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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It happened again: The Trump administration has admitted illegally deporting a man to Guatemala despite an immigration judge's order that he was likely to be tortured there.
A judge has ordered the administration to facilitate his return by next week.storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
A judge has ordered the administration to facilitate his return by next week.storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 6, 2025 at 2:54 AM
It happened again: The Trump administration has admitted illegally deporting a man to Guatemala despite an immigration judge's order that he was likely to be tortured there.
A judge has ordered the administration to facilitate his return by next week.storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
A judge has ordered the administration to facilitate his return by next week.storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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AZ Rep. Adelita Grijalva says she was pepper sprayed during Tucson ICE raid
"When I presented myself as a Member of Congress asking for more information, I was pushed-aside and pepper sprayed."
www.fox10phoenix.com/news/az-rep-...
Video from @repgrijalva on Instagram.
"When I presented myself as a Member of Congress asking for more information, I was pushed-aside and pepper sprayed."
www.fox10phoenix.com/news/az-rep-...
Video from @repgrijalva on Instagram.
December 5, 2025 at 10:54 PM
AZ Rep. Adelita Grijalva says she was pepper sprayed during Tucson ICE raid
"When I presented myself as a Member of Congress asking for more information, I was pushed-aside and pepper sprayed."
www.fox10phoenix.com/news/az-rep-...
Video from @repgrijalva on Instagram.
"When I presented myself as a Member of Congress asking for more information, I was pushed-aside and pepper sprayed."
www.fox10phoenix.com/news/az-rep-...
Video from @repgrijalva on Instagram.
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“When I presented myself as a Member of Congress and asked for more information, my staff and I were pushed aside and pepper-sprayed by masked agents,” says Rep. Grijalva: www.fox10phoenix.com/news/az-rep-...
AZ Rep. Adelita Grijalva says she was pepper sprayed during Tucson ICE raid
Grijalva says the incident happened on Dec. 5 at a Taco Giro restaurant on the west side of the city.
www.fox10phoenix.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:09 PM
“When I presented myself as a Member of Congress and asked for more information, my staff and I were pushed aside and pepper-sprayed by masked agents,” says Rep. Grijalva: www.fox10phoenix.com/news/az-rep-...
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Trump’s “enraged” that the media is giving major news coverage to what everyone sees: the age, the decline, the not so slow fade. And he can’t spin it away.
Bonus: folks online are calling him “Sleepy Don” because he keeps nodding off in meetings like it’s nap time at Mar a Lago.
Keep it up 👊🏽
Bonus: folks online are calling him “Sleepy Don” because he keeps nodding off in meetings like it’s nap time at Mar a Lago.
Keep it up 👊🏽
December 6, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Trump’s “enraged” that the media is giving major news coverage to what everyone sees: the age, the decline, the not so slow fade. And he can’t spin it away.
Bonus: folks online are calling him “Sleepy Don” because he keeps nodding off in meetings like it’s nap time at Mar a Lago.
Keep it up 👊🏽
Bonus: folks online are calling him “Sleepy Don” because he keeps nodding off in meetings like it’s nap time at Mar a Lago.
Keep it up 👊🏽
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We already know the Trump administration has been lying about ICE “targeting the worst of the worst” — the actual numbers tell the truth.
The government’s own data shows only 15 % of those detained had any prior criminal convictions, and just 3 % were violent offenders.
The government’s own data shows only 15 % of those detained had any prior criminal convictions, and just 3 % were violent offenders.
December 6, 2025 at 1:41 AM
We already know the Trump administration has been lying about ICE “targeting the worst of the worst” — the actual numbers tell the truth.
The government’s own data shows only 15 % of those detained had any prior criminal convictions, and just 3 % were violent offenders.
The government’s own data shows only 15 % of those detained had any prior criminal convictions, and just 3 % were violent offenders.
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Suozzi: Prices are up. Why? Because of the tariffs. Prices are going up in health insurance because of the cancellation of the premium tax credits. Prices are going up in energy because there’s new demand for energy at the same time they cut supply.
December 5, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Suozzi: Prices are up. Why? Because of the tariffs. Prices are going up in health insurance because of the cancellation of the premium tax credits. Prices are going up in energy because there’s new demand for energy at the same time they cut supply.
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Kressly: So let’s talk about the contagiousness of hepatitis B. It can live on surfaces, and it can be spread through touch—from someone who is shedding the virus to someone else.
So when we’re in situations where we can’t know 100% who is at risk, the right answer is to protect everyone.
So when we’re in situations where we can’t know 100% who is at risk, the right answer is to protect everyone.
