RgB
@ruthgilaberger.bsky.social
Writer, reader, feminist, queer, blue. 🫘
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Brendan Carr now enables Trump’s schtick
By applying both carrot and stick.
With the mergers he’s blessed
And the folks he’s repressed,
Brendan’s all around kind of a prick.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
By applying both carrot and stick.
With the mergers he’s blessed
And the folks he’s repressed,
Brendan’s all around kind of a prick.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Trump’s FCC chair Carr may be his new arbiter of ‘free speech’
Brendan Carr commits to the illusion of independence, but Trump’s threats to go after NBC next make the administration’s goals for the FCC clear, writes John Bowden
www.independent.co.uk
September 20, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Brendan Carr now enables Trump’s schtick
By applying both carrot and stick.
With the mergers he’s blessed
And the folks he’s repressed,
Brendan’s all around kind of a prick.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
By applying both carrot and stick.
With the mergers he’s blessed
And the folks he’s repressed,
Brendan’s all around kind of a prick.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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another question i have for @katmabu.bsky.social : has @govpritzker.illinois.gov reached out to you?
he and Newsom talk a lot about protecting us from harm - i'm urging them to both take up a response to this. Pritzker's response should be to send law enforcement to investigate this.
he and Newsom talk a lot about protecting us from harm - i'm urging them to both take up a response to this. Pritzker's response should be to send law enforcement to investigate this.
September 20, 2025 at 1:18 PM
another question i have for @katmabu.bsky.social : has @govpritzker.illinois.gov reached out to you?
he and Newsom talk a lot about protecting us from harm - i'm urging them to both take up a response to this. Pritzker's response should be to send law enforcement to investigate this.
he and Newsom talk a lot about protecting us from harm - i'm urging them to both take up a response to this. Pritzker's response should be to send law enforcement to investigate this.
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Democratic candidate Kat Abughazaleh was thrown to the ground by ICE in Chicago.
September 20, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Democratic candidate Kat Abughazaleh was thrown to the ground by ICE in Chicago.
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"Umberto Eco warned in the 1990s of the ghost of fascism re-emerging to stalk the world. That ghost has become a clear and present danger today."
www.thebulwark.com/p/yeah-its-f...
www.thebulwark.com/p/yeah-its-f...
Yeah. It’s Fascism.
Earmuffs, JD.
www.thebulwark.com
September 19, 2025 at 11:53 AM
"Umberto Eco warned in the 1990s of the ghost of fascism re-emerging to stalk the world. That ghost has become a clear and present danger today."
www.thebulwark.com/p/yeah-its-f...
www.thebulwark.com/p/yeah-its-f...
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Starvation. Mass displacement. Slaughter of innocent children. A siege of Gaza City.
This is wrong.
The U.S. should not send one more penny to fund Netanyahu's war machine.
This is wrong.
The U.S. should not send one more penny to fund Netanyahu's war machine.
Exclusive | U.S. Plans $6 Billion in New Arms Sales to Israel
The Trump administration is seeking congressional approval for the sales, moving forward despite Israel’s recent missile strike on Hamas in Qatar.
www.wsj.com
September 20, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Starvation. Mass displacement. Slaughter of innocent children. A siege of Gaza City.
This is wrong.
The U.S. should not send one more penny to fund Netanyahu's war machine.
This is wrong.
The U.S. should not send one more penny to fund Netanyahu's war machine.
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@balint.house.gov served up a fiery #CupOfJoe!
“Powerful men continue to protect powerful men in Congress.
Let the public see the Epstein files. We need one more signature on Massie's discharge petition.”
#TrumpEpsteinCoverup
“Powerful men continue to protect powerful men in Congress.
Let the public see the Epstein files. We need one more signature on Massie's discharge petition.”
#TrumpEpsteinCoverup
September 20, 2025 at 1:36 PM
@balint.house.gov served up a fiery #CupOfJoe!
“Powerful men continue to protect powerful men in Congress.
Let the public see the Epstein files. We need one more signature on Massie's discharge petition.”
#TrumpEpsteinCoverup
“Powerful men continue to protect powerful men in Congress.
Let the public see the Epstein files. We need one more signature on Massie's discharge petition.”
#TrumpEpsteinCoverup
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As America nears a tipping point, Russell Vought desires a radical rightwing “counter-revolution.”
For @zeit.de, I wrote a profile of one of Trumpism’s key figures – and one of Trump’s most dangerous henchmen.
Some thoughts from the piece (since it is in German):
For @zeit.de, I wrote a profile of one of Trumpism’s key figures – and one of Trump’s most dangerous henchmen.
