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Shelley Ridenour

@shelleyridenour.bsky.social
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Proud print journalist. Fascinated with Bob Dylan. Missing Wyoming. Spoiling my black tuxedo cat whose name is Recycle. Ditched Twitter Nov. 6, 2024.

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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Apparently, Trump despises this image. Please don't use it in your posts. =================
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Shelley Ridenour @shelleyridenour.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Amazing reporting by @joshuabenton.com AI confuses me more every day. www.niemanlab.org/2026/07/now-...
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Now we’re getting AI fake news complaining about how AI fake news is the death of real news
Did 47 Alabama newspapers die on a single day and no one noticed? (Hint: No, they didn't.)
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Shelley Ridenour @shelleyridenour.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Thanks @markjacob.bsky.social I like being reminded what a loser trump is. There’s a yearbook photo of young Donald Trump in military school, an array of medals attached to his dress jacket. Except it wasn’t his jacket. Trump had borrowed it from a classmate because it had more medals than his own.
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Blue Dot in Red State @bluedotin.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
(Daily Beast) Yes, Trump edges closer to more dementia. A recent text included a woman's picture whom he called his "daughter"... that was not at all that. The picture is over a year old. Time for the GOP and the White House to get help for Trump. Now. www.thedailybeast.com/trump-sparks...
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Trump Sparks Health Concerns With Confusing ‘Daughter’ Photo
The 80-year-old president’s baffling post sparked fresh concerns of dementia.
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Grudgie the Wail @grudgie.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
It really is fucking wild that Trump is having people arrested for putting a finger in a pool when he pardoned the people who full out trashed the US Capitol
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
When you’re the president and you’re arguing with a New York Times headline, you are definitely not winning.
Trump post: The headline in the Corrupt and Failing New York Times: “What Changed After Almost 4 Months of War? Analysts Say Not Much.” REALLY? Their Military is DONE, their Navy is GONE, their Air Force is GONE, their Launching Pads, Missiles, Drones and Manufacturing of same, is almost GONE, their top two sets of Leaders are GONE, their Inflation is at 250%, their Economy is BROKEN, their Soldiers aren’t being paid, the Hormuz Strait is OPEN, THE OIL IS GUSHING, and the U.S. Stock Market and Jobs are at record HIGHS. That’s what’s CHANGED, you corrupt and unethical cowards, and MORE!!! President DJT
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 22/06/2026
The sequence of events with Trump's reflecting pool fiasco follows a pattern characteristic of many of the president’s projects and policies. While the steps may occur in different orders, they end in the same place: failure, with regular people paying the price.
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The Reflecting Pool mess is right out of Trump's destructive playbook
Like other failed beautification projects, the president's ego trip will cost taxpayers millions.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 22/06/2026
Under Trump, the wars will continue. It’s not a reckless adventure; it’s all part of the plan. Until Trump says it isn’t.
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Donald Trump was never antiwar
MAGA's critique of globalism always left room for conflict.
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Covie @covie93.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
The same donald trump who threatened "years in jail" for people who touch the peeling paint in the Reflecting pool pardoned 1500 people who destroyed the Capitol on Jan. 6.
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💙🪄 Keep Rising 🪄💙 @keeprising.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
🔴 BRAVA #joycebeatty got his name removed 💖💛💜🩷
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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 13/06/2026
The letters spelling out President Donald Trump’s name on the facade of Kennedy Center are now gone, according to the venue's executive director.
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Trump’s name nixed from Kennedy Center facade, top official says
The letters spelling out President Donald Trump’s name on the facade of Kennedy Center are now gone, according to the venue's executive director.
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 13/06/2026
A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to restore sites changed under an executive order calling for the nation's museums, parks and landmarks to not display elements that "inappropriately disparage Americans past or living." to.pbs.org/43ubGkV
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Judge orders restoration of National Park changes made by Trump administration
“History cannot be faithfully told while excluding the experiences of communities whose contributions, struggles, and achievements form an important part of our Nation’s story,” the judge wrote.
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Shelley Ridenour @shelleyridenour.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Trump's name poised to be removed from Kennedy Center after judge denies last-minute move to keep it www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/12/j... I'm waiting for the day no one remembers his name.
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Trump’s name poised to be removed from Kennedy Center after judge denies last-minute move to keep it
A judge has denied a request from the Kennedy Center to pause a ruling ordering President Donald Trump’s name removed from building.
