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Kathy Routliffe

@unionmaid.bsky.social
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Grouchy old broad, semi-retired reporter, Canadian ex-pat in her adopted city, Chicago. Pro: democracy, 4th estate, unions, SFF, silliness, Dr. Who, music, esp. KPop. Anti: fascists, forced birthers, misogynists, transphobes, homophobes. she/her

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Leigh Harrison Helberg @leighhelberg.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Gary, Indiana has been without power for NINE DAYS. More than 20,000 customers in Gary still in the dark, and full restoration may not come until August 25. No A/C. No refrigeration. Medical needs at risk. Nine days without electricity in an American city is not an inconvenience. It’s a failure.
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Kathy Routliffe @unionmaid.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Ovaltine
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🇨🇦 Tony Dauphinee @oldstoney1957.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
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Vote Blue No Matter Who
ALT: Vote Blue No Matter Who
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Kathy Routliffe @unionmaid.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
I just took action with @theactionnetwork.bsky.social: Petition - Release alleged source Courtney Williams!. Take action here: actionnetwork.org/forms/petiti...
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Petition - Release alleged source Courtney Williams!
We are calling on the Department of Justice to drop the Espionage Act charges against Courtney Williams immediately. Courtney Williams is a U.S. Army veteran who spoke out about the gender discrimina...
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Kathy Routliffe @unionmaid.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Russia has outlawed 9 LGBT+ organizations as "extremist" since February. 40%+ of LGBT+ people faced hate violence last year. 94% now self-censor. A 17-year-old was told by police she "shouldn't exist." Sign the call for safe passage: a.allout.org/s/WNBqA/
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Russia's crackdown on LGBT+ people is accelerating
Women reported to police for kissing. A 17-year-old told she "shouldn't exist." A trans woman turned away from hospital mid-stroke. Russia's crackdown on LGBT+ people is accelerating – and 63% of thos...
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Hundreds of thousands of Albanians have been protesting for over a week to revolt against their corrupt govt as well as criminal slumlord traitor Jared Kushner and Crimestress Ivanka for plotting to seize their land. Americans could learn a thing or two on how it’s done.
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Kathy Routliffe @unionmaid.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
The Wayback Machine makes every news outlet it archives more resilient against pressure to remove stories that threaten the powerful. Tell the New York Times, The Atlantic, and USA Today to stop blocking it! savethearchive.com/newsleaders?...
savethearchive.com
Tell New York Times, The Atlantic, and USA Today to keep the crucial work of journalists in the Wayback Machine!
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
A lot of people are mad at Merz for saying this, but where’s the lie? It’s really easy to get into a conflict. Getting out cleanly is a whole different animal.
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Ann @ann.sheshed.rocks · 27/04/2026
I’m just going to leave this here… #SheShed
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Most Memorable Quotes in Presidential History:
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Kathy Routliffe @unionmaid.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
I remember disagreeing w/my husband about Butler, PA. I actually trusted what was being said ... until I looked at that miraculously healed ear. And now? Tonight? Hmm, let me think. OK, got it ... ... Set up. Set up. Set up.
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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
He was of course going to do this but also……. a whca hosted and organized dinner would not happen at the fucking White House
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
It actually is this simple.
You can either have a dinner celebrating the First Amendment or you can have a dinner featuring
Donald Trump.
You can't have both.
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Yvonne @energyis.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
MANY ARE ALEADY SAYING IT.............VERY SUSPICIOUS.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
* “There will be some shots fired tonight”
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Amy Siskind @amysiskind.com · 26/04/2026
Wolf Blitzer says he has been to 30 WHCDs, and security at this one was the most intense. Yet a 30 y-o from California made it through security, and was steps away from the ballroom 🤔
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's, was arrested after confronting Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about Gaza during a hearing on Capitol Hill: “Congress sent the bombs that kill children in Gaza and paid for them with cuts to Medicaid,” he shouted before his arrest.
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Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 26/04/2026
Everyone immediately assuming that an attempt on the President is staged is probably not a sign of a healthy democracy.
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Jayne4Freedom @jayne4freedom.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
The Orange one who cried Wolf. And now you have people, rightly so who don't believe you.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Trump is just lah-dee-dah fine after another *alleged* assassination attempt & he demands: “LET THE SHOW GO ON”. The “SHOW”? 🙄
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 26/04/2026
lol
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Today marks the one year anniversary of Epstein survivor Virginia Giuffre's death. The survivors aren't going anywhere. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Virginia Giuffre Set Something In Motion That Can't Be Stopped
A Sad Anniversary
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
The plan is to blame Biden for Trump's catastrophic fuck-up.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Jesus had a word or two to say about people like the sanctimonious Christian Nationalists who flutter about Donald Trump and drop Jesus’s name to get what they want here on Earth.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/04/2026
Every city. Everywhere. Make this happen where you live. #GoodTrouble
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Kathy Routliffe @unionmaid.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Here's a petition started with @weareallout.bsky.social that could really change things for LGBT+ people. Add your name to join the fight for LGBT+ rights! 🌈 a.allout.org/s/Wq8Vr/
a.allout.org
Stop Trump’s Ban on Trans Troops – Take Action Now!
