Joanne I
@joannei.bsky.social
I teach and I know things. Talk to me about cats, birds, good food and drink, beautiful art and music, and the New York Mets. ISO peace and joy. PS are you kind?
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They say he had “an interaction “ with the police, which could cover almost anything, including an officer asking him for the time. He has been transferred to Virginia, where he is sleeping on a concrete floor “with an aluminum sheet as a blanket.” His mother has not seen him.
He is THIRTEEN.
He is THIRTEEN.
Everett 13-year-old arrested by ICE and sent to Virginia detention facility - The Boston Globe
The boy’s mother, Josiele Berto, was called to pick her son up from the Everett Police Department on Thursday, the day he was arrested.
www.bostonglobe.com
October 13, 2025 at 3:31 AM
They say he had “an interaction “ with the police, which could cover almost anything, including an officer asking him for the time. He has been transferred to Virginia, where he is sleeping on a concrete floor “with an aluminum sheet as a blanket.” His mother has not seen him.
He is THIRTEEN.
He is THIRTEEN.
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“The Republicans who cut Medicaid & are refusing to lower health care costs for working families are the same politicians who gave $40 million of taxpayer dollars to President Trump to build a ‘garden of heroes.’”
Seriously.
Thank you @neguse.house.gov
Seriously.
Thank you @neguse.house.gov
October 13, 2025 at 3:47 PM
“The Republicans who cut Medicaid & are refusing to lower health care costs for working families are the same politicians who gave $40 million of taxpayer dollars to President Trump to build a ‘garden of heroes.’”
Seriously.
Thank you @neguse.house.gov
Seriously.
Thank you @neguse.house.gov
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The cloud Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPR or LPR) company Flock is building a dangerous nationwide mass-surveillance infrastructure, as the ACLU have been pointing out for several years now.
The company’s surveillance data is being used by ICE.
The company’s surveillance data is being used by ICE.
August 23, 2025 at 4:25 AM
The cloud Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPR or LPR) company Flock is building a dangerous nationwide mass-surveillance infrastructure, as the ACLU have been pointing out for several years now.
The company’s surveillance data is being used by ICE.
The company’s surveillance data is being used by ICE.
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'Pope Francis Aspired to the Teachings of Jesus. Of Course, MAGAs are Celebrating His Death.'
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/pope-franc...
#PopeFrancis
#Pope
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#PopeFrancis
#Pope
April 22, 2025 at 2:46 PM
'Pope Francis Aspired to the Teachings of Jesus. Of Course, MAGAs are Celebrating His Death.'
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/pope-franc...
#PopeFrancis
#Pope
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/pope-franc...
#PopeFrancis
#Pope
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Each things helps, even if it causes a person to think for just a second. Maybe next time they will think for a minute, then maybe an hour, then a day, then they start to change!
April 12, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Each things helps, even if it causes a person to think for just a second. Maybe next time they will think for a minute, then maybe an hour, then a day, then they start to change!
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Happy Record Store Day, everybody. Make sure to shop local.
April 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Happy Record Store Day, everybody. Make sure to shop local.
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This is a leadership statement!
April 10, 2025 at 10:20 PM
This is a leadership statement!
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Gosh. If only there were an historical analogue we could study to learn about the horrors of rounding people up without due process and sending them to torture camps in other countries.
March 29, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Gosh. If only there were an historical analogue we could study to learn about the horrors of rounding people up without due process and sending them to torture camps in other countries.
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I'm no lawyer, but it seems like discussing war plans in Signal outside a SCIF is maybe just a little bit worse than using a private server to send emails that weren't even marked as classified. But what do I know.
hillary clinton is smiling while speaking into a microphone in front of a crowd .
ALT: hillary clinton is smiling while speaking into a microphone in front of a crowd .
media.tenor.com
March 24, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I'm no lawyer, but it seems like discussing war plans in Signal outside a SCIF is maybe just a little bit worse than using a private server to send emails that weren't even marked as classified. But what do I know.
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These are the states that will suffer most from Trump’s executive order to gut the Department of Education?
Not the deep-blue states that Republicans love to attack.
Not the deep-blue states that Republicans love to attack.
March 20, 2025 at 9:48 PM
These are the states that will suffer most from Trump’s executive order to gut the Department of Education?
Not the deep-blue states that Republicans love to attack.
Not the deep-blue states that Republicans love to attack.
