Bob Rourke
brourke.bsky.social
Bob Rourke
@brourke.bsky.social
He/him. All are welcome. You are safe in my space. Me, Proud, Deaf, Gay!
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We miss your goodness and your leadership in the White House, Joe.
March 8, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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March 1, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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We Stand With Ukraine We stand in solidarity with Ukraine. Bridge deck shows hands embraced and piers as support in ASL. Ukraine flag in the background.
February 28, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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February 28, 2025 at 10:01 PM
March 1, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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10 more reasons for modest optimism
Friends,
robertreich.substack.com
February 28, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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Intelligence officials are starting to leak to me now too. Here’s a memo Defense Intelligence Agency personnel received instructing them to suspend observances including:
- Holocaust Remembrance Day
- MLK Day
- Juneteenth
January 29, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Check out these peaceful protesters on the day of love!
January 24, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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No one is illegal.

Immigration is a human right.

Immigration is an LGBTQ issue.

(captions & transcript in YouTube)

#NoOneIsIllegal #ICE #ImmigrationIsAHumanRight #ImmigrationIsAnLGBTQIssue #Deaf #DeafLGBTQ #DeafQueer #ASL
ASL: What to Do if ICE Visits Your Home
YouTube video by Deaf Queer Resource Center
youtu.be
January 25, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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Wow — there are now more than 29 MILLION users on Bluesky! Spread the word!! 💙🦋
bsky-users.theo.io
January 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM
@handspeak.bsky.social The past several days have proven without a shadow of a doubt that Project 2025 is real and underway.

And those who warned America about it were right.
January 23, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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Best thing our allies can remember: if you stand up to Trump you intimidate him and he will back down. If you crawl to him (like his sycophantic politicians) he will not respect you and will eventually throw you under the bus.
January 21, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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The second is to make sure you are aware of the bold act of resistance of the Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde who this morning pled with a clearly irritated Trump at the inaugural prayer service for mercy and consideration for immigrants and LGBTQ persons. She is a hero.
January 22, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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Democracy dying in broad fucking daylight, as it were.
Ann Telnaes, who has worked at The Washington Post as an editorial cartoonist since 2008, says her cartoon criticizing billions currying favor with Trump was spiked — and now she has quit the paper
Why I'm quitting the Washington Post
Democracy can't function without a free press
anntelnaes.substack.com
January 4, 2025 at 12:48 PM
November 15, 2024 at 1:18 PM