Ruth Orpwood
rudy72.bsky.social
Ruth Orpwood
@rudy72.bsky.social
Advocate for circular economy & collective action | curious about mycology, rewilding, and social enterprise | embracing stoicism, empathy, and creativity in addressing challenges large and small
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On 6/12, DHS Sec’y Kristi Noem said “We are staying here to liberate [LA] from the socialists and the burdensome leadership this governor and mayor have placed on this country and this city.” This use of military force to displace a democratically elected is the very definition of a coup.
June 13, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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CAPITALISM IS DEAD – You Now Live in a DIGITAL DICTATORSHIP within a TECHNOFEUDALIST ORDER www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBPX...
CAPITALISM IS DEAD – You Now Live in a DIGITAL DICTATORSHIP | Yanis Varoufakis
YouTube video by Double Down News
www.youtube.com
May 13, 2025 at 12:39 PM
not so easy for them to "take up space" is it? I'd like to know what the women from the Blue Origin trip have to say about this 🤔 #takeupspace #blueorigin #doge #noonevotedforelonmusk
38 of the 43.

"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.

"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."

www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards
Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 18, 2025 at 4:45 AM
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Prediction:

Today (4/9/25) registered the greatest ill gotten gains from insider trading in history.
April 10, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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The results last night proved America cannot be bought. Trump and Musk expect us all to lay down while they steamroll over our lives and liberties.

Fuck that, and fuck them.
Forgotten Man
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
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April 2, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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March 29, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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"Creating a ruckus" is his euphemism for wrote an op-ed in a newspaper. The Constitution protects all people under U.S. jurisdiction (not just citizens) from government actions penalizing them for speech, use of the free press, or peaceful assembly.
March 27, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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In a nutshell:

— The Espionage Act contains a provision that criminalizes the disclosure of national secrets through gross negligence.

— The law does not require that the info be classified, it refers simply to national defense information.

Arrest them. Immediately.
March 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The government's first priority has to be reducing the wealth gap. Why couldn't this have been a minimum corporate tax? Or even simpler - tax the rich? rejoin the EU?
March 26, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Handy summary of the laws broken in the story reported yesterday by @theatlantic.com.
March 25, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Peter Thiel gives me the ick. I worry about how much covert control and influence he yields. A founding father of techno-fascism time.com/6092844/pete...
Who’s Afraid of Peter Thiel? A New Biography Suggests We All Should Be
Author Max Chafkin argues that Thiel may be the most powerful person in Silicon Valley—and perhaps the world.
time.com
March 26, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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🔑 under-discussed point — why they were on signal:
March 25, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Greenlanders observe two C130’s are unloading US security personell in Nuuk and wonder whether Trump's invasion is already underway? There is no place more peaceful on earth than this and there is no need for a massive security presence to protect Mrs Vance from the locals
LIVEBLOG Politiet indkalder til pressemøde om USA-besøg
Sermitsiaq opretter en liveblog i forbindelse med Usha Vances besøg i Grønland. Følg med her.
www.sermitsiaq.ag
March 24, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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This is Jessica Aber.

Jessica was a Former U.S. Attorney, she was at the helm of high-profile investigations into intelligence leaks, allegations of war crimes against Russian-linked individuals and people suspected of providing sensitive U.S. technology to Moscow
March 24, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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WHAT TO DO IF ICE COMES KNOCKING
1) REMEMBER YOU HAVE RIGHTS
2) ICE CAN AND WILL LIE TO YOU
3) THEY CANNOT ENTER WITHOUT A WARRANT SIGNED BY A JUDGE
4) THEY WILL USUALLY NOT HAVE A WARRANT SIGNED BY A JUDGE AND WILL OFTEN LIE AND SAY THEY HAVE ONE. ASK TO SEE IT BEFORE THEY ENTER
March 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
beautifully put. reminds me of the great advice from Julia Louis Dreyfus: "Listen to old women motherfuckers"
At the Mike Lawler empty chair town hall in Peekskill, 102 year old Dee in danger of losing her Medicaid, heard FDR on the radio in 1935 when he created Social Security. @indivisible.org
March 23, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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Canada‘s new immigration minister says Trump presidency is creating an “incredible opportunity” for Canada to attract the best and brightest from around the world – including talented people currently living in the United States. #cdnpoli
March 22, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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His track record speaks for itself. While we continue to resist, we should take comfort in that he is deeply incompetent, not very bright & his policies are hurting even his most devoted supporters. Let's not get in the way of his inevitable self-destruction.
March 15, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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A brilliant Banksy.
March 3, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Pass it on.
#StandWithUkraine
February 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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And here we are…👇

Get it, now?! 🤚
February 13, 2025 at 9:50 PM