Jonel ❌👑
@jonelstr.bsky.social
pronouns are she/her
Everything is political
Retired, living on a barge. USMC raised, expect swearing. Anti racist feminist
Dog/Cat fostering
I follow folks with interesting things to say.
Everything is political
Retired, living on a barge. USMC raised, expect swearing. Anti racist feminist
Dog/Cat fostering
I follow folks with interesting things to say.
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Jonel ❌👑
@jonelstr.bsky.social
· Aug 4
SEATTLE! ***💕GRACIE NEEDS HER FOREVER HOME💕***
This foster girl is THE SWEETEST, goofiest, funniest, most loyal companion anyone could want. She is easy-going with humans, loves men AND women & teens. (No idea about littles)
Adoption fee is covered at SavingGreatAnimals.org.
This foster girl is THE SWEETEST, goofiest, funniest, most loyal companion anyone could want. She is easy-going with humans, loves men AND women & teens. (No idea about littles)
Adoption fee is covered at SavingGreatAnimals.org.
"Everyone is being exploited: the artists, listeners, readers, viewers, creators, the land, and all living beings."
Learning to Leave Them Listening (aka Leaving Big Tech Streaming)
Liberatory Strategy + Tech Justice
www.liberationtoolbox.io
December 4, 2025 at 6:51 PM
"Everyone is being exploited: the artists, listeners, readers, viewers, creators, the land, and all living beings."
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When Elie Mystal and George Will have taken the same stand, you know you are in deep trouble. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
December 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM
When Elie Mystal and George Will have taken the same stand, you know you are in deep trouble. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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If we're not at war, Pete Hegseth is a murderer. If we are at war, Pete Hegseth is still a murderer. He's a murderer. And you don't need to go to The Hague to hold him accountable because there are perfectly good, American laws AGAINST MURDER.
My latest in @thenation.com
My latest in @thenation.com
Pete Hegseth Should Be Charged With Murder
No matter how you look at the strikes on alleged “drug boats”—as acts of war or attacks on civilians—Hegseth has committed a crime and should be prosecuted.
www.thenation.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
If we're not at war, Pete Hegseth is a murderer. If we are at war, Pete Hegseth is still a murderer. He's a murderer. And you don't need to go to The Hague to hold him accountable because there are perfectly good, American laws AGAINST MURDER.
My latest in @thenation.com
My latest in @thenation.com
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I'm personally 100% in for James Talarico, but I can't help but shake my head at the sad folks who are downplaying Rep. Jasmine Crockett's chances. She's brilliant, a great communicator, and has wide support among the Dem base in Texas. Underestimate at her at your own peril.
December 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I'm personally 100% in for James Talarico, but I can't help but shake my head at the sad folks who are downplaying Rep. Jasmine Crockett's chances. She's brilliant, a great communicator, and has wide support among the Dem base in Texas. Underestimate at her at your own peril.
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My office secured nearly $17 million from DoorDash for cheating delivery workers out of their hard-earned pay.
I'm reminding all eligible DoorDash delivery workers to file a claim now to get their money back before the deadline on December 31, 2025.
www.nydoordashsettlement.com
I'm reminding all eligible DoorDash delivery workers to file a claim now to get their money back before the deadline on December 31, 2025.
www.nydoordashsettlement.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:22 PM
My office secured nearly $17 million from DoorDash for cheating delivery workers out of their hard-earned pay.
I'm reminding all eligible DoorDash delivery workers to file a claim now to get their money back before the deadline on December 31, 2025.
www.nydoordashsettlement.com
I'm reminding all eligible DoorDash delivery workers to file a claim now to get their money back before the deadline on December 31, 2025.
www.nydoordashsettlement.com
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When Bezos changed the Washington Post's editorial board standards to align with “personal liberties and free markets,” he meant his own liberty to become even richer and more powerful, as the rest of America slides into worse economic insecurity and fear.
