Reposted by Jack Nicholson’s AltAubrey Gilleran @aubreygilleran.bsky.social · 3hThank you, uh, Bill Kristol. 558977
Reposted by Jack Nicholson’s AltBill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 3h“Originalism is an incoherent doctrine. It allows you to prove anything. Thus what it amounts to is a ritual invocation of the Founders, gesturing at this or that piece of text, before delivering whatever conclusion was approved on Fox News the night before.” www.liberalcurrents.com/we-have-no-s...liberalcurrents.comWe Have No Supreme CourtThe philosophical incoherence of originalism prevents the Court from performing its core functions as a supreme court. 811671454
Reposted by Jack Nicholson’s AltJoe Stieb @joestieb.bsky.social · 3hCringe death of the universe 610613
Reposted by Jack Nicholson’s AltDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Very cool to live in a country where "people who survived state executions" is an actual cohort that researchers study 924955
Reposted by Jack Nicholson’s AltMolly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 01/10/2026When white nationalist are a part of your voting base 24362241238
Reposted by Jack Nicholson’s AltMicah @rincewind.run · 01/10/2026I don’t think John “torture memos” Yoo should be allowed to opine on ethics on national television or really anywhere 18806114
Reposted by Jack Nicholson’s AltRichard M. Nixon @dicknixon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Keep the faith. 2412116
Jack Nicholson’s Alt @thevinyllitigator.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The Eighth Amendment is another one that has largely been, more or less, rendered dead letter law. 000
Reposted by Jack Nicholson’s Altgeoffrey @parsnip.bsky.social · 01/10/2026there are moral arguments against the death penalty in its ideal form but in real life you never need to get there. the prior question is "can the state be trusted to end the life only of the rightly convicted without torture?" and the answer is no 423181773
Reposted by Jack Nicholson’s AltMike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Whatever one’s opinion of the death penalty in the abstract, the particulars of how it’s implemented and who it’s applied to in the US are moral abominations 181076193
Jack Nicholson’s Alt @thevinyllitigator.bsky.social · 01/10/2026That’s absolutely what’s happening right now, it appears. 000
Reposted by Jack Nicholson’s AltWilliam B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Being mad at the Mamdani announcement is just straightforwardly anti-Semitic. Like there’s not really any excuse left to hide behind there. 563460
Jack Nicholson’s Alt @thevinyllitigator.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Very high probability that Tennessee is currently actively torturing a woman in the name of public retribution. 000
Reposted by Jack Nicholson’s AltBarred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 01/10/2026Vacating a stay of execution, and without even a word, is in-sane and horrific (Yes I know they've done similar shit before, that was wildly fucked up too) 1532378
Reposted by Jack Nicholson’s AltTaniel @taniel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Even if Smith had been in Atlanta, there really was nothing to Schmitt’s false accusation that he met Willis that day than that he happened to be in one the nation’s biggest cities?! 3091287
Reposted by Jack Nicholson’s AltAsawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 30/09/2026A lot going on in here but the beardos part is a part resegregation of the U.S. military and he’s too stupid and/or too evil to tell 1920132
Reposted by Jack Nicholson’s Altthe abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social · 30/09/2026good god X the Everything Antisemitism App is in vintage form, every leftist that hasn't partly decamped to bsky has absolutely cooked themselves 921430
Reposted by Jack Nicholson’s AltRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 30/09/2026These ads go in the same category as brazen, easily disproven lies after ICE killings. It’s not about persuasion. It’s a display of power. They could have passed them off as PAC-funded. They added “paid for by the U.S. government” because they want us to know they can break the law with impunity. 331627477
Reposted by Jack Nicholson’s AltRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The moment Jack Smith realized Eric Schmitt was talking about the wrong game. 592198973149
Reposted by Jack Nicholson’s AltScott Lemieux @lemieuxlgm.bsky.social · 30/09/2026He had all afternoon and this is the best he could come up with. Great ratio! 1152731246
Jack Nicholson’s Alt @thevinyllitigator.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The Eric Schmitt stuff reminded me again of the “ERIC!” endorsement from Trump in that primary, and honestly that’s up there as one of his unfortunate best. 000
Reposted by Jack Nicholson’s AltCoach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Anyone who suggests we just turn the page is in league with the GOP. This guy is telling you they tried to overthrow the government. You don't just pretend it never happened @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social 161203311
Reposted by Jack Nicholson’s AltThe Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I like talking about culture and stuff on here but some of the Bluesky set is the most humorless, joyless group of people ever and stuff like this proves it and they don’t even realize it. 1121320
Reposted by Jack Nicholson’s AltDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I'd like to see James Talarico wiggle his way out of this jam 2682477
Reposted by Jack Nicholson’s Altpixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026If the AI era has taught us anything, it’s this: it’s fine to judge people based on their aesthetic preferences 10100073
