Gray Rankin Writer Etc
@grayrankin.bsky.social
Writer, teacher, father, son, friend, 💙democracy supporter. Post my own writing, photos and #resistance memes (no AI). Also at grayrankin.com. Author of sci fi short story collection, Seven Tales Of Sacrifice.
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Every October 6th I will be remembering the courage of this woman, Вікторія Володимирівна Рощина, who gave her life to support human rights in Ukraine. She would have been 29 this year.
#roshchyna #russia #ukraine #humanrights #women #democracy
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
#roshchyna #russia #ukraine #humanrights #women #democracy
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
‘Numerous signs of torture’: a Ukrainian journalist’s detention and death in Russian prison
The Guardian, working with media partners, has tracked down first-hand accounts to reconstruct Viktoriia Roshchyna’s final months
www.theguardian.com
April 29, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Every October 6th I will be remembering the courage of this woman, Вікторія Володимирівна Рощина, who gave her life to support human rights in Ukraine. She would have been 29 this year.
#roshchyna #russia #ukraine #humanrights #women #democracy
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
#roshchyna #russia #ukraine #humanrights #women #democracy
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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Very early #OnThisDay, 30 April 1944, New Zealander Nancy Wake parachutes into occupied France to be a courier for the Special Operations Executive.
Nick-named 'the white mouse' by the Gestapo, she is never captured.
She died in 2011.
#WomenInHistory 🗃️ #History #WomensHistory #WorldWar2
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Nick-named 'the white mouse' by the Gestapo, she is never captured.
She died in 2011.
#WomenInHistory 🗃️ #History #WomensHistory #WorldWar2
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April 30, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Very early #OnThisDay, 30 April 1944, New Zealander Nancy Wake parachutes into occupied France to be a courier for the Special Operations Executive.
Nick-named 'the white mouse' by the Gestapo, she is never captured.
She died in 2011.
#WomenInHistory 🗃️ #History #WomensHistory #WorldWar2
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Nick-named 'the white mouse' by the Gestapo, she is never captured.
She died in 2011.
#WomenInHistory 🗃️ #History #WomensHistory #WorldWar2
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Looking forward to reports of truckers being asked about English literature.
April 29, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Looking forward to reports of truckers being asked about English literature.
Was the handbrake on?!
April 29, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Was the handbrake on?!
Every October 6th I will be remembering the courage of this woman, Вікторія Володимирівна Рощина, who gave her life to support human rights in Ukraine. She would have been 29 this year.
#roshchyna #russia #ukraine #humanrights #women #democracy
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
#roshchyna #russia #ukraine #humanrights #women #democracy
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
‘Numerous signs of torture’: a Ukrainian journalist’s detention and death in Russian prison
The Guardian, working with media partners, has tracked down first-hand accounts to reconstruct Viktoriia Roshchyna’s final months
www.theguardian.com
April 29, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Every October 6th I will be remembering the courage of this woman, Вікторія Володимирівна Рощина, who gave her life to support human rights in Ukraine. She would have been 29 this year.
#roshchyna #russia #ukraine #humanrights #women #democracy
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
#roshchyna #russia #ukraine #humanrights #women #democracy
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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Zelenskyy asking Trump, "Why can't you wear a black suit? Do you own a black suit?"
April 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Zelenskyy asking Trump, "Why can't you wear a black suit? Do you own a black suit?"
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The corruption is astonishing. The opportunities for graft are endless.
@warren.senate.gov and I are demanding answers.
@warren.senate.gov and I are demanding answers.
April 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The corruption is astonishing. The opportunities for graft are endless.
@warren.senate.gov and I are demanding answers.
@warren.senate.gov and I are demanding answers.
I can make myself a sandwich, thanks. Especially if Candace Owens, who believes the Moon landings were faked, is offering to make it.
#womanosphere #feminism #democracy
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
#womanosphere #feminism #democracy
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Now comes the ‘womanosphere’: the anti-feminist media telling women to be thin, fertile and Republican
A crop of conservative personalities such as Brett Cooper and Candace Owens, and outlets like Evie, are convincing young women of a gender-essentialist worldview
www.theguardian.com
April 25, 2025 at 7:04 AM
I can make myself a sandwich, thanks. Especially if Candace Owens, who believes the Moon landings were faked, is offering to make it.
#womanosphere #feminism #democracy
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
#womanosphere #feminism #democracy
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
This article about the far right ideologies swirling around the Trump White House is interesting.
However, it doesn't consider the future roles of China and Russia in a dystopian new world (dis)order. Who benefits from USA collapse?
#tariffs #ai #musk #greta #usa
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
However, it doesn't consider the future roles of China and Russia in a dystopian new world (dis)order. Who benefits from USA collapse?
#tariffs #ai #musk #greta #usa
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
The rise of end times fascism | Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor
The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them
www.theguardian.com
April 22, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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I didn't choose the bug life - the bug life chose me 😏🦗❤️ ...
April 19, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I didn't choose the bug life - the bug life chose me 😏🦗❤️ ...
