Bruce Joffe
@pastorandprof.bsky.social
Public Defender. Retired college prof and pastor, dividing my time between Portugal and Spain. Shocked and disillusioned by what's happening in the USA. Intrepid and irrepressible author. Fearmonger. Bleeding heart for abused and abandoned animals.
I asked AI to predict what could happen if the entire government – executive, legislative, and judicial branches – was Republican … albeit with one critical caveat: the president was a convicted felon.
Available in paperback, eBook, and audioBook formats:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FYLYDS42
Available in paperback, eBook, and audioBook formats:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FYLYDS42
"Unprecedented ...": Criminal in the White House (Social Sciences)
Amazon.com: "Unprecedented ...": Criminal in the White House (Social Sciences): 9798272285829: Joffe, Bruce H.: Books
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November 1, 2025 at 10:37 AM
I asked AI to predict what could happen if the entire government – executive, legislative, and judicial branches – was Republican … albeit with one critical caveat: the president was a convicted felon.
Available in paperback, eBook, and audioBook formats:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FYLYDS42
Available in paperback, eBook, and audioBook formats:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FYLYDS42
If you're in Olvera, Spain, we will be open this Saturday: 10-14h. Come visit!
February 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
If you're in Olvera, Spain, we will be open this Saturday: 10-14h. Come visit!
Reposted by Bruce Joffe
Hundreds of asylum seekers from around the globe are being trapped by the US in a Panama hotel where they'll eventually be sent to a camp in the jungle.
One Chinese man said “I thought: America is a free country with respect for human rights. I had no idea it was like a dictatorship.”
One Chinese man said “I thought: America is a free country with respect for human rights. I had no idea it was like a dictatorship.”
February 18, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Hundreds of asylum seekers from around the globe are being trapped by the US in a Panama hotel where they'll eventually be sent to a camp in the jungle.
One Chinese man said “I thought: America is a free country with respect for human rights. I had no idea it was like a dictatorship.”
One Chinese man said “I thought: America is a free country with respect for human rights. I had no idea it was like a dictatorship.”
Reposted by Bruce Joffe
I am not making this up: Republicans have introduced legislation… to increase your bank fees.
February 18, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I am not making this up: Republicans have introduced legislation… to increase your bank fees.
Reposted by Bruce Joffe
Inflation rose in January.
Working people are struggling to make ends meet.
Trump’s newly planned tariffs will make the problem worse. Let me explain. youtu.be/AfVGUiet39E?...
Working people are struggling to make ends meet.
Trump’s newly planned tariffs will make the problem worse. Let me explain. youtu.be/AfVGUiet39E?...
The Truth About Trump’s Tariffs
YouTube video by Robert Reich
youtu.be
February 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Inflation rose in January.
Working people are struggling to make ends meet.
Trump’s newly planned tariffs will make the problem worse. Let me explain. youtu.be/AfVGUiet39E?...
Working people are struggling to make ends meet.
Trump’s newly planned tariffs will make the problem worse. Let me explain. youtu.be/AfVGUiet39E?...
Reposted by Bruce Joffe
Still thinking about the Sassoon letter. www.muellershewrote.com/p/the-sassoo...
The Sassoon Letter to Pam Bondi is the Kind of Courage we Need
We found an unlikely FBI hero in Brian Driscoll, now we have Danielle Sassoon at the Department of Justice
www.muellershewrote.com
February 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Still thinking about the Sassoon letter. www.muellershewrote.com/p/the-sassoo...
Reposted by Bruce Joffe
A SpaceX rocket exploded in January, leading to FAA safety violation fines.
Elon Musk threatened to sue the agency. Shortly after, the FAA administrator resigned.
The FAA's commercial spaceflight office could be next on the DOGE chopping block.
See the problem? www.propublica.org/article/elon...
Elon Musk threatened to sue the agency. Shortly after, the FAA administrator resigned.
The FAA's commercial spaceflight office could be next on the DOGE chopping block.
See the problem? www.propublica.org/article/elon...
One Agency Tried to Regulate SpaceX. Now Its Fate Could Be in Elon Musk’s Hands.
The Trump ally and DOGE chief is expected to turn his budget-slashing sights on the FAA’s little-known commercial spaceflight office, which has proposed fines and grounded SpaceX after explosions and ...
www.propublica.org
February 14, 2025 at 10:29 PM
A SpaceX rocket exploded in January, leading to FAA safety violation fines.
