JoAnn T. Blankenship
@jotimblank.bsky.social
Retired expat Iiving in the mtns of #CostaRica since the Great Recession, 09.
Originally from Atlanta, GA.
#LIBERAL #FuckTheMoron
#BanAssultWeapons
🐈🐈⬛🐈 🌺🌺🌺💙💙💙
#Vegetarian #Cats #Beatles
#Widow #MeidasTouch #StandWithUkraine🇺🇦
#ProtestPeacefully
Originally from Atlanta, GA.
#LIBERAL #FuckTheMoron
#BanAssultWeapons
🐈🐈⬛🐈 🌺🌺🌺💙💙💙
#Vegetarian #Cats #Beatles
#Widow #MeidasTouch #StandWithUkraine🇺🇦
#ProtestPeacefully
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There’s no question she’s telling the truth about this. It’s obvious many, if not most, of them know he’s a terrible buffoon. And disagree with a lot of what he says and does. But they are all cowards & play this game. I actually respect the true believer rube cultists more. bsky.app/profile/blue...
Marjorie Taylor Greene says Republicans in Congress make fun of Trump behind his back.
December 8, 2025 at 12:34 AM
There’s no question she’s telling the truth about this. It’s obvious many, if not most, of them know he’s a terrible buffoon. And disagree with a lot of what he says and does. But they are all cowards & play this game. I actually respect the true believer rube cultists more. bsky.app/profile/blue...
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Today I read that this will be the first year without any Pearl Harbor survivors at the commemoration ceremonies. Only 12 survivors remain per the news article. My grandfather, a survivor, passed in 1999. He'd have been 109 today.
December 7, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Today I read that this will be the first year without any Pearl Harbor survivors at the commemoration ceremonies. Only 12 survivors remain per the news article. My grandfather, a survivor, passed in 1999. He'd have been 109 today.
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"The day that will live in infamy" has mostly died of neglect.
December 7, 2025 at 9:11 PM
"The day that will live in infamy" has mostly died of neglect.
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Frank Sinatra loathed Donald Trump.
December 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Frank Sinatra loathed Donald Trump.
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So many heartbreaks ... so many lives disrupted or destroyed.💔
"The small figures huddled together at Miami's airport carried backpacks, stuffed animals and suitcases. One wore a silver cross necklace. Families of the travelers – ages 3 to 15 – have been torn apart this year by Trump's deportation campaign..."
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
‘A sad, cruel moment’: 58 Florida children leaving US amid parent deportations
“The only losers are the children.”
www.miamiherald.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:26 PM
So many heartbreaks ... so many lives disrupted or destroyed.💔
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Finally, a frame that matches the art.
December 7, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Finally, a frame that matches the art.
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He should be endlessly mocked about this "prize."
Kaitlan Collins confronted President Donald Trump to his face about receiving a newly-invented “Peace Prize” even as he strikes alleged drug boats and threatens escalation.
December 7, 2025 at 8:48 PM
He should be endlessly mocked about this "prize."
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Here's a short piece I wrote to explain to smart laypersons what the birthright citizenship clause is for and why it's in the Fourteenth Amendment. Excerpted from my forthcoming book. Ungated:
History Shows Why Birthright Citizenship is so Important
The 14th Amendment aimed to overturn restrictive state laws while making the Constitution more inclusive.
time.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Here's a short piece I wrote to explain to smart laypersons what the birthright citizenship clause is for and why it's in the Fourteenth Amendment. Excerpted from my forthcoming book. Ungated:
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And Ukrainian journalists, civil society, and legal institutions still work.
The baroque corruption schemes playing out in America and Russia completely outclass the kickback scandal in Ukraine.
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Trumpian Corruption Is Worse Than Ukrainian Corruption
The people of Ukraine want an honest government, even as American and Russian kleptocrats circle their country.
www.theatlantic.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:54 PM
And Ukrainian journalists, civil society, and legal institutions still work.
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There’s no other way to spin it.
