Justin Jackson
@jjacks122.bsky.social
High School Social Studies Teacher…Stage 3 colon cancer survivor. Living in the beautiful Pacific Northwest.
It’s called living in a functioning society.
“A rising tide lifts all boats.” - JFK
“A rising tide lifts all boats.” - JFK
Opinion: Mamdani's idea may sound appealing, but it's NYC taxpayers who will take the hit, subsidizing discounts they may never even use.
Mamdani's city-owned grocery stores are a socialist trap | Opinion
No matter how good Zohran Mamdani makes grocery affordability sound, he's selling New Yorkers the same broken promise that has failed everywhere else.
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August 4, 2026 at 3:53 PM
It’s called living in a functioning society.
“A rising tide lifts all boats.” - JFK
“A rising tide lifts all boats.” - JFK
Mamdani is a perfect example of servant leadership. Getting out and interacting with the people. It should be an expectation we have for our elected officials and not an anomaly.
Why so serious?
Today I surprised a group of young New Yorkers working at the CityArts Bronx mural project for the summer.
Their task? Giving the Bronx's famous Joker Stairs a new chapter as the Shakespeare steps.
Today I surprised a group of young New Yorkers working at the CityArts Bronx mural project for the summer.
Their task? Giving the Bronx's famous Joker Stairs a new chapter as the Shakespeare steps.
July 31, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Mamdani is a perfect example of servant leadership. Getting out and interacting with the people. It should be an expectation we have for our elected officials and not an anomaly.
I’ve taught in TX and WA. Things I’ve noticed.
TX: Start pay$49k
WA: Starting pay$60k
TX: Avg pay$64k
WA: Avg pay$97k
TX: Masters~$1500/yr stipend
WA: Masters~$10k/yr raise
TX: PD, extra hours-conferences-etc.No extra pay
WA: 10% of base salary
This doesn’t include better benefits/pension in WA.
TX: Start pay$49k
WA: Starting pay$60k
TX: Avg pay$64k
WA: Avg pay$97k
TX: Masters~$1500/yr stipend
WA: Masters~$10k/yr raise
TX: PD, extra hours-conferences-etc.No extra pay
WA: 10% of base salary
This doesn’t include better benefits/pension in WA.
July 24, 2026 at 3:12 PM
I’ve taught in TX and WA. Things I’ve noticed.
TX: Start pay$49k
WA: Starting pay$60k
TX: Avg pay$64k
WA: Avg pay$97k
TX: Masters~$1500/yr stipend
WA: Masters~$10k/yr raise
TX: PD, extra hours-conferences-etc.No extra pay
WA: 10% of base salary
This doesn’t include better benefits/pension in WA.
TX: Start pay$49k
WA: Starting pay$60k
TX: Avg pay$64k
WA: Avg pay$97k
TX: Masters~$1500/yr stipend
WA: Masters~$10k/yr raise
TX: PD, extra hours-conferences-etc.No extra pay
WA: 10% of base salary
This doesn’t include better benefits/pension in WA.
Although correlation does not necessarily equal causation, it’s interesting that the top performing states also have the highest teacher salaries.
Illinois is now fifth in the nation for public education; that’s a 7-spot jump in just a year.
From cradle to career, we’re investing in every child’s future — and it’s paying off.
A win for our schools, our students, and our state.
From cradle to career, we’re investing in every child’s future — and it’s paying off.
A win for our schools, our students, and our state.
Map reveals states with best and worst public schools
A new ranking lists New York as the state with the best public schools, while Arizona ranks at the bottom.
www.newsweek.com
July 24, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Although correlation does not necessarily equal causation, it’s interesting that the top performing states also have the highest teacher salaries.
Doing the pledge of allegiance in school is creepy.
July 22, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Doing the pledge of allegiance in school is creepy.
Survivor guilt for cancer patients is something that needs to be talked about more.
July 22, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Survivor guilt for cancer patients is something that needs to be talked about more.
The “alpha male” dudes really need to look up Frans de Waal and his study of primates. Since I know that crowd isn’t big on reading, I’m sure there are YouTube videos or picture books to help.
July 22, 2026 at 3:39 PM
The “alpha male” dudes really need to look up Frans de Waal and his study of primates. Since I know that crowd isn’t big on reading, I’m sure there are YouTube videos or picture books to help.
