LaRoeBoat

LaRoeBoat

@johnlaroe.bsky.social

dogs' dogsbody (he/him)

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LaRoeBoat
@johnlaroe.bsky.social

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekQforQuotation ( #recycled )

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#GoodTrouble Lives On Bandstand in Swope Park #KansasCity, #Missouri 17 July 2025 #LocalResistance Another speaker at the event: Clifton Campbell Alpha Delta Sigma Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Congressman Lewis was a member of this fraternity from 1974 until 2020. (Please see alt text.)

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Respect MO Voters
@respectmovoters.org

"This pattern of nonsense is equivalent to a waiter bringing you liver instead of the pizza you ordered because he thinks he knows what you want better than you do.

stltoday.comLetter: Support Amendment 6 to prevent legislative reversal of citizens' willIn 2010, Missourians voted to regulate puppy mills. The following year, state lawmakers passed a bill revoking much of the new law. Since then, Missouri politicians have repeatedly acted to
LaRoeBoat
@johnlaroe.bsky.social

Plus, it's just effing annoying and alienating ... to the point of being counter-productive.

Adam Bonica@adambonica.bsky.social

Once mass spam texts were made legal, younger donors vanished, leaving a grassroots fundraising machine that subsists on squeezing vulnerable seniors, some of whom give hundreds of times a day. It’s a horrific model. Consultants get generationally wealthy, and the party hollows out its future.

LaRoeBoat
@johnlaroe.bsky.social

#Missouri Vote "NO" on Amendment 3. It's nothing but an abortion ban being sold as anti-trans hate propaganda.

Jess Piper@piperformissouri.bsky.social

Abortion bans are violation of the separation of church and state.

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Troy Jackson
@troyjackson207.bsky.social

They're scared to have real people from the working class in Washington because they know we'll challenge the status quo at every turn. The government we have now doesn't work for everyday people. It works fine for the wealthy. They're scared of losing that.

LaRoeBoat
@johnlaroe.bsky.social

Reuben … is voting for Fannie Lou Hamer (a voting and women's rights activist who was threatened, beaten, and shot at while (among other things) helping thousands of Black and other disenfranchised people to register and vote). #NoKings4KC Mill Creek Park #KansasCity, #Missouri 17 October 2026

LaRoeBoat
@johnlaroe.bsky.social

Kathleen … implores you to vote as if the world depends on you (because it does) ... and Jody and Jill got her back. #NoKings4KC Mill Creek Park #KansasCity, #Missouri 17 October 2026

LaRoeBoat
@johnlaroe.bsky.social

"A vote for Vivek is a vote for every boss that fucked you over, denied your PTO, made you feel bad for calling in sick and was never there for OT." – Otis Redfoot ( @otisredfoot.bsky.social ) — sums up pretty much the situation for every MAGA/GOP candidate on every ballot from Hawaii to Maine

Otis Redfoot@otisredfoot.bsky.social

She was abused as a child and still became an MD. What has Vivek done with his life other than cheat investors and bail with a golden parachute. A vote for Vivek is a vote for every boss that fucked you over, denied your PTO, made you feel bad for calling in sick and was never there for OT.

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TCarlson
@tcw123.bsky.social

#IceOUT #PERSIST #California El Cajon California Weekly El Cajon Rallies: Feet on the streets in defense of Democracy Thursdays & Saturdays thru Oct 31 11am –12:30pm PDT Nov 5 thru Dec 31 11am–12:30pm PST Parkway Plaza Fletcher Parkway & Magnolia El Cajon, CA 92020 www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...

mobilize.usWeekly El Cajon Rallies: Feet on the streets in defense of Democracy · MobilizeFeet on the streets in defense of Democracy Join us every Thursday and Saturday from 11:00 at the corner of Magnolia and Parkway Plaza Blvd. Bring your protest signs and a folding chair if you can’t ...

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-𝚖𝚘𝚡 ☃︎ ❄︎
@moxiest.art

this is beyond fucked whether you follow any SW's or not, the fact that you are even on this platform is thanks in a large part to the SW community driving traffic in the early days. SW and trans people helped Bluesky win the clone war, and the leadership has done nothing but fuck them over since.

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LaRoeBoat
@johnlaroe.bsky.social

"Fragilitas" a sculpture by Marisa Albanese in the Pio Monte della Misericordia #Naples, #Italy 4 May 2023 #AlphabetChallenge #WeekPforPaper #Phonetography #Sculpture

LaRoeBoat
@johnlaroe.bsky.social

Joe … fought for democracy and wants to know if you'll vote for it. #NoKings4KC Mill Creek Park #KansasCity, #Missouri 17 October 2026

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TCarlson
@tcw123.bsky.social

#Canvass #VoterOutreach #Pennsylvania Knock Doors on Weekdays in Northwest Philadelphia! Weekdays through Oct 30 3 – 6pm EDT NW Philly Field Office 400 W Hortter St Philadelphia, PA 19119 www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...

mobilize.usKnock Doors on Weekdays in Northwest Philadelphia! · MobilizeWe're working to bring home the win this November and to set us up for success in 2027 and 2028, and we need your help! Join the PA Dems to knock on doors during the week. Don't worry if the 3:00-6:...

