Rita Moore
@ritamoore.bsky.social
PhD Political Science (Comparative). Aunt Tifa. Because I've seen authoritarianism. And polio. Covid serious😷 Fmr Portland (OR) School Board. Lifelong Red Sox fan looking forward to next season. Again.
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Competitive depravity--transgression without accountability, pursued by elites as a means of personal satisfaction and status competition with each other--is the red thread linking use of the offshore system with the rampant sexual exploitation of women observed among many wealthy, powerful men.
November 27, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Competitive depravity--transgression without accountability, pursued by elites as a means of personal satisfaction and status competition with each other--is the red thread linking use of the offshore system with the rampant sexual exploitation of women observed among many wealthy, powerful men.
This. All of this.
(1/X) Quick thing on the shutdown....yes Dems shouldn't have caved when they did but they won the shutdown politically: they killed in the elections and are soaring in the generic ballot.
There's a lesson.The ABC's of dealing with narcissists.
Always
Be
Confronting
Do I have your attention now?
There's a lesson.The ABC's of dealing with narcissists.
Always
Be
Confronting
Do I have your attention now?
November 26, 2025 at 11:31 PM
This. All of this.
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Again, I beg of journalists to stop normalizing Trump's false claims he was wronged by using the word "retribution."
This is a GREAT piece.
Except this is not retribution.
This is a GREAT piece.
Except this is not retribution.
A REUTERS SPECIAL REPORT
Trump’s campaign of retribution:
At least 470 targets and counting
The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.
By PETER EISLER, NED PARKER, LINDA SO and JOSEPH TANFANI
Trump’s campaign of retribution:
At least 470 targets and counting
The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.
By PETER EISLER, NED PARKER, LINDA SO and JOSEPH TANFANI
November 26, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Again, I beg of journalists to stop normalizing Trump's false claims he was wronged by using the word "retribution."
This is a GREAT piece.
Except this is not retribution.
This is a GREAT piece.
Except this is not retribution.
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Hugely useful
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A year on from Trump’s victory, resistance is everywhere | Rebecca Solnit
Americans have shown a tremendous amount and variety of opposition – more than some may realize
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Hugely useful
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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ABOUT DAMN TIME!!! 👏👏👏
Dems on the Oversight Committee launched a tracking system “to hold the Trump Administration accountable” for ICE/DHS fed abuses and misconduct.
View what’s been documented so far or submit a new report: bit.ly/tellonice
#TellOnICE #StopICE #ICEwatch #ICEraid #50501Movement
Dems on the Oversight Committee launched a tracking system “to hold the Trump Administration accountable” for ICE/DHS fed abuses and misconduct.
View what’s been documented so far or submit a new report: bit.ly/tellonice
#TellOnICE #StopICE #ICEwatch #ICEraid #50501Movement
November 26, 2025 at 8:09 PM
ABOUT DAMN TIME!!! 👏👏👏
Dems on the Oversight Committee launched a tracking system “to hold the Trump Administration accountable” for ICE/DHS fed abuses and misconduct.
View what’s been documented so far or submit a new report: bit.ly/tellonice
#TellOnICE #StopICE #ICEwatch #ICEraid #50501Movement
Dems on the Oversight Committee launched a tracking system “to hold the Trump Administration accountable” for ICE/DHS fed abuses and misconduct.
View what’s been documented so far or submit a new report: bit.ly/tellonice
#TellOnICE #StopICE #ICEwatch #ICEraid #50501Movement
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On this Thanksgiving Eve, here's a good reminder of all of the resistance we've seen this year. A time to give thanks to all those who are rising up to defend American democracy and our constitutional values. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A year on from Trump’s victory, resistance is everywhere | Rebecca Solnit
Americans have shown a tremendous amount and variety of opposition – more than some may realize
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
On this Thanksgiving Eve, here's a good reminder of all of the resistance we've seen this year. A time to give thanks to all those who are rising up to defend American democracy and our constitutional values. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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“Just vote blue in 2026” won’t save us from American fascism. Both parties have been drifting to the right for years. Democrats and Republicans have aligned themselves with corporatocracy and oligarchy, respectively.
November 25, 2025 at 10:09 PM
“Just vote blue in 2026” won’t save us from American fascism. Both parties have been drifting to the right for years. Democrats and Republicans have aligned themselves with corporatocracy and oligarchy, respectively.
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Okay, now imagine that it's not only a pipeline spill, but it's an earthquake destroying the pipeline, AND the storage facilities, AND the transfer capabilities for 90% of Oregon's transportation fuel. That's the concentrated risk at the CEI hub.
With a pipeline that provides 90% of Oregon's transportation fuel shut down with a leak, Gov. Tina Kotek declared a fuel supply emergency.
Fuel leak in BP pipeline drives Oregon to state of emergency over fuel supply • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Gov. Tina Kotek declared a state of emergency through Dec. 24 in light of potential disruptions and higher-than-expected gas prices.
buff.ly
November 25, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Okay, now imagine that it's not only a pipeline spill, but it's an earthquake destroying the pipeline, AND the storage facilities, AND the transfer capabilities for 90% of Oregon's transportation fuel. That's the concentrated risk at the CEI hub.
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With a pipeline that provides 90% of Oregon's transportation fuel shut down with a leak, Gov. Tina Kotek declared a fuel supply emergency.
Fuel leak in BP pipeline drives Oregon to state of emergency over fuel supply • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Gov. Tina Kotek declared a state of emergency through Dec. 24 in light of potential disruptions and higher-than-expected gas prices.
buff.ly
November 25, 2025 at 8:15 PM
With a pipeline that provides 90% of Oregon's transportation fuel shut down with a leak, Gov. Tina Kotek declared a fuel supply emergency.
