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Joel Lava

@joellava.bsky.social

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Director, Creative Director, Imaginist, Politicist My weekly political gems (short!): https://www.youtube.com/@YeahISaidIt-r9p/shorts My portfolio: www.joellava.com My anti-gun violence work: https://tinyurl.com/5xje696y

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Joel Lava @joellava.bsky.social · Aug 4

BREAKING NEWS:
Tesla Burbank is closing its sales office due to poor sales!
We are winning! Keep going!
#teslatakedown #indivisible #musk #doge #coup @teslatakedown.com

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Raffle Victor ❌👑 @tacomentarian.bsky.social · 8h

These "Join ICE Obey" lenticular stickers mysteriously appeared along the #Ventura CA promenade. The full moon must've had something to do with it...

Get your own mysterious merch from our friends at www.badtastegoodcause.com

#AbolishICE

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Joel Lava @joellava.bsky.social · 13h

Kamala's biggest failure as a campaigner was to not show her true self and thoughts, which very much are embodied in this expression.

Florida Chris @chrislongview.bsky.social · 14h

I am very mad they took four years of her facial expressions from us.

Joel Lava @joellava.bsky.social · 13h

The Dem Senate minority represents 40m more Americans.

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Joel Lava @joellava.bsky.social · 14h

Who is anointed? I'm unaware of any front runner. I live in a political bubble and NO ONE has once discussed the CA gov race....

Joel Lava @joellava.bsky.social · 1d

WTAF Are JaVanka standing there?
GTFO

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Witkoff tries to praise Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, but has a hard time finishing his thought because of booing

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

This Is Fascism

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Joel Lava @joellava.bsky.social · 1d

49.8% voted for this, less than half.
The Dem Senate Minority represents 40m more Americans.

Having said that, you're right. America voted for this.

Joel Lava @joellava.bsky.social · 1d

You know why Texas doesn't fall into the ocean?

Because OKLAHOMA SUCKS!

HOOKEM HORNS!!!!

Joel Lava @joellava.bsky.social · 1d

IT'S A COUP, IMPEACH
#coup #impeach

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IT'S A COUP, IMPEACH

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Joel Lava @joellava.bsky.social · 1d

HOOKEM HORNS!!!!

a man in a cowboy hat is holding a lasso in front of a sign that says xii on it

ALT: a man in a cowboy hat is holding a lasso in front of a sign that says xii on it

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Joel Lava @joellava.bsky.social · 1d

And then your GOP Party will use the false threat of terrorism to destroy half our country.

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Great Depression (nightcore remix) @bluespacecanary.bsky.social · 1d

One of these days "ICE agents" who refuse to identify themselves are going to get themselves, er, ground-stood, and there's honestly a decent chance the feds can't get a conviction because good luck convincing 12 Americans "defending yourself against unknown masked kidnappers" is murder

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NewsCurrentNow @newscurrentnow.com · 1d

Rep. Ro Khanna is drafting a bill to make ICE officers wear body cams, complete de-escalation training, and drop the face masks during raids. No more secret ops. No more unchecked power.

Transparency is coming. 🙌🏼🙌🏼

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Joel Lava @joellava.bsky.social · 1d

Without plates, we don't know who these people are are the cars should be impounded by state authorities.

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1d

Illinois law requires all registered vehicles to display front and back license plates, without exception. But to evade accountability, masked federal immigration agents are driving around in unmarked cars without plates.
chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...?

Federal immigration officers wear masks, no name tags — now some drive cars without license plates

The Sun-Times has documented four unmarked cars carrying federal officers without required plates, offering another way to shield their identities. Federal officials say they’re meeting regulations.

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David, Host of The Cold War @coldwarhost.bsky.social · 2d

#Portland

needlepoint inflatable frog, "Fuck you I won't do what you tell me"

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Joel Lava @joellava.bsky.social · 1d

Yes we must all accept responsibility for how we got here and it's on all of us to get us out

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Patrick Skinner @pmskinner.bsky.social · 1d

Probably a mistake to have narcissistic billionaire children with petty-god complexes run the society and economy of a people taught from birth that empathy is evil and selfishness is patriotism.

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Joel Lava @joellava.bsky.social · 2d

Rather he did everything he could to air a grievance about something if ego ch he was so deserving, even the winner acknowledged this truth

Joel Lava @joellava.bsky.social · 2d

Apple has a new show about a man in the cold on the phone

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Sluggo @closet-beatnik.bsky.social · 2d

Trump is blocking the Epstein files because he's protecting his handler, Melania. Nobody discusses her presence in published photos. Am I the only one who's noticed she and Maxwell look coked-up and disheveled, and that the Epstein affair mirrors the plot of "The Opening of Misty Beethoven?"

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Joel Lava @joellava.bsky.social · 2d

THIS is top level White privilege shit. In a good way. This is why it's on White people to end the bullshit we started in the first place. Televise this revolution!

www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8AyKS6u/

TikTok video by hgfzmi0mtcdqwe

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Joel Lava @joellava.bsky.social · 2d

This is a good idea but the Democrats don't know how to do messaging or branding.

It's on the people to take action
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POLITICIANS WON'T SAVE US, WE WILL

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Jess Craven ❌👑 @jesscraven101.bsky.social · 2d

This footage from Chicago is horrific.

Find your No Kings protest now at nokings.org. There’s no more sitting on the sidelines.

This administration is weak and unpopular. If we stand up TOGETHER, peacefully, we win.

If we don’t, this becomes the new normal. And no one can say who will be next.

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Joel Lava @joellava.bsky.social · 2d

WHY is Trump hiding the files?
I speculate the obvious reason:
a Pedo Pipeline on the Mar A Lago Express - Trump hired em so Epstein could grab em.
#Trump #Epstein #TrumpsteinFiles #PedoPipeline

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TRUMPSTEIN FILES

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Joel Lava @joellava.bsky.social · 2d

The Left must stop Whining!
The Left has known the Right's game of lower standards and double standards for 25 years now. Whining response, or weak response, is akin to enabling the abuser. Hit back harder, and louder!
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CHARLIE KIRK: HOW THE LEFT ENABLES HATE

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