BLBagneris
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BLBagneris
@blbagneris.bsky.social
MBA; follower of Jesus Christ. Only He can fix it. Keep the Faith.
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When unions are strong, our communities and our country are strong.

Every person in our nation has benefited from the labor movement. This Labor Day, we celebrate the workers and unions who have fought for fair wages, safe workplaces, and sick leave for all of us.
September 1, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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July 5, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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TX officials blame an inaccurate forecast by NWS for the deadly results of the flood, incl girls still missing from a camp. In the time of climate change we need better weather prediction from fed’l resources, not the dramatic cuts Trump/Musk have imposed. joycevance.substack.com/p/when-the-c...
When the Cuts Hit Home
I am not an alarmist.
joycevance.substack.com
July 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Thanks for watching!
July 5, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Ideas never die
July 4, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Warnock: "We are engaged in Robin Hood in reverse ... this is socialism for the rich."
June 30, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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And just like that, the ‘No New Wars’ people are all-in on a new war. Proving yet again that they really believe in nothing other than what one man tells them to believe today. Which could be different tomorrow. The very definition of a cult.
June 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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We live in a rogue and dangerous country.

Do what you need to do to maintain your internal peace. Hold the core of your spirit. Pray for peace. Commit yourself to justice. And just rest.
June 22, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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I know one person who wouldn’t have bombed Iran for no reason at all and that person was Madam VP Kamala Harris!! But y’all couldn’t vote for the competent and overly qualified black lady!!
June 22, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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🚨 NEWS: Trump has requested that the National Security Council be prepared in the situation room for his return, per Fox
June 17, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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The U.S. Army secured our independence, defends our freedom and protects our nation. As we honor all who serve, we uplift Black heroes too often left out of the story — like Salem Poor, Peter Salem & James Armistead Lafayette, who served in the Continental Army where it all began.
June 14, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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I can see how Hitler happened. The last decade or so in the U.S. makes it easy to imagine. Not just Hitler; the Tulsa race massacre, Rosewood, lynching, slavery, the Rwanda & Rohingya genocides & more. There is a wolf pack evil that lurks in the human heart and it’s easily activated by a demagogue.
June 13, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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The most important story of our time is not what Donald Trump wants to do, but what the people of this country allow him to do.
June 10, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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June 9, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Trump refused to call in the National Guard when the Capitol was under siege on January 6.

But now, he’s deploying troops to L.A. to crack down on protests against immigration raids.

No National Guard for the attack on democracy yet a full show of force against people demanding justice.

Hypocrisy
June 8, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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This whole interview by @governor.ca.gov w @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social is the way you would *hope* your governor would sound, in response to historic, lawless over-reach.

But if short on time, hear the final minute. Starts at time 13:40. A msg directly to Donald Trump

www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/...
'Tom, arrest me. Let's go.': Gov. Gavin Newsom responds to Trump border czar's threat
In an exclusive interview with NBC News' Jacob Soboroff, California Governor Gavin Newsom said that President Trump "has created the conditions" surrounding the Los Angeles protests. The governor went...
www.msnbc.com
June 9, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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Dropping a video on my YouTube channel shortly to describe the laws implicated by Felon Trump’s move to deploy the National Guard.
Would probably be a good idea if California @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov did a quick video statement describing the legality/illegality of what is happening and the legal basis for the position the Gov. intends to take. Better than letting confusion build and folks hashing it out on social media.
June 8, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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First they illegally deport citizens. Then they unleash ICE to terrorize communities. Now they’ve got the National Guard in L.A. to silence protestors.

This ain’t about law and order.

This is what authoritarianism looks like.
June 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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This post, which I wrote in the context of the Trump/Musk bromance meltdown also applies to what is happening in Los Angeles. I hope you’ll take a moment to read and share. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Don't Lose Sight of What Matters
It’s easy to get caught up in the bromance meltdown going on in real time on social media.
open.substack.com
June 8, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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For some reason, I was just thinking about how Trump’s former chief of staff tried to warn us right before the election that Trump was a fascist who wanted to rule us like a dictator … and the New York Times put that story on page A12
June 8, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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The federal government is taking over the California National Guard and deploying 2,000 soldiers in Los Angeles — not because there is a shortage of law enforcement, but because they want a spectacle.

Don't give them one.

Never use violence. Speak out peacefully.
June 8, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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Kristi Noem in Feb 2024: If Biden federalizes the National Guard [to handle border issues], we’ve got a war on our hands.”l

Kristi Noem in 2025 as DHS Secretary: …federalizing the National Guard.
June 8, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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The statute that President Trump has invoked - 10 U.S.C. § 12406 - has an important proviso:

“orders for these purposes shall be issued through the governors of the States"

Great article @justsecurity.org explains that proviso in this February 2024 article:
Biden Can, But Shouldn’t, Federalize the Texas National Guard
Invocation of the Insurrection Act in response to Texas' obstruction of CBP agents at the U.S.-Mexico border would be inappropriate.
www.justsecurity.org
June 8, 2025 at 3:01 AM