RayHether
@rayhether.bsky.social
I’m a former high school drop out who was rescued by federal social service programs (Upward Bound). Ultimately completed MBA in finance and retired in 2021 after years in retail, energy, and state regulatory positions.
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@donlemonofficial.bsky.social speaks out: I don’t like being the story, but if I have to be the story then I want to make sure I stand up for what is right.
As independent journalists, it’s important we bring people information without it being filtered through gatekeepers.
As independent journalists, it’s important we bring people information without it being filtered through gatekeepers.
February 4, 2026 at 4:08 PM
@donlemonofficial.bsky.social speaks out: I don’t like being the story, but if I have to be the story then I want to make sure I stand up for what is right.
As independent journalists, it’s important we bring people information without it being filtered through gatekeepers.
As independent journalists, it’s important we bring people information without it being filtered through gatekeepers.
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It's understandable that the Washington Post is laying off a third of its staff, since owner Jeff Bezos is hurting for money. While his underlings announced the WaPo cuts, he was probably going through his couch cushions looking for quarters.
February 4, 2026 at 3:26 PM
It's understandable that the Washington Post is laying off a third of its staff, since owner Jeff Bezos is hurting for money. While his underlings announced the WaPo cuts, he was probably going through his couch cushions looking for quarters.
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Probably just a coincidence, right?🤷♀️
The chair of the first law firm that bent the knee to Trump’s extortion and agreed to do pro bono work for him is featured in the Epstein Files, you say? Huh.
Brad Karp to step down as Paul Weiss chair after Epstein revelations ft.trib.al/H1vYT7B
February 5, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Probably just a coincidence, right?🤷♀️
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Boy it would be awful
if foreign governments did their own investigation;
and didn't protect wealthy child rapists,
while not protecting the privacy of victims,
like some other governments I could mention.
if foreign governments did their own investigation;
and didn't protect wealthy child rapists,
while not protecting the privacy of victims,
like some other governments I could mention.
February 5, 2026 at 5:20 AM
Boy it would be awful
if foreign governments did their own investigation;
and didn't protect wealthy child rapists,
while not protecting the privacy of victims,
like some other governments I could mention.
if foreign governments did their own investigation;
and didn't protect wealthy child rapists,
while not protecting the privacy of victims,
like some other governments I could mention.
Dems Outline Their Demands for ICE As Republicans Promise to Shoot Down Basic Reforms talkingpointsmemo.com/news/dems-ou...
Dems Outline Their Demands for ICE As Republicans Promise to Shoot Down Basic Reforms
House Republicans barely passed a funding package on Tuesday, voting after more...
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:20 AM
Dems Outline Their Demands for ICE As Republicans Promise to Shoot Down Basic Reforms talkingpointsmemo.com/news/dems-ou...
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The pressure is working, but make no mistake: this "drawdown" would still leave thousands of federal immigration agents on the streets of Minneapolis, around four times the size of the city's current police force.
These agents continue to sow chaos, and Congress needs to rein in these agencies now.
These agents continue to sow chaos, and Congress needs to rein in these agencies now.
Trump administration to withdraw 700 immigration agents from Minnesota
The Trump administration will withdraw 700 federal immigration agents from Minnesota, border czar Tom Homan said Wednesday.
www.nbcnews.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:01 PM
The pressure is working, but make no mistake: this "drawdown" would still leave thousands of federal immigration agents on the streets of Minneapolis, around four times the size of the city's current police force.
These agents continue to sow chaos, and Congress needs to rein in these agencies now.
These agents continue to sow chaos, and Congress needs to rein in these agencies now.
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So you won the House, the Senate, and the Presidency. You stacked the courts, the DOJ, HHS, the FBI, and everything else with loyalists. But you think you should be allowed total control of elections to make sure it's not "rigged".
"Make America Stupid Again" because smart people dont like you. 🙄
"Make America Stupid Again" because smart people dont like you. 🙄
February 4, 2026 at 8:41 PM
So you won the House, the Senate, and the Presidency. You stacked the courts, the DOJ, HHS, the FBI, and everything else with loyalists. But you think you should be allowed total control of elections to make sure it's not "rigged".
"Make America Stupid Again" because smart people dont like you. 🙄
"Make America Stupid Again" because smart people dont like you. 🙄
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Our clients’ family members, Chad Joseph and Rishi Samaroo, were murdered in cold blood.
