Ruth Dirlam
@hannahdsmom.bsky.social
Wife, mother, sister, aunt and friend. I’m not a huge poster but love to learn from others. Love photography, nature and cooking.
We’re all in this together.
We’re all in this together.
Good morning and a happy Friday to all!
November 21, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Good morning and a happy Friday to all!
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In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work."
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
November 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work."
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
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"Bullies gain power when righteous people yield in the face of their wrongdoing."
I got back to my office after the vote last night and recorded this. There's no way to sugarcoat what happened. And my fear is that Trump gets stronger, not weaker, because of this acquiescence. I'm angry - like you. But I choose to keep fighting.
November 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
"Bullies gain power when righteous people yield in the face of their wrongdoing."
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Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
November 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
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"I don't knock my country for what it is - I knock it because I share the dream of so many of us as to what it can be."
~Rod Serling 1970
~Rod Serling 1970
October 18, 2025 at 12:56 PM
"I don't knock my country for what it is - I knock it because I share the dream of so many of us as to what it can be."
~Rod Serling 1970
~Rod Serling 1970
I love this!
October 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I love this!
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Trump kills funding previously appropriated by Congress for one of the most important infrastructure projects in the country because it involves NY and NJ, while Republicans ask for Dem votes on future government funding while refusing to talk to Dems about it.
October 16, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Trump kills funding previously appropriated by Congress for one of the most important infrastructure projects in the country because it involves NY and NJ, while Republicans ask for Dem votes on future government funding while refusing to talk to Dems about it.
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🚨SOUTHERN VOTERS🚨
Your state could be impacted by a Supreme Court ruling that could lock in GOP control for over a generation, and in some states, eliminate majority-Black districts entirely.
Learn about what's out stake if the court guts Section 2👇
https://bit.ly/4q7aQ7D
Your state could be impacted by a Supreme Court ruling that could lock in GOP control for over a generation, and in some states, eliminate majority-Black districts entirely.
Learn about what's out stake if the court guts Section 2👇
https://bit.ly/4q7aQ7D
GOP Could Lock in House Control for a Generation if SCOTUS Ends Key VRA Protection, Report Warns
Read more here.
bit.ly
October 11, 2025 at 10:03 PM
🚨SOUTHERN VOTERS🚨
Your state could be impacted by a Supreme Court ruling that could lock in GOP control for over a generation, and in some states, eliminate majority-Black districts entirely.
Learn about what's out stake if the court guts Section 2👇
https://bit.ly/4q7aQ7D
Your state could be impacted by a Supreme Court ruling that could lock in GOP control for over a generation, and in some states, eliminate majority-Black districts entirely.
Learn about what's out stake if the court guts Section 2👇
https://bit.ly/4q7aQ7D
My cute girl Elle, in 2019.
October 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
My cute girl Elle, in 2019.
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Things to consider:
Document the violence & violations--on camera, w/photos, saving images--any way you can. Speaking as a historian- it will matter
Point out violations--w/images & text--even if you think it won't matter. It will. It needs to be called out & exposed
You are a witness.
Expose it.
Document the violence & violations--on camera, w/photos, saving images--any way you can. Speaking as a historian- it will matter
Point out violations--w/images & text--even if you think it won't matter. It will. It needs to be called out & exposed
You are a witness.
Expose it.
October 5, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Things to consider:
Document the violence & violations--on camera, w/photos, saving images--any way you can. Speaking as a historian- it will matter
Point out violations--w/images & text--even if you think it won't matter. It will. It needs to be called out & exposed
You are a witness.
Expose it.
Document the violence & violations--on camera, w/photos, saving images--any way you can. Speaking as a historian- it will matter
Point out violations--w/images & text--even if you think it won't matter. It will. It needs to be called out & exposed
You are a witness.
Expose it.
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People in Chicago: Know your rights when faced with federal forces.
Know Your Rights: Federal Forces Being Sent to Chicago
President Trump’s decision to send federal forces, and National Guard troops, reflects his authoritarian desire to control any community guided by policies and principles that conflict with his
www.aclu-il.org
October 4, 2025 at 10:08 PM
People in Chicago: Know your rights when faced with federal forces.
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Blaming Democrats for a shutdown when you control the House, Senate, and the White House only proves you can't govern.
September 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Blaming Democrats for a shutdown when you control the House, Senate, and the White House only proves you can't govern.
