Jonesie
@jonesjr.bsky.social
Wild about making this world a better place through education, cultural understanding, and the arts!
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Jonesie
@jonesjr.bsky.social
· Dec 4
Wide awake at 4:15 a.m., pondering what the US might look like if arts funding is pulled from the NEA under the next admin? Orgs & communities in some states would suffer greatly, especially in low income urban areas & rural communities. Advocate so this does not happen!😔
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“Books won’t stay banned. They won’t burn. Ideas won’t go to jail. In the long run of history, the censor and the inquisitor have always lost.”
— A. Whitney Griswold
— A. Whitney Griswold
July 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
“Books won’t stay banned. They won’t burn. Ideas won’t go to jail. In the long run of history, the censor and the inquisitor have always lost.”
— A. Whitney Griswold
— A. Whitney Griswold
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Sometimes the internet is a positive place.
Be that positive force
Be that positive force
May 21, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Sometimes the internet is a positive place.
Be that positive force
Be that positive force
The soul of our nation is at stake.
President Trump proposed eliminating the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities in the budget he released Friday, taking aim once again at two agencies that he had tried and failed to get rid of during his first term.
Trump Seeks to Eliminate the NEA
The president’s budget proposal also called for getting rid of the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
www.nytimes.com
May 3, 2025 at 4:17 AM
The soul of our nation is at stake.
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Canada is basically Hugh Grant in "Love Actually" standing up to Billie Bob Thornton www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1rm...
Love Actually - President Speech - 2/7
YouTube video by Movies N Motivation
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March 10, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Canada is basically Hugh Grant in "Love Actually" standing up to Billie Bob Thornton www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1rm...
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March 10, 2025 at 4:51 AM
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Big crowd at the SF Tesla dealership protesting our unelected overlord. A tiny sign hangs from an upstairs window
February 17, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Big crowd at the SF Tesla dealership protesting our unelected overlord. A tiny sign hangs from an upstairs window
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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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10 February 1944 | A transport of 1,015 Jews deported from Westerbork in the German-occupied Netherlands arrived at #Auschwitz. SS doctors sent 142 men & 73 women to the camp.
The remaining 800 people were murdered in gas chambers.
Eva & Liane Münzer (7 & 5) were among them.
The remaining 800 people were murdered in gas chambers.
Eva & Liane Münzer (7 & 5) were among them.
February 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
10 February 1944 | A transport of 1,015 Jews deported from Westerbork in the German-occupied Netherlands arrived at #Auschwitz. SS doctors sent 142 men & 73 women to the camp.
The remaining 800 people were murdered in gas chambers.
Eva & Liane Münzer (7 & 5) were among them.
The remaining 800 people were murdered in gas chambers.
Eva & Liane Münzer (7 & 5) were among them.
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NEH’s Fellowships program is accepting applications.
This program supports scholars in conducting #humanities research & producing books, monographs, peer-reviewed articles, e-books, born-digital materials, translations w/annotations or a critical apparatus, or critical editions. ow.ly/JBme50UV92u
This program supports scholars in conducting #humanities research & producing books, monographs, peer-reviewed articles, e-books, born-digital materials, translations w/annotations or a critical apparatus, or critical editions. ow.ly/JBme50UV92u
February 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
NEH’s Fellowships program is accepting applications.
This program supports scholars in conducting #humanities research & producing books, monographs, peer-reviewed articles, e-books, born-digital materials, translations w/annotations or a critical apparatus, or critical editions. ow.ly/JBme50UV92u
This program supports scholars in conducting #humanities research & producing books, monographs, peer-reviewed articles, e-books, born-digital materials, translations w/annotations or a critical apparatus, or critical editions. ow.ly/JBme50UV92u
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26 January 1942 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Alida Baruch, was born in Amsterdam.
In July 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
In July 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
January 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
26 January 1942 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Alida Baruch, was born in Amsterdam.
In July 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
In July 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
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The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has announced that it is arbitrarily dismissing student and parent complaints arising out of public schools’ documented acts of censorship and discrimination.
Our response: Book bans are real.
Full statement ➡️ www.ala.org/news/2025/01...
Our response: Book bans are real.
Full statement ➡️ www.ala.org/news/2025/01...
January 26, 2025 at 10:10 PM
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has announced that it is arbitrarily dismissing student and parent complaints arising out of public schools’ documented acts of censorship and discrimination.
Our response: Book bans are real.
Full statement ➡️ www.ala.org/news/2025/01...
Our response: Book bans are real.
Full statement ➡️ www.ala.org/news/2025/01...
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Diversity in clinical trials is about health, not politics. The major of research in the past was done on (mostly white) men. If trials do not have a diverse pool, the results are not broadly applicable.
The scrubbing could affect the ways researchers and companies test drugs and medical devices
www.statnews.com/2025/01/23/f...
www.statnews.com/2025/01/23/f...
