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Joan Akin

@joanmakin.bsky.social

Retired elementary school teacher. Music, literature, interested in lots of stuff. *Liberal politically.

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That’s what he always says. He is either woefully uninformed or a liar.

17.10.2025 21:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Where the separate divisions of ANTIFA landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944:

18.09.2025 23:19 β€” πŸ‘ 36116    πŸ” 12778    πŸ’¬ 859    πŸ“Œ 648
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eeew

01.08.2025 21:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1425    πŸ” 310    πŸ’¬ 499    πŸ“Œ 106

Oh, he knew.

31.07.2025 22:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here is one of ~50 cases we documented of federal agents--usually masked and unidentified--smashing car windows to grab the person inside.

β€œShe is pregnant!” a man screamed, as his citizen wife sat, terrified

The agents break three windows and grab the man

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31.07.2025 21:31 β€” πŸ‘ 470    πŸ” 278    πŸ’¬ 35    πŸ“Œ 21

Can’t make this sh*t up…

31.07.2025 22:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

β€˜Teaching is the only job where you steal office supplies from home to bring to work.’ I’m retired, but I easily spent $1000 yr on my classroom. And the pay wasn’t great. And I had an M.Ed. Many 10 hour days…

21.07.2025 02:29 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

By 2029 the GOP may have entrenched their coup by "legal" methods

Gerrymandering-permitted by MAGA judges

Changes in citizenship laws and deportations

Quashing dissent by jailing protesters

And radical "interpretation" of the Constitution

We still don't fully comprehend the danger America faces

20.07.2025 15:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1739    πŸ” 684    πŸ’¬ 72    πŸ“Œ 18

😑

21.07.2025 02:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We are now, already, a police state. Wait’ll ICE hires thousands of thugs per the big Ugly Bill….
We’ll be a police state on steroids.

20.07.2025 00:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just as Iraq had no WMD, Iran has no nuclear weapons.

America has entered another unnecessary war in the Middle East

22.06.2025 00:50 β€” πŸ‘ 11353    πŸ” 2650    πŸ’¬ 422    πŸ“Œ 127

at least he didn't do something truly reckless like try to forgive student loans

22.06.2025 00:19 β€” πŸ‘ 14425    πŸ” 3319    πŸ’¬ 78    πŸ“Œ 41
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Talking to @maryltrump.bsky.social

20.06.2025 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3006    πŸ” 850    πŸ’¬ 108    πŸ“Œ 54

The officers who handcuffed Padilla need to be hauled in before Congress, made an example of, fired and arrested on live national television. They violated an American’s Constitutional rights and they assaulted a United States Senator.

12.06.2025 23:54 β€” πŸ‘ 3059    πŸ” 787    πŸ’¬ 116    πŸ“Œ 45
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Goldman: "These are people doing in the right way, who are nonviolent, noncriminal, and they're getting arrested. So what message does that send? Obviously it sends the message, 'Go further underground. Don't appear in court. Don't pay your taxes' ... that's just going to make the public less safe."

12.06.2025 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 14775    πŸ” 4194    πŸ’¬ 287    πŸ“Œ 117

I think he means D.C. …I think everyone should stay away & make it a ghost town as someone else here has said.. But if it’s inevitable that confrontation is beginning, I regret saying we will have to meet the moment.

10.06.2025 17:41 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So are we just teaching our kids they have to obey anyone with a mask and an unmarked car and an oddly-fitting vest and zip ties now and go with them? Is this where we’re at?

06.06.2025 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 14572    πŸ” 4756    πŸ’¬ 583    πŸ“Œ 358

Reminder that the Social Security Administration (per DOGE) instituted supposed anti-fraud checks for benefit claims made over the phone.

Only two out of over 110,000 claims had a high probability of fraud β€” a rate of .0018%.

But it slowed retirement claim processing by 25%.

06.06.2025 21:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1032    πŸ” 377    πŸ’¬ 47    πŸ“Œ 19

#Comey #maga #J6 #trump

17.05.2025 01:18 β€” πŸ‘ 173    πŸ” 48    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 3
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Rep. Jason Smith: "And then you can look at Medicaid cuts -- Medicaid reforms, I should say."

Oops.

15.05.2025 20:47 β€” πŸ‘ 12488    πŸ” 3206    πŸ’¬ 454    πŸ“Œ 257

Not surprised. I’ve always thought he was kind of a sleazy opportunist, even when he did good things … & def not presidential material.

15.05.2025 18:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Even though he did some good things, Gavin Newsom has always seemed too slick and ambitious. And yeah, I’m doubling down on that.

15.05.2025 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Glad someone is saying this

14.05.2025 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1762    πŸ” 360    πŸ’¬ 37    πŸ“Œ 7

Fooling no one except the hardcore MAGA cultists..

12.05.2025 18:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hahahaaa!

04.05.2025 00:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Incredible moment. 🀑

@calltoactivism.bsky.social

02.05.2025 00:29 β€” πŸ‘ 3725    πŸ” 991    πŸ’¬ 222    πŸ“Œ 80

Good turnout, & good support from people driving by. (I’m one of the musicians ☺️, wearing a pink shirt.

01.05.2025 02:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
INDIVISIBLE

INDIVISIBLE

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30.04.2025 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A new member of the Kakistocracy...

18.04.2025 23:08 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Is Kilmar Abrego Garcia alive? Because the amount of resistance to addressing his being trafficked gives the distinct impression that either he is dead or what they have done to him is so unspeakable that they cannot afford for him to be freed, seen, or spoken with.

16.04.2025 19:20 β€” πŸ‘ 31506    πŸ” 7487    πŸ’¬ 1323    πŸ“Œ 534

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