Rebecca Turner
@pywacket1952.bsky.social
Retired teacher. Mom of a great son. Dog owner. Native plant gardener. Bluebird box keeper.
Gym mouse. Swimmer.
Gym mouse. Swimmer.
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Authoritarianism can only succeed when democracy fails to deliver for working people.
Authoritarian parties can only succeed when the pro-democracy parties fail to fight for working people.
We need a new democracy and a new party system which can represent working people.
Authoritarian parties can only succeed when the pro-democracy parties fail to fight for working people.
We need a new democracy and a new party system which can represent working people.
November 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Authoritarianism can only succeed when democracy fails to deliver for working people.
Authoritarian parties can only succeed when the pro-democracy parties fail to fight for working people.
We need a new democracy and a new party system which can represent working people.
Authoritarian parties can only succeed when the pro-democracy parties fail to fight for working people.
We need a new democracy and a new party system which can represent working people.
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This seems like good news... www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
This seems like good news... www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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🚨 NEW: ADP report: U.S. LOST an average of 11,000 jobs per week in October 2025.
Let’s compare, shall we:
In 2024, the economy ADDED about 2.2 million jobs in 2024 — an average monthly GAIN of 186,000.
From steady climb to sudden slide.
Let’s compare, shall we:
In 2024, the economy ADDED about 2.2 million jobs in 2024 — an average monthly GAIN of 186,000.
From steady climb to sudden slide.
November 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
🚨 NEW: ADP report: U.S. LOST an average of 11,000 jobs per week in October 2025.
Let’s compare, shall we:
In 2024, the economy ADDED about 2.2 million jobs in 2024 — an average monthly GAIN of 186,000.
From steady climb to sudden slide.
Let’s compare, shall we:
In 2024, the economy ADDED about 2.2 million jobs in 2024 — an average monthly GAIN of 186,000.
From steady climb to sudden slide.
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NEW via CNN: “The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal”
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
www.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
NEW via CNN: “The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal”
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UPDATE: U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis said she will issue a sweeping injunction limiting the use of force by federal immigration agents in the Chicago area after she found a litany of violations were committed in recent weeks.
Federal Judge Says Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino Lied About Being Hit With a Rock Before Deploying Tear Gas in Chicago
U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis said Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino admitted to lying about whether a rock hit him before he used tear gas on Chicagoans in Little Village last month.
news.wttw.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:39 PM
UPDATE: U.S. District Court Judge Sara Ellis said she will issue a sweeping injunction limiting the use of force by federal immigration agents in the Chicago area after she found a litany of violations were committed in recent weeks.
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
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“He’s having a seizure and they’re trying to rip the baby out of her hands”
November 7, 2025 at 3:48 AM
“He’s having a seizure and they’re trying to rip the baby out of her hands”
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Really interesting piece, with lots of data, and reasons for both hope and dismay. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
10 Years After the Paris Climate Agreement, Here's Where We Are
Has anything really changed in the decade since the Paris Agreement was reached? Actually, quite a lot.
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Really interesting piece, with lots of data, and reasons for both hope and dismay. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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The Trump administration is suing so they don’t have to pay for food stamps. Happy almost thanksgiving!
November 7, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The Trump administration is suing so they don’t have to pay for food stamps. Happy almost thanksgiving!
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This is the cost of avocados. Farmers are being extorted by cartels who effectively take over their farms, by kidnapping and killing their family members. This popular 40-y/o mayor was standing up to them. One of the cartels sent a 17-y/o to end his life during a day of festivities.
Organized crime believed involved in killing of popular Mexican mayor by teenage gunman
A 17-year-old methamphetamine addict has been identified as the gunman who killed Uruapan Mayor Carlos Alberto Manzo in western Mexico.
apnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
This is the cost of avocados. Farmers are being extorted by cartels who effectively take over their farms, by kidnapping and killing their family members. This popular 40-y/o mayor was standing up to them. One of the cartels sent a 17-y/o to end his life during a day of festivities.
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With this latest action, Trump is essentially telling nearly 42 million Americans, in no uncertain terms, to go pound salt and fuck themselves. Meanwhile, uber-Christian MAGA Mike Johnson disingenuously claims Trump is “desperate for SNAP benefits to flow”... Yeah, right.
tinyurl.com/ympysw23
tinyurl.com/ympysw23
Trump admin asks appeals court to pause judge’s requirement that it make full November SNAP payments | CNN Politics
The Trump administration is asking a federal appeals court to pause a judge’s order that requires the government to fully cover food stamp benefits for tens of millions of Americans in November.
tinyurl.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:18 PM
With this latest action, Trump is essentially telling nearly 42 million Americans, in no uncertain terms, to go pound salt and fuck themselves. Meanwhile, uber-Christian MAGA Mike Johnson disingenuously claims Trump is “desperate for SNAP benefits to flow”... Yeah, right.
tinyurl.com/ympysw23
tinyurl.com/ympysw23
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I heard some old friends at Pod Save America were in town, so I decided to stop by. As we saw this week, we can change this country for the better. But it’s going to take all of us getting organized and having honest conversations about the best way forward.
