@hattieknuff.bsky.social
Officially, I'm a 'retired librarian,' but the truth is -- Once a librarian, always a librarian. Postcarding is meditative. If deactivating my X account was a diet, I'd be replacing my wardrobe with clothing two sizes smaller. Fur therapy is EVERYTHING.
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“I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now… some who fear for their lives… I ask you to have mercy, Mr. President*, on those in our communities whose children fear that their parents will be taken away.”
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde
1/21/25 @meidastouch.com
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde
1/21/25 @meidastouch.com
Wow. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde fearlessly calls out Trump and Vance to their faces. This is heroic.
(posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit)
(posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit)
January 23, 2025 at 7:11 AM
“I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now… some who fear for their lives… I ask you to have mercy, Mr. President*, on those in our communities whose children fear that their parents will be taken away.”
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde
1/21/25 @meidastouch.com
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde
1/21/25 @meidastouch.com
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The Donald J Trump and CBS network
December 25, 2025 at 8:31 PM
The Donald J Trump and CBS network
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I worked for DOJ. I don't think people realize how dangerous it is for the White House to takeover the daily operations of the Justice Department.
December 25, 2025 at 5:05 AM
I worked for DOJ. I don't think people realize how dangerous it is for the White House to takeover the daily operations of the Justice Department.
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ICE are not legitimate federal agents. They are not law enforcement. They have no authority to commit crimes, violate rights, assault and kidnap Americans. Zero. They're criminals with badges and guns.
December 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
ICE are not legitimate federal agents. They are not law enforcement. They have no authority to commit crimes, violate rights, assault and kidnap Americans. Zero. They're criminals with badges and guns.
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i post this story every christmas, and will keep doing so until it stops making me cry
merry christmas xx
merry christmas xx
A real Good Samaritan
One act of kindness that befell Leeds writer Bernard Hare in 1982 changed him profoundly. Here he tells his story.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 25, 2025 at 10:25 AM
i post this story every christmas, and will keep doing so until it stops making me cry
merry christmas xx
merry christmas xx
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On the Christmas Eve, celebrating the birth of someone whose family fled persecution and who preached tolerance, I’d like to share this very personal essay I wrote back in 2018, about opening our hearts a homes and getting so much more in return. www.motherjones.com/politics/201...
The refugees who lived with me did more for America than the Trumps ever will
And so did my mom.
www.motherjones.com
December 25, 2025 at 2:19 AM
On the Christmas Eve, celebrating the birth of someone whose family fled persecution and who preached tolerance, I’d like to share this very personal essay I wrote back in 2018, about opening our hearts a homes and getting so much more in return. www.motherjones.com/politics/201...
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Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself. For @reuters.com
Pope Leo, on Christmas Eve, says denying help to poor is rejecting God
Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon on Wednesday that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and stra...
www.reuters.com
December 24, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself. For @reuters.com
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They got caught. They’re backing down. But this isn’t over.
There needs to be a class action lawsuit.
Instacart admitted it was using AI to charge different people different prices for the exact same items. Algorithmic price gouging. That scam could cost a family of four $1,200 more a year.
There needs to be a class action lawsuit.
Instacart admitted it was using AI to charge different people different prices for the exact same items. Algorithmic price gouging. That scam could cost a family of four $1,200 more a year.
December 24, 2025 at 4:13 AM
They got caught. They’re backing down. But this isn’t over.
There needs to be a class action lawsuit.
Instacart admitted it was using AI to charge different people different prices for the exact same items. Algorithmic price gouging. That scam could cost a family of four $1,200 more a year.
There needs to be a class action lawsuit.
Instacart admitted it was using AI to charge different people different prices for the exact same items. Algorithmic price gouging. That scam could cost a family of four $1,200 more a year.
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White House Senior Advisor Stephen Miller has spent years weaponizing hatred to become the mastermind of Trump’s crackdown on marginalized groups.
Zeteo traces his most hateful, strange, and downright cringey moments along the way.
Zeteo traces his most hateful, strange, and downright cringey moments along the way.
December 23, 2025 at 3:27 PM
White House Senior Advisor Stephen Miller has spent years weaponizing hatred to become the mastermind of Trump’s crackdown on marginalized groups.
Zeteo traces his most hateful, strange, and downright cringey moments along the way.
Zeteo traces his most hateful, strange, and downright cringey moments along the way.
