JPD
@jpdink.bsky.social
Pulling my family closer. Hugging my cats. Ordinary stuff. Interested in progress, arts in education, architecture, and cartooning.
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Tell Us,Bernie......
February 17, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Tell Us,Bernie......
Tears.
Everyone needs to see this amazing performance!
February 17, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Tears.
No go Georgia!
I don’t know much about this man except he is a billionaire, a religious fanatic and a Republican, all things we need less of and probably none of in politics. Please GA vote blue in the GA governor’s race in 2026 to make sure this man and no one like him wins.
www.savannahnow.com/story/news/2...
www.savannahnow.com/story/news/2...
Georgia billionaire enters crowded governor race. Who is Rick Jackson?
A billionaire health care executive just jumped into Georgia’s governor’s race. Here’s who Rick Jackson is, and why his entry matters.
www.savannahnow.com
February 17, 2026 at 5:17 PM
No go Georgia!
He shall here forward and forevermore be known as
‘Colbert. The man with a spine.’
‘Colbert. The man with a spine.’
This, my friends, is how it is done: Lean in. Expose. Defy.
The phrase “Speaking truth to power,” has become something of a cliche. Maybe that’s because we see it so seldom in practice. But we saw it last night, and it was spectacular.
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The phrase “Speaking truth to power,” has become something of a cliche. Maybe that’s because we see it so seldom in practice. But we saw it last night, and it was spectacular.
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Colbert Defies, CBS Cowers
This, my friends, is how it is done: Lean in.
open.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 5:16 PM
He shall here forward and forevermore be known as
‘Colbert. The man with a spine.’
‘Colbert. The man with a spine.’
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A great cause. Join me in donating. Thanks @electroboyusa.bsky.social Another mitzvah for you!
Minneapolis residents are facing a growing food crisis. Fear from ICE is keeping families—especially elders, parents, and the homebound from groceries.
Feed Minneapolis funds trusted local food shelves and kitchens, with a goal of feeding 10,000 people in 2 weeks.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fe...
Feed Minneapolis funds trusted local food shelves and kitchens, with a goal of feeding 10,000 people in 2 weeks.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fe...
Donate to Support Feed Minneapolis: Urgent Food Relief, organized by Andrew Behrman
FEED MINNEAPOLIS
A COMMUNITY IN CRISIS NEEDS YOU NOW
Minneapolis r… Andrew Behrman needs your support for Support Feed Minneapolis: Urgent Food Relief
www.gofundme.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:50 AM
A great cause. Join me in donating. Thanks @electroboyusa.bsky.social Another mitzvah for you!
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Please, our neighbors are counting on us; that’s how we survive, by taking care of each other 👇👇👇
Grocery deliveries go out tomorrow — and we’re $1,200 short.
Chip in by midnight P.S.T.
#FeedMinneapolis is funding trusted local food shelves and community kitchens right now.
Donate $10, $25, $50, $100 or more by clicking the box below -- and thank you so much!
Chip in by midnight P.S.T.
#FeedMinneapolis is funding trusted local food shelves and community kitchens right now.
Donate $10, $25, $50, $100 or more by clicking the box below -- and thank you so much!
Minneapolis residents are facing a growing food crisis. Fear from ICE is keeping families—especially elders, parents, and the homebound from groceries.
Feed Minneapolis funds trusted local food shelves and kitchens, with a goal of feeding 10,000 people in 2 weeks.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fe...
Feed Minneapolis funds trusted local food shelves and kitchens, with a goal of feeding 10,000 people in 2 weeks.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fe...
February 15, 2026 at 5:56 AM
Please, our neighbors are counting on us; that’s how we survive, by taking care of each other 👇👇👇
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Arkansas lawmakers last year authorized appointed justices to have their title on the ballot. Only one representative voted against the law. “This just looks somewhat likely anyway that we’re trying to help certain people on the ballot,” he said.
Conservatives Play Musical Chairs to “Cement” Majority on Arkansas High Court
How seat-switching, plus a new state law, is helping gubernatorial appointees reap the benefits of incumbency before they’ve earned it from voters.
boltsmag.org
February 17, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Arkansas lawmakers last year authorized appointed justices to have their title on the ballot. Only one representative voted against the law. “This just looks somewhat likely anyway that we’re trying to help certain people on the ballot,” he said.
