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Joy Francis

@pricklyjoy.bsky.social

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Wide awake and angry retired ecologist, avid hiker, reader and humanist. I believe science is better than making things up, compassion is better than hate, America deserves better, and getting into good trouble. We the People will win. 🚫DMs

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Joy Francis @pricklyjoy.bsky.social · 3d

I stand with my hometown Chicago, IL; Washington, DC; Los Angeles, CA; Portland, OR and every other town being terrorized by the evil fascist elected by Trump voters

Joy Francis @pricklyjoy.bsky.social · 11h

This👇👇👇Thanks for sharing @tizzywoman.bsky.social .

TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 14h

Four chords and the point blank truth 🤠

#WomensRightsAreHumanRights

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Joy Francis @pricklyjoy.bsky.social · 11h

This is truly disgusting. Racial slurs, talk of rape, gas chambers... www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

Joy Francis @pricklyjoy.bsky.social · 11h

If Trump lives until the end his term, he will be tried for international crimes. Thank you @gtconway.bsky.social !

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 13h

That's twenty-seven flat-out murders. That's twenty-seven lives taken without even a semblance of a legal justification under domestic or international law.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

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Joy Francis @pricklyjoy.bsky.social · 11h

Isn't that the truth.

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 12h

How MAGA sees things.

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Joy Francis @pricklyjoy.bsky.social · 11h

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Sandro Janßen @sandrojanssen.com · 21h

Hi, Bluesky!

I packed awesome people into the “Additional October Pack.”
I check each individual account, which can take some time, so please don’t be offended if you’re not included in this starter pack.
Next time for sure!

I wish all of you a beauteous day.
Enjoy life!

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Joy Francis @pricklyjoy.bsky.social · 11h

Thanks, Sandro! Followed them all.

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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 19h

Donald Trump really really doesn’t like this photo, so whatever you do… don’t share it. He would HATE that. 😈

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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 18h

If anyone wonders why we call them wannabe authoritarians, here you go.

They’re now shitting on the Bill of Rights.

Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 18h

“Policy says reporters cannot obtain or solicit any information the Defense Department does not explicitly authorize. Any media who does not sign by 5 p.m. Tuesday has 24 hours to turn in their media credentials and clear out.”

Absolute fucking abomination.

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

News outlets broadly reject Pentagon rules before deadline for signing

The Washington Post and other major news outlets have refused to sign the Defense Department’s restrictive new media policy, citing First Amendment concerns.

www.washingtonpost.com

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anita72.bsky.social @anita72.bsky.social · 1d

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 1d

That @JoeBiden put out this magnanimous & gracious statement AFTER all the horrible, dishonest things Trump said about Biden today, says so much about who Joe Biden is as a person. And reminds us all once again of what an utterly horrible, small, bad, & insecure person Trump is.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 1d

The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.

This is truly terrifying.

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Ashley Kuckelman @ashleyvotesblue.bsky.social · 1d

Pray for Chicago and Portland, these war torn cities are full of scary Antifa terrorists in costume who are dancing in the streets and having fun, it’s some very scary stuff. 😉

#NoKingsInAmerica #Pinks #FightFascism 🦖🐸🦄🦈

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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 1d

On October 18th, millions of brave Americans will stand up and peacefully protest against the authoritarian disease metastasizing under Donald Trump.

No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. @gtconway.bsky.social

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Joy Francis @pricklyjoy.bsky.social · 1d

I love this woman!

Democratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · 1d

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Joe G @eastendjoe.bsky.social · 6d

Best 3 minutes you will spend on the internet today.

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 2d

Pope Leo says that American bishops need to be more vocal and support migrant communities from being abducted by ICE in US cities

"Important that we as church give a message of hope in the midst of these horrible struggles, what's going on in some cities in the US"

"The church cannot be silent"

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 1d

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d

The firehose of easily disprovable lies from Trump and his allies continues to get worse each month, with one statement after another completely untethered from reality, which is why it is so important for them to take ownership and control of media platforms & intimidate others.

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Joy Francis @pricklyjoy.bsky.social · 2d

This is one sick, deluded individual. The CDC was a world renowned institution dedicated to eradicating disease when possible. It has been destroyed by RFK Jr. in collusion with the orange bully elected by Trump voters. We will never be the same.

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 2d

“CDC is over. It was killed. This administration only knows how to break things. They have made America at risk for outbreaks and attacks by nefarious players. People should be scared,” said Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, former director of the CDC’s National Center on Immunization and Respiratory Diseases

"CDC is over": RFK Jr. lays off over 1,000 employees in Friday night massacre

Amid the ongoing shutdown, the HHS secretary wiped out entire offices that investigate disease outbreaks, manage infectious disease responses and collect data.

www.msnbc.com

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 2d

Anyone come to mind?

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Jeffries on Fox News Sunday: "My friends on other aisle seem to think believe healthcare is an extraneous issue. We don't believe it's an extraneous issue. It's a central issue...the states most affected are all ones Trump won...so this is not a partisan fight. We're fighting for everyday Americans"