The Washington Post editorial board railed against a wealth tax without noting its owner, Jeff Bezos, stands to benefit more from its tax policy prescriptions than nearly anyone else on the planet.
Read the full article about how the Post serves Bezos's interests: zeteo.com/p/washington...
Read the full article about how the Post serves Bezos's interests: zeteo.com/p/washington...
December 4, 2025 at 4:31 PM
When Bezos changed the Washington Post's editorial board standards to align with “personal liberties and free markets,” he meant his own liberty to become even richer and more powerful, as the rest of America slides into worse economic insecurity and fear.
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I don’t normally read the comments, but these ones give me hope. I know we are all seeing a lot of hate toward our Somali friends and neighbors, but I wanted to share these.
I hope they bring a smile to your face like they did mine.
I hope they bring a smile to your face like they did mine.
December 4, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I don’t normally read the comments, but these ones give me hope. I know we are all seeing a lot of hate toward our Somali friends and neighbors, but I wanted to share these.
I hope they bring a smile to your face like they did mine.
I hope they bring a smile to your face like they did mine.
She's gonna mess up her manicure.
And she's clearly using Trump's foundation again.
And she's clearly using Trump's foundation again.
must be pretty bad when the Daily Mail is running smashmouth exposes on a GOP admin www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
ICE's messy hiring spree brings in unfit and illiterate recruits
ICE recruits with no experience are being fast-tracked into the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Georgia, where instructors are astounded at their incompetence.
www.dailymail.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
She's gonna mess up her manicure.
And she's clearly using Trump's foundation again.
And she's clearly using Trump's foundation again.
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Christ on a cracker — these seemingly hostile drones only missed Zelensky’s plane because he was unexpectedly early www.thejournal.ie/drones-dubli...
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Christ on a cracker — these seemingly hostile drones only missed Zelensky’s plane because he was unexpectedly early www.thejournal.ie/drones-dubli...
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The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored all previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
ALA welcomes reinstatement of all federal IMLS grants to libraries
Today, the American Library Association (ALA) greeted an announcement by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) that it had reinstated all the agency’s grants.
www.ala.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored all previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
"Restoration of these grants is a massive win for libraries of all kinds in all states."
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This is where we are now. Families are starving in the wealthiest nation in the world.
Meanwhile the president is intentionally trying to cut off food for hungry people who live in states that did not vote for him.
It's not just immoral — it's un-American.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
Meanwhile the president is intentionally trying to cut off food for hungry people who live in states that did not vote for him.
It's not just immoral — it's un-American.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
Agriculture Dept. Threatens to Withhold Food Stamps From Democratic States
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This is where we are now. Families are starving in the wealthiest nation in the world.
Meanwhile the president is intentionally trying to cut off food for hungry people who live in states that did not vote for him.
It's not just immoral — it's un-American.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
Meanwhile the president is intentionally trying to cut off food for hungry people who live in states that did not vote for him.
It's not just immoral — it's un-American.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
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Minnesota doesn’t just welcome refugees, they sent one to Congress. 💪🏽
December 4, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Minnesota doesn’t just welcome refugees, they sent one to Congress. 💪🏽
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Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
December 4, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Spotify has laid off thousands in recent years, while reportedly paying artists $0.003 per stream.
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
Spotify profits rose 28% in Q3. Its CEO is worth $9.8 billion. It's making money off ICE recruitment ads.
Don't you think it's time put a wrap on corporate greed and exploitation?
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This letter is a clear attempt to get Trump angry enough to intervene, and is thus a pretty clear signal to the entertainment community of what kind of company Paramount plans to run. I know people dread a Netflix acquisition of Warner Bros.; this would be worse. deadline.com/2025/12/para...
Paramount Calls WBD Sale Process “Tilted And Unfair” In Letter To CEO David Zaslav
Paramount is calling foul on Warner Bros. Discovery sale process, accusing the company of running an unfair process that it thinks favors Netflix.
deadline.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:13 PM
This letter is a clear attempt to get Trump angry enough to intervene, and is thus a pretty clear signal to the entertainment community of what kind of company Paramount plans to run. I know people dread a Netflix acquisition of Warner Bros.; this would be worse. deadline.com/2025/12/para...