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Huge round of applause for Dan Rayfield and the State of Oregon. (FYI for the sickos, there's a complete litigation tracker embedded in the article, which is impressive in its own right.)
Oregon has filed 46 lawsuits against the Trump administration, keeping $4.5 billion and counting in the state's hands. buff.ly/T4CVs5L
Oregon’s lawsuits against Trump cost a fraction of what state has saved • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Oregon's a part of at least 45 lawsuits against the Trump administration, often teaming up with other states to prevent federal funding cuts.
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Huge round of applause for Dan Rayfield and the State of Oregon. (FYI for the sickos, there's a complete litigation tracker embedded in the article, which is impressive in its own right.)
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To ICE agents across the country – shame on you. Your kids are watching.
New powerful ad from @womensmarch.com
youtu.be/684ncxqERO4
New powerful ad from @womensmarch.com
youtu.be/684ncxqERO4
Dear ICE Agents: What Will You Say?
YouTube video by Women's March
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
To ICE agents across the country – shame on you. Your kids are watching.
New powerful ad from @womensmarch.com
youtu.be/684ncxqERO4
New powerful ad from @womensmarch.com
youtu.be/684ncxqERO4
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Engage base to carry message, create clear moral quandary to convert the conflicted, and expose opposition for the true outliers they are. BRAVO to @ndlon.bsky.social for brilliant giving media something to talk about:
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
November 25, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Engage base to carry message, create clear moral quandary to convert the conflicted, and expose opposition for the true outliers they are. BRAVO to @ndlon.bsky.social for brilliant giving media something to talk about:
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Tina Kotek has been trying to kill preschool for all for the super rich just to watch them keep making historically large contributions to the Republican Party.
Nike co-founder Phil Knight makes record-setting donation to help elect Republicans
It is the single largest donation Knight has made to an Oregon candidate or political action committee.
www.oregonlive.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Tina Kotek has been trying to kill preschool for all for the super rich just to watch them keep making historically large contributions to the Republican Party.
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The Democrats’ supermajority is going to cut the state budget to the bone … to help this guy get richer?
November 25, 2025 at 3:01 AM
The Democrats’ supermajority is going to cut the state budget to the bone … to help this guy get richer?
The "pro-life" party relentlessly destroys every regulation to protect public health to save money for billionaires and corporations. Our lives are worth nothing to Republicans.
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 3:02 AM
The "pro-life" party relentlessly destroys every regulation to protect public health to save money for billionaires and corporations. Our lives are worth nothing to Republicans.
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In Morrow County, healthy adults were coming down with unexplained medical conditions, including diseases that usually afflicted the elderly.
In a survey of 30 homes, at least 25 miscarriages and a half dozen people living with one kidney were reported.
🔗 www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
In a survey of 30 homes, at least 25 miscarriages and a half dozen people living with one kidney were reported.
🔗 www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
November 25, 2025 at 1:39 AM
In Morrow County, healthy adults were coming down with unexplained medical conditions, including diseases that usually afflicted the elderly.
In a survey of 30 homes, at least 25 miscarriages and a half dozen people living with one kidney were reported.
🔗 www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
In a survey of 30 homes, at least 25 miscarriages and a half dozen people living with one kidney were reported.
🔗 www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
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Every Democrat in Congress should put out a video saying troops have an obligation to refuse unlawful orders. Make them prosecute all of you. This isn't a close call.
I'd add Republicans too if I thought any of them had the courage to actually cross Trump on this.
I'd add Republicans too if I thought any of them had the courage to actually cross Trump on this.
Hegseth is now threatening to recall Sen. Mark Kelly to active duty in order to court martial him.
November 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Every Democrat in Congress should put out a video saying troops have an obligation to refuse unlawful orders. Make them prosecute all of you. This isn't a close call.
I'd add Republicans too if I thought any of them had the courage to actually cross Trump on this.
I'd add Republicans too if I thought any of them had the courage to actually cross Trump on this.
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Seriously. Deport DOJ attorney Drew Ensign to Liberia.
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November 22, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Seriously. Deport DOJ attorney Drew Ensign to Liberia.
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Excellent answer.
CNN: In the last couple of weeks or so, she's become kind of an ally on some issues. What do you make of this?
Auchincloss: No, John, she hasn't.
Auchincloss: No, John, she hasn't.
November 22, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Excellent answer.
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Bravo to to Jesse Welles, for his soundtrack of resistance, refusal and ridicule.
www.instagram.com/reel/DRR9xbn...
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The Late Show on Instagram: "Four-time Grammy Award nominee @wellesmusic performs his song “Join Ice.”
#Colbert #JesseWelles #Music"
Jesse Welles takes center stage, showcasing his talent and charisma as he performs 'Join Ice'. With four Grammy nominations under his belt, this artist continues to push boundaries with his captivatin...
www.instagram.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Bravo to to Jesse Welles, for his soundtrack of resistance, refusal and ridicule.
www.instagram.com/reel/DRR9xbn...
www.instagram.com/reel/DRR9xbn...
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When Democrats were saying, of oligarchs, "I welcome their hatred," working class voters were theirs not just in voting behavior but identity. When Democrats began to insist there are no "sides," endorse rising tide lift all boats neo-liberalism, & echo opposition, they lost working class support.
November 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
When Democrats were saying, of oligarchs, "I welcome their hatred," working class voters were theirs not just in voting behavior but identity. When Democrats began to insist there are no "sides," endorse rising tide lift all boats neo-liberalism, & echo opposition, they lost working class support.
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Bullies understand one thing: power. Always call their bluff, never bend a knee to the propaganda they peddle.
I hope @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social is proud of how he beclowned himself earlier on that socialism resolution.
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Bullies understand one thing: power. Always call their bluff, never bend a knee to the propaganda they peddle.