Some thoughts from the piece (since it is in German):
Russell Vought: Das ist Trumps gefährlichster Stratege
Er organisiert vom Weißen Haus aus den Umbau der USA. Russell Vought ist Spitzenjurist, christlicher Nationalist – und die subtile Kampfmaschine im Auftrag von Trump.
www.zeit.de
September 20, 2025 at 1:04 PM
As America nears a tipping point, Russell Vought desires a radical rightwing “counter-revolution.”
For @zeit.de, I wrote a profile of one of Trumpism’s key figures – and one of Trump’s most dangerous henchmen.
Some thoughts from the piece (since it is in German):
For @zeit.de, I wrote a profile of one of Trumpism’s key figures – and one of Trump’s most dangerous henchmen.
Some thoughts from the piece (since it is in German):
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They say that anyway.
Like they've been claiming that people from Venezuela belong to the "Tren de Aragua" gang & bombing ships they claim are narco-terrorists bringing Fentanyl — when no Fentanyl actually comes from that region!!
It's all a lie & they don't care!
Like they've been claiming that people from Venezuela belong to the "Tren de Aragua" gang & bombing ships they claim are narco-terrorists bringing Fentanyl — when no Fentanyl actually comes from that region!!
It's all a lie & they don't care!
September 18, 2025 at 10:57 AM
They say that anyway.
Like they've been claiming that people from Venezuela belong to the "Tren de Aragua" gang & bombing ships they claim are narco-terrorists bringing Fentanyl — when no Fentanyl actually comes from that region!!
It's all a lie & they don't care!
Like they've been claiming that people from Venezuela belong to the "Tren de Aragua" gang & bombing ships they claim are narco-terrorists bringing Fentanyl — when no Fentanyl actually comes from that region!!
It's all a lie & they don't care!
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i don’t think people on bluesky understand the severity of this situation.
i woke up to literally hundreds of texts from friends and family thinking about either moving back home to india or applying to other countries for jobs. this includes me.
i woke up to literally hundreds of texts from friends and family thinking about either moving back home to india or applying to other countries for jobs. this includes me.
Those on an H1B cannot return to the US from tomorrow (Sunday) unless paying $100K. This is an out-of-the blue presidential action. We’ll see software engineers stranded abroad.
One easy to predict outcome: those on US visas will travel less… for work, for conferences etc.
One easy to predict outcome: those on US visas will travel less… for work, for conferences etc.
September 20, 2025 at 12:20 PM
i don’t think people on bluesky understand the severity of this situation.
i woke up to literally hundreds of texts from friends and family thinking about either moving back home to india or applying to other countries for jobs. this includes me.
i woke up to literally hundreds of texts from friends and family thinking about either moving back home to india or applying to other countries for jobs. this includes me.
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@katmabu.bsky.social is out there getting body-slammed by ICE repeatedly in front of a detention center while running for office in Illinois, because she gets the stakes.
Meanwhile Beltway Dems are like, you know what we need more of? Pro-life candidates running for office in the Midwest.
GTFOH.
Meanwhile Beltway Dems are like, you know what we need more of? Pro-life candidates running for office in the Midwest.
GTFOH.
September 20, 2025 at 1:46 PM
@katmabu.bsky.social is out there getting body-slammed by ICE repeatedly in front of a detention center while running for office in Illinois, because she gets the stakes.
Meanwhile Beltway Dems are like, you know what we need more of? Pro-life candidates running for office in the Midwest.
GTFOH.
Meanwhile Beltway Dems are like, you know what we need more of? Pro-life candidates running for office in the Midwest.
GTFOH.
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PBS News is doing more to expose the facts than the FBI…
📌 Many young extremists who grew up on social media and never knew life without school shootings now see public violence as a way to go viral.
So the chaotic confusion we are seeing right now is possibly by design.
📌 Many young extremists who grew up on social media and never knew life without school shootings now see public violence as a way to go viral.
So the chaotic confusion we are seeing right now is possibly by design.
September 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
PBS News is doing more to expose the facts than the FBI…
📌 Many young extremists who grew up on social media and never knew life without school shootings now see public violence as a way to go viral.
So the chaotic confusion we are seeing right now is possibly by design.
📌 Many young extremists who grew up on social media and never knew life without school shootings now see public violence as a way to go viral.
So the chaotic confusion we are seeing right now is possibly by design.
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Pete Buttigieg WARNS America:
“They didn't stop at the law firms. They didn't stop at the Universities. They didn't even stop at the comedians. They are NOT going to stop until they have TOTAL POWER!."
“They didn't stop at the law firms. They didn't stop at the Universities. They didn't even stop at the comedians. They are NOT going to stop until they have TOTAL POWER!."
