JoBeansSezNoKings!
@jocetta.bsky.social
She/her, crazy, cat lady (as space permits), neurospicy shiny fact magpie, hEDS haver and explainer, reluctant Florida resident, pragmatic pinko-lefty late Boomer Whyte crone. ("Wait, I'm GenX+, I'm a late bloomer!”), mostly women oriented cis Bi/Ace-flux
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It's simple — @propublica.org workers should not be replaced by artificial intelligence. Our contract proposal specifically says that generative artificial intelligence ("GAI") should not be used to replace employees. Management struck out this entire section in their response to our proposal.
December 3, 2025 at 9:46 PM
It's simple — @propublica.org workers should not be replaced by artificial intelligence. Our contract proposal specifically says that generative artificial intelligence ("GAI") should not be used to replace employees. Management struck out this entire section in their response to our proposal.
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unicorns are cool, but they'd be cooler if they were unioncorns (unicorns who formed a union)
November 17, 2025 at 5:08 AM
unicorns are cool, but they'd be cooler if they were unioncorns (unicorns who formed a union)
Now he has to put his "gold" doo-dads on the outside? And label it?
He is truly addled.
He is truly addled.
November 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Now he has to put his "gold" doo-dads on the outside? And label it?
He is truly addled.
He is truly addled.
November 1, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Smart move Jamaica. Climate catastrophe bond about to pay off.
“They divide Jamaica into boxes. Each box has a different central pressure that needs to be breached, so the storm needs to have a lower pressure than those boxes.”
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
“They divide Jamaica into boxes. Each box has a different central pressure that needs to be breached, so the storm needs to have a lower pressure than those boxes.”
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
November 1, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Smart move Jamaica. Climate catastrophe bond about to pay off.
“They divide Jamaica into boxes. Each box has a different central pressure that needs to be breached, so the storm needs to have a lower pressure than those boxes.”
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
“They divide Jamaica into boxes. Each box has a different central pressure that needs to be breached, so the storm needs to have a lower pressure than those boxes.”
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
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I take the business press with a grain of salt but this seems fairly well-reasoned
qz.com/tech-layoffs...
qz.com/tech-layoffs...
How a tax code time bomb fueled mass tech layoffs
A decades-old tax rule helped build America's tech economy. A quiet change under Trump helped dismantle it
qz.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I take the business press with a grain of salt but this seems fairly well-reasoned
qz.com/tech-layoffs...
qz.com/tech-layoffs...
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Atlantic Hurricane Melissa Intermediate Advisory Number 25a
...CATEGORY 5 MELISSA MOVING SLOWLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AND EXPECTED TO TURN NORTHWARD LATER TODAY... ...CATASTROPHIC AND LIFE-THREATENING WINDS, FLOODING, AND STORM SURGE EXPECTED ON JAMAICA TONIGHT AND EA...
Additional Details Here.
...CATEGORY 5 MELISSA MOVING SLOWLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AND EXPECTED TO TURN NORTHWARD LATER TODAY... ...CATASTROPHIC AND LIFE-THREATENING WINDS, FLOODING, AND STORM SURGE EXPECTED ON JAMAICA TONIGHT AND EA...
Additional Details Here.
October 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Atlantic Hurricane Melissa Intermediate Advisory Number 25a
...CATEGORY 5 MELISSA MOVING SLOWLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AND EXPECTED TO TURN NORTHWARD LATER TODAY... ...CATASTROPHIC AND LIFE-THREATENING WINDS, FLOODING, AND STORM SURGE EXPECTED ON JAMAICA TONIGHT AND EA...
Additional Details Here.
...CATEGORY 5 MELISSA MOVING SLOWLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AND EXPECTED TO TURN NORTHWARD LATER TODAY... ...CATASTROPHIC AND LIFE-THREATENING WINDS, FLOODING, AND STORM SURGE EXPECTED ON JAMAICA TONIGHT AND EA...
Additional Details Here.
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I am more concerned about removal of civil rights than I am about removal of parts of the White House.
Both are bad, but one is much worse.
Both are bad, but one is much worse.
October 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I am more concerned about removal of civil rights than I am about removal of parts of the White House.
Both are bad, but one is much worse.
Both are bad, but one is much worse.
Cats like boxes. Cats like catnip, at least my two do.
A Chewy order arrived today.
Not sure why it never occurred to me before.
#cats #catsofbluesky #ikekitty #miumiukitty
A Chewy order arrived today.
Not sure why it never occurred to me before.
#cats #catsofbluesky #ikekitty #miumiukitty
October 24, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Cats like boxes. Cats like catnip, at least my two do.
