JoBeansSezNoKings!
@jocetta.bsky.social
She/her, crazy, cat lady (as space permits), neurospicy shiny fact magpie, hEDS haver and explainer, reluctant Florida resident, pragmatic pinko-lefty late Boomer Whyte crone. ("Wait, I'm GenX+, I'm a late bloomer!”), mostly women oriented cis Bi/Ace-flux
OTOH Schumer is useless. The Senate rules give the minority leader considerable power; McConnell, may he rot, was a master at exploiting them.
His political brain is still frozen in the 20th century. He's utterly unequal to this moment. We need to chuck Chuck.
His political brain is still frozen in the 20th century. He's utterly unequal to this moment. We need to chuck Chuck.
January 25, 2026 at 12:42 AM
OTOH Schumer is useless. The Senate rules give the minority leader considerable power; McConnell, may he rot, was a master at exploiting them.
His political brain is still frozen in the 20th century. He's utterly unequal to this moment. We need to chuck Chuck.
His political brain is still frozen in the 20th century. He's utterly unequal to this moment. We need to chuck Chuck.
If enough of his caucus revolts Hakeem Jeffries might be pressured into doing the right thing. Herding cats is an underrated skill.
His caucus is out of power and fractured; he's done a decent job holding it together. I'd wait and see what he can do with a stronger hand before giving up on him.
His caucus is out of power and fractured; he's done a decent job holding it together. I'd wait and see what he can do with a stronger hand before giving up on him.
January 25, 2026 at 12:35 AM
If enough of his caucus revolts Hakeem Jeffries might be pressured into doing the right thing. Herding cats is an underrated skill.
His caucus is out of power and fractured; he's done a decent job holding it together. I'd wait and see what he can do with a stronger hand before giving up on him.
His caucus is out of power and fractured; he's done a decent job holding it together. I'd wait and see what he can do with a stronger hand before giving up on him.
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Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US.
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January 8, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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Big setback for the White House as 5 GOP Senators join all Democrats in voting to start debate on a war powers resolution re: Venezuela.
Murkowski AK
Young IN
Paul KY
Collins ME
Hawley MO
Murkowski AK
Young IN
Paul KY
Collins ME
Hawley MO
January 8, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Big setback for the White House as 5 GOP Senators join all Democrats in voting to start debate on a war powers resolution re: Venezuela.
Murkowski AK
Young IN
Paul KY
Collins ME
Hawley MO
Murkowski AK
Young IN
Paul KY
Collins ME
Hawley MO
For #Caturday I present Ike in full grooming tripod pose, displaying his single black toe bean. All four pads are black; all of his toe beans are pink except for that one outside second right toe.
I find this utterly adorable.
#cats #CatsofBlueSky #ikekitty
I find this utterly adorable.
#cats #CatsofBlueSky #ikekitty
December 13, 2025 at 4:23 PM
For #Caturday I present Ike in full grooming tripod pose, displaying his single black toe bean. All four pads are black; all of his toe beans are pink except for that one outside second right toe.
I find this utterly adorable.
#cats #CatsofBlueSky #ikekitty
I find this utterly adorable.
#cats #CatsofBlueSky #ikekitty
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It's simple — @propublica.org workers should not be replaced by artificial intelligence. Our contract proposal specifically says that generative artificial intelligence ("GAI") should not be used to replace employees. Management struck out this entire section in their response to our proposal.
December 3, 2025 at 9:46 PM
It's simple — @propublica.org workers should not be replaced by artificial intelligence. Our contract proposal specifically says that generative artificial intelligence ("GAI") should not be used to replace employees. Management struck out this entire section in their response to our proposal.
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unicorns are cool, but they'd be cooler if they were unioncorns (unicorns who formed a union)
November 17, 2025 at 5:08 AM
unicorns are cool, but they'd be cooler if they were unioncorns (unicorns who formed a union)
Now he has to put his "gold" doo-dads on the outside? And label it?
He is truly addled.
He is truly addled.
November 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Now he has to put his "gold" doo-dads on the outside? And label it?
He is truly addled.
He is truly addled.
November 1, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Smart move Jamaica. Climate catastrophe bond about to pay off.
“They divide Jamaica into boxes. Each box has a different central pressure that needs to be breached, so the storm needs to have a lower pressure than those boxes.”
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
“They divide Jamaica into boxes. Each box has a different central pressure that needs to be breached, so the storm needs to have a lower pressure than those boxes.”
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
November 1, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Smart move Jamaica. Climate catastrophe bond about to pay off.
“They divide Jamaica into boxes. Each box has a different central pressure that needs to be breached, so the storm needs to have a lower pressure than those boxes.”
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
“They divide Jamaica into boxes. Each box has a different central pressure that needs to be breached, so the storm needs to have a lower pressure than those boxes.”
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
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I take the business press with a grain of salt but this seems fairly well-reasoned
qz.com/tech-layoffs...
qz.com/tech-layoffs...
How a tax code time bomb fueled mass tech layoffs
A decades-old tax rule helped build America's tech economy. A quiet change under Trump helped dismantle it
qz.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I take the business press with a grain of salt but this seems fairly well-reasoned
qz.com/tech-layoffs...
qz.com/tech-layoffs...
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Atlantic Hurricane Melissa Intermediate Advisory Number 25a
...CATEGORY 5 MELISSA MOVING SLOWLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AND EXPECTED TO TURN NORTHWARD LATER TODAY... ...CATASTROPHIC AND LIFE-THREATENING WINDS, FLOODING, AND STORM SURGE EXPECTED ON JAMAICA TONIGHT AND EA...
Additional Details Here.
...CATEGORY 5 MELISSA MOVING SLOWLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AND EXPECTED TO TURN NORTHWARD LATER TODAY... ...CATASTROPHIC AND LIFE-THREATENING WINDS, FLOODING, AND STORM SURGE EXPECTED ON JAMAICA TONIGHT AND EA...
