Ruth Kraut
@ruthkraut.bsky.social
Education, immigration, health, Middle East, Jewish stuff, Ann Arbor/Ypsi/Washtenaw. Parent. Nature lover. Deputy Health Officer. Comments my own.
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A decade ago, the Heritage Foundation went full meltdown about how Obama was an imperial president when he had issued about the same number of executive orders -- though he had reached it after six years, not six months.
September 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
A decade ago, the Heritage Foundation went full meltdown about how Obama was an imperial president when he had issued about the same number of executive orders -- though he had reached it after six years, not six months.
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I know there's a lot going on, but it should be getting more attention that the governor of Illinois just credibly accused Texas of planning to literally invade his state.
I unpack how profoundly alarming this is @theunpopulist.net:
I unpack how profoundly alarming this is @theunpopulist.net:
Trump’s Leaked Plan to Deploy the Texas National Guard Against Illinois Will Tear Apart the Union
If it goes forward, it will plunge the country into an unprecedented constitutional crisis
www.theunpopulist.net
September 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I know there's a lot going on, but it should be getting more attention that the governor of Illinois just credibly accused Texas of planning to literally invade his state.
I unpack how profoundly alarming this is @theunpopulist.net:
I unpack how profoundly alarming this is @theunpopulist.net:
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The first Black mayor of a tiny Alabama town has overwhelmingly won an election, four years after White residents locked him out of the town hall and refused to let him serve. https://cnn.it/4p0fkwn
Alabama town’s first Black mayor, who had been locked out of office, wins election | CNN
The first Black mayor of a tiny Alabama town has overwhelmingly won election, four years after white residents locked him out of the town hall and refused to let him serve.
cnn.it
September 1, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The first Black mayor of a tiny Alabama town has overwhelmingly won an election, four years after White residents locked him out of the town hall and refused to let him serve. https://cnn.it/4p0fkwn
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California stepping up.
September 1, 2025 at 12:50 AM
California stepping up.
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Fifty-one of the 85 Federalist papers were written by a guy born in Nevis.
September 1, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Fifty-one of the 85 Federalist papers were written by a guy born in Nevis.
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NEW: 72 of the 76 Guatemalan children previously boarded onto planes have been returned to ORR custody, per DOJ, with the remaining 4 expected to be returned in the next 15 min. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
September 1, 2025 at 2:45 AM
NEW: 72 of the 76 Guatemalan children previously boarded onto planes have been returned to ORR custody, per DOJ, with the remaining 4 expected to be returned in the next 15 min. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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At least 50 National Guard with long guns around Audi field and Navy Yard metro station as I leave the Washington Spirit soccer game.
Free DC.
Free DC.
August 31, 2025 at 10:33 PM
At least 50 National Guard with long guns around Audi field and Navy Yard metro station as I leave the Washington Spirit soccer game.
Free DC.
Free DC.
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We’re only a few years removed from creatjng a vaccine to protect against a deadly airborne virus in a matter of months. Now, we have a scion fail son running the CDC into the ground not because it failed, but because its success conflicts with RFK Jr’s eugenicist ideology.
9 CDC Directors going back to 1977 speak out. What RFK Jr has done to our nation’s public health system "should alarm every American."
It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
It "is unlike anything we have ever seen at the agency, and unlike anything our country has ever experienced." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...
Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health
www.nytimes.com
September 1, 2025 at 12:23 PM
We’re only a few years removed from creatjng a vaccine to protect against a deadly airborne virus in a matter of months. Now, we have a scion fail son running the CDC into the ground not because it failed, but because its success conflicts with RFK Jr’s eugenicist ideology.
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If you enjoy…
Weekends
Safe working conditions
Retirement benefits
Paid vacations
Breaks at work
Sick leave
Paid holidays
… then you’re part of the labor movement. Happy Labor Day.
Weekends
Safe working conditions
Retirement benefits
Paid vacations
Breaks at work
Sick leave
Paid holidays
… then you’re part of the labor movement. Happy Labor Day.
September 1, 2025 at 12:59 PM
If you enjoy…
Weekends
Safe working conditions
Retirement benefits
Paid vacations
Breaks at work
Sick leave
Paid holidays
… then you’re part of the labor movement. Happy Labor Day.
Weekends
Safe working conditions
Retirement benefits
Paid vacations
Breaks at work
Sick leave
Paid holidays
… then you’re part of the labor movement. Happy Labor Day.
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This ‘blue states closed schools too long’ narrative is becoming increasingly entrenched in the Polite Center but it’s arguable at best.
Republican states had far more deaths during COVID and their students have roughly comparable learning loss.
Republican states had far more deaths during COVID and their students have roughly comparable learning loss.
I've never seen such a disconnect between Dem elected/staff/consultants and actual Dem voters.
The latter understand what's going on.
