BlueSkies1111 @ruthdavisassoc.bsky.social · 11/12/2025Does this offer hope? Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Resigns in the Face of Mass Protests www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/w...nytimes.comBulgaria’s Prime Minister Resigns in the Face of Mass Protests 000
BlueSkies1111 @ruthdavisassoc.bsky.social · 09/12/2025From @politico. None of this is a surprise. 000
BlueSkies1111 @ruthdavisassoc.bsky.social · 14/10/2025Hey Rhode Islanders. The Republican administration just shut down the Special Education Programs and the Rehabilitative Services Program at the US Department of Education. At least 18% of school children in RI need this care & receive special ed services. Who pays for the consequences? 000
BlueSkies1111 @ruthdavisassoc.bsky.social · 12/09/2025Not a peep from the Democrats about this. No question. He's taken over. "Senate Republicans bulldozed past Senate precedents...changed the rules in an extraordinary move that is likely to undercut Congress’s future role in vetting executive branch officials." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/u...nytimes.comBreaking Precedent, G.O.P. Changes Rules on Nominees 010
BlueSkies1111 @ruthdavisassoc.bsky.social · 28/08/2025Joe Gebbia is the government's "Chief Design Officer." A graduate of RISD, he leaves many of us, fellow alumni scratching our heads. But one thing is clear, as @Ashleigh Axios, Obama's Chief Design Officer, says, "Design should clarify truth, not decorate lies." www.printmag.com/industry-per...printmag.comNot Just Another Chess Set: What the U.S. Chief Design Officer Must Deliver – PRINT MagazineCivic design leader Ashleigh Axios on the appointment of Joe Gebbia to this new post, why this role matters, and the risks and opportunities ahead. 010
BlueSkies1111 @ruthdavisassoc.bsky.social · 11/08/2025This is the way to do it. Where is national news on it? 010
BlueSkies1111 @ruthdavisassoc.bsky.social · 11/08/2025#Martiallaw begins. Let’s see what happens in the midterms. Trump Administration Live Updates: President to Deploy National Guard in Washington, D.C. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...nytimes.comTrump Administration Live Updates: President to Deploy National Guard in Washington, D.C. 000
BlueSkies1111 @ruthdavisassoc.bsky.social · 04/08/2025Ghislane is a pedophile. But you know that. 000
BlueSkies1111 @ruthdavisassoc.bsky.social · 02/08/2025Recommending this interesting news source that aggregates the top story from the major American news outlets.. Try the newsletter. Today's News: Trump Fires Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner After Weak Jobs Report open.substack.com/pub/newsiepr...open.substack.comToday's News: Trump Fires Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner After Weak Jobs ReportTrump, without providing evidence, accused McEntarfer of manipulating the data for political purposes. This unprecedented move sparked widespread concern. 000
BlueSkies1111 @ruthdavisassoc.bsky.social · 29/07/2025Dystopian? We're in sci-fi land. One more "legally risky" move. @politico.com The EPA proposed repealing the federal government’s bedrock scientific declaration on the dangers of greenhouse gases, a legally risky move by President Donald Trump’s administration to undo regulations on fossil fuels. 010
BlueSkies1111 @ruthdavisassoc.bsky.social · 24/06/2025Bezos. You are shameful. Take note. Venice Climate Activists Have a Blunt Message for Jeff Bezos hyperallergic.com/1022317/veni...hyperallergic.comVenice Climate Activists Have a Blunt Message for Jeff BezosA massive banner unfurled by Greenpeace takes aim at the Amazon billionaire’s lavish wedding plans in the historic city. 000
BlueSkies1111 @ruthdavisassoc.bsky.social · 14/06/2025We’re getting louder and louder! Our local newspaper is covering up our protests but we’ll see if broadcast dies the same. www.providencejournal.com/live-story/n...providencejournal.comLive updates: 'No Kings Day' protests draw thousands to RI State House, India Point ParkReporters and photographers from the Providence Journal will cover the "No Kings Day" protests throughout the state all day on June 14. 010
