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Ruth

@rsmithte.bsky.social

Believe in: kindness, truth, honesty, fairness, justice, science, humor & fun. Love cats. She/her. Traffic Engineer. Proud aunt of 3 transgender women.

created November 11, 2024

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Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social)

Even More RE House Representation: Uncap the House is working to rectify this injustice. Go to their Bluesky account for more info.

1/9/2025, 4:48:26 PM | 3 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social)

More RE House Representation:

1/9/2025, 4:42:45 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social)

MINDBLOWING! 👇👇👇👇 One more item for the Dem’s To-Do List.

1/9/2025, 4:40:09 PM | 21 10 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social)

💕💕💕💕💕

1/9/2025, 8:05:03 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ✨️ Steph ✨️ (@zapoo.bsky.social) reposted

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31/8/2025, 10:02:53 AM | 308 145 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social) reply parent

We’re with you! But sadly, you’re preaching to the choir.

31/8/2025, 4:42:11 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social)

More important, all during the Cold War that followed, VOA provided hope to freedom-loving people trapped behind the Iron Curtain by the Soviet Union. It certainly helped bring down the Iron Curtain & end the Soviet Union. This action has Putin’s fingerprints all over it.

31/8/2025, 8:10:33 AM | 1 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social)

Absolutely!

30/8/2025, 3:47:07 AM | 3 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social)

TRUTH! 👇👇👇👇 Vote Yes on Prop 50!

30/8/2025, 3:36:39 AM | 5 3 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social)

Precisely! 👇👇👇👇

29/8/2025, 7:25:47 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social) reply parent

DC is an awesome place. 💕 I just hope DJT hasn’t destroyed it all by the next time we visit.

29/8/2025, 3:14:39 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social) reply parent

Btw, you can get shingles more than once. 2 of my family also had it twice (before vax) - one had it 2 different places on her body, including inside her mouth. Besides the awful pain, it can leave nerve damage - my right underarm feels like permanent razor burn. Get those vaccines!

28/8/2025, 7:12:29 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social) reply parent

Yes. Be sure to get the 2 doses. I got the first one (after I’d had shingles once) & had an allergic reaction (swollen arm - similar to with Covid vax). I haven’t gotten the 2nd one yet, but even the one dose was very effective - it took me a while to realize I had shingles again, but very mild.

28/8/2025, 7:05:38 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social)

Great info! If you watched Deadline: White House today, you know how essential this for our democracy.

28/8/2025, 1:16:32 AM | 2 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ✊Larry Colvin✊ (@larrycolvin.bsky.social) reposted

Fighting Trump Now - Some Recommendations For Congressional Democrats www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/fighting-t...

26/8/2025, 7:46:55 PM | 7 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social)

Profound! Those who never have “enough” are trying to fill a big void in their self esteem/happiness. Giving, not getting, is the key.

26/8/2025, 7:47:09 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture George Takei (@georgetakei.bsky.social) reposted

I’ve heard military law experts advise, if you are given an illegal command as a soldier, do not blindly obey. Call your attorney. Obeying an illegal command can result in a court martial.

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25/8/2025, 8:07:03 PM | 15674 5677 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Carter P. Hayes (@allchronology.com) reposted

Neil deGrasse Tyson: “Imagine thinking scientists, historians, scholars, economists, and journalists devoted their lives to deceiving you — but a reality-TV star, proven in court to be a lying felon, is your beacon of truth and honesty.”

24/8/2025, 3:14:30 PM | 10503 3006 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social)

So Important! 👇👇👇👇

23/8/2025, 10:22:53 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Robert Reich (@rbreich.bsky.social) reposted

Tyrants view educated citizens as their greatest enemy. Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media. That’s why Trump is attacking education, science, museums, and the arts – to prevent us from learning. It's Fascism 101.

23/8/2025, 6:00:07 PM | 2291 815 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social)

At this point, why would anyone even want to come to the U.S.? Seems like the Trump Admin is shooting itself in the foot. We all suffer.

