BarbJoan
@bjgt.bsky.social
Former ESL, reading teacher, and retired elementary principal
Love art, oil painting, word puzzles, Lake Michigan, and the Cubs
Lived in Turkey, MO, MI, MN, KS, DC, and now Chicago
I used to be nice
Ally 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Love art, oil painting, word puzzles, Lake Michigan, and the Cubs
Lived in Turkey, MO, MI, MN, KS, DC, and now Chicago
I used to be nice
Ally 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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Prison rape is wrong.
Jokes about prison rape are wrong.
Eliminating protections against prison rape is wrong.
If another country sentenced a criminal to be raped, we'd consider it a crime against humanity.
BUT
A large segment of Americans regard prison rape as a de facto part of the sentence.
Jokes about prison rape are wrong.
Eliminating protections against prison rape is wrong.
If another country sentenced a criminal to be raped, we'd consider it a crime against humanity.
BUT
A large segment of Americans regard prison rape as a de facto part of the sentence.
BREAKING: Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans & intersex people, memo says. A DOJ memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) do not align with Trump’s Jan. 20 anti-trans executive order, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports.
Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans and intersex people
A Department of Justice memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act do not align with Trump’s executive order
prismreports.org
December 5, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Prison rape is wrong.
Jokes about prison rape are wrong.
Eliminating protections against prison rape is wrong.
If another country sentenced a criminal to be raped, we'd consider it a crime against humanity.
BUT
A large segment of Americans regard prison rape as a de facto part of the sentence.
Jokes about prison rape are wrong.
Eliminating protections against prison rape is wrong.
If another country sentenced a criminal to be raped, we'd consider it a crime against humanity.
BUT
A large segment of Americans regard prison rape as a de facto part of the sentence.
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The White House has launched a webpage to report "media bias" tips. It would be a pity if it were flooded with tips about every show on Fox News.
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
A CALL TO ACTION: Submit “Media Bias” Tips
The White House recently launched a Media Bias Portal as a service to truth and transparency. Its purpose is to combat the baseless lies,
www.whitehouse.gov
December 5, 2025 at 1:27 AM
The White House has launched a webpage to report "media bias" tips. It would be a pity if it were flooded with tips about every show on Fox News.
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
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"After a day of scrutiny over the boat strikes, U.S. Southern Command on Thursday evening announced that the military had killed four more people in a 22nd strike that day, in the Eastern Pacific."
Pistol Pete murdered four more today.
Pistol Pete murdered four more today.
NYTimes adds: "But the video did not show any radios or satellite phones, according to the people familiar with the briefings, and a surveillance plane apparently did not spot any nearby boat."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...
December 5, 2025 at 3:30 AM
"After a day of scrutiny over the boat strikes, U.S. Southern Command on Thursday evening announced that the military had killed four more people in a 22nd strike that day, in the Eastern Pacific."
Pistol Pete murdered four more today.
Pistol Pete murdered four more today.
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It is mind blowing that these two people very likely would have died anyway of hypothermia / drowning / injuries (which would have also been horrific for them to watch & actively refuse to render aid) but they couldn’t resist blowing them up.
NYTimes adds: "But the video did not show any radios or satellite phones, according to the people familiar with the briefings, and a surveillance plane apparently did not spot any nearby boat."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...
December 5, 2025 at 3:56 AM
It is mind blowing that these two people very likely would have died anyway of hypothermia / drowning / injuries (which would have also been horrific for them to watch & actively refuse to render aid) but they couldn’t resist blowing them up.
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2/ Secretary Hegseth bears ultimate responsibility as the designated Target Engagement Authority.
And recall how many times he has said Admiral Bradley acted within the authority Hegseth gave him, and that Bradley made "the correct" decision.
And recall how many times he has said Admiral Bradley acted within the authority Hegseth gave him, and that Bradley made "the correct" decision.
Hegseth: "I watched that first strike live. As you can image at the Dept of War, we've got a lot of things to do. So I didn't stick around for the hour to 2 hours, whatever, where all the sensitive sight exploitation digitally occurs. I moved on to my next meeting. A couple hours later I learned..."