BlueSkies1111 @ruthdavisassoc.bsky.social · 14/06/2025I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Providence” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...mobilize.usNO KINGS Providence · No Kings**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allie... 010
BlueSkies1111 @ruthdavisassoc.bsky.social · 11/06/2025When satire become reality. Someone help!! From @andy borowitz. “I swear I am not making this up. Tonight Trump will go to the Kennedy Center to see “Les Miserables,” a play about a mass uprising against a tyrannical king. I hereby retire from satire.” 010
BlueSkies1111 @ruthdavisassoc.bsky.social · 10/06/2025Sorry everyone. You didn’t listen. I have been saying this for years. He’s followinf Hitler’s playbook. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...theatlantic.comHitler Used a Bogus Crisis of ‘Public Order’ to Make Himself DictatorUsing disorder he had helped manufacture, the chancellor seized control of Bavaria. 010
Reposted by BlueSkies1111LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · 07/06/2025A teacher breaks down after ICE causes multiple schools to lockdown during graduation ceremonies and parents to flee for their lives. Only the soulless aren’t hurting from what is happening in our country. This is affecting all of us. 752197867169
BlueSkies1111 @ruthdavisassoc.bsky.social · 10/06/2025Are you fucking kidding me? The "Brown Shirts" are on their way. AG Neronha and 15 other AG's will sue the administration. But... riag.ri.gov/press-releas...riag.ri.govAttorney General Neronha joins coalition to prevent Trump Administration efforts to distribute thousands of machine gun devices across country | Rhode Island Attorney General's Office 000
BlueSkies1111 @ruthdavisassoc.bsky.social · 10/06/2025Of course he won’t declassify the Epstein files. 011
BlueSkies1111 @ruthdavisassoc.bsky.social · 09/06/2025It’s happening now. “Breaking News: Trump deploys Marines to Los Angeles.” 000
BlueSkies1111 @ruthdavisassoc.bsky.social · 08/06/2025@atlantic. This is where we’re headed. I say, martial law by any other name is still martial law. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...theatlantic.comFor Trump, This Is a Dress RehearsalOrdering the National Guard to deploy in Los Angeles is a warning of what to expect when his hold on power is threatened. 023
BlueSkies1111 @ruthdavisassoc.bsky.social · 08/06/2025He’s creating a crisis so he can declare Marshall Law. It’s always been the plan. 010
BlueSkies1111 @ruthdavisassoc.bsky.social · 31/05/2025I'm taking action on June 14 to remind Trump and his enablers that America has No Kings. Join me in Providence to reject authoritarianism and show the world what democracy really looks like. app.sosha.ai/s/j9raE12oapp.sosha.aiJoin me on June 14 000
BlueSkies1111 @ruthdavisassoc.bsky.social · 30/05/2025Foundry. $113 million/contracts. “The Trump administration has already sought access to hundreds of data points on citizens and others through government databases, including their bank account numbers, the amount of their student debt, their medical claims and any disability status.” @nytimes.com 000
BlueSkies1111 @ruthdavisassoc.bsky.social · 30/05/2025The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has listed Providence and Central Falls, RI as “sanctuary jurisdictions defying federal immigration law.” Expect to be under attack soon. www.wpri.com/news/local-n...wpri.comTrump administration names Rhode Island, 2 cities as ‘sanctuary jurisdictions’Rhode Island, Central Falls and Providence were listed as deliberately “obstructing the enforcement of federal immigration laws and endangering American citizens,” according to the Trum… 000
BlueSkies1111 @ruthdavisassoc.bsky.social · 28/05/2025Frontpage headlines yesterday. Fraud. Corruption. Cronyism. You just wonder when people will wonder why they don't get to live like them. It's a rhetorical question, of course. 000
