Janet LeMonnier
@jwlemon.bsky.social
On Bluesky for the same reasons you are. Out there, I'm a medical social worker having hard conversations. In here, I want to make sense of this world, and I appreciate what you have to say about it.
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It is true that no one has grasped this scope.
But there are ways to deal with it.
First, track the way that Kristi Noem is converting it to personal grift, like her propaganda campaign.
Next, illustrate how this is a funding shift, from things Americans like to body snatching they hate.
But there are ways to deal with it.
First, track the way that Kristi Noem is converting it to personal grift, like her propaganda campaign.
Next, illustrate how this is a funding shift, from things Americans like to body snatching they hate.
The news has entirely failed to grasp the unprecedented scope of the ICE and DHS budgets. Nothing like it in modern history. A galaxy of public/private surveillance and caging institutions for $100,000,000,000s unleashed on a public that will be forever changed. www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
www.brennancenter.org
December 1, 2025 at 1:06 PM
It is true that no one has grasped this scope.
But there are ways to deal with it.
First, track the way that Kristi Noem is converting it to personal grift, like her propaganda campaign.
Next, illustrate how this is a funding shift, from things Americans like to body snatching they hate.
But there are ways to deal with it.
First, track the way that Kristi Noem is converting it to personal grift, like her propaganda campaign.
Next, illustrate how this is a funding shift, from things Americans like to body snatching they hate.
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Call your lawmakers and keep watch on when the proposed Dept of Ed rules are posted for public comment, re new loan limits on key degree programs.
The loan limits will reduce student access to professions that gird our nation's healthcare and public service systems. Speak out!
The loan limits will reduce student access to professions that gird our nation's healthcare and public service systems. Speak out!
How about we pay them the professional wages they're worth, instead of kneecapping the loans programs?
www.forbes.com/sites/judyst...
www.forbes.com/sites/judyst...
What Is A “Professional Degree” And Why Does It Matter?
Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the Dept of Education proposes redefining "professional degrees" to exclude degrees in nursing, NP/PA, Public Health, PT/OT and more
www.forbes.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Call your lawmakers and keep watch on when the proposed Dept of Ed rules are posted for public comment, re new loan limits on key degree programs.
The loan limits will reduce student access to professions that gird our nation's healthcare and public service systems. Speak out!
The loan limits will reduce student access to professions that gird our nation's healthcare and public service systems. Speak out!
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🚨Chicago Judge Sarah Ellis releases a 233 page opinion in response to a review of Use of Force cams worn by agents. She concludes ICE lies to justify UOF.
🔥Truth we all know outed on ABC🔥 ~ TY Judge Ellis
🔥Truth we all know outed on ABC🔥 ~ TY Judge Ellis
November 29, 2025 at 2:57 PM
🚨Chicago Judge Sarah Ellis releases a 233 page opinion in response to a review of Use of Force cams worn by agents. She concludes ICE lies to justify UOF.
🔥Truth we all know outed on ABC🔥 ~ TY Judge Ellis
🔥Truth we all know outed on ABC🔥 ~ TY Judge Ellis
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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A new federal directive by Mehmet Oz allows the sharing of Medicaid applicant data with DHS effective immediately, rescinding previous “interagency integrity” firewalls. This forces mixed-status families into an impossible calculus: access life-saving medical care or remain invisible to enforcement.
NEWS: Medicaid Data Now Flows to ICE
Effective today, a new federal directive allows immigration enforcement to access state healthcare enrollment data, TPS ends for thousands of Burmese war refugees, plus Kristi Noem explainer video.
migrantinsider.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:49 PM
A new federal directive by Mehmet Oz allows the sharing of Medicaid applicant data with DHS effective immediately, rescinding previous “interagency integrity” firewalls. This forces mixed-status families into an impossible calculus: access life-saving medical care or remain invisible to enforcement.
Science.
Voyager 1 is almost one light-day from Earth. The intrepid #spacecraft will cross a major distance milestone in November 2026 - 16.1 billion miles. #Voyager1 #lightday
Link for more information: www.popsci.com/science/voya...
Link for more information: www.popsci.com/science/voya...
November 26, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Science.
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Quiet part, meet out loud.
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 24, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Quiet part, meet out loud.
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Wow, RIP. My father played guitar for him for several years.
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81 www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81 www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Star of The Harder They Come had hits including You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Wow, RIP. My father played guitar for him for several years.
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81 www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81 www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
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The DOE will remove the "professional" designation from graduate degrees eg nursing, PAs and social work. This effectively limits the $$ students may borrow, making the programs unaffordable -- meaning fewer future providers. Call your legislators to fight this. Our kids deserve better.
November 22, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The DOE will remove the "professional" designation from graduate degrees eg nursing, PAs and social work. This effectively limits the $$ students may borrow, making the programs unaffordable -- meaning fewer future providers. Call your legislators to fight this. Our kids deserve better.
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Cede not to Russia a single grain of Ukrainian soil. Never.
November 21, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Cede not to Russia a single grain of Ukrainian soil. Never.
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I want A.I. to do my admin and laundry while I write and illustrate books. I don't want A.I. to write and illustrate books while I do my admin and laundry.
November 21, 2025 at 9:46 AM
I want A.I. to do my admin and laundry while I write and illustrate books. I don't want A.I. to write and illustrate books while I do my admin and laundry.
