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Joel Strauss

@jbraden2008.bsky.social

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Hey, BlueSky! 65 year old gay, married, secular Jew. I've been a performer and a teacher and a customer service rep. I lived in Osaka from '81 to '98. I'm a Dem, and will be voting BLUE this November, up and down ticket. Here from Threads, because Mosseri

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Joel Strauss @jbraden2008.bsky.social · 9h

Thank you kindly for mentioning me, AP! 🙏💙🙏

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American Partisan™ @partisan.social · 10h

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Joel Strauss @jbraden2008.bsky.social · 18h

Great news! A defendant in Trump's Georgia election interference case has flipped, and will testify for the prosecution.
youtube.com/shorts/hZK03...

The first defendant has FLIPPED in Trump's Georgia state RICO case - and flipping begets flipping!

YouTube video by Glenn Kirschner

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Joel Strauss @jbraden2008.bsky.social · 21h

So kind of you to include me, Clay. Thank you! 🙏💙🙏

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Clay Nobles @claynobles.bsky.social · 1d

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Tom Moore @thmoore.bsky.social · 1d

CAP's (@americanprogress.bsky.social's) plan to make Citizens United irrelevant was featured in a @rollingstone.com article today.

"If passed in Montana — and if other states follow — the initiative could profoundly change American politics."

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White Rose Resistance @whiteroseresistance.org · 1d

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Joel Strauss @jbraden2008.bsky.social · 1d

So kind of you to include me, Hope! Thank you! 🙏💙🙏

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Joel Strauss @jbraden2008.bsky.social · 1d

Keep it going, guys.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/u...

Portland, Sea-Tac and Westchester airports among those refusing to play Kristi Noem video in TSA lines | CNN

Some US airports are refusing to play a video of Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for the federal government shutdown.

www.cnn.com

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jorek1original.bsky.social @jorek1original.bsky.social · 3d

Federal workers: We understand you may be taking a risk in contacting us, and we take your confidentiality extremely seriously.

To collect tips, we use encrypted forms and apps, so messages cannot be read by anybody other than you and ProPublica.

➡️ Reach out here: propublica.org/tips

How to Contact ProPublica or Send a Tip Securely — ProPublica

Our job is to hold people and institutions accountable. To do that, we need evidence.

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Jesse : 💙💙💙 @journeyled1.bsky.social · 3d

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MAGA is going berserk over Bad Bunny. Low information people want him deported. Faux News is wanting ICE to take him out. MTB wants a law only English can be spoken. Racists will cry foul if they can’t win. Follow y luchar para sus derechos

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Joel Strauss @jbraden2008.bsky.social · 3d

If you were running company, and your employees just simply didn't show up for work (not a strike; they just didn't show up), would you continue to employ them? Pay them?

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 3d

Diane Keaton was a true Californian. She was a self-described oddball, uniquely stylish, deeply creative, funny, and an acting legend who could steal the screen in comic and dramatic roles alike. She was in a class all her own, an icon.

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Joel Strauss @jbraden2008.bsky.social · 3d

Jeez, couldn't they just swipe left?

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Joel Strauss @jbraden2008.bsky.social · 3d

This is one of favorites! "No, Juanita, jua, jua"

Joel Strauss @jbraden2008.bsky.social · 3d

Everyone's a critic! 😂😂😂
Not my work, BTW, just something I found and, erm, borrowed.

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Joel Strauss @jbraden2008.bsky.social · 3d

Diane Keaton has passed. Her legacy continues. #Lchaim to a life well-lived; her memory will be a blessing, and her legacy a gift.
www.oregonlive.com/business/202...

Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of ‘Annie Hall’ and ‘The Godfather,’ dies at 79

Diane Keaton's quirky, vibrant manner and depth made her one of the most singular actors of a generation.

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Clay Nobles @claynobles.bsky.social · 3d

As we resist tyranny, we gain solidarity. As we gain solidarity, we build courage. As we feel courageous and stand up to Trump, we weaken him and his regime. Let's continue to build solidarity by peacefully opposing our tyrant-in-chief at No Kings Day 2.0 on October 18
-Robert Reich