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Remember that MLK said America suffers not just from "the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people."
September 21, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Remember that MLK said America suffers not just from "the vitriolic words and actions of the bad people but for the appalling silence of the good people."
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New week's cover of The New Yorker, "Remote Control," by Barry Blitt.
September 19, 2025 at 12:01 AM
New week's cover of The New Yorker, "Remote Control," by Barry Blitt.
My beautiful, sleepy girl, Elle. Never spoil your dog!
September 13, 2025 at 9:59 PM
My beautiful, sleepy girl, Elle. Never spoil your dog!
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The "common good" is a set of shared values about what we owe one another as citizens who are bound together in the same society. A concern for the common good—keeping the common good in mind—is a moral attitude. It recognizes that we’re all in it together.
September 13, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The "common good" is a set of shared values about what we owe one another as citizens who are bound together in the same society. A concern for the common good—keeping the common good in mind—is a moral attitude. It recognizes that we’re all in it together.
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For the record:
I disavow today’s “Supreme Court” decision with all my being.
Please copy and share.
I disavow today’s “Supreme Court” decision with all my being.
Please copy and share.
September 8, 2025 at 10:14 PM
For the record:
I disavow today’s “Supreme Court” decision with all my being.
Please copy and share.
I disavow today’s “Supreme Court” decision with all my being.
Please copy and share.
For the record:
I disavow today’s “Supreme Court” decision with all my being.
Please copy and share.
I disavow today’s “Supreme Court” decision with all my being.
Please copy and share.
September 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
For the record:
I disavow today’s “Supreme Court” decision with all my being.
Please copy and share.
I disavow today’s “Supreme Court” decision with all my being.
Please copy and share.
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*DOG: “You're finally back! I missed you so much!!”
September 3, 2025 at 12:29 AM
*DOG: “You're finally back! I missed you so much!!”
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I haven't seen a place close this fast after opening since one of Trump's casinos.
So....
1)The state of Florida spent >$200 million to build the facility it calls "Alligator Alcatraz"
2) It opened in early July, christened by Trump.
3) Now it is closing, due to a judge's order.
4) It will cost $20 million to dismantle the center, which was used for about 2 months.
1)The state of Florida spent >$200 million to build the facility it calls "Alligator Alcatraz"
2) It opened in early July, christened by Trump.
3) Now it is closing, due to a judge's order.
4) It will cost $20 million to dismantle the center, which was used for about 2 months.
August 28, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I haven't seen a place close this fast after opening since one of Trump's casinos.
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I'm beyond pissed about the shooting in Minnesota. It's fucking insane that the leading cause of death for kids in this country is gun violence. And we’re making them go through active shooter drills like it’s normal? The psychological toll alone is brutal—on top of the murders. It’s shameful.
August 27, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I'm beyond pissed about the shooting in Minnesota. It's fucking insane that the leading cause of death for kids in this country is gun violence. And we’re making them go through active shooter drills like it’s normal? The psychological toll alone is brutal—on top of the murders. It’s shameful.
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Authoritarianism in plain sight.
Texas Rep. Nicole Collier was forced by police to hang up on a press call after being threatened with a felony arrest—for daring to speak.
She can’t be in the bathroom, can’t be on the floor, can’t even talk to the press without GOP cops breathing down her neck.
Texas Rep. Nicole Collier was forced by police to hang up on a press call after being threatened with a felony arrest—for daring to speak.
She can’t be in the bathroom, can’t be on the floor, can’t even talk to the press without GOP cops breathing down her neck.
August 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Authoritarianism in plain sight.
Texas Rep. Nicole Collier was forced by police to hang up on a press call after being threatened with a felony arrest—for daring to speak.
She can’t be in the bathroom, can’t be on the floor, can’t even talk to the press without GOP cops breathing down her neck.
Texas Rep. Nicole Collier was forced by police to hang up on a press call after being threatened with a felony arrest—for daring to speak.
She can’t be in the bathroom, can’t be on the floor, can’t even talk to the press without GOP cops breathing down her neck.
My sweet, beautiful Elle. She’s a spoiled dog.
August 19, 2025 at 1:36 PM
My sweet, beautiful Elle. She’s a spoiled dog.
Elle, our beautiful setter. She has enviable hair!
August 18, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Elle, our beautiful setter. She has enviable hair!