December 5, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Kressly: So let’s talk about the contagiousness of hepatitis B. It can live on surfaces, and it can be spread through touch—from someone who is shedding the virus to someone else.
So when we’re in situations where we can’t know 100% who is at risk, the right answer is to protect everyone.
So when we’re in situations where we can’t know 100% who is at risk, the right answer is to protect everyone.
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My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
December 6, 2025 at 2:41 AM
My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
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Damn. It gets worse & worse. Bradley told lawmakers the destroyed boat was to meet a 2nd boat...
"which the military was unable to locate. This second vessel was heading for the South American country of Suriname, two sources with direct knowledge of Bradley’s remarks told CNN."
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"which the military was unable to locate. This second vessel was heading for the South American country of Suriname, two sources with direct knowledge of Bradley’s remarks told CNN."
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NEW: Alleged Drug Boat U.S. Bombed Twice Reportedly Wasn’t Even Heading to the States
The alleged drug boat hit with two American airstrikes in September was not bound for the United States.
www.mediaite.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Damn. It gets worse & worse. Bradley told lawmakers the destroyed boat was to meet a 2nd boat...
"which the military was unable to locate. This second vessel was heading for the South American country of Suriname, two sources with direct knowledge of Bradley’s remarks told CNN."
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"which the military was unable to locate. This second vessel was heading for the South American country of Suriname, two sources with direct knowledge of Bradley’s remarks told CNN."
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Suriname...certainly not on the way to the U.S. 🙄
December 6, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Suriname...certainly not on the way to the U.S. 🙄
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Looks pretty clear now that Trump has broken the old pattern of quick recovery after shutdown approval losses. You might say that a string of ugly stories has prevented that, but are they really any worse than "normal" over the last 10 months?
Our latest polling averages over at 50+1 show Trump hitting a new low in his job approval rating (39.4% among adults) and Dems meeting their previous high in the generic ballot (+4.4) fiftyplusone.news/latest-polls
December 5, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Looks pretty clear now that Trump has broken the old pattern of quick recovery after shutdown approval losses. You might say that a string of ugly stories has prevented that, but are they really any worse than "normal" over the last 10 months?
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Idiocy. Bigotry. Cruelty.
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
n.pr
December 6, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Idiocy. Bigotry. Cruelty.
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There is no legitimate reason not to release the complete Sep. 2 video.
They released video of the first strike. What national security justification could there be for releasing video of the first part of the action but not the second? They wanted to cover up what happened after the first strike.
They released video of the first strike. What national security justification could there be for releasing video of the first part of the action but not the second? They wanted to cover up what happened after the first strike.
December 5, 2025 at 11:47 PM
There is no legitimate reason not to release the complete Sep. 2 video.
They released video of the first strike. What national security justification could there be for releasing video of the first part of the action but not the second? They wanted to cover up what happened after the first strike.
They released video of the first strike. What national security justification could there be for releasing video of the first part of the action but not the second? They wanted to cover up what happened after the first strike.
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5/ source (Gift Link):
Video of Boat Strike Shows Survivors Waving Before Fatal Follow-Up Attack
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
Video of Boat Strike Shows Survivors Waving Before Fatal Follow-Up Attack
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
Video of Boat Strike Shows Survivors Waving Before Fatal Follow-Up Attack
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:03 PM
5/ source (Gift Link):
Video of Boat Strike Shows Survivors Waving Before Fatal Follow-Up Attack
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
Video of Boat Strike Shows Survivors Waving Before Fatal Follow-Up Attack
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
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NEW info on shipwreck attack. It gets worse.
The 2 survivors climbed atop wreckage and waved to overhead.
"Some of the people viewing the video thought ... could have been an attempt to surrender"
Others "said the most logical explanation was ... signaling for a rescue."
1/
The 2 survivors climbed atop wreckage and waved to overhead.
"Some of the people viewing the video thought ... could have been an attempt to surrender"
Others "said the most logical explanation was ... signaling for a rescue."
1/
December 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
NEW info on shipwreck attack. It gets worse.
The 2 survivors climbed atop wreckage and waved to overhead.
"Some of the people viewing the video thought ... could have been an attempt to surrender"
Others "said the most logical explanation was ... signaling for a rescue."
1/
The 2 survivors climbed atop wreckage and waved to overhead.
"Some of the people viewing the video thought ... could have been an attempt to surrender"
Others "said the most logical explanation was ... signaling for a rescue."
1/
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Trump was very mad at Marge for pushing to release the Epstein files, telling her people were going to get hurt, and now she's going on @60minutes.bsky.social to tell the world.
