John Jackson

The only guy on the Enterprise who knew that quadrotriticale was from Russia!

"Right now, we’re living in Trump’s world, in Vance’s world, in Hegseth’s world. This is what a world without empathy looks like. It’s a world of constant othering, of constant rage, of a constant belief that life is a zero-sum game. But nothing flourishes in that world." — @snipy.bsky.social

It is international snow leopard day. Celebrate appropriately.

The throttling of SA is also political. Thus the corporations prove the truth of the political nature of science.

Born to Run In My Pants

"But admiration and support for women do not translate into greater support for excluding transgender people. In fact, individuals with the most negative views of women and gender equality are the most likely to support these bans." theconversation.com/are-transgen...

Bodleian Library, Oxford, Visiting Fellowships are open for application. These include African Studies Visiting Fellowship, Visiting Fellowships in Music, in Women's History and in the History of Science, a Visiting Fellowship in South Asian and Black History and more. Great schemes! #Skystorians

new from me today www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Why anyone in the state of Michigan would vote for this guy is beyond me. Here's only the latest revelation of his corruption and dishonesty. www.exposedbycmd.org/2026/10/20/m...

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"Zacharia appears to have been grown in a lab expressly to fail as Trump’s press secretary." www.publicnotice.co/p/katie-zach...

Trump's DOJ is threatening California with double-secret probation. www.justsecurity.org/161204/doj-l...

SCOOP: 'Tommy' from the now-viral exchange with Abdul El-Sayed is Thomas Teepell, a former staffer for Republican Senator Josh Hawley with close ties to Christian Nationalist Sean Feucht. He's the son of a former Bobby Jindal staffer whose consultant work was instrumental in getting Hawley elected.

Wow. Who had 5 days in the office pool? www.mediamatters.org/index%2Ephp/...

Who better to represent the State of Michigan than a guy who lives in Florida and owns a mansion and a yacht just like Elmer Fudd except without the charisma. bridgemi.com/michigan-gov...?

This scene perfectly captures MAGAts with regrets: They were happy to make other people eat shit, but horrified when they find themselves asked to eat shit. youtu.be/FzUpBAuxJGk?...

Shorter: MAGAt thugs are lazy so intimidation won't happen. Trump is an incompetent buffoon so the logistics of election interference is basically nil. The state and election officials are on the ball and ready for any shit that could go down. theconversation.com/ive-been-stu...

Regarding the President's new press secretary, I was wondering if "fuck-upery" is a word and if not, why not?

The main reason for keeping the Greek system in operation is that shutting it down would piss off rich people and we can't have that. freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2...

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"Yes, I murdered that guy, but since he's dead, I'm not murdering him anymore so I can't be punished." That seems to be Trump's DOJ's argument. www.lawdork.com/p/doj-does-n...

I've been a voter since 1980. Maybe I'm just old and forgetful, but I don't remember such utter, blatant, easily-disproved lies repeated so often by GOP candidates. Am I just naive?

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Is the genetic secret "be a tortoise"

How anyone could stand being in the same room with any of these nuts is beyond me. www.mediamatters.org/tucker-carls...

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The Department of Philosophy at the University of Vermont is hiring a lecturer! This is a non-tenure track renewable position. We are especially looking for someone who can teach non-Western and/or ancient philosophy, with political philosophy and AI also helpful. www.uvmjobs.com/postings/88412

"He’s always been an inveterate lying braggart. There’s nothing new in that. But his megalomania is reaching a fever pitch in the second term." digbysblog.net/2026/10/07/i...

A great article about Kansas but the larger point is important everywhere: The GOP and Fox have become so insulated from reality that they cannot accept that their views are noxious to most Americans. www.publicnotice.co/p/roger-mars...

A sexual predator and deeply corrupt? Dennis Hastert really does embody the modern GOP. www.thenation.com/article/poli...

Today in No Shit Sherlock. www.justsecurity.org/159770/aucti...

Fuck Trump. Fuck ICE. Fuck their Republican enablers. projects.propublica.org/american-cit...

Apparently the right-wing nuts are trying to resurrect Nixon. The guy who established the EPA, put in wage-and-price controls, and established relations with Communist China. But they don't care/know about that, they just love his corruption. digbysblog.net/2026/10/05/h...

I think the nation needs a Third Reconstruction. This might help get us there. emptywheel.net/2026/10/04/c...

The nutjobs are calling each other nutjobs. Ya love to see it. www.mediamatters.org/candace-owen...

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Woke up angry. Staying angry. I'm angry. www.propublica.org/article/idah...

I want them gone. I just want them out of power and gone from our lives. They are repulsive monsters. www.jezebel.com/dr-oz-really...

Not that it will make a bit of difference, but big-time sports are a boondoggle for cities. theconversation.com/cities-keep-...

Bit of interesting news from my town.

Such a great opportunity. We are offering scholars the chance to spend a year at the Foreign Office through one of our Innovation Fellowships. The priority themes are outlined below. We offer up to £120k for the fellowship. Please help spread the word! www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...

What kind of worms? Tell me, WHAT KIND OF WORMS? How can I become immortal if I'm eating the wrong kind of worms, you monster!!!

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I've watched 16 of these, but only 1 in the top 10 (30 Rock). I have zero interest in watching the other 84. One of my goals is to be the sole remaining person on the planet to not watch Breaking Bad.

Authoritarianism is failing across the globe, not so much in the USA. November can't come soon enough. crookedtimber.org/2026/09/25/n...

The fraud of "voter fraud." newrepublic.com/post/215840/...

Due Process is still a thing. A Constitutional thing, actually. theconversation.com/how-due-proc...

Having my kids grown and gone and my grandkids on the other side of the Atlantic, I'm only vaguely aware of Ms. Rachel other than the bigots hate her. She seems cool, however. www.jezebel.com/ms-rachels-s...