November 7, 2025 at 4:11 AM
I heard some old friends at Pod Save America were in town, so I decided to stop by. As we saw this week, we can change this country for the better. But it’s going to take all of us getting organized and having honest conversations about the best way forward.
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@sassy0210.bsky.social Sane Americans MUST stay Plugged In! #ForwardMotion #KeepMarching
#VoteForCivilRights
#VoteForChildren
#VoteForWomen
#VoteForHealthCare
#VoteForFoodSecurity
#VoteForHousingSecurity
#VoteForCivilRights
#VoteForChildren
#VoteForWomen
#VoteForHealthCare
#VoteForFoodSecurity
#VoteForHousingSecurity
November 6, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Amazing way to set the tone 🙌🏻
Representation isn’t a box to tick, it’s a blueprint for better governance.
When every voice is heard, decisions get smarter, policies get fairer, and people get seen. Diverse leadership builds systems that actually serve the world we live in.
Adios, old boys’ club 👋🏻
Representation isn’t a box to tick, it’s a blueprint for better governance.
When every voice is heard, decisions get smarter, policies get fairer, and people get seen. Diverse leadership builds systems that actually serve the world we live in.
Adios, old boys’ club 👋🏻
November 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Amazing way to set the tone 🙌🏻
Representation isn’t a box to tick, it’s a blueprint for better governance.
When every voice is heard, decisions get smarter, policies get fairer, and people get seen. Diverse leadership builds systems that actually serve the world we live in.
Adios, old boys’ club 👋🏻
Representation isn’t a box to tick, it’s a blueprint for better governance.
When every voice is heard, decisions get smarter, policies get fairer, and people get seen. Diverse leadership builds systems that actually serve the world we live in.
Adios, old boys’ club 👋🏻
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I always find it interesting how the story changes when a lawyer gets to court. They can say anything they want outside of court without accountability but the rules are vastly different in court where you can get seriously penalized for lying.
November 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I always find it interesting how the story changes when a lawyer gets to court. They can say anything they want outside of court without accountability but the rules are vastly different in court where you can get seriously penalized for lying.
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From eugenics and AIDS denial to border kidnappings, the same cold logic endures: if the victims suffer enough, the powerful can call it order…
hartmannreport.com/p/the-atroci...
hartmannreport.com/p/the-atroci...
The Atrocity Loop: Is America Finding New Ways to Justify the Unthinkable?
From eugenics and AIDS denial to border kidnappings, the same cold logic endures: if the victims suffer enough, the powerful can call it order…
hartmannreport.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
From eugenics and AIDS denial to border kidnappings, the same cold logic endures: if the victims suffer enough, the powerful can call it order…
hartmannreport.com/p/the-atroci...
hartmannreport.com/p/the-atroci...
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There had better be trials. And not just for the low-level thugs carrying out these orders, but for everyone up the chain of command.
If we get past this, the solution isn’t to pretend it never happened and invite Stephen Miller to Harvard’s Institute of Politics.
It’s trials w real punishments.
If we get past this, the solution isn’t to pretend it never happened and invite Stephen Miller to Harvard’s Institute of Politics.
It’s trials w real punishments.
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 12:45 PM
There had better be trials. And not just for the low-level thugs carrying out these orders, but for everyone up the chain of command.
If we get past this, the solution isn’t to pretend it never happened and invite Stephen Miller to Harvard’s Institute of Politics.
It’s trials w real punishments.
If we get past this, the solution isn’t to pretend it never happened and invite Stephen Miller to Harvard’s Institute of Politics.
It’s trials w real punishments.
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Yep. There was just no way of seeing this coming. 🙄
November 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Yep. There was just no way of seeing this coming. 🙄
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I was on a call with @amandalitman.bsky.social yesterday when this number was around 2000. The enthusiasm is real, and people signing up to run is GREAT NEWS.
HUGE: Nearly 3000 people have signed up with @runforsomething.net to run for office since Tuesday night. runforwhat.net
Run for Something
Find offices you can run for
runforwhat.net
November 7, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I was on a call with @amandalitman.bsky.social yesterday when this number was around 2000. The enthusiasm is real, and people signing up to run is GREAT NEWS.
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It shouldn’t be forgotten that a big piece of Mamdani’s campaign was simply “cities are cool and lots of people enjoy living in them” which in and of itself dismantles alot of rightwing talking points
November 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
It shouldn’t be forgotten that a big piece of Mamdani’s campaign was simply “cities are cool and lots of people enjoy living in them” which in and of itself dismantles alot of rightwing talking points
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"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear sandwiches, shall not be infringed"
November 7, 2025 at 12:36 AM
"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear sandwiches, shall not be infringed"
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New in our house, and it's working great: When anyone says "6-7", they get to decide on either 6 hours in their room with internet devices blocked at the router or 7 additional chores.
Usage has plummeted. It's glorious!
Usage has plummeted. It's glorious!
November 2, 2025 at 8:26 PM
New in our house, and it's working great: When anyone says "6-7", they get to decide on either 6 hours in their room with internet devices blocked at the router or 7 additional chores.
Usage has plummeted. It's glorious!
Usage has plummeted. It's glorious!