Ringuette
@ringuette.bsky.social
Chronically sleep-deprived Cassandra. Not in the mood for fascism.
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Ringuette
@ringuette.bsky.social
· Jan 20
Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more…
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If the goal was to slash red tape, teachers could help them do it. Teachers know how to make the federal role more effective, efficient, and supportive of real learning—if only the administration would listen. #TrumpCrushesYourDreams www.telegram.com/story/news/p...
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November 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM
If the goal was to slash red tape, teachers could help them do it. Teachers know how to make the federal role more effective, efficient, and supportive of real learning—if only the administration would listen. #TrumpCrushesYourDreams www.telegram.com/story/news/p...
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Just wanna re-up in simple terms that when Biden talked to platforms, Jim Jordan launched years of investigations into everybody involved, said it was tyranny, censorship, etc.
And now they just straight up acknowledge that they talk to platforms too.
www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/crime/3...
And now they just straight up acknowledge that they talk to platforms too.
www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/crime/3...
DHS playing 'whack-a-mole' shooting down made-up ICE stories
The Department of Homeland Security is stepping up efforts to combat fake news, viral AI videos, and misinformation on ICE and Border Patrol.
www.washingtonexaminer.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Just wanna re-up in simple terms that when Biden talked to platforms, Jim Jordan launched years of investigations into everybody involved, said it was tyranny, censorship, etc.
And now they just straight up acknowledge that they talk to platforms too.
www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/crime/3...
And now they just straight up acknowledge that they talk to platforms too.
www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/crime/3...
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BREAKING: House Republicans are trying to sneak a BAN on states regulating artificial intelligence into the NDAA, a disastrous idea that would make tech platforms even more dangerous for kids.
November 19, 2025 at 9:27 PM
BREAKING: House Republicans are trying to sneak a BAN on states regulating artificial intelligence into the NDAA, a disastrous idea that would make tech platforms even more dangerous for kids.
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79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
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The revolving door between politics and profit has corroded trust in government, which is why people believe the system is rigged – because too often, it is.
Here is my plan to tackle corruption and self-dealing in Washington D.C. —>
cammieforcongress.com/article/camm...
#NJ11 #NewJersey
Here is my plan to tackle corruption and self-dealing in Washington D.C. —>
cammieforcongress.com/article/camm...
#NJ11 #NewJersey
November 17, 2025 at 6:55 PM
The revolving door between politics and profit has corroded trust in government, which is why people believe the system is rigged – because too often, it is.
Here is my plan to tackle corruption and self-dealing in Washington D.C. —>
cammieforcongress.com/article/camm...
#NJ11 #NewJersey
Here is my plan to tackle corruption and self-dealing in Washington D.C. —>
cammieforcongress.com/article/camm...
#NJ11 #NewJersey
Has anyone in the #Abundance crowd ever met or spent a minute with people who didn’t go to college?
It’s getting tedious.
Note to Self: Don’t spend any more energy on people renting a time share in the land of Magical Thinking.
It’s getting tedious.
Note to Self: Don’t spend any more energy on people renting a time share in the land of Magical Thinking.
November 17, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Has anyone in the #Abundance crowd ever met or spent a minute with people who didn’t go to college?
It’s getting tedious.
Note to Self: Don’t spend any more energy on people renting a time share in the land of Magical Thinking.
It’s getting tedious.
Note to Self: Don’t spend any more energy on people renting a time share in the land of Magical Thinking.
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holy shit: “Among the 2,000 UK adults surveyed, 85% were unaware that Britain forcibly transported more than 3 million Africans to the Caribbean, 89% did not know that Britain enslaved people in the Caribbean for more than 300 years” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Caribbean reparations leaders in ‘historic’ first UK visit to press for justice
CRC mission will seek to deepen public understanding of Britain’s colonial legacy and its lasting impact
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:54 PM
holy shit: “Among the 2,000 UK adults surveyed, 85% were unaware that Britain forcibly transported more than 3 million Africans to the Caribbean, 89% did not know that Britain enslaved people in the Caribbean for more than 300 years” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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He’s definitely decided to block their release by claiming it’s all evidence for his cases against Democrats
Trump: "House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files, because we have nothing to hide."
November 17, 2025 at 2:39 AM
He’s definitely decided to block their release by claiming it’s all evidence for his cases against Democrats
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When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: Jeffrey E. Epstein.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
As Summers Sought Clandestine Relationship With Woman He Called a Mentee, Epstein Was His ‘Wing Man’ | News | The Harvard Crimson
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: convicted sex offender…
www.thecrimson.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:45 AM
When former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers was pursuing a romantic relationship with a woman he described as a mentee, he turned to a longtime associate for guidance: Jeffrey E. Epstein.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
Dhruv T. Patel and Cam N. Srivastava report.
