Ruth Sternglantz
@resternglantz.bsky.social
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So we’re now paying federal taxes so Donald Trump can withdraw them from the Treasury like it’s his own personal bank account? Really?
October 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
So we’re now paying federal taxes so Donald Trump can withdraw them from the Treasury like it’s his own personal bank account? Really?
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ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
October 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
The President is building an army to attack his own country.
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Just because he's acting like he's never leaving is no reason for you to act like he's never leaving.
October 20, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Just because he's acting like he's never leaving is no reason for you to act like he's never leaving.
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Trump notes the sound of construction of his new ballroom at the White House and says, "that's music to my ears. When I hear that sound, it reminds me of money. In this case it reminds me of lack of money because I'm paying for it."
October 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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I've thought about this a ton over the years. It's become clear that the *primary rhetorical strategy* of reactionaries is to manipulate liberals by appealing to liberal values (free speech, good faith) that they do not share. It works, again & again & again & again.
July 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I've thought about this a ton over the years. It's become clear that the *primary rhetorical strategy* of reactionaries is to manipulate liberals by appealing to liberal values (free speech, good faith) that they do not share. It works, again & again & again & again.
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House Democrats fought to bring this sickening letter into the light while Trump and MAGA mouthpieces assured us it did not exist. Trump even sued the Wall Street Journal for reporting on it!
We can't trust a word MAGA says. Release the full Epstein file NOW!
We can't trust a word MAGA says. Release the full Epstein file NOW!
Exclusive | Epstein Birthday Letter With Trump’s Signature Revealed
Lawyers for Epstein’s estate have given Congress a copy of the 2003 birthday book.
www.wsj.com
September 8, 2025 at 9:48 PM
House Democrats fought to bring this sickening letter into the light while Trump and MAGA mouthpieces assured us it did not exist. Trump even sued the Wall Street Journal for reporting on it!
We can't trust a word MAGA says. Release the full Epstein file NOW!
We can't trust a word MAGA says. Release the full Epstein file NOW!
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I wrote about this, oh, yes, I did. www.lawdork.com/p/scotus-tru...
This is a paragraph Brett Kavanaugh wrote on his little computer and then sent out into the world:
September 8, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I wrote about this, oh, yes, I did. www.lawdork.com/p/scotus-tru...
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This is an actual exchange from a VP who took an oath to defend the constitution and, as a citizen, is expected to abide by the law.
May we one day have accountability for the grotesque lawlessness of this regime.
May we one day have accountability for the grotesque lawlessness of this regime.
September 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
This is an actual exchange from a VP who took an oath to defend the constitution and, as a citizen, is expected to abide by the law.
May we one day have accountability for the grotesque lawlessness of this regime.
May we one day have accountability for the grotesque lawlessness of this regime.
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BREAKING: ICE is sending Russian dissidents back to Russia. When the dissidents arrived in Russia, the Russian authorities were given documents relating to their asylum applications in the US which under US law are confidential. This seems to be part of a secret agreement between Trump and Putin.
‘I escaped a Russian prison — only to end up in an American jail’
Dozens of Russian dissidents have been expelled from the US and forcibly returned to Russia with the co-operation of immigration authorities
www.thetimes.com
September 6, 2025 at 10:52 PM
BREAKING: ICE is sending Russian dissidents back to Russia. When the dissidents arrived in Russia, the Russian authorities were given documents relating to their asylum applications in the US which under US law are confidential. This seems to be part of a secret agreement between Trump and Putin.
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Jeanine Pirro is such a failure when forced to work in the courts and not just on TV that she *cannot* indict a ham sandwich. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...
August 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Jeanine Pirro is such a failure when forced to work in the courts and not just on TV that she *cannot* indict a ham sandwich. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...
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Luttig is communicating vastly more clearly and honestly about Roberts and Scotus than most Democratic officials are. It’s absolutely flabbergasting.
August 21, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Luttig is communicating vastly more clearly and honestly about Roberts and Scotus than most Democratic officials are. It’s absolutely flabbergasting.
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comedy is legal again, folks!
Are You Laughing Yet?
Everyone can say exactly what they want, free of the fear of censorship, except by the government.
www.theatlantic.com
July 22, 2025 at 5:24 PM
comedy is legal again, folks!
I had such a wonderful time at the @goldencrownls.bsky.social annual conference in Albany. I got to teach a workshop, talk editing on a panel, and most of all spend time with people I love. We are going to take care of each other and we are going to keep fighting.
July 21, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I had such a wonderful time at the @goldencrownls.bsky.social annual conference in Albany. I got to teach a workshop, talk editing on a panel, and most of all spend time with people I love. We are going to take care of each other and we are going to keep fighting.
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Yeah, Democracy was rough. Not having neighbors rounded up & sent to concentration camps, not wasting $200 mn on a futile bombing raid, not forcing the military to put on a parade for his birthday, not kicking millions off healthcare so oligarchs could pay less tax, not killing cancer research ..
June 26, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Yeah, Democracy was rough. Not having neighbors rounded up & sent to concentration camps, not wasting $200 mn on a futile bombing raid, not forcing the military to put on a parade for his birthday, not kicking millions off healthcare so oligarchs could pay less tax, not killing cancer research ..
