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Betty Rogers

@ba-rogers-roshi.bsky.social
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Writer, editor, classical music lover, meditator. Pro-human rights, rule of law, women’s choice, compassionate action. Anti-Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling, grifting, & out right lying.

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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Looks like there'll be more taxpayer-funded Trump TV ads today Per new court filing from Trump Administration, the media buys continue through the day today Administration is fighting a lawsuit against the ads, by arguing there are "no plans" for additional media buys
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Betty Rogers @ba-rogers-roshi.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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US maternity wards face wave of closures as Medicaid cuts kick in
Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ spending cuts will be fully felt next year, but hospitals are already feeling the squeeze
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
So Trump is rolling out the red carpet for Xi while China arms Iran against us, making gas deals with Putin while Russia attacks Ukraine and fights our allies, and gifting billions in giant bombs to Israel to bomb innocent people in Gaza and Lebanon. Are we great yet? 🤷🏼
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Lettuce, jalapenos, blueberries, beef. All these recalls and illnesses aren’t a coincidence. They’re the result of incompetence and corruption within the Trump regime, and unchecked corporate power. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hAzTOEuCJA
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Trump's Food Policy is a Literal Sh*tshow
The Trump administration was too stupid to realize that cutting food safety programs and firing thousands of public serv
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Betty Rogers @ba-rogers-roshi.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Trump Has Cast Doubt on Elections on 440 Days in His Second Term www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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All the Ways Trump Has Attacked Elections In His Second Term
President Trump has attacked the integrity of U.S. elections on more than 70 percent of the days since he returned to office, repeatedly making false claims. Here’s how he does it.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Nailed it. 🔨
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 09/10/2026
Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA): "At this point in time in 2022, a little over 200,000 Virginians had voted. At this point in time in 2026, approximately 450,000 Virginians have voted early."
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Betty Rogers @ba-rogers-roshi.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Trump and his sleazy response, so embarassing to have our American President do this on the very day of the prize announcement. www.reuters.com/world/us-imp...
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EXCLUSIVE: US imposes sanctions on ICC hours after former judge wins Nobel Peace Prize
The Trump administration has long been hostile to the court and has previously imposed sanctions on its prosecutors and judges.
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Common Dreams @commondreams.org · 09/10/2026
"Every Somali I know is walking through our own neighborhoods scared tonight," said one Minneapolis organizer after Trump called on Minnesotans to "fight back" against the state's Somali American community in his latest racist tirade.
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'This is Incitement': Fear and Solidarity as Trump Calls on Minnesotans to 'Fight Back' Against Somali Americans
"The president is trying to foment a race war here in Minnesota."
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“Donald Trump has showed us who he is again and again. We—and I mean an overwhelming number of American voters—better believe him this time.” www.americaamerica.news/p/i-can-do-w...
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“I Can Do Whatever I Want,” Trump Says. Not If We Do Our Job.
He told us who he was back in 2016. Finally, American voters can prove they believe him.
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Eric Holder @ericholder.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This is unreal. Weakens Ukraine (who with sufficient support could win the war) and for no good reason reverses long standing US policy. Cause for concern. ***** Trump strikes deal with Putin to get diesel in sharp reversal of US policy weeks before midterms apnews.com/article/trum...
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Trump strikes deal with Putin to get diesel in sharp reversal of US policy weeks before midterms
Trump says the U.S. will obtain diesel from Russia, relaxing years of US pressure on Moscow to combat prices ahead of midterms.
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Biblioraptor, PhD @biblioraptorphd.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
It was rather maddening to hear all the things about upholding the Constitution and everyone is equal under the law etc at jury selection today when very obviously the people at the top are not held accountable for anything
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 09/10/2026
Nobel Peace Prize: Navanethem Pillay, a tireless advocate for international justice
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Nobel Peace Prize: Navanethem Pillay, a tireless advocate for international justice
The 85-year-old South African judge, who notably served on the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in the 1990s, recently chaired the United Nations Human Rights Council's Commission of Inquiry, which determined that a 'genocide' was taking place in Gaza.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 08/10/2026
It's Artificial Intelligence. It's Twitter. It's the Gulf of Mexico. It's Lake Ontario. It's the Department of Defense. It's the Kennedy Center.
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The Mouthy Renegade Writer @mouthyrenegade.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Well, logical thought and education aren't exactly traits found in most MAGA people. 🙄
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Diane @dianesf.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The WH has released AMERICA.GOV It said JOE Biden won the 2020 election It said Obama crowd at his inauguration was bigger It said climate change is NOT A HOAX
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Pew Research poll: Trump approval 30% approve 68% disapprove That's the lowest approval of his second term.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“A familiar feature of fascism is the transformation of politics into spectacle. Fascism wants to reduce active citizens into voyeurs—especially voyeurs of cruelty and death. Such degradation of a democratic public is key to fascism’s project and to its success.” www.thebulwark.com/p/hegseth-wa...
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Hegseth Wants You to Watch a Snuff Film
Neo-fascism as spectacles of violence.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
In my lawsuit against Todd Blanche, a NEW order calls him out for failing to produce the redacted versions of the handwritten FBI interview notes of the South Carolina victim who alleges she was sexually and physically abused by Trump when she was just 13-15 years old: youtu.be/63K57knWExU?...
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🚨Judge REBUKES AG Blanche Over NONCOMPLIANCE In MY Epstein Lawsuit!!!
