Tara O'Grady
@taraogrady.bsky.social
Journalist & Writer Former TV News Reporter at KTVN & at YourAKLink Graduated from UNR with degrees in Journalism & Political Science
Now retired have worked in communications for the Democratic party News & Political junkie Mom to 3 amazing adults
Now retired have worked in communications for the Democratic party News & Political junkie Mom to 3 amazing adults
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Tara O'Grady
@taraogrady.bsky.social
· Jan 20
It's a Very Sad Day for America.
It's the beginning of the unraveling of Democracy in the United States.
This account will go dark for today. No further posts until tomorrow as I promise to do all I can to resist.
Please 🙏 for America
It's the beginning of the unraveling of Democracy in the United States.
This account will go dark for today. No further posts until tomorrow as I promise to do all I can to resist.
Please 🙏 for America
Trump order to keep a Michigan coal fired power plant open has cost taxpayers $113 million in the past 6 months
The plant in Michigan is expensive & emits high levels of toxic pollution. It will cost 300 million a year just to keep it open as ordered by Trump
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The plant in Michigan is expensive & emits high levels of toxic pollution. It will cost 300 million a year just to keep it open as ordered by Trump
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump order to keep Michigan power plant open costs taxpayers $113m
Critics say JH Campbell coal-fired plant in western Michigan is expensive and emits high levels of toxic pollution
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Trump order to keep a Michigan coal fired power plant open has cost taxpayers $113 million in the past 6 months
The plant in Michigan is expensive & emits high levels of toxic pollution. It will cost 300 million a year just to keep it open as ordered by Trump
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The plant in Michigan is expensive & emits high levels of toxic pollution. It will cost 300 million a year just to keep it open as ordered by Trump
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Imagine blowing up boats in the oceans with little or no evidence of possibly bringing drugs to the U.S. & then doing this:
Trump plans to pardon former Honduran President Hernandez for 2024 drug trafficking
Hernandez was convicted in U.S. court of conspiring to import cocaine & fentanyl into the U.S.A. & was convicted for drug trafficking & weapons charges & sentenced to 45 years in prison.
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Hernandez was convicted in U.S. court of conspiring to import cocaine & fentanyl into the U.S.A. & was convicted for drug trafficking & weapons charges & sentenced to 45 years in prison.
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Trump says he plans to pardon former Honduran President Hernandez for 2024 drug trafficking sentence
President Donald Trump said Friday that he will be pardoning former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who in 2024 was convicted for drug trafficking and weapons charges and sentenced to 45 ye...
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November 28, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Imagine blowing up boats in the oceans with little or no evidence of possibly bringing drugs to the U.S. & then doing this:
Trump plans to pardon former Honduran President Hernandez for 2024 drug trafficking
Hernandez was convicted in U.S. court of conspiring to import cocaine & fentanyl into the U.S.A. & was convicted for drug trafficking & weapons charges & sentenced to 45 years in prison.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Hernandez was convicted in U.S. court of conspiring to import cocaine & fentanyl into the U.S.A. & was convicted for drug trafficking & weapons charges & sentenced to 45 years in prison.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump says he plans to pardon former Honduran President Hernandez for 2024 drug trafficking sentence
President Donald Trump said Friday that he will be pardoning former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who in 2024 was convicted for drug trafficking and weapons charges and sentenced to 45 ye...
apnews.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Trump plans to pardon former Honduran President Hernandez for 2024 drug trafficking
Hernandez was convicted in U.S. court of conspiring to import cocaine & fentanyl into the U.S.A. & was convicted for drug trafficking & weapons charges & sentenced to 45 years in prison.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Hernandez was convicted in U.S. court of conspiring to import cocaine & fentanyl into the U.S.A. & was convicted for drug trafficking & weapons charges & sentenced to 45 years in prison.
apnews.com/article/trum...
He thinks only poor people committ violent crimes.
Trump says US will Ban all legal migration from poor countries'
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Trump says US will Ban all legal migration from poor countries'
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Trump says US will pause migration from 'third-world countries'
The president did not name which countries would be affected, but vowed to remove anyone "not a net asset" to the US.
www.bbc.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:56 PM
He thinks only poor people committ violent crimes.
Trump says US will Ban all legal migration from poor countries'
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump says US will Ban all legal migration from poor countries'
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Trump vows to 'permanently pause' All legal migration from 'All third world countries' after National Guard shooting
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Trump vows to 'permanently pause' migration from 'third world countries' after National Guard shooting
The president called for "reverse migration" in a lengthy social media post late on Thanksgiving and said that he wanted to deport anyone "non-compatible with Western Civilization."
www.nbcnews.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Trump vows to 'permanently pause' All legal migration from 'All third world countries' after National Guard shooting
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Meet the world’s 29 ‘super-billionaires’ fueling the wealth gap and boasting a collective fortune of $4 trillion
fortune.com/2025/11/26/s...
