Ruthe Morand
ruthem.bsky.social
Ruthe Morand
@ruthem.bsky.social
lover of the earth, birds, clouds, all the animals and some humans; art in its many forms, plants, rocks
October 21, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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Bodies upon the gears and the wheels and the levers, folks. youtu.be/xz7KLSOJaTE
October 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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A few reported salaries:
- Kyle Schutt: $195,200
- Jeremy Lewin: $167,000
March 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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America is standing up. Let’s keep the momentum going—more protests are planned for next week. Together, we can stop this coup.

Remember, the resistance won’t be televised.

Tomorrow, there will be more of us!
March 2, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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You might not see it in the mainstream media, but over 10,000 people protested today at Tesla showrooms across the country, another 10,000+ rallied in support of national parks, and more than 1,000 gathered in Vermont to protest Vance’s visit.
March 2, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Season's Greetings and Peace on Earth
December 25, 2024 at 7:16 PM
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Hard work is good work. Hard work is joyful work. I know this. Am an elder, a woman, and into it! Do it. Be it. Meet it. Learn from it.
December 16, 2024 at 2:53 AM
December 15, 2024 at 6:58 AM
December 11, 2024 at 3:44 AM
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True! Vivek Ramaswamy was appointed by President-elect Donald Trump to co-lead the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), an advisory commission. This role is a presidential appointment, not an elected position, making Ramaswamy an unelected federal official.
December 2, 2024 at 3:40 AM
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My opinion about Hunter Biden's pardon is that Kash Patel and the other loons, thugs, and predators nominated to positions of power pose a serious threat to us all and almost everything else.
December 2, 2024 at 4:12 AM
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And where reputable journalists and thinkers go, so do elected officials.

I’ve been getting asked lately about a more serious + systemic migration to Bluesky among electeds.

Idk the answer but it highlights how much of a breaking point misinfo & throttling has become for Twitter(& other platforms)
December 1, 2024 at 12:01 AM
December 2, 2024 at 7:16 AM
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NEW: Porsha Ngumezi is the fifth case we've reported on in which a woman died after not receiving a D&C or its second-trimester equivalent in time, or at all.

Her case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.
A Third Woman Died Under Texas’ Abortion Ban. Doctors Are Avoiding D&Cs and Reaching for Riskier Miscarriage Treatments.
Thirty-five-year-old Porsha Ngumezi’s case raises questions about how abortion bans are pressuring doctors to avoid standard care even in straightforward miscarriages.
www.propublica.org
November 25, 2024 at 12:00 PM
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This is not good.
There’s a new Sheriff in town and he ain’t messing around.
November 16, 2024 at 2:00 AM
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My frybread and your frybread, sitting by the fire, my frybread told your frybread, this place BlueSky is on fire! Talken about...
While other communities are getting hyperspecific on their starter packs, our #NativeSky community is still pretty small.
But everyone here is worth a follow!

go.bsky.app/DsSRFQr
November 15, 2024 at 2:45 PM
I'm still trying to digest that the next presidency will be a criminal operation. But I can't digest it, it keeps coming back up.
November 16, 2024 at 1:13 AM
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"Approximately 50% of Americans read so poorly that they are unable to perform simple tasks such as reading prescription drug labels"
November 14, 2024 at 2:09 AM
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*Now* we know why Gaetz resigned from Congress.
November 14, 2024 at 12:55 AM
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I like Robert Reich! What Matt Gaetz's appointment will show. open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
Matt Gaetz as AG would be laughable if it weren’t so horrific and dangerous
The nomination is really Trump’s loyalty test of Senate Republicans: If they go along, there’s nothing they won’t agree to.
open.substack.com
November 14, 2024 at 1:37 AM
I just tried to share Heather Cox Richardson's latest. Copied and pasted, but it wouldn't let me post. Does anyone know why this might be? It was pretty long, maybe that's it.
November 13, 2024 at 4:36 PM
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I took this photo a couple years ago and it's still my luckiest great blue heron capture. #birds
November 13, 2024 at 1:34 AM
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Earlier today, MSM reported 700K new members here THIS WEEK. NYT just reported it is up to 1M--yes, one million new bluesky accounts since the election.
November 13, 2024 at 1:18 AM
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👇🏼👇🏼
November 13, 2024 at 12:51 AM