Rick
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@ricktgarrett.bsky.social
· Oct 18
“The only way to defeat fear is to tell it: NO”
~ Captain Michael Burnham, Star Trek Discovery 🖖🏼
~ Captain Michael Burnham, Star Trek Discovery 🖖🏼
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What can you do today? Recognize that the #GOP wants to change education for critical thought into indoctrination into dangerous obedience. Fight for our schools and education, for your kids and grandkids. #educationmatters
“Let’s be clear: this isn’t about better schools — it’s about stripping away protections and letting the most ideological states rewrite education however they want.”
November 18, 2025 at 3:20 AM
What can you do today? Recognize that the #GOP wants to change education for critical thought into indoctrination into dangerous obedience. Fight for our schools and education, for your kids and grandkids. #educationmatters
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Nichols: worst politico on bluesky. A Bush apologist, both sides hack. Only hates MAGA cause it hates him. People are literally forming offline networks of support NOW. Conceited ass thinks his voice is more important than the everyday voices being silenced in American streets by ICE 🤦♂️ It’s FASCISM.
November 18, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Nichols: worst politico on bluesky. A Bush apologist, both sides hack. Only hates MAGA cause it hates him. People are literally forming offline networks of support NOW. Conceited ass thinks his voice is more important than the everyday voices being silenced in American streets by ICE 🤦♂️ It’s FASCISM.
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Republicans are panicking about a race that should be out of reach for Democrats. Let’s send @aftynbehn.bsky.social to Congress!
November 18, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Republicans are panicking about a race that should be out of reach for Democrats. Let’s send @aftynbehn.bsky.social to Congress!
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I don't understand why this isn't the only story and why he isn't giving his resignation.
I mean, I do. But still.
How can the president. THE PRESIDENT. Of the United States of America. The. President.
I mean, I do. But still.
How can the president. THE PRESIDENT. Of the United States of America. The. President.
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:18 AM
I don't understand why this isn't the only story and why he isn't giving his resignation.
I mean, I do. But still.
How can the president. THE PRESIDENT. Of the United States of America. The. President.
I mean, I do. But still.
How can the president. THE PRESIDENT. Of the United States of America. The. President.
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The news is simply too depressing. Here's a pretty fish from the Maryport aquarium to look at instead.
November 17, 2025 at 8:42 AM
The news is simply too depressing. Here's a pretty fish from the Maryport aquarium to look at instead.
“No matter how different we appear, we’re all the same in our struggles against the powers of evil and darkness”
#HappyLifeDay
#HappyLifeDay
The “Star Wars Holiday Special” premiered on this day in 1978.
November 18, 2025 at 2:21 AM
“No matter how different we appear, we’re all the same in our struggles against the powers of evil and darkness”
#HappyLifeDay
#HappyLifeDay
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THIS IS BIG
For non-academics who might not understand why:
1. Sen. Warren is still a Harvard professor so this is a call coming from inside the house
2. As a tenured law prof, Warren knows it is a VERY big deal from a labor standpoint to call on Harvard to ignore tenure. The bar for this is HIGH.
For non-academics who might not understand why:
1. Sen. Warren is still a Harvard professor so this is a call coming from inside the house
2. As a tenured law prof, Warren knows it is a VERY big deal from a labor standpoint to call on Harvard to ignore tenure. The bar for this is HIGH.
Per CNN, Elizabeth Warren is calling on Harvard to cut ties with Larry Summers after Jeffrey Epstein's emails released last week by House Dems featured Summers making sexist comments + asking for Epstein’s romantic advice.
November 18, 2025 at 12:43 AM
THIS IS BIG
For non-academics who might not understand why:
1. Sen. Warren is still a Harvard professor so this is a call coming from inside the house
2. As a tenured law prof, Warren knows it is a VERY big deal from a labor standpoint to call on Harvard to ignore tenure. The bar for this is HIGH.
For non-academics who might not understand why:
1. Sen. Warren is still a Harvard professor so this is a call coming from inside the house
2. As a tenured law prof, Warren knows it is a VERY big deal from a labor standpoint to call on Harvard to ignore tenure. The bar for this is HIGH.
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You don't often see this at the end of a whistleblower story:
November 18, 2025 at 1:01 AM
You don't often see this at the end of a whistleblower story:
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Hundreds of people have joined Hundreds of people have already participated in trainings for the “Safe to Work, Safe to School” patrols.
