JoseyRider
@joseyrider.bsky.social
Lifetime Democrat. Retired. Women's rights, civil rights, environment/climate change, permaculture.
Politics matter. Pay attention.
TX to Rosebud Rez, SD to Ecuador.
Equine specialist for Equine Assisted Therapy.
Politics matter. Pay attention.
TX to Rosebud Rez, SD to Ecuador.
Equine specialist for Equine Assisted Therapy.
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JoseyRider
@joseyrider.bsky.social
· Nov 9
For anyone else wanting to stop your Medicare coverage (& the payment coming out of your Social Security check),
I'll save you some hours on hold.
This is the form you need to complete. Return it by hand, mail or fax to your closest SS office.
FORM: CMS-1763
www.cms.gov/Medicare/CMS...
I'll save you some hours on hold.
This is the form you need to complete. Return it by hand, mail or fax to your closest SS office.
FORM: CMS-1763
www.cms.gov/Medicare/CMS...
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It's wholesome and oddly depressing to me that Al Gore, 77, not owing anyone shit, is still criss-crossing the globe full-time warning people about climate change, raising money for climate projects, mentoring the next generation of environmentalists, and generally being obsessed with this issue.
November 28, 2025 at 3:18 PM
It's wholesome and oddly depressing to me that Al Gore, 77, not owing anyone shit, is still criss-crossing the globe full-time warning people about climate change, raising money for climate projects, mentoring the next generation of environmentalists, and generally being obsessed with this issue.
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New in PN: Why MAGA is coming apart at the seams
"It’s far too early to know if Trump will share George W. Bush's fate. But unless he manages some remarkable turnaround in the public’s esteem, Republicans will continue to edge away from him, and his problems will only grow."
"It’s far too early to know if Trump will share George W. Bush's fate. But unless he manages some remarkable turnaround in the public’s esteem, Republicans will continue to edge away from him, and his problems will only grow."
Why MAGA is coming apart at the seams
Turns out they're not in it for Trump, they're in it for themselves.
www.publicnotice.co
November 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
New in PN: Why MAGA is coming apart at the seams
"It’s far too early to know if Trump will share George W. Bush's fate. But unless he manages some remarkable turnaround in the public’s esteem, Republicans will continue to edge away from him, and his problems will only grow."
"It’s far too early to know if Trump will share George W. Bush's fate. But unless he manages some remarkable turnaround in the public’s esteem, Republicans will continue to edge away from him, and his problems will only grow."
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“ICE is about to have a bigger budget than the entire military of Israel. It’s an insane way for us to be spending our resources as a country.” - @timmiller.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
“ICE is about to have a bigger budget than the entire military of Israel. It’s an insane way for us to be spending our resources as a country.” - @timmiller.bsky.social
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The most openly racist, eugenicist monsters are running the U.S. They will use every opportunity to advance their agenda.
And as the wheels come off their regime they will only grow more brutal and obscene. These are dangerous days for us all.
And as the wheels come off their regime they will only grow more brutal and obscene. These are dangerous days for us all.
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The most openly racist, eugenicist monsters are running the U.S. They will use every opportunity to advance their agenda.
And as the wheels come off their regime they will only grow more brutal and obscene. These are dangerous days for us all.
And as the wheels come off their regime they will only grow more brutal and obscene. These are dangerous days for us all.
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I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
November 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
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"My poll numbers have never been better."
November 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
"My poll numbers have never been better."
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“The National Guard is stranded somewhere on this battlefield of partisan politics. They are not ready for this arena, and we should never have asked them to be. Politics is not a military mission.” @juliettekayyem.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
A Terrible and Avoidable Tragedy in D.C.
Trump was warned that members of the military could be attacked.
www.theatlantic.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM
“The National Guard is stranded somewhere on this battlefield of partisan politics. They are not ready for this arena, and we should never have asked them to be. Politics is not a military mission.” @juliettekayyem.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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This is so deeply at odds with the vision and history of America. Take pretty much any ethnic or racial group that are part of the American mosaic America today - they have all faced the same accusation. The moment these accusations are turned into policy are some of the most shameful in US history
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 1:58 PM
This is so deeply at odds with the vision and history of America. Take pretty much any ethnic or racial group that are part of the American mosaic America today - they have all faced the same accusation. The moment these accusations are turned into policy are some of the most shameful in US history
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unironically i think he wants to impose the conditions of his childhood onto the entire country
JD Vance's ideal America is a place with half the GDP where everyone with potential and options gets the fuck out, a shithole that people from countries with actual dynamism visit to watch chintzy 'traditional' dances before going home.
November 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
unironically i think he wants to impose the conditions of his childhood onto the entire country
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The guy shot two random people with a gun, I don't think you can say he wasn't assimilating into our culture
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The guy shot two random people with a gun, I don't think you can say he wasn't assimilating into our culture
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Worth watching this whole clip. Indistinguishable from Nazi leaders talking about Jews in the 1930s.
TRUMP: If you look at Somalia, they are taking over Minnesota.
REPORTER: What do the Somalians have to do with this Afghan guy who shot the National Guard members?
TRUMP: Ah, nothing. But Somalians have caused a lot of trouble. They're ripping us off.
REPORTER: What do the Somalians have to do with this Afghan guy who shot the National Guard members?
TRUMP: Ah, nothing. But Somalians have caused a lot of trouble. They're ripping us off.
November 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Worth watching this whole clip. Indistinguishable from Nazi leaders talking about Jews in the 1930s.
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Oh my. When you've lost the Babylon Bee …
November 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Oh my. When you've lost the Babylon Bee …
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He had brain damage and was told he had to be put to sleep.