The former are awash in right-wing brainrot, hence @schatz.bsky.social blaming COVID mitigation and BLM marches for the GOP's wanton destruction of public health.
The latter understand what's going on.
The former are awash in right-wing brainrot, hence @schatz.bsky.social blaming COVID mitigation and BLM marches for the GOP's wanton destruction of public health.
![@EsotericCD
It was in this moment that many of us hanging on to a thin sliver of trust in our institutions irrevocably lost faith in them. One of the most poisonous blows to public trust in living memory - worse than the effect of the Iraq War in many ways. RFK Jr is a direct result of this.
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Politico 5 years ago:
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September 1, 2025 at 5:34 PM
This ‘blue states closed schools too long’ narrative is becoming increasingly entrenched in the Polite Center but it’s arguable at best.
Republican states had far more deaths during COVID and their students have roughly comparable learning loss.
Republican states had far more deaths during COVID and their students have roughly comparable learning loss.
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Just for those who may be a little confused: This is how an American president should treat Putin.
August 15, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Just for those who may be a little confused: This is how an American president should treat Putin.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Judge says Trump illegally called up National Guard to assist with LA protests and must return control to governor.
June 13, 2025 at 1:06 AM
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Judge says Trump illegally called up National Guard to assist with LA protests and must return control to governor.
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🚨BREAKING: 300+ NIH employees call out the harm of censorship & politicized science in scathing email to Bhattacharya, demanding an end to political interference, a lift on funding freezes, & rehiring of fired staff whose work saves lives.
This is historic - insiders are blowing the whistle.
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This is historic - insiders are blowing the whistle.
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June 9, 2025 at 12:03 PM
🚨BREAKING: 300+ NIH employees call out the harm of censorship & politicized science in scathing email to Bhattacharya, demanding an end to political interference, a lift on funding freezes, & rehiring of fired staff whose work saves lives.
This is historic - insiders are blowing the whistle.
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This is historic - insiders are blowing the whistle.
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The Dems really, really, *really* need to make Miller the face of the administration, the way Musk was until recently. He’s hugely unlikeable and has the potential to create major drag if he is out front and center.
"The [GOP] bill contains the resources [Miller] needs to replay Los Angeles over and over and over again. If it doesn’t pass, he’ll lose his fix, like a junky whose stash gets flushed down a toilet."
@brianbeutler.bsky.social tells Rs who's bidding they're doing
www.offmessage.net/p/the-greedy...
@brianbeutler.bsky.social tells Rs who's bidding they're doing
www.offmessage.net/p/the-greedy...
The Greedy Hubris Of A Repulsive Creep
More Americans—and elected Republicans—should know what’s up with this psycho.
www.offmessage.net
June 13, 2025 at 12:26 AM
The Dems really, really, *really* need to make Miller the face of the administration, the way Musk was until recently. He’s hugely unlikeable and has the potential to create major drag if he is out front and center.
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BREAKING
A federal judge has ordered President Trump to revert control of the National Guard back to California and Governor Newsom.
Judge Breyer said Trump’s order was illegal.
A federal judge has ordered President Trump to revert control of the National Guard back to California and Governor Newsom.
Judge Breyer said Trump’s order was illegal.
June 13, 2025 at 12:59 AM
BREAKING
A federal judge has ordered President Trump to revert control of the National Guard back to California and Governor Newsom.
Judge Breyer said Trump’s order was illegal.
A federal judge has ordered President Trump to revert control of the National Guard back to California and Governor Newsom.
Judge Breyer said Trump’s order was illegal.
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And: “officials knew that only 32 of the deportees had been convicted of U.S. crimes and that most were nonviolent offenses, such as retail theft or traffic violations.”
We obtained lists of alleged gang members used by Venezuelan law enforcement and Interpol.
Those lists include some 1,400 names. None of the names of the 238 Venezuelan deportees matched those on the lists.
W/ @texastribune.org @cazadoresdefakenews.info & Alianza Rebelde Investiga
Those lists include some 1,400 names. None of the names of the 238 Venezuelan deportees matched those on the lists.
W/ @texastribune.org @cazadoresdefakenews.info & Alianza Rebelde Investiga
Trump Administration Knew Vast Majority of Venezuelans Sent to Salvadoran Prison Had Not Been Convicted of U.S. Crimes
Homeland Security records reveal that officials knew that more than half of the 238 deportees were labeled as having no criminal record in the U.S. and had only violated immigration laws.
www.propublica.org
June 4, 2025 at 12:11 PM
And: “officials knew that only 32 of the deportees had been convicted of U.S. crimes and that most were nonviolent offenses, such as retail theft or traffic violations.”
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He served our country in the Navy.
He served the city of San Francisco as a supervisor.
He served the LGBTQ community by advancing the fight for rights and Pride.
He paid with his life.
