J.M. Hardin
@jmhardin.bsky.social
NOLA-born transbian living in Boston. Cat mom, LA Dodgers fan, Linux user, songwriter, and demander of using alt text. DONATION REQUESTS, IN A PROFILE OR POST, GET THE USER'S ACCOUNT BLOCKED.
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J.M. Hardin
@jmhardin.bsky.social
· Nov 24
Folks who want to ask for donations need to read my profile. I'm a retired, disabled woman who works hard just to make ends meet. It hurts me to have to say no, and I won't risk making my followers feel bad if they have to say no.
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The Institute of Museum and Library Services’ grant application process has taken a political turn under Trump.
“It’s clear the administration wants a whitewashed story,” said a Republican who led the agency from 2019 to 2024. “And that’s wrong.”
“It’s clear the administration wants a whitewashed story,” said a Republican who led the agency from 2019 to 2024. “And that’s wrong.”
Grant Guidelines for Libraries and Museums Take “Chilling” Political Turn Under Trump
Former Institute of Museum and Library Services leaders from both political parties expressed concern that the new funding guidelines could encourage a more constrained or distorted view of American h...
www.propublica.org
February 8, 2026 at 7:00 PM
The Institute of Museum and Library Services’ grant application process has taken a political turn under Trump.
“It’s clear the administration wants a whitewashed story,” said a Republican who led the agency from 2019 to 2024. “And that’s wrong.”
“It’s clear the administration wants a whitewashed story,” said a Republican who led the agency from 2019 to 2024. “And that’s wrong.”
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It’s already hard enough to manage household expenses under the best of circumstances. That’s why experts are worried about an aging U.S. population. As the risk of dementia rises sharply with age, so can costly mistakes, economic mismanagement, and vulnerability to financial predators.
Financial difficulties can emerge years before dementia symptoms or diagnosis
For older people, financial strain may be a warning sign of dementia — before doctors or families start noticing symptoms.
www.marketplace.org
February 8, 2026 at 7:01 PM
It’s already hard enough to manage household expenses under the best of circumstances. That’s why experts are worried about an aging U.S. population. As the risk of dementia rises sharply with age, so can costly mistakes, economic mismanagement, and vulnerability to financial predators.
Femme Fatale, kicking off today's parade livestream, is an all-female organization. I love seeing the women-only riding organizations, and the women have almost reached parity with men riding floats. #MardiGras #NOLA
February 8, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Femme Fatale, kicking off today's parade livestream, is an all-female organization. I love seeing the women-only riding organizations, and the women have almost reached parity with men riding floats. #MardiGras #NOLA
It's getting close to my house call, and of course, the morning pain meds have kicked in and the pain is just a quiet reminder that it's chilling out back there. Dammit, Janet.
Where y'at, y'alll!* The pain that I was dealing with last night didn't take the morning off, so I have someone paying a house call in an hour or so.
*I'm not asking for locations, it's just how NOLA folks say, "Hi!"
*I'm not asking for locations, it's just how NOLA folks say, "Hi!"
February 8, 2026 at 6:12 PM
It's getting close to my house call, and of course, the morning pain meds have kicked in and the pain is just a quiet reminder that it's chilling out back there. Dammit, Janet.
Oh shit. Somebody has a fresh bit of egg on their face. Perhaps several somebodies, in fact.
Nothing to see here, move along, citizens: A press release found in the recent document dump about Epstein's death from the US Attorney's Office / Southern District of New York...prepared a day before he died:
February 8, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Oh shit. Somebody has a fresh bit of egg on their face. Perhaps several somebodies, in fact.
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G O O D ! ! !
I'll have to see how it works in Firefox-derivative Waterfox. My OS (AV Linux MX Edition) doesn't support Waterfox, but it's still on my phone.
I'll have to see how it works in Firefox-derivative Waterfox. My OS (AV Linux MX Edition) doesn't support Waterfox, but it's still on my phone.
Innnnnnteresting.
Mozilla will allow Firefox users to entirely block current and future generative AI features on the browser after user feedback revealed many who wanted an AI-free browser experience.
February 8, 2026 at 6:01 PM
G O O D ! ! !
I'll have to see how it works in Firefox-derivative Waterfox. My OS (AV Linux MX Edition) doesn't support Waterfox, but it's still on my phone.
