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Jo
@artsyjo.bsky.social
Mom, maker, educator, wannabe gardener, and fair-weather hiker at home in the Ozarks
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I’m already pretty frugal and have cut back even more since January, but I like the idea of a holiday economic blackout. It would be a great way to continue the momentum from this weekend. Give baked goods, handmade, repurposed or used… I think we can do this and still make Christmas special!
70% of GDP is consumer spending. 40% of that happens between 11/15 and 1/15. Buy nothing except food. Money is the ONLY thing the 1% care about. Make them hurt. No more spending.
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#Arkansas has a brilliant choice for a new Senator in 2026: Sixth-generation farmer, Hallie Shoffner. Let's do this!

arkansasadvocate.com/2025/07/15/a...
December 4, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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TRYING TO FLIP” THE BOAT MEANS THE BOAT WAS CAPSIZED AND THEY WERE SHIPWRECKED IN THE WATER.
Q: What did you see in the second strike?

Cotton: "I saw two survivors trying to flip a boat -- loaded with drugs, bound for the United States -- back over, so they could stay in the fight."
December 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Reminder about Jan 6:

it really happened
It was a horror
140+ police were injured
A range of violent weapons were used by attackers
Chants to hang Mike Pence were heard
There was a gallows and guns
Pipe bombs diverted police as mob approached
December 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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I don’t normally read the comments, but these ones give me hope. I know we are all seeing a lot of hate toward our Somali friends and neighbors, but I wanted to share these.

I hope they bring a smile to your face like they did mine.
December 4, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Remember: Almost all of us are the descendants of immigrants who fled persecution, or were brought to America under duress, or sought better lives for themselves and their descendants.

Politicians who stoke fear and hatred over immigration want you to forget this.

Do not.
December 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
My contribution for Thanksgiving, part two (with the in-laws)
Pumpkin pie and cranberry curd tart 😋
November 30, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Keep it up!
November 29, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Apple pie perfection👌
I always use Grandma Jo’s recipe, except my apples were bought, not stolen.
November 26, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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The Guardian asks, Will it work?

Yes, make your $ count: Don’t spend at companies that collude with the regime!
Don’t purchase from Home Depot, Amazon or Target black Friday through cyber Monday.

WE AIN’T BUYING IT indivisible.org/campaign/we-...

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
What is the latest Black Friday boycott – and will it work?
While others scramble for deals on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, activists hope to leverage shopping behavior for societal change
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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@economist.com's tracking of Donald Trump's approval shows he's now underwater in #Arkansas at -1.8%. He has net positive approval in just 10 states & he's 20 points underwater in Texas: "No recent president has fallen so low so quickly."
#arpx
www.economist.com/interactive/...
Donald Trump’s approval rating
Follow our presidential approval rating poll tracker to see how favourably Americans view Mr Trump
www.economist.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Monday morning sleepy Agnes (5am zoomies wear a girl out….)
November 24, 2025 at 4:51 PM
My thanksgiving cactus is showing off ☺️ #plantsky
November 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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This holiday season — when 20% of retail sales happen — we’re using our power to speak the only language corporations understand: our wallets.

This holiday season, let’s remind corporate America: our silence isn’t for sale, and our values aren’t up for purchase.

Join us — We Ain’t Buying It
We Ain't Buying It!
This Thanksgiving-Cyber Monday were hitting pause on corporations that enable this administration!
bit.ly
November 21, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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👏🏻👏🏻 I hope We Ain't Buying It sends shock waves through the money-grubbing billionaire class. It's not just Kindles and wrench sets we're not buying.

We're not buying the continual degradation of American lives to feed the rapacious greed of 1-2% of people who make 💰so fast they can never spend it.
small businesses need support now written on a yellow background with buildings
ALT: small businesses need support now written on a yellow background with buildings
media.tenor.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Trump is chatting with Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, Washington Post correspondent Jamal Khashoggi's murderer, surrounded by his garish gold decor, berating a reporter's attitude for asking a simple question that Trump clearly couldn't answer.

This is your president.
November 18, 2025 at 6:38 PM
November 18, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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mr president sir theres a story coming about how you intervened to help a sex criminal. no sir, not that sex criminal you helped….no not that one either…sir, please stop guessing sex criminals that you helped. ill give you a hint sir, hes a trafficker. no sir, not that trafficker a different one
November 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Turns out a guy tried to get Grok to dig up dirt on me… and instead Grok endorsed me.

He got mad. I laughed.

What can I say? Even Elon’s AI bot wants a farmer in the Senate.

#farmer #ai #agriculture #funny
November 17, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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November 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I have family members who watch Fox obsessively. It is maddening to try and talk with them.
November 12, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Y’all! I just saw the Aurora in ARKANSAS!!!
November 12, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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The vote capitulation was all about protecting Black Friday and the stock portfolios of people with money.
November 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Don’t mind us, we’ll just be hiding out in this ENORMOUS hollow oak. (For reference, Mabel is a 65 lb dog)
November 10, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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This holiday season, give Jeff Bezos and Amazon the gift of zero dollars. 🥰
November 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Veterans Day protest Tuesday 11/11!

Please follow this link for more information, and to sign up (so we know how many to expect):

www.mobilize.us/indivisiblen...
November 9, 2025 at 11:25 PM