They can remove Harvey Milk’s name from a Navy Ship.
But they can never take away his heroism.
He served the city of San Francisco as a supervisor.
He served the LGBTQ community by advancing the fight for rights and Pride.
He paid with his life.
They can remove Harvey Milk’s name from a Navy Ship.
But they can never take away his heroism.
June 4, 2025 at 12:39 AM
He served our country in the Navy.
He served the city of San Francisco as a supervisor.
He served the LGBTQ community by advancing the fight for rights and Pride.
He paid with his life.
They can remove Harvey Milk’s name from a Navy Ship.
But they can never take away his heroism.
He served the city of San Francisco as a supervisor.
He served the LGBTQ community by advancing the fight for rights and Pride.
He paid with his life.
They can remove Harvey Milk’s name from a Navy Ship.
But they can never take away his heroism.
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You tell ‘em, Casey!
Although, I heard Ernie Harwell recite the poem with the Adrian Symphony Orchestra, which was really cool. I recall him reading it with great empathy for Casey.
Although, I heard Ernie Harwell recite the poem with the Adrian Symphony Orchestra, which was really cool. I recall him reading it with great empathy for Casey.
On the anniversary of “Casey at the Bat,” Casey himself would like a word…
@mcsweeneys.net
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/cas...
@mcsweeneys.net
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/cas...
Casey “At the Bat” Responds to That Mean Poem About Him
Fellow residents of Mudville,
It’s me, Casey Gershowitz, or as I am now known to everyone, “Casey At the Bat.” In the two months since I struck out...
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June 4, 2025 at 2:52 AM
You tell ‘em, Casey!
Although, I heard Ernie Harwell recite the poem with the Adrian Symphony Orchestra, which was really cool. I recall him reading it with great empathy for Casey.
Although, I heard Ernie Harwell recite the poem with the Adrian Symphony Orchestra, which was really cool. I recall him reading it with great empathy for Casey.
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A program to relocate Afghans who worked with U.S. service members during two decades of war is being targeted by the White House for shutdown by the fall.
Advocates fear hundreds of thousands of Afghans awaiting resettlement in the U.S. could be shut out if Operation Enduring Welcome is defunded.
Advocates fear hundreds of thousands of Afghans awaiting resettlement in the U.S. could be shut out if Operation Enduring Welcome is defunded.
Plan to defund resettlement program for Afghans who aided US puts its future in doubt
A program to relocate Afghans who worked alongside U.S. service members during two decades of war is being targeted by the White House for shutdown by the fall.
www.stripes.com
June 4, 2025 at 3:08 AM
A program to relocate Afghans who worked with U.S. service members during two decades of war is being targeted by the White House for shutdown by the fall.
Advocates fear hundreds of thousands of Afghans awaiting resettlement in the U.S. could be shut out if Operation Enduring Welcome is defunded.
Advocates fear hundreds of thousands of Afghans awaiting resettlement in the U.S. could be shut out if Operation Enduring Welcome is defunded.
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Once again I am calling for Democrats to introduce legislation requiring standardized uniforms, visible badge numbers with names, as well as a requirement for ICE and DHS agents to present proof that there is enough danger present to be masked to a judge when they get their warrant.
It really needs to be pointed out. As someone who has been to actions up to and inculdiong the uprising here in 2020 I have never seen every officer wearing fake name badges all with the name “the others” instead of their actual names.
June 4, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Once again I am calling for Democrats to introduce legislation requiring standardized uniforms, visible badge numbers with names, as well as a requirement for ICE and DHS agents to present proof that there is enough danger present to be masked to a judge when they get their warrant.
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The Detroit Tigers are living a charmed existence right now and it's wonderful to watch.
June 3, 2025 at 4:34 AM
The Detroit Tigers are living a charmed existence right now and it's wonderful to watch.
This is their best argument? 😄
June 4, 2025 at 1:35 AM
This is their best argument? 😄
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Been chatting with folks who've lost their jobs and several said it would be nice to learn about how to get into consulting work. So I said I could put something together on that! Webinar next Thursday at 1pm eastern. (Thanks AEFP, APPAM, NCME, & SREE!)
Register here: aefpweb.org/ev_calendar_...
Register here: aefpweb.org/ev_calendar_...
June 3, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Been chatting with folks who've lost their jobs and several said it would be nice to learn about how to get into consulting work. So I said I could put something together on that! Webinar next Thursday at 1pm eastern. (Thanks AEFP, APPAM, NCME, & SREE!)
Register here: aefpweb.org/ev_calendar_...
Register here: aefpweb.org/ev_calendar_...
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Rugged individualism powered by $461,000 in farm subsidies. www.salon.com/2015/01/22/jo...
June 3, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Rugged individualism powered by $461,000 in farm subsidies. www.salon.com/2015/01/22/jo...