Rebekah Jones
@georebekah.bsky.social
Climate and disaster scientist, famed government whistleblower, and former candidate for Congress. Expertise includes climate science, natural disasters, politics, and media.
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A congressional staffer to a New Jersey Republican faked a violent assault this summer, paying someone to cut up her body beforehand.
Imagine going THAT FAR. Slicing up your own body to perpetuate the lie that it's the *other side* that's violent.
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Imagine going THAT FAR. Slicing up your own body to perpetuate the lie that it's the *other side* that's violent.
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Former congressional staffer accused of faking politically motivated attack
Natalie Greene, 26, allegedly paid a body modification artist to scar her, before pretending to be assaulted in a politically-motivated crime.
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November 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM
A congressional staffer to a New Jersey Republican faked a violent assault this summer, paying someone to cut up her body beforehand.
Imagine going THAT FAR. Slicing up your own body to perpetuate the lie that it's the *other side* that's violent.
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Imagine going THAT FAR. Slicing up your own body to perpetuate the lie that it's the *other side* that's violent.
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"It is the responsibility of the City of Santa Fe to ensure its workforce receives equitable and competitive wages,” said Mayor-elect Michael Garcia on the city’s decision to include the cost of rent in future minimum wage increases.
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Santa Fe first city in USA to tie minimum wage to rent
"“It is the responsibility of the City of Santa Fe to ensure its workforce receives equitable and competitive wages."
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November 21, 2025 at 3:39 PM
"It is the responsibility of the City of Santa Fe to ensure its workforce receives equitable and competitive wages,” said Mayor-elect Michael Garcia on the city’s decision to include the cost of rent in future minimum wage increases.
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Now that's one hell of a ratio.
November 20, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Now that's one hell of a ratio.
Florida has 13.4 million registered voters.
41% are Republican
32% are Democrat
25% are independent
And the rest are third parties
They have 28 congressional seats.
MAGA wants to make Republicans (less than half of voters) control 88% of congressional seats.
41% are Republican
32% are Democrat
25% are independent
And the rest are third parties
They have 28 congressional seats.
MAGA wants to make Republicans (less than half of voters) control 88% of congressional seats.
November 18, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Florida has 13.4 million registered voters.
41% are Republican
32% are Democrat
25% are independent
And the rest are third parties
They have 28 congressional seats.
MAGA wants to make Republicans (less than half of voters) control 88% of congressional seats.
41% are Republican
32% are Democrat
25% are independent
And the rest are third parties
They have 28 congressional seats.
MAGA wants to make Republicans (less than half of voters) control 88% of congressional seats.
18% of CDL license holders are foreign-born. And of the 1,600 fatal car accidents involving a CDL holder this year, only five involved a non-domiciled driver. That’s a rate of 0.3%.
Proportionately, foreign-born drivers are the safest drivers on the road.
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Proportionately, foreign-born drivers are the safest drivers on the road.
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Duffy vs Drivers
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s plan to target foreign-born CDL drivers was shut down by a DC court Friday.
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November 18, 2025 at 3:12 PM
18% of CDL license holders are foreign-born. And of the 1,600 fatal car accidents involving a CDL holder this year, only five involved a non-domiciled driver. That’s a rate of 0.3%.
Proportionately, foreign-born drivers are the safest drivers on the road.
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Proportionately, foreign-born drivers are the safest drivers on the road.
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For the first time in the COP process, the agenda has formally recognized the crisis of information integrity. Nations have signed a pledge to combat misinformation and disinformation about climate science and action.
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Climate at the Edge, Democracy on the Line: The Stakes in Belem
In Belem, Brazil, where the mouth of the Amazon meets the Atlantic, the world has once again gathered to plan our survival.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM
For the first time in the COP process, the agenda has formally recognized the crisis of information integrity. Nations have signed a pledge to combat misinformation and disinformation about climate science and action.
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An incredibly well researched, mapped and presented history on the racist legacy of land seizure and removal/deportations in North America. A must-see for Indigenous History Month.
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November 9, 2025 at 4:49 PM
An incredibly well researched, mapped and presented history on the racist legacy of land seizure and removal/deportations in North America. A must-see for Indigenous History Month.
mappingdeportations.com/2025/09/15/t...
mappingdeportations.com/2025/09/15/t...
