JCNYC
@jonculpepper.bsky.social
1st gen Vietnamese-American refugee
Husband 👨🏼🤝👨🏻 | Tech 👨🏻💻 | Liberty 🗽 | Arts 🎵
thoughts, comments, shares are my own
Husband 👨🏼🤝👨🏻 | Tech 👨🏻💻 | Liberty 🗽 | Arts 🎵
thoughts, comments, shares are my own
The most perfect English words ever spoken. As a first gen immigrant refugee naturalized US citizen, they resonated so deeply with my lived experience and may directly my own community if this authoritarian government is left unchecked by all of us!
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October 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
The most perfect English words ever spoken. As a first gen immigrant refugee naturalized US citizen, they resonated so deeply with my lived experience and may directly my own community if this authoritarian government is left unchecked by all of us!
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@nycballet.bsky.social on Saturday was 🔥 Congrats to the entire dance company, musicians, production staff & crew. Magic in a box. Can't wait to return to feed my soul again.
September 28, 2025 at 9:30 PM
@nycballet.bsky.social on Saturday was 🔥 Congrats to the entire dance company, musicians, production staff & crew. Magic in a box. Can't wait to return to feed my soul again.
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Moments before being slammed to the ground, masked ICE agents took this woman's husband - no warrant, no explanation.
This is ICE: Assaulting a distraught woman, frightened by the disappearance of her husband, in front of her children and the cameras.
This is ICE: Assaulting a distraught woman, frightened by the disappearance of her husband, in front of her children and the cameras.
I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)
September 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Moments before being slammed to the ground, masked ICE agents took this woman's husband - no warrant, no explanation.
This is ICE: Assaulting a distraught woman, frightened by the disappearance of her husband, in front of her children and the cameras.
This is ICE: Assaulting a distraught woman, frightened by the disappearance of her husband, in front of her children and the cameras.
Strangely enough it feels like home here: The arts have an anchoring and transcendent effect that reaches across space-time dimensions. I soaked up all the feels, breathed in shared inspiration, & reflected immense gratitude for human grit, dedication, & belief in triumph over adversity.
September 18, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Strangely enough it feels like home here: The arts have an anchoring and transcendent effect that reaches across space-time dimensions. I soaked up all the feels, breathed in shared inspiration, & reflected immense gratitude for human grit, dedication, & belief in triumph over adversity.
I hope every single lawmaker in this land hear these words:
“Can you hear the voice of the children
Softly pleading for silence in a shattered world?
Angry guns preach a gospel full of hate
Blood of the innocent on their hands.”
youtu.be/EA8b5d5GJH0?...
“Can you hear the voice of the children
Softly pleading for silence in a shattered world?
Angry guns preach a gospel full of hate
Blood of the innocent on their hands.”
youtu.be/EA8b5d5GJH0?...
Prayer of the Children, arr. Andrea S. Klouse | Dallas Chamber Choir
YouTube video by Dallas Chamber Choir
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September 13, 2025 at 11:40 PM
I hope every single lawmaker in this land hear these words:
“Can you hear the voice of the children
Softly pleading for silence in a shattered world?
Angry guns preach a gospel full of hate
Blood of the innocent on their hands.”
youtu.be/EA8b5d5GJH0?...
“Can you hear the voice of the children
Softly pleading for silence in a shattered world?
Angry guns preach a gospel full of hate
Blood of the innocent on their hands.”
youtu.be/EA8b5d5GJH0?...
Infrastructure projects require prioritization and on-going maintenance. Inconveniences in mass transit can and do quickly escalate into public safety issues.
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gothamist.com/news/nyc-jus...
NYC just saw its worst summer for subway service in 7 years, MTA data shows
Subway delays caused by infrastructure problems sharply spiked in June and July.
gothamist.com
September 2, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Infrastructure projects require prioritization and on-going maintenance. Inconveniences in mass transit can and do quickly escalate into public safety issues.
gothamist.com/news/nyc-jus...
gothamist.com/news/nyc-jus...
With heavily-armed federal agents and National Guard troops patrolling the streets in DC, knowing our rights is critical to keeping ourselves and our communities safe.
No matter what uniform they wear, police and military troops are bound by the Constitution.
No matter what uniform they wear, police and military troops are bound by the Constitution.
Know Your Rights | Encountering Law Enforcement and Military Troops in D.C. | ACLU
No matter what uniform they wear, federal agents and military troops are bound by the Constitution, including our rights to peaceful assembly and due process.
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August 30, 2025 at 3:50 PM
@petebuttigieg.bsky.social To say I am disappointed in you doesn't do justice to the massive harm you have inflicted upon a community I deeply care about and love. Evidence-based research--not a mention whatsoever 🤔🤨🧐
August 8, 2025 at 1:54 AM
@petebuttigieg.bsky.social To say I am disappointed in you doesn't do justice to the massive harm you have inflicted upon a community I deeply care about and love. Evidence-based research--not a mention whatsoever 🤔🤨🧐
It's about time that some Catholic leadership showed up. Still, the @usccbofficial.bsky.social remains ineffectual, virtually absent, in calling out the gross inhumane ICE raids that terrorize & split up families and communities everywhere. These are not only illegal, they are cruel & immoral.
