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Joanne in Boston

@vtgal.bsky.social

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Secular Humanist/Environmentalist/Liberal 🌎🇺🇦💙 Compassion & Empathy 🚫Toxic religiosity Can humanity save itself? “There’s some good in this world Mr. Frodo, and it’s worth fighting for” Love my husband, my coffee and a good bourbon Manhattan.

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Joanne in Boston @vtgal.bsky.social · Nov 23

Dark thoughts this morning…how must it feel to be Europe right now with Russian aggression ascending and Trump back in power. There will be no USA to storm the beaches this time…they will stand with the enemy. What has America done?

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richard68.bsky.social @richard68.bsky.social · 9h

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 13h

Credit where credit is due, schumer really kicked it up a notch.

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Debbie R @debbie-nosnibor.bsky.social · 9h

Thank you Fairbanks, Alaska!!! 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾

Congratulations Mayor-elect Mindy O’Neall‼️

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DMC ❌👑 @dcombes.bsky.social · 13h

Fairbanks, Alaska💥Democrat mayoral candidate defeats MAGA Republican incumbent mayor David Puhs. Republican held seat for almost a decade. Thank you Fairbanks for showing up. Congratulations Mindy O'Neall! Every seat matters. Let’s #GOTV🗳️
#Pinks

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Joanne in Boston @vtgal.bsky.social · 9h

This is the new “they’re eating the dogs…they’re eating the cats”…

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Caitlyn Kim @caitlynkim.bsky.social · 12h

House just gaveled in for a pro forma session. Dems again tried to get Rep-elect Adelita Grijalva sworn in. They were ignored by the chair. And House gaveled out. Took about 2 mins.

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April @apriljoy.bsky.social · 12h

Bill Burr defends his business ties to Saudi Arabia with the claim they're together promoting free speech in that country.

Jamal Khashoggi, an editor for Saudi's newspaper Al Watan, was murdered by Saudi officials inside the Istanbul consulate while his wife waited for him in the car.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 11h

it’s all just a grift

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 10h

Miller “slips” on CNN and says Trump has plenary power.

Trump says “we took the freedom of speech away”.

Bondi says “we’re going to do to Antifa the same thing we did to the cartels”.

These are not people interested in Democracy.

They’re not looking for another term.

They want unchecked power

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Joanne in Boston @vtgal.bsky.social · 11h

Me too…

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Tori Foote @toriatheisttori.bsky.social · 1d

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Matt Serwe @serwewx.bsky.social · 16h

Be loving.
Be caring.
Be kind.
Be generous.
Be empathetic.

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Blanche Devereaux @gingerkap23.bsky.social · 16h

This is the insane propaganda that is coming out of this regime. Our country is unrecognizable. It sickens me that anyone is ok with this.

Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 17h

Weird how that didn’t make the cut.

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RevDaniel 🇨🇦 @revdaniel.bsky.social · 20h

This is why I deleted my Facebook account.

Yes I can be friends with people who I disagree with politically. But that means disagreements like “should more or less tax money go to this department or that one?”

It doesn’t mean “are these people human, or not?”

Meme saying: It depressed the hell out of me that people I used to consider friends have turned into people I wouldn’t tell where Anne Frank was hiding.”

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Rowdy Rebel @rowdyrebel.bsky.social · 1d

💯 🙄😒

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Joanne in Boston @vtgal.bsky.social · 14h

No one is more deserving…

BlueVoter @bluevoter24.bsky.social · 1d

And by God she deserves it! #activism #justice

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 14h

I’ve lived in rural America long enough to know that the entire point was to bankrupt farmers…

We are all about to find out.

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Carlos @dapherdoos.bsky.social · 15h

Anyone who wants to be President in 2028 needs to step up and lead today in 2025. Pay attention to who is fighting for us in this moment, and who isn't.

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BlueVoter @bluevoter24.bsky.social · 1d

It's all slipping away.. #fascism

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 16h

This is NOT making Chicago safer. And this must NOT be what America is.👇

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Harlow’s Musings @harlowsmusings.bsky.social · 1d

Pam Bondi is an embarrassment to the legal profession. Nothing more than a partisan hack for the twice impeached convicted criminal she serves.

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 15h

Trump would rather burn down the country than release the Epstein Files.

Over 80% of voters want it released.

Release the Epstein Files.

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Joanne in Boston @vtgal.bsky.social · 14h

Arson makes this horrific fire even more horrific if that’s possible…

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 14h

Today's arrest of 29-year-old Florida resident Jonathan Rinderknecht marks an important step toward determining how the horrific #PalisadesFire started and bringing closure to the thousands of survivors whose lives were upended.

USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 14h

Authorities have made an arrest in connection with the deadly Palisades Fire that ravaged part of Los Angeles earlier this year, now believed to have been caused by arson, officials said.

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Joanne in Boston @vtgal.bsky.social · 14h

THIS!

Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 15h

I see a lot of people saying that a person charged with a crime deserves the chance to prove their innocence.

Please stop doing this because you have it backwards and this is really important.

It is ALWAYS the government's burden to prove a person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

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Dorian @flvillager.bsky.social · 14h

Eric Swalwell: One Republican just texted me that if there’s a discharge vote on Epstein they expect a “jail break” of over 100 members. Trump will go nuts!

Reshare. Barbara j sobel

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