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Even if the Democrat is not your ideal candidate, get out and vote for them. We are in a battle to save American Democracy. That means all hands on deck (and levers in the voting booth).
December 23, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Even if the Democrat is not your ideal candidate, get out and vote for them. We are in a battle to save American Democracy. That means all hands on deck (and levers in the voting booth).
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"Of the 346 donors identified by the Times, at least 197 have benefited, or are in industries that have benefited, from policies or actions of Mr. Trump or his administration."
This is corruption in plain sight.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This is corruption in plain sight.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
December 24, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"Of the 346 donors identified by the Times, at least 197 have benefited, or are in industries that have benefited, from policies or actions of Mr. Trump or his administration."
This is corruption in plain sight.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This is corruption in plain sight.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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More Trump in the Epstein files, more Trump wanting his own name on massive, unneeded battleships, more Trump removing 30 ambassadors, more & more humans taken without due process…the grotesquerie of America’s mistake showcased day after day. So much work ahead to repair the damage.
December 23, 2025 at 2:37 PM
More Trump in the Epstein files, more Trump wanting his own name on massive, unneeded battleships, more Trump removing 30 ambassadors, more & more humans taken without due process…the grotesquerie of America’s mistake showcased day after day. So much work ahead to repair the damage.
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As Mitt Romney intimated in his NYT article if we don’t tax the rich we are headed for financial disaster.
Who needs this humongous yacht and billions.. more than you can spend in your lifetime.
Who needs this humongous yacht and billions.. more than you can spend in your lifetime.
December 23, 2025 at 2:54 PM
As Mitt Romney intimated in his NYT article if we don’t tax the rich we are headed for financial disaster.
Who needs this humongous yacht and billions.. more than you can spend in your lifetime.
Who needs this humongous yacht and billions.. more than you can spend in your lifetime.
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47's administration are immediately pausing all leases for offshore wind farms already under construction, in the heaviest blow yet to an industry that the administration has relentlessly targeted throughout the year.
What reason are they giving? “national security risks” =groan=
No pay wall.
What reason are they giving? “national security risks” =groan=
No pay wall.
Trump officials halt offshore wind-farm projects over ‘national security risks’
Interior department move affects five projects under construction in latest blow to industry targeted by Trump
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
47's administration are immediately pausing all leases for offshore wind farms already under construction, in the heaviest blow yet to an industry that the administration has relentlessly targeted throughout the year.
What reason are they giving? “national security risks” =groan=
No pay wall.
What reason are they giving? “national security risks” =groan=
No pay wall.
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12.21.25
The Handmaid Army NYC, created a powerful silent, and visually striking protest to raise awareness of tRump's oppression and their resistance to it.
🎥 FREEDOMNEWS TV link below
www.youtube.com/@SCOOTERCASTER
The Handmaid Army NYC, created a powerful silent, and visually striking protest to raise awareness of tRump's oppression and their resistance to it.
🎥 FREEDOMNEWS TV link below
www.youtube.com/@SCOOTERCASTER
December 22, 2025 at 11:54 PM
12.21.25
The Handmaid Army NYC, created a powerful silent, and visually striking protest to raise awareness of tRump's oppression and their resistance to it.
🎥 FREEDOMNEWS TV link below
www.youtube.com/@SCOOTERCASTER
The Handmaid Army NYC, created a powerful silent, and visually striking protest to raise awareness of tRump's oppression and their resistance to it.
🎥 FREEDOMNEWS TV link below
www.youtube.com/@SCOOTERCASTER
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The funny part? More people will watch it now due to the controversy than would have watched it during a normal airing. 😂 Whoopsi, was it supposed to be secret? Oops, we didn't know that 😂
December 23, 2025 at 7:04 AM
The funny part? More people will watch it now due to the controversy than would have watched it during a normal airing. 😂 Whoopsi, was it supposed to be secret? Oops, we didn't know that 😂
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I know about it first hand from someone here legally but being detained in AZ. Sick, not getting prescribed meds. Deplorable conditions.
It’s intended cruelty from this disgusting administration and ALL maga are culpable and guilty.
A national embarrassment and permanent shame.
It’s intended cruelty from this disgusting administration and ALL maga are culpable and guilty.
A national embarrassment and permanent shame.
December 22, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I know about it first hand from someone here legally but being detained in AZ. Sick, not getting prescribed meds. Deplorable conditions.
