Ruth "Dr. Ruth" Pinney
@rapinney.bsky.social
Retired hospital pharmacist. Animal lover. Nature lover. One mantra: Always know where the good food is.
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It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
January 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
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Not clear the US is actually "occupying" anything and I wouldn't be surprised if the children at the podium just blurted that out bc it sounded cool and are now trying to figure out what to do
AP: Across the Venezuelan capital, there were no signs that the U.S. had taken over control of Venezuela’s government or military forces. The Miraflores Palace and military bases remained guarded by Venezuela’s armed forces
Live updates: Trump says US is ‘going to run’ Venezuela in interim. No immediate signs of US control
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been captured by the United States. U.S. President Donald Trump's administration says he'll face charges on a New York indictment.
apnews.com
January 3, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Not clear the US is actually "occupying" anything and I wouldn't be surprised if the children at the podium just blurted that out bc it sounded cool and are now trying to figure out what to do
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Trump openly frames military force as a commercial acquisition tool. You can’t credibly argue limited self defense, LE action, narrow authorization, or emergency necessity while simultaneously describing infrastructure takeover, profit generation, corporate involvement, and follow-on strikes.
Trump: "We're going to have our very large United States oil companies go in, spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken infrastructure and start making money for the country. And we are ready to stage a second and much larger attack if we need to do so."
January 3, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Trump openly frames military force as a commercial acquisition tool. You can’t credibly argue limited self defense, LE action, narrow authorization, or emergency necessity while simultaneously describing infrastructure takeover, profit generation, corporate involvement, and follow-on strikes.
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President Trump said the ouster of Maduro has implications for the Cuban regime.
“I think Cuba is going to be something we’ll end up talking about,” he said. “It’s very similar in the sense that we want to help the people of Cuba.”
“I think Cuba is going to be something we’ll end up talking about,” he said. “It’s very similar in the sense that we want to help the people of Cuba.”
Live updates: Trump says U.S. will ‘run’ Venezuela; won’t rule out U.S. boots on the ground
President Donald Trump said the United States will control Venezuela for an unspecified period after a U.S. raid captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 3, 2026 at 6:00 PM
President Trump said the ouster of Maduro has implications for the Cuban regime.
“I think Cuba is going to be something we’ll end up talking about,” he said. “It’s very similar in the sense that we want to help the people of Cuba.”
“I think Cuba is going to be something we’ll end up talking about,” he said. “It’s very similar in the sense that we want to help the people of Cuba.”
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I don’t know who needs to hear this but this is all batshit crazy. We now “own” Venezuela, US troops will take over, & as I said months ago Trump will steal all the oil. And this insane regime didn’t even bother fabricating evidence to justify this. Meanwhile, Republicans have surrendered Congress
January 3, 2026 at 6:00 PM
I don’t know who needs to hear this but this is all batshit crazy. We now “own” Venezuela, US troops will take over, & as I said months ago Trump will steal all the oil. And this insane regime didn’t even bother fabricating evidence to justify this. Meanwhile, Republicans have surrendered Congress
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Fox News is VERY upset with politicians who make unrealistic promises
December 26, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Fox News is VERY upset with politicians who make unrealistic promises
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Imagine how fried-by-white-supremacist-over-online-bullshit your brain needs to be to think that Britain or France's immigration policy is a greater threat than the nuclear arsenals of actual geopolitical rivals like China, North Korea or Russia.
JD VANCE THINKS BRITAIN & FRANCE ARE AMERICAS LIKELY ENEMIES.
The world is getting bizarrely screwed with this kind of bull being spewed out.
The world is getting bizarrely screwed with this kind of bull being spewed out.
December 26, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Imagine how fried-by-white-supremacist-over-online-bullshit your brain needs to be to think that Britain or France's immigration policy is a greater threat than the nuclear arsenals of actual geopolitical rivals like China, North Korea or Russia.
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The CBS investigation portrays a modern concentration camp, similar to the Soviet GULAG (like CECOT, an acronym): sadistic guards, 24 hour lighting, isolation cells.
Americans once opposed this inhumane system.
The Trump administration sent innocent people there to suffer.
Americans once opposed this inhumane system.
The Trump administration sent innocent people there to suffer.
December 23, 2025 at 9:49 AM
The CBS investigation portrays a modern concentration camp, similar to the Soviet GULAG (like CECOT, an acronym): sadistic guards, 24 hour lighting, isolation cells.
Americans once opposed this inhumane system.
The Trump administration sent innocent people there to suffer.
Americans once opposed this inhumane system.
The Trump administration sent innocent people there to suffer.
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Can someone please respond to Stephen Miller with this message from Frank Sinatra?
December 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Can someone please respond to Stephen Miller with this message from Frank Sinatra?
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The most corrupt presidency in American history.
GOP operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, convicted election fraudsters, were paid $960,000 in the second quarter to secure a pardon for a former nursing-home operator who defrauded the government of $38 million. Trump pardoned the man, Joseph Schwartz, last month.
Inside the New Fast Track to a Presidential Pardon
Even some of the president’s closest advisers have been surprised by a number of the recent series of pardons.
www.wsj.com
December 26, 2025 at 12:24 AM
The most corrupt presidency in American history.
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Just so much BS that this planet has to put up with.
Tech is out of control.
Tech is out of control.
December 26, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Just so much BS that this planet has to put up with.
Tech is out of control.
Tech is out of control.
