mrtruscott
@mrtruscott.bsky.social
Waging democratic activism via replies.
Granddaughter of Gen. Lucian K.Truscott, Jr.; 6th great-granddaughter of Thomas Jefferson (yes, that one).
Mom/wife/grandma, one time author. I used to live for music.
Please don’t move to Seattle. It rains
Granddaughter of Gen. Lucian K.Truscott, Jr.; 6th great-granddaughter of Thomas Jefferson (yes, that one).
Mom/wife/grandma, one time author. I used to live for music.
Please don’t move to Seattle. It rains
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mrtruscott
@mrtruscott.bsky.social
· Mar 19
What can I do?
Here’s a To Do list of action items.
The list came from all over. Add, fix, share, run with it.
THE CHAOS AND BLITZ ARE THE STRATEGIES to paralyze and intimidate us.
Don’t let distractions distract us.
Fight now. Stop them. Trials later. -keep reading
Here’s a To Do list of action items.
The list came from all over. Add, fix, share, run with it.
THE CHAOS AND BLITZ ARE THE STRATEGIES to paralyze and intimidate us.
Don’t let distractions distract us.
Fight now. Stop them. Trials later. -keep reading
www.cnn.com/2025/11/13/p...
So yesterday, Mike Johnson said he’d bring the Epstein bill to the House for a vote next week. Then he said, “hope everyone has a safe and healthy weekend.”
So yesterday, Mike Johnson said he’d bring the Epstein bill to the House for a vote next week. Then he said, “hope everyone has a safe and healthy weekend.”
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman hospitalized after fall but ‘doing well,’ spokesperson says | CNN Politics
Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman is receiving care at a Pittsburgh hospital after suffering a fall near his home, according to his office.
www.cnn.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:47 PM
www.cnn.com/2025/11/13/p...
So yesterday, Mike Johnson said he’d bring the Epstein bill to the House for a vote next week. Then he said, “hope everyone has a safe and healthy weekend.”
So yesterday, Mike Johnson said he’d bring the Epstein bill to the House for a vote next week. Then he said, “hope everyone has a safe and healthy weekend.”
The cowards of this regime try to rewrite history and erase the contributions of people like James Okubo. I was honored to attend ceremonies for the award of his posthumous Medal of Honor.
There are no generals without soldiers.
There are no generals without soldiers.
November 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The cowards of this regime try to rewrite history and erase the contributions of people like James Okubo. I was honored to attend ceremonies for the award of his posthumous Medal of Honor.
There are no generals without soldiers.
There are no generals without soldiers.
I’ll just go on the record and get it over with.
All this talk about the midterms as our big opportunity in 2026 is batshit crazy.
So much can go wrong between now and 2026. Obviously.
Plan for the worst and be happily surprised if it doesn’t happen.
Otherwise—my receipt.
All this talk about the midterms as our big opportunity in 2026 is batshit crazy.
So much can go wrong between now and 2026. Obviously.
Plan for the worst and be happily surprised if it doesn’t happen.
Otherwise—my receipt.
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 AM
I’ll just go on the record and get it over with.
All this talk about the midterms as our big opportunity in 2026 is batshit crazy.
So much can go wrong between now and 2026. Obviously.
Plan for the worst and be happily surprised if it doesn’t happen.
Otherwise—my receipt.
All this talk about the midterms as our big opportunity in 2026 is batshit crazy.
So much can go wrong between now and 2026. Obviously.
Plan for the worst and be happily surprised if it doesn’t happen.
Otherwise—my receipt.
Go ahead, normalize this.
Cover it like any other presidential tweet. Oh wait.
He’s performing in the role of president while acting like a petulant prince. (Insult intentional.)
This is not okay.
Cover it like any other presidential tweet. Oh wait.
He’s performing in the role of president while acting like a petulant prince. (Insult intentional.)
This is not okay.
November 4, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Go ahead, normalize this.
Cover it like any other presidential tweet. Oh wait.
He’s performing in the role of president while acting like a petulant prince. (Insult intentional.)
This is not okay.
Cover it like any other presidential tweet. Oh wait.
He’s performing in the role of president while acting like a petulant prince. (Insult intentional.)
This is not okay.
“The opposite of democracy is apathy.”
-Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) via Jess Craven/Substack
-Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) via Jess Craven/Substack
November 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
“The opposite of democracy is apathy.”
-Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) via Jess Craven/Substack
-Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) via Jess Craven/Substack
I don’t follow baseball,
but I really
wanted Canada to win
the World Series.
but I really
wanted Canada to win
the World Series.
November 2, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I don’t follow baseball,
but I really
wanted Canada to win
the World Series.
but I really
wanted Canada to win
the World Series.
islandbooks.com/book/9798217...
I am buying this book for every person I know.
I am buying this book for every person I know.
Giving Up Is Unforgivable: A Manual for Keeping a Democracy
A political manifesto for our present moment—part history lesson, part call to save the Republic"Brilliant, galvanizing, and inspirational. A road map to help us find our way out of the darkness." —Ma...
islandbooks.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:09 PM
islandbooks.com/book/9798217...
I am buying this book for every person I know.
I am buying this book for every person I know.
Way to go, America.
These two
obviously
healthy guys
are the power
behind the
t h r o n e
These two
obviously
healthy guys
are the power
behind the
t h r o n e
October 9, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Way to go, America.
These two
obviously
healthy guys
are the power
behind the
t h r o n e
These two
obviously
healthy guys
are the power
behind the
t h r o n e
I don’t like Kristi Noem using the word patriot like she invented it.
There are thousands of people who agree with me and I have examples of the patriots in my family.
There are thousands of people who agree with me and I have examples of the patriots in my family.
October 9, 2025 at 3:13 AM
I don’t like Kristi Noem using the word patriot like she invented it.
There are thousands of people who agree with me and I have examples of the patriots in my family.
There are thousands of people who agree with me and I have examples of the patriots in my family.
You know, I’m not excited about “Prime Day.”
At all.
I hope Jeff and Lauren understand.
At all.
I hope Jeff and Lauren understand.
October 7, 2025 at 4:17 PM
You know, I’m not excited about “Prime Day.”
At all.
I hope Jeff and Lauren understand.
At all.
I hope Jeff and Lauren understand.
My grandfather’s description of war crimes trials at Dachau. I met a Polish man who attended as a young man, and 44 years later, all he talked about was the American justice for Nazis. He knew the name/rank of every American.
October 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
My grandfather’s description of war crimes trials at Dachau. I met a Polish man who attended as a young man, and 44 years later, all he talked about was the American justice for Nazis. He knew the name/rank of every American.
A WWII era comic book.
That’s my grandfather.
His troops were renowned for their speed on foot (the Truscott trot). Through mountains.
Go to hell, Hegseth.
That’s my grandfather.
His troops were renowned for their speed on foot (the Truscott trot). Through mountains.
Go to hell, Hegseth.
October 6, 2025 at 11:51 PM
A WWII era comic book.
That’s my grandfather.
His troops were renowned for their speed on foot (the Truscott trot). Through mountains.
Go to hell, Hegseth.
That’s my grandfather.
His troops were renowned for their speed on foot (the Truscott trot). Through mountains.
Go to hell, Hegseth.
Funny how I get more traction on the formerly great NYTimes site than I do here after many months…
I posted this comment on Molly Jong Fast’s excellent piece.
I posted this comment on Molly Jong Fast’s excellent piece.
October 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Funny how I get more traction on the formerly great NYTimes site than I do here after many months…
I posted this comment on Molly Jong Fast’s excellent piece.
I posted this comment on Molly Jong Fast’s excellent piece.
“My country tis of thee
Sweet land of liberty
Of thee I sing”
My earworm today is a dirge.
(I can’t remember the rest of it—a true earworm curse—and it gets christian at the end, but still.)
Take back our country.
Stop them asap. We can hold trials later.
Sweet land of liberty
Of thee I sing”
My earworm today is a dirge.
(I can’t remember the rest of it—a true earworm curse—and it gets christian at the end, but still.)
Take back our country.
Stop them asap. We can hold trials later.
October 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
“My country tis of thee
Sweet land of liberty
Of thee I sing”
My earworm today is a dirge.
(I can’t remember the rest of it—a true earworm curse—and it gets christian at the end, but still.)
Take back our country.
Stop them asap. We can hold trials later.
Sweet land of liberty
Of thee I sing”
My earworm today is a dirge.
(I can’t remember the rest of it—a true earworm curse—and it gets christian at the end, but still.)
Take back our country.