I'll have to see how it works in Firefox-derivative Waterfox. My OS (AV Linux MX Edition) doesn't support Waterfox, but it's still on my phone.
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Today's #MardiGrasSongOfThheDay is a number from Mac Rebennack that you may be familiar with if you caught HBO's Treme. #MusicSky #NOLA #MardiGras
My Indian Red
YouTube video by Dr. John - Topic
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February 8, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Today's #MardiGrasSongOfThheDay is a number from Mac Rebennack that you may be familiar with if you caught HBO's Treme. #MusicSky #NOLA #MardiGras
While I have a #MardiGrasSongOfTheDay (naturally), I woke up with The Wild Tchoupitoulas as my #MorningEarworm. #MusicSky
Big Chief Got A Golden Crown
YouTube video by The Wild Tchoupitoulas - Topic
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February 8, 2026 at 5:50 PM
While I have a #MardiGrasSongOfTheDay (naturally), I woke up with The Wild Tchoupitoulas as my #MorningEarworm. #MusicSky
Today, there are 6 parades rolling throughout the #NOLA area, and teh Times-Picayune / @nolanews.bsky.social Mardi Gras for all Y'all has three of them, Femme Fatale, Carrollton, and King Arthur. Their stream has already started, so hit the link and bring #MardiGras to where you are. 1/
WATCH LIVE: Femme Fatale, Carrollton, King Arthur parades
Tune in for the latest Mardi Gras parades!
www.nola.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Today, there are 6 parades rolling throughout the #NOLA area, and teh Times-Picayune / @nolanews.bsky.social Mardi Gras for all Y'all has three of them, Femme Fatale, Carrollton, and King Arthur. Their stream has already started, so hit the link and bring #MardiGras to where you are. 1/
Where y'at, y'alll!* The pain that I was dealing with last night didn't take the morning off, so I have someone paying a house call in an hour or so.
*I'm not asking for locations, it's just how NOLA folks say, "Hi!"
*I'm not asking for locations, it's just how NOLA folks say, "Hi!"
February 8, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Where y'at, y'alll!* The pain that I was dealing with last night didn't take the morning off, so I have someone paying a house call in an hour or so.
*I'm not asking for locations, it's just how NOLA folks say, "Hi!"
*I'm not asking for locations, it's just how NOLA folks say, "Hi!"
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"The new law forbids counties and local law enforcement from contracting with ICE. It mandates that public bodies terminate any existing immigration detention agreements and prohibits the use of public property for federal civil immigration detention..."
kfoxtv.com/news/local/n...
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New Mexico governor signs Immigrant Safety Act among other bills into law
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed four bipartisan bills into law, focusing on improving health care access, investing in statewide infrastructur
kfoxtv.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:05 PM
"The new law forbids counties and local law enforcement from contracting with ICE. It mandates that public bodies terminate any existing immigration detention agreements and prohibits the use of public property for federal civil immigration detention..."
kfoxtv.com/news/local/n...
kfoxtv.com/news/local/n...
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You don't necessarily need to say "image of" in your alt text for users to know it's an image. Screen readers will announce that it's an image. But it can help readers to specify if it's a hand-drawn image, Polaroid, infographic, screenshot, chart, map, diagram, or so on.
February 8, 2026 at 4:29 AM
You don't necessarily need to say "image of" in your alt text for users to know it's an image. Screen readers will announce that it's an image. But it can help readers to specify if it's a hand-drawn image, Polaroid, infographic, screenshot, chart, map, diagram, or so on.
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ICE is not broken. It's agents murdering people, taking trophies of victims, using illegal tactics, breaking laws, spreading terror, exploiting children, and leaving death cards are not isolated events, outliers, or accidents. ICE is operating exactly as intended.
February 7, 2026 at 11:34 PM
ICE is not broken. It's agents murdering people, taking trophies of victims, using illegal tactics, breaking laws, spreading terror, exploiting children, and leaving death cards are not isolated events, outliers, or accidents. ICE is operating exactly as intended.