Additional Details Here.
October 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Atlantic Hurricane Melissa Intermediate Advisory Number 25a
...CATEGORY 5 MELISSA MOVING SLOWLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AND EXPECTED TO TURN NORTHWARD LATER TODAY... ...CATASTROPHIC AND LIFE-THREATENING WINDS, FLOODING, AND STORM SURGE EXPECTED ON JAMAICA TONIGHT AND EA...
Additional Details Here.
...CATEGORY 5 MELISSA MOVING SLOWLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AND EXPECTED TO TURN NORTHWARD LATER TODAY... ...CATASTROPHIC AND LIFE-THREATENING WINDS, FLOODING, AND STORM SURGE EXPECTED ON JAMAICA TONIGHT AND EA...
Additional Details Here.
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I am more concerned about removal of civil rights than I am about removal of parts of the White House.
Both are bad, but one is much worse.
Both are bad, but one is much worse.
October 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I am more concerned about removal of civil rights than I am about removal of parts of the White House.
Both are bad, but one is much worse.
Both are bad, but one is much worse.
Cats like boxes. Cats like catnip, at least my two do.
A Chewy order arrived today.
Not sure why it never occurred to me before.
#cats #catsofbluesky #ikekitty #miumiukitty
A Chewy order arrived today.
Not sure why it never occurred to me before.
#cats #catsofbluesky #ikekitty #miumiukitty
October 24, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Cats like boxes. Cats like catnip, at least my two do.
A Chewy order arrived today.
Not sure why it never occurred to me before.
#cats #catsofbluesky #ikekitty #miumiukitty
A Chewy order arrived today.
Not sure why it never occurred to me before.
#cats #catsofbluesky #ikekitty #miumiukitty
October 21, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Watch this! A wall of impenetrable wind shear across the SE builds/ intensifies even further south, suppressing our Caribbean system, squeezing it into a corner. This is likely a saving grace for FL. System will be flattened & forced west or east, unless it’s able to wait out long enough.
October 18, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Watch this! A wall of impenetrable wind shear across the SE builds/ intensifies even further south, suppressing our Caribbean system, squeezing it into a corner. This is likely a saving grace for FL. System will be flattened & forced west or east, unless it’s able to wait out long enough.
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I know I've been blocked by some folks, and I've also blocked folks myself, soooooo...
Here's a facebook style meme I threw together in Krita that I'm okay with folks reposting and sharing around. Just remember the alt text!
Here's a facebook style meme I threw together in Krita that I'm okay with folks reposting and sharing around. Just remember the alt text!
October 17, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I know I've been blocked by some folks, and I've also blocked folks myself, soooooo...
Here's a facebook style meme I threw together in Krita that I'm okay with folks reposting and sharing around. Just remember the alt text!
Here's a facebook style meme I threw together in Krita that I'm okay with folks reposting and sharing around. Just remember the alt text!
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After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation
Depraved.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Depraved.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him
Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.
www.miamiherald.com
October 12, 2025 at 2:00 AM
After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation
Depraved.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Depraved.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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This MAGA propaganda is deeply sinister. Stephen Miller has been lying about Portland/Chicago relentlessly. It's core to his project: He's trying to establish quasi-absolute power for Trump to simply invent pretexts by fiat to justify whatever abuses he launches. 5/
newrepublic.com/article/2016...
newrepublic.com/article/2016...
October 11, 2025 at 12:21 PM
This MAGA propaganda is deeply sinister. Stephen Miller has been lying about Portland/Chicago relentlessly. It's core to his project: He's trying to establish quasi-absolute power for Trump to simply invent pretexts by fiat to justify whatever abuses he launches. 5/
newrepublic.com/article/2016...
newrepublic.com/article/2016...
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Thanks, New Yorker
October 7, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Thanks, New Yorker
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Portland never stops being Portland.
October 5, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Portland never stops being Portland.
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My building on campus houses all the language programs. These were on the stairs up to where my office is this morning.
October 6, 2025 at 12:45 PM
My building on campus houses all the language programs. These were on the stairs up to where my office is this morning.
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I was a skeptic about the import of the Epstein files.
But 3 invasions of cities, one military buildup outside Venezuela, a government shutdown, and so many other things meant to distract have me convinced whatever’s in there is the biggest presidential scandal in U.S. history.
But 3 invasions of cities, one military buildup outside Venezuela, a government shutdown, and so many other things meant to distract have me convinced whatever’s in there is the biggest presidential scandal in U.S. history.
October 6, 2025 at 2:00 AM
I was a skeptic about the import of the Epstein files.
But 3 invasions of cities, one military buildup outside Venezuela, a government shutdown, and so many other things meant to distract have me convinced whatever’s in there is the biggest presidential scandal in U.S. history.
But 3 invasions of cities, one military buildup outside Venezuela, a government shutdown, and so many other things meant to distract have me convinced whatever’s in there is the biggest presidential scandal in U.S. history.
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I always pay attention to what stories People Magazine and other consumer media outlets cover. That's how you can tell that something has broken through the usual political and news bubbles. This horrific Chicago story has broken through. people.com/ice-agents-o...
ICE Agents Rappel from Helicopter in Overnight Chicago Raid, Dragging Kids from Beds to U-Hauls
Overnight on Tuesday, Sept. 30, federal agents from different agencies raided an apartment building on the South Side of Chicago, pulling men, women and children — some of them allegedly naked — from ...
people.com
October 2, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I always pay attention to what stories People Magazine and other consumer media outlets cover. That's how you can tell that something has broken through the usual political and news bubbles. This horrific Chicago story has broken through. people.com/ice-agents-o...