@grootmoeder.bsky.social
Progressive boomer grandmother and retired teacher/media specialist. Trapped in Florida by family obligations. Loves to travel. Loves humor. Loves college football.
Here’s a real hero.
Ex NYPD inspector Paul Mauro on FOX: “It turns out (Ahmed Al Ahmed) is a Muslim - you can’t ignore that nuance… the thing that struck me is he doesn’t shoot the father… the guy showed amazing restrain, and subsequently takes two rounds himself. A real hero, God bless him.”
December 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Here’s a real hero.
Not if guns were strictly regulated!!!
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Trump on the shooting at Brown University: “Things can happen”
December 14, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Not if guns were strictly regulated!!!
WRONG in so many ways.
🚨 Air Strikes?
All the signs of an imminent U.S. air campaign against targets in Venezuela are flashing red today.
This is a huge mistake.
All the signs of an imminent U.S. air campaign against targets in Venezuela are flashing red today.
This is a huge mistake.
⚠️ MILITARY BUILDUP – While tracking ICE flights, we keep on noticing more and more of these (unrelated) military cargo planes going to and from Puerto Rico.
It’s accelerating 👀
It’s accelerating 👀
December 14, 2025 at 6:24 PM
WRONG in so many ways.
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The US government is now a mafia organization.
December 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
The US government is now a mafia organization.
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Moskowitz: "Perhaps someone should tell the president that every time he says 'affordability is a hoax,' another Democrat sprouts of the ground and lands in the House of Representatives and eventually we'll get a gavel."
December 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Moskowitz: "Perhaps someone should tell the president that every time he says 'affordability is a hoax,' another Democrat sprouts of the ground and lands in the House of Representatives and eventually we'll get a gavel."
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BREAKING: Kristi Noem accused of lying under oath during a hearing today in front of Congress.
She and Trump officials refused to say whether the Proud Boys are extremists and couldn’t answer basic questions.
She abruptly left early, lying about why. Subscribe to support my work:
She and Trump officials refused to say whether the Proud Boys are extremists and couldn’t answer basic questions.
She abruptly left early, lying about why. Subscribe to support my work:
NEWS: Kristi Noem Accused of Lying Under Oath and Trump Officials Fail to Answer Basic Questions in Explosive Hearing
Noem and senior DHS officials struggled to answer basic questions during the hearing, with Noem accused of lying to Congress under oath and Trump-era officials unable to explain anything about Antifa
open.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
BREAKING: Kristi Noem accused of lying under oath during a hearing today in front of Congress.
She and Trump officials refused to say whether the Proud Boys are extremists and couldn’t answer basic questions.
She abruptly left early, lying about why. Subscribe to support my work:
She and Trump officials refused to say whether the Proud Boys are extremists and couldn’t answer basic questions.
She abruptly left early, lying about why. Subscribe to support my work:
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Every American should feel daily shame that we have allowed ourselves to not only be represented by these people, but that they are using this position to destabilize the world, kill innocent people, and act as a rogue state.
Let that shame be the fuel to act, to disrupt, and to defeat them.
Let that shame be the fuel to act, to disrupt, and to defeat them.
DOOCY: Is Operation Southern Spear about drugs or oil?
LEAVITT: The Trump administration is focused on doing many things in the Western Hemisphere
LEAVITT: The Trump administration is focused on doing many things in the Western Hemisphere
December 11, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Every American should feel daily shame that we have allowed ourselves to not only be represented by these people, but that they are using this position to destabilize the world, kill innocent people, and act as a rogue state.
Let that shame be the fuel to act, to disrupt, and to defeat them.
Let that shame be the fuel to act, to disrupt, and to defeat them.
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This week, Senate Republicans gave LIFETIME judicial appointments to more anti-abortion fanatics who support fetal personhood—the dangerous idea that a fetus should have the same rights as a pregnant woman.
They're hoping you don't notice. I won’t let this fly under the radar.
They're hoping you don't notice. I won’t let this fly under the radar.
