Lisa Ritter
@ageekymom.bsky.social
The gift of flight is reserved for those who jump. ~ Marley Porter ~
Jones Generation.
Wife, mother, grandmother, living in Portugal since 2020. Progressive.
No DMs please. Not afraid to block.
Jones Generation.
Wife, mother, grandmother, living in Portugal since 2020. Progressive.
No DMs please. Not afraid to block.
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The fact that the USA has banned visas for trans people but welcomed rapist Andrew Tate shows how all this "defending women" stuff is total bullshit
February 27, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The fact that the USA has banned visas for trans people but welcomed rapist Andrew Tate shows how all this "defending women" stuff is total bullshit
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“We now have a president of the U.S. who subscribes to the same worldview of coercive conquest as the president of Russia.” And one who tramples the Constitution domestically. It’s not too late to turn this around. But the 2026 midterms are our last best hope
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/o...
Opinion | ‘The World Is There for the Carving’: Two Columnists on the Trump-Putin Alliance
We’ve never seen anything like this: a president who appears aligned with a Russian dictator in targeting the weak and the vulnerable.
www.nytimes.com
February 23, 2025 at 5:55 PM
“We now have a president of the U.S. who subscribes to the same worldview of coercive conquest as the president of Russia.” And one who tramples the Constitution domestically. It’s not too late to turn this around. But the 2026 midterms are our last best hope
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/o...
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If we can win these seats, Dems take the House! LFG!!!
(While we’re at it - if you have local elections this year, make sure you vote! Keep MAGA off school boards & town councils!) #ProudBlue
(While we’re at it - if you have local elections this year, make sure you vote! Keep MAGA off school boards & town councils!) #ProudBlue
February 20, 2025 at 4:38 PM
If we can win these seats, Dems take the House! LFG!!!
(While we’re at it - if you have local elections this year, make sure you vote! Keep MAGA off school boards & town councils!) #ProudBlue
(While we’re at it - if you have local elections this year, make sure you vote! Keep MAGA off school boards & town councils!) #ProudBlue
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Senators and rep love helping constituents with Federal Agencies and you can request help from their website.
Especially for the sane people in red states, now is your chance to flood the zone with shit and make your voices heard.
In separate requests, pick an agency, for example:
Especially for the sane people in red states, now is your chance to flood the zone with shit and make your voices heard.
In separate requests, pick an agency, for example:
January 30, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Senators and rep love helping constituents with Federal Agencies and you can request help from their website.
Especially for the sane people in red states, now is your chance to flood the zone with shit and make your voices heard.
In separate requests, pick an agency, for example:
Especially for the sane people in red states, now is your chance to flood the zone with shit and make your voices heard.
In separate requests, pick an agency, for example:
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You cannot fire so many people and shutter so many agencies and services and not expect things to start to go very bad very quickly.
Our job is to highlight not only the chaos and cruelty of the firings, but also the devastating consequences.
The public must turn on this madness and soon.
Our job is to highlight not only the chaos and cruelty of the firings, but also the devastating consequences.
The public must turn on this madness and soon.
February 16, 2025 at 1:44 AM
You cannot fire so many people and shutter so many agencies and services and not expect things to start to go very bad very quickly.
Our job is to highlight not only the chaos and cruelty of the firings, but also the devastating consequences.
The public must turn on this madness and soon.
Our job is to highlight not only the chaos and cruelty of the firings, but also the devastating consequences.
The public must turn on this madness and soon.
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IEPs are DEI.
504s are DEI.
Ramps for wheelchairs are DEI.
English language services are DEI.
www.scrippsnews.com/us-news/educ...
504s are DEI.
Ramps for wheelchairs are DEI.
English language services are DEI.
www.scrippsnews.com/us-news/educ...
Public schools face deadline to remove DEI policies or lose federal funding
The Department of Education is warning state education agencies they may lose federal funding if they do not remove DEI policies and programs to comply with its interpretation of federal law.
www.scrippsnews.com
February 16, 2025 at 1:14 PM
IEPs are DEI.
