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Ruth Kraut

@ruthkraut.bsky.social
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Education, immigration, health, Middle East, Jewish stuff, Ann Arbor/Ypsi/Washtenaw. Parent. Nature lover. Deputy Health Officer. Comments my own.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 09/10/2026
Susan Collins claims that our reporting about CEO Martin Kao’s bribery allegations took him at his word. That’s not true. We reviewed a trove of FBI evidence and legal records. Here’s how we independently corroborated much of Kao’s account.
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Watch: We Uncovered Bribery Allegations Involving Susan Collins
In late 2024, FBI investigators had enough evidence to launch a sweeping bribery probe of politicians including Sen. Susan Collins — until Trump gutted the unit in charge. ProPublica has revealed the ...
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Mac It Look Like An Accident @macrogers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Okay so we have a number now: the Onion is officially 6 months ahead of reality.
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Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This would sink a presidency in any other era. I would bet most Americans will never hear it even happened.
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Trump bought over $1 million in SpaceX debt days before unveiling space policy
The purchase, revealed in his latest financial disclosure, involved a firm directly affected by his administration’s actions — and led by presidential ally Elon Musk.
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
ICE-Gestapo shot a man in NYC with his 5 year old son in the back seat, then they rammed through protesters who were trying to block their vehicle from leaving the scene. I’ll say it again and again, ICE aren’t agents or law enforcement, they are terrorists, murderers and white supremacists.
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Testimony from a fired officer.
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Why Darth Vader Loves Flock (But His Ex-Girlfriend Don't)
YouTube video by Degenerate Art by Andrea Pitzer
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Mary Gillis @marygillis.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
If a human did what ChatGPT did, they'd be convicted of conspiracy to commit murder, which can carry a life sentence. It's unconscionable that Canada's legislators are letting OpenAI get away with helping to plan murders. At the very least, it shouldn't be allowed to continue to operate in Canada.
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Most people have no idea how much international students are the lifeblood of higher education. But they’re about to learn. Sigh.
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Eli Savit @esavit.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Voting in Michigan starts TODAY, with mail-in ballots dropping! Make sure you have a plan to vote on or before November 3!
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Ruth Kraut @ruthkraut.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This seems terrifying.
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The Detroit News @detroitnews.com · 24/09/2026
Five incumbent Michigan House Republicans have been targeted by attack ads linked to a hospital lobby group that has feuded with Speaker Matt Hall.
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Matt Hall attacked hospital leaders. Now they're targeting GOP members
Five incumbent Michigan House Republicans have been targeted by attack ads linked to a hospital lobby group that has feuded with Speaker Matt Hall.
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Chad Livengood @chadlivengood.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
SCOOP: Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall attacked hospital leaders. Now they're targeting his most vulnerable Republican members in the November election. @craigmauger.bsky.social has new details on this escalating Lansing feud: www.detroitnews.com/story/news/p...
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Chad Livengood @chadlivengood.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
New 'Chevy Detroit' ad ends with image of a city that's not Detroit www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
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New 'Chevy Detroit' ad ends with pics of a city that's not Detroit
The 30-second ad on leasing deals for the 2026 Chevy Silverado pickup truck describes the brand as "the heartbeat of America."
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Chad Livengood @chadlivengood.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Carvana is disrupting the new car franchise dealership model by buying up seven Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep & Ram dealerships and shipping new cars direct to customers outside of the dealer’s market. Good, exclusive reporting from the @detroitnews.com autos team: www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...
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Carvana ships new Jeeps, Rams to customers around U.S. | Exclusive
The online auto retailer is shipping new Stellantis vehicles to customers far and wide, as competing dealers worry about the implications.
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ACLU @aclu.org · 20/07/2026
President Trump is desperate to pass the SAVE America Act ahead of the midterm elections to install onerous show-your-papers requirements to register to vote and prevent millions from casting our ballots. Demand that your members of Congress hold the line and defend our democracy.
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Stop Anti-Voter Bills Now
The SAVE Act, the SAVE America Act, and MEGA Act could keep millions of eligible U.S. citizens from being able to vote. Urge Congress to reject these bills.
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JennyGoBoo @jennyd67.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Hope they die in jail. ASSHOLES
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
The FDA said a sample of shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by ‌Taylor Farms that is not part of the current recall tested positive for the parasitic illness
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FDA says sample of iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms tested positive for US parasite outbreak
The FDA on Saturday said a sample of shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by ‌Taylor Farms tested positive for a parasitic illness that has sickened thousands of people in the U.S.