December 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
This week, Senate Republicans gave LIFETIME judicial appointments to more anti-abortion fanatics who support fetal personhood—the dangerous idea that a fetus should have the same rights as a pregnant woman.
They're hoping you don't notice. I won’t let this fly under the radar.
They're hoping you don't notice. I won’t let this fly under the radar.
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Trumplethinskin creates his own version of reality & then expects us to believe it as if we don't have eyes, ears or functioning brains.
#SAD 🤣
#SAD 🤣
December 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Trumplethinskin creates his own version of reality & then expects us to believe it as if we don't have eyes, ears or functioning brains.
#SAD 🤣
#SAD 🤣
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It's honestly surreal how out of touch this is on its face, like pencils? That's your overconsumption example?
Trump: "You can give up certain products. You could give up pencils. Because under the China policy, every child can get 37 pencils. They only need 1 or 2. They don't need that many. You always need steel. You don't need 37 dolls for your daughter. 2 or 3 is nice. So we're doing things right."
December 10, 2025 at 2:19 AM
It's honestly surreal how out of touch this is on its face, like pencils? That's your overconsumption example?
He has gone mental!
JUST IN: Trump says it’s “seditious, perhaps even treasonous” for the media to report on his physical and cognitive decline.
“They are true Enemies of the People, and we should do something about it.” Trump wrote on Truth Social
“They are true Enemies of the People, and we should do something about it.” Trump wrote on Truth Social
December 10, 2025 at 3:18 AM
He has gone mental!
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No one is going to want to come here
December 10, 2025 at 2:41 AM
No one is going to want to come here
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Something @hcrichardson.bsky.social said the other day has really stuck with me. Abridged:
The U.S. is a fabulously wealthy country. But it's not just in bank accounts. Knowing you can get in your car and drive to the supermarket ... clean hot water ... electricity. That's wealth.
The U.S. is a fabulously wealthy country. But it's not just in bank accounts. Knowing you can get in your car and drive to the supermarket ... clean hot water ... electricity. That's wealth.
December 9, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Something @hcrichardson.bsky.social said the other day has really stuck with me. Abridged:
The U.S. is a fabulously wealthy country. But it's not just in bank accounts. Knowing you can get in your car and drive to the supermarket ... clean hot water ... electricity. That's wealth.
The U.S. is a fabulously wealthy country. But it's not just in bank accounts. Knowing you can get in your car and drive to the supermarket ... clean hot water ... electricity. That's wealth.
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NEW info on shipwreck attack. It gets worse.
The 2 survivors climbed atop wreckage and waved to overhead.
"Some of the people viewing the video thought ... could have been an attempt to surrender"
Others "said the most logical explanation was ... signaling for a rescue."
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The 2 survivors climbed atop wreckage and waved to overhead.
"Some of the people viewing the video thought ... could have been an attempt to surrender"
Others "said the most logical explanation was ... signaling for a rescue."
1/
December 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
NEW info on shipwreck attack. It gets worse.
The 2 survivors climbed atop wreckage and waved to overhead.
"Some of the people viewing the video thought ... could have been an attempt to surrender"
Others "said the most logical explanation was ... signaling for a rescue."
1/
The 2 survivors climbed atop wreckage and waved to overhead.
"Some of the people viewing the video thought ... could have been an attempt to surrender"
Others "said the most logical explanation was ... signaling for a rescue."
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Speaker Johnson thinks Americans worried about affordability need to just “relax”
December 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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They are beating people who maybe once had a broken taillight and sending them to foreign slave prisons while freeing the worst fraudsters and every corrupt pol. The juxtaposition is so stark and appalling.
NEW: The commutation Trump issued to David Gentile wipes away all further fines & restitution.
Gentile had been sentenced to 7 years for his role in a $1.6B scheme that defrauded thousands of investors.
Prosecutors had been seeking $15.5M in forfeiture.
www.justice.gov/pardon/media...
Gentile had been sentenced to 7 years for his role in a $1.6B scheme that defrauded thousands of investors.
