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Darlene Ryan 🇨🇦

@darleneryan.bsky.social

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Retired from a successful 40 yr career. Mother of 5, Grandma of 6, & GreatGrandma of 1 so far! Love family, friends, laughter, learning, volunteering, exercising, meeting people. I look on the bright side of things always. Waste not, want not.

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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 17m

Noem rejected. Good.

The Adults Are Talking: Jasmine Crockett and Martin Sheen Deliver Hard Truths To Trump, As Journalists and Airports Reject The Regime’s Propaganda Machine

The resistance gains momentum

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Darlene Ryan 🇨🇦 @darleneryan.bsky.social · 22m

REMEMBER THESE HEROES FROM WW2?? 1940-1945?? These courageous selfless guys along with the #Allies defeated the #Hitler #Fascist “#Axis” of #Evil in #Europe and saved #Democracy worldwide. They were the original #antifa = #AntiFascism. #FascistTrump is a wannabe #authoritarian #Dictator‼️‼️

#NoKings

Darlene Ryan 🇨🇦 @darleneryan.bsky.social · 50m

Join a peaceful protest “while you still can” !!!
#NoKingsDay, Saturday, Oct 18th, 2025 !!!!

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 19h

Find your local event at nokings.org/#map.

Bring your family and friends. Stand up with everyone you love, for the country you hold dear.

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 19h

Authoritarianism is a cancer. And it's growing, metastasizing. In America. Now.

YOU are the cure. Do your part and join us on Saturday.

Do it for your country. For the Constitution. For your freedoms.

While you still can.

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Darlene Ryan 🇨🇦 @darleneryan.bsky.social · 53m

#NoKingsDay Saturday Oct 18th!!! Join a peaceful protest “while you still can” — George Conway !!!

Darlene Ryan 🇨🇦 @darleneryan.bsky.social · 12h

Trump WH in Damage Control Mode as Hegseth Screws Them
LEGAL AF AND POPOK
OCT 14

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Trump WH in Damage Control Mode as Hegseth Screws Them

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Darlene Ryan 🇨🇦 @darleneryan.bsky.social · 12h

Trump's Handler Accidentally Says the Quiet Part on Live TV
LEGAL AF
OCT 14

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Trump's Handler Accidentally Says the Quiet Part on Live TV

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Darlene Ryan 🇨🇦 @darleneryan.bsky.social · 12h

How Trump Is Making China Great
Why we’re going to lose the trade war, and much more besides
PAUL KRUGMAN
OCT 13

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How Trump Is Making China Great

Why we’re going to lose the trade war, and much more besides

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Darlene Ryan 🇨🇦 @darleneryan.bsky.social · 12h

It Turns Out, Americans Don't Want a Police State
Voters, Courts, and GOP Governors slam Trump’s militarization of cities
JENNIFER RUBIN
OCT 13

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It Turns Out, Americans Don't Want a Police State

Voters, Courts, and GOP Governors slam Trump’s militarization of cities

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Darlene Ryan 🇨🇦 @darleneryan.bsky.social · 12h

Trump Pressures SCOTUS as Lower Courts Destroy Him
LEGAL AF AND LISA GRAVES
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Trump Pressures SCOTUS as Lower Courts Destroy Him

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Darlene Ryan 🇨🇦 @darleneryan.bsky.social · 12h

Crockett Launches Investigation Into Cover-Up Of Trump’s Failing Health, Governors Unite Against Tyranny, JD Vance Bombs On TV, and Pritzker Then Dunks On Him
Trump’s brain failures gets a Congressional spotlight—finally
SCOTT DWORKIN
OCT 13

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JD Vance Bombs On National TV, Pritzker Drops A Mic, Governors Unite Against Trump’s Troop Fantasy, and Crockett Investigates His Cognitive Decline

Trump’s brain failures gets a Congressional spotlight—finally

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Darlene Ryan 🇨🇦 @darleneryan.bsky.social · 12h

fuckwits and furniture molesters: your Republican roundup
scenes from the Sunday shows
JEFF TIEDRICH
OCT 13

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fuckwits and furniture molesters: your Republican roundup

scenes from the Sunday shows

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Darlene Ryan 🇨🇦 @darleneryan.bsky.social · 12h

Trump DOJ Screwed as Rogue Prosecutor Makes Fatal Errors
LEGAL AF AND POPOK
OCT 13 open.substack.com/pub/michaelp...

Trump DOJ Screwed as Rogue Prosecutor Makes Fatal Errors

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Darlene Ryan 🇨🇦 @darleneryan.bsky.social · 12h

The Seal Team Six President?
Revisiting the question of presidential murder and immunity.
CHARLIE SYKES
OCT 13

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The Seal Team Six President?

Revisiting the question of presidential murder and immunity.

