The Ghost of Tom Joad
@gaean.bsky.social
Lifelong liberal. Oddball sci-fi author and devout atheist. I love nature and am a radical environmentalist. Practice rock climbing, yoga, mountain biking and ocean swimming. I’m sick of politics but can’t stand by and watch. No DMs please.
Pinned
The Ghost of Tom Joad
@gaean.bsky.social
· Jun 19
USC Agents of Change establishes hotline to help move immigration hearings online
Since Monday, a group of 15 USC student, alumni and faculty volunteers have already received thousands of calls for help on open immigration cases.
www.uscannenbergmedia.com
Please share far and wide. Immigrants can avoid going to courthouses:
www.uscannenbergmedia.com/2025/06/18/u...
www.uscannenbergmedia.com/2025/06/18/u...
Reposted by The Ghost of Tom Joad
One thing that a majority of Americans and Russians probably agree on: if their leader dies, they’ll be celebrating, not mourning.
January 2, 2026 at 9:48 AM
One thing that a majority of Americans and Russians probably agree on: if their leader dies, they’ll be celebrating, not mourning.
Reposted by The Ghost of Tom Joad
Lots of fake people. Lots of fake news. Be aware that it is very easy to do, and there are people working hard to destroy our trust in each other.
www.snopes.com/fact-check/t...
www.snopes.com/fact-check/t...
Was this photo of Trump and a young girl removed from Epstein files?
The image spread online as users pored over documents released by the Department of Justice related to Jeffrey Epstein.
www.snopes.com
January 1, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Lots of fake people. Lots of fake news. Be aware that it is very easy to do, and there are people working hard to destroy our trust in each other.
www.snopes.com/fact-check/t...
www.snopes.com/fact-check/t...
Reposted by The Ghost of Tom Joad
it's December 31, which means it's time for "this year in stupid: 2025 — part 3" — a three-part look back at an entire year’s worth of dumbfuckery.
thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter so you never miss a post —
thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter so you never miss a post —
this year in stupid: 2025 — part 3
a three-part look back at an entire year’s worth of dumbfuckery
bit.ly
December 31, 2025 at 2:45 PM
it's December 31, which means it's time for "this year in stupid: 2025 — part 3" — a three-part look back at an entire year’s worth of dumbfuckery.
thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter so you never miss a post —
thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter so you never miss a post —
I hear they're going to book Lee Greenwood into a residency until 2028.
He'll only be allowed to play Proud to be an American over and over again, all night long.
apnews.com/article/kenn...
He'll only be allowed to play Proud to be an American over and over again, all night long.
apnews.com/article/kenn...
Kennedy Center renaming prompts a new round of cancellations
The Kennedy Center is ending the year with a new round of artists saying they are canceling scheduled performances after President Donald Trump’s name was added to the facility.
apnews.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I hear they're going to book Lee Greenwood into a residency until 2028.
He'll only be allowed to play Proud to be an American over and over again, all night long.
apnews.com/article/kenn...
He'll only be allowed to play Proud to be an American over and over again, all night long.
apnews.com/article/kenn...
December 30, 2025
The hallmark of the first year of President Donald J.
open.substack.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Not only have we abandoned the vulnerable, we've abandoned the rule of law and our democratic principles.
jamesbgreenberg.substack.com/p/the-gramma...
jamesbgreenberg.substack.com/p/the-gramma...
The Grammar of Abandonment
How Modern Authoritarianism Governs Through Exposure Rather Than Extermination
jamesbgreenberg.substack.com
December 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Not only have we abandoned the vulnerable, we've abandoned the rule of law and our democratic principles.
jamesbgreenberg.substack.com/p/the-gramma...
jamesbgreenberg.substack.com/p/the-gramma...
As the Trump regime continues to work against clean power, the greenhouse heat will kill most life on Earth.
www.wired.com/story/the-ea...
www.wired.com/story/the-ea...
The Earth Is Nearing an Environmental Tipping Point
Today’s global coral bleaching events are the worst kind of climate warning.
www.wired.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
As the Trump regime continues to work against clean power, the greenhouse heat will kill most life on Earth.
www.wired.com/story/the-ea...
www.wired.com/story/the-ea...
It's so funny how the entire power of the DOJ has been used against Garcia, but they complain about him making TikTok videos. (which the Ellisons will bury with their algorithms)
This is a clear violation of the gag order!
Tricia McLaughlin is not a private individual offering commentary, she is the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at the Department of Homeland Security and an official DHS spokesperson.
Tricia McLaughlin is not a private individual offering commentary, she is the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs at the Department of Homeland Security and an official DHS spokesperson.
December 29, 2025 at 2:37 PM
It's so funny how the entire power of the DOJ has been used against Garcia, but they complain about him making TikTok videos. (which the Ellisons will bury with their algorithms)
Reposted by The Ghost of Tom Joad
Still unreported, should be investigated:
ICE shot Richard outside a mall. I visited mall security office. Guard said ICE and LAPD came in, used thumb drive to copy mall’s video footage, and THEN DELETED THE EVIDENCE from mall’s local drives. He showed me the missing timeline part saying “no data.”
