Keeper of the Flame
@rosieogrady53.bsky.social
Proud Public Educator/History*Govt/RETIRED
*NO LISTS*
#unionstrong! #HillaryWasRight
My Twit from Nov 1, 2016:
I've seen, studied & taught enuf to say we are experiencing a coup in slow motion. WAKE UP, young'ns! Fascism Happens!
*NO LISTS*
#unionstrong! #HillaryWasRight
My Twit from Nov 1, 2016:
I've seen, studied & taught enuf to say we are experiencing a coup in slow motion. WAKE UP, young'ns! Fascism Happens!
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Twit....Nov 1, 2016:
I've seen, studied & taught enuf to say we are experiencing a coup in slow motion. WAKE UP, young'ns! Fascism Happens!
I've seen, studied & taught enuf to say we are experiencing a coup in slow motion. WAKE UP, young'ns! Fascism Happens!
👍Done
Help report this account please. bsky.app/profile/isup...
bsky.app
December 14, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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We’ve reached the point where Fox is telling viewers to buy artificial Christmas trees so the farms can be turned into data centers. “Everyone needs to get on board.”
December 13, 2025 at 8:53 PM
We’ve reached the point where Fox is telling viewers to buy artificial Christmas trees so the farms can be turned into data centers. “Everyone needs to get on board.”
Well, ain't that AMERICA !! 🇺🇸 🎶
December 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Well, ain't that AMERICA !! 🇺🇸 🎶
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FACT: Katie Johnson's court documents detailing @realDonaldTrump grotesque rape and pedophilia are publicly available.
FACT: Johnson's case was NOT dismissed bcos she lied . She voluntarily withdrew the case bcos she received death threats and the law firm representing her received bomb threats.
FACT: Johnson's case was NOT dismissed bcos she lied . She voluntarily withdrew the case bcos she received death threats and the law firm representing her received bomb threats.
December 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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'Already crossed the line': A.G. James' lawyer gives fair warning to Trump prosecutors that there are protections when officials abuse their power. "There are ways to seek redress. I can't really tip off what we're going to do, but the people on the other side should be fairly warned."
December 12, 2025 at 2:51 AM
'Already crossed the line': A.G. James' lawyer gives fair warning to Trump prosecutors that there are protections when officials abuse their power. "There are ways to seek redress. I can't really tip off what we're going to do, but the people on the other side should be fairly warned."
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Pastel colours at sunrise this morning on Glastonbury Tor. Ribbons of mist floating across the landscape.
December 13, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Pastel colours at sunrise this morning on Glastonbury Tor. Ribbons of mist floating across the landscape.
Watch & then follow one of the UK's most informed & courageous journalists @carolecadwalla.bsky.social
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So today I found out that my TED talk ‘This is What a Digital Coup Looks Like’ was TED’s most watched talk of the year.
It’s sort of amazing & terrifying. Because this *is* what a digital coup looks like.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZOo...
It’s sort of amazing & terrifying. Because this *is* what a digital coup looks like.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZOo...
This Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like | Carole Cadwalladr | TED
YouTube video by TED
www.youtube.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Watch & then follow one of the UK's most informed & courageous journalists @carolecadwalla.bsky.social
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Maria Kalesnikava, hero of Belarus opposition, freed after more than 5 years reut.rs/4iY89ST
Maria Kalesnikava, hero of Belarus opposition, freed after more than 5 years
When Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko used the full force of his security apparatus to smash mass demonstrations in 2020, Maria Kalesnikava became an icon of the protest movement.
reut.rs
December 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Maria Kalesnikava, hero of Belarus opposition, freed after more than 5 years reut.rs/4iY89ST
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Wag the dog.
December 13, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Wag the dog.
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Happy 100th Birthday to Dick Van Dyke!
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a man with a beard is sitting on a chair with his legs crossed
ALT: a man with a beard is sitting on a chair with his legs crossed
media.tenor.com
December 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Happy 100th Birthday to Dick Van Dyke!
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@basilsmiklephd.bsky.social Thank you for mentioning @velshi.com today that this mess we're in with this admin has been planned for decades!
"It didn't just happen with the last election !!!"
Too many avoid that truth about we got here.
"It didn't just happen with the last election !!!"
Too many avoid that truth about we got here.
December 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
@basilsmiklephd.bsky.social Thank you for mentioning @velshi.com today that this mess we're in with this admin has been planned for decades!
"It didn't just happen with the last election !!!"
Too many avoid that truth about we got here.
"It didn't just happen with the last election !!!"
Too many avoid that truth about we got here.
HEROES 🇺🇸
DOJ has sued Maine, Oregon, California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Washington, Delaware, Maryland, New Mexico, Rhode Island, and Vermont for access to its most sensitive voter data.
My firm has moved to intervene in 10 of those cases. We are working on the last 4.
My firm has moved to intervene in 10 of those cases. We are working on the last 4.
December 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
HEROES 🇺🇸
A bit late 😑... but at least an acknowledgement finally that a great disservice has again been done by Trump to our American heritage.
(Now buy every can of paint remover to restore our Oval & other Kremlin-ized WH spaces)
(Now buy every can of paint remover to restore our Oval & other Kremlin-ized WH spaces)
December 12, 2025 at 7:43 PM
A bit late 😑... but at least an acknowledgement finally that a great disservice has again been done by Trump to our American heritage.
