Patty Rasmussen @prashiya.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Whatcha doin' tonight? It's not too late to sign up!🕡EST, on Zoom, $10, learn something new! See you there! ⬇️ 000
Patty Rasmussen @prashiya.bsky.social · 10/05/2026Please join me & an outstanding panel on Thurs 5/21 for a discussion of #creatorjournalism. Hear from @martinkuz.bsky.social & @hornish.bsky.social about how they built & engage w/their audience, & from @lizkellynelson.com co-founder of Project C who will discuss her work supporting media creators. 001
Reposted by Patty RasmussenMartin Kuz @martinkuz.bsky.social · 13/03/2026In Trump, Netanyahu has found a powerful stooge to abet him, a fellow far-right traveler who happens to command the world’s most potent military. As a bonus, the U.S. president has promoted the mirage of regime change — an aspiration that Israeli officials privately dismiss as “wishful thinking.”martinkuz.substack.comSowing generational furyPutin learned the hard way that his war, rather than turn Ukrainians against Kyiv, seeded lasting hatred for Russia. Netanyahu and Trump missed the memo. 012
Patty Rasmussen @prashiya.bsky.social · 25/02/2026This is a brilliant idea. I have a note in my calendar to cancel my @nytimes.com subscription in May bc they won’t extend the lower sub rate I’ve had any longer. I can’t afford what they’re planning to charge. For crying out loud! Give me a senior discount! A longtime subscriber discount! Something! 010
Patty Rasmussen @prashiya.bsky.social · 24/02/2026I’m the daughter/mother/sister of soldiers. I know how ppl rally, then forget. Don’t turn away from Ukraine. They are fighting for their existence. They are showing US how this is done & it’s a lesson we had better learn. open.substack.com/pub/martinku...open.substack.comFour years of war, four years of lossThe collective absence of Ukraine's fallen troops looms as a constant presence entering the fifth year of Russia's invasion 111
Patty Rasmussen @prashiya.bsky.social · 21/02/2026No disrespect to the athletes that participate, but don’t get me started on the Olympics. Ugh. I don’t even watch them. Stuff like this is why. Write on, Martin. Right on. ⬇️⬇️⬇️ 012
Patty Rasmussen @prashiya.bsky.social · 14/02/2026open.substack.com/pub/martinku... Don’t just pass this first-person reporting by because that’s “yesterday’s news.” The goons might be leaving Minneapolis but headed to your city next. DHS bought a warehouse for human beings in a town about 12 miles from where I live.open.substack.com‘No one is coming to save us’ICE broke its teeth on Minneapolis, where the people – like Ukrainians – realize that resistance can’t be outsourced 011
Patty Rasmussen @prashiya.bsky.social · 04/02/2026It’s astonishing that someone with the resources that Bezos has couldn’t have brought together a management team that could successfully manage The Washington Post. It’s as if he intended to run it into the ground. 000
Patty Rasmussen @prashiya.bsky.social · 30/01/2026Catherine O'Hara was a comedic genius. Timing, physicality, wit. She had it all. We love this audition piece from Waiting for Guffman: youtu.be/fggXs7oIP7Q?...youtu.beMidnight at the Oasis - Waiting for Guffman HDYouTube video by artfilm33 000
Reposted by Patty RasmussenLorna Simes @lornasimes.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Tonight’s Global Heartbeat on NCPR is a Robert Burns special — music celebrating Scotland’s national poet and his enduring legacy. Hope you’ll tune in. 9pm ET. www.ncpr.orgncpr.orgNCPR: North Country Public RadioMember-supported public radio for the North Country serving communities in the Adirondacks, the St. Lawrence Valley, the Champlain Valley, the Thousand Islands, Jefferson County, Lewis County and the ... 031
Reposted by Patty RasmussenMartin Kuz @martinkuz.bsky.social · 25/01/2026Residents in Minneapolis are standing together to stop a despot who rivals Russia’s. They know Trump will not change. We must link arms with them if we want to defend freedom in America. The time is now.martinkuz.substack.comThe time is nowAfter another fatal ICE shooting in Minnesota, blue states – like the rest of the world – must recognize that the only way to fight American tyranny is to act together 132
Patty Rasmussen @prashiya.bsky.social · 24/01/2026Please read my buddy Ray Glier's post about an inspiring 'Geezer Jock' runner in Ukraine. We should all be so bold. geezerjocknews.com/blogs/news/p...geezerjocknews.comPutin's Purpose Is To Make Him Run And Hide. Mykola's Purpose Is To Run And Live.Mykola Sagaidakovsky, 66, runs on the beach in Odessa, Ukraine. The war criminal Putin will not drive Ukrainians into bunkers 24/7. Like Mykola, they live with purpose. Please read more. By Ray Glier ... 010