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Read and share all over..he nails it
February 16, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Read and share all over..he nails it
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February 15, 2026
February 15, 2026
The Trump administration’s white nationalist project was on full display this weekend at the 62nd Munich Security Conference that took place from February 13 to 15, 2026.
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February 16, 2026 at 5:32 AM
February 15, 2026
It matters.
With thousands of counties with different elections calendars, it can be hard to keep track; our new database identifies all counties with sheriff or prosecutor races this year.
Which Counties Elect Their Prosecutors and Sheriffs in 2026? - Bolts
There are roughly 2,400 elections for prosecutor and sheriff in 2026. Below is our Bolts database of those local elections. Also: read our preliminary overview of these elections, published in January 2026,... Read More
boltsmag.org
February 16, 2026 at 2:50 PM
It matters.
Otherwise known as 1) Early Menopause, 2) Bad Menopause, 3) Practicing for Menopause, 4) In Menopause, 5) Fired for Menopause/ for being a woman willing to speak up.
Aging Out of Fucks: The Neuroscience of Why You Suddenly Can’t Pretend Anymore
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Aging Out of Fucks: The Neuroscience of Why You Suddenly Can’t Pretend Anymore
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Aging Out of Fucks: The Neuroscience of Why You Suddenly Can’t Pretend Anymore
Your brain's middle finger to people-pleasing
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February 16, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Otherwise known as 1) Early Menopause, 2) Bad Menopause, 3) Practicing for Menopause, 4) In Menopause, 5) Fired for Menopause/ for being a woman willing to speak up.
Aging Out of Fucks: The Neuroscience of Why You Suddenly Can’t Pretend Anymore
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Aging Out of Fucks: The Neuroscience of Why You Suddenly Can’t Pretend Anymore
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Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
February 14, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.
It’s about priorities.
Oh yeah. This.
It shouldn’t be harder for a woman to register to vote than a man…
February 16, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Oh yeah. This.
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Watch the full interview: youtu.be/uI-hgSE5QIw
Barack Obama BREAKS SILENCE on Trump's ape video, Bad Bunny, and 2028 election
YouTube video by Brian Tyler Cohen
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February 16, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Watch the full interview: youtu.be/uI-hgSE5QIw
Not surprised. Not even a little.
After Trump's pardon of Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, Binance now holds 87% of Trump's stablecoin. What a coinkydink www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
Trump's Stablecoin USD1: Binance Holds 87% After Founder's Pardon
World Liberty Financial's founding document describes the company as "pioneering a new era of Decentralized Finance." Its flagship stablecoin is anything but.
www.forbes.com
February 15, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Not surprised. Not even a little.
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When the U.S. House passed the SAVE Act last year, historians told us it was Congress’ worst attack on voting rights ever. Well, this week the House approved an even worse one. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
This week at Democracy Docket: The worst voter suppression bill ever passed, and an FBI raid built on conspiracy theories
When the U.S. House passed the SAVE Act last year, historians told us it was Congress' worst attack on voting rights ever. Well, this week the House approved an even worse one.
www.democracydocket.com
February 15, 2026 at 3:53 PM
When the U.S. House passed the SAVE Act last year, historians told us it was Congress’ worst attack on voting rights ever. Well, this week the House approved an even worse one. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Shady moves in Arkansas. Not surprised but hoping citizens stay alert.
“The political branches are working to facilitate the placement of their allies on the court right now,” says John Adams, an Arkansas attorney challenging an appointed justice who’s looking to stay on the court by running for another justice’s seat.
Conservatives Play Musical Chairs to “Cement” Majority on Arkansas High Court
How seat-switching, plus a new state law, is helping gubernatorial appointees reap the benefits of incumbency before they’ve earned it from voters.
boltsmag.org
February 15, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Shady moves in Arkansas. Not surprised but hoping citizens stay alert.
Education access point!