FDA purges material on clinical trial diversity from its site, showing stakes of Trump DEI ban
Following the Trump administration's DEI ban, the FDA's move to scrub webpages has ensnared many pages focused on ensuring diversity in drug trials.
www.statnews.com
January 24, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Diversity in clinical trials is about health, not politics. The major of research in the past was done on (mostly white) men. If trials do not have a diverse pool, the results are not broadly applicable.
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❝Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.❞—Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
with his father, Martin Luther King, son Martin Luther King III, 1963
with his father, Martin Luther King, son Martin Luther King III, 1963
January 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
❝Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.❞—Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
with his father, Martin Luther King, son Martin Luther King III, 1963
with his father, Martin Luther King, son Martin Luther King III, 1963
Don't look. 1/20/25
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Don't look Marion
YouTube video by Eric Wayne
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January 20, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Don't look. 1/20/25
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Everything stated in this post is a provable fact.
You are entitled to your own opinion.
You are not entitled to your own facts.
Looking at YOU, 2020 election-deniers.
You are entitled to your own opinion.
You are not entitled to your own facts.
Looking at YOU, 2020 election-deniers.
January 4, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Everything stated in this post is a provable fact.
You are entitled to your own opinion.
You are not entitled to your own facts.
Looking at YOU, 2020 election-deniers.
You are entitled to your own opinion.
You are not entitled to your own facts.
Looking at YOU, 2020 election-deniers.
We should all strive to stand up to the big dogs like Ann Telnaes did today.
January 4, 2025 at 8:21 AM
We should all strive to stand up to the big dogs like Ann Telnaes did today.
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Breaking news: Las Vegas Sheriff Kevin McMahill said at a news conference Thursday that the investigation indicates the driver sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head before the Cybertruck’s explosion.
Sheriff says Tesla Cybertruck explosion in Las Vegas was probably a suicide
The man inside the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on Wednesday was believed to be an active-duty soldier in the U.S. Army.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 2, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Breaking news: Las Vegas Sheriff Kevin McMahill said at a news conference Thursday that the investigation indicates the driver sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head before the Cybertruck’s explosion.
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Stretching plays a crucial role in calming your nervous system and can be a natural mood booster. For most people, five to 10 minutes is a great starting point—and our Wirecutter tester recommends this app for helping her stick to the routine. nyti.ms/3DEwDjf
I Could Never Stick to My Stretching Routine. Then I Found This App.
Each year, stretching daily topped my list of New Year’s resolutions, but I always had trouble sticking with it. The Bend app changed that.
nyti.ms
January 2, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Stretching plays a crucial role in calming your nervous system and can be a natural mood booster. For most people, five to 10 minutes is a great starting point—and our Wirecutter tester recommends this app for helping her stick to the routine. nyti.ms/3DEwDjf
Day 2 of #2025 Not much different than 2024, but then it hits me to think... What is the difference I can make?
January 2, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Day 2 of #2025 Not much different than 2024, but then it hits me to think... What is the difference I can make?
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There’s something unique about Bob Dylan’s big-screen presence. Over seven decades, he has been ubiquitous, but never predictable
Bob Dylan, the rebellious troubadour, film star, icon and enigma: A guide to the movies’ true shapeshifter
There’s something unique about Bob Dylan’s big-screen presence. Over seven decades, he has been ubiquitous, but never predictable
www.irishtimes.com
December 31, 2024 at 10:47 PM
There’s something unique about Bob Dylan’s big-screen presence. Over seven decades, he has been ubiquitous, but never predictable
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Before former Vice President Walter Mondale died in 2021, he left behind the eulogy he had planned to deliver for Jimmy Carter.
His son Ted Mondale will read it at Carter’s memorial service at Washington National Cathedral on Jan. 9.
His son Ted Mondale will read it at Carter’s memorial service at Washington National Cathedral on Jan. 9.
Read Walter Mondale’s Eulogy of Jimmy Carter
Before former Vice President Walter Mondale died in 2021, he left behind the eulogy he had planned to deliver. His son Ted Mondale will read it at Jimmy Carter’s memorial service at Washington Nationa...
www.nytimes.com
January 1, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Before former Vice President Walter Mondale died in 2021, he left behind the eulogy he had planned to deliver for Jimmy Carter.
His son Ted Mondale will read it at Carter’s memorial service at Washington National Cathedral on Jan. 9.
His son Ted Mondale will read it at Carter’s memorial service at Washington National Cathedral on Jan. 9.
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My favorite Jimmy Carter story as well. The dude had enormous brass balls. Yeah, sure, just walk into a compromised nuclear reactor on the verge of meltdown to save a bunch of people you don't know.
Also I absolutely love this story about Jimmy Carter and if you don't know it you oughta www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics...
December 29, 2024 at 9:47 PM
My favorite Jimmy Carter story as well. The dude had enormous brass balls. Yeah, sure, just walk into a compromised nuclear reactor on the verge of meltdown to save a bunch of people you don't know.