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"The fact that these cuts were handled this way—wantonly and recklessly—tells us everything we need to know about the administration’s true goal: To broadcast a clear message to the world that we are now shrugging off any sense of obligation to the global poor."
Horrific: One of the USAID programs Trump just terminated was set to deliver lifesaving treatment to hundreds of thousands of starving kids abroad. Much of it is now sitting in a Georgia warehouse.
Rubio's promise to preserve urgent assistance was a lie.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/1921...
Rubio's promise to preserve urgent assistance was a lie.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/1921...
Musk’s Purges Suddenly Take a Horrific Turn—and Wreck an Ugly MAGA Lie
We can now be depressingly confident that their mass cuts are killing people.
newrepublic.com
March 1, 2025 at 12:28 PM
"The fact that these cuts were handled this way—wantonly and recklessly—tells us everything we need to know about the administration’s true goal: To broadcast a clear message to the world that we are now shrugging off any sense of obligation to the global poor."
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🧵1. #BlueskyResistance #Voices4Victory #ProudBlue
WHAT IS THE $ AMOUNT?… Is there a figure you could a mass? A number in your bank account, that would allow you to say, “OK I’m good“? An amount that would free you to start looking outward instead of always focusing on yourself?
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WHAT IS THE $ AMOUNT?… Is there a figure you could a mass? A number in your bank account, that would allow you to say, “OK I’m good“? An amount that would free you to start looking outward instead of always focusing on yourself?
…
February 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
🧵1. #BlueskyResistance #Voices4Victory #ProudBlue
WHAT IS THE $ AMOUNT?… Is there a figure you could a mass? A number in your bank account, that would allow you to say, “OK I’m good“? An amount that would free you to start looking outward instead of always focusing on yourself?
…
WHAT IS THE $ AMOUNT?… Is there a figure you could a mass? A number in your bank account, that would allow you to say, “OK I’m good“? An amount that would free you to start looking outward instead of always focusing on yourself?
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During FY2024, under President Biden, 28% of immigration arrests were of people who had no criminal convictions or pending criminal charges.
In Februrary, under President Trump, it's 41%.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
In Februrary, under President Trump, it's 41%.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
New Immigration and Customs Enforcement data shows administration isn’t just arresting criminals
The number of immigrants in ICE detention went from 39,238 in early February to 41,169 in mid-February.
www.nbcnews.com
February 19, 2025 at 10:33 PM
During FY2024, under President Biden, 28% of immigration arrests were of people who had no criminal convictions or pending criminal charges.
In Februrary, under President Trump, it's 41%.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
In Februrary, under President Trump, it's 41%.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
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Compliments of 🟠.
Geauga County, Ohio, YMCA….
Geauga County, Ohio, YMCA….
February 16, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Compliments of 🟠.
Geauga County, Ohio, YMCA….
Geauga County, Ohio, YMCA….
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The Indigenous People of North America have decided to go back to calling the Gulf of Mexico, “Chalchiuhtlicueyecatl”. It is what the Nahuatl People originally called it as it is the domain of the goddess Chalchiuhtlicue, who is assoc w/water bodies, including the Gulf of Mexico.
February 14, 2025 at 7:07 AM
The Indigenous People of North America have decided to go back to calling the Gulf of Mexico, “Chalchiuhtlicueyecatl”. It is what the Nahuatl People originally called it as it is the domain of the goddess Chalchiuhtlicue, who is assoc w/water bodies, including the Gulf of Mexico.
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(1,2) This is Jaime. She was funny and fun & made everyone laugh. Unfortunately, the laughter stopped 7 years ago today in the Parkland shooting. Because of what happened to Jaime, my family started Orange Ribbons for Jaime doing great work
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February 14, 2025 at 11:52 AM
(1,2) This is Jaime. She was funny and fun & made everyone laugh. Unfortunately, the laughter stopped 7 years ago today in the Parkland shooting. Because of what happened to Jaime, my family started Orange Ribbons for Jaime doing great work
orange-ribbons-for-jaime.myshopify.com/collections/...
orange-ribbons-for-jaime.myshopify.com/collections/...
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In troubling times, people experiencing high stress or crippling anxiety deal with it in different ways. Some have a therapist, some have a deep breathing exercise & some even have a personal mantra.
I have a Mabel.
I have a Mabel.
February 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
In troubling times, people experiencing high stress or crippling anxiety deal with it in different ways. Some have a therapist, some have a deep breathing exercise & some even have a personal mantra.
I have a Mabel.
I have a Mabel.