Reposted by Ruth van WijkAl Toth @atoth99.bsky.social · 06/10/2026In a deranged speech last night, Trump called on Iran to use a nuclear weapon against Los Angeles and San Diego, calling it "a very small price to pay" The president of the USA encouraged a foreign nation to commit a heinous crime against humanity and incinerate millions Is it finally too much? 137938
Reposted by Ruth van WijkKittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026BREAKING See exclusive action of the 24/7 LIVE video feed from Donald Trump's new TRUMP TV channel. Never miss a second again! 189636
Ruth van Wijk @rvanwijk.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Wall Street Was Built on Enslavement northeastcoldcase.medium.com/wall-street-...northeastcoldcase.medium.comWall Street Was Built on EnslavementNortheast Cold Case is a long‑form investigation into forgotten people and events of New England and New York. Each episode follows real… 001
Ruth van Wijk @rvanwijk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Wall Street’s story is more than markets and money. In colonial New York, enslaved Indigenous and African people were bought, sold, hired out, and forced to labor in the streets, homes, workshops, and docks of lower Manhattan. Episode 1 of Northern Slavery: The Case Files youtu.be/28QAs3Fn7gM 021
Reposted by Ruth van WijkSue Massa @smassa.bsky.social · 27/08/2026They can release all of the Epstein files or lose any chance of surviving their exit from Congress! 084
Ruth van Wijk @rvanwijk.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Who really “won” the American Revolution? After the British left Long Island in 1783, Patriot refugees, Loyalists, enslaved people, and Indigenous communities faced very different futures. Follow a story of ruined farms, freedom, exile, and home. youtu.be/eziel79XT0Eyoutu.beWho "Won" the American Revolution?YouTube video by Northeast Cold Case 000
Ruth van Wijk @rvanwijk.bsky.social · 01/07/2026In October 1776, as British forces tightened control over Long Island, many families faced a decision that would change their lives forever. But in countless cases, it was not fathers, soldiers, or politicians making that choice. It was women. youtu.be/dL3sAxQb-Ow?... 100
Ruth van Wijk @rvanwijk.bsky.social · 21/06/2026The British invasion of Long Island in 1776 didn’t land on empty ground. Follow Native families on Long Island and along the Connecticut coast as war turns their homelands into a military zone, their water routes into borders, and their identities into labels that erase them. youtu.be/diQYasqvRY4 010
Ruth van Wijk @rvanwijk.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Why were the lives of enslaved people made "invisible" in the histories of the American Revolution? Investigate with Northeast Cold Case. #Juneteenth #BlackHistory #America250 youtube.com/shorts/K81qb... 020
Ruth van Wijk @rvanwijk.bsky.social · 16/06/2026When Long Island families fled to Connecticut in 1776, what happened to the people they enslaved? Watch "Freedom, Flight, and Betrayal: Enslaved People in the Long Island Crisis", a story of flight, forced migration, and the choices people faced. #America250 #Juneteenth youtu.be/PFzvcL7Hgvs?...youtu.beRevolutionary Refugees, Episode 4 - Freedom, Flight, and Betrayal: Enslaved People of Long IslandYouTube video by Northeast Cold Case 000
Ruth van Wijk @rvanwijk.bsky.social · 12/06/2026In 1776, New London was a thriving port. By winter, it was a refuge. Episode 3 of Revolutionary Refugees explores the sudden arrival of Long Island families—and how one Connecticut town struggled, adapted, and changed forever. #America250 youtu.be/kCU2QSbbU8g?...youtu.beRevolutionary Refugees, Episode 3 - The Town That Suddenly Grew: Refugees Arrive in New London, CT.YouTube video by Northeast Cold Case 000
Ruth van Wijk @rvanwijk.bsky.social · 08/06/2026#America250 In the late 1700s, Sag Harbor wasn’t just a busy whaling port—it was an escape route. Families took whatever they could carry, fleeing war across Long Island Sound to CT. Watch Episode 1 of Revolutionary Refugees now on Northeast Cold Case: youtu.be/cNHVI44fQCs?...youtu.beThe Night Long Island Families Vanished: Refugees to Connecticut, 1776YouTube video by Northeast Cold Case 000
