Baņuta Rubess
@banuta.bsky.social
Writer, theatre artist, hyphenated, traveler
Lining up in Toronto to see Kamala Harris one hour before the event.
November 16, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Lining up in Toronto to see Kamala Harris one hour before the event.
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1/ Egalitarianism should begin at home. I link to this article by @bencasselman.bsky.social in light of the communications between Larry Summers and Jeffrey Epstein that have just been released. The released emails and the fact of friendship are vile.
www.nytimes.com/2021/02/23/b...
www.nytimes.com/2021/02/23/b...
For Women in Economics, the Hostility Is Out in the Open (Published 2021)
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
1/ Egalitarianism should begin at home. I link to this article by @bencasselman.bsky.social in light of the communications between Larry Summers and Jeffrey Epstein that have just been released. The released emails and the fact of friendship are vile.
www.nytimes.com/2021/02/23/b...
www.nytimes.com/2021/02/23/b...
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Starbucks’ CEO makes 6,666x what the average @sbworkersunited.org barista does. It would take less than one day of sales to finalize a fair contract.
Baristas at Starbucks corporate stores nationwide are on strike to fight this corporate greed and get the fair contract they deserve.
Baristas at Starbucks corporate stores nationwide are on strike to fight this corporate greed and get the fair contract they deserve.
November 14, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Starbucks’ CEO makes 6,666x what the average @sbworkersunited.org barista does. It would take less than one day of sales to finalize a fair contract.
Baristas at Starbucks corporate stores nationwide are on strike to fight this corporate greed and get the fair contract they deserve.
Baristas at Starbucks corporate stores nationwide are on strike to fight this corporate greed and get the fair contract they deserve.
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From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."
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In the early hours of this morning, Russia launched a large-scale aerial attack on Kyiv. Kyiv City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko said high-rise buildings "have been affected, in almost every district". At least four people died, dozens were injured. kyivindependent.com/russian-atta...
'A wicked attack' — 5 killed, dozens injured in Kyiv amid mass Russian missile, drone strike
At least 11 apartment buildings throughout the city were struck in the overnight attack, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.
kyivindependent.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:19 AM
In the early hours of this morning, Russia launched a large-scale aerial attack on Kyiv. Kyiv City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko said high-rise buildings "have been affected, in almost every district". At least four people died, dozens were injured. kyivindependent.com/russian-atta...
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Es, ieraugot igauņu teksta pirmo versiju, biju autā, cik 1:1 tās kampaņas ir. Tāpēc arī pielikām LV daļu un nododam tālāk jums zināšanai.
🇱🇻🇪🇪Kas kopīgs Latvijai un Igaunijai?
Izrādās, mūsu un igauņu populisti mācās no vienas rokasgrāmatas: vēja turbīnas kaitīgas, vēlēšanas nozagtas, jācīnās ar svešajiem un iedomātām mošejām.
Jautājums, kas ir “metodičkas” autors? To vēl nezinām, bet kā tas izskatījās, lasi rebaltica.lv/2025/11/kopi...
Izrādās, mūsu un igauņu populisti mācās no vienas rokasgrāmatas: vēja turbīnas kaitīgas, vēlēšanas nozagtas, jācīnās ar svešajiem un iedomātām mošejām.
Jautājums, kas ir “metodičkas” autors? To vēl nezinām, bet kā tas izskatījās, lasi rebaltica.lv/2025/11/kopi...
November 14, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Es, ieraugot igauņu teksta pirmo versiju, biju autā, cik 1:1 tās kampaņas ir. Tāpēc arī pielikām LV daļu un nododam tālāk jums zināšanai.
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Breath of fresh air to hear a mainstream British politician speak in a forthright way like this.
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Zack Polanski on President Trump, "It's difficult to call him anything other than a fool"
"This is sociopathic behaviour"
"He is toxic, misogynistic, racist"
"I'm not a fan of Trump"
Christiane Amanpour, "It's pretty clear"
"This is sociopathic behaviour"
"He is toxic, misogynistic, racist"
"I'm not a fan of Trump"
Christiane Amanpour, "It's pretty clear"
November 14, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Breath of fresh air to hear a mainstream British politician speak in a forthright way like this.
bsky.app/profile/impl...
bsky.app/profile/impl...