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Shelley Ridenour @shelleyridenour.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Huge kudos to @kristenwelker.bsky.social for her top-notch performance while the alleged president again demonstrated he's mentally ill. #Istandwithrealjournalists
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ACLU of Idaho @acluidaho.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
We were in court today challenging Idaho's unconstitutional restroom law. We are all harmed by laws like HB 752 that police how we exist in public.
A group of trans rights activists hold signs outside a courthouse.
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Shelley Ridenour @shelleyridenour.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
From @apnews.com Scott Pelley fired from '60 Minutes,' deepening turmoil at CBS News. You had to know this was coming. Weiss and company are thin-skinned whiners who only want employees who will kiss their asses. It's so ridiculous. #Istandwithrealjournalists
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The Real Wyoming Registered Democrat @wyodemocrat.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
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M. Kabir @mkabir.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
“I simply know that when the government controls every word that is printed, every idea that is taught in school, history is no longer a record of the past but is a changeable thing, whatever is convenient to the government.” — Robert A. Heinlein
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Shelley Ridenour @shelleyridenour.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Trump: "The only thing that matters when I’m talking about Iran, they can’t have a nuclear weapon. I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation. I don’t think about anybody. I think about one thing: We cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon. That’s all. That’s the only thing that motivates me.”
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 07/05/2026
Sen. Mark Kelly: "If you say something that the president or this administration does not like, they're going to come after you. The president is trying to silence us, and I can't think of anything that's more un-American."
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D. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
📌Barack Obama was targeted 11 times in assassination attempts during this two terms. I bet you don't remember any of them because they were handled through proper channels, professionally, and he isn't a whiny bitch.
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Shelley Ridenour @shelleyridenour.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Kudos to @schumer.senate.gov and @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social for this clear differences. Red GOP -- Chaos, Costs, Corruption Blue Dems -- Accountability, Affordability #VoteBlue💙
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 16/04/2026
Pope Leo XIV: Jesus told us, blessed are the peacemakers. But woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic, or political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth.
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Michael ❌👑 Indivisible COLO @michaelindivisible.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 16/04/2026
Literally everyone except Trump's psycho red-hatted base hates him. Surely NYT can find a few to interview in diners?
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Trump's polling is terrible and getting worse
His second term is already an unambiguous failure.
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Rachel de Leon @raeoflion.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Taylor Cadle was wrongfully charged with lying that her adoptive father had raped her at the age of 12. She proved her innocence and ten years later, a judge affirmed she can sue the sheriff's office.
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Survivor’s lawsuit against Florida sheriff moves forward
Ten years after being wrongfully charged, a survivor's lawsuit against the Polk County Sheriff moves forward
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Shelley Ridenour @shelleyridenour.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Let’s not gloss over this. The president of the United States threatened genocide. From @poynterinstitute.bsky.social
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Shelley Ridenour @shelleyridenour.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Thanks #PopeLeo Speaking to other reporters, he added: “I’m not afraid of the Trump administration or of speaking out loudly about the message of the Gospel, which is what the Church works for.'' tRump continues to prove he's an absolute ass.
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Omaha World-Herald @owhnews.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
US judge orders Pentagon to restore news media access
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US judge orders Pentagon to restore news media access
The New York Times said the Pentagon released what it called a new "interim" policy defying an earlier court ruling.
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Shelley Ridenour @shelleyridenour.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Trump’s not just pretending to be a madman. He actually is one. @markjacob.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/stopthep...
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Trump’s not just pretending to be a madman. He actually is one.
His unhinged behavior may alarm Americans more than it intimidates Iran
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 07/04/2026
How extremists reconquered Idaho—and how some locals are fighting back.
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How extremists reconquered Idaho in the age of Trump—and how some locals are fighting back
“Who the fuck are these men?”
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Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation @heartmountain.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
The administration's proposed elimination of funding for the Japanese American Confinement Sites program will hurt places like Heart Mountain, Topaz, Minidoka, Manzanar and other organizations trying to tell this history. We're working to reverse it. www.powelltribune.com/stories/fund...
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Funding jeopardy - Powell Tribune
As the long process to restore and create an exhibit to display the historic root cellar at the Heart Mountain Interpretive Center continues, the funding that made that and other projects possible is ...