December 5, 2025 at 12:54 AM
2/ Secretary Hegseth bears ultimate responsibility as the designated Target Engagement Authority.
And recall how many times he has said Admiral Bradley acted within the authority Hegseth gave him, and that Bradley made "the correct" decision.
And recall how many times he has said Admiral Bradley acted within the authority Hegseth gave him, and that Bradley made "the correct" decision.
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3/ Looks like DoD officials previously made false statements to Congress:
Defense officials had previously been arguing "they were legitimate targets because they appeared to be radioing for help or backup ... made that claim in at least one briefing in September for congressional staff."
Defense officials had previously been arguing "they were legitimate targets because they appeared to be radioing for help or backup ... made that claim in at least one briefing in September for congressional staff."
December 5, 2025 at 12:59 AM
3/ Looks like DoD officials previously made false statements to Congress:
Defense officials had previously been arguing "they were legitimate targets because they appeared to be radioing for help or backup ... made that claim in at least one briefing in September for congressional staff."
Defense officials had previously been arguing "they were legitimate targets because they appeared to be radioing for help or backup ... made that claim in at least one briefing in September for congressional staff."
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🚨🚨🚨This collapses the one 'argument' Hegseth had against it being a war crime:
"The two men killed as they floated holding onto their capsized boat .. DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE RADIO OR OTHER COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES, the top military official overseeing the strike told lawmakers."
1/
"The two men killed as they floated holding onto their capsized boat .. DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE RADIO OR OTHER COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES, the top military official overseeing the strike told lawmakers."
1/
Exclusive: Survivors clinging to capsized boat didn’t radio for backup, admiral overseeing double-tap strike tells lawmakers | CNN Politics
The two men killed as they floated holding onto their capsized boat in a secondary strike against a suspected drug vessel in early September did not appear to have radio or other communications device...
www.cnn.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:49 AM
🚨🚨🚨This collapses the one 'argument' Hegseth had against it being a war crime:
"The two men killed as they floated holding onto their capsized boat .. DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE RADIO OR OTHER COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES, the top military official overseeing the strike told lawmakers."
1/
"The two men killed as they floated holding onto their capsized boat .. DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE RADIO OR OTHER COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES, the top military official overseeing the strike told lawmakers."
1/
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NYTimes adds: "But the video did not show any radios or satellite phones, according to the people familiar with the briefings, and a surveillance plane apparently did not spot any nearby boat."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...
December 5, 2025 at 2:59 AM
NYTimes adds: "But the video did not show any radios or satellite phones, according to the people familiar with the briefings, and a surveillance plane apparently did not spot any nearby boat."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...
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"Two survivors, shirtless, clung to the hull, tried unsuccessfully to flip it back over, then climbed on it and slipped off into the water, over and over."
"Then Adm. Frank M. Bradley ... gave an order for a follow-up strike. Three flashes of light filled the video screen. And the men were gone."
"Then Adm. Frank M. Bradley ... gave an order for a follow-up strike. Three flashes of light filled the video screen. And the men were gone."
NYTimes adds: "But the video did not show any radios or satellite phones, according to the people familiar with the briefings, and a surveillance plane apparently did not spot any nearby boat."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...
December 5, 2025 at 3:04 AM
"Two survivors, shirtless, clung to the hull, tried unsuccessfully to flip it back over, then climbed on it and slipped off into the water, over and over."
"Then Adm. Frank M. Bradley ... gave an order for a follow-up strike. Three flashes of light filled the video screen. And the men were gone."
"Then Adm. Frank M. Bradley ... gave an order for a follow-up strike. Three flashes of light filled the video screen. And the men were gone."
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Two things the Democrats shouldn’t be shy about saying plainly these days: the Supreme Court is illegitimate and Pete Hegseth is a psychopath.
December 5, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Two things the Democrats shouldn’t be shy about saying plainly these days: the Supreme Court is illegitimate and Pete Hegseth is a psychopath.
