Aunt Ruth
@auntruth.bsky.social
I've spent my life in the southern USA, but my people aren't from around here.
Older than the Pope.
Older than the Pope.
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Turned on CNN just to see what the what and there's Scott Jennings, "was no angel-ing" the mother of a toddler who got shot in the face.
January 8, 2026 at 3:41 AM
Turned on CNN just to see what the what and there's Scott Jennings, "was no angel-ing" the mother of a toddler who got shot in the face.
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If you are nationally observing on here what is happening in Minneapolis today, repost the below and donate.
ICE observers in the Twin Cities are in need of dash cams to prevent further intimidation and frivolous claims.
Cams are $110, memory cards $35, and ship to us directly via this wish list: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
If you've been looking for a way to help, we'd sure appreciate it!
Cams are $110, memory cards $35, and ship to us directly via this wish list: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
If you've been looking for a way to help, we'd sure appreciate it!
January 7, 2026 at 6:07 PM
If you are nationally observing on here what is happening in Minneapolis today, repost the below and donate.
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I think there's a point where you are so angry that you run out of mental space for fear, and I think a lot of Minneapolis and St. Paul were there, today.
I need people to wrap their minds around the fact that here in Minneapolis, ICE broke the window of a vehicle yesterday, pepper sprayed the occupants, and arrested them, and shot another observer in the face today, and OBSERVERS ARE STILL GOING OUT TO PROTECT THEIR NEIGHBORS AT MASSIVE PERSONAL RISK
I’m eating lunch, I’m having a panic attack, I’m charging my phone, and then I’m going back out to try and keep my neighborhood safe.
January 8, 2026 at 3:12 AM
I think there's a point where you are so angry that you run out of mental space for fear, and I think a lot of Minneapolis and St. Paul were there, today.
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This is 100% true for whatever value of "the video". My guide to avoiding traumatizing media and how to do it more psychologically safely if you absolutely *must* watch it: synecdochic.dreamwidth.org/803314.html
January 8, 2026 at 2:48 AM
This is 100% true for whatever value of "the video". My guide to avoiding traumatizing media and how to do it more psychologically safely if you absolutely *must* watch it: synecdochic.dreamwidth.org/803314.html
Food for thought all through this thread.
But Pres. Smith reigns supreme.
But Pres. Smith reigns supreme.
And please, PLEASE let us not forget that time in 2023 when Karen Smith was elected President of the school board in Bucks County, Pa and swore her oath on a stack of banned books. The most gangsta oath ever! Just brilliant. www.edweek.org/leadership/t...
This School Board President Took Her Oath on a Stack of Contested Books. Here's Why
The school board for Central Bucks County, Pa., has been at the center of divisive political debates.
www.edweek.org
January 2, 2026 at 5:38 AM
Food for thought all through this thread.
But Pres. Smith reigns supreme.
But Pres. Smith reigns supreme.
I appreciate people who can cut through the details to the Big Picture:
Sam Altman: hey I made a machine that stole literally all your stuff in order to make CSAM of your child actors, sometimes it encourages people to kill themselves
Disney: Holy shit here's a billion dollars
Altman: the machine loses more than that each week but thank you. Soon it will become god.
Disney: Holy shit here's a billion dollars
Altman: the machine loses more than that each week but thank you. Soon it will become god.
December 12, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I appreciate people who can cut through the details to the Big Picture:
SJUPP!
Carl Linnaeus's beloved pet raccoon, Sjupp, was a gift from the King of Sweden, and regularly stole snacks from Linnaeus's students. This drawing is thought to be Sjupp. (LM/PF/ALS/1) #EYAPets
December 7, 2025 at 6:22 PM
SJUPP!
Some people seem to be looking at this situation backwards:
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 5, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Some people seem to be looking at this situation backwards:
Learn from the divas of your heritage, folks:
there’s a scene in the new documentary where Elizabeth Taylor is talking about the stigma of AIDS and how she got involved in the movement and it’s fucking everything
December 2, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Learn from the divas of your heritage, folks:
Hey, @profanity.accountant, how am I doing with that New Year's resolution?
November 29, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Hey, @profanity.accountant, how am I doing with that New Year's resolution?
"Use a pic from your gallery to describe your mental status..."
My favorite thing about this image from 25 Nov 2025
is that THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS 4-BUS SITUATION HAD OCCURRED.
My favorite thing about this image from 25 Nov 2025
is that THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS 4-BUS SITUATION HAD OCCURRED.
November 26, 2025 at 5:37 PM
"Use a pic from your gallery to describe your mental status..."
My favorite thing about this image from 25 Nov 2025
is that THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS 4-BUS SITUATION HAD OCCURRED.
My favorite thing about this image from 25 Nov 2025
is that THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS 4-BUS SITUATION HAD OCCURRED.
SUBSTACK SCAM WARNING:
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Before you pony up $10 to read last night's Part II by LIZZA about NUZZI and whoever -
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Explore this post and more from the Substack community
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November 22, 2025 at 4:38 PM
SUBSTACK SCAM WARNING:
Before you pony up $10 to read last night's Part II by LIZZA about NUZZI and whoever -
Be aware that trying to CANCEL a paid subscription to Substack could turn into your new hobby:
www.reddit.com/r/Substack/c...
Before you pony up $10 to read last night's Part II by LIZZA about NUZZI and whoever -
Be aware that trying to CANCEL a paid subscription to Substack could turn into your new hobby:
www.reddit.com/r/Substack/c...