Pope Leo’s first US episcopal appointment, San Diego’s Bishop-designate Pham, a Vietnamese refugee, invites priests and faith leaders to “stand in solidarity”with migrants at courthouse on June 20, as they make court appearances.
June 12, 2025 at 8:05 AM
It's about time that some Catholic leadership showed up. Still, the @usccbofficial.bsky.social remains ineffectual, virtually absent, in calling out the gross inhumane ICE raids that terrorize & split up families and communities everywhere. These are not only illegal, they are cruel & immoral.
There’s something to be said about being in the same space as the shapeshifters and heroes of one’s generation. It felt historic. Indelible. Monumental. It was.
And I was in the room where it happened.
Stream HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY here: newfest.org/events/heigh...
And I was in the room where it happened.
Stream HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY here: newfest.org/events/heigh...
May 31, 2025 at 12:14 PM
There’s something to be said about being in the same space as the shapeshifters and heroes of one’s generation. It felt historic. Indelible. Monumental. It was.
And I was in the room where it happened.
Stream HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY here: newfest.org/events/heigh...
And I was in the room where it happened.
Stream HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY here: newfest.org/events/heigh...
A non-functional government is dangerous for everyone.
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#MakeAmericaSafeAgain
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#MakeAmericaSafeAgain
Major delays, employee shortages and air traffic controllers saying it's not safe to fly — what is happening at Newark Airport?
Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey has been dealing with nonstop delays and flight cancellations due to outdated equipment and air traffic control understaffing across the U.S.
www.yahoo.com
May 9, 2025 at 1:09 AM
A non-functional government is dangerous for everyone.
www.yahoo.com/news/major-d...
#MakeAmericaSafeAgain
www.yahoo.com/news/major-d...
#MakeAmericaSafeAgain
if you're on the sidelines now, there may not be a democracy left to save by the time Trump and Elon are done (ending is TBD). #actupfightback
March 30, 2025 at 1:31 AM
if you're on the sidelines now, there may not be a democracy left to save by the time Trump and Elon are done (ending is TBD). #actupfightback
Carving out tranquillity and centeredness amid the burning chaos of the world.
March 20, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Carving out tranquillity and centeredness amid the burning chaos of the world.
Congratulations, Anora - Best Picture, Oscars 2025. Wow. What a great night for independent film. Let's keep it going.
March 3, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Congratulations, Anora - Best Picture, Oscars 2025. Wow. What a great night for independent film. Let's keep it going.
We need more folks like Maine's Governor, Janet Mill, to boldly take a stand for trans individuals against Trump's dangerous anti-trans orders & actions. "See you in court!"
1. Yesterday, Maine Governor Janet Mills confronted Trump to his own face at a Governor's Dinner over his anti-trans EO.
When he threatened her for allowing trans people in sports, she responded: "See you in court."
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When he threatened her for allowing trans people in sports, she responded: "See you in court."
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"See You In Court": Maine Gov Responds to Trump's Face Over Anti-Trans EO At Governor's Address
Governor Janet Mill's response reveals an increasing willingness to push back against anti-trans actions from the President.
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February 23, 2025 at 2:20 PM
We need more folks like Maine's Governor, Janet Mill, to boldly take a stand for trans individuals against Trump's dangerous anti-trans orders & actions. "See you in court!"
One Day meets Day One! #ACLUNational @aclu.org
February 3, 2025 at 9:14 PM
One Day meets Day One! #ACLUNational @aclu.org
@crunchfitness.bsky.social Per #FTC's final "click to cancel" ruling (2014) all businesses must provide a way for consumers to cancel their subscriptions as easy as it is to sign up. Requiring us to snail mail a wet signature letter via certified mail or to show up in person to cancel is stupid.
February 2, 2025 at 9:55 PM
@crunchfitness.bsky.social Per #FTC's final "click to cancel" ruling (2014) all businesses must provide a way for consumers to cancel their subscriptions as easy as it is to sign up. Requiring us to snail mail a wet signature letter via certified mail or to show up in person to cancel is stupid.
Getting some delish dumplings at #KingDumplings in #Chinatown
February 2, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Getting some delish dumplings at #KingDumplings in #Chinatown
Our first family selfie with Lady Liberty, taken with my new phone that has a NY number. Teddy is still adjusting to the NY way of life & low temps. Let's do this, #NewYork
January 30, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Our first family selfie with Lady Liberty, taken with my new phone that has a NY number. Teddy is still adjusting to the NY way of life & low temps. Let's do this, #NewYork
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Join us today at 8 PM EST for our Know Your Rights training to learn how you can protect immigrant communities facing the threat of mass deportation.
1/30 Know Your Rights Training: Mass Deportation
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January 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Join us today at 8 PM EST for our Know Your Rights training to learn how you can protect immigrant communities facing the threat of mass deportation.