Ruth van Wijk @rvanwijk.bsky.social · 08/06/2026#America250 On a cold night in 1776, a small boat leaves Long Island—no lanterns, just oars in black water and a family risking everything to reach Connecticut. Watch Episode 2 of Revolutionary Refugees now on Northeast Cold Case: youtu.be/CmaDw13ahw8?...youtu.beCrossing in the Dark: One Refugee Boat from Long Island to Connecticut 1776YouTube video by Northeast Cold Case 000
Ruth van Wijk @rvanwijk.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Ice, ice, and more ice. A few months of recovery ahead, and that awful pain will be gone, finally. Sending gentle hugs. 120
Ruth van Wijk @rvanwijk.bsky.social · 28/04/2026As a former Christian fundamentalist, I can say this is true. By encountering Others, we ran this risk of encountering good people with differing worldviews. That cognitive dissonance threatened the integrity of the cult's claim to be the only wholesome people, and thus its power to control us. 010
Ruth van Wijk @rvanwijk.bsky.social · 19/04/2026The Republican Congress is scared of what Trump is doing, and they're scared of stopping him. But have they tried giving him a Chinese finger trap? 000
Reposted by Ruth van WijkSara Margarita Medina Ramos @sarammedinaramis.bsky.social · 19/04/2026If he is too erratic by military standards... Then the 25th Amendment is appropriateyoutube.comBreaking: Top military officials kept Trump out of the situation room due to erratic behavior.YouTube video by Aaron Parnas 11610
Ruth van Wijk @rvanwijk.bsky.social · 18/04/2026youtu.be/hWZtInPMrjs?...youtu.beWhy Trump’s Delusions Are So Dangerous: Therapist | The Daily Beast PodcastYouTube video by The Daily Beast 000
Reposted by Ruth van WijkMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Christian Nationalism is a Cult of Convenience 308144814855
Reposted by Ruth van WijkOMG.WTF 🇦🇺 🇲🇪 🇿🇲 @amsickofpollies.bsky.social · 09/04/2026 Nothing left to say Billions feel this way . 30892662738
Reposted by Ruth van WijkMaggie Smith @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social · 07/04/2026So pro-life means jailing women who miscarry but shrugging when the deranged president says “a whole civilization will die tonight.” Do I have that right? 622274597732
Reposted by Ruth van WijkDr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 07/04/2026There is no statute of limitations for war crimes. 1031582
Reposted by Ruth van WijkCurious Bystander @curious-bystander.bsky.social · 07/04/2026So...um... I can't be the only person thinking "He's threatening genocide" WTF??? Remove him before he kills more people!!! 1482174464848
Reposted by Ruth van WijkCongresswoman Grace Meng @meng.house.gov · 07/04/2026Calling for the erasure of a civilization is dangerous and unhinged coming from any leader, let alone an American President. It is not a tactic. It is not a joke. America is not at war with the Iranian people. (1/2) 38261381374
Reposted by Ruth van WijkGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Rep. Ted Lieu isn't backing down. 490167954907
Reposted by Ruth van WijkLeah Bobeah @leahleahbobeah.bsky.social · 07/04/2026#removetheregime #WarCrimes #TheHague 04413
Ruth van Wijk @rvanwijk.bsky.social · 30/03/2026www.irishstar.com/news/us-news...irishstar.comF-16s scramble above Mar-a-Lago after unusual plane breaches restricted airspaceNORAD intercepted a private aircraft that entered restricted airspace near Mar-a-Lago where President Donald Trump was staying on Sunday, with F-16s deploying flares during the intercept 010
Reposted by Ruth van WijkOldfatuglynbroke @oldfatuglynbroke.bsky.social · 19/03/2026open.substack.comOur 2nd president on how to resist the 47thJohn Adams feared a dishonest and ignorant man in the White House 9127001050
Reposted by Ruth van WijkChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 28/02/2026One day I hope this will feel outdated. We’re nowhere near there yet. 261108873113
Reposted by Ruth van Wijk🦋❄️🍁Baron🍁❄️🦋 @baron333.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Trump should be scared now !!!! 47320
Reposted by Ruth van WijkThomas Benner @thomasbenner.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Lost in Translation | Cartoon by Daniel Boris 182560616