Ruthie Levy
@ruthiel.bsky.social
Engineer and project professional with a love of nature, dancing and democracy
@petebuttigieg.bsky.social @sanders.senate.gov @aoc.bsky.social @vanhollen.senate.gov we appreciate your voices and actions thus far, but I think she's right it's not enough to save our democracy
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April 18, 2025 at 7:02 AM
@petebuttigieg.bsky.social @sanders.senate.gov @aoc.bsky.social @vanhollen.senate.gov we appreciate your voices and actions thus far, but I think she's right it's not enough to save our democracy
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The Trump Admin wants to undo mercury protections—and their big plan? Let polluters off the hook with an email. These plants are mostly near Black, brown & low-income communities. We know who pays the price. Our health is NOT up for negotiation.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/c...
E.P.A. Offers a Way to Avoid Clean-Air Rules: Send an Email
Referring to a little-known provision, it said power plants and others could write to seek exemptions to mercury and other restrictions and that “the president will make a decision.”
www.nytimes.com
March 27, 2025 at 7:47 PM
The Trump Admin wants to undo mercury protections—and their big plan? Let polluters off the hook with an email. These plants are mostly near Black, brown & low-income communities. We know who pays the price. Our health is NOT up for negotiation.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/27/c...
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If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.
March 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.
This is really important. Without fair elections, the midterms mean nothing.
The Democrats are focusing on the mid-terms thinking this is where they can gain back power. But Trump is 2 steps ahead of them trying to ensure that real elections don't happen in 2026. The battle isn't about winning districts in 2026, but in ensuring a fair vote.
March 23, 2025 at 7:34 PM
This is really important. Without fair elections, the midterms mean nothing.
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We're on that precipice. This is Schrödinger's coup.
He is both succeeding & failing. Every guardrail is being tested.
The fact is, a few batshit crazy bros cannot, themselves, break democracy.
They need complicity. So this is OUR time to disrupt, derail, & disturb the necessary complicity.
He is both succeeding & failing. Every guardrail is being tested.
The fact is, a few batshit crazy bros cannot, themselves, break democracy.
They need complicity. So this is OUR time to disrupt, derail, & disturb the necessary complicity.
I hope you’re right, but it feels like he is doing whatever he wants regardless of law or orders or precedent or people’s livelihoods and any guardrails are being removed or just ignored. It doesn’t seem like we have a functioning system or the leadership in a position to stop him. At least not yet.
March 7, 2025 at 10:46 PM
We're on that precipice. This is Schrödinger's coup.
He is both succeeding & failing. Every guardrail is being tested.
The fact is, a few batshit crazy bros cannot, themselves, break democracy.
They need complicity. So this is OUR time to disrupt, derail, & disturb the necessary complicity.
He is both succeeding & failing. Every guardrail is being tested.
The fact is, a few batshit crazy bros cannot, themselves, break democracy.
They need complicity. So this is OUR time to disrupt, derail, & disturb the necessary complicity.
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Trump wants to fire 83k VA workers, many of whom are veterans themselves, decimating the VA & making it harder for veterans to get health care & benefits.
When Americans put their lives on the line to defend our country, we must keep our commitments to them — not betray them.
When Americans put their lives on the line to defend our country, we must keep our commitments to them — not betray them.
March 5, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Trump wants to fire 83k VA workers, many of whom are veterans themselves, decimating the VA & making it harder for veterans to get health care & benefits.
When Americans put their lives on the line to defend our country, we must keep our commitments to them — not betray them.
When Americans put their lives on the line to defend our country, we must keep our commitments to them — not betray them.
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We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
March 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
This Friday, where will you be?
standupforscience2025.org
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DOGE is slashing VA staff, cutting suicide prevention programs, delaying Veterans’ healthcare, and firing those who served (Fun Fact: 30% of Federal Employees are vets!).
They call it "efficiency." I'd call it betrayal.
#DOGEscrewsVeterans
They call it "efficiency." I'd call it betrayal.
#DOGEscrewsVeterans
February 27, 2025 at 8:04 PM
DOGE is slashing VA staff, cutting suicide prevention programs, delaying Veterans’ healthcare, and firing those who served (Fun Fact: 30% of Federal Employees are vets!).
