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Joan Bushur

@joanb.bsky.social
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They/She/Her I like to think I'm clever. And remotely funny. Don't we all? I also love to think out loud. Don't worry, I heavily edit the voices in my head.

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
What makes me so fucking mad is I never hurt anyone. The vast, overwhelming majority of nsfw creators and sex workers dont. We get cut off from the ability to use-the-dollar but all the sick fucks that hurt people, both directly and indirectly, every single day, never get even a slap on the wrist
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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Even folks who create fictional content you may find reprehensible havent done a fraction of a fraction of a fraction of the harm a paypro CEO or the average politician/world leader has Its not fucking fair man
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
This is a pattern. The administration withholds information from judges, waits for an outcome they can spin, then attacks the judge publicly to discredit the courts. It’s not just bad faith litigation it’s an attempt to delegitimize an independent judiciary in the eyes of the public.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Judge DuBose called it exactly what it was. She said the government’s decision to hide that information amounted to “a serious breakdown in the ethical codes” and told the court “There was a decision made not to be truthful to the court.” She’s now considering sanctions against DHS for misconduct.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
DHS deliberately withheld it was that Gomez was wanted for murder in the Dominican Republic. Two days after her ruling, DHS posted a public press release attacking her for releasing “a violent criminal illegal alien.” They created the situation. Then they blamed her for it.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
A federal judge is pushing back hard after the Trump administration tried to set her up. Judge Melissa DuBose ordered the release of Bryan Rafael Gomez on April 28 after he filed a petition challenging the legality of his detention. What she didn’t know because the
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Jonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
I wrote a whole article about this attitude. The idea that the process of debate matters, while the content of debate is irrelevant. It’s all about who can say what to whom and in what tone. Actual debate on the substance itself is ignored.
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Debating How to Debate Instead of Actually Debating
Every moment spent debating who can say what to whom and how and where they should say it, is time not spent talking about doctors who repeatedly underestimated the virus and successfully campaigned t
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Video: xcancel.com/awk20000/sta...
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
I'm still laughing!
Screenshot of a tweet from user "yeet" reporting that comedian Aziz Ansari made a surprise SNL appearance portraying FBI Director Kash Patel, delivering jokes about the agency being close to locating Osama bin Laden and self-deprecatingly calling himself a trailblazer as the first Indian person to fail at their job. Includes a video thumbnail of Ansari at a White House briefing room podium on C-SPAN.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Story: www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
He's getting set to challenge the midterm election results. If and when he does, we must all come to the defense of our democracy and protect our votes.
Screenshot of a tweet from ProPublica reporting that at least 75 career federal officials who played important roles in elections have left, been fired, or been reassigned, and that Trump has installed roughly two dozen people in their place in positions that could affect elections. Includes an illustrated thumbnail linking to an article titled "8 Things You Should Know About Trump's Effort to 'Ta...'"
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Joe Quinones @joequinones.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
It is May 4th today. ...Star Wars.
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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Bragging about taking a cognitive test is failing the cognitive test.
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Sheera Frenkel @sheeraf.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
NEW- NEW- The White House is reversing course and considering vetting AI models before they are released. With @trippmickle.bsky.social @julianbarnes.bsky.social and @dustinvolz.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/t...
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White House Considers Vetting A.I. Models Before They Are Released
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Brian Drury @bdgarp.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
These folks will be remembered for ending the rule of law in America.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
"Clergy with the Greater Boston Interfaith Organization Monday withdrew $1 million from an account with Citizens Bank as it urged the institution to cut ties with two companies that finance and operate immigrant detention centers..." www.wgbh.org/news/politic...
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Faith coalition protests Citizens Bank’s work with detention centers operators
Dozens of clergy and faith activists rallied in front of a Back Bay Citizens branch to announce a $1 million withdrawal, saying it’s prepared to take out $13 million more.