Patty Rasmussen @prashiya.bsky.social · 13/01/2026The Delaware, because either way we went when we crossed it, we were almost to our cousins’ house. Runner up, the PeeDee and Little PeeDee for giggling purposes. 000
Patty Rasmussen @prashiya.bsky.social · 10/01/2026I’m getting over a bad bout of the flu. I have T1 diabetes and a compromised immune system. I was vaxxed, but we all know it’s bad out there. This is my 2nd dance w/the flu this season. Take my advice: Mask up. If you haven’t gotten the vaxx, get it. It could make it easier if you do catch it. 😷✌🏼 121
Patty Rasmussen @prashiya.bsky.social · 09/01/2026open.substack.com/pub/martinku... In times like these, writer @martinkuz.bsky.social urges Americans to summon their “inner Ukrainian,” to resist tyranny and to remember community. A great read.open.substack.comSeeking America's inner UkrainianAfter a fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis, Ukraine's resistance to Russia offers a lesson for Americans under siege from homegrown tyranny 111
Patty Rasmussen @prashiya.bsky.social · 04/01/2026Since everyone seems to want to talk about human rights and how important they are, here’s a Q&A I did with Jill Savitt, Pres and CEO of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta. www.georgiatrend.com/2025/12/31/c...georgiatrend.comCatching up with... Jill Savitt - Georgia Trend MagazineThe National Center for Civil and Human Rights is an immersive museum and center in Downtown Atlanta that honors and explores the history of domestic civil rights and global human rights. The Center i... 001
Reposted by Patty RasmussenThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 02/01/2026While recovering from heart failure, Jeff Galloway learned that decades of using the run-walk-run method he popularized likely helped save his life. Now, he's determined to complete one more marathon.nyti.ms50 Years Ago, He Was an Olympian. At 80, He’s Just as Happy to Finish Last.Jeff Galloway, who popularized the run-walk-run method, is determined to complete one more marathon. 611014
Patty Rasmussen @prashiya.bsky.social · 16/09/2025My top 5 Robert Redford movies 5.Barefoot in the Park 4.The Sting 3.Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid 2.All is Lost 1. The Natural Honorable mention: Jeremiah Johnson Three Days of the Condor 010
Patty Rasmussen @prashiya.bsky.social · 09/07/2025Man, this is good. Forget Prime Day. Find an indie bookstore and pick up a good read. 📖#takealookitsinabook 000
Reposted by Patty RasmussenProfKFH @profkfh.bsky.social · 19/06/2025Harriet Tubman #quilt by my Mom, Vera P. Hall, who makes quilts celebrating Black people who fought for their own freedom. This seems to be the crowd favorite of the “We Didn’t Wait for Freedom” series. Happy #Juneteenth #quilting 1517315746167
Patty Rasmussen @prashiya.bsky.social · 27/05/2025Quite simply, this president is off his flaming rocker. Trump Praises Military, and His Return to Office, in Memorial Day Remarks www.nytimes.com/2025/05/26/u...nytimes.comTrump Praises Military, and His Return to Office, in Memorial Day Remarks 000
Patty Rasmussen @prashiya.bsky.social · 26/05/2025Do read and listen but prepare to be infuriated. www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...nytimes.comVideo: Opinion | How Groupthink Protected Biden and Re-elected TrumpWas there a Joe Biden cover-up? Jake Tapper examines the people and institutions that made the former president’s re-election campaign possible. 000
Patty Rasmussen @prashiya.bsky.social · 19/05/2025Today I almost used the phrase “Hope is not a strategy” in my writing. I try so hard not to be cynical but it’s hard these days. Then I saw this. Glad I didn’t use that adage. I’m going to stay hopeful. www.instagram.com/reel/DJk1iWD... 000
Reposted by Patty RasmussenKamala Harris @kamalaharris.com · 07/04/2025Fear has a way of being contagious. But courage is also contagious. 37575069211855
Patty Rasmussen @prashiya.bsky.social · 02/04/2025citizensandscholars.org/spring-2025-...citizensandscholars.orgSpring 2025 Higher Education Media Fellows - Institute for Citizens & ScholarsThe Institute for Citizens & Scholars announces its seventh class of journalists named to the Higher Education Media Fellowship, supported by ECMC Foundation. 000
Reposted by Patty RasmussenTammy Duckworth @duckworth.senate.gov · 26/02/2025Secretary of Defense Hegseth says he doesn’t know if Russia invaded Ukraine. This you? 946217926769
Patty Rasmussen @prashiya.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Zelensky, please just leave the Oval Office. Just walk out. He's not worth it. 000
