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Ruth Adar 🎗️ @rruth.bsky.social · 10h

Watch what they DO, not what they say. Get the COVID vaccination if you can.

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 14h

Trump got a Covid vaccine today.

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Ruth Adar 🎗️ @rruth.bsky.social · 10h

A useful set of ideas to ponder about survival in challenging times. Rather dramatically written but I think the gist is worthwhile.
www.jackhopkinsnow.com/p/the-surviv...

THE SURVIVOR BLUEPRINT: 20 Laws for Staying Unbreakable in an Unraveling America

If you can keep your head while everything around you is cracking, you don’t just survive...you win.

www.jackhopkinsnow.com

Ruth Adar 🎗️ @rruth.bsky.social · 11h

Wishing everyone a Sabbath of peace, or a lovely weekend — or both!

Toy poodle mix (poo-hua-hua?) with one ear in the air. Her name is Harissa, aka Reesie.

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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 12h

Charlie Kirk’s assassination has led to more attention on the relationship between political rhetoric and political violence.

A constitutional law professor explains how gun proliferation complicates the problem by making political violence much easier to carry out.

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Political violence: What can happen when First Amendment free speech meets Second Amendment gun rights

Political violence, made easier to carry out by the proliferation of guns, harms democracy by shifting the field of political disagreement from debate to aggression.

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Ruth Adar 🎗️ @rruth.bsky.social · 20h

What the what? Why do the Qataris need an air force base in Idaho? And what about American sovereignty on our own soil?

VoteVets @votevets.org · 21h

We have (so many) questions. Is this part of a quid pro quo? Will the Qataris have their own facilities and security inside one of our bases? This needs some VERY serious oversight, if Republicans in Congress feel like doing their jobs at any point.

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Ruth Adar 🎗️ @rruth.bsky.social · 20h

Debbie Brockman, producer at WGN Chicago. Remember her.

Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 21h

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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Ruth Adar 🎗️ @rruth.bsky.social · 1d

What a cutie!

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Ruth Adar 🎗️ @rruth.bsky.social · 1d

We can take courage from seeing the helpers all around us.

patch.com/california/s...

Napa Atlas Fire Hero Critically Injured In Dramatic Helicopter Emergency Landing

The pilot critically injured in emergency landing on NorCal freeway was awarded a Medal of Honor for saving lives in the Napa Atlas Fire.

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Ruth Adar 🎗️ @rruth.bsky.social · 2d

Thursday Poodle: Reesie has begun to relax after 6 weeks in her new home. She sleeps deeply on the couch, happy to be surrounded by her peeps. #AdoptDontShop

Gray toy poodle sound asleep on a brown blanket.

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Ruth Adar 🎗️ @rruth.bsky.social · 2d

The first Neanderthal with Down syndrome shines light on the origin of human compassion | Science | EL PAÍS English share.google/fOTjTpwBpBbA...

The first Neanderthal with Down syndrome shines light on the origin of human compassion

The discovery in Spain of the fossil of a six-year-old child with serious ear injuries suggests that their family took care of them without expecting anything in return

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 3d

Breaking News: Saul Zabar, who over seven decades made the Upper West Side food emporium Zabar’s a New York institution, is dead at 97. nyti.ms/42qGl2n

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Ruth Adar 🎗️ @rruth.bsky.social · 2d

You are not alone.

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 3d

"This commandment to love our neighbor is not so much about a feeling that we’re supposed to just feel in our hearts... It’s made real through action." religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago

(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 4d

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a new mRNA vaccine that has been shown to suppress abnormal blood vessel growth in the retina, offering hope to MILLIONS of patients with age-related vision loss. The vaccine triggered strong antibody responses that REDUCED retinal damage by UP TO 85%.

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Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET @patti3333.bsky.social · 2d

www.newsweek.com/alaska-fairb...

Some GOOD NEWS
Congratulations Mayor elect Mindy O'Neal Fairbanks
Ousted republican

EVERY DEMOCRAT WIN
IS GREAT NEWS
in RED Districts

Republican ousted by Democrat in shock election defeat

The mayoralty has been held by a Republican for years.

www.newsweek.com

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Ruth Adar 🎗️ @rruth.bsky.social · 2d

Amen!

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Chaplain John @chaplainjohn.medsky.social · 2d

Can we please, just for one day, be united in our opposition?

Why, in the name of all that is holy, do we have to take this moment of uncertainty to just talk about Democrats?

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Ruth Adar 🎗️ @rruth.bsky.social · 2d

Just got my flu vaccination and my COVID vaxx as well.

Photo is from long ago - Princess and Gabi are no longer with us. Still one of the happiest images I own.

Woman holding 2 toy poodles, a white one licking her face and a gray one looking at the camera.

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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 3d

Remember this when they tell you that arts degrees are worthless.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Ruth Adar 🎗️ @rruth.bsky.social · 2d

Here's how one woman is maintaining her sanity. What are you doing to sustain yourself or others during this time?

Suzanne Reisman @suzannereisman.bsky.social · 3d

Things that are sustaining me right now, as my hometown of Chicago is invaded by Trump fascists:
1. Costa Maple Hazel latte
2. Strolling through the South Flower Walk in Hyde Park
3. Running
4. Bakewell tarts
5. A great therapist

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Ruth Adar 🎗️ @rruth.bsky.social · 2d

A blueprint for preserving democracy. Also, a warning against squabbling & infighting.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...

Opinion | Where Trump Is Vulnerable and How to Act on It

www.nytimes.com

Ruth Adar 🎗️ @rruth.bsky.social · 2d

Thank goodness for governors and mayors who will stand up for the people who elected them!

barbisblue @barbisblue.bsky.social · 2d

I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M WATCHING INTERVIEWS OF CITY MAYORS TALKING ABOUT HOW THEY ARE COORDINATING WITH OTHER MAYORS TO DISCUSS HOW TO PROTECT THEIR RESIDENTS FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES I KNOW WE ARE "USED TO IT" BUT IT IS ABSOLUTELY INSANE.

- ASHA RANGAPPA

OCCUPY

DEMOCRATSX

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barbisblue @barbisblue.bsky.social · 2d

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 3d

So the people causing the shutdown are getting paid. The people keeping the country running don’t.

And Speaker Mike Johnson won’t let the House come back to work. So basically they’re on a paid vacation while Americans miss paychecks.

Did I get that right?

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Ruth Adar 🎗️ @rruth.bsky.social · 3d

Are you a "heritage American?" Words are powerful, and this new phrase is very worrying.
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

Are You a ‘Heritage American’?

Why some on the right want to know if your ancestors were here during the Civil War

www.theatlantic.com

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