Kathryn Ruud
@kathrynruud.bsky.social
Writer, commentator. Author, "Liberal parasites and other creepers: Rush Limbaugh, Ken Hamblin, and the discursive construction of group identities," in At War with Words (DeGruyter, Berlin & NY).
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Wow
Three things about the Witkoff tapes:
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
1) It appears Western intelligence services have decided to let Witkoff (and Trump) know they have recordings of their traitorous conversations w/Russia.
2) This Ukraine "deal" was all Witkoff's idea.
3) Congressional leaders should demand he be fired.
EXCLUSIVE: US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff advised Russia on how to pitch Ukraine plans to Trump, in audio files reviewed by Bloomberg
November 25, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Wow
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While Trump is ordering the FBI to investigate U.S. Senators over a video reminding military members they don’t have to follow illegal orders, it might be worth noting that “I was only following orders” was rejected as a defense at the Nuremberg Trials.
November 25, 2025 at 9:36 PM
While Trump is ordering the FBI to investigate U.S. Senators over a video reminding military members they don’t have to follow illegal orders, it might be worth noting that “I was only following orders” was rejected as a defense at the Nuremberg Trials.
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Apple is anti-union.
Tesla is anti-union.
Amazon is anti-union.
McDonald's is anti-union.
Starbucks is anti-union.
Google is anti-union.
Walmart is anti-union.
These mega-corporations aren’t on workers’ side and their actions make it painfully clear.
Tesla is anti-union.
Amazon is anti-union.
McDonald's is anti-union.
Starbucks is anti-union.
Google is anti-union.
Walmart is anti-union.
These mega-corporations aren’t on workers’ side and their actions make it painfully clear.
November 24, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Apple is anti-union.
Tesla is anti-union.
Amazon is anti-union.
McDonald's is anti-union.
Starbucks is anti-union.
Google is anti-union.
Walmart is anti-union.
These mega-corporations aren’t on workers’ side and their actions make it painfully clear.
Tesla is anti-union.
Amazon is anti-union.
McDonald's is anti-union.
Starbucks is anti-union.
Google is anti-union.
Walmart is anti-union.
These mega-corporations aren’t on workers’ side and their actions make it painfully clear.
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Average electricity cost increase since Jan:
Missouri ⬆️ 37%
Iowa ⬆️ 30%
North Dakota ⬆️ 30%
Oklahoma ⬆️ 30%
New Jersey ⬆️ 27%
Nebraska ⬆️ 25%
Montana ⬆️ 25%
Wyoming ⬆️ 23%
NATIONWIDE ⬆️ 11%
Instead of working to lower costs, Trump is boosting power-hungry AI data centers.
Missouri ⬆️ 37%
Iowa ⬆️ 30%
North Dakota ⬆️ 30%
Oklahoma ⬆️ 30%
New Jersey ⬆️ 27%
Nebraska ⬆️ 25%
Montana ⬆️ 25%
Wyoming ⬆️ 23%
NATIONWIDE ⬆️ 11%
Instead of working to lower costs, Trump is boosting power-hungry AI data centers.
November 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Average electricity cost increase since Jan:
Missouri ⬆️ 37%
Iowa ⬆️ 30%
North Dakota ⬆️ 30%
Oklahoma ⬆️ 30%
New Jersey ⬆️ 27%
Nebraska ⬆️ 25%
Montana ⬆️ 25%
Wyoming ⬆️ 23%
NATIONWIDE ⬆️ 11%
Instead of working to lower costs, Trump is boosting power-hungry AI data centers.
Missouri ⬆️ 37%
Iowa ⬆️ 30%
North Dakota ⬆️ 30%
Oklahoma ⬆️ 30%
New Jersey ⬆️ 27%
Nebraska ⬆️ 25%
Montana ⬆️ 25%
Wyoming ⬆️ 23%
NATIONWIDE ⬆️ 11%
Instead of working to lower costs, Trump is boosting power-hungry AI data centers.
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Busting up big corporations and tackling Wall Street’s greed.
Getting big money out of politics.
Strengthening unions and fighting for higher wages.
Medicare for all, paid family leave, universal childcare...
This is the progressive populist agenda we need in America.
Getting big money out of politics.
Strengthening unions and fighting for higher wages.
Medicare for all, paid family leave, universal childcare...
This is the progressive populist agenda we need in America.
November 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Busting up big corporations and tackling Wall Street’s greed.
Getting big money out of politics.
Strengthening unions and fighting for higher wages.
Medicare for all, paid family leave, universal childcare...
This is the progressive populist agenda we need in America.
Getting big money out of politics.
Strengthening unions and fighting for higher wages.
Medicare for all, paid family leave, universal childcare...
This is the progressive populist agenda we need in America.
