RoRoPej
@roropej.bsky.social
Writer. Technological Humanist. Politics junkie. Erstwhile #journo. Quantum Physics curioso. Unabashed tree-hugger & cloud gazer. #Progressive. California girl.
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RoRoPej
@roropej.bsky.social
· Jan 21
It's the GRIEF. We haven't really come to terms with the grief of it and are in wide denial that no, really, the USA is dead. It's not "changing", it's buried. The institutions, the larger ideals, the systematic functioning of accountability. The decline was the last 30-40 years. This IS the end...
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She’s out!! They have released Ozturk from ICE custody!
May 9, 2025 at 10:24 PM
She’s out!! They have released Ozturk from ICE custody!
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from @maketheroadnj.bsky.social When ICE came out Mayor Baraka he was in a public area. People yelled: "Circle the Mayor!"
Rep. McIver ran to protect Rep. Coleman. "You're touching a federal official." People held on to protect each other. HSI swarmed & took Baraka.
www.instagram.com/p/DJcj8w5R3nK/
Rep. McIver ran to protect Rep. Coleman. "You're touching a federal official." People held on to protect each other. HSI swarmed & took Baraka.
www.instagram.com/p/DJcj8w5R3nK/
May 10, 2025 at 12:02 AM
from @maketheroadnj.bsky.social When ICE came out Mayor Baraka he was in a public area. People yelled: "Circle the Mayor!"
Rep. McIver ran to protect Rep. Coleman. "You're touching a federal official." People held on to protect each other. HSI swarmed & took Baraka.
www.instagram.com/p/DJcj8w5R3nK/
Rep. McIver ran to protect Rep. Coleman. "You're touching a federal official." People held on to protect each other. HSI swarmed & took Baraka.
www.instagram.com/p/DJcj8w5R3nK/
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“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.”
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.”
Via @grist.org
grist.org/biking/one-m...
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.”
Via @grist.org
grist.org/biking/one-m...
One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss
Copenhagen, the bicycle-friendliest place on the planet, publishes a biannual Bicycle Account, and buried in its pages is a rather astonishing fact.
grist.org
May 5, 2025 at 11:25 PM
“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.”
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.”
Via @grist.org
grist.org/biking/one-m...
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.”
Via @grist.org
grist.org/biking/one-m...
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If a typical picture is worth a thousand words, this reaction by the leader of Italy to sitting next to an obvious madman is worth several trillion
April 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
If a typical picture is worth a thousand words, this reaction by the leader of Italy to sitting next to an obvious madman is worth several trillion
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A tale of two movies:
Similar deal structures. Similar budgets.
One made $45M from 3300 screens, post pandemic, and won the weekend.
The other made $41M from 3600 screens pre-pandemic, and placed second.
And yet this is the coverage.
Similar deal structures. Similar budgets.
One made $45M from 3300 screens, post pandemic, and won the weekend.
The other made $41M from 3600 screens pre-pandemic, and placed second.
And yet this is the coverage.
April 20, 2025 at 4:46 PM
A tale of two movies:
Similar deal structures. Similar budgets.
One made $45M from 3300 screens, post pandemic, and won the weekend.
The other made $41M from 3600 screens pre-pandemic, and placed second.
And yet this is the coverage.
Similar deal structures. Similar budgets.
One made $45M from 3300 screens, post pandemic, and won the weekend.
The other made $41M from 3600 screens pre-pandemic, and placed second.
And yet this is the coverage.
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More lost American business; more lost American jobs.
April 12, 2025 at 12:50 PM
More lost American business; more lost American jobs.
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At least 50 political prisoners are now facing execution in Iran, including three women.
Last year, there were over 900 executions—the highest in 9 years.
iranhumanrights.org/2025/04/five...
Last year, there were over 900 executions—the highest in 9 years.
iranhumanrights.org/2025/04/five...
Five More Political Prisoners Hanged in Iran as Use of Death Penalty to Crush Dissent Surges
Executions Follow Sham Trials and “Confessions” Extracted Under Torture At Least 50 Political Prisoners Now Facing Execution in Iran, Including Three Women April 9, 2025 — At dawn on Tuesday, April 8,...
iranhumanrights.org
April 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
At least 50 political prisoners are now facing execution in Iran, including three women.