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"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both."
—Louis Brandeis
—Louis Brandeis
April 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both."
—Louis Brandeis
—Louis Brandeis
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JUST A REMINDER…👇
Are you paying ATTENTION, yet?!
Are you paying ATTENTION, yet?!
April 17, 2025 at 8:04 AM
JUST A REMINDER…👇
Are you paying ATTENTION, yet?!
Are you paying ATTENTION, yet?!
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To be honest, given our current economic situation, I have no problem with self-indulgent rich women paying millions, while ordinary Americans struggle to feed their families, pretending to go into "space." I do question, however, the value of their return.
April 17, 2025 at 2:11 AM
To be honest, given our current economic situation, I have no problem with self-indulgent rich women paying millions, while ordinary Americans struggle to feed their families, pretending to go into "space." I do question, however, the value of their return.
Irony so ironic it's iconic.
This UK paper's date, 1st June 2024 seems so long ago now.
#trump #fascism #tariffs #democracy #resistance
This UK paper's date, 1st June 2024 seems so long ago now.
#trump #fascism #tariffs #democracy #resistance
April 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Irony so ironic it's iconic.
This UK paper's date, 1st June 2024 seems so long ago now.
#trump #fascism #tariffs #democracy #resistance
This UK paper's date, 1st June 2024 seems so long ago now.
#trump #fascism #tariffs #democracy #resistance
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DOGE is a criminal conspiracy to defraud the people of the United States
Oh dear you’re going to want to read this. Looks like DOGErs were caught exfiltrating NLRB data, likely on unions, for private (seemingly Elony) use. This is must read. What we’ve all suspected. But now details. www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data
A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.
www.npr.org
April 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM
DOGE is a criminal conspiracy to defraud the people of the United States
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How many days until DOGE announces it is laying off three Supreme Court justices?
April 14, 2025 at 9:03 PM
How many days until DOGE announces it is laying off three Supreme Court justices?
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The Monarch #butterfly embarks on one of nature's most incredible journeys, migrating up to 3,000 miles from #Canada to central #Mexico. These tiny travelers, with wings of vibrant orange, navigate the vast distances using the sun and Earth’s magnetic fields, defying the odds
April 14, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The Monarch #butterfly embarks on one of nature's most incredible journeys, migrating up to 3,000 miles from #Canada to central #Mexico. These tiny travelers, with wings of vibrant orange, navigate the vast distances using the sun and Earth’s magnetic fields, defying the odds
Enjoyed seeing this Bee Fly in the woods this morning, extracting nectar with its impressive proboscis. And always a delight to see them hover in patches of sunlight.
#photography #naturephotography #Sunday
#photography #naturephotography #Sunday
April 13, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Enjoyed seeing this Bee Fly in the woods this morning, extracting nectar with its impressive proboscis. And always a delight to see them hover in patches of sunlight.
#photography #naturephotography #Sunday
#photography #naturephotography #Sunday
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Krasnov Day
So, amidst the chaos, one thing worth living for is when the truth eventually comes out about whether Trump is kompromised by Putin (at least).
It will make for a hell of a story, film, streaming series, and set of new euphemisms concerning duplicity and treasonous conduct.
#tariffs
So, amidst the chaos, one thing worth living for is when the truth eventually comes out about whether Trump is kompromised by Putin (at least).
It will make for a hell of a story, film, streaming series, and set of new euphemisms concerning duplicity and treasonous conduct.
#tariffs
April 10, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Krasnov Day
So, amidst the chaos, one thing worth living for is when the truth eventually comes out about whether Trump is kompromised by Putin (at least).
It will make for a hell of a story, film, streaming series, and set of new euphemisms concerning duplicity and treasonous conduct.
#tariffs
So, amidst the chaos, one thing worth living for is when the truth eventually comes out about whether Trump is kompromised by Putin (at least).
It will make for a hell of a story, film, streaming series, and set of new euphemisms concerning duplicity and treasonous conduct.
#tariffs
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Surprise, surprise.
readsludge.com/2025/04/07/m...
readsludge.com/2025/04/07/m...
April 8, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Surprise, surprise.
readsludge.com/2025/04/07/m...
readsludge.com/2025/04/07/m...
April 7, 2025 at 8:28 PM
What are the odds only the women who vote for the Dems end up being disenfranchised?
#HandsOffHerVote #save
#HandsOffHerVote #save
69 MILLION American women will be DISFRANCHISED by the SAVE Act.
Married women who've changed their names will be forced to jump through hoops just to cast their ballots.
This is a WAR ON WOMEN'S RIGHTS.
#HandsOffHerVote
Married women who've changed their names will be forced to jump through hoops just to cast their ballots.
This is a WAR ON WOMEN'S RIGHTS.
#HandsOffHerVote
April 7, 2025 at 8:13 PM
What are the odds only the women who vote for the Dems end up being disenfranchised?
#HandsOffHerVote #save
#HandsOffHerVote #save
