Joan Akin
@joanmakin.bsky.social
Retired elementary school teacher. Music, literature, interested in lots of stuff. *Liberal politically.
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Where the separate divisions of ANTIFA landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944:
September 18, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Where the separate divisions of ANTIFA landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944:
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Here is one of ~50 cases we documented of federal agents--usually masked and unidentified--smashing car windows to grab the person inside.
“She is pregnant!” a man screamed, as his citizen wife sat, terrified
The agents break three windows and grab the man
projects.propublica.org/trump-ice-sm...
“She is pregnant!” a man screamed, as his citizen wife sat, terrified
The agents break three windows and grab the man
projects.propublica.org/trump-ice-sm...
July 31, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Here is one of ~50 cases we documented of federal agents--usually masked and unidentified--smashing car windows to grab the person inside.
“She is pregnant!” a man screamed, as his citizen wife sat, terrified
The agents break three windows and grab the man
projects.propublica.org/trump-ice-sm...
“She is pregnant!” a man screamed, as his citizen wife sat, terrified
The agents break three windows and grab the man
projects.propublica.org/trump-ice-sm...
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By 2029 the GOP may have entrenched their coup by "legal" methods
Gerrymandering-permitted by MAGA judges
Changes in citizenship laws and deportations
Quashing dissent by jailing protesters
And radical "interpretation" of the Constitution
We still don't fully comprehend the danger America faces
Gerrymandering-permitted by MAGA judges
Changes in citizenship laws and deportations
Quashing dissent by jailing protesters
And radical "interpretation" of the Constitution
We still don't fully comprehend the danger America faces
"Unlike January 2021 — when the Big Lie scheme failed — by 2029 Trump and his cohorts will have new tools to carry out a coup, including a massive federal police force with a proven willingness to engage in systemic illegality at Trump's behest."
The emerging coup
Lawless authoritarian regimes don't give up power willingly.
www.publicnotice.co
July 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM
By 2029 the GOP may have entrenched their coup by "legal" methods
Gerrymandering-permitted by MAGA judges
Changes in citizenship laws and deportations
Quashing dissent by jailing protesters
And radical "interpretation" of the Constitution
We still don't fully comprehend the danger America faces
Gerrymandering-permitted by MAGA judges
Changes in citizenship laws and deportations
Quashing dissent by jailing protesters
And radical "interpretation" of the Constitution
We still don't fully comprehend the danger America faces
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Just as Iraq had no WMD, Iran has no nuclear weapons.
America has entered another unnecessary war in the Middle East
America has entered another unnecessary war in the Middle East
June 22, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Just as Iraq had no WMD, Iran has no nuclear weapons.
America has entered another unnecessary war in the Middle East
America has entered another unnecessary war in the Middle East
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at least he didn't do something truly reckless like try to forgive student loans
June 22, 2025 at 12:19 AM
at least he didn't do something truly reckless like try to forgive student loans
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The officers who handcuffed Padilla need to be hauled in before Congress, made an example of, fired and arrested on live national television. They violated an American’s Constitutional rights and they assaulted a United States Senator.
June 12, 2025 at 11:54 PM
The officers who handcuffed Padilla need to be hauled in before Congress, made an example of, fired and arrested on live national television. They violated an American’s Constitutional rights and they assaulted a United States Senator.
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Goldman: "These are people doing in the right way, who are nonviolent, noncriminal, and they're getting arrested. So what message does that send? Obviously it sends the message, 'Go further underground. Don't appear in court. Don't pay your taxes' ... that's just going to make the public less safe."
June 12, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Goldman: "These are people doing in the right way, who are nonviolent, noncriminal, and they're getting arrested. So what message does that send? Obviously it sends the message, 'Go further underground. Don't appear in court. Don't pay your taxes' ... that's just going to make the public less safe."
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So are we just teaching our kids they have to obey anyone with a mask and an unmarked car and an oddly-fitting vest and zip ties now and go with them? Is this where we’re at?
June 6, 2025 at 5:40 PM
So are we just teaching our kids they have to obey anyone with a mask and an unmarked car and an oddly-fitting vest and zip ties now and go with them? Is this where we’re at?
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Reminder that the Social Security Administration (per DOGE) instituted supposed anti-fraud checks for benefit claims made over the phone.
Only two out of over 110,000 claims had a high probability of fraud — a rate of .0018%.
But it slowed retirement claim processing by 25%.
Only two out of over 110,000 claims had a high probability of fraud — a rate of .0018%.
But it slowed retirement claim processing by 25%.
