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Joanne Freeman

@jbf1755.bsky.social

Historian of early US politics & culture; howl re: democracy—a lot. Last book: The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress & the Road to Civil War. Owned by Newbie the History Bird & Rosie the Resistance Bird. https://www.youtube.com/@joannefreeman1755

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I’ve been thinking about this all day and it is so Hunger Games to bet on death, with insider trading no less, it’s hard to fathom.

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The only thing Platner loves more than farming oysters is far-right antisemitic conspiracy theorists

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Graham Platner sure does have a habit of tripping and falling into "oopsie I did the neo-nazi shit by accident again" doesn't he?

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👋🏼

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🤣

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Umm…

This is actually real.
Jesus.

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Betting on warfare.
Insider betting no less.

Absolutely soulless.

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You frickin’ think so?

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🤣🤣🤣🦜

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YES

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IYKYK 🤣

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What the F*** Just Happened? With Heather and Joanne YouTube video by Dr. Joanne Freeman

Heather and I had a LOT to say this morning about the attack on Iran.

www.youtube.com/live/yiFHTyw...

28.02.2026 17:53 — 👍 756    🔁 173    💬 54    📌 9

"When you give presidential immunity to a raging narcissist who only sees himself, you're asking not just for trouble but for massive death." - Joanne freeman

28.02.2026 18:25 — 👍 151    🔁 40    💬 1    📌 2

Ha!

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What the F*** Just Happened? With Heather and Joanne YouTube video by Dr. Joanne Freeman

Heather and I had a LOT to say this morning about the attack on Iran.

www.youtube.com/live/yiFHTyw...

28.02.2026 17:53 — 👍 756    🔁 173    💬 54    📌 9

Praising military heroes?
Fine.
Making the SOTU an extended applaud-the-military moment when planning an attack on Iran?
That was a choice.

From @preetbharara.bsky.social’s “Stay Tuned”:

www.instagram.com/reel/DVPAId3...

28.02.2026 16:05 — 👍 92    🔁 16    💬 2    📌 0

🤣

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Hey folks:

Heather and I will be beaming in at 11:30 this morning on her Facebook page and YouTube channel, and on my YouTube channel.

See you then!

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Running your war from a private club for millionaires — ahead of a $1 million-a-plate dinner — is a choice.

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The Constitution gives Congress, not the president, the power to decide when the nation goes to war. President Trump’s strikes on Iran are flatly unconstitutional. There’s been no deliberation, no vote, no clear justification. This is a flagrant abuse of executive power.

28.02.2026 15:32 — 👍 713    🔁 262    💬 30    📌 21

I hate to give this to you as you wake up but…here we are.

28.02.2026 12:40 — 👍 268    🔁 55    💬 23    📌 2
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“President Trump's decision to bomb Iran is indefensible. This was not about preempting an imminent threat—it was a strategically misguided power play, with no discernible endgame,” Cato Institute’s Jon Hoffman says.

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The government illegally took your money.

They won’t give it back.

28.02.2026 03:38 — 👍 3643    🔁 1102    💬 102    📌 21

Republicans’ only policy is destruction. Say “Republicans.” They voted for this. They could stop this destruction at any time.

28.02.2026 12:36 — 👍 85    🔁 32    💬 3    📌 0

I promise you that the government that murdered Alex Pretti and Renee Good does not give a flying fuck about the protests in Iran.

28.02.2026 08:30 — 👍 19058    🔁 3897    💬 316    📌 114

Donald Trump’s only policy is destruction - at home and abroad, everywhere, all the time.

28.02.2026 12:33 — 👍 272    🔁 63    💬 8    📌 1

I hate to give this to you as you wake up but…here we are.

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Life imitates art.

29 years ago, Wag the Dog told the story of a US president mired in sex scandal that threatened to undermine his presidency so he decided he needed to concoct a make-believe war to boost his support.

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