Joni B
@dancingwaters76.bsky.social
We are living through a revolt against the future. The future will prevail.” — Anand Giridharadas
I try to find articles of substance and interest, plus beauty and comedy when I see it. Posts do not necessarily imply agreement.
I try to find articles of substance and interest, plus beauty and comedy when I see it. Posts do not necessarily imply agreement.
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BREAKING: Virginia Democrats have unveiled their plan to pick up four more seats in Congress, giving the public their first look at a map meant to counter President Donald Trump’s gerrymandering gains in GOP-controlled states. www.democracy-docket.com/news-alerts/...
Virginia Democrats release proposed map aimed at picking up 4 congressional seats
Virginia’s congressional delegation could look a lot more blue.
www.democracydocket.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:44 AM
BREAKING: Virginia Democrats have unveiled their plan to pick up four more seats in Congress, giving the public their first look at a map meant to counter President Donald Trump’s gerrymandering gains in GOP-controlled states. www.democracy-docket.com/news-alerts/...
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ICYMI:
950+ Google workers signed a petition demanding that executives "disclose all contracts and collaboration with DHS, CBP, and ICE, and to divest from these partnerships."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/b...
950+ Google workers signed a petition demanding that executives "disclose all contracts and collaboration with DHS, CBP, and ICE, and to divest from these partnerships."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/b...
Google Workers Demand End to Cloud Services for Immigration Agencies
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:37 PM
ICYMI:
950+ Google workers signed a petition demanding that executives "disclose all contracts and collaboration with DHS, CBP, and ICE, and to divest from these partnerships."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/b...
950+ Google workers signed a petition demanding that executives "disclose all contracts and collaboration with DHS, CBP, and ICE, and to divest from these partnerships."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/b...
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The classiest living Presidential couple by such a wide margin it's no contest.
February 6, 2026 at 11:39 PM
The classiest living Presidential couple by such a wide margin it's no contest.
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He is them, and they are him, and that’s just how this is.
And since they will not part from him, we will need to part from them.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/trumps-mem...
And since they will not part from him, we will need to part from them.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/trumps-mem...
Trump's Meme About the Obamas is Vile and Racist, and No, It Won't Lose Him a Single Supporter
Donald Trump shared an unspeakably racist meme about President Obama and Michelle Obama on social media.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:04 PM
He is them, and they are him, and that’s just how this is.
And since they will not part from him, we will need to part from them.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/trumps-mem...
And since they will not part from him, we will need to part from them.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/trumps-mem...
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If they possessed the decency and goodness we still give them credit for, they would have abandoned him long ago.
They will have no great awakening.
They will not publicly condemn him.
There will be no epiphanies or moments of clarity...
They will have no great awakening.
They will not publicly condemn him.
There will be no epiphanies or moments of clarity...
February 6, 2026 at 4:04 PM
If they possessed the decency and goodness we still give them credit for, they would have abandoned him long ago.
They will have no great awakening.
They will not publicly condemn him.
There will be no epiphanies or moments of clarity...
They will have no great awakening.
They will not publicly condemn him.
There will be no epiphanies or moments of clarity...
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They will cling tightly to his side as he sinks rapidly like a bloated whale carcass toward an ever-deepening moral bottom, because they either harbor that same bigoted ignorance or they lack the courage to oppose it...
February 6, 2026 at 4:04 PM
They will cling tightly to his side as he sinks rapidly like a bloated whale carcass toward an ever-deepening moral bottom, because they either harbor that same bigoted ignorance or they lack the courage to oppose it...
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And so, no, his targeting of the Obamas with the kind of vulgar white supremacist propaganda that has forever poisoned our national bloodstream will change nothing for the people we know and love who have spent ten years fiercely tethered to him...
February 6, 2026 at 4:04 PM
And so, no, his targeting of the Obamas with the kind of vulgar white supremacist propaganda that has forever poisoned our national bloodstream will change nothing for the people we know and love who have spent ten years fiercely tethered to him...
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No violent rhetoric toward individuals or people groups has been a moral dealbreaker.
No vicious attack on women or people of color or immigrants or queer people or Democrats has proven beyond the pale.
No lawless or immoral word or act has been the catalyst for their defection...
No vicious attack on women or people of color or immigrants or queer people or Democrats has proven beyond the pale.
No lawless or immoral word or act has been the catalyst for their defection...
February 6, 2026 at 4:04 PM
No violent rhetoric toward individuals or people groups has been a moral dealbreaker.
No vicious attack on women or people of color or immigrants or queer people or Democrats has proven beyond the pale.
No lawless or immoral word or act has been the catalyst for their defection...
No vicious attack on women or people of color or immigrants or queer people or Democrats has proven beyond the pale.
No lawless or immoral word or act has been the catalyst for their defection...
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We’re here because tens of millions of people with whom we share this beautiful land have deemed every single bit of moral filth that has erupted from within his dead and blackened heart acceptable...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/trumps-mem...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/trumps-mem...
Trump's Meme About the Obamas is Vile and Racist, and No, It Won't Lose Him a Single Supporter
Donald Trump shared an unspeakably racist meme about President Obama and Michelle Obama on social media.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:04 PM
We’re here because tens of millions of people with whom we share this beautiful land have deemed every single bit of moral filth that has erupted from within his dead and blackened heart acceptable...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/trumps-mem...
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/trumps-mem...
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Only the most pathetic weaklings have a Neo-Nazi version of the Super Bowl half time show all because racist bigots everywhere are rattled by a popular Puerto Rican American singer.
February 6, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Only the most pathetic weaklings have a Neo-Nazi version of the Super Bowl half time show all because racist bigots everywhere are rattled by a popular Puerto Rican American singer.
