Joseph
@joseph870.bsky.social
Average Joe • Former radio guy • From Alabama, retired in north Arkansans • #Democrat • Married • House full of rescue #cats • Like #books, #movies, #tech • Pro- #Israel ✡︎, Zionist ✡︎ • #LGBTQI+ ally 🧷
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Way to go Little Rock, Arkansas! 👏👏👏
Despite the 🔥 we showed up and stood strong at today’s Veterans Defending Democracy rally at the Capitol in Little Rock!
Thank YOU Arkansas ✊️
#VeteransDefendingDemocracy #ArkansasStrong #DemocracyMatters #VeteransForChange #50501Arkansas #ThePeoplesProtestsAndMarchesAR #50501LittleRock
Thank YOU Arkansas ✊️
#VeteransDefendingDemocracy #ArkansasStrong #DemocracyMatters #VeteransForChange #50501Arkansas #ThePeoplesProtestsAndMarchesAR #50501LittleRock
May 17, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Way to go Little Rock, Arkansas! 👏👏👏
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What happens when there are no more tornadoes warnings? joycevance.substack.com/p/when-the-c...
When the Cuts Hit Home
I am not an alarmist.
joycevance.substack.com
May 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
What happens when there are no more tornadoes warnings? joycevance.substack.com/p/when-the-c...
Wow! 40 years.
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The Action and The Motion: Dire Straits’ Brothers in Arms Turns 40
Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and more. Discover your favorite albums and films.
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May 17, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Wow! 40 years.
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At least 23 people were reported dead across several states in an expansive outbreak of severe weather from the Heartland to the East Coast. Over 600,000 customers are without power from Michigan to Tennessee.
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At least 23 dead as storms batter states from the Heartland to the East Coast
Over 600,000 customers are without power from Michigan to Tennessee.
abcnews.go.com
May 17, 2025 at 3:19 PM
At least 23 people were reported dead across several states in an expansive outbreak of severe weather from the Heartland to the East Coast. Over 600,000 customers are without power from Michigan to Tennessee.
abcnews.go.com/US/dozen-peo...
abcnews.go.com/US/dozen-peo...
May 17, 2025 at 8:50 AM
FBI: May 14, 2025 - A former member of the Michigan Army National Guard – was arrested after he attempted to carry out a plan to conduct a mass-shooting at a U.S. military base in Warren, Michigan, on behalf of ISIS.
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Michigan Man Arrested and Charged with Attempting to Attack Military Base on Behalf of ISIS
A Melvindale man – and former member of the Michigan Army National Guard – was arrested today after he attempted to carry out a plan to conduct a mass-shooting at a U.S. military base in Warren, Michi...
www.justice.gov
May 17, 2025 at 5:33 AM
FBI: May 14, 2025 - A former member of the Michigan Army National Guard – was arrested after he attempted to carry out a plan to conduct a mass-shooting at a U.S. military base in Warren, Michigan, on behalf of ISIS.
www.justice.gov/opa/pr/michi...
www.justice.gov/opa/pr/michi...
Please read at least the first three posts.
After reports exposed that the Trump administration (Ed Martin) is using bot accounts to manipulate social media comments, we recommend ignoring the trolls entirely. Operation Whirlwind’s tactics keep escalating from online disinformation,
May 17, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Please read at least the first three posts.
Outside of President Donald Trump, no White House official has accumulated more influence in this administration than Stephen Miller...
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Stephen Miller re-emerges as an ‘untouchable’ force in Trump’s White House
The ‘president’s id’ is leaving his mark on domestic and foreign policy with knowledge acquired in Trump’s first term and power delegated in this term.
www.nbcnews.com
May 17, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Outside of President Donald Trump, no White House official has accumulated more influence in this administration than Stephen Miller...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
When I was employed in commercial radio I worked at the top station in town - #1 in the coveted 25-54 year old demo. Because of that, we charged the most for advertising. Too much for some businesses. Yet, those businesses could save money by buying around us. In other words, they... [1/3]
China announces new loans, investments and visa-free tourism for Latin America. Is Trump doing something in response?
While Trump slashes aid, hikes tariffs, China pumps $9.1B into Latin America | Opinion
China announces new loans, investments and visa-free tourism for Latin America. Is Trump doing something in response?
bit.ly
May 17, 2025 at 3:50 AM
When I was employed in commercial radio I worked at the top station in town - #1 in the coveted 25-54 year old demo. Because of that, we charged the most for advertising. Too much for some businesses. Yet, those businesses could save money by buying around us. In other words, they... [1/3]
Rep. Jim Himes, D-CT: "[Trump] Played the Middle East pretty darn well."
More like the Middle East played Trump pretty darn well.
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More like the Middle East played Trump pretty darn well.
www.rawstory.com/trump-middle...
‘That’s pretty good stuff’: Trump receives rare praise from top Democrat
President Donald Trump is earning rare praise from across the aisle for his high-profile swing through the Middle East, with one Democratic lawmaker putting his approval on the record.Rep. Jim Himes (...