(Now buy every can of paint remover to restore our Oval & other Kremlin-ized WH spaces)
(Now buy every can of paint remover to restore our Oval & other Kremlin-ized WH spaces)
AMEN & HALLELUJAH !
ZING
JUST IN: Judge Boasberg won’t back off his planned contempt hearings next week and says the crime-fraud exception would overcome potential privileges. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
December 12, 2025 at 7:36 PM
AMEN & HALLELUJAH !
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Is this the beginning of the AI crash/correction?
The cloud services giant reported quarterly revenue that fell short of Wall Street’s expectations.
Larry Ellison—Losing $31 Billion—Stumbles To No. 3 Richest As Oracle Shares Plummet
The cloud services giant reported quarterly revenue that fell short of Wall Street’s expectations.
www.forbes.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Is this the beginning of the AI crash/correction?
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shoutout to the crowd that insisted it was a political loser to stand up for abrego garcia’s rights
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an ordinary man, has defeated the great might of the US Government
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is free. every bit of cruelty, boasting, slander, and persecution was for absolutely fucking nothing.
December 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
shoutout to the crowd that insisted it was a political loser to stand up for abrego garcia’s rights
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BIG NEWS: A federal grand jury has AGAIN refused to indict NY AG Letitia James in the Eastern District of Virginia — this time in Alexandria.
This is just a week after the DOJ tried and failed to secure a grand jury indictment in Norfolk.
This is just a week after the DOJ tried and failed to secure a grand jury indictment in Norfolk.
December 11, 2025 at 8:33 PM
BIG NEWS: A federal grand jury has AGAIN refused to indict NY AG Letitia James in the Eastern District of Virginia — this time in Alexandria.
This is just a week after the DOJ tried and failed to secure a grand jury indictment in Norfolk.
This is just a week after the DOJ tried and failed to secure a grand jury indictment in Norfolk.
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BREAKING: Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released from immigration detention after a federal judge's order Thursday, his attorney's office says.
Judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia to be immediately released from immigration detention
A federal judge in Maryland has ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from immigration detention while his legal challenge against his deportation moves forward. U.S.
bit.ly
December 11, 2025 at 10:27 PM
BREAKING: Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been released from immigration detention after a federal judge's order Thursday, his attorney's office says.
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I couldn’t leave Chicago without getting a cut from my old barber, Zariff!
December 11, 2025 at 11:56 PM
I couldn’t leave Chicago without getting a cut from my old barber, Zariff!
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This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
December 12, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
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One person...One vote = CHANGE 🗳️
Overturn the GOP Supreme Court "CITIZENS UNITED" ruling!
Vote-by-vote & state-by-state ! 🔽
One person...One vote = CHANGE 🗳️
Overturn the GOP Supreme Court "CITIZENS UNITED" ruling!
Vote-by-vote & state-by-state ! 🔽
If you’re looking for something to do, start working on overturning citizens united in your state. States control the power corporations have. Take their political power away with a ballot initiative. Here’s how: open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
How to Get Rid of "Citizens United"
We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment. There’s a far simpler way.
open.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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One person...One vote = CHANGE 🗳️
Overturn the GOP Supreme Court "CITIZENS UNITED" ruling!
Vote-by-vote & state-by-state ! 🔽
One person...One vote = CHANGE 🗳️
Overturn the GOP Supreme Court "CITIZENS UNITED" ruling!
Vote-by-vote & state-by-state ! 🔽
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They were working on an mRNA application for glioblastoma when Elon/RFK laid wreck to everything.
[My father died of glioblastoma.]
[My father died of glioblastoma.]
This hit me like a gut punch, because I lost a good friend to glioblastoma. I wish Jason Collins a speedy & full recovery, knowing that Stage 4 Glioblastoma has always been terminal.
Hoping for a cure.
Fuck cancer!
www.nytimes.com/athletic/688...
Hoping for a cure.
Fuck cancer!
www.nytimes.com/athletic/688...
Former NBA player Jason Collins announces he has Stage 4 brain cancer
Collins started experiencing symptoms while trying to pack for a US Open trip.
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:20 PM
They were working on an mRNA application for glioblastoma when Elon/RFK laid wreck to everything.
[My father died of glioblastoma.]
[My father died of glioblastoma.]
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Oh you FEARED YOU WERE BEING ABDUCTED? WHAT’S THAT LIKE? Here we go with the “police are scared.” Then quit your job. QUIT YOUR JOB.
The agent, who’s assigned to another HSI office and is in Minnesota on “temporary detail for an operation,” is unfamiliar with the Twin Cities, did not know where they were going, and “was in fear that he was being abducted.”
FBI: Man, woman drive to police station with Homeland Security agent trapped in vehicle
A man and a woman are facing charges of assaulting a federal officer after Homeland Security Investigations agents tried to arrest the man Wednesday for overstaying his student visa. The pair drove to...
www.mprnews.org
December 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Oh you FEARED YOU WERE BEING ABDUCTED? WHAT’S THAT LIKE? Here we go with the “police are scared.” Then quit your job. QUIT YOUR JOB.
Now Ethiopia...
DHS terminates TPS for Ethiopians, saying conditions in their home country "no longer pose a serious threat to the personal safety of returning Ethiopian nationals” and those with no other lawful basis for remaining in the US have 60 days to voluntarily depart.
December 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Now Ethiopia...