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Brian Drury @bdgarp.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
The Supreme Court acts like a weaponized arm of the republican party, especially with its shadow docket.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
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Internal ICE records reveal widespread use of force in detention centers
The reports detail how guards have increasingly used chemical agents and physical tactics on detainees, including groups demanding adequate water, food and medical care.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
"We should probably do some oversight..." www.notus.org/congress/kri...
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Brian Drury @bdgarp.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
ICE and Data Centers are changing the entire American landscape in the most dehumanizing way.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
This week is going to be extra, including an emergency hearing first thing Monday morning in Trump’s attempted control of a public golf course and the fallout from Callais, as GOP-led states push to gerrymander. Come get a head start on it all here: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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The Week Ahead
May 3, 2026
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Ariel @marielapenn.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
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The Supreme Court is Corrupt. This is What We Can Do About It.
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
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La Femme Vegeta @graveyardslug.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
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Radical Graffiti @radicalgraffiti.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
A message from Mary, a 72-year-old Amazon worker from North Carolina projected onto Jeff Bezos’s $120 million penthouse before tonight’s #MetGala, chaired by Bezos.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
"So we noticed that most professors are NOT voting for the party that's defunding higher education, canceling grants for political grievances, banning books, attacking entire fields, placing professors on 'watch lists,' and pushing pseudoscience." "Well, clearly that is the fault of universities."
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The Onion @theonion.com · 05/05/2026
“It’s frankly terrible what Snoopy has been doing to Americans like Linus in terms of his blanket, and the United States will not hesitate to pursue a powerful response if Snoopy continues down this dangerous path,” Trump said during his speech to the families of fallen U.S. military service members
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Trump Ratchets Up Rhetoric Against Snoopy
WASHINGTON—In what political analysts have called a “major escalation” in the commander-in-chief’s antagonism toward the cultural icon, President Donald Trump made a number of public comments this wee...
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jenn 🤍🪽 @jennahveer.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
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NPR @npr.org · 05/05/2026
In a joint statement, lawyers for the actors said they hoped the settlement would bring "closure." n.pr/4tQn0mN
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Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni settle dispute weeks before scheduled trial
In a joint statement, lawyers for the actors said they hoped the settlement would bring "closure."
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 05/05/2026
Breastplates and trompe l’oeil torsos are all over the Met Gala 2026 carpet tonight. Hailey Bieber, Kylie Jenner, Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Sabine Getty are all in on trend. Read more of our live coverage here. nyti.ms/4wauR00
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Sarah Tolcser @tolcser.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
And if you have fertility issues and do IVF you will be in those stirrups multiple times A WEEK. There are fully 3-5 people staring up your crotch during an embryo transfer in case you didn’t know 😆
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 05/05/2026
Who is skipping the Met Gala this year? Some stars had scheduling conflicts, but there were some who chose not to attend to make a statement. Here's what to know.
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Zendaya, Bella Hadid and Other Stars Rumored to Skip the Met Gala
Some luminaries had scheduling conflicts, but there were some who chose not to attend to make a statement.
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kay taylor rea but spooky 👻 @kaytaylorrea.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Sabrina Carpenter wearing the film Sabrina to the Met Gala is delightful, actually
Sabrina Carpenter in a custom Dior slit tulle dress by Jonathan Anderson. The look pays homage to Audrey Hepburn’s 1954 film Sabrina—an homage further accented by the full body wrap of rhinestone film strips. (If you zoom in, maybe you can catch a glimpse of Humphrey Bogart and William Holden in the film stills, too.)
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kay taylor rea but spooky 👻 @kaytaylorrea.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
I like that Rami Malek literally always looks like a supervillain.
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Maya Schenwar @mayaschenwar.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Chicago is a bolder, more connected, more principled, bigger-dreaming city because of Amisha Patel. Grateful to cowrite this obituary in @thetriibe.com. Heartbroken that obituaries have reason to exist for our incredible, unstoppable friend, whose legacy lives forever. thetriibe.com/2026/05/amis...
