John Roche
@jr-placitas.bsky.social
Poet in NM, retired English prof, editor, Poetry Playhouse Publications, author, Tubbables. Blue Team! 🇺🇦! No DMs. Spoutible: JRPlacitasPoet
Website: https://www.poetryplayhouse.com/
Website: https://www.poetryplayhouse.com/
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John Roche
@jr-placitas.bsky.social
· May 9
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Impeach Kristi Noem!
Tell Congress: Impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
February 13, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Impeach Kristi Noem!
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We are entering the “falling out of windows” phase.
February 14, 2026 at 12:29 AM
We are entering the “falling out of windows” phase.
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Trump's former attorney. "THIS IS NOT A DRILL!"
February 13, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Trump's former attorney. "THIS IS NOT A DRILL!"
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Happy #FridaytheThirteenth ! The only official and accurate picture of the Friday Thirteenth Jinx.
( #PhantomsFriday for good measure.)
( #PhantomsFriday for good measure.)
February 13, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Happy #FridaytheThirteenth ! The only official and accurate picture of the Friday Thirteenth Jinx.
( #PhantomsFriday for good measure.)
( #PhantomsFriday for good measure.)
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The community note is the icing on the cake.
February 13, 2026 at 1:25 PM
The community note is the icing on the cake.
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The Torture Guy.
February 13, 2026 at 10:02 PM
The Torture Guy.
Nazi scum.
May this one day happen to them.
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Nazi scum.
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May this one day happen to them.
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 10:57 PM
May this one day happen to them.
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AOC: "Extreme level of wealth inequality leads to social instability and drives authoritarianism, right-wing populism, and really dangerous domestic internal politics. That is a direct outcome of the failure of democracies over decades to deliver."
February 13, 2026 at 5:50 PM
AOC: "Extreme level of wealth inequality leads to social instability and drives authoritarianism, right-wing populism, and really dangerous domestic internal politics. That is a direct outcome of the failure of democracies over decades to deliver."
Running to control Texas state finances?
Texas businessman running for office owns Epstein's Zorro Ranch in Santa Fe County
The family of Texas real estate businessman Don Huffines, a Republican running for state comptroller, purchased the property through an LLC.
www.santafenewmexican.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Running to control Texas state finances?
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Child torturer.
February 13, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Child torturer.
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Absolute power corrupts absolutely. In today's US money is power, so if they weren't assholes before being billionaires they surely will be after.
February 13, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Absolute power corrupts absolutely. In today's US money is power, so if they weren't assholes before being billionaires they surely will be after.
One of the thankful exceptions. Oh wait, she may be a mere millionaire.
February 13, 2026 at 10:03 PM
One of the thankful exceptions. Oh wait, she may be a mere millionaire.
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Erica Payne Founder and President of Patriotic Millionaires.
February 13, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Erica Payne Founder and President of Patriotic Millionaires.
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Doctors Without Borders Admits Gaza Hospital Used by Militants, Halts Operations www.algemeiner.com/2026/02/13/d...
Doctors Without Borders Admits Gaza Hospital Used by Militants, Halts Operations
People walk at the site of Israeli strikes on Nasser hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip in …
www.algemeiner.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Doctors Without Borders Admits Gaza Hospital Used by Militants, Halts Operations www.algemeiner.com/2026/02/13/d...
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Voluntary departures hit record high as detained immigrants lose hope
Vilma Palacios is one of thousands who have given up their immigration cases and voluntarily left the U.S. after being detained.
CBS News: apple.news/AJcVLYNX_SW-...
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Vilma Palacios is one of thousands who have given up their immigration cases and voluntarily left the U.S. after being detained.
CBS News: apple.news/AJcVLYNX_SW-...
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Voluntary departures hit record high as detained immigrants lose hope — CBS News
Vilma Palacios is one of thousands who have given up their immigration cases and voluntarily left the U.S. after being detained. More detainees are opting for voluntary departure than ever before, a C...
apple.news
February 13, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Voluntary departures hit record high as detained immigrants lose hope
Vilma Palacios is one of thousands who have given up their immigration cases and voluntarily left the U.S. after being detained.
CBS News: apple.news/AJcVLYNX_SW-...
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Vilma Palacios is one of thousands who have given up their immigration cases and voluntarily left the U.S. after being detained.
CBS News: apple.news/AJcVLYNX_SW-...
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The Torture Guy.
February 13, 2026 at 10:02 PM
The Torture Guy.
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Is being a monster a prerequisite for becoming a billionaire? Or a
by-product?
by-product?
February 13, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Is being a monster a prerequisite for becoming a billionaire? Or a
by-product?
by-product?
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VI Day (Victory over ICE) should become a state holiday in Minnesota.
February 13, 2026 at 2:39 PM
VI Day (Victory over ICE) should become a state holiday in Minnesota.
Is being a monster a prerequisite for becoming a billionaire? Or a
by-product?
by-product?
February 13, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Is being a monster a prerequisite for becoming a billionaire? Or a
by-product?
by-product?
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February 13, 2026 at 2:50 PM
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The Trump administration has spent more than $30 million to send migrants to far-flung countries that are not their own, including, in a few instances, paying over $1 million a person, a new report from the Democratic chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee says.
https://cnn.it/3MuzgJk
https://cnn.it/3MuzgJk
February 13, 2026 at 3:01 PM
The Trump administration has spent more than $30 million to send migrants to far-flung countries that are not their own, including, in a few instances, paying over $1 million a person, a new report from the Democratic chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee says.
https://cnn.it/3MuzgJk
https://cnn.it/3MuzgJk
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Now do MBS!
Never forget Jamal Khashoggi!!!
Is this why he was brutally murdered?
Never forget Jamal Khashoggi!!!
Is this why he was brutally murdered?
February 13, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Now do MBS!
Never forget Jamal Khashoggi!!!
Is this why he was brutally murdered?
Never forget Jamal Khashoggi!!!
Is this why he was brutally murdered?