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A breakthrough preventive drug that offers total protection from HIV was to be rolled out across parts of Africa this year. But the Trump administration’s foreign aid cuts derailed those plans.
Promise of Victory Over H.I.V. Fades as U.S. Withdraws Support
A new drug that gives almost complete protection against the virus was to be administered across Africa this year. Now, much of the funding for that effort is gone.
trib.al
June 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
A breakthrough preventive drug that offers total protection from HIV was to be rolled out across parts of Africa this year. But the Trump administration’s foreign aid cuts derailed those plans.
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I’ll say this and then I’m gonna step back b/c 2026 IS THE ONLY NATIONAL ELECTION THAT’S IMPORTANT NOW.
No Dem presidential candidate wins w/o high Black turnout & vote.
So stop making it like Black voters are expendable or that you can serve up any candidate chosen by Pelosi, Clooney or MSM & win.
No Dem presidential candidate wins w/o high Black turnout & vote.
So stop making it like Black voters are expendable or that you can serve up any candidate chosen by Pelosi, Clooney or MSM & win.
May 25, 2025 at 12:46 AM
I’ll say this and then I’m gonna step back b/c 2026 IS THE ONLY NATIONAL ELECTION THAT’S IMPORTANT NOW.
No Dem presidential candidate wins w/o high Black turnout & vote.
So stop making it like Black voters are expendable or that you can serve up any candidate chosen by Pelosi, Clooney or MSM & win.
No Dem presidential candidate wins w/o high Black turnout & vote.
So stop making it like Black voters are expendable or that you can serve up any candidate chosen by Pelosi, Clooney or MSM & win.
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More than 9,000 American service members are buried at Normandy, where they died to protect democracy. We owe not just gratitude, but eternal vigilance to them and all who have sacrificed their lives for our country. #MemorialDay
May 26, 2025 at 2:38 PM
More than 9,000 American service members are buried at Normandy, where they died to protect democracy. We owe not just gratitude, but eternal vigilance to them and all who have sacrificed their lives for our country. #MemorialDay
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Chris Murphy: "Let's be clear what this trip is all about. This is President Trump's corruption tour of the Middle East. He is going to the gulf to collect tribute. What's happening here is an extraordinary level of corruption. We shouldn't pretend this is business as usual."
May 12, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Chris Murphy: "Let's be clear what this trip is all about. This is President Trump's corruption tour of the Middle East. He is going to the gulf to collect tribute. What's happening here is an extraordinary level of corruption. We shouldn't pretend this is business as usual."
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Deeply disturbing and unprecedented politicization of the Holocaust Museum by Trump
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/u...
April 29, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Deeply disturbing and unprecedented politicization of the Holocaust Museum by Trump
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/u...
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I am not attending parties with the White House tonight. If you want someone that mingles with Trump officials as if we are all part of a DC club, I'm not your guy.
If you want to understand how to fight Trump to stop him from destroying democracy, sign up to Democracy Docket now. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
If you want to understand how to fight Trump to stop him from destroying democracy, sign up to Democracy Docket now. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
April 26, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I am not attending parties with the White House tonight. If you want someone that mingles with Trump officials as if we are all part of a DC club, I'm not your guy.
If you want to understand how to fight Trump to stop him from destroying democracy, sign up to Democracy Docket now. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
If you want to understand how to fight Trump to stop him from destroying democracy, sign up to Democracy Docket now. hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
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💯 This
Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.
April 24, 2025 at 1:23 AM
💯 This
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Or for some of us — protesting is easier than finding an attic to hide in
April 24, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Or for some of us — protesting is easier than finding an attic to hide in
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If a non-citizen has no right to contest their removal because the government claims that they’re in a Venezuelan gang, what’s to stop the government from claiming that *we’re* in a Venezuelan gang?
That’s the most elementary reason why due process matters:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/bonus-133-...
That’s the most elementary reason why due process matters:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/bonus-133-...
Bonus 133: Due Process and the Rule of Law
Too many Americans don't understand, at a basic level, *why* the Constitution requires due process when the government deprives anyone of their life, liberty, or property.
www.stevevladeck.com
March 25, 2025 at 1:09 AM
If a non-citizen has no right to contest their removal because the government claims that they’re in a Venezuelan gang, what’s to stop the government from claiming that *we’re* in a Venezuelan gang?
That’s the most elementary reason why due process matters:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/bonus-133-...
That’s the most elementary reason why due process matters:
www.stevevladeck.com/p/bonus-133-...
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I will use every tool at my disposal to protect this country from Trump. I will litigate to defend voting rights until there are no cases left to bring. I will speak out against authoritarianism until my last breath.
I will not back down. I will not bow or scrape. I will never obey.
Defiantly,
ME
I will not back down. I will not bow or scrape. I will never obey.
Defiantly,
ME
My Open Letter to Elon Musk
From Marc | Elon Musk recently posted on his site that another lawyer and I are “undermining civilization.” This is my response.
www.democracydocket.com
March 23, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I will use every tool at my disposal to protect this country from Trump. I will litigate to defend voting rights until there are no cases left to bring. I will speak out against authoritarianism until my last breath.
I will not back down. I will not bow or scrape. I will never obey.
Defiantly,
ME
I will not back down. I will not bow or scrape. I will never obey.
Defiantly,
ME