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23/8/2025, 10:03:57 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social)

Still waiting for the trickle-down Reagan promised in the 1980s.

23/8/2025, 11:34:28 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social) reply parent

You might want to consider new sources of information. Newsom defeated a recall election last year bc most of us voted for him. Also, I think that’s water vapor in your photo = non-toxic. Toxic emissions from ships in our harbors are among the worst air polluters. Maybe Trump’s EPA could help.

23/8/2025, 10:42:23 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social)

All you need to know about where Our Dear Leader is taking us. Time to boycott Intel - when will these CEOs learn?

23/8/2025, 9:53:28 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social)

Yes! I see Putin’s influence in so many of Trump’s actions.

23/8/2025, 9:02:09 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social) reply parent

Lovely! TY! 💕

22/8/2025, 3:12:38 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social)

Yeah, Putin speaks softly & carries a big stick*, which our “fearless” leader & his VP obviously “respect”. I’d sure like to know what that stick is. *credit to Teddy Roosevelt

22/8/2025, 3:11:44 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social)

Truly!

22/8/2025, 2:50:26 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social)

Doing it right.

22/8/2025, 2:46:24 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture CHOPPER - Woke Boomer (@unclechopperrip.bsky.social) reposted

Science is hard. You gotta prove it, test it, and reproduce the results. Pseudoscience is easy. You make it up, add some fear, and watch ignorant people spread it.

21/8/2025, 11:23:08 PM | 4444 1104 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social)

TOUCHE’!

22/8/2025, 1:57:07 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social)

TRUTH!! 👇👇👇👇

22/8/2025, 1:05:24 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social)

Absolutely! I’ve been outraged by this since the 80s!

22/8/2025, 12:53:43 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social)

This clear-eyed, life-long Lincoln Republican totally agrees with Anonymous. They speak Truth!

21/8/2025, 9:16:07 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social)

The end of Social Security - if we allow it 👇👇👇

15/8/2025, 8:33:06 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social)

Truth!

15/8/2025, 8:27:02 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture ♥️♠️Pam♦️♣️ (@pamrichmond1.bsky.social) reposted

Pedoprez has fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Erika McEntarfer after she published a weak jobs report that showcased the damage Pedo is doing to the U.S. economy. FACT: Pedo getting rid of all TRUTH TELLERS REPOST if you stand with Commissioner McEntarfer against #PedoPresident

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2/8/2025, 2:53:46 AM | 119 59 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social)

And how many just died in the Texas flash floods?

30/7/2025, 8:27:19 PM | 4 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social)

Ironically, that’s exactly what Reagan did when he was the governor of California. He released folks from mental institutions & they wound up on the streets - their families couldn’t care for them. We still haven’t recovered.

30/7/2025, 12:04:56 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Elizabeth Alice Croydon (@misslizzy.bsky.social) reposted

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27/7/2025, 11:45:07 AM | 18 4 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social)

Heartwarming! 💕

26/7/2025, 4:17:21 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social) reply parent

Yes! So important! For all our sakes, may you enjoy every success! 💕

25/7/2025, 5:17:11 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social) reply parent

Thank you for posting what we all need to hear! The horrors we see today are being perpetrated by those who are strangers to self-love.

24/7/2025, 12:00:26 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social)

Yes!

23/7/2025, 11:55:52 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social)

Amen!

23/7/2025, 11:53:38 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social)

Truth!

23/7/2025, 11:52:34 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social)

One more thing to fix when we finally emerge back into the daylight.

23/7/2025, 7:42:03 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social)

Absolutely.

21/7/2025, 3:13:23 AM | 4 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social)

Once again he’s revealing his own guilt & means and methods.

21/7/2025, 3:10:41 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture 𝓡𝓪𝔂 (@raysoto15.bsky.social) reposted

😮

12/7/2025, 3:30:28 PM | 41 19 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture darklight314159 (@rlfdr.bsky.social) reposted

Worried about ICE ? Migrants can file a "Motion to Change Hearing Format" in order to attend court remotely. USC law students have volunteered for a help line to file this form. They can assist in Spanish or English. Hotline# (888) 462-5211 Pass it on. www.uscannenbergmedia.com/2025/06/18/u...

