@bobruth12.bsky.social
❌👑 Pragmatic idealist. Not cheerleader. Crave info (esp nuances & below the radar items)/solutions.
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." MLK 12/25/57 🚫👑
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." MLK 12/25/57 🚫👑
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Many of us are echoing @timothysnyder.bsky.social's lesson in On Tyranny, "Do not obey in advance.”
A no less vital admonition that deserves attn:
STAND OUT
“...without that unease, there is no freedom. The moment you set an example, the spell of the status quo is broken, and others will follow."
A no less vital admonition that deserves attn:
STAND OUT
“...without that unease, there is no freedom. The moment you set an example, the spell of the status quo is broken, and others will follow."
Stand UP, Stand OUT
Alex Pretti-> MAGA calls assassin
Kyle Rittenhouse-> MAGA calls hero
peaceful Minneapolis protestors-> MAGA calls insurrectionists
violent J6 protestors-> MAGA calls heroes
😳🤯😖
www.npr.org/2026/01/26/n...
Kyle Rittenhouse-> MAGA calls hero
peaceful Minneapolis protestors-> MAGA calls insurrectionists
violent J6 protestors-> MAGA calls heroes
😳🤯😖
www.npr.org/2026/01/26/n...
After second fatal DHS shooting in Minnesota, state officials fight for role in probe
Minnesota officials are demanding to have a role in the investigation into Alex Pretti's killing by federal agents as videos and eyewitnesses contradict the Trump administration's account.
www.npr.org
January 26, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Alex Pretti-> MAGA calls assassin
Kyle Rittenhouse-> MAGA calls hero
peaceful Minneapolis protestors-> MAGA calls insurrectionists
violent J6 protestors-> MAGA calls heroes
😳🤯😖
www.npr.org/2026/01/26/n...
Kyle Rittenhouse-> MAGA calls hero
peaceful Minneapolis protestors-> MAGA calls insurrectionists
violent J6 protestors-> MAGA calls heroes
😳🤯😖
www.npr.org/2026/01/26/n...
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AND IMPEACH AND REMOVE.
We need to clamor for that even if the votes aren't there—yet.
We need to clamor for that even if the votes aren't there—yet.
January 25, 2026 at 3:59 PM
AND IMPEACH AND REMOVE.
We need to clamor for that even if the votes aren't there—yet.
We need to clamor for that even if the votes aren't there—yet.
Ayesha- Is a law suit enough?
Tina- think abt what we are saying...that's what our democracy is built on...i have to believe...
No Tina, you don't "have to believe."
Trump has blown the law mostly asunder & intends to complete that job
Words ⁉️ We need more
www.npr.org/2026/01/25/n...
Tina- think abt what we are saying...that's what our democracy is built on...i have to believe...
No Tina, you don't "have to believe."
Trump has blown the law mostly asunder & intends to complete that job
Words ⁉️ We need more
www.npr.org/2026/01/25/n...
Minnesota Senator Tina Smith on the immigration crackdown and shooting of Alex Pretti
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Minnesota Senator Tina Smith about yesterday's fatal shooting in Minneapolis by a Border Patrol agent and the continued immigration crackdown in the city.
www.npr.org
January 25, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Ayesha- Is a law suit enough?
Tina- think abt what we are saying...that's what our democracy is built on...i have to believe...
No Tina, you don't "have to believe."
Trump has blown the law mostly asunder & intends to complete that job
Words ⁉️ We need more
www.npr.org/2026/01/25/n...
Tina- think abt what we are saying...that's what our democracy is built on...i have to believe...
No Tina, you don't "have to believe."
Trump has blown the law mostly asunder & intends to complete that job
Words ⁉️ We need more
www.npr.org/2026/01/25/n...
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There’s a rally going on in Boston rn and they’re chanting “we’re not cold, we’re not afraid, MN taught us to be brave!” and I might cry
January 25, 2026 at 12:34 AM
There’s a rally going on in Boston rn and they’re chanting “we’re not cold, we’re not afraid, MN taught us to be brave!” and I might cry
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Pam Bondi just sent a letter to Minnesota officials saying ICE will leave if the state turns over its voter database to Trump.
Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.
Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.
January 25, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Pam Bondi just sent a letter to Minnesota officials saying ICE will leave if the state turns over its voter database to Trump.
Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.
Guess what? This has never been about safety or immigration. It’s a pretext for Trump to take over elections in swing states.
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The same folks who screamed endlessly about “you can’t believe the government” are the ones reposting DHS propaganda
January 25, 2026 at 12:37 AM
The same folks who screamed endlessly about “you can’t believe the government” are the ones reposting DHS propaganda
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Something evil came to Minnesota and something good and extraordinarily powerful has risen up to meet it
“.. People take part in a rally on the day of a general strike to protest U.S. President Donald Trump's deployment of thousands of immigration enforcement officers on the streets of Minneapolis, Minnesota.”
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Something evil came to Minnesota and something good and extraordinarily powerful has risen up to meet it
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Blanche sends Ghislane Maxwell to Club Fed, kills an investigation of Ross, and launches an investigation of the victim. A truly evil bastard.
January 24, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Blanche sends Ghislane Maxwell to Club Fed, kills an investigation of Ross, and launches an investigation of the victim. A truly evil bastard.
Floridians!
And this was Trump's 1st pick for AG 🙄
And this was Trump's 1st pick for AG 🙄
The House Ethics Committee found that Matt Gaetz did all of the horrible things previously claimed—sex trafficking minors, prostitution (including of minors), drugs, drunk driving, obstruction, the works. The Florida Bulldog has secured and published the House report this evening.
January 24, 2026 at 4:19 AM
Floridians!
And this was Trump's 1st pick for AG 🙄
And this was Trump's 1st pick for AG 🙄
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CNN: DHS officials have come to FEMA staff and told them to limit the use of the word ice…they are worried that by posting something like, watch out for the ice, that it's going to become a meme….
January 24, 2026 at 12:07 AM
CNN: DHS officials have come to FEMA staff and told them to limit the use of the word ice…they are worried that by posting something like, watch out for the ice, that it's going to become a meme….
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National News, every outlet
National News, every outlet
National News, every outlet
National News, every outlet
National News, every outlet
Woah! Jack Smith just said that Trump intimidated witnesses via death threats!
January 23, 2026 at 11:07 AM
National News, every outlet
National News, every outlet
National News, every outlet
National News, every outlet
National News, every outlet
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The guy who called Jack Smith a "deranged animal" today has gone on social media 184 times to publicly called Jack Smith "deranged".
Jack Smith has gone on social media ZERO times to insult or comment on Donald Trump.
Who sounds "deranged" to you?
Jack Smith has gone on social media ZERO times to insult or comment on Donald Trump.
Who sounds "deranged" to you?
January 22, 2026 at 9:11 PM
The guy who called Jack Smith a "deranged animal" today has gone on social media 184 times to publicly called Jack Smith "deranged".
Jack Smith has gone on social media ZERO times to insult or comment on Donald Trump.
Who sounds "deranged" to you?
Jack Smith has gone on social media ZERO times to insult or comment on Donald Trump.
Who sounds "deranged" to you?
Saying the quiet part out loud
January 22, 2026 at 4:25 AM
Saying the quiet part out loud
The story of the Trump administration
Today is the most humiliating day in the history of the United States of America.
At least until tomorrow.
At least until tomorrow.
January 22, 2026 at 3:23 AM
The story of the Trump administration
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It's the same rapist Epstein-murder misogynistic formula for the "might equals right" crowd that are bringing to you the "New World Order."
youtube.com/shorts/oq8Eb...
youtube.com/shorts/oq8Eb...
This is the most CHILLING thing about the ICE shooting
YouTube video by Hysteria
youtube.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:05 AM
It's the same rapist Epstein-murder misogynistic formula for the "might equals right" crowd that are bringing to you the "New World Order."
youtube.com/shorts/oq8Eb...
youtube.com/shorts/oq8Eb...
