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Ruth Yost

@justicelovr.bsky.social

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Animal lover. My family comes first. Not done fighting fascists. Illegitimi non carborundum! Descendant of real hillbillies.🐎☮️🐕💙

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Ruth Yost @justicelovr.bsky.social · Nov 15

Kurt Vonnegut: If we are wounded by an ugly idea, we must count it as part of the cost of freedom and, like American heroes in the days gone by, bravely carry on.
from ‘The Idea Killers’ essay, 1984

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Ruth Yost @justicelovr.bsky.social · 54m

U.N. Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, “Ceasefire according to Israel = ‘you cease, I fire.’”

At least 7 Palestinians killed as Israel violates the ceasefire

Monday, Donald Trump announced with great fanfare that the “war in Gaza is over” and christened himself the “President of Peace.”

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Bertie the Feckless

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 3h

The Supreme Court’s majority right wing indicated in oral arguments that they think racism is over on the same day that the vice president defended the “I love Hitler” guy, and that the NYT reported that the current administration plans to accept only white, English-speaking refugees.

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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 3h

John Roberts: Eliminating racial discrimination means eliminating all of it.

Brett Kavanaugh: Totes.

*immigrants being profiled by ICE enter the chat*

Roberts Court: Yeah but I didn't mean like that. The cops can definitely still arrest you because you're brown.

Kav: *chugs beer in agreement*

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Ruth Watson @ruthwatson.bsky.social · 2h

#America, 2025

Evan Simko-Bednarski @simko-bednarski.bsky.social · 3h

This is dark. But also, this display of solidarity on the part of the pentagon press corps should be a model for dealing with the regime

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 3h

“The Defense Department has confiscated the badges of the Pentagon reporters from virtually every major media organization in America,” the Pentagon Press Association said

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The Salt Lake Tribune @sltrib.com · 2h

Letter: Democrats must offer compelling alternatives — we are desperate for wise, competent, selfless, inspired leadership.

Letter: Railing against the Trump administration’s tactics is insufficient to effect change

www.sltrib.com

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Ruth Yost @justicelovr.bsky.social · 2h

Yes! Fighting back👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Ruth Yost @justicelovr.bsky.social · 2h

No JD. The stupid things you did you published in a low down illiterate book.

Ruth Yost @justicelovr.bsky.social · 6h

Is it me or does Kevin Hassett really look terminally smug?

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CallsignBaker GOP=🤡's @bobtheangryone.bsky.social · 1d

Notice the pattern:

Claimed "drug" boat.

Vessel obliterated and sunk.

Claimed "criminal immigrant".

To be killed by ICE.

Claimed "ANTIFA Terrorist"

To be Killed by ICE.

They are normalizing killing anyone who opposes them.

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Ruth Yost @justicelovr.bsky.social · 1d

Just ewww🤮

Ruth Yost @justicelovr.bsky.social · 1d

What a load of shinola

Ruth Yost @justicelovr.bsky.social · 1d

I hope they both rot in hell🔥🔥🔥

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

Reading that cretin Alex Jones was put on blast by the conservative Supreme Court and "Dr. Phil" has had to declare bankruptcy on the same day? What an embarrassment of riches! Only one other breaking news story about another odious man would make things better.
www.rawstory.com/dr-phil-trum...

Dr Phil faces 'total collapse' after MAGA alignment backfires massively: report

Dr. Phil McGraw's attempt to transition from daytime television personality to a politically aligned media mogul during Donald Trump's second presidential term has been marked by spectacular failure a...

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Ruth Yost @justicelovr.bsky.social · 1d

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

OOPSIE DAISY. The entire republican party is just a gaggle of sex pests.

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 1d

A judge has issued a restraining order against Republican Rep. Cory Mills after he was accused by a former girlfriend of threatening to circulate sexually explicit videos of her.

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Earthbound420 @earthbound420.bsky.social · 1d

Micro Johnson Sucks 💥

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Ruth Yost @justicelovr.bsky.social · 1d

Cause Donnie do little said so.

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Biggie @biggienotsmalls.bsky.social · 1d

💯💯💯

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Ruth Yost @justicelovr.bsky.social · 1d

If it’s true, the guy with the info has probably had his life threatened and is in witness protection somewhere. Damn I really wanted Mikey Johnson outed.

Ruth Yost @justicelovr.bsky.social · 1d

Not to surprised in the slightest. It’s their m.o.

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Dee @artedslife.bsky.social · 1d

Yep, Trump is giving his latest boy crush $20B and they’re already positioned to sell their soy crops to China…America first? 🤯

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

🔥 COUNTRY SINGER @bryanandrewsmusic.bsky.social : "You don't get to call yourself a Christian and laugh when families are torn apart — and think it's okay that the highest court in the land just gave a green light to ICE agents to target people because they’re brown or speaking Spanish.”

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Ruth Yost @justicelovr.bsky.social · 1d

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Ruth Yost @justicelovr.bsky.social · 1d

How about removing religious propaganda?