14/7/2025, 7:50:42 AM | 8 7 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social) reply parent

Perhaps he’s learned the lesson well that with Trump, flattery will get you everything. :|

14/7/2025, 2:41:01 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social) reply parent

💕💕

14/7/2025, 2:31:37 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social)

Love this! Also need to make it clear that by design, it will happen after the midterms.

14/7/2025, 2:15:07 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social) reply parent

You should be! Lived there for 3 mos in ‘73 while husband was student intern. Had a great time getting to know the people & country. So impressed. The Finns were so proud that they were the only country to pay off their WWII debt to the US. Paid for it w/ tariffs, incl 100% on foreign cars!

14/7/2025, 2:06:45 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 (@cajunblue.bsky.social) reposted

📌 Every word of this.

14/7/2025, 12:42:38 AM | 2161 890 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture 50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 (@50501movement.bsky.social) reposted reply parent

It’s time we all start talking way more about Peter Thiel and his company, Palantir. He wants to hide in the shadows. We won’t let him.

14/7/2025, 1:33:54 AM | 356 172 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social) reply parent

Me neither. Partly why I asked.

13/7/2025, 6:21:09 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social)

Is anyone planning to post this on Truth Social for those MAGAns who’ve been demanding it?

13/7/2025, 5:53:02 AM | 8 8 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jack Hopkins-The Original (@therealjackhopkins.bsky.social) reposted

They tweet. They posture. They hope someone else will take the heat. But make no mistake—Democrats are not fighting. And here’s the proof.👇 www.jackhopkinsnow.com

9/7/2025, 7:23:59 PM | 386 128 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social)

Glad to see my observations validated. Been waiting all those 50 yrs to see my share of trickle-down. But greed trumped it.

8/7/2025, 3:45:59 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social)

Type louder - with help from friends.

8/7/2025, 1:31:05 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social) reply parent

It *could* be true - I’m figuring it’s been conveniently destroyed.

8/7/2025, 1:26:11 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted

Just wow! Can we appreciate the fact that a team from Mexico is in Texas helping with the search and rescue. 👏🏽

7/7/2025, 12:41:26 AM | 30991 8884 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social) reply parent

Well said! They should be thanking us!

6/7/2025, 5:21:10 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture CatMom (@marriedcatmom.bsky.social) reposted reply parent

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6/7/2025, 4:30:51 PM | 5 5 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Bhim Adhikari 🇳🇵 (@bhimabish.bsky.social) reposted

Enjoying the serene beauty of Nepal's high Himalayas — a yak grazing peacefully on lush green meadows beneath majestic snow-covered peaks. A perfect glimpse of life in harmony with nature. \#Nepal #Himalaya #Nature #Yak #MountainLife #BlueSky 🏔️🇳🇵🌿

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6/7/2025, 3:48:25 PM | 27 4 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social)

So they expect the Dems to win in 2026? But twisted Rep arms to pass Trump’s bill by promising not to primary them? More proof that bowing to Trump is self-defeating. When will the Reps learn?

6/7/2025, 8:50:13 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social)

Any condolences from Trump?

6/7/2025, 8:30:36 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) reposted

Wow! France gifted her to us, and now they’ve captured what so many Americans are feeling on Independence Day. The values the Statue of Liberty stood for are no more. 📌 A stunning mural of the Statue of Liberty covering her face was unveiled in Roubaix, France, on July 3, 2025.

4/7/2025, 4:42:27 PM | 25571 8548 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social)

My Hero!

4/7/2025, 8:59:01 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social) reply parent

I was five at the time & grew up in a DC suburb under the constant threat of a nuclear strike. Somehow, the current threat is as horrifying as a nuclear strike.

4/7/2025, 11:40:55 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social) reply parent

Yup! I got it, too. Obviously written by the new management.

4/7/2025, 11:19:48 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social)

Yup! And way too many even like it.