Elon Musk threatened to sue the agency. Shortly after, the FAA administrator resigned.
The FAA's commercial spaceflight office could be next on the DOGE chopping block.
See the problem? www.propublica.org/article/elon...
Elon Musk threatened to sue the agency. Shortly after, the FAA administrator resigned.
The FAA's commercial spaceflight office could be next on the DOGE chopping block.
See the problem? www.propublica.org/article/elon...
Charming and comfy "cottage" in the historic area of Olvera, Spain. Separate bedroom, living room, kitchen, and bath. Fully furnished. Recently updated, upgraded, and decorated. Internet with WiFi. Smart TV. Aircon (heat and cool). Fly screens on all windows. Electric blanket. Washing machine.
February 14, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Charming and comfy "cottage" in the historic area of Olvera, Spain. Separate bedroom, living room, kitchen, and bath. Fully furnished. Recently updated, upgraded, and decorated. Internet with WiFi. Smart TV. Aircon (heat and cool). Fly screens on all windows. Electric blanket. Washing machine.
Well before the June 1969 Stonewall riots threw open the closet doors to proclaim an unmistakable gay mantra, myriad clues—some subliminal, others overt—clearly ingrained the notion of homosexuality in advertisements appearing on the pages of American periodicals.
www.amazon.com/Hint-Homosex...
www.amazon.com/Hint-Homosex...
A Hint of Homosexuality?: 'Gay' and Homoerotic Imagery in American Print Advertising
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February 14, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Well before the June 1969 Stonewall riots threw open the closet doors to proclaim an unmistakable gay mantra, myriad clues—some subliminal, others overt—clearly ingrained the notion of homosexuality in advertisements appearing on the pages of American periodicals.
www.amazon.com/Hint-Homosex...
www.amazon.com/Hint-Homosex...
Feeling vulnerable is our common denominator. Always was, always will be. But now, increasingly so it seems. We feel vulnerable. Fearful. Hurt. So, we do whatever we can to protect ourselves. Because vulnerability has become a driving force of our lives.
www.amazon.com/VULNERABLE-W...
www.amazon.com/VULNERABLE-W...
February 13, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Feeling vulnerable is our common denominator. Always was, always will be. But now, increasingly so it seems. We feel vulnerable. Fearful. Hurt. So, we do whatever we can to protect ourselves. Because vulnerability has become a driving force of our lives.
www.amazon.com/VULNERABLE-W...
www.amazon.com/VULNERABLE-W...
Based on my doctoral dissertation.
February 12, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Based on my doctoral dissertation.
And this richly illustrated book discusses our lives since settling into Portugal and Spain. We've lived abroad for seven years now. Like its "prequel" (Expat: Leaving the USA for Good), Spanish Towns, Portuguese Villages: A Journal for Expats and Immigrants is available from Amazon worldwide.
February 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
And this richly illustrated book discusses our lives since settling into Portugal and Spain. We've lived abroad for seven years now. Like its "prequel" (Expat: Leaving the USA for Good), Spanish Towns, Portuguese Villages: A Journal for Expats and Immigrants is available from Amazon worldwide.
Following January 20, 1917, we left the USA to live in the EU—dividing our time between Spain and Portugal. Here's our story about becoming expats ... and then immigrants. Available in Kindle, paperback, and hardcover editions from Amazon worldwide.
February 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Following January 20, 1917, we left the USA to live in the EU—dividing our time between Spain and Portugal. Here's our story about becoming expats ... and then immigrants. Available in Kindle, paperback, and hardcover editions from Amazon worldwide.
February 10, 2025 at 1:29 PM
February 10, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Feeling vulnerable is our common denominator. For many, this need to adjust is threatening, because it removes us from the safety nets of our personal comfort zones. We feel vulnerable. Fearful. Hurt. So, we do whatever we can to protect ourselves.
www.amazon.com/dp/8409614596
www.amazon.com/dp/8409614596
VULNERABLE: Why We Fear and Hurt So Much
Amazon.com: VULNERABLE: Why We Fear and Hurt So Much: 9788409614592: Joffe, Bruce H.: Books
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February 6, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Feeling vulnerable is our common denominator. For many, this need to adjust is threatening, because it removes us from the safety nets of our personal comfort zones. We feel vulnerable. Fearful. Hurt. So, we do whatever we can to protect ourselves.
www.amazon.com/dp/8409614596
www.amazon.com/dp/8409614596
Geography plays a significant role in shaping the culture and lifestyle of both Spain and Portugal. While both countries share the Iberian Peninsula, each has its own unique landscape, language, culture, and customs. Is either country — or both! — a good fit for you?
