ruffian51.bsky.social

ruffian51.bsky.social

@ruffian51.bsky.social

Mother of beautiful LGBT daughter, wife of immigrant. Paralegal, animal lover, history lover. Just trying to be a good person, live by the Golden Rule, and fight fascism in my own small way.

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Good morning, my friends! My cousin Derek is going through a rough time and needs help. I humbly ask you to do whatever you can. Sharing his link is helpful as well. Thank you all in advance and it's greatly appreciated. 😊🙏🏽❤️ www.gofundme.com/f/help-a-hum...

gofundme.comDonate to Help a Humble Black Artist Rebuild, Create & Thrive, organized by Derek SmithMy name is Derek, and I'm the founder of AHBA (A Humble Black Artist… Derek Smith needs your support for Help a Humble Black Artist Rebuild, Create & Thrive

Reading Klemper's "I Will Bear Witness." As he reads Tallyrand biography, he refers to the parallels between revolutionary France and Nazi Germany, and makes the comment "The historical balance sheet is no comfort for the individual." Individually, we must not despair. We will be vindicated.

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⚠️ Be careful with VoteSafe .org. It is NOT an official voting website. It’s tied to Elon Musk’s America PAC and collects a lot of personal information from people who use it. Before you hand over your name, address, phone number, email and voter information, know who you’re giving it to.

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1,000 “poll monitors” will be dispatched by Trump’s Justice Department on Election Days 2026 and 2028. This tactic is straight out of Project 2025; designed to keep brown people away from polling places, which Republicans know will impact the Democratic Party vote. Black people tried to warn you!

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social

Heads up: The Trump Justice Department plans to dispatch about 1,000 monitors to the polls this fall — probably the largest number under a Republican president, according to a top assistant attorney general.

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WE NEED 4 SEATS TO FLIP THE SENATE. JOSH TUREK SHOULD BE ONE OF THEM. I was researching Josh and came across one of his signature issues: Right to Repair. I had no idea how important this was. Most people in big cities probably don’t either. 🧵

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1. This New York Post cover: “Thousands of 9/11 families demand Mamdani be banned from 25th-Anniversary” is a brazen lie. How do I know? I interviewed the organizer of the petition.

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America recoiled with horror when the Trump administration invoked the Alien Enemies Act and ICE deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia to an El Salvadoran gulag Well, now they’re using something called the Alien Terrorist Removal Court And guess who decides which immigrants are “terrorists” Todd Blanche

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Interesting.

Scott Horton@robertscotthorton.bsky.social

In 1933 Adolf Hitler shook down German industrialists for millions of Reichsmark to establish what he called the Adolf-Hitler-Spende der deutschen Wirtschaft—a slush fund he used to pay off Nazis whose violence got them into legal trouble. In 2026, Donald Trump is quietly doing the same thing.

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I am no James Comey fan. He made a huge contribution to Hillary Clinton losing in 2016. But this is an "I am Spartacus " moment. I am reposting Comey's seashells Arrest me motherfuckers.

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After the White House complained about an unflattering photo of Karoline Leavitt, it was removed from AFP and Getty’s systems. This is the photo in question. Please do not repost it. 👇

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Prominent anti-apartheid activist Dulcie September was assassinated in Paris #OTD in 1988. Widely believed to have been motivated by her investigations into illegal arms trafficking and nuclear collaboration between France & South Africa. The case remains unsolved. #WomensHistoryMonth

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Mary Peltola clearly gets what's important to Alaska. Her campaign slogan says it all: "The fight for Fish, Family, Freedom depends on fixing the rigged system in DC." In the Senate, she will work to make life more affordable for hard-working Alaskans. Elect Mary Peltola U.S. Senate, Alaska

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There are reports of ICE activity on the north side of Chicago happening now. Please share so people in the area can be aware and take precautions. If you’re in the area please come by our office at 7016 N Clark St for ICE whistles. We protect each other. Chinga la migra.

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They're going to have nukes in a week. They interfered in the 2020 and 2024 Elections. They have ballistic missiles. Their leaders were killing their citizens. They've been at war with us for 47 years. Yeah, keep talking... jonathanlarsen.substack.com/p/us-troops-...

jonathanlarsen.substack.comU.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for “Armageddon,” Return of JesusAdvocacy group reports commanders giving similar messages at more than 30 installations in every branch of the military

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Good morning, beautiful friends. This is for you. It is for you and me, and for all of the people helping. We are the glue. #Jaye’sMorningLight 🩵🫂🩵

I took my daughter-in-law shopping today for her birthday present. She enjoys baking, so we went to the King Arthur Flour pop-up store in Fairfax, VA. There, I learned that King Arthur is a 100% employee-owned company. If you have any bakers on your list, skip Amazon and checkout King Arthur.

Making vulnerable Americans go hungry while spending on parties and vanity projects is obscene. I know it won't make much of a difference, but I'm reducing my grocery budget and giving the difference to food banks. I will do with less so long as my fellow countrymen have to do with less.

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