promoted on FOX News by Donald Trump. It is Scott Jenning's favourite go-to-phrase. He claims "they killed Charlie"
Scott, there is "no they" there!
Scott, there is "no they" there!
September 14, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The most dangerous word today is "they". MAGA apologists incessantly say it. It's a signifier for the alternate world constructed by Stephen Miller and promoted on FOX News by Donald Trump. It is Scott Jenning's favourite go-to-phrase. He claims "they killed Charlie"
Scott, there is "no they" there!
Scott, there is "no they" there!
Kash and Dan are the Beavis and Butthead of criminal justice. They are incompetent lambiscones.
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
September 13, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Kash and Dan are the Beavis and Butthead of criminal justice. They are incompetent lambiscones.
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Charlie Kirk absolutely DID say this…
September 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Charlie Kirk absolutely DID say this…
June 28, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Many criminologists warned of a INCARCERAL STATE. Some doubted their work. Trump validates their warning.
The Big Beautiful Bill is not only a tool to further enrich the mega-rich, it is a tool to suppress and incarcerate the poorest of the poor.
Many criminologists warned of a INCARCERAL STATE. Some doubted their work. Trump validates their warning.
The Big Beautiful Bill is not only a tool to further enrich the mega-rich, it is a tool to suppress and incarcerate the poorest of the poor.
June 29, 2025 at 4:03 PM
June 28, 2025 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Many criminologists warned of a INCARCERAL STATE. Some doubted their work. Trump validates their warning.
The Big Beautiful Bill is not only a tool to further enrich the mega-rich, it is a tool to suppress and incarcerate the poorest of the poor.
Many criminologists warned of a INCARCERAL STATE. Some doubted their work. Trump validates their warning.
The Big Beautiful Bill is not only a tool to further enrich the mega-rich, it is a tool to suppress and incarcerate the poorest of the poor.
How does anyone think that this is normal (or patriotic) in the name of all that is holy?
This man is truly insane and delusional. I have friends on heavy doses of lithium that make much more sense than he does.
This man is truly insane and delusional. I have friends on heavy doses of lithium that make much more sense than he does.
May 26, 2025 at 4:33 PM
How does anyone think that this is normal (or patriotic) in the name of all that is holy?
This man is truly insane and delusional. I have friends on heavy doses of lithium that make much more sense than he does.
This man is truly insane and delusional. I have friends on heavy doses of lithium that make much more sense than he does.
Mad King Donold pauses for a cup of Boston tea—-
February 21, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Mad King Donold pauses for a cup of Boston tea—-
The madness of King George III Trump
February 20, 2025 at 11:34 PM
The madness of King George III Trump
Proceso Cover for Feb edition
February 2, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Proceso Cover for Feb edition
Proceso (Mexico’s weekly magazine) has lost its shine and reputation in the past few years. Rightly or wrongly, it’s been lumped in with media that fail to speak truth to power. But this latest issue about the great #JulioScherer is a must read. Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it
January 5, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Proceso (Mexico’s weekly magazine) has lost its shine and reputation in the past few years. Rightly or wrongly, it’s been lumped in with media that fail to speak truth to power. But this latest issue about the great #JulioScherer is a must read. Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it
Culiacán, Sinaloa 2 years ago. Protesting restrictions on INE
November 19, 2024 at 3:04 PM
Culiacán, Sinaloa 2 years ago. Protesting restrictions on INE