Jody with a Y
@jc72.bsky.social
Urban gardening, material culture, craft history, resilience, simplicity, diy. Experimenting with car-free living, baking better bread, and channeling my outrage. Gallery director by trade.
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Every time you think they can’t get creepier, Wisconsin Republicans cook up something like this bill. https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2025/11/20/wisconsin-republican-bill-makes-abortion-pills-a-water-quality-issue/87271533007/
November 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Every time you think they can’t get creepier, Wisconsin Republicans cook up something like this bill. https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2025/11/20/wisconsin-republican-bill-makes-abortion-pills-a-water-quality-issue/87271533007/
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'Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain'
#Iran 🇮🇷
#Iran 🇮🇷
Iran president says capital move now a necessity as water crisis deepens
Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has mad...
www.iranintl.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:52 AM
'Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain'
#Iran 🇮🇷
#Iran 🇮🇷
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![Advertising poster promoting cycling for transport featuring four people in a row on bikes. At the top the text says, "You'd be better on a bicycle", and then in a bubble it says "Still [emphasized with big, red, italicized letters] the cheapest, handiest, healthiest way of getting about."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7vpdxcialxa6j5s7yh5g5jhf/bafkreihcp247ahol26isqxpjmh54kczqp6ieyycvhakzjug6ysgeqndpb4@jpeg)
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We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
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Exceptions for the “health of the mother” only work in theory.
They exist to make people feel better about denying women life saving healthcare and autonomy.
Her son will grow up without a mom.
Two lives were lost.
Shame on Texas and shame on all who support this.
They exist to make people feel better about denying women life saving healthcare and autonomy.
Her son will grow up without a mom.
Two lives were lost.
Shame on Texas and shame on all who support this.
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
November 21, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Exceptions for the “health of the mother” only work in theory.
They exist to make people feel better about denying women life saving healthcare and autonomy.
Her son will grow up without a mom.
Two lives were lost.
Shame on Texas and shame on all who support this.
They exist to make people feel better about denying women life saving healthcare and autonomy.
Her son will grow up without a mom.
Two lives were lost.
Shame on Texas and shame on all who support this.
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In 48 other states, new moms have access to Medicaid for up to one year after they give birth. Not in Wisconsin.
There, the limit remains two months. And it’s only because of one man: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
By @megomatz.bsky.social
There, the limit remains two months. And it’s only because of one man: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
By @megomatz.bsky.social
He Vowed to “Protect the Unborn.” Now He’s Blocking a Bill to Expand Medicaid for Wisconsin’s New Moms.
Splitting with anti-abortion members of his own party, Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has refused to join 48 other states in ensuring that vulnerable women have access to potentially lifesaving ...
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 4:15 AM
In 48 other states, new moms have access to Medicaid for up to one year after they give birth. Not in Wisconsin.
There, the limit remains two months. And it’s only because of one man: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
By @megomatz.bsky.social
There, the limit remains two months. And it’s only because of one man: Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
By @megomatz.bsky.social
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This is one of the scariest things I’ve ever seen- and makes me glad I don’t have children. It’s a must-watch report.
MUST WATCH: Meet the neo-Nazi targeting kids online, teaching them to hate and to prepare to kill www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
Meet the neo-Nazi targeting kids online, teaching them to hate and to prepare to kill
A Phil Williams NC5 Investigates report on a neo-Nazi targeting kids online, telling them to prepare for a 'race war'
www.newschannel5.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:54 PM
This is one of the scariest things I’ve ever seen- and makes me glad I don’t have children. It’s a must-watch report.
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#ResistanceRoots
Howard Thurman was born on this day in 1899 in Daytona Beach, Fla. A prominent African American theologian and mystic, Thurman profoundly influenced the philosophy of nonviolent resistance. He served as a mentor and spiritual advisor to MLK and other civil rights activists. /1
Howard Thurman was born on this day in 1899 in Daytona Beach, Fla. A prominent African American theologian and mystic, Thurman profoundly influenced the philosophy of nonviolent resistance. He served as a mentor and spiritual advisor to MLK and other civil rights activists. /1
November 19, 2025 at 12:43 AM
#ResistanceRoots
Howard Thurman was born on this day in 1899 in Daytona Beach, Fla. A prominent African American theologian and mystic, Thurman profoundly influenced the philosophy of nonviolent resistance. He served as a mentor and spiritual advisor to MLK and other civil rights activists. /1
Howard Thurman was born on this day in 1899 in Daytona Beach, Fla. A prominent African American theologian and mystic, Thurman profoundly influenced the philosophy of nonviolent resistance. He served as a mentor and spiritual advisor to MLK and other civil rights activists. /1
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This practice was endorsed by a Supreme Court Justice.
#KavanaughStop
#KavanaughStop
US citizen Maria Greeley, a Latina who was adopted, was walking home from work downtown when masked agents zip tied her. They said she “doesn’t look like a Greeley.” This is how the government treats people under current deportation policies.
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
November 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
This practice was endorsed by a Supreme Court Justice.
#KavanaughStop
#KavanaughStop
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This is agitprop.
Business Insider's "80 over 80" series draws on interviews with the growing group of Americans working past their 80th birthdays
the fact that this entire series is being pushed as a normal thing is tragic and madness me furious.
Business Insider's "80 over 80" series draws on interviews with the growing group of Americans working past their 80th birthdays
the fact that this entire series is being pushed as a normal thing is tragic and madness me furious.
November 16, 2025 at 9:17 PM
This is agitprop.
Business Insider's "80 over 80" series draws on interviews with the growing group of Americans working past their 80th birthdays
the fact that this entire series is being pushed as a normal thing is tragic and madness me furious.
