Joan Bailie
@jbailie.bsky.social
♥️urban/suburb/people/nature/garden/beach/. Studied & continue to learn re faith, science, psychology, art, & education. We need to do better at education, healthcare, civil rights. Progressive. Debate & ideas welcome.
NO flirting/NO $$/NO investing.✝️🎄☮️🌻🕎☃️
NO flirting/NO $$/NO investing.✝️🎄☮️🌻🕎☃️
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Joan Bailie
@jbailie.bsky.social
· Jan 15
a picture of martin luther king jr. with an american flag behind him
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We are definitely in danger from “sincere ignorance”
"Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity."
Martin Luther King Jr.
From Strength to Love.
"Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity."
Martin Luther King Jr.
From Strength to Love.
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Jonathan Jackson. Amen
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Congressman Jonathan Jackson's offers prayer at the National Prayer Breakfast 2026
YouTube video by Congressman Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL 01)
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February 7, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Jonathan Jackson. Amen
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His enemies spend a lot of time attacking that Mamdani’s a “social democrat.”
What makes him special, I think, is that he’s an authentically moral person with empathy.
That’s sadly rare in politics these days.
What makes him special, I think, is that he’s an authentically moral person with empathy.
That’s sadly rare in politics these days.
Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
February 6, 2026 at 8:31 PM
His enemies spend a lot of time attacking that Mamdani’s a “social democrat.”
What makes him special, I think, is that he’s an authentically moral person with empathy.
That’s sadly rare in politics these days.
What makes him special, I think, is that he’s an authentically moral person with empathy.
That’s sadly rare in politics these days.
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MSNBC: Do you believe Donald Trump is a racist?
HAKEEM JEFFRIES: If the guy is not a racist, he's certainly doing the best job that he can trying to convince us otherwise
HAKEEM JEFFRIES: If the guy is not a racist, he's certainly doing the best job that he can trying to convince us otherwise
February 7, 2026 at 3:46 PM
MSNBC: Do you believe Donald Trump is a racist?
HAKEEM JEFFRIES: If the guy is not a racist, he's certainly doing the best job that he can trying to convince us otherwise
HAKEEM JEFFRIES: If the guy is not a racist, he's certainly doing the best job that he can trying to convince us otherwise
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"Certainly, it was a very strong post in terms of voter fraud" -- i was out and about last night, but want to note that Trump's defense of his blatantly racist Truth Social post is totally demented
February 7, 2026 at 4:52 PM
"Certainly, it was a very strong post in terms of voter fraud" -- i was out and about last night, but want to note that Trump's defense of his blatantly racist Truth Social post is totally demented
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In solidarity w/ communities being hurt by ICE, I'm donating all new revenue from today's newsletter to The Energy CENTS Coalition, a St. Paul nonprofit that helps struggling folks pay utility bills. If you'd like to support a good cause & PN, sign up for a sub using the buttons in today's edition 👇
Why Delia Ramirez thinks DHS needs to be dismantled
"Why would we ever want to give them more money to keep doing what they’re doing?"
www.publicnotice.co
February 6, 2026 at 2:43 PM
In solidarity w/ communities being hurt by ICE, I'm donating all new revenue from today's newsletter to The Energy CENTS Coalition, a St. Paul nonprofit that helps struggling folks pay utility bills. If you'd like to support a good cause & PN, sign up for a sub using the buttons in today's edition 👇
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The whole surge of ICE agents is a sham. Susan Collins just called up Noem and got her to scale back ICE’s presence because they all know how bad it looks for them and she’s in a tough race. It’s nakedly partisan.
February 5, 2026 at 11:16 PM
The whole surge of ICE agents is a sham. Susan Collins just called up Noem and got her to scale back ICE’s presence because they all know how bad it looks for them and she’s in a tough race. It’s nakedly partisan.
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We found out that America has some very dark demons 👇
February 7, 2026 at 2:25 PM
We found out that America has some very dark demons 👇
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As much as we want to rip them a new one for getting us into this mess, when people on the right come forward and apologize and admit they were wrong, we should probably welcome them to the light.
February 7, 2026 at 5:17 AM
As much as we want to rip them a new one for getting us into this mess, when people on the right come forward and apologize and admit they were wrong, we should probably welcome them to the light.
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Ladies. They want to take your ability to vote away with the SAVE act.
February 7, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Ladies. They want to take your ability to vote away with the SAVE act.
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Find a No Kings event near you.
March 28. Join a protest.
Don't have a sign, or a costume? Don't worry. Just come out and make your presence known.
Our voices MATTER. #NoKings
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
March 28. Join a protest.
Don't have a sign, or a costume? Don't worry. Just come out and make your presence known.
Our voices MATTER. #NoKings
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
February 7, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Find a No Kings event near you.
March 28. Join a protest.
Don't have a sign, or a costume? Don't worry. Just come out and make your presence known.
Our voices MATTER. #NoKings
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
March 28. Join a protest.
Don't have a sign, or a costume? Don't worry. Just come out and make your presence known.
Our voices MATTER. #NoKings
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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“I have not had a single conversation with Donald Trump or anyone at a high level at the White House during 2026” House Minority Leader @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social blasts the Trump admin. for their refusal to engage in negotiations around enacting “dramatic change” at DHS.