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If recent events have caused you to lose trust in The New York Times, might I suggest a subscription to @us.theguardian.com.
November 13, 2025 at 2:11 AM
If recent events have caused you to lose trust in The New York Times, might I suggest a subscription to @us.theguardian.com.
November 13, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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just opening up the new Epstein docs at random:
November 12, 2025 at 9:42 PM
just opening up the new Epstein docs at random:
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Esmu pieskaitāms tiem jauniešiem, kuru komfortu raksturo latte ar mandeļu pienu, bet tagad pēkšņi bija jādomā par karu. Sāku bažīties, ka man būtu jākļūst par cilvēku, kam jāaizsargā Latvija, jeb baidījos, ka mani iesauks.
Daniels raksta par to, kā izlēma kļūt par rezerves karavīru.
Daniels raksta par to, kā izlēma kļūt par rezerves karavīru.
Daniels Kevins Berkans | Vienīgā pareizā rīcība. Par iesaisti valsts aizsardzībā
Lai gan nekad neesmu apšaubījis savu patriotismu, doma par iesaukšanu manī raisīja šausmas.
satori.lv
November 11, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Esmu pieskaitāms tiem jauniešiem, kuru komfortu raksturo latte ar mandeļu pienu, bet tagad pēkšņi bija jādomā par karu. Sāku bažīties, ka man būtu jākļūst par cilvēku, kam jāaizsargā Latvija, jeb baidījos, ka mani iesauks.
Daniels raksta par to, kā izlēma kļūt par rezerves karavīru.
Daniels raksta par to, kā izlēma kļūt par rezerves karavīru.
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can't wait to see this inspiring messaging incorporated into the DSCC fundraising appeals
November 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
can't wait to see this inspiring messaging incorporated into the DSCC fundraising appeals
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The System
That pack of scoundrels
tumbling through the gate
emerges
as the Order of the State
Stanley Kunitz
That pack of scoundrels
tumbling through the gate
emerges
as the Order of the State
Stanley Kunitz
November 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The System
That pack of scoundrels
tumbling through the gate
emerges
as the Order of the State
Stanley Kunitz
That pack of scoundrels
tumbling through the gate
emerges
as the Order of the State
Stanley Kunitz
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Yes, one of these 10,000 flights was mine; not sure if I will ever get home.
Total strangers talking together frightened of what T***p will do next to disrupt the lives of US citizens. We seem to have no protection against him. He doesn’t even care if he hurts people who’d voted for him now.
Total strangers talking together frightened of what T***p will do next to disrupt the lives of US citizens. We seem to have no protection against him. He doesn’t even care if he hurts people who’d voted for him now.
This and the airline industry lobbyists are what did it. Not Americans starving and paying twice as much for healthcare.
www.washingtonpost.com/transportati...
www.washingtonpost.com/transportati...
More than 10,000 flights delayed in worst day of disruptions since shutdown
More than 2,800 flights were canceled Sunday, while Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy said the shutdown’s impact on airports is “only going to get worse.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Yes, one of these 10,000 flights was mine; not sure if I will ever get home.
Total strangers talking together frightened of what T***p will do next to disrupt the lives of US citizens. We seem to have no protection against him. He doesn’t even care if he hurts people who’d voted for him now.
Total strangers talking together frightened of what T***p will do next to disrupt the lives of US citizens. We seem to have no protection against him. He doesn’t even care if he hurts people who’d voted for him now.
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Trump just got massively booed and flipped off by the crowd at the Commanders game.
(Video: Marisa Schultz)
(Video: Marisa Schultz)
November 9, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Trump just got massively booed and flipped off by the crowd at the Commanders game.
(Video: Marisa Schultz)
(Video: Marisa Schultz)
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You can leave a voicemail at your senators' offices right now or text the word "resist" to 50409 & it will talk you through how to write them quickly & easily via text. Do not let them give in on this. Please call or write & tell them to hold the line & protect our healthcare.
Oh for the love of
Sharing, since I just googled these so I could leave angry voicemails telling these motherfuckers to hold the line
Schumer's DC office number: 202-224-6542
Gillibrand's DC office number: (202) 224-4451
Sharing, since I just googled these so I could leave angry voicemails telling these motherfuckers to hold the line
Schumer's DC office number: 202-224-6542
Gillibrand's DC office number: (202) 224-4451
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 10:02 PM
You can leave a voicemail at your senators' offices right now or text the word "resist" to 50409 & it will talk you through how to write them quickly & easily via text. Do not let them give in on this. Please call or write & tell them to hold the line & protect our healthcare.
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If I were @schumer.senate.gov, I would not agree to help Republicans fund this regime on the "promise" of an ACA vote at a later date. It didn't work the last time when they promised to fund DC. It won't work this time either. The House won't touch it.
November 9, 2025 at 9:56 PM
If I were @schumer.senate.gov, I would not agree to help Republicans fund this regime on the "promise" of an ACA vote at a later date. It didn't work the last time when they promised to fund DC. It won't work this time either. The House won't touch it.
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The 2026 lit mag rankings are now available from my website! They include an overall ranking, as well as separate rankings for fiction, flash fiction, non-fiction and poetry. If you find these helpful, please show your support by liking & sharing 🙏
November 9, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The 2026 lit mag rankings are now available from my website! They include an overall ranking, as well as separate rankings for fiction, flash fiction, non-fiction and poetry. If you find these helpful, please show your support by liking & sharing 🙏
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This morning, in Broadview, 14 suburban women were arrested during an act of civil disobedience calling for an end to ICE/CBP’s kidnappings throughout the Chicago area.
“We want to encourage other people who feel strongly about ICE’s actions to step off the sidelines and take our cities back.”
“We want to encourage other people who feel strongly about ICE’s actions to step off the sidelines and take our cities back.”
Fourteen suburban moms arrested in sit-in protest outside Broadview ICE facility
The mothers sat in a circle on Beach Street on Friday to “demand an end” to the immigration raids that have swept through the Chicago area since the Trump administration launched “Operation Midway Bli...
chicago.suntimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:59 PM
This morning, in Broadview, 14 suburban women were arrested during an act of civil disobedience calling for an end to ICE/CBP’s kidnappings throughout the Chicago area.
“We want to encourage other people who feel strongly about ICE’s actions to step off the sidelines and take our cities back.”
“We want to encourage other people who feel strongly about ICE’s actions to step off the sidelines and take our cities back.”
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Over $5 billion in US arms exports to NATO allies have stalled due to the 40-day government shutdown, a senior State Department official told Axios.
www.axios.com/2025/11/09/g...
www.axios.com/2025/11/09/g...
November 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Over $5 billion in US arms exports to NATO allies have stalled due to the 40-day government shutdown, a senior State Department official told Axios.
www.axios.com/2025/11/09/g...
www.axios.com/2025/11/09/g...
Extremely importante threadette
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Extremely importante threadette
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So the oldest person ever to become president keeps falling asleep in his office during public events and there’s no big public discussion on how this is a coverup or how republicans are lying to us about how this government is running?
November 9, 2025 at 1:41 PM
So the oldest person ever to become president keeps falling asleep in his office during public events and there’s no big public discussion on how this is a coverup or how republicans are lying to us about how this government is running?
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Shutting it down for the night with this post from a comrade in Chicago:
🎶"I wish I could give you this feeling. I wish I could give you this feeling."🎶
🎶"I wish I could give you this feeling. I wish I could give you this feeling."🎶
November 9, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Shutting it down for the night with this post from a comrade in Chicago:
🎶"I wish I could give you this feeling. I wish I could give you this feeling."🎶
🎶"I wish I could give you this feeling. I wish I could give you this feeling."🎶
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For those of you struggling with your faith, please see this handy guide.
November 9, 2025 at 12:51 PM
For those of you struggling with your faith, please see this handy guide.
Stop dragging your feet Europe
Major cities in Ukraine suffered emergency power outages on Saturday after a devastating overnight attack by Russian missiles and drones that targeted the country’s energy and gas infrastructure.
Russian Bombardment Causes Large Outages in Ukraine’s Big Cities
The attack by Russian missiles and drones targeted the capital, Kyiv, and the large cities of Dnipro and Kharkiv, as well as several smaller municipalities.
nyti.ms
November 8, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Stop dragging your feet Europe