Ruth Ann Monti
@ruthannm.bsky.social
Semi-retired writer, part-time pet care. Author of Donald Trump in 100 Facts and North Korea in 100 Facts. Check out my site at https://timestormcomm.com
Gummint employees' Thrift Savings Program invests in countries and firms that same gummint calls for disinvesting from. #ThriftSavingsProgram #investment www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/o...
Opinion | How My Retirement Savings Are Betraying America
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Gummint employees' Thrift Savings Program invests in countries and firms that same gummint calls for disinvesting from. #ThriftSavingsProgram #investment www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/o...
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Notice how they’re now calling everyone else an “insurrectionist.” Pure projection.
October 7, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Notice how they’re now calling everyone else an “insurrectionist.” Pure projection.
Note that iPhone's default is to keep messages forever. But you can have them automatically deleted after one year or 30 days.
You should lock your phone with a passcode or facial recognition. But that wouldn’t stop wireless companies, law enforcement, or hackers from reading your most mundane SMS missives—even without physical access to your phone.
4 Easy Ways to Make Sure No One Can Read Your Text Messages
To keep your texts safe from prying eyes, make sure they’re encrypted with these 4 tips.
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October 7, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Note that iPhone's default is to keep messages forever. But you can have them automatically deleted after one year or 30 days.
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How about making shutdowns illegal
If they can't agree on a budget - it's last years budget plus inflation and salary increase of 3.5%
#Inners #Solutions @joeneguse.bsky.social
If they can't agree on a budget - it's last years budget plus inflation and salary increase of 3.5%
#Inners #Solutions @joeneguse.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 4:59 PM
How about making shutdowns illegal
If they can't agree on a budget - it's last years budget plus inflation and salary increase of 3.5%
#Inners #Solutions @joeneguse.bsky.social
If they can't agree on a budget - it's last years budget plus inflation and salary increase of 3.5%
#Inners #Solutions @joeneguse.bsky.social
This excellent opinion piece really spoke to me as someone who is shocked by the adulation and veneration, as well as the mainstreaming of hate rhetoric. #extremism www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/m...
What the Public Memory of Charlie Kirk Revealed
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October 2, 2025 at 3:58 PM
This excellent opinion piece really spoke to me as someone who is shocked by the adulation and veneration, as well as the mainstreaming of hate rhetoric. #extremism www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/m...
So relieved. Now, if only I can get some relief over worrying about how the hell I'll pay for my insurance next year if they (you know who I'm tawkin' about!) cancel ACA subsidies. #NYYankees #ACA
October 2, 2025 at 3:49 PM
So relieved. Now, if only I can get some relief over worrying about how the hell I'll pay for my insurance next year if they (you know who I'm tawkin' about!) cancel ACA subsidies. #NYYankees #ACA
Before AI killed creative businesses, I was a writer. Most of my clients were businesses that needed blogging and web content support. Apostrophe abuse is a serious crime! 🥴
October 2, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Before AI killed creative businesses, I was a writer. Most of my clients were businesses that needed blogging and web content support. Apostrophe abuse is a serious crime! 🥴
Do Republicans care about fetuses gestating in women who rely on ACA/Obamacare or Medicaid? Because you know, they will also suffer when Mom loses access to care. #GovernmentShutdown #Healthcare #ACA 🐣
October 1, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Do Republicans care about fetuses gestating in women who rely on ACA/Obamacare or Medicaid? Because you know, they will also suffer when Mom loses access to care. #GovernmentShutdown #Healthcare #ACA 🐣
Now what would Charlie Kirk have said about such snowflakes as these right-wingers? #freespeech www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u...
She Was Fired for a Comment on Her Private Facebook Account
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September 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Now what would Charlie Kirk have said about such snowflakes as these right-wingers? #freespeech www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/u...
Scottsdale Restaurant Week: BF won giftcards to Fox Restaurant Concepts. Reserved a table @ Culinary Dropout. Everything was delayed: seating, meal, etc. Still, superb meal & service. Staff says Fox has the lowest staffing rates. Fox really wants to burn out their excellent staff. #corporatedining
a man with a beard and a nose ring has burnout written on his face
ALT: a man with a beard and a nose ring has burnout written on his face
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September 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Scottsdale Restaurant Week: BF won giftcards to Fox Restaurant Concepts. Reserved a table @ Culinary Dropout. Everything was delayed: seating, meal, etc. Still, superb meal & service. Staff says Fox has the lowest staffing rates. Fox really wants to burn out their excellent staff. #corporatedining
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Piles of trash left outside State Farm Stadium after The Memorial. Reminds me of the human crush in the DC metro that trampled toddlers after one of those fetal rights marches.
