Just Irene
@diamondjackie.bsky.social
Mother, grandmother, teacher, lover of nature and music. My addictions include books, pets and plants.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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"It does not matter, in practical terms, whether ICE's actions are legal. In mafia states, legal is a malleable notion. What matters is that they are wrong. What matters is how they can be stopped."
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A Shining Mausoleum on a Hill
Life, death, and the rampage of ICE.
sarahkendzior.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:01 PM
"It does not matter, in practical terms, whether ICE's actions are legal. In mafia states, legal is a malleable notion. What matters is that they are wrong. What matters is how they can be stopped."
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/a-shining-...
sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/a-shining-...
Good morning, and happy #Caturday. Here’s a little guy who’s been visiting me for a couple of weeks. He probably has a home and owners who love him, but here his name is Crowley.
January 17, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Good morning, and happy #Caturday. Here’s a little guy who’s been visiting me for a couple of weeks. He probably has a home and owners who love him, but here his name is Crowley.
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Remember Reagan’s famous quote? “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help. ‘“
I finally know what he was talking about
I finally know what he was talking about
January 8, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Remember Reagan’s famous quote? “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help. ‘“
I finally know what he was talking about
I finally know what he was talking about
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What is going to follow from me is a number of posts regarding someone I have admired and listened to for a long time. Some of you will know of her already. Every now and again, I urge others to pay attention to Fiona Hill.
And every so often, I look to see if she has a Bluesky account. Not yet.
And every so often, I look to see if she has a Bluesky account. Not yet.
January 5, 2026 at 2:09 PM
What is going to follow from me is a number of posts regarding someone I have admired and listened to for a long time. Some of you will know of her already. Every now and again, I urge others to pay attention to Fiona Hill.
And every so often, I look to see if she has a Bluesky account. Not yet.
And every so often, I look to see if she has a Bluesky account. Not yet.
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Some French marigolds that refuse to quit on this last day of 2025.
#Bloomscrolling
#Bloomscrolling
December 31, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Some French marigolds that refuse to quit on this last day of 2025.
#Bloomscrolling
#Bloomscrolling
Every time the regime tries to hide a story, it points a glaring finger to their guilt. They are not Jedi who can wave a hand and make us forget the Epstein files, CBS’ CECOT story, video footage of the second shot in the Caribbean.
December 22, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Every time the regime tries to hide a story, it points a glaring finger to their guilt. They are not Jedi who can wave a hand and make us forget the Epstein files, CBS’ CECOT story, video footage of the second shot in the Caribbean.
It’s almost Thanksgiving, but it’s hard to tell in southern Texas.
November 22, 2025 at 2:08 PM
It’s almost Thanksgiving, but it’s hard to tell in southern Texas.
I have places to go today. I have people to see. But apparently, what I really need to do is chill for as long as Dusty needs to sleep.
#Caturday
#Caturday
November 1, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I have places to go today. I have people to see. But apparently, what I really need to do is chill for as long as Dusty needs to sleep.
#Caturday
#Caturday
Some states’ Attorney Generals are suing the federal government to release emergency funds for SNAP benefits, as Congress intended.
My state’s Attorney General is Ken Paxton. He’s suing Johnson and Johnson for causing autism.
My state’s Attorney General is Ken Paxton. He’s suing Johnson and Johnson for causing autism.
US official urges 'cautious approach' after Trump baselessly claimed taking Tylenol is linked autism in children.
RFK Jr walks back Trump administration’s claims linking Tylenol and autism
US official urges 'cautious approach' after Trump baselessly claimed taking Tylenol is linked autism in children.
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October 30, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Some states’ Attorney Generals are suing the federal government to release emergency funds for SNAP benefits, as Congress intended.
My state’s Attorney General is Ken Paxton. He’s suing Johnson and Johnson for causing autism.
My state’s Attorney General is Ken Paxton. He’s suing Johnson and Johnson for causing autism.
Oh beautiful for spacious skies, but now those skies are threatening,
They’re beating plowshares into swords for the tired old man we elected king
Armchair warriors often fail
And we’ve been poisoned by these fairy tales
He wrote the song about Reagan
youtu.be/fQdN1cOUyfE?...
They’re beating plowshares into swords for the tired old man we elected king
Armchair warriors often fail
And we’ve been poisoned by these fairy tales
He wrote the song about Reagan
youtu.be/fQdN1cOUyfE?...
The End Of The Innocence (Remastered 2003)
YouTube video by Bruce Hornsby - Topic
youtu.be
October 13, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Oh beautiful for spacious skies, but now those skies are threatening,
They’re beating plowshares into swords for the tired old man we elected king
Armchair warriors often fail
And we’ve been poisoned by these fairy tales
He wrote the song about Reagan
youtu.be/fQdN1cOUyfE?...
