Jen Belcher
@jen-h-b.bsky.social
Canadian born and Aussie raised, I believe that our natural inclination is to experience joy and happiness. Oh and I’ve just started my cancer journey yay. Open to hilarity, satirical cartoons, cats, kindness and self accountability
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“So far, the most energetic opposition has come not from civic leaders but from everyday citizens, showing up at Congressional town hall meetings or participating in Hands Off rallies across the country.
“Our leaders must follow their example.”
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
“Our leaders must follow their example.”
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
Opinion | How Will We Know When We Have Lost Our Democracy?
www.nytimes.com
May 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM
“So far, the most energetic opposition has come not from civic leaders but from everyday citizens, showing up at Congressional town hall meetings or participating in Hands Off rallies across the country.
“Our leaders must follow their example.”
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
“Our leaders must follow their example.”
Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/o...
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The acting administrator of FEMA has been fired one day after he broke with fellow members of the administration when he told lawmakers he does not support dismantling the agency.
Trump’s acting FEMA chief fired day after breaking from the administration | CNN Politics
Cameron Hamilton, who was appointed by President Donald Trump, was escorted out of FEMA’s headquarters on Thursday, according to multiple sources familiar with the situation.
www.cnn.com
May 9, 2025 at 2:17 AM
The acting administrator of FEMA has been fired one day after he broke with fellow members of the administration when he told lawmakers he does not support dismantling the agency.
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CFPB employees can't own stocks in companies that the agency regulates. A DOGE employee was warned by ethics lawyers that he held nearly $700K in stock in such companies.
He then carried out mass firings at the agency – including those ethics lawyers.
The corruption couldn’t be any more blatant.
He then carried out mass firings at the agency – including those ethics lawyers.
The corruption couldn’t be any more blatant.
May 8, 2025 at 8:45 PM
CFPB employees can't own stocks in companies that the agency regulates. A DOGE employee was warned by ethics lawyers that he held nearly $700K in stock in such companies.
He then carried out mass firings at the agency – including those ethics lawyers.
The corruption couldn’t be any more blatant.
He then carried out mass firings at the agency – including those ethics lawyers.
The corruption couldn’t be any more blatant.
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Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a native of Chicago who is now the first American-born pope, has spent most of his career outside of the U.S, ministering to the dispossessed and marginalized.
The “Latin Yankee,” as he is known in Rome, worked 20 years in Peru.
The “Latin Yankee,” as he is known in Rome, worked 20 years in Peru.
American-born Cardinal Robert F. Prevost is elected pope
The “Latin Yankee,” as he is known in Rome, worked 20 years in Peru’s poorest enclave and even became a naturalized citizen there.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a native of Chicago who is now the first American-born pope, has spent most of his career outside of the U.S, ministering to the dispossessed and marginalized.
The “Latin Yankee,” as he is known in Rome, worked 20 years in Peru.
The “Latin Yankee,” as he is known in Rome, worked 20 years in Peru.
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Today isn't the happiest or the saddest day of my life. But it feels like the most important.
I kept my promise to the best girl there ever was 🥰 🙏
I kept my promise to the best girl there ever was 🥰 🙏
May 9, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Today isn't the happiest or the saddest day of my life. But it feels like the most important.
I kept my promise to the best girl there ever was 🥰 🙏
I kept my promise to the best girl there ever was 🥰 🙏
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Which superhero's clothes were always cleanly pressed?
Iron man.
Iron man.
April 16, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Which superhero's clothes were always cleanly pressed?
Iron man.
Iron man.
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DOGE has reportedly gained access to sensitive NLRB data — including info on union activity, workplace complaints, and names of organizers.
Coincidentally, the NLRB has multiple lawsuits against SpaceX and Tesla.
The conflicts of interest just keep getting more blatant.
Coincidentally, the NLRB has multiple lawsuits against SpaceX and Tesla.
The conflicts of interest just keep getting more blatant.
April 15, 2025 at 9:45 PM
DOGE has reportedly gained access to sensitive NLRB data — including info on union activity, workplace complaints, and names of organizers.
Coincidentally, the NLRB has multiple lawsuits against SpaceX and Tesla.
The conflicts of interest just keep getting more blatant.
Coincidentally, the NLRB has multiple lawsuits against SpaceX and Tesla.
The conflicts of interest just keep getting more blatant.
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Mahmoud Khalil ordered to be deported for criticizing Trump's ally, Israel and participating in anti-genocide protests, no crime committed and he is being separated from his pregnant US wife, thousands gathered to protest in solidarity throughout the last week. #3E #EndImpunity #FreeKhalil
April 16, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Mahmoud Khalil ordered to be deported for criticizing Trump's ally, Israel and participating in anti-genocide protests, no crime committed and he is being separated from his pregnant US wife, thousands gathered to protest in solidarity throughout the last week. #3E #EndImpunity #FreeKhalil
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I suggest everyone become very, very familiar with this piece by law Professor @david.noll.org. I suspect you will be referring to it often. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/if-t...
If the Marshals Go Rogue, Courts Have Other Ways to Enforce their Orders
Opinion | Even a rogue marshal’s service is not an insurmountable obstacle to courts enforcing the rule of law.
www.democracydocket.com
April 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I suggest everyone become very, very familiar with this piece by law Professor @david.noll.org. I suspect you will be referring to it often. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/if-t...
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Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
April 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
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Intuit charges big bucks just for ordinary people to pay their taxes.
At the same time, they are doing everything they can to sabotage Direct File, the IRS’ free, easy, and popular tax filing tool.
It’s a scam, and I'm not letting them get away with it.