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We The People need to repeatedly declare this government ILLEGITIMATE on these grounds:
1. It violates the Constitution and Our Inalienable rights daily, and
2. We do not consent and all governments derive their just powers from consent of the governed.
1. It violates the Constitution and Our Inalienable rights daily, and
2. We do not consent and all governments derive their just powers from consent of the governed.
February 8, 2026 at 12:08 AM
We The People need to repeatedly declare this government ILLEGITIMATE on these grounds:
1. It violates the Constitution and Our Inalienable rights daily, and
2. We do not consent and all governments derive their just powers from consent of the governed.
1. It violates the Constitution and Our Inalienable rights daily, and
2. We do not consent and all governments derive their just powers from consent of the governed.
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i think it sucks that online spaces really dont have safe spaces for kids. BUT we need more public spaces for children, especially ones that dont cost money
children deserve offline spaces and community
parks arent enough, give them a government mandated laser tag pit or smth
children deserve offline spaces and community
parks arent enough, give them a government mandated laser tag pit or smth
February 7, 2026 at 8:44 AM
i think it sucks that online spaces really dont have safe spaces for kids. BUT we need more public spaces for children, especially ones that dont cost money
children deserve offline spaces and community
parks arent enough, give them a government mandated laser tag pit or smth
children deserve offline spaces and community
parks arent enough, give them a government mandated laser tag pit or smth
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people are so fucking pissed
The GOP just had its best chance to finally flip a legislative seat in Trump 2.0. Democrats had other ideas.
Chasity Martinez just won a rural Trump+13 in the Louisiana House in a 24-point landslide—an overperformance of 37 points.
Our complete writeup on this remarkable outcome -->
Chasity Martinez just won a rural Trump+13 in the Louisiana House in a 24-point landslide—an overperformance of 37 points.
Our complete writeup on this remarkable outcome -->
Breaking: Democrats resoundingly defend red district in Louisiana, denying GOP its first pickup
Republicans have yet to flip a single legislative seat since Trump's return
www.the-downballot.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:48 AM
people are so fucking pissed
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With tax season in full swing, here's our reminder that TurboTax owner Intuit spent two decades fighting to prevent Americans from filing their taxes online for free.
(Published 2019)
(Published 2019)
Inside TurboTax’s 20-Year Fight to Stop Americans From Filing Their Taxes for Free
Using lobbying, the revolving door and “dark pattern” customer tricks, Intuit fended off the government’s attempts to make tax filing free and easy, and created its multi-billion-dollar franchise.
www.propublica.org
February 8, 2026 at 4:00 AM
With tax season in full swing, here's our reminder that TurboTax owner Intuit spent two decades fighting to prevent Americans from filing their taxes online for free.
(Published 2019)
(Published 2019)
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Revelers walked around the French Quarter in purple, green and gold as parades rolled down Canal Street.
Photos: Mardi Gras revelers celebrate the Carnival season in the French Quarter
Revelers walked around the French Quarter in purple, green and gold as parades rolled down Canal Street.
bit.ly
February 8, 2026 at 4:07 AM
Revelers walked around the French Quarter in purple, green and gold as parades rolled down Canal Street.
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Stelson: Scott Perry is the most vulnerable extremist in the country. If we don’t win here in Pennsylvania’s 10th, we are not going to win the U.S. House—and we must flip the House.
February 8, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Stelson: Scott Perry is the most vulnerable extremist in the country. If we don’t win here in Pennsylvania’s 10th, we are not going to win the U.S. House—and we must flip the House.
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His stage name is BAD BUNNY... a bad-ass artist and honey-of-a-Bunny. His given name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio. He is a handsome 31-year-old American citizen. Make no mistake. 1917: The Jones Act grants U.S. citizenship to all Puerto Ricans. I'll be watching... I'm a huge fan!
February 8, 2026 at 3:46 AM
His stage name is BAD BUNNY... a bad-ass artist and honey-of-a-Bunny. His given name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio. He is a handsome 31-year-old American citizen. Make no mistake. 1917: The Jones Act grants U.S. citizenship to all Puerto Ricans. I'll be watching... I'm a huge fan!
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In this episode, I explain Trump’s escalating threats, DOJ ballot seizures, and the real plan to undermine free and fair voting in targeted states and cities.
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DESPERATE Trump Plans Hostile Election Takeover
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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February 8, 2026 at 2:50 AM
In this episode, I explain Trump’s escalating threats, DOJ ballot seizures, and the real plan to undermine free and fair voting in targeted states and cities.
Watch and share.
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