Tessera
Folgen

Josette

@josettewea.bsky.social

NYC Preservationist (former exec dir NPO), artist, theatre (1st career), former self defense instructor and activist. Married. PS Nickname averse (though I appreciate the sentiment) thanks. I don’t reply to DMs from those I don’t know.

20628 Posts23569 Follower8403 Folgt
Matthew Dowd@matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 9h ago

RIP writer Toni Morrison, died this day 2019. "Love is or it ain't. Thin love ain't love at all." “You wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down.” “Freeing yourself was one thing, claiming ownership of that freed self was another.”

Josette@josettewea.bsky.social · 6h ago

“The Reflecting Pool mess is different from other Trump obsessions because it reveals just how immune to evidence and logic his beliefs have become, even when a trusted lieutenant wheels an entire box of supporting evidence into the Oval Office.”

Tom Nichols@radiofreetom.bsky.social · 20h ago

The war in Iran has shown that Trump’s inability to perceive reality has become truly dangerous. Iran is a disaster, but Trump’s irrationality could create other, even more perilous situations. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Purple Teacher@peaceandteachin.bsky.social · 6h ago

After the Kansas Supreme Court ruled abortion is legal in the state constitution, the GOP has tried to change the makeup of the court. A measure to directly elect justices, thereby making it about money & partisanship failed yesterday. #ProudBlue#Voices4Victory #OneV1 www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...

Kansas voters reject GOP-backed measure to directly elect state Supreme Court justices

The Republican-controlled Legislature referred a constitutional amendment to the primary ballot after the state Supreme Court ruled against the party on issues like abortion.

nbcnews.com

NY Times Pitchbot@nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 6h ago

Doctors say that you should eat a balanced diet that includes whole grains and fresh fruits and vegetables. A guy who snorts cocaine off toilet seat seats and doesn’t wipe his ass says you should subsist entirely on sauerkraut and steak. For a busy eaters it can be hard to know who to trust.

Scott MacFarlane@macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 6h ago

UPDATE: At 9:15am, former US Capitol Insurrection prosecutors will have press conference with Senators to discuss the "refusal of Trump Administration judicial nominees to acknowledge the results of the 2020 election or admit that what happened on January 6"

Scott MacFarlane@macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 7h ago

ALERT: House Democrats expand their midterm battlefield The cascading impact from Michigan primary And the critically important trial date at a courthouse in Oakland (very critical) Lots of enterprise reporting in DAY AHEAD open.substack.com/pub/macfarla...

Lisa Needham@snipy.bsky.social · 21h ago

honestly can't stress enough, as a former family law attorney, how depressingly common Max Miller's behavior and words are, right down to the petty fixation on custody procedure and rules when faced with allegations of shocking violence.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 21h ago

Rep. Max Miller: "When I was reported for child abuse of my daughter for a broken collarbone, my daughter was in my ex-wife's care 9 out of the last 11 days and she took her to the emergency room, which is a contempt violation from our shared parenting plan."

Peter Morley ♿️@petermorley.bsky.social · 7h ago

Coming to YOUR city/town in 2027, via GOP & Trump Administration: SLASHING of SNAP by BILLIONS. SLASHING of Medicaid By 1 TRILLION. LISTEN to Rep. Jim McGovern: They're turning America into "A Tale Of Two Cities". UNCONSCIONABLE! (Please REPOST for AWARENESS!)

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 7h ago

NEWS: Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) just dropped out of his re-election race at 3:32 a.m.m. He said he’s done running but will finish out his term. This after the House Ethics Committee found “substantial reason to believe [he] violated House Rules related to sexual harassment and hostile workplaces.”

BildBild
💫Foxy💫@getyourfoxyback.bsky.social · 8h ago

Its National Underwear Day 🦊 Meet and Greet 🦊 Boxers. Briefs. Panties. Tighty-whities today wear your favorite under garments I think every mother has told their kids; “Make sure to always wear clean underwear. You never know when you will be in an accident!" 😆🤣 We will be okay Love Foxy

1861 US Army abolishes flogging 1891 World's first traveler's cheques issued by American Express 1905 First meeting of the Russian and Japanese peace commissioners takes place in US President Theodore Roosevelt's home at Oyster Bay, New York 1924 "Little Orphan Annie" comic strip by Harold Gray is 1st published in the New York Daily News 1926 Harry Houdini stays in a coffin underwater for 1½ hours before escaping 1930 The Norwegian Bratvaag expedition finds the remains, diaries and negative images of S. A. Andrée's ill-fated balloon polar expedition of 1897 on White Island in the Svalbard archipelago 1944 German forces begin the mass killing of between 40,000 and 50,000 Polish civilians in the Wola district of Warsaw during the uprising 1957 "American Bandstand" premieres on network TV (ABC) 1966 Protesters throw rocks and bottles at Martin Luther King Jr. before a fair housing protest march at Marquette Park in Chicago 1974 US President Richard Nixon admits he withheld information about Watergate break-in 1981 US President Ronald Reagan fires 11,500 striking air traffic controllers 1992 Four officers of the Los Angeles Police Department previously acquitted on charges of beating Rodney King are indicted on federal civil rights charges 2000 Moni Maker wins the $500,000 Nat Ray at the Meadowlands in a world record time of 1:52.1 to become harness racing's first $5 million stakes earner 2019 Brazilian drug dealer Clauvino da Silva tries and fails to escape a Rio de Janeiro jail by dressing up as his teenage daughter in a silicone mask and wig 2022 Volkswagen launches a prototype of its first flying car, an automated, electric passenger vehicle nicknamed "Flying Tigers
Scott MacFarlane@macfarlanenews.bsky.social · yesterday

No matter who wins tonight's primaries in Michigan, the state Democratic party is launching a rally for all of the top nominees on Friday in Detroit. Pete Buttigieg will join the event - seeking to unify, after a blistering fight between Abdul El-Sayed & Rep. Haley Stevens

Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social · 23h ago

🚨BREAKING: A pro-democracy legal group sued Tuesday for access to public records that could shed light on a federal immigration agency’s involvement in President Donald Trump’s efforts to undermine the 2026 midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Lawsuit seeks evidence of federal immigration agency’s role in Trump’s voter purge plans

Democracy Forward went to court after USCIS failed to disclose the public records, despite multiple Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests about the agency’s involvement in Trump’s unprecedented a...

democracydocket.com

emptywheel@emptywheel.bsky.social · yesterday

CBS confirms that Jeanine Pirro's big white box has all the evidence that the reflecting pool was Trump's contractor's fault. Which will be of interest for @normeisen.bsky.social, just so he can make sure he gets it all. 🤣 www.cbsnews.com/news/pirro-b...

Pirro brought box of evidence to show Trump what caused Reflecting Pool damage

U.S. Attorney for D.C. Jeanine Pirro was seen with a large box as she left the White House Monday after her meeting with President Trump.

cbsnews.com