Last year, there were over 900 executions—the highest in 9 years.
iranhumanrights.org/2025/04/five...
Last year, there were over 900 executions—the highest in 9 years.
iranhumanrights.org/2025/04/five...
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The anti-trans movement is welfare for losers.
What a summary of the anti-trans movement:
March 23rd: female fencer competes in mixed-gender event, beating several male competitors, finishing 8th
March 30th: same fencer films herself telling trans competitor “I am refusing to fence you, because I am a woman and you are a man,” collects $5000
March 23rd: female fencer competes in mixed-gender event, beating several male competitors, finishing 8th
March 30th: same fencer films herself telling trans competitor “I am refusing to fence you, because I am a woman and you are a man,” collects $5000
April 9, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The anti-trans movement is welfare for losers.
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It always boggles my mind that I, a journalist, am expressly forbidden from trading stocks, but members of Congress, with vastly greater knowledge of market-moving news, are allowed to profit by front-running markets, and so may profit by in essence stealing from the public they represent.
April 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
It always boggles my mind that I, a journalist, am expressly forbidden from trading stocks, but members of Congress, with vastly greater knowledge of market-moving news, are allowed to profit by front-running markets, and so may profit by in essence stealing from the public they represent.
You know, I think the easiest way for AI to f**k with humans and really cause major emotional damage is to automatically turn on our MUTE buttons when we think they're on.
#tech
#tech
April 10, 2025 at 12:23 AM
You know, I think the easiest way for AI to f**k with humans and really cause major emotional damage is to automatically turn on our MUTE buttons when we think they're on.
#tech
#tech
I've been wonderinf that too.
I still can’t figure out when “we can deport you” turned into “we can put you in a hell hole prison in a third country, indefinitely, with no legal recourse.”
April 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I've been wonderinf that too.
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Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married?
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
April 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Are you a woman who changed your name when you got married?
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Congress is considering a bill that could make it much harder for you to vote.
Call your rep—this is not a drill. indivisible.org/resource/cal...
Is this the snake eating itself?
This is big: House Republicans tucked language into the budget res “rule” that bans the House from voting to terminate Trump’s emergency declaration used to impose tariffs. TL;DR lawmakers who vote for this are officially giving up their power to revoke his tariffs until October.
April 9, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Is this the snake eating itself?
Except it's not just one person. It's countless simping enablers behind him. A 5 year old could also tank everything if we gave him the power of the land.
.....though, tbh, I have more faith in a 5 yrar old GIRL. Full props to 5 year old girls.
.....though, tbh, I have more faith in a 5 yrar old GIRL. Full props to 5 year old girls.
tbh i didn't know one person could destroy the global economy
April 9, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Except it's not just one person. It's countless simping enablers behind him. A 5 year old could also tank everything if we gave him the power of the land.
.....though, tbh, I have more faith in a 5 yrar old GIRL. Full props to 5 year old girls.
.....though, tbh, I have more faith in a 5 yrar old GIRL. Full props to 5 year old girls.
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"Congress has the authority to override Trump’s tariffs and to stop his vandalism of the American government. Alas, cowards are our last defense against an ignorant tyrant."
www.theatlantic.com/economy/arch...
www.theatlantic.com/economy/arch...
The Only Way to Stop the Financial Crisis
Trump isn’t listening to what the stock market is telling him. He’s not negotiating with foreign leaders in good faith. He’s not hearing what corporate CEOs are saying.
www.theatlantic.com
April 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
"Congress has the authority to override Trump’s tariffs and to stop his vandalism of the American government. Alas, cowards are our last defense against an ignorant tyrant."
www.theatlantic.com/economy/arch...
www.theatlantic.com/economy/arch...
For better or worse, this is painfully true.
One way I’m understanding the Trump admin is that they’re jettisoning anything with even a whiff of small-l liberalism — global trade, higher education, basic science, the biotech industry. But what they don’t realize is that American power is rooted in liberalism. It is a liberal hegemon.
April 9, 2025 at 4:57 PM
For better or worse, this is painfully true.
