Kathryn Ruud
@kathrynruud.bsky.social
Writer, commentator. Author, "Liberal parasites and other creepers: Rush Limbaugh, Ken Hamblin, and the discursive construction of group identities," in At War with Words (DeGruyter, Berlin & NY).
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They’re all just looting the treasury now
November 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
They’re all just looting the treasury now
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Operation Change The Topic From Epstein
November 14, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Operation Change The Topic From Epstein
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NEW INTERVIEW: Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernandez on the Marsha Money Grab
Of the 8 Republican Senators stuffing their pockets with millions of taxpayer dollars, 2 are from Tennessee: Blackburn & Hagerty — and blowback to the scam is bipartisan.
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DRAQ3I1...
Of the 8 Republican Senators stuffing their pockets with millions of taxpayer dollars, 2 are from Tennessee: Blackburn & Hagerty — and blowback to the scam is bipartisan.
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DRAQ3I1...
November 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
NEW INTERVIEW: Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernandez on the Marsha Money Grab
Of the 8 Republican Senators stuffing their pockets with millions of taxpayer dollars, 2 are from Tennessee: Blackburn & Hagerty — and blowback to the scam is bipartisan.
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DRAQ3I1...
Of the 8 Republican Senators stuffing their pockets with millions of taxpayer dollars, 2 are from Tennessee: Blackburn & Hagerty — and blowback to the scam is bipartisan.
Full: www.instagram.com/reel/DRAQ3I1...
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Host: Agonizing decisions facing millions of Americans buying health care on the ACA marketplace. Nearly all 24 million people who have marketplace insurance receive the tax subsidy, but that is going away. Allowing the subsidies to expire would cause premiums to skyrocket 114%
November 13, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Host: Agonizing decisions facing millions of Americans buying health care on the ACA marketplace. Nearly all 24 million people who have marketplace insurance receive the tax subsidy, but that is going away. Allowing the subsidies to expire would cause premiums to skyrocket 114%
As Hegseth beats the war drums...
Rallying my platoon together before we step off: “okay listen guys, we’re doing this one for Epstein”
November 14, 2025 at 12:17 AM
As Hegseth beats the war drums...
His complete disregard of the unfolding climate disaster may be the most pressing reason of all to get him out of the WH asap.
Trump Is Kneecapping Some of the Boldest Plans to Fight Climate Change
Funding cuts are hitting scientists researching geoengineering like solar-radiation modification and carbon-dioxide removal.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Funding cuts are hitting scientists researching geoengineering like solar-radiation modification and carbon-dioxide removal.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Trump Is Kneecapping Some of the Boldest Plans to Fight Climate Change
Donald Trump's assault on climate innovation is also affecting scientists researching geoengineering methods like carbon-dioxide removal.
www.rollingstone.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:08 AM
His complete disregard of the unfolding climate disaster may be the most pressing reason of all to get him out of the WH asap.
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Trump also claims he fell out with Epstein because Epstein was being a "creep" around young girls at Mar-a-Lago. That is another lie. Being a creep around young girls was why Trump was friends with Epstein in the first place. They fell out over a bidding war on Florida real estate.
November 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Trump also claims he fell out with Epstein because Epstein was being a "creep" around young girls at Mar-a-Lago. That is another lie. Being a creep around young girls was why Trump was friends with Epstein in the first place. They fell out over a bidding war on Florida real estate.
Looks like Americans are not keen on seeing a total sleaze parked in the WH.
Pollster: Trump is underwater on every single issue, but the Epstein files are especially dreadful for him. On immigration, he's 5 points underwater. Foreign policy, 8 points. Tariffs, 17 points. The economy, 18. But he is 39 points below water on the Epstein case.
November 13, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Looks like Americans are not keen on seeing a total sleaze parked in the WH.
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Want to support workers on strike?
✅ Follow us + share our posts about NOT BUYING STARBUCKS!
✅ Sign our No Contract No Coffee pledge, & we'll send you local calls to action throughout the strike: nocontractnocoffee.org
✅ Donate to our strike fund: sbworkersunited.org
✅ Follow us + share our posts about NOT BUYING STARBUCKS!
✅ Sign our No Contract No Coffee pledge, & we'll send you local calls to action throughout the strike: nocontractnocoffee.org
✅ Donate to our strike fund: sbworkersunited.org
November 13, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Want to support workers on strike?
✅ Follow us + share our posts about NOT BUYING STARBUCKS!
✅ Sign our No Contract No Coffee pledge, & we'll send you local calls to action throughout the strike: nocontractnocoffee.org
✅ Donate to our strike fund: sbworkersunited.org
✅ Follow us + share our posts about NOT BUYING STARBUCKS!
✅ Sign our No Contract No Coffee pledge, & we'll send you local calls to action throughout the strike: nocontractnocoffee.org
✅ Donate to our strike fund: sbworkersunited.org
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It has been nearly a year since Starbucks has offered us a single proposal to finish the remainder of our union contracts. The company knows where we stand: we need fair wages, better scheduling, and an end to union-busting.