A Chewy order arrived today.
Not sure why it never occurred to me before.
#cats #catsofbluesky #ikekitty #miumiukitty
A Chewy order arrived today.
Not sure why it never occurred to me before.
#cats #catsofbluesky #ikekitty #miumiukitty
October 21, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Watch this! A wall of impenetrable wind shear across the SE builds/ intensifies even further south, suppressing our Caribbean system, squeezing it into a corner. This is likely a saving grace for FL. System will be flattened & forced west or east, unless it’s able to wait out long enough.
October 18, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Watch this! A wall of impenetrable wind shear across the SE builds/ intensifies even further south, suppressing our Caribbean system, squeezing it into a corner. This is likely a saving grace for FL. System will be flattened & forced west or east, unless it’s able to wait out long enough.
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I know I've been blocked by some folks, and I've also blocked folks myself, soooooo...
Here's a facebook style meme I threw together in Krita that I'm okay with folks reposting and sharing around. Just remember the alt text!
Here's a facebook style meme I threw together in Krita that I'm okay with folks reposting and sharing around. Just remember the alt text!
October 17, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I know I've been blocked by some folks, and I've also blocked folks myself, soooooo...
Here's a facebook style meme I threw together in Krita that I'm okay with folks reposting and sharing around. Just remember the alt text!
Here's a facebook style meme I threw together in Krita that I'm okay with folks reposting and sharing around. Just remember the alt text!
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After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation
Depraved.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Depraved.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him
Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.
www.miamiherald.com
October 12, 2025 at 2:00 AM
After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation
Depraved.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Depraved.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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This MAGA propaganda is deeply sinister. Stephen Miller has been lying about Portland/Chicago relentlessly. It's core to his project: He's trying to establish quasi-absolute power for Trump to simply invent pretexts by fiat to justify whatever abuses he launches. 5/
newrepublic.com/article/2016...
newrepublic.com/article/2016...
October 11, 2025 at 12:21 PM
This MAGA propaganda is deeply sinister. Stephen Miller has been lying about Portland/Chicago relentlessly. It's core to his project: He's trying to establish quasi-absolute power for Trump to simply invent pretexts by fiat to justify whatever abuses he launches. 5/
newrepublic.com/article/2016...
newrepublic.com/article/2016...
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Thanks, New Yorker
October 7, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Thanks, New Yorker
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Portland never stops being Portland.
October 5, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Portland never stops being Portland.
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My building on campus houses all the language programs. These were on the stairs up to where my office is this morning.
October 6, 2025 at 12:45 PM
My building on campus houses all the language programs. These were on the stairs up to where my office is this morning.
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I was a skeptic about the import of the Epstein files.
But 3 invasions of cities, one military buildup outside Venezuela, a government shutdown, and so many other things meant to distract have me convinced whatever’s in there is the biggest presidential scandal in U.S. history.
But 3 invasions of cities, one military buildup outside Venezuela, a government shutdown, and so many other things meant to distract have me convinced whatever’s in there is the biggest presidential scandal in U.S. history.
October 6, 2025 at 2:00 AM
I was a skeptic about the import of the Epstein files.
But 3 invasions of cities, one military buildup outside Venezuela, a government shutdown, and so many other things meant to distract have me convinced whatever’s in there is the biggest presidential scandal in U.S. history.
But 3 invasions of cities, one military buildup outside Venezuela, a government shutdown, and so many other things meant to distract have me convinced whatever’s in there is the biggest presidential scandal in U.S. history.
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I always pay attention to what stories People Magazine and other consumer media outlets cover. That's how you can tell that something has broken through the usual political and news bubbles. This horrific Chicago story has broken through. people.com/ice-agents-o...
ICE Agents Rappel from Helicopter in Overnight Chicago Raid, Dragging Kids from Beds to U-Hauls
Overnight on Tuesday, Sept. 30, federal agents from different agencies raided an apartment building on the South Side of Chicago, pulling men, women and children — some of them allegedly naked — from ...
people.com
October 2, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I always pay attention to what stories People Magazine and other consumer media outlets cover. That's how you can tell that something has broken through the usual political and news bubbles. This horrific Chicago story has broken through. people.com/ice-agents-o...
A sweet little blep from my void lady, MiuMiu.
She has a tiny white locket & a bit of white on her belly but is otherwise The Darkness. Black nose, black whiskers, & adorable black toe beans. She's a darling snuggle kitty but good photos are tough.