Today I took Stormzy to run on the beach.
I promise this will set you up for the weekend ❤️
Today I took Stormzy to run on the beach.
I promise this will set you up for the weekend ❤️
November 28, 2025 at 12:37 PM
He had brain damage and was told he had to be put to sleep.
Today I took Stormzy to run on the beach.
I promise this will set you up for the weekend ❤️
Today I took Stormzy to run on the beach.
I promise this will set you up for the weekend ❤️
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Member of the German Bundestag, Norbert Röttgen: “The 28-point plan shows a fundamental change of course for the USA. Without their support over the past 80 years, Germany would not be the third-largest economy, a democracy, and united. All the more bitter, then, that the USA have sold out Europe.”
November 28, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Member of the German Bundestag, Norbert Röttgen: “The 28-point plan shows a fundamental change of course for the USA. Without their support over the past 80 years, Germany would not be the third-largest economy, a democracy, and united. All the more bitter, then, that the USA have sold out Europe.”
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Brandon Gill struggles with basic facts
November 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Brandon Gill struggles with basic facts
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There’s an econ problem and a trust problem. When a president finally addresses affordability and insists “It's gone away, prices are falling” while your rent and groceries say otherwise, the message you hear is: you’re wrong, or invisible, or you're being ignored. That’s rocket fuel for anger.
November 28, 2025 at 1:51 PM
There’s an econ problem and a trust problem. When a president finally addresses affordability and insists “It's gone away, prices are falling” while your rent and groceries say otherwise, the message you hear is: you’re wrong, or invisible, or you're being ignored. That’s rocket fuel for anger.
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Elon Musk suggested the Butler assassination attempt “was an inside job”
November 28, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Elon Musk suggested the Butler assassination attempt “was an inside job”
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I’m a fan of this quote from Shift, part of the Silo series by Hugh Howey:
> Donald was verging on the sad realization that humanity had been thrown to the brink of extinction by insane men in positions of power following one another, each thinking the others knew where they were going.
> Donald was verging on the sad realization that humanity had been thrown to the brink of extinction by insane men in positions of power following one another, each thinking the others knew where they were going.
November 28, 2025 at 12:48 PM
I’m a fan of this quote from Shift, part of the Silo series by Hugh Howey:
> Donald was verging on the sad realization that humanity had been thrown to the brink of extinction by insane men in positions of power following one another, each thinking the others knew where they were going.
> Donald was verging on the sad realization that humanity had been thrown to the brink of extinction by insane men in positions of power following one another, each thinking the others knew where they were going.
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I don't recall where I found this, but I'd say this looks about right.
November 28, 2025 at 3:33 AM
I don't recall where I found this, but I'd say this looks about right.
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The world's top wildlife trade organisation increased protections on Friday for more than 70 species of sharks and rays, in a move conservationists hailed as a "historical win" ➡️ u.afp.com/Shnz
November 28, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The world's top wildlife trade organisation increased protections on Friday for more than 70 species of sharks and rays, in a move conservationists hailed as a "historical win" ➡️ u.afp.com/Shnz
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This reporter asks a legitimate, followup question—something the White House press corps doesn’t do all that often.
Trump isn’t used to this, and you can see how it gets under his skin.
Reporters need to do this more often, or at least come to the defense of those who are willing to do it.
Trump isn’t used to this, and you can see how it gets under his skin.
Reporters need to do this more often, or at least come to the defense of those who are willing to do it.
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 12:13 PM
This reporter asks a legitimate, followup question—something the White House press corps doesn’t do all that often.
Trump isn’t used to this, and you can see how it gets under his skin.
Reporters need to do this more often, or at least come to the defense of those who are willing to do it.
Trump isn’t used to this, and you can see how it gets under his skin.
Reporters need to do this more often, or at least come to the defense of those who are willing to do it.
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Friends don’t let friends buy from corporations that enable Trump’s fascist agenda: weaintbuyingit.com/?utm_source=bluesky
November 28, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Friends don’t let friends buy from corporations that enable Trump’s fascist agenda: weaintbuyingit.com/?utm_source=bluesky
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.. including 23 judges appointed by Trump himself, hailing from “at least 35 states, according to a POLITICO analysis of thousands of recent cases.”
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 28, 2025 at 12:06 PM
.. including 23 judges appointed by Trump himself, hailing from “at least 35 states, according to a POLITICO analysis of thousands of recent cases.”
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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Also: This widely obscures the role that the US often has in the countries we later declare “failed.” Often, their mess is our mess.
Stephen Miller explains his view about why non-Aryans Musk not be allowed to emigrate to the United States.
November 28, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Also: This widely obscures the role that the US often has in the countries we later declare “failed.” Often, their mess is our mess.
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DeSantis is about to extend his “state of emergency” over immigration for the 19th time.
This started in 2023.
It enables him to suspend all kinds of laws and regulations he doesn’t like—many of them on issues (like porta-pottys ) unrelated to immigration. ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
This started in 2023.
It enables him to suspend all kinds of laws and regulations he doesn’t like—many of them on issues (like porta-pottys ) unrelated to immigration. ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
November 28, 2025 at 12:49 PM
DeSantis is about to extend his “state of emergency” over immigration for the 19th time.
This started in 2023.
It enables him to suspend all kinds of laws and regulations he doesn’t like—many of them on issues (like porta-pottys ) unrelated to immigration. ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...
This started in 2023.
It enables him to suspend all kinds of laws and regulations he doesn’t like—many of them on issues (like porta-pottys ) unrelated to immigration. ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...