Please watch. Local right-wing extremist bully podcasters, threatening the noose, make even county clerks feel fearful, including Republican ones. (MAGA Tina Peters was a former county clerk, convicted in CO for giving unauthorized access to voting machines.)
Tina Peters' attorney is backing the idea of President Trump using a military raid to free her from a prison in Colorado.
Meanwhile, a bipartisan group of Colorado's county clerks say Gov Polis (D) is betraying election workers with his silence on whether he'll free Peters.
Meanwhile, a bipartisan group of Colorado's county clerks say Gov Polis (D) is betraying election workers with his silence on whether he'll free Peters.
November 26, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Please watch. Local right-wing extremist bully podcasters, threatening the noose, make even county clerks feel fearful, including Republican ones. (MAGA Tina Peters was a former county clerk, convicted in CO for giving unauthorized access to voting machines.)
This is a classic strategy of propaganda. What WAS good becomes BAD, what WAS bad becomes GOOD. Ex: in Nazi Germany, "humanitarianism" was labeled "weak," but "ruthlessness" was labeled a positive characteristic.
We are indeed in the upside down. Keep your head straight and keep fighting.
We are indeed in the upside down. Keep your head straight and keep fighting.
Countries that have abortion access, DEI policies or protection for LGBTQ+ people will be considered “human rights violators“ by the Trump regime
We’re in the upside down.
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
We’re in the upside down.
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
Abortion And DEI Policies Now Considered Violations Of Human Rights, U.S. Says
The Trump administration has overhauled how the State Department conducts its annual Human Rights Report.
www.forbes.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:58 AM
This is a classic strategy of propaganda. What WAS good becomes BAD, what WAS bad becomes GOOD. Ex: in Nazi Germany, "humanitarianism" was labeled "weak," but "ruthlessness" was labeled a positive characteristic.
We are indeed in the upside down. Keep your head straight and keep fighting.
We are indeed in the upside down. Keep your head straight and keep fighting.
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Wow, Trump’s left foot is not working. Melanie can’t even keep him walking in a straight line.
November 26, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Wow, Trump’s left foot is not working. Melanie can’t even keep him walking in a straight line.
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the Doug Mills video embedded in the NYT Trump aging story is pretty amazing
November 26, 2025 at 4:01 AM
the Doug Mills video embedded in the NYT Trump aging story is pretty amazing
He's on permanent vacation.
NYT: In 2017, Mr. Trump’s scheduled events started at 10:31 a.m. on average. By contrast, Mr. Trump in his second term has started scheduled events in the afternoon on average, at 12:08 PM
Trump’s total official appearances have decreased by 39%
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
Trump’s total official appearances have decreased by 39%
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:24 AM
He's on permanent vacation.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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About 90,000 people living near larger chemical plants face an unacceptable risk of developing cancer, the EPA says.
New rules adopted last year could’ve cut that number to 3,000 residents — a drop of 97%.
But Trump has halted those efforts.
New rules adopted last year could’ve cut that number to 3,000 residents — a drop of 97%.
But Trump has halted those efforts.
Air Pollution From Industrial Facilities Is Far Worse Than Estimated
The Trump administration has put a stop to EPA rules that would have required more than 130 industrial facilities to install air monitors to measure pollution. Millions of people living near these pla...
www.propublica.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:00 AM
About 90,000 people living near larger chemical plants face an unacceptable risk of developing cancer, the EPA says.
New rules adopted last year could’ve cut that number to 3,000 residents — a drop of 97%.
But Trump has halted those efforts.
New rules adopted last year could’ve cut that number to 3,000 residents — a drop of 97%.
But Trump has halted those efforts.
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Dude who just got the SV Bank bailout two years ago is back banging the cup. It’s a tell.
November 24, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Dude who just got the SV Bank bailout two years ago is back banging the cup. It’s a tell.
Mark Kelly has a spine. He is such a contrast to Criminal Prez.
A gunman tried to silence my wife in an extreme act of political violence.
Now, Trump has called for my execution because he didn’t like what I had to say.
Gabby and I know, when others try to silence you, you must keep speaking out — and that’s exactly what we’re going to do.
Now, Trump has called for my execution because he didn’t like what I had to say.
Gabby and I know, when others try to silence you, you must keep speaking out — and that’s exactly what we’re going to do.
November 24, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Mark Kelly has a spine. He is such a contrast to Criminal Prez.
GREAT ARTICLE to share with anyone complaining "No one is doing anything" or "Nothing ever changes". (This complaining usually comes from people who are, themselves, doing nothing other than complaining.)
35+ Ways America is Resisting ICE (that go beyond protest)
📌 35+ Ways America is Resisting ICE (that go beyond protest)
Part 1
open.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:05 AM
GREAT ARTICLE to share with anyone complaining "No one is doing anything" or "Nothing ever changes". (This complaining usually comes from people who are, themselves, doing nothing other than complaining.)
