Linda Emerick
@loves2hike.bsky.social
Retired educator, Ph.D., sauntering hiker, wife of Joe, veg and tree grower, science and history nerd, reads a lot, fights fascism.Tottenham fan, god knows why. I BLOCK inexplicable “follows”.
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“The United States is now a nation run by public servants who behave no better than internet trolls,” @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues. “Who’s responsible for these choices? Your mother, apparently”:
A Confederacy of Toddlers
The Trump administration is a regime of troubled children.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:15 AM
“The United States is now a nation run by public servants who behave no better than internet trolls,” @radiofreetom.bsky.social argues. “Who’s responsible for these choices? Your mother, apparently”:
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Remember how Trump said ICE targets “violent criminals?”
Trump’s own DOJ now reports that ONLY 2.5% of the people ICE arrested in Chicago have any criminal history.
That means 97.5% have ZERO criminal record. They were targeted because they were of Latino ethnicity. This is what fascism looks like
Trump’s own DOJ now reports that ONLY 2.5% of the people ICE arrested in Chicago have any criminal history.
That means 97.5% have ZERO criminal record. They were targeted because they were of Latino ethnicity. This is what fascism looks like
November 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Remember how Trump said ICE targets “violent criminals?”
Trump’s own DOJ now reports that ONLY 2.5% of the people ICE arrested in Chicago have any criminal history.
That means 97.5% have ZERO criminal record. They were targeted because they were of Latino ethnicity. This is what fascism looks like
Trump’s own DOJ now reports that ONLY 2.5% of the people ICE arrested in Chicago have any criminal history.
That means 97.5% have ZERO criminal record. They were targeted because they were of Latino ethnicity. This is what fascism looks like
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A 60 second summary of some of the biggest and best sights from #NoKings Day.
Congratulations to every single organizer, volunteer and attendee👏
History.
Congratulations to every single organizer, volunteer and attendee👏
History.
October 19, 2025 at 12:16 PM
A 60 second summary of some of the biggest and best sights from #NoKings Day.
Congratulations to every single organizer, volunteer and attendee👏
History.
Congratulations to every single organizer, volunteer and attendee👏
History.
Amazing and so hopeful.
October 19, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Amazing and so hopeful.
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What do you think made America great?
I’ve traveled the world, and every time I come home, I’m reminded of what makes this place special: the culture, the mix of people, the constant diversity. I love this country.
And I also know who truly hates America:
• The KKK
• 3 Percenters
• Proud Boys
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I’ve traveled the world, and every time I come home, I’m reminded of what makes this place special: the culture, the mix of people, the constant diversity. I love this country.
And I also know who truly hates America:
• The KKK
• 3 Percenters
• Proud Boys
1/2
October 18, 2025 at 3:21 AM
What do you think made America great?
I’ve traveled the world, and every time I come home, I’m reminded of what makes this place special: the culture, the mix of people, the constant diversity. I love this country.
And I also know who truly hates America:
• The KKK
• 3 Percenters
• Proud Boys
1/2
I’ve traveled the world, and every time I come home, I’m reminded of what makes this place special: the culture, the mix of people, the constant diversity. I love this country.
And I also know who truly hates America:
• The KKK
• 3 Percenters
• Proud Boys
1/2
I was not aware the Generals brought their legal experts to the 9/30 clown show by tRump and Hegseth. Nor that the JAG stopped Hegseth sending the 82nd Airborne to Portland. There is also historical context during Buchanan’s administration.
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THE MILITARY OFFICER CORPS DEFIED TRUMP ON SEPTEMBER 30th; IT WILL NOT ABANDON THE AMERICAN PEOPLE TO A DICTATORSHIP; IT WILL OPPOSE IT WITH THEIR LIVES AND SACRED HONOR
THE THREE PRECEDENTS WHERE THE U,S ARMY DEFIED A SITTING PRESIDENT AND AGGRESSIVELY ACTED TO DEFEND THE CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT. WE DISCUSS THE FIRST EXAMPLE TODAY. BUT FIRST A SIDEBAR.
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October 10, 2025 at 12:03 PM
I was not aware the Generals brought their legal experts to the 9/30 clown show by tRump and Hegseth. Nor that the JAG stopped Hegseth sending the 82nd Airborne to Portland. There is also historical context during Buchanan’s administration.
open.substack.com/pub/thewestp...
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Remember Umberto Eco, author of “The Name of the Rose”?
Seems he knew a thing or two about Mussolini style fascism. I say if you tick all the boxes, you know what you are.
Seems he knew a thing or two about Mussolini style fascism. I say if you tick all the boxes, you know what you are.
October 2, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Remember Umberto Eco, author of “The Name of the Rose”?
Seems he knew a thing or two about Mussolini style fascism. I say if you tick all the boxes, you know what you are.
Seems he knew a thing or two about Mussolini style fascism. I say if you tick all the boxes, you know what you are.
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If you voted for him, you've done this.
September 26, 2025 at 1:47 AM
If you voted for him, you've done this.
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“Thus far, there is no evidence connecting the suspect with any left-wing groups.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
'No evidence' found yet of ties between Charlie Kirk's shooting and left-wing groups, officials say
Three people familiar with the federal probe into Kirk’s assassination told NBC News that investigators have yet to find a link between the alleged shooter and left-wing groups.
