Jonathon Jackson
@jonathonjackson.bsky.social
Writer and historian (BA, MA). Somewhat talented hobby musician. Husband, father, and grandfather.
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A bit about me - I worked in journalism for 25 years before earning two history degrees from the University of Waterloo. Still trying to make a go of it as a writer. I've published one book and will soon publish my second. I sing and I play guitar, bass, and keys. Oh, and I'm a dual citizen. 🇨🇦 🇺🇸
"Tom and Daisy . . . smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made."
Not having read it sure hasn't kept the Mar-a-Lago crowd from embodying it.
Not having read it sure hasn't kept the Mar-a-Lago crowd from embodying it.
So trumps probably never read the great Gatsby, but is it possible that no one at mar-a-lago has read the great Gatsby?
November 1, 2025 at 11:35 PM
"Tom and Daisy . . . smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made."
Not having read it sure hasn't kept the Mar-a-Lago crowd from embodying it.
Not having read it sure hasn't kept the Mar-a-Lago crowd from embodying it.
The first rule of Dunning-Kruger Club is: You don't know you're in Dunning-Kruger Club.
October 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
The first rule of Dunning-Kruger Club is: You don't know you're in Dunning-Kruger Club.
Meanwhile, the USA's self-appointed role in this world is not only meddling and influencing but also dominating everyone else's domestic and foreign policies. (Hence, Trump's tariff "strategy.")
Wonderful, generous, kind people will only let you push them so far. And I mean that. 🇨🇦
Wonderful, generous, kind people will only let you push them so far. And I mean that. 🇨🇦
October 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Meanwhile, the USA's self-appointed role in this world is not only meddling and influencing but also dominating everyone else's domestic and foreign policies. (Hence, Trump's tariff "strategy.")
Wonderful, generous, kind people will only let you push them so far. And I mean that. 🇨🇦
Wonderful, generous, kind people will only let you push them so far. And I mean that. 🇨🇦
Talk about a flair for the dramatic! This . . . this right here ⬇️ . . . is awesome. 😎
October 21, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Talk about a flair for the dramatic! This . . . this right here ⬇️ . . . is awesome. 😎
A classic comeback win to end a classic series that saw the Blue Jays go down 0-2 at home but rebound to win 4 of 5. We'll remember this for a long, long time. American League champs and World Series-bound!!! #OKBlueJays
October 21, 2025 at 3:36 AM
A classic comeback win to end a classic series that saw the Blue Jays go down 0-2 at home but rebound to win 4 of 5. We'll remember this for a long, long time. American League champs and World Series-bound!!! #OKBlueJays
Trump "fell short" of winning the Nobel Peace Prize in the same way that I fell short of being the No. 1 pick in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft.
October 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Trump "fell short" of winning the Nobel Peace Prize in the same way that I fell short of being the No. 1 pick in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft.
Are there still any lingering questions over the best team in the American League East in 2025? ⚾️☝️
October 9, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Are there still any lingering questions over the best team in the American League East in 2025? ⚾️☝️
Vlad Slam! ⚾️ 💣💥
October 6, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Vlad Slam! ⚾️ 💣💥
Once again, the Trump regime has exacted vindictive revenge for a perceived slight against his childish sense of entitlement.
If mental health professionals ever get together and decide they need a poster boy for emotional dysregulation, they need look no further than Orange Cruelius.
If mental health professionals ever get together and decide they need a poster boy for emotional dysregulation, they need look no further than Orange Cruelius.
BREAKING: sources say NARA has forced out Dr. Todd Arrington, the federal director of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum, after he declined to allow the Trump administration to remove a sword from the library for a gift to King Charles
lastcampaign.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
lastcampaign.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
EXCLUSIVE: NARA Ousts Eisenhower Library Director Over Proposed Trump Gift to King Charles
The director, a historian and Army veteran, declined to allow the Trump administration to remove a priceless artifact from the library's permanent collection
lastcampaign.substack.com
October 3, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Once again, the Trump regime has exacted vindictive revenge for a perceived slight against his childish sense of entitlement.