Patty Rasmussen @prashiya.bsky.social · 27/02/2025I'm really hoping Zelensky shows up in Washington tomorrow just to tell the president to his face that he has no intention at all of signing any agreement to share Ukraine's mineral wealth. I trust Zelensky knows that the president is a bad-faith actor, not deserving of any trust whatsoever. 000
Patty Rasmussen @prashiya.bsky.social · 20/02/2025I’m going on record as one American who is well aware that the current President of the U.S. is spouting lies about the war in Ukraine. Truth is truth no matter how often you repeat lies. 🇺🇦 Trump Flips the Script on the Ukraine War, Blaming Zelensky Not Putin www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/u...nytimes.comTrump Flips the Script on the Ukraine War, Blaming Zelensky Not PutinAs he seeks to negotiate a peace deal with Moscow, President Trump is rewriting the history of Russia’s invasion of its neighbor. 030
Patty Rasmussen @prashiya.bsky.social · 20/02/2025Hey @itsajwillingham.bsky.social! Don’t be nervous. (Although, tbh, I rarely post anything either). A newsletter reader☀️ 110
Patty Rasmussen @prashiya.bsky.social · 08/02/2025My grandson’s basketball team re: today’s tournament, said this morning, “I’m kind of nervous.” I channeled every manager, coach & athlete I ever interviewed during my sports writing days &told him not to underestimate his competition. Play the game in front of him. They’re currently leading 56-0. 🫣 020
Patty Rasmussen @prashiya.bsky.social · 07/02/2025I grew up going to DoD schools, some of the best schools in many of the communities we lived in, with outstanding teachers. The new defense secretary should brush up on the meaning of E Pluribus Unum if he thinks diversity harms unity in the military and in our nation. wapo.st/3WRYF1Hwapo.stTrump DEI crackdown targets books in Pentagon schoolsAs the Trump DEI purge widens, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered restrictions on what books DOD schools can teach, according to a memo obtained by The Washington Post. 010
Patty Rasmussen @prashiya.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Quote of the Day: “Get of your ass and do something” My dad 021
Patty Rasmussen @prashiya.bsky.social · 06/12/2024Unpopular post alert: The idea that anyone would cheer, applaud, “like,” or defend the murder of another human being is puzzling to me. I thought the people on this platform were different. (News flash to self: they’re not). & the excuse, “but his company caused the death of others” doesn’t work. 110
Patty Rasmussen @prashiya.bsky.social · 05/12/2024Day 12 #booksky 20 Influential books (to me), covers only, no explanation. (My editors will say none of it sunk in🤷🏻♀️) 020
Patty Rasmussen @prashiya.bsky.social · 04/12/2024@drmoore.bsky.social I thought your Top Ten Books List was 👍 I will use it to guide my future reading. I'm currently reading Louise Penny's latest mystery, The Grey Wolf. It resonates frighteningly with our times. I'm not done, and I'm told there's a twist.😬 000
Patty Rasmussen @prashiya.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Day 11 #booksky 20 Influential books (to me) covers only, no explanation. (From the “ya gotta start somewhere files”…) 010
Patty Rasmussen @prashiya.bsky.social · 02/12/2024Day 11 #booksky 20 Influential books (to me), covers only, no explanation. 040
Patty Rasmussen @prashiya.bsky.social · 01/12/2024Day 10 #booksky 20 Influential Books (to me), covers only, no explanation (here’s a lil one anyway, the whole series is great, but read to the end. Always read to the end.) 000
Patty Rasmussen @prashiya.bsky.social · 30/11/2024Day 9 #booksky 20 Influential books (to me), covers only, no explanation. “This book means something,” my 7 or 8 y/o son upon finishing, 30-some years ago. Yep. 020
Reposted by Patty RasmussenThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 29/11/2024Vito beat out nearly 2,000 other dogs to become the first pug to win the National Dog Show. The two-year-old pup became a sensation on Thursday, when the competition, which was held earlier this month, was broadcast on NBC after the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/29/u... 2468968745
Patty Rasmussen @prashiya.bsky.social · 29/11/2024Day 8 #booksky 20 Influential books (to me), covers only, no explanation …But this one tore me up. 010
Patty Rasmussen @prashiya.bsky.social · 28/11/2024You’re not doing it right! Happy Thanksgiving! 🍁🍂🦃 #gratitudeandstuff 001
Patty Rasmussen @prashiya.bsky.social · 28/11/2024Day 8. #booksky 20 Influential books (for me), covers only, no explanation. #thanksdad 000