Maureen Early-Ruzicka
@maureen.early.ruzicka.im
Retired elementary teacher who lives in Madison, Wi.
Great turnout in Madison.
October 19, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Great turnout in Madison.
Some of us are not dead yet.
Calling all "Elderly White Hippies!" Unite, fight fascism!
August 25, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Some of us are not dead yet.
Interesting art installation in the arboretum…..Preserve.
June 20, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Interesting art installation in the arboretum…..Preserve.
Great peaceful and huge crowd today in Madison.
June 14, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Great peaceful and huge crowd today in Madison.
We shall not be moved.
Solidarity
gathers, marches, chants, and sings.
We shall not be moved.
#HaikuSaturday
#BetterLateThanNever
#JudgeDugan
gathers, marches, chants, and sings.
We shall not be moved.
#HaikuSaturday
#BetterLateThanNever
#JudgeDugan
April 28, 2025 at 11:56 PM
We shall not be moved.
A truly humble, great pope and man.
Pope Francis lifted the world as he led the Church with his profound moral voice. As he returns to God, may his call to humility and concern for the least among us continue to resound.
April 21, 2025 at 12:59 PM
A truly humble, great pope and man.
We’ve got to keep it up!
More than 400 anti-Trump rallies planned in another wave of US protests
More than 400 anti-Trump rallies planned in another wave of US protests
Organizers have called for 11 million people across country to participate this weekend in effort to ‘protect democracy’
The US will witness its second wave of protests in a fortnight on Saturday as organizers seek to turn discontent with Donald Trump’s presidency into a mass movement that will eventually translate into action at the ballot box.
More than 400 rallies are anticipated across the nation loosely organized by the group 50501, which stands for 50 protests in 50 states, one movement. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
April 19, 2025 at 2:58 PM
We’ve got to keep it up!
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April 8, 2025 at 1:01 PM
"We are the guardrails now" – the Raging Grannies (including my mom!) - at Hands Off protest in Madison
April 7, 2025 at 12:45 PM
My latest blog post, on the Hands Off protests. #HandsOff #Protest #Trump #Musk #Fascism #GeorgeSoros
The Tired Soros and Paid Protester Tropes
In 2018, Donald Trump claimed that those protesting the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation were actors paid by George Soros. It was a way to discredit the women who were protesting and to minimize concer…
callenharty.wordpress.com
April 7, 2025 at 12:39 PM
“The DHS action is shortsighted,” said Robin Ryan, executive director of Literacy Network. “This grant supported people who followed the rules for applying for citizenship."
Literacy Network notified that funding from federal grant for its citizen program has been terminated
The Literacy Network has received notice that funding via a federal grant for its citizen program has been terminated. Literacy Network and Centro Hispano were partnered to provide citizenship…
buff.ly
April 7, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Reposted by Maureen Early-Ruzicka
“The DHS action is shortsighted,” said Robin Ryan, executive director of Literacy Network. “This grant supported people who followed the rules for applying for citizenship."
Literacy Network notified that funding from federal grant for its citizen program has been terminated
The Literacy Network has received notice that funding via a federal grant for its citizen program has been terminated. Literacy Network and Centro Hispano were partnered to provide citizenship…
buff.ly
April 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
“The DHS action is shortsighted,” said Robin Ryan, executive director of Literacy Network. “This grant supported people who followed the rules for applying for citizenship."
More than 1,200 #HandsOff rallies in all 50 states, and many more in other countries.
April 6, 2025 at 3:11 PM
“I looked at my 401(k) this morning and in the last two days that’s lost $58,000. That’s stressful. If that continues, I can’t stay retired.”
Retirees 'stunned' as market turmoil over Trump tariffs shrinks their 401(k)s www.yahoo.com/news/retiree... via @Yahoo
April 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
It was great to see so many!
Wahooooo!!!!
April 5, 2025 at 11:57 PM
It was great to see so many!
Thank you cousin! Keep on keeping on.
Busy week!
Sunday: Post Office rally
Tuesday: GOTV, UWM
Thursday: GOTV, UWM
Saturday: Milwaukee #TeslaTakedown
plus Susan Crawford GOTV Rally at Humboldt Park. Putting my feet up now!
Sunday: Post Office rally
Tuesday: GOTV, UWM
Thursday: GOTV, UWM
Saturday: Milwaukee #TeslaTakedown
plus Susan Crawford GOTV Rally at Humboldt Park. Putting my feet up now!
March 30, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Thank you cousin! Keep on keeping on.
Reposted by Maureen Early-Ruzicka
March 25, 2025
March 25, 2025
On March 25, 1911, Frances Perkins was visiting with a friend who lived near Washington Square in New York City when they heard fire engines and screams.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
March 26, 2025 at 4:40 AM
March 25, 2025
Reposted by Maureen Early-Ruzicka
Today's call to Senator Ron Johnson: Libraries are important to communities. Don't let Trump dismantle the Institute for Museum and Library Services!
app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...
#callfromanywhere #DoYourJob
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#callfromanywhere #DoYourJob
Call on Congress to Protect Federal Library Funding
Call on Congress to Protect Federal Library Funding
app.oneclickpolitics.com
March 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Today's call to Senator Ron Johnson: Libraries are important to communities. Don't let Trump dismantle the Institute for Museum and Library Services!
app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...
#callfromanywhere #DoYourJob
app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...
#callfromanywhere #DoYourJob
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March 21, 2025
March 21, 2025
These days, I keep coming back to the quotation recorded by journalist Ron Suskind in a New York Times Magazine article in 2004.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
March 22, 2025 at 5:28 AM
March 21, 2025
Reposted by Maureen Early-Ruzicka
Tonight an unbelievable **34,000 people** gathered for our Denver rally to take on billionaires and win our country back.
This was the largest political gathering in Denver since Obama in 2008.
Also bigger than the 2024 DNC.
And the largest ever rally in Bernie’s career (and obviously, mine too).
This was the largest political gathering in Denver since Obama in 2008.
Also bigger than the 2024 DNC.
And the largest ever rally in Bernie’s career (and obviously, mine too).
March 22, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Tonight an unbelievable **34,000 people** gathered for our Denver rally to take on billionaires and win our country back.
This was the largest political gathering in Denver since Obama in 2008.
Also bigger than the 2024 DNC.
And the largest ever rally in Bernie’s career (and obviously, mine too).
This was the largest political gathering in Denver since Obama in 2008.
Also bigger than the 2024 DNC.
And the largest ever rally in Bernie’s career (and obviously, mine too).
This can still occur so you still need to be careful. You don’t want covid.
A Clearer Picture of Covid’s Lasting Effects on the Body (gift article) www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/w...
A Clearer Picture of Covid’s Lasting Effects on the Body (Gift Article)
Five years on, scientists are starting to understand how the virus can lead to long-term, sometimes invisible changes.
www.nytimes.com
March 21, 2025 at 10:01 AM
This can still occur so you still need to be careful. You don’t want covid.
GO BADGERS!!!!
March 20, 2025 at 5:26 PM
GO BADGERS!!!!
Reposted by Maureen Early-Ruzicka
March 20, 2025 at 4:04 AM