#cats, #catsofbluesky, #miumiukitty
#miumiukitty
She has a tiny white locket & a bit of white on her belly but is otherwise The Darkness. Black nose, black whiskers, & adorable black toe beans. She's a darling snuggle kitty but good photos are tough.
#cats, #catsofbluesky, #miumiukitty
#miumiukitty
October 2, 2025 at 9:57 AM
A sweet little blep from my void lady, MiuMiu.
She has a tiny white locket & a bit of white on her belly but is otherwise The Darkness. Black nose, black whiskers, & adorable black toe beans. She's a darling snuggle kitty but good photos are tough.
#cats, #catsofbluesky, #miumiukitty
#miumiukitty
She has a tiny white locket & a bit of white on her belly but is otherwise The Darkness. Black nose, black whiskers, & adorable black toe beans. She's a darling snuggle kitty but good photos are tough.
#cats, #catsofbluesky, #miumiukitty
#miumiukitty
Oops. Too much commenting, not enough reading.
Time for a cat picture.
For #throwbackthursday I give you #ikekitty in 2022 ridiculously splorched out on a cat tree, stretching out his legs while wearing his best "I don't see what is so amusing" expression.
#cats #catsofbluesky
Time for a cat picture.
For #throwbackthursday I give you #ikekitty in 2022 ridiculously splorched out on a cat tree, stretching out his legs while wearing his best "I don't see what is so amusing" expression.
#cats #catsofbluesky
October 2, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Oops. Too much commenting, not enough reading.
Time for a cat picture.
For #throwbackthursday I give you #ikekitty in 2022 ridiculously splorched out on a cat tree, stretching out his legs while wearing his best "I don't see what is so amusing" expression.
#cats #catsofbluesky
Time for a cat picture.
For #throwbackthursday I give you #ikekitty in 2022 ridiculously splorched out on a cat tree, stretching out his legs while wearing his best "I don't see what is so amusing" expression.
#cats #catsofbluesky
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It’s colloquially known as Dictator Chic.
Peter York wrote about it…
Peter York wrote about it…
Donald Trump Has a “Dictator Chic” Design Taste
I wrote a book about autocrats’ design tastes. The U.S. president would fit right in.
www.politico.com
September 28, 2025 at 8:50 PM
It’s colloquially known as Dictator Chic.
Peter York wrote about it…
Peter York wrote about it…
It's hard to keep up with all the injustices. There has to be attention to those with neglected medical needs.
Pass it on. Write. Call.
Keep making noise.
Pass it on. Write. Call.
Keep making noise.
We aren’t less than and we won’t go down without a fight.
Rodney has filed a habeas corpus complaint in federal court. He’s fighting his unlawful imprisonment.
He needs the disability community to fight for him and demand his release.
My full article on how the community can help Rodney:
Rodney has filed a habeas corpus complaint in federal court. He’s fighting his unlawful imprisonment.
He needs the disability community to fight for him and demand his release.
My full article on how the community can help Rodney:
Help Rodney Taylor, a Disabled Double Amputee Being Held by ICE
Rodney has been in the country more than 40 years. He's in solitary confinement in Georgia, being denied disability accommodations and having his medical needs ignored. He must be released.
www.disabledginger.com
September 28, 2025 at 11:33 PM
It's hard to keep up with all the injustices. There has to be attention to those with neglected medical needs.
Pass it on. Write. Call.
Keep making noise.
Pass it on. Write. Call.
Keep making noise.
What the world needs now is more cat pictures.
My tuxie guy, Ike, and my void lady, MiuMiu, here doing what cats do best, i.e. sleeping soundly in one of the Best Snoozing Spots.
They're not always OK about sharing so they really were tired.
#cats #catsofbluesky #ikekitty #miumiukitty
#ikeandmimiu
My tuxie guy, Ike, and my void lady, MiuMiu, here doing what cats do best, i.e. sleeping soundly in one of the Best Snoozing Spots.
They're not always OK about sharing so they really were tired.
#cats #catsofbluesky #ikekitty #miumiukitty
#ikeandmimiu
September 27, 2025 at 5:00 AM
What the world needs now is more cat pictures.
My tuxie guy, Ike, and my void lady, MiuMiu, here doing what cats do best, i.e. sleeping soundly in one of the Best Snoozing Spots.
They're not always OK about sharing so they really were tired.
#cats #catsofbluesky #ikekitty #miumiukitty
#ikeandmimiu
My tuxie guy, Ike, and my void lady, MiuMiu, here doing what cats do best, i.e. sleeping soundly in one of the Best Snoozing Spots.
They're not always OK about sharing so they really were tired.
#cats #catsofbluesky #ikekitty #miumiukitty
#ikeandmimiu