If mental health professionals ever get together and decide they need a poster boy for emotional dysregulation, they need look no further than Orange Cruelius.
If mental health professionals ever get together and decide they need a poster boy for emotional dysregulation, they need look no further than Orange Cruelius.
"Canada called me a couple weeks ago." 🙄
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Trump to generals: "Canada called me a couple weeks ago. They want to be a part of it. To which I said, 'Well, why don't you just join our country. Become the 51st state. And you get it for free!' So I don't know if that made a big impact but it does make a lot of sense."
September 30, 2025 at 9:29 PM
"Canada called me a couple weeks ago." 🙄
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Spent the last decade reading conservative blogs use the word "Orwellian" more than they used the word "the" and now they're literally just saying "War is Peace" out loud in front of everybody.
Hegseth: "As history teaches us, the only people who actually deserve peace and those who are willing to wage war to defend it. That's why pacifism is so naive and dangerous."
September 30, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Spent the last decade reading conservative blogs use the word "Orwellian" more than they used the word "the" and now they're literally just saying "War is Peace" out loud in front of everybody.
"The Blue Jays are not a first-place team, I’m sorry." - Yankees mouthpiece Michael Kay, July 2, 2025.
Ninety-four wins, including eight in 13 games against the Yankees, say otherwise, Mikey. Enjoy the Wild Card Series! 🖕😁
Ninety-four wins, including eight in 13 games against the Yankees, say otherwise, Mikey. Enjoy the Wild Card Series! 🖕😁
September 28, 2025 at 11:17 PM
"The Blue Jays are not a first-place team, I’m sorry." - Yankees mouthpiece Michael Kay, July 2, 2025.
Ninety-four wins, including eight in 13 games against the Yankees, say otherwise, Mikey. Enjoy the Wild Card Series! 🖕😁
Ninety-four wins, including eight in 13 games against the Yankees, say otherwise, Mikey. Enjoy the Wild Card Series! 🖕😁
Even if there were a link between Tylenol and autism, it would pale in comparison to the link between Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein.
September 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Even if there were a link between Tylenol and autism, it would pale in comparison to the link between Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein.
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Cartoon by @mluckovich.bsky.social.
September 24, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Cartoon by @mluckovich.bsky.social.
In which Trump claims he will extort ABC, which, like most everything else he does, is yet another felony.
NEWS: Trump seems to be implying he is going to sue ABC for bringing back Jimmy Kimmel. This is why you never bend the knee to a bully.
September 24, 2025 at 4:12 AM
In which Trump claims he will extort ABC, which, like most everything else he does, is yet another felony.
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Historians and citizens who say they are concerned about the Trump administration's pressure on the Smithsonian are working to document exhibits, as they exist today, throughout the museum network.
Wary of changes under Trump, 'citizen historians' are documenting the Smithsonian
Historians and citizens who say they are concerned about the Trump administration's pressure on the Smithsonian are working to document exhibits, as they exist today, throughout the museum network.
n.pr
September 23, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Historians and citizens who say they are concerned about the Trump administration's pressure on the Smithsonian are working to document exhibits, as they exist today, throughout the museum network.
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Nathan Rourke didn’t hold back when asked about the new changes announced by the CFL 😳
September 22, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Nathan Rourke didn’t hold back when asked about the new changes announced by the CFL 😳
Wait until he finds out who the president is. 🤡
Trump: "We've got a lot of stupid people in this country running things."
September 23, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Wait until he finds out who the president is. 🤡
In the late 1960s, President Lyndon Johnson was annoyed by comedians like the Smothers Brothers who often mocked and made fun of him.