You can join them by going to defendandrecruit.org/charlotte, where you’ll also find other ways you can support in and outside the city.
You can join them by going to defendandrecruit.org/charlotte, where you’ll also find other ways you can support in and outside the city.
Show up for Charlotte // Vamos por Charlotte - Defend and Recruit
*En español abajo* Charlotte is under threat of an incursion by Border Patrol agents. Now more than ever, we need to join in community to defend each other and build power so that we and our neighors ...
defendandrecruit.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Hundreds of people have joined Hundreds of people have already participated in trainings for the “Safe to Work, Safe to School” patrols.
You can join them by going to defendandrecruit.org/charlotte, where you’ll also find other ways you can support in and outside the city.
You can join them by going to defendandrecruit.org/charlotte, where you’ll also find other ways you can support in and outside the city.
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huge turnout in Charlotte tonight for @siembranc.bsky.social’s “Safe to Work, Safe to School” training for people who want to learn how to protect their neighbors from Trump’s mass deportation effort.
November 18, 2025 at 12:18 AM
huge turnout in Charlotte tonight for @siembranc.bsky.social’s “Safe to Work, Safe to School” training for people who want to learn how to protect their neighbors from Trump’s mass deportation effort.
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Again before we go praising MTG… and if shes truly changed great, but can somebody please ask her about January 6? Have her address that to see if this is real
November 17, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Again before we go praising MTG… and if shes truly changed great, but can somebody please ask her about January 6? Have her address that to see if this is real
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🇨🇦 Neil Young at 80: "Any hardcore metal band, he can crush ‘em with just an acoustic guitar"
#CanadianMusicLegend
#NeilYoung
www.hotpress.com/music/neil-y...
#CanadianMusicLegend
#NeilYoung
www.hotpress.com/music/neil-y...
Neil Young at 80: "Any hardcore metal band, he can crush ‘em with just an acoustic guitar" | Hotpress
To celebrate Neil Young's 80th birthday, we're revisiting some special reflections on his phenomenal life and legacy – all selected from the Hot Press arch...
www.hotpress.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:06 AM
🇨🇦 Neil Young at 80: "Any hardcore metal band, he can crush ‘em with just an acoustic guitar"
#CanadianMusicLegend
#NeilYoung
www.hotpress.com/music/neil-y...
#CanadianMusicLegend
#NeilYoung
www.hotpress.com/music/neil-y...
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Trump is trying to gaslight Americans on affordability & the economy
Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's, reports: 34 states are either in or on the verge of a #Trumpcession
That's 2/3rds of states!
source: linkedin.com/pulse/23-states-recession-reveal-fragility-us-economy-mark-zandi-dybre
Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's, reports: 34 states are either in or on the verge of a #Trumpcession
That's 2/3rds of states!
source: linkedin.com/pulse/23-states-recession-reveal-fragility-us-economy-mark-zandi-dybre
November 17, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Trump is trying to gaslight Americans on affordability & the economy
Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's, reports: 34 states are either in or on the verge of a #Trumpcession
That's 2/3rds of states!
source: linkedin.com/pulse/23-states-recession-reveal-fragility-us-economy-mark-zandi-dybre
Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's, reports: 34 states are either in or on the verge of a #Trumpcession
That's 2/3rds of states!
source: linkedin.com/pulse/23-states-recession-reveal-fragility-us-economy-mark-zandi-dybre
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We’ve read the report.
The title is pretty mild. The judge has politely said Trump’s prosecutor straight up lied to the grand jury.
#RadioFreeAmerica
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
The title is pretty mild. The judge has politely said Trump’s prosecutor straight up lied to the grand jury.
#RadioFreeAmerica
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
Judge scolds Justice Department for 'disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps' in Comey case
The judge wrote that prosecutor's "fundamental misstatements of the law" include unexplained irregularities in the transcript of the grand jury proceedings.
www.pbs.org
November 17, 2025 at 10:21 PM
We’ve read the report.
The title is pretty mild. The judge has politely said Trump’s prosecutor straight up lied to the grand jury.
#RadioFreeAmerica
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
The title is pretty mild. The judge has politely said Trump’s prosecutor straight up lied to the grand jury.
#RadioFreeAmerica
www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
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NEW: The Trump administration's brutal removal of so many workers is projected to shrink the nation’s GDP by as much as 6.8% — a deeper hit than the one sustained during the Great Recession.
