@rettm.bsky.social
Doc filmmaker, recorder of stories. Pro Democracy, pro science, pro nature, pro curiosity humanist, aging queer marginal buddhist. Here for the non oligarch filtered news of all sorts.
Usually low on spoons.
Usually low on spoons.
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Every stitch tells a story of love, community, and remembrance. Volunteers across MN created the "Stolen Neighbors Quilt" with 11,000 squares to honor Minnesotans detained by ICE. Each fabric square represents a neighbor, a family member, and a life impacted by deportation. We stand for Justice!
September 25, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Every stitch tells a story of love, community, and remembrance. Volunteers across MN created the "Stolen Neighbors Quilt" with 11,000 squares to honor Minnesotans detained by ICE. Each fabric square represents a neighbor, a family member, and a life impacted by deportation. We stand for Justice!
Hey Dems, bots are going to go at you accusing you of ridiculous things around trans issues. So maybe don’t try to outrun them. Learn the right response.
Hint, it’s not doubling down on dehumanization.
Hint, it’s not doubling down on dehumanization.
New Meta ad buy by Mary Peltola says that she "doesn't want kids getting gender surgeries or men in girls' bathrooms."
This comes the same day a NYT report stated that she regularly used the word "faggot" around staff.
This comes the same day a NYT report stated that she regularly used the word "faggot" around staff.
September 24, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Hey Dems, bots are going to go at you accusing you of ridiculous things around trans issues. So maybe don’t try to outrun them. Learn the right response.
Hint, it’s not doubling down on dehumanization.
Hint, it’s not doubling down on dehumanization.
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Still waiting:
—for evidence Mitch McConnell is alive.
—Republicans to confess how batshit crazy Trump is.
—John Fetterman to announce he’s become a Republican.
…Supreme Court supermajority to admit they really don’t care about upholding the Constitution.
…Americans to prove enough is enough.
—for evidence Mitch McConnell is alive.
—Republicans to confess how batshit crazy Trump is.
—John Fetterman to announce he’s become a Republican.
…Supreme Court supermajority to admit they really don’t care about upholding the Constitution.
…Americans to prove enough is enough.
September 10, 2026 at 2:49 AM
Still waiting:
—for evidence Mitch McConnell is alive.
—Republicans to confess how batshit crazy Trump is.
—John Fetterman to announce he’s become a Republican.
…Supreme Court supermajority to admit they really don’t care about upholding the Constitution.
…Americans to prove enough is enough.
—for evidence Mitch McConnell is alive.
—Republicans to confess how batshit crazy Trump is.
—John Fetterman to announce he’s become a Republican.
…Supreme Court supermajority to admit they really don’t care about upholding the Constitution.
…Americans to prove enough is enough.
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NO media
1000s are marching in DC to defend voting rights; 90 orgs signed on, Reuters sent photographers, but local media
Bernie Sanders, AOC and Martin Luther King III attended
Wa Post buried it
A Black-led march is visible in DC only after somebody else reports it
Repost the march they buried
1000s are marching in DC to defend voting rights; 90 orgs signed on, Reuters sent photographers, but local media
Bernie Sanders, AOC and Martin Luther King III attended
Wa Post buried it
A Black-led march is visible in DC only after somebody else reports it
Repost the march they buried
August 30, 2026 at 8:59 PM
NO media
1000s are marching in DC to defend voting rights; 90 orgs signed on, Reuters sent photographers, but local media
Bernie Sanders, AOC and Martin Luther King III attended
Wa Post buried it
A Black-led march is visible in DC only after somebody else reports it
Repost the march they buried
1000s are marching in DC to defend voting rights; 90 orgs signed on, Reuters sent photographers, but local media
Bernie Sanders, AOC and Martin Luther King III attended
Wa Post buried it
A Black-led march is visible in DC only after somebody else reports it
Repost the march they buried
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Rand Paul and The Rs on Homeland Sec committee, which just voted on straight party lines to refer Fauci for contempt, are an absolute kangaroo court. The Hollywood 10 were convicted of contempt during McCarthy days; and this will go down in history as a similar moment of opprobrium and insanity.