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It's streaming! It's streaming!
I’m sad i missed the screening of Macbeth with David Tennant and Cush Jumbo and I hope it starts streaming somewhere soon. In the meantime I’ll rewatch Denzel and Fran McDormand’s Macbeth which is SO GOOD
December 4, 2025 at 3:43 PM
It's streaming! It's streaming!
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As Incoming Mayor Mulls Police Chief’s Future, SPD Pays Consultants for Media Training, Executive Assessment
$100,000 will go to the firm that did the national search that resulted in the selection of former police chief Adrian Diaz.
publicola.com/2025/12/04/a...
$100,000 will go to the firm that did the national search that resulted in the selection of former police chief Adrian Diaz.
publicola.com/2025/12/04/a...
As Incoming Mayor Mulls Police Chief's Future, SPD Pays Consultants for Media Training, Executive Assessment - PubliCola
1. Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes expanded the police chief’s office and command staff earlier this year, adding a second deputy…
publicola.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:33 PM
As Incoming Mayor Mulls Police Chief’s Future, SPD Pays Consultants for Media Training, Executive Assessment
$100,000 will go to the firm that did the national search that resulted in the selection of former police chief Adrian Diaz.
publicola.com/2025/12/04/a...
$100,000 will go to the firm that did the national search that resulted in the selection of former police chief Adrian Diaz.
publicola.com/2025/12/04/a...
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While the Trump admin targets Somali communities in Minnesota with ICE raids, workers rally at the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport in the freezing weather to say NO MORE DEPORTATION FLIGHTS. NO MORE RAIDS. workdaymagazine.org/no-more-terr... by Amie Stager
“No More Terrorizing Families”: Minnesota Workers Rally Against ICE Deportation Flights - Workday Magazine
Workers are demanding facilities for rideshare drivers and an end to the airport’s operation of deportation flights.
workdaymagazine.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:36 PM
While the Trump admin targets Somali communities in Minnesota with ICE raids, workers rally at the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport in the freezing weather to say NO MORE DEPORTATION FLIGHTS. NO MORE RAIDS. workdaymagazine.org/no-more-terr... by Amie Stager
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READ: The Pentagon inspector general just released the 84-page report on Pete Hegseth's use of Signal to discuss sensitive military strikes in Yemen.
The report found Hegseth's actions risked putting troops in danger. www.dodig.mil/reports.html...
The report found Hegseth's actions risked putting troops in danger. www.dodig.mil/reports.html...
www.dodig.mil
December 4, 2025 at 4:40 PM
READ: The Pentagon inspector general just released the 84-page report on Pete Hegseth's use of Signal to discuss sensitive military strikes in Yemen.
The report found Hegseth's actions risked putting troops in danger. www.dodig.mil/reports.html...
The report found Hegseth's actions risked putting troops in danger. www.dodig.mil/reports.html...
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Rep. Jim Himes after being briefed by Adm. Bradley:
"What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service. You have two individuals in clear distress without any means of locomotion, with a destroyed vessel, who are killed by the United States."
"What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service. You have two individuals in clear distress without any means of locomotion, with a destroyed vessel, who are killed by the United States."
December 4, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Rep. Jim Himes after being briefed by Adm. Bradley:
"What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service. You have two individuals in clear distress without any means of locomotion, with a destroyed vessel, who are killed by the United States."
"What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service. You have two individuals in clear distress without any means of locomotion, with a destroyed vessel, who are killed by the United States."
