Ruth Spanos
@rspanos.bsky.social
She/her. Mom of a college student. Wife. School Speech-Language Pathologist. Small town Mayor. Grateful for my life and lack of attention from the world at large. Opinions totally my own. Wish I could make the world better for everyone.
While there’s a lot to be said for providing child care. And for reducing the time between school years.
How does one cut funding and increase the days and hours schools are open?
And hold classes in summer in schools which don’t have air conditioning?
How does one cut funding and increase the days and hours schools are open?
And hold classes in summer in schools which don’t have air conditioning?
November 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
While there’s a lot to be said for providing child care. And for reducing the time between school years.
How does one cut funding and increase the days and hours schools are open?
And hold classes in summer in schools which don’t have air conditioning?
How does one cut funding and increase the days and hours schools are open?
And hold classes in summer in schools which don’t have air conditioning?
Every whisper, of every waking hour
I'm choosing my confessions
Trying to keep an eye on you
Like a hurt, lost and blinded fool, fool
Oh no, I've said too much
I set it up
I'm choosing my confessions
Trying to keep an eye on you
Like a hurt, lost and blinded fool, fool
Oh no, I've said too much
I set it up
Someone to hold you too close
Someone to hurt you too deep
Someone to hurt you too deep
November 23, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Every whisper, of every waking hour
I'm choosing my confessions
Trying to keep an eye on you
Like a hurt, lost and blinded fool, fool
Oh no, I've said too much
I set it up
I'm choosing my confessions
Trying to keep an eye on you
Like a hurt, lost and blinded fool, fool
Oh no, I've said too much
I set it up
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Curious about a short, dystopian album never to be on streaming sites? Get THE ESCAPE TEAM right now for FREE at www.TMBGshop.com. This album is our gift to you. Please share this and help us spread the word!
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November 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Curious about a short, dystopian album never to be on streaming sites? Get THE ESCAPE TEAM right now for FREE at www.TMBGshop.com. This album is our gift to you. Please share this and help us spread the word!
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Such a nice surprise to be treated to a @tmbg.bsky.social concert. No surprise there was a long line for the restroom…or that the line was orderly and polite.
November 22, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Such a nice surprise to be treated to a @tmbg.bsky.social concert. No surprise there was a long line for the restroom…or that the line was orderly and polite.
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while I’m being cranky, access journalism needs to go. When the president does his “I’m alpha because I insulted you” thing somebody needs to fall on his sword and say “what the fuck is wrong with you, old man?” on a hot mic. the hero of the wizard of Oz is Toto.
November 21, 2025 at 12:11 PM
while I’m being cranky, access journalism needs to go. When the president does his “I’m alpha because I insulted you” thing somebody needs to fall on his sword and say “what the fuck is wrong with you, old man?” on a hot mic. the hero of the wizard of Oz is Toto.
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"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob."
—FDR, 1936
—FDR, 1936
November 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob."
—FDR, 1936
—FDR, 1936
It’s almost like leaving young women in vulnerable circumstances is the whole point of the current leadership.
Oh shit it was Circumstances?? Why haven’t we arrested Circumstances yet
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
November 14, 2025 at 3:12 PM
It’s almost like leaving young women in vulnerable circumstances is the whole point of the current leadership.
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
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I feel like we have the opportunity to turn David Lynch's quote into this moment's "Keep Calm and Carry On" and it's a far better rallying cry too.
November 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I feel like we have the opportunity to turn David Lynch's quote into this moment's "Keep Calm and Carry On" and it's a far better rallying cry too.
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The Mayor of New York only makes $260k. I bet there are police that make more than that in NY with overtime.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
November 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The Mayor of New York only makes $260k. I bet there are police that make more than that in NY with overtime.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
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The solution to the male loneliness epidemic is attending a local Democratic Party canvassing event.
WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
November 5, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The solution to the male loneliness epidemic is attending a local Democratic Party canvassing event.
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thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
A movie you’ve seen more than seven times with a gif.
November 3, 2025 at 1:27 PM
A movie you’ve seen more than seven times with a gif.
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I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.
October 31, 2025 at 8:19 AM
I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.
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REV. BLACK (who was shot in the head with a pepper ball): “If this is what they’re doing to pastors, journalists, teachers, mothers, and the elderly gathered to sing and pray outside ICE facilities… what might they be doing to our neighbors who are behind those walls?”
October 31, 2025 at 2:33 AM
REV. BLACK (who was shot in the head with a pepper ball): “If this is what they’re doing to pastors, journalists, teachers, mothers, and the elderly gathered to sing and pray outside ICE facilities… what might they be doing to our neighbors who are behind those walls?”
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Call the two Democrats who are about to vote for this map -- tell them to fight for #Ohio or get out of office:
Senator Nickie Antonio:
📲 614-466-5123
📧 [email protected]
State Rep Dani Isaacsohn:
📲 614-466-5786
📧 [email protected]
davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap...
Senator Nickie Antonio:
📲 614-466-5123
📧 [email protected]
State Rep Dani Isaacsohn:
📲 614-466-5786
📧 [email protected]
davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap...
October 30, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Call the two Democrats who are about to vote for this map -- tell them to fight for #Ohio or get out of office:
Senator Nickie Antonio:
📲 614-466-5123
📧 [email protected]
State Rep Dani Isaacsohn:
📲 614-466-5786
📧 [email protected]
davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap...
Senator Nickie Antonio:
📲 614-466-5123
📧 [email protected]
State Rep Dani Isaacsohn:
📲 614-466-5786
📧 [email protected]
davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap...
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Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
October 27, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
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Not “present a potential conflict”, but ARE a conflict of interest.
October 25, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Not “present a potential conflict”, but ARE a conflict of interest.
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If members of the United States military are truly being paid their salaries by a private individual, the American people should know who that individual is. Now.
October 25, 2025 at 1:04 AM
If members of the United States military are truly being paid their salaries by a private individual, the American people should know who that individual is. Now.
I keep seeing this.
The whole ballroom is a corrupt debacle that we will have to spend millions of dollars to repair…but
She apparently said it was his biggest priority only within the category of construction at the White House.
Grifting and the #EpsteinFiles are also huge.
The whole ballroom is a corrupt debacle that we will have to spend millions of dollars to repair…but
She apparently said it was his biggest priority only within the category of construction at the White House.
Grifting and the #EpsteinFiles are also huge.
WOW: The White House says the president's MAIN PRIORITY is his BALLROOM. SNAP is ending. Subsidies for health care are gong to double and in some instances quadruple plan premiums. The government is shut down. The cost of living is through the roof. And his priority is his ballroom.
October 24, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I keep seeing this.
The whole ballroom is a corrupt debacle that we will have to spend millions of dollars to repair…but
She apparently said it was his biggest priority only within the category of construction at the White House.
Grifting and the #EpsteinFiles are also huge.
The whole ballroom is a corrupt debacle that we will have to spend millions of dollars to repair…but
She apparently said it was his biggest priority only within the category of construction at the White House.
Grifting and the #EpsteinFiles are also huge.
Did they interview anyone in the Administration to confirm or deny the intended composition of what was depicted?
Let’s spend some time on this issue. I think it should be the first question at every press conference for a while.
Ask if they’re developing this as a weapon of war?
Let’s spend some time on this issue. I think it should be the first question at every press conference for a while.
Ask if they’re developing this as a weapon of war?
President Trump posted what appeared to be an A.I.-generated video on social media showing him wearing a crown and flying a jet labeled “King Trump” that dumps brown liquid on protesters. He shared the video on Saturday, the same day that protesters participated in mass “No Kings” demonstrations.
Trump Posts Fake A.I. Video of Himself Flying a ‘King Trump’ Jet Over Protesters
President Trump shared what appeared to be an A.I.-generated video on social media. It shows Mr. Trump wearing a crown and flying a jet that dumps brown liquid on demonstrators.
nyti.ms
October 19, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Did they interview anyone in the Administration to confirm or deny the intended composition of what was depicted?
Let’s spend some time on this issue. I think it should be the first question at every press conference for a while.
Ask if they’re developing this as a weapon of war?
Let’s spend some time on this issue. I think it should be the first question at every press conference for a while.
Ask if they’re developing this as a weapon of war?
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Document signed at yesterday's peace summit in Egypt outlines only broad principles for Gaza's future, highlighting ongoing challenges to achieving lasting resolution to the conflict.
Trump, leaders of Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey signed the agreement. The warring parties—Israel and Hamas, did not.
Trump, leaders of Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey signed the agreement. The warring parties—Israel and Hamas, did not.
October 14, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Document signed at yesterday's peace summit in Egypt outlines only broad principles for Gaza's future, highlighting ongoing challenges to achieving lasting resolution to the conflict.
Trump, leaders of Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey signed the agreement. The warring parties—Israel and Hamas, did not.
Trump, leaders of Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey signed the agreement. The warring parties—Israel and Hamas, did not.
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Starting October 14th, the Trump administration will ban Non-Binary+Intersex people (including citizens) from entering/leaving the country (via plane) through CBP passport changes
www.gtlaw-insidebusinessimmigration.com/u-s-customs-...
www.gtlaw-insidebusinessimmigration.com/u-s-customs-...
CBP Enforces Binary Sex Codes and Enhanced US Passport Validation in APIS
CBP enforces binary sex codes and stricter US passport validation in APIS effective October 2025. Key compliance updates for business travelers and airlines.
www.gtlaw-insidebusinessimmigration.com
October 12, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Starting October 14th, the Trump administration will ban Non-Binary+Intersex people (including citizens) from entering/leaving the country (via plane) through CBP passport changes
www.gtlaw-insidebusinessimmigration.com/u-s-customs-...
www.gtlaw-insidebusinessimmigration.com/u-s-customs-...
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Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman — the news producer just detained by Trump’s CBP agents — saying it violates the “joy of TikTok”
October 10, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman — the news producer just detained by Trump’s CBP agents — saying it violates the “joy of TikTok”