It's like the South Park writers are writing reality.
September 25, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Piles of trash left outside State Farm Stadium after The Memorial. Reminds me of the human crush in the DC metro that trampled toddlers after one of those fetal rights marches.
I didn't have a hard time canceling Prime - I hadn't even been aware I "signed up" until I saw the charge. Grrr. Why aren't they compensating people they duped like FB has to?
Amazon agreed to a $2.5 billion settlement with the FTC, resolving allegations that it deceived users into signing up for Prime service and purposefully made it difficult to cancel.
Amazon pays $2.5B to settle Prime case with FTC
'Dark patterns' case sets an FTC record
www.politico.com
September 25, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I didn't have a hard time canceling Prime - I hadn't even been aware I "signed up" until I saw the charge. Grrr. Why aren't they compensating people they duped like FB has to?
Got this in an email last week. Good stuff. Couldn't help noticing that Google/YouTube doesn't include a direct share to BSKY though. youtu.be/RP8Oxe6OxJc?...
I Took Bernie Into Deep Trump Country. Can He Win Them Over?
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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September 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Got this in an email last week. Good stuff. Couldn't help noticing that Google/YouTube doesn't include a direct share to BSKY though. youtu.be/RP8Oxe6OxJc?...
I'm no military expert but gathering hundreds of military decision-makers in one place doesn't sound like a good idea. www.newsweek.com/pete-hegseth...
Pete Hegseth Summons Hundreds of US Military Officials to...
Across the services, roughly 800 generals and admirals hold positions of authority, commanding troops around the globe in multiple time zones.
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September 25, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I'm no military expert but gathering hundreds of military decision-makers in one place doesn't sound like a good idea. www.newsweek.com/pete-hegseth...
Go Grijalva!!
Southern Arizona voters on Tuesday chose Adelita Grijalva to succeed her father, the late U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, a progressive stalwart who represented the state for more than two decades in Congress.
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Democrat Adelita Grijalva wins special election for southern Arizona congressional seat
Grijalva defeated Republican candidate Daniel Butierez on Tuesday in a special election and will serve the final 15 months of her father’s term.
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September 24, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Go Grijalva!!
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Anyone else notice the Cyrilic (Russian) bots on BSKY today?
September 24, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Anyone else notice the Cyrilic (Russian) bots on BSKY today?
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What RFK Jr. is doing is a betrayal of science and a betrayal of trust. Here's why.
September 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
What RFK Jr. is doing is a betrayal of science and a betrayal of trust. Here's why.
@captmarkkelly.bsky.social @gallego.senate.gov Please do what you can to persuade the House to include ACA subsidies in the budget bill. Surely some of the Rs in the AZ delegation have constituents who need these! (My own Rep, Schweikert, voted to kill ACA every time it came up.) #ACA
September 22, 2025 at 5:50 PM
@captmarkkelly.bsky.social @gallego.senate.gov Please do what you can to persuade the House to include ACA subsidies in the budget bill. Surely some of the Rs in the AZ delegation have constituents who need these! (My own Rep, Schweikert, voted to kill ACA every time it came up.) #ACA
This is a huge deal, folks. If the Republican version of the spending bill goes through, those of us who get our health insurance through ACA/Obamacare will lose the subsidies that make getting insurance possible. I'm one of them - this is personal! www.cnbc.com/2025/09/10/a... #ACA
ACA cliff may mean 'huge premium shock' for 22 million people in 2026, expert says
Enhanced subsidies that have reduced Affordable Care Act insurance premiums since 2021 are set to expire next year unless Congress intervenes.
www.cnbc.com
September 22, 2025 at 5:45 PM
This is a huge deal, folks. If the Republican version of the spending bill goes through, those of us who get our health insurance through ACA/Obamacare will lose the subsidies that make getting insurance possible. I'm one of them - this is personal! www.cnbc.com/2025/09/10/a... #ACA
The Copper Courier also reports that women at the Eloy, AZ, ICE detention center are being given used underwear, which in turn is giving them UTIs. #ICE coppercourier.com/2025/09/11/l...
Phoenix woman with leukemia has been without medical care in ICE detention for 7 months
US Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-Ariz.) conducted her second oversight visit of an Arizona ICE detention facility, meeting with her constituent dying without medical care.
coppercourier.com
September 17, 2025 at 10:32 PM
The Copper Courier also reports that women at the Eloy, AZ, ICE detention center are being given used underwear, which in turn is giving them UTIs. #ICE coppercourier.com/2025/09/11/l...