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41 minutes is a long time to sit in your air conditioned office watching men struggle to survive as you decide to kill them.
December 5, 2025 at 1:48 AM
41 minutes is a long time to sit in your air conditioned office watching men struggle to survive as you decide to kill them.
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"The Donald Trump administration has changed which holidays qualify for free entrance to national parks, removing two holidays celebrating Black people and adding the president’s birthday."
National parks change prioritizes Trump birthday over days honoring Black people
Free entrance days at national parks no longer include MLK Day and Juneteenth.
www.sfgate.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:10 AM
"The Donald Trump administration has changed which holidays qualify for free entrance to national parks, removing two holidays celebrating Black people and adding the president’s birthday."
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I get that some people genuinely think every trans person is mentally ill, or delusional, but if your response to the existence of trans people of that its ok if they get raped in prison, you're a disgusting disgrace of a human being.
BREAKING: Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans & intersex people, memo says. A DOJ memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) do not align with Trump’s Jan. 20 anti-trans executive order, @byadamrhodes.bsky.social reports.
Trump administration plans to end prison rape protections for trans and intersex people
A Department of Justice memo says certain standards under the Prison Rape Elimination Act do not align with Trump’s executive order
prismreports.org
December 5, 2025 at 1:16 AM
I get that some people genuinely think every trans person is mentally ill, or delusional, but if your response to the existence of trans people of that its ok if they get raped in prison, you're a disgusting disgrace of a human being.
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this is cold blooded, calculated murder and Bradley should be court martialed and jailed for it
December 5, 2025 at 1:30 AM
this is cold blooded, calculated murder and Bradley should be court martialed and jailed for it
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The boat was split in half. 9 men were dead. 2 more clung to a floating piece of wreckage and tried desperately to flip it over for 41 minutes straight. There was no possible way they were going anywhere.
Then they were killed in cold blood by the U.S. military.
Then they were killed in cold blood by the U.S. military.
December 5, 2025 at 1:19 AM
The boat was split in half. 9 men were dead. 2 more clung to a floating piece of wreckage and tried desperately to flip it over for 41 minutes straight. There was no possible way they were going anywhere.
Then they were killed in cold blood by the U.S. military.
Then they were killed in cold blood by the U.S. military.
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SPLIT IN HALF?
The boat was capsized and SPLIT IN HALF?
I got nothing folks.
Trials. Prison. Everyone.
If you told me this was a psy-op to make me rethink my moral opposition to the death penalty, I would at least have to think hard about you being right.
The boat was capsized and SPLIT IN HALF?
I got nothing folks.
Trials. Prison. Everyone.
If you told me this was a psy-op to make me rethink my moral opposition to the death penalty, I would at least have to think hard about you being right.
I mean, this is an execution
December 5, 2025 at 2:39 AM
SPLIT IN HALF?
The boat was capsized and SPLIT IN HALF?
I got nothing folks.
Trials. Prison. Everyone.
If you told me this was a psy-op to make me rethink my moral opposition to the death penalty, I would at least have to think hard about you being right.
The boat was capsized and SPLIT IN HALF?
I got nothing folks.
Trials. Prison. Everyone.
If you told me this was a psy-op to make me rethink my moral opposition to the death penalty, I would at least have to think hard about you being right.
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They watched for 41 minutes and made such a mounterous decision. There was no fog of war. There was no war. They saw no drugs. They were no where near US waters.
Just 2 men struggling with an overturned boat.
Just 2 men struggling with an overturned boat.
December 5, 2025 at 1:54 AM
They watched for 41 minutes and made such a mounterous decision. There was no fog of war. There was no war. They saw no drugs. They were no where near US waters.
Just 2 men struggling with an overturned boat.
Just 2 men struggling with an overturned boat.
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Double-tap is very misleading here, it implies strikes in quick succession. They scratched their loathsome chins about it for 41 minutes, watching these two guys struggle to overturn their wrecked boat, before deciding nah, hit 'em again
December 5, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Double-tap is very misleading here, it implies strikes in quick succession. They scratched their loathsome chins about it for 41 minutes, watching these two guys struggle to overturn their wrecked boat, before deciding nah, hit 'em again
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Nobody involved in this should draw a free breath for the rest of their lives
December 5, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Nobody involved in this should draw a free breath for the rest of their lives
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Great point. Trump and Hegseth done in by their sadism.
