JoanMont
@joanmont.bsky.social
Educator and Philadelphian. In the name of humanity, we refuse to accept a fascist America. RefuseFascism.org
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"Even though my job requires me to commit sociopathic acts of evil that directly contribute to making the world a measurably worse place from Monday through Friday, five days a week, from morning to night, outside work, I’m actually a really good person."
I Work For an Evil Company, but Outside Work, I’m Actually a Really Good Person
I love my job. I make a great salary, there’s a clear path to promotion, and a never-ending supply of cold brew in the office. And even though my j...
buff.ly
November 28, 2025 at 2:32 PM
"Even though my job requires me to commit sociopathic acts of evil that directly contribute to making the world a measurably worse place from Monday through Friday, five days a week, from morning to night, outside work, I’m actually a really good person."
Federal judge hands CHOP victory in its fight to protect medical records of transgender children www.inquirer.com/health/chop-...
Federal judge hands CHOP victory in its fight to protect medical records of transgender children
U.S. District Court Judge Mark A. Kearney sided with Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and denied the bulk of the Department of Justice's subpoena seeking patient records.
www.inquirer.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Federal judge hands CHOP victory in its fight to protect medical records of transgender children www.inquirer.com/health/chop-...
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While the stated purpose of all of these actions is fighting drug trafficking, Treasury Sec. Bessent let slip last week that oil prices could drop “if something happens down in Venezuela.” trib.al/cYTEJc3
Officially, it doesn’t mention the use of military force, but it's likely to make it easier.
Officially, it doesn’t mention the use of military force, but it's likely to make it easier.
November 24, 2025 at 3:56 PM
While the stated purpose of all of these actions is fighting drug trafficking, Treasury Sec. Bessent let slip last week that oil prices could drop “if something happens down in Venezuela.” trib.al/cYTEJc3
Officially, it doesn’t mention the use of military force, but it's likely to make it easier.
Officially, it doesn’t mention the use of military force, but it's likely to make it easier.
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Article about how right-wing Christianity turning a benevolent Jesus into a combative, selfish scold laid the groundwork for America turning a supposedly benevolent presidency into a force for everything Jesus stood against.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
They’re doing to America what they did to Christianity | Bill McKibben
Trump’s wrecking-ball approach to America has a precedent: the evangelical perversion of Jesus’s message of radical love to one of hate and aggression
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Article about how right-wing Christianity turning a benevolent Jesus into a combative, selfish scold laid the groundwork for America turning a supposedly benevolent presidency into a force for everything Jesus stood against.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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Emmanuel, a 15-year-old with intellectual disabilities, wandered away from his mom’s fruit stand in October.
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
A Disabled Child’s Mom Reported Him Missing. He Was Locked Away by Federal Immigration Authorities for 48 Days.
Emmanuel, a 15-year-old who has an intellectual disability, walked away from his mom’s fruit stand in October. Houston Police called ICE.
thebarbedwire.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Emmanuel, a 15-year-old with intellectual disabilities, wandered away from his mom’s fruit stand in October.
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
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BLITZER: “I just want to be precise - should members of the military obey clearly illegal orders?”
Republicans like @RepLisaMcClain now openly say the military should ignore their oath to the constitution, and follow Trump no matter what.
This is how democracies end.
Republicans like @RepLisaMcClain now openly say the military should ignore their oath to the constitution, and follow Trump no matter what.
This is how democracies end.
November 24, 2025 at 4:07 PM
BLITZER: “I just want to be precise - should members of the military obey clearly illegal orders?”
Republicans like @RepLisaMcClain now openly say the military should ignore their oath to the constitution, and follow Trump no matter what.
This is how democracies end.
Republicans like @RepLisaMcClain now openly say the military should ignore their oath to the constitution, and follow Trump no matter what.
This is how democracies end.
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Trump’s first nominee for Attorney General of the United States
November 13, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Trump’s first nominee for Attorney General of the United States
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The Palestinian tradition of olive picking and dates harvest in the occupied West Bank is under threat from Israeli settlers who have increased their attacks on farmers this season.
The struggle to preserve the Palestinian olive and date harvest
The UN says October saw the highest number of Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians in nearly 20 years of tracking that violence. More than half the attacks targeted olive harvesters.
n.pr
November 10, 2025 at 11:03 PM
The Palestinian tradition of olive picking and dates harvest in the occupied West Bank is under threat from Israeli settlers who have increased their attacks on farmers this season.
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Of course these pardons are really about signaling to members of the current administration that are criming, “keep going, i got you”
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Of course these pardons are really about signaling to members of the current administration that are criming, “keep going, i got you”
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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can just give up and go home.
November 10, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can just give up and go home.
