joyfulB
@joyfulb.bsky.social
I help feral cats
Like nice people
Dislike facists and long walks off a short pier
Like nice people
Dislike facists and long walks off a short pier
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To hear my take on the state of our democracy, check out my half-hour talk from Saturday here: drive.google.com/file/d/1ewaK.... (Thank you for the video, Natalie Rahn-Lane — and thanks for the photo, Kurt Kutay!)
Rick Steves Rally Speech 4/19/2025.MOV
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April 22, 2025 at 10:56 PM
To hear my take on the state of our democracy, check out my half-hour talk from Saturday here: drive.google.com/file/d/1ewaK.... (Thank you for the video, Natalie Rahn-Lane — and thanks for the photo, Kurt Kutay!)
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I wrote about Jackie Robinson Day @northsidebaseball.com—the American Dream, how much of it was ever meant to be fulfilled, and the anniversary of the moment when that fulfillment first appeared on the distant horizon. Also, what Robinson's legacy demands of us. northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/...
Happy Jackie Robinson Day, to Those Who Celebrate
There's always what we say, and what we mean, and a gap between the two; what we mean to do, and what we really do, and a gap between the two. We all have a habit of saying what we mean to do, but wha...
northsidebaseball.com
April 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I wrote about Jackie Robinson Day @northsidebaseball.com—the American Dream, how much of it was ever meant to be fulfilled, and the anniversary of the moment when that fulfillment first appeared on the distant horizon. Also, what Robinson's legacy demands of us. northsidebaseball.com/news-rumors/...
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Everybody romanticizing about the heyday of American manufacturing needs to carefully listen to one (1) Bruce Springsteen song.
April 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Everybody romanticizing about the heyday of American manufacturing needs to carefully listen to one (1) Bruce Springsteen song.
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April 5, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Todays a good day to tell my husband that talking constantly and refusing to stop is a good thing.
April 1, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Todays a good day to tell my husband that talking constantly and refusing to stop is a good thing.
Cory Booker at the start of hour 21.... "Ok, let's talk about the economy"
April 1, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Cory Booker at the start of hour 21.... "Ok, let's talk about the economy"
I’m just trying to process it all
DUI Hire Pete Hegseth shall now be infamous for #WhiskeyLeaks
March 25, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I’m just trying to process it all
I do find the term WhiskeyLeaks funny. I wish it was actually funny tho
March 25, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I do find the term WhiskeyLeaks funny. I wish it was actually funny tho
Back to waking up every day thinking WTF is the new train wreck that we have absorb today.? This is nuts. I mean just totally nuts and it’s the worst end-of-times movie script scenario possible. They can’t even cast a decent anti Christ lead. Which one is it?
March 25, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Back to waking up every day thinking WTF is the new train wreck that we have absorb today.? This is nuts. I mean just totally nuts and it’s the worst end-of-times movie script scenario possible. They can’t even cast a decent anti Christ lead. Which one is it?
Keeping this for future use. Sure I can use it for something
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March 25, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Keeping this for future use. Sure I can use it for something
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In 25 years of covering national security, I’ve never seen a story like this: Senior Trump officials discussed planning for the U.S. attack on Yemen in a Signal group--and inadvertently added the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
In 25 years of covering national security, I’ve never seen a story like this: Senior Trump officials discussed planning for the U.S. attack on Yemen in a Signal group--and inadvertently added the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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I care deeply about who Michigan will elect as Governor and send to the U.S. Senate next year, but I have decided against competing in either race.
I wrote more here about my decision and how I view the work required of us all in this moment:
I wrote more here about my decision and how I view the work required of us all in this moment:
I'm Not Running in 2026, But I Am Getting to Work
We all have work to do in delivering a better kind of politics for America.
substack.com
March 13, 2025 at 2:49 PM
I care deeply about who Michigan will elect as Governor and send to the U.S. Senate next year, but I have decided against competing in either race.
I wrote more here about my decision and how I view the work required of us all in this moment:
I wrote more here about my decision and how I view the work required of us all in this moment:
I lived near Littleton when this happened. Very sad. So this shows that the lasting impact of mass shootings never end.
Columbine survivor's death 'best classified as homicide': Coroner report
Columbine survivor's death 'best classified as homicide': Coroner report
The death toll from the Columbine High School mass shooting in 1999 has risen by one.
thehill.com
March 13, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I lived near Littleton when this happened. Very sad. So this shows that the lasting impact of mass shootings never end.
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Good.