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What's happening in Utah keeps happening in Republican-controlled states across the country: Republican lawmakers respond to court decisions that interfere even the tiniest bit with their policy agenda by punishing those courts to ensure that they never have to deal with the incovenience again
Utah Republicans Are Declaring War On the Utah Supreme Court
Utah Republicans are responding to losses at the Utah Supreme Court by punishing the justices who keep standing in their way.
ballsandstrikes.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:56 PM
What's happening in Utah keeps happening in Republican-controlled states across the country: Republican lawmakers respond to court decisions that interfere even the tiniest bit with their policy agenda by punishing those courts to ensure that they never have to deal with the incovenience again
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The Utah Supreme Court is forcing Utah Republican lawmakers to comply with an anti-gerrymandering law that voters passed in 2018. In a wild coincidence, Utah Republican Governor Spencer Cox is suddenly VERY enthusiastic about adding justices to the Utah Supreme Court
Utah Republicans Are Declaring War On the Utah Supreme Court
Utah Republicans are responding to losses at the Utah Supreme Court by punishing the justices who keep standing in their way.
ballsandstrikes.org
December 4, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The Utah Supreme Court is forcing Utah Republican lawmakers to comply with an anti-gerrymandering law that voters passed in 2018. In a wild coincidence, Utah Republican Governor Spencer Cox is suddenly VERY enthusiastic about adding justices to the Utah Supreme Court
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TLDR: Texas is empowering Any Random Motherfucker to sue abortion pill providers—from Big Pharma to a physician to Susan who happened to have an extra dose of mife in her van—and to win a 10K bounty for their troubles.
And if the plaintiff is related to the fetus, 100K.
Great day for abusers.
And if the plaintiff is related to the fetus, 100K.
Great day for abusers.
Texas Ups the Ante on Its Fight Against Abortion Pills (Podcast)
What you need to know about who the legislation targets, and what it could mean for the future of abortion access nationwide.
rewirenewsgroup.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
TLDR: Texas is empowering Any Random Motherfucker to sue abortion pill providers—from Big Pharma to a physician to Susan who happened to have an extra dose of mife in her van—and to win a 10K bounty for their troubles.
And if the plaintiff is related to the fetus, 100K.
Great day for abusers.
And if the plaintiff is related to the fetus, 100K.
Great day for abusers.
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A 100K hit isn't a big deal for an abortion pill manufacturer like Danco (which is probably going to file a lawsuit any minute now).
But for organizations like AID Access or Plan C which mail pills to people in Texas—or individual distributors—it's a huge deal. Litigation costs. Damages.
Yikes.
But for organizations like AID Access or Plan C which mail pills to people in Texas—or individual distributors—it's a huge deal. Litigation costs. Damages.
Yikes.
December 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
A 100K hit isn't a big deal for an abortion pill manufacturer like Danco (which is probably going to file a lawsuit any minute now).
But for organizations like AID Access or Plan C which mail pills to people in Texas—or individual distributors—it's a huge deal. Litigation costs. Damages.
Yikes.
But for organizations like AID Access or Plan C which mail pills to people in Texas—or individual distributors—it's a huge deal. Litigation costs. Damages.
Yikes.
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At a time when eggs cost, like, $30 a dozen, it's pretty gross for a state to be incentivizing people to snitch on their abortion providers.
Don't expect the Supreme Court to step in. They were utterly confounded back in 2021 by SB 8, the original bounty hunter law crafted by Jonathan Mitchell.
Don't expect the Supreme Court to step in. They were utterly confounded back in 2021 by SB 8, the original bounty hunter law crafted by Jonathan Mitchell.
Why Texas State Courts Matter in the Abortion Fight
In a post-Roe world, it’s state courts that will determine the rights of pregnant people.
rewirenewsgroup.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
At a time when eggs cost, like, $30 a dozen, it's pretty gross for a state to be incentivizing people to snitch on their abortion providers.
Don't expect the Supreme Court to step in. They were utterly confounded back in 2021 by SB 8, the original bounty hunter law crafted by Jonathan Mitchell.
Don't expect the Supreme Court to step in. They were utterly confounded back in 2021 by SB 8, the original bounty hunter law crafted by Jonathan Mitchell.