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Retired cat lady-hippie born in New Orleans; have lived on west& east coasts, Colorado, Texas and Minnesota. Worked as a teacher and speech/language pathologist for 40 years. Happily married Mom, Third Act member and music, book, and food lover.

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jenjohnstonma.bsky.social @jenjohnstonma.bsky.social · 6h

When you pull statistics out of your ass JD.

jenjohnstonma.bsky.social @jenjohnstonma.bsky.social · 6h

How is money to prevent floods DEI?

jenjohnstonma.bsky.social @jenjohnstonma.bsky.social · 7h

Incompetence in Trump’s DOJ? I am shocked!

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jenjohnstonma.bsky.social @jenjohnstonma.bsky.social · 8h

It is really the love your neighbor and love America group protesting the cruelty, racism, misogyny and authoritarian actions of Trump and his sycophants.

jenjohnstonma.bsky.social @jenjohnstonma.bsky.social · 9h

Believe them when they tell you who they are.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 1d

Remember when Stephen Miller claimed the Chicago apartment raid was on a building “filled with Tren de Aragua terrorists”?

Well, DHS has now dropped the number of alleged TdA members arrested in the building from 2 to 1.

Just one "verified" Tren de Aragua member and one U.S. citizen with an active warrant were among the 37, DHS said, without saying how it had verified that gang affiliation. Others taken that day, the agency said, were "illegal aliens."

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jenjohnstonma.bsky.social @jenjohnstonma.bsky.social · 1d

Incompetent assholes in the current administration.

jenjohnstonma.bsky.social @jenjohnstonma.bsky.social · 2d

The people behind him look puzzled while trying to be neutral…

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 4d

👇👇

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 4d

“We can give $20 billion to Argentina but we can’t afford the CDC’s measles experts” is a hell of an argument

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Eric Columbus @ericcolumbus.bsky.social · 4d

“After Trump got his.”

A useful, replicable phrase.

Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 4d

After Trump got his Covid shot, he chose to fire the scientists protecting the rest of us from diseases.

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jenjohnstonma.bsky.social @jenjohnstonma.bsky.social · 5d

Also inexperienced prosecutors who are out of their league.

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CAKE @thebandcake.bsky.social · 6d

The phone number for the U.S. Capitol switchboard is (202) 224-3121. #epstein

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jenjohnstonma.bsky.social @jenjohnstonma.bsky.social · 5d

Boycott Nestle again.

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jenjohnstonma.bsky.social @jenjohnstonma.bsky.social · 5d

We love our country without kings and vile sycophants like you Mike.

jenjohnstonma.bsky.social @jenjohnstonma.bsky.social · 5d

Pigs.

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jenjohnstonma.bsky.social @jenjohnstonma.bsky.social · 6d

Stephen Miller is the dangerous one.

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 6d

In his own words: the President is responsible for the shutdown.

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Sarah Weinman @sarahweinman.com · 6d

Read and share widely.

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 6d

New — I was fortunate to speak in front of students and faculty at Grinnell College in Iowa tonight about the business of independent journalism, the current state of media under Trump 2.0, and billionaire control.

I published my full speech because I thought it might resonate beyond campus:

Truth, morality and independence in journalism under the second Trump regime

My full remarks to students and faculty at Grennell College.

www.thehandbasket.co

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jenjohnstonma.bsky.social @jenjohnstonma.bsky.social · 7d

Duh!

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Mel Halpin @melhalpin.bsky.social · 7d

The struggle due to the ever growing wealth and income inequality is a key driver in the rise of fascism, with desperate people pushed into the arms of authoritarians.

It is absolutely the time to talk about Universal Basic Income & healthcare. The world literally cannot afford for us not to.

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jenjohnstonma.bsky.social @jenjohnstonma.bsky.social · 7d

Buy bye

jenjohnstonma.bsky.social @jenjohnstonma.bsky.social · 7d

How brave she is to face the danger of the war zone.

jenjohnstonma.bsky.social @jenjohnstonma.bsky.social · 8d

Is he a full-time employee?

jenjohnstonma.bsky.social @jenjohnstonma.bsky.social · 8d

Epitome of fake news.

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