VIDEO: 🇸🇳 Surfing entices Senegalese girls back to school
Senegal's primary school completion rate was just 60% for girls and 55% for boys in 2022, according to the UNESCO International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa
Senegal's primary school completion rate was just 60% for girls and 55% for boys in 2022, according to the UNESCO International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa
February 15, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Education access point!
Avoid the JDV gap in life. Read nonfiction with a voracious appetite.
Similarly, JD Vance claiming Scots-Irish heritage seems to have missed the point that the Scots-Irish as a group were largely despised in Ireland as usurpers of traditional Irish landowners serving the crown. Their traditions of discrimination against Catholics fueled the Troubles.
February 15, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Avoid the JDV gap in life. Read nonfiction with a voracious appetite.
Excellent reality check on the cost, benefits, and consequences of the cuts forthcoming in healthcare for all Americans.
Paul Krugman Talking Again with Jon Gruber
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Paul Krugman Talking Again with Jon Gruber
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February 14, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Excellent reality check on the cost, benefits, and consequences of the cuts forthcoming in healthcare for all Americans.
Paul Krugman Talking Again with Jon Gruber
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Paul Krugman Talking Again with Jon Gruber
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No.
Republican state attorneys general pressured the agency that advises the U.S. Supreme Court and federal judges on scientific and technical matters to withdraw all of its content on climate change from an authoritative reference manual.
By @abrahm.bsky.social
By @abrahm.bsky.social
Under GOP Pressure, Federal Agency Pulls Climate Change Chapter From Official Manual for U.S. Judges
The “Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence” — updated for the first time in 15 years — eliminates some 90 pages about climate science and comes just as numerous climate cases make their way through ...
www.propublica.org
February 14, 2026 at 4:07 PM
No.
Visualize this as white crosses on fields of grassy rolling hills. Just in case these deaths seem distant. Every human being counts because we are all a part of the same tribe.
I think the thing that enrages me the most about Musk is that he presents himself as some sci-fi nerd hero doing everything possible to save humanity by going to new planets.
If your plan for saving humanity doesn’t include the people already on earth, you’re just a racist piece of shit.
If your plan for saving humanity doesn’t include the people already on earth, you’re just a racist piece of shit.
As a direct result of the obscene actions of Russell Vought and Elon Musk in destroying USAID, we can expect “at least 9.4 million additional deaths by 2030, if the current funding trend continues.
About 2.5 million of those deaths are projected to be children under the age of 5.”
About 2.5 million of those deaths are projected to be children under the age of 5.”
February 13, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Visualize this as white crosses on fields of grassy rolling hills. Just in case these deaths seem distant. Every human being counts because we are all a part of the same tribe.
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The more we learn about the attack on Marimar Martinez, the worse it gets: Greg Bovino actually THANKED the agent who shot a U.S. citizen five times.
This agency is rotten from top to bottom and should absolutely be held accountable.
This agency is rotten from top to bottom and should absolutely be held accountable.
February 13, 2026 at 3:27 PM
The more we learn about the attack on Marimar Martinez, the worse it gets: Greg Bovino actually THANKED the agent who shot a U.S. citizen five times.
This agency is rotten from top to bottom and should absolutely be held accountable.
This agency is rotten from top to bottom and should absolutely be held accountable.
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Congresswoman Lateefah Simon on the poorly written Save Act. Unfortunately, the House doesn’t get it. Call your Senators.
📞 (202) 224-3121
📞 (202) 224-3121
February 13, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Congresswoman Lateefah Simon on the poorly written Save Act. Unfortunately, the House doesn’t get it. Call your Senators.
📞 (202) 224-3121
📞 (202) 224-3121
Brings to mind the two guys at the back of class who slept through math, science, and history courses almost every single day.
REGULATIONS = PROTECTIONS FOR AMERICANS, HUMANS, EARTH
DEREGULATIONS = ALLOWING CORPORATIONS TO HARM AMERICANS, HUMANS, EARTH
DEREGULATIONS = ALLOWING CORPORATIONS TO HARM AMERICANS, HUMANS, EARTH
February 13, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Brings to mind the two guys at the back of class who slept through math, science, and history courses almost every single day.