Jo Ann Gruber
@jgruberak.bsky.social
Dogs, gardening, and quilting make me happy.
"Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world." ~Desmond Tutu
"Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world." ~Desmond Tutu
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The state is continuing to lag in processing food assistance requests on time, new data reveals, amid a federal shutdown and other factors that complicated the application review process in recent weeks.
SNAP backlog stubbornly persists for thousands of Alaskans, after federal shutdown added to challenges
The state is making efforts to reduce the backlog, but as of November, 3,854 SNAP applicants were still waiting longer than allowed by law — roughly the same figure as the state reported in July.
www.adn.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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So this must mean that Kash Patel is going to tell Trump he has to revoke his pardons for the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers and reinstate their convictions for sedition in connection with January 6, right
Patel on J6 arrest: "When you attack American citizens, when you attack our institutions of legislation, when you attack our nation's Capitol, you attack the very being of our way of life."
December 4, 2025 at 10:19 PM
So this must mean that Kash Patel is going to tell Trump he has to revoke his pardons for the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers and reinstate their convictions for sedition in connection with January 6, right
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BREAKING
The U.S. Supreme Court is allowing the GOP gerrymandered Texas congressional map to stand in a 6-3 decision, with Kagan, Sotomayor, and Brown-Jackson dissenting.
The U.S. Supreme Court is allowing the GOP gerrymandered Texas congressional map to stand in a 6-3 decision, with Kagan, Sotomayor, and Brown-Jackson dissenting.
December 4, 2025 at 11:13 PM
BREAKING
The U.S. Supreme Court is allowing the GOP gerrymandered Texas congressional map to stand in a 6-3 decision, with Kagan, Sotomayor, and Brown-Jackson dissenting.
The U.S. Supreme Court is allowing the GOP gerrymandered Texas congressional map to stand in a 6-3 decision, with Kagan, Sotomayor, and Brown-Jackson dissenting.
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REP. HIMES: "What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service. Any American who sees the video that I saw will see the US military attacking shipwrecked sailors."
December 5, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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📽️ VIDEO: Democracy is facing a defining test. In this episode, Eddie Glaude explains how political polarization, racial injustice and concentrated power created a crisis in America, and shares the one threat we must confront if we want the country to endure.
https://bit.ly/3KdUgTD
https://bit.ly/3KdUgTD
The One Threat We Must Confront To Save America From Itself | Eddie Glaude
Democracy in America is facing a defining test — and Eddie Glaude breaks down the one threat we must confront if we want the country to endure. In this powerful conversation with Marc Elias, Eddie explains how political polarization, racial injustice, a...
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December 4, 2025 at 11:24 PM
📽️ VIDEO: Democracy is facing a defining test. In this episode, Eddie Glaude explains how political polarization, racial injustice and concentrated power created a crisis in America, and shares the one threat we must confront if we want the country to endure.
https://bit.ly/3KdUgTD
https://bit.ly/3KdUgTD
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NOW: Going LIVE on Substack with @klasfeldreports.com to discuss Trump's embarrassing day! muellershewrote.com
The Breakdown | Allison Gill | Substack
Speaking Truth to Power. Click to read The Breakdown, by Allison Gill, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
muellershewrote.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:25 PM
NOW: Going LIVE on Substack with @klasfeldreports.com to discuss Trump's embarrassing day! muellershewrote.com
Our corrupt, convicted felon president and his equally corrupt administration have no moral compass, lack compassion, and possess no basic, common decency. I hope there's a special spot in Hell for all of them.
This is so messed up… Amnesty International reports that detainees at Alligator Alcatraz (and at another facility, Krome North Service Processing Center) describe being placed in a “punishment box,” a cage-like structure in the yard so cramped that people could not sit, lie down, or
December 4, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Our corrupt, convicted felon president and his equally corrupt administration have no moral compass, lack compassion, and possess no basic, common decency. I hope there's a special spot in Hell for all of them.
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Justice
NEW: The Trump Justice Department failed to secure an indictment today against New York Attorney General Letitia James.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
December 4, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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SHOCKER!
We don’t have a Supreme Court, we have a MAGA field office.
We don’t have a Supreme Court, we have a MAGA field office.
