Jonathan Edman
@jvedman.com
A techie, vegetarian, historian, vet, musician, social critic, snarky center-lefty. Some say that I speak of the pompitous of love... he / him - #BLM #QLM #SemperUbiSubUbi
Governor Sarah Faubus Sanders:
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Arkansas parents asked if they want 'different racial mix' on school voucher form: report
A now-deleted version of the application for the Arkansas school voucher program for the 2025-26 school year offered parents the option of telling the state they were taking the money in order to find...
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March 14, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Governor Sarah Faubus Sanders:
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Just saying right now that my federal tax information was clearly corrupted by DOGE, and that, per my records, I am due a $25Bn refund.
And prove that I am wrong, Elmo.
And prove that I am wrong, Elmo.
February 13, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Just saying right now that my federal tax information was clearly corrupted by DOGE, and that, per my records, I am due a $25Bn refund.
And prove that I am wrong, Elmo.
And prove that I am wrong, Elmo.
. @timmiller.bsky.social @jvl.bsky.social @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social:
Check this little critique from Nextdoor.com out:
Check this little critique from Nextdoor.com out:
February 7, 2025 at 5:05 AM
. @timmiller.bsky.social @jvl.bsky.social @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social:
Check this little critique from Nextdoor.com out:
Check this little critique from Nextdoor.com out:
You don't have to look to hard to find the bawdy WWII lyrics to the Colonel Bogey march (what you probably most recognize as being the whistled song from Bridge Over the River Kwai). I'm working on a version that begins with:
Donald has only got one ball,
his mushroom is also small...
Donald has only got one ball,
his mushroom is also small...
February 6, 2025 at 3:12 AM
You don't have to look to hard to find the bawdy WWII lyrics to the Colonel Bogey march (what you probably most recognize as being the whistled song from Bridge Over the River Kwai). I'm working on a version that begins with:
Donald has only got one ball,
his mushroom is also small...
Donald has only got one ball,
his mushroom is also small...
An image of the letter(s) I sent to my senators today:
February 6, 2025 at 3:08 AM
An image of the letter(s) I sent to my senators today:
I want to be clear that I served under Caspar Weinberger, Frank Carlucci, and Dick Cheney and never felt as though leadership was completely inept so this isn't partisanship.
We now have a dumb, drunk, adulterer, sexual-predator, clown who couldn't run a pretzel cart for Secretary of Defense.
We now have a dumb, drunk, adulterer, sexual-predator, clown who couldn't run a pretzel cart for Secretary of Defense.
January 25, 2025 at 3:44 AM
I want to be clear that I served under Caspar Weinberger, Frank Carlucci, and Dick Cheney and never felt as though leadership was completely inept so this isn't partisanship.
We now have a dumb, drunk, adulterer, sexual-predator, clown who couldn't run a pretzel cart for Secretary of Defense.
We now have a dumb, drunk, adulterer, sexual-predator, clown who couldn't run a pretzel cart for Secretary of Defense.
A somber Pearl Harbor Day to all.
Be well, my friends.
Be well, my friends.
December 7, 2024 at 5:21 AM
A somber Pearl Harbor Day to all.
Be well, my friends.
Be well, my friends.
I'm thinking about starting a project and curious what y'all think. I want to build a "normal people" price tracker to show inflation in the coming year. I'm thinking a public website where normal people can put in prices for staples they buy. Could be broken down by product type / region.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
November 26, 2024 at 5:16 PM
I'm thinking about starting a project and curious what y'all think. I want to build a "normal people" price tracker to show inflation in the coming year. I'm thinking a public website where normal people can put in prices for staples they buy. Could be broken down by product type / region.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
This is so stunningly beautiful and so true and so right. Thank you, Catherine. I lost my momma when I was 11, and everything you said just resonates. Sometimes the grief is nothing more than stepping over a curb. Sometimes it sneaks up on you and you spend hours with it.
Hi @darthbluesky.bsky.social ~ I was proud I gathered the strength to write about grief, and I am still working to write more. It was hard, but I’m proud, and I think I contributed something positive.
Sending love to anyone going through it.
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Sending love to anyone going through it.
