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Tara O'Grady

@taraogrady.bsky.social

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Journalist & Writer Former TV News Reporter at KTVN & at YourAKLink Graduated from UNR with degrees in Journalism & Political Science Now retired have worked in communications for the Democratic party News & Political junkie Mom to 3 amazing adults

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Tara O'Grady @taraogrady.bsky.social · Jan 20

It's a Very Sad Day for America.

It's the beginning of the unraveling of Democracy in the United States.
This account will go dark for today. No further posts until tomorrow as I promise to do all I can to resist.

Please 🙏 for America

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Tara O'Grady @taraogrady.bsky.social · 7h

Trump pushed Zelenskyy in vulgar 'shouting match' to give up all your land or be 'destroyed':

www.rawstory.com/trump-267421...

Trump pushed Zelenskyy in vulgar 'shouting match' to cede land or be 'destroyed': report

In a private meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday, President Donald Trump urged him to concede a significant amount of territory to Russia or face destruction, a meeting that...

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Tara O'Grady @taraogrady.bsky.social · 9h

Trump posts AI video showing him dumping Shit on No Kings protesters
The president shared a video depicting him in a fighter jet dropping what appeared to be feces on U.S. protesters.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

Trump posts AI video showing him dumping on No Kings protesters

The president shared a video depicting him in a fighter jet dropping what appeared to be feces on U.S. protesters.

www.nbcnews.com

Tara O'Grady @taraogrady.bsky.social · 9h

Trump claims ‘unquestioned power’ to deploy troops to San Francisco & any place he wants under Insurrection Act

www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

Trump claims ‘unquestioned power’ to deploy troops to San Francisco under Insurrection Act

President Trump said he has “unquestioned power” under the Insurrection Act to deploy the National Guard and indicated San Francisco will be the next city to face federal intervention.

www.sfchronicle.com

Tara O'Grady @taraogrady.bsky.social · 10h

Trump strikes a seventh alleged drug boat, killing without evidence

www.cbsnews.com/news/strikes...

Trump administration strikes a seventh alleged drug boat, killing 3, Hegseth says

The U.S. military struck another alleged drug-carrying vessel on Friday, killing three people, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced, in the seventh known attack since last month.

www.cbsnews.com

Tara O'Grady @taraogrady.bsky.social · 13h

Israel Strikes Gaza & Halts Aid, Saying Hamas Broke Truce
Israel launched a wave of attacks on Gaza after accusing Palestinian militants of attacking its forces across cease-fire lines.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/w...

Israel Strikes Gaza and Temporarily Halts Aid, Saying Hamas Broke Truce

www.nytimes.com

Tara O'Grady @taraogrady.bsky.social · 18h

Trump jabs 'No Kings' protesters with AI videos of himself wearing crown

www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Trump jabs 'No Kings' protesters with AI videos of himself wearing crown

In one video the president shared on social media, Trump wears a crown and flies a fighter jet with "King Trump" written on it.

www.usatoday.com

Tara O'Grady @taraogrady.bsky.social · 18h

‘Empty shelves, higher prices’: Americans tell of cost of Trump’s tariffs

www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...

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Tara O'Grady @taraogrady.bsky.social · 20h

There's no peace in Gaza Israel

Israel strikes bombs southern Gaza, accusing Hamas of 'bold violation of ceasefire'

www.bbc.com/news/live/c2...

Israel strikes southern Gaza, accusing Hamas of 'bold violation of ceasefire' - live updates

In response, Hamas said it was committed to the ceasefire and accused Israel of breaking it several times.

www.bbc.com

Tara O'Grady @taraogrady.bsky.social · 20h

Pentagon press confronts new reality of Trump era: Being banned from the Pentagon

After correspondents refused to sign the Defense Department’s new press policy they lost their permanent credentials, barring them from the Pentagon.