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Meet the world’s 29 ‘super-billionaires’ fueling the wealth gap and boasting a collective fortune of $4 trillion | Fortune
Superbillionaires like Elon Musk, Larry Ellison, and Mark Zuckerberg are enjoying eye-watering wealth gains thanks to America’s AI revolution.
fortune.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Meet the world’s 29 ‘super-billionaires’ fueling the wealth gap and boasting a collective fortune of $4 trillion
fortune.com/2025/11/26/s...
fortune.com/2025/11/26/s...
A Stunning Leak Sheds Light on the Trump Admin’s Cozy Ties With Russia & Putin
It confirms that the 28-point Ukraine peace plan was largely a Kremlin product.
slate.com/news-and-pol...
It confirms that the 28-point Ukraine peace plan was largely a Kremlin product.
slate.com/news-and-pol...
A Stunning Leak Just Shed New Light on How Cozy the Trump Admin Really Is With Russia
It confirms that the 28-point Ukraine peace plan was largely a Kremlin product.
slate.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:29 PM
A Stunning Leak Sheds Light on the Trump Admin’s Cozy Ties With Russia & Putin
It confirms that the 28-point Ukraine peace plan was largely a Kremlin product.
slate.com/news-and-pol...
It confirms that the 28-point Ukraine peace plan was largely a Kremlin product.
slate.com/news-and-pol...
Trump insults another female reporter, this time for her looks
On Wednesday, he called a New York Times reporter “ugly,” the third insult toward a female reporter in recent weeks.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
On Wednesday, he called a New York Times reporter “ugly,” the third insult toward a female reporter in recent weeks.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Trump insults another female reporter, this time for her looks
On Wednesday, the president called a New York Times reporter “ugly,” the third insult toward a female reporter in recent weeks.
www.nbcnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Trump insults another female reporter, this time for her looks
On Wednesday, he called a New York Times reporter “ugly,” the third insult toward a female reporter in recent weeks.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
On Wednesday, he called a New York Times reporter “ugly,” the third insult toward a female reporter in recent weeks.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...
Military Veterans Call Out Trump, Hegseth & Pentagon in New Video.
Watch video here:
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
Watch video here:
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
Military Veterans Call Out Trump, Hegseth and Pentagon in New Video
“We've never been at this kind of crossroads in our country before," Kenneth Harbaugh, a U.S. Navy veteran, told Military.com about the situation surrounding Sen. Mark Kelly.
www.military.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Military Veterans Call Out Trump, Hegseth & Pentagon in New Video.
Watch video here:
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
Watch video here:
www.military.com/daily-news/2...
When a Leader Calls for Hangings, the Question Isn’t Madness – It’s Fascism
countercurrents.org/2025/11/when...
countercurrents.org/2025/11/when...
When a Leader Calls for Hangings, the Question Isn’t Madness - It’s Fascism | Countercurrents
American democracy has survived wars, racism, McCarthyism, and the long shadow of authoritarian temptation. But what unfolded last week – when Donald Trump publicly called for the “hanging” of six…
countercurrents.org
November 26, 2025 at 4:00 AM
When a Leader Calls for Hangings, the Question Isn’t Madness – It’s Fascism
countercurrents.org/2025/11/when...
countercurrents.org/2025/11/when...
Hazing & bullying reports up as Hegseth pushes for much rougher & more brutal training of military
www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...
www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...
Hazing, bullying reports up as Hegseth pushes for rougher training
While hazing reports saw an upswing in 2024 after three years of steady decline, bullying complaints have been steadily increasing since 2020.
www.militarytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Hazing & bullying reports up as Hegseth pushes for much rougher & more brutal training of military
www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...
www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...
1. He's stealing American tax dollars. He is totally corrupt selling pardons for millions. Getting billions from UAE Qatar & Saudi Arabia in exchange for access to American technologies. He's giving Qatar a military base on U.S. soil for a billion dollar plane.
November 26, 2025 at 1:57 AM
1. He's stealing American tax dollars. He is totally corrupt selling pardons for millions. Getting billions from UAE Qatar & Saudi Arabia in exchange for access to American technologies. He's giving Qatar a military base on U.S. soil for a billion dollar plane.
Trump excludes nursing & teaching from ‘professional' degree list.
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Are nurses 'professionals'? Trump admin. reclassifies several degrees in aim to cap student loans
The Education Department is redefining what counts as a professional degree under new federal student loan rules passed under the "Big Beautiful Bill."
www.nbcwashington.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Trump excludes nursing & teaching from ‘professional' degree list.
www.nbcwashington.com/news/nationa...
www.nbcwashington.com/news/nationa...
