JoEllen B.
walking-in-beauty.bsky.social
JoEllen B.
@walking-in-beauty.bsky.social
Psycholinguist & cultural explorer of language, food, and the natural world. Lover of life on Earth, even in challenging times. Doing all the good I can.
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Tesla doesn't recongise Trade Unions.

Apple doesn't recognise unions.

Amazon is anti-union.

McDonald's is anti-union.

Starbucks is anti-union.

Google is anti-union.

Walmart is anti-union.

The big corporations are not on your side.
December 25, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Happy holidays, veterans - your president just took away your right to an abortion following rape, incest, or to preserve the life of the mother.

www.ms.now/news/abortio...
Department of Veterans Affairs quietly implements abortion ban
A VA spokesperson confirmed to MS NOW that the ban was in place following a Department of Justice memo issued last week.
www.ms.now
December 23, 2025 at 6:44 PM
November 4, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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I miss normal
September 1, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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September 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Which makes you wonder why Trump hired a teenager to work in his spa and why he talks about her as a possession.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Trump says Jeffrey Epstein 'stole' Virginia Giuffre from him when she worked at Mar-a-Lago spa
"He took people that worked for me. And I told him, 'Don’t do it anymore.' And he did it," Trump told reporters.
www.nbcnews.com
July 30, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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July 27, 2025 at 6:57 PM
As a human being who spent her whole life teaching children to believe in themselves, this is the saddest thing I've ever read.

apnews.com/article/ai-c...
Teens say they are turning to AI for advice, friendship and 'to get out of thinking'
Teenagers are increasingly turning to AI for advice, emotional support and decision-making, according to a new study.
apnews.com
July 23, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Thank God I was educated in colleges and universities back when their purpose was to open young minds to possibility instead of preventing them from even considering it, much less voicing it ANYWHERE.

apnews.com/article/camp...
Columbia University says it has suspended and expelled students who participated in protests
The sanctions issued by a university judicial board also include probation and degree revocations, Columbia said in a statement.
apnews.com
July 23, 2025 at 10:05 AM
While 988 has discontinued its LGBTQ youth service, LGBTQ (young people) seeking specialized... suicide prevention help can still contact the Trevor Project for such services by calling 1-866-488-7386, texting START to 678678 or visiting TheTrevorProject.org/Get-Help
www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...
Trump administration shuts down LGBTQ youth suicide hotline
The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline's LGBTQ youth service, which has provided queer youths with specialized services since 2022, was officially terminated Thursday.
www.nbcnews.com
July 17, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Defunding PBS really is all about Sesame Street and defunding all our progress in giving ALL children pride in diversity, equity in education and inclusion in the American dream. Watch Jesse Jackson teach! PLEASE PASS IT ON!

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Redirecting...
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July 17, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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If you were hoping for some transparency over the Epstein case, keep hoping
July 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
In case you didn't know, the Palestinians are not alone in being despised, dispossessed and killed in bombing and violence in Israel in which they have taken no part. It was never about Hamas.

apnews.com/article/bedo...
Israel didn’t give permits to these Bedouin villages to build bomb shelters. So they built their own
When the sirens wail in the southern Israeli desert to herald an incoming missile, Ahmad Abu Ganima’s family scrambles outside.
apnews.com
July 16, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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“The bosom of America is open to receive not only the Opulent and respected Stranger, but the oppressed and persecuted of all Nations and Religions; whom we shall welcome to a participation of all our rights and privileges (1783)." #GeorgeWashington #PrayForAmerica
July 13, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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In 2021, Biden admin awarded Kerr County TX $10m in American Rescue Plan Act funds, which could have been used for flood prevention infrastructure. But commissioners, facing political pressure from conservative residents, opted not to pursue warning system. www.texastribune.org/2025/07/10/t...
July 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/c...

This needs to be shared far and wide
FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show
www.nytimes.com
July 12, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from their 100-year flood map in Texas in response to appeals
FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records show
Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map, as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain in the years before rushing ...
apnews.com
July 12, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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July 11, 2025 at 11:48 AM
The deadly clown show at DHS...using unvetted social media for their illegal roundups.

www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
DHS used anonymous pro-Israel site to target activists for deportation, agency says in court
DHS said at a trial Wednesday that it used a list from the site, which has been accused of doxxing people whom it sees as being anti-Israel and antisemitic.
www.nbcnews.com
July 10, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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July 7, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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This whole story is insane
Deporting children of military veterans because they were born on an overseas military base.

This man has no citizenship now.
Texas Man Born to U.S. Soldier on U.S. Army Base Abroad Deported
He has no citizenship to any country, despite SCOTUS case
www.austinchronicle.com
July 1, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Unless they live in these states or DC, U.S citizen infants born to an undocumented parent can be deported without process by the US govt. in 30 days: AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, HI, IL, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, NV, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OR, RI, VT, WA, and WI. (Thx to the Supremely Awful Court)
June 27, 2025 at 11:21 PM