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John Jackson

@sealpoet.bsky.social
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Retired Metrologist, writing verse, singing, and turning large rocks into smaller rocks...

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John Jackson @sealpoet.bsky.social · 21h
Los Angeles, San Diego: “a small price to pay” Something no President would ever say. Both parties squirm This close to midterm. But those cities vote blue anyway.
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John Jackson @sealpoet.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
His trousers continue to shift. An increasingly cushiony drift. I don't know what you call it. I think it's his wallet Getting stuffed with more and more grift.
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John Jackson @sealpoet.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A guy said something dumb, got destroyed. No fact check: I should be annoyed. But a public gaffe Makes me want to laugh. That's the nature of schadenfreude.
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John Jackson @sealpoet.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Any product, one thing makes me mad Is knowing I've paid for the ad. If not for the money It might have been funny If it weren’t so pathetic and sad.
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John Jackson @sealpoet.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Two decades since we invaded Iraq. At long last we've pulled our troops back. We never did seize WMD's Trump's war in Iran is a flashback.
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John Jackson @sealpoet.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Did Jack Smith perjure himself, to wit At which basketball game did he sit? To a Senator’s surprise Not the Hawks, but Hawkeyes! Smith’s accuser is a real piece of Schmitt.
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John Jackson @sealpoet.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
‘Get you a drink?’ said the snakes in the garden. Seven frat-bros, each sporting a #ard-on. Now there’s no escaping Allegations of raping Unless the big rapist gives them a pardon.
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John Jackson @sealpoet.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
As the weather was starting to form We cleaned up to prepare for the storm. The dreaded nor'easter Kept us on our keister. We stayed inside, dry and warm.
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John Jackson @sealpoet.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
As your poll numbers fall off the chart Banning reporters from your plane isn’t smart. No doubt CNN Will be trying again. Secret Service: check the catering cart.
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John Jackson @sealpoet.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
A halal cheese somehow displeases Christian Nationalists until hell freezes. Calling for a boycott When all that they got: What offend we have in cheeses.
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John Jackson @sealpoet.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This year no storms have been named. I think you-know-who could be blamed! He slaps his own brand On whatever's at hand. Hurricane Trump would be so ashamed.
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John Jackson @sealpoet.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Trump says, with customary inelegance, We should call AI super intelligence. Power-mad data centers Have created dissenters Who don’t want to feed these white elephants.
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John Jackson @sealpoet.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Trump gave a rant at the U.N. Promised Iran either greatness or ruin. The Iranians walked out. The rest looked about Thinking “Who in the hell let you in?”
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John Jackson @sealpoet.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
He has Game Show Host on his C.V. So it figures he’s talking Trump TV. There would be more viewers For livestreaming sewers: The main character is just too skeevy.
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John Jackson @sealpoet.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Major networks have packed up their gear And are not in the White House, I hear. The Press Pool is defecting And they won’t be reflecting. Second pool that he’s screwed up this year!
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John Jackson @sealpoet.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A high spot is a fine place for snipers. Says the prez, speaking out of his diapers. Drones and snipers show power Like a gaudy guard tower. The best use of drones is bagpipers.
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John Jackson @sealpoet.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Summer’s end, we can check off that box. It’s cooler, we have to wear socks. The days getting shorter, Each year the fourth quarter Kicks off with autumnal equinox.
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John Jackson @sealpoet.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The press is the President’s nemesis: His coverage is catching his emesis. Freedom of the Press Is under duress As reporters are barred from the premises.
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John Jackson @sealpoet.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
His big name he was told to abolish So he now says he wants to abolish The place named for Kennedy. It's simply obscenity. Donald Trump is all spit and no polish.
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John Jackson @sealpoet.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Here are a few things I've learned: Play with fire, you’re going to get burned. In Washington town Only pee trickles down And billions are stolen, not earned.
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John Jackson @sealpoet.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Kash Patel gave the Senate a dictum. They’ll hire a sex or bestiality “victim”. That “victim” has regrets, I know they keep secrets. I hope that’s why FBI picked ‘em.
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John Jackson @sealpoet.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Trump’s views on the high price of diesel: (Watch him try to deflect like a weasel) Makes war with Iran, then he Blames Ukraine and Zelenskyy. Is there a vaccine for this measle?
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John Jackson @sealpoet.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Since they say global warming’s a “hoax” They’re removing the power plants’ yokes. Making more CO2 Because we-know-who Won’t be breathing as the world slowly chokes.
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John Jackson @sealpoet.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
We search for the cream of the crop From A. I. to fables of Aesop. Is it good enough To embrace the good stuff And deride only the A.I. slop?