"How can a person truly believe that 15-year-olds can sell sex to middle-aged men, but can’t affirm their own gender?"
it’s simple, really; children are their property and you are allowed to rent property but you can’t let your property make its own choices
🤢
🤢
November 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
"How can a person truly believe that 15-year-olds can sell sex to middle-aged men, but can’t affirm their own gender?"
"MUTE 'Nuzzi'" has failed me.
(But these *are* the most poetic pair of posts I've stumbled upon thus far.)
Involuntary fannish osmosis says the book was written on her phone? CANNOT DISCONFIRM.
(But these *are* the most poetic pair of posts I've stumbled upon thus far.)
Involuntary fannish osmosis says the book was written on her phone? CANNOT DISCONFIRM.
but at least I did not have to worry about the
worm that was not a worm in his brain.
but at least I did not have to worry about the
worm that was not a worm in his brain.
BUT AT LEAST I DID NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE WORM THAT WAS NOT A WORM IN HIS BRAIN.
worm that was not a worm in his brain.
but at least I did not have to worry about the
worm that was not a worm in his brain.
BUT AT LEAST I DID NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE WORM THAT WAS NOT A WORM IN HIS BRAIN.
November 17, 2025 at 7:26 PM
"MUTE 'Nuzzi'" has failed me.
(But these *are* the most poetic pair of posts I've stumbled upon thus far.)
Involuntary fannish osmosis says the book was written on her phone? CANNOT DISCONFIRM.
(But these *are* the most poetic pair of posts I've stumbled upon thus far.)
Involuntary fannish osmosis says the book was written on her phone? CANNOT DISCONFIRM.
True for a while! Younger boomers can tell you what warm feelings we had for Garrison Keillor. How nice to listen to the radio on Saturdays, his voice rolling out from Lake Woebegon. But when his sexual harassment came out, that was *if* - and his behavior felt *worse* because he'd been a favorite.
"What if one of YOUR favorite politicians/celebrities/etc is on the list?" Did you all not notice how quickly we dropped Neil Gaiman when we found out about the things he did? Do you know how beloved that guy used to be and how loathed he is now? I think that right there should answer your question.
November 14, 2025 at 11:58 PM
True for a while! Younger boomers can tell you what warm feelings we had for Garrison Keillor. How nice to listen to the radio on Saturdays, his voice rolling out from Lake Woebegon. But when his sexual harassment came out, that was *if* - and his behavior felt *worse* because he'd been a favorite.
HARRUMPH!
8 years of "What is a woman?" and now it turns out that the comeback was "define a child"
November 14, 2025 at 9:50 PM
HARRUMPH!
Public Service Announcement:
I see the “technically it’s ephebophelia” crowd is out today, so just a reminder that A) this is NOT a case where technically correct is the best kind of correct and B) the minute you say this, the gods dump you in the “irredeemable creeper” basket and wash their hands thoroughly after touching you.
November 14, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Public Service Announcement:
FIX
YOUR
HEARTS
OR
DIE
YOUR
HEARTS
OR
DIE
I feel like we have the opportunity to turn David Lynch's quote into this moment's "Keep Calm and Carry On" and it's a far better rallying cry too.
November 11, 2025 at 6:44 PM
FIX
YOUR
HEARTS
OR
DIE
YOUR
HEARTS
OR
DIE
This is getting serious, kids:
www.buzzfeed.com/jake_farring...
www.buzzfeed.com/jake_farring...
Strippers Are Sharing What Business Is Like, And This Feels Like A DEFINITE Recession Indicator
"It’s bad. Real bad. Worse than it was in 2008, and that’s saying something. I stopped by my old club last week, and the manager said they made more money during COVID."
www.buzzfeed.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
This is getting serious, kids:
www.buzzfeed.com/jake_farring...
www.buzzfeed.com/jake_farring...
NYT is sucking harder and harder, y'all.
here is my story about how Zohran's focus on community amid the loneliness epidemic helped young people connect their politics to an organizing infrastructure, that interviewed ZM, and does not use the NYT's framing of "they don't know how to make friends" :-) and also ran 4 days before NYT's lol
Zohran Mamdani's Establishment-Fighting Campaign Built Community for Young People
“What Mamdani has done is not only inspire and mobilize young people, but he has exposed the establishment and some of their calcified views of participation and inclusion.”
www.teenvogue.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:26 PM
NYT is sucking harder and harder, y'all.
Today a wave of destruction wiped out the smart, brave journalism at TeenVogue.
Follow these folks, y'all. They're the real deal.
Follow these folks, y'all. They're the real deal.
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 4, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Today a wave of destruction wiped out the smart, brave journalism at TeenVogue.
Follow these folks, y'all. They're the real deal.
Follow these folks, y'all. They're the real deal.
Concerning:
I'm not a Nobel winning economist, but it seems to me the world's largest retailer and the worlds largest delivery services laying off hundreds of thousands right before the busiest retail and delivery season of the year is perhaps not an optimistic indicator of Trump's promised "Golden Age"
November 1, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Concerning:
From our talented friends in PDX (with applause from David Jenkins, too):
Here is a high rez version of the art for anyone who wants to print their own! Link in the alt text, too!
October 22, 2025 at 11:30 PM
From our talented friends in PDX (with applause from David Jenkins, too):
Hey, kids!
Grandmother Catfish says:
"Don't bite that bait!"
Grandmother Catfish says:
"Don't bite that bait!"
The Bluesky government accounts want unhinged engagement with their accounts to screenshot and provide to Fox News to justify their authoritarianism and I’m not going to do their work for them it’s my day off.
October 18, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Hey, kids!
Grandmother Catfish says:
"Don't bite that bait!"
Grandmother Catfish says:
"Don't bite that bait!"