@ritaswartz.bsky.social
Writer (fiction, nonfiction, poetry); lover of compassion, justice, truth, and freedom.
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‘Doomsday Clock’ closer to midnight than ever before
It’s at 85 seconds to midnight, people!
(that’s 4 seconds closer)
It’s at 85 seconds to midnight, people!
(that’s 4 seconds closer)
‘Doomsday Clock’ closer to midnight than ever before
Atomic scientists set their “Doomsday Clock” on Tuesday closer than ever to midnight, citing aggressive behaviour by nuclear powers Russia, China and the United States, fraying nuclear arms control, ...
www.ctvnews.ca
January 27, 2026 at 7:48 PM
‘Doomsday Clock’ closer to midnight than ever before
It’s at 85 seconds to midnight, people!
(that’s 4 seconds closer)
It’s at 85 seconds to midnight, people!
(that’s 4 seconds closer)
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Remember all of the headlines in 2024 and 2025 assuring us that EVs were in trouble?
I wonder how they will spin this development?
I wonder how they will spin this development?
EV sales in Europe overtake petrol cars for first time: Why its matters?
According to the latest data shown on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, fully electric car sales, or EVs, overtook petrol for the first time in December 2025 as the European Union and policymakers proposed.....
www.thenews.com.pk
January 27, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Remember all of the headlines in 2024 and 2025 assuring us that EVs were in trouble?
I wonder how they will spin this development?
I wonder how they will spin this development?
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After just a few short weeks, our effort to impeach Kristi Noem is already close to success. You did that.
Now let’s keep up the pressure. Tell loser Mike Johnson and the rest of the cowards in Congress we’re not stopping until they finish the job:
Now let’s keep up the pressure. Tell loser Mike Johnson and the rest of the cowards in Congress we’re not stopping until they finish the job:
Tell Congress: Impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
January 28, 2026 at 2:18 AM
After just a few short weeks, our effort to impeach Kristi Noem is already close to success. You did that.
Now let’s keep up the pressure. Tell loser Mike Johnson and the rest of the cowards in Congress we’re not stopping until they finish the job:
Now let’s keep up the pressure. Tell loser Mike Johnson and the rest of the cowards in Congress we’re not stopping until they finish the job:
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We’re taking notes, Minneapolis! [From a clergy member who protested at the MPLS airport] open.substack.com/pub/graceoed...
We’re taking notes, Minneapolis!
Scribbling my outsider’s admiration + learnings while fresh
open.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:54 AM
We’re taking notes, Minneapolis! [From a clergy member who protested at the MPLS airport] open.substack.com/pub/graceoed...
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Remember: Telling lies that everyone knows are lies is a classic tactic of dictators to force their followers to side with them over the truth itself.
But the public will not be gaslit. We will continue to spread the truth to our communities.
Ignorance is the handmaiden of tyranny.
But the public will not be gaslit. We will continue to spread the truth to our communities.
Ignorance is the handmaiden of tyranny.
January 27, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Remember: Telling lies that everyone knows are lies is a classic tactic of dictators to force their followers to side with them over the truth itself.
But the public will not be gaslit. We will continue to spread the truth to our communities.
Ignorance is the handmaiden of tyranny.
But the public will not be gaslit. We will continue to spread the truth to our communities.
Ignorance is the handmaiden of tyranny.
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6.8 million people in Britain now live in very deep poverty - a record increase. For a couple with two children, this means living on just £16,400
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Record number of people in UK live in ‘very deep poverty’, analysis shows
Joseph Rowntree Foundation finds problem is ‘deeper and more damaging than at any point in the last 30 years’
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:49 PM
6.8 million people in Britain now live in very deep poverty - a record increase. For a couple with two children, this means living on just £16,400
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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Judge temporarily blocks deportation of 5-year-old detained by ICE
Judge temporarily blocks deportation of 5-year-old detained by ICE
Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, who are asylum seekers from Ecuador, were arrested on January 20 by ICE agents. The superintendent of Columbia Heights Public Schools, where Ramos was a preschool student, said the pair was taken from their driveway as they arrived home.
www.lemonde.fr
January 28, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Judge temporarily blocks deportation of 5-year-old detained by ICE
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Greg Bovino is just like an abusive priest. They simply transferred him to a different parish.
