Cheryl Rosskopf
@crosskopf.bsky.social
Lifelong Democratic voting septuagenarian, reader, walker, tree hugger, animal lover, retired teacher.
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NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.
The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.
At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.
The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.
At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.
October 13, 2025 at 3:48 PM
NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.
The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.
At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.
The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.
At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.
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it’s all just a grift
October 8, 2025 at 8:58 PM
it’s all just a grift
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ICE is running around Chicago harassing people for not being white.
Just a year ago, that was illegal in the United States and now it’s commonplace.
That’s not making America great again.
Just a year ago, that was illegal in the United States and now it’s commonplace.
That’s not making America great again.
South Shore Residents Return To Ransacked Apartments After ICE Raid: 'It Looks Like Hell'
A "now renting" sign outside touts granite countertops. Inside, residents are trying to make sense of the raid that made their already neglected building even worse.
blockclubchicago.org
October 2, 2025 at 11:58 PM
ICE is running around Chicago harassing people for not being white.
Just a year ago, that was illegal in the United States and now it’s commonplace.
That’s not making America great again.
Just a year ago, that was illegal in the United States and now it’s commonplace.
That’s not making America great again.
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"The investigation began after revelations that Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration directed $10 million from a legal settlement with the Medicaid contractor Centene to the foundation for the governor’s political purposes."
October 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
"The investigation began after revelations that Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration directed $10 million from a legal settlement with the Medicaid contractor Centene to the foundation for the governor’s political purposes."
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"Food insecurity is higher than at any time since the aftermath of the Great Recession, according to federal data, and many food banks are reporting higher need than they saw at the peak of the pandemic. Demand is only expected to increase..."
NEW: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to an aid program.
Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.
ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...
projects.propublica.org
October 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
"Food insecurity is higher than at any time since the aftermath of the Great Recession, according to federal data, and many food banks are reporting higher need than they saw at the peak of the pandemic. Demand is only expected to increase..."
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Ooooh, new euphemism just dropped.
“Less hindered by the laws.”
I mean, “illegal” is right there: shorter and more to the point. But ok.
“Your honor, my client was just less hindered by the law when he demanded the victim’s wallet at gunpoint. That’s not a ‘crime,’ is it?”
“Less hindered by the laws.”
I mean, “illegal” is right there: shorter and more to the point. But ok.
“Your honor, my client was just less hindered by the law when he demanded the victim’s wallet at gunpoint. That’s not a ‘crime,’ is it?”
September 30, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Ooooh, new euphemism just dropped.
“Less hindered by the laws.”
I mean, “illegal” is right there: shorter and more to the point. But ok.
“Your honor, my client was just less hindered by the law when he demanded the victim’s wallet at gunpoint. That’s not a ‘crime,’ is it?”
“Less hindered by the laws.”
I mean, “illegal” is right there: shorter and more to the point. But ok.
“Your honor, my client was just less hindered by the law when he demanded the victim’s wallet at gunpoint. That’s not a ‘crime,’ is it?”
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A shameful fact which tells its own story.
A majority of US children rely on Medicaid or CHIP, new study finds | via Nada Hassanein #ksleg
A majority of US children rely on Medicaid or CHIP, new study finds • Kansas Reflector
A majority of children in the United States rely on Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program at some point by their 18th birthday, and many experience periods of coverage loss, according to...
kansasreflector.com
September 28, 2025 at 12:37 AM
A shameful fact which tells its own story.
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Trump could get Kimmel fired because ABC and a company that owns 200 TV stations are waiting approval of mega-mergers. Nexstar said it was pulling Kimmel off its 200 stations wants a $6B merger approved by the FCC. Disney, which owns ABC, wants to buy Fubol. Same way Trump got CBS to fire Colbert.
September 22, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Trump could get Kimmel fired because ABC and a company that owns 200 TV stations are waiting approval of mega-mergers. Nexstar said it was pulling Kimmel off its 200 stations wants a $6B merger approved by the FCC. Disney, which owns ABC, wants to buy Fubol. Same way Trump got CBS to fire Colbert.
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Pregnant women want to protect their babies. But the trump regime falsely claims Tylenol causes harm—without science to back it. There’s no link to autism! Such fear may push women to riskier meds. Always talk to your OB-GYN about safe options during pregnancy.
