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White Rose Witching

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✨ Gay Hispanic hedge priest in MD 💀 Social justice necromancer 🏳️‍🌈 Working w/ Queer Ancestors ✊ LGBTQ+/disability activist 🌿 Bio-regional Druid

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White Rose Witching @wrwitching.bsky.social · Feb 9

Pinning this here so new followers can learn who is behind this account.

I'm Ron (he/him),a gay Cuban-American hedge priest and ordained pagan clergy. My focus is on queer-affirming spirituality and spiritual activism. My practice is a blend of folk Catholicism, Druidry, and witchcraft.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 1d

Also, the US will never support accountability unless we can make this more toxic than it is now, which should involve a concerted effort to make Stephen Miller's pathologies visible, especially now that Trump is feeble and Wormtongue is pushing him to do especially illegal things.

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Smoke E. Doodle 🇨🇦 @carsandguitars.bsky.social · 1d

It’s got to be infuriating for Americans that in addition to the fascist takeover, these fascists are just really, really dumb.

Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 1d

This week, MAGA figures claimed Kristi Noem "stared down" violent antifa protesters in Portland. Turns out they were talking mostly about a guy in a chicken suit.

This episode opens a window into how MAGA propaganda works and MSM failure to handle it. 1/

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MAGA Implodes over Kristi Noem’s “Stare Down” with Man in Chicken Suit

A good New York Times piece on Portland nevertheless demonstrates how the conventions of objective reporting fail to accurately capture the bad faith driving pro-Trump propaganda.

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 1d

We will need Nuremberg-like trials

LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 1d

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas

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White Rose Witching @wrwitching.bsky.social · 1d

"Modern fascism does not march in boots; it glides in on algorithms. It does not burn books; it simply does not publish them. It does not silence voices; it drowns them in synthesized content that says nothing."

My friend Solomon does some amazing work. Subscribe and support him.

The Fascist Fortress of TikTok: Mayan World Astrology Report Oct 2025

The Intellectual Earthquake of Media Consolidation

www.solomonpakal.com

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ElizabethC @econklin44.bsky.social · 2d

Finally, a University with courage to take a stand. We need more. Well-funded, well-known universities can take some abuse while following their educational goals consistently. Trump won't last forever, but their reputation will.
#ProudBlue

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2d

Breaking: MIT just became the first university to reject an agreement that would trade support for the Trump admin's higher education agenda in exchange for favorable treatment.

"Fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

M.I.T. Rejects a White House Offer for Special Funding Treatment

www.nytimes.com

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 1d

They are building a Propaganda State.

They are cooking the books on job creation.

Now they are rigging death numbers so no one knows how many people die because of their attacks on vaccines and science.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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TommasinaResist⚜️🇨🇦🦋🐈‍⬛🇺🇦 @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 1d

Check out the Kavanaugh Stop. Full description and definition in the video.
Sound up! #KavanaughStop.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 2d

Lawyers have been publicizing a new term to describe ICE's racially targeted detainments: a “Kavanaugh stop.”

Mother Jones reporter Pema Levy explains in this new video:

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White Rose Witching @wrwitching.bsky.social · 1d

I said something in response to someone asking me how I remain hopeful that really caught me off guard. I guess I hadn't realized how far I'd come in my own recovery.

Someone asked me, "How is it you can remain so optimistic and hopeful?"

And I replied, "Because I've survived the alternative."

White Rose Witching @wrwitching.bsky.social · 1d

"Legal scholar David Noll noted that it’s “interesting that if you say the [C]onstitution creates a separation of powers systems in which there are no kings, they think you hate [A]merica.”"

October 10, 2025

All of President Donald J.

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James Queally @jqwritesstuff.bsky.social · 1d

Last I checked, rules governing when certain types of force can be used don't depend on the target's political beliefs or job title...

Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 2d

A Newsmax host defended ICE agents shooting a minister in the head with a pepper ball by falsely claiming he was “actually an antifa member masquerading as a pastor.”

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White Rose Witching @wrwitching.bsky.social · 2d

Why your School Board Is a Battleground | Scott R. Levy Joins Susan Demas LIVE

Back when I was a local government reporter in the Midwest during the early 2000s, I covered my fair share of school board meetings.

www.lincolnsquare.media

White Rose Witching @wrwitching.bsky.social · 2d

To all the Ezra Kleins out there: how exactly do you expect me as a gay person to be in community with this?

GOP governor candidate shouts that firing people for being gay is "not discrimination" - LGBTQ Nation

She said that being gay is an "immoral lifestyle choice" and that firing gay people should be legal.

www.lgbtqnation.com

White Rose Witching @wrwitching.bsky.social · 2d

The way @essenger.bsky.social 2020 After Dark album is like therapy for getting me through these dystopic days is only making my crush on them worse.

