BarbJoan
@bjgt.bsky.social
Former ESL, reading teacher, and retired elementary principal
Love art, oil painting, word puzzles, Lake Michigan, and the Cubs
Lived in Turkey, MO, MI, MN, KS, DC, and now Chicago
I used to be nice
Ally 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Love art, oil painting, word puzzles, Lake Michigan, and the Cubs
Lived in Turkey, MO, MI, MN, KS, DC, and now Chicago
I used to be nice
Ally 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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Also, this tweet should be a scandal in its own right! The Secretary of Defense, currently under bipartisan scrutiny for potentially committing cold-blooded murder of shipwrecked men, is cracking public jokes about what he did - essentially spitting in the face of his victims AND Congress.
December 1, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Also, this tweet should be a scandal in its own right! The Secretary of Defense, currently under bipartisan scrutiny for potentially committing cold-blooded murder of shipwrecked men, is cracking public jokes about what he did - essentially spitting in the face of his victims AND Congress.
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Imagine being so far gone into Trumpism/Republicanism that you would say this to someone who was shot in the head in an act of political violence.
MAGA legal world, man…
Gorsuch and Grassley should be so proud.
Gorsuch and Grassley should be so proud.
November 30, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Imagine being so far gone into Trumpism/Republicanism that you would say this to someone who was shot in the head in an act of political violence.
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December 1, 2025 at 2:28 AM
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Blowing up boats in the Caribbean isn't a war crime, it's murder. Hope that helps
November 30, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Blowing up boats in the Caribbean isn't a war crime, it's murder. Hope that helps
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There should probably be consequences for the people who perform an act that is so heinous that the book that tells you if something is illegal uses it as an example that is clearly and unambiguously illegal.
Page 1075 of the DOD's Law of War manual, under the section that talks about refusing illegal orders, directly uses the example that "firing upon the shipwrecked would be clearly illegal."
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November 30, 2025 at 9:18 PM
There should probably be consequences for the people who perform an act that is so heinous that the book that tells you if something is illegal uses it as an example that is clearly and unambiguously illegal.
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Just so we’re all clear, the Sec. of Defense is making fun of the fact he’s summarily executing fishermen on the open sea because of the color of their skin—and because his boss likes to see things go boom. Including people.
Because I don’t want to be taken away by the Secret Service, I cannot express properly what I think should befall the defense secretary.
December 1, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Just so we’re all clear, the Sec. of Defense is making fun of the fact he’s summarily executing fishermen on the open sea because of the color of their skin—and because his boss likes to see things go boom. Including people.
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Aside from the extremely dubious question of whether the occupants of the Venezuelan boat even qualified as “combatants,” ordering a second strike from an aircraft for the sole purpose of killing defenseless people was absolutely an illegal order.
November 30, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Aside from the extremely dubious question of whether the occupants of the Venezuelan boat even qualified as “combatants,” ordering a second strike from an aircraft for the sole purpose of killing defenseless people was absolutely an illegal order.
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President Hernandez was responsible for smuggling 500 TONS of cocaine into the United States! He was the top dog; the Pablo Escobar figure! He wasn’t just “selling drugs in that country.”
Reporter: You have made so clear how you want to keep drugs out of the US—
Trump: Right
Reporter: Can you explain why you would pardon a notorious drug trafficker?
Trump: If somebody sells drugs in that country, that doesn’t mean you arrest the president
Trump: Right
Reporter: Can you explain why you would pardon a notorious drug trafficker?
Trump: If somebody sells drugs in that country, that doesn’t mean you arrest the president
December 1, 2025 at 1:02 AM
President Hernandez was responsible for smuggling 500 TONS of cocaine into the United States! He was the top dog; the Pablo Escobar figure! He wasn’t just “selling drugs in that country.”
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A+ headline work from the AP apnews.com/article/dona...
December 1, 2025 at 1:45 AM
A+ headline work from the AP apnews.com/article/dona...
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They say insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.
I say bad journalism is having the same liars on TV over and over and expecting to learn the truth.
I say bad journalism is having the same liars on TV over and over and expecting to learn the truth.
WELKER: What vetting did the Trump administration do before giving this suspect asylum?
KRISTI NOEM: The vetting process happens when the person comes into the country and Joe Biden completely did not vet any of these individuals
KRISTI NOEM: The vetting process happens when the person comes into the country and Joe Biden completely did not vet any of these individuals
December 1, 2025 at 12:13 AM
They say insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.
I say bad journalism is having the same liars on TV over and over and expecting to learn the truth.
I say bad journalism is having the same liars on TV over and over and expecting to learn the truth.
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Pete Hegseth sure is proud of committing murder.
This is what the so-called "Secretary of War" is tweeting amid reports that his department ordered a second strike to make sure they killed survivors of a boat they attacked that they allege with no proof carries drugs (which doesn't justify bombing them even it were true)
December 1, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Pete Hegseth sure is proud of committing murder.
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Federal courts have ruled that Trump’s activation of the National Guard in California, Oregon, Illinois and even DC is illegal
But it seems Pam Bondi is determined to join Pete Hegseth by issuing illegal orders to our troops
But it seems Pam Bondi is determined to join Pete Hegseth by issuing illegal orders to our troops
Bondi: "Yes, we are bringing in our National Guard to every city we possibly can who needs our help. And that's a lot of them."