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Evan Sutton @evansutton.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
So Pete is going to force soldiers to have gender affirming care? Uh...
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Jeff Timmer: Fun Fact: The President of the goddam United States paid nearly $6 million in damages today to a woman he raped. Once upon a time, this would have been the only news you heard.
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Zackary Berger שלום בערגער @drberger.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
The more signatures we collect, the harder it will be for Indeed, LinkedIn, ZipRecruiter, Monster, The Arora Group, and other healthcare job boards to ignore their role in recruiting medical workers for ICE detention facilities. actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
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Tell Indeed, LinkedIn, and Healthcare Job Boards: Stop Helping ICE Detention Centers Hire Doctors and Nurses
Healthcare job boards should not profit from recruiting doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals into detention facilities accused of medical neglect, pediatric harm, and unsafe conditions....
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Zackary Berger שלום בערגער @drberger.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Please share this petition with doctors, nurses, healthcare workers, medical students, professional associations, labor unions, and anyone who believes job platforms should not help keep ICE detention centers staffed and operational.
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Tell Indeed, LinkedIn, and Healthcare Job Boards: Stop Helping ICE Detention Centers Hire Doctors and Nurses
Healthcare job boards should not profit from recruiting doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals into detention facilities accused of medical neglect, pediatric harm, and unsafe conditions....
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
She's right.
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AOC Says Networks Shouldn’t Air President Trump’s Thursday Address on Election Claims
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., said television networks should not broadcast President Donald Trump’s prime-time address scheduled for Thursday, arguing the speech will contain false claims ab...
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Middle Age Riot @middleageriot.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
The explosive diarrhea outbreak began here.
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Maybe they should just practice locking the door and turning off the lights and remaining silent while hiding under their desks…or is that just appropriate for kindergartners? 
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Lux 🌸 Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 14/07/2026
The way “Zio” is just a casual thing that leftists say now is pretty chilling!
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Ruth Kraut @ruthkraut.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Jordannnnnn Waaaaalker!!!!!!!!!
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
NEW from @gregsargent.bsky.social: it sure sounds like @ICEgov is trying to stop the witnesses to the shooting of Lorenzo Araujo from speaking out. All three of the people in the van have been kept in detention and now ICE is pressuring them all to agree to be deported. /reposted with correct name
But it appears three other people were in the van with the now-deceased man, and they presumably could recount their version of what happened: the victim’s brother and two employees of the dead man’s construction business. They were detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement during the encounter, and we haven’t heard from them publicly about what happened. Now, in another potentially dark turn in the saga, those three men are under pressure from immigration officials to agree to self-deport, Juan Proano, a representative for the families and CEO of the League of United Latin American Citizens, claimed in an interview with The New Republic.

Proano—who regularly confers with the family members of the victim and the three detainees and organized a press conference on their behalf earlier this week—said the family members were able to reach the three detainees, who then related this situation.

“They’re being pressured to sign self-deportation orders,” Proano told me. “They’re currently in detention. These men hold the key to what actually happened.” Under self-deportation, detained migrants agree to leave the country voluntarily within a prescribed time period.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 09/07/2026
Ronaldo Salgado relayed his panicked search for his father, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, as he joined local legislators and activists in calling for a full and transparent investigation into the killing on Tuesday in Houston. wapo.st/4vUxMt9
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I don't see anyone in the US media covering what's going on in Ukraine, and how Vance and Trump intervened to keep Putin from losing. JD advised Zelenskyy to remain defensive only while this regime refuses to provide Patriot missiles to defend itself. Monstrous, even if it can be ignored.
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JD Vance offers Ukraine surrender written in civilian blood | LOLGOP Studios
The vice president's coy 'suggestions' to Zelenskyy betray how he's trying to pay off the quid pro quo that helped Trump win in 2016. JD Van
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LaurieIsBlue @laurieisblue.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
So once again TRump and the GOP have completely hamstringed the ACA while providing nothing to replace it. Every American not in the 1% will suffer from this cruel and calculated dismantling of semi affordable healthcare. #FuckTrump #FuckTheGOP
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Patrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
THE US HAVING A WHITES-ONLY REFUGEE POLICY SHOULD BE A MUCH BIGGER STORY
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Tal Lavin @swordsjew.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
who could have predicted nazi tattoo guy would be an unmitigated shit head
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Before the whitewash comes in, a reminder that because of Mitch Mconnell American women are dying and bleeding out because they were denied abortion care. Because of McConnell the Russians were free to interfere in our elections. Because of Mitch billionaires are coddled while kids get screwed over.
