RidgewayGirl
@ridgewaygirl.bsky.social
Books, Cats, Politics, More Books.
Rights aren’t pie. Letting everyone have them doesn’t reduce your own.
Rights aren’t pie. Letting everyone have them doesn’t reduce your own.
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"Malort advent calendar" is already such an unhinged concept but every little window just having Malort in it really pushes it over the edge into something transcendently funny
November 15, 2025 at 12:54 AM
"Malort advent calendar" is already such an unhinged concept but every little window just having Malort in it really pushes it over the edge into something transcendently funny
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nancy drew & the mystery of why I keep refreshing my social media accounts instead of reading a book
November 13, 2025 at 4:48 AM
nancy drew & the mystery of why I keep refreshing my social media accounts instead of reading a book
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From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."
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That entire Tim Fullerton thread from yesterday re his Platner intvw seems to be predicated both on the idea that some ppl are just entitled to elected office & also that young men broadly are nazi-adjacent malcontents & I cannot emphasize enough how dumb & corrosive of a political ideas those are
November 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
That entire Tim Fullerton thread from yesterday re his Platner intvw seems to be predicated both on the idea that some ppl are just entitled to elected office & also that young men broadly are nazi-adjacent malcontents & I cannot emphasize enough how dumb & corrosive of a political ideas those are
If you’ve got Republican Senators, here’s a great chance to make them uncomfortable — call their office and ask them to lead the fight to release all the Epstein files.
November 14, 2025 at 9:05 PM
If you’ve got Republican Senators, here’s a great chance to make them uncomfortable — call their office and ask them to lead the fight to release all the Epstein files.
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I just called my former senators in SC to ask them to take the lead in calling for the release of the Epstein files and I have to admit I enjoyed making those calls so much. If you've got Republican senators, give them a call, just as a nice treat for yourself.
November 14, 2025 at 4:39 PM
I just called my former senators in SC to ask them to take the lead in calling for the release of the Epstein files and I have to admit I enjoyed making those calls so much. If you've got Republican senators, give them a call, just as a nice treat for yourself.
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Important to remember that on top of the fascism and incompetence, everybody in the Trump admin is also stealing everything they can as quickly as possible.
NEW: DHS invoked the “national emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rules for a $220 million taxpayer-funded ad campaign.
We found that a firm with deep ties to Kristi Noem secretly benefited from the deal.
We found that a firm with deep ties to Kristi Noem secretly benefited from the deal.
Kristi Noem-Tied Firm Secretly Got Piece of $220 Million DHS Campaign
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rules for the taxpayer-funded campaign.
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Important to remember that on top of the fascism and incompetence, everybody in the Trump admin is also stealing everything they can as quickly as possible.
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This is a real flight school, teaching people to fly planes!!! Like????
November 14, 2025 at 12:17 AM
This is a real flight school, teaching people to fly planes!!! Like????
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THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent sheep I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
November 14, 2025 at 9:48 AM
THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent sheep I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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ICE abducted Leticia Jacobo and tried to deport her, she is Native American.
Polk County Sheriff’s Office, which held her for ICE, admitted that it was a ‘clerical error’.
Her family fought through layers of bureaucracy to stop her from being disappeared.
www.iowapublicradio.org/ipr-news/202...
Polk County Sheriff’s Office, which held her for ICE, admitted that it was a ‘clerical error’.
Her family fought through layers of bureaucracy to stop her from being disappeared.
www.iowapublicradio.org/ipr-news/202...
Native American woman nearly deported after Polk County Jail issues ICE detainer by mistake
A Native American woman from Arizona was nearly deported by federal immigration officials after a clerical error at the Polk County Jail. The woman's family had to scramble to prove she was Indigenous...
www.iowapublicradio.org
November 14, 2025 at 12:51 AM
ICE abducted Leticia Jacobo and tried to deport her, she is Native American.
Polk County Sheriff’s Office, which held her for ICE, admitted that it was a ‘clerical error’.
Her family fought through layers of bureaucracy to stop her from being disappeared.
www.iowapublicradio.org/ipr-news/202...
Polk County Sheriff’s Office, which held her for ICE, admitted that it was a ‘clerical error’.
