Joanna J
@the-spice-melange.bsky.social
Social work student, cat lady, halfhearted fiction writer, but voracious reader of juuuust about anything.
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A very excellent essay on the ideology driving the chaos.
The Plot Against America
How a Dangerous Ideology Born From the Libertarian Movement Stands Ready to Seize America
www.notesfromthecircus.com
February 23, 2025 at 2:22 PM
A very excellent essay on the ideology driving the chaos.
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Dear Dems. This is a reminder that Donald Trump rescinded the ethics rules preventing gifts to executive branch employees.
Now would be a good time to propose legislation formalizing the prevention into a law
Time to do things that make him react to you.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Now would be a good time to propose legislation formalizing the prevention into a law
Time to do things that make him react to you.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump has canceled Biden's ethics rules. Critics call it the opposite of 'drain the swamp'
Donald Trump took office eight years ago pledging to “drain the swamp” of the dominance of Washington influence peddlers.
apnews.com
February 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Dear Dems. This is a reminder that Donald Trump rescinded the ethics rules preventing gifts to executive branch employees.
Now would be a good time to propose legislation formalizing the prevention into a law
Time to do things that make him react to you.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Now would be a good time to propose legislation formalizing the prevention into a law
Time to do things that make him react to you.
apnews.com/article/trum...
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3. The Trump administration has ordered the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to indefinitely postpone a public meeting of its vaccine advisory panel, a key forum for discussing vaccine safety and effectiveness.
February 21, 2025 at 1:17 AM
3. The Trump administration has ordered the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to indefinitely postpone a public meeting of its vaccine advisory panel, a key forum for discussing vaccine safety and effectiveness.
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2. Trump is preparing to dissolve the leadership of the U.S. Postal Service and bring the independent mail agency under his administration’s control.
February 21, 2025 at 1:17 AM
2. Trump is preparing to dissolve the leadership of the U.S. Postal Service and bring the independent mail agency under his administration’s control.
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Three updates:
1. The Justice Department has deleted a database tracking federal police misconduct. The database was first proposed in 2020 following the police killing of George Floyd.
1. The Justice Department has deleted a database tracking federal police misconduct. The database was first proposed in 2020 following the police killing of George Floyd.
February 21, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Three updates:
1. The Justice Department has deleted a database tracking federal police misconduct. The database was first proposed in 2020 following the police killing of George Floyd.
1. The Justice Department has deleted a database tracking federal police misconduct. The database was first proposed in 2020 following the police killing of George Floyd.
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Not according to Marbury v. Madison.
February 19, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Not according to Marbury v. Madison.
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![[screenshot of Cody Johnston tweet] "The best tweets are when a U.S. Senator is like" Someone should do something about this."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rwjblwsrkuhk3d3mx2xgafsv/bafkreif2cq3jemtp234mvcvt3krnvchwtdyncggbdp7nvyrsnew72dawr4@jpeg)
I’ve spent my life whispering the Litany Against Fear over and over, but this is what I needed.
It’s been SIX YEARS that I’ve been working on the same unfinished short story, but I just keep rewriting it 😭
It’s been SIX YEARS that I’ve been working on the same unfinished short story, but I just keep rewriting it 😭
February 6, 2025 at 8:37 PM
I’ve spent my life whispering the Litany Against Fear over and over, but this is what I needed.
It’s been SIX YEARS that I’ve been working on the same unfinished short story, but I just keep rewriting it 😭
It’s been SIX YEARS that I’ve been working on the same unfinished short story, but I just keep rewriting it 😭
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HEY I KNOW EVERYTHING IS A LOT RIGHT NOW
HERE IS A SLOW BLINK FOR YOU
HERE IS A SLOW BLINK FOR YOU
February 2, 2025 at 2:21 AM
HEY I KNOW EVERYTHING IS A LOT RIGHT NOW
HERE IS A SLOW BLINK FOR YOU
HERE IS A SLOW BLINK FOR YOU
They look innocent, but no more than 10 minutes after this photo, they stole my string cheese and knocked over a glass of water.
February 2, 2025 at 3:42 AM
They look innocent, but no more than 10 minutes after this photo, they stole my string cheese and knocked over a glass of water.
Sometimes it’s good for me to be reminded that there is so much more out there.
Venus, Saturn, and the Moon last night🌙
Venus, Saturn, and the Moon last night🌙
February 1, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Sometimes it’s good for me to be reminded that there is so much more out there.
Venus, Saturn, and the Moon last night🌙
Venus, Saturn, and the Moon last night🌙
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If my cat doesn’t like you, I probably won’t either. 😼
January 26, 2025 at 11:44 AM
If my cat doesn’t like you, I probably won’t either. 😼
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Cheating on an exam by memorizing everything the professor taught in advance so I can easily answer all the questions
January 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Cheating on an exam by memorizing everything the professor taught in advance so I can easily answer all the questions
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We are about to enter an era of extreme and dangerous culture war in the United States. How do we protect our communities and work toward a cultural ceasefire? In this piece I wrote a couple months ago, I offer one possible path. wapo.st/40q1BDn
Opinion | Libraries can help end the culture wars. That’s why they’re under fire.
Nothing threatens authoritarianism like a free, quiet place to absorb a full range of information.
wapo.st
January 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM
We are about to enter an era of extreme and dangerous culture war in the United States. How do we protect our communities and work toward a cultural ceasefire? In this piece I wrote a couple months ago, I offer one possible path. wapo.st/40q1BDn