Theodora Ruhs
@theodoraruhs.bsky.social
PhD holder and teacher of journalism at a CT university. Currently too tired to be any good at social media-ing. (She/Her)
P.S. If it isn’t obvious by now, you should know I love animals.
P.S. If it isn’t obvious by now, you should know I love animals.
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Theodora Ruhs
@theodoraruhs.bsky.social
· Feb 15
Ch 10-Ruhs-I'm Ravenous for News.pdf
drive.google.com
3/4 My chapter explores the control of and access to news and information and the role of journalism in both democratic and authoritarian societies. (I know I went overboard on footnotes.) Some of the content may have seemed dated last year but is now highly relevant again. #journalism
It’s amazing how many people don’t know how frequently bats have rabies & that most human rabies exposure come from them. My mom got an email from her vet last month looking for whoever dropped off an infected bat in front of their office after hours. I’m sure the person wasn’t aware of the risk.
if you’re the white woman who was picking up a bat in downtown minneapolis on hennepin ave between washington & 3rd on 9/15 at noon, the minnesota department of health would like to talk to you because that shit was RABID!
i would also like to talk to you because girl, wtf
i would also like to talk to you because girl, wtf
September 19, 2026 at 2:03 AM
It’s amazing how many people don’t know how frequently bats have rabies & that most human rabies exposure come from them. My mom got an email from her vet last month looking for whoever dropped off an infected bat in front of their office after hours. I’m sure the person wasn’t aware of the risk.
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A massive group of demonstrators is currently forming a human chain around the Kennedy Center following Trump’s threats against it
September 18, 2026 at 11:26 PM
A massive group of demonstrators is currently forming a human chain around the Kennedy Center following Trump’s threats against it
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❤️ Hi, I’m Bubbles!
I’m a 10 mo old stray all alone in this shelter. I’m a sweet & social boy who’s very playful and has a lot of energy. I’m fun and affectionate, I love pets, adore belly rubs & lots of attention!
NE Coast
‼️Puppy Alert‼️
🆓2foster
Vet covered
Manhattan 263053
🆘Save🐶Me!
🙏 Share me
I’m a 10 mo old stray all alone in this shelter. I’m a sweet & social boy who’s very playful and has a lot of energy. I’m fun and affectionate, I love pets, adore belly rubs & lots of attention!
NE Coast
‼️Puppy Alert‼️
🆓2foster
Vet covered
Manhattan 263053
🆘Save🐶Me!
🙏 Share me
September 18, 2026 at 8:57 PM
❤️ Hi, I’m Bubbles!
I’m a 10 mo old stray all alone in this shelter. I’m a sweet & social boy who’s very playful and has a lot of energy. I’m fun and affectionate, I love pets, adore belly rubs & lots of attention!
NE Coast
‼️Puppy Alert‼️
🆓2foster
Vet covered
Manhattan 263053
🆘Save🐶Me!
🙏 Share me
I’m a 10 mo old stray all alone in this shelter. I’m a sweet & social boy who’s very playful and has a lot of energy. I’m fun and affectionate, I love pets, adore belly rubs & lots of attention!
NE Coast
‼️Puppy Alert‼️
🆓2foster
Vet covered
Manhattan 263053
🆘Save🐶Me!
🙏 Share me
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Meet our Bruce🥰
♂️5yr
#NYCACC #RescueOnly
Loved watching TV & long walks in prev home
Has anxiety, resource guarding issues, and is dog reactive
Save his life
at👇
nycacc.app/browse/258726
he will also save yours🌱
#adopt or #foster with #Rescue
🏡 #Pledges
Share💞for a chance+future🌿
♂️5yr
#NYCACC #RescueOnly
Loved watching TV & long walks in prev home
Has anxiety, resource guarding issues, and is dog reactive
Save his life
at👇
nycacc.app/browse/258726
he will also save yours🌱
#adopt or #foster with #Rescue
🏡 #Pledges
Share💞for a chance+future🌿
September 18, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Meet our Bruce🥰
♂️5yr
#NYCACC #RescueOnly
Loved watching TV & long walks in prev home
Has anxiety, resource guarding issues, and is dog reactive
Save his life
at👇
nycacc.app/browse/258726
he will also save yours🌱
#adopt or #foster with #Rescue
🏡 #Pledges
Share💞for a chance+future🌿
♂️5yr
#NYCACC #RescueOnly
Loved watching TV & long walks in prev home
Has anxiety, resource guarding issues, and is dog reactive
Save his life
at👇
nycacc.app/browse/258726
he will also save yours🌱
#adopt or #foster with #Rescue
🏡 #Pledges
Share💞for a chance+future🌿
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Drivers have killed 27 pedestrians/cyclists this year in Connecticut.