504s are DEI.
Ramps for wheelchairs are DEI.
English language services are DEI.
www.scrippsnews.com/us-news/educ...
504s are DEI.
Ramps for wheelchairs are DEI.
English language services are DEI.
www.scrippsnews.com/us-news/educ...
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European Union should step in to fill the void left behind by the USA's withdrawal from the role of global leadership.
Make Trump insignificant on the world stage.
Make Trump insignificant on the world stage.
February 16, 2025 at 12:31 PM
European Union should step in to fill the void left behind by the USA's withdrawal from the role of global leadership.
Make Trump insignificant on the world stage.
Make Trump insignificant on the world stage.
Sounds like he took a page from Rick Snyder’s playbook for Michigan. Fucker.
NEW: Florida Republicans yesterday convened in a lightning-speed special session to pass new immigration laws.
And this is important: Their bill would give Ron DeSantis more legal cover to summarily remove elected local officials.
And take FL's effort to override local democracy to next level.
And this is important: Their bill would give Ron DeSantis more legal cover to summarily remove elected local officials.
And take FL's effort to override local democracy to next level.
In Florida GOP’s New Immigration Crackdown, a Familiar Play of Overriding Local Democracy
Republicans are ramping up requirements that Florida’s local officials cooperate with ICE, and giving Ron DeSantis more cover to remove them from office if they don’t comply.
boltsmag.org
February 12, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Sounds like he took a page from Rick Snyder’s playbook for Michigan. Fucker.
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The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, wants to cut funding for medical research in all 50 states. This will raise unemployment and slow the pace of medical discoveries.
Call Congress + your governor. Tell them to oppose these cuts!
#ElonMuskIsStealingFromYou
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Call Congress + your governor. Tell them to oppose these cuts!
#ElonMuskIsStealingFromYou
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
February 9, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, wants to cut funding for medical research in all 50 states. This will raise unemployment and slow the pace of medical discoveries.
Call Congress + your governor. Tell them to oppose these cuts!
#ElonMuskIsStealingFromYou
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Call Congress + your governor. Tell them to oppose these cuts!
#ElonMuskIsStealingFromYou
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
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6 states proposed bills that would classify abortion as homicide: Indiana, S Carolina, Oklahoma, N Dakota, Texas and Idaho.
Underage girls can be married off legally in all 6 of those states.
It’s not about protecting life,
it’s about oppressing women.
Underage girls can be married off legally in all 6 of those states.
It’s not about protecting life,
it’s about oppressing women.
Idaho Becomes Sixth State to Consider Murder Charges for Abortion Patients
2.7.25
jessica.substack.com
February 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM
6 states proposed bills that would classify abortion as homicide: Indiana, S Carolina, Oklahoma, N Dakota, Texas and Idaho.
Underage girls can be married off legally in all 6 of those states.
It’s not about protecting life,
it’s about oppressing women.
Underage girls can be married off legally in all 6 of those states.
It’s not about protecting life,
it’s about oppressing women.
LOL!
February 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
LOL!
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Hearing nonsense that Ds are threatening a shutdown. False. Entire matter is in GOP hands. What's happening is that Rs are coming hat in hand to Ds for help because they can't agree among themselves. Ds shld have a simple demand. No help until the criminal conduct stops.
February 7, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Hearing nonsense that Ds are threatening a shutdown. False. Entire matter is in GOP hands. What's happening is that Rs are coming hat in hand to Ds for help because they can't agree among themselves. Ds shld have a simple demand. No help until the criminal conduct stops.
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"The thing about most software startups, though, is that they fail. They take big risks and they don’t pay off and they leave the carcass of that failure behind and start cranking out a new pitch deck. This is the process that DOGE is imposing on the United States." www.wired.com/story/the-us...