And what world do we live in?
Certainly a world none of us ever imagined growing up
Certainly a world none of us ever imagined growing up
Canada starts preparing for guerilla warfare, just in case
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
Military models Canadian response to hypothetical American invasion
Armed Forces envision insurgency tactics like those used by Afghan mujahedeen, sources say. But officials and experts stress a U.S. operation is unlikely, and the scenarios are conceptual
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:33 AM
And what world do we live in?
Certainly a world none of us ever imagined growing up
Certainly a world none of us ever imagined growing up
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Facts.
Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
January 18, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Facts.
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The Founders (rightly) thought financial corruption was so concerning they banned it in the Constitution three separate times: the two emoluments clauses, and the only named impeachable offense besides treason.
Starting in 2017, America decided it just kinda didn't matter anymore, whatcha gonna do.
Starting in 2017, America decided it just kinda didn't matter anymore, whatcha gonna do.
UNREAL: Per NY Times amazing reporting today they found "Trump has used the office of the presidency to make at least $1.4 billion. We know this number to be an underestimate because some of his profits remain hidden from public view." We live in a 3rd world sh*thole! www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | How Trump Has Used the Presidency to Make at Least $1.4 Billion
The president took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he’s focused his second term on enriching himself and his family.
www.nytimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:20 PM
The Founders (rightly) thought financial corruption was so concerning they banned it in the Constitution three separate times: the two emoluments clauses, and the only named impeachable offense besides treason.
Starting in 2017, America decided it just kinda didn't matter anymore, whatcha gonna do.
Starting in 2017, America decided it just kinda didn't matter anymore, whatcha gonna do.
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Two DOGE members working at the Social Security Administration were secretly in touch with a group seeking to “overturn election results in certain states,” and one signed an agreement that may have involved using Social Security data to match state voter rolls"
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Trump administration concedes DOGE team may have misused Social Security data
Some DOGE personnel had more access to data than previously acknowledged, according to a court filing.
www.politico.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Two DOGE members working at the Social Security Administration were secretly in touch with a group seeking to “overturn election results in certain states,” and one signed an agreement that may have involved using Social Security data to match state voter rolls"
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
www.politico.com/news/2026/01...
Happy MLK Day to all
January 19, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Happy MLK Day to all
Admirable.
Great example for the rest of us.
Great example for the rest of us.
Talked to a Somali man today who said his mosque last night was surrounded by neighbors ready to protect them against ICE if needed. Made me feel proud to live in this city.
January 18, 2026 at 6:32 PM
Admirable.
Great example for the rest of us.
Great example for the rest of us.
AI answer
If you've got a MAGA in your fam, this may be a way to get thru- use an AI query they agree on and see what you get.
Just don't use Grok (such a misnomer, comes from Stranger in s Strange Land- Heinlein, meaning understand at a deep level)
If you've got a MAGA in your fam, this may be a way to get thru- use an AI query they agree on and see what you get.
Just don't use Grok (such a misnomer, comes from Stranger in s Strange Land- Heinlein, meaning understand at a deep level)
January 18, 2026 at 3:02 PM
AI answer
If you've got a MAGA in your fam, this may be a way to get thru- use an AI query they agree on and see what you get.
Just don't use Grok (such a misnomer, comes from Stranger in s Strange Land- Heinlein, meaning understand at a deep level)
If you've got a MAGA in your fam, this may be a way to get thru- use an AI query they agree on and see what you get.
Just don't use Grok (such a misnomer, comes from Stranger in s Strange Land- Heinlein, meaning understand at a deep level)
While USA shrinks away from Ukraine, the Bully ramps up pressure on a much, much smaller made-up "adversary" - Greenland
January 18, 2026 at 2:58 PM
While USA shrinks away from Ukraine, the Bully ramps up pressure on a much, much smaller made-up "adversary" - Greenland