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May 16, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Rep. Jim Himes, D-CT: "[Trump] Played the Middle East pretty darn well."
More like the Middle East played Trump pretty darn well.
www.rawstory.com/trump-middle...
More like the Middle East played Trump pretty darn well.
www.rawstory.com/trump-middle...
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“We must show leadership in the face of aggression, not weakness or complicity. When America does not lead the free world, what is at risk is our own success as a nation.”
US ambassador quits Ukraine post because she says Trump is ‘complicit’ with Russia:
www.thetimes.com/us/news-toda...
US ambassador quits Ukraine post because she says Trump is ‘complicit’ with Russia:
www.thetimes.com/us/news-toda...
May 16, 2025 at 5:12 PM
“We must show leadership in the face of aggression, not weakness or complicity. When America does not lead the free world, what is at risk is our own success as a nation.”
US ambassador quits Ukraine post because she says Trump is ‘complicit’ with Russia:
www.thetimes.com/us/news-toda...
US ambassador quits Ukraine post because she says Trump is ‘complicit’ with Russia:
www.thetimes.com/us/news-toda...
Read this, let it sink in, then read it again. 🤦🏻
Republicans couldn't pass their own "big, beautiful bill" out of the House Budget Committee.
Why? Because it doesn't cut spending enough.
The cruel and devastating cuts to programs that millions of people rely on apparently need to be even MORE cruel and devastating.
Why? Because it doesn't cut spending enough.
The cruel and devastating cuts to programs that millions of people rely on apparently need to be even MORE cruel and devastating.
May 16, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Read this, let it sink in, then read it again. 🤦🏻
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Despite swearing otherwise just months ago, Republicans have now revealed their plan to take Medicaid away from millions of Americans.
There has to be accountability - for the harm and for the lies.
There has to be accountability - for the harm and for the lies.
May 16, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Despite swearing otherwise just months ago, Republicans have now revealed their plan to take Medicaid away from millions of Americans.
There has to be accountability - for the harm and for the lies.
There has to be accountability - for the harm and for the lies.
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THIS is how you TKO Trump. He'd hate if you shared this.
(And I'd say she's pretty hot, you?)
(And I'd say she's pretty hot, you?)
May 16, 2025 at 4:28 PM
THIS is how you TKO Trump. He'd hate if you shared this.
(And I'd say she's pretty hot, you?)
(And I'd say she's pretty hot, you?)
We’re still waiting for a viable flying car like the ones seen in Orbit City. But there are some futuristic concepts from the original season of The Jetsons that do actually exist today.
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5 Things From "The Jetsons" That Actually Exist Today
When The Jetsons first aired in 1962, it presented a futuristic world filled with imaginative technology that seemed purely fantastical to audiences at the time. Set 100 years in the future — in 2062 ...
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May 16, 2025 at 5:54 PM
We’re still waiting for a viable flying car like the ones seen in Orbit City. But there are some futuristic concepts from the original season of The Jetsons that do actually exist today.
historyfacts.com/arts-culture...
historyfacts.com/arts-culture...
BREAKING: Eleven inmates escaped from the Orleans Parish Justice Center in New Orleans, authorities said Friday.
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11 inmates escape from Orleans Parish jail in Louisiana
The sheriff told the public Friday not to engage with or approach the inmates, who should be considered armed and dangerous.
www.nbcnews.com
May 16, 2025 at 5:32 PM
BREAKING: Eleven inmates escaped from the Orleans Parish Justice Center in New Orleans, authorities said Friday.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Trump is a childish punk living in Qatar's basement.
May 16, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Trump is a childish punk living in Qatar's basement.
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Pregnant Arkansas women living in rural areas will face even greater challenges obtaining obstetric care if Congress approves proposed cuts in Medicaid, according to health policy experts who discussed a new report Thursday.
Nearly a third of pregnant rural Arkansans rely on Medicaid, study shows | Arkansas Advocate
Pregnant Arkansas women living in rural areas will face even greater challenges obtaining obstetric care if Congress approves proposed cuts in Medicaid, according to health policy experts who…
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May 16, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Pregnant Arkansas women living in rural areas will face even greater challenges obtaining obstetric care if Congress approves proposed cuts in Medicaid, according to health policy experts who discussed a new report Thursday.
Yessenia Ruano has lived in the US for 14 years. She came here from El Salvador and built a life in Milwaukee with her family, a teaching career and a church community. But in February, an ICE agent told her the government would accelerate plans to deport her.
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Fourteen years in America. A one-way ticket to El Salvador.
Yessenia Ruano worked to build a life in Milwaukee with her family, a teaching career and church community. Now she’s fighting to stop it from being uprooted.
19thnews.org
May 15, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Yessenia Ruano has lived in the US for 14 years. She came here from El Salvador and built a life in Milwaukee with her family, a teaching career and a church community. But in February, an ICE agent told her the government would accelerate plans to deport her.
19thnews.org/2025/05/upro...
19thnews.org/2025/05/upro...