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Trump just issued a Violent Call to Hang elected dems on truth social.
Their supposed “crime?” They made a video urging service members to uphold the law.
THIS IS NOT NORMAL!
Their supposed “crime?” They made a video urging service members to uphold the law.
THIS IS NOT NORMAL!
November 20, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Trump just issued a Violent Call to Hang elected dems on truth social.
Their supposed “crime?” They made a video urging service members to uphold the law.
THIS IS NOT NORMAL!
Their supposed “crime?” They made a video urging service members to uphold the law.
THIS IS NOT NORMAL!
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#GVerse #KingResist #Unite #FBaRmy
Kristi Noem has told everyone that there are no U.S citizens being detained or deported & that’s a Blatant Lie like most of what comes out of her mouth. This is just a very short list of U.S. citizens that have been detained since January.
Kristi Noem has told everyone that there are no U.S citizens being detained or deported & that’s a Blatant Lie like most of what comes out of her mouth. This is just a very short list of U.S. citizens that have been detained since January.
November 19, 2025 at 7:20 AM
#GVerse #KingResist #Unite #FBaRmy
Kristi Noem has told everyone that there are no U.S citizens being detained or deported & that’s a Blatant Lie like most of what comes out of her mouth. This is just a very short list of U.S. citizens that have been detained since January.
Kristi Noem has told everyone that there are no U.S citizens being detained or deported & that’s a Blatant Lie like most of what comes out of her mouth. This is just a very short list of U.S. citizens that have been detained since January.
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FYI
I don't no, why this came down my feed today, but it did. Had to share.
Mild trigger warning @ ~2min.
OVER HALF A CENTURY AGO, before there were frogs, THIS happened. Portlanders still talk about it. Just another part of our history & lore.
KEEP PORTLAND WEIRD! 🐳🧨
youtu.be/V6CLumsir34?...
Mild trigger warning @ ~2min.
OVER HALF A CENTURY AGO, before there were frogs, THIS happened. Portlanders still talk about it. Just another part of our history & lore.
KEEP PORTLAND WEIRD! 🐳🧨
youtu.be/V6CLumsir34?...
The Exploding Whale: An infamous moment in Oregon history creates a strangely beloved icon
YouTube video by KATU News
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 8:09 PM
FYI
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Jamal Khashoggi. Say his name.
November 18, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Jamal Khashoggi. Say his name.
El Pais offers an inside view of @theonion.com, reminding you why you crave their headlines after you read the actual news. I'm proud to be a subscriber. Thanks for sharing this, @katmabu.bsky.social --
I love and admire Ben for many reasons, and one of them is how perfectly he is able to distill the pathetic-ness of the right and instill hope and solidarity in everyone else around him.
Anyway, go read his interview with the biggest Spanish newspaper here: english.elpais.com/technology/2...
Anyway, go read his interview with the biggest Spanish newspaper here: english.elpais.com/technology/2...
Ben Collins, from ‘The Onion’: ‘The powerful have a revenge fantasy, it’s the revenge of the dorks’
The CEO of the leading US satirical website explains what to do when reality is crazy, and how he is trying to buy the website of a famous conspiracy theorist
english.elpais.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:48 PM
El Pais offers an inside view of @theonion.com, reminding you why you crave their headlines after you read the actual news. I'm proud to be a subscriber. Thanks for sharing this, @katmabu.bsky.social --
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My north star is opportunity: good schools, good jobs, and a chance for our kids to do better than we're doing.
November 15, 2025 at 5:24 PM
My north star is opportunity: good schools, good jobs, and a chance for our kids to do better than we're doing.
Good news! www.cnn.com/2025/11/10/p...
Supreme Court declines to revisit landmark same-sex marriage precedent | CNN Politics
The Supreme Court on Monday declined an opportunity to overturn its landmark precedent recognizing a constitutional right to same-sex marriage, tossing aside an appeal that had roiled LGBTQ advocates ...
www.cnn.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Good news! www.cnn.com/2025/11/10/p...
Democrats don't need to fight dirty, but we need them to fight hard. The 8 senators who blinked couldn't even do that.
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Democrats don't need to fight dirty, but we need them to fight hard. The 8 senators who blinked couldn't even do that.
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@democrats.senate.gov you have once again underestimated the wrath of your base by voting to pass this abomination.
November 10, 2025 at 3:47 AM
@democrats.senate.gov you have once again underestimated the wrath of your base by voting to pass this abomination.
Proud of @kim.senate.gov and @booker.senate.gov for standing up against this shitty bill for NJ.
It is bound to result in the elimination of ACA subsidies and knock millions of American off their healthcare plans.
It is bound to result in the elimination of ACA subsidies and knock millions of American off their healthcare plans.
I can’t support this bill. It doesn’t meet the urgency of the moment and deliver actual relief that can pass both chambers of Congress.
I’ve been clear that we need real action to stop the devastating health care cost increases that are hurting millions of families. 1/2
I’ve been clear that we need real action to stop the devastating health care cost increases that are hurting millions of families. 1/2
November 10, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Proud of @kim.senate.gov and @booker.senate.gov for standing up against this shitty bill for NJ.
It is bound to result in the elimination of ACA subsidies and knock millions of American off their healthcare plans.
It is bound to result in the elimination of ACA subsidies and knock millions of American off their healthcare plans.