Jo
@jowanders.bsky.social
Overthinker extraordinaire
No need to follow me back. I come here to shout into the void. It's therapeutic.
No need to follow me back. I come here to shout into the void. It's therapeutic.
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Protest just getting started here in Chicago.
April 5, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Protest just getting started here in Chicago.
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WaPo Opinion Editor resigns after Jeff Bezos announces changes to Opinion section: The Washington Post's Opinion Section editor David Shipley resigned after owner Jeff Bezos mandated the section prioritize two topics, personal liberties and free markets, and not publish dissenting views in those…
WaPo Opinion Editor resigns after Jeff Bezos announces changes to Opinion section
The Washington Post's Opinion Section editor David Shipley resigned after owner Jeff Bezos mandated the section prioritize two topics, personal liberties and free markets, and not publish dissenting views in those areas.
Why it matters: The changes will…
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February 26, 2025 at 11:38 PM
WaPo Opinion Editor resigns after Jeff Bezos announces changes to Opinion section: The Washington Post's Opinion Section editor David Shipley resigned after owner Jeff Bezos mandated the section prioritize two topics, personal liberties and free markets, and not publish dissenting views in those…
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ICYM
REPUBLICANS NEW BUDGET
DOES NOT INCLUDE
NO TAX ON TIPS
(TRUMP LIE DURING ELECTION)
NO TAX ON OVERTIME
(another lie)
NO TAX ON SSI (another lie)
Tell your MAGA NEIGHBORS
(ty Brian Tyler Cohen)
REPUBLICANS NEW BUDGET
DOES NOT INCLUDE
NO TAX ON TIPS
(TRUMP LIE DURING ELECTION)
NO TAX ON OVERTIME
(another lie)
NO TAX ON SSI (another lie)
Tell your MAGA NEIGHBORS
(ty Brian Tyler Cohen)
February 26, 2025 at 10:02 PM
ICYM
REPUBLICANS NEW BUDGET
DOES NOT INCLUDE
NO TAX ON TIPS
(TRUMP LIE DURING ELECTION)
NO TAX ON OVERTIME
(another lie)
NO TAX ON SSI (another lie)
Tell your MAGA NEIGHBORS
(ty Brian Tyler Cohen)
REPUBLICANS NEW BUDGET
DOES NOT INCLUDE
NO TAX ON TIPS
(TRUMP LIE DURING ELECTION)
NO TAX ON OVERTIME
(another lie)
NO TAX ON SSI (another lie)
Tell your MAGA NEIGHBORS
(ty Brian Tyler Cohen)
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Trump officials' claim over timing of $400M 'armored Teslas' deal undercut by docs: report: When a recent review of federal contracts exposed that the State Department was preparing to award a $400 million contract for "armored Teslas," it provoked an uproar of corruption accusations, with many…
Trump officials' claim over timing of $400M 'armored Teslas' deal undercut by docs: report
When a recent review of federal contracts exposed that the State Department was preparing to award a $400 million contract for "armored Teslas," it provoked an uproar of corruption accusations, with many suggesting the Trump administration was arranging a…
www.rawstory.com
February 24, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Trump officials' claim over timing of $400M 'armored Teslas' deal undercut by docs: report: When a recent review of federal contracts exposed that the State Department was preparing to award a $400 million contract for "armored Teslas," it provoked an uproar of corruption accusations, with many…
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Brilliant, just brilliant.
February 23, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Brilliant, just brilliant.
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Push back. Demand Congress do their job. www.usa.gov/elected-offi...
www.5calls.org
www.fiftyfifty.one
www.Indvisible.org
U.S. Capitol switchboard 202-224-312
www.5calls.org
www.fiftyfifty.one
www.Indvisible.org
U.S. Capitol switchboard 202-224-312
When I wrote this in 2017, Trump goons desperately tried to get me fired and shut me up, scrambling to cover their collusion with Putin. Now they openly support the murderous dictator.
"Trump team collusion with Russia? Ukraine connection may hold key."
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
"Trump team collusion with Russia? Ukraine connection may hold key."
www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
Trump team collusion with Russia? Ukraine connection may hold key.
Robert Mueller will find interesting evidence in the shifting stories of just how pro-Russia tweaks to the GOP platform came about.
www.usatoday.com
February 24, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Push back. Demand Congress do their job. www.usa.gov/elected-offi...
www.5calls.org
www.fiftyfifty.one
www.Indvisible.org
U.S. Capitol switchboard 202-224-312
www.5calls.org
www.fiftyfifty.one
www.Indvisible.org
U.S. Capitol switchboard 202-224-312
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Tiny reminder. Tesla doesn't have dealerships. They're all directly owned and operated. Every penny they lose comes straight out of Teslas pockets.
February 24, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Tiny reminder. Tesla doesn't have dealerships. They're all directly owned and operated. Every penny they lose comes straight out of Teslas pockets.
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When engaged in unlawful viewpoint discrimination it's important to say so as publicly and stupidly as possible
The U.S. Attorney for DC posted this full-frontal attack on freedom of speech:
February 24, 2025 at 9:37 PM
When engaged in unlawful viewpoint discrimination it's important to say so as publicly and stupidly as possible
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Hitler dismantled democracy in 53 days. Guess what tRump’s doing?
