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Kathy Riordan

@katriord.bsky.social

One woman’s view of life and the universe.

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"Angela Merkel’s first mistake with Donald Trump, she says in her new memoir, was treating him as if he were “completely normal”
“He was convinced that all countries were competitors of each other, (...) He did not believe that the prosperity of all countries could be increased through cooperation."

19.10.2025 07:02 — 👍 17    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Protesters decry Trump administration policies in No Kings rallies across the U.S. The second wave of mass protests organized by the progressive No Kings network saw protesters unite against President Trump's anti-immigration tactics, slashing of federal programs and other concerns.

This summer, organizers said more than 5 million people participated in No Kings protests against President Trump. Organizers say they expect an even bigger turnout this time around. n.pr/3WIkn7w

19.10.2025 04:10 — 👍 1065    🔁 144    💬 22    📌 7
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Trump posts AI video showing him literally dumping shit on America

19.10.2025 02:36 — 👍 11772    🔁 4157    💬 4504    📌 3897
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'No Kings' protests against Trump bring a street party vibe to cities nationwide Protesting the direction of the country under President Donald Trump, people gathered in the nation’s capital and communities across the U.S.

“What we are seeing from the Democrats is some spine,” said Ezra Levin, a co-founder of Indivisible, a key organizing group. “The worst thing the Democrats could do right now is surrender.”

18.10.2025 21:54 — 👍 462    🔁 82    💬 2    📌 3
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The world joined us and said, “No Kings.”

19.10.2025 04:17 — 👍 38576    🔁 13106    💬 1454    📌 1095
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Popular Account 'We Rate Dogs' Unloads On Border Patrol For Killing Family's Beloved Dog During Search

Pure evil 😡

19.10.2025 06:39 — 👍 1524    🔁 221    💬 38    📌 7
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FEMA leader is a no-show after deadly Texas flooding David Richardson hasn't made public appearances, statements or social media postings since last week's flood. Former FEMA officials say that's concerning.

As FEMA responds to the deadly flooding in Texas, one key resource is missing: the FEMA leader. David Richardson, the agency's acting administrator, has not been to the site of one of the deadliest floods in the U.S. in the past 25 years. www.politico.com/news/2025/07...

11.07.2025 01:10 — 👍 2684    🔁 1118    💬 199    📌 67
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Trump weighing Hill Air Force Base as immigrant detention hub, base leaders have ‘not received anything official’ Trump reportedly eying Hill Air Force Base as an immigrant detention hub, but military leaders in Utah “have not received … any directions at this point.

Trump reportedly eying Hill Air Force Base as an immigrant detention hub, but military leaders in Utah “have not received … any directions at this point."

22.02.2025 01:30 — 👍 26    🔁 13    💬 10    📌 4

So they removed the black chairman of the Joint Chiefs in the middle of his 4-year tour, without cause, and they're seeking to replace him with a white **retired** Air Force three-star general who lacks the requisite experience as a service chief or combatant commander? Huh, how about that

22.02.2025 01:34 — 👍 35474    🔁 8969    💬 1908    📌 636
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Trump fires Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff CQ Brown Trump said he plans to nominate Lieutenant General Dan “Razin” Caine, USAF, to replace CQ Brown as Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff.

BREAKING: President Trump fires the country's highest-ranking military officer amid a wave of top brass dismissals at the Pentagon.

22.02.2025 01:39 — 👍 231    🔁 120    💬 92    📌 25
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Utah’s own Post Malone gets a rare honor: His own flavor of Oreos. Here’s how they taste. Musician and Utah resident Post Malone has received an unusual honor — he's created his own limited-edition flavor of Oreos.

Musician and Utah resident Post Malone has received an unusual honor — he's created his own limited-edition flavor of Oreos.

09.02.2025 08:58 — 👍 23    🔁 4    💬 2    📌 1

is it woke to want to end cancer?

08.02.2025 03:15 — 👍 15210    🔁 3699    💬 752    📌 141

The same ones who said Project 2025 wasn’t a thing.

08.02.2025 04:58 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Musk’s DOGE Teen Was Fired By Cybersecurity Firm for Leaking Company Secrets Edward Coristine posted online that he had retained access to the firm’s servers. Now he has access to sensitive government information.

