Janet V

Never feed a troll.

[Damien Echols @damienechols]

The day I was almost murdered in prison.

In prison, the guards once set me up with a knife so they’d have an excuse to drag me to “the hole”—a place where they could torture me unseen. For 18 days they beat me until my body was wrecked and my soul hollowed out. One night, a guard held up a homemade shank, asked what would happen if he stabbed himself, then said, “But I didn’t do it. YOU did it.” I knew what that meant. They were about to kill me and call it self-defense.

What saved me wasn’t strength or strategy—it was sewage. When the plumbing backed up, other inmates were brought in to clean it. One saw how badly I’d been beaten and told the chaplains, who threatened to go public. Suddenly, I was moved back to a normal cell. If not for that, I wouldn’t be here to write these words.

I don’t share this for pity. I share it because it shows how fragile the line between life and death really is—and how even in the darkest, most corrupt places, something as random as a broken pipe can become the hand of fate.

If you want to read the full article, it’s free here:

https://t.co/gzbaZuO7X2

[ABC7 Eyewitness News @ABC7]

From public works employees to mental health professionals, thousands of Los Angeles County workers flooded the streets of downtown L.A. Tuesday morning for the second day of their planned 48-hour strike. https://t.co/7t6h9z5seP

[Ben Crump @AttorneyCrump]

Today we honor Jacob Blake’s resilience as he celebrates another year of life. He survived being shot multiple times by a Kenosha (WI) police officer in 2020. Jacob’s journey is a powerful reminder of the ongoing fight for accountability in America. Happy 34th birthday, Jacob!

[Janet V @Janet_VH]

"Why don't you just say it's true?" Because it's NOT true you fucking idiot!

[The Bulwark @BulwarkOnline]

This is going well

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

60 years ago, a group of brave civil rights organizers marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama in the pursuit of justice and equality. Today we’re reminded of their courageous sacrifices, and tasked with the responsibility of doing what we can to carry forward their work.

[Columbus Safety Collective Campaign @CBUSSafety]

Read the full amendment here: https://t.co/4CQZxSc7qv

[Columbus Safety Collective Campaign @CBUSSafety]

This amendment will provide the Department of Public Safety the authority to establish a division of community crisis response with a fully funded, non-police alternative crisis response system to meet the mental health and safety needs of our community.

[Columbus Safety Collective Campaign @CBUSSafety]

📣BREAKING: We just filed The Community Crisis Response Amendment to city officials, and we’re aiming to put an alternative crisis response program on the November 2025 municipal ballot!

[Not Your Average Liberal @NotAvgLiberal]

Not all Heroes wear capes….

“MAGA is a Nazi movement”

- Chris Kluwe

[Janet V @Janet_VH]

I can't with this orange human disaster plauging our nation. He's an absolute piece of shit.

[Venture Capital @kelly2277]

…except Canadian fire fighters and water bombers and pilots…. cc @elonmusk @realDonaldTrump

[Mother Jones @MotherJones]

Between 30 and 40 percent of California’s forest firefighters are state prison inmates. https://t.co/O0YLoKBtLJ

[Amanda Gorman @TheAmandaGorman]

As a proud Angeleno, the fires that have devastated our county have been heart-breaking. I am so fortunate that while my own home in the Palisades was at risk and had some damage from the fires, I am safe. So many others cannot say the same, and my heart goes out to all of those who have been affected and are rebuilding their lives from ash.

I wrote this poem, “Smoldering Dawn”, to process my own fears and prayers for us as we come together as a community to heal from this trauma. While we mourn what we have lost, we also give thanks to the first responders, firefighters and civilians who have fought so tirelessly to combat these fires and ensure the safety of so many.

To honor them, I’m releasing this poem as a fundraiser for the California Fire Foundation, which is offering support and aid to firefighters families, as well as those who have been impacted by the fires. 💛 Give what you can, help who you can, stay safe, and this too we shall conquer.

https://t.co/U9rXrUBDic

[Janet V @Janet_VH]

🙏🙏🙏

[TheWrap @TheWrap]

Personal Stories: A Hero’s Loss

Walt, 83, lost his home in the #Altadena (Eaton) fire yesterday. For decades, he has been helping kids, seniors, and people experiencing homelessness in his community.

📽️: MakeBigTalk on IG

[Janet V @Janet_VH]

THIS! I agree 100%. Though some of them traveled, the Ohio Blood Tribe hosted this. Check into Drake Berentz aka Nate Higgers who spoke before the Springfield, Ohio City Council. He reportadly moved back to Ohio to run the Ohio branch. @ScottWoodsSays

[Scott Woods @scottwoodssays]

MSNBC reached out and asked if I had any interest in expounding on what I've said about the Nazis marching in Columbus, so that went live today.

https://t.co/FSmNQJ30W1

[Janet V @Janet_VH]

Yep!

[Keith Olbermann @KeithOlbermann]

BREAKING: Ohhhhh so turns out the JD Vance "Haitians In Ohio are eating cats" fiction was actually started by the local Nazi group "Blood Pride."

[Ohio Senate Dems @OHSenDemCaucus]

A gang of men waving Nazi flags marched through Columbus, yelling racist and bigoted statements. Senator @HearcelCraig says it best:

"We are not going back."

[Erick Bellomy II 🟧 @potusmode]

Ohio has never been a safe state for black and brown folks or the LGBTQ+ community. This behavior isn’t new— they’re just showing up more because they now have a president who normalizes this behavior and they are actively recruiting new Neo Nazis.

[Janet V @Janet_VH]

@nessienails His name is Anthony James Altick. Lives in St. Louis and you can find his info on the free https://t.co/uHfH9Z9du4 site. It will show charges and and addresses.

[Anonymous @YourAnonNews]

Meanwhile in New Zealand parliament