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joez58.bsky.social
@joez58.bsky.social
Retired Navy DoD physicist. Designed lasers and other devices for assorted military and civilian purposes. Love to windsurf, ski, mountain bike. Hate fascism, xtian nationalism, science deniers, magats, ….you get the idea. Unabashed atheist.
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Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.
www.whatimreading.net
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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AP is back in court today to defend itself and the right to speak freely without government retaliation.
Why AP is standing for your right to speak freely
The executive editor of The Associated Press says the news organization is fighting for the right of the press and public to speak freely without being targeted by the government.
bit.ly
November 24, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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And then she starts posting Russian propaganda every single day. What a coincidence.
November 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Yes
CNN: In the last couple of weeks or so, she's become kind of an ally on some issues. What do you make of this?

Auchincloss: No, John, she hasn't.
November 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Pips baby, pips.

Pips #97 Hard 🔴
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November 22, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Big Oil is using native advertising to "disguise their ads in news outlets" and promote "controversial technologies like carbon capture as climate solutions, portray fossil fuel companies as climate-friendly, or misrepresent their role in the energy transition" finds author @commscholar.bsky.social.
These ads are poisoning trust in media
‘Native advertising' allows fossil fuel companies to disguise their ads in news outlets. A new book argues the practice undermines journalistic credibility.
www.exxonknews.org
November 22, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Right up there as one of the most dangerous men on the planet.
In Madrid, Heritage’s Kevin Roberts rallied alongside CitizenGO, Vox, and ADF, pushing the same Christian nationalist agenda behind Project 2025. Roberts escalated his Opus Dei rhetoric and called to rebuild “Christendom” — a warning sign of how U.S. extremism is now embedding itself inside Europe.
Heritage’s European Offensive: Exporting America’s Christian Nationalist Project
Heritage president Kevin Roberts took his Project 2025 message to Madrid, joining a lineup of anti-LGBTQ and anti-woman figures from CitizenGO, Vox, ADF International, and beyond. He made no mention o...
globalextremism.org
November 22, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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If your Democratic Rep or Senator is too busy condemning socialism and not working towards lowering your housing costs, utilities, or working towards Medicare for all.. They're not working for you. They're working for large corporations and billionaires.
November 21, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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Hakeem Jeffries was literally voting for a resolution condemning socialism while this meeting was taking place
November 21, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Now we know when JD Vance called Donald Trump America’s Hitler, he meant it as compliment.
November 20, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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A new report from @oilchange.bsky.social finds that the US govt gives the #FossilFuel industry a handout of $34.8 BILLION dollars in subsidies every year — even as everyday people struggle with the cost of living and the climate crisis grows worse & worse.

Read more: oilchange.org/publications...
November 20, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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TEN MONTHS IN:

The national debt is higher.

The trade deficit is wider.

The inflation rate has worsened.

The unemployment rate is up.
November 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.

Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Let's give our kids some hope.
My reaction to Rep. Steve Cohen calling a congressional challenge from Justin J Pearson "Pearl Harbor"

Want to support Justin? Chip in a few dollars here: secure.actblue.com/donate/lwdwe...
November 20, 2025 at 6:09 PM
This.
We will NOT accept anything less than the FULL and UNREDACTED Epstein Files.

ANY redaction will be deemed an ADMISSION OF GUILT.
November 20, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Can’t believe the whole country has to suffer through the return of Dickensian childhood diseases because the worst, most ignorant attention-demanders decided other people’s expertise makes them feel bad
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣
Lindsey Halligan: “Your Honor, with all due respect, you can’t dismiss this case. We didn’t even get to the swimsuit competition.”

graphic courtesy @tomadelsbach.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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Terrific
November 19, 2025 at 2:06 PM
50 years go. Wow, time flies. IMO one of the greatest movies ever.
youtu.be/LBHN7aJGogY?...
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest 1975 Best scene
YouTube video by Depeche Fan
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November 19, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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November 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Kristi Noem is psychotic. Her treatment of humans mirrors her treatment of her dog Cricket. This is personal to me. I own a Griff. Boone is my 2nd, and I can’t fathom being able to harm him.
November 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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The moment when 30 million American's received healthcare (2010) The moment when insurance companies had to start covering preexisting conditions, young adults could stay on their family's policy and I could trust that the small print couldn't screw me if I needed serious medical assistance. 🇺🇸
November 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM