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Rita Washko MD

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Retired Internist. Here for Science, Medicine, Politics. Religion averse. The Felon is a Russian asset. Democracy is under attack by purveyors of Project 2025. #Resist

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Rita Washko MD @ritawashko.bsky.social · Dec 13

Note to the universe, if you follow me and then I check your account and see ZERO posts, nothing but selfies or other nonsense, you’re getting blocked. READ my BIO as to why I’m here!

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Trust Science 📎 @itrustscience.bsky.social · 6h

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❗️Resisters 💙 ❗️

If you do nothing else this weekend, please listen to Rick Wilson

He shares very important information and great advice to keep you safe

Be Safe
Be Strong
Be Joyful

He's In His Coup Era 🏰

Podcast Episode · The Lincoln Project · 10/10/2025 · 38m

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Rita Washko MD @ritawashko.bsky.social · 11h

Yikes, hopefully you didn’t get burned. Did they apologize??? Curious as to how they handled it.

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▪️Sandy▪️ @sandynikond700.bsky.social · 2d

Horrendous. It’s amazing that he’s even alive to sue.

Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 2d

Christian minister attacked by ICE agents. Waiting for the outrage from MAGA. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Pastor shot in the head by ICE agents sues over First Amendment threats

David Black joins journalists and protesters in lawsuit to stop ‘pattern of extreme brutality’ from federal agents

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Rita Washko MD @ritawashko.bsky.social · 11h

I voted for Fetterman, but then look at what our choices were, him versus TV personality and snake oil salesman Oz. I can tell you that next time around, I will not be supporting or voting for Fetterman and I will do whatever I can to work against his candidacy.

▪️Sandy▪️ @sandynikond700.bsky.social · 14h

If there was ever any doubt whatsoever that Fetterman has totally lost it.

🦋 Carmen G., PhD (🪖"Prima" to One)🌻 @tcrg2012.bsky.social · 15h

Is he on the list, too? 🤔

#ONEV1
#Pinks 🌸
#Voices4Victory

Rita Washko MD @ritawashko.bsky.social · 11h

One of my fav songs!

SFDB @sfdb.bsky.social · 12h

Enjoy your evening...

[Rest easy, John Lodge.]

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The Moody Blues - Your Wildest Dreams

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Rita Washko MD @ritawashko.bsky.social · 11h

GOP always looks for a distraction, ignoring reality in the process.

▪️Sandy▪️ @sandynikond700.bsky.social · 12h

I have a lot of family in Florida. For some reason they still support Trump, and also claim to “love” DeSantis.

Why, I’ll never know.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13h

The cost of homeowners and auto insurance in FL is insane, but Republicans are always laser focused on the important distractions from all that stuff.

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Crazy Italian Lady @tamaraitalian.bsky.social · 19h

If Dems cave it will be the end. They must hold the line. The shutdown hurts everyone, but so does not shutting down. However, the shutdown benefits Dems - as long as enough time for everyone to feel the pain is afforded. HOLD THE LINE! DO NOT CAVE!

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 17h

This needs to be played on a loop wherever she shows up for the rest of her life.🤣💙😎👏

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🎃💀Dan💀🎃 @dan401w.bsky.social · 17h

Oh get the fuck outta here you stupid ass licking sycophantic piece of shit. Melissa Hortman was murdered by a MAGA lunatic.

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 7d

Damn... This was really brave and perfectly executed. The way you guys planted multiple people all around the room and spoke up one at a time overwhelmed their security. This was brilliant. I respect it.💙👏😎

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 1d

Welp, here it is: maybe the funniest thing we've ever done, in its entirety.

The Onion Investigates: Jeffrey Epstein

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Rita Washko MD @ritawashko.bsky.social · 1d

www.thedailybeast.com/rfk-jr-mocke... Add this to his ludicrous statement about observing mitochondrial dysfunction in kids that he observed in an airport. Absolutely nuts.

RFK Jr. Mocked for Getting Grade-School Biology Wrong

Somehow, that was not his most ridiculous statement of the afternoon.

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 2d

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Psychiatrists call for RFK Jr. to be replaced as health secretary.

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Crissie Brown #🟦 @comicrissieb.bsky.social · 3d

Those look very woke. Especially the unicorn. No wonder the ICE goons are so terrified....

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4d

“.. On closer inspection, however, it turned out that the image was not a photograph of a real event in Portland, but instead a fabrication created by combining two photographs of scenes that unfolded in South America nearly a decade apart ..”

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Get Out The Mid Term Vote @gotmtv.bsky.social · 5d

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 3d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Rita Washko MD @ritawashko.bsky.social · 3d

Ugly inside and out

WILD BILL HICCUP @ydofoolsrule.bsky.social · 3d

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3d

It’s nice to have an unofficial “Chief of Staff” who likes to travel everywhere with you to provide advice and counsel. bsky.app/profile/patr...

PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 3d

Kristi Noem brought Corey Lewandowski along on her work trip to Portland

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Anna Hickey @annahickey.bsky.social · 3d

There's an overwhelming amount of litigation surrounding the Trump administration so over at @lawfaremedia.org we have tried to make it easier to parse it. You can find district court, appellate level, and SCOTUS cases all in one place!

Check it out ⬇️

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Rita Washko MD @ritawashko.bsky.social · 3d

Coward and bully, just like trump.

kate conger @kateconger.com · 3d

Elon Musk once said he would pursue former Twitter execs to the ends of the earth. Instead, he just settled their $128 million lawsuit. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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#TuckFrump @realtuckfrumper.bsky.social · 3d

'Extreme brutality': Trump admin accused of unlawful crackdown to intimidate the press

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'Extreme brutality': Trump admin accused of unlawful crackdown to intimidate the press

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Rita Washko MD @ritawashko.bsky.social · 3d

Well @gop? Feckless, corrupt party.

Rebecca 🦋 @rebecca79903973.bsky.social · 3d

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 3d

“Top Trump Aides Push for Ousting Maduro From Power in Venezuela” The US military has recently “launched lethal attacks on civilian boats that the admin said were smuggling drugs 4 Venezuelan gangs. But…Rubio is shaping a more aggressive strategy, using intelligence provided by the CIA…” 9/29/25..1/

Top Trump Aides Push for Ousting Maduro From Power in Venezuela

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Rita Washko MD @ritawashko.bsky.social · 3d

That’s the worm talkin’.

WatchYourRepsSC @watchyourrepssc.bsky.social · 3d

They went beyond his expertise before he ever spoke a word.

Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 3d

RFK Jr. said this during his appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast (episode #1999). We are so doomed. 😳