BlueSkies1111 @ruthdavisassoc.bsky.social · 23/05/2025“It’s absurd for anyone to insinuate that this president is profiting off of the presidency,” she said.” Karoline Leavitt, press secretary. And the sky is green. 000
BlueSkies1111 @ruthdavisassoc.bsky.social · 20/05/2025How can this be possible? An ignorant, arrogant person with this kind of power? Shameful. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/u...nytimes.comNoem Incorrectly Defines Habeas Corpus as the President’s Right to Deport People 000
BlueSkies1111 @ruthdavisassoc.bsky.social · 10/05/2025ICE/Geo. Paid brownshirts. Masked, armed. This cannot continue. thehill.com/homenews/sta...thehill.comNewark mayor reflects on arrest outside ICE facility: ‘They obviously targeted me’Newark Mayor Ras Baraka (D) on Friday reflected on being arrested outside of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility earlier in the day, arguing he was being targeted after visiti… 000
BlueSkies1111 @ruthdavisassoc.bsky.social · 04/05/2025If you plan to travel abroad, this advice might be useful. Aargh. Explore this gift article from #TheNewYorkTimes. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/30/t...nytimes.comHow to Secure Your Phone’s Data Before Traveling Abroad (Gift Article)Here are some best practices for safeguarding sensitive personal data. 000
BlueSkies1111 @ruthdavisassoc.bsky.social · 26/04/2025From #Axios today. Not necessarily the news...it's around the corner. "... Trump's team (is planning) to send a U.S. citizen(s) to a foreign prison, then claim that person couldn't be returned. www.axios.com/2025/04/23/t...axios.comHow Trump's immigration crackdown could hit U.S. citizensAdministration officials have teased three tactics that legal analysts say would challenge Americans' rights. 000
BlueSkies1111 @ruthdavisassoc.bsky.social · 25/04/2025A fitting, beautiful tribute to the immensely talented and dear, good friend, Gretchen Dow Simpson. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/a...nytimes.comGretchen Dow Simpson, Creator of New Yorker Covers, Dies at 85 (Gift Article)A Massachusetts native, she painted geometrically precise images of rural and seaside New England dwellings that found fans among the storied magazine’s ardent readers. 031
Reposted by BlueSkies1111Jim Heald @jimhealdmusic.bsky.social · 17/03/2025@maddow.msnbc.com Why is there so little coverage of the protests in Hungary and Serbia on the mainstream media right now? Seems related to Trump/Musk billionaire liberation movement and growing Authoritarianism. 192
Reposted by BlueSkies1111 PattiCakes ⚖️🔬♀️♿✊🏾🏳️🌈☮️🇺🇸🌎🌊 @warrior-patticakes.bsky.social · 20/04/2025Can't they just ship off to Mars already??? 15531
BlueSkies1111 @ruthdavisassoc.bsky.social · 20/04/2025Blatant racist policies are soon to eliminate humanitarian efforts by the U.S. We have to resist. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u...nytimes.comTrump Draft Order Would Drastically Overhaul U.S. State DepartmentThe draft executive order to be signed by President Trump would eliminate Africa operations and shut down bureaus working on democracy, human rights and refugee issues. 012
BlueSkies1111 @ruthdavisassoc.bsky.social · 19/04/2025Yes! The people are pissed!! www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/u...nytimes.com‘Shame!’ Protesters Nationwide Rally Again to Condemn Trump Policies.Thousands of demonstrators rallied at hundreds of events on Saturday to speak out against the president’s handling of immigration, civil liberties, job cuts and many other issues. 030
BlueSkies1111 @ruthdavisassoc.bsky.social · 19/04/2025Be prepared for the real life #Handmaid'sTale. Natal Conference was started by a conservative who came up with the idea after watching a Tucker Carlson documentary about falling testosterone levels. "Women need to stay at home and have babies." Look at her hat! www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/s...nytimes.comThe Women Who Think the World Needs More BabiesAt a convention of the pronatalist movement, the relatively few women in attendance agreed: Motherhood needs a rebrand. 000
