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ljoachim.bsky.social
@ljoachim.bsky.social
Birds, dogs, fun facts, procrastination, art and a nasty habit of inserting myself into political discussions when people are being baselessly cruel.

"Be excellent to each other" - Bill
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AOC to @pabloreports.bsky.social: It is the responsibility of Congress to declare and authorize the use of military force. Congress has not authorized a military use of force. There has not been a case made, and I think the absence of one really speaks volumes.
December 16, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would subject immigrant children to invasive bodily searches and keep them in detention instead of releasing them to their families.

The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.
December 16, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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please take a moment to appreciate Tesla's epic accomplishment of coming dead last in the auto industry in reliability, despite making relatively expensive cars with a tiny fraction of the moving parts

www.consumerreports.org/cars/which-b...
December 15, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Sorry if you saw this before, I wanted to address the tone.

I'm trying to fill in some of the gaps regarding the children detained since Trump's 2nd term. Does anyone have any further info on where some of these children "released" might be? Or evidence that the children still inside are there?
December 15, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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Relatedly, Facebook (I'm only there because the local scuba community is there) started showing me ads for companies selling actual illegal drugs. I reported it and was told it didn't violate TOS. When I posted a screenshot to show ppl, I got a strike on my account for promoting illegal sales.
December 9, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Zebra Finches are being studied for their adorable sleep-singing!

Beneficial for cute little rehearsals, but more recently it's been studied that they even use this time to start work on brand new songs! ❤️ Awww

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Zebra Finches Dream a Little Dream of Melody
Zebra finches flex their singing muscles while snoozing, as if they're lip-syncing in their sleep—and scientists want to know why
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December 15, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Massive Layoffs at the Dept of #Education Erode Its #CivilRights Division

Only five of the agency’s civil rights offices remain nationwide. Those who are still with the department say it will now be “virtually impossible” to resolve #discrimination complaints.

www.propublica.org/article/educ...
Massive Layoffs at the Department of Education Erode Its Civil Rights Division
Only five of the agency’s civil rights offices remain nationwide. Those who are still with the department say it will now be “virtually impossible” to resolve discrimination complaints.
www.propublica.org
December 14, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites.

The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.
December 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM