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Rutsch

@rutsch.bsky.social
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Retired teacher of American History, US Government, Psychology. Also a Principal and counselor. Veteran. Pissed off about the turn the country has taken and a believer that good will ultimately prevail. Happily married, dad, grandfather. Love UCLA.& LA.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 08/09/2026
Just gonna share this again.
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 01/02/2026
To all the Minnesotans who are making their voices heard and protesting peacefully: The world is watching, and when change comes, it will be because of you.
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Dee Chan @deechan17.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Just think about what would be happening in the US right now if Kamala had been elected.
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 28/01/2026
I made a promise to Alex’s parents to continue to tell his story. An ICU nurse at the VA, an outdoorsman, a deeply generous, compassionate friend and family member, and a true son of Minnesota. Rest in peace, Alex.
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 24/01/2026
I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening. The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
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Skye @simplyskye.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Gavin Newsom: “Trump is one of the most destructive presidents & human beings in my lifetime — I think this republic is at real risk of this country being unrecognizable — I have no patience for people who want to indulge it. This guy is reckless. He has wrecked this country” #Trump: A+++++
Gavin Newsom talks with Trump in LA
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Rutsch @rutsch.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
I first read James Baldwin in high school at the suggestion of my English teacher…brilliant, insightful, social commentator and a master writer.
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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Trump has separated us from the world. He’s sided with Russia & now he plans to tear our country apart/destroy our economy. So, at what point are we going to fight back against this tyrannical fascist dictator? He has an illegal court behind him granting unlimited unitary executive power.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
GOV. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social : “Facts are stubborn things… Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas…. Alabama is a top 3 murder state. Where is the President? — He isn’t focused on crime & violence. It’s about an expression of authoritarianism.” (H/T @acyn.bsky.social )
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Start your morning with two minutes of the testimony of Samuel Garcia, an average American who drove 3 hours to speak truth to power to the Texas legislature. Let’s decide that we are all Samuel Garcia. Get in their faces and make them listen. Mr. Garcia is a great American.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
“He always looks like he just saw the Epstein files”
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NPR @npr.org · 20/06/2025
Republican lawmakers want to change or reduce key social safety net programs that provide healthcare, food benefits, and financial assistance for millions of children.
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What children in poverty could lose from the 'Big Beautiful Bill'
Republicans want to change or reduce key social safety net programs that provide healthcare, food benefits and financial assistance for millions of children.
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Have A Gay Day @haveagayday.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Never forget
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Frost: Tonight the people stealing are not folks with tattoos and hoodies but people wearing suits and ties and congressional pins sitting in the capitol now, not in some alley wrapped in darkness but the United States congress wrapped in the flag. It is disgusting and we will never forget this.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Pritzker: Time to stop wondering if you can trust the nuclear codes to people who don’t know how to organize a group chat. It’s time to stop ignoring the hypocrisy in wearing a big gold cross while announcing the defunding of children’s cancer research…
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Jules⚖️📨 @northjules.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
“It's hypocrisy to call yourself a Christian and chase away a refugee or someone seeking help, someone who is hungry or thirsty, toss out someone who is in need of my help. If I say I am Christian, but do these things, I'm a hypocrite." - Pope Francis 🕊️
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Bradley Whitford @bradleywhitford.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
Shout out to all the finance bros who didn’t give a shit about democracy, human rights, racism, homophobia, misogyny, the future of the planet or basic human decency and voted for the conman they thought was gonna be good for the economy. You guys are geniuses.
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 18/04/2025
I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
Photo of Senator Chris Van Hollen with Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
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Rutsch @rutsch.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Met Sam Elliot the other day, told him how much I loved him, all his work, and in particular "1883", told him it was poetry for my soul. He asked my name, shook my hand, thanked me, could not have nicer...given the world situation now, this totally brightened my day.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
One man just wiped out $10 trillion in wealth, is destroying centuries-old legal protections, and seems determined to unravel humanity’s greatest public health achievement. In 3 months. I don’t know how we get out of this. But if we do, one person can never have that kind of power again.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/04/2025
Mark Kelly: "This is not surprising. Here's a guy who told Americans to inject bleach into their bodies, who sent a mob to Capitol Hill. And now I think it's fair to say he stands out as singlehandedly destroying more wealth with his bad decisions than anybody else who has ever lived on this planet"
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Hi, BlueSky. It's Hillary. I've joined up here to help get the word out about an important election in Wisconsin tomorrow, and other ways to defend our democracy against those who think votes can be bought.
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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 27/03/2025
The Trump admin is detaining students and faculty without charges, withholding federal dollars from universities, blackmailing institutions into silence with witch hunts masquerading as investigations, and violating the Constitution. We cannot be silent. youtube.com/shorts/JyNTa...
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The Trump admin is detaining students and faculty without charges.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Tucson, Arizona today. Original projected attendance was 3,000 people. 23,000 showed up.
Bernie Sanders, AOC, and Greg Casar on stage in Tucson in front a crowd of 23,000 people.
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
This is really the whole ball game right now, *particularly* among the institutions that make up civil society. (my parents definitely had this poster when I was growing up)
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KatherineHawkins @krhawkins.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Our Secretary of Defense almost certainly has more threatening/extremist tattoos and has more credibly been accused of sexual assault than almost all of the people being sent to El Salvador. No exaggeration.
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Thank you, Prime Minister Trudeau. For your hard work, for your leadership, and for your great service to our country.
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Larry Hochman @larryhochman.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
I am just as ill at ease over the way this administration has hijacked American democracy...and taking basic competence with them. But for a number of reasons I'm done with outrage. These people no longer get my anger. Just my determination to replace it and chaos with justice and kindness.
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Cheri Jacobus @cherijacobus.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Trump cares so much about childhood cancer that he and his family stole money from a children's cancer charity.
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
French Senator Claude Malhuret: "Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
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Scott Galloway @profgalloway.com · 04/03/2025
That’s right. 🇺🇦
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 01/03/2025
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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Every decent American should be embarrassed and ashamed today.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
So, actually, it always was Russia.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
A trifecta.
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Joy-Ann Reid @joyannreid.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
If you read one thing today… www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
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The Great Resegregation
The Trump administration’s attacks on DEI are aimed at reversing the civil-rights movement.
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
BREAKING: USCP is arresting Enrique Tarrio for swiping his hand at a counterprotester who got in his face.
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Chris Kluwe, adjudicated poaster @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
I appreciate everyone’s messages of support, I’m trying to get through all my mentions but as you can imagine, it’s been a bit of a busy day :) Remember - peaceful civil disobedience, and no kings, no tyrants. Not ever.
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Fred Wellman @fpwellman.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
They plan to dismantle our democracy at every level.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 19/02/2025
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 14/02/2025
REPOST if you support our federal workforce and know how dedicated they are to their jobs. Show them you appreciate them!
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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
It was called Gulf of Mexico for a reason. Mexico En 1794. #HistoryMatters
Map of Mexico in 1794 showing Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico.
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Tristan Snell @tristansnell.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Dear Governor Kathy Hochul: It's time. You have the power to remove Eric Adams from office as NYC mayor. Take a stand -- and stand up for cleaning up corruption in New York. REMOVE ADAMS NOW. Sincerely, A New Yorker
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