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Pentagon press confronts new reality of Trump era: Being banned from the Pentagon

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's new policy has restricted journalist access to the Pentagon. Here’s how that changes military coverage.

www.washingtonpost.com

Tara O'Grady @taraogrady.bsky.social · 1d

Trump freezes $ 11 billion for infrastructure in Democratic states only
Budget chief ups ante in shutdown fight, announcing work pause in cities such as New York, San Francisco and Boston

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Trump administration freezes $11bn for infrastructure in Democratic states

Budget chief ups ante in shutdown fight, announcing work pause in cities such as New York, San Francisco and Boston

www.theguardian.com

Tara O'Grady @taraogrady.bsky.social · 1d

Liar

Tara O'Grady @taraogrady.bsky.social · 1d

Here are my kids holding my sign at today's No Kings protest rally. No one paid us to attend, not even George Soros, we aren't criminals, Marxist, America Haters or terrorists
& obviously I made my own sign We weren't part of some organized radical group getting paid & carrying signs provided to us

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Tara O'Grady @taraogrady.bsky.social · 1d

U.S. to repatriate survivors of latest drug boat strike to Colombia & Ecuador
It seems they had no links to any Venezuelan criminal organization or drug trafficking

www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

U.S. to repatriate survivors of drug boat strike to Colombia, Ecuador

It is unclear if the two surviving alleged drug smugglers have any links to Venezuelan criminal organizations.

www.washingtonpost.com

Tara O'Grady @taraogrady.bsky.social · 1d

American Infrastructure Is About to Get Even Worse
Trump is using the power of the White House to load public-works projects down with bureaucracy so they Never get done

www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

bureaucracy.so

Tara O'Grady @taraogrady.bsky.social · 1d

Coast Guard Buys Two Private Jets for Kristi Noem, Costing $172 Million

Public documents show the Department of Homeland Security has contracted to purchase a pair of top-of-the-line Gulfstream jets for the secretary

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...

Coast Guard Buys Two Private Jets for Noem, Costing $172 Million

www.nytimes.com

Tara O'Grady @taraogrady.bsky.social · 1d

Every raid, every body slammed to the pavement, is a public ritual meant to teach us obedience. The goal isn’t enforcement — it’s submission...

The Brutality Is the Message: Why America’s Violence Against Immigrants Isn’t About Immigration

hartmannreport.com/p/the-brutal...

The Brutality Is the Message: Why America’s Violence Against Immigrants Isn’t About Immigration

Every raid, every body slammed to the pavement, is a public ritual meant to teach us obedience. The goal isn’t enforcement — it’s submission...

hartmannreport.com

Tara O'Grady @taraogrady.bsky.social · 1d

On October 16, 2025, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt claimed that the Democratic Party is composed of "Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens & violent criminals".

Tara O'Grady @taraogrady.bsky.social · 1d

I will be there, Will You?

Tara O'Grady @taraogrady.bsky.social · 1d

Voting Rights Act faces a near-death experience at US Supreme Court

www.reuters.com/world/us/vot...

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Tara O'Grady @taraogrady.bsky.social · 1d

Fascism shattered Europe a century ago & historians hear echoes today in the U.S.

With their economies shredded by inflation & unemployment, Italy & Germany turned from democracy to dictatorships. Scholars see troubling parallels in contemporary American democracy
news.berkeley.edu/2024/09/09/f...

Fascism shattered Europe a century ago — and historians hear echoes today in the U.S. - Berkeley News

After the mass death and destruction of World War I, with their economies shredded by inflation and unemployment, Italy and Germany turned from democracy to dictatorships. UC Berkeley scholars see tro...

news.berkeley.edu

Tara O'Grady @taraogrady.bsky.social · 1d

Republican Lawmaker resigns after involvement in extreme racist chat
Vermont state Sen. Sam Douglass will resign after intense pressure from top Republicans in the state.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Lawmaker resigns after involvement in racist chat

Vermont state Sen. Sam Douglass will resign after intense pressure from top Republicans in the state.

www.politico.com

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