Jo Boe
@rustbeltbard.bsky.social
Just some dude trying to find his way in the world.
Republicans hate veterans. As soon as we’re done fighting their wars and making them rich, they want us to crawl into a hole and die.
The last thing our veterans need is FEWER people making sure they get the health care they need.
This is a grossly short-sighted decision by Secretary Collins. We need answers and accountability.
This is a grossly short-sighted decision by Secretary Collins. We need answers and accountability.
VA plans to abruptly eliminate tens of thousands of health care jobs
Strains on the Veterans Affairs system could grow with the elimination of as many as 35,000 mostly unfilled health care positions, including doctors and nurses.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Republicans hate veterans. As soon as we’re done fighting their wars and making them rich, they want us to crawl into a hole and die.
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The last thing our veterans need is FEWER people making sure they get the health care they need.
This is a grossly short-sighted decision by Secretary Collins. We need answers and accountability.
This is a grossly short-sighted decision by Secretary Collins. We need answers and accountability.
VA plans to abruptly eliminate tens of thousands of health care jobs
Strains on the Veterans Affairs system could grow with the elimination of as many as 35,000 mostly unfilled health care positions, including doctors and nurses.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:29 PM
The last thing our veterans need is FEWER people making sure they get the health care they need.
This is a grossly short-sighted decision by Secretary Collins. We need answers and accountability.
This is a grossly short-sighted decision by Secretary Collins. We need answers and accountability.
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More than 10,000 Ohioans could return to homelessness due to a federal funding policy change for local homeless assistance programs, advocates warn. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/05/t...
Thousands of Ohioans could face homelessness because of federal policy change • Ohio Capital Journal
More than 10,000 Ohioans could return to homelessness due to a federal funding policy change for local homeless assistance programs, advocates warn.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
More than 10,000 Ohioans could return to homelessness due to a federal funding policy change for local homeless assistance programs, advocates warn. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/12/05/t...
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Ohio Republicans introduce bill that would ban state agencies from flying LGBTQ+ Pride flags.
Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed similar language in the Ohio state budget earlier this year.
thebuckeyeflame.com/2025/12/05/s...
Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed similar language in the Ohio state budget earlier this year.
thebuckeyeflame.com/2025/12/05/s...
Ohio Republicans introduce bill that would ban state agencies from flying LGBTQ+ Pride flags
Ohio Republicans have introduced a bill that would ban the display of LGBTQ+ Pride flags on any buildings or grounds owned by state agencies
thebuckeyeflame.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Ohio Republicans introduce bill that would ban state agencies from flying LGBTQ+ Pride flags.
Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed similar language in the Ohio state budget earlier this year.
thebuckeyeflame.com/2025/12/05/s...
Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed similar language in the Ohio state budget earlier this year.
thebuckeyeflame.com/2025/12/05/s...
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The State Library of Ohio got some good news as a federal agency from which they receive grant money won a battle in federal court against an executive order from President Donald Trump.
The institute is the sole source of federal funding for libraries
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/28/f...
The institute is the sole source of federal funding for libraries
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/28/f...
Federal court decision spells win for State Library of Ohio, libraries nationwide • Ohio Capital Journal
The State Library of Ohio got some good news as a federal agency from which they receive grant money won a battle in federal court against an executive order from President Donald Trump.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:43 PM
The State Library of Ohio got some good news as a federal agency from which they receive grant money won a battle in federal court against an executive order from President Donald Trump.
The institute is the sole source of federal funding for libraries
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/28/f...
The institute is the sole source of federal funding for libraries
ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/28/f...
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Today a child was born to remind us not to raise armies of dead bodies just because we can.
Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween!
October 31, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Today a child was born to remind us not to raise armies of dead bodies just because we can.
Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween!
I have a special needs child. I’m always on edge about this and everything the republicans are doing.
Trump's special ed cuts have these families on edge
The state of education for students with disabilities is already tenuous: As of June, only 19 states were fully compliant with the requirements under the IDEA to serve kids between ages 3 and 21.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...
The state of education for students with disabilities is already tenuous: As of June, only 19 states were fully compliant with the requirements under the IDEA to serve kids between ages 3 and 21.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...
Their kids rely on special education. Trump's cuts have them on edge.
Special education in public schools was tenuous even before the Trump administration cut staff at an office that administers funding.
www.usatoday.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I have a special needs child. I’m always on edge about this and everything the republicans are doing.
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Dutch intelligence suspends sharing arrangements with the US after concluding that high level intel was routinely being shared by the White House with their friends in the Kremlin. www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/n...