The Valor Mirage: JD Vance, Ron DeSantis, and the Politics of Pretend Patriotism
Read for FREE:
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Read for FREE:
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The Valor Mirage: JD Vance, Ron DeSantis, and the Politics of Pretend Patriotism
James Donald Bowman — who today goes by his gender-affirming chosen name “JD Vance,” after discarding his second name, James David Hamel — has spent much of his political career mythologizing his brie...
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November 9, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The Valor Mirage: JD Vance, Ron DeSantis, and the Politics of Pretend Patriotism
Read for FREE:
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Read for FREE:
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"Jihad" is one of those words that MAGA continues to misuse to scare people, just like intifada.
Intifada is an uprising against occupation and oppression.
Jihad has several meanings, and yet MAGA seems incapable of using any of the correct ones.
www.npr.org/2006/10/30/6...
Intifada is an uprising against occupation and oppression.
Jihad has several meanings, and yet MAGA seems incapable of using any of the correct ones.
www.npr.org/2006/10/30/6...
The War on the Word 'Jihad'
The word jihad is pervasive in American culture, but the word has changed meaning over the centuries. Some Islamic scholars think the word "jihad" should be abandoned and replaced with a more effectiv...
www.npr.org
November 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
"Jihad" is one of those words that MAGA continues to misuse to scare people, just like intifada.
Intifada is an uprising against occupation and oppression.
Jihad has several meanings, and yet MAGA seems incapable of using any of the correct ones.
www.npr.org/2006/10/30/6...
Intifada is an uprising against occupation and oppression.
Jihad has several meanings, and yet MAGA seems incapable of using any of the correct ones.
www.npr.org/2006/10/30/6...
Ah, yes. WHITESTOWN, Indiana....
Where white people can shoot you through the door for simply knocking on the door and police will take their sweet ass time deciding whether or not that's a crime.
A young mother stolen from her family because of armed, crazy white Americans.
Where white people can shoot you through the door for simply knocking on the door and police will take their sweet ass time deciding whether or not that's a crime.
A young mother stolen from her family because of armed, crazy white Americans.
November 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Ah, yes. WHITESTOWN, Indiana....
Where white people can shoot you through the door for simply knocking on the door and police will take their sweet ass time deciding whether or not that's a crime.
A young mother stolen from her family because of armed, crazy white Americans.
Where white people can shoot you through the door for simply knocking on the door and police will take their sweet ass time deciding whether or not that's a crime.
A young mother stolen from her family because of armed, crazy white Americans.
Where are all the headlines talking about how yesterday's blowout wins for democrats were in part a referendum against Israel's genocide, democratic centrism, billionaires, racism, classism, and cannibal capitalism???
November 5, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Where are all the headlines talking about how yesterday's blowout wins for democrats were in part a referendum against Israel's genocide, democratic centrism, billionaires, racism, classism, and cannibal capitalism???
CLEAN SWEEP!!!
California: YES on PROP 50
New Jersey: Mikie Sherrill for Governor
New York City: Zohran Mamdani for Mayor
Pennsylvania: YES to retain all three SCOPA Justices
Virginia: Abigail Spanberger for Governor
Read the full voting guide here (FREE!):
open.substack.com/pub/rebekahj...
New Jersey: Mikie Sherrill for Governor
New York City: Zohran Mamdani for Mayor
Pennsylvania: YES to retain all three SCOPA Justices
Virginia: Abigail Spanberger for Governor
Read the full voting guide here (FREE!):
open.substack.com/pub/rebekahj...
Today's Elections
Key races in: California, New Jersey, New York City, Pennsylvania and Virginia
open.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:37 PM
CLEAN SWEEP!!!
ANTIFA™️ will be making a major announcement today at 6 pm ET (4 pm MT, 1 pm HST).
"Our recent victories at the ballot box prove this is our time and our America to save. Today's announcement will reflect our progress and unite our factions."
-Chief of PR, Rebekah Jones
"Our recent victories at the ballot box prove this is our time and our America to save. Today's announcement will reflect our progress and unite our factions."
-Chief of PR, Rebekah Jones
November 5, 2025 at 12:36 PM
ANTIFA™️ will be making a major announcement today at 6 pm ET (4 pm MT, 1 pm HST).
"Our recent victories at the ballot box prove this is our time and our America to save. Today's announcement will reflect our progress and unite our factions."
-Chief of PR, Rebekah Jones
"Our recent victories at the ballot box prove this is our time and our America to save. Today's announcement will reflect our progress and unite our factions."
-Chief of PR, Rebekah Jones
Hell is not hot enough for what Dick Cheney deserves.
Good fucking riddance.
Good fucking riddance.