⚠️ DOGE staffer Edward Coristine was fired for leaking info from a data-security firm. He later bragged he retained access to the firm’s system.

He was also on law enforcement radar for communicating in an online chat room with an alleged hacker under investigation.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

07.02.2025 21:17 — 👍 2217    🔁 849    💬 82    📌 76
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This is breathtaking! 🐬

07.02.2025 16:06 — 👍 430    🔁 79    💬 22    📌 12
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President Trump’s Kennedy Center announcement appears to be blatantly illegal. U.S. Code says general trustees “shall hold office … for a term of 6 years” - nothing about the President having power to remove - and the Chairperson is appointed by the Board. A president cannot appoint himself.

08.02.2025 01:29 — 👍 2746    🔁 1019    💬 207    📌 91

NEW: Donald Trump has fired the head of the National Archives, ousting the leader of an agency he has maligned as the cause of some of his greatest legal/criminal woes.

w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social

www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

08.02.2025 04:25 — 👍 493    🔁 222    💬 34    📌 14

Kanye West posted a lot of stuff today saying he loves Hitler.

He also claimed to have fornicated with Donald Trump's daughter, Ivanka, while she was married to Jared Kushner.

Looking forward to Donald's reaction on THAT.

08.02.2025 03:03 — 👍 10202    🔁 1447    💬 714    📌 103
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Hegseth Uses His First Town Hall to Attack Diversity The defense secretary, speaking to the Pentagon work force, defended his “unconventional approaches” to an audience that included women and people of color.

Hegseth emphasized how important standards are, while at the same time wearing an American flag belt buckle - which runs afoul of the U.S. Flag Code that prohibits wearing the flag as clothing or putting it on an item that is meant to be discarded www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/u...

07.02.2025 21:58 — 👍 424    🔁 68    💬 37    📌 7

BREAKING: Judge Nichols has issued his written order formalizing his decision to block the Trump administration from putting 2,200 USAID workers on leave tonight.

He also orders the reinstatement of 500 workers previously put on leave. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

08.02.2025 03:47 — 👍 3334    🔁 848    💬 51    📌 51
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If anyone whines that we "self-segregated ourselves from X" and "aren't in the conversation anymore," feel free to show them this screenshot of my "For You" tab.

07.02.2025 22:02 — 👍 7012    🔁 1277    💬 231    📌 160

Destroying is the point.

08.02.2025 00:50 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

J D Vance also doesn’t think someone who raped a 13-year-old girl should be held accountable or prevented from holding the highest office in the land. He’s big on second chances. For those he wants to have them.

08.02.2025 00:49 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A tweet from Ivan Alcantara with the text: 'I've been preparing for their arrival'. Below this text, there is an image of a child wearing a red sweater standing in front of a door, holding a glowing red trap. Below this image, there is another tweet from Sam Stein with the text: 'Reports are that DOGE staffers are now at NIH'.

A tweet from Ivan Alcantara with the text: 'I've been preparing for their arrival'. Below this text, there is an image of a child wearing a red sweater standing in front of a door, holding a glowing red trap. Below this image, there is another tweet from Sam Stein with the text: 'Reports are that DOGE staffers are now at NIH'.

I shouldn’t laugh at this but I somehow needed to.

07.02.2025 18:30 — 👍 14169    🔁 1939    💬 274    📌 78

Patel seems to have adopted a “yes, and” approach towards income streams in the Trump interregnum

07.02.2025 23:57 — 👍 290    🔁 40    💬 13    📌 1
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Trump administration pauses $3 billion marked for electric vehicle charging stations The Federal Highway Administration said the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program is under review. It was part of the Biden administration's clean energy push.

The Federal Highway Administration said the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program is under review. It was part of the Biden administration's clean energy push.

08.02.2025 00:02 — 👍 651    🔁 182    💬 86    📌 25

Yikes.

08.02.2025 00:44 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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In Utah settlement over denied drag show permit, St. George admits it violated performers’ rights Southern Utah Drag Stars and St. George officials settle lawsuit over drag show at public park

The city of St. George on Friday admitted to violating the First Amendment rights of a group of performers when it attempted to prevent a drag show from taking place at a local park.

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