August 6, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Rand Paul and The Rs on Homeland Sec committee, which just voted on straight party lines to refer Fauci for contempt, are an absolute kangaroo court. The Hollywood 10 were convicted of contempt during McCarthy days; and this will go down in history as a similar moment of opprobrium and insanity.
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Man it's so funny when James Carville threatens to leave the Democratic party, like oh no, now the party might have candidates who are actually popular with their constituents and have popular policy positions and win elections what are we going to do noooo don't
August 5, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Man it's so funny when James Carville threatens to leave the Democratic party, like oh no, now the party might have candidates who are actually popular with their constituents and have popular policy positions and win elections what are we going to do noooo don't
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Every bit of this 👇
July 28, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Every bit of this 👇
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If you think that “communists” are
destroying America because billionaires who are destroying America told you so, you’re not too bright
destroying America because billionaires who are destroying America told you so, you’re not too bright
July 24, 2026 at 12:00 PM
If you think that “communists” are
destroying America because billionaires who are destroying America told you so, you’re not too bright
destroying America because billionaires who are destroying America told you so, you’re not too bright
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NO 👇 LIES DETECTED.......
July 23, 2026 at 1:24 PM
NO 👇 LIES DETECTED.......
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Let me get this straight...
Trump is blocking $1B in Medicaid payments to blue states over spurious accusations of mass fraud.
Meanwhile, he's literally pardoned over 70 convicted fraudsters — including a nursing home owner who stole over $1.3B from Medicare and Medicaid.
Hello?
Trump is blocking $1B in Medicaid payments to blue states over spurious accusations of mass fraud.
Meanwhile, he's literally pardoned over 70 convicted fraudsters — including a nursing home owner who stole over $1.3B from Medicare and Medicaid.
Hello?
July 22, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Let me get this straight...
Trump is blocking $1B in Medicaid payments to blue states over spurious accusations of mass fraud.
Meanwhile, he's literally pardoned over 70 convicted fraudsters — including a nursing home owner who stole over $1.3B from Medicare and Medicaid.
Hello?
Trump is blocking $1B in Medicaid payments to blue states over spurious accusations of mass fraud.
Meanwhile, he's literally pardoned over 70 convicted fraudsters — including a nursing home owner who stole over $1.3B from Medicare and Medicaid.
Hello?
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On Tuesday, a New Jersey town pulled $91M out of Citizens Bank over its business with ICE prison contractors GEO Group and CoreCivic.
Yesterday, Citizens announced it was ending its relationships with GEO and CoreCivic.
Money managers should DIVEST from #$GEO #$CXW
www.nj.com/essex/2026/0...
Yesterday, Citizens announced it was ending its relationships with GEO and CoreCivic.
Money managers should DIVEST from #$GEO #$CXW
www.nj.com/essex/2026/0...
This N.J. town just pulled $91M from Citizens Bank over ICE
Two N.J. municipalities have now pulled more than $330 million combined, according to the De-ICE Citizens Bank coalition.
www.nj.com
July 18, 2026 at 4:13 PM
On Tuesday, a New Jersey town pulled $91M out of Citizens Bank over its business with ICE prison contractors GEO Group and CoreCivic.
Yesterday, Citizens announced it was ending its relationships with GEO and CoreCivic.
Money managers should DIVEST from #$GEO #$CXW
www.nj.com/essex/2026/0...
Yesterday, Citizens announced it was ending its relationships with GEO and CoreCivic.
Money managers should DIVEST from #$GEO #$CXW
www.nj.com/essex/2026/0...
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A good day to be reminded that Hunt for the Wilderpeople is an amazingly funny heartfelt film about found family.
RIP Sam Neill 💙
RIP Sam Neill 💙
July 13, 2026 at 6:37 AM
A good day to be reminded that Hunt for the Wilderpeople is an amazingly funny heartfelt film about found family.
RIP Sam Neill 💙
RIP Sam Neill 💙
Tax the rich.
Murray: Is it true that people making under $184,000 pay a 12.4% Social Security tax rate?
Dahl: Yes.
Murray: And what is the rate for someone making $1,000,000?
Dahl: 2.2%.
Dahl: Yes.