But, rather than insulting or threatening them, Johnson demonstrated true leadership by praising and thanking them instead. He wrote to them, in part:
But, rather than insulting or threatening them, Johnson demonstrated true leadership by praising and thanking them instead. He wrote to them, in part:
September 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM
In the late 1960s, President Lyndon Johnson was annoyed by comedians like the Smothers Brothers who often mocked and made fun of him.
But, rather than insulting or threatening them, Johnson demonstrated true leadership by praising and thanking them instead. He wrote to them, in part:
But, rather than insulting or threatening them, Johnson demonstrated true leadership by praising and thanking them instead. He wrote to them, in part:
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Jimmy Kimmel and other late-night comedians have certainly said things about me that I found offensive, even outrageous.
It never crossed my mind to call up the networks and say, "Hey, get rid of this guy."
Because that's not how America works.
play.prx.org/listen?ge=pr...
It never crossed my mind to call up the networks and say, "Hey, get rid of this guy."
Because that's not how America works.
play.prx.org/listen?ge=pr...
The Political Scene | The New Yorker
The Washington Roundtable is joined by the former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Keren Yarhi-Milo, the dean of the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, to discuss...
play.prx.org
September 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Jimmy Kimmel and other late-night comedians have certainly said things about me that I found offensive, even outrageous.
It never crossed my mind to call up the networks and say, "Hey, get rid of this guy."
Because that's not how America works.
play.prx.org/listen?ge=pr...
It never crossed my mind to call up the networks and say, "Hey, get rid of this guy."
Because that's not how America works.
play.prx.org/listen?ge=pr...
It's both sad and scary that people who make comments on social media about a particular person are more at risk of experiencing negative consequences than they would be if they were in the Epstein Files.
Thou shalt not call yourself a “free speech warrior” and then spend all your time getting people fired for using free speech.
September 18, 2025 at 2:47 AM
It's both sad and scary that people who make comments on social media about a particular person are more at risk of experiencing negative consequences than they would be if they were in the Epstein Files.
Two doddering old kings: Charles the Third, and Donald the Turd. 👑 💩
They actually have something very significant in common. Both are who and where they are today due entirely to circumstances of birth and not because of any special abilities they may have, such as philandering.
They actually have something very significant in common. Both are who and where they are today due entirely to circumstances of birth and not because of any special abilities they may have, such as philandering.
September 17, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Two doddering old kings: Charles the Third, and Donald the Turd. 👑 💩
They actually have something very significant in common. Both are who and where they are today due entirely to circumstances of birth and not because of any special abilities they may have, such as philandering.
They actually have something very significant in common. Both are who and where they are today due entirely to circumstances of birth and not because of any special abilities they may have, such as philandering.
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One of these rich dudes invested in a food company with all proceeds going to kids in need. The other started Sundance Institute, boosting the lives of countless artists. Hey modern rich dudes, don't be a typical greedy AI crypto-prick, be like these two.
September 16, 2025 at 7:31 PM
One of these rich dudes invested in a food company with all proceeds going to kids in need. The other started Sundance Institute, boosting the lives of countless artists. Hey modern rich dudes, don't be a typical greedy AI crypto-prick, be like these two.
Forced patriotism is fascism. Pass. It. On.
September 14, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Forced patriotism is fascism. Pass. It. On.
One particular assassin whom I won't bother to identify by name wanted to become famous by killing a celebrity and chose John Lennon because he figured Lennon would be the easiest one to get to.
I just saw a TikTok like “the motivations of assassins don’t make sense anymore” but boy have they never.
Hinkley shot Reagan to impress Jodi Foster. Oswald was such a complete mess people just assume the CIA did it. Guiteau killed Garfield because no one would make him an ambassador.
Hinkley shot Reagan to impress Jodi Foster. Oswald was such a complete mess people just assume the CIA did it. Guiteau killed Garfield because no one would make him an ambassador.
September 14, 2025 at 7:08 PM
One particular assassin whom I won't bother to identify by name wanted to become famous by killing a celebrity and chose John Lennon because he figured Lennon would be the easiest one to get to.