They’re beating plowshares into swords for the tired old man we elected king
Armchair warriors often fail
And we’ve been poisoned by these fairy tales
He wrote the song about Reagan
youtu.be/fQdN1cOUyfE?...
It’s reached the point where Marjorie Taylor Greene is getting shock value, and therefore tons of media attention, for being NOT crazy. We are in upside down world for sure.
October 13, 2025 at 1:19 PM
It’s reached the point where Marjorie Taylor Greene is getting shock value, and therefore tons of media attention, for being NOT crazy. We are in upside down world for sure.
I hate it when Abbott begins a sentence with “Texans want” or Texans don’t want” because it’s always followed by something this Texan vehemently disagrees with…
I don’t live in Houston, but I am in favor of rainbows.
I don’t live in Houston, but I am in favor of rainbows.
October 10, 2025 at 11:37 AM
I hate it when Abbott begins a sentence with “Texans want” or Texans don’t want” because it’s always followed by something this Texan vehemently disagrees with…
I don’t live in Houston, but I am in favor of rainbows.
I don’t live in Houston, but I am in favor of rainbows.
Good Vs Evil.
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
October 8, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Good Vs Evil.
This is what makes America great.
October 2, 2025 at 2:47 AM
This is what makes America great.
The Texas State Board of Education is changing the Social Studies curriculum. World history is de emphasized in favor of Texas History.
I wish I was making this up.
I wish I was making this up.
September 22, 2025 at 1:59 AM
The Texas State Board of Education is changing the Social Studies curriculum. World history is de emphasized in favor of Texas History.
I wish I was making this up.
I wish I was making this up.
I went to my grandson’s football game last night. Friday night lights have changed in a generation. A see through purse is now required because of gun violence. The band now wears teeshirts and shorts because of climate change. I’m glad they take the heat seriously, at least in this instance.
September 13, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I went to my grandson’s football game last night. Friday night lights have changed in a generation. A see through purse is now required because of gun violence. The band now wears teeshirts and shorts because of climate change. I’m glad they take the heat seriously, at least in this instance.
Company behind East Texas water grab hired key lobbyists just before bill delaying it died
www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...
Key points:
a millionaire hired one of Ken Paxton’s top advisors as a lobbyist.
Tens of thousands of East Texans could have their wells go dry.
www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...
Key points:
a millionaire hired one of Ken Paxton’s top advisors as a lobbyist.
Tens of thousands of East Texans could have their wells go dry.
Company behind East Texas water grab hires Dan Patrick-linked lobbyist
Conservation Equity Management hired Allen Blakemore, a political consultant to Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, on the same day the legislation hit the Senate floor.
www.houstonchronicle.com
September 6, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Company behind East Texas water grab hired key lobbyists just before bill delaying it died
www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...
Key points:
a millionaire hired one of Ken Paxton’s top advisors as a lobbyist.
Tens of thousands of East Texans could have their wells go dry.
www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...
Key points:
a millionaire hired one of Ken Paxton’s top advisors as a lobbyist.
Tens of thousands of East Texans could have their wells go dry.
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The white queen: “Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast. “
September 6, 2025 at 1:18 AM
The white queen: “Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast. “
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Seems the case in Minneapolis this week. Ping pong-ing between gut wrenching heartbreak and unrelenting ragey infuriation is exhausting.
!["There is something deeply hypocritical about praying for a problem you are unwilling to resolve."
- Miroslav Volf
[Sign with "Thoughts & Prayers" crossed out and under it, "Policy & Change"]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vkiflxupv34yklymdi56mboe/bafkreigixzvw3rincp4atccfzrzlqbuks4qreswbhbyepubglpivgi4a3u@jpeg)
![[Female high school student (?) with a cardboard sign] " If I die in a school shooting leave my body on the steps of Congress"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vkiflxupv34yklymdi56mboe/bafkreicvthhus6x7igwenqd6dpewtvradb7oww42i7d7i7xlq7mtdf7z4y@jpeg)
![[Black & white, haunting image of train tracks leading into the gate at Dachau]
"A monument to the failure of prayer"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vkiflxupv34yklymdi56mboe/bafkreicmlzjmjqfdzc3st74hc4mp37trql3sdswkon2m7abwdrse6v2upa@jpeg)
August 29, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Seems the case in Minneapolis this week. Ping pong-ing between gut wrenching heartbreak and unrelenting ragey infuriation is exhausting.
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The investor, Kyle Bass, has threatened to sue over the move. The bill now goes to the Senate before heading to Gov. Greg Abbott. bit.ly/3HIoVqU
August 25, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The investor, Kyle Bass, has threatened to sue over the move. The bill now goes to the Senate before heading to Gov. Greg Abbott. bit.ly/3HIoVqU