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You know what evil looks like? The 5 year old boy who was kidnapped and trafficked by ICE-Gestapo having spent more time in jail than anyone in the Epstein Files.
February 6, 2026 at 4:35 AM
You know what evil looks like? The 5 year old boy who was kidnapped and trafficked by ICE-Gestapo having spent more time in jail than anyone in the Epstein Files.
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If federal agents violate the law, they should be identified, investigated, and prosecuted.
Every DA in this country should be this clear.
No agency is above the law. Including ICE.
#SheShed #Voices4Victory
Every DA in this country should be this clear.
No agency is above the law. Including ICE.
#SheShed #Voices4Victory
February 6, 2026 at 1:48 AM
If federal agents violate the law, they should be identified, investigated, and prosecuted.
Every DA in this country should be this clear.
No agency is above the law. Including ICE.
#SheShed #Voices4Victory
Every DA in this country should be this clear.
No agency is above the law. Including ICE.
#SheShed #Voices4Victory
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It’s also handing world leadership to China for the foreseeable future
Let’s be clear: when the Trump administration kills or stalls energy generation projects, that’s the White House choosing to make your electricity more expensive. Americans deserve better.
A Trump ‘Blockade’ Is Stalling Hundreds of Wind and Solar Projects Nationwide
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:58 AM
It’s also handing world leadership to China for the foreseeable future
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Wow! What sounded like the entire AEW Dynamite audience in Las Vegas tonight chanted "Fuck ICE! Fuck ICE!" in unison before the main event
February 5, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Wow! What sounded like the entire AEW Dynamite audience in Las Vegas tonight chanted "Fuck ICE! Fuck ICE!" in unison before the main event
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But Bezos had $75 million to spend on Melania’s vanity project.
February 4, 2026 at 4:42 PM
But Bezos had $75 million to spend on Melania’s vanity project.
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For those keeping score at home:
February 4, 2026 at 3:48 PM
For those keeping score at home:
Why TF are we not blaming ALL republicans? trump is so flaccid and weak he couldn’t do any of this alone.
February 5, 2026 at 12:01 AM
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I don't often wear political t-shirts, but I'm proudly sporting this one today.
I'm an immigrant.
I teach American (and international!) college students, research the U.S. economy, consult with policymakers, write books, raise my kids, pay taxes, and try to make this a better place.
I'm an immigrant.
I teach American (and international!) college students, research the U.S. economy, consult with policymakers, write books, raise my kids, pay taxes, and try to make this a better place.
February 4, 2026 at 6:30 PM
I don't often wear political t-shirts, but I'm proudly sporting this one today.
I'm an immigrant.
I teach American (and international!) college students, research the U.S. economy, consult with policymakers, write books, raise my kids, pay taxes, and try to make this a better place.
I'm an immigrant.
I teach American (and international!) college students, research the U.S. economy, consult with policymakers, write books, raise my kids, pay taxes, and try to make this a better place.
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After triggering an influx of federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, right-wing provocateur Nick Shirley is reportedly trying the same stunt in San Diego.
Read more from @miasato.bsky.social:
Read more from @miasato.bsky.social:
Nick Shirley sets his sights on California
Shirley is looking for content in San Diego
www.theverge.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:26 PM
After triggering an influx of federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, right-wing provocateur Nick Shirley is reportedly trying the same stunt in San Diego.
Read more from @miasato.bsky.social:
Read more from @miasato.bsky.social:
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Heads are going to explode 💥
Cato Institute just nuked the lie. Immigrants have cut U.S. deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994, slashing the national debt by a third.
All that “immigrants are bleeding us dry” noise? Absolute bullshit.
1/3
Cato Institute just nuked the lie. Immigrants have cut U.S. deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994, slashing the national debt by a third.
All that “immigrants are bleeding us dry” noise? Absolute bullshit.
1/3
February 4, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Heads are going to explode 💥
Cato Institute just nuked the lie. Immigrants have cut U.S. deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994, slashing the national debt by a third.
All that “immigrants are bleeding us dry” noise? Absolute bullshit.
1/3
Cato Institute just nuked the lie. Immigrants have cut U.S. deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994, slashing the national debt by a third.
All that “immigrants are bleeding us dry” noise? Absolute bullshit.
1/3
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Big Oil "purchased solar and EV patents to ensure others couldn’t use them, solicited control of renewable markets and then abandoned them, and funded powerful institutions to promote false solutions, all while using trade groups to downplay the harms of fossil fuels, according to the complaint." 😠
A Secret Oil Cartel Might Have Killed Our Clean-Energy Future
In a landmark antitrust case, Michigan alleges oil companies colluded to “capture and kill” clean-energy and electric-vehicle efforts.
www.levernews.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Big Oil "purchased solar and EV patents to ensure others couldn’t use them, solicited control of renewable markets and then abandoned them, and funded powerful institutions to promote false solutions, all while using trade groups to downplay the harms of fossil fuels, according to the complaint." 😠
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Fun fact! FDR proposed a 100% tax rate on all income over $25,000 ($350,000 current)! It failed to pass, but he did get through a 94% rate on everything over $200,000. It helped fund our war effort!
February 4, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Fun fact! FDR proposed a 100% tax rate on all income over $25,000 ($350,000 current)! It failed to pass, but he did get through a 94% rate on everything over $200,000. It helped fund our war effort!
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We gotta come up with a better system than “everything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are nice”
February 4, 2026 at 7:41 PM
We gotta come up with a better system than “everything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are nice”
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Swalwell: The guy said he would cut prices, and instead he’s killing people—and I’m not signing off on that.
February 4, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Swalwell: The guy said he would cut prices, and instead he’s killing people—and I’m not signing off on that.