Her family fought through layers of bureaucracy to stop her from being disappeared.
www.iowapublicradio.org/ipr-news/202...
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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
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One thing the last few years has taught me was that I definitely do have moral clarity. I bet you do too. A lot of people don’t.
November 13, 2025 at 9:45 PM
One thing the last few years has taught me was that I definitely do have moral clarity. I bet you do too. A lot of people don’t.
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Re: Epstein’s emails
November 13, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Re: Epstein’s emails
New TCW just dropped and it looks like exactly the same thing he's written dozens of times now. Guess what? The real problem is the "the left"! Bet you never thought he's say that!
November 13, 2025 at 9:52 PM
New TCW just dropped and it looks like exactly the same thing he's written dozens of times now. Guess what? The real problem is the "the left"! Bet you never thought he's say that!
It's done! I don't dislike it. Glad to be done.
I've got a project that I'll enjoy doing and will take less than an hour, but I'm procrastinating so hard that I'm absolutely getting nothing done. Of course, there's a hard due date of this evening.
November 13, 2025 at 9:09 PM
It's done! I don't dislike it. Glad to be done.
I've got a project that I'll enjoy doing and will take less than an hour, but I'm procrastinating so hard that I'm absolutely getting nothing done. Of course, there's a hard due date of this evening.
November 13, 2025 at 7:59 PM
I've got a project that I'll enjoy doing and will take less than an hour, but I'm procrastinating so hard that I'm absolutely getting nothing done. Of course, there's a hard due date of this evening.
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Bovino is emblematic of the moral bankruptcy of the Trump admin's immigration policy — one that treats hardworking men and women here for decades just raising their families and trying to live a normal life the same as the few actual hardened criminals who pose real, genuine public safety threats.
November 13, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Bovino is emblematic of the moral bankruptcy of the Trump admin's immigration policy — one that treats hardworking men and women here for decades just raising their families and trying to live a normal life the same as the few actual hardened criminals who pose real, genuine public safety threats.
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These are the people who want to inspect your kids genitals before they play soccer btw
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 13, 2025 at 6:34 PM
These are the people who want to inspect your kids genitals before they play soccer btw
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Meanwhile, here's an example of the horrendous things found in Hillary Clinton's emails—the only story worth covering for any serious news outlet in 2016, apparently.
This email is also regarding a child who suffered abuse from a grown man.
This email is also regarding a child who suffered abuse from a grown man.
November 13, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Meanwhile, here's an example of the horrendous things found in Hillary Clinton's emails—the only story worth covering for any serious news outlet in 2016, apparently.
This email is also regarding a child who suffered abuse from a grown man.
This email is also regarding a child who suffered abuse from a grown man.
Remember how there were red flags raised about Fetterman and they were ignored. Well, now we’re going to find out if any lessons were learned there. Will anyone withdraw their endorsement?
That’s…a lot of staff turnover.
November 13, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Remember how there were red flags raised about Fetterman and they were ignored. Well, now we’re going to find out if any lessons were learned there. Will anyone withdraw their endorsement?
Time to check out that little independent coffee shop that doesn’t have a drive-thru window. Or make your own, I’m not the boss of you.
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 1:21 PM
Time to check out that little independent coffee shop that doesn’t have a drive-thru window. Or make your own, I’m not the boss of you.
And the Evangelicals will be fine with this in that they, like Johnson, will claim ignorance forever. I was raised in that world, one that tells girls that they are responsible if boys have sexy thoughts, and yet somehow grown adult men are not responsible for raping children.
the amount of time i spend on an average day thinking about how the president is implicated in the rape of children is not zero
November 12, 2025 at 10:11 PM
And the Evangelicals will be fine with this in that they, like Johnson, will claim ignorance forever. I was raised in that world, one that tells girls that they are responsible if boys have sexy thoughts, and yet somehow grown adult men are not responsible for raping children.
In a move that surprises no one, Fetterman switches over to the Likud Party.
"Being devoted to Israel is becoming increasingly incompatible with being a proud Democrat.”
-John Fetterman, on Bari Weiss' Free Press podcast "Honestly"
-John Fetterman, on Bari Weiss' Free Press podcast "Honestly"
November 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
In a move that surprises no one, Fetterman switches over to the Likud Party.