FBI seeks interviews with six Democrats Trump falsely accused of 'seditious behavior'
The lawmakers, who released a video urging members of the military & intelligence community Not to follow Illegal orders, accused Trump of trying to intimidate them.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
The lawmakers, who released a video urging members of the military & intelligence community Not to follow Illegal orders, accused Trump of trying to intimidate them.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
FBI seeks interviews with six Democrats Trump accused of 'seditious behavior'
The lawmakers, who released a video urging members of the military and the intelligence community not to follow illegal orders, accused Trump of trying to intimidate them.
www.nbcnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:42 AM
FBI seeks interviews with six Democrats Trump falsely accused of 'seditious behavior'
The lawmakers, who released a video urging members of the military & intelligence community Not to follow Illegal orders, accused Trump of trying to intimidate them.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
The lawmakers, who released a video urging members of the military & intelligence community Not to follow Illegal orders, accused Trump of trying to intimidate them.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
US envoy coached Putin on how Russian leader should pitch Trump to get whatever they want on Ukraine peace plan
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Report: US envoy coached Putin aide on how Russian leader should pitch Trump on Ukraine peace plan
President Donald Trump’s chief interlocutor with the Russian government last month advised a senior aide to Vladimir Putin on how the Russian leader should go about pitching the U.S. president on a Uk...
apnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:38 AM
US envoy coached Putin on how Russian leader should pitch Trump to get whatever they want on Ukraine peace plan
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
DACA recipients (DACA immigrants came here as babies or young children) have been arrested as Trump reshapes immigration policies
The arrests have taken place as immigrants have faced increased vetting, including of their social media for any anti trump posts
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The arrests have taken place as immigrants have faced increased vetting, including of their social media for any anti trump posts
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Some DACA recipients have been arrested as Trump reshapes immigration policies
The arrests have taken place as immigrants have face increased vetting, including of their social media.
www.nbcnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:35 AM
DACA recipients (DACA immigrants came here as babies or young children) have been arrested as Trump reshapes immigration policies
The arrests have taken place as immigrants have faced increased vetting, including of their social media for any anti trump posts
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
The arrests have taken place as immigrants have faced increased vetting, including of their social media for any anti trump posts
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
1. This Is The Definition of Socialism
Trump Is Taking Billions in Stakes in Firms Like Intel
Trump is spending billions of dollars on deals with ownership stakes in U.S. companies. The unusual practice shows no sign of slowing.
Trump Is Taking Billions in Stakes in Firms Like Intel
Trump is spending billions of dollars on deals with ownership stakes in U.S. companies. The unusual practice shows no sign of slowing.
$10 Billion and Counting: Trump Administration Snaps Up Stakes in Private Firms
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:05 PM
1. This Is The Definition of Socialism
Trump Is Taking Billions in Stakes in Firms Like Intel
Trump is spending billions of dollars on deals with ownership stakes in U.S. companies. The unusual practice shows no sign of slowing.
Trump Is Taking Billions in Stakes in Firms Like Intel
Trump is spending billions of dollars on deals with ownership stakes in U.S. companies. The unusual practice shows no sign of slowing.
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November 25, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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Trump's EPA to abandon air pollution rule that would prevent thousands of U.S. deaths.
The Environmental Protection Agency will no longer defend limits on fine-particle pollution, which causes heart and lung disease.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
The Environmental Protection Agency will no longer defend limits on fine-particle pollution, which causes heart and lung disease.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
EPA to abandon air pollution rule that would prevent thousands of U.S. deaths
The Environmental Protection Agency will no longer defend Biden-era limits on fine-particle pollution, which causes heart and lung disease.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Trump's EPA to abandon air pollution rule that would prevent thousands of U.S. deaths.
The Environmental Protection Agency will no longer defend limits on fine-particle pollution, which causes heart and lung disease.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
The Environmental Protection Agency will no longer defend limits on fine-particle pollution, which causes heart and lung disease.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
U.S. ready to cut All support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...
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U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
Documents show the U.S. military is planning to sever all ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts.
www.npr.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:12 PM
U.S. ready to cut All support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
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General Mike Flynn committed actual crimes & attempted to help overturn our government. He wasn't brought back to active duty & court martialed.. I won't stand for Captain Kelly being brought back to active duty & court martialed for Saying the Military should Not Obey Illegal Orders
November 25, 2025 at 1:39 PM
General Mike Flynn committed actual crimes & attempted to help overturn our government. He wasn't brought back to active duty & court martialed.. I won't stand for Captain Kelly being brought back to active duty & court martialed for Saying the Military should Not Obey Illegal Orders
Trump hints support for fringe unfounded theory that Venezuela rigged 2020 election
Trump comment implies hostility to Venezuela may be based on election-rigging conspiracy theory & that is his justification for land strikes in Venezuela.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump comment implies hostility to Venezuela may be based on election-rigging conspiracy theory & that is his justification for land strikes in Venezuela.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump hints support for fringe theory that Venezuela rigged 2020 election
President’s comment implies hostility to Venezuela may be based on unfounded election-rigging conspiracy theory
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Trump hints support for fringe unfounded theory that Venezuela rigged 2020 election
Trump comment implies hostility to Venezuela may be based on election-rigging conspiracy theory & that is his justification for land strikes in Venezuela.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump comment implies hostility to Venezuela may be based on election-rigging conspiracy theory & that is his justification for land strikes in Venezuela.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...