February 7, 2026 at 2:15 PM
“I have not had a single conversation with Donald Trump or anyone at a high level at the White House during 2026” House Minority Leader @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social blasts the Trump admin. for their refusal to engage in negotiations around enacting “dramatic change” at DHS.
Hegseth’s remarks at the Nat’l Prayer Brkfst were strange. He speaks as if he believes he is making sense, yet his statements are not in any way related to the teachings of Jesus as reported in the gospels. Maybe a theologian would like to explain where he is getting these ideas.
Dozens of articles yesterday reported on Trump's rambling, profane remarks at National Prayer Breakfast. But I was only 1 to cover the more dangerous #ChristianNationalist remarks by Pete Hegseth: publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/at-nationa...
At National Prayer Breakfast, Hegseth Says US Soldiers Gain Salvation by Dying for ‘Christian Nation’
While Trump's remarks dominate the headlines about the event, more concerning Christian Nationalist comments came a few minutes later.
publicwitness.wordandway.org
February 6, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Hegseth’s remarks at the Nat’l Prayer Brkfst were strange. He speaks as if he believes he is making sense, yet his statements are not in any way related to the teachings of Jesus as reported in the gospels. Maybe a theologian would like to explain where he is getting these ideas.
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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The SAVE Act won't help America's elections. Quite the opposite.
The facts: over 20 million Americans don't have access to those documents and nearly 50% of Americans don't have a passport.
The facts: over 20 million Americans don't have access to those documents and nearly 50% of Americans don't have a passport.
February 5, 2026 at 12:21 AM
The SAVE Act won't help America's elections. Quite the opposite.
The facts: over 20 million Americans don't have access to those documents and nearly 50% of Americans don't have a passport.
The facts: over 20 million Americans don't have access to those documents and nearly 50% of Americans don't have a passport.
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🚨TONIGHT’S PROTEST IN MINNEAPOLIS IS INSANE:
CNN is STUNNED. Share this widely!
“I've covered many protests… I've not seen a crowd like this before.” It’s 8 degrees. “It is freezing, but nothing, nothing is stopping these people.”
This isn’t a rally. It’s a movement. @calltoactivism.bsky.social
CNN is STUNNED. Share this widely!
“I've covered many protests… I've not seen a crowd like this before.” It’s 8 degrees. “It is freezing, but nothing, nothing is stopping these people.”
This isn’t a rally. It’s a movement. @calltoactivism.bsky.social
January 31, 2026 at 12:59 AM
🚨TONIGHT’S PROTEST IN MINNEAPOLIS IS INSANE:
CNN is STUNNED. Share this widely!
“I've covered many protests… I've not seen a crowd like this before.” It’s 8 degrees. “It is freezing, but nothing, nothing is stopping these people.”
This isn’t a rally. It’s a movement. @calltoactivism.bsky.social
CNN is STUNNED. Share this widely!
“I've covered many protests… I've not seen a crowd like this before.” It’s 8 degrees. “It is freezing, but nothing, nothing is stopping these people.”
This isn’t a rally. It’s a movement. @calltoactivism.bsky.social
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#NoKings
Save The Date!
NO KINGS III
March 28, 2026
Let's make this the biggest protest in U.S. history!
Save The Date!
NO KINGS III
March 28, 2026
Let's make this the biggest protest in U.S. history!
January 30, 2026 at 10:34 PM
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Reporting the Trump had “pivoted” was journalistic malpractice popular.info/p/how-legacy...
January 29, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Reporting the Trump had “pivoted” was journalistic malpractice popular.info/p/how-legacy...
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Ossoff: "They are building the libertarian, the conservatives' worst nightmare of a Leviathan federal government that is totally unaccountable that acts outside of the Constitution, and a society in which individual rights are not protected."
January 29, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Ossoff: "They are building the libertarian, the conservatives' worst nightmare of a Leviathan federal government that is totally unaccountable that acts outside of the Constitution, and a society in which individual rights are not protected."
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Again, there is no legislative fix for the magnitude of the authoritarian crimes being committed daily. Everyone is just pretending at this point:
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Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
January 29, 2026 at 4:31 AM
Again, there is no legislative fix for the magnitude of the authoritarian crimes being committed daily. Everyone is just pretending at this point:
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the reason DHS officers wear masks is because it allows them to commit crimes with impunity. there is literally no legitimate reason for it.
January 29, 2026 at 4:36 AM
the reason DHS officers wear masks is because it allows them to commit crimes with impunity. there is literally no legitimate reason for it.
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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
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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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Minnesota's Secretary of State has denied bribe for hire Pam Bondi's extortion request for the state’s voter rolls.
So proud of Minnesota. Never bow to fascists.
So proud of Minnesota. Never bow to fascists.
January 26, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Minnesota's Secretary of State has denied bribe for hire Pam Bondi's extortion request for the state’s voter rolls.
So proud of Minnesota. Never bow to fascists.
So proud of Minnesota. Never bow to fascists.
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Because it needs to be said, Renee Good and Alex Pretti weren’t just murdered, they were executed.
January 27, 2026 at 5:26 AM
Because it needs to be said, Renee Good and Alex Pretti weren’t just murdered, they were executed.