Patty Rasmussen
@prashiya.bsky.social
Freelance Writer | Journalist
I love to go a wandering…
I love to go a wandering…
open.substack.com/pub/martinku... Don’t just pass this first-person reporting by because that’s “yesterday’s news.” The goons might be leaving Minneapolis but headed to your city next. DHS bought a warehouse for human beings in a town about 12 miles from where I live.
‘No one is coming to save us’
ICE broke its teeth on Minneapolis, where the people – like Ukrainians – realize that resistance can’t be outsourced
open.substack.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:48 AM
open.substack.com/pub/martinku... Don’t just pass this first-person reporting by because that’s “yesterday’s news.” The goons might be leaving Minneapolis but headed to your city next. DHS bought a warehouse for human beings in a town about 12 miles from where I live.
It’s astonishing that someone with the resources that Bezos has couldn’t have brought together a management team that could successfully manage The Washington Post. It’s as if he intended to run it into the ground.
BTW surely at this point we’ve gotten past the notion that “citizen journalists” will pick up the slack for eviscerated newsrooms. There’s some excellent work being published on Substack et al., but it’s no substitute for the work of a professional newsgathering operation with the proper support.
February 4, 2026 at 8:28 PM
It’s astonishing that someone with the resources that Bezos has couldn’t have brought together a management team that could successfully manage The Washington Post. It’s as if he intended to run it into the ground.
Buck up, Phil! Get your act together!🦫
February 1, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Buck up, Phil! Get your act together!🦫
Catherine O'Hara was a comedic genius. Timing, physicality, wit. She had it all. We love this audition piece from Waiting for Guffman:
youtu.be/fggXs7oIP7Q?...
youtu.be/fggXs7oIP7Q?...
Midnight at the Oasis - Waiting for Guffman HD
YouTube video by artfilm33
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January 30, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Catherine O'Hara was a comedic genius. Timing, physicality, wit. She had it all. We love this audition piece from Waiting for Guffman:
youtu.be/fggXs7oIP7Q?...
youtu.be/fggXs7oIP7Q?...
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Tonight’s Global Heartbeat on NCPR is a Robert Burns special — music celebrating Scotland’s national poet and his enduring legacy.
Hope you’ll tune in. 9pm ET.
www.ncpr.org
Hope you’ll tune in. 9pm ET.
www.ncpr.org
NCPR: North Country Public Radio
Member-supported public radio for the North Country serving communities in the Adirondacks, the St. Lawrence Valley, the Champlain Valley, the Thousand Islands, Jefferson County, Lewis County and the ...
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January 25, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Tonight’s Global Heartbeat on NCPR is a Robert Burns special — music celebrating Scotland’s national poet and his enduring legacy.
Hope you’ll tune in. 9pm ET.
www.ncpr.org
Hope you’ll tune in. 9pm ET.
www.ncpr.org
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Residents in Minneapolis are standing together to stop a despot who rivals Russia’s. They know Trump will not change. We must link arms with them if we want to defend freedom in America. The time is now.
The time is now
After another fatal ICE shooting in Minnesota, blue states – like the rest of the world – must recognize that the only way to fight American tyranny is to act together
martinkuz.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Residents in Minneapolis are standing together to stop a despot who rivals Russia’s. They know Trump will not change. We must link arms with them if we want to defend freedom in America. The time is now.
Please read my buddy Ray Glier's post about an inspiring 'Geezer Jock' runner in Ukraine. We should all be so bold. geezerjocknews.com/blogs/news/p...
Putin's Purpose Is To Make Him Run And Hide. Mykola's Purpose Is To Run And Live.
Mykola Sagaidakovsky, 66, runs on the beach in Odessa, Ukraine. The war criminal Putin will not drive Ukrainians into bunkers 24/7. Like Mykola, they live with purpose. Please read more. By Ray Glier ...
geezerjocknews.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Please read my buddy Ray Glier's post about an inspiring 'Geezer Jock' runner in Ukraine. We should all be so bold. geezerjocknews.com/blogs/news/p...
