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Human-informed, evidence-based approaches to Leadership, Inclusion, Innovation. Speaker, writer, rhymer. Farm kid. Corn-fed and hand-spanked. USMC Veteran. Inclusion Wins.

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Latest posts by joegerstandt.bsky.social on Bluesky

Costco product reviews. Concert posters. Comic books. Graffiti. Know the code.

07.10.2025 05:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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ICE just tear gassed people near the grocery store Rico Fresh on Armitage - there are helicopters over our houses and armed agents stopping people in the streets, Walmart, Home Depot, all the places people congregate in Humboldt Park, Logan Square and Hermosa.

Lilian Jimenez 2h โ€ข g ICE just tear gassed people near the grocery store Rico Fresh on Armitage - there are helicopters over our houses and armed agents stopping people in the streets, Walmart, Home Depot, all the places people congregate in Humboldt Park, Logan Square and Hermosa.

What is happening across Chicago is an act of terror and incitement. This is what modern conflict begins as and escalates out of control and the terror and violence amp up

Here is an Illinois state representative Jimenez speaking about what is unfolding today.

03.10.2025 19:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 65    ๐Ÿ” 28    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Every accusation is an admission, example 9,202,101

03.10.2025 18:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.

Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.

02.10.2025 22:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 32312    ๐Ÿ” 15540    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 653    ๐Ÿ“Œ 735

I am different. Let this not upset you. -Paracelsus

02.10.2025 15:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks @karaswisher.bsky.social for your always principled stand on speech. Not so much the case with Mr Galloway.

02.10.2025 12:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So many celebrity comedians are such a disappointment right now.

02.10.2025 03:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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GOP values at play here.

01.10.2025 20:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2367    ๐Ÿ” 838    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 112    ๐Ÿ“Œ 52
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Patriot Front is a neo fascist white supremacist cult staging paramilitary style marches. They were arrested en masse in Idaho while plotting a violent riot at Pride. They are organized and openly violent. They are not designated a terrorist organization.

18.09.2025 02:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 453    ๐Ÿ” 213    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Trump Says a Deal With Harvard Is Close

If Harvard bows down to this lawless president, it will cover itself in shame and betray its motto โ€œVeritas.โ€

Donโ€™t pretend to stand for truth if youโ€™re going to surrender to this bully. Appeasement only feeds the beast and puts us all at greater risk.

01.10.2025 13:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1347    ๐Ÿ” 340    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 51    ๐Ÿ“Œ 41

Awesome discussikn of resources for learning more about fascism historically and in the present

01.10.2025 04:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Speaking of FAFOโ€ฆUSMC Generals and Sergeant Majors are an entirely different species than the cosplaying clowns in the cabinet who fellate Don at every opportunity.

01.10.2025 03:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In re: bsky.app/profile/asha...

01.10.2025 01:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 60    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

'โ€œHe views the world from the point of view of a not terribly successful major in the National Guard,โ€ said Eliot Cohen, a military historian who served in the State Department under President George W. Bush.' ๐Ÿ”ฅ

30.09.2025 18:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 169    ๐Ÿ” 41    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I donโ€™t talk about this publicly, but hegseth drives me out of my silence.

I attended West Point from 1998-2000. I left, along with about 5 other young women, as a direct result of the militaryโ€™s then-shameful (non) policies addressing sex harassment and assault.

30.09.2025 18:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1987    ๐Ÿ” 515    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 33

And the wealthy, and corporate โ€œleaders,โ€ and comedians, and clergyโ€ฆ

30.09.2025 16:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Pentagon Peteโ€™s โ€˜Manicโ€™ Meltdowns Exposed by Aides The former Fox News host is reportedly spiraling out of control.

Yeah this sounds safe

30.09.2025 05:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1357    ๐Ÿ” 497    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 141    ๐Ÿ“Œ 36

Um, okayโ€ฆ.he has been doing and saying racist shit for what, decades? And CNN has been cashing checks on the drama the whole time. We are playing a game that is designed for us to lose.

30.09.2025 05:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Itโ€™s either human rights for all humans or itโ€™s purely about privilege and identity, tell the truth.

30.09.2025 05:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Untold Saga of What Happened When DOGE Stormed Social Security DOGE has ignored urgently needed reforms and upgrades at the Social Security Administration, according to dozens of insiders and 15 hours of candid interviews with the former acting chief of the agenc...

The DOGE team was acting like โ€œa bunch of people who didnโ€™t know what they were doing, with ideas of how government should run โ€” thinking it should work like a McDonaldโ€™s or a bank โ€” screaming all the time,โ€ former SSA Commissioner Leland Dudek said.

30.09.2025 03:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1725    ๐Ÿ” 729    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 37    ๐Ÿ“Œ 43

Look I don't know any of these guys but I can't say I share the surprise that Louie C.K. or Chappelle signed up

30.09.2025 02:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 245    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

<all together now>

28.09.2025 05:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 105    ๐Ÿ” 24    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thoughtcrimes.

28.09.2025 03:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Chart shows Detention Population, Among Those Arrested by ICE in the Interior, by Criminal Record. The chart shows three lines; Prior conviction, pending criminal charges, and no criminal record. From 2019 through September 2025, the largest group is people with criminal convictions, with much further down people with pending charges. But starting in January, those without criminal records spikes dramatically. In July it crossed pending charges and in the latest data it jumps above criminal convictions.

Chart shows Detention Population, Among Those Arrested by ICE in the Interior, by Criminal Record. The chart shows three lines; Prior conviction, pending criminal charges, and no criminal record. From 2019 through September 2025, the largest group is people with criminal convictions, with much further down people with pending charges. But starting in January, those without criminal records spikes dramatically. In July it crossed pending charges and in the latest data it jumps above criminal convictions.

๐ŸšจNEW: For the first time in history, the single largest group of people arrested in the interior and sent to ICE detention is people with NO criminal record.

As of yesterday's data release, 40%(!) of those arrested in the interior and detained by ICE had no prior conviction or pending charges.

26.09.2025 16:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4286    ๐Ÿ” 2138    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 95    ๐Ÿ“Œ 98
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Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts detained by ICE agents The superintendent of the largest school district in Iowa has been detained by federal immigration officials. Superintendent Ian Roberts of Des Moines Public Schools was detained Friday morning, accor...

What the fuck?

26.09.2025 18:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9196    ๐Ÿ” 3350    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 454    ๐Ÿ“Œ 297
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How Can We Live Together? - Boston Review Ezra Klein is wrong: shame is essential.

"Common decency stigmatizes people that do not participate in itโ€”removes them from voluntary association. We indeed have to live with one another, but terms and conditions apply."

me on why Ezra Klein should be ashamed / why shame is Good Actually

www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...

23.09.2025 17:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6693    ๐Ÿ” 1942    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 203    ๐Ÿ“Œ 298

the best part of that argument is essentially just openly admitting that they want their powerful friend protected from any consequence even if heโ€™s guilty

21.09.2025 12:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2040    ๐Ÿ” 326    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 45    ๐Ÿ“Œ 14

It really is like Nixon live blogging Watergate and the journalism establishment saying eh, what can you do

21.09.2025 12:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1625    ๐Ÿ” 337    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 23    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

A common point I make about one of the greatest problems with our political discourse is it's dominated by middle/upper class white men whose greatest personal experience with oppression or adversity was being told they can't do something once.

21.09.2025 15:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 55    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Itโ€™s really all we should be talking about today.

21.09.2025 12:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10368    ๐Ÿ” 2614    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 174    ๐Ÿ“Œ 49

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