Murray: And what is the rate for someone making $1,000,000?
Dahl: 2.2%.
July 13, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Tax the rich.
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It has been criminally underreported but Kelsey Pfendler has just rowed solo across the Pacific Ocean from the US coast to Hawaii in record time. A 2,400-mile unsupported journey in 43 days, 17 hours, and 55 minutes. Notably beating the Men’s record by 9 whole days.
July 8, 2026 at 2:18 PM
It has been criminally underreported but Kelsey Pfendler has just rowed solo across the Pacific Ocean from the US coast to Hawaii in record time. A 2,400-mile unsupported journey in 43 days, 17 hours, and 55 minutes. Notably beating the Men’s record by 9 whole days.
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The members of Brass Solidarity come from a variety of musical backgrounds and are united in their dedication to using their talents to promote social justice and bring people together.
Minnesota love and community is stronger than ever 🫶
Minnesota love and community is stronger than ever 🫶
July 4, 2026 at 8:20 PM
The members of Brass Solidarity come from a variety of musical backgrounds and are united in their dedication to using their talents to promote social justice and bring people together.
Minnesota love and community is stronger than ever 🫶
Minnesota love and community is stronger than ever 🫶
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Trump is a russian asset and traitor to the United States.
Every lie he tells, every agreement he breaks, every crime he commits and every ally he betrays damages American national security.
Every lie he tells, every agreement he breaks, every crime he commits and every ally he betrays damages American national security.
July 1, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Trump is a russian asset and traitor to the United States.
Every lie he tells, every agreement he breaks, every crime he commits and every ally he betrays damages American national security.
Every lie he tells, every agreement he breaks, every crime he commits and every ally he betrays damages American national security.
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It's really hard to convey just how massive the scale of legislation has been to target trans people. From a few dozen pieces of legislation in 2015 to over a thousand in 2025.
It started with sports bans in 2020 and now we're here. it was never about sports.
It started with sports bans in 2020 and now we're here. it was never about sports.
June 30, 2026 at 7:56 PM
It's really hard to convey just how massive the scale of legislation has been to target trans people. From a few dozen pieces of legislation in 2015 to over a thousand in 2025.
It started with sports bans in 2020 and now we're here. it was never about sports.
It started with sports bans in 2020 and now we're here. it was never about sports.
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I do not think there is sufficient appreciation for how catastrophic yesterday’s decision in Slaughter is for this country. As Justice Sotomayor said in her dissent and she intoned from the bench yesterday, “today the majority reshapes our Govt.”
June 30, 2026 at 12:44 PM
I do not think there is sufficient appreciation for how catastrophic yesterday’s decision in Slaughter is for this country. As Justice Sotomayor said in her dissent and she intoned from the bench yesterday, “today the majority reshapes our Govt.”
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Cartoon by Pat Byrnes @patbyrnes.bsky.social
June 29, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Cartoon by Pat Byrnes @patbyrnes.bsky.social
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It’s funny how all the criticisms of Democratic socialism end up sounding like endorsements
June 26, 2026 at 5:01 PM
It’s funny how all the criticisms of Democratic socialism end up sounding like endorsements
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Expanding the Supreme Court isn't a "radical" position—it's the only rational response to a radical institution.
June 25, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Expanding the Supreme Court isn't a "radical" position—it's the only rational response to a radical institution.
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sometimes i am struck by the sheer wickedness of this man
Stephen Miller was reportedly the driving force behind the DOJ's recent memo authorizing states to institutionalize people with disabilities rather than fund community-based care
Stephen Miller Said to Drive DOJ Memo Eroding Disability Rights
White House adviser Stephen Miller was the driving force behind the Justice Department’s recent memo authorizing states to institutionalize people with disabilities rather than fund community-based ca...
news.bloomberglaw.com
June 24, 2026 at 12:54 PM
sometimes i am struck by the sheer wickedness of this man
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Donald Trump should have to pay all of us restitution after abusing the system, and wasting billions of $$$ on his corrupt and stupid schemes!
June 19, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Donald Trump should have to pay all of us restitution after abusing the system, and wasting billions of $$$ on his corrupt and stupid schemes!