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The Wave
Sporadically shared life, style, and work in the south
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November 20, 2024 at 4:29 AM
This is so stunningly beautiful and so true and so right. Thank you, Catherine. I lost my momma when I was 11, and everything you said just resonates. Sometimes the grief is nothing more than stepping over a curb. Sometimes it sneaks up on you and you spend hours with it.
Many years ago a friend of mine from college was deported because of an issue with her student visa. She was a great student. She is a wonderful person. She lives in the UK now (Hey, Ghizlane!!) and left a hole in the hearts of her friends.
Read this closely. Matt knows of what he speaks.
Read this closely. Matt knows of what he speaks.
1/ HOW TO TRIAGE AN IMMIGRATION EMERGENCY
As someone who has been defending non-citizens in deportation proceedings since 2006, I am here to tell you that we know exactly who Trump's top targets will be, & how we can try to protect them NOW.
NOT LEGAL ADVICE but here's what we know about priorities
As someone who has been defending non-citizens in deportation proceedings since 2006, I am here to tell you that we know exactly who Trump's top targets will be, & how we can try to protect them NOW.
NOT LEGAL ADVICE but here's what we know about priorities
November 20, 2024 at 2:13 AM
Many years ago a friend of mine from college was deported because of an issue with her student visa. She was a great student. She is a wonderful person. She lives in the UK now (Hey, Ghizlane!!) and left a hole in the hearts of her friends.
Read this closely. Matt knows of what he speaks.
Read this closely. Matt knows of what he speaks.
Follow the thread, but @joycewhitevance.bsky.social I think you mean the bakeriarchy.
I really wanted dessert tonight but my husband claims he was working and could not bake.
November 19, 2024 at 2:39 AM
Follow the thread, but @joycewhitevance.bsky.social I think you mean the bakeriarchy.
This is so incredibly disturbing... and so incredibly believable...
Previous data on military sexual assaults was wrong.
📌 Assaults are 2-4x higher than estimated.
📌 24% of active-duty women have been assaulted.
Remember this as abortion bans are debated in states, and Pete Hegseth—accused of sexual assault—is nominated for Defense Secretary.
CC: Sen Tuberville
📌 Assaults are 2-4x higher than estimated.
📌 24% of active-duty women have been assaulted.
Remember this as abortion bans are debated in states, and Pete Hegseth—accused of sexual assault—is nominated for Defense Secretary.
CC: Sen Tuberville
November 19, 2024 at 2:34 AM
This is so incredibly disturbing... and so incredibly believable...
Amen!
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November 18, 2024 at 6:35 PM
Amen!
Just after going in to Tosche station to pick up some power converters...
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKvd...
November 18, 2024 at 4:33 AM
Just after going in to Tosche station to pick up some power converters...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKvd...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKvd...
Anyone here remember the early days of the dumpster fire? The #FailWhale and such?
This place is growing really fast and things aren't always going to be smooth. But it's okay. We'll all learn and grow together. Personally, I trust @jay.bsky.team to keep it all moving.
Just be patient, okay?
This place is growing really fast and things aren't always going to be smooth. But it's okay. We'll all learn and grow together. Personally, I trust @jay.bsky.team to keep it all moving.
Just be patient, okay?
November 18, 2024 at 3:21 AM
Anyone here remember the early days of the dumpster fire? The #FailWhale and such?
This place is growing really fast and things aren't always going to be smooth. But it's okay. We'll all learn and grow together. Personally, I trust @jay.bsky.team to keep it all moving.
Just be patient, okay?
This place is growing really fast and things aren't always going to be smooth. But it's okay. We'll all learn and grow together. Personally, I trust @jay.bsky.team to keep it all moving.
Just be patient, okay?
The way we get through this together. The ONLY way we get through this is together. We have to talk to each other, help each other, love each other, hold each other close, bind up each other's wounds, lift each other up, and carry each other forward.
It is the way. It is the only way.
It is the way. It is the only way.
The most common question I get these days is "What can I do now?" There are thousands of answers. The most important are:
1.) Do something.
2.) Do something where you feel you can make a difference.
3.) Help someone. Help as many people as you can.
1.) Do something.
2.) Do something where you feel you can make a difference.
3.) Help someone. Help as many people as you can.
November 18, 2024 at 2:12 AM
The way we get through this together. The ONLY way we get through this is together. We have to talk to each other, help each other, love each other, hold each other close, bind up each other's wounds, lift each other up, and carry each other forward.