November 30, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Federal courts have ruled that Trump’s activation of the National Guard in California, Oregon, Illinois and even DC is illegal
But it seems Pam Bondi is determined to join Pete Hegseth by issuing illegal orders to our troops
But it seems Pam Bondi is determined to join Pete Hegseth by issuing illegal orders to our troops
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This is what the so-called "Secretary of War" is tweeting amid reports that his department ordered a second strike to make sure they killed survivors of a boat they attacked that they allege with no proof carries drugs (which doesn't justify bombing them even it were true)
December 1, 2025 at 1:01 AM
This is what the so-called "Secretary of War" is tweeting amid reports that his department ordered a second strike to make sure they killed survivors of a boat they attacked that they allege with no proof carries drugs (which doesn't justify bombing them even it were true)
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OMG! Confessing on social media.
The drunken rapist war criminal sure is a psycho.
December 1, 2025 at 2:50 AM
OMG! Confessing on social media.
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He is wasting away. And is wasted.
Don Jr looks like they just pulled him out of a gutter in a back alley to do this interview
December 1, 2025 at 2:18 AM
He is wasting away. And is wasted.
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Gov. Walz to NBC: Trump has "normalized this type of hateful behavior."
"I think it's just because he's not a good human being, but secondly, [it's] to distract from his incompetency … Trump is like, 'This is language police. You guys are woke.' Many times, it's just about being decent to people."
"I think it's just because he's not a good human being, but secondly, [it's] to distract from his incompetency … Trump is like, 'This is language police. You guys are woke.' Many times, it's just about being decent to people."
November 30, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Gov. Walz to NBC: Trump has "normalized this type of hateful behavior."
"I think it's just because he's not a good human being, but secondly, [it's] to distract from his incompetency … Trump is like, 'This is language police. You guys are woke.' Many times, it's just about being decent to people."
"I think it's just because he's not a good human being, but secondly, [it's] to distract from his incompetency … Trump is like, 'This is language police. You guys are woke.' Many times, it's just about being decent to people."
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I happily donate to Wikipedia, incredible resource in this day and age especially.
I take Wikipedia for granted. Reading this Jimmy Wales interview reminded me in our Fantasyland age what a remarkable and important creation it is. True pillar of civilization. Runs on only $200 million a year. Requires our support. So I’m finally donating. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/m...
The Culture Wars Came for Wikipedia. Jimmy Wales Is Staying the Course.
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I happily donate to Wikipedia, incredible resource in this day and age especially.
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President Trump says he would not have wanted the second strike.
POTUS's only defense of Hegseth is claim that Hegseth supposedly said he didn't order it.
POTUS's only defense of Hegseth is claim that Hegseth supposedly said he didn't order it.
Reporter: If there were a second strike that killed wounded people, would that be legal?
Trump: I don’t know that happened and Pete said he did not even know what people were talking about. I wouldn’t have wanted a second strike. The first strike was very lethal. It was fine.
Trump: I don’t know that happened and Pete said he did not even know what people were talking about. I wouldn’t have wanted a second strike. The first strike was very lethal. It was fine.
November 30, 2025 at 11:57 PM
President Trump says he would not have wanted the second strike.
POTUS's only defense of Hegseth is claim that Hegseth supposedly said he didn't order it.
POTUS's only defense of Hegseth is claim that Hegseth supposedly said he didn't order it.
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The only problem with Trump's statement that "Pete said that didn't happen" is this one time when Pete said it happened
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Yes, anonymous sources like Pete Hegseth who said on social media that these were "intended to be lethal"
December 1, 2025 at 12:38 AM
The only problem with Trump's statement that "Pete said that didn't happen" is this one time when Pete said it happened
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On the horrific news that Pete Hegseth ordered the killing of boat bombing survivors, remember: The Trump Murder Memo "authorizing" the strikes preemptively clears those carrying them out. That's unusual. And we still haven't heard from the commander who resigned:
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
November 30, 2025 at 1:55 PM
On the horrific news that Pete Hegseth ordered the killing of boat bombing survivors, remember: The Trump Murder Memo "authorizing" the strikes preemptively clears those carrying them out. That's unusual. And we still haven't heard from the commander who resigned:
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
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Indeed, it's a confession and admission of guilt to heinous crimes.
November 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Indeed, it's a confession and admission of guilt to heinous crimes.
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Reporter: “You have made so clear how you want to keep drugs out of the US …”
Trump: “Right.”
Reporter: “Can you explain why you would pardon a notorious drug trafficker?”
Trump: “Right.”
Reporter: “Can you explain why you would pardon a notorious drug trafficker?”
November 30, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Reporter: “You have made so clear how you want to keep drugs out of the US …”
Trump: “Right.”
Reporter: “Can you explain why you would pardon a notorious drug trafficker?”
Trump: “Right.”
Reporter: “Can you explain why you would pardon a notorious drug trafficker?”
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Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
November 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
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If one Afghan nationalist shooter means all Afghan nationalists are evil, wait until I tell you about white male shooters.
November 27, 2025 at 11:04 AM
If one Afghan nationalist shooter means all Afghan nationalists are evil, wait until I tell you about white male shooters.
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The Trump apologist checklist after Trump or his administration does something awful:
1. Fake news, it didn’t happen.
2. It might’ve happened, but it would be OK if it happened.
3. So it happened, so what.
4. Whatabout [insert names of various presidents here]
1. Fake news, it didn’t happen.
2. It might’ve happened, but it would be OK if it happened.
3. So it happened, so what.
4. Whatabout [insert names of various presidents here]
November 30, 2025 at 6:53 PM
The Trump apologist checklist after Trump or his administration does something awful:
1. Fake news, it didn’t happen.
2. It might’ve happened, but it would be OK if it happened.
3. So it happened, so what.
4. Whatabout [insert names of various presidents here]
1. Fake news, it didn’t happen.
2. It might’ve happened, but it would be OK if it happened.
3. So it happened, so what.
4. Whatabout [insert names of various presidents here]