Stephen Jackson

Discordant pragmatist. retweet ≠ endorsement. Opinions are my own.

[Stephen Jackson @sdjacksondc]

What hath Americans wrought?

[Barred in DC @BarredinDC]

lol what a joke

https://t.co/LH6yyLKEk8

[Senator John Cornyn @JohnCornyn]

I marvel at the keyboard warrior-geniuses and grifters who are ignorant of Senate rules and precedents who have miraculously become experts in its arcane rules. Promising the moon and stars and yet destining Republicans for failure is a very effective way to demoralize our base and elect more Democrats in the midterms.

[Politics & Poll Tracker 📡 @PollTracker2024]

Spectrum News: Confederate flag displayed at North Carolina exhibit at Great American State Fair has been taken down

"On Friday, we became aware of an unapproved image in a video displayed inside the North Carolina Pavilion," a spokesperson for the North Carolina pavilion/exhibit said in a statement.

"As soon as we were made aware, we immediately removed the video and began reviewing how it occurred. Our focus remains on celebrating America’s 250th birthday and North Carolina’s role in our nation’s history."

https://t.co/anxwNGws4u

[Stephen Jackson @sdjacksondc]

Unlike former flags from Georgia and Mississippi, the official flag of NC has NEVER incorporated the Confederate Battle Flag in its design. Shame on whoever is running this booth

[Reuben Jones @ReubenJones1]

I stopped by the North Carolina booth at the "Great American State Fair" on the National Mall today.

The state decided not to participate because of the high costs so the booth is sponsored by private orgs.

[Stephen Jackson @sdjacksondc]

@MatthewFoldi @DC_Reporter @Interior @SecretaryBurgum @POTUS Did you ask him if the Columbus Circle fountain is working as intended? As you can see in the pic, left side has cascading water fall yet right side has trickle/nothing.

[Stephen Jackson @sdjacksondc]

@brainrotpostig

[Mike Drucker @MikeDrucker]

Wait, wait, wait. You're telling that this White House didn't consult people who know what they're talking about? You're saying that they hired their friends to paint the bottom blue without knowing it would raise the water temp which helps the algae? THIS White House? No way.

[U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. @SenBillCassidy]

Reagan is rolling over in his grave. Iran’s nuclear ambitions were not curbed, and they have learned that threatening the Strait of Hormuz works and will undoubtedly leverage it in the future. Now, Iran gets to build brand-new infrastructure under this deal.

Before the war, the strait was open, Iran was being crushed by sanctions, and 13 service members were still alive. Now, 13 Americans are dead, families have paid billions at the pump, sanctions will be lifted, and the bombing has stopped. This is the worst foreign policy blunder in decades.

[Sam Stein @samstein]

The algae infested reflecting pool is a metaphor

[Stephen Jackson @sdjacksondc]

Nooooooooo

[Steve Herman @newsguyusa]

ICYMI:

[Chuck Todd @chucktodd]

The story is even more alarming when you read the whole thing. A normal American president would be rallying the G7 today to confront the Russians on this and all the incidents Putin has been efforting to destabilize the West. Alas…

[Wu Tang is for the Children @WUTangKids]

Marines being used for this dumb shit smh

[Stephen Jackson @sdjacksondc]

@goodhorsemen @OrganizerMemes @anton @DanielaAmodei

[Anton Vuljaj @anton]

Remember, Members, Hill staff, reporters and lobbyists, be nice to schedulers and comms teams.

They might one day become president and co-founder of trillion dollar company.

Cc @DanielaAmodei.

[Claire, aka Midwestern Hedgie 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇱🇧 @MidwestHedgie]

"I hired my 15-year-old as an intern this summer. He used Fable 5 to build a model for SpaceX and he says the stock should triple by 2030" is a thing that was just said with a straight face on CNBC.

[Stephen Jackson @sdjacksondc]

What are the odds they take down the entire sign? Better than 4/1?

[Stephen Jackson @sdjacksondc]

@ringwiss @JonathanCohn What I’ve never understood is how they get on this list. Why aren’t Clyde and Cline paired on it. During 2023 Speaker votes, Clyde missed his name once because of similarity!

[Stephen Jackson @sdjacksondc]

@SeanTrende First Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass

[Jacob Rubashkin @JacobRubashkin]

Today’s Washington Times:

ChatGPT could not find one example in American history of a Finals team down 29 points surging late to win the game.

In the first half, the Spurs scored 76; in the second half, just 30. SuperGrok estimates places those odds at less than 1 in trillions.

[Josh Jacobson @joshjacobsondc]

It's pool season! And a common problem I hear from parents is they take their young children to the pool, only to find out that the children's section is closed :(. I've asked DPR to update real time status, but they haven't had capacity, so I made my own! (1/3)