4/7/2025, 11:07:48 AM | 1 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social) reply parent

It does & it can’t come too soon.

4/7/2025, 10:10:37 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social) reply parent

Hmm, so they’re assuming the Dems will win in 2026 & 2028? And the Dems could vote to reverse the bill as soon as they are in office? Maybe shooting themselves in the foot instead?

4/7/2025, 10:06:41 AM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social) reply parent

Unless Trump’s gang really did rig the 2024 election & Trump is assuring them that he’ll take care of them. Not much else explains it.

4/7/2025, 9:38:39 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social) reply parent

Amen!

4/7/2025, 8:04:46 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture mark whitehouse (@mark41.bsky.social) reposted

A warning from the past. We, the experienced, need to stand up for our democracy.

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30/6/2025, 11:56:01 PM | 6 4 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social)

And yet Disgusting isn’t anywhere close to adequate. :(

2/7/2025, 12:48:01 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social)

This made me think of Trump. His superpower is being a lying, cheating cult leader. The comparison is unfair, tho, to the vulture & the other animals.

Photo of a vulture.
2/7/2025, 12:36:22 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social)

And MAGA’s latest mantra is that real men don’t have empathy. More proof of just how bad they are for our country.

1/7/2025, 8:17:21 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social)

Bullies! Their insecurity is showing.

30/6/2025, 10:46:05 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John P de New 🇦🇺🇨🇦🇩🇪🇪🇺 (@denewjohn.bsky.social) reposted

Americans, better start practicing your sieg heil salutes to Supreme Leader. It’s 1938 again. Btw, you fell over like a house of cards. Wasnt even a challenge for Trump. Afterwards you’ll all say you didn’t want it, not you, but now you’ll do absolutely nothing to stop it.

30/6/2025, 7:19:37 AM | 10 12 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social)

Absolutely!

29/6/2025, 10:03:29 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social)

Who’s Charlie Kirk? Really.

29/6/2025, 9:55:51 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social)

Agreed! But let’s be clear - it’s the NEW leadership at State. All of the “holdovers” are sick about it - even more than we are.

28/6/2025, 4:49:05 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Haters_gonna_hate (Princess Kim K) (@princesskim.bsky.social) reposted

My sweet Mercury- now listed to be killed @nycacc.bsky.social he’s only 8mths. He’s just a baby! nycacc.app/browse/224650. Look how handsome he is! How can no one want him? Pls repost him! ♥️🥰

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28/6/2025, 1:20:23 AM | 19 18 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social) reply parent

Christ would be rolling in his grave, if he had one.

28/6/2025, 3:41:48 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social) reply parent

Interestingly, that was not the Founding Fathers intent for the future.

27/6/2025, 9:20:17 PM | 4 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social)

Yup. Oh wait, maybe he IS doing it to the best of his ability…

27/6/2025, 12:28:09 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) reposted

Yes, I agree — it would be terrible. Please do NOT share this information!!!

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26/6/2025, 10:50:39 PM | 25677 14747 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social) reply parent

My daughter, too, for her general health care, until she had insurance.

26/6/2025, 10:55:51 PM | 3 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social) reply parent

Only white babies, of course. :(

26/6/2025, 10:53:47 PM | 5 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social) reply parent

There are no words to describe the heartlessness.

26/6/2025, 8:02:24 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social) reply parent

Yes! So what are you afraid of, Stephen? I’m sure that most of them are much nicer, more caring, harder working & better for our country than you are.

26/6/2025, 7:46:39 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social)

Absolutely! But how do we fix it? I’ve been helplessly watching the wealth gap grow since the 80’s.

26/6/2025, 6:31:43 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social) reply parent

What are the chances much of this was initiated & fueled by Putin using social media?

26/6/2025, 6:15:29 PM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social)

Seems like NATO is learning from Putin that the trick to winning DT’s favor is false praise.

26/6/2025, 5:20:14 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ruth (@rsmithte.bsky.social)

TY, Alt CDC!

26/6/2025, 5:16:32 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view