A gay Mexican-Jewish-Basque American experiencing middle age behind Southern California’s orange curtain. Democrat turned Independent, trying to find my way through an increasingly bizarre political landscape in the United States.https://bsky.app/profile/ocjoseph424.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ocjoseph424.bsky.social/post/3ml5vrndets2bIt was the easiest open book test ever and 167 million people failed [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 May 2026 04:52 +0000at://did:plc:yvi2i3vooxmbdtfhodbdszsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml5vrndets2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ocjoseph424.bsky.social/post/3ml2uszgvps2iI’m on R&R this week. I’m going to do my best to not post a lot but that could change depending on what’s going on in this crazy world04 May 2026 23:57 +0000at://did:plc:yvi2i3vooxmbdtfhodbdszsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2uszgvps2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/ocjoseph424.bsky.social/post/3ml2o6fzx722fMexico has had the foundation for universal healthcare since 1983 and it was fully achieved in 2012. The current government is merely changing an existing system. Also, Claudia Sheinbaum is not the leader a lot of Americans think she is. I hear it from my relatives in Mexico. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 May 2026 21:58 +0000at://did:plc:yvi2i3vooxmbdtfhodbdszsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml2o6fzx722fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ocjoseph424.bsky.social/post/3mkydgnx7zk2q [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 May 2026 23:41 +0000at://did:plc:yvi2i3vooxmbdtfhodbdszsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkydgnx7zk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/ocjoseph424.bsky.social/post/3mkxxn5qibs24I have almost been in an accident twice today because of idiots going ridiculously slow on the freeway then hitting their brakes for no reason.03 May 2026 20:10 +0000at://did:plc:yvi2i3vooxmbdtfhodbdszsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxxn5qibs24https://bsky.app/profile/ocjoseph424.bsky.social/post/3mkxtqrjk3s22Y pregúntense por que ellos se metieron a donde no debían. Se les advirtió a no meterse y ahora tienen que pagar las consecuencias de sus actos. Basta con la melodrama. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 May 2026 19:00 +0000at://did:plc:yvi2i3vooxmbdtfhodbdszsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxtqrjk3s22https://bsky.app/profile/ocjoseph424.bsky.social/post/3mkxjxm6ioc2bWe need a leader like her today. May her memory always be a blessing. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 May 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:yvi2i3vooxmbdtfhodbdszsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxjxm6ioc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ocjoseph424.bsky.social/post/3mkwfxbpkl22fI have said many times that the “Compromise of 1877” laid the foundation for where we are today. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 May 2026 05:20 +0000at://did:plc:yvi2i3vooxmbdtfhodbdszsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkwfxbpkl22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ocjoseph424.bsky.social/post/3mkwdgplrfs2tThe amount of gaslighting I got from the pro-Hamas crowd when I said that 🍉 is a racist trope. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 May 2026 04:35 +0000at://did:plc:yvi2i3vooxmbdtfhodbdszsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkwdgplrfs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/ocjoseph424.bsky.social/post/3mkw53qs5ms2tTwilight along Newport Center Drive #CA4703 May 2026 02:42 +0000at://did:plc:yvi2i3vooxmbdtfhodbdszsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkw53qs5ms2thttps://bsky.app/profile/ocjoseph424.bsky.social/post/3mkvzht63gc2gMacy’s (originally Robinson’s) at Fashion island in Newport Beach. #CA4703 May 2026 01:37 +0000at://did:plc:yvi2i3vooxmbdtfhodbdszsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvzht63gc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ocjoseph424.bsky.social/post/3mkvvaep2e22aIt’s another one of those times when the vast majority of my recent comments on IG have been in Spanish as I’ve been reading a lot of news from Mexico and Spain. I’ve clearly had a lot to say.03 May 2026 00:21 +0000at://did:plc:yvi2i3vooxmbdtfhodbdszsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvvaep2e22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ocjoseph424.bsky.social/post/3mkvp7wlkzs2vEvery time I go to the supermarket I see increased prices on the things I buy regularly. Good job all of you who sat on the sidelines and didn’t vote in 2024. This is on you just as it is on MAGAs. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 May 2026 22:34 +0000at://did:plc:yvi2i3vooxmbdtfhodbdszsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvp7wlkzs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/ocjoseph424.bsky.social/post/3mkvb5ooqm22sHi @congressmin.bsky.social . This is the 76 station on Fairview and Baker in Costa Mesa. Last week, regular gas was $5.95, the week before that it was $5.75. This is just flat out gouging and it’s hurting all of us in the area. #CA4702 May 2026 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:yvi2i3vooxmbdtfhodbdszsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvb5ooqm22shttps://bsky.app/profile/ocjoseph424.bsky.social/post/3mkttb6b3ic2kI know that it was not good for France’s Basque community particularly how the use of Euskara was all but banned. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 May 2026 04:41 +0000at://did:plc:yvi2i3vooxmbdtfhodbdszsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkttb6b3ic2khttps://bsky.app/profile/ocjoseph424.bsky.social/post/3mktg3pdads2qShabbat Shalom/Gut Shabbos and Happy Jewish American Heritage Month! Despite the vile antisemitism all over the world, I couldn’t be prouder to be Jewish and of how our diverse family from across the diaspora has enriched the United States.02 May 2026 00:45 +0000at://did:plc:yvi2i3vooxmbdtfhodbdszsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mktg3pdads2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/ocjoseph424.bsky.social/post/3mkteyvxv5k2qMore evidence that Bernard Sanders is a grifter. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 May 2026 00:25 +0000at://did:plc:yvi2i3vooxmbdtfhodbdszsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkteyvxv5k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/ocjoseph424.bsky.social/post/3mkteruhfg22qI’m glad the CA Primary is just a month away because Young Kim’s social media posts are getting extra insufferable the more desperate she gets. Assuming she loses the primary, I’ll then shift my focus to defeating Ken Calvert. #CA4002 May 2026 00:22 +0000at://did:plc:yvi2i3vooxmbdtfhodbdszsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkteruhfg22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/ocjoseph424.bsky.social/post/3mkszp3oxwc2fAnd just exactly what is blocking the NYSE supposed to achieve? There’s absolutely NOTHING wrong with the trading of stocks. Millions of Americans, including everyday schmoes like me, use it as a way to help build savings. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 May 2026 21:03 +0000at://did:plc:yvi2i3vooxmbdtfhodbdszsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkszp3oxwc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ocjoseph424.bsky.social/post/3mksy37ned22fSo, did the May Day marches bring down prices and raise wages? https://media.tenor.com/vkdfGf3YEfUAAAAC/take-a-sip-bazzi.gif?hh=498&ww=49801 May 2026 20:34 +0000at://did:plc:yvi2i3vooxmbdtfhodbdszsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksy37ned22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ocjoseph424.bsky.social/post/3mkrfjebglc2bWe’ll be literally paying for this for the rest of our lives. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 May 2026 05:29 +0000at://did:plc:yvi2i3vooxmbdtfhodbdszsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkrfjebglc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ocjoseph424.bsky.social/post/3mkrbbj6xe22bThere is no room for Nazis in the Democratic Party. #KenMartinResign [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 May 2026 04:13 +0000at://did:plc:yvi2i3vooxmbdtfhodbdszsy/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkrbbj6xe22b