The most recent preventable fatal collision happened yesterday in East Haven on Route 80 when a driver killed a 5-year-old boy.
kerriana.org/mapping-conn...
The most recent preventable fatal collision happened yesterday in East Haven on Route 80 when a driver killed a 5-year-old boy.
kerriana.org/mapping-conn...
September 18, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Drivers have killed 27 pedestrians/cyclists this year in Connecticut.
The most recent preventable fatal collision happened yesterday in East Haven on Route 80 when a driver killed a 5-year-old boy.
kerriana.org/mapping-conn...
The most recent preventable fatal collision happened yesterday in East Haven on Route 80 when a driver killed a 5-year-old boy.
kerriana.org/mapping-conn...
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ICE has lost count of how many of its detainees have suffered miscarriages, The Guardian reports:
Revealed: ICE lost count of miscarriages, while detaining a record number of pregnant women
ICE says it has no updated information on the number of miscarriages after 3 October 2025. Lawmakers, advocates and immigration attorneys have raised alarms that pregnant detainees are not receiving basic prenatal care and screenings
www.theguardian.com
September 18, 2026 at 8:36 PM
ICE has lost count of how many of its detainees have suffered miscarriages, The Guardian reports:
My office door feels relevant again.
September 18, 2026 at 8:31 PM
My office door feels relevant again.
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"She *lived* for her job.
"For 40 years.
"And now it’s gone."
-- Dave Barry, writing about how his wife, longtime Miami Herald sportswriter Michelle Kaufman, just got laid off by "two corporate guys she did not know, who did not know her." davebarry.substack.com/p/michelle
"For 40 years.
"And now it’s gone."
-- Dave Barry, writing about how his wife, longtime Miami Herald sportswriter Michelle Kaufman, just got laid off by "two corporate guys she did not know, who did not know her." davebarry.substack.com/p/michelle
Michelle
A tribute.
davebarry.substack.com
September 18, 2026 at 7:21 PM
"She *lived* for her job.
"For 40 years.
"And now it’s gone."
-- Dave Barry, writing about how his wife, longtime Miami Herald sportswriter Michelle Kaufman, just got laid off by "two corporate guys she did not know, who did not know her." davebarry.substack.com/p/michelle
"For 40 years.
"And now it’s gone."
-- Dave Barry, writing about how his wife, longtime Miami Herald sportswriter Michelle Kaufman, just got laid off by "two corporate guys she did not know, who did not know her." davebarry.substack.com/p/michelle
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"You don't get to know if your meds are made in a contaminated factory because it might harm national security" is a new one.
This is a great read (in a series of great reads from @propublica.org on this topic) from Naisha Roy.
This is a great read (in a series of great reads from @propublica.org on this topic) from Naisha Roy.
“A Clear Watering Down”: Drug Transparency Bill Stripped of Critical Provisions Ahead of Senate Vote
The bill was designed to alert consumers about where their drugs came from. After two major changes to the proposed law, experts worry it won’t be as effective.
www.propublica.org
September 18, 2026 at 6:07 PM
"You don't get to know if your meds are made in a contaminated factory because it might harm national security" is a new one.
This is a great read (in a series of great reads from @propublica.org on this topic) from Naisha Roy.
This is a great read (in a series of great reads from @propublica.org on this topic) from Naisha Roy.
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NEW: Brown Brothers Media is the most successful media company you've never heard of. For years, its success was fueled by AI, fake writers, and fake reporting.