November 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Hell is not hot enough for what Dick Cheney deserves.
Good fucking riddance.
Good fucking riddance.
California: YES on PROP 50
New Jersey: Mikie Sherrill for Governor
New York City: Zohran Mamdani for Mayor
Pennsylvania: YES to retain all three SCOPA Justices
Virginia: Abigail Spanberger for Governor
Read the full voting guide here (FREE!):
open.substack.com/pub/rebekahj...
New Jersey: Mikie Sherrill for Governor
New York City: Zohran Mamdani for Mayor
Pennsylvania: YES to retain all three SCOPA Justices
Virginia: Abigail Spanberger for Governor
Read the full voting guide here (FREE!):
open.substack.com/pub/rebekahj...
Today's Elections
Key races in: California, New Jersey, New York City, Pennsylvania and Virginia
open.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
California: YES on PROP 50
New Jersey: Mikie Sherrill for Governor
New York City: Zohran Mamdani for Mayor
Pennsylvania: YES to retain all three SCOPA Justices
Virginia: Abigail Spanberger for Governor
Read the full voting guide here (FREE!):
open.substack.com/pub/rebekahj...
New Jersey: Mikie Sherrill for Governor
New York City: Zohran Mamdani for Mayor
Pennsylvania: YES to retain all three SCOPA Justices
Virginia: Abigail Spanberger for Governor
Read the full voting guide here (FREE!):
open.substack.com/pub/rebekahj...
Montgomery County School District, one of the largest districts in the country & the 2nd largest in federal workers, is inviting furloughed workers to free lunch bc Trump and MAGA won't put forward a bill that compromises enough to get just SEVEN more senators to vote for it.
November 4, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Montgomery County School District, one of the largest districts in the country & the 2nd largest in federal workers, is inviting furloughed workers to free lunch bc Trump and MAGA won't put forward a bill that compromises enough to get just SEVEN more senators to vote for it.
Pretty embarrassing for the United States when you compare how Cuba and Jamiaca prepared for and responded to Hurricane Melissa with how Trump mishandled Hurricane Maria.
And Melissa was a much stronger storm.
And Melissa was a much stronger storm.
October 30, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Pretty embarrassing for the United States when you compare how Cuba and Jamiaca prepared for and responded to Hurricane Melissa with how Trump mishandled Hurricane Maria.
And Melissa was a much stronger storm.
And Melissa was a much stronger storm.
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If you take the time to read the whole Gates memo (which I did), the bulk of the content was mostly solid and encouraging. Really!
It was the FRAME that was off--very off, from the first line.
And when your framing is off, then how you make decisions and set priorities is off. THAT'S the problem.
It was the FRAME that was off--very off, from the first line.
And when your framing is off, then how you make decisions and set priorities is off. THAT'S the problem.
October 30, 2025 at 1:52 PM
If you take the time to read the whole Gates memo (which I did), the bulk of the content was mostly solid and encouraging. Really!
It was the FRAME that was off--very off, from the first line.
And when your framing is off, then how you make decisions and set priorities is off. THAT'S the problem.
It was the FRAME that was off--very off, from the first line.
And when your framing is off, then how you make decisions and set priorities is off. THAT'S the problem.
I have no words for how livid I am about this.
They TORTURED that girl and KILLED her mother.
They stripped a 10 year old girl down, held her down and photographed her body while she screamed in pain and begged them to stop.
www.wfla.com/news/pinella...
They TORTURED that girl and KILLED her mother.
They stripped a 10 year old girl down, held her down and photographed her body while she screamed in pain and begged them to stop.
www.wfla.com/news/pinella...
www.wfla.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I have no words for how livid I am about this.
They TORTURED that girl and KILLED her mother.
They stripped a 10 year old girl down, held her down and photographed her body while she screamed in pain and begged them to stop.
www.wfla.com/news/pinella...
They TORTURED that girl and KILLED her mother.
They stripped a 10 year old girl down, held her down and photographed her body while she screamed in pain and begged them to stop.
www.wfla.com/news/pinella...
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“You don't have to be everything to everyone, but you can give yourself and you should give what you can. That's mutual aid. I share with you what I have. You share with me what you have, whether it's skills, resources, talents… As opposed to exploiting and commodifying each other.”
- Eric King
- Eric King
GLOBAL WARNING: Eric King (Ep 2)
YouTube video by AWKWORD
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October 29, 2025 at 8:08 PM
“You don't have to be everything to everyone, but you can give yourself and you should give what you can. That's mutual aid. I share with you what I have. You share with me what you have, whether it's skills, resources, talents… As opposed to exploiting and commodifying each other.”
