RayHether
@rayhether.bsky.social
I’m a former high school drop out who was rescued by federal social service programs (Upward Bound). Ultimately completed MBA in finance and retired in 2021 after years in retail, energy, and state regulatory positions.
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Not to defend Olivia Nuzzi, who broke every rule in journalism and promoted a charlatan to his current position. But it's incredibly telling that she will lose her job, but RFK Jr. gets to stay in his job despite the reports of his drug use, his affairs and his defenestrating of public health.
December 5, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Not to defend Olivia Nuzzi, who broke every rule in journalism and promoted a charlatan to his current position. But it's incredibly telling that she will lose her job, but RFK Jr. gets to stay in his job despite the reports of his drug use, his affairs and his defenestrating of public health.
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So Bondi and Kash make a big deal out of arresting the J6 pipe bomber then the guy confesses that he is a Trump supporter who thought the 2020 election was stolen and his lawyer is arguing that Trump’s broadly-worded J6 blanket pardon applies to him and he should go free. Poetry.
December 6, 2025 at 12:50 AM
So Bondi and Kash make a big deal out of arresting the J6 pipe bomber then the guy confesses that he is a Trump supporter who thought the 2020 election was stolen and his lawyer is arguing that Trump’s broadly-worded J6 blanket pardon applies to him and he should go free. Poetry.
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As a Quaker organization, we abhor all violence because we believe every person has sacred worth.
We are deeply disturbed by the wanton, unrestrained violence we are seeing this administration carry out - both at home and abroad. Thank you, Sen. Murphy, for sounding the alarm.
We are deeply disturbed by the wanton, unrestrained violence we are seeing this administration carry out - both at home and abroad. Thank you, Sen. Murphy, for sounding the alarm.
What we are watching - as U.S. citizens are dragged out of cars and illegal war is waged in the Caribbean - is the corruption of the most sacred power we give the President - the power of violence.
We are no longer a democracy if the regime can use violence without restraint.
We are no longer a democracy if the regime can use violence without restraint.
December 5, 2025 at 9:52 PM
As a Quaker organization, we abhor all violence because we believe every person has sacred worth.
We are deeply disturbed by the wanton, unrestrained violence we are seeing this administration carry out - both at home and abroad. Thank you, Sen. Murphy, for sounding the alarm.
We are deeply disturbed by the wanton, unrestrained violence we are seeing this administration carry out - both at home and abroad. Thank you, Sen. Murphy, for sounding the alarm.
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I’ve checked once a year for 14 years. I don’t know why I bother.
December 6, 2025 at 12:55 AM
I’ve checked once a year for 14 years. I don’t know why I bother.
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The whole Cabinet is a bunch of fucking weirdos.
December 6, 2025 at 12:59 AM
The whole Cabinet is a bunch of fucking weirdos.
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It's fun listening to SCOTUS Rightos argue, "Constitutional Amendments are absolute, unless the people who have bought my vote tell me to rule against them." www.bbc.com/news/article...
US Supreme Court agrees to hear case challenging birthright citizenship
Donald Trump's controversial executive order to end birthright citizenship had been rejected by lower courts.
www.bbc.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:02 AM
It's fun listening to SCOTUS Rightos argue, "Constitutional Amendments are absolute, unless the people who have bought my vote tell me to rule against them." www.bbc.com/news/article...
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If you wonder why the Trump DOJ was refusing to talk about the pipe bombers' motivations, now we know why.
It was another Righto Terrorist. www.cnbc.com/2025/12/05/b...
It was another Righto Terrorist. www.cnbc.com/2025/12/05/b...
Jan. 6 pipe bomb suspect Brian Cole confessed, said he supports Trump and has anarchist views: MS NOW
Cole spoke to the authorities for "more than four hours" after his arrest, the government told a judge during the suspect's initial court appearance.
www.cnbc.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:05 AM
If you wonder why the Trump DOJ was refusing to talk about the pipe bombers' motivations, now we know why.
It was another Righto Terrorist. www.cnbc.com/2025/12/05/b...
It was another Righto Terrorist. www.cnbc.com/2025/12/05/b...
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Trump has made sure the PRO-hepatitis B folks dictate the world for the rest of us.
This clown car of nitwits we call the CDC will GLADLY kill us all for their cause.
They have snake oil to sell and can't have science getting in the way! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
This clown car of nitwits we call the CDC will GLADLY kill us all for their cause.
They have snake oil to sell and can't have science getting in the way! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
CDC advisory panel votes to limit hepatitis B vaccines for newborns
Move from CDC advisers mirrors Trump team’s regressive approach to longstanding vaccine guidance
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Trump has made sure the PRO-hepatitis B folks dictate the world for the rest of us.
This clown car of nitwits we call the CDC will GLADLY kill us all for their cause.
They have snake oil to sell and can't have science getting in the way! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
This clown car of nitwits we call the CDC will GLADLY kill us all for their cause.
They have snake oil to sell and can't have science getting in the way! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Trump wants to kill any media that doesn't publish his talking points unchallenged (CNN, John Oliver).
Warner Bros. Discovery is going ot merge with someone. I'd rather it be Netflix. www.cnbc.com/2025/12/05/n...