Tim Walz to launch national tour of town halls in Republican House districts | CNN Politics
Tim Walz is headed back out on the road – this time, for a tour of House districts represented by Republicans, some of whom have stopped holding town halls amid the raucous receptions their colleagues...
www.cnn.com
March 13, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Good.
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More of this, please –
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ICYMI-this is a must see: Representative John Larson (D) calling out Elon Musk and not holding back…
Well done! THANK YOU.
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ICYMI-this is a must see: Representative John Larson (D) calling out Elon Musk and not holding back…
Well done! THANK YOU.
March 12, 2025 at 6:38 PM
More of this, please –
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
ICYMI-this is a must see: Representative John Larson (D) calling out Elon Musk and not holding back…
Well done! THANK YOU.
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
ICYMI-this is a must see: Representative John Larson (D) calling out Elon Musk and not holding back…
Well done! THANK YOU.
I highly approve of Mark Kelley keeping his Twitter account. Thank god for him. And yes. Deadnaming Twitter is the only resistance I have this week.
March 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I highly approve of Mark Kelley keeping his Twitter account. Thank god for him. And yes. Deadnaming Twitter is the only resistance I have this week.
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🚨Disabled Iraq War Veteran Eric Rodriguez isn’t mincing words:
“They’re slashing staff, crushing unions, and selling out the VA—for what? So billionaires can make more money while Veterans sit on a waitlist. Or worse, get no treatment.”
“They’re slashing staff, crushing unions, and selling out the VA—for what? So billionaires can make more money while Veterans sit on a waitlist. Or worse, get no treatment.”
🔥"We'll Take the Fight to Them" – Disabled Iraq War Veteran & Union Steward Fights Back on VA Cuts
YouTube video by VoteVets
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March 6, 2025 at 4:33 PM
🚨Disabled Iraq War Veteran Eric Rodriguez isn’t mincing words:
“They’re slashing staff, crushing unions, and selling out the VA—for what? So billionaires can make more money while Veterans sit on a waitlist. Or worse, get no treatment.”
“They’re slashing staff, crushing unions, and selling out the VA—for what? So billionaires can make more money while Veterans sit on a waitlist. Or worse, get no treatment.”
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ICYMI: numerous fired Federal employees, including Veterans and IRS taxpayer advocates, attended FOTUS’s speech as guests of Democrats. Many voted for Trump, believing his lies that he’d improve the economy. All now wish they could take back their votes #Voices4Victory
m.youtube.com/watch?v=vNpj...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=vNpj...
'Hoping I can get my job back’: Veteran who voted for Trump fired from IRS
YouTube video by MSNBC
m.youtube.com
March 5, 2025 at 12:57 PM
ICYMI: numerous fired Federal employees, including Veterans and IRS taxpayer advocates, attended FOTUS’s speech as guests of Democrats. Many voted for Trump, believing his lies that he’d improve the economy. All now wish they could take back their votes #Voices4Victory
m.youtube.com/watch?v=vNpj...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=vNpj...
Feeling helpless like we cant fight back enough. Senators and Reps are not doing enough. And we cant stop all this dismantling. What do we do? Ok we can protest but that aint doing near enough. Calling Senators in Ohio is USELESS
March 3, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Feeling helpless like we cant fight back enough. Senators and Reps are not doing enough. And we cant stop all this dismantling. What do we do? Ok we can protest but that aint doing near enough. Calling Senators in Ohio is USELESS
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Boris Pistorius knows a Nazi when he sees one!
Boris was way too kind to only call Nazi Vance "undemocratic"
Boris was way too kind to only call Nazi Vance "undemocratic"
Wow! German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius SLAMS JD Vance's speech as undemocratic and calls it "not acceptable."
“Here in Germany, we fight for your right to disagree against us.”
He’s 100% right!
“Here in Germany, we fight for your right to disagree against us.”
He’s 100% right!
February 14, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Boris Pistorius knows a Nazi when he sees one!
Boris was way too kind to only call Nazi Vance "undemocratic"
Boris was way too kind to only call Nazi Vance "undemocratic"
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The removal of a transgender reference from the National Park Service’s Stonewall website wasn’t done by NPS staff. Elon, care to elaborate?
February 14, 2025 at 4:55 AM
The removal of a transgender reference from the National Park Service’s Stonewall website wasn’t done by NPS staff. Elon, care to elaborate?
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I need someone to answer this damn question!
February 13, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I need someone to answer this damn question!
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Mahomes is getting intercepted more than a classified document in the Trump admin.
February 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Mahomes is getting intercepted more than a classified document in the Trump admin.
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🔥 Bernie naming it
February 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
🔥 Bernie naming it