The Supreme Court allows DOGE to access Social Security systems containing personal data on millions of Americans.
Supreme Court allows DOGE team to access Social Security systems with data on millions of Americans
The Supreme Court is clearing the way for the Department of Government Efficiency to access Social Security systems containing personal data on millions of Americans.
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June 6, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Reminder that the Social Security Administration (per DOGE) instituted supposed anti-fraud checks for benefit claims made over the phone.
Only two out of over 110,000 claims had a high probability of fraud — a rate of .0018%.
But it slowed retirement claim processing by 25%.
Only two out of over 110,000 claims had a high probability of fraud — a rate of .0018%.
But it slowed retirement claim processing by 25%.
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They received presidential pardons for this ‘message’ and it wasn’t seashells on a beach.
May 17, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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Rep. Jason Smith: "And then you can look at Medicaid cuts -- Medicaid reforms, I should say."
Oops.
Oops.
May 15, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Rep. Jason Smith: "And then you can look at Medicaid cuts -- Medicaid reforms, I should say."
Oops.
Oops.
Even though he did some good things, Gavin Newsom has always seemed too slick and ambitious. And yeah, I’m doubling down on that.
May 15, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Even though he did some good things, Gavin Newsom has always seemed too slick and ambitious. And yeah, I’m doubling down on that.
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Glad someone is saying this
Rep. Julie Johnson to Noem: "Are you aware that ICE agent jackets are available on Etsy for $20? Anybody can throw a mask on and run around and terrorize people of color without any regard for the law because your agency does not have proper protocols to make sure your agents are clearly identified"
May 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Glad someone is saying this
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May 2, 2025 at 12:29 AM
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April 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Is Kilmar Abrego Garcia alive? Because the amount of resistance to addressing his being trafficked gives the distinct impression that either he is dead or what they have done to him is so unspeakable that they cannot afford for him to be freed, seen, or spoken with.
April 16, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Is Kilmar Abrego Garcia alive? Because the amount of resistance to addressing his being trafficked gives the distinct impression that either he is dead or what they have done to him is so unspeakable that they cannot afford for him to be freed, seen, or spoken with.
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The lesson for universities is you may as well fight back. You'll lose the money either way. The only question is whether you keep your dignity.
Exclusive: Weeks after President Donald Trump’s administration ordered NIH to pull $250 million in biomedical research grants to Columbia University, the agency is freezing all remaining grant money owed to the university until further notice. scim.ag/4if5Rg1
NIH freezes all research grants to Columbia University
Amid negotiations with Trump, the university could risk losing nearly $700 million
scim.ag
April 9, 2025 at 10:25 PM
The lesson for universities is you may as well fight back. You'll lose the money either way. The only question is whether you keep your dignity.
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You either take your poverty job and love it or go to college and take your massive debt and love it. Either way it's your fault for not being born to rich people.
April 7, 2025 at 9:39 PM
You either take your poverty job and love it or go to college and take your massive debt and love it. Either way it's your fault for not being born to rich people.
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“Kennedy’s team requested that Marks turn over data on cases of brain swelling and deaths caused by the measles vaccine—data that Marks said doesn’t exist because there have been no such confirmed cases in the U.S.” www.wsj.com/health/healt...
Exclusive | Ousted Vaccine Chief Says RFK Jr.’s Team Sought Data to Justify Anti-Science Stance
Dr. Peter Marks says the new health secretary’s team wants to show vaccines aren’t safe while promoting dangerous and unproven treatments.
www.wsj.com
April 4, 2025 at 7:42 PM
“Kennedy’s team requested that Marks turn over data on cases of brain swelling and deaths caused by the measles vaccine—data that Marks said doesn’t exist because there have been no such confirmed cases in the U.S.” www.wsj.com/health/healt...
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Donald Trump has committed the most profound, harmful and unnecessary economic error in the modern era. Almost everything he said—on history, economics and the technicalities of trade—was utterly deluded econ.st/3YbbFjq
April 3, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Donald Trump has committed the most profound, harmful and unnecessary economic error in the modern era. Almost everything he said—on history, economics and the technicalities of trade—was utterly deluded econ.st/3YbbFjq
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If you're looking for a price tracker that might help you figure out how to stay afloat during this looming economic nightmare, here's one that might help:
CBS News price tracker shows how much food, gas, utility and housing costs are rising
These charts track prices consumers pay for groceries and other goods now compared to five years ago.
www.cbsnews.com
April 2, 2025 at 11:28 PM
If you're looking for a price tracker that might help you figure out how to stay afloat during this looming economic nightmare, here's one that might help: