Joan
@belleofliberty.bsky.social
Former editor, proud mom of a trans kid, Democrat, Harris-Walz supporter, drama-avoidant, sober 2.5 years
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Joan
@belleofliberty.bsky.social
· Nov 26
Bottom line, this isn't Facebook. The asymmetrical nature of follows is a plus, not a negative. I will never pressure someone to follow me back. If they want to they will. Great. If not, they won't. That's perfectly fine also. We aren't all joined at the hip, for cryin' out loud.
Officials criticize Biden vetting, but Afghan shooting suspect was granted asylum under Trump
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Officials criticize Biden vetting, but Afghan shooting suspect was granted asylum under Trump
By Ted Hesson, Tim Reid and Jana Winter WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration on Thursday blamed Biden-era vetting failures for the admission of an Afghan immigrant suspected of shooting two
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November 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Officials criticize Biden vetting, but Afghan shooting suspect was granted asylum under Trump
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Q: Officials say the suspect in the DC shooting was vetted & it came up clean
TRUMP: He went cuckoo. He went nuts. There was no vetting
Q: Actually, your DOJ IG says there was thorough vetting of Afghans. So why blame Biden?
TRUMP: You're just asking questions because you're a stupid person
TRUMP: He went cuckoo. He went nuts. There was no vetting
Q: Actually, your DOJ IG says there was thorough vetting of Afghans. So why blame Biden?
TRUMP: You're just asking questions because you're a stupid person
November 28, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Q: Officials say the suspect in the DC shooting was vetted & it came up clean
TRUMP: He went cuckoo. He went nuts. There was no vetting
Q: Actually, your DOJ IG says there was thorough vetting of Afghans. So why blame Biden?
TRUMP: You're just asking questions because you're a stupid person
TRUMP: He went cuckoo. He went nuts. There was no vetting
Q: Actually, your DOJ IG says there was thorough vetting of Afghans. So why blame Biden?
TRUMP: You're just asking questions because you're a stupid person
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It's not Thanksgiving until your racist Uncle says something racist.
TRUMP: If you look at Somalia, they are taking over Minnesota.
REPORTER: What do the Somalians have to do with this Afghan guy who shot the National Guard members?
TRUMP: Ah, nothing. But Somalians have caused a lot of trouble. They're ripping us off.
REPORTER: What do the Somalians have to do with this Afghan guy who shot the National Guard members?
TRUMP: Ah, nothing. But Somalians have caused a lot of trouble. They're ripping us off.
November 28, 2025 at 2:02 AM
It's not Thanksgiving until your racist Uncle says something racist.
Mark Carney says Canada’s trading relationship with the U.S. was ‘once a strength,’ but ‘now a weakness’
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Mark Carney says Canada's trading relationship with the U.S. was 'once a strength,' but 'now a weakness' | Fortune
Canada struck a pipeline deal with Alberta on Thursday to diversify the country's oil exports beyond the U.S.
fortune.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Mark Carney says Canada’s trading relationship with the U.S. was ‘once a strength,’ but ‘now a weakness’
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"Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write, and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so."
Will Teague
Will Teague
November 28, 2025 at 2:18 AM
"Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write, and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so."
Will Teague
Will Teague
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This is my favorite piece on the Zero Units, the Afghan locals who actually fought the war under the direction of the CIA.
The Evacuation of the CIA’s Afghan Proxies Has Opened One of the War’s Blackest Boxes
Afghan Zero Units hold clues to many of the war’s mysteries, including how the CIA engineered deadly night raids that contributed to the Taliban’s victory.
theintercept.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:16 AM
This is my favorite piece on the Zero Units, the Afghan locals who actually fought the war under the direction of the CIA.
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Montage of 19 clips of Trump insulting, berating, demeaning and attacking female reporters over the past few months. Part 1.
November 19, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Montage of 19 clips of Trump insulting, berating, demeaning and attacking female reporters over the past few months. Part 1.
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Politico on the rising number of Americans facing catastrophic medical insurance costs: "The Trump economy is not focusing on the root causes of why health care costs are so high in this country."
Americans are buckling under medical bills. It could get worse.
Charities that help people pay for care say demand is way up. That’s before scheduled Medicaid and Obamacare cuts take effect.
www.politico.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Politico on the rising number of Americans facing catastrophic medical insurance costs: "The Trump economy is not focusing on the root causes of why health care costs are so high in this country."
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Reuters has done some really great investigative reporting on the impacts of Trump's retribution campaigns
Reuters reached out to everyone that Trump or his subordinates singled out publicly for retribution, and reviewed hundreds of official orders, directives and public records. The result: the most comprehensive accounting yet of his campaign of payback.
www.reuters.com/investigates...
www.reuters.com/investigates...
November 28, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Reuters has done some really great investigative reporting on the impacts of Trump's retribution campaigns
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'Give to him — or else': Trump slammed for forcing wealthy to 'pay tribute'
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'Give to him — or else': Trump slammed for forcing wealthy to 'pay tribute'
twp.ai
November 28, 2025 at 2:22 AM
'Give to him — or else': Trump slammed for forcing wealthy to 'pay tribute'
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CBS News' Nancy Cordes: Your DoJ OIG "reported this year that there was thorough vetting by DHS and the FBI of these Afghans who were brought into the US so why do you blame the Biden administration?"
President Trump: "Because they let them in. Are you stupid? Are you a stupid person?"
President Trump: "Because they let them in. Are you stupid? Are you a stupid person?"