A.J. Schumann:
A.J. Schumann:
Mass Deportations Aren’t Helping Workers. They’re Tanking The Economy. - OtherWords
Trump claimed immigrants were “taking your jobs.” But during his brutal crackdown, the job market has only gotten worse.
otherwords.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
NEW: The Trump administration's brutal removal of so many workers is projected to shrink the nation’s GDP by as much as 6.8% — a deeper hit than the one sustained during the Great Recession.
A.J. Schumann:
A.J. Schumann:
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With profound sadness, we share the passing of John Kinsel Sr., a revered elder and one of the last surviving Navajo Code Talkers. At the age of 107, he leaves behind an enduring legacy of courage and service. 1/
November 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
With profound sadness, we share the passing of John Kinsel Sr., a revered elder and one of the last surviving Navajo Code Talkers. At the age of 107, he leaves behind an enduring legacy of courage and service. 1/
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"Right-wing news outlet One America News fired the producer of 'The Matt Gaetz Show' [also a former staffer to Republican congressman George Santos] today after he posted a cartoon that characterized Jewish people as scheming cockroaches he later labeled 'vermin'..."
www.thewrap.com/matt-gaetz-p...
www.thewrap.com/matt-gaetz-p...
Matt Gaetz Producer Fired at OAN Over Antisemitic Posts | Exclusive
Vish Burra’s posts characterizing Jewish people as “vermin” were “highly offensive” and “antisemitic,” a source tells TheWrap
www.thewrap.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:05 PM
"Right-wing news outlet One America News fired the producer of 'The Matt Gaetz Show' [also a former staffer to Republican congressman George Santos] today after he posted a cartoon that characterized Jewish people as scheming cockroaches he later labeled 'vermin'..."
www.thewrap.com/matt-gaetz-p...
www.thewrap.com/matt-gaetz-p...
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Stand in solidarity with striking Starbucks workers, and boycott Starbucks until they agree to union demands!
Add Target to your “ain’t buying it” list too, if it wasn’t already, for their anti-DEI policies & their fealty to Trump
Add Target to your “ain’t buying it” list too, if it wasn’t already, for their anti-DEI policies & their fealty to Trump
November 17, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Stand in solidarity with striking Starbucks workers, and boycott Starbucks until they agree to union demands!
Add Target to your “ain’t buying it” list too, if it wasn’t already, for their anti-DEI policies & their fealty to Trump
Add Target to your “ain’t buying it” list too, if it wasn’t already, for their anti-DEI policies & their fealty to Trump
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New York City billboards are displaying the president’s 91 felony charges.
November 16, 2025 at 8:46 PM
New York City billboards are displaying the president’s 91 felony charges.
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A country club in charlotte was just raided. I know the club is full of white trump supporters, who hired and underpaid for immigrant labor and then had the audacity to let ICE kidnap those very same workers. The wealthy in this country have zero humanity. Eat the rich.
November 17, 2025 at 5:27 PM
A country club in charlotte was just raided. I know the club is full of white trump supporters, who hired and underpaid for immigrant labor and then had the audacity to let ICE kidnap those very same workers. The wealthy in this country have zero humanity. Eat the rich.
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Shana Blake sits in a cage as part of an anti-ICE protest outside Manolo’s Bakery in East Charlotte Monday. The bakery closed for the first time in 28 years after Border Patrol arrests in the city.
“It’s such a faith effort to have people show up and support,” Blake said.
@charlotteobserver.com
“It’s such a faith effort to have people show up and support,” Blake said.
@charlotteobserver.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Shana Blake sits in a cage as part of an anti-ICE protest outside Manolo’s Bakery in East Charlotte Monday. The bakery closed for the first time in 28 years after Border Patrol arrests in the city.
“It’s such a faith effort to have people show up and support,” Blake said.
@charlotteobserver.com
“It’s such a faith effort to have people show up and support,” Blake said.
@charlotteobserver.com
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Remember, this is not new for Charlotte. Since January 31 they been targeted. Remember the video of the crew of construction workers in yellow and orange vests getting rounded up by ICE? That was in Charlotte! This is just another round that now includes the Board Patrol. ICE has been there. 🤬
November 17, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Remember, this is not new for Charlotte. Since January 31 they been targeted. Remember the video of the crew of construction workers in yellow and orange vests getting rounded up by ICE? That was in Charlotte! This is just another round that now includes the Board Patrol. ICE has been there. 🤬