They call it "efficiency." I'd call it betrayal.
#DOGEscrewsVeterans
They call it "efficiency." I'd call it betrayal.
#DOGEscrewsVeterans
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The House Republican bill could cut as much as $880 billion from Medicaid alone.
That puts 80 MILLION Americans—kids, veterans, people with disabilities, rural Americans, the elderly—at risk.
Democrats are standing up for the American people.
That puts 80 MILLION Americans—kids, veterans, people with disabilities, rural Americans, the elderly—at risk.
Democrats are standing up for the American people.
February 25, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The House Republican bill could cut as much as $880 billion from Medicaid alone.
That puts 80 MILLION Americans—kids, veterans, people with disabilities, rural Americans, the elderly—at risk.
Democrats are standing up for the American people.
That puts 80 MILLION Americans—kids, veterans, people with disabilities, rural Americans, the elderly—at risk.
Democrats are standing up for the American people.
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Never in our history has the US voted w/ Dictatorships at the expense of our Democratic allies—that is until today. Trump has not only just ruined US credibility as a global leader, but set back the global fight for democratic values and peace.
The United States joined Russia to vote against a UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russia's war against Ukraine in a stunning shift from years of US policy.
US joins Russia to vote against UN resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine | CNN Politics
The United States joined Russia to vote against a UN General Assembly resolution condemning Russia’s war against Ukraine Monday in a stunning shift from years of US policy.
www.cnn.com
February 24, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Never in our history has the US voted w/ Dictatorships at the expense of our Democratic allies—that is until today. Trump has not only just ruined US credibility as a global leader, but set back the global fight for democratic values and peace.
His concern about roadblocks makes me think he is in fact planning to do something questionable or illegal
Hegseth says firing of top military lawyers was about making sure "they don't exist to be roadblocks to anything that happens."
February 24, 2025 at 1:08 PM
His concern about roadblocks makes me think he is in fact planning to do something questionable or illegal
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Utah Republican Senator John Curtis claps back at Elon and DOGE:
"If I could say one thing to Elon Musk it's please put a dose of compassion in this. These are real lives. These are mortgages. It's a false narrative to say we have to cut and be cruel to do it."
MORE republicans should stand up!
"If I could say one thing to Elon Musk it's please put a dose of compassion in this. These are real lives. These are mortgages. It's a false narrative to say we have to cut and be cruel to do it."
MORE republicans should stand up!
February 23, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Utah Republican Senator John Curtis claps back at Elon and DOGE:
"If I could say one thing to Elon Musk it's please put a dose of compassion in this. These are real lives. These are mortgages. It's a false narrative to say we have to cut and be cruel to do it."
MORE republicans should stand up!
"If I could say one thing to Elon Musk it's please put a dose of compassion in this. These are real lives. These are mortgages. It's a false narrative to say we have to cut and be cruel to do it."
MORE republicans should stand up!
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Is Donald Trump going to respond to Musk’s email and report on what he did last week?
To help, I’ve gone ahead and done it for him. A thread:
To help, I’ve gone ahead and done it for him. A thread:
February 23, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Is Donald Trump going to respond to Musk’s email and report on what he did last week?
To help, I’ve gone ahead and done it for him. A thread:
To help, I’ve gone ahead and done it for him. A thread:
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DOGE’s accounting of its “savings” is riddled with sloppy mistakes. The five largest cuts that it listed on its website earlier this week were all incorrect — making the savings look far larger than they were in reality.
February 22, 2025 at 1:02 PM
DOGE’s accounting of its “savings” is riddled with sloppy mistakes. The five largest cuts that it listed on its website earlier this week were all incorrect — making the savings look far larger than they were in reality.
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It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
February 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.
Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
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MAGA has a bill that would disenfranchise someone you know. The SAVE Act is the GOP’s attempt at mass voter suppression disguised as an election integrity bill: indivisibleteam.medium.com/maga-has-a-b...
