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Ruth Funabiki

@rfunabiki.bsky.social
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Retired law librarian, violinist, beekeeper & grandma

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 6h
This is about Ilhan Omar. But it's also about control, intimidation, & authoritarianism. The message is: we can do this to a member of Congress; no foreign-born American is safe. The administration is using fear as a tactic to discourage people from voicing opposition.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Gosh, this clip is from 2024. I wonder what it could be that’s causing it to go viral today?? What could it possibly be? 🤔🤔🤔
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God @thegodshow.com · 14/10/2026
Elon cut off Starlink to Ukraine because they blew up his Russian bots and so now his posts don’t get enough likes? Do I have that right?
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Menace to democracy Elon Musk has slowed Starlink to sabotage Ukraine and help Putin. So what country will be stupid enough to pay millions to any of Elon Musk's companies when they now know that he may unilaterally breach contracts for personal reasons on a petulant whim? Oh, I know! The US.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Please remember to vote! Your voice matters. 🌊
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
So we can revel in the death of technofascists? Cool.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Zelenskyy issues a statement responding to Trump’s deal with Putin to lift sanctions to purchase Russian oil and diesel.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
How do I know Hegseth’s order to deny access to bases to members of Congress is about a cover up, not about safety? Because I asked for a military briefing at the embassy as a substitute and was told the policy prohibited military leaders in the region from even talking to me.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
FFS… Is it really an accident anymore at this point?
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 26/09/2026
💪 Prosecutors from across the country banded together to form the Fight Against Federal Oversight, or FAFO — the acronym an intentional nod to the slang phrase “F— Around and Find Out.” Here’s how they’re working to prepare for the possibility of federal agents at or around poll sites ⬇️
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The local prosecutors who fought ICE are ready to combat federal election interference
“I think what I can say is that we’re going to be ready for anything,” one district attorney said. “And whatever that scenario is, it’s going to be kind of plug-and-play to have the place we’re going ...
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 26/09/2026
We’ve paid down more than $12 billion in debt, eliminated the old bill backlog, and grown our Rainy Day Fund from near zero to more than $2.5 billion. We have given Illinois a stronger financial cushion to protect taxpayers, invest, and grow even during hard times.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026
So this story is WAY wilder than I thought The Trump post I flagged this morning because it includes Natalie Harp is actually based on the Getty photo you can see below. But there is one key difference -- MONICA CROWLEY'S FACE HAS BEEN EDITED TO LOOK LIKE NATALIE HARP'S WTF is going on here?
Getty pic of Xi and TrumpTrump TS post featuring the mentioned edit of Monica Crowley's faceoriginal pic image of MonicaTrump TS post which shows Natalie's face where Monica's is on the original. very weird
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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Part of America’s unparalleled butt drone program. MAXIMUM LETHALITY!
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FoxtrotDeltaTango @choconibbles.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Bracketing the bad AI and the choice to include Harp and the slightly suspiciously font, what is the brag here. State visits aren’t a special accomplishment. Xi has been to DC before.
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Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Please know that this is one of my few legitimate areas of actual, high-level professional expertise: Kicking the healthiest people off of a health insurance program will bankrupt it. Not 'could;' not 'might,' not 'probably," but absolutely will, with mathematical certainty.
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Michigan Jill @whitchmi.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Shoot this into my veins! What struck me as a Michigander, is that MAGA is going after Talarico in the same way they're attacking Abdul El Sayed. These 2 Democrats differ in faith, zip, and ethnicity, but their message and motives are the same: Government must work for The People again! 💙
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Raffi_RC @raffic.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
eternal love is the only power equal to the mystery of existence.
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Tod Maffin 🇨🇦 @todmaffin.com · 12/09/2026
This is your reminder that on September 11, while thousands of his fellow Americans were dying, the current US president called the media to brag that his tower was now the tallest in lower Manhattan. youtu.be/RQCVnnP_Vms
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I hope everyone is paying attention to Yemen. If the Houthis are able to hold Mokha and significantly impede Bab al-Mandab, this gets really, really bad.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Witkoff: "President Putin, thank you so much for having us. We were sitting outside just now, me, Jared, Kirill, Yuri, and we were talking about, when we retire, we'll have all these incredible stories and memories, and yours will be right at the top of it all."
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evadtsujevad.bsky.social @evadtsujevad.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The problem is these idiots are so predictable betting on them is way more profitable than betting on sports so you don't really need inside info just money and a brain.
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ctgram.bsky.social @ctgram.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 04/09/2026
NEW: The federal prosecutor who charged ICE agent Christian Castro for lying about shooting Sosa-Celia has now been FIRED. He objected to the DoJ stopping him from charging a civil rights violation. And now he’s fired. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-min...