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Ruth Kraut @ruthkraut.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
And really, $40 a day is not nearly enough. Food alone for a family of four is well over $100 per day. And if you work at home or have health needs…
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Dana Nessel @dananessel.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
It is incredibly frustrating for the hundreds of thousands of Michiganders who have dealt with these power outages, including the tens of thousands still sitting in the dark, throwing out spoiled food, and wondering if they can even trust the estimated restoration times.
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Chad Livengood @chadlivengood.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Grosse Pointe high school hockey coach accused of sexual assault on his boat www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...
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Grosse Pointe high school hockey coach accused of sexual assault
Benjamin Warda allegedly assaulted a victim on his boat at a St. Clair Shores marina.
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Chad Livengood @chadlivengood.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Nearly a Million Investors Lost a Total of $3.8 Billion on Trump Crypto Coin www.nytimes.com/2026/07/04/u...
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Nearly a Million Investors Lost a Total of $3.8 Billion on Trump Crypto Coin
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Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
I know there is, um, other stuff happening right now, but HHS under RFK Jr. has postponed yet another meeting of the US Preventive Services Task Force, while also failing to provide public access to nominees' application materials as promised in a Federal Register notice
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Key Health Care Panel Is Again Blocked From Meeting
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Donald Johnson @donjohn8.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Journalism is headed down fast paydayreport.com/8/
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80% of Journalism Jobs Disappeared in Last 20 Years
80% of all journalism jobs disappeared over the last two decades according to a new study!
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Trump Watch 👀 @trumpwatch.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Millions spent to turn a reflecting pool “American flag blue.” Now it’s green, clogged with algae, and looks like nobody’s maintained it since the ribbon cutting. “Patriot aesthetics” meets budget reality. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAWa...
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Trump’s Big Beautiful Pool is turning into a swamp
YouTube video by MS NOW
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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
What makes my heart heavy is that 13 servicemembers and a school full of girls died for no reason except to attempt to boost a sad old man’s ego
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Just George Oh 🤘😎💨 @timmytwoshirts.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
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Daniel Adams @danieladams.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Rabhi's comments at Monday's forum should alarm #a2council voters. Every central plank of his platform--housing, public power, in-sourcing staff work--is unfunded, and Rabhi's plan to pay for it all is literally (a) hope it pays for itself, and when it doesn't (b) load the city up with debt.
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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 13/11/2024
one day you're going to see elon posting "we just cut 200 million dollars going to bull weevil outbreak prevention 😂😂" and then a couple months later the entire midwest will be decimated by the first mass bull weevil outbreak since 1884
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 09/06/2026
NOTEWORTHY: Congress funded ICE and CBP with ZERO votes from democrats. Dems held their ground, and I’m glad for that.
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Ruth Kraut @ruthkraut.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Uggggggggghhhhhh
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 10/06/2026
Last year, Eric Murphy, a Republican state rep from North Dakota, tried to expand the window in which women could access abortion. “I might lose an election over this,” he said, “but would I rather win an election by not doing the right thing?”
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These Republican Lawmakers Challenged Abortion Bans. Then They Faced Backlash.
At least four of them lost reelection bids after anti-abortion groups and key party allies backed their challengers instead. Two others — a state representative from North Dakota and a state senator f...
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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
On track to becoming the worst Ebola outbreak "this time, the US has undermined its ability to help by shuttering USAID, cutting staff at CDC and withdrawing from the WHO. Thousands could pay the ultimate price for that recklessness" @jeremykonyndyk.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Musk functionally ran the US government for 6 months last year and managed to: increase spending, slash services, kill 100,000s, and help nurture both Ebola & Screwworms. Yet somehow no one mentions this when they talk about the company he is going to take public this week.
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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
The American Diabetes Association still doesn‘t get it. And hiding behind your 501c3 status doesn’t work. You’re not prohibited from criticizing government policies under this status you cowards. diabetes.org/newsroom/pre...
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The American Diabetes Association’s Statement Regarding Nonpartisanship | American Diabetes Association
As many of you are now aware, an incident took place at the American Diabetes Association’s (ADA) Scientific Sessions.
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