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Ronja A-R

@ronja-ar.bsky.social
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AutDHD, queer AF, chronically ill, mobility aids user. Retired nurse, computer engineer & translator (English, Swedish, Finnish). Lifelong lefty and growing leftier with age. Moved from Baltimore, MD to Finland in 1969, thank goodness! e/em/eir (or they)

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Jasper Fox 🔜 MAW @redfuchs.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Tell your friends
A Sailor Moon type anime girl in a giant shopping cart. Caption reads "If you see someone stealing food, no you didn't"
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Joy-Ann Reid @joyannreid.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
This level of corruption is unprecedented in American history
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Ronja A-R @ronja-ar.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
A very thought provoking discussion with several interesting links. Warning for rabbit hole!
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
I think the concept of Worst Possible Sustainable Equilibrium (WPSE) is the closest I've come to some kind of grand theory of Trump. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wrcu...
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Hayes: Trump pushed us into the ‘worst possible sustainable equilibrium’
YouTube video by MS NOW
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LadyCat311🇺🇲 @coffeecat311.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Amanda Ungaro: From sharing soirées with Trumps to being deported by ICE Former Brazilian model and ex- ambassador to UN speaks in interview about her expulsion from US, which she attributes to maneuvers by her former partner&about flight on Epstein's plane english.elpais.com/usa/2026-04-...
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Ms. Misanthrope 🇺🇸 @lilmsmisanthrope.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Paolo Zampolli the man Melania says introduced her to Trump.Trump appointed him as a US special envoy. His name appears multiple times in the Epstein files.Zampolli used ICE to have his ex-partner Amanda Ungaro, who he was in a custody battle with deported.
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Ms. Misanthrope 🇺🇸 @lilmsmisanthrope.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Thursday morning Amanda Ungaro posted to Melania: "I will tear down your corrupt system." Four hours later Melania walked to the podium.
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Evan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Just so everyone knows, the Solicitor General straight up lied about the 1921 law review article he kept talking about. quick thread:
DUAL NATIONALITY AND ELECTION
RICHARD W. FLOURNOY, JR. (1921)
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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 01/04/2026
"We expected protective paternalism to play a central role in explaining why some men perceive the tradwife movement positively... We were taken aback to discover that it was instead men’s overt sexism that played the most important role in their attitudes about the tradwife movement.”
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John Bistline @bistline.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
This is my favorite climate change chart. Japanese monks, aristocrats, and emperors kept meticulous records of cherry blossom festivals for 1,200 years and accidentally built the world's longest climate dataset.
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Jesspooka Kant 🎃 @jessdkant.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
From 2 years ago: “It is 12 hours after I emerged from my second gender-affirming surgery. Like a lot of people, my impulse to accelerate transition goals has escalated over the past year as a growing unease fills my body every day that one day, my body and the care it needs, will soon be outlawed.”
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Irie DC @iriedc.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Ah yes, Jeanine Pirro doing her bit to advance the American legal theory that the only people in DC who should pay a price for their crimes are Black teenagers.
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 01/04/2026
If you'd like to follow along with the #Artemis II launch, NASA has a live blog here: www.nasa.gov/blogs/missio... and you can watch the official broadcast on the NASA site here: plus.nasa.gov/scheduled-vi... or on YouTube here: www.youtube.com/live/Tf_UjBM...
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LIVE: Artemis II Launch Day Updates - NASA
Live updates for launch of NASA's Artemis II test flight will be published on this page. NASA’s launch broadcast coverage is airing on NASA+, Amazon Prime,
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strixus @strixus.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
I moved all of my writing from Google Docs to offline as soon as I saw them add AI to it. I have done everything I can to strip AI out of any and every tool I use, including blocking things on a firewall level. AI has no place in ANYTHING I do.
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pibbycat @pibbycat.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Molly Brown helps Uni students destress from midterms.
A chocolate lab sits within a circle of students who all have hands on her, petting and de-stressing from midterms.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 01/04/2026
THE TOTALS ARE IN! The @dailybeanspod.com and our community raised a total of $28,500 for @itgetsbetter.bsky.social on #TransDayOfVisibility! If you’re looking for inclusive news with swearing, here’s today’s episode! THANK YOU 🙏🏻 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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I Wish We Were Kidding
Podcast Episode · The Daily Beans · April 1 · 42m
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Christian Maddock @crispypancakeroll.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Unfortunately I had a bill go out today that I'd forgotten about, so I have no food, no money, and I haven't eaten a substantial meal for several days. I need £50 for food and £10 for hygeine/cleaning products. Please please help if you are able.
