Joe Sudbay

@joesudbay

Mainer in DC. Host “State of the States” on @siriusxmprog.bsky.social Husband of @carlosonhousing.bsky.social. Dog dad to Oliver Wannabe wildlifer

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Joe Sudbay@joesudbay· 2d

Almost everything sucks but it's World Elephant Day and they are amazing From my visit to @sheldricktrust.bsky.social a few years ago

Joe Sudbay@joesudbay· 9d

Front page coverage of the protest for nurse Debora Kapisha in today's @pressherald.com with photo spread

Headline of Portland Press Herald "Nurses at Maine Medical Center protest colleague's ICE detention"

Four Photos from nurses' protest including Hannah Pingree, Dem candidate for Governor

Joe Sudbay@joesudbay· 17d

It's Global Tiger Day! By the 1960s, they were heading towards extinction, but that was stopped in large part by the work of Kailash Sankhala Definitely one of highlights of my life to see these amazing animals (I watch my videos over and over) From Pench National Park

Joe Sudbay@joesudbay· 29d

DC has Code Purple Air Quality Alert. I really didn't know such a thing existed Yesterday the forecast was for Code Red, which sounded ominous enough, but it's even worse

A Code Purple Air Quality Alert has been issued for DC:

WHEN: Friday, July 17
IMPACTS: The current outdoor air quality is unhealthy. Risk of health issues are increased for all people. Older adults, children, and people with heart or lung diseases may experience more serious health problems.
PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS:

STAY inside and CLOSE windows during periods of extremely poor air quality.
CHECK www.airnow.gov and airquality-doee.dc.gov for air quality updates.

Joe Sudbay@joesudbay· Jul 8

Happy Birthday to one of my favorite people: @pamspaulding.bsky.social who i saw in person last month for the first time in 12+ years!

Picture of Pam Spaulding and Joe Sudbay in front of backdrop of trees and some homes.

Joe Sudbay@joesudbay· Jun 25

wow. thanks for letting me know. I met him in 2015 and was so star-struck. Took a pic (he was actually very gracious about that!!)

Photo I took when I met the legend Larry Kramer at a NYC book party in September of 2015

Joe Sudbay@joesudbay· Jun 24

Taft bridge on Conn Ave is shut down - at rush hour - at the spot where Nolberto Meza was killed on Saturday afternoon The family of Nolberto, DC Alliance Against Racist & political oppression and a lot of delivery drivers are protesting deadly Park Police car chase policy

Joe Sudbay@joesudbay· Jun 19

Trump admin's fascist fence around Dupont Circle is back for Pride weekend We all know the Trump admin hates us. It's mutual. but this is another reminder for the self-hating homocons, that they loathe them - and always will Happy Pride DC 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ and fuck Trump

workers putting up fascist fence around dupont circle for pride weekend

park police vehicle and truck with fencing as fascist fence is put up around dupont circle

Joe Sudbay@joesudbay· Jun 17

Big fan of @gorilladoctors.bsky.social. They do amazing work Very cool background if you watched David Attenborough's excellent Netflix documentary "A Gorilla Story on Netflix"

In 2000, a gorilla named Mitimbili was caught in a poacher's snare. Her injuries were severe. The Gorilla Doctors team hiked into the forest, removed the snare, and treated her wounds. She survived. Years later, she gave birth to Ubwuzu — the silverback who leads the Pablo group today.

Joe Sudbay@joesudbay· Jun 13

Double rainbow over DC! Happy Pride 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Fuck Trump

Joe Sudbay@joesudbay· May 21

Sounds like Senate Dems are will make things ugly for GOP on ICE/CBP funding bill today. Drag it out and make a spectacle of all of this. These Senate Rs enabled Trump every step of the way. Make them own all of it From Politico Playbook:

What to expect: “Democrats will force Republicans to vote on the real contents of their bill,” a Dem Senate aide tells Playbook’s Ali Bianco. “Higher costs, masked raids, blank checks for war, secret payouts, cop-beater checks, ballroom favors, and Trump family corruption.”

As that list suggests, Dems believe they have plenty of ammo, given President Donald Trump’s increasing indifference to how his policies will land with American voters.

Joe Sudbay@joesudbay· May 6

you can believe the actual words of Markwayne here and Homan in Arizona yesterday - or accept some Trump admin spin via Politico "recalibrating" doesn't mean they're not doing mass deportation and invading cities and Republicans want to give them another $70 billion to do just that:

SLOW YOUR ROLL: ICE is abandoning the abbreviated training program it used last year to quickly pump thousands of new agents onto the streets, POLITICO’s Myah Ward, Jordain Carney and Daniel Lippman scoop — the latest instance of Trump 2.0 recalibrating its unpopular hardline immigration approach.

Joe Sudbay@joesudbay· Apr 27

the DC elite have moved on to their next "hot ticket" per Playbook

But this week’s hottest ticket is an invite to the royal garden party at the British ambassador’s residence this afternoon. The weather looks glorious — most un-British. Let’s hope the gin martinis are up to scratch.

Joe Sudbay@joesudbay· Apr 15

one of the best NYT headlines ever. We have newly baptized JD Vance telling the "infallible" Pope how to do the religion part of his job I'm as lapsed as a Catholic can be (don't tell my mother) but even i know that is not how it works

NYT headline "Vance Says the Pope Should Be More Careful When Talking About Theology"

Joe Sudbay@joesudbay· Mar 28

Doing live coverage of #NoKings on @siriusxmprog.bsky.social from noon - 2 PM ET. Can't wait to hear from events around the country Stopped by my neighborhood event on Conn Ave. Way more than Oct. 400+ RSVPd, easily double that. Great energy. Great signs! Group that organized it keeps organizing!