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DDZHYK5H
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DDZHYK5H
February 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Geography plays a significant role in shaping the culture and lifestyle of both Spain and Portugal. While both countries share the Iberian Peninsula, each has its own unique landscape, language, culture, and customs. Is either country — or both! — a good fit for you?
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DDZHYK5H
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DDZHYK5H
Reposted by Bruce Joffe
February 6, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Remember: "The LOVE OF money is the root of all evil." How much money will it take to satisfy the oligarchs and billionaires of this world? Why must they keep trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored? Soon, even they will be poor--in health, spirit, friendships, community.
February 6, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Remember: "The LOVE OF money is the root of all evil." How much money will it take to satisfy the oligarchs and billionaires of this world? Why must they keep trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored? Soon, even they will be poor--in health, spirit, friendships, community.
Great Meet-and-Eat at one of our favorite restaurants in Olvera (Corral de la Pancheca). Thanks, Kathy! We look forward to the next one.
February 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Great Meet-and-Eat at one of our favorite restaurants in Olvera (Corral de la Pancheca). Thanks, Kathy! We look forward to the next one.
First, they promised to make things better, to make the country great again.
But taxes and the price of eggs kept rising.
They freed adjudicated criminals and para-military gangsters.
But these loyalists were again available for the ruler’s vengeance.
But taxes and the price of eggs kept rising.
They freed adjudicated criminals and para-military gangsters.
But these loyalists were again available for the ruler’s vengeance.
February 4, 2025 at 5:33 PM
First, they promised to make things better, to make the country great again.
But taxes and the price of eggs kept rising.
They freed adjudicated criminals and para-military gangsters.
But these loyalists were again available for the ruler’s vengeance.
But taxes and the price of eggs kept rising.
They freed adjudicated criminals and para-military gangsters.
But these loyalists were again available for the ruler’s vengeance.
Quickly, they came to round up and deport the immigrants.
But, ironically, we were immigrants in another land.
To offset tax cuts for the wealthy, they pledged cutting benefits for low-income people.
But the majority of the country comprised lower wage earners.
But, ironically, we were immigrants in another land.
To offset tax cuts for the wealthy, they pledged cutting benefits for low-income people.
But the majority of the country comprised lower wage earners.
February 4, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Quickly, they came to round up and deport the immigrants.
But, ironically, we were immigrants in another land.
To offset tax cuts for the wealthy, they pledged cutting benefits for low-income people.
But the majority of the country comprised lower wage earners.
But, ironically, we were immigrants in another land.
To offset tax cuts for the wealthy, they pledged cutting benefits for low-income people.
But the majority of the country comprised lower wage earners.
They initiated a freeze on most federal funding.
But that caused chaos and was paused, at least temporarily.
They stopped all external communications from public health agencies.
But employees must consult with presidential appointees before corresponding with members of Congress or governors.
But that caused chaos and was paused, at least temporarily.
They stopped all external communications from public health agencies.
But employees must consult with presidential appointees before corresponding with members of Congress or governors.
February 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM
They initiated a freeze on most federal funding.
But that caused chaos and was paused, at least temporarily.
They stopped all external communications from public health agencies.
But employees must consult with presidential appointees before corresponding with members of Congress or governors.
But that caused chaos and was paused, at least temporarily.
They stopped all external communications from public health agencies.
But employees must consult with presidential appointees before corresponding with members of Congress or governors.
They went after other branches of government – legislative and judicial – which had provided guardrails against abuses in the past.
But politicians had sworn their allegiance to the man and his politics.
But politicians had sworn their allegiance to the man and his politics.
February 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
They went after other branches of government – legislative and judicial – which had provided guardrails against abuses in the past.
But politicians had sworn their allegiance to the man and his politics.
But politicians had sworn their allegiance to the man and his politics.