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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. ⬇️
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Thus do all traitors
November 10, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Thus do all traitors
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Trump is now selling his Trump Wine on military bases. www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
Trump Wines Sold At Coast Guard Stores On Federal Property
Exchanges in Washington, D.C., and Virginia have stocked Trump-branded wine and cider, allowing his family’s business to earn revenue from sales on federal property.
www.forbes.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Trump is now selling his Trump Wine on military bases. www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
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ICE agents in Chicago violently detain a non verbal autistic man for being “non compliant”
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
November 8, 2025 at 8:15 AM
ICE agents in Chicago violently detain a non verbal autistic man for being “non compliant”
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
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Did the New York Times ruin journalism?
November 6, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Did the New York Times ruin journalism?
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These Nazis believe they’re untouchable and want us to know it.
They’re not.
Get organized in your community—prepare for nonviolent noncooperation. There’s more of us than them and we will get through this.
They’re not.
Get organized in your community—prepare for nonviolent noncooperation. There’s more of us than them and we will get through this.
November 1, 2025 at 3:44 AM
These Nazis believe they’re untouchable and want us to know it.
They’re not.
Get organized in your community—prepare for nonviolent noncooperation. There’s more of us than them and we will get through this.
They’re not.
Get organized in your community—prepare for nonviolent noncooperation. There’s more of us than them and we will get through this.
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Democrats: Important to pick the precise dollar amount of minimum wage increase that’s most popular lest everyone get mad at us
Republicans: hahah yes, a Gatsby party at the president’s luxury resort at the exact moment benefits expire for millions!!
Voters: I like you roughly the same amount
Republicans: hahah yes, a Gatsby party at the president’s luxury resort at the exact moment benefits expire for millions!!
Voters: I like you roughly the same amount
Trump is holding a Great Gatsby/Roaring 20s-themed party at his private club in Palm Beach tonight as he tries to withhold SNAP and health care subsidies from millions of Americans. (via Kellie Meyer)
November 1, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Democrats: Important to pick the precise dollar amount of minimum wage increase that’s most popular lest everyone get mad at us
Republicans: hahah yes, a Gatsby party at the president’s luxury resort at the exact moment benefits expire for millions!!
Voters: I like you roughly the same amount
Republicans: hahah yes, a Gatsby party at the president’s luxury resort at the exact moment benefits expire for millions!!
Voters: I like you roughly the same amount
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Complete insanity. Right in front of her daughter. This thug has no ID or anything.
What are we doing?
What are we doing?
November 1, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Complete insanity. Right in front of her daughter. This thug has no ID or anything.
What are we doing?
What are we doing?
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The Pentagon believes “they do not need to positively identify individuals on the vessel to do the strikes” and that is partly why the administration has not sought to detain or prosecute the survivors of the strikes, “because they could not satisfy the evidentiary burden.” trib.al/nYTqzWK
October 30, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The Pentagon believes “they do not need to positively identify individuals on the vessel to do the strikes” and that is partly why the administration has not sought to detain or prosecute the survivors of the strikes, “because they could not satisfy the evidentiary burden.” trib.al/nYTqzWK
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The Walton family surely does
“some people abuse SNAP” your soul is rotten
October 30, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The Walton family surely does
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Chicago ICE Raids By The Numbers https://theonion.com/chicago-ice-raids-by-the-numbers/
October 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Chicago ICE Raids By The Numbers https://theonion.com/chicago-ice-raids-by-the-numbers/
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Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva has now been waiting 36 days to be sworn in to office — setting a new record that any member of Congress has had to wait following a special election.
October 29, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva has now been waiting 36 days to be sworn in to office — setting a new record that any member of Congress has had to wait following a special election.
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The Senate is still meeting and holding votes as normal despite the shutdown.
The House has not held a vote in a month and a half now solely because Mike Johnson wants to prevent the release of the Epstein Files.
They've killed our government to save their pedophiles.
The House has not held a vote in a month and a half now solely because Mike Johnson wants to prevent the release of the Epstein Files.
They've killed our government to save their pedophiles.
A quick reminder that the House is not in session because Speaker Johnson CANCELED it, not because of the current shutdown.
October 29, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The Senate is still meeting and holding votes as normal despite the shutdown.
The House has not held a vote in a month and a half now solely because Mike Johnson wants to prevent the release of the Epstein Files.
They've killed our government to save their pedophiles.
The House has not held a vote in a month and a half now solely because Mike Johnson wants to prevent the release of the Epstein Files.
They've killed our government to save their pedophiles.
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This is exactly the same argument — and, in parts, even the same language — that segregationists advanced to argue that white people had a “right” not to live next to people who were different from them.
Vance says it is "totally reasonable and acceptable" for people to not want to live next door to people who speak a different language than they do
October 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
This is exactly the same argument — and, in parts, even the same language — that segregationists advanced to argue that white people had a “right” not to live next to people who were different from them.
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JD Vance’s family was on food assistance when he was growing up, but he doesn’t think your family deserves that safety net.
October 29, 2025 at 4:45 PM
JD Vance’s family was on food assistance when he was growing up, but he doesn’t think your family deserves that safety net.