Trump’s executive order could ban trans people from serving in the military—again. This is unconstitutional & must be stopped! Congress must act NOW to block this discrimination. Sign the petition to ...
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Kathy Routliffe @unionmaid.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
OK, so @bsky.app, @support.bsky.team, could chase the video upload gremlins off site? Thanks in advance!
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
For my own wellbeing, sometimes it's best to completely ignore harsh reality & focus exclusively on one or all of our 3 pets. In this case it's our youngest, Trixie (a/k/a Bat-Mite, a/k/a Spawn of Satan), who I love dearly. ♥️ 🐶 (also: #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files)
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
In February 1777, General George Washington ordered the first mass immunization campaign in American history by mandating that his troops be inoculated against smallpox. He protected the Continental Army from an epidemic that was deadlier than British forces. 249 years later, we have this idiot.
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
We could’ve had this intelligent supremely qualified leader in the White House instead of a dangerous psychopath. I’ll never regret voting for her.
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Rowdy Rebel @rowdyrebel.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Spot on.
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John Hudgens @johnhudgens.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
NASA’s Earth photos from Artemis inspired me to put this on today… 🙂 Getting lots of positive comments on it as I run errands…
Cloisonné pin similar to the NASA logo, but reads “NOT FLAT”, with “we checked” underneath l
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Astronomy 🔭 @astronomy.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
🚨: NASA just dropped a full disk image of Earth taken by Artemis II 🤯
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Kathy Routliffe @unionmaid.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
It's so easy to ignore data centers and solar farms, but we have to pay attention because of realities like this.
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philsmithcross.bsky.social @philsmithcross.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
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Jennifer Em @jenniferem.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
So say we ALL!!
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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
The Secretary of Defense is a coward “Mr. Hegseth refused to meet with General George about the matter” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/u...
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Hegseth Fires Army Chief Amid Battle With Its Leaders
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 03/04/2026
One of the ways the far right raised the salience and dominated the sports debate was elevating every trans female athlete into a national news story, including middle school girls playing volleyball. They regularly ignored trans men competing and even winning in male competitions.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 03/04/2026
When trans masc athletes start winning competitions regularly, they'll ban them too and use the excuse of "doping" to do it. That blows up their whole "biological sex" argument though.
Three smiling transmasculine athletes stand arm-in-arm on a rocky beach. The person on the left wears a black and white cycling jersey reading "BODIES ARE NOT BANS," black cycling shorts, and holds a transgender pride flag draped over their shoulder. The person in the middle wears black swim briefs and has a finisher medal around their neck. The shirtless person on the right has multiple tattoos, wears black running shorts with a small trans flag patch, and is holding up their finisher medal. The individuals in the middle and on the right have visible top surgery scars.
​The logo for the publication "them" is in the top left corner. Large white text overlaid across the bottom of the image reads: "A Transmasc Ironman Trio Won Third Place in a Relay, Beating Over 200 Other Teams by Mathew Rodriguez".
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
The most crooked AG in history got fired today. Not because she was crooked. Because she wasn’t good enough at it.
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Trump was quite explicit about his racism and misogyny. People didn’t care, because “the price of eggs” or some stupidity like that, and voted for him anyway So while we might be disgusted by Hegseth’s bigotry, we shouldn’t be surprised by it And if you think-like I do-that it’s unacceptable VOTE
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
🚨BREAKING: A huge win in the conservative 8th Circuit! Arkansas requirement of an original "wet signature" on voter registration applications is BLOCKED for violating the Civil Rights Act. Victory for our clients Get Loud Arkansas and Vote.org! www.democracydocket.com/cases/arkans...
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🚨 Get Loud Arkansas v. Thurston
Read more.
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Grim Melody Pratt @timpratt.org · 31/03/2026
BEHOLD ME Here are some times I’ve been visible this year Five years ago I never went outside looking the way I felt on the inside Life is better now Happy trans day of visibility I celebrate you all
The author in a sparkly blue party dressThe author in a high-collared Wednesday Addams dressThe author on the street in a black dress with a pink scarfThe author in a dress with skulls and plants and birds on
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Kathy Routliffe @unionmaid.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
I'm not a believer, but he's got it right.
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sunnydaythomas.bsky.social @sunnydaythomas.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
How many more before we are just a statistic? He will die but we'll still be living with 70 million hateful fascist Christian nationalist bigots.
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ᑕᕼᗴᖇYᒪ @cheryl2877.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
🎯 🎯 🎯 🎯
April Fools Day is canceled this year.
Because no prank is greater than the joke that is running this country right now.
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Lisa Weihman @lisaweihman.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Serviceberry blooms against the green water of the White Park reservoir.
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Patrick Doran @patrickdoran.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
I can confirm too Swalwell actually has issued a cease and desist letter to the FIB
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Swalwell accuses Trump, FBI chief of meddling in California governor’s race
The Democrat has leveraged reports that he’s being targeted by Kash Patel to burnish his image as the race’s toughest Trump critic.
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