Joy Blakeslee
@jblakeslee.bsky.social
Author of Ama Adhe, The Voice thar Remembers: the heroic story of a woman's fight to free Tibet. Researched Chinese labor camps for nearly a decade. Former teacher. animal/nature lover, butterfly and native plant gardener. PLEASE no DMs unless I know you.
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Is administration is full of ignorant liars.
January 16, 2026 at 3:34 AM
Is administration is full of ignorant liars.
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It clear that’s a Trump regime is trying to establish a fascist dictatorship in our country. I don’t think the American people will allow it.
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January 16, 2026 at 4:14 PM
It clear that’s a Trump regime is trying to establish a fascist dictatorship in our country. I don’t think the American people will allow it.
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NEWS: A federal judge found that ICE had repeatedly retaliated against peaceful protesters in unconstitutional ways — and barred agents involved in Minnesota's "Operation Metro Surge" from using similar tactics and force.
w/ @joshgerstein @hassankanu
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w/ @joshgerstein @hassankanu
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January 17, 2026 at 1:55 AM
NEWS: A federal judge found that ICE had repeatedly retaliated against peaceful protesters in unconstitutional ways — and barred agents involved in Minnesota's "Operation Metro Surge" from using similar tactics and force.
w/ @joshgerstein @hassankanu
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w/ @joshgerstein @hassankanu
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Investigate and prosecute political opponents, sell pardons to your rich friends so they can commit crimes with impunity. Authoritarianism isn’t coming, it’s here, whether people realize it or not.
January 16, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Investigate and prosecute political opponents, sell pardons to your rich friends so they can commit crimes with impunity. Authoritarianism isn’t coming, it’s here, whether people realize it or not.
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damn -- CNN put together a video of Kristi Noem claiming ICE officers are "highly trained and skilled" and "gifted" alongside to a clip of them beating someone nearly to death in Minneapolis
January 16, 2026 at 4:18 PM
damn -- CNN put together a video of Kristi Noem claiming ICE officers are "highly trained and skilled" and "gifted" alongside to a clip of them beating someone nearly to death in Minneapolis
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NEW: Jonathan Ross, the ICE thug who murdered Renee Good, was NOT TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL according to police reports. He was taken to the Federal Building. He was NOT INJURED. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 16, 2026 at 3:37 PM
NEW: Jonathan Ross, the ICE thug who murdered Renee Good, was NOT TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL according to police reports. He was taken to the Federal Building. He was NOT INJURED. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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If ICE had anything to do with enforcing the law, they wouldn't be breaking our laws or attacking the innocent.
January 16, 2026 at 11:31 PM
If ICE had anything to do with enforcing the law, they wouldn't be breaking our laws or attacking the innocent.
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Americans are waking up?
“CBS Evening News” Has Lost Over a Million Viewers Since Bari Weiss Takeover
The plunge in viewership comes as Weiss has ushered in an era of Trump-friendly politics for the network.
truthout.org
January 16, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Americans are waking up?
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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. - Margaret Mead
Pic of the day
#photography
Pic of the day
#photography
January 15, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. - Margaret Mead
Pic of the day
#photography
Pic of the day
#photography
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Less than a participation prize
January 16, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Less than a participation prize
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The insurrection act was always the end goal - I’ve been talking about this for months. He’s been trying to find a city that would push back enough to give him a (flimsy) excuse to do it
January 15, 2026 at 2:05 PM
The insurrection act was always the end goal - I’ve been talking about this for months. He’s been trying to find a city that would push back enough to give him a (flimsy) excuse to do it
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Plese repost & share: "The risks of using generative artificial intelligence to educate children and teens currently overshadow the benefits, according to a new study by the Brookings Institution's Center for Universal Education."
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The risks of AI in schools outweigh the benefits, report says
A new report warns that AI poses a serious threat to children's cognitive development and emotional well-being.
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January 14, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Plese repost & share: "The risks of using generative artificial intelligence to educate children and teens currently overshadow the benefits, according to a new study by the Brookings Institution's Center for Universal Education."
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What about fighting for the young girls who were trafficked and abused by Epstein and powerful people?
Because, as you know, you’re in contempt of court for releasing less than 1% of the Epstein files.
Because, as you know, you’re in contempt of court for releasing less than 1% of the Epstein files.
January 13, 2026 at 6:25 PM
What about fighting for the young girls who were trafficked and abused by Epstein and powerful people?
Because, as you know, you’re in contempt of court for releasing less than 1% of the Epstein files.
Because, as you know, you’re in contempt of court for releasing less than 1% of the Epstein files.
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We’re not that far from a future where naturalized citizens are forced to wear armbands and rounded up into camps. That’s the direction this madness is heading.
We have to win back Congress this November, if we want to save what’s left of the country.
We have to win back Congress this November, if we want to save what’s left of the country.
January 14, 2026 at 4:59 PM
We’re not that far from a future where naturalized citizens are forced to wear armbands and rounded up into camps. That’s the direction this madness is heading.
We have to win back Congress this November, if we want to save what’s left of the country.
We have to win back Congress this November, if we want to save what’s left of the country.
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Let's make sure this video trends! Make it go viral! MELIA has to find a human. She's so easy to fall in love with. I know she'll find the right home.
Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
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Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
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1K reactions · 175 comments | Melia has spent 854 days laying in her kennel, surrounded by nonstop barking, waiting for a life that still hasn’t come. Music plays to help soothe her, but it can’t repl...
Melia has spent 854 days laying in her kennel, surrounded by nonstop barking, waiting for a life that still hasn’t come. Music plays to help soothe her, but it can’t replace a home, a family, or...
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January 14, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Let's make sure this video trends! Make it go viral! MELIA has to find a human. She's so easy to fall in love with. I know she'll find the right home.
Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
www.facebook.com/reel/1934507...
Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter
(516) 785-5220
3320 Beltagh Avenue , Unit
Wantagh, NY 11793
www.facebook.com/reel/1934507...
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Danish Foreign Minster Lars Løkke Rasmussen speaks after WH meeting: "For us, ideas that would not respect the territorial of the Kingdom of Denmark and the right of self-determination of the Greenlandic people are of course totally unacceptable. We therefore still have a fundamental disagreement."
January 14, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Danish Foreign Minster Lars Løkke Rasmussen speaks after WH meeting: "For us, ideas that would not respect the territorial of the Kingdom of Denmark and the right of self-determination of the Greenlandic people are of course totally unacceptable. We therefore still have a fundamental disagreement."
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The right: stop calling us Nazis
Joe Rogan: this is some Gestapo bullshit.
Joe Rogan: this is some Gestapo bullshit.
Rogan: "You don't want militarized people in the streets just roaming around, snatching up people — many of which turn out to be U.S. citizens that just don't have their papers on them. Are we really gonna be the Gestapo, 'Where's your papers?' Is that what we've come to?"
January 14, 2026 at 7:53 PM
The right: stop calling us Nazis
Joe Rogan: this is some Gestapo bullshit.
Joe Rogan: this is some Gestapo bullshit.