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Shelley Ridenour @shelleyridenour.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
I thought immediately of Mark Jacob’s piece about how the media is missing the biggest story there is — Trump’s apparent mental illness. Shortened from: @sulliview.bsky.social @markjacob.bsky.social
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Shelley Ridenour @shelleyridenour.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
As author and historian Garrett Graff aptly put it in his newsletter: “It was, by any measure, the most unhinged public comment by any president in U.S. history.” From @sulliview.bsky.social
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
"When President Trump says 'nobody' knew or expected something, that often means lots of people knew or expected it." Excellent @ddale8.bsky.social piece on one of Trump's hoariest, and most often-repeated, claims www.cnn.com/2026/03/28/p...
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Analysis: Trump keeps saying ‘nobody’ knew or expected things lots of people knew or expected | CNN Politics
When President Donald Trump says “nobody” knew or expected something, that often means lots of people knew or expected it.
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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 27/03/2026
Trump said the illegal war in Iran would take 4 to 6 weeks. We’re already there, yet he’s asking Congress for $200 billion more—enough for 100 days—and sending ground troops. This is not winding down. This is not a “little detour.” It’s escalation. And Trump has no idea how to end it.
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Trump's Iran war is not winding down. This is not a “little detour.” It’s escalation.
YouTube video by Senator Markey
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Shelley Ridenour @shelleyridenour.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
@markjacob.bsky.social You nailed it in Stop the Presses: "The most reliable measure of the quality of the news media’s war reporting is how much the Trump regime is freaking out about it."
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Shelley Ridenour @shelleyridenour.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Spot on, @markjacob.bsky.social "The media need to make it clear that this is not normal. Americans are not all political science majors or ethicists. Plenty of people don’t understand separation of powers, conflicts of interest, or abuses of power. It’s the media’s job to explain it to them."
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Shelley Ridenour @shelleyridenour.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
It's only February, but I'm thinking about #BraunBrothersReunion2026 in Challis, Idaho. Let's hear your guesses of what year this photo of the 2 sets of Braun brothers was taken! #recklesskelly #micky&themotorcars
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
“It is time to acknowledge what has become tragically obvious: the Trump administration is operating as a massive criminal enterprise.” This absolutely captures it. Instead of "Trump Administration," we should say "Trump Syndicate." #TrumpSyndicate
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 01/02/2026
Democrat Taylor Rehmet flipped a reliably Republican state Senate district in Texas in Saturday's special election, continuing a string of surprise victories for Democrats across the U.S. in the year since Donald Trump returned to the White House.
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Texas stunner: Democrat Taylor Rehmet flips Republican state Senate district Trump won by 17 points
Democrat Taylor Rehmet flipped a reliably Republican state Senate district in Texas in Saturday's special election, continuing a string of surprise victories for Democrats across the U.S. in the year since Donald Trump returned to the White House.
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Bpm7977 @bpm7977.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
I guess if you bankroll a bomb like "Melania," there isn't a lot left over to pay your people. Amazon, you've got to budget your bribes better.
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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 28/01/2026
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 26/01/2026
Here's the thing, Greg — free speech is still protected by the First Amendment under the Constitution. If you want folks to stop saying you're the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people, maybe stop acting like the secret police who are kidnapping and killing people.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
In America you drop your kid off at school, get your brains blown out on the ride home, then the Vice President drops everything for a week to call you a terrorist, to slander your family, to protect the circumstances that led to your death so they can do it again. It is government by Alex Jones.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 06/01/2026
“Dropping bombs or toppling a leader doesn’t guarantee democracy, stability, or make Americans safer."
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Democrat senators on the Armed Services Committee condemn Trump’s capture of Venezuela’s president
"Dropping bombs or toppling a leader doesn’t guarantee democracy, stability, or make Americans safer,” Sen. Mark Kelly said.
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Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov · 09/12/2025
While millions scrounge to pay for groceries and medical procedures, FBI Director Kash Patel flies his taxpayer-paid private jet to “date night” with his girlfriend and the “Boondoggle Ranch” (its real name, I kid you not). House Judiciary Democrats demand reimbursement to the taxpayers.
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Democrats begin congressional probe of Kash Patel's use of FBI Gulfstream jet
House Democrats allege Patel has used the FBI's Gulfstream jet for a "date night" in Tennessee and an outing with friends in Texas.
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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · 07/11/2025
I want to see this shutdown ended as soon as possible. What we need is an agreement that will protect health care for the American people. But if there's no legislation that will pass the House and be signed by President Trump, it will simply be meaningless gesture.
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