@bradrumph.bsky.social
Witnessing current events through the eyes of someone who has been witnessing for a long time.
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Criselda Vasquez, American, The New American Gothic, 2017, oil on canvas, 72 x 48 in, private collection
The artist's father, portrayed in the painting, was kidnapped by ICE on 31 March 2026
The artist's father, portrayed in the painting, was kidnapped by ICE on 31 March 2026
September 7, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Criselda Vasquez, American, The New American Gothic, 2017, oil on canvas, 72 x 48 in, private collection
The artist's father, portrayed in the painting, was kidnapped by ICE on 31 March 2026
The artist's father, portrayed in the painting, was kidnapped by ICE on 31 March 2026
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There appears to have been some sort of industrial accident at the subtext factory
The Jerusalem Post argues indebted Americans should be conscripted into the Iran War.
September 4, 2026 at 5:41 AM
There appears to have been some sort of industrial accident at the subtext factory
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In addition to eugenicist and neo-Nazi social media posting, Musk is a big supporter of the neo-Nazi Party in Germany and spoke at one of its rallies last year. He has a 1st Amend right to be a Nazi, but he’s a security risk and should have his govt security clearance and contracts revoked.
September 3, 2026 at 12:43 PM
In addition to eugenicist and neo-Nazi social media posting, Musk is a big supporter of the neo-Nazi Party in Germany and spoke at one of its rallies last year. He has a 1st Amend right to be a Nazi, but he’s a security risk and should have his govt security clearance and contracts revoked.
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While Hegseth was measuring beards and selling supplements.
SHOCK REPORT: Desperate sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have tried to jump overboard amid an extended Middle East deployment, as families sound the alarm over severe mental health struggles, exhaustion, food shortages, water contamination, deteriorating conditions, + more, per Military Times.
Multiple USS Abraham Lincoln sailors have tried to go overboard amid extended deployment, families say
Multiple sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have attempted to go overboard as the carrier's deployment stretches into its ninth month.
www.militarytimes.com
August 12, 2026 at 6:37 PM
While Hegseth was measuring beards and selling supplements.
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Over 75 million people heard Trump scream about Haitians eating dogs, cats, and housepets on a debate stage, yet still voted for the white supremacist cruelty he pledged to inflict upon Black and brown people.
Anyone surprised that ICE is doing this shouldn't be. It's pure unfiltered racist hatred.
Anyone surprised that ICE is doing this shouldn't be. It's pure unfiltered racist hatred.
NOW: Haitian man collapses on the ground in tears as he is fitted with an ankle monitor by ICE office in Blue Ash Ohio. TPS holders are checking in at the location as the protective status ended
August 9, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Over 75 million people heard Trump scream about Haitians eating dogs, cats, and housepets on a debate stage, yet still voted for the white supremacist cruelty he pledged to inflict upon Black and brown people.
Anyone surprised that ICE is doing this shouldn't be. It's pure unfiltered racist hatred.
Anyone surprised that ICE is doing this shouldn't be. It's pure unfiltered racist hatred.
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Magnifying the local outlet that was among the first to tell about the charges against Rihanna Kelver, who tried to stand her ground and got arrested. NYT picked up the story now. [fixed]
laramiereporter.substack.com/p/a-laramie-...
laramiereporter.substack.com/p/a-laramie-...
A Laramie bartender faces felony charges after pulling a gun downtown. She says it was self-defense amid a volley of anti-queer slurs.
Ríhanna Kelver, a transgender woman, has been charged with two felonies after drawing on a man who pushed her to the ground. She said she’ll fight the charges and pursue “genuine justice.”
laramiereporter.substack.com
August 6, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Magnifying the local outlet that was among the first to tell about the charges against Rihanna Kelver, who tried to stand her ground and got arrested. NYT picked up the story now. [fixed]
laramiereporter.substack.com/p/a-laramie-...
laramiereporter.substack.com/p/a-laramie-...
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Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.
July 22, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal.
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"There is a huge amount of animosity, every single day, thrown at trans kids,” Joseph Pollard replied, voice rising. “The whole fucking country. The whole fucking administration, every single fucking day.”