September 22, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Pregnant women want to protect their babies. But the trump regime falsely claims Tylenol causes harm—without science to back it. There’s no link to autism! Such fear may push women to riskier meds. Always talk to your OB-GYN about safe options during pregnancy.
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Time to change this!
When you use AI, consider this: the massive energy demands of AI data centers are driving up electricity costs. As well known, the use of water for cooling is also huge.
The costs are socialized, the revenues go to the companies.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
The costs are socialized, the revenues go to the companies.
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
How AI infrastructure is driving a sharp rise in electricity bills
Electricity bills are climbing nationwide, rising faster than inflation in many places. The explosive growth of AI and the massive data centers behind it are driving demand and straining the grid. To ...
www.pbs.org
September 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Time to change this!
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Now that you mention it… 🤨
September 13, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Now that you mention it… 🤨
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He did not deserve to die, but he was not a good human. Here are some of his most disturbing quotes. 👇
September 11, 2025 at 2:24 AM
He did not deserve to die, but he was not a good human. Here are some of his most disturbing quotes. 👇
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Here’s a story that’s becoming all too common: federal immigration agents using racial and ethnic profiling as a rationale for stopping, questioning and detaining U.S. citizens who they suspect are undocumented.
A U.S. Citizen Detained by ICE for Three Days Tells His Story
A conversation with George Retes, an Army veteran swept up in a California raid
www.theatlantic.com
September 11, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Here’s a story that’s becoming all too common: federal immigration agents using racial and ethnic profiling as a rationale for stopping, questioning and detaining U.S. citizens who they suspect are undocumented.
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I would say this hits differently now, but it hits the same just with better context
September 8, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I would say this hits differently now, but it hits the same just with better context
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Can’t quite put my finger on why, but somehow the actual doodle makes it so much worse and more disgusting.
September 8, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Can’t quite put my finger on why, but somehow the actual doodle makes it so much worse and more disgusting.
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Cities everywhere:
September 4, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Cities everywhere:
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The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.
September 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.
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RIP Graham Greene. Every time he popped up on screen when I was a kid, my mom would excitedly point him out for being an actual Native on the screen. Able to be deadly serious and infinitely hilarious (even in smaller roles like Last of Us), he ate up the screen. Nʌki’wah brother.
September 1, 2025 at 10:42 PM
RIP Graham Greene. Every time he popped up on screen when I was a kid, my mom would excitedly point him out for being an actual Native on the screen. Able to be deadly serious and infinitely hilarious (even in smaller roles like Last of Us), he ate up the screen. Nʌki’wah brother.
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Today we celebrate the strength and resilience of working people everywhere. Nearly 300,000 federal employees have lost their jobs this year not because of necessity, but because of a political agenda. And while people’s lives were destroyed in the name of “saving money,”
September 1, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Today we celebrate the strength and resilience of working people everywhere. Nearly 300,000 federal employees have lost their jobs this year not because of necessity, but because of a political agenda. And while people’s lives were destroyed in the name of “saving money,”
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If you enjoy…
Weekends
Safe working conditions
Retirement benefits
Paid vacations
Breaks at work
Sick leave
Paid holidays
… then you’re part of the labor movement. Happy Labor Day.
Weekends
Safe working conditions
Retirement benefits
Paid vacations
Breaks at work
Sick leave
Paid holidays
… then you’re part of the labor movement. Happy Labor Day.
September 1, 2025 at 12:59 PM
If you enjoy…
Weekends
Safe working conditions
Retirement benefits
Paid vacations
Breaks at work
Sick leave
Paid holidays
… then you’re part of the labor movement. Happy Labor Day.
Weekends
Safe working conditions
Retirement benefits
Paid vacations
Breaks at work
Sick leave
Paid holidays
… then you’re part of the labor movement. Happy Labor Day.
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Just in case you forgot…
August 28, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Just in case you forgot…
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🚨ICE agents are racially profiling and arresting Hispanic drivers in the DC area today, targeting work vehicles like trucks and vans. A friend who was targeted sent me video today. Here’s a picture that shows one of two agents before he pulled on his mask. Unmarked black Ford truck, plate: NTV9211.
August 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
🚨ICE agents are racially profiling and arresting Hispanic drivers in the DC area today, targeting work vehicles like trucks and vans. A friend who was targeted sent me video today. Here’s a picture that shows one of two agents before he pulled on his mask. Unmarked black Ford truck, plate: NTV9211.