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It has been two weeks since a Georgia woman was arrested for her miscarriage, and not one major national outlet has covered the story
April 3, 2025 at 2:46 PM
It has been two weeks since a Georgia woman was arrested for her miscarriage, and not one major national outlet has covered the story
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The National Park Service employs people from a wide range of backgrounds, like the great Shelton Johnson. My Uber driver this morning, a historian, was abruptly fired by the NPS last week and is struggling to make ends meet. The trump kakistocracy is destroying much of what makes America great.
April 2, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The National Park Service employs people from a wide range of backgrounds, like the great Shelton Johnson. My Uber driver this morning, a historian, was abruptly fired by the NPS last week and is struggling to make ends meet. The trump kakistocracy is destroying much of what makes America great.
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There’s a mass exodus from AirBnB to VRBO because of a co-founder & board member’s ties to the Heritage Foundation, Project 25, Tesla, and DOGE…
Act accordingly. ✨
Act accordingly. ✨
April 2, 2025 at 8:28 AM
There’s a mass exodus from AirBnB to VRBO because of a co-founder & board member’s ties to the Heritage Foundation, Project 25, Tesla, and DOGE…
Act accordingly. ✨
Act accordingly. ✨
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I called my senators today and told them I want Cory Booker to be the senate minority leader.
We can’t hold hearings. We don’t have subpoena power. We can’t pass budgets. But we CAN filibuster, and we CAN change party leadership.
We can’t hold hearings. We don’t have subpoena power. We can’t pass budgets. But we CAN filibuster, and we CAN change party leadership.
April 2, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I called my senators today and told them I want Cory Booker to be the senate minority leader.
We can’t hold hearings. We don’t have subpoena power. We can’t pass budgets. But we CAN filibuster, and we CAN change party leadership.
We can’t hold hearings. We don’t have subpoena power. We can’t pass budgets. But we CAN filibuster, and we CAN change party leadership.
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“I’ll be 10 min late sorry!!!”
-ashamed
-fragile
-unreliable
“A thousand apologies. The relentless slog of time has overtaken my faculties.”
-powerful
-commanding
-honest
-ashamed
-fragile
-unreliable
“A thousand apologies. The relentless slog of time has overtaken my faculties.”
-powerful
-commanding
-honest
April 2, 2025 at 3:46 PM
“I’ll be 10 min late sorry!!!”
-ashamed
-fragile
-unreliable
“A thousand apologies. The relentless slog of time has overtaken my faculties.”
-powerful
-commanding
-honest
-ashamed
-fragile
-unreliable
“A thousand apologies. The relentless slog of time has overtaken my faculties.”
-powerful
-commanding
-honest
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The CDC has literally been gutted today.
There’s no need for “April Fools” when reality is a nightmare for every human on this planet.
Thousand of scientists fired.
Entire departments erased.
1/
There’s no need for “April Fools” when reality is a nightmare for every human on this planet.
Thousand of scientists fired.
Entire departments erased.
1/
April 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The CDC has literally been gutted today.
There’s no need for “April Fools” when reality is a nightmare for every human on this planet.
Thousand of scientists fired.
Entire departments erased.
1/
There’s no need for “April Fools” when reality is a nightmare for every human on this planet.
Thousand of scientists fired.
Entire departments erased.
1/
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Only **ten** people? What a terrible decline in journalistic standards we are seeing when someone who is a fine public servant devoted to rooting out fraud can be subjected to calumny like this based on such thin sourcing
SCOOP: The lawyer working for DOGE who now leads USAID has a history of violence and racist remarks, ten people who knew him allege.
Police records show he was also once accused of threatening a girl with a knife/
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Police records show he was also once accused of threatening a girl with a knife/
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Top Trump USAID Staffer Accused of Violent Outbursts, Racist Remarks
Ten people who knew Jeremy Lewin, Trump’s deputy administrator at USAID, share concerns about his new position due to troubling behavior in his youth.
www.rollingstone.com
April 1, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Only **ten** people? What a terrible decline in journalistic standards we are seeing when someone who is a fine public servant devoted to rooting out fraud can be subjected to calumny like this based on such thin sourcing