My essay, Cargo of Hope, on the Freedom Flotilla’s Madleen, a vessel carrying food aid to Gaza while Israel drones circle, is up at Substack now. open.substack.com/pub/joannevp...
My essay on peace signs, Ukraine, and the rise of fascism in America. On Substack @joannevproulx
I’ve been writing up a storm over on Substack. Go check it out @joannevproulx. Today’s essay on the Trump regime’s assault on the judiciary includes a bonus. A poem by the talented Jennifer Stewart Miller.
where to start? how about showing up at a protest april 5th with a sign? anyone know what’s happening in ottawa?
i’ve been taking pictures of ice. #iceicebaby
powerful. take a listen. another democrat talking back. finally. any republicans out there wanna talk about shared values and how to move the world in a more inclusive/hopeful direction? peace-loving canadian here, reminding our american neighbours that we have always been friends. #makepeacenotwar
there’s a nazi virus circulating at tesla. Some NIH employee would have reported it, but they were one of the 1000 fired.
ahhh….nice people
don’t wanna shill for barnes and noble, but i’m all in for libraries! get thee to a library and pick up a book.
Cancelled my trip. Was supposed to go to Brooklyn for a writing thing, but don’t want to get detoured to el salvador. just saying.
getting weaker. 90% to 10% pretty much everyone standing together against Pierre Poilievre, our little populist backed by musk and perhaps trump. election called today by mark carney, current canadian prime minister who took over the liberal leadership from trudeau. election april 28th. go carney.
Today would be a good day to walk down to your local library and get a library card.
same
HEY EVERYONE REMEMBER WHEN TRUMP WAS IMPEACHED FOR DENYING AID TO UKRAINE BECAUSE HE WANTED ZELENSKY TO LIE AND SAY BAD THINGS ABOUT BIDEN AND ZELENKSY WOULDN’T DO IT?
Maybe literally one fucking American newspapers could mention this in their, “think pieces,” about what happened yesterday.
Social media post by bryan metzger (@metzgov) with the text: 'Trump told The Spectator he had dinner with Jeff Bezos on Wednesday night, the same day Bezos announced that the Washington Post’s Opinion section would embrace “personal liberties and free markets.”' The post includes a profile picture of bryan metzger, a person with short dark hair wearing a white shirt, set against a blue background.
It’s so hard to connect the dots though.
impossible ask
Of all motherfuckers, I can’t believe the country is going down with this motherfucker.
i think the word you’re looking for is coup.
yes
3000 air traffic controllers fired eight days ago. not a good look…
Trump signed an executive order that encourage “patriotic education” and restrict discussions about racism and gender by threatening to withdraw federal funding.
This hearkens back to a really dark time for our country. Totally unacceptable! www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/u...
racist, anti-queer, nazi motherfuckers.
meanwhile, up here in canada
haha…sorry, sad but funny!
weird world where the people in charge are fucked on so many levels, it’s hard to tell if it’s a coup or just incompetence.
i think it might be time to read Project 2025 blueprint to see what’s coming next.
lolll
All the people who were shrugging and equivocating over Elon and whether he was aligning with Nazi, far-right forces should be launched into the sun.
May they never be taken seriously again.