ICE shot Richard outside a mall. I visited mall security office. Guard said ICE and LAPD came in, used thumb drive to copy mall’s video footage, and THEN DELETED THE EVIDENCE from mall’s local drives. He showed me the missing timeline part saying “no data.”
Huge win for Richard Noticias LA, TikTok journalist shot by ICE. Criminal charges dismissed with prejudice, meaning can’t be refiled.
ICE did him DIRTY. Repeatedly. Inhumane treatment, basically medical torture.
Still in ICE custody on immigration case. They owe him unconditional release.
ICE did him DIRTY. Repeatedly. Inhumane treatment, basically medical torture.
Still in ICE custody on immigration case. They owe him unconditional release.
Federal judge dismisses indictment against TikToker shot by ICE, citing constitutional violations
Days before Carlitos Ricardo Parias was set to to go to trial for assault on a federal officer, a federal judge dismissed the case against him. The judge cited the deprivation of Parias' access to cou...
www.latimes.com
December 29, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Still unreported, should be investigated:
ICE shot Richard outside a mall. I visited mall security office. Guard said ICE and LAPD came in, used thumb drive to copy mall’s video footage, and THEN DELETED THE EVIDENCE from mall’s local drives. He showed me the missing timeline part saying “no data.”
ICE shot Richard outside a mall. I visited mall security office. Guard said ICE and LAPD came in, used thumb drive to copy mall’s video footage, and THEN DELETED THE EVIDENCE from mall’s local drives. He showed me the missing timeline part saying “no data.”
Way to go Norway!!
Norway set a strong global example by banning deforestation and choosing to protect its green spaces. This decisive commitment signals a future that values forests not as resources to be depleted, but as living systems that sustain clean air, fresh water, biodiversity, and climate balance.
December 29, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Way to go Norway!!
Reposted by The Ghost of Tom Joad
Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
December 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
Good morning San Diego.
December 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Good morning San Diego.
Count me in!
They are doing this in your name on your dime.
Don't be cowed by their authoritarianism. We are many. We are committed to protect our Constitution and our fellow humans.
Keep up your dance festivals. Whistles. Shaming. Do not obey!
reason.com/2025/12/26/j...
#Voices4Victory
#USDemocracy
Don't be cowed by their authoritarianism. We are many. We are committed to protect our Constitution and our fellow humans.
Keep up your dance festivals. Whistles. Shaming. Do not obey!
reason.com/2025/12/26/j...
#Voices4Victory
#USDemocracy
Justice Department says filming immigration raids is 'domestic terrorism'
A leaked Justice Department memo directs federal prosecutors to press “domestic terrorism” charges against individuals who record immigration operations.
reason.com
December 28, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Count me in!
Reposted by The Ghost of Tom Joad
Reposted by The Ghost of Tom Joad
Sun is setting a little later now!
December 26, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Sun is setting a little later now!
Reposted by The Ghost of Tom Joad
If you haven’t caught the portrait of Temple Grandin by David Lenz in the National Portrait Gallery, it’s absolutely gorgeous. My brain struggles to wrap my brain around the fact it’s not a photograph. The light is just… *chef kiss*
December 26, 2025 at 6:08 AM
If you haven’t caught the portrait of Temple Grandin by David Lenz in the National Portrait Gallery, it’s absolutely gorgeous. My brain struggles to wrap my brain around the fact it’s not a photograph. The light is just… *chef kiss*
We need a lot more of this!
Merry Christmas Krasnov!
Kennedy Center’s Annual Christmas Eve Concert Canceled Due to Trump’s Venue Name Change
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Merry Christmas Krasnov!
Kennedy Center’s Annual Christmas Eve Concert Canceled Due to Trump’s Venue Name Change
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Kennedy Center's Annual Christmas Eve Concert Canceled Due to Trump's Venue Name Change
The annual Christmas Eve jazz concert at the Kennedy Center was canceled following the addition of Donald Trump’s name to the Washington, D.C. venue.
www.rollingstone.com
December 26, 2025 at 6:20 AM
We need a lot more of this!
Merry Christmas Krasnov!
Kennedy Center’s Annual Christmas Eve Concert Canceled Due to Trump’s Venue Name Change
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Merry Christmas Krasnov!
Kennedy Center’s Annual Christmas Eve Concert Canceled Due to Trump’s Venue Name Change
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Reposted by The Ghost of Tom Joad
Merry Christmas! Michelle and I hope you have a wonderful holiday filled with light and joy.
December 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Merry Christmas! Michelle and I hope you have a wonderful holiday filled with light and joy.
In case you didn't get enough Christmas cheer, please enjoy this from our dear leader:
December 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
In case you didn't get enough Christmas cheer, please enjoy this from our dear leader: