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Ruth Ann Satchfield

@ruthannsatchfield.bsky.social

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I am a ggrandmother, artist and writer. I wrote for Blue Route. Life long Democrat who is descended from the founders of the colonies and Texas. BLUECREW

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Ruth Ann Satchfield @ruthannsatchfield.bsky.social · Mar 18

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 10h

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva on Mike Johnson refusing to swear her in: "The excuses depending on the day keep changing ... the timing is the fact that I am the 218th signer to the discharge petition for the Epstein files"

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Ruth Ann Satchfield @ruthannsatchfield.bsky.social · 7h

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Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 8h

Epic Freudian slip

"We fought the Nazis, we defended that evil ideology" -Mike Johnson

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 9h

A terrific AFP fact check uses reverse image searches to expose how a White House video took scenes from Florida, Texas, South Carolina and Nebraska and lied that they showed "Chicago is in chaos."
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Post from WH about Chicago "in chaos," showing scene from another state.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Mike Johnson has now had the House adjourned for 72 of the last 84 days.

Epstein Shutdown.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

Linus is right. Release the Epstein files!

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Ruth Ann Satchfield @ruthannsatchfield.bsky.social · 19h

Happy birthday to you both.

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I remember.

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 21h

AOC: And they are able to radicalize a generation of young boys in particular, away from healthy masculinity and into an insecure masculinity that requires the domination of others who are poorer, browner, darker, or a different gender than them.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 1d

Bring as many American flags to No Kings as you can.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Scalise refers to No Kings as the "Hate America Rally"

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Ruth Ann Satchfield @ruthannsatchfield.bsky.social · 19h

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Ruth Ann Satchfield @ruthannsatchfield.bsky.social · 20h

Where can people get frog costumes?

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Ruth Ann Satchfield @ruthannsatchfield.bsky.social · 23h

Rump lies!!

George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 1d

Abolish ICE.

Tweet by Robert Reich (@RBReich): “Trump claims ICE’s reign of terror in Chicago is targeting the ‘worst of the worst.’ But out of the 1,000 undocumented immigrants that have swept up, the agency has only cited 10 men with a criminal background.” Below is an image of a police officer on a bicycle overseeing a protest scene at night.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

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Ruth Ann Satchfield @ruthannsatchfield.bsky.social · 1d

Good luck

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Tim Walz: "It's almost unimaginable that he's got Milei in there, giving him $20 billion, so that they can undercut us and China can buy their soybeans from them. And now China has learned they can replace our markets."

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SharG @hapkidogal.bsky.social · 2d

Healthcare should never be about the bottom line for investors. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Private equity takeover of hospitals led to rise in Medicare emergency patient deaths, says study

Study found seven more deaths per 10,000 patients in private equity hospitals’ versus non-private equity hospitals

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Mary McClamroch @wethesleeple.bsky.social · 2d

POTUS gives Qatar security agreement, POTUS is allowed to build private golf course on Qatari soil, POTUS allows Qatar to build military base on American soil. Just another day in America.

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The End Of The MAGA Movement?

YouTube video by Raw News And Politics

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 2d

🛳️👀 Reuters: Exports of oil products from Russia by sea in September decreased by 17.1% compared to August - to 7.58 million tons.

Unplanned shutdowns of a number of key refineries due to Ukrainian strikes reduced fuel exports and caused an increase in crude oil supplies.

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SheLuvsPups 💙 @sheluvspuppies.bsky.social · 2d

Does it ever end ⁉️

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 3d

49-year-old worship minister
Jon Paul Sheptock was arrested on child sex abuse charges. Sheptock possessed and was involved in producing child sexual assault materials.

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Da Man On The Street @sendtrumptoprison.bsky.social · 2d

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Rambling Trump accidentally reopens questions about an election payoff:

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Rambling Trump accidentally reopens questions about an election payoff

YouTube video by MSNBC

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Lisa Catara (official)💎 @lisa-catara.bsky.social · 2d

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Portland truly is a gem.

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Andy Behrman @electroboyusa.bsky.social · 11d

Ammar Campa-Najjar is Gavin Newsom's "poster boy" for #Prop50 in California -- follow @ammarcampanajjar.bsky.social as he beats #MAGA Rep. Darrell Issa for Congress in #CA48

Let's win 5 new Democratic seats in California!

Chip in $5, $10, $25, $50, $100 or more: secure.actblue.com/donate/a-b-sky

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