The strikes are murder. They’re illegal. And they put our troops at greater risk.
The strikes are murder. They’re illegal. And they put our troops at greater risk.
December 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
There’s no other way to spin it.
The strikes are murder. They’re illegal. And they put our troops at greater risk.
The strikes are murder. They’re illegal. And they put our troops at greater risk.
It's just this easy!
Whoa … this is really strange.
Federal law enforcement managed to confiscate almost two tons of cocaine, and arrest 3 suspects, without blowing the boat out of the water or killing anyone.
🎁 link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
Federal law enforcement managed to confiscate almost two tons of cocaine, and arrest 3 suspects, without blowing the boat out of the water or killing anyone.
🎁 link ⤵️
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...
$28 million of cocaine seized off Miami Beach. Three men charged
Coast Guard and CBP seized about 3,715 pounds of cocaine worth $28 million from a 65-foot vessel near Government Cut off Miami Beach; three men were arrested.
www.miamiherald.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:42 PM
It's just this easy!
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Kremlin hails Trump’s national security strategy as aligned with Russia’s vision
Kremlin hails Trump’s national security strategy as aligned with Russia’s vision
Moscow welcomes White House document critical of the EU as talks to end the Ukraine war enter a key phase
The Kremlin has heaped praise on Donald Trump’s latest national security strategy, calling it an encouraging change of policy that largely aligns with Russian thinking.
The remarks follow the publication of a White House document on Friday that criticises the EU and says Europe is at risk of “civilisational erasure”, while making clear the US is keen to establish better relations with Russia. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Kremlin hails Trump’s national security strategy as aligned with Russia’s vision
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Water leak in the Louvre damages hundreds of works, museum says
Water leak in the Louvre damages hundreds of works, museum says
Open valve in heating system damaged 300-400 works just weeks after a brazen jewel theft raised security concerns
A water leak in late November damaged several hundred works in the Louvre’s Egyptian department, the Paris museum said on Sunday, weeks after a brazen jewel theft had raised concerns over its infrastructure.
“Between 300 and 400 works” were affected by the leak discovered on 26 November, the museum’s deputy administrator, Francis Steinbock, said, describing them as “Egyptology journals” and “scientific documentation” used by researchers. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Water leak in the Louvre damages hundreds of works, museum says
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If you haven't seen this, I'm sure you will find it interesting. Sky News gave a look inside the 'secret HQ' of an Azov battalion.
I've had to trim the last 30 seconds to fit into the 3 minute limit here.
I've had to trim the last 30 seconds to fit into the 3 minute limit here.
December 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
If you haven't seen this, I'm sure you will find it interesting. Sky News gave a look inside the 'secret HQ' of an Azov battalion.
I've had to trim the last 30 seconds to fit into the 3 minute limit here.
I've had to trim the last 30 seconds to fit into the 3 minute limit here.
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Explosions are hitting Kramatorsk right now.
FPVs have been prevalent this afternoon and now aerial bombs fly over the city in free Donetsk.
FPVs have been prevalent this afternoon and now aerial bombs fly over the city in free Donetsk.
December 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Explosions are hitting Kramatorsk right now.
FPVs have been prevalent this afternoon and now aerial bombs fly over the city in free Donetsk.
FPVs have been prevalent this afternoon and now aerial bombs fly over the city in free Donetsk.
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Thanks to billions from the government and our tax payer dollars.
The Top 10 Richest People In The World | December 2025
The Top 10 Richest People In The World | December 2025
There’s a new No. 2 on Forbes’ ranking of the world’s wealthiest people.
www.forbes.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Thanks to billions from the government and our tax payer dollars.
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Seeing the richest man on earth and the mouthpiece of the country trying to erase my people in sync feels very,
very disturbing
very disturbing
December 7, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Seeing the richest man on earth and the mouthpiece of the country trying to erase my people in sync feels very,
very disturbing
very disturbing
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Tom Cotton is moments away from saying, “I watched the video I won’t let any of you ever see, and the guy with no shirt on—YUM!—was clearly using ESP to signal to passing birds to fly to the lair of the narco-terrorist warlords to tell them how to kill more Americans. That's just a fact.”