November 28, 2025 at 2:23 AM
CBS News' Nancy Cordes: Your DoJ OIG "reported this year that there was thorough vetting by DHS and the FBI of these Afghans who were brought into the US so why do you blame the Biden administration?"
President Trump: "Because they let them in. Are you stupid? Are you a stupid person?"
President Trump: "Because they let them in. Are you stupid? Are you a stupid person?"
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No one wants to be the first. I guarantee that once someone breaks the seal and says something, others will feel more confident doing so moving forward. Courage is contagious
I can’t tell if it’s cowardice or some fucked up sense of decorum that makes no sense in the current environment with this fuckin guy
November 28, 2025 at 2:23 AM
No one wants to be the first. I guarantee that once someone breaks the seal and says something, others will feel more confident doing so moving forward. Courage is contagious
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen
Linkin Park
Green Day
Billy Joel
Beck
The Offspring
Post Malone
My Chemical Romance
Disturbed
Imagine Dragons
Muse
Linkin Park
Green Day
Billy Joel
Beck
The Offspring
Post Malone
My Chemical Romance
Disturbed
Imagine Dragons
Muse
introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen
Depeche Mode
Nine Inch Nails
The Hooters
John Carpenter
Howard Shore
Depeche Mode
Nine Inch Nails
The Hooters
John Carpenter
Howard Shore
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen
Nirvana
R.E.M.
NIN
Soundgarden
Elvis Presley
Nirvana
R.E.M.
NIN
Soundgarden
Elvis Presley
November 28, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen
Linkin Park
Green Day
Billy Joel
Beck
The Offspring
Post Malone
My Chemical Romance
Disturbed
Imagine Dragons
Muse
Linkin Park
Green Day
Billy Joel
Beck
The Offspring
Post Malone
My Chemical Romance
Disturbed
Imagine Dragons
Muse
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This statement is way outside of CIA’s lane and erosive of the ethical norm that intelligence should be non-partisan. If that norm vanishes, intelligence loses a very large portion of its value.
CIA statement about the Afghan man identified as the gunman who shot two National Guardsmen in Washington
November 27, 2025 at 6:48 PM
This statement is way outside of CIA’s lane and erosive of the ethical norm that intelligence should be non-partisan. If that norm vanishes, intelligence loses a very large portion of its value.
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On today's Tucker Carlson show, he makes clear that he believes that the US fought on the wrong side in World War II. In particular he says that the UK was mistaken to declare war on Germany just because it invaded Poland. And he has lots of sympathy for Herr Hitler throughout.
Tucker Puts Piers Morgan’s Views on Free Speech to the Ultimate Test
YouTube video by Tucker Carlson
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November 27, 2025 at 9:52 PM
On today's Tucker Carlson show, he makes clear that he believes that the US fought on the wrong side in World War II. In particular he says that the UK was mistaken to declare war on Germany just because it invaded Poland. And he has lots of sympathy for Herr Hitler throughout.
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Dude who took health insurance and food stamps from more Americans than any Speaker in US history wants you to know how tough he's got it.
Mike Johnson: “I haven’t had a vacation day in two years. I haven’t been off in two years, literally.”
November 27, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Dude who took health insurance and food stamps from more Americans than any Speaker in US history wants you to know how tough he's got it.
‘Are you stupid?’ Trump explodes at reporter after being called out on false claims
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‘Are you stupid?’ Trump explodes at reporter after being called out on false claims
President Donald Trump lashed out at a reporter Thursday for refuting his claims that Afghan migrants who entered the United States were unvetted, calling the reporter a “stupid person” in an explosiv...
www.rawstory.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:27 AM
‘Are you stupid?’ Trump explodes at reporter after being called out on false claims
www.rawstory.com/trump-267435...
www.rawstory.com/trump-267435...
Homeland Security wants state driver’s license data for sweeping citizenship program • Ohio Capital Journal
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Homeland Security wants state driver’s license data for sweeping citizenship program • Ohio Capital Journal
The Trump administration wants access to state driver’s license data on millions of U.S. residents as it builds a powerful citizenship verification program amid its clampdown on voter fraud and illega...
ohiocapitaljournal.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Homeland Security wants state driver’s license data for sweeping citizenship program • Ohio Capital Journal
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Is this guy really singing or is it lip sync?
November 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Is this guy really singing or is it lip sync?
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In 2024, people with high racial resentment scores strongly tended to vote for Donald Trump, regardless of their educational attainment; by contrast, people with low racial resentment scores strongly tended to support Kamala Harris, whether they had a college degree or not.
November 27, 2025 at 2:23 PM
In 2024, people with high racial resentment scores strongly tended to vote for Donald Trump, regardless of their educational attainment; by contrast, people with low racial resentment scores strongly tended to support Kamala Harris, whether they had a college degree or not.
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"a single person of this demographic may have committed a crime, therefore we must punish the entire demographic" is a policy response you may recognize from fascist governments dedicated to ethnic cleansing elsewhere.
November 27, 2025 at 5:52 AM
"a single person of this demographic may have committed a crime, therefore we must punish the entire demographic" is a policy response you may recognize from fascist governments dedicated to ethnic cleansing elsewhere.
Robert F Kennedy Jr is currently receiving gender-affirming care. Yes, really.
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Robert F Kennedy Jr is currently receiving gender-affirming care. Yes, really
Robert F Kennedy Jr, the anti-trans US health secretary, is currently undergoing hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
www.thepinknews.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Robert F Kennedy Jr is currently receiving gender-affirming care. Yes, really.
www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/27/r...
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