John Roche

John Roche

@jr-placitas.bsky.social

Poet in NM, retired English prof, editor, Poetry Playhouse Publications, author, Tubbables. Blue Team! 🇺🇦! No DMs. Spoutible: JRPlacitasPoet Website: https://www.poetryplayhouse.com/

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The jury in the trial of far-right activist Tommy Robinson accused of harassing Daily Mail journalists has gone home after a second day of deliberations without having reached a verdict

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Hundreds showed up to the Columbus High School gymnasium in Columbus, Mississippi, on Oct. 22 to see Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Scott Colom appear with former Vice President Kamala Harris as Colom's campaign enters its final stretch. buff.ly/oDnQtPq

buff.lyKamala Harris Campaigns with Scott Colom in Columbus to Boost Voter TurnoutKamala Harris campaigned with Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Scott Colom at a rally at Columbus High School.

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Q: Why shouldn't Alaskans find it insulting that the administration is suggesting they can't read the word 'incumbent' on their ballot and know to vote for Sen. Sullivan? JD VANCE: People are busy. People have lives. People have jobs.

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Replying to @ucs.org

The administration is also trying to increase its political control through a proposed NSF rule that would subject all NSF grants to review and approval by a politically appointed official, contradicting everything NSF’s current merit-review process stands for.

blog.ucs.orgResearch at Risk: The Latest Proposal to Devastate the National Science FoundationTrump administration proposed changes would destroy what has made NSF great and diminish US as leading scientific superpower.

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Replying to @dawnoceanharmony.bsky.social

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. 🚨No❌👑Kings Post-Election Call 🩵 Wed, Nov 4 🩵 8–9pm EST In event of election interference or sabotage, we will share real-time updates, on strategy, & provide next steps 📣RSVP in case we need to gather together as a movement in a RAPID RESPONSE SCENARIO‼️ 🚨✍️RSVP👇 www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

mobilize.usNo Kings Post-Election Call: What Happened · No KingsIn the event of election interference or sabotage, the No Kings movement will gather on November 4 to share real-time updates, align on the election defense strategy, and provide clear next steps for ...

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Justice is coming for Renée Good 💙 The 37-year old mother did not deserve to be gruesomely lynched in front of her partner and dog.

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RFK: "There's five hundred million Arabs in the world. And yet they don't produce science. They don't win the Nobel Prize. They don't win the Fields Prize. They don't win the Wolf Prize. They don't produce literature."

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The Ramaswamy ad has pushed the largest newspaper in Ohio, the Cleveland Plain Dealer, to reverse its position on endorsements. "A candidate who uses childhood sexual abuse as a weapon against the person who endured it has crossed a line that Ohioans should defend, whatever their party."

cleveland.comPlain Dealer/cleveland.com endorses Amy Acton for Ohio governorThe Plain Dealer editorial board endorses Democrat Amy Acton for Ohio governor, citing her preparedness and community engagement, while condemning opponent Vivek Ramaswamy's weaponizing of Acton's chi...

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It is painful to witness the images coming from the West Bank. The Israeli destructive machine stops at nothing: it uproots entire olive groves, erases years of labor, and devastates what for Palestinians represents life, history, and identity. The Zionist entity be forever dammed 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

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The Republican protection of a fucking Pedophile President.

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Astonishing: Maxwell was willing to tell Blanche about some of Trump's rapes, and he ordered her not to. "Let's not talk about inviduals." WTF were they there to talk about? There's EVIDENCE on this.

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El-Sayed on Trump's cognitive tests: "I went to medical school...In my neurology unit, I would have to give that MoCA exam...The only people that you give a MoCA test to are people who you worry may have cognitive deficits. By definition, if you're taking one of those tests, something's wrong."

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Trans people are so desperately needed in journalism, there are very few of us and most are freelancers. The Trans Journalists Association does phenomenal work supporting trans journalists while also providing resources for their cis colleagues. Please consider giving during their funding drive. 💚

Trans Journalists Association@transjournalists.org

We're digging our heels in. 🥾👠 TJA is raising $25,000 by Dec 1 for trans and gender-expansive journalists, because we're in this work for the long haul. And we're just getting started! Give today: bit.ly/DiggingOurHeelsIn

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The Vatican says the Pope is recovering well and will be able to visit Uruguay, Argentina and Peru from 6 to 17 November, with doctors ruling out any complications that could derail the trip. ➡️ https://l.euronews.com/amcF

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Trump is rallying Monday for Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi. CNN’s Kevin Liptak explains why Democrats think their candidate could have a path to victory this midterm election. Discover more videos, including live streams and exclusive storytelling, on our Watch page: https://cnn.it/3UJKlu6

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There may not be a ton of Republican voters changing sides, but it certainly appears that more than the normal number of Republican voters are sitting this one out. And I'm totally fine with that.

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Trump and Rubio certainly seem to be hinting that some sort of action against Cuba is in the offing.......and probably sooner rather than later. I wouldn't be shocked if he didn't use something like this to throw a massive monkey wrench into the midterms.

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Only one week until we find out if Trump talking about Republican candidates' asses is enough to tip the scales in their favor.

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Almost 70% of Republican members of the Congress and Senate own stocks in oil and gas companies and companies related to that industry. So, when you want to know why they don't care about the price of gas at the pump, here's your answer right there. Trump owns $81M worth of oil company stocks too.