Breaking: Supreme Court on 6-3 Party Line Vote, Allows Texas to Use Its Re-redistricting Maps for 2026 Congressional Elections #ELB
You can find the order. a concurrence, and a dissent at this link. [This post is in progress]
electionlawblog.org
December 4, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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Nearly half of U.S. adults expect they won't be able to afford necessary health care next year, according to a Gallup poll published last month.
U.S. health care is broken. Here are 3 ways it's getting worse
One year after UnitedHealthcare's CEO was shot and killed, the crisis in U.S. health care is intensifying — even for the companies and investors who make money from it.
akpub.io
December 4, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Nearly half of U.S. adults expect they won't be able to afford necessary health care next year, according to a Gallup poll published last month.
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The dripping contempt the right wing SCOTUS majority holds for district judges is truly a sight to behold every time. When they deign to give actual reasons for their shadow docket holdings, it’s “look at the absolute idiots who keep getting everything wrong!”
December 4, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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Tonight's moon at 99% full!
This is a composite image of 4 photos at different exposures.
This is a composite image of 4 photos at different exposures.
December 4, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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Trump administration puts a hold on immigration applications from 19 nations, reports Ariana Figueroa for @statesnewsroom.com via @alaskabeacon.com
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Trump administration puts a hold on immigration applications from 19 nations | Alaska Beacon
The Trump administration late Tuesday paused all immigration applications from 19 countries the president earlier had listed for restricted travel into the United States, a move that freezes…
alaskabeacon.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Well we thought that was bad but wait for it.
December 3, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Well we thought that was bad but wait for it.
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Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
December 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
The current president and his regime are lying to us about lots of things.
This is just distraction from the fact that he's in the Epstein files, and it must be really bad.
This is just distraction from the fact that he's in the Epstein files, and it must be really bad.
The boats the regime is claiming are going from Venezuela to the US would need to refuel over 20 times to get to Miami.
They are lying to us.
They are lying to us.
December 3, 2025 at 6:37 PM
The current president and his regime are lying to us about lots of things.
This is just distraction from the fact that he's in the Epstein files, and it must be really bad.
This is just distraction from the fact that he's in the Epstein files, and it must be really bad.
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MAGA men are such weak frauds.
Guys who never shut up about protecting girls and women from harm immediately fold when called upon to step up and actually advocate for them, because to do so would reveal that they're passionately devoted to a rapist.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-pathet...
Guys who never shut up about protecting girls and women from harm immediately fold when called upon to step up and actually advocate for them, because to do so would reveal that they're passionately devoted to a rapist.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-pathet...
The Pathetic Weakness of MAGA Men
As I watch men on the Right arguing against the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, I am reminded again how weak they all are, what a pathetic joke MAGA manhood is as an idea.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:25 PM
MAGA men are such weak frauds.
Guys who never shut up about protecting girls and women from harm immediately fold when called upon to step up and actually advocate for them, because to do so would reveal that they're passionately devoted to a rapist.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-pathet...
Guys who never shut up about protecting girls and women from harm immediately fold when called upon to step up and actually advocate for them, because to do so would reveal that they're passionately devoted to a rapist.
johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-pathet...
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November 30, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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i personally would read a multipart series on how each victim was impacted
When this criminal was jailed, the judge told David Gentile and America: ‘This is a warning to would-be fraudsters that seeking to get rich by taking advantage of investors gets you only a one-way ticket to jail.’ I guess not
November 30, 2025 at 5:24 PM
i personally would read a multipart series on how each victim was impacted
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November 29, 2025
November 30, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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The house and senate have both expressed interest in investigating the strike on survivors of the first boat strike.
Both Hegseth and adm Bradley will need to answer some questions.
This is why a reminder to not follow illegal orders is important
Both Hegseth and adm Bradley will need to answer some questions.
This is why a reminder to not follow illegal orders is important
November 30, 2025 at 3:57 AM
The house and senate have both expressed interest in investigating the strike on survivors of the first boat strike.
Both Hegseth and adm Bradley will need to answer some questions.
This is why a reminder to not follow illegal orders is important
Both Hegseth and adm Bradley will need to answer some questions.
This is why a reminder to not follow illegal orders is important