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Amisha Patel transformed Chicago — and everyone she met • The TRiiBE
Rest in power to Amisha Patel, who dedicated her life to dismantling systems of oppression and connecting human beings to each other.
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Liv @itslivagain.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
There is a full section of this exhibit dedicated to disabled bodies and the women on the carpet have literal mannequins of themselves in the exhibit and yes there are accessible entrances not just the stairs.
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New York Magazine @nymag.com · 05/05/2026
Chris Smalls, the labor organizer and activist known for his role in leading Amazon worker organization, was allegedly tackled outside of the #MetGala by security.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Folks, we're living in a Second Gilded Age. It can be easy to feel discouraged, but the First Gilded Age teaches us lessons on how we can fight back. Watch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nmq7...
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From Robber Barons to Bezos: Is History Repeating Itself? | Robert Reich
YouTube video by Robert Reich
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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Gathering tomorrow May 5th at 5:30pm at 16th and H NW in DC to hear from folks who have survived the camps, mark each person currently held and demand freedom and justice.
Orange poster with black border and monarch butterflies. Text reads "Close the Camps. Bring Them Home. Join us for a vigil where we will hear from formerly detained folks and remind ourselves of each person now held in camps across this country. Gather with us to sound the call: Free Families NOW!"
5:30pm May 5th Intersection at 16th and H NW DC
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
btw my favorite shady kidman quote is from right after her divorce from tom cruise — david letterman asked her how things were going and she kicked up a beautifully stiletto’d foot and replied “well i can wear heels now” 💀
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Pam Belluck @pambelluck.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
New: What to know about the new abortion pill case before the Supreme Court www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/w...
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What to Know About the New Abortion Pill Case Before the Supreme Court
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Nick Ulivieri @nuphoto.com · 05/05/2026
Tried to catch the rainbow and lightning photobombed my iPhone shot. #WXsky #ILwx
A photo of the South Loop with a rainbow cutting through the skyline reaching down towards the ground and lightning striking 1000M
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Texas voters: Send this man to Washington. We need his voice there.
 Screenshot of a tweet from Texas Representative James Talarico dated March 18, 2026, responding to President Trump accusing him of insulting Jesus, by listing what he argues truly insults Jesus: removing sick people from healthcare, bombing schoolchildren in Iran, deporting mothers and babies, and covering up the Epstein files. Includes a photo of Talarico speaking at a podium in a church setting.
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K. Thor Jensen @kthorjensen.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Lord I’ve seen what you’ve done for others and I want that for me
News article “Woman loses 10 years of memories after she pooped with excessive force.”
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kay taylor rea but spooky 👻 @kaytaylorrea.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Lauren Wasser is a model who tragically underwent first one and then a second btk leg amputation after developing Toxic Shock Syndrome from tampon use. She had a 108 degree fever, had a heart attack, and started going into organ failure. She's now a TSS advocate. www.today.com/health/laure...
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Model loses 2nd leg to toxic shock syndrome: ‘I have so much life to live’
The 29-year-old model lost her first leg to the tampon-linked condition in 2014.
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Secret Service shot a kid today
Politico: Secret Service officers shot a man during an exchange of gunfire Monday near the White House in an incident that wounded a child who happened to be in the area.
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Louie Zong @everydaylouie.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
pop star
a stylized 3d render of the pokemon jigglypuff singing with a laptop/synth setup.
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nico soiree @nicosoiree.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Do yourself a favor and subscribe to Josh’s newsletter!
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
The Supreme Court moved unusually fast tonight, letting last week’s major voting rights ruling take effect immediately after Louisiana Republicans asked the court to skip the standard 32-day waiting period before a decision is certified and returned to a lower court.
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Micah @rincewind.run · 05/05/2026
time and time again the court holds that rules and maps - even illegal ones - cannot be changed because it is “too close to an election” if the changes would benefit Dems now, it is fine canceling *ongoing primaries* in order to rewrite maps in favor of the GOP
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