Business Insider's "80 over 80" series draws on interviews with the growing group of Americans working past their 80th birthdays
the fact that this entire series is being pushed as a normal thing is tragic and madness me furious.
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Is it 'online training course'?
June 17, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Is it 'online training course'?
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Jeffrey Epstein Was a Warlord. We Have to Talk About It.
www.thenation.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
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Really unnerving point from Nicole Hemmer, historian of the right: Trump's Epstein fiasco could drive MAGA to push him to go even fuller authoritarian, because the whole project is now in such serious doubt. She's so good on MAGA's future.
Check out this exchange:
newrepublic.com/article/2031...
Check out this exchange:
newrepublic.com/article/2031...
November 13, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Really unnerving point from Nicole Hemmer, historian of the right: Trump's Epstein fiasco could drive MAGA to push him to go even fuller authoritarian, because the whole project is now in such serious doubt. She's so good on MAGA's future.
Check out this exchange:
newrepublic.com/article/2031...
Check out this exchange:
newrepublic.com/article/2031...
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Mail-in voting provides crucial ballot access for people with disabilities, seniors, and voters who lack reliable transportation.
Any attempt to restrict mail-in voting is a direct assault on our democratic process.
Any attempt to restrict mail-in voting is a direct assault on our democratic process.
Supreme Court to Hear Major Challenge to Mail-In Ballot Laws
The justices agreed to hear a challenge to Mississippi’s law, a case that could upend similar measures in dozens of states before the 2026 election.
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Mail-in voting provides crucial ballot access for people with disabilities, seniors, and voters who lack reliable transportation.
Any attempt to restrict mail-in voting is a direct assault on our democratic process.
Any attempt to restrict mail-in voting is a direct assault on our democratic process.
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As I say often, universal health care is disaster mitigation and preparedness. This is why.
Remembering this 2022 study that found that universal health care in the US could have saved 330,000 lives in the early days of covid.
It could also have saved us $105 billion -- ON TOP of the annual $438 billion we could save in non-pandemic years.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/univ...
It could also have saved us $105 billion -- ON TOP of the annual $438 billion we could save in non-pandemic years.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/univ...
Universal Health Care Could Have Saved More Than 330,000 U.S. Lives during COVID
The numbers of lives lost and dollars spent would have been significantly lower if coverage had been extended to everyone, a new study says
www.scientificamerican.com
December 7, 2024 at 5:28 PM
As I say often, universal health care is disaster mitigation and preparedness. This is why.
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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Let me get this right… a sufficient number Senate Democrats appear to be willing to reopen government to alleviate air travel for upper & upper-middle income people at the expense of access to healthcare for lower income people. Yes?
November 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Let me get this right… a sufficient number Senate Democrats appear to be willing to reopen government to alleviate air travel for upper & upper-middle income people at the expense of access to healthcare for lower income people. Yes?
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
“None of the Republican senators seemed to grapple with the fact that consumers would still need to buy plans from the same insurance companies ….”
The government is never going to reopen, is it?
November 8, 2025 at 10:22 PM
“None of the Republican senators seemed to grapple with the fact that consumers would still need to buy plans from the same insurance companies ….”
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Here's the link for the above video so you can save & share it.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8D9gCBj/
Here's a clip that shows what happened at the preschool. What if this #ICELawlessness happened at your child's school?
If it can happen there, it can happen in yourcommunity!
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8D9gCBj/
Here's a clip that shows what happened at the preschool. What if this #ICELawlessness happened at your child's school?
If it can happen there, it can happen in yourcommunity!
November 8, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Here's the link for the above video so you can save & share it.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8D9gCBj/
Here's a clip that shows what happened at the preschool. What if this #ICELawlessness happened at your child's school?
If it can happen there, it can happen in yourcommunity!
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8D9gCBj/
Here's a clip that shows what happened at the preschool. What if this #ICELawlessness happened at your child's school?
If it can happen there, it can happen in yourcommunity!
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The father was a U.S. citizen.
But he was Latino, so Brett Kavanaugh says it’s fine.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
But he was Latino, so Brett Kavanaugh says it’s fine.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
Immigration Agents Arrest Man in L.A. Raid and Drive Off With His Toddler
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:19 AM
The father was a U.S. citizen.
But he was Latino, so Brett Kavanaugh says it’s fine.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
But he was Latino, so Brett Kavanaugh says it’s fine.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
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The feds raided an East Chicago home, arrested a mother and her 26-year-old schizophrenic daughter. She's been here since she's 2. In ICE custody, she had no meds and chose to leave the country. Now she's in Mexico, barely speaks Spanish, and her family can't find her.
‘They destroyed us’: East Chicago woman with schizophrenia who opted for deportation now missing in Mexico
When federal immigration agents raided Martha Porcallo Martinez’s East Chicago, Indiana home on June 12, they also arrested her 26-year-old daughter who has schizophrenia.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The feds raided an East Chicago home, arrested a mother and her 26-year-old schizophrenic daughter. She's been here since she's 2. In ICE custody, she had no meds and chose to leave the country. Now she's in Mexico, barely speaks Spanish, and her family can't find her.
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Hmm, who would people be purchasing their own healthcare from, Mr. President?
November 8, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Hmm, who would people be purchasing their own healthcare from, Mr. President?
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CARTOON OF THE DAY
(From @mluckovichajc)
(From @mluckovichajc)
November 7, 2025 at 2:01 AM
CARTOON OF THE DAY
(From @mluckovichajc)
(From @mluckovichajc)