Anne Ard
@annekard.bsky.social
Honorably Retired PC (USA) clergy, advocate for survivors of domestic and sexual violence, Mom of adults, spouse to an amazing man, happy to be here!
The people running the government are dangerous idiots.
this defies parody. also helps explain why Sec Bessent bizarrely blamed immigrants when confronted with a question about high beef prices
November 20, 2025 at 10:48 PM
The people running the government are dangerous idiots.
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I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
November 15, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
Financial support makes a huge difference for non-profits and those they serve.
spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
November 12, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Financial support makes a huge difference for non-profits and those they serve.
Of course they are.
NEWS: Senate Republicans are threatening to block the extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies—unless Democrats agree to tougher abortion restrictions.
Republicans demand tougher abortion restrictions to extend Obamacare funds
Democrats say that’s a nonstarter, arguing there are already limits on abortion access. The dispute could torpedo a deal, leading to higher health insurance premiums for millions.
www.nbcnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Of course they are.
Those who target the most vulnerable are evil — and there is a lot of that going around these days.
There's a slightly famous poem that makes this point.
They have a copy on the wall of the US Holocaust Museum.
They have a copy on the wall of the US Holocaust Museum.
October 31, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Those who target the most vulnerable are evil — and there is a lot of that going around these days.
Nice try, but we know the truth. Republicans control the government. The poor in this country (not to mention the middle class) have only the Democrats to speak on their behalf.
Teamster President Sean O'Brien was at the White House today to push Republican talking points on camera during a photo op with Vance
October 30, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Nice try, but we know the truth. Republicans control the government. The poor in this country (not to mention the middle class) have only the Democrats to speak on their behalf.
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Honestly the full-body disgust and horror I felt the first time I saw a post from that man, went to block who I had assumed was a random racist asshole of no consequence, and saw he was a former Gorsuch clerk and Grassley's Chief Counsel for nominations and now advises Trump on judicial nominations
May I present a former clerk to Justice Gorsuch.
October 26, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Honestly the full-body disgust and horror I felt the first time I saw a post from that man, went to block who I had assumed was a random racist asshole of no consequence, and saw he was a former Gorsuch clerk and Grassley's Chief Counsel for nominations and now advises Trump on judicial nominations
This is nuts. Has she been paying attention to what is happening in Texas, Florida and NC? Faux outrage at its worst.
get a load of this line of questioning from CBS's Margaret Brennan to Hakeem Jeffries aimed at bothsidesing election denial and gerrymandering
October 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This is nuts. Has she been paying attention to what is happening in Texas, Florida and NC? Faux outrage at its worst.
Show me what democracy looks like!
October 19, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Show me what democracy looks like!
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Epstein survivor Sarah Ransome on Ghislaine Maxwell: “She had no remorse. Ghislaine has no soul. She’s a dangerous human being. She will reoffend, reoffend and reoffend. These people never stop. Ever.”
July 27, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Epstein survivor Sarah Ransome on Ghislaine Maxwell: “She had no remorse. Ghislaine has no soul. She’s a dangerous human being. She will reoffend, reoffend and reoffend. These people never stop. Ever.”
This is an excellent analysis.
"'Existing electric typewriters can still type letters as well as they ever did. Most people just prefer computers,' Christian Smith writes. 'Analogously, traditional religion still works well for some Americans. Most people simply prefer alternatives.'"
The Decline and Fall of Christianity in America
If we imagine religion as a technology, argues Notre Dame sociologist Christian Smith, we can better see the cause of its decline: obsolescence.
www.thebulwark.com
July 2, 2025 at 9:29 PM
This is an excellent analysis.
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The name "Alligator Alcatraz" reminds us that America is currently run by adults who are like malicious, giggling children using magnifying glasses to burn ants.
July 2, 2025 at 12:35 AM
The name "Alligator Alcatraz" reminds us that America is currently run by adults who are like malicious, giggling children using magnifying glasses to burn ants.
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June 22, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Never, EVER, thought I would find Tucker Carlson asking reasonable questions. Wonders never cease.
It took Tucker Carlson to ask this. Corporate media didn't. Democratic establishment didn't.
Tucker Carlson and Ted Cruz on Israel and theology.
June 18, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Never, EVER, thought I would find Tucker Carlson asking reasonable questions. Wonders never cease.
Good question!
"If what you're doing is legitimate and lawful, why do you need to cover your face?”
June 2, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Good question!
On his “personal” time. Most corrupt administration ever.