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September 20, 2025 at 10:13 PM
“Thus far, there is no evidence connecting the suspect with any left-wing groups.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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The level of anger and violent rhetoric spewing forth from Trump, Vance & particularly Stephen Miller is profoundly irresponsible. There’s a reason societies depend on responsible public servants to model decent and ethical behavior—so that they don’t devolve and fracture into violence & hate.
September 16, 2025 at 1:27 AM
The level of anger and violent rhetoric spewing forth from Trump, Vance & particularly Stephen Miller is profoundly irresponsible. There’s a reason societies depend on responsible public servants to model decent and ethical behavior—so that they don’t devolve and fracture into violence & hate.
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Reminder:
- there’s no left leaning ideology calling for violence in US, no leader of the broad center-left doing so either
- movement seeks to buttress democracy, rule of law and freedom, not undermine it
- tens of millions have marched and protested w/o incident this year
- it’s pure invention
- there’s no left leaning ideology calling for violence in US, no leader of the broad center-left doing so either
- movement seeks to buttress democracy, rule of law and freedom, not undermine it
- tens of millions have marched and protested w/o incident this year
- it’s pure invention
These are the same people who dismissed countless public and private studies that showed conclusively that right-wing violence was, by far, the most pressing threat in America.
Now they're going to concoct something that purports to blame the left.
Once again, it's all projection and bad faith.
Now they're going to concoct something that purports to blame the left.
Once again, it's all projection and bad faith.
Getting more sinister by the minute www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/u...
September 15, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Reminder:
- there’s no left leaning ideology calling for violence in US, no leader of the broad center-left doing so either
- movement seeks to buttress democracy, rule of law and freedom, not undermine it
- tens of millions have marched and protested w/o incident this year
- it’s pure invention
- there’s no left leaning ideology calling for violence in US, no leader of the broad center-left doing so either
- movement seeks to buttress democracy, rule of law and freedom, not undermine it
- tens of millions have marched and protested w/o incident this year
- it’s pure invention
So I’m “too woke”, “sinfully empathetic, “a snowflake”, “a weakling anti-gun nut”, and “a leftie terrorist”. Hmmm. Quite the trick.
September 13, 2025 at 9:37 PM
So I’m “too woke”, “sinfully empathetic, “a snowflake”, “a weakling anti-gun nut”, and “a leftie terrorist”. Hmmm. Quite the trick.
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No one knows who the shooter is, yet that hasn’t stopped Trump or his sycophants from blaming the “lunatic left” and threatening more drastic action. Never missing a chance to further stoke the violent climate.
September 11, 2025 at 10:02 AM
No one knows who the shooter is, yet that hasn’t stopped Trump or his sycophants from blaming the “lunatic left” and threatening more drastic action. Never missing a chance to further stoke the violent climate.
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Please, the U.S. Open asked us not to share any video of the president being booed heavily by an entire stadium, please respect their wishes, please
September 8, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Please, the U.S. Open asked us not to share any video of the president being booed heavily by an entire stadium, please respect their wishes, please
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Where are the red Make America Great Again hats out in the fields? You know, the same people who swore immigrants were “taking their jobs.”
Keep snatching hard-working folks who are just trying to support their families and don’t be shocked when this becomes the new norm.
Keep snatching hard-working folks who are just trying to support their families and don’t be shocked when this becomes the new norm.
September 6, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Where are the red Make America Great Again hats out in the fields? You know, the same people who swore immigrants were “taking their jobs.”
Keep snatching hard-working folks who are just trying to support their families and don’t be shocked when this becomes the new norm.
Keep snatching hard-working folks who are just trying to support their families and don’t be shocked when this becomes the new norm.
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OMG.
National Guard is now tasked with picking up garbage in DC
August 26, 2025 at 11:34 PM
OMG.
@cnn.com Fix this headline. There is no “crackdown on crime”. The National Guard stand around, wasting their time and our $$$ in an unconstitutional act of intimidation. Do better, @cnn.com
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Follow for live updates on President Donald Trump’s administration as he pursues a widening crackdown on immigration and crime in major in US cities, with plans to deploy federal law enforcement and N...
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August 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
@cnn.com Fix this headline. There is no “crackdown on crime”. The National Guard stand around, wasting their time and our $$$ in an unconstitutional act of intimidation. Do better, @cnn.com
www.cnn.com/webview/poli...
www.cnn.com/webview/poli...
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NEW: More than 20,500 workers have left or been pushed out of federal health agencies, a ProPublica analysis found.
Staffers say the cuts will leave their agencies less equipped to conduct studies, perform inspections and combat deadly outbreaks.
Staffers say the cuts will leave their agencies less equipped to conduct studies, perform inspections and combat deadly outbreaks.
Gutted: How Deeply Trump Has Cut Federal Health Agencies
More than 20,500 workers have left or been pushed out of federal health agencies, a ProPublica analysis found. Staffers say the cuts will leave their agencies less equipped to conduct studies, perform...
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August 21, 2025 at 10:59 AM
NEW: More than 20,500 workers have left or been pushed out of federal health agencies, a ProPublica analysis found.
Staffers say the cuts will leave their agencies less equipped to conduct studies, perform inspections and combat deadly outbreaks.
Staffers say the cuts will leave their agencies less equipped to conduct studies, perform inspections and combat deadly outbreaks.
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Resistance with wit!! See, FBI, the DC subways are unsafe. 🤣🤣
August 12, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Resistance with wit!! See, FBI, the DC subways are unsafe. 🤣🤣
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August 11, 2025 at 2:22 AM