It’s intended cruelty from this disgusting administration and ALL maga are culpable and guilty.
A national embarrassment and permanent shame.
It’s intended cruelty from this disgusting administration and ALL maga are culpable and guilty.
A national embarrassment and permanent shame.
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The CBS 60 Minutes Doc confirms what we knew: The U.S. is currently using our tax dollars to imprison brown people with no criminal record in torture camps overseas.
It’s no wonder administration shill Bari Weiss pulled this off the air: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjY7...
It’s no wonder administration shill Bari Weiss pulled this off the air: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjY7...
CANCELLED 60 MINUTES CECOT DOC
YouTube video by eoin higgins
www.youtube.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The CBS 60 Minutes Doc confirms what we knew: The U.S. is currently using our tax dollars to imprison brown people with no criminal record in torture camps overseas.
It’s no wonder administration shill Bari Weiss pulled this off the air: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjY7...
It’s no wonder administration shill Bari Weiss pulled this off the air: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjY7...
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The Olivia Nuzzi story and the Bari Weiss at CBS story are the same story, which is that the upper echelons of legacy media are absolutely rife with people who worship power and don't feel burdened by any sense of responsibility to their profession or the public.
December 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The Olivia Nuzzi story and the Bari Weiss at CBS story are the same story, which is that the upper echelons of legacy media are absolutely rife with people who worship power and don't feel burdened by any sense of responsibility to their profession or the public.
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@propublica.org will always get it right.
CBS didn't run the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, but over here at @propublica.org we've been working on the story since March, including finding out who each and every man sent to that maximum security prison was.
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
Deported and Imprisoned Archives
A case-by-case investigation that examines the Trump administration’s claims that these immigrants are all “sick criminals” and “terrorists” and that shows what they suffered during months in one of t...
www.propublica.org
December 22, 2025 at 4:58 PM
@propublica.org will always get it right.
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Good words to live by in these trying days.
#USDemocracy
#USDemocracy
“They want us to be overwhelmed. They want us to become benumbed to the mounting horror. They want us to think their success is inevitable & there’s nothing we can do about it. This is how they win. It’s our job in the coming year to prove how wrong they are.”
www.americaamerica.news/p/we-cant-st...
www.americaamerica.news/p/we-cant-st...
We Can't Stop Caring
It remains in our power to create a more just future
www.americaamerica.news
December 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Good words to live by in these trying days.
#USDemocracy
#USDemocracy
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Jason Crow: "I did three combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. I saw the unedited video of that double tap strike in early September that killed survivors. It was gutting to me because there was just no justification for that second strike. That's not who we are as a country."
December 22, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Jason Crow: "I did three combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. I saw the unedited video of that double tap strike in early September that killed survivors. It was gutting to me because there was just no justification for that second strike. That's not who we are as a country."
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Musk should be in prison
Bloomberg Analysis: 15 People Have Died in Crashes Where Tesla Doors Wouldn’t Open
Note: Tesla said on a new safety page on its website last week that when a serious collision is detected, "doors will automatically unlock for emergency access."
GIFT LINK: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Note: Tesla said on a new safety page on its website last week that when a serious collision is detected, "doors will automatically unlock for emergency access."
GIFT LINK: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
15 People Have Died in Crashes Where Tesla Doors Wouldn’t Open
There are no official statistics on the dangers of electric handles. So Bloomberg did its own analysis.
www.bloomberg.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Musk should be in prison
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(1,2) TARRIFS ARE A TAX PAID BY AMERICANS!!! HERE IS PROOF!!!
Yesterday, White House economic advisor Kevin Hasset said that tariffs could result in $2,000 going back to Americans, but he also said he wasn't sure how that would work. What he didn't say is
Yesterday, White House economic advisor Kevin Hasset said that tariffs could result in $2,000 going back to Americans, but he also said he wasn't sure how that would work. What he didn't say is
December 22, 2025 at 4:19 PM
(1,2) TARRIFS ARE A TAX PAID BY AMERICANS!!! HERE IS PROOF!!!
Yesterday, White House economic advisor Kevin Hasset said that tariffs could result in $2,000 going back to Americans, but he also said he wasn't sure how that would work. What he didn't say is
Yesterday, White House economic advisor Kevin Hasset said that tariffs could result in $2,000 going back to Americans, but he also said he wasn't sure how that would work. What he didn't say is