February 24, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Hitler dismantled democracy in 53 days. Guess what tRump’s doing?
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The President of the United States expressing his views on the 1st Amendment
February 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
The President of the United States expressing his views on the 1st Amendment
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In a dramatic shift in transatlantic relations under Trump, the US split with its European allies by refusing to blame Russia for its invasion of Ukraine in votes on three UN resolutions Monday seeking an end to the three-year war.
US votes against UN resolution demanding Russia withdraw its forces from Ukraine
In a dramatic shift in transatlantic relations under President Donald Trump, the United States split with its European allies by refusing to blame Russia for its invasion of Ukraine in votes on three ...
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February 24, 2025 at 10:54 PM
In a dramatic shift in transatlantic relations under Trump, the US split with its European allies by refusing to blame Russia for its invasion of Ukraine in votes on three UN resolutions Monday seeking an end to the three-year war.
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@reuters.com Historically, authoritarian leaders have purged military leadership to prevent resistance to undemocratic actions, such as refusing illegal orders or opposing unconstitutional extensions of power. Source: Reuters. www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4Wn...
February 24, 2025 at 11:27 PM
@reuters.com Historically, authoritarian leaders have purged military leadership to prevent resistance to undemocratic actions, such as refusing illegal orders or opposing unconstitutional extensions of power. Source: Reuters. www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4Wn...
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He is admitting that he doesn’t want lawyers to stop him from breaking the law. No one would stop him from issuing lawful orders, so this has to be about unlawful ones.
Hegseth says firing of top military lawyers was about making sure "they don't exist to be roadblocks to anything that happens."
February 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
He is admitting that he doesn’t want lawyers to stop him from breaking the law. No one would stop him from issuing lawful orders, so this has to be about unlawful ones.
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"Far right comes second, getting best result in a postwar national vote in Germany, sending shock waves across Europe."
🚨 BREAKING: Friedrich Merz’s conservative alliance has won Germany’s national parliamentary election, according to exit polls, as the far-right recorded its highest ever showing.
Merz’s conservatives win German election, according to exit poll
Far right comes second, getting best result in a postwar national vote in Germany, sending shock waves across Europe.
www.politico.eu
February 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
"Far right comes second, getting best result in a postwar national vote in Germany, sending shock waves across Europe."
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In addition to nationwide protests in all 50 states across the U.S., our 50501 Washington DC Chapter is having a PEOPLE’S STATE OF THE UNION March 4th! If you can’t make it in person to your local protest, consider joining this digital demonstration.
INFO: www.linktr.ee/50501DC
@polrev.bsky.social
INFO: www.linktr.ee/50501DC
@polrev.bsky.social
February 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM
In addition to nationwide protests in all 50 states across the U.S., our 50501 Washington DC Chapter is having a PEOPLE’S STATE OF THE UNION March 4th! If you can’t make it in person to your local protest, consider joining this digital demonstration.
INFO: www.linktr.ee/50501DC
@polrev.bsky.social
INFO: www.linktr.ee/50501DC
@polrev.bsky.social
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I do not just disagree with populist parties; I find them offensive. My instinct is to argue that they are morally wrong. But if that is how we fight back, we’ll lose, writes @peterkellner.bsky.social.
www.prospectmagazine...
www.prospectmagazine...
How to defeat populism
The core message should be that populist policies are stupid and won’t work. But that argument is only credible from people voters respect
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
February 22, 2025 at 1:02 PM
I do not just disagree with populist parties; I find them offensive. My instinct is to argue that they are morally wrong. But if that is how we fight back, we’ll lose, writes @peterkellner.bsky.social.
www.prospectmagazine...
www.prospectmagazine...
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Alarm as bird flu now ‘endemic in cows’ while Trump cuts staff and funding
Alarm as bird flu now ‘endemic in cows’ while Trump cuts staff and funding
Experts say current US outbreak is unlikely to end without intervention with further mutation of virus likely
A newer variant of H5N1 bird flu has spilled over into dairy cows separately in Nevada and Arizona, prompting new theories about how the virus…
www.theguardian.com
February 22, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Alarm as bird flu now ‘endemic in cows’ while Trump cuts staff and funding
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The Russian military is sending wounded troops on crutches back to the frontlines to fight, and redeploying soldiers with significant injuries to combat roles, as it struggles with growing manpower issues, according to videos and testimony obtained by CNN: bit.ly/3Xg5Fp1
Russia is ‘recycling’ wounded troops, sending some to the frontline on crutches | CNN
The Russian military is sending wounded troops on crutches back to the frontlines to fight, and redeploying soldiers with significant injuries to combat roles, as it struggles with growing manpower is...
bit.ly
February 22, 2025 at 1:09 PM
The Russian military is sending wounded troops on crutches back to the frontlines to fight, and redeploying soldiers with significant injuries to combat roles, as it struggles with growing manpower issues, according to videos and testimony obtained by CNN: bit.ly/3Xg5Fp1
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This is a poor headline from the BBC. The US aren't offering a "deal" - they want the minerals in return for support already given. It's straight up extortion.
February 21, 2025 at 2:09 PM
This is a poor headline from the BBC. The US aren't offering a "deal" - they want the minerals in return for support already given. It's straight up extortion.
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Join us for the Economic Blackout on February 28!
February 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Join us for the Economic Blackout on February 28!