July 19, 2026 at 2:25 PM
"There is a huge amount of animosity, every single day, thrown at trans kids,” Joseph Pollard replied, voice rising. “The whole fucking country. The whole fucking administration, every single fucking day.”
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UPDATE: Several American aid workers who responded to the Ebola outbreak in the DRC are isolating at a facility in Kenya that the country’s highest court blocked in May, despite the Kenyan health minister claiming in court on June 23rd that the government had halted construction of the facility.
July 19, 2026 at 1:56 AM
UPDATE: Several American aid workers who responded to the Ebola outbreak in the DRC are isolating at a facility in Kenya that the country’s highest court blocked in May, despite the Kenyan health minister claiming in court on June 23rd that the government had halted construction of the facility.
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CNN will never show you this : An Israeli settler pointing a gun at a Palestinian farmer.
"This land is mine now. Get out. Never come back"
The farmer's family worked that land for generations.
The settler flew in from Eastern Europe
"This land is mine now. Get out. Never come back"
The farmer's family worked that land for generations.
The settler flew in from Eastern Europe
July 19, 2026 at 9:05 AM
CNN will never show you this : An Israeli settler pointing a gun at a Palestinian farmer.
"This land is mine now. Get out. Never come back"
The farmer's family worked that land for generations.
The settler flew in from Eastern Europe
"This land is mine now. Get out. Never come back"
The farmer's family worked that land for generations.
The settler flew in from Eastern Europe
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ossoff's dead serious face and voice have gotten very good since he's been in office
OSSOFF: Who won the 2020 election?
CLAYTON: Uhm, you know, I'm not going to do this with you
O: This is a job interview. You have an obligation to be honest with the committee. Who won the 2020 election?
C: I'm not gonna get into that with you
O: You're not being honest or forthright
C: ...
July 15, 2026 at 4:07 PM
ossoff's dead serious face and voice have gotten very good since he's been in office
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In the seventh month of the second year of the second term, the heat will become unbearable, the skies will turn red, and bowels will loosen across the land.
July 15, 2026 at 3:47 PM
In the seventh month of the second year of the second term, the heat will become unbearable, the skies will turn red, and bowels will loosen across the land.
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OSSOFF: “.. Isn’t it humiliating to be unable to answer this question? To have to indulge the President’s delusions?”
OSSOFF: Who won the 2020 election?
CLAYTON: Uhm, you know, I'm not going to do this with you
O: This is a job interview. You have an obligation to be honest with the committee. Who won the 2020 election?
C: I'm not gonna get into that with you
O: You're not being honest or forthright
C: ...
July 15, 2026 at 4:10 PM
OSSOFF: “.. Isn’t it humiliating to be unable to answer this question? To have to indulge the President’s delusions?”
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I would trade every single tech founder and CEO for one single undocumented immigrant. All of them.
July 5, 2026 at 1:55 AM
I would trade every single tech founder and CEO for one single undocumented immigrant. All of them.
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The unanimous bipartisan consensus in American foreign policy is that Israel needs to have the right and ability to launch airstrikes on any target they wish within 500 km at any time for any reason, and that this is a foundational bedrock for achieving regional peace and stability.
April 8, 2026 at 8:14 PM
The unanimous bipartisan consensus in American foreign policy is that Israel needs to have the right and ability to launch airstrikes on any target they wish within 500 km at any time for any reason, and that this is a foundational bedrock for achieving regional peace and stability.
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Niger recriminalizes homosexuality - www.washingtonblade.com/2026/06/15/n...
Niger recriminalizes homosexuality
Country’s military junta announced new penal code took effect June 12
www.washingtonblade.com
June 17, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Niger recriminalizes homosexuality - www.washingtonblade.com/2026/06/15/n...