Highly recommend⬇️⬇️⬇️
A US government intent on ruling by terror and pursuing a broad policy of state violence poses a daunting new reality for a country lulled by the absence of autocracy throughout most of its history. Daunting—but not unconquerable if we summon our inner Ukrainian and commit together to the struggle.
Seeking America's inner Ukrainian
After a fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis, Ukraine's resistance to Russia offers a lesson for Americans under siege from homegrown tyranny
martinkuz.substack.com
January 19, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Highly recommend⬇️⬇️⬇️
The Delaware, because either way we went when we crossed it, we were almost to our cousins’ house.
Runner up, the PeeDee and Little PeeDee for giggling purposes.
Runner up, the PeeDee and Little PeeDee for giggling purposes.
The Little Pigeon
My favorite Twitter prompt was "RT this with your home river," so reskeet this with your home river.
Mine is the Patuxent.
Mine is the Patuxent.
January 13, 2026 at 12:31 PM
The Delaware, because either way we went when we crossed it, we were almost to our cousins’ house.
Runner up, the PeeDee and Little PeeDee for giggling purposes.
Runner up, the PeeDee and Little PeeDee for giggling purposes.
I’m getting over a bad bout of the flu. I have T1 diabetes and a compromised immune system. I was vaxxed, but we all know it’s bad out there. This is my 2nd dance w/the flu this season. Take my advice: Mask up. If you haven’t gotten the vaxx, get it. It could make it easier if you do catch it. 😷✌🏼
January 10, 2026 at 2:06 PM
I’m getting over a bad bout of the flu. I have T1 diabetes and a compromised immune system. I was vaxxed, but we all know it’s bad out there. This is my 2nd dance w/the flu this season. Take my advice: Mask up. If you haven’t gotten the vaxx, get it. It could make it easier if you do catch it. 😷✌🏼
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In times like these, writer @martinkuz.bsky.social urges Americans to summon their “inner Ukrainian,” to resist tyranny and to remember community. A great read.
In times like these, writer @martinkuz.bsky.social urges Americans to summon their “inner Ukrainian,” to resist tyranny and to remember community. A great read.
Seeking America's inner Ukrainian
After a fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis, Ukraine's resistance to Russia offers a lesson for Americans under siege from homegrown tyranny
open.substack.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:29 AM
open.substack.com/pub/martinku...
In times like these, writer @martinkuz.bsky.social urges Americans to summon their “inner Ukrainian,” to resist tyranny and to remember community. A great read.
In times like these, writer @martinkuz.bsky.social urges Americans to summon their “inner Ukrainian,” to resist tyranny and to remember community. A great read.
Since everyone seems to want to talk about human rights and how important they are, here’s a Q&A I did with Jill Savitt, Pres and CEO of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta.
www.georgiatrend.com/2025/12/31/c...
www.georgiatrend.com/2025/12/31/c...
Catching up with... Jill Savitt - Georgia Trend Magazine
The National Center for Civil and Human Rights is an immersive museum and center in Downtown Atlanta that honors and explores the history of domestic civil rights and global human rights. The Center i...
www.georgiatrend.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Since everyone seems to want to talk about human rights and how important they are, here’s a Q&A I did with Jill Savitt, Pres and CEO of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta.
www.georgiatrend.com/2025/12/31/c...
www.georgiatrend.com/2025/12/31/c...
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While recovering from heart failure, Jeff Galloway learned that decades of using the run-walk-run method he popularized likely helped save his life. Now, he's determined to complete one more marathon.
50 Years Ago, He Was an Olympian. At 80, He’s Just as Happy to Finish Last.
Jeff Galloway, who popularized the run-walk-run method, is determined to complete one more marathon.
nyti.ms
January 2, 2026 at 5:40 PM
While recovering from heart failure, Jeff Galloway learned that decades of using the run-walk-run method he popularized likely helped save his life. Now, he's determined to complete one more marathon.