BlueSkies1111 @ruthdavisassoc.bsky.social · 11/04/2025...and here's another major step in the erosion of our Constitution. No privacy. Sanctioned discrimination against non-Christians is sure to follow. www.politico.com/news/2025/04...politico.comState tells employees to report on one another for ‘anti-Christian bias’“It’s very ‘Handmaid’s Tale’-esque,” one official said. 000
BlueSkies1111 @ruthdavisassoc.bsky.social · 08/04/2025On the fast track to fascism. A grave understatement. "DHS can legally request return information relating to individuals under criminal investigation, and the IRS must provide it," according to the document. 000
BlueSkies1111 @ruthdavisassoc.bsky.social · 05/04/2025Yes! www.nytimes.com/2025/04/05/u...nytimes.comAnti-Trump Protests Get Underway Across the CountryDemonstrators packed the streets in several cities to bemoan what they considered a lack of strong opposition to the president and his policies. 020
BlueSkies1111 @ruthdavisassoc.bsky.social · 31/03/2025$40 Million to jail immigrants at Guantanamo? While millions are hungry in the US and USAID funds have been cut from people who are in dire need of medical supplies and products? I keep wondering how this happened. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/u...nytimes.comU.S. Has Spent $40 Million to Jail About 400 Migrants at GuantánamoThe disclosure of the tab so far came after a visit by five senators to the offshore operation, who condemned it as a waste of resources. 000
BlueSkies1111 @ruthdavisassoc.bsky.social · 29/03/2025This is another very disturbing sign that the threats are enforcing their agenda. www.politico.com/news/2025/03...politico.comWhite House Correspondents’ Association cancels comedian headliner for annual dinnerThe group's board unanimously decided it would no longer feature a comedic performance, WHCA President Eugene Daniels wrote in an email Saturday. 000
BlueSkies1111 @ruthdavisassoc.bsky.social · 26/03/2025youtu.be/BNc88X469fk On April 4th let’s follow the example being set in Serbia. Get out those kazoos and make a huge, peaceful but loud scene. Corruption needs to go. Fight this coup.youtu.beStudents Protest In Serbia Against Jared Kushner Financed Real Estate Development | Trump | N18GYouTube video by CNN-News18 000
BlueSkies1111 @ruthdavisassoc.bsky.social · 24/03/2025As predicted, this fascist wants to control what art is. Just like the Third Reich's boss. Here goes. @hyperallergic.com hyperallergic.com/998035/trump...hyperallergic.comTrump-Appointed Museum Agency Leader Vows to “Restore Focus on Patriotism”Keith Sonderling’s appointment to the Institute of Museum and Library Services has caused alarm among freedom of expression advocacy groups. 000
BlueSkies1111 @ruthdavisassoc.bsky.social · 24/03/2025Attorney General Peter Neronha is asking Governor McKee to help him in his fight against the Trump Administration. McKee refuses. open.substack.com/pub/steveahl...open.substack.comAttorney General Peter Neronha is asking Governor McKee to help him in his fight against the Trump Administration"Instead of Governor McKee helping me with my budget, he acts against it... My statement to him is join the fight. If you want to stand up to Trump, put your money where your mouth is..." 001
BlueSkies1111 @ruthdavisassoc.bsky.social · 24/03/2025He doesn't like it. 🥲 www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...telegraph.co.ukTrump accuses British artist of painting ‘truly worst’ portrait of himPresident claims Sarah Boardman ‘must have lost her talent as she got older’, despite previous artwork of Barack Obama and George W. Bush 010
BlueSkies1111 @ruthdavisassoc.bsky.social · 23/03/2025Corruption on the highest level. This fascististic administration is blatant. It IS HAPPENING HERE. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/23/u...nytimes.comMusk’s SpaceX Could Secure Billions in New Contracts Under TrumpElon Musk’s role in the White House allows him to cancel contracts and influence policy, potentially benefiting his companies. Supporters say he has the best technology. 000