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Rudolf Brazda was the last known survivor deported by Nazi Germany for homosexuality spending 3 years at Buchenwald. After liberation Brazda settled in Alsace. In the 1950s he met the love of his life, Edouard Mayer. After a workplace accident crippled Mayer, Brazda cared for him for 30 years #pride
June 8, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Rudolf Brazda was the last known survivor deported by Nazi Germany for homosexuality spending 3 years at Buchenwald. After liberation Brazda settled in Alsace. In the 1950s he met the love of his life, Edouard Mayer. After a workplace accident crippled Mayer, Brazda cared for him for 30 years #pride
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Sophie Bessis - "Jusqu’à quand laissera-t-on sans broncher un pays se faire détruire maison par maison, village par village, route par route, champ par champ?" www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl... (abonné-es)
« Face à l’offensive israélienne dans le sud du Liban, les Européens sont d’une incommensurable lâcheté »
TRIBUNE. L’historienne Sophie Bessis s’insurge, dans une tribune au « Monde », contre la passivité de l’Union européenne face aux actions militaires que mène l’Etat hébreu en Palestine et au pays du C...
www.lemonde.fr
June 6, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Sophie Bessis - "Jusqu’à quand laissera-t-on sans broncher un pays se faire détruire maison par maison, village par village, route par route, champ par champ?" www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl... (abonné-es)
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This story has been consistently reported, but seems not to have really broken though - it’s ASTONISHING. An asylum policy that caters specifically and essentially exclusively to white people from a country in which they’re safe.
BREAKING: in May 2026, *every single one* of the 599 refugees admitted in the U.S. were white South Africans.
In FY 2026, the U.S. has admitted a total of 6,665 white South Africans, three Afghans (back in November 2025), and nobody else.
For reference, the U.S. admitted 100,060 refugees in 2024.
In FY 2026, the U.S. has admitted a total of 6,665 white South Africans, three Afghans (back in November 2025), and nobody else.
For reference, the U.S. admitted 100,060 refugees in 2024.
June 6, 2026 at 11:58 AM
This story has been consistently reported, but seems not to have really broken though - it’s ASTONISHING. An asylum policy that caters specifically and essentially exclusively to white people from a country in which they’re safe.
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A new Israeli report confirms what Palestinians, the UN, aid workers, & experts have said for years--not to mention anyone vaguely conscious who isn’t racist--apartheid Israeli has pursued a relentless policy of deliberate starvation as part of its genocide. www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli...
June 6, 2026 at 9:48 AM
A new Israeli report confirms what Palestinians, the UN, aid workers, & experts have said for years--not to mention anyone vaguely conscious who isn’t racist--apartheid Israeli has pursued a relentless policy of deliberate starvation as part of its genocide. www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli...
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ASL isn't English with your hands. It's not even in the same language family.
Most people's mental model of sign language is something like written language: spoken language translated into a different medium. That model is wrong.
#linguistics #SignLanguage #language #educational #ASL
Most people's mental model of sign language is something like written language: spoken language translated into a different medium. That model is wrong.
#linguistics #SignLanguage #language #educational #ASL
June 2, 2026 at 5:22 PM
ASL isn't English with your hands. It's not even in the same language family.
Most people's mental model of sign language is something like written language: spoken language translated into a different medium. That model is wrong.
#linguistics #SignLanguage #language #educational #ASL
Most people's mental model of sign language is something like written language: spoken language translated into a different medium. That model is wrong.
#linguistics #SignLanguage #language #educational #ASL
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Have you ever seen the rainbow eucalyptus? When strips of its bark peel off, they change in color: Bark starts out in shades of green, then transitions into purple, red, & orange as time goes on. Continuous peeling helps the tree keep its trunk clear of other plants.🌈
Photo: Gerald Corsi, iStock
Photo: Gerald Corsi, iStock
June 2, 2026 at 8:30 AM
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The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a Trump administration policy barring people who are transgender from serving in the military is unconstitutional and “driven by the bare desire to harm a politically unpopular group."
Pentagon Cannot Remove Transgender Service Members, Appellate Court Says
The D.C. Circuit limited the decision to the four active-duty soldiers who are plaintiffs in the case.
www.notus.org
June 1, 2026 at 7:22 PM
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a Trump administration policy barring people who are transgender from serving in the military is unconstitutional and “driven by the bare desire to harm a politically unpopular group."
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Donald Trump's 3 week war is now into week 11, btw
May 11, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Donald Trump's 3 week war is now into week 11, btw