September 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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In 1983, 50 companies controlled 90% of the U.S. media market. That number is now down to 5.
September 18, 2025 at 2:42 PM
In 1983, 50 companies controlled 90% of the U.S. media market. That number is now down to 5.
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OPINION: "Speak out, loudly and often — ideally respectfully, but the Constitution doesn’t say you need to be nice. What’s happening is not right and we need to say so. Damn the consequences." — Inquirer columnist Luis F. Carrasco
Why Jimmy Kimmel’s forced hiatus isn’t just another cancel culture rampage | Luis F. Carrasco
Free speech comes with consequences, but the government doesn't get to have a say.
www.inquirer.com
September 19, 2025 at 12:29 PM
OPINION: "Speak out, loudly and often — ideally respectfully, but the Constitution doesn’t say you need to be nice. What’s happening is not right and we need to say so. Damn the consequences." — Inquirer columnist Luis F. Carrasco
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Jimmy Kimmel was taken off the air for mocking Donald Trump and MAGA, not for disrespecting anyone recently assassinated.
Don't listen to the lies that say otherwise.
Don't listen to the lies that say otherwise.
September 18, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Jimmy Kimmel was taken off the air for mocking Donald Trump and MAGA, not for disrespecting anyone recently assassinated.
Don't listen to the lies that say otherwise.
Don't listen to the lies that say otherwise.
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New in PN: Dems need get serious about DC statehood. For real.
"Republicans act like DC residents need to earn their political rights, something they supposedly have not yet done. But consider this: If DC were populated by white Republicans, would it have statehood by now? We all know the answer."
"Republicans act like DC residents need to earn their political rights, something they supposedly have not yet done. But consider this: If DC were populated by white Republicans, would it have statehood by now? We all know the answer."
Dems need to get serious about DC statehood. For real.
No more pussyfooting. With troops in the streets, the time is now.
www.publicnotice.co
September 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
New in PN: Dems need get serious about DC statehood. For real.
"Republicans act like DC residents need to earn their political rights, something they supposedly have not yet done. But consider this: If DC were populated by white Republicans, would it have statehood by now? We all know the answer."
"Republicans act like DC residents need to earn their political rights, something they supposedly have not yet done. But consider this: If DC were populated by white Republicans, would it have statehood by now? We all know the answer."
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Silly Jimmy Kimmel. He should have just called for all homeless people to be killed and he’d still have a job.
September 18, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Silly Jimmy Kimmel. He should have just called for all homeless people to be killed and he’d still have a job.
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NEW: Trump is designating "Antifa" a terrorist organization (though there's no legal mechanism to do - but the law doesn't matter anymore.) He's using the Kirk murder to justify going after democrats. Those of us who read Project 2025 knew this was coming - but that provides little comfort.
September 18, 2025 at 12:38 AM
NEW: Trump is designating "Antifa" a terrorist organization (though there's no legal mechanism to do - but the law doesn't matter anymore.) He's using the Kirk murder to justify going after democrats. Those of us who read Project 2025 knew this was coming - but that provides little comfort.
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See ya, Hulu.
September 18, 2025 at 12:07 AM
See ya, Hulu.
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TERRORISM EXPERT HERE:
He cannot designate an idea as a terrorist group.
There is no org called ANTIFA. There is no leadership or funding path or no membership. Also there is no terrorism law in America. Ask Luigi.
He wants to call anyone a terrorist. That’s Fascism.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
He cannot designate an idea as a terrorist group.
There is no org called ANTIFA. There is no leadership or funding path or no membership. Also there is no terrorism law in America. Ask Luigi.
He wants to call anyone a terrorist. That’s Fascism.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
September 18, 2025 at 2:04 AM
TERRORISM EXPERT HERE:
He cannot designate an idea as a terrorist group.
There is no org called ANTIFA. There is no leadership or funding path or no membership. Also there is no terrorism law in America. Ask Luigi.
He wants to call anyone a terrorist. That’s Fascism.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
He cannot designate an idea as a terrorist group.
There is no org called ANTIFA. There is no leadership or funding path or no membership. Also there is no terrorism law in America. Ask Luigi.
He wants to call anyone a terrorist. That’s Fascism.
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
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If Tesla’s market cap can be sunk, and Target’s profits can be decimated, let’s see what we can do to Disney for kissing the ass of a fascist.
September 17, 2025 at 11:10 PM
If Tesla’s market cap can be sunk, and Target’s profits can be decimated, let’s see what we can do to Disney for kissing the ass of a fascist.
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September 16, 2025 at 11:56 AM