Joan Cortez
doggiemama.bsky.social
Joan Cortez
@doggiemama.bsky.social
I’m a retired teacher. Former union representative. Hard-core Democrat. Golden retriever, lover. Ready to do the fight. Love gardening. Love Zumba and Pilates.
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February 17, 2026 at 12:58 AM
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Mark Warner, vice chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, on elections: In the past, we’ve mostly seen foreign interference — my bigger fear now is domestic interference, some of that potentially originating inside the administration.
February 16, 2026 at 11:50 PM
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I've heard that he hates it when we call his The Epstein Presidency. Let's all not call it that, every day.
February 17, 2026 at 12:37 PM
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Chump Has Only Himself To Blame
February 17, 2026 at 10:33 AM
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So the far right racists protesting really care about women and girls safety!!

They are scum who don’t give a shit about our safety

www.thenational.scot/news/2585681...
Women targeted after taking part in asylum seeker hotel counter-protests
WOMEN who demonstrated in support of asylum seekers living in Scottish hotels have been forced to install CCTV and alter their daily routines after…
www.thenational.scot
February 16, 2026 at 9:10 AM
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THIS 👇 HERE......
February 17, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Looks like the governor of New Hampshire is a liar. Can you recall her?
February 17, 2026 at 12:53 PM
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So, we are just going to *allow* Kushner to serve in this administration though no one voted for him. Not us.
Not the Senate.
No one.
And we’re not protesting this.
This sends a confirmation to the world of our weakness on the world stage.
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February 16, 2026 at 4:39 PM
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The female cardinal is underway, about half way there I reckon. I’m recording a timelapse to share with you too of her being painted.

#watercolours #birdart 🪶
February 17, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Trump shouldn’t say he was exonerated. He needs to say he’s incriminated. He’s got the wrong words again, but his brain is fried and that’s why. So we should just refer to him as incriminated.
February 17, 2026 at 12:47 PM
So a Russian oligarch bought a facility to house ice detentions. If that’s not the Russians taking over our country and profiting, I don’t know what it is.
February 17, 2026 at 12:46 PM
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February 16, 2026 at 5:46 PM
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Wow not only did Bari Weiss whiff on getting Anderson Cooper as evening news anchor, now AC is leaving 60 Minutes completely.
February 16, 2026 at 9:56 PM
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RIP Robert Duvall
February 16, 2026 at 9:59 PM
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🚨 Breaking news in Epstein Case 🚨 The New Mexico Legislature has passed HR1 to convene a Truth Commission and investigate Epstein’s crimes in NM, including at Zorro Ranch—led by State Reps Andrea Romero and Marianna Anaya.

Full explainer here: youtu.be/DnOTfR_msPw?...
February 17, 2026 at 3:50 AM
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And what the fuck would these ruthless criminals know about "sensitive nature"?

The left-over MAGAts prove themselves to be increasingly ignorant... such suckers and fools.
February 17, 2026 at 12:59 AM
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In an interview that aired over the weekend Obama was asked if aliens were real and he replied “They’re real, but I haven’t seen them.”
Obama Clarifies His Aliens Are ‘Real’ Comments
In an interview that aired over the weekend Obama was asked if aliens were real and he replied “They’re real, but I haven’t seen them.”
www.forbes.com
February 16, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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Bondi Bombast
Here’s my latest cartoon for Substack.
open.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:56 AM
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We are the laughing stock of the world.
February 17, 2026 at 5:20 AM
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This Is Definitely His Legacy….
February 16, 2026 at 9:10 PM
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February 16, 2026 at 9:59 PM
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"I love the smell of napalm in the morning!"
RIP Robert Duvall
February 16, 2026 at 7:38 PM
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February 15, 2026 at 10:28 PM
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"In Pennsylvania, the Shapiro administration is warning federal officials that it will not issue required state permits for two planned immigration detention centers..."

www.spotlightpa.org/berks/2026/0...
Shapiro admin tells ICE to drop plans for PA detention centers
ICE detention centers planned for Berks and Schuylkill Counties would burden residents and possibly violate state legal requirements, officials say.
www.spotlightpa.org
February 16, 2026 at 6:52 PM
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A win! A federal judge has instructed the Interior Department to restore signage and video exhibits at George Washington’s former Philadelphia residence that explain his ownership of enslaved people.
February 16, 2026 at 7:56 PM