WELKER: Isn't it possible that even the act of taking off a t shirt could've been part of an attempt to get attention for help?
TOM COTTON: Or it could've been an attempt to signal to another cartel boat to come pick them up and pick up the cargo
TOM COTTON: Or it could've been an attempt to signal to another cartel boat to come pick them up and pick up the cargo
December 7, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Tom Cotton is moments away from saying, “I watched the video I won’t let any of you ever see, and the guy with no shirt on—YUM!—was clearly using ESP to signal to passing birds to fly to the lair of the narco-terrorist warlords to tell them how to kill more Americans. That's just a fact.”
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“Grief doesn’t end because love doesn’t end.”
David Kessler
David Kessler
December 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
“Grief doesn’t end because love doesn’t end.”
David Kessler
David Kessler
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When a US Admiral feels the need to ask an attorney what the definition of "shipwreck" is, he's a liability – a danger to his fellow sailors and the country which he claims to defend.
December 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM
When a US Admiral feels the need to ask an attorney what the definition of "shipwreck" is, he's a liability – a danger to his fellow sailors and the country which he claims to defend.
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My new podcast "Burn Order" is about the decision to incarcerate tens of thousands of Japanese-American families during World War II, and the remarkable fight against it.
6 episodes in total -- Eps. 1 and 2 are posted now. 3 and 4 will post tomorrow, December 8:
podcasts.apple.com/me/podcast/r...
6 episodes in total -- Eps. 1 and 2 are posted now. 3 and 4 will post tomorrow, December 8:
podcasts.apple.com/me/podcast/r...
Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order
News Podcast · Series ·
podcasts.apple.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:06 PM
My new podcast "Burn Order" is about the decision to incarcerate tens of thousands of Japanese-American families during World War II, and the remarkable fight against it.
6 episodes in total -- Eps. 1 and 2 are posted now. 3 and 4 will post tomorrow, December 8:
podcasts.apple.com/me/podcast/r...
6 episodes in total -- Eps. 1 and 2 are posted now. 3 and 4 will post tomorrow, December 8:
podcasts.apple.com/me/podcast/r...
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MAGA is very upset about some Somalis who did 8 billion of fraud in Minnesota the same week they praise Trump for pardoning a venture capitalist who defrauded thousands of Americans for over 1 billion.
You cant reason with a shameless violent cult hellbent on white supremacist power.
You cant reason with a shameless violent cult hellbent on white supremacist power.
December 7, 2025 at 6:07 PM
MAGA is very upset about some Somalis who did 8 billion of fraud in Minnesota the same week they praise Trump for pardoning a venture capitalist who defrauded thousands of Americans for over 1 billion.
You cant reason with a shameless violent cult hellbent on white supremacist power.
You cant reason with a shameless violent cult hellbent on white supremacist power.
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What will Trump's Pearl Harbor message look like?
December 7, 2025 at 6:09 PM
What will Trump's Pearl Harbor message look like?
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(🚨) MAJOR BREAKING NEWS: Donald Trump Confesses to Impeachable Offense on Social Media, Revealing That He Pardoned a Democratic Congressman to Try to Illicitly Gain a GOP House Seat, Retain His GOP Majority in Congress, and Stave Off a 2027 House Impeachment
December 7, 2025 at 6:23 PM
(🚨) MAJOR BREAKING NEWS: Donald Trump Confesses to Impeachable Offense on Social Media, Revealing That He Pardoned a Democratic Congressman to Try to Illicitly Gain a GOP House Seat, Retain His GOP Majority in Congress, and Stave Off a 2027 House Impeachment
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Another account spewing AI videos and “following” tens of thousands of people.
Block these clowns on site.
Block these clowns on site.
December 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Another account spewing AI videos and “following” tens of thousands of people.
Block these clowns on site.
Block these clowns on site.