My top 5 Robert Redford movies
5.Barefoot in the Park
4.The Sting
3.Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid
2.All is Lost
1. The Natural
Honorable mention:
Jeremiah Johnson
Three Days of the Condor
5.Barefoot in the Park
4.The Sting
3.Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid
2.All is Lost
1. The Natural
Honorable mention:
Jeremiah Johnson
Three Days of the Condor
September 16, 2025 at 8:58 PM
My top 5 Robert Redford movies
5.Barefoot in the Park
4.The Sting
3.Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid
2.All is Lost
1. The Natural
Honorable mention:
Jeremiah Johnson
Three Days of the Condor
5.Barefoot in the Park
4.The Sting
3.Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid
2.All is Lost
1. The Natural
Honorable mention:
Jeremiah Johnson
Three Days of the Condor
Man, this is good. Forget Prime Day. Find an indie bookstore and pick up a good read. 📖#takealookitsinabook
July 9, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Man, this is good. Forget Prime Day. Find an indie bookstore and pick up a good read. 📖#takealookitsinabook
Beautiful🥰
Harriet Tubman #quilt by my Mom, Vera P. Hall, who makes quilts celebrating Black people who fought for their own freedom. This seems to be the crowd favorite of the “We Didn’t Wait for Freedom” series. Happy #Juneteenth #quilting
June 20, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Beautiful🥰
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Harriet Tubman #quilt by my Mom, Vera P. Hall, who makes quilts celebrating Black people who fought for their own freedom. This seems to be the crowd favorite of the “We Didn’t Wait for Freedom” series. Happy #Juneteenth #quilting
June 19, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Harriet Tubman #quilt by my Mom, Vera P. Hall, who makes quilts celebrating Black people who fought for their own freedom. This seems to be the crowd favorite of the “We Didn’t Wait for Freedom” series. Happy #Juneteenth #quilting
Quite simply, this president is off his flaming rocker. Trump Praises Military, and His Return to Office, in Memorial Day Remarks www.nytimes.com/2025/05/26/u...
Trump Praises Military, and His Return to Office, in Memorial Day Remarks
www.nytimes.com
May 27, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Quite simply, this president is off his flaming rocker. Trump Praises Military, and His Return to Office, in Memorial Day Remarks www.nytimes.com/2025/05/26/u...
Do read and listen but prepare to be infuriated. www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...
Video: Opinion | How Groupthink Protected Biden and Re-elected Trump
Was there a Joe Biden cover-up? Jake Tapper examines the people and institutions that made the former president’s re-election campaign possible.
www.nytimes.com
May 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Do read and listen but prepare to be infuriated. www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...
Today I almost used the phrase “Hope is not a strategy” in my writing. I try so hard not to be cynical but it’s hard these days. Then I saw this. Glad I didn’t use that adage. I’m going to stay hopeful.
www.instagram.com/reel/DJk1iWD...
www.instagram.com/reel/DJk1iWD...
May 19, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Today I almost used the phrase “Hope is not a strategy” in my writing. I try so hard not to be cynical but it’s hard these days. Then I saw this. Glad I didn’t use that adage. I’m going to stay hopeful.
www.instagram.com/reel/DJk1iWD...
www.instagram.com/reel/DJk1iWD...
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Fear has a way of being contagious.
But courage is also contagious.
But courage is also contagious.
April 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Fear has a way of being contagious.
But courage is also contagious.
But courage is also contagious.
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Secretary of Defense Hegseth says he doesn’t know if Russia invaded Ukraine.
This you?
This you?
February 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Secretary of Defense Hegseth says he doesn’t know if Russia invaded Ukraine.
This you?
This you?
Zelensky, please just leave the Oval Office. Just walk out. He's not worth it.
February 28, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Zelensky, please just leave the Oval Office. Just walk out. He's not worth it.
I'm really hoping Zelensky shows up in Washington tomorrow just to tell the president to his face that he has no intention at all of signing any agreement to share Ukraine's mineral wealth. I trust Zelensky knows that the president is a bad-faith actor, not deserving of any trust whatsoever.
February 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I'm really hoping Zelensky shows up in Washington tomorrow just to tell the president to his face that he has no intention at all of signing any agreement to share Ukraine's mineral wealth. I trust Zelensky knows that the president is a bad-faith actor, not deserving of any trust whatsoever.