The US Government Is Not a Startup
Elon Musk is moving fast and breaking things that can’t afford to be broken.
www.wired.com
February 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM
"The thing about most software startups, though, is that they fail. They take big risks and they don’t pay off and they leave the carcass of that failure behind and start cranking out a new pitch deck. This is the process that DOGE is imposing on the United States." www.wired.com/story/the-us...
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North Dakota Republicans have introduced legislation to declare themselves a Christian nationalist state by “acknowledging the Kingship of Jesus Christ.”
This is a direct challenge to the Constitution.
This is a direct challenge to the Constitution.
Controversial Christian nationalist legislation introduced in North Dakota House
At the start of the new legislative session, a group of North Dakota legislators put forward a potentially unconstitutional resolution that would have the state “acknowledge the Kingship of Jesus Chri...
heartlandsignal.com
February 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
North Dakota Republicans have introduced legislation to declare themselves a Christian nationalist state by “acknowledging the Kingship of Jesus Christ.”
This is a direct challenge to the Constitution.
This is a direct challenge to the Constitution.
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First of all, he resigned. Second, his life is ruined because he can’t work on a project accessing Americans’ confidential info?
If that person can code like his supporters say he ca, he’ll be fine.
These entitled white guys mistake rebuke for cancellation. Grow up.
If that person can code like his supporters say he ca, he’ll be fine.
These entitled white guys mistake rebuke for cancellation. Grow up.
February 7, 2025 at 5:20 PM
First of all, he resigned. Second, his life is ruined because he can’t work on a project accessing Americans’ confidential info?
If that person can code like his supporters say he ca, he’ll be fine.
These entitled white guys mistake rebuke for cancellation. Grow up.
If that person can code like his supporters say he ca, he’ll be fine.
These entitled white guys mistake rebuke for cancellation. Grow up.
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Not so brilliant.
Meanwhile... we the people have spent 7 million dollars on Elon and his stooges for a weeks worth of "work". Make it make sense. rollcall.com/2025/02/04/w...
White House opens funding spigot for DOGE expenses - Roll Call
Nearly $7 million over the past week has gone to cover the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency’s expenses.
rollcall.com
February 7, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Not so brilliant.
Her days are numbered. Giving away her shock (and disagreement/disloyalty?) has got to be the kiss of death with the Orange Stain.
February 5, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Her days are numbered. Giving away her shock (and disagreement/disloyalty?) has got to be the kiss of death with the Orange Stain.
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Keep it simple, Democrats:
Trump’s fault.
Trump’s fault.
Trump’s fault.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Keep it simple, Democrats:
Trump’s fault.
Trump’s fault.
Trump’s fault.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Philadelphia plane crash: Medical jet with six on board crashes
The Learjet was carrying four crew, a child patient and the patient's escort when it crashed around 18:30 local time.
www.bbc.com
February 1, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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Keep it simple, Democrats:
Trump’s fault.
Trump’s fault.
Trump’s fault.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Keep it simple, Democrats:
Trump’s fault.
Trump’s fault.
Trump’s fault.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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it's gonna feel so fucking good when he dies
January 30, 2025 at 5:10 AM
it's gonna feel so fucking good when he dies
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An executive order designating cartels as terrorist organizations will expand prosecutors' jurisdictions, affect relations with Mexico, and risk blowback for which the US is unprepared.
Trump Wants a War With Cartels—and May Just Get One
An executive order designating cartels as terrorist organizations will expand prosecutors' jurisdictions, affect relations with Mexico, and risk blowback for which the US is unprepared.
www.wired.com
January 24, 2025 at 11:21 AM
An executive order designating cartels as terrorist organizations will expand prosecutors' jurisdictions, affect relations with Mexico, and risk blowback for which the US is unprepared.
JFC. So infuriating.
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What a pardon of 2 D.C. cops says about Trump and the U.S. violence to come | Will Bunch
Trump's Week One pardons of killer cops, Jan. 6 rioters, and a drug lord have one thing in common: the embrace of political violence.
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January 24, 2025 at 11:30 AM
JFC. So infuriating.