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Patty Rasmussen
@prashiya.bsky.social
Freelance Writer | Journalist
I love to go a wandering…
My top 5 Robert Redford movies
5.Barefoot in the Park
4.The Sting
3.Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid
2.All is Lost
1. The Natural

Honorable mention:
Jeremiah Johnson
Three Days of the Condor
September 16, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Man, this is good. Forget Prime Day. Find an indie bookstore and pick up a good read. 📖#takealookitsinabook
July 9, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Beautiful🥰
Harriet Tubman #quilt by my Mom, Vera P. Hall, who makes quilts celebrating Black people who fought for their own freedom. This seems to be the crowd favorite of the “We Didn’t Wait for Freedom” series. Happy #Juneteenth #quilting
June 20, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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Harriet Tubman #quilt by my Mom, Vera P. Hall, who makes quilts celebrating Black people who fought for their own freedom. This seems to be the crowd favorite of the “We Didn’t Wait for Freedom” series. Happy #Juneteenth #quilting
June 19, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Quite simply, this president is off his flaming rocker. Trump Praises Military, and His Return to Office, in Memorial Day Remarks www.nytimes.com/2025/05/26/u...
Trump Praises Military, and His Return to Office, in Memorial Day Remarks
www.nytimes.com
May 27, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Today I almost used the phrase “Hope is not a strategy” in my writing. I try so hard not to be cynical but it’s hard these days. Then I saw this. Glad I didn’t use that adage. I’m going to stay hopeful.
www.instagram.com/reel/DJk1iWD...
May 19, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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Fear has a way of being contagious.

But courage is also contagious.
April 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Secretary of Defense Hegseth says he doesn’t know if Russia invaded Ukraine.

This you?
February 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Zelensky, please just leave the Oval Office. Just walk out. He's not worth it.
February 28, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I'm really hoping Zelensky shows up in Washington tomorrow just to tell the president to his face that he has no intention at all of signing any agreement to share Ukraine's mineral wealth. I trust Zelensky knows that the president is a bad-faith actor, not deserving of any trust whatsoever.
February 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I’m going on record as one American who is well aware that the current President of the U.S. is spouting lies about the war in Ukraine. Truth is truth no matter how often you repeat lies. 🇺🇦
Trump Flips the Script on the Ukraine War, Blaming Zelensky Not Putin www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/u...
Trump Flips the Script on the Ukraine War, Blaming Zelensky Not Putin
As he seeks to negotiate a peace deal with Moscow, President Trump is rewriting the history of Russia’s invasion of its neighbor.
www.nytimes.com
February 20, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Hey @itsajwillingham.bsky.social! Don’t be nervous. (Although, tbh, I rarely post anything either). A newsletter reader☀️
February 20, 2025 at 11:41 AM
My grandson’s basketball team re: today’s tournament, said this morning, “I’m kind of nervous.” I channeled every manager, coach & athlete I ever interviewed during my sports writing days &told him not to underestimate his competition. Play the game in front of him. They’re currently leading 56-0. 🫣
February 8, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I grew up going to DoD schools, some of the best schools in many of the communities we lived in, with outstanding teachers. The new defense secretary should brush up on the meaning of E Pluribus Unum if he thinks diversity harms unity in the military and in our nation.

wapo.st/3WRYF1H
Trump DEI crackdown targets books in Pentagon schools
As the Trump DEI purge widens, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered restrictions on what books DOD schools can teach, according to a memo obtained by The Washington Post.
wapo.st
February 7, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Quote of the Day:
“Get of your ass and do something”
My dad
February 7, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Unpopular post alert:
The idea that anyone would cheer, applaud, “like,” or defend the murder of another human being is puzzling to me. I thought the people on this platform were different. (News flash to self: they’re not).
& the excuse, “but his company caused the death of others” doesn’t work.
December 6, 2024 at 1:33 PM
Day 12 #booksky
20 Influential books (to me), covers only, no explanation.
(My editors will say none of it sunk in🤷🏻‍♀️)
December 5, 2024 at 4:04 PM
@drmoore.bsky.social I thought your Top Ten Books List was 👍 I will use it to guide my future reading. I'm currently reading Louise Penny's latest mystery, The Grey Wolf. It resonates frighteningly with our times. I'm not done, and I'm told there's a twist.😬
December 4, 2024 at 4:32 PM
Hey Wednesday, what’s up?
December 4, 2024 at 1:18 PM
Day 11 #booksky
20 Influential books (to me) covers only, no explanation. (From the “ya gotta start somewhere files”…)
December 3, 2024 at 1:46 PM
Banana breadin’ for real.
🍌+🍞=🪄
December 2, 2024 at 4:52 PM
Monday, amirite?
Look up…⛅️
December 2, 2024 at 12:13 PM
Day 11 #booksky
20 Influential books (to me), covers only, no explanation.
December 2, 2024 at 12:10 PM