It is the way. It is the only way.
It is the way. It is the only way.
This! This is exactly right. T/y, @itsafronomics.bsky.social.
Know that what you are describing here is very seen.
Know that what you are describing here is very seen.
November 18, 2024 at 12:54 AM
This! This is exactly right. T/y, @itsafronomics.bsky.social.
Know that what you are describing here is very seen.
Know that what you are describing here is very seen.
Sincerely appreciate all the <3s and follows. Working my way through you all to vet and do follow-backs.
Y'all rock.
Y'all rock.
November 18, 2024 at 12:46 AM
Sincerely appreciate all the <3s and follows. Working my way through you all to vet and do follow-backs.
Y'all rock.
Y'all rock.
I think that if we stop thinking of it as him #appointing his #cabinet and start thinking of it as him #casting an #apocalyptic #reboot of #CelebrityApprentice everything will make a lot more sense.
November 17, 2024 at 10:18 PM
I think that if we stop thinking of it as him #appointing his #cabinet and start thinking of it as him #casting an #apocalyptic #reboot of #CelebrityApprentice everything will make a lot more sense.
The next time someone tells you undocumented immigrants are a drain on the country show them this:
November 17, 2024 at 3:23 PM
The next time someone tells you undocumented immigrants are a drain on the country show them this:
I have been telling people the essence of this for years. So glad to have the actual numbers to include in my little speech. Haven't had a chance to read it yet but wondering if that number includes property and sales taxes.
“In total, undocumented immigrants paid $96.7 billion, or roughly $9,000 per person, in taxes in 2022, the report shows. While their incomes are usually lower, they’re less likely to claim refunds or earn tax-preferred income”
Undocumented Immigrants in US Pay Nearly $100 Billion in Taxes
Undocumented immigrants paid almost $100 billion of taxes, underscoring the importance of border policies on the country’s tax collections, according to a new report.
www.bloomberg.com
November 17, 2024 at 3:07 PM
I have been telling people the essence of this for years. So glad to have the actual numbers to include in my little speech. Haven't had a chance to read it yet but wondering if that number includes property and sales taxes.
Every time you turn around that damn #RedFive shows up and tells you he's standing by... next thing you know he'll be barking commands at @R2D2.bsky.social. I feel so bad for that little guy.
18M + 1.
💙, Mar🐫
💙, Mar🐫
November 17, 2024 at 6:54 AM
Every time you turn around that damn #RedFive shows up and tells you he's standing by... next thing you know he'll be barking commands at @R2D2.bsky.social. I feel so bad for that little guy.
Reposted by Jonathan Edman
fascism is stopped when enough people say one of two things:
1) "nah, I'm not doing that"
2) "nah, you're not doing that"
a lot of people want to imagine how they'll say the second thing, but you should *really* start practicing the first one
1) "nah, I'm not doing that"
2) "nah, you're not doing that"
a lot of people want to imagine how they'll say the second thing, but you should *really* start practicing the first one
November 17, 2024 at 4:32 AM
fascism is stopped when enough people say one of two things:
1) "nah, I'm not doing that"
2) "nah, you're not doing that"
a lot of people want to imagine how they'll say the second thing, but you should *really* start practicing the first one
1) "nah, I'm not doing that"
2) "nah, you're not doing that"
a lot of people want to imagine how they'll say the second thing, but you should *really* start practicing the first one
Vouching for Mike for the small population that will hear me say it.
Also, be careful to vet all recommendations as MAGA is trying hard to gain a foothold here.
There is no blue check, but people / orgs can do their own verification:
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Also, be careful to vet all recommendations as MAGA is trying hard to gain a foothold here.
There is no blue check, but people / orgs can do their own verification:
bsky.social/about/blog/4...
November 17, 2024 at 3:40 AM
Vouching for Mike for the small population that will hear me say it.
Also, be careful to vet all recommendations as MAGA is trying hard to gain a foothold here.
There is no blue check, but people / orgs can do their own verification:
bsky.social/about/blog/4...
Also, be careful to vet all recommendations as MAGA is trying hard to gain a foothold here.
There is no blue check, but people / orgs can do their own verification:
bsky.social/about/blog/4...