At the same time, they are doing everything they can to sabotage Direct File, the IRS’ free, easy, and popular tax filing tool.
It’s a scam, and I'm not letting them get away with it.
Democrats Accuse Intuit of ‘Misleading’ Taxpayers Into Paying for TurboTax
Intuit has been lobbying to end the government’s free filing program.
www.notus.org
April 16, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Intuit charges big bucks just for ordinary people to pay their taxes.
At the same time, they are doing everything they can to sabotage Direct File, the IRS’ free, easy, and popular tax filing tool.
It’s a scam, and I'm not letting them get away with it.
At the same time, they are doing everything they can to sabotage Direct File, the IRS’ free, easy, and popular tax filing tool.
It’s a scam, and I'm not letting them get away with it.
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Constituents to Chuck Grassley: "Are you bringing back that guy from El Salvador?"
Senior Citizen: “If I get an order to pay a ticket to pay $1200 and I just say ‘no’, does that stand up? Because he just got an order from the Supreme Court and he just said ‘screw it’”
“I’M PISSED!”
Senior Citizen: “If I get an order to pay a ticket to pay $1200 and I just say ‘no’, does that stand up? Because he just got an order from the Supreme Court and he just said ‘screw it’”
“I’M PISSED!”
April 15, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Constituents to Chuck Grassley: "Are you bringing back that guy from El Salvador?"
Senior Citizen: “If I get an order to pay a ticket to pay $1200 and I just say ‘no’, does that stand up? Because he just got an order from the Supreme Court and he just said ‘screw it’”
“I’M PISSED!”
Senior Citizen: “If I get an order to pay a ticket to pay $1200 and I just say ‘no’, does that stand up? Because he just got an order from the Supreme Court and he just said ‘screw it’”
“I’M PISSED!”
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AOC: I saw on Fox, Jeanine Pirro says that they found so many babies and two year olds and four year olds receiving social security. I got a notice for you Jeanine Pirro: those babies receive social security because their parents died. That’s not a waste. That’s humanity. That’s America.
April 16, 2025 at 2:20 AM
AOC: I saw on Fox, Jeanine Pirro says that they found so many babies and two year olds and four year olds receiving social security. I got a notice for you Jeanine Pirro: those babies receive social security because their parents died. That’s not a waste. That’s humanity. That’s America.
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Undocumented immigrants paid an effective federal income tax rate of 5.27% in 2022.
That means they paid a higher effective tax rate than 5 of the richest Americans…and a higher effective tax rate than 55 mega corporations.
So let me ask you: who are the real freeloaders?
That means they paid a higher effective tax rate than 5 of the richest Americans…and a higher effective tax rate than 55 mega corporations.
So let me ask you: who are the real freeloaders?
April 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Undocumented immigrants paid an effective federal income tax rate of 5.27% in 2022.
That means they paid a higher effective tax rate than 5 of the richest Americans…and a higher effective tax rate than 55 mega corporations.
So let me ask you: who are the real freeloaders?
That means they paid a higher effective tax rate than 5 of the richest Americans…and a higher effective tax rate than 55 mega corporations.
So let me ask you: who are the real freeloaders?
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I tried to post this, did not succeed. Kudos to my pal Mark Hamill. Here it is.
Your world will get bigger and brighter. THE LIFE OF CHUCK. From the hearts and souls of Mike Flanagan and Stephen King. In Select Cities 6.6, Everywhere 6.13 #ThanksChuck #HowDoYouDescribeTheIndescribable?
April 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I tried to post this, did not succeed. Kudos to my pal Mark Hamill. Here it is.
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Welcome to Bluesky Mohamed ! If you don't know him, he is literally one of the smartest minds on international trade and economics !
April 15, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Welcome to Bluesky Mohamed ! If you don't know him, he is literally one of the smartest minds on international trade and economics !
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia lived in Maryland with his wife and their three children, and has never been charged with any crime.
The Department of Homeland Security issued him a work permit, and he joined a union, working full time as a sheet metal apprentice.
The Department of Homeland Security issued him a work permit, and he joined a union, working full time as a sheet metal apprentice.
April 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Kilmar Abrego Garcia lived in Maryland with his wife and their three children, and has never been charged with any crime.
The Department of Homeland Security issued him a work permit, and he joined a union, working full time as a sheet metal apprentice.
The Department of Homeland Security issued him a work permit, and he joined a union, working full time as a sheet metal apprentice.
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Who is going to do something?
This is Kim Jong-Un shit.
This is Kim Jong-Un shit.
April 15, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Who is going to do something?
This is Kim Jong-Un shit.
This is Kim Jong-Un shit.
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The Senator will be my guest tonight on @allinwithchris.bsky.social
JUST IN: Sen. Van Hollen says he is going to El Salvador tomorrow to see if he can talk to Abrego Garcia.
April 15, 2025 at 11:06 PM
The Senator will be my guest tonight on @allinwithchris.bsky.social
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Abrego Garcia's wife: "I will not stop fighting until I see my husband alive. Kilmar, if you can hear me, stay strong. God hasn't forgotten about you. Our children are asking when you will come home ... they miss their dad so much."
April 15, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Abrego Garcia's wife: "I will not stop fighting until I see my husband alive. Kilmar, if you can hear me, stay strong. God hasn't forgotten about you. Our children are asking when you will come home ... they miss their dad so much."
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Let’s be clear. When the President defies the Supreme Court, it is the role of Congress to remove him from office. Full stop.
April 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Let’s be clear. When the President defies the Supreme Court, it is the role of Congress to remove him from office. Full stop.