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Andy Behrman
@electroboyusa.bsky.social

It doesn't matter if 6M or 8M people attended the #NoKings rallies on October 17th. . . What matters is that these #GetOutTheVote events had absolutely no comparable nationwide mobilization from Republicans. Now let's turn that energy into votes and #FlipTheHouseAndSenateBlue Below: Los Angeles

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Jess Piper Fan Page 💙 📚
@jesspiperfanpage.bsky.social

Go Josh @joshsmead.bsky.social / @piperformissouri.bsky.social @wellmanformo.bsky.social @reichard4rep.bsky.social @iquitcigs.bsky.social @stegenmodem.bsky.social @mrsdeborahlynn.bsky.social @sheilaharris.bsky.social @lesliejones4mo.bsky.social @nevasaysvote.bsky.social @mlipsitt.bsky.social

Josh Smead@joshsmead.bsky.social

Looking for a Josh Smead yard sign? We've got pickup locations in Clay, Platte, and Buchanan counties, plus signs available through local Democratic groups across rural north Missouri! Can't find one near you? Grab one during this weekend's Whistle Stop Bus Tour! —Team Smead

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The Liberal BoJack
@thelibbojack.bsky.social

We’re all taking a relaxing day today. Yesterday was awesome! We just wanted to say thank you to 50501, Indivisible, ACLU, American Federation of Teachers, Black Voters Matter, MoveOn, Voto Latino, Public Citizen, League of Women Voters, Third Act, Women’s March,

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Robert Reich
@rbreich.bsky.social

Kroger just announced the largest layoffs in its history, with plans to cut 3,000 employees as it ramps up use of AI. Reminder that Kroger has spent $12.3B on stock buybacks since 2019 and paid its CEO $14M last year — 417x its median worker's pay. AI is turbo-charging corporate greed.

newsweek.comKroger plans largest layoffs in its nearly 150-year historyThe company's CEO said it was committed to "simplifying" operations and "deploying more resources where they matter most
LaRoeBoat
@johnlaroe.bsky.social

The books. The books. They are delicious to read. — Everything Will Swallow You & Curious Events Lately Occurring In This Neighbourhood

tom-cox.comTom CoxNew writing by bestselling author Tom Cox.
Tom Cox@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social

Big thanks to everyone who shares & enters these. Yes, I purchase the books. Yes, the art requires work & ink & fancy paper. But the trickle of new readers that come in & discover the book make a big difference. Especially for someone published by an indie, whose books are not in all shops.

LaRoeBoat
@johnlaroe.bsky.social

13 October 2026 Pioneer Park, Westport #KansasCity, #Missouri 90 F. & Partly Cloudy Just shy of 100 members and supporters of the #MissouriWorkersCenter rallied for Workplace Democracy and a Food Service Workers Bill of Rights.

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@johnlaroe.bsky.social

6th District Councilman Johnathan Duncan told the crowd, "What I see here is community, love, and -- more than anything -- POWER." He encouraged everyone to "remind City Hall who they work for." 13 October 2026 Pioneer Park, Westport #KansasCity, #Missouri

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@johnlaroe.bsky.social

Rabbi Doug Alpert of Congregation Kol Ami and member of the Missouri Workers Center emceed the rally: "[O]ne who withholds the fair wages (or as I like to put it, a living wage), it is as if they have stolen the soul of that worker." 13 October 2026 Pioneer Park, Westport #KansasCity, #Missouri

LaRoeBoat
@johnlaroe.bsky.social

13 October 2026 Pioneer Park, Westport #KansasCity, #Missouri 90 F. & Partly Cloudy Just shy of 100 members and supporters of the #MissouriWorkersCenter rallied for Workplace Democracy and a Food Service Workers Bill of Rights.

LaRoeBoat
@johnlaroe.bsky.social

Bell McClaslin, long-time service worker in the City Market and leader in the Missouri Workers Center: "It is not just a living wage we're fighting for. It's our seat at the table." 13 October 2026 Pioneer Park, Westport #KansasCity, #Missouri

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@johnlaroe.bsky.social

Hannah Baugh, six years a bartender in the Crossroads, culinary artist and leader in the Missouri Workers Center: "Service workers matter, and we are skilled workers ... When we are organized and united, we win!" 13 October 2026 Pioneer Park, Westport #KansasCity, #Missouri

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LaRoeBoat
@johnlaroe.bsky.social

Vote NO on Amendment 7 This amendment would supposedly replace the state's tax system with a portfolio of publicly traded stocks funded through "taxes, budget cuts, and donations." It reeks of corrupt intent. This ballot question was initiated by the state's GOP/MAGA-dominated legislature.

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@johnlaroe.bsky.social

Vote NO on Amendment 8 This amendment purports to "support law enforcement" by requiring all sheriffs in the state to be locally elected (as most already are) and designating them the "chief law enforcement officer(s)" in their counties who can only be removed from office by ... (more)

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LaRoeBoat
@johnlaroe.bsky.social

Vote NO on Amendment 3. Though most of its ads focus on its anti-trans brouhaha, it's primary purpose is to restore the state's abortion ban, which was repealed via a citizen's initiative just two years ago. This ballot question was initiated by the state's GOP/MAGA-dominated legislature.

LaRoeBoat
@johnlaroe.bsky.social

Vote YES on Amendment 6 This amendment would strengthen and protect the state's CITIZEN's initiative process, which enables #Missouri CITIZENS to bring issues to the voters, from continued attacks from the legislature. This ballot question was initiated by the Respect MO Voters movement.

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@johnlaroe.bsky.social

Vote NO on Prop A. A "no" vote on this citizen-initiated will repeal the ultra gerrymandered U.S. House of Representatives district map designed by the GOP/MAGA-dominated legislature in response to a demand by the convicted felon currently occupying the White House. A "yes" vote would keep his map.

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Indivisible ❌👑
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Early voting has started in Maine! Help us contact voters to make sure they have all the information they need to elect Democrats who will actually hold Trump accountable.

mobilize.usIndivisible for Troy Jackson and Matt Dunlap for ME Phone Bank Series · IndivisibleJoin Indivisible as we engage voters across the country to get out the vote and take back Congress in 2026. We’ll make calls into Maine to get people to the polls on or before Nov 3rd and share the ex...