When we started asking questions, BBM started mass-deleting content. Somehow, what came next was even worse.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
When we started asking questions, BBM started mass-deleting content. Somehow, what came next was even worse.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
How Three Brothers Built an AI Slop Empire by Buying Legitimate News Sites and Turning Them Into Zombie Content Farms That They Say Get 50 Million Page Views per Month
Brown Brothers Media is a media empire raking in millions of clicks with AI, fake writers, and plagiarism.
futurism.com
September 17, 2026 at 3:12 PM
NEW: Brown Brothers Media is the most successful media company you've never heard of. For years, its success was fueled by AI, fake writers, and fake reporting.
When we started asking questions, BBM started mass-deleting content. Somehow, what came next was even worse.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
When we started asking questions, BBM started mass-deleting content. Somehow, what came next was even worse.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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My mom had polio when she was five. She was living on a US military base in Japan (1947). Four kids on the base died. She was the only survivor.
“On Thursday, Mr. Gorton said that “the success of the polio vaccine was a massive medical fraud” and that widespread vaccination was a “public health disaster.” He received a standing ovation…
Mr. Kennedy spoke next, linking arms with the group even as measles cases continue to rise”
Mr. Kennedy spoke next, linking arms with the group even as measles cases continue to rise”
RFK Jr. Assures Vaccine Skeptics They Have a ‘Friend at the White House’
The health secretary spoke at a conference featuring misinformation about vaccines, including a claim that the success of the polio vaccines was a “fraud.”
www.nytimes.com
September 18, 2026 at 1:22 AM
My mom had polio when she was five. She was living on a US military base in Japan (1947). Four kids on the base died. She was the only survivor.
My grandma, who passed away at 99 this August, worked as a nurse on an iron lung ward in the early 1950s. She did not enjoy talking about it.
My grandfather, who is 102 and a medical doctor, has told me about the times before polio was cured. Most years, upon returning to school after summer’s break, there would be some children would didn’t make it back to school because of polio.
“On Thursday, Mr. Gorton said that “the success of the polio vaccine was a massive medical fraud” and that widespread vaccination was a “public health disaster.” He received a standing ovation…
Mr. Kennedy spoke next, linking arms with the group even as measles cases continue to rise”
Mr. Kennedy spoke next, linking arms with the group even as measles cases continue to rise”
September 18, 2026 at 2:29 AM
My grandma, who passed away at 99 this August, worked as a nurse on an iron lung ward in the early 1950s. She did not enjoy talking about it.
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A college administrator calls the cops on a student reporter
A college QB laughs at an AI video of his coach slapping a woman journalist
The president lunges at a Black woman reporter who dares question him
It's past time to fight back against anti-media violence www.inquirer.com/opinion/viol...
A college QB laughs at an AI video of his coach slapping a woman journalist
The president lunges at a Black woman reporter who dares question him
It's past time to fight back against anti-media violence www.inquirer.com/opinion/viol...
Violence toward journalists is a symptom of a terminally ill U.S. democracy | Will Bunch
From Trump’s unhinged outbursts to calling the cops on a student journalist, a free press dies in tandem with the American Experiment.
www.inquirer.com
September 17, 2026 at 7:03 PM
A college administrator calls the cops on a student reporter
A college QB laughs at an AI video of his coach slapping a woman journalist
The president lunges at a Black woman reporter who dares question him
It's past time to fight back against anti-media violence www.inquirer.com/opinion/viol...
A college QB laughs at an AI video of his coach slapping a woman journalist
The president lunges at a Black woman reporter who dares question him
It's past time to fight back against anti-media violence www.inquirer.com/opinion/viol...
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They are going to tear it down right in front of us, aren't they?
INBOX: Bridget Kennedy-Bailey, a legal assistant for the Washington Law Group, which represents Kennedy Center board member Rep. Joyce Beatty, filed a declaration under penalty of perjury that she saw a forklift run into and hit the pillars on the north side of the Kennedy Center "several times".
Declaration – #84, Att. #1 in BEATTY v. TRUMP (D.D.C., 1:25-cv-04480) – CourtListener.com
Emergency MOTION for Hearing Regarding Shutdown by JOYCE BEATTY. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration)(Zelinsky, Nathaniel) (Entered: 09/16/2026)
storage.courtlistener.com
September 17, 2026 at 3:43 PM
They are going to tear it down right in front of us, aren't they?
