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Ruth van Wijk

@rvanwijk.bsky.social
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🏳️‍🌈Genealogist, Boomer, Exvangelical, Union Member, Human. May all beings be liberated. May all suffering be eradicated. May all wisdom be embodied. May all beings awaken.

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Al Toth @atoth99.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
In 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?
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Ruth van Wijk @rvanwijk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Emporer Gluteus Maximus.
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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
BREAKING See exclusive action of the 24/7 LIVE video feed from Donald Trump's new TRUMP TV channel. Never miss a second again!
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Ruth van Wijk @rvanwijk.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Wall Street Was Built on Enslavement northeastcoldcase.medium.com/wall-street-...
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Wall Street Was Built on Enslavement
Northeast Cold Case is a long‑form investigation into forgotten people and events of New England and New York. Each episode follows real…
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Ruth van Wijk @rvanwijk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Wall 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
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Sue Massa @smassa.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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Ruth van Wijk @rvanwijk.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
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Ruth van Wijk @rvanwijk.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Needs more AquaNet
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Sue Massa @smassa.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
They can release all of the Epstein files or lose any chance of surviving their exit from Congress!
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Ruth van Wijk @rvanwijk.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Who 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/eziel79XT0E
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Who "Won" the American Revolution?
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Ruth van Wijk @rvanwijk.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
In 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?...
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Ruth van Wijk @rvanwijk.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
The 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
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Ruth van Wijk @rvanwijk.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Why 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...
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Ruth van Wijk @rvanwijk.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
When 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?...
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Revolutionary Refugees, Episode 4 - Freedom, Flight, and Betrayal: Enslaved People of Long Island
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Ruth van Wijk @rvanwijk.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
In 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?...
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Revolutionary Refugees, Episode 3 - The Town That Suddenly Grew: Refugees Arrive in New London, CT.
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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?...
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The Night Long Island Families Vanished: Refugees to Connecticut, 1776
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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?...
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Crossing in the Dark: One Refugee Boat from Long Island to Connecticut 1776
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Ruth van Wijk @rvanwijk.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
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Ruth van Wijk @rvanwijk.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
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Ruth van Wijk @rvanwijk.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Ice, ice, and more ice. A few months of recovery ahead, and that awful pain will be gone, finally. Sending gentle hugs.
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Ruth van Wijk @rvanwijk.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Reality doesn't exist. Your eyes are bad.
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Ruth van Wijk @rvanwijk.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
As 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.
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
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Ruth van Wijk @rvanwijk.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
The 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?
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Sara Margarita Medina Ramos @sarammedinaramis.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
If he is too erratic by military standards... Then the 25th Amendment is appropriate
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Breaking: Top military officials kept Trump out of the situation room due to erratic behavior.
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Ruth van Wijk @rvanwijk.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
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Why Trump’s Delusions Are So Dangerous: Therapist | The Daily Beast Podcast
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Ruth van Wijk @rvanwijk.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Happy birthday Steven. I appreciate your work.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Christian Nationalism is a Cult of Convenience
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Ruth van Wijk @rvanwijk.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
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Ruth van Wijk @rvanwijk.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
MS.Now and NY Times are running the story.
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Ruth van Wijk @rvanwijk.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Thank you for being a good human.
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OMG.WTF 🇦🇺 🇲🇪 🇿🇲 @amsickofpollies.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Nothing left to say Billions feel this way .
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Ruth van Wijk @rvanwijk.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
I'll just leave this here
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Mynameis...Miro @zg4ever.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
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Maggie Smith @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
So 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?
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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
There is no statute of limitations for war crimes.
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Curious Bystander @curious-bystander.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
So...um... I can't be the only person thinking "He's threatening genocide" WTF??? Remove him before he kills more people!!!
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Congresswoman Grace Meng @meng.house.gov · 07/04/2026
Calling 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)
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Rep. Ted Lieu isn't backing down.
Screenshot of a tweet by Rep. Ted Lieu stating that U.S. military law prohibits war crimes, including strikes on civilian infrastructure that cause disproportionate harm. The tweet warns that service members must disobey illegal orders and could face prosecution by a future administration if they commit war crimes.
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Leah Bobeah @leahleahbobeah.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
#removetheregime #WarCrimes #TheHague
THE HAGUE trap box over the White House
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Ruth van Wijk @rvanwijk.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
arapistsayswhut?
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Ruth van Wijk @rvanwijk.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
www.irishstar.com/news/us-news...
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F-16s scramble above Mar-a-Lago after unusual plane breaches restricted airspace
NORAD 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
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Oldfatuglynbroke @oldfatuglynbroke.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
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Our 2nd president on how to resist the 47th
John Adams feared a dishonest and ignorant man in the White House
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Ruth van Wijk @rvanwijk.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Introduce yourself!!
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 28/02/2026
One day I hope this will feel outdated. We’re nowhere near there yet.
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🏃‍♂️The Runner🏃‍♂️ @therunnner.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Deee-port
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🦋❄️🍁Baron🍁❄️🦋 @baron333.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Trump should be scared now !!!!
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Ruth van Wijk @rvanwijk.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
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Thomas Benner @thomasbenner.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Lost in Translation | Cartoon by Daniel Boris
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