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John Scott-Railton @jsrailton.bsky.social · 2d

Now we're seeing confirmation of the NSO acquisition.

Mark my words, this is the path through which Pegasus gets put on Americans iPhones & Androids.

This dictatorship-in-a-box belongs nowhere near our constitutional rights.

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai @lorenzofb.bsky.social · 2d

SCOOP: Spyware maker NSO Group confirmed to us that the company has been acquired by a U.S. investment group.

NSO's spokesperson said the group "has invested tens of millions of dollars in the company and has acquired controlling ownership," but declined to say who is behind the investment.

Spyware maker NSO Group confirms acquisition by US investors | TechCrunch

NSO Group confirmed to TechCrunch that an unnamed group of American investors has taken “controlling ownership” of the surveillance tech maker.

techcrunch.com

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Shower Cat Love @shower-cat.bsky.social · 2d

In all seriousness, protests in other cities should adopt this as well. Let the frog be the symbol of peaceful (though slightly rude) resistance.

ashley scarebanks 💀🕯️ @ziibiing.com · 2d

guys can we do frogs everywhere? please i need a frog uprising

you know…before we croak

we need a jump in activism

a ribbit revolution

vive les grenouilles libres!

Luke Steuber @lukesteuber.com · 2d

“Multiplying protest frogs” 🤣

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White Rose Witching @wrwitching.bsky.social · 3d

"[...] and weaponize the coercive powers of the state in order to use the vast machinery that is the U.S. government to impose a reactionary order on American society.""
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White Rose Witching @wrwitching.bsky.social · 3d

"[...]and curtailing the parts that he thinks are aiding “the Left” and its “subversive” aims. That’s what he means when he is talking about “dismantling the administrative state” – while simultaneously attempting to mobilize[...]"
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White Rose Witching @wrwitching.bsky.social · 3d

"His end goal is not, as The Daily claims, to “shrink the federal government”, he is not merely “deeply driven by fiscal austerity and cutting budgets.” He is less concerned about the actual size of government and more about cutting[...]"
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White Rose Witching @wrwitching.bsky.social · 3d

""A vast conspiracy. Enemies everywhere. Un-American forces have overtaken “every last institution” and especially the state. Radical countermeasures are urgently needed. That is also the starting point for everything Vought does."
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We need to talk about Russell Vought – But Properly

Why certain mainstream outlets insist on sanitizing Vought as a devout “small government” conservative – and what actually animates his war against pluralistic democracy

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White Rose Witching @wrwitching.bsky.social · 3d

"In many cases, those folding have had ample resources to resist Trump’s shakedowns but haven’t been brave enough to do so. They are, in a word, chickenshit.

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When you’re chickenshit, you capitulate to avoid the mere possibility of discomfort, let alone something resembling real risk."

Lower Than Cowards

The surrender of America’s elites

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White Rose Witching @wrwitching.bsky.social · 3d

"The actual threat to people in cities like Los Angeles, Portland, and Chicago comes from the Trump administration, as it attempts to turn the military and federal law enforcement into the president’s personal enforcers."

Trump Is Waging War on an American City

The real threat to people in Chicago (and Los Angeles and Portland) is our maniacal president.

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White Rose Witching @wrwitching.bsky.social · 3d

"The department’s actions and policies reflect a disdain for public schools and a desire to dismantle that system in favor of a range of other options — private, Christian and virtual schools or homeschooling."

These Activists Want to Dismantle Public Schools. Now They Run the Education Department.

Under Trump, the Department of Education has been bringing in activists hostile to public schools. It could mean a new era of private and religious schools boosted by tax dollars — and the end of publ...

www.propublica.org

White Rose Witching @wrwitching.bsky.social · 3d

One of the things I am committing the rest of my time on this earthly realm to is ensuring that Roberts and the Court he presides over is rightfully remembered as one of the darkest stains on American history.

Is John Roberts the Worst Chief Justice in History? | First Draft with Susan Demas & Author Lisa Graves

John Roberts’ carefully crafted “umpire” persona has masked a radical remaking of American democracy.

www.lincolnsquare.media

White Rose Witching @wrwitching.bsky.social · 3d

"[T]he three underlying trends I’ve just outlined — the consolidation of media into a handful of outlets, the increasing control of the media by the ultra-rich, and the growing primacy of shareholder interests — have made it far easier for Trump and his lackeys to do their dirty work."

Why has the media become so vulnerable to Trump, and what can we do about it?

Even after Disney's reversal on Jimmy Kimmel, the vulnerability remains — unless we change the rules.

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White Rose Witching @wrwitching.bsky.social · 3d

"There is no insurrection.

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The only issue is whether the Supreme Court will allow the president to say that there is an insurrection, and then use his own patently false proclamation to justify flooding American cities with soldiers to “fight crime.”"

Trump is the insurrection

And the Supreme Court's conservatives are his shock troops.

www.publicnotice.co

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