ruthz.bsky.social
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.
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I’ve been thinking about this a lot. My son is in law school and it’s so clear that what Trump is doing is so incompatible with what he’s learning that it makes me wonder about the lawyers who aid and abet him.
Like I wonder about the doctors who support RFK, Jr.
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I have such vivid memories of watching that game with my mom and the two of us jumping all over our living room with glee. It was beyond exciting.
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The hallmarks of a toxic workplace - unclear expectations and chaotic hierarchy that doesn’t value its workers. It has all the things.
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He said not now, he’s busy making biscuits
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I’ll allow it 😉
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Haha happy to share!
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Love this song! It soothes my GenX soul!
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How many times over can I like this post??
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Does Wham count as a boy band? Cause I’d like a George Michael vote, pleeeeeze
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He wanted the strawberry yogurt, didn’t he?
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Immigrants are not a threat to public safety. Tom Homan is a threat to public safety.
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The midair biscuits are the best biscuits
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I see this through a totally different lens. I worry about the number of abusive men who are running for or being handed positions of power.
I hope Cuomo and his ilk get called out for who they are — men who abuse women. That should be disqualifying but it is not. And that causes harm unto itself.
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Tickets and contributions will support our advocacy, community organizing, and educational work. I hope you can join us and be a part of the work to make our communities safer from gun violence! secure.everyaction.com/4TFKq780eUuG...
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Oh I haven’t seen this in forever - thank you!
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Government efficiency, I see.
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It’s painful to read this right after Trump fired Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair CQ Brown Jr.
White supremacy culture in action.
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Musk’ need for power is endless, and the money he has to chase that need is endless too. A horrifying and lethal combination.
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In the meritocracy, only white men have merit.
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I fear this. Trump is an abuser. An abuser who sees everyone and everything as an extension of his own needs. He is a bottomless pit of need. At the top of his list of needs is power. And control. Like an abuser.
So of course he sees the military as existing only to help him maintain power.
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Love them!!
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OMG Chris Cornell… his version of Billie Jean too!
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Let’s do that again, shall we?
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I’m sure I’ve forgotten plenty, so everyone help me remember what. Or add something new! Music is one of the things getting me through some of the harshness of now, so I hope y’all enjoy the playlist.
Here’s an entry from my lifetime partner in crime, aka my husband… www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9Dg...
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And finally, the moment when Tracy Chapman gets her flowers from Luke Combs and the rest of the country STILL gives me the chills. Not REALLY a cover but you’ll forgive me the stretch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLfH...
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Y’all ever watched Prince put everyone on the stage to shame during a tribute to George Harrison? While My Guitar Gently Weeps should have been called Watching the Other Guitarists Gently Weep…
Prince SHREDS his solo ⬇️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWc4...
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Speaking of the Kennedy Center Honors — which is painful right now, but this moment was pure joy — Aretha Franklin loving on Carole King was absolute bliss.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfEb...
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One cannot have a thread of terrific covers without listening to this gem - Heart doing Stairway to Heaven to celebrate Led Zeppelin at the Kennedy Center Honors. I cannot even count how many times I have watched this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cZ_...
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I came across David Byrne paying homage to another David… Bowie! Enjoy this terrific rendition of Heroes with Choir! Choir! Choir! www.youtube.com/watch?v=mbeq...