Warner Bros. Discovery is going ot merge with someone. I'd rather it be Netflix. www.cnbc.com/2025/12/05/n...
The regulatory path ahead for a Netflix and Warner Bros. deal could get dicey
Regulatory questions are already rising about Netflix's deal to combine its business with WBD's streaming service HBO Max and film studio Warner Bros.
www.cnbc.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Trump wants to kill any media that doesn't publish his talking points unchallenged (CNN, John Oliver).
Warner Bros. Discovery is going ot merge with someone. I'd rather it be Netflix. www.cnbc.com/2025/12/05/n...
Warner Bros. Discovery is going ot merge with someone. I'd rather it be Netflix. www.cnbc.com/2025/12/05/n...
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Racists are going to be Racists.
Bigots are going to be Bigots.
ICE Gestapo starts rounding up victims. bringmethenews.com/minnesota-ne...
Bigots are going to be Bigots.
ICE Gestapo starts rounding up victims. bringmethenews.com/minnesota-ne...
ICE reports 12 arrests in Minneapolis this week
These detainees from Somali, Mexico and El Salvador were touted by Homeland Security for their criminal records.
bringmethenews.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Racists are going to be Racists.
Bigots are going to be Bigots.
ICE Gestapo starts rounding up victims. bringmethenews.com/minnesota-ne...
Bigots are going to be Bigots.
ICE Gestapo starts rounding up victims. bringmethenews.com/minnesota-ne...
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They cannot be given authority to forcibly remove anyone from their vehicle this way. Think about how bad actors would abuse this power.
December 6, 2025 at 1:15 AM
They cannot be given authority to forcibly remove anyone from their vehicle this way. Think about how bad actors would abuse this power.
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The ICE Gestapo wants to get hold of kids to use them as bait to get their parents.
That tells you everything you need to know about who these people are. They're broken. www.startribune.com/twin-cities-...
That tells you everything you need to know about who these people are. They're broken. www.startribune.com/twin-cities-...
Twin Cities districts vow to block ICE access to schools amid reports of agents near campuses
School districts are increasing security and pledge to deny federal agents entry without a judge’s order.
www.startribune.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:16 AM
The ICE Gestapo wants to get hold of kids to use them as bait to get their parents.
That tells you everything you need to know about who these people are. They're broken. www.startribune.com/twin-cities-...
That tells you everything you need to know about who these people are. They're broken. www.startribune.com/twin-cities-...
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Kressly: So let’s talk about the contagiousness of hepatitis B. It can live on surfaces, and it can be spread through touch—from someone who is shedding the virus to someone else.
So when we’re in situations where we can’t know 100% who is at risk, the right answer is to protect everyone.
So when we’re in situations where we can’t know 100% who is at risk, the right answer is to protect everyone.
December 5, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Kressly: So let’s talk about the contagiousness of hepatitis B. It can live on surfaces, and it can be spread through touch—from someone who is shedding the virus to someone else.
So when we’re in situations where we can’t know 100% who is at risk, the right answer is to protect everyone.
So when we’re in situations where we can’t know 100% who is at risk, the right answer is to protect everyone.
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Nice job Hola Arepa! bringmethenews.com/minnesota-ne...
Minneapolis restaurant Hola Arepa resists attempted ICE raid
Two agents visited the Latin street food eatery on Wednesday and were denied access to the kitchen due to their lack of a warrant.
bringmethenews.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Nice job Hola Arepa! bringmethenews.com/minnesota-ne...
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Every federal court has ruled that President Trump's attempt to dismantle birthright citizenship is unconstitutional.
We look forward to defeating him at the Supreme Court.
We look forward to defeating him at the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court Agrees to Review Trump Order Restricting Birthright Citizenship
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Every federal court has ruled that President Trump's attempt to dismantle birthright citizenship is unconstitutional.
We look forward to defeating him at the Supreme Court.
We look forward to defeating him at the Supreme Court.
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As long as Spotify is willing to take money from ICE, they don’t need (or deserve) free advertising for Spotify Wrapped: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify?source=bluesky
December 6, 2025 at 1:06 AM
As long as Spotify is willing to take money from ICE, they don’t need (or deserve) free advertising for Spotify Wrapped: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify?source=bluesky
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This is outrageous.
Today’s vote guts newborn hepatitis B protections, ignores decades of science, and puts politics over kids’ health.
I’m a mom, nurse, and former CDC officer — and we need leaders who defend public health, not dismantle it.
www.usnews.com/news/health-...
Today’s vote guts newborn hepatitis B protections, ignores decades of science, and puts politics over kids’ health.
I’m a mom, nurse, and former CDC officer — and we need leaders who defend public health, not dismantle it.
www.usnews.com/news/health-...
www.usnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:38 PM
This is outrageous.
Today’s vote guts newborn hepatitis B protections, ignores decades of science, and puts politics over kids’ health.
I’m a mom, nurse, and former CDC officer — and we need leaders who defend public health, not dismantle it.
www.usnews.com/news/health-...
Today’s vote guts newborn hepatitis B protections, ignores decades of science, and puts politics over kids’ health.
