BarbJoan
@bjgt.bsky.social
Former ESL, reading teacher, and retired elementary principal
Love art, oil painting, word puzzles, Lake Michigan, and the Cubs
Lived in Turkey, MO, MI, MN, KS, DC, and now Chicago
I used to be nice
Ally 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Love art, oil painting, word puzzles, Lake Michigan, and the Cubs
Lived in Turkey, MO, MI, MN, KS, DC, and now Chicago
I used to be nice
Ally 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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"People are scared. They were pressured to see the movie. Your military superior, that's not your shift manager at Taco Bell or Starbucks. They have complete and total control over you."
www.rawstory.com/military-267...
www.rawstory.com/military-267...
Military commanders reportedly force troops to see Melania movie: 'People are scared'
The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has warned that thousands of active-duty military personnel may have been coerced into attending screenings of the Melania documentary.The $75 million Amazon ...
www.rawstory.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:01 PM
"People are scared. They were pressured to see the movie. Your military superior, that's not your shift manager at Taco Bell or Starbucks. They have complete and total control over you."
www.rawstory.com/military-267...
www.rawstory.com/military-267...
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Contrary to what the FBI and DOJ have said over the past year, there really is an FBI list of other people suspected of possible wrongdoing in connection with Jeffrey Epstein. Trump, who has denied any involvement with Epstein’s crimes, is on that list, as well as a number of other powerful people.
February 7, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Contrary to what the FBI and DOJ have said over the past year, there really is an FBI list of other people suspected of possible wrongdoing in connection with Jeffrey Epstein. Trump, who has denied any involvement with Epstein’s crimes, is on that list, as well as a number of other powerful people.
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It's not Bad Bunny.🤷♀️
Trump isn’t going to the Super Bowl because he is, one year into his term, more unpopular than he’s been since the January 6 insurrection. He knows that when the cameras inevitably found him in his box, he would be mercilessly and loudly booed.
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
Trump isn’t going to the Super Bowl because he is, one year into his term, more unpopular than he’s been since the January 6 insurrection. He knows that when the cameras inevitably found him in his box, he would be mercilessly and loudly booed.
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
The Hilarious Decline of MAGA’s Brief Cultural Relevance
A year ago, everyone was doing the “Trump dance.” Now the president is too scared to show his face at the Super Bowl, and the right’s “alternative” halftime show features the cringey, washed-up Kid Ro...
newrepublic.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:40 PM
It's not Bad Bunny.🤷♀️
Trump isn’t going to the Super Bowl because he is, one year into his term, more unpopular than he’s been since the January 6 insurrection. He knows that when the cameras inevitably found him in his box, he would be mercilessly and loudly booed.
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
Trump isn’t going to the Super Bowl because he is, one year into his term, more unpopular than he’s been since the January 6 insurrection. He knows that when the cameras inevitably found him in his box, he would be mercilessly and loudly booed.
newrepublic.com/article/2062...
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The racist whom JD Vance is hanging out with at the Olympics.
February 7, 2026 at 11:39 PM
The racist whom JD Vance is hanging out with at the Olympics.
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"The new law forbids counties and local law enforcement from contracting with ICE. It mandates that public bodies terminate any existing immigration detention agreements and prohibits the use of public property for federal civil immigration detention..."
kfoxtv.com/news/local/n...
kfoxtv.com/news/local/n...
New Mexico governor signs Immigrant Safety Act among other bills into law
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed four bipartisan bills into law, focusing on improving health care access, investing in statewide infrastructur
kfoxtv.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:05 PM
"The new law forbids counties and local law enforcement from contracting with ICE. It mandates that public bodies terminate any existing immigration detention agreements and prohibits the use of public property for federal civil immigration detention..."
kfoxtv.com/news/local/n...
kfoxtv.com/news/local/n...
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The great @jkbjournalist.bsky.social with another big scoop - DOJ has a list of people who may have committed crimes with Epstein - and Trump is on that list.
February 7, 2026 at 11:58 PM
The great @jkbjournalist.bsky.social with another big scoop - DOJ has a list of people who may have committed crimes with Epstein - and Trump is on that list.
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Trump says the part of his social media post in which the Obamas were *not* depicted as apes was "very strong." It's his version of "Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you like the play?”
"Certainly, it was a very strong post in terms of voter fraud" -- i was out and about last night, but want to note that Trump's defense of his blatantly racist Truth Social post is totally demented
February 7, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Trump says the part of his social media post in which the Obamas were *not* depicted as apes was "very strong." It's his version of "Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how did you like the play?”
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When Republican lawmakers decide not to seek re-election and only then break bad on Trump, it tells us that GOP politicians have known all along that Trump is corrupt and dangerous but are happy to screw the country for a slice of the loot.
February 7, 2026 at 11:31 PM
When Republican lawmakers decide not to seek re-election and only then break bad on Trump, it tells us that GOP politicians have known all along that Trump is corrupt and dangerous but are happy to screw the country for a slice of the loot.
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Bezos has rejected multiple offers to buy the paper, and his CEO ignored an offer to spin off the sports and local news sections.
The Epstein files provided more support for something we’ve known for quite a while:
Rightwing billionaires understand that control of media outlets gives them power.
The Epstein files provided more support for something we’ve known for quite a while:
Rightwing billionaires understand that control of media outlets gives them power.
Before The Washington Post layoffs came down, a group of wealthy D.C. locals approached CEO Will Lewis with a proposal.
@passantino.bsky.social has the details in his Saturday @status.news column: www.status.news/p/washington...
@passantino.bsky.social has the details in his Saturday @status.news column: www.status.news/p/washington...
February 7, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Bezos has rejected multiple offers to buy the paper, and his CEO ignored an offer to spin off the sports and local news sections.
The Epstein files provided more support for something we’ve known for quite a while:
Rightwing billionaires understand that control of media outlets gives them power.
The Epstein files provided more support for something we’ve known for quite a while:
Rightwing billionaires understand that control of media outlets gives them power.
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NEW: A baby held in immigration detention became so sick, she had to be rushed to a hospital in severe respiratory distress.
“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.
But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.
But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
Toddler hospitalized with respiratory failure was returned to ICE detention without prescribed medication, lawsuit says
The 18-month-old was sent back to a South Texas facility after days in intensive care with severe respiratory distress, according to a federal lawsuit.
www.nbcnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:25 PM
NEW: A baby held in immigration detention became so sick, she had to be rushed to a hospital in severe respiratory distress.
“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.
But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.
But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
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And ICE lied and said he intentionally hit his head against a wall. www.huffpost.com/entry/immigr...
Immigrant Whose Skull Was Broken In Eight Places During ICE Arrest Says Beating Was Unprovoked
“They started beating me right away when they arrested me,” the Mexican immigrant recounted this week to The Associated Press.
www.huffpost.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:21 AM
And ICE lied and said he intentionally hit his head against a wall. www.huffpost.com/entry/immigr...
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"His farewell email, which was terse, thanked only Jeff Bezos, the owner of The Post, and did not mention journalists at the newspaper."
once again tapping the sign reminding you all to support billionaire free news.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/t...
once again tapping the sign reminding you all to support billionaire free news.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/t...
Washington Post C.E.O. Will Lewis Steps Down After Stormy Tenure
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:00 AM
"His farewell email, which was terse, thanked only Jeff Bezos, the owner of The Post, and did not mention journalists at the newspaper."
once again tapping the sign reminding you all to support billionaire free news.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/t...
once again tapping the sign reminding you all to support billionaire free news.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/t...
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“They’re trapped in this little confinement cell, a dark cell with no sunlight, with multiple people,” said Shaan Chatterjee, an attorney at New England Immigration Law. “They’re basically torturing people into signing off on their own deportation.”
Concentration camps: stories of as many as 50 people to a cell — men and women in some cases — with no windows and limited airflow, a single camera-monitored toilet, aluminum blankets, no showers and poor quality food.
ICE detainees from Maine being held under ‘inhumane’ conditions in Mass. facility, attorneys say
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson said the allegations of overcrowding and lack of access to lawyers are false.
www.pressherald.com
February 7, 2026 at 10:43 PM
“They’re trapped in this little confinement cell, a dark cell with no sunlight, with multiple people,” said Shaan Chatterjee, an attorney at New England Immigration Law. “They’re basically torturing people into signing off on their own deportation.”
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Concentration camps: stories of as many as 50 people to a cell — men and women in some cases — with no windows and limited airflow, a single camera-monitored toilet, aluminum blankets, no showers and poor quality food.
ICE detainees from Maine being held under ‘inhumane’ conditions in Mass. facility, attorneys say
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson said the allegations of overcrowding and lack of access to lawyers are false.
www.pressherald.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Concentration camps: stories of as many as 50 people to a cell — men and women in some cases — with no windows and limited airflow, a single camera-monitored toilet, aluminum blankets, no showers and poor quality food.
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Tell Congress to subpoena Michael Cohen, Michael Wolff, Bill Gates, Steve Bannon, Elon Musk and others! They know more than they will say about Epstein and Trump when it comes to their horrific crimes against CHILDREN!
PLEASE SIGN AND SHARE.
www.change.org/Justice4Surv...
THE VICTIMS NEED US!
PLEASE SIGN AND SHARE.
www.change.org/Justice4Surv...
THE VICTIMS NEED US!
Sign the Petition
Demand congress subpoena key figures on Epstein case
www.change.org
February 8, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Tell Congress to subpoena Michael Cohen, Michael Wolff, Bill Gates, Steve Bannon, Elon Musk and others! They know more than they will say about Epstein and Trump when it comes to their horrific crimes against CHILDREN!
PLEASE SIGN AND SHARE.
www.change.org/Justice4Surv...
THE VICTIMS NEED US!
PLEASE SIGN AND SHARE.
www.change.org/Justice4Surv...
THE VICTIMS NEED US!
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Among the charming aspects of this note, the passive voice: "Difficult decisions have been taken."
This guy should never have had the job, or been allowed to stay.
The damage to Bezos's reputation is immense, but can't match the damage Bezos has done to journalism.