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Eric Rawlins @erawlins.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Erinomainen ajatus: kaikille fossiilienergiaa myyville yhtiöille, jotka nyt hyötyvät keinotekoisesta hinnannoususta koska Trumpin sotiminen, tulisi asettaa nk. Windfall -vero ja tulot korvamerkitä vihreän siirtymän edistämiseen. Ei vain UK:ssa.
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Ali Velshi @velshi.com · 29/03/2026
An antitrust scandal within the Department of Justice is threatening to break wide open. The Wall Street Journal reports on Mike Davis, a Washington lobbyist with links to President Trump, who reportedly wields extraordinary influence bypassing regulators on major corporate deals. #Velshi
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From Watergate to Live Nation: Inside an antitrust scandal the Trump Department of Justice
An antitrust scandal within the Department of Justice is threatening to break wide open. The Wall Street Journal reports on Mike Davis, a Washington lobbyist with links to President Trump. He reportedly wields extraordinary influence bypassing antitrust regulators on major corporate deals with “bare-knuckle tactics” and alleged threats.
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Ali Velshi @velshi.com · 29/03/2026
@matthewstoller.bsky.social warns a scandal in Trump’s antitrust division is “speed-running Watergate in a much dumber way.” And we are finally seeing the first real investigation into potential corruption. #Velshi
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Matt Stoller warns of Watergate-level corruption in DOJ’s antitrust division
Matt Stoller of the American Economic Liberties Project says a growing Trump-era antitrust scandal is part of a broader corruption crisis. With state attorneys general forcing corporate officials to sit through depositions, Stoller argues these are just the tip of the iceberg. He adds that if Congress investigates, they’re likely to uncover Watergate-level corruption. “There are dozens of depositions just sitting there waiting for any member of Congress to pick up, read and say, hey, let's, let's look into this… let's look at insider trading. Let's look at this potential bribery, etc."
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Christian Maddock @crispypancakeroll.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
I'm going to have to use £5 of what I have left to buy food for today. That means I'm going to need £20 for a full food shop. I know nobody owes me anything, but I'm just trying to survive here. Please help if you can! 🙏
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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
In fairness.
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Janne M. Korhonen @jmkorhonen.fi · 19/03/2026
Norway has similar standing orders. I remember seeing them posted inside Norwegian Army barracks. Sweden tells that all orders to surrender will be enemy propaganda. Finland doesn’t have explicit standing orders to resist, but local commanders are expected to shoot first and call Helsinki second.
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cornish person girl @gemma.transwrites.world · 19/03/2026
o ur raising money for a trans (or trans related) charity? some of which have millions in turnover each year and pay their limited staff very well, most of whom aren't trans? that's nice. my trans friends can't get jobs because of bigotry and so can't pay their bills, rent or buy food tho.
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Ronja A-R @ronja-ar.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Amen
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 19/03/2026
He owns a ranch, guys.
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Susanne Rell @susannerell.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Very important fresh air corridor from the edge of the Alps "Wienerwald" to Vienna's city center. Many people require a park "Westbahnpark" on the right side instead of the planned residential buildings. www.westbahnpark.live/aktuelles #streetphotography #photography #vienna #westbahnpark
Aufsicht auf viele, teilweise sich kreuzende, Bahnschienen, die zum Westbahnhof führen. Im Hintergrund sind die letzten Ausläufer der Alpen zu sehen, der sogenannte Wienerwald.
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JJ in DC @jjindc.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
🧵 NOT JUST THE FUCKJET 🛩️ 👉 One common thread in several DHS scandals is this International Man of Mystery, Dr. William A. Walters III ⤵️
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Susanne Rell @susannerell.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Viennese cellar windows #viennesecellarwindows #cellarwindows #kellerfenster #vienna #wien #streetphotography #wienerkellerfenster #photography #ornament #pattern #strukturen
Ein rostrotes Wiener Kellerfenster mit mehreren Unterteilungen, teilweise Glas, teilweise mit rostrotem Gitter, dahinter irgendeine weiße Wärmedämmung zu sehen. Über der unteren Hälfte ist außen eine Metallplatte mit einem Lochmuster angeschraubt, die offenbar zuvor eine andere Funktion gehabt hatte.
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Helen @helenm40.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
It is genuinely ridiculous that 'gender critical' activists are allowed to impose their beliefs on the rest of us. Especially in an environment where people are pretending to be angry about peaceful prayer groups. (Shade at Reform, the Conservatives & London Met).
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 19/03/2026
The DOW is so low, Bondi should be able to investigate Epstein’s friends AND Kristi Noem.
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Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
While Trump cuts taxes for billionaires, @vanhollen.senate.gov and I want to cut them for working families. Our bill cuts taxes for millions of middle-class Americans — paid for by asking millionaires to pay their fair share. Families deserve a break, not more handouts to the wealthy.
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Seedy E @seedye.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Remembering the ancient ways
Screenshot from a BBC educational website. The expanded section reads:

