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Pam de Jong

@spamel.bsky.social

Travel advisor | dog mom | accomplice in mischief to my CBB Love to travel, and adore my "book club". Pro cycling fan. Specialist in #rivercruises.

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BREAKING: The Text Chain That Should END Trump’s Presidency
This is bad — Trump officials accidentally added The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg to a Signal group chat, openly discussing sensitive war plans against Yemen—including operational details. Sarah Longwell and JVL take on this shocking security breach, calling out the incompetence, recklessness, and sheer absurdity of the Trump administration’s inner circle. Become a Bulwark Youtube Plus Member here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG4Hp1KbGw4e02N7FpPXDgQ/join BREAKING: The Text Chain That Should END Trump’s Presidency

Watch: @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and and @jvl.bsky.social discuss the absurd war plans text chain...scandal? Is it a scandal if they're all absolutely shameless? www.youtube.com/watch?v=aosV...

24.03.2025 18:51 — 👍 470    🔁 112    💬 38    📌 13

Date and time?

22.03.2025 12:42 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

FWIW, I'd be shocked if there were more than a dozen Trump voters in that crowd. We were quite united in our cheers against T and the oligarchy.
Colorado is a pretty purple state.
Lots of us are ready to act (clearly), and just need some organization.

22.03.2025 12:39 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

There are reports of a handful of MAGAs in the crowd, but no counter-protests. The crowd was solidly supportive of Bernie & AOC's message: fight the oligarchy, hold your elected officials accountable, elect those who will fight the Rs.
The energy was great; glad I went!

22.03.2025 12:31 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

With pretty short notice, and not a ton of publicity -- in addition to beginning during normal work hours -- I think it's a pretty good showing.

22.03.2025 12:28 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The rally? Mar 21! The energy was great!

22.03.2025 12:26 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Reading all the comments this morning, I'm even more glad I went. I knew I wouldn't get anywhere near the podium, but I wanted to be one more person in the numbers.
Glad to have been part of a glimmer of hope.

22.03.2025 12:24 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Funny, nobody offered me a bus ride. We found a parking place on SpotHero :)

22.03.2025 12:20 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

That was the number that went through the security point. There were thousands more (I think about 6k) who were outside the fenced area. We walked about half a mile, trying to find the end of the line, and decided to grab a spot on the fence tat has a decent sightline.

22.03.2025 12:17 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I think they said it was 34,000 through the security point; there were thousands of us who chose to find a good spot outside the fence, as we had no idea where the back of the line actually was.
Was really uplifting to be among so many people who feel the same as me.

22.03.2025 12:10 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

So frustrating when they do this.

13.03.2025 14:18 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Why is Pidcock *waiting*?? That respect is going to lose him the race. (not that he was going to win, anyway -- that crash is gas on the fire for Pog)
#stradebianche #couchpeloton

08.03.2025 14:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

time of death: 78.5 km to go. #stradebianche #couchpeloton

08.03.2025 13:45 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Oh, what a delight to hear @sportsorla.bsky.social again! We're limited in when we get the Eurosport feed, but we're so glad when we do!
#stradebianche #couchpeloton

08.03.2025 12:46 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Up at 5 am to watch #StradeBianche, and it's kinda nice to see posts from others -- I often feel like the weirdo in my social circle, as the lone pro cycling fan.
#couchpeloton

08.03.2025 12:29 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

JFC, I didn't know he was even in the room, until I saw this angle.
That makes a hideous exchange even worse (if that's possible).

28.02.2025 21:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I am embarrassed, disgusted, and positively livid. This "man" does not represent who I am, who the people of my country are (most of them, anyway), and he has no business in that office.
I cannot apologize profusely enough to the rest of the world, on our behalf.

28.02.2025 20:58 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Scared, angry, frazzled, exhausted, paralyzed, despondent.

Okay, fine. We’ll go with scangry.

06.02.2025 20:56 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I needed to be reminded that the mountains are still there.

This view is very similar to “my happy place” that I try to visualize when I need to ground myself, amidst all the chaos around me.

05.02.2025 22:01 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I felt my shoulders relax a little….

25.01.2025 00:08 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A view from inside a camping tent with the door partly unzipped, revealing a few pine trees outside

A view from inside a camping tent with the door partly unzipped, revealing a few pine trees outside

Point of view from a person sitting in a chair at a campsite dotted with pine trees, holding a red mug of coffee, as the sun rises in the distance.

Point of view from a person sitting in a chair at a campsite dotted with pine trees, holding a red mug of coffee, as the sun rises in the distance.

With all this cold, I thought I’d dig around for a couple of photos from one of my Happy Places.

🏕️Camping in Colorado, with the sun rising as I enjoy the quiet moments before everyone else wakes up.

☕️My coffee, the breeze making the pines softly roar, maybe reading a bit of my book.📖

💙🤍💛

24.01.2025 06:36 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Trying to watch the Tour Down Under on Peacock (only US option), but the control room audio is overpowering the commentators. I can't hear half of what they're saying, and the fact that they're carrying on tells me that they don't know this is happening.
Grrr.

#tdu25 #nbcsportscycling #peacock

21.01.2025 02:12 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Evacuation tip:
If you have to evacuate quickly, but have enough time to grab some clothes, just take your dirty clothes hamper. It's the stuff you wear a lot, and you can do laundry later.

10.01.2025 00:35 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

As long as they're clean socks.....

10.01.2025 00:33 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

My eyes can't roll far enough back in my head for his antics. 🙄

07.01.2025 18:15 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Donate to Support Rita Hayworth's Life-Saving Surgery, organized by Nichelle Anderson I'm Nichelle, and I am Rita Hayworth's human. Our family adopted Rita Ha… Nichelle Anderson needs your support for Support Rita Hayworth's Life-Saving Surgery

Rita Hayworth dislocated her front paws. 🙁

🐾 Rita Hayworth is my dear friend’s 5-year-old dog, who had an an accident, and needs surgery on her 2 front paws.

Expensive surgery.

If you can add even $10, I know the family would be so grateful.

gofund.me/d0c3846e

01.01.2025 08:30 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 3    📌 0

As long as she promises to nominate Katie Porter for Treasury Secretary.

04.12.2024 15:01 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A good pair of socks is genuinely one of my favorite gifts. Smartwool or Darn Good, if anyone's asking :)

Wait.....am I Dumbledore?

04.12.2024 14:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Some good ideas here -- thanks for the kickstart!

03.12.2024 15:07 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

So much for the Dutch reach, eh? :(
Hoping for a full and swift recovery for Remco

03.12.2024 14:57 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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