Gail Joy
@gjoy.bsky.social
I am a retired teacher and an aspiring poet, a yellow dog Democrat who wants to be a Trump and GOP watchdog. I am in the process with the app Goods Unite Us of boycotting Republican businesses as an act of protest. Interested in medical science, PSP…
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If we care about something as fundamental as protecting children from predators or maintaining the DoJ as a respected institution Rs cannot remain in positions of power. They cannot be trusted to conduct oversight or properly exercise advise and consent.
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Breaking: Bill Cassidy Still Can't Find His Spine
A senator with nothing to lose agrees to vote for the worst nominee ever for attorney general.
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August 7, 2026 at 4:16 PM
If we care about something as fundamental as protecting children from predators or maintaining the DoJ as a respected institution Rs cannot remain in positions of power. They cannot be trusted to conduct oversight or properly exercise advise and consent.
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White-crested Turaco.
Native to eastern Nigeria and western Kenya.
It has glossy, bluish-black upperparts which contrast markedly with its white crest, cheeks, neck and throat. It has a green mantle around the shoulders and violet wing coverts and rectrices.
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Native to eastern Nigeria and western Kenya.
It has glossy, bluish-black upperparts which contrast markedly with its white crest, cheeks, neck and throat. It has a green mantle around the shoulders and violet wing coverts and rectrices.
📷: @frankie.low33
July 30, 2026 at 10:29 PM
White-crested Turaco.
Native to eastern Nigeria and western Kenya.
It has glossy, bluish-black upperparts which contrast markedly with its white crest, cheeks, neck and throat. It has a green mantle around the shoulders and violet wing coverts and rectrices.
📷: @frankie.low33
Native to eastern Nigeria and western Kenya.
It has glossy, bluish-black upperparts which contrast markedly with its white crest, cheeks, neck and throat. It has a green mantle around the shoulders and violet wing coverts and rectrices.
📷: @frankie.low33
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You can thank the Trump admin for your explosive diarrhea.
The record-setting cyclospora outbreak hit over 11,000 people across the country.
And Trump's cuts to the FDA, CDC, & other health programs helped the outbreak spread rapidly.
They failed to protect public health.
The record-setting cyclospora outbreak hit over 11,000 people across the country.
And Trump's cuts to the FDA, CDC, & other health programs helped the outbreak spread rapidly.
They failed to protect public health.
July 30, 2026 at 8:45 PM
You can thank the Trump admin for your explosive diarrhea.
The record-setting cyclospora outbreak hit over 11,000 people across the country.
And Trump's cuts to the FDA, CDC, & other health programs helped the outbreak spread rapidly.
They failed to protect public health.
The record-setting cyclospora outbreak hit over 11,000 people across the country.
And Trump's cuts to the FDA, CDC, & other health programs helped the outbreak spread rapidly.
They failed to protect public health.
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🚨BREAKING: California’s top election official demanded the (DHS explain how it concluded that thousands of noncitizens may be registered to vote in the state, bluntly questioning both the department’s results and how it obtained California voter data. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
‘Serious doubts about the reliability of your data’: California bluntly challenges DHS over sweeping noncitizen voter claims
California has not provided its statewide voter registration list to DHS or any other federal agency. State law prohibits the disclosure of sensitive voter information, including Social Security numbe...
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July 30, 2026 at 11:07 PM
🚨BREAKING: California’s top election official demanded the (DHS explain how it concluded that thousands of noncitizens may be registered to vote in the state, bluntly questioning both the department’s results and how it obtained California voter data. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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France calls out the U.S. at a UN meeting:
“The US used to be a beacon of human rights. Not anymore. Today, it stands alongside North Korea, Nicaragua, Mali and Russia. Isolated. And the world no longer listens to it.”
U.S. representatives stormed out of the meeting. Well said France! 👏🏼🇫🇷👏🏼
“The US used to be a beacon of human rights. Not anymore. Today, it stands alongside North Korea, Nicaragua, Mali and Russia. Isolated. And the world no longer listens to it.”
U.S. representatives stormed out of the meeting. Well said France! 👏🏼🇫🇷👏🏼
July 30, 2026 at 2:48 PM
France calls out the U.S. at a UN meeting:
“The US used to be a beacon of human rights. Not anymore. Today, it stands alongside North Korea, Nicaragua, Mali and Russia. Isolated. And the world no longer listens to it.”
U.S. representatives stormed out of the meeting. Well said France! 👏🏼🇫🇷👏🏼
“The US used to be a beacon of human rights. Not anymore. Today, it stands alongside North Korea, Nicaragua, Mali and Russia. Isolated. And the world no longer listens to it.”
U.S. representatives stormed out of the meeting. Well said France! 👏🏼🇫🇷👏🏼
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Lapdog — A cartoon by Michael de Adder
July 30, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Lapdog — A cartoon by Michael de Adder
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There was a chart floating around, a horizontal bar chart of what people said was their top cost concern with groceries on top as the number 1 that I can’t for the life of me find. Anyone know what I’m talking about?
July 30, 2026 at 11:19 PM
There was a chart floating around, a horizontal bar chart of what people said was their top cost concern with groceries on top as the number 1 that I can’t for the life of me find. Anyone know what I’m talking about?
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Federal judges say they are losing faith in the Justice Department’s trustworthiness, legal scholars say.
“Judges simply don't believe the representations that are being made by United States attorneys,” one former federal judge said.
