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Rita Smith

@ritasmith7.bsky.social

Live with my partner, Linda Robinson, at Hearthstone Retirement on Seattle’s Green Lake. Love pruning & singing. Grew up in Cashmere, Wa. Attended Linfield University, U of Wa. Worked at Waste Management, Bellevue Schools, AFSC, Peace Corps Ethiopia.

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Opinion | How to Be a Good Citizen of a Bad Country

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...

03.11.2025 14:41 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Anchor Light Publications (@anchorlightpublications) Have you ever notice how you can drive by the same trees or signs until you stop noticing them, until one disappears? That's part of the #Project2025 plan. Overwhelming you with constant chaos until...

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12.10.2025 02:46 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Everett woman details ‘humiliating’ ordeal in ICE custody with her son The mom from New Zealand, a state resident since 2021, talks about a three-week ordeal that saw her and her son sent from Washington to an ICE facility in Texas.

WA state employee details three weeks in ICE custody with her son

www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

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One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism · No Kings Across the country, authoritarian forces are getting bolder and more dangerous. Trump and his allies are not hiding their agenda: mass deportations, rollbacks of civil rights, weaponized courts, and f...

I'm attending No Kings's event, “One Million Rising: Strategic Non-Cooperation to Fight Authoritarianism” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

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GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON: · John Lewis Actions Good Trouble Lives On is a national day of nonviolent action to respond to the attacks posed on our civil and human rights by the Trump administration and to remind them that in America, the power lie...

I'm attending John Lewis Actions's event, “GOOD TROUBLE LIVES ON:” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/john-lewis-a...

08.07.2025 16:37 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Why Walking Helps Us Think Since at least the time of Greek philosophers, many writers have discovered a deep, intuitive connection between walking, thinking, and writing.

Since at least the time of Greek philosophers, many writers have discovered a deep, intuitive connection between walking, thinking, and writing.

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The Trump administration has turned its back on our community and other marginalized groups most at risk with the gutting of the State Department. NO MORE.

We WILL keep fighting for access to lifesaving healthcare and programs NO MATTER WHAT. hrc.im/ProtectHealth

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Harvard Will Not Comply With a List of Trump Administration Demands - The New York Times

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#BREAKING: Over 36,000 people rallied in Los Angeles today in support of @sanders.senate.gov and @aoc.bsky.social’s OLIGARCHY TOUR — setting a record as their largest stop on this tour.

12.04.2025 23:09 — 👍 27066    🔁 4566    💬 433    📌 229
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ICYMI: I was thrilled to stand with @deluzio.house.gov, Rep. Pat Ryan, and @repangiecraig.bsky.social to launch the Monopoly Busters Caucus!

We know that so many big corporations and mega-mergers screw over workers. So we’re standing up and fighting for a fair, pro-worker economy.

13.04.2025 16:55 — 👍 173    🔁 36    💬 6    📌 1
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Former agency head on preserving Social Security A former Social Security Administration commissioner says those in the Trump administration trying to drive change don't understand the system and could put benefits at risk.

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13.04.2025 17:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Why should you be concerned about Trump “accidentally” deporting people who have zero criminal record?

Because if he can do it to them — and ignore judges when they tell him to stop — he can do it to anyone he wants.

12.04.2025 17:29 — 👍 761    🔁 255    💬 37    📌 19
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Happy Passover! Wishing you and your loved ones a meaningful Pesach filled with joy and justice.

12.04.2025 23:48 — 👍 149    🔁 11    💬 9    📌 0
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Twenty Lessons, read by John Lithgow Key selections from On Tyranny, for viewing and sharing

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'For all the evil Hamas did to us, we will do many times as much good' ***

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NC lawmakers postpone vote to ban DEI in state government, as protesters pack state House
YouTube video by WXII 12 News NC lawmakers postpone vote to ban DEI in state government, as protesters pack state House

"NC lawmakers postpone vote to ban DEI in state government, as protesters pack state House..."
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IRS acting commissioner is resigning over deal to send immigrants' tax data to ICE, sources say Melanie Krause, acting head since February, will step down over the data-sharing document signed by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

"IRS officials who sign off on data sharing under these circumstances risk breaking the law..."

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#NationalLibraryWeek
#LiteracyMatters

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Judge Orders White House to Restore AP’s Access to Trump - The New York Times

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Medicare Advantage (or DisAdvantage, as I call it) isn’t Medicare — it’s private insurance run by giant corporations that only care about profits.

I wrote to the Trump admin and told them if they’re looking for waste, fraud, and abuse, they should start with Medicare DisAdvantage.

07.04.2025 20:38 — 👍 576    🔁 134    💬 32    📌 13
What records show about the migrants sent to Salvadoran mega-prison
YouTube video by 60 Minutes What records show about the migrants sent to Salvadoran mega-prison

This is where Trump is “accidentally” sending individuals with U.S. legal status.

Absolutely horrifying. A must-watch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QmW...

08.04.2025 14:04 — 👍 121    🔁 43    💬 6    📌 1
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ICYMI: The State of Maine is suing the Trump administration for punishing Maine’s public schools for refusing to comply with Trump’s discriminatory order on trans youth in sports.

Thank you, @governorjanetmills.bsky.social, for your courageous leadership and for showing up for our community.

08.04.2025 16:28 — 👍 204    🔁 35    💬 5    📌 5

Inside the Trump Administration’s Deportation of a Migrant to El Salvador - The New York Times

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At The Foot Of Washington's Cascade Mountains Is A City Full Of Beauty, Charm, And Family-Owned Eateries

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Pramila Jayapal's Resistance Lab: Virtual Organizing Training 101 · Mobilize

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