The Trump administration must be held responsible for the illegal boat strikes that killed Chad and Rishi.
The Trump administration must be held responsible for the illegal boat strikes that killed Chad and Rishi.
First wrongful death lawsuit filed against Trump administration over drug boat strikes
WASHINGTON — Family members of two Trinidadian men who were killed in a U.S. strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in October sued the U.S. government Tuesday, accusing it of wrongful death and extrajudicial killings
www.nbcnews.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Our clients’ family members, Chad Joseph and Rishi Samaroo, were murdered in cold blood.
The Trump administration must be held responsible for the illegal boat strikes that killed Chad and Rishi.
The Trump administration must be held responsible for the illegal boat strikes that killed Chad and Rishi.
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Federal agents are relying on error-prone facial recognition technology while ignoring people’s passports or other evidence of citizenship and immigration status.
This is illegal and must end now.
This is illegal and must end now.
February 4, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Federal agents are relying on error-prone facial recognition technology while ignoring people’s passports or other evidence of citizenship and immigration status.
This is illegal and must end now.
This is illegal and must end now.
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Absolutely not!
ABSOLUTELY NOT.
Do not bs us on this.
Don’t even think about it.
Not one single day of an extension.
Do not bs us on this.
Don’t even think about it.
Not one single day of an extension.
February 4, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Absolutely not!
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The Trump administration's unnecessary deployment of National Guard troops in our cities wasted $496 million in 2025, and could waste even more money if it's not stopped.
Congress must take action and make it clear: No troops on our streets.
Congress must take action and make it clear: No troops on our streets.
Trump's National Guard deployments could cost over $1 billion this year, CBO projects
The operation in Washington, D.C. alone is projected to cost upwards of $660 million if it runs through the end of this year as expected, according to new data released by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
www.npr.org
February 4, 2026 at 12:17 AM
The Trump administration's unnecessary deployment of National Guard troops in our cities wasted $496 million in 2025, and could waste even more money if it's not stopped.
Congress must take action and make it clear: No troops on our streets.
Congress must take action and make it clear: No troops on our streets.
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Vast camps are central to Trumpism. Stephen Miller has long been very excited about them. Backlash is another sign that opposition to Trump/Miller runs deeper than revulsion at ICE. There's real resistance to the whole ideological project of mass deportations. 4/
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
February 4, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Vast camps are central to Trumpism. Stephen Miller has long been very excited about them. Backlash is another sign that opposition to Trump/Miller runs deeper than revulsion at ICE. There's real resistance to the whole ideological project of mass deportations. 4/
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
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FLASH: Big loss for Trump Admin.
Supreme Court lets California use new congressional map in midterms, rejecting bid to block it
www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme...
Supreme Court lets California use new congressional map in midterms, rejecting bid to block it
www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme...
Supreme Court lets California use new congressional map in midterms, rejecting bid to block it
The Supreme Court declined to block California's new congressional map that could net Democrats five seats in the upcoming midterm elections.
www.cbsnews.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:05 PM
FLASH: Big loss for Trump Admin.
Supreme Court lets California use new congressional map in midterms, rejecting bid to block it
www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme...
Supreme Court lets California use new congressional map in midterms, rejecting bid to block it
www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme...
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Trump/Miller doctrine killing off American ag.
“The current Administration’s actions, along with Congressional inaction, have increased costs for farm inputs, disrupted overseas and domestic markets, denied agriculture its reliable labor pool, and defunded critical ag research and staffing.”
“The current Administration’s actions, along with Congressional inaction, have increased costs for farm inputs, disrupted overseas and domestic markets, denied agriculture its reliable labor pool, and defunded critical ag research and staffing.”
Trump Immigration Policy ‘Wreaking Havoc’ on U.S. Food Production, Say Former Agriculture Leaders
A letter to the House and Senate Agriculture Committees warns of a widespread collapse of American agriculture and our rural communities.”
www.supplychainbrain.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Trump/Miller doctrine killing off American ag.
“The current Administration’s actions, along with Congressional inaction, have increased costs for farm inputs, disrupted overseas and domestic markets, denied agriculture its reliable labor pool, and defunded critical ag research and staffing.”
“The current Administration’s actions, along with Congressional inaction, have increased costs for farm inputs, disrupted overseas and domestic markets, denied agriculture its reliable labor pool, and defunded critical ag research and staffing.”
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Shameful and heinous is the simple truth. See: the golden rule.