YouTube video by Katie Phang
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 09/10/2026
Regardless of the legality of posting armed national guard members at drop boxes, whether the boxes were open yet, or whether drop boxes qualify as polling sites under the law; the optics are what matter. Lawful or not, it’s overt, intentional voter suppression.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Indeed, Trump himself has 34 felony convictions and was facing a further 92 felony charges... but nothing is going to happen to him, because SCOTUS threw a blanket of immunity over him. I think this is what he means.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026
El-Sayed on Mike Rogers's Florida mansion: "He just recently took it off the market, which of course to me implies that he's planning to move back in November once we hand him his rear end"
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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
And still he lies. Sick sick person who should be removed from office.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Cassidy Hutchinson’s crime was providing honest testimony about what an unhinged lunatic Donald Trump is. This made the thin-skinned twit angry.
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conifergirl.bsky.social @conifergirl.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“I love my Somali friends and neighbors,” said one former Democratic official in the state. “If Trump tries to come for them, he needs to come through all of us.” www.commondreams.org/news/trump-f...
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‘This is Incitement’: Minnesotans Reject Trump's Call to 'Fight Back’ Against Somali Americans | Common Dreams
"The president is trying to foment a race war here in Minnesota."
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 09/10/2026
Hegseth is going to execute Nidal Hasan with a firing squad while he’s sitting in his wheelchair and televise it live. MAGA is salivating.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
It’s simple to figure out at this point, he’s a Russian asset. Thank you for your attention to this treason.
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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
122 women gave birth without their partner present. 122 dads missed the birth & early months of their child's life
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026
Trump is turning into a centaur. Look at the hindquarters on this thing. (Alex Wroblewski/AFP via Getty)
Trump and his gigantic ass walking out of the White House with [checks notes] Mike Tyson
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Betty Rogers @ba-rogers-roshi.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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The U.S. last held a public execution in the 1930s. The Pentagon wants to change that
The Pentagon says it will livestream the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan at Fort Hood, the site of his 2009 mass shooting. That would be the first public execution in the U.S. since the 1930s.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 09/10/2026
NEW: In an unearthed video, Trump and Mike Johnson-endorsed GOP congressional candidate Brandon Herrera joked that his gun shop was the “perfect spot” to kidnap and kill someone
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Brandon Herrera Said His Shop Would Be the “Perfect Spot” to Kidnap and Kill Someone
The GOP candidate make the remark during a 2019 “Drunk Q&A” YouTube episode.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I half-way joked about this the other day. I’m only surprised they aren’t charging for it.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Devastating 💔 Abolish ice www.instagram.com/reel/DePkMcN...
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Paul Marvin @paulmarvin.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
By Navi Pillay ( 2026 Nobel Peace Prize laureate ) My U.N. Commission’s Finding: Israel Is Committing Genocide www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/o...
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Opinion | My U.N. Commission’s Finding: Israel Is Committing Genocide (Published 2025)
The chief judge of the Rwandan genocide tribunal has concluded that Israel is guilty of the “crime of crimes” in Gaza.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/10/2026
Q: Did you personally authorize or approve the livestreamed execution? TRUMP: Did I approve? Absolutely I did
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Betty Rogers @ba-rogers-roshi.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Noooooooooooooooooo! Trump is a Russian asset and no one will protect us from his danger. Trump announces diesel deal with Russia…. the deal aligns the U.S. with Russia and against Ukraine’s efforts to bomb Russian refineries. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Trump announces diesel deal with Russia in bid to lower prices
The amount is small compared with U.S. demand, but the deal aligns the U.S. with Russia and against Ukraine’s efforts to bomb Russian refineries.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
NEW: The Department of Justice (DOJ) under President Donald Trump has turned its Civil Rights Division’s mission on its head, a federal judge said in a decision blocking the administration from demanding states’ unredacted voter rolls. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Judge rebukes Trump administration for perverting mission of DOJ’s ‘crown jewel’
Read more here.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
1) Putin doesn't have diesel to spare. 2) Diesel is cover for lifting sanctions. 3) Putin's statement sounds like he's offering an Iran escape hatch, which I've been predicting. 4) Half of the MASSIVE bribes Putin is offering now don't exist. 5) But he does mention security coop -- Kash.
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Betty Rogers @ba-rogers-roshi.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Are you paying attention Texas?????? www.texastribune.org/2026/10/09/k...
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Ken Paxton took nearly 1,000 trips with state-funded security - The Texas Tribune
The Texas attorney general’s use of a taxpayer-funded travel security detail stands out when compared with his predecessor and other state officials, our analysis found.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
ProPublica and The Texas Tribune reviewed Ken Paxton's travel records dating back to 2015. Paxton has taken nearly 1,000 trips with a state-funded security detail, costing $3.3 million. The outlets could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in security costs to actual state business.
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Ken Paxton’s Security for Travel Cost Taxpayers Millions. Just 1 in 6 of His Trips Had a Stated Business Purpose.
Records show the Texas attorney general has taken nearly 1,000 trips during his tenure, costing $3.3 million in security. We could only connect 138 of those trips and $553,000 in security costs to sta...
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HowardIan328 @howardian328.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Isn’t that cruel or unusual punishment according to the Bill of Rights to keep them afloat for almost a year?! Hegseth and DT bear responsibility for the physical and mental deterioration of these brave souls?!😢🇱🇷
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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
They're home at last- Over 100 sailors are meeting their babies for the first time.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
💔 Abolish ICE!
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 09/10/2026
'The Trump plan changed nothing': One year later, Gaza still lives in ruins, under bombs
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'The Trump plan changed nothing': One year later, Gaza still lives in ruins, under bombs
Three years after the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023, residents of the Palestinian territory continue to live among rubble. The plan brokered under the auspices of the American president on October 10, 2025 has stalled, and despite the ceasefire it provides for, Israel's campaign of destruction has continued.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This juiceless nerd’s presidential campaign is going to be the shortest in recorded history
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 09/10/2026
Hate corrodes the container it’s carried in.
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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
As per Raphael Lemkin's definition
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