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"Hundreds of billions of dollars in new breaks for big businesses and investors... contributing hundreds of billions of dollars to the federal deficit, on top of the trillions that the legislation signed by Trump in July is already adding to the deficit..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
"Hundreds of billions of dollars in new breaks for big businesses and investors... contributing hundreds of billions of dollars to the federal deficit, on top of the trillions that the legislation signed by Trump in July is already adding to the deficit..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
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And there's former Senator Ryan Aument! Good times, PA!
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June 18, 2025 at 9:52 PM
And there's former Senator Ryan Aument! Good times, PA!
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Well look at that - An Appeal to Heaven Flag. Which Lancaster elected officials have connections to the same flag?
Let's take a look!
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Let's take a look!
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SCOOP: The "Appeal To Heaven" flag, a popular symbol for Christian nationalists that was waved by January 6 rioters, was raised over the Small Business Administration headquarters last week.
Far-Right ‘Appeal to Heaven’ Flag Seen at Jan. 6 Riot Flown Above Government Agency in DC
The "Appeal To Heaven" flag, a popular symbol for Christian nationalists that was waved by January 6 rioters, was raised over the Small Business Administration headquarters last week.
www.wired.com
June 18, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Well look at that - An Appeal to Heaven Flag. Which Lancaster elected officials have connections to the same flag?
Let's take a look!
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Let's take a look!
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The spinning stars behind George Washington’s head are meant to evoke the spinning sonnenrads frequently used similarly in neo-Nazi video edits—and it is being received accordingly by many on the far right.
DHS and the White House just collab posted this on IG.
Appeal to Heaven flag squeezed in there amongst the rest of it
Appeal to Heaven flag squeezed in there amongst the rest of it
November 9, 2025 at 1:02 AM
The spinning stars behind George Washington’s head are meant to evoke the spinning sonnenrads frequently used similarly in neo-Nazi video edits—and it is being received accordingly by many on the far right.
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Phillip Lewis, a 72-year-old cancer patient, said he was woken up and marched outside his home in his robe and underwear before federal officers even checked his ID.
He was not, it turned out, the man they were looking for.
By @wendicthomas.bsky.social & @kathsburgess.bsky.social
He was not, it turned out, the man they were looking for.
By @wendicthomas.bsky.social & @kathsburgess.bsky.social
“I Don’t Feel Safe”: Black Memphis Residents Report Harassment by Trump’s Police Task Force
A pastor was pulled over for looking lost. A 72-year-old was marched out in his bathrobe due to mistaken identity. Memphis’ mayor welcomed the federal law enforcement surge, but some residents say the...
www.propublica.org
November 9, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Phillip Lewis, a 72-year-old cancer patient, said he was woken up and marched outside his home in his robe and underwear before federal officers even checked his ID.
He was not, it turned out, the man they were looking for.
By @wendicthomas.bsky.social & @kathsburgess.bsky.social
He was not, it turned out, the man they were looking for.
By @wendicthomas.bsky.social & @kathsburgess.bsky.social
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Fourteen suburban mothers formed a silent circle outside the Broadview ICE facility, refusing to move until the deputies forcibly removed them.
11/07/2025
11/07/2025
November 7, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Fourteen suburban mothers formed a silent circle outside the Broadview ICE facility, refusing to move until the deputies forcibly removed them.
11/07/2025
11/07/2025
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One of the biggest upsets on Tuesday: Aurora, one of Colorado's largest and more conservative-leaning cities, has swung to progressives.
The conservative mayor, Mike Coffman (who you may recall from his time in Congress), says he is 'stunned.'
www.coloradopolitics.com/2025/11/05/c...
The conservative mayor, Mike Coffman (who you may recall from his time in Congress), says he is 'stunned.'
www.coloradopolitics.com/2025/11/05/c...
Conservative-strong Aurora City Council swings left
Aurora election results show a swing in the council from a seven to three conservative majority to a six to four progressive majority.
www.coloradopolitics.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:40 PM
One of the biggest upsets on Tuesday: Aurora, one of Colorado's largest and more conservative-leaning cities, has swung to progressives.
The conservative mayor, Mike Coffman (who you may recall from his time in Congress), says he is 'stunned.'
www.coloradopolitics.com/2025/11/05/c...
The conservative mayor, Mike Coffman (who you may recall from his time in Congress), says he is 'stunned.'
www.coloradopolitics.com/2025/11/05/c...
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"'Everyone is staying home, everyone is scared,' our friendly waitress, Michelle Macias, 24, told me. 'There’s so much uncertainty. COVID was bad, but this is way worse.'" www.thebulwark.com/p/ice-has-cr...
ICE Has Created a ‘Ghost Town’ in the Heart of Chicago
Local communities are stepping up to save neighborhood restaurants and stores.
www.thebulwark.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:00 PM
"'Everyone is staying home, everyone is scared,' our friendly waitress, Michelle Macias, 24, told me. 'There’s so much uncertainty. COVID was bad, but this is way worse.'" www.thebulwark.com/p/ice-has-cr...
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Schools are sensitive locations. This adds fear and chaos into what should be a safe, welcoming environment.
The cruel ICE enforcement will touch us all—The care workers who are targeted because of their race and where they work, the day care center that is now short staffed, the families desperate to find affordable care so that they too can work.
