Joan Colbert
artist • reader • gardener • progressive
- Reposted by Joan ColbertLook, I hate to keep bringing this up but
- Meanwhile, in Ohio. Again.
- Reposted by Joan Colbertthe fool notion that our society is a corporation and everything it does must generate profit for a group of shareholders needs to be demolished forever; we own it and the services are the profit it generates for us, if we demolish the services somebody's getting the $$ and it ain't us
- Reposted by Joan ColbertNEW: The Trump administration’s slashing of budgets and staff have Great Lakes scientists concerned that they have lost the ability to protect the public from toxic algal blooms, which can kill animals and sicken people. By @annaleighclark.bsky.social
- May 4, 1970. The horror of that day remains. As a student just a few miles away in Akron, the reality of the Kent State shootings, along with Jackson State, was shocking.
- May 4, 1970 youtu.be/MN_9VqfVQ9c?...
- rabbit rabbit . . . drawing by Nick Price, UK artist and illustrator The Wind in the Willows, 2009 Dalmatian Press (thanks @cherylatownsend)
- “. . . the Ohio version of Project 2025 . . . ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/04/29/h...
- Poke.Salad Pokeweed, Phytolacca americana relief print A new addition to my ongoing series of poisonous plants, As Potent as a Charm: really, why resist the connection to Tony Joe White’s late 60s hit song, Polk Salad Annie?! #linocut #printmaking #art
- ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/03/20/s... Governor DeWine just signed this into law. Apparently 'we don't need no [unsanctioned] education.'
- Reposted by Joan ColbertMy Tuesday post is up! How antisemitism became an infinitely elastic prejudice, and how America's home-grown bigotries are mirroring it more and more.
- Reposted by Joan ColbertCommentary: On his final day Pope Francis called for mercy and kindness for those “who are different than ourselves... What is built on the basis of force, and not on the truth about the equal dignity of every human being, begins badly and will end badly." buff.ly/EGFyQe7
- Meanwhile, here in Ohio . . .
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- Compelling . . . the timelessness of the phrasing with the immediacy of the visuals takes my breath away.💔
- All in one piece here: www.the-reframe.com/the-stranger...
- Reposted by Joan ColbertEven in the rain. Akron Ohio!
- Ohio citizens voted for members of the state board of education. It may take them a while, but the governor and legislature are adept at negating election outcomes.
- A provision in the version of the state budget passed by Ohio House Republicans would eliminate elected members of the state of Ohio's board of education. This comes on top of provisions in the last budget that stripped the board of most of its power. buff.ly/ihcPIrD
- Reposted by Joan ColbertThis is not immigration policy. This is not law enforcement. These are the rituals of a death cult.
- 90 percent. They sent innocent people to a gulag so Trump could look like a tough guy. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- Reposted by Joan ColbertThe phrase “knock on wood” - or “touch wood” in the UK - is an ancient one deriving from the belief that tapping on trees awakes the gods and spirits that reside within them and brings good luck.
- Hey, Akron, that was inspiring! Well over a thousand people came out for HandsOff and the drive-by support on West Market Street was astounding. Thanks to Susan H. and Colleen, wearing her superb hat, for the photos. . . . #handsoff
- Reposted by Joan Colbert- 32,809 have been arrested by Ice during Trump 2. - German tourist Jessica Brösche spent more than a month in detention, including eight days in solitary confinement, suffering one of the worst human rights violations - Rebecca Burke (UK) was trying to leave but was detained for 19 (!) days
- Reposted by Joan ColbertHello Again Ohio! Here are some talking points to contact your state reps about the absolutely disastrous budget bill. If you're an author, you can join AABB to coordinate & organize. We are strongest together! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
- Reposted by Joan ColbertAbundance™ aims to kill the antitrust movement & deter Dems from challenging oligarchy. It wrongly pretends corporate power isnt the creator of scarcity. Its political theory was tried in 2024 & was defeated by Trump. Co-published with Rolling Stone 👇 www.levernews.com/abundance-is...
- We are fortunate to have outstanding libraries in our communities. Following the recent federal cuts, the Ohio legislature is planning to further diminish library funding across the state, from the State Library of Ohio to municipal/county systems, to small rural libraries. Please contact your reps.