Stop them asap. We can hold trials later.
The statue of Donald and Jeffrey is back on the National
Mall.
Besties forever.
(He thinks he can distract us from those files.)
Mall.
Besties forever.
(He thinks he can distract us from those files.)
October 4, 2025 at 12:08 AM
The statue of Donald and Jeffrey is back on the National
Mall.
Besties forever.
(He thinks he can distract us from those files.)
Mall.
Besties forever.
(He thinks he can distract us from those files.)
Today’s vocabulary word - TYRANT.
October 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Today’s vocabulary word - TYRANT.
This is my grandfather, General Lucian K. Truscott, Jr.. He led forces in Italy and France and defeated tyrants and dictators.
He’s buried in Plot 1 at Arlington.
Trump/Hegseth showed that our once great country can be led over a cliff.
Thousands have died defending freedom.
Make it matter.
He’s buried in Plot 1 at Arlington.
Trump/Hegseth showed that our once great country can be led over a cliff.
Thousands have died defending freedom.
Make it matter.
October 1, 2025 at 3:48 PM
This is my grandfather, General Lucian K. Truscott, Jr.. He led forces in Italy and France and defeated tyrants and dictators.
He’s buried in Plot 1 at Arlington.
Trump/Hegseth showed that our once great country can be led over a cliff.
Thousands have died defending freedom.
Make it matter.
He’s buried in Plot 1 at Arlington.
Trump/Hegseth showed that our once great country can be led over a cliff.
Thousands have died defending freedom.
Make it matter.
Democrats are “handicapped by their affinity for negotiations over bare-knuckle political warfare”
[Jill Lawrence | MSNBC Opinion Columnist]
Chuck Schumer et al scurry around like this is business as usual.
They think they can negotiate with a madman.
Wake up before democracy is ruined.
[Jill Lawrence | MSNBC Opinion Columnist]
Chuck Schumer et al scurry around like this is business as usual.
They think they can negotiate with a madman.
Wake up before democracy is ruined.
September 29, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Democrats are “handicapped by their affinity for negotiations over bare-knuckle political warfare”
[Jill Lawrence | MSNBC Opinion Columnist]
Chuck Schumer et al scurry around like this is business as usual.
They think they can negotiate with a madman.
Wake up before democracy is ruined.
[Jill Lawrence | MSNBC Opinion Columnist]
Chuck Schumer et al scurry around like this is business as usual.
They think they can negotiate with a madman.
Wake up before democracy is ruined.
This made my day.
Gone but never forgotten, Jeffrey, Jeffrey, Jeffrey.
(Photo Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Associated Press via NYT)
Gone but never forgotten, Jeffrey, Jeffrey, Jeffrey.
(Photo Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Associated Press via NYT)
September 25, 2025 at 6:02 AM
This made my day.
Gone but never forgotten, Jeffrey, Jeffrey, Jeffrey.
(Photo Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Associated Press via NYT)
Gone but never forgotten, Jeffrey, Jeffrey, Jeffrey.
(Photo Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Associated Press via NYT)
Reposted by mrtruscott
Pritzker: "One of the reasons Donald Trump wants to send troops into
America cities is because he wants to be able to take control of the 2026 elections."
America cities is because he wants to be able to take control of the 2026 elections."
September 23, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Pritzker: "One of the reasons Donald Trump wants to send troops into
America cities is because he wants to be able to take control of the 2026 elections."
America cities is because he wants to be able to take control of the 2026 elections."
I wrote an open letter to my colleagues in the arts in March of this year. I tried to warn people.
September 20, 2025 at 12:57 AM
I wrote an open letter to my colleagues in the arts in March of this year. I tried to warn people.
Woke up this morning with Jeffrey on my mind.
Amidst the squid ink and clever distractions they are throwing at us (eg the Kash Patel Show)…
Let’s never forget the memory of Jeffrey.
Amidst the squid ink and clever distractions they are throwing at us (eg the Kash Patel Show)…
Let’s never forget the memory of Jeffrey.
September 19, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Woke up this morning with Jeffrey on my mind.
Amidst the squid ink and clever distractions they are throwing at us (eg the Kash Patel Show)…
Let’s never forget the memory of Jeffrey.
Amidst the squid ink and clever distractions they are throwing at us (eg the Kash Patel Show)…
Let’s never forget the memory of Jeffrey.