Nederlandse diensten delen minder informatie met de VS: ‘Soms vertellen we dingen niet meer’
Het aantal dreigingen dat op Nederland afkomt is groot, zien de hoofden van de AIVD en de MIVD elke dag: niet alleen Russische agressie, maar ook de opmars van China als digitale macht en binnenlands ...
www.volkskrant.nl
October 19, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Dutch intelligence suspends sharing arrangements with the US after concluding that high level intel was routinely being shared by the White House with their friends in the Kremlin. www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/n...
"The great lie is that it is civilization. It's not civilized. It has been literally the most blood thirsty brutalizing system ever imposed upon this planet. That is not civilization. That's the great lie—is that it represents civilization."
—John Trudell
—John Trudell
October 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
"The great lie is that it is civilization. It's not civilized. It has been literally the most blood thirsty brutalizing system ever imposed upon this planet. That is not civilization. That's the great lie—is that it represents civilization."
—John Trudell
—John Trudell
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#tdih 1986 Iran-Contra conspiracy began to unravel when Hasenfus was captured by Nicaraguan troops.
U.S. gov't used proceeds from illegal weapons sales to Iran to illegally support Contras.
Bill Barr assisted with cover-up.
Read ⬇️ 🧵#TeachCentralAmerica
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ir...
U.S. gov't used proceeds from illegal weapons sales to Iran to illegally support Contras.
Bill Barr assisted with cover-up.
Read ⬇️ 🧵#TeachCentralAmerica
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ir...
Oct. 5, 1986: Eugene Hasenfus Captured During Iran-Contra Scandal
The cover-up of the Iran-Contra scandal began to unravel when Eugene Hasenfus was captured by Nicaraguan troops.
www.zinnedproject.org
October 5, 2025 at 10:49 AM
#tdih 1986 Iran-Contra conspiracy began to unravel when Hasenfus was captured by Nicaraguan troops.
U.S. gov't used proceeds from illegal weapons sales to Iran to illegally support Contras.
Bill Barr assisted with cover-up.
Read ⬇️ 🧵#TeachCentralAmerica
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ir...
U.S. gov't used proceeds from illegal weapons sales to Iran to illegally support Contras.
Bill Barr assisted with cover-up.
Read ⬇️ 🧵#TeachCentralAmerica
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ir...
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#tdih 1919 #RedSummer Black sharecroppers met in Elaine, Arkansas to organize for fair pay for cotton.
More than 100 of them were massacred by a white mob.
Twelve Black men were sentenced to death for "riots." #Terrorism #TeachOutsideTextbook 🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/el...
More than 100 of them were massacred by a white mob.
Twelve Black men were sentenced to death for "riots." #Terrorism #TeachOutsideTextbook 🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/el...
Sept. 30, 1919: Elaine Massacre
Black farmers were massacred in Elaine, Arkansas for their efforts to fight for better pay and higher cotton prices. A white mob shot at them, and the farmers returned fire in self-defense. Estimates ...
www.zinnedproject.org
September 30, 2025 at 12:13 PM
#tdih 1919 #RedSummer Black sharecroppers met in Elaine, Arkansas to organize for fair pay for cotton.
More than 100 of them were massacred by a white mob.
Twelve Black men were sentenced to death for "riots." #Terrorism #TeachOutsideTextbook 🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/el...
More than 100 of them were massacred by a white mob.
Twelve Black men were sentenced to death for "riots." #Terrorism #TeachOutsideTextbook 🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/el...
September 29, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Veterans Mobilization Call
YouTube video by Jolly Good Ginger
www.youtube.com
September 28, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Local Clark County school districts are raising concerns about the future of replacement and emergency levies after the Ohio House overrode one of Gov. Mike DeWine’s vetoes on property tax reforms earlier this year.
by Brooke Spurlock
www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/clark-c...
by Brooke Spurlock
www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/clark-c...
Clark County schools concerned about future of replacement, emergency levies
Local Clark County school districts share concerns about the future of replacement and emergency levies.
www.springfieldnewssun.com
September 28, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Local Clark County school districts are raising concerns about the future of replacement and emergency levies after the Ohio House overrode one of Gov. Mike DeWine’s vetoes on property tax reforms earlier this year.
by Brooke Spurlock
www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/clark-c...
by Brooke Spurlock
www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/clark-c...
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ICE has erected a gate to keep protesters out. They are blocking a public street, despite the Broadview Fire Department ordering ICE to tear it down.
Join us at 1930 Beach Street. 7-9 AM. Tell Broadview to tear this fence down.
Join us at 1930 Beach Street. 7-9 AM. Tell Broadview to tear this fence down.
September 26, 2025 at 10:39 AM
ICE has erected a gate to keep protesters out. They are blocking a public street, despite the Broadview Fire Department ordering ICE to tear it down.
Join us at 1930 Beach Street. 7-9 AM. Tell Broadview to tear this fence down.
Join us at 1930 Beach Street. 7-9 AM. Tell Broadview to tear this fence down.