- Eric King
- Eric King
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38yo Andrew Otazo is a South Florida legend who wanders into the mangroves that line the coast and retrieves literally tons of garbage...then hauls it out by hand.
The Washington Post recently shadowed Otazo and documented some of his incredible work.
wapo.st/4hDuxjF 🎁🔗
The Washington Post recently shadowed Otazo and documented some of his incredible work.
wapo.st/4hDuxjF 🎁🔗
He’s cleared 35,000 pounds of trash from Miami’s mangroves and isn’t done yet
We accompanied Andrew Otazo on a trip to the mangroves. To date, the Miami man has cleared more than 17 tons of trash, mostly from the islands around Biscayne Bay.
wapo.st
October 30, 2025 at 12:36 PM
38yo Andrew Otazo is a South Florida legend who wanders into the mangroves that line the coast and retrieves literally tons of garbage...then hauls it out by hand.
The Washington Post recently shadowed Otazo and documented some of his incredible work.
wapo.st/4hDuxjF 🎁🔗
The Washington Post recently shadowed Otazo and documented some of his incredible work.
wapo.st/4hDuxjF 🎁🔗
Tampons and pads should be in all public restrooms - ESPECIALLY schools. Stock them like toilet paper.
Scotland, New Zealand, even Kenya do it.
But not the USA, where men (and even some women) are so aggressively sexist that they fight AGAINST period products in schools.
Scotland, New Zealand, even Kenya do it.
But not the USA, where men (and even some women) are so aggressively sexist that they fight AGAINST period products in schools.
October 30, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Tampons and pads should be in all public restrooms - ESPECIALLY schools. Stock them like toilet paper.
Scotland, New Zealand, even Kenya do it.
But not the USA, where men (and even some women) are so aggressively sexist that they fight AGAINST period products in schools.
Scotland, New Zealand, even Kenya do it.
But not the USA, where men (and even some women) are so aggressively sexist that they fight AGAINST period products in schools.
Reposted by Rebekah Jones
This week’s GW guest is Eric King, an expert on anti-fascist action — and what it means to be a political prisoner
Eric served 10 years in a 6x9 cell in federal prison for throwing a Molotov at an *empty* Congressional building.
LIVE on WEDS, Oct. 29
Q&A drops THURSDAY
youtube.com/@thisisawkword
Eric served 10 years in a 6x9 cell in federal prison for throwing a Molotov at an *empty* Congressional building.
LIVE on WEDS, Oct. 29
Q&A drops THURSDAY
youtube.com/@thisisawkword
October 28, 2025 at 1:47 PM
This week’s GW guest is Eric King, an expert on anti-fascist action — and what it means to be a political prisoner
Eric served 10 years in a 6x9 cell in federal prison for throwing a Molotov at an *empty* Congressional building.
LIVE on WEDS, Oct. 29
Q&A drops THURSDAY
youtube.com/@thisisawkword
Eric served 10 years in a 6x9 cell in federal prison for throwing a Molotov at an *empty* Congressional building.
LIVE on WEDS, Oct. 29
Q&A drops THURSDAY
youtube.com/@thisisawkword
Hurricane Melissa breaks records as it makes landfall in Jamaica today as a Category 5 hurricane. Scientists measured wind gusts of 241 miles per hour this morning, making it the highest wind speed ever recorded on land for a hurricane in the Atlantic Basin.
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Category 5 Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Jamaica
Records smashed in first-ever Category 5 to hit the island
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October 28, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Hurricane Melissa breaks records as it makes landfall in Jamaica today as a Category 5 hurricane. Scientists measured wind gusts of 241 miles per hour this morning, making it the highest wind speed ever recorded on land for a hurricane in the Atlantic Basin.
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"It will come too late for people like Rebekah Jones, but a proposed bill by Sen. Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, is much needed in Florida. You may or may not remember Jones and her fight with state government..."
Better late than never?
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Better late than never?
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EDITORIAL: Bill would protect Florida whistleblowers
It will come too late for people like Rebekah Jones, but a proposed bill by Sen. Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, is much needed in Florida.
www.yoursun.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:37 PM
"It will come too late for people like Rebekah Jones, but a proposed bill by Sen. Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, is much needed in Florida. You may or may not remember Jones and her fight with state government..."
Better late than never?
www.yoursun.com/charlotte/op...
Better late than never?
www.yoursun.com/charlotte/op...