Jo Anne Lorensen
jalorensen.bsky.social
Jo Anne Lorensen
@jalorensen.bsky.social
#Resist - Refugee from Twitter. Love the mountains of Western North Carolina. It is peaceful here when we are not having hurricanes and floods. I enjoy resisting, gardening, reading, cooking, the theater, nature, the outdoors. #SaveDemocracy
"Camp Mystic Cabins Stood in an ‘Extremely Hazardous’ Floodway. A recent expansion built new cabins in the flood zone, county approved." Archived, free to read from the New York Times. Some of the fancy graphics do not appear, but keep paging down to read the article. archive.ph/3dKjA
July 10, 2025 at 12:19 PM
"Elected Officials Who Have Been Detained in Protests" Archived from the New York Times and free to read. - archive.ph/M06cK
June 17, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Marc Elias' best dog ever passed away. Heartbreaking. Marc, I am so sorry. "In memory of Bode: The best dog ever"

newsletters.democracydocket.com/in-memory-of...
May 25, 2025 at 11:57 AM
"Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health secretary, shared photos of himself and his grandchildren swimming in waters that handle sewer overflow." "A Washington Creek That Flows With Sewage and Bacteria." Archived from the New York times, free to read. archive.ph/Q8c26
May 13, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Bloomberg: "Xi Defiance Pays Off as Trump Meets Most Chinese Trade Demands"
archive.ph/afsfQ
May 12, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Seems like a really smart move after Newark. "FAA suspends work of independent panel reviewing air traffic control" archive.ph/etRJE
May 8, 2025 at 1:44 AM
These are the people who voted for Trump, and he is causing them more suffering. Of course he LIED about helping Western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene!
"AmeriCorps abruptly removes Helene recovery workers from Western NC amid DOGE cuts"
archive.ph/WpbmY
April 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
"Former Asheville Christian Academy dean indicted on 2 new charges of sex act with student" He was a coach and the "Dean of Spiritual Formation", whatever the heck that is. The events included during a school trip to Greece. This is his 2nd indictment with different students. archive.ph/9xTXV
April 22, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Make sure the Magas know this! "6 months after Hurricane Helene, Washington’s promises of aid remain empty" "in the absence of federal funding, recovery has been paralyzed." thehill.com/opinion/cong...
April 18, 2025 at 1:30 AM
They trusted Donald Trump! Ha Ha Ha! "Tech C.E.O.s Spent Millions Courting Trump. It Has Yet to Pay Off." (Archived from the New York Times, free to read) archive.ph/UuIdn
April 8, 2025 at 11:59 AM
I'm sorry but this is shocking to me! "U.S. Says Deportation of Maryland Man Was an ‘Administrative Error’. And they will do nothing to get him out of the Salvadoran prison. Archived article, free to read.
archive.ph/kNnPK
April 2, 2025 at 12:24 PM
"Bernie Sanders Is Tapping Into a Deep Vein of Anger in America" From the New York Times, archived and free to read. archive.ph/kxERm
March 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
"How Can Democrats Win Back Power? Listen to Jason Crow." From the New York Times. Archived. Free to read. archive.ph/o9Ref
March 19, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Archived from the New York Times. Free to read. "Why is Donald Trump crashing the US economy? Because he’s high on his own supply of fake news" archive.ph/4Qm0f
March 15, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I do not subscribe nor read the Washington Post, however I saw this article in a post here on Bluesky and I had to repost it. It is archived and free to read. The horror continues, - "Trump expected to take control of USPS, fire postal board, officials say" archive.ph/YUaW5
February 21, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The four year old to Donald Trump!
February 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
"US Forest Service worker firings threaten Helene recovery in WNC, workers say" "The U.S. Forest Service terminated approximately 3,400 probationary employees, including several in Western North Carolina working on Helene recovery efforts." Archived article, free to read. archive.ph/1eIsB
February 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Archived article free to read. Billionaire Airbnb Co-Founder Is Said to Take Role in Musk’s Government Initiative. Joe Gebbia is a board member at Tesla and is close to Elon Musk, the company’s C.E.O.
archive.ph/55m4h
February 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
'Will not make it through': Republicans beg Trump to reconsider aid denial archive.ph/Uv1B2
February 16, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Trump is defying court orders, keeping access to clean energy funds blocked. "Trump’s attempted funding freeze was blocked. So why are billions in grants for solar still locked up?" Archived article, free to read. archive.ph/E2PLS
February 6, 2025 at 1:27 PM
At the Pentagon....
February 1, 2025 at 2:39 PM
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social Trying again. When are you going to apologize for this tweet and then delete it (over on the deplorable Twitter site)?
January 29, 2025 at 9:36 PM
When are you going to apologize for this tweet and then delete it (over on the despicable Twitter place)?
January 29, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Hakeem, when are you going to apologize for this Tweet and delete it? @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
January 27, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I have not liked Target for many years, ever since they went "upscale" and their prices got too high. I go there about once a year and sometimes come out not buying anything. Now I can eliminate Target once and for all!
January 25, 2025 at 3:26 AM