Stop the SAVE Act
YouTube video by Indivisible
www.youtube.com
February 21, 2025 at 12:16 AM
MAGA has a bill that would disenfranchise someone you know. The SAVE Act is the GOP’s attempt at mass voter suppression disguised as an election integrity bill: indivisibleteam.medium.com/maga-has-a-b...
Because we need something positive in our lives...
February 20, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Because we need something positive in our lives...
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Today marks 83 years since Executive Order 9066 incarcerated over 120,000 Japanese Americans, including my family.
#DayOfRemembrance is a reminder that we can't be complacent. The Trump Admin is creating a culture of fear & hysteria. That is why the Japanese American story must be told & retold.
#DayOfRemembrance is a reminder that we can't be complacent. The Trump Admin is creating a culture of fear & hysteria. That is why the Japanese American story must be told & retold.
February 20, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Today marks 83 years since Executive Order 9066 incarcerated over 120,000 Japanese Americans, including my family.
#DayOfRemembrance is a reminder that we can't be complacent. The Trump Admin is creating a culture of fear & hysteria. That is why the Japanese American story must be told & retold.
#DayOfRemembrance is a reminder that we can't be complacent. The Trump Admin is creating a culture of fear & hysteria. That is why the Japanese American story must be told & retold.
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Ok that made me laugh
I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes
February 19, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Ok that made me laugh
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/f... and there we have the first reference to an axis. Remind you of anything?
‘Europe challenges Trump-Putin axis’: what the papers say about Paris summit on Ukraine
European headlines reflect the response to the diplomatic shockwaves sent by the US and splits among leaders on defence spending and how the war in Ukraine should end
www.theguardian.com
February 18, 2025 at 1:29 PM
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/f... and there we have the first reference to an axis. Remind you of anything?
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President Musk and Kennedy Center chairman Trump have decided that you don't deserve to feel safe when you fly.
Trump Begins Firing FAA Air Traffic Control Staff Weeks After Fatal DC Plane Crash
One FAA employee suggested he was targeted over his criticism of Tesla and X. Both are owned by Elon Musk.
www.huffpost.com
February 17, 2025 at 11:54 PM
President Musk and Kennedy Center chairman Trump have decided that you don't deserve to feel safe when you fly.
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It’s about having red hair and freckles FFS and how to be cool with that when other kids make fun of it. By that twisted logic, you’d have to ban pretty much every children’s book, old and new www.cnn.com/2025/02/17/e...
Julianne Moore says her book about embracing differences was removed from Pentagon-run schools | CNN
Oscar winner Julianne Moore claims her children’s book “Freckleface Strawberry” was banned by the Department of Defense’s Education Activity, a global network of 160 schools serving military families.
www.cnn.com
February 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
It’s about having red hair and freckles FFS and how to be cool with that when other kids make fun of it. By that twisted logic, you’d have to ban pretty much every children’s book, old and new www.cnn.com/2025/02/17/e...
Airlines should be shouting bloody murder. The Republican administration is making flying more dangerous and that's bad for business no matter which way you slice it. Needless to say it's also negligent.
Less than a month since a crash that took 67 lives, Trump is firing hundreds of federal employees who inspect and maintain air traffic control communications, radio and computer systems.
This is extremely dangerous and could have deadly consequences.
www.cnn.com/2025/02/16/p...
This is extremely dangerous and could have deadly consequences.
www.cnn.com/2025/02/16/p...
Hundreds of FAA probationary workers fired by Trump administration, union says | CNN Politics
The Trump administration has started firing hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration probationary employees who maintain critical air traffic control infrastructure, according to their union.
www.cnn.com
February 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Airlines should be shouting bloody murder. The Republican administration is making flying more dangerous and that's bad for business no matter which way you slice it. Needless to say it's also negligent.
There is absolutely no reason that anybody should need access to this data
A group of unqualified, unelected bureaucrats, including a teenager with alleged links to hacker groups, is now seeking access to the personal identifying information of every U.S. taxpayer.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Musk’s DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data, raising alarm at IRS
Musk’s DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data at IRS
www.washingtonpost.com
February 17, 2025 at 8:49 AM
There is absolutely no reason that anybody should need access to this data