What I'm hearing is that his attendance at this dinner where people hand him bribes is not an official presidential action, as designated for absolute criminal immunity in Trump v. United States
REPORTER: On the president's dinner tonight, will the White House commit to making a list of the attendees public so people can see who's paying for that kind of access to the president?
LEAVITT: The president is attending it in his personal time
LEAVITT: The president is attending it in his personal time
May 22, 2025 at 10:53 PM
On his “personal” time. Most corrupt administration ever.
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Republicans are spreading lies about the Medicaid work requirements in their budget bill. Here are the facts:
-The majority of Medicaid recipients who can work are already working
-Work requirements do not increase employment
-Access to affordable healthcare, like Medicaid, does
Know the truth.
-The majority of Medicaid recipients who can work are already working
-Work requirements do not increase employment
-Access to affordable healthcare, like Medicaid, does
Know the truth.
May 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Republicans are spreading lies about the Medicaid work requirements in their budget bill. Here are the facts:
-The majority of Medicaid recipients who can work are already working
-Work requirements do not increase employment
-Access to affordable healthcare, like Medicaid, does
Know the truth.
-The majority of Medicaid recipients who can work are already working
-Work requirements do not increase employment
-Access to affordable healthcare, like Medicaid, does
Know the truth.
No words.
As Israel starves Gaza via blockade, food that could feed 3.5 million people for a month sits unused and rotting due to Trump slashing USAID funds and programs.
The food was intended for emergency distribution in famine-stricken areas including Gaza and Sudan.
www.thedailybeast.com/food-for-mil...
The food was intended for emergency distribution in famine-stricken areas including Gaza and Sudan.
www.thedailybeast.com/food-for-mil...
Food For Millions Rots in Storage After Trump’s USAID Cuts
Over 60,000 tons of U.S. food is going to waste in warehouses while millions starve and children die.
www.thedailybeast.com
May 17, 2025 at 9:10 PM
No words.
This is a beautiful letter from a very mature and compassionate young woman.
May 17, 2025 at 9:03 PM
This is a beautiful letter from a very mature and compassionate young woman.
Cannot make this shit up.
This lady could be bigger trash if she were three old Cheetos bags and a used carton of milk.
Kristi Noem has been working with the producer of “Duck Dynasty” to pitch a reality TV show—titled “The American”—where immigrants will compete in a string of challenges across the country “for the honor of fast-tracking their way to U.S. citizenship,” according to a new report.
May 16, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Cannot make this shit up.
Most corrupt administration ever.
Since I administered the WH emoluments rules, let me explain why this is forbidden
Trump expressed interest in it before it was offered
He is going to use & benefit from it a while in office
And he's going to keep using it after he leaves!
Functionally, it's a gift to him & so it's illegal
Trump expressed interest in it before it was offered
He is going to use & benefit from it a while in office
And he's going to keep using it after he leaves!
Functionally, it's a gift to him & so it's illegal
Overseeing the presidential gift rules was among my duties as White House Ethics Czar -- so I know how it's supposed to work
The gift of this plane to Trump is illegal & unconstitutional
The AG & the WH Counsel oughtta be ashamed of themselves for allowing it
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
The gift of this plane to Trump is illegal & unconstitutional
The AG & the WH Counsel oughtta be ashamed of themselves for allowing it
abcnews.go.com/Politics/tru...
May 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Most corrupt administration ever.
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The cruelty is the point.
“DOGE’s latest efficiency is halting $500 million in food deliveries to the nation's food banks.”
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May 7, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The cruelty is the point.
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Trump announced he wants to cut $163B that would've gone to health care, housing, child care, education, clean energy, nutrition, & research.
But he wants $1 trillion for the Pentagon, which has never passed an audit.
It was never about waste, fraud, and abuse. It's about making the rich richer.
But he wants $1 trillion for the Pentagon, which has never passed an audit.
It was never about waste, fraud, and abuse. It's about making the rich richer.
May 3, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Trump announced he wants to cut $163B that would've gone to health care, housing, child care, education, clean energy, nutrition, & research.
But he wants $1 trillion for the Pentagon, which has never passed an audit.
It was never about waste, fraud, and abuse. It's about making the rich richer.
But he wants $1 trillion for the Pentagon, which has never passed an audit.
It was never about waste, fraud, and abuse. It's about making the rich richer.
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If deporting US citizen children with cancer isn’t your redline, it’s time to reassess your priorities.
April 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If deporting US citizen children with cancer isn’t your redline, it’s time to reassess your priorities.