I’m a mom, nurse, and former CDC officer — and we need leaders who defend public health, not dismantle it.
www.usnews.com/news/health-...
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A court with a normal-ish conservative majority would have been tolerable. I'm not eager for court packing, impeaching justices, and other such options. But this court sticking around post-Trump is untenable. They've already torched their own legitimacy, the only question is what do we do about it.
Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
Democrats Need to Treat the Supreme Court Like the Villain It Is
The Court is out of control, and we'll never see reform unless we build the case for it. Starting now.
paulwaldman.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:11 PM
A court with a normal-ish conservative majority would have been tolerable. I'm not eager for court packing, impeaching justices, and other such options. But this court sticking around post-Trump is untenable. They've already torched their own legitimacy, the only question is what do we do about it.
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Netflix is planning to buy Warner Bros for $72 billion, allowing it to acquire its major competitor HBO Max.
This corporate monopoly will be great for Netflix’s executives and a raw deal for everyone else.
Lina Khan explains the danger of corporate concentration.
This corporate monopoly will be great for Netflix’s executives and a raw deal for everyone else.
Lina Khan explains the danger of corporate concentration.
The Illusion of Choice: How Big Business Controls Your Life (ft. Lina Khan)
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Netflix is planning to buy Warner Bros for $72 billion, allowing it to acquire its major competitor HBO Max.
This corporate monopoly will be great for Netflix’s executives and a raw deal for everyone else.
Lina Khan explains the danger of corporate concentration.
This corporate monopoly will be great for Netflix’s executives and a raw deal for everyone else.
Lina Khan explains the danger of corporate concentration.
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The Trump administration has ordered at least 20 strikes on boats near Venezuela, killing over 85 people. These strikes are patently unlawful — just like Secretary Hegseth’s alleged order on September 2 to kill any survivors.
Killing people with no due process is murder. Full stop.
Killing people with no due process is murder. Full stop.
Second US Strike on Boat Attack Survivors Was Illegal—But Experts Stress That the Rest Were, Too | Common Dreams
Amid outrage over a double-tap strike that kicked off the administration's boat bombing spree, rights advocates and legal experts emphasize that all of the Trump administration's attacks on alleged dr...
www.commondreams.org
December 5, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The Trump administration has ordered at least 20 strikes on boats near Venezuela, killing over 85 people. These strikes are patently unlawful — just like Secretary Hegseth’s alleged order on September 2 to kill any survivors.
Killing people with no due process is murder. Full stop.
Killing people with no due process is murder. Full stop.
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There is blood on the hands of Donald Trump, RFK, and every Republican who has allowed this sham to go on for far too long. When kids die unnecessarily and once-eradicated diseases darken the doors of terrified families and pediatricians, Americans will know who is responsible.
Breaking: After contentious debates and three failed attempts at a vote, a federal vaccine committee decided on Friday to end the decades-long recommendation that all newborns be immunized at birth against hepatitis B.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
An End to Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:10 PM
There is blood on the hands of Donald Trump, RFK, and every Republican who has allowed this sham to go on for far too long. When kids die unnecessarily and once-eradicated diseases darken the doors of terrified families and pediatricians, Americans will know who is responsible.
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BERMAN: Would it be legal for police in Arkansas to kill suspected drug dealers on a boat in a lake?
TOM COTTON: The premise of your question is not well-founded
BERMAN: The answer is no. It would not be legal to kill them.
TOM COTTON: The premise of your question is not well-founded
BERMAN: The answer is no. It would not be legal to kill them.
December 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
BERMAN: Would it be legal for police in Arkansas to kill suspected drug dealers on a boat in a lake?
TOM COTTON: The premise of your question is not well-founded
BERMAN: The answer is no. It would not be legal to kill them.
TOM COTTON: The premise of your question is not well-founded
BERMAN: The answer is no. It would not be legal to kill them.
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Watching John Fugelsang here
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAzI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAzI...
You Call Yourself a Christian?!
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
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December 5, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Watching John Fugelsang here
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAzI...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAzI...
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“It’s a weak masculinity, one that seeks to make ableism great again in the form of grown men casually normalizing “retarded” as a slur. Because basic respect and dignity for developmentally different kids has apparently become woke.”
Separation of Church and Hate
@johnfugelsang.bsky.social
Separation of Church and Hate
@johnfugelsang.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 7:26 PM
“It’s a weak masculinity, one that seeks to make ableism great again in the form of grown men casually normalizing “retarded” as a slur. Because basic respect and dignity for developmentally different kids has apparently become woke.”
Separation of Church and Hate
@johnfugelsang.bsky.social
Separation of Church and Hate
@johnfugelsang.bsky.social
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I don’t know why this is so complicated other than the fact that Americans do not have faith in the outcome of debating moral questions. Calling this a war crime gives first degree murder too much dignity.
"When there’s no war, you aren’t committing war crimes when you kill people indiscriminately. You’re just a straight-up murderer."
A war criminal without a war
It's just murder.
www.publicnotice.co
December 5, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I don’t know why this is so complicated other than the fact that Americans do not have faith in the outcome of debating moral questions. Calling this a war crime gives first degree murder too much dignity.