This guy should never have had the job, or been allowed to stay.
The damage to Bezos's reputation is immense, but can't match the damage Bezos has done to journalism.
Breaking — Will Lewis out at the Washington Post. He just sent this email to staff (shared with me by staffer):
February 7, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Among the charming aspects of this note, the passive voice: "Difficult decisions have been taken."
This guy should never have had the job, or been allowed to stay.
The damage to Bezos's reputation is immense, but can't match the damage Bezos has done to journalism.
This guy should never have had the job, or been allowed to stay.
The damage to Bezos's reputation is immense, but can't match the damage Bezos has done to journalism.
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Really important piece in today's @nytimes.com about possible, disastrous next target of MAGA wrecking ball:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/a...
H/t to my friend @timothynoah.bsky.social for pioneering on this story: newrepublic.com/article/2010...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/a...
H/t to my friend @timothynoah.bsky.social for pioneering on this story: newrepublic.com/article/2010...
It’s Been Called the ‘Sistine Chapel of the New Deal.’ Don’t Destroy It.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Really important piece in today's @nytimes.com about possible, disastrous next target of MAGA wrecking ball:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/a...
H/t to my friend @timothynoah.bsky.social for pioneering on this story: newrepublic.com/article/2010...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/a...
H/t to my friend @timothynoah.bsky.social for pioneering on this story: newrepublic.com/article/2010...
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The Guardian has a rough outline of what the Tulsi whistleblower complaint is about: NSA found someone close to Trump in contact with foreign intelligence, and rather than doing something about that, Tulsi brought the report to Susie Wiles.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:05 PM
The Guardian has a rough outline of what the Tulsi whistleblower complaint is about: NSA found someone close to Trump in contact with foreign intelligence, and rather than doing something about that, Tulsi brought the report to Susie Wiles.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Not only did they bring a small private army, but among the waste of taxpayer money was BRINGING A FULL PLANE OF FOOD.
To *Italy*.
To *Italy*.
February 7, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Not only did they bring a small private army, but among the waste of taxpayer money was BRINGING A FULL PLANE OF FOOD.
To *Italy*.
To *Italy*.
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“After baby Amalia had been hospitalized for 10 days, ICE thought this baby should be returned to Dilley, where she was denied access to the medicines that the hospital doctors told her she needed."
NEW: A baby held in immigration detention became so sick, she had to be rushed to a hospital in severe respiratory distress.
“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.
But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
“She was at the brink of dying,” a lawyer told me.
But the girl didn’t go home after her 10-day hospital stay; instead, ICE put her and her mother back in lock up at Dilley.
Toddler hospitalized with respiratory failure was returned to ICE detention without prescribed medication, lawsuit says
The 18-month-old was sent back to a South Texas facility after days in intensive care with severe respiratory distress, according to a federal lawsuit.
www.nbcnews.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:42 PM
“After baby Amalia had been hospitalized for 10 days, ICE thought this baby should be returned to Dilley, where she was denied access to the medicines that the hospital doctors told her she needed."
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Breaking News: A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from halting billions of dollars for a rail tunnel under the Hudson River.
U.S. Judge Says Trump Cannot Halt Funding for Gateway Tunnel Project
Nearly all of the work had stopped on Friday while negotiations continued in Washington and litigation played out in court.
nyti.ms
February 7, 2026 at 1:40 AM
Breaking News: A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from halting billions of dollars for a rail tunnel under the Hudson River.
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“The reason Trump didn’t apologize for the Obama post is because he is a small, petty, fragile man who cannot take responsibility for his own actions. And the second reason, frankly, is because he is a racist.”
February 7, 2026 at 10:36 PM
“The reason Trump didn’t apologize for the Obama post is because he is a small, petty, fragile man who cannot take responsibility for his own actions. And the second reason, frankly, is because he is a racist.”
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“Boooo!” Thank you again Milan!
February 7, 2026 at 10:44 PM
“Boooo!” Thank you again Milan!
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Grandpa’s dementia world is getting deeper.
Reporter: Did you see that the VP Vance got booed at the Olympics?
Trump: That’s surprising because people like him. He doesn’t get booed in this country.
Trump: That’s surprising because people like him. He doesn’t get booed in this country.
February 7, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Grandpa’s dementia world is getting deeper.
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Next question:
Yes. We know you know everything. So you admit you knew they were posting a racist video? Who do you know was a pedophile on Epstein’s island?
Yes. We know you know everything. So you admit you knew they were posting a racist video? Who do you know was a pedophile on Epstein’s island?
Reporter: You frequently criticized Biden for not knowing what was going on in his name, this racist video that was posted on your social media—
Trump: You don’t know what’s going on. I know what’s going on. We know everything.
Trump: You don’t know what’s going on. I know what’s going on. We know everything.
February 7, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Next question:
Yes. We know you know everything. So you admit you knew they were posting a racist video? Who do you know was a pedophile on Epstein’s island?
Yes. We know you know everything. So you admit you knew they were posting a racist video? Who do you know was a pedophile on Epstein’s island?