“Judges simply don't believe the representations that are being made by United States attorneys,” one former federal judge said.
Federal Judges Chastise Trump’s Justice Department for “Unlawful,” “Unethical” and “Unseemly” Conduct
ProPublica reviewed hundreds of cases in which judges criticized the actions of federal prosecutors. In many, judges expressed frustration that they can no longer take the government at its word.
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July 31, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Federal judges say they are losing faith in the Justice Department’s trustworthiness, legal scholars say.
“Judges simply don't believe the representations that are being made by United States attorneys,” one former federal judge said.
“Judges simply don't believe the representations that are being made by United States attorneys,” one former federal judge said.
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THIS 👇 HERE TOO.......
July 30, 2026 at 9:21 PM
THIS 👇 HERE TOO.......
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"A concentration camp, in its most basic definition, is a place where a targeted civilian population, not necessarily accused of a crime, is detained and at least some of their basic rights are suspended," writes @jwashing.bsky.social.
"That’s precisely what’s happening in the United States today."
"That’s precisely what’s happening in the United States today."
Don’t call them ICE detention centers. Call them camps | John Washington
I’ve spent a decade reporting on immigration enforcement. The word ‘camp’ best captures the political function of these facilities
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July 30, 2026 at 3:52 PM
"A concentration camp, in its most basic definition, is a place where a targeted civilian population, not necessarily accused of a crime, is detained and at least some of their basic rights are suspended," writes @jwashing.bsky.social.
"That’s precisely what’s happening in the United States today."
"That’s precisely what’s happening in the United States today."
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Goodnight from Scotland, catch you in the morning beautiful souls 😁
July 30, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Goodnight from Scotland, catch you in the morning beautiful souls 😁
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We need a constitutional amendment to permit limits on campaign expenditures and prevent billionaires from buying elections.
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Elon Musk Plans at Least $100 Million in Midterm Spending to Help Republicans
Elon Musk, a year after a huge blowup with President Trump and the Republican Party, is said to be planning to spend in at least eight states to help them in November.
www.nytimes.com
July 31, 2026 at 1:54 AM
We need a constitutional amendment to permit limits on campaign expenditures and prevent billionaires from buying elections.
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For the first time in my lengthy life I don’t trust the U.S. food supply.
July 30, 2026 at 8:20 PM
For the first time in my lengthy life I don’t trust the U.S. food supply.
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Every other day, 83-year-old Marilyn Tewa of the Hopi Tribe loads buckets into her pickup and drives 5 miles to haul water. “That’s what keeps us alive,” Tewa said.
Four states stand in the way of a deal to give her community water.
Four states stand in the way of a deal to give her community water.
Native American Tribes Came Together to Secure Their Rights to Colorado River Water. Four States Are Stalling the Deal.
Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming are resisting the deal because it would allow the Navajo and Hopi to lease water to cities downstream, likely the growing towns around Phoenix.
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July 31, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Every other day, 83-year-old Marilyn Tewa of the Hopi Tribe loads buckets into her pickup and drives 5 miles to haul water. “That’s what keeps us alive,” Tewa said.
Four states stand in the way of a deal to give her community water.
Four states stand in the way of a deal to give her community water.
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Let’s be clear here, when scientists say mistakes were made at the start of the pandemic, we DO NOT mean that we did too much. We mean not socially distancing quickly enough, not making tests widely available, and not acknowledging COVID is airborne and distributing N95 masks to everyone.
July 30, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Let’s be clear here, when scientists say mistakes were made at the start of the pandemic, we DO NOT mean that we did too much. We mean not socially distancing quickly enough, not making tests widely available, and not acknowledging COVID is airborne and distributing N95 masks to everyone.
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I'm alive today is because I listened to Dr. Fauci.
Turns out, covid causes certain issues that dovetail perfectly into my rare, autoimmune disease.
Something I did not find out until years later.
Not personally, because I listened, & masked & distanced.
I'm still isolated 100%
Bless Dr. Fauci!
Turns out, covid causes certain issues that dovetail perfectly into my rare, autoimmune disease.
Something I did not find out until years later.
Not personally, because I listened, & masked & distanced.
I'm still isolated 100%
Bless Dr. Fauci!
July 31, 2026 at 12:12 AM
I'm alive today is because I listened to Dr. Fauci.
Turns out, covid causes certain issues that dovetail perfectly into my rare, autoimmune disease.
Something I did not find out until years later.
Not personally, because I listened, & masked & distanced.
I'm still isolated 100%
Bless Dr. Fauci!
Turns out, covid causes certain issues that dovetail perfectly into my rare, autoimmune disease.
Something I did not find out until years later.
Not personally, because I listened, & masked & distanced.
I'm still isolated 100%
Bless Dr. Fauci!
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According to the latest Fox News poll, if the election were held today, we would own the House and the Senate, so let’s make sure we’re all registered and vote big in November!
July 31, 2026 at 1:09 AM
According to the latest Fox News poll, if the election were held today, we would own the House and the Senate, so let’s make sure we’re all registered and vote big in November!
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The judges Trump appointed have been reliable rubber stamps, ruling for him in nearly 70 percent of cases.
Trump, McConnell, Roberts. That’s Not Rule of Law. It’s Rule by Law
The constitutional skids for Project 2025 have been greased by a Trumpian federal judiciary that is carrying out its own
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April 21, 2026 at 7:58 PM
The judges Trump appointed have been reliable rubber stamps, ruling for him in nearly 70 percent of cases.