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I hope the social media manager giggled when they chose this emoji and pressed published on this post. It definitely made me laugh.
We are pleased to report that the nightmare is greatly exaggerated.
In all likelihood, you'd die almost instantly! 🤗
www.popsci.com/science/coul...
In all likelihood, you'd die almost instantly! 🤗
www.popsci.com/science/coul...
Could a whale really swallow a human? We asked a biologist.
The new thriller ‘Whalefall’ depicts a diver trapped inside of a sperm whale.
www.popsci.com
September 17, 2026 at 11:27 PM
I hope the social media manager giggled when they chose this emoji and pressed published on this post. It definitely made me laugh.
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Short thread:
18 months ago, as part of their assault on higher ed, Trump/DOGE/Vought terminated my friend Kelton Minor's NIH Director's award that would have allowed him to take a faculty position there.
Without the funds, Columbia ultimately rescinded the position.
Kelton moved to Denmark.
18 months ago, as part of their assault on higher ed, Trump/DOGE/Vought terminated my friend Kelton Minor's NIH Director's award that would have allowed him to take a faculty position there.
Without the funds, Columbia ultimately rescinded the position.
Kelton moved to Denmark.
There are days in life that shake you.
I’m shattered 💔 to share that I just found out that the US Government terminated my 2024 NIH Director’s Early Independence Award (~$2 million), threatening my long-promised assistant professor job at Columbia University
& academic career... 1/🧵
I’m shattered 💔 to share that I just found out that the US Government terminated my 2024 NIH Director’s Early Independence Award (~$2 million), threatening my long-promised assistant professor job at Columbia University
& academic career... 1/🧵
September 16, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Short thread:
18 months ago, as part of their assault on higher ed, Trump/DOGE/Vought terminated my friend Kelton Minor's NIH Director's award that would have allowed him to take a faculty position there.
Without the funds, Columbia ultimately rescinded the position.
Kelton moved to Denmark.
18 months ago, as part of their assault on higher ed, Trump/DOGE/Vought terminated my friend Kelton Minor's NIH Director's award that would have allowed him to take a faculty position there.
Without the funds, Columbia ultimately rescinded the position.
Kelton moved to Denmark.
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This is eugenics
September 17, 2026 at 11:30 PM
This is eugenics
Don’t get a puppy if you can’t handle puppy behavior! Also, is there anyone who understands that puppies are puppies who also has room in their heart for Riley?
🆘RILEY 2B KILLED
Owner surrendered puppy Riley b/c “too active.” He likes to jump& play as puppies do. At ACC he’s super social, always loose, wiggly& wagging, leans in 4 pets &flips over 4 belly rubs. Loves pattern games, follows commands. The perfect puppy!
Not a fan of other 🐕🦺 there
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Owner surrendered puppy Riley b/c “too active.” He likes to jump& play as puppies do. At ACC he’s super social, always loose, wiggly& wagging, leans in 4 pets &flips over 4 belly rubs. Loves pattern games, follows commands. The perfect puppy!
Not a fan of other 🐕🦺 there
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September 17, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Don’t get a puppy if you can’t handle puppy behavior! Also, is there anyone who understands that puppies are puppies who also has room in their heart for Riley?
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🐶DIVINTY🆘2B KILLED
I defy u 2 watch her video ¬ want 2 take wiggle butt Divinity 🏡 w/you. Seriously. Why is she still there?
OK she needs 2 lose a little weight &as a stray, not certain yet how she’ll be w/other 🐕🦺s. But seriously, watch that video again. She could b your next great ❤️
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I defy u 2 watch her video ¬ want 2 take wiggle butt Divinity 🏡 w/you. Seriously. Why is she still there?
OK she needs 2 lose a little weight &as a stray, not certain yet how she’ll be w/other 🐕🦺s. But seriously, watch that video again. She could b your next great ❤️
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September 17, 2026 at 9:27 PM
🐶DIVINTY🆘2B KILLED
I defy u 2 watch her video ¬ want 2 take wiggle butt Divinity 🏡 w/you. Seriously. Why is she still there?