January 28, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Greg Bovino is just like an abusive priest. They simply transferred him to a different parish.
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Just days after a group of Trump-aligned billionaires officially took over TikTok in the U.S., users reported their videos criticizing ICE and the shooting of Alex Pretti were suppressed or delayed.
The oligarchy is tightening its grip over even more of our media.
Beware.
The oligarchy is tightening its grip over even more of our media.
Beware.
January 27, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Just days after a group of Trump-aligned billionaires officially took over TikTok in the U.S., users reported their videos criticizing ICE and the shooting of Alex Pretti were suppressed or delayed.
The oligarchy is tightening its grip over even more of our media.
Beware.
The oligarchy is tightening its grip over even more of our media.
Beware.
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Two Democratic members of Congress attacked in three days. Maxwell Frost was assaulted on Saturday, Ilan Omar tonight.
January 28, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Two Democratic members of Congress attacked in three days. Maxwell Frost was assaulted on Saturday, Ilan Omar tonight.
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CNN: Are you okay?
Omar :I've survived war. And I'm definitely going to survive intimidation and whatever these people think they can throw at me because I'm built that way.
Omar :I've survived war. And I'm definitely going to survive intimidation and whatever these people think they can throw at me because I'm built that way.
January 28, 2026 at 2:42 AM
CNN: Are you okay?
Omar :I've survived war. And I'm definitely going to survive intimidation and whatever these people think they can throw at me because I'm built that way.
Omar :I've survived war. And I'm definitely going to survive intimidation and whatever these people think they can throw at me because I'm built that way.
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Related to that post about dissertation work, I think one of if not *the* biggest challenges when it comes to doctoral work is not letting these institutions steal your soul.
January 28, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Related to that post about dissertation work, I think one of if not *the* biggest challenges when it comes to doctoral work is not letting these institutions steal your soul.
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‼️ Russia: “Russian authorities are discussing new taxes to replenish the deficit-ridden treasury.”
🍿 It’s not the beginning of a crisis, it’s the middle of one
ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/01/27/v...
🍿 It’s not the beginning of a crisis, it’s the middle of one
ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/01/27/v...
January 27, 2026 at 2:47 PM
‼️ Russia: “Russian authorities are discussing new taxes to replenish the deficit-ridden treasury.”
🍿 It’s not the beginning of a crisis, it’s the middle of one
ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/01/27/v...
🍿 It’s not the beginning of a crisis, it’s the middle of one
ru.themoscowtimes.com/2026/01/27/v...
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Remember like seven years ago when we were gonna invade Greenland?
January 28, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Remember like seven years ago when we were gonna invade Greenland?
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WATCH: Chris Hayes joins Minneapolis ICE Watch volunteers on patrol to hear what they’ve witnessed over the past three months.
'Caring is political right now': Hayes rides along with Minneapolis ICE Watch
YouTube video by MS NOW
www.youtube.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:35 AM
WATCH: Chris Hayes joins Minneapolis ICE Watch volunteers on patrol to hear what they’ve witnessed over the past three months.
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From Japan:
"COVID-19 infection shows significant association with increased autonomic dysfunction pharmacotherapy initiation, with a 36% rise in prescriptions over 8 months."
www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Screenshot from latest Science for ME weekly update
#LongCovid #PASC #dysautonomia
"COVID-19 infection shows significant association with increased autonomic dysfunction pharmacotherapy initiation, with a 36% rise in prescriptions over 8 months."
www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Screenshot from latest Science for ME weekly update
#LongCovid #PASC #dysautonomia
January 28, 2026 at 1:43 AM
From Japan:
"COVID-19 infection shows significant association with increased autonomic dysfunction pharmacotherapy initiation, with a 36% rise in prescriptions over 8 months."
www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Screenshot from latest Science for ME weekly update
#LongCovid #PASC #dysautonomia
"COVID-19 infection shows significant association with increased autonomic dysfunction pharmacotherapy initiation, with a 36% rise in prescriptions over 8 months."
www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Screenshot from latest Science for ME weekly update
#LongCovid #PASC #dysautonomia
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I’m ok. I’m a survivor so this small agitator isn’t going to intimidate me from doing my work.
