Joy

Joy

@joyla.bsky.social

Democrat, dog and cat lover. Don't DM me!

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I haven't read a book in a decade. I am getting a Kindle fire delivered today and need some help. I got a library card yesterday. I'm so ready to read something again. Some sort of mystery. Any suggestions? #books

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BREAKING: A reporter asked Mike Johnson at a press conference today, “Should we bother asking you any questions about Max Miller, Trump’s latest Iran deal, or his Capital One scandal, or have you not heard about any of them yet?"

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Rep AOC (D-NY) knows that we can’t leave the South behind we are doing important work to take back our state legislatures and to get Democratic judges elected. Tell your friends the further down the ballot you go the closer that politician is to affecting your personal life.🗳️🗳️

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Ossoff: "Here's what's going to happen tonight: the world's most famous sore loser will deliver a prime-time presidential sour grapes address to pursue his 6-year-old grievances about the 2020 election, while his war in the Middle East spirals out of control & the cost of living continues to rise.."

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“If you can’t cook there are services” “If you can’t support yourself just tell them & get help” “If it were really that bad support would show up” This is internalized ableism. Most of the time, help isn’t available. Support doesn’t come. Disabled people are on their own.

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Mamdani got into office and instantly: • Froze rent for 2 million New Yorkers • Cut subway fares in half for low-income riders • Fully funded NYC parks • Added $680M for public schools • Launched free child care for 2-year-olds If establishment politicians actually wanted to help you, they could.

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SHOCK NYT REPORT: DHS now admits the man ICE killed in Houston wasn't even their target. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 35-year U.S. resident, was just driving to work when agents — with no body cameras — shot him dead searching for two other men who weren't even in the van. Gift link in reply.

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A federal judge has rejected Trump's request for more time to respond to E. Jean Carroll's demand for the $5.8 million she won in the civil lawsuit against him. Trump must now reply by July 7.

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"Forget all the "it's not as bad as 1976" b*llocks the right wing, FF-funded lobby keep churning out. It's MUCH, MUCH worse...." via Phil Brookes

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Rice with meat. Coleslaw. A packed hall of seniors who survived occupation and now survive on pensions that don't stretch far enough. We feed them — thousands, every day, no exceptions.

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Breaking: The president has signed an executive order on mail voting. He has no lawful authority to write the rules that govern our elections. He tried a year ago; we sued him; we won. A year later, he has tried again. He can expect the same result. 1/2

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NEW: Arizona voters notched sweeping, back-to-back victories Friday after the state Supreme Court declined to hear three separate challenges backed by Republicans and right-wing groups — leaving in place key safeguards for mail-in voting, election administration and certification.

democracydocket.comIn win for voters, Arizona Supreme Court rejects string of anti-voting lawsuitsTaken together, the high court’s rejections mark a significant victory for voting rights in a battleground state that has been at the center of repeated efforts to reshape election rules since 2020.

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NEW: The FBI went down to Georgia, looking for some ballots to seize. Now, in an Atlanta courtroom tomorrow morning, the government must defend a search warrant built on recycled fraud claims & glaring omissions. My primer on Fulton County’s battle for ballots: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/fult...

lawfaremedia.orgFulton County’s Battle for Ballots: A PrimerThe Justice Department now must defend a search warrant built on recycled fraud claims, strained statutory theories, and glaring omissions.

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A viral dog rescue from 2016 is now immortalized with a statue in Kazakhstan. When a dog fell into the Sayran reservoir, bystanders formed a human chain to pull him to safety. The statue is a reminder of the value of unity, solidarity and collective action. 14/10 for all

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#BlueskyResistance #Voices4Victory #ProudBlue This isn’t a video game! This isn’t a game of Risk! You’re not on a headset playing with your buds! Real people are dying, every day, for apparently nothing more than your amusement. FUCK ALL OF YOU!

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Trump: "We killed their Navy in, would you say three days, Pete? Gone. In fact I was a little upset with Pete. I said, 'Why didn't you save the ships? We could've used them.' He said, 'It's more fun shooting them down.'"

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the media is now telling people to work from home to save on gasoline, immediately after their years-long crusade to tell us why returning to office is best for everyone. this isn't a gotcha, it's an example of how contradicting demands allow the ruling class to blame us no matter what we do

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Georgia CD-14, NOW is the time to request your absentee ballot if you can’t make it to the polls for the April 7th runoff. Every vote matters in this race for Northwest Georgia. Let's bring new leadership to Washington. #GA14

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Yemen’s Houthis have announced they’ll be joining the war in support of Iran shortly. Analysts expect them to shut down another strait, Bab El-Mandeb, which will close the Suez Canal. The global economy hangs by a thread.

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Kamala Harris: When this guy is talking about the economy is roaring… Who’s it roaring for when you put a $1 trillion cut to Medicaid? You know what Medicaid funds? Families with children, pregnant women, seniors, people with disabilities. Meanwhile, a $1 trillion tax cut for the richest people

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Breaking MS NOW: Agents with the FBI's elite evidence response team were delayed in reaching the scene of a mass shooting at Brown U. in December because there was no FBI plane available. Kash Patel was in south Florida at the time with one of the FBI's two available jets.

ms.nowKash Patel’s use of jet delayed FBI team’s mass shooting response, whistleblower tells top senatorSen. Richard Durbin says FBI director’s “misplaced priorities” led to the delayed response to the Brown University shooting in December.

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Letz go even bigger and better,,, ALL Female US Olympians and Paralympian medalists are invited out to celebrate in Viva Las Vegas for the SHE GOT GAME Weekend ,,, Hit a guy up and LETZ GOOO