OK she needs 2 lose a little weight &as a stray, not certain yet how she’ll be w/other 🐕🦺s. But seriously, watch that video again. She could b your next great ❤️
🙏repost
I defy u 2 watch her video ¬ want 2 take wiggle butt Divinity 🏡 w/you. Seriously. Why is she still there?
OK she needs 2 lose a little weight &as a stray, not certain yet how she’ll be w/other 🐕🦺s. But seriously, watch that video again. She could b your next great ❤️
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Incredible. “When the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, some lake sturgeon swimming through the Great Lakes today may have already been alive.”
MSU study finds lake sturgeon may live for centuries
MSU researchers found evidence that lake sturgeon may routinely live well beyond 200 years, far longer than previously believed.
msutoday.msu.edu
September 17, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Incredible. “When the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, some lake sturgeon swimming through the Great Lakes today may have already been alive.”
There’s also a really great video in this piece. Highly recommend reading and watching.
Silly policy decisions like this are so obnoxious.
People's houses are collapsing into the ocean. FEMA gives them no other option
Waterfront homes are collapsing along the coast. Homeowners generally have plenty of warning before their house buckles. So why aren't most houses removed, or at least emptied, before they fall?
www.npr.org
September 17, 2026 at 9:48 PM
There’s also a really great video in this piece. Highly recommend reading and watching.
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Sir Ace is upgraded to URGENT ‼️
THIS SWEET BOY IS ABOUT TO BE EUTHANIZED!
I need a foster NOW!
Pls share him! I’m very worried! Urgent ‼️
THIS SWEET BOY IS ABOUT TO BE EUTHANIZED!
I need a foster NOW!
Pls share him! I’m very worried! Urgent ‼️
September 17, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Sir Ace is upgraded to URGENT ‼️
THIS SWEET BOY IS ABOUT TO BE EUTHANIZED!
I need a foster NOW!
Pls share him! I’m very worried! Urgent ‼️
THIS SWEET BOY IS ABOUT TO BE EUTHANIZED!
I need a foster NOW!
Pls share him! I’m very worried! Urgent ‼️
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Was anyone else deeply invested in save the whales campaigns when they were in elementary school or this a regional- and era-based phenomenon.
Gray whales are starving as the Arctic warms. Will the US protect them?
The population on the West Coast has plunged by half, and environmental groups might sue the Trump administration for ignoring their plight.
grist.org
September 17, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Was anyone else deeply invested in save the whales campaigns when they were in elementary school or this a regional- and era-based phenomenon.
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"NPR tracked down equipment and found that some of it was auctioned, donated or thrown in the trash...
NASA donated hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of radio communications equipment to Capitol Technology University without the knowledge of the scientists who used it"
NASA donated hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of radio communications equipment to Capitol Technology University without the knowledge of the scientists who used it"
NASA employees say they've lost vital equipment and staff needed to make sophisticated spacecraft amid the agency's abrupt relocations over the past several months. n.pr/3SK34oz
NASA rushed engineers out of their labs. They say it risks future space missions
NASA employees say they've lost vital equipment and staff needed to make sophisticated spacecraft amid the agency's abrupt relocations over the past several months.
n.pr
September 17, 2026 at 5:24 AM
"NPR tracked down equipment and found that some of it was auctioned, donated or thrown in the trash...
NASA donated hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of radio communications equipment to Capitol Technology University without the knowledge of the scientists who used it"
NASA donated hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of radio communications equipment to Capitol Technology University without the knowledge of the scientists who used it"
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Well they finally did it. DOGE got rid of my friend Anne, the only remaining person at the web design system for the entire US government. The replacement appears to be AI-generated code with no dedicated human oversight.
GSA’s web design system head replaced with Treasury AI engineer
The U.S. Web Design System is intended to help the federal government build accessible and mobile-friendly websites.
www.nextgov.com
September 17, 2026 at 5:15 AM
Well they finally did it. DOGE got rid of my friend Anne, the only remaining person at the web design system for the entire US government. The replacement appears to be AI-generated code with no dedicated human oversight.