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Darlene Ryan 🇨🇦 @darleneryan.bsky.social · 12h

The Day I Knew Israel’s ‘Aggression’ Had Turned Into a Full-Blown Genocide
Read an excerpt from Gaza journalist Plestia Alaqad’s powerful new memoir, ‘The Eyes of Gaza: A Diary of Resilience.’
PLESTIA
OCT 13
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GUEST POST

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The Day I Knew Israel’s ‘Aggression’ Had Turned Into a Full-Blown Genocide

Read an excerpt from Gaza journalist Plestia Alaqad’s powerful new memoir, ‘The Eyes of Gaza: A Diary of Resilience.’

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Darlene Ryan 🇨🇦 @darleneryan.bsky.social · 12h

The Irredeemable DOJ
Why James has an even stronger case of selective prosecution than Comey.
HARRY LITMAN
OCT 13

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The Irredeemable DOJ

Why James has an even stronger case of selective prosecution than Comey.

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Darlene Ryan 🇨🇦 @darleneryan.bsky.social · 12h

All Hell Breaks Loose as Trump Goons Attack Veterans
LEGAL AF AND POPOK
OCT 13

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All Hell Breaks Loose as Trump Goons Attack Veterans

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Darlene Ryan 🇨🇦 @darleneryan.bsky.social · 12h

Exclusive: Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs Shows What Functional Government Actually Looks Like
My latest interview with Gov. Hobbs
MEIDASTOUCH NETWORK AND BEN MEISELAS
OCT 13

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Exclusive: Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs Shows What Functional Government Actually Looks Like

My latest interview with Gov. Hobbs

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Darlene Ryan 🇨🇦 @darleneryan.bsky.social · 12h

Trump is now working to secure one party rule--just like Mussolini and Hitler did
History is screaming at us!
DEAN OBEIDALLAH
OCT 13

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Trump is now working to secure one party rule--just like Mussolini and Hitler did

History is screaming at us!

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Darlene Ryan 🇨🇦 @darleneryan.bsky.social · 12h

Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Use of Riot Control Weapons Against Journalists and Clergy
LEGAL AF AND POPOK
OCT 13 open.substack.com/pub/michaelp...

Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Use of Riot Control Weapons Against Journalists and Clergy

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Darlene Ryan 🇨🇦 @darleneryan.bsky.social · 12h

Trump is about to do to Miami what he has done to the rest of America
Diane Roberts, Florida Phoenix
October 13, 2025 4:00PM ET

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Trump is about to do to Miami what he has done to the rest of America

In New York, they brag about Broadway and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.In Chicago, it’s Millennium Park and Frank Lloyd Wright buildings.Arizona has the Grand Canyon; Colorado has the Rockies; New M...

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Darlene Ryan 🇨🇦 @darleneryan.bsky.social · 12h

NEWS: White House Aides Joke They Rule Republicans in Congress with an "Iron Fist"
White House jokes they rule Republicans in Congress with an "Iron Fist," Hegseth ramps up crackdown on the press at the Pentagon, and North Carolina Republica…
AARON PARNAS
OCT 13 open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...

NEWS: White House Aides Joke They Rule Republicans in Congress with an "Iron Fist"

White House jokes they rule Republicans in Congress with an "Iron Fist," Hegseth ramps up crackdown on the press at the Pentagon, and North Carolina Republicans announce gerrymmander

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Darlene Ryan 🇨🇦 @darleneryan.bsky.social · 12h

Why Won't Johnson swear-in Congresswoman-elect with Adelita Grijalva? Plus Elise Labott on the Middle East.
Plus Jim calls for release of the Homan files.
JIM ACOSTA AND ADELITA S. GRIJALVA
OCT 13

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Why Won't Johnson swear-in Congresswoman-elect with Adelita Grijalva? Plus Elise Labott on the Middle East.

Plus Jim calls for release of the Homan files.

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The Watchdog Coalition @thewatchdogco.bsky.social · 1d

Trump’s brain failures gets a Congressional spotlight—finally

Crockett Launches Investigation Into Cover-Up Of Trump’s Failing Health, Governors Unite Against Tyranny, JD Vance Bombs On TV, and Pritzker Then Dunks On Him

Trump’s brain failures gets a Congressional spotlight—finally

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Darlene Ryan 🇨🇦 @darleneryan.bsky.social · 12h

Appeals Court Doubles Down on Trump Troops Block in Chicago
LEGAL AF AND POPOK
OCT 13 open.substack.com/pub/michaelp...

Appeals Court Doubles Down on Trump Troops Block in Chicago

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Darlene Ryan 🇨🇦 @darleneryan.bsky.social · 12h

Good Work If You Can Keep It
Before Trump dismantled the bureaucracy, working for the government was an honorable job
DAN RATHER AND TEAM STEADY
OCT 13

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Good Work If You Can Keep It

Before Trump dismantled the bureaucracy, working for the government was an honorable job

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