The GOP does sophisticated propaganda. Or more likely, the Russians, heavily invested in seeing the right-wing take over the country, does sophisticated propaganda that benefits the Kremlin.
X rolled out a new feature overnight showing where accounts are based. This network of “Trump-supporting independent women” that claimed to be “real Americans” are based in Thailand.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
The photos were stolen from European models & posts pushed pro-Trump lines while targeting Islam and LGBTQ people.
November 24, 2025 at 4:34 AM
The GOP does sophisticated propaganda. Or more likely, the Russians, heavily invested in seeing the right-wing take over the country, does sophisticated propaganda that benefits the Kremlin.
Link to full article in comments.
November 23, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Link to full article in comments.
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COMMENTARY: Donald Trump has dismantled a global order built over decades — one that brought Americans unprecedented prosperity, security and freedom, writes Ivo Daalder, a former US ambassador to NATO.
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November 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
COMMENTARY: Donald Trump has dismantled a global order built over decades — one that brought Americans unprecedented prosperity, security and freedom, writes Ivo Daalder, a former US ambassador to NATO.
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Mamdani is a gifted communicator, but the people of NYC did not elect him to be a polemicist. They elected him to address the cost of living in the city. He gets it and likely won't forget it. But still, being Mamdani, he remains honest.
Welker: Do you think that Trump is a fascist?
Mamdani: That’s something that I’ve said in the past. I say it today.
Welker: You’ve called him a despot. Do you still believe Trump is a threat to the democracy?
Mamdani: Everything that I’ve said in the past, I continue to believe.
Mamdani: That’s something that I’ve said in the past. I say it today.
Welker: You’ve called him a despot. Do you still believe Trump is a threat to the democracy?
Mamdani: Everything that I’ve said in the past, I continue to believe.
November 23, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Mamdani is a gifted communicator, but the people of NYC did not elect him to be a polemicist. They elected him to address the cost of living in the city. He gets it and likely won't forget it. But still, being Mamdani, he remains honest.
Criminal Prez & cronies believe this is not happening. They tell us climate change is a hoax.
But as it progresses, it is coming to a neighborhood near you.
I am in COLORADO, it is nearly Thanksgiving, we've been having 60-70 degree temps and I have summer plants that are thriving outside. NO SNOW.
But as it progresses, it is coming to a neighborhood near you.
I am in COLORADO, it is nearly Thanksgiving, we've been having 60-70 degree temps and I have summer plants that are thriving outside. NO SNOW.
Map of the most recent value (top) and long-term time series (bottom) of the 4-year Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index (SPEI) for this region. A devastating hydrological drought set the stage for these fires. #climate
November 23, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Criminal Prez & cronies believe this is not happening. They tell us climate change is a hoax.
But as it progresses, it is coming to a neighborhood near you.
I am in COLORADO, it is nearly Thanksgiving, we've been having 60-70 degree temps and I have summer plants that are thriving outside. NO SNOW.
But as it progresses, it is coming to a neighborhood near you.
I am in COLORADO, it is nearly Thanksgiving, we've been having 60-70 degree temps and I have summer plants that are thriving outside. NO SNOW.
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Seriously tho, this is a well-reported piece that make it hard not to conclude that Patel is using government resources to enjoy the trappings of a mid-level celebrity, like hosting his buddies for a golf retreat in Scotland.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
November 23, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Seriously tho, this is a well-reported piece that make it hard not to conclude that Patel is using government resources to enjoy the trappings of a mid-level celebrity, like hosting his buddies for a golf retreat in Scotland.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
One has to wonder: if the economy was roaring, would these independents be cheering the demagogue and a dictatorship?
If they now genuinely "despise" him (as any sane person would), it ONLY MATTERS IF THEY SHOW UP TO VOTE.
If they now genuinely "despise" him (as any sane person would), it ONLY MATTERS IF THEY SHOW UP TO VOTE.
Enten: "This is probably the worst 10 day period for the president in the polls his entire second term. The numbers are just atrocious ... when your best poll has you 14 points underwater, you know it's truly bad and it's as bad as 26 points underwater ... -43 with independents! They despise him."
November 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
One has to wonder: if the economy was roaring, would these independents be cheering the demagogue and a dictatorship?
If they now genuinely "despise" him (as any sane person would), it ONLY MATTERS IF THEY SHOW UP TO VOTE.
If they now genuinely "despise" him (as any sane person would), it ONLY MATTERS IF THEY SHOW UP TO VOTE.
Believe Criminal Prez, and you are as dumb as a rock.
“I’ve got the best poll numbers I’ve ever had! Red hot!!!”
November 23, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Believe Criminal Prez, and you are as dumb as a rock.
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November 22, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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