- Reposted by Joan ColbertGood morning, Blue Sky! "You will not be able to stay home, brother You will not be able to plug in, turn on and cop out You will not be able to lose yourself on skag And skip out for beer during commercials, because The revolution will not be televised" (Happy Birthday, Gill Scott-Heron!)
- "The authoritarian regime in Washington mirrors the authoritarian regime in Ohio. One-party rule in our state government ignores court orders, voter mandates and overwhelming public opposition to muddled, catastrophic policy." Marilou Johanek
- rabbit rabbit Penny's bunny friend is back! It's becoming a spring tradition: same spot, same odd choice - right under the nose of a basset hound. Yesterday the area she was excavating up against the house was visible; now it's nearly impossible to see any sign of a nest. Good job!
- Reposted by Joan Colbert"These lawyers aren’t just unethical, but are in many ways the reason that the Democratic Party is as enfeebled and pathetic as it seems to be. Big Law is the brains of the Democrats, with the actual elected officials, often meek pleasers."
- Reposted by Joan ColbertThank you to all those who spoke out. A truly incredible coalition left it all on the field Despite your incredible efforts, DeWine & the GOP legislature disgraced themselves. Again. And Ohio is worse off for it @OHIOStudents @RachelCoyleOhio @AFLCIO @We_Are_Ohio @PENamerica @AAUP
- Reposted by Joan ColbertNew interview! On our current political crises, how we got here, and my new book, THE LAST AMERICAN ROAD TRIP www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2l4...
- Reposted by Joan ColbertForty years ago this week www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0my...
- Reposted by Joan Colbert📌Jonathan Harris's painting is still the most prescient thing I've seen during these past eight, awful years.
- Reposted by Joan ColbertNew Editor Commentary: A nation abandoning academic freedom, policing thought in the classroom, persecuting freedom of expression on campus, dismantling education, ripping down its own pillars of research, this is a nation in the wild-eyed throes of moronic and shameful madness.
- Reposted by Joan ColbertDeWine, Husted and the Ohio GOP have taken the 5th best system of public education (in 2010) in the country and tanked it via privatization schemes and scams and scandals. We’re now in the mid-20s. So in one way, it’s fitting that he’s w Trump today. Still, what a disgrace.
- Reposted by Joan ColbertInteresting transient phenomenon during solar observations with the #Seestar today. 🔭🧪
- Reposted by Joan ColbertFrom interview of Lee Bollinger, 1st Amendment scholar who served as dean of @UMichLaw, president of @UMich, and president of Columbia University. www.chronicle.com/article/were...
- Reposted by Joan ColbertTDS Turns Out to Have Been Prophetic open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
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- www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n... Because bitching about npr is my default, have to give credit to Michel Martin's interview this morning. Now if they can just use this as a template . . .
- Reposted by Joan Colbert“…the liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerated the growth of private power to a point where it becomes stronger than the democratic state itself. That in its essence is fascism: ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or any controlling private power.” - FDR, 1938
- Reposted by Joan ColbertIf not now, when?
- www.youtube.com/live/QlrQKv1... 💯 the definitive response (. . . and no mention of Reagan)
- Reposted by Joan Colbertinitial overnight reports are that the bon temps have indeed been roulez'd. happy mardi gras
- Reposted by Joan Colbert“People are doing things.” Have you dropped in yet on the 24-hour livestream of Black leaders giving the “State of the People”? This is an extraordinary gathering of leaders, activists and journalists. Will go on until midnight tonight. Get on it! stateofthepeople.media
- Reposted by Joan ColbertCommentary: Trump has upended many core functions of the U.S. government. Legal experts have said that these actions are leading up to, or have already sparked, a constitutional crisis. Law professor Jeffrey Schmitt of the University of Dayton explains.
- So much to learn from Snyder’s insight and analysis, including this . . . “the compulsive demand for ceaseless gratitude on demand is not only unreasonable: it shifts into the abuser's need to be portrayed by the victim as the great benefactor.”
- The attempted mugging of a visiting president was about the world war that Musk, Trump, and Vance have chosen. If we attend to what Vance and Trump said yesterday, we can work our way to the unreason of American policy, and to the chaos that will follow. snyder.substack.com/p/the-war-tr...
- Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦 PAX Stanley Donwood screenprint (Fundraiser for Ukraine) 2022
- rabbit rabbit image: Spirit Animal ~ Rabbit Susan Seddon Boulet (1941 - 1997)
- Reposted by Joan ColbertHere's what the idiots in the White House utterly fail to comprehend. They and the US came out of that argument weaker. Zelensky came out stronger, with Europe rallying behind Ukraine more than before. They came out looking like petulant idiots; he came out looking like a leader with integrity.
- Reposted by Joan ColbertOn this night of righteous fury against Republican legislators, I wrote about the incredible work being done in just the last few days by courts and everyday people.
- Reposted by Joan ColbertIn the piece below, I talk a lot about mass messaging (posters, stickers, etc.) to keep the focus not just on enmity towards Trump and Musk but the impact of their actions. In case it's helpful, I put together some examples! Not perfect, but they get the job done (feel free to steal/share)
- just one example from David DeWitt: “DeWine said he would fully fund Ohio’s Fair School Funding Plan, but . . . DeWine’s budget actually has a $103.4 million cut to public schools . . . also a $265.4 million bump for private school vouchers and charter schools. . .”
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- Reposted by Joan ColbertMy favorite @inquirer.com columnist @willbunch.bsky.social giving a shout-out to my favorite independent journalist @marisakabas.bsky.social, yep that's the good stuff. Gift link share.inquirer.com/POSW6s
- Reposted by Joan Colbert"In other countries, this would be called 'an authoritarian coup.' In America, mealy-mouthed officials call our transition into a mafia state 'deeply troubling' and do little to curb the damage." -- HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT (2020)
- True, true, true - which is why there's currently no surprise and an overload of dismay among those who've read Sarah Kendzior's writing. (not sure I trust myself to just wave my copy. . .)
- Reposted by Joan ColbertThe problem with trying to convince people like Musk, Trump & the GOP that their decisions are harming &/or even many killing innocent people is to fail to understand that they don’t give a shit! They are all sociopaths The only thing they care about is power, $$$ & themselves Prove me wrong
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- Reposted by Joan ColbertYesterday, #Ohio students held a "wake" for higher education They publicly named politicians who are trying to pass the Higher Education Destruction Act (SB 1) youtu.be/Dhkt2s2VU04?...
- Reposted by Joan ColbertIt’s wild seeing people starting to catch on what many of us in the academic and research side shave been writing and speaking about publicly for multiple years. It’s very good It’s too bad that it didn’t happen sooner but now everyone must accept the reality of what is going on.
- It started in Silicon Valley as a fringe idea: an inefficient democracy needs to die - replaced by a "red Caesar" dictatorship that would fire federal employees and govern with the latest tech Thiel, Musk and Trump are making this dystopia a reality. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
- Reposted by Joan ColbertIt started in Silicon Valley as a fringe idea: an inefficient democracy needs to die - replaced by a "red Caesar" dictatorship that would fire federal employees and govern with the latest tech Thiel, Musk and Trump are making this dystopia a reality. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
- Reposted by Joan ColbertI'm reposting this. Now that my predictions have come true, folks may read these articles in a different light. Hopefully a clearer light. To fight the future, you need to grasp the past: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/ten-articl...
- RIP Tom Robbins 1932 - 2025 ". . . it's fraught, simply fraught, with significance." #tomrobbins #skinnylegsandall 💙📚
- RIP Tom Robbins 1932 - 2025 The denizens of the grate are sad as can be. 💙📚 #tomrobbins #skinnylegsandall
- Add to your understanding of how we arrived to this moment. This book, along with Sarah Kendzior's others, provides background knowledge that's dire, yet engagingly presented. Purchase now (what a bargain!) or check out a digital, print, or audio copy from your local library.
- MASSIVE SALE! My book HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT is $2.99 as an ebook. This book tells the backstory of Trump, transnational organized crime, and explains our current crisis. Get it while it's cheap -- and uncensored! Bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/hidi... Amazon: www.amazon.com/Hiding-Plain...
- The “bad idea” that’s Ohio HB26
