Joan Griffin

BREAKING: Video shows Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino personally throwing two canisters of tear gas at protesters in Little Village in Chicago earlier this morning. Video via Yani Sotelo on Facebook. (Warning: Strong language)

Trump’s tearing down the East Wing to build himself a $350M ballroom while Americans struggle to afford health care.

Senator Ruben Gallego went to the site of the Trump teardown.

Day 1 Keynote by Dean Eckles: Effect sizes and decisions. How are your effect-size metrics actually decision-relevant, or just convenient to compute? #ic2s2

@chrismurphyct.bsky.social: They're out there saying 'we just passed a bill to eliminate taxes on tips & taxes on SS benefits.' NONE of that's in the bill. But they deny that they're cutting Medicaid. So they want credit for popular stuff that isn't in the bill but ignore the deeply unpopular stuff.

Donald Trump openly admits he’s aiding Russia in its genocidal invasion of Ukraine. He's depriving them of air defenses so they'll "settle" (surrender). He cynically declares, "I won't provide air defense because I want to stop death" as Russia increases its attacks nationwide targeting civilians.

A historic graphic of corruption.

The 11 federal agencies so far targeted for firings or dismantling by Elon Musk have more than 30 ongoing investigations into his companies.

(📸 Malika Khurana for NYT)

State Dept. Plans $400 Million Purchase of Armored Tesla Cybertrucks The department plans to buy armored Tesla vehicles. Elon Musk, who is leading efforts to cut government spending, has won more than $13 billion in government contracts in the past five years.

The state department’s procurement forecast for 2025, which details purchases the agency expects to make, includes $400 million for armored Tesla vehicles.

Excuse me, but isn’t this a huge conflict of interest, not to mention an unnecessary expenditure?!
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...?

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I would say this one by Stephen Miller, puts us there.
He's also showing his hand.♥️♠️♦️♣️🃏
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Elon Musk spent $40 million in Super Bowl ads to attack USAID.

Tell Congress that for pennies on the dollar, foreign aid is a deal we can’t afford to lose.

Call your members of Congress and demand action.

Here’s the number to call:
(202)224-3121

Please pass it on.

Save Foreign Aid.

... in case they get swept up by ICE, their child, a US citizen by birth, would be safe. I felt so sad for them, they must be really frightened. I wished there was a way to help, but took heart from their determination. Bless them with good luck, they obviously are getting good advice.

I was at a local store getting passport photos for an upcoming trip. Ahead of me in line was a young couple with a child. They were getting passport photos for the child, not themselves. They spoke limited English, and were obviously immigrants. They were setting up Plan B...

57% of all forest land in California is under federal jurisdiction, including the #HughesFire burning in the Angeles National Forest.

We're offering mutual aid and support to the federal government to help contain the blaze and we are deeply grateful for the crews keeping our communities safe.

CRUELTY IS THEIR GOAL.

They're going to obliterate the economy

“[Women] are less likely to have criminal records, accounting for just 30% of juvenile arrests, according to data from the Justice Department. They're also outpacing men in higher education, with nearly half of women aged 25 to 34 holding bachelor's degrees compared to 37% of men.”

Lemme get this straight.

Mexico is sending firefighters to help California.

Canada has sent firefighters to help California.

Where TF is the GOP?

Crockett: We added four million people, they were people of color, Texas got two new seats… somehow, the way that they do their Republican math in the state of Texas, that amounted to new white Republican seats. They love to use our bodies to apportion us in an inaccurate way

Oh, look, two men who've never served anyone but themselves have big feelings about taking care of our nation's veterans. FUCK THEM.

Icing, indeed! Love this new book trailer of my book, Force of Nature, narrated in audio form by @annacrowe.bsky.social

Force of Nature | Official Book Trailer Get this book on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Force-Nature-Three-Women-Tackle/dp/1685132812 "Lace up your hiking boots! Let Griffin guide you over granite mountains, through thunderstorms, and wildflower-studded meadows." –Barbara Olson Lawrence, author of the forthcoming Drawing Water Three friends, women in their fifties, set out to hike "the most beautiful long-distance trail in the world," the John Muir Trail. From the outset, their adventure is complicated by self-inflicted accidents and ferocious weather, then enriched when they "adopt" a young hiker abandoned by her partner along the trail. The women experience the terror of lightning at eleven-thousand feet, the thrill of walking through a towering waterfall, and the joy of dancing among midnight moonshadows. For a month, they live immersed in vast natural beauty, tackle the trail's physical demands, and find camaraderie among an ensemble cast of eccentric trail characters. Together, they are pulled forward toward the trail's end atop the highest peak in the High Sierra, Mt. Whitney, and the culmination of their transformative journey. Force of Nature is equal parts gripping adventure tale, personal memoir, and vivid nature writing. #johnmuir #booktrailer #johnmuirtrail

Icing on the cake!! Glorious to narrate the audiobook of this gorgeous story, but I’m all swoony over being the voiceover for the book trailer! @joangriffin.bsky.social
#audiobook #booktrailer #memoir #adventure #narrator #author

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This is what Oligarchy looks like.

For real.

BlueSky for Beginners YouTube video by Machine Pun Kelly

It's up!!!! My Explainer video for BlueSky beginners.

I cover how to find your Twitter followers, Starter Packs, Feeds, Lists, some handy-dandy tools, and BlueSky etiquette.

Please watch and/or share with any newbies you know. I think it's helpful.

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