I don’t let bullies win.
Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.
I don’t let bullies win.
Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.
January 28, 2026 at 2:26 AM
I’m ok. I’m a survivor so this small agitator isn’t going to intimidate me from doing my work.
I don’t let bullies win.
Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.
I don’t let bullies win.
Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.
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#Florida farms and seasonal businesses, which lead the nation in using legal H-2A visa workers, feel squeezed by worker fear of immigration crackdown and new E-Verify mandate www.wlrn.org/immigration/... via @wlrn.org
Florida farms squeezed by worker fear and new E-Verify mandate
Florida's farms and seasonal businesses, which lead the nation in using legal H-2A visa workers, face a new challenge. Industry leaders reported media coverage of immigration enforcement is creating f...
www.wlrn.org
January 27, 2026 at 3:25 PM
#Florida farms and seasonal businesses, which lead the nation in using legal H-2A visa workers, feel squeezed by worker fear of immigration crackdown and new E-Verify mandate www.wlrn.org/immigration/... via @wlrn.org
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We were expecting about 50-100 people for our Community Defense training in Echo Park tonight. There are probably over 300 people here. We're running out of chairs. This is incredible. I love you, LA.
January 28, 2026 at 1:19 AM
We were expecting about 50-100 people for our Community Defense training in Echo Park tonight. There are probably over 300 people here. We're running out of chairs. This is incredible. I love you, LA.
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NEW: Tennessee’s speaker of the House took steps that allowed the owners of a payday lending company, Advance Financial, to keep using their stores to boost a now-defunct online sports betting enterprise.
W/ @tennesseelookout.com
W/ @tennesseelookout.com
How Tennessee’s Speaker of the House Helped Keep a Payday Lender’s Struggling Sports Gambling Company Alive
Cameron Sexton took steps that allowed the owners of a payday lending company, Advance Financial, to keep using their stores to boost a now-defunct online sports betting enterprise.
www.propublica.org
January 27, 2026 at 3:03 PM
NEW: Tennessee’s speaker of the House took steps that allowed the owners of a payday lending company, Advance Financial, to keep using their stores to boost a now-defunct online sports betting enterprise.
W/ @tennesseelookout.com
W/ @tennesseelookout.com
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Your reminder that Amazon...
-Provides cloud services that help fuel ICE's deportation machine
-Donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund
-Scrapped plans to display tariff costs after pressure from Trump
-Shelled out $40M for a documentary about Melania Trump
-Provides cloud services that help fuel ICE's deportation machine
-Donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund
-Scrapped plans to display tariff costs after pressure from Trump
-Shelled out $40M for a documentary about Melania Trump
January 27, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Your reminder that Amazon...
-Provides cloud services that help fuel ICE's deportation machine
-Donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund
-Scrapped plans to display tariff costs after pressure from Trump
-Shelled out $40M for a documentary about Melania Trump
-Provides cloud services that help fuel ICE's deportation machine
-Donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund
-Scrapped plans to display tariff costs after pressure from Trump
-Shelled out $40M for a documentary about Melania Trump
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Jeffries: Federal taxpayer dollars should actually be used to make life better for the American people, not kill them. Our position is clear: Kristi Noem needs to be fired immediately, or House Democrats will begin the initiation of impeachment proceedings against her.
January 27, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Jeffries: Federal taxpayer dollars should actually be used to make life better for the American people, not kill them. Our position is clear: Kristi Noem needs to be fired immediately, or House Democrats will begin the initiation of impeachment proceedings against her.