JoYarrow

JoYarrow

@joyarrow.bsky.social

I love: gardens, herbs, my animal companions, fiber arts (spinning & crochet mostly), qigong/taichi/energy work, board games, journaling, blogging, reading, people working to make the world a better place - And I hope I am contributing to that better world

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JoYarrow
@joyarrow.bsky.social

Spring Garden Photos - Comfrey, Rue, Motherwort, and a bed of beets, radish, kale, peas, and flax protected from marauding squirrels #spring #gardens

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Robert Reich
@rbreich.bsky.social

Why is the President of the United States shilling so hard for cryptocurrency? Because the entire industry is a Ponzi scheme — and he's the conman-in-chief.

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Robert Reich
@rbreich.bsky.social

Just a random reminder that over 50 members of Congress collectively own millions of dollars in defense contractor stocks. They stand to personally profit from wars that enrich these contractors. Make no mistake, this is legalized corruption. Watch how they vote this week.

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Alt National Park Service
@altnps.bsky.social

Boycott OpenAI! OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, announced Friday that the company reached an agreement with the Department of Defense to deploy its AI models on a classified network just hours after Trump ordered federal agencies to phase out rival Anthropic.

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Hank Green
@hankgreen.bsky.social

“We can’t be a country with a paramilitary secret police because then we would be a nation with a paramilitary secret police” is something my brain genuinely says to me. I need my brain to change as fast as my world and that’s not easy.

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Alt National Park Service
@altnps.bsky.social

The holidays bring a lot up for people. Some are full of joy. Some are just trying to get through the day. Wherever this lands, it’s okay. May today give you a moment to breathe, a reason to smile, and a reminder that you matter.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social

On June 24, I began my Election Night speech by quoting Mandela: “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” That's the spirit of this campaign, and our city. This is "Until It’s Done,” a new series about New Yorkers who refused to accept that a worthy goal was impossible.

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Robert Reich
@rbreich.bsky.social

The IRS's free Direct File tool is now "gone," according to Trump's IRS chief. This comes after tax prep companies like Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, lobbied the for years to block it. Intuit donated $1M to Trump’s inauguration. See how this works?

cnbc.com'I don't care about Direct File': IRS chief says agency plans to end free filing programInternal Revenue Service Commissioner Bill Long said the agency will end its Direct File program.

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Alt National Park Service
@altnps.bsky.social

The Trump admin just exempted over 100 chemical plants, sterilizers & coal facilities from Clean Air Act rules, rolling back protections that would’ve cut cancer risk by up to 96% for nearby communities.

whitehouse.govRegulatory Relief for Certain Stationary Sources to Promote American Chemical Manufacturing SecurityBy the President of the United States of America A Proclamation 1. The United States relies on a strong chemical manufacturing sector to support
JoYarrow
@joyarrow.bsky.social

I forgot to post here at the new moon and now the full moon has reminded me. Here is my blog post on journeying to Italy to see my grandparents' birthplaces. mindfulnessgardengames.com/2025/06/ital...

mindfulnessgardengames.comItalian Ancestor Roots * Mindfulness Garden GamesIt is funny that I summoned courage to get on a plane to go to Italy to explore this Italian Ancestor Connection, when I compare that to the courage it took for them to leave everything they knew and ...

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Lilith Goddess of Rebellion
@elo-cin.bsky.social

These charts are from NC. 2016 results & 2024 results. Harris gets less votes than the Dem candidate for AG in every single county. The 2016 chart is what normal looks like. (And Clinton wasn't even popular) It is like this in EVERY swing state. And ONLY the swing states. Video and link below.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑
@50501movement.bsky.social

Today, Trump’s fascist regime: 1. Passed a bill that steals our money to enrich billionaires, strips people of food and healthcare, and provides billions of dollars to ICE. 2. Opened a concentration camp in Florida named “Alligator Alcatraz”. 3. Shared intentions to denaturalize and deport citizens.

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Katie Phang
@katiephang.bsky.social

Be mad. Be outraged. Demand accountability.

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social

Phang: If you were scrolling on social media and saw a dog locked up in the middle of the Everglades—in the sun, in the heat, in the humidity—the outrage would be wild, wouldn’t it? But then—we’re okay with human beings being treated like that?

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Robert Reich
@rbreich.bsky.social

A single person — Donald Trump — has released the dogs of war and done it without the consent of Congress, our allies, or even a clear explanation to the American people. Anyone who has doubted Trump’s intention to replace our democracy with a dictatorship should now be fully disabused.

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Sean Casten
@seancasten.bsky.social

This is not about the merits of Iran’s nuclear program. No president has the authority to bomb another country that does not pose an imminent threat to the US without the approval of Congress. This is an unambiguous impeachable offense.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑
@50501movement.bsky.social

BREAKING: What you just witnessed was a state-sanctioned kidnapping. These people aren’t identifying themselves. Citizens can no longer distinguish between state authority & rogue violence. This is not a warning about what might come. We are not watching the start of something. We are living it.

JoYarrow
@joyarrow.bsky.social

We all love our dogs and want them with us all the time, but when heading to a rally in the 95-degree blazing sun (Denver), please consider your dog's well-being. I saw so many dogs yesterday that I was worried about! #dogs #nokings #rally