“Social signaling is generating opposition to Trump’s worst policies, as more and more ordinary people see them as shameful and heinous in the most basic moral and human terms.” - @gregsargent.bsky.social
Yes! Persuasion doesn’t only work the way message testers assume.
Yes! Persuasion doesn’t only work the way message testers assume.
Trump’s New “Prison Camp” Threat Unleashes Fury Even in MAGA Country
The next phase of ICE’s big ramp-up: a nationwide network of vast detention facilities. But guess what? Even parts of Red America are saying no.
newrepublic.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Shameful and heinous is the simple truth. See: the golden rule.
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INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
February 4, 2026 at 5:11 PM
INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
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Trump supporters and allies, including senior officials and lawmakers, are raking in cash from private companies’ government contracts at nearly every stage of the deportation system.
How Political Corruption Paved the Way for Rising Authoritarianism
Today there's a National Shutdown to protest ICE.
www.democracy.news
February 4, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Trump supporters and allies, including senior officials and lawmakers, are raking in cash from private companies’ government contracts at nearly every stage of the deportation system.
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Today should be another reminder that when billionaires take control of vital platforms for communication, it’s not a win for free speech or "free markets."
It’s a win for oligarchy.
It’s a win for oligarchy.
Truly hilarious headline from the Bezos-owned Washington Post yesterday.
Never, ever let the guys who control half the wealth in America and just got billions of dollars in tax breaks tell you we shouldn't tax the rich.
Never, ever let the guys who control half the wealth in America and just got billions of dollars in tax breaks tell you we shouldn't tax the rich.
February 4, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Today should be another reminder that when billionaires take control of vital platforms for communication, it’s not a win for free speech or "free markets."
It’s a win for oligarchy.
It’s a win for oligarchy.
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"Voters have a right to be free to cast their votes without walking past a phalanx of Trump’s private army.”
Former Governor Jay Inslee is out with a new warning and a call to action concerning the upcoming midterm elections.
Former Governor Jay Inslee is out with a new warning and a call to action concerning the upcoming midterm elections.
Don’t Let ICE Freeze Voting
Guest article by Jay Inslee, former governor of Washington State
www.meidasplus.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:08 AM
"Voters have a right to be free to cast their votes without walking past a phalanx of Trump’s private army.”
Former Governor Jay Inslee is out with a new warning and a call to action concerning the upcoming midterm elections.
Former Governor Jay Inslee is out with a new warning and a call to action concerning the upcoming midterm elections.
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Heads are going to explode 💥
Cato Institute just nuked the lie. Immigrants have cut U.S. deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994, slashing the national debt by a third.
All that “immigrants are bleeding us dry” noise? Absolute bullshit.
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Cato Institute just nuked the lie. Immigrants have cut U.S. deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994, slashing the national debt by a third.
All that “immigrants are bleeding us dry” noise? Absolute bullshit.
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February 4, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Heads are going to explode 💥
Cato Institute just nuked the lie. Immigrants have cut U.S. deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994, slashing the national debt by a third.
All that “immigrants are bleeding us dry” noise? Absolute bullshit.
1/3
Cato Institute just nuked the lie. Immigrants have cut U.S. deficits by $14.5 TRILLION since 1994, slashing the national debt by a third.
All that “immigrants are bleeding us dry” noise? Absolute bullshit.
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For those keeping score at home:
February 4, 2026 at 3:48 PM
For those keeping score at home:
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This is how Sen. Ron Wyden clues the public into activity that he finds extremely alarming. He does a press release about a letter he sent to the director of the CIA that basically says, 'I want to make sure you saw the classified letter I sent early today.' www.wyden.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
February 4, 2026 at 9:53 PM
This is how Sen. Ron Wyden clues the public into activity that he finds extremely alarming. He does a press release about a letter he sent to the director of the CIA that basically says, 'I want to make sure you saw the classified letter I sent early today.' www.wyden.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
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This was part of the plan. Crush small farms so Big Ag can step in the buy them up for little to nothing. Then they control it all from field to store.
Agriculture Experts Warn of 'Widespread Collapse' in US Farms Thanks to Trump Policies | Common Dreams
Agriculture experts warn of financial crisis for US farms due to Trump's trade war policies. Tariffs and deportations harming rural communities.
www.commondreams.org
February 4, 2026 at 10:06 PM
This was part of the plan. Crush small farms so Big Ag can step in the buy them up for little to nothing. Then they control it all from field to store.