Jack Nicholson’s Alt @thevinyllitigator.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I do not have high hopes for Ohio, and Acton sucks, but an indicator that the GOP may be in trouble on their top of tickets here is that a reliable GOP-voting relative of mine yesterday said he didn’t know who he was going to vote for in either the senate or gov race. The stay home vote is nigh. 010
Reposted by Jack Nicholson’s AltAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026There are too many people in congress who would be happier doing this, and that's part of why our politics is so stupid bsky.app/profile/avit... 1483895546
Jack Nicholson’s Alt @thevinyllitigator.bsky.social · 24/09/2026It’s really a shame that automats don’t exist anymore. 000
Reposted by Jack Nicholson’s AltAsawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The way to look at this is George bush is trying to help Donald trump retain power on the Hill 25053881293
Reposted by Jack Nicholson’s AltSenator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 21/09/2026If European countries & other signatories to the International Criminal Court have any self-respect, they'd sanction Rubio & Trump for obstructing investigations of Netanyahu's war crimes.wsj.comExclusive | Trump Ramps Up Bid to Dismantle International Criminal CourtThe U.S. administration is preparing sweeping sanctions that would cut the court off from much of the global financial system. 742105564
Reposted by Jack Nicholson’s AltSchooley @schooley.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I just keep thinking about the voters that determine the direction the country goes in are the ones with the vaguest idea of where it is currently headed. 1218426
Reposted by Jack Nicholson’s AltMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Am I crazy or is this just the status quo? 5047457
Reposted by Jack Nicholson’s Altthe abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social · 17/09/2026okay Kaptur's Manchin pass has expired. 810314
Reposted by Jack Nicholson’s AltLawrence O'Donnell @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social · 17/09/2026He’s reaching new levels of stupidity. 1681789373
Reposted by Jack Nicholson’s AltHemry, Local Bartender @bartenderhemry.bsky.social · 16/09/2026This does not sound like an administration that has a credible plan to steal or overturn the midterms 49112695
Reposted by Jack Nicholson’s AltMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The owners of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory self-regulated. 840119082849
Reposted by Jack Nicholson’s AltAsha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 15/09/2026So a big part of Iran Contra and one of the (many) reasons it was illegal was that third party fund weren’t deposited into the U.S. Treasury 852805979
Reposted by Jack Nicholson’s AltOliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026What about all the shows you did enjoy, Mrs Lincoln? 4960458
Reposted by Jack Nicholson’s AltAnthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Sitting on balcony and thought to myself, “I hate George McClellan” for no particular reason. But I’m not wrong. 172317
Reposted by Jack Nicholson’s AltMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Elon Musk: 20+ years here, hates American culture and most Americans, constantly undermines our multi-racial democracy as part of his obsession to restore the Apartheid of his foreign youth, says non-white people can't assimilate Malala Yousafzai: visits Philly once, instantly adopts local customs 695189850
Reposted by Jack Nicholson’s Altjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 15/09/2026the truly crazy making part of all of this is that voter fraud EFFECTIVELY DOES NOT EXIST. you have a better chance of finding an actual leprechaun at the end of the rainbow than of finding evidence of voter fraud that influences an election 20178331896
Reposted by Jack Nicholson’s AltAnthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026What happened to the Major Questions Doctrine? Seems to me that if Congress wanted to empower the Postal Service to regulate elections, it would have said so. How 'bout that, Sam and Clarence? 35688127
Reposted by Jack Nicholson’s AltJonny Sims @jonnysims.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Also, people who complain about a movie or TV show going on too long after the main plot conflict has resolved are weak. Give me forty minutes of dealing with the emotional ramifications of the plot! Give me four separate scenes diving into the motivation of the antagonist! Yes! 514811
Reposted by Jack Nicholson’s AltNick (derogatory) ✨ @slothropsmap.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Strictly vibes based but this dude sure looks like a front runner. 81106
Reposted by Jack Nicholson’s AltMatthew Downhour @matthewdownhour.bsky.social · 12/09/2026People who hate Obama really like to ignore *far and away the larger impact of the ACA* which is Medicaid expansion 1337842
Jack Nicholson’s Alt @thevinyllitigator.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Moving away from fossil fuels is a national security issue in more ways than one and there’s a lane for a 2028 contender to make that case clearly and forcefully in a way that hasn’t been done yet to appeal to many different interests. 000
Reposted by Jack Nicholson’s AltMatthew Downhour @matthewdownhour.bsky.social · 12/09/2026It turns out “at least three, don’t play games with me kid” is actually the only politically successful answer to that question 162232342
Reposted by Jack Nicholson’s AltJacob T. Levy @jacobtlevy.bsky.social · 12/09/2026W/o getting drawn into the "seriously or literally" / "it'll never happen" trap, we need to stomp *hard* on the continuing effort to undermine Article 1 power of the purse by saying that this or that revenue stream makes something outside the normal budget process. 1/ www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...nbcnews.comLutnick says Trump’s $5,000 checks for Americans wouldn’t rely on taxpayer fundsA top White House official suggested Congress would use a budget process to fund them. Vice President JD Vance had said tariff revenues. 1773207927