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Federal prosecutor fired after investigating ICE officer for civil rights offenses in Minnesota shooting, sources say
A federal prosecutor in Minnesota who was investigating an ICE officer for possible civil rights crimes has been fired, four sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
They will. 5-4. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/u...
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Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow Mail Voting Limits
The justices have been asked to weigh in again on the Trump administration’s efforts to restrict mail voting — this time on whether the plans violate the Constitution.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Love, love, love this. ht: @scottlincicome.bsky.social
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Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Extraordinary, powerful and heart-wrenching. Active duty Marine Colonel Zach Schmidt, speaking in his personal capacity, about Khalil, an Afghan national whose family helped U.S. forces in Afghanistan. Khalil was deported by the U.S. on Friday to a conflict zone.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Hegseth has taken out more American generals than Iranian ones.
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Olivia of Troye @oliviaoftroye.com · 01/09/2026
This year alone, Hegseth has fired the Army Chief of Staff & several generals, fired Sec Navy & now Army Secretary, Dan Driscoll has resigned...six months into a war with Iran that has no end in sight. That's not a Pentagon. It's a revolving door with a flag on it.
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God @thegodshow.com · 31/08/2026
Is God crazy or is corporate media trying to influence the midterms to help Trump keep control of the Senate?
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Jay Kirell @jasonkirell.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Kurt Schlicter once told a disabled veteran to off himself. I know because I was that veteran.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
As I expected, Trump will not be replacing oil he took out of the SPR because of his Iran War with any oil from Venezuela. Another con from America’s Huckster.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 30/08/2026
Last year, six huge companies got $83 BILLION in federal tax breaks. Meanwhile, Americans struggled to afford groceries and doctor's visits. Let that sink in.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
I never would have predicted that cutting 20% of the staff at the federal agency that makes sure our food is safe would result in a bunch of our food being declared unsafe.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/08/2026
I never thought the leopards would eat MY face
If ICE has 90,000 employees, and all we are asking for is 10,000 deportations a day, that’s 9 agents per illegal. More than enough to cover investigation, apprehension and removal. What are they all waiting for?
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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
These people had protected status. They lived here legally. They worked, they paid taxes. They made lives. Raised families. Now we’ve dehumanized them. Ripped away that protection and told them to get out. This is a stain on the soul of this Nation.
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🦌 The Deer Whisperer 🦌 @thedeerwhisperer.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Good night, Bluesky! Niagara Falls lot up in pink in honor of Dolly Parton 📸 Niagara Falls State Park
Niagara falls in pink light
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Reuters: U.S. POSTAL SERVICE SAYS MAIL-IN VOTING RESTRICTIONS REGULATION NOW IN EFFECT AS COURT CHALLENGES CONTINUE
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
My suggestion is to cancel your subscription to any media company that refers to Lake Ontario as Lake America.
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Carla @cwalworth.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
This is why no decent person or their kids will go unvaccinated. It KILLS BABIES. www.nbcnews.com/video/an-inf...
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An infant was one of the two measles-related deaths in Pennsylvania
One of the two people who recently died of measles in Pennsylvania was an infant, the state Health Department said. The department announced that two unvaccinated residents had died of measles, the fi...
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the abbot of unreason (an archaeologist) @merovingians.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
uhhh thanks comrade crawdad
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 26/08/2026
Costco runs it's own rigorous food inspection program. And they didn't bend the knee on DEI. Plus, they dropped Callaway Golf after their horrific ad depicting violence against women. And they are refusing to carry trump meat. So that's where I'll be shopping.
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Joel @itsjoels.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
This is the letter kids got at the end of Dolly’s Imagination Library. I defy you to read this and not cry.
Sorry, I can’t type that.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Eyes wide open. Some Democrats, especially "leaders," are showing you in real time that they aren't built for this fight, and they aren't made for this moment. We all deserve better than them, and we will get it inshallah.
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Kristy Greenberg @kristygreenberg.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
“Are you okay?” Those were Alex Pretti’s last words before ICE agents beat him, shot him 10 times, and killed him. The Trump administration’s response? Demonize the victim. Deny wrongdoing. Derail the state investigation. No. We are not okay.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
When the Indiana Senate refused to do mid-decade gerrymandering, Trump posted about it nonstop & got directly involved in taking out the senators who voted against it. But when thousands of people in IN have been without power for 2 weeks, Trump posted nothing and doesn’t care.
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Strictly 4 My Navigators @lizzslockeroom.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
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God @thegodshow.com · 23/08/2026
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/08/2026
I mean, seriously. Were there politicians back in 1945 who thought "Yeah we should just reform the Schutzstaffel. It would be politically foolish to say we should defund or abolish them. I bet we can reign them in by re-writing laws that already exist. I'm sure they'll follow them this time."
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