Prosecutors had been seeking $15.5M in forfeiture.
www.justice.gov/pardon/media...
December 3, 2025 at 5:39 PM
They are beating people who maybe once had a broken taillight and sending them to foreign slave prisons while freeing the worst fraudsters and every corrupt pol. The juxtaposition is so stark and appalling.
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The worst part about the boat strikes - regardless of who ordered what and besides the ultimate tragedy of lives lost - is they’re forever a stain on the dignity of the United States military.
That's why the military has the right to refuse illegal orders. Illegal orders could ruin the military.
That's why the military has the right to refuse illegal orders. Illegal orders could ruin the military.
December 3, 2025 at 12:53 AM
The worst part about the boat strikes - regardless of who ordered what and besides the ultimate tragedy of lives lost - is they’re forever a stain on the dignity of the United States military.
That's why the military has the right to refuse illegal orders. Illegal orders could ruin the military.
That's why the military has the right to refuse illegal orders. Illegal orders could ruin the military.
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Breaking News: Juan Orlando Hernández, a Honduran ex-president convicted for drug trafficking, was freed from prison after a Trump pardon.
Juan Orlando Hernández, Former President of Honduras, Is Freed From Prison After Trump Pardon
Juan Orlando Hernández was accused of flooding the United States with cocaine and had been sentenced to 45 years in prison.
nyti.ms
December 2, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Breaking News: Juan Orlando Hernández, a Honduran ex-president convicted for drug trafficking, was freed from prison after a Trump pardon.
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Please focus these posts on winning back Congress and not some abstract tribunal. Congress is the only place these folks will face questions - not in Hegseth’s DoD or Bondi’s DoJ, or the Hauge (we aren’t subject to the ICC). And not in the next administration because Trump will pardon all of them.
December 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Please focus these posts on winning back Congress and not some abstract tribunal. Congress is the only place these folks will face questions - not in Hegseth’s DoD or Bondi’s DoJ, or the Hauge (we aren’t subject to the ICC). And not in the next administration because Trump will pardon all of them.
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Just for muscle memory's sake, it would be fun if everyone thought of one way to make political hay over this. Got a GOP MoC? Call them out for being the party of crime publicly. Got a MAGAt family member? Call and ask why they're freeing cocaine traffickers.
So, seems like we’re not all that serious about fighting the war on drugs after all.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
Former President of Honduras Is Freed From Prison After Trump Pardon
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Just for muscle memory's sake, it would be fun if everyone thought of one way to make political hay over this. Got a GOP MoC? Call them out for being the party of crime publicly. Got a MAGAt family member? Call and ask why they're freeing cocaine traffickers.
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Evaluating nominees is explicitly his job as a Senator. What "others" can give advice and consent of the senate?
Vote these spineless cowards out of their majorities so we can actually have some oversight on this serial criminality.
December 2, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Evaluating nominees is explicitly his job as a Senator. What "others" can give advice and consent of the senate?
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What a bunch of shady creepers.
December 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM
What a bunch of shady creepers.
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ICE detains young woman who came to courthouse to report being sexually assaulted—hasn't been heard from since.
"She's victim of sexual assault," witness tells agent. "And you're arresting her and kidnapping her?"
"Bro, why you grabbing her so tight? You're a big man!"
Riverside, California
"She's victim of sexual assault," witness tells agent. "And you're arresting her and kidnapping her?"
"Bro, why you grabbing her so tight? You're a big man!"
Riverside, California
November 30, 2025 at 11:22 PM
ICE detains young woman who came to courthouse to report being sexually assaulted—hasn't been heard from since.
"She's victim of sexual assault," witness tells agent. "And you're arresting her and kidnapping her?"
"Bro, why you grabbing her so tight? You're a big man!"
Riverside, California
"She's victim of sexual assault," witness tells agent. "And you're arresting her and kidnapping her?"
"Bro, why you grabbing her so tight? You're a big man!"
Riverside, California