ICE is a problem for us all.
wgntv.com/news/chicago...
ICE is a problem for us all.
wgntv.com/news/chicago...
VIDEO: Day care teacher detained by ICE agents on Chicago’s North Side
A day care teacher was taken into ICE custody Wednesday morning at the Rayito de Sol Spanish Immersion Early Learning Center in Chicago’s North Center neighborhood.
wgntv.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Schools are sensitive locations. This adds fear and chaos into what should be a safe, welcoming environment.
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The man in the photo is Rockbridge co-founder Chris Buskirk. Thread. bsky.app/profile/jenn...
Chris Buskirk founded the Thiel-backed Rockbridge Network w/ JD Vance in 2019. In 2021, he published this essay titled: “Rewarding Enemies, Punishing Friends *** The post-Trump nationalist-populist movement must learn who its real friends are.” It begins by quoting former Nazi jurist Carl Schmitt 1/
Rewarding Enemies, Punishing Friends › American Greatness
“The specific political distinction to which political actions and motives can be reduced,” wrote Carl Schmitt, “is that between friend and enemy.” It seems self-evident enough that one ought to…
amgreatness.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The man in the photo is Rockbridge co-founder Chris Buskirk. Thread. bsky.app/profile/jenn...
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Meet Rockbridge, the secretive donor circle that lifted JD Vance is now re-writing MAGA’s future.
It roots its action in a “controversial theory — an ‘aristocracy’ is needed to move the country forward.”
It’s method: a venture capital approach to politics.
gift link:
wapo.st/3Jsvgrl
It roots its action in a “controversial theory — an ‘aristocracy’ is needed to move the country forward.”
It’s method: a venture capital approach to politics.
gift link:
wapo.st/3Jsvgrl
The secretive donor circle that lifted JD Vance is now re-writing MAGA’s future
Chris Buskirk put tech elites in power in Trump’s Washington. His efforts are grounded in a controversial theory: An “aristocracy” is needed to move the country forward.
wapo.st
November 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Meet Rockbridge, the secretive donor circle that lifted JD Vance is now re-writing MAGA’s future.
It roots its action in a “controversial theory — an ‘aristocracy’ is needed to move the country forward.”
It’s method: a venture capital approach to politics.
gift link:
wapo.st/3Jsvgrl
It roots its action in a “controversial theory — an ‘aristocracy’ is needed to move the country forward.”
It’s method: a venture capital approach to politics.
gift link:
wapo.st/3Jsvgrl
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"An NBC News review of over 30 data center proposals across 14 states found that in a majority of cases, local officials signed NDAs and worked with what appeared to be shell companies that can conceal visibility into the project developers."
How Big Tech uses NDAs to hide AI data center details from Americans
Big Tech companies use secrecy agreements with local governments to keep communities from knowing who is building in their backyards.
www.nbcnews.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:36 AM
"An NBC News review of over 30 data center proposals across 14 states found that in a majority of cases, local officials signed NDAs and worked with what appeared to be shell companies that can conceal visibility into the project developers."
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The widespread use of NDAs by Big Tech firms in the construction of data centers is also mirrored in the way NDAs are used to keep the global data workers who train AI models silenced as well. cwa-union.org/ghost-worker...
Technology was once promised to bring us greater openness and transparency.
Technology was once promised to bring us greater openness and transparency.
October 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The widespread use of NDAs by Big Tech firms in the construction of data centers is also mirrored in the way NDAs are used to keep the global data workers who train AI models silenced as well. cwa-union.org/ghost-worker...
Technology was once promised to bring us greater openness and transparency.
Technology was once promised to bring us greater openness and transparency.
Just noting I am sitting next to a pilot on the northeast regional. He is looking up single engine failure stats and protocols, and I would not be excited to board a plane today.
Note to self: order that privacy screen.
Note to self: order that privacy screen.
October 29, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Just noting I am sitting next to a pilot on the northeast regional. He is looking up single engine failure stats and protocols, and I would not be excited to board a plane today.
Note to self: order that privacy screen.
Note to self: order that privacy screen.
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They already have election stealing merch lol it is not only not time for Democrats to say out loud that it is a coup going on it is about 6 months late in the game to do it
Is it too early to ask: What if Congress never meets again? What if the President just decides by himself, with the help of private donors, what he wants to spend money on or not?
October 26, 2025 at 12:01 AM
They already have election stealing merch lol it is not only not time for Democrats to say out loud that it is a coup going on it is about 6 months late in the game to do it
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Trump ousts arts commission reviewing White House ballroom plans, Washington Post reports reut.rs/4hyaXW3
Trump ousts arts commission reviewing White House ballroom plans, Washington Post reports
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has terminated all six members of an independent federal agency that planned to review White House construction projects, including the new ballroom, according to a report by The Washington Post.
reut.rs
October 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Trump ousts arts commission reviewing White House ballroom plans, Washington Post reports reut.rs/4hyaXW3