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John Jackson @sealpoet.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Since a kid, I have read Science Fiction, Artificial Intelligence a recurring prediction. If Data is your pal You might also get HAL A blessing is disguised malediction.
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John Jackson @sealpoet.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The midterms must have him on edge: He made his base give him a pledge. To stave off defeat He asked them to cheat! They need all the votes they can dredge!
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John Jackson @sealpoet.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Twenty-five years, it was a beautiful morning. By evening a nation in mourning. Seeds planted in error That grew into terror We are sowing again, despite warning.
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John Jackson @sealpoet.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Five-thousand-dollar Trump dividend Sounds like a small bribe, my friend. It’s a repeat promise. What we know from this: Get cash in the bank ‘fore you spend.
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John Jackson @sealpoet.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Flight to Dallas on Trump's brand new ride Was delayed by an emergency slide. If a bad slide can fell him Somebody should tell him His poll numbers should ground his pride.
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John Jackson @sealpoet.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
What in Boston we would call a “looza!” They’re calling a “Trump-a-palooza”. Other civilized nations Have such organizations. In Japan they call theirs the “Yakuza”.
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John Jackson @sealpoet.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
They think Labor Day is a joke. "Your average working class folk, "Getting paid by the hour "Have no need for power. "Labor Day is just way too woke."
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John Jackson @sealpoet.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Singing a good protest song Might not rid the world of a wrong But go join a crowd Singing out loud. You might find a place you belong.
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John Jackson @sealpoet.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Big Mac drive-thru (bone-spurs never marches) And Diet Coke so he never parches. And soon he is bound To make them break ground On a new Donald’s Golden Arches.
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John Jackson @sealpoet.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
What The Don and his Wiseguys meant: They're taking polls under advisement. Midterms, they note, They'll lose a fair vote So their plan includes disenfranchisement.
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John Jackson @sealpoet.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A '60s radical activist, Fully, frankly, and fiercely feminist. Women, said Ms Steinem, Don't want men to define 'em. We sure need that now. She’ll be missed.
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John Jackson @sealpoet.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
To guarantee he stays the champ They made the Post Office revamp Voting by mail So voters will fail. He’s buying a forever stamp.
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John Jackson @sealpoet.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
A primary win for Ed Markey. As a Senator he’s done no malarkey. But he’s been rehired When his peers have retired. At eighty, he’s no longer sparky.
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John Jackson @sealpoet.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Okay, it’s Department of War Since we’re fighting Iran a bit more. It’s merely sporting. But there’s no reporting So we don’t know what we’re fighting for.
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John Jackson @sealpoet.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Looks like Google Maps has just caved With “Lake America” clearly engraved Cartographical defections. Don’t ask them for directions For the road to hell has been paved.
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John Jackson @sealpoet.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
There's inherent change built in science. Inertia sees change as defiance. The Church said Galileo Was wrong on their say so. But science does not mean compliance.
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John Jackson @sealpoet.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Canadian geese in a gaggle: One thing they don't do is haggle. Bullying them is a waste 'Less you want to be chased! Are you willing to do that for MAGL?* (* Make American Great Lake)
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John Jackson @sealpoet.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
To the victor, t’is said, go the spoils. We are taking the Venezuelan oils. That was the plan. When it comes to Iran, It seems that these schemes Iran foils.
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John Jackson @sealpoet.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Where he goes he leaves a foul stench. Narcissism we just cannot quench. His rude surprise To our northern allies Starts with his not speaking French.
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John Jackson @sealpoet.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
A big Air Force cargo jet Spotted in Moscow you bet. CIA honcho Ratcliffe Spoke with the Russians as if They'd tell him anything but “Nyet!”
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John Jackson @sealpoet.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
One thing well known by our Dolly: You can’t take it with you. That’s folly. Beyond voice and her looks She gave away books And countless good works too, by golly!
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John Jackson @sealpoet.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The White House’s aging Lothario Wants to rename the Lake of Ontario. One more petty expense Ordered in the pretense He is emperor of every scenario.
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John Jackson @sealpoet.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Natalie Harp is one of those Women young Trump might have chose. I think there's a chance She gets in his pants, But she's got a squeegee and hose.
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John Jackson @sealpoet.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
A race with emotional heft: The IndyCars and drivers have left. The Capitol frolic I hope was symbolic. Racers almost always turn left.
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John Jackson @sealpoet.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
There are those who insist meat is murder, But I'd kill for a decent hamberder. Any old quadruped As long as it's dead. Cow or horse? Ask the Argentine herder.
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John Jackson @sealpoet.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
White House and those MAGA goonies Think Canada's out in the boonies. The Art of the Deal Canada thinks is unreal. They know their dollars from loonies.
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