They made a mistake from the beginning, not just morally but tactically, in gleefully releasing all their boat murder snuff films and blasting them out wall-to-wall so everyone sees them a million times. Can hardly plead now 'no, this one would be too gruesome, we don't release that kind of stuff.'
NEWS --> Tons of fresh detail on what video of the strike shows: Rep Adam Smith says two men are sitting on capsized boat, drugs aren't visible. Rationale officials gave for killing is they *may* have been able to keep trafficking.
"It's bad," Smith says.
Read here:
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
"It's bad," Smith says.
Read here:
newrepublic.com/article/2039...
December 4, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Great point. Trump and Hegseth done in by their sadism.
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Unbelievable
“You have two individuals in clear distress without any means of locomotion with a destroyed vessel who were killed by the United States.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...
“You have two individuals in clear distress without any means of locomotion with a destroyed vessel who were killed by the United States.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...
An Explosion, Then Survivors: Military Officers Show Lawmakers Video of Sept. 2 Boat Attack
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Unbelievable
“You have two individuals in clear distress without any means of locomotion with a destroyed vessel who were killed by the United States.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...
“You have two individuals in clear distress without any means of locomotion with a destroyed vessel who were killed by the United States.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...
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Unbelievable.
“There was no boat. There was wreckage. There was no radio. There were two guys clinging to a tiny non-awash portion of the keel of a capsized boat,” said one lawmaker
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“There was no boat. There was wreckage. There was no radio. There were two guys clinging to a tiny non-awash portion of the keel of a capsized boat,” said one lawmaker
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Video shows second strike hit before survivors could flip boat, lawmakers say
The footage was shown on Capitol Hill, where Adm. Frank M. Bradley, who oversaw a deadly attack on alleged drug smugglers, faced a day of difficult questions about the operation.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Unbelievable.
“There was no boat. There was wreckage. There was no radio. There were two guys clinging to a tiny non-awash portion of the keel of a capsized boat,” said one lawmaker
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“There was no boat. There was wreckage. There was no radio. There were two guys clinging to a tiny non-awash portion of the keel of a capsized boat,” said one lawmaker
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Unbelievable.
“Defense officials have been arguing the two survivors were legitimate targets because they appeared to be radioing for backup
“But Thursday, Adm. Bradley acknowledged that the survivors of the initial strike were in no position to make a distress call.”
www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/p...
“Defense officials have been arguing the two survivors were legitimate targets because they appeared to be radioing for backup
“But Thursday, Adm. Bradley acknowledged that the survivors of the initial strike were in no position to make a distress call.”
www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/p...
Exclusive: Survivors clinging to capsized boat didn’t radio for backup, admiral overseeing double-tap strike tells lawmakers | CNN Politics
The two men killed as they floated holding onto their capsized boat in a secondary strike against a suspected drug vessel in early September did not appear to have radio or other communications device...
www.cnn.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Unbelievable.
“Defense officials have been arguing the two survivors were legitimate targets because they appeared to be radioing for backup
“But Thursday, Adm. Bradley acknowledged that the survivors of the initial strike were in no position to make a distress call.”
www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/p...
“Defense officials have been arguing the two survivors were legitimate targets because they appeared to be radioing for backup
“But Thursday, Adm. Bradley acknowledged that the survivors of the initial strike were in no position to make a distress call.”
www.cnn.com/2025/12/04/p...
, “The end result was two individuals without any weaponry, without any tools of any kind, clinging to a wrecked boat … the decision was taken to kill them and that is in fact what happened. And that was pretty hard to watch.”
December 5, 2025 at 2:58 AM
, “The end result was two individuals without any weaponry, without any tools of any kind, clinging to a wrecked boat … the decision was taken to kill them and that is in fact what happened. And that was pretty hard to watch.”