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This is getting lost: For weeks Trump officials had the option to remove Abrego Garcia to Costa Rica, but refused to do so. Instead they kept trying to send him somewhere more dangerous. Costa Rica wasn't cruel and dehumanizing enough.
This is deeply sick conduct.
newrepublic.com/article/2043...
This is deeply sick conduct.
newrepublic.com/article/2043...
December 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
This is getting lost: For weeks Trump officials had the option to remove Abrego Garcia to Costa Rica, but refused to do so. Instead they kept trying to send him somewhere more dangerous. Costa Rica wasn't cruel and dehumanizing enough.
This is deeply sick conduct.
newrepublic.com/article/2043...
This is deeply sick conduct.
newrepublic.com/article/2043...
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I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation with @hcrichardson.bsky.social, and I walked away feeling much more hopeful than I had before we began.
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December 13, 2025 at 3:22 AM
I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation with @hcrichardson.bsky.social, and I walked away feeling much more hopeful than I had before we began.
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What a shit show. Everyone could see this plan was written by the Kremlin. Adopted by Witkoff and Trump who demanded Ukraine accept it by this Thursday. After a firestorm of objections by Europe and Republican senators it appears Rubio wants to distance himself from it.
November 23, 2025 at 12:17 AM
What a shit show. Everyone could see this plan was written by the Kremlin. Adopted by Witkoff and Trump who demanded Ukraine accept it by this Thursday. After a firestorm of objections by Europe and Republican senators it appears Rubio wants to distance himself from it.
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When we note that having idiots run the government is a threat to national security this is the sort of thing we’re talking about
what is going on
November 23, 2025 at 1:39 AM
When we note that having idiots run the government is a threat to national security this is the sort of thing we’re talking about
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Snapshot of recent polls show Rs struggling to defend seats they hold:
- VA Spanberger 51%-41% Earle-Sears
- ME Mills 42%-37% Collins
- NC Cooper 46%-42% Whatley
- OH Brown 49%-48% Husted
- TX Cornyn 48%-46% Allred, 48%-45% Talarico
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- VA Spanberger 51%-41% Earle-Sears
- ME Mills 42%-37% Collins
- NC Cooper 46%-42% Whatley
- OH Brown 49%-48% Husted
- TX Cornyn 48%-46% Allred, 48%-45% Talarico
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October 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Snapshot of recent polls show Rs struggling to defend seats they hold:
- VA Spanberger 51%-41% Earle-Sears
- ME Mills 42%-37% Collins
- NC Cooper 46%-42% Whatley
- OH Brown 49%-48% Husted
- TX Cornyn 48%-46% Allred, 48%-45% Talarico
More 👇
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/we-have-15...
- VA Spanberger 51%-41% Earle-Sears
- ME Mills 42%-37% Collins
- NC Cooper 46%-42% Whatley
- OH Brown 49%-48% Husted
- TX Cornyn 48%-46% Allred, 48%-45% Talarico
More 👇
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/we-have-15...
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Elon Musk now owns two thirds of satellites as 10,000th Starlink launches
Elon Musk now owns two thirds of satellites as 10,000th Starlink launches
Elon Musk now owns two thirds of satellites as 10,000th Starlink launches
www.independent.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Elon Musk now owns two thirds of satellites as 10,000th Starlink launches
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MAYBE THE NATIONAL GUARD SHOULD BE STOPPING TRUMP FROM LITERALLY TEARING DOWN THE WHITE HOUSE?!?
October 20, 2025 at 8:39 PM
MAYBE THE NATIONAL GUARD SHOULD BE STOPPING TRUMP FROM LITERALLY TEARING DOWN THE WHITE HOUSE?!?
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I really resent my tax dollars being spent on this
September 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I really resent my tax dollars being spent on this
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He sang Rod Stewart, danced — and then ICE grabbed him.
@timmiller.bsky.social talks with @roadsteamer.bsky.social about his detention in Portland
@timmiller.bsky.social talks with @roadsteamer.bsky.social about his detention in Portland
October 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
He sang Rod Stewart, danced — and then ICE grabbed him.
@timmiller.bsky.social talks with @roadsteamer.bsky.social about his detention in Portland
@timmiller.bsky.social talks with @roadsteamer.bsky.social about his detention in Portland
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lol, now they're saying the Nazi flag is an "optical illusion"
October 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
lol, now they're saying the Nazi flag is an "optical illusion"
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Trump’s Department of Education actively collaborates w/ Moms for Liberty. Asked “what % of children she imagines should be in public schools going forward,” Moms for Liberty co-founder Tiffany Justice told ProPublica: “‘I hope zero. I hope to get to zero.’” 1/ www.propublica.org/article/educ...
October 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Trump’s Department of Education actively collaborates w/ Moms for Liberty. Asked “what % of children she imagines should be in public schools going forward,” Moms for Liberty co-founder Tiffany Justice told ProPublica: “‘I hope zero. I hope to get to zero.’” 1/ www.propublica.org/article/educ...
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Treasury's Bessent confirms American taxpayer funds being used to buy troubled Argentine pesos, as administration bails out ideological ally during government shutdown: "Treasury has not disclosed how much it has spent purchasing pesos or whether it will do it on a schedule." Via Reuters
www.reuters.com
October 17, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Treasury's Bessent confirms American taxpayer funds being used to buy troubled Argentine pesos, as administration bails out ideological ally during government shutdown: "Treasury has not disclosed how much it has spent purchasing pesos or whether it will do it on a schedule." Via Reuters