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Just Jane
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Sweary animal lover who rants about local politics and more.
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Just Jane @ljdspeaks.bsky.social · Nov 13
Alright, y'all!

Made the jump from X

I need to rebuild following & followers ( I loved my tiny crew, all 3k of them)

Tell me who to follow!
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🚨🚨 Deranged letter from Education Secretary Linda McMahon to Harvard’s president, cutting off federal funding for any new grants.

Worth reading in full. It is NUTS.
THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION WASHINGTON, DC 20202 May 5, 2025 Dr. Alan Garber Office of the President Harvard University Massachusetts Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 Dr. Garber, The Federal Government has a sacred responsibility to be a wise and important steward of American taxpayer dollars. Harvard University, despite amassing a largely tax-free $53.2 billion dollar endowment (larger than the GDP of 100 countries), receives billions of dollars of taxpayer largess each year. Receiving such taxpayer funds is a privilege, not a right. Yet instead of using these funds to advance the education of its students, Harvard is engaging in a systemic pattern of violating federal law. Where do many of these "students" come from, who are they, how do they get into Harvard, or even into our country—and why is there so much HATE? These are questions that must be answered, among many more, but the biggest question of all is, why will Harvard not give straightforward answers to the American public? Harvard University has made a mockery of this country's higher education system. It has invited foreign students, who engage in violent behavior and show contempt for the United States of America, to its campus. In every way, Harvard has failed to abide by its legal obligations, its ethical and fiduciary duties, its transparency responsibilities, and any semblance of academic rigor. It had scrapped standardized testing requirements and a normalized grading system. This year Harvard was forced to adopt an embarrassing "remedial math" program for undergraduates. Why is it, we ask, that Harvard has to teach simple and basic mathematics, when it is supposedly so hard to get into this "acclaimed university"? Who is getting in under such a low standard when others, with fabulous grades and a great understanding of the highest levels of mathematics, are being rejected? Harvard has even been embroiled in humiliating plagiarism scandals, exposed clearly and plainly in the media, with respect to your then… running the institution in a totally chaotic way. Harvard alumnus and highly successful hedge fund manager Bill Ackman noted that, under her leadership, Harvard has become "a political advocacy organization for one party." Ackman has called for the resignation of Pritzker, concluding that the "[t)he mismanagement here is Penny Pritzker" and noting that any serious corporation would have removed her after a litany of recent failings and the fact that, incredibly, "Harvard is not in a good financial position." According to Ackman, one of the world's foremost finance experts, Harvard's so-called S53 billion endowment is "massively overstated as far as what it's really worth," and Harvard has irresponsibly taken out $8 billion in debt. If this is true, it is concerning evidence of Harvard's disastrous mismanagement, indicating an urgent need for massive reform-not continued taxpayer investment. If Harvard prefers not to change, then Harvard should have no problem using its overflowing endowment to fund its bloated bureaucracy. At its best, a university should fulfill the highest ideals of our Nation, and enlighten the thousands of hopeful students who walk through its magnificent gates. But Harvard has betrayed this ideal. Perhaps most alarmingly, Harvard has failed to abide by the United States Supreme Court's ruling demanding that it end its racial preferencing, and continues to engage in ugly racism in its undergraduate and graduate schools, and even within the Harvard Law Review itself. Our universities should be bastions of merit that reward and celebrate excellence and achievement. They should not be incubators of discrimination that encourage resentment and instill grievance and racism into our wonderful young Americans. The above concerns are only a fraction of the long list of Harvard's consistent violations of its own legal duties. Given these and other concerning allegations, this letter is to inform you that Harvard should no longer seek GRANTS from the fede… Federal Agencies. The Administration's priorities have not changed and today's letter marks the end of new grants for the University. These requests will advance the best interests of Harvard University, so it can reclaim its status as a respected educational institution for the future leaders of America. Thank you for your attention to this matter! Sincerely, Linda E. McMahon Secretary of Education
May 6, 2025 at 12:27 AM
ljdspeaks.bsky.social
Men are exhausting me already today
May 5, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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stevethdemocrat.bsky.social
Wtf!? 🤦🏼
April 17, 2025 at 10:59 PM
ljdspeaks.bsky.social
If you say " I understand you have a PHD mansplaining but kindly STFU" You will get sent home to think about what you've done.

Follow me for more work / life balance tips
April 9, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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plantpowered1971.bsky.social
This!!
March 29, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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lincolnproject.us
In a normal world Waltz and Hagseth would be fired for leaking the info and setting up the chat. Gabbard and Ratcliffe would go for possibly misleading Congress yesterday.
March 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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profciara.bsky.social
Good grief 🚨⚖️
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Mar 26
Trump says he's looking at setting up some sort of government "compensation fund" for the January 6 criminals that he pardoned
March 26, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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atrupar.com
Crockett: "The idea that you want to shut down everybody that is not Fox News is bullshit. We need to stop playing."
March 26, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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dearlstephens.bsky.social
📌The biggest problem isn't that Pete Hegseth is an under-qualified moron who is texting our military secrets to our enemies like some 15-year-old, blackout drunk.
The problem is there is an entire anti-American, bought-off political empire on the Right that simply doesn't give a shit anymore ...
March 25, 2025 at 2:58 AM
ljdspeaks.bsky.social
I remember when I had hope for Gillibrand
muellershewrote.com Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Mar 14
NEW: Here are the 10 “democratic” senators that voted to sell out veterans, the American people, and their colleagues in the House.

Cortez Masto
Durbin
Fetterman
Gillibrand
Hassan
King
Peters
Schatz
Schumer
Shaheen
March 15, 2025 at 12:02 AM
ljdspeaks.bsky.social
Fuck Chuck
March 13, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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trublu268.bsky.social
🤔🤔🤔
March 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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atrupar.com
Alina Habba on veterans who have been fired from government jobs: "Perhaps they're not fit to have a job at this moment."
March 4, 2025 at 6:34 PM
ljdspeaks.bsky.social
My bluesky buddies, practice self care when possible

I've collapsed into the arms of my husband in tears for the 3rd time this week

It's going to get worse
February 3, 2025 at 2:29 AM
ljdspeaks.bsky.social
Ryan Walters is a lunatic, dangerous & vile.

Every effort to protect Oklahoma's children must be made.
January 28, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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andersonvilleej.bsky.social
I’m proud to call the amazing cartoonist Ed Wexler a friend.
January 27, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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piperformissouri.bsky.social
What she said…
January 25, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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joncooper-us.bsky.social
If you want further proof that American journalism is dead, the Hollywood Reporter showed more moral clarity in their coverage of Elon Musk’s Nazi salute than the Washington Post, NY Times, LA Times, WSJ, CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS or NBC. Cowards all.
bit.ly/4gdjnQe
January 22, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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pauletteparis1.bsky.social
You are here:
January 21, 2025 at 10:43 AM
ljdspeaks.bsky.social
I'm not okay.
I can't find an anchor in hope at the moment.
January 21, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
AOC: “We are on the eve of an authoritarian administration.” 🇺🇸
January 20, 2025 at 2:11 AM
ljdspeaks.bsky.social
I'll be holding a wake tomorrow for sanity and democracy if anyone wants to join
January 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
ljdspeaks.bsky.social
Never in my life did I think I'd be anti-snoop.

Greed consumes souls
January 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM
ljdspeaks.bsky.social
Oh poodles, having a rough one today
January 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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nothoodlum.bsky.social
This sounds like a direct threat from a crazy person.
December 17, 2024 at 3:18 AM