Instead, Starbucks is fighting US, their workers.
Instead, Starbucks is fighting US, their workers.
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
It has been nearly a year since Starbucks has offered us a single proposal to finish the remainder of our union contracts. The company knows where we stand: we need fair wages, better scheduling, and an end to union-busting.
Instead, Starbucks is fighting US, their workers.
Instead, Starbucks is fighting US, their workers.
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
weaintbuyingit is being highlighted and supported by Defiance dot org as well. They call these "economic actions" rather than boycotts.
Thanksgiving-Cyber Monday, my wallet's ignoring Target, Home Depot, & Amazon. I'm tired of corporations enabling this administration ditching DEI, allowing ICE to terrorize our communities, & chase tax breaks. Join me! #WeAintBuyingIt 🚫
November 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
weaintbuyingit is being highlighted and supported by Defiance dot org as well. They call these "economic actions" rather than boycotts.
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Canadian Travel to the U.S. Declines for 10th Straight Month www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
Canadian Travel to the U.S. Declines for 10th Straight Month
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Canadian Travel to the U.S. Declines for 10th Straight Month www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
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WATCH: @raskin.house.gov explains the deal that would allow eight GOP senators lucrative lawsuits over phone record subpoenas:
"It's certainly the most corrupt provision authorizing financial self-dealing and plunder of the public passed by Congress in this century."
"It's certainly the most corrupt provision authorizing financial self-dealing and plunder of the public passed by Congress in this century."
November 13, 2025 at 4:32 AM
WATCH: @raskin.house.gov explains the deal that would allow eight GOP senators lucrative lawsuits over phone record subpoenas:
"It's certainly the most corrupt provision authorizing financial self-dealing and plunder of the public passed by Congress in this century."
"It's certainly the most corrupt provision authorizing financial self-dealing and plunder of the public passed by Congress in this century."
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What a terrible thing to say about swamp creatures
Lindsey Graham is a swamp creature and he is trying to rip us off.
November 13, 2025 at 2:15 AM
What a terrible thing to say about swamp creatures
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So all but two Republicans in Congress voted to pay $500k of taxpayer dollars to each of ten Republicans senators. That's a big payout. If I had $500k (possibly tax free?) dollars paying for college would be so much easier.
$500k is a lot, right?
$500k is a lot, right?
November 13, 2025 at 2:24 AM
So all but two Republicans in Congress voted to pay $500k of taxpayer dollars to each of ten Republicans senators. That's a big payout. If I had $500k (possibly tax free?) dollars paying for college would be so much easier.
$500k is a lot, right?
$500k is a lot, right?
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“I don’t think that’s appropriate at all.”
REPUBLICAN @RepGregSteube opposed the funding bill because @SenatorHagerty & @MarshaBlackburn and others snuck in a provision to hand themselves millions of taxpayer dollars. #MarshaMoneyGrab 💰
REPUBLICAN @RepGregSteube opposed the funding bill because @SenatorHagerty & @MarshaBlackburn and others snuck in a provision to hand themselves millions of taxpayer dollars. #MarshaMoneyGrab 💰
November 13, 2025 at 2:50 AM
“I don’t think that’s appropriate at all.”
REPUBLICAN @RepGregSteube opposed the funding bill because @SenatorHagerty & @MarshaBlackburn and others snuck in a provision to hand themselves millions of taxpayer dollars. #MarshaMoneyGrab 💰
REPUBLICAN @RepGregSteube opposed the funding bill because @SenatorHagerty & @MarshaBlackburn and others snuck in a provision to hand themselves millions of taxpayer dollars. #MarshaMoneyGrab 💰
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Helpful tracker!
UPDATE — With Rep. Pramila Jayapal (Chair Emerita of the Congressional Progressive Caucus), there are now at least 12 congressional Democrats, 15 Democratic-aligned organizations, and 8 Democratic candidates calling for Chuck Schumer to resign as leader:
November 13, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Helpful tracker!
"Not just 'no," but HELL NO."
And just like that… the GOP’s dirty deal is passed. This is why I voted no. The fight continues.
November 13, 2025 at 5:05 AM
"Not just 'no," but HELL NO."
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Important to understand the Epstein stuff and the fascism and the corruption are, in a lot of ways, really all the same story from different angles: powerful men who can and do abuse vulnerable people around them because they can, and because systems of elite accountability catastrophically failed
November 13, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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This is far worse than anyone expected.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump Administration to Drastically Cut Housing Grants
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:21 AM
This is far worse than anyone expected.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
Making America Great Again
The attorney general and the FBI director, a manosphere podcaster bro, pulled into the situation room a member of Congress best known for getting kicked out of a Beetlejuice musical for drunkenly giving her date a handy, in order to pressure her about the president's child sex trafficking scandal.
November 13, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Making America Great Again
AOC is a fighter.
AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
November 13, 2025 at 1:15 AM
AOC is a fighter.