When states started banning certain books in schools, high school libraries in my district set up an entire section called “Banned Books” that had all those titles. 😂
July 22, 2026 at 2:10 PM
When states started banning certain books in schools, high school libraries in my district set up an entire section called “Banned Books” that had all those titles. 😂
Walking into my classroom after it’s been used all summer for professional development
July 21, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Walking into my classroom after it’s been used all summer for professional development
WA State checks signatures. The difference is that they won’t toss ballots that don’t match. They will call to verify the voter or get additional signatures to verify.
It’s almost like we want people to vote here.
It’s almost like we want people to vote here.
1/ Wondering what the FBI has been doing with 2020 election materials it seized in a raid earlier this year, and how it figures into Trump’s plans for the midterm elections?
Well, @ProPublica has been working to find out.
🧵👇
Well, @ProPublica has been working to find out.
🧵👇
July 17, 2026 at 1:52 PM
WA State checks signatures. The difference is that they won’t toss ballots that don’t match. They will call to verify the voter or get additional signatures to verify.
It’s almost like we want people to vote here.
It’s almost like we want people to vote here.
*Everyone talking about the explosive diarrhea outbreak
Cancer patients on active chemo:
Cancer patients on active chemo:
First Time Buster Scruggs Meme
ALT: First Time Buster Scruggs Meme
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July 7, 2026 at 4:37 PM
*Everyone talking about the explosive diarrhea outbreak
Cancer patients on active chemo:
Cancer patients on active chemo:
History nerds, unite! We can read, think critically, understand historiography, research, analyze sources, develop arguments, and write academically!
Humanities for the win!
Humanities for the win!
July 5, 2026 at 3:39 PM
History nerds, unite! We can read, think critically, understand historiography, research, analyze sources, develop arguments, and write academically!
Humanities for the win!
Humanities for the win!
Alexander Hamilton’s Ghost: Okay guys, this is getting a little ridiculous
June 29, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Alexander Hamilton’s Ghost: Okay guys, this is getting a little ridiculous
“…I came to beat them” encapsulates everything wrong with politics today. It’s not about helping the people but beating the other team. As long as that happens, all else be damned.
Rep. Randy Fine on the housing bill: "My issue was if Elizabeth Warren thinks a bill is great, it probably isn't. The enthusiasm Democrats had for this bill got me spooked. I didn't come to Washington to work with Democrats. I came to Washington to beat them."
June 29, 2026 at 3:01 PM
“…I came to beat them” encapsulates everything wrong with politics today. It’s not about helping the people but beating the other team. As long as that happens, all else be damned.
When I have to sit through a district data meeting a week and a half before school gets out.
June 6, 2026 at 7:15 PM
When I have to sit through a district data meeting a week and a half before school gets out.
The Constitutional lawyer says the Constitution is a real drag
Mike Johnson speaks out against the use of judicial warrants in immigration cases:
"Imagine if we had to go through the process of getting a judicial warrant"
"Imagine if we had to go through the process of getting a judicial warrant"
February 3, 2026 at 6:48 PM
The Constitutional lawyer says the Constitution is a real drag
Small, sad, and weak little men. They preach dominating women because they are deathly afraid of them.
Christian nationalist pastor says that wives must submit to their husbands with "a sense of fear, and trembling, and awe ... not only in things she agrees with, but in everything": "She belongs to him. He owns her."
January 15, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Small, sad, and weak little men. They preach dominating women because they are deathly afraid of them.
I cannot even begin to describe how f*cked up this is
January 3, 2026 at 1:32 AM
I cannot even begin to describe how f*cked up this is
If you don’t test for covid, the numbers go down
Stephen Miller: "If you subtract immigration out of test scores, all of the sudden our test scores skyrocket"
December 10, 2025 at 12:01 AM
If you don’t test for covid, the numbers go down
Sums up the entire Republican party
October 17, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Sums up the entire Republican party
RFK Jr is your friend’s stoner older brother who constantly says, “dude, I just know.”
RFK Jr. said this during his appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast (episode #1999). We are so doomed. 😳
October 7, 2025 at 5:34 PM
RFK Jr is your friend’s stoner older brother who constantly says, “dude, I just know.”
Got the fleece vest ready for Salmon Days in Issaquah. It’s officially fall for me in the PNW!
October 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Got the fleece vest ready for Salmon Days in Issaquah. It’s officially fall for me in the PNW!
When I go to the grocery store at the same time an entire army of employees are stocking shelves.
September 28, 2025 at 3:57 PM
When I go to the grocery store at the same time an entire army of employees are stocking shelves.