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CEO of the MA Coalition to Prevent Gun Violence. Knitter, cat lady, grey hair evangelist. Oh, and I box. #COYS. Opinions strong, plentiful, and my own. https://substack.com/@ruthzakarin?r=9u65p&utm_medium=ios
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Can we please, just for a moment, reflect on the President Un-Elect gleefully wielding a chainsaw. Can we also just reflect on what we would say if some shadow president was running around with a chainsaw in some other country? We’d have thoughts. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/22/n...

submitted 51 minutes ago • 3 comments

I have a thought. Let’s stop giving angry sociopathic men positions of power. K?

submitted 59 minutes ago • 0 comments

Trump today: “nobody’s ever seen anything” like his administration’s firing of thousands of federal employees and he congratulated himself for “dominating” Washington and sending bureaucrats “packing.” He’s a sociopath who delights in the suffering of others. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/22/n...

submitted 3 hours ago • 4 comments

The party of pulling yourself up by your bootstraps seems hellbent on throwing away as many bootstraps as possible.

submitted 6 hours ago • 1 comment

It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office. Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc. Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.

submitted 7 hours ago • 1538 comments

Good. And I will remind folks for the thousandth time that Mexico and Haiti are awash in U.S. made guns. Guns that fuel the very violence that makes people flee for their safety. Flee and come here to the U.S., where they are vilified for escaping violence we helped create.

submitted 7 hours ago • 1 comment

Okay, Tom Homan. You coming to Boston? Let’s talk about Boston, which is now one of the safest cities in the country. Why? Because we go after gun violence, not immigrants. Because we invest in community programs, not ICE. We don’t want you, Tom Homan. We’re good. open.substack.com/pub/ruthzaka...

submitted 7 hours ago • 4 comments

#HopeFromActivism #resist A good read. Though he left out the #wasteOfTaxpayerMoney from #incompetentTrump #recklessMusk 1. taking down CDC websites the doctors use daily to determine if drugs are safe and what dose, for how long and which drug for birth control and STIs

submitted 10 hours ago • 3 comments

I find myself thinking about George Floyd’s family and friends. The folks that loved him and witnessed the change and activism his murder inspired, and who are now witnessing the backlash against it. That has to be a lot to hold.

submitted 11 hours ago • 0 comments

MA friends, please join us for our biggest event of the year - our Peace MVP Awards! Our state and local work to prevent gun violence has never been more important. It will be a great evening with our amazing Coalition community - see the next post for ticket information!

submitted 12 hours ago • 1 comment

It’s not just Space X. Musk was able to save Tesla because of a loan from the Dept of Energy. Here he is in 2013 filled with gratitude for the federal agency & the taxpayers who saved his business. From reporting by @puck.news. airmail.news/issues/2025-...

submitted 13 hours ago • 61 comments

You know who is no longer a part of the Trump administration? Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair CQ Brown Jr., who had 40 years of service to our country. You know who is? This kid, who goes by the moniker Big Balls and couldn’t be trusted with sensitive info. Meritocracy, huh? Nope, white supremacy.

submitted 15 hours ago • 1 comment

If you are still in line to fight the Trump administration’s agenda of hate and chaos, STAY IN LINE!

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

In the latest episode of Powerful Women and the Men Who Hate Them, we have Trump acting like a schoolyard bully threatening Gov Janet Mills for daring to defy him. The Abuser-in-Chief is going after a woman who has the nerve to protect the children of her state. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/21/n...

submitted 1 day ago • 2 comments

In Trump’s meritocracy, the path to success is paved with whiteness.

submitted 22 hours ago • 0 comments

I believe what she actually said was: “You like states’ rights? How bout these states’ rights??”

submitted 23 hours ago • 0 comments

People experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselves in the same position.

submitted 1 day ago • 48 comments

Friday night timeline cleanse… I really enjoyed Brittany Howard and Miley Cyrus’ cover of Nothing Compares 2 U on SNL last weekend. Got me thinking about other famous artists covering iconic songs with a lot of love and respect. So… a 🧵… www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGrz...

submitted 1 day ago • 5 comments

In the latest episode of Powerful Women and the Men Who Hate Them, we have Trump acting like a schoolyard bully threatening Gov Janet Mills for daring to defy him. The Abuser-in-Chief is going after a woman who has the nerve to protect the children of her state. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/02/21/n...

submitted 1 day ago • 2 comments

Medicaid provides essential healthcare for millions—including children, new parents, seniors, and hardworking adults. That means someone you love relies on it. Protecting Medicaid means protecting our families and communities. Let’s invest in care, not cuts. #MomSky #DontCutMyMedicaid

submitted 1 day ago • 3 comments

“The cost of treating shooting injuries in hospitals is estimated to exceed $900 million a year. Medicaid and Medicare cover about 60 percent of that…” Medicaid is a gun violence issue. The Trump administration needs to hear loud & clear: #DontCutMyMedicaid #MOMsky www.thetrace.org/2025/02/dr-o...

submitted 1 day ago • 8 comments

Medicaid is popular! About 3 in 4 Americans view the program favorably but Republicans are pushing a budget w/ devastating cuts — to finance Trump’s tax cuts for billionaires. The hospitals in GOP districts particularly in rural areas will suffer & potentially close. #DontCutMyMedicaid #MOMSky

submitted 1 day ago • 12 comments

As the child of two immigrants who came here seeking a better life (and one whose own parents brought her here as a baby to escape imminent danger) I take this demonization of and terrorism against immigrants personally.

submitted 1 day ago • 3 comments