DBJoyce
@dbjoyce.bsky.social
Retired Chicago Tribune journalist. Also: spouse, mom, grandmother, nature lover. Family ties to UK and Canada. Anti-Trump since I saw one episode of “The Apprentice.”
Re: “It’s a Wonderful Life”
As the product of a rural upbringing and its attendant small-town school budget, it occurred to me at an early age that it was odd that the otherwise relatable small town of Bedford Falls could afford a retractable gym floor and an indoor pool.
As the product of a rural upbringing and its attendant small-town school budget, it occurred to me at an early age that it was odd that the otherwise relatable small town of Bedford Falls could afford a retractable gym floor and an indoor pool.
December 25, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Re: “It’s a Wonderful Life”
As the product of a rural upbringing and its attendant small-town school budget, it occurred to me at an early age that it was odd that the otherwise relatable small town of Bedford Falls could afford a retractable gym floor and an indoor pool.
As the product of a rural upbringing and its attendant small-town school budget, it occurred to me at an early age that it was odd that the otherwise relatable small town of Bedford Falls could afford a retractable gym floor and an indoor pool.
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Irony of fate, a small Christmas gift comes from the Supreme Court. It denies Trump the right to turn the National Guard into his personal toy. No miracle for him, just a reminder that he does not hold the keys to the law he thought he possessed.
#ProudBlue #DV1
#ProudBlue #DV1
December 24, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Irony of fate, a small Christmas gift comes from the Supreme Court. It denies Trump the right to turn the National Guard into his personal toy. No miracle for him, just a reminder that he does not hold the keys to the law he thought he possessed.
#ProudBlue #DV1
#ProudBlue #DV1
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Joining commuters heading into a suburban sunset
December 18, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Joining commuters heading into a suburban sunset
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MORE from Jack Smith:
"I made my decisions in the investigation without regard to President Trump's political association, activities, beliefs, or candidacy ... We took actions based on what the facts and the law required—the very lesson I learned early in my career as a prosecutor."
"I made my decisions in the investigation without regard to President Trump's political association, activities, beliefs, or candidacy ... We took actions based on what the facts and the law required—the very lesson I learned early in my career as a prosecutor."
BREAKING on MS NOW:
Jack Smith, in his opening statement to House Judiciary, says:
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
Jack Smith, in his opening statement to House Judiciary, says:
"Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power."
December 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
MORE from Jack Smith:
"I made my decisions in the investigation without regard to President Trump's political association, activities, beliefs, or candidacy ... We took actions based on what the facts and the law required—the very lesson I learned early in my career as a prosecutor."
"I made my decisions in the investigation without regard to President Trump's political association, activities, beliefs, or candidacy ... We took actions based on what the facts and the law required—the very lesson I learned early in my career as a prosecutor."
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The older I get, the more my politics mature from childish, naïve beliefs like "the world is complicated and leaders have to make hard decisions" to more serious, adult principles like "hurting people is bad and helping people is good."
December 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The older I get, the more my politics mature from childish, naïve beliefs like "the world is complicated and leaders have to make hard decisions" to more serious, adult principles like "hurting people is bad and helping people is good."
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This is because Nate Silver has 300K subscribers on Substack and Heather Cox Richardson has 2.7M. Mediocre men CAN'T STAND successful women, and even blame them for their own failures. Pathetic.
December 14, 2025 at 12:32 AM
This is because Nate Silver has 300K subscribers on Substack and Heather Cox Richardson has 2.7M. Mediocre men CAN'T STAND successful women, and even blame them for their own failures. Pathetic.
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The so-called “war” with Venezuela was supposedly about stopping drugs… yet they’re out there seizing an oil tanker.
December 10, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The so-called “war” with Venezuela was supposedly about stopping drugs… yet they’re out there seizing an oil tanker.
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So TRUE!
I feel like one of the most underrated explanations for what's happening right now in global politics is that almost everyone has lost their minds.
November 30, 2025 at 8:58 PM
So TRUE!
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CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
November 29, 2025 at 11:01 PM
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
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The death of two national guardsmen is a horrific tragedy.
It is also an orchestrated tragedy by a president hellbent on creating a tinder box environment across the country.
It is also an orchestrated tragedy by a president hellbent on creating a tinder box environment across the country.
November 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The death of two national guardsmen is a horrific tragedy.
It is also an orchestrated tragedy by a president hellbent on creating a tinder box environment across the country.
It is also an orchestrated tragedy by a president hellbent on creating a tinder box environment across the country.
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
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City at night.
Chicago, last night, from the Lakeview neighborhood
Chicago, last night, from the Lakeview neighborhood
November 23, 2025 at 2:46 PM
City at night.
Chicago, last night, from the Lakeview neighborhood
Chicago, last night, from the Lakeview neighborhood
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Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
November 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
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I’m still thinking about “quiet, piggy.” No president should be able to speak to a member of the press that way and remain president. That moment encapsulates how vile, misogynistic, and horrible that man is.
November 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I’m still thinking about “quiet, piggy.” No president should be able to speak to a member of the press that way and remain president. That moment encapsulates how vile, misogynistic, and horrible that man is.
Really? “Charlotte’s Web”?! Ugh. ICE is very antithesis of that gentle book’s message of love, kindness and being a good friend.
November 17, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Really? “Charlotte’s Web”?! Ugh. ICE is very antithesis of that gentle book’s message of love, kindness and being a good friend.
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If I were to defy a court order, I'd be in jail, not building a ballroom.
Reopen government, swear in Adelita Grivala, release the Epstein Files, restore healthcare subsidies, and fund SNAP.
Reopen government, swear in Adelita Grivala, release the Epstein Files, restore healthcare subsidies, and fund SNAP.
November 9, 2025 at 7:03 AM
If I were to defy a court order, I'd be in jail, not building a ballroom.
Reopen government, swear in Adelita Grivala, release the Epstein Files, restore healthcare subsidies, and fund SNAP.
Reopen government, swear in Adelita Grivala, release the Epstein Files, restore healthcare subsidies, and fund SNAP.
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
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Okay, so I did it. In honor of Sandwich Guy, on what should be the last day of his trial, I figured out the chords. And so, with apologies to the late and great Bob Marley, I banged out this quick and (very) rough rendition of "I Threw the Sandwich." 🤣
November 6, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Okay, so I did it. In honor of Sandwich Guy, on what should be the last day of his trial, I figured out the chords. And so, with apologies to the late and great Bob Marley, I banged out this quick and (very) rough rendition of "I Threw the Sandwich." 🤣
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November 6, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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They could never make me hate this lady…. Like this is so precious omg 🥹😭
November 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
They could never make me hate this lady…. Like this is so precious omg 🥹😭