"10. How to be polite and show respect

In the old days of feudal Japan, a samurai warrior would shout

You are trying to view Flash content, but you have no Flash plugin installed."
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers say they'll change name of César Chavez Day to Farmworkers Day following sexual abuse allegations.
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Ronja A-R @ronja-ar.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
What next? Dysentery? Cholera? Bird flu? Measles and tuberculosis are already spreading in and from ICE concentration camps.
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Mary Sue @marysuesays.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
If you don't have the dexterity for chopsticks, I can confirm these work well www.amazon.com/Shindel-Chri...
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Scott Williams @spwilliams.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Anytime I hear the phrase "We need to restore trust in (news, higher ed, science, government, democracy, etc.)" there's a refusal to acknowledge the well-funded, right-wing machine at the heart of destroying that trust.
Goose chasing man meme where the man says, "We need to restore trust in ___" and the goose says, "Who's been destroying that trust? Who's been destroying that trust motherf*****?!"
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Drew Magary @drewmagary.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Wrote up a little hater’s guide to America’s top FBI summer camp attendee
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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 19/03/2026
The Hormuz Humiliation
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Jen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
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Semi-feral Post Monger @dwaynefuhlhage.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
It's Thursday and work Office 365 updated for the third time since Monday. Microslop: The anti-productivity company
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Political Studies @polstudies.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Do far-right parties moderate or diversify their agendas over time? Belén Fernández-García examines Western Europe (1990–2025), showing stronger nativism alongside broader socioeconomic appeals. Read more: buff.ly/f5IW8Ln @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsky #polsci #FarRightPolitics
Screenshot of article abstract: This research examines the programmatic transformations of the far right in Western Europe through two hypothesized mechanisms: the diversification of their agendas, including increased competition on socioeconomic issues, and ideological attenuation, reducing the importance given to their authoritarian and nativist positions. Using data from the Manifesto Project Database (1990–2025), the findings reveal that far-right parties have strengthened their authoritarian and nativist profile in recent decades, particularly during crises related to security and migration. Nevertheless, these parties also have diversified their agendas and placed greater emphasis on socioeconomic issues. As for factors explaining the differences within the far right, participation in national governments is associated with ideological attenuation and thematic diversification, although this effect is not lasting and is limited to contexts in which far-right parties participate as minority partners in governing coalitions.
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Sophie Carr @sophiecarr.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Always looking for new ponds when I'm at Stokksnes. Found a nice one :) #Iceland #CanonR6markII
A mountain with lots of pointy peaks and a bit of snow cover is reflected in a temporary pong below some black sand dunes with brown grasses on them. The sky is very blue with some white clouds over the peaks.
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Right Wing Watch @rightwingwatch.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Right-wing activist Mark Meckler says that America is a mess because Christian nationalists have been "way too tolerant": "We need to be a lot more intolerant." www.peoplefor.org/rightwingwat...
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 19/03/2026
NEW: Workers in Colorado have shut down one of the nation’s biggest meatpacking plants, becoming the first major meatpacking strike in more than four decades. From our colleagues at @thefern.org:
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Workers in Colorado have shut down one of the nation’s biggest meatpacking plants
It’s the largest strike in decades. Who wins if meat prices keep rising?
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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
folks should subscribe to Brad's newsletter. He's been right for a really long time. hillheat.news/subscribe
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Hill Heat
Climate science, policy, politics, and action
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Fetterman was the deciding vote on advancing Mullin’s DHS Secretary nomination. With the GOP committee chair Rand Paul voting no, Fetterman could have single-handedly thrown sand in the gears of the agency of ICE, mass deportation, rights violations, and concentration camps. He chose the opposite.
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Luonnonmetsät Sápmi @luonnonmetsatsapmi.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Metsiä kartoittaessa ei aina malta pysyä työmaalla, vaan tulee noustua korkeammille kohdille maisemia katselemaan ja kahvittelemaan. Kuvassa mukana jo edesmennyt kartoittajakoira Dielku katselemassa omaa suosikkimaisemaansa savuporovoileipää.
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