We all know Trump isn't all that inclined to worry about other people getting hurt.
www.mediaite.com/media/news/m...
We all know Trump isn't all that inclined to worry about other people getting hurt.
www.mediaite.com/media/news/m...
MTG Says Trump Told Her Releasing Epstein Files Would 'Hurt People'
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said President Donald Trump was "furious" with her over her advocacy of the release of the Epstein files, and that doing so would "hurt people."
www.mediaite.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Trump was very mad at Marge for pushing to release the Epstein files, telling her people were going to get hurt, and now she's going on @60minutes.bsky.social to tell the world.
We all know Trump isn't all that inclined to worry about other people getting hurt.
www.mediaite.com/media/news/m...
We all know Trump isn't all that inclined to worry about other people getting hurt.
www.mediaite.com/media/news/m...
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Trump was very mad at Marge for pushing to release the Epstein files, telling her people were going to get hurt, and now she's going on @60minutes.bsky.social to tell the world.
We all know Trump isn't all that inclined to worry about other people getting hurt.
www.mediaite.com/media/news/m...
We all know Trump isn't all that inclined to worry about other people getting hurt.
www.mediaite.com/media/news/m...
MTG Says Trump Told Her Releasing Epstein Files Would 'Hurt People'
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said President Donald Trump was "furious" with her over her advocacy of the release of the Epstein files, and that doing so would "hurt people."
www.mediaite.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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“As a mother, it deeply saddened me. But you want to take care of your children in the best way. But it’s like letting go of a piece of yourself,” said Ramirez.
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
Local immigrants prepare guardianship paperwork in case they’re detained by ICE
“It’s like letting go of a piece of yourself.”
www.wgbh.org
December 3, 2025 at 2:51 PM
“As a mother, it deeply saddened me. But you want to take care of your children in the best way. But it’s like letting go of a piece of yourself,” said Ramirez.
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
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“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide
Trump administration is pausing naturalizations for immigrants from 19 countries.
www.wgbh.org
December 5, 2025 at 10:56 PM
“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
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Person who actually deserves a trophy is the artist who made the FIFA peace prize trophy look like everyone in the entire world holding their head in their hands out of secondhand embarrassment
December 5, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Person who actually deserves a trophy is the artist who made the FIFA peace prize trophy look like everyone in the entire world holding their head in their hands out of secondhand embarrassment
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These are just petty, cruel people.
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
HHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portrait
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered.
n.pr
December 5, 2025 at 10:56 PM
These are just petty, cruel people.
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Sharing the complete article.
"Now the Trump administration is reviving nationality-based discrimination."
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...
"Now the Trump administration is reviving nationality-based discrimination."
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...
Opinion | We Rejected This Practice 60 Years Ago. We Must Do So Again Today.
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Sharing the complete article.
"Now the Trump administration is reviving nationality-based discrimination."
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...
"Now the Trump administration is reviving nationality-based discrimination."
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...
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It took a few months, but in his National Security Strategy, Trump has officially revived the 1823 Monroe Doctrine that appropriates to the US the 'right' to rule over the Americas and seize land at will. Gift article.
www.thestar.com/news/world/u...
www.thestar.com/news/world/u...
Not the 51st state but a vassal state: What Donald Trump’s national security strategy envisions for Canada
Released Thursday, the 2025 National Security Strategy is also a window into the dramatic shift in America’s official world view under Trump.
www.thestar.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:03 PM
It took a few months, but in his National Security Strategy, Trump has officially revived the 1823 Monroe Doctrine that appropriates to the US the 'right' to rule over the Americas and seize land at will. Gift article.
www.thestar.com/news/world/u...
www.thestar.com/news/world/u...
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Excellent piece!
"The pardon of Hernández is one of dozens issued by the US president over the past year to an array of convicted fraudsters, drug traffickers, tax evaders and unregistered foreign agents that have upended the American justice system"
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"The pardon of Hernández is one of dozens issued by the US president over the past year to an array of convicted fraudsters, drug traffickers, tax evaders and unregistered foreign agents that have upended the American justice system"
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‘Why are we letting this guy go?’ Donald Trump’s pardons upend US justice system
Releases of drug traffickers and fraudsters puzzle allies and send shockwaves through legal circles
giftarticle.ft.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Excellent piece!
"The pardon of Hernández is one of dozens issued by the US president over the past year to an array of convicted fraudsters, drug traffickers, tax evaders and unregistered foreign agents that have upended the American justice system"
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
"The pardon of Hernández is one of dozens issued by the US president over the past year to an array of convicted fraudsters, drug traffickers, tax evaders and unregistered foreign agents that have upended the American justice system"
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...