No Kings Protest on Conn Ave DC. Sign reads "No Crown for a clown"

Protesters at No Kings on Conn Ave DC with Sign "Deliver Us from the Evil One"

Joe Sudbay@joesudbay· Mar 26

When I spoke to Emily Gregory on @siriusxmprog.bsky.social, I asked what she was hearing from voters on the doors. She knocked a lot of doors! First was affordability. Then, she said ICE. In Trump's Florida House District, voters were angry about ICE Here's a clip - and congrats again Emily!

Joe Sudbay@joesudbay· Mar 18

By this point, Fetterman knows Trump/Miller think every undocumented immigrant is a criminal - and that law he touts, at one time would have applied to his wife, her mother and brother. That was big part of his campaign, but now...not so much apparently still on his website though

Meet Gisele
Gisele Barreto Fetterman, the Second Lady of Pennsylvania (or as she prefers, “SLOP”) is a trailblazer in her own right. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Gisele’s mother took her and her younger brother to the United States when she was seven, all of them undocumented immigrants. They lived in a one-room apartment in New York City and were teaching themselves English while her mother worked cleaning hotels and houses. After 15 years of living in the shadows, Gisele received her green card in 2004 and became a United States citizen in 2009.

Joe Sudbay@joesudbay· Mar 17

some good news via @theorangutanproject.org: a brand new orangutan Jungle School: the Siranggas Wildlife Reserve, the first orangutan release site in North Sumatra www.theorangutanproject.org/weblog/2026/...

Photo from drone shows facilities being built in the Siranggas forests for new orangutan Jungle School, surrounded by forests

Joe Sudbay@joesudbay· Feb 28

Again. Lies for war again. Tho this time, they barely even tried to convince anyone. Just a fucking deranged warmonger surrounded by psychopaths Via NYT

As they made their public case for another American military campaign against Iran, President Trump and his aides asserted that Iran had restarted its nuclear program, had enough available nuclear material to build a bomb within days and was developing long-range missiles that will soon be capable of hitting the United States.

All three of these claims are either false or unproven.

Joe Sudbay@joesudbay· Feb 27

It's International Polar Bear day - @polarbearsinternational.org does amazing work to save the species and as the website notes, "Climate change is the main threat to polar bears" Here are two that I saw in Churchill back in 2010

Polar bear walking on ground, snow in foreground, ocean in background

Joe Sudbay@joesudbay· Feb 11

Amazing numbers for activism in Minnesota Q: "Since December, have you participated in any neighborhood group discussions, either in-person, by phone, or online, in response to federal law enforcement activity in your area?" Minneapolis/St Paul, 49% said yes www.startribune.com/poll-results...

Since December, have you participated in any neighborhood group discussions, either in-person, by phone, or online, in response to federal law enforcement activity in your area?

Total: 39% Yes/61% No

Minneapolis/St. Paul: 49% Yes/51% No

Twin Cities suburbs: 42% Yes/58% No

Rest of state: 34% yes/66% No

Joe Sudbay@joesudbay· Jan 27

Love this. Mainer aren't messing around Big fan of American Roots and its founder Ben Waxman In fact, I'm wearing an American Roots pullover right now

Joe Sudbay@joesudbay· Jan 25

Yes I did send an email to Tim Cook last night. He'll never see it but someone at Apple might. They should all be ashamed that their CEO is BFFs with Fascists

Hope you enjoyed the movie tonight. Did you all talk about the way Trump and his thugs are murdering people? Or would that be impolite?

They hate gay people. Like your money tho

You should be ashamed

Joe Sudbay@joesudbay· Jan 25

@pkrugman.bsky.social: Monsters And their enablers are accessories to murder open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

It has been clear for a long time, to anyone willing to see, that the people running the federal government — Trump, Miller, Noem, Bovino and more — are monsters. It has been equally obvious that ICE and the Border Patrol are now filled with sadistic thugs. Yet many people — almost the entire GOP, everyone serving in the Trump administration, some Democrats, a significant part of the media — were too cowardly to admit the obvious.

Joe Sudbay@joesudbay· Jan 24

@nickvalencianews.bsky.social went to Liam's school. Talked to the principal about him - always smiling. Showed Liam's locker. Gutting. Here's a screencap from the Instagram post of Liam's locker This is who ICE kidnapped and JD Vance defended it

School locker of Liam Conejo Ramos showing green dinosaur, water bottle, red container with his photo and name containing a blanket

Joe Sudbay@joesudbay· Jan 24

Lots of family attending the anti-ICE protest in Portland's Monument Square. Over thousand people there according to my sister (who has been at many protests/rallies there) temp is 18. Balmy compared to Minneapolis

Joe Sudbay@joesudbay· Jan 14

Next week in Lewiston. Lots of real ice and snow and cold And lots of tough as fuck Mainers

Weather forecast for Lewiston Maine from Sunday thru Friday. Snow on Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Temps will drop to sky me digits on Tuesday. Highest temp is 34 on Sunday

Joe Sudbay@joesudbay· Jan 5

There fireworks in DC this evening Apparently part of "Freedom 250" but probably for Trump to celebrate 5th anniversary of his coup attempt

AlertDC] A Fireworks Show will occur near the Washington Monument tonight, January 5 at approximately 7:55PM. Expect loud noises, flashing lights.

Joe Sudbay@joesudbay· Dec 23

Oliver being a reindeer

my dog, Oliver, who is mostly white, wearing reindeer ears. In front of a blue couch

Joe Sudbay@joesudbay· Dec 19

Also need to stop reprinting what Trump writes without facts to back it up - especially on medical issues. Has anyone talked to any of the "large number of doctors and experts" to verify this?