@ruth-anne-l.bsky.social
Just a social worker in the Chicago area.
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From Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday, we’re saying “We Ain’t Buying It” and asking Americans to hit pause on buying from corporations that enable Trump’s fascist agenda: weaintbuyingit.com/?utm_source=ind_wabi
November 18, 2025 at 1:48 AM
From Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday, we’re saying “We Ain’t Buying It” and asking Americans to hit pause on buying from corporations that enable Trump’s fascist agenda: weaintbuyingit.com/?utm_source=ind_wabi
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This video from Portland is a metaphor for what is going on in America. ICE trying so hard to get Americans to cross a line and if they don't, dragging them across the line and violently attacking.
October 26, 2025 at 7:17 PM
This video from Portland is a metaphor for what is going on in America. ICE trying so hard to get Americans to cross a line and if they don't, dragging them across the line and violently attacking.
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Use of the word "evil" in official congressional e-newsletters, over time, by party
September 15, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Use of the word "evil" in official congressional e-newsletters, over time, by party
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Exclusive: An internal planning road map obtained by The Post shows the strategy behind ICE’s breakneck expansion, a chaotic effort that has already triggered lawsuits and accusations of cruelty. wapo.st/41FWkck
August 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Exclusive: An internal planning road map obtained by The Post shows the strategy behind ICE’s breakneck expansion, a chaotic effort that has already triggered lawsuits and accusations of cruelty. wapo.st/41FWkck
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Here's the article
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
SOS: Migrants held in Texas fear notorious El Salvador prison
Venezuelan detainees in Texas fear the Trump administration will send them to El Salvador's notorious CECOT maximum security prison.
www.reuters.com
May 1, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Here's the article
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
www.reuters.com/world/americ...
www.npr.org/2025/04/22/n...
Unfortunate. But maybe not surprising considering 60 has been doing rare, real journalism.
Unfortunate. But maybe not surprising considering 60 has been doing rare, real journalism.
'60 Minutes' chief resigns, saying show's independence was compromised
The longtime head of CBS' 60 Minutes resigned Tuesday, as the network's parent company grapples with President Trump's lawsuit over an interview the show did with Kamala Harris last fall.
www.npr.org
April 22, 2025 at 10:21 PM
www.npr.org/2025/04/22/n...
Unfortunate. But maybe not surprising considering 60 has been doing rare, real journalism.
Unfortunate. But maybe not surprising considering 60 has been doing rare, real journalism.
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"If you can purchase US citizenship for $5 million, the “illegals” are only guilty of being poor." -Feminist News
April 17, 2025 at 3:50 AM
"If you can purchase US citizenship for $5 million, the “illegals” are only guilty of being poor." -Feminist News
Can anyone explain why Kilmer Abrego Garcia (who I feel for) is the only one being discussed? What about the 60 Minutes segment that said 75% of the deportees were not criminals?
April 16, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Can anyone explain why Kilmer Abrego Garcia (who I feel for) is the only one being discussed? What about the 60 Minutes segment that said 75% of the deportees were not criminals?
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Sign of the day…Chicago
April 6, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Sign of the day…Chicago
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A new website tracks how federal funding cuts affect local communities, with filters by sector (e.g. public health, economy) and insights into vulnerable areas like rural counties and Indigenous lands.
theimpactproject.org/the-impact-m...
theimpactproject.org/the-impact-m...
The Impact Map - The Impact Project
The Impact Map provides timely data on policy, funding, and workforce changes and their localized effect.
theimpactproject.org
April 1, 2025 at 10:45 PM
A new website tracks how federal funding cuts affect local communities, with filters by sector (e.g. public health, economy) and insights into vulnerable areas like rural counties and Indigenous lands.
theimpactproject.org/the-impact-m...
theimpactproject.org/the-impact-m...
www.salon.com/2025/02/26/a...
This is not surprising.
This is not surprising.
"A woman is like a child": MAGA turns its sights on stripping Republican women of power
Conservative women believe complicity will save them, but an emboldened far-right is gunning for their rights
www.salon.com
March 3, 2025 at 5:59 PM
www.salon.com/2025/02/26/a...
This is not surprising.
This is not surprising.
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Even the people working at DOGE say it is a lawless nightmare for America. In fact, they know it better than anyone.
Thanks to these true public servants who won’t stand for such a dangerous betrayal of the American people.
Thanks to these true public servants who won’t stand for such a dangerous betrayal of the American people.
21 DOGE staffers resign, saying they won't help 'dismantle' public services
Twenty-one members of the United States DOGE Service have resigned, they said in an anonymous letter, citing DOGE's ongoing work dramatically reshaping the federal government.
www.npr.org
February 26, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Even the people working at DOGE say it is a lawless nightmare for America. In fact, they know it better than anyone.
Thanks to these true public servants who won’t stand for such a dangerous betrayal of the American people.
Thanks to these true public servants who won’t stand for such a dangerous betrayal of the American people.
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NEW: President Donald Trump has given Elon Musk sweeping authority to overhaul the U.S. government bureaucracy and its operations around the globe.
ProPublica confirmed the identities and roles of more than 20 key people affiliated with Musk.
ProPublica confirmed the identities and roles of more than 20 key people affiliated with Musk.
Elon Musk’s Demolition Crew
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has been unleashed on federal agencies. ProPublica is attempting to document who is working with him and what they are doing.
propub.li
February 6, 2025 at 10:10 PM
NEW: President Donald Trump has given Elon Musk sweeping authority to overhaul the U.S. government bureaucracy and its operations around the globe.
ProPublica confirmed the identities and roles of more than 20 key people affiliated with Musk.
ProPublica confirmed the identities and roles of more than 20 key people affiliated with Musk.
