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Nicole Rosenleaf Ritter

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Editor and writer. Choral and opera singer. Wife and mom. Ex-expat Montanan. Bleeding-heart liberal. Not necessarily in that order.

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Remember when Rep. Greg Gianforte, now the GOP governor of the state, body slammed a reporter into a table?

We probably need to shut down the Montana Republican Party entirely until we can figure out where all this violent rage is coming from.

04.03.2026 23:44 πŸ‘ 3601 πŸ” 969 πŸ’¬ 156 πŸ“Œ 61

we were probably all up last night staring at the ceiling with our own version of the same thought running on endless loop, but mine looked something like this:

I hate these people to a degree that feels simultaneously corrosive to the soul, and also the only righteous response to this kind of evil

28.02.2026 21:30 πŸ‘ 3715 πŸ” 790 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 36
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The Enshittificator Digital products and services keep getting worse. In the new report Breaking Free: Pathways to a fair technological future, the Norwegian Consumer Council has delved…

This is amazing.

28.02.2026 05:48 πŸ‘ 321 πŸ” 130 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 15

Kristi Noem remains laser-focused on the things American taxpayers want: (1) Kidnapping innocent people off their streets; (2) Using their money for private planes with elaborate bedrooms for her fornications, and (3) bespoke garments taxpayers could never afford for civil servants.

21.02.2026 03:25 πŸ‘ 1507 πŸ” 529 πŸ’¬ 89 πŸ“Œ 16

Can I be honest? It actually makes my teeth itch that SCOTUS is willing to step in when on this one occasion it serves their personal interests, but in matters of life and death for ordinary people they barely break a sweat telling us their hands are tied.

20.02.2026 15:33 πŸ‘ 1033 πŸ” 164 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 8

I swear to god, it is time for Me Too: The Two-ening. Me Too & The Rest of the Sex Pest Crew. Me Too: Fuck You. Whatever. When I think of how the media responded ten years ago, steam comes whistling out of my years.

20.02.2026 00:37 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Pure evil

19.02.2026 04:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I thought I was beyond being shocked at this point but...fuck. I don't know what else to say.

And, of course, beyond every known story there are countless others still untold. Every family in the headlines is an example, not an exception.

18.02.2026 03:46 πŸ‘ 79 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Allegations in Epstein files may amount to 'crimes against humanity,' UN experts say Millions of files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein suggest the existence of a "global criminal enterprise" that carried out acts meeting the legal threshold of crimes against humanity,...

"So grave is the scale, nature, systematic character, and transnational reach of these atrocities against women and girls, that a number of them may reasonably meet the legal threshold of crimes against humanity," UN experts said. www.reuters.com/world/allega...

18.02.2026 01:34 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Let Them Fly First Class: Kristi Noem’s DHS Luxury Jet Scandal Inside Noem's flying palace. Plus: Pentagon demands obedient, deadly AI. The race to deploy untested nuclear reactors. Lawmakers move to rein in presidential pardons. And remembering Robert Duvall.

The interior of Kristi Noem’s new billionaire-class luxury jet is complete with two bidets and a wet bar with a wine chiller. It will be purchased on our dime from the slush fund Congress approved in the One Big Beautiful Bill.

open.substack.com/pub/newsnotn...

17.02.2026 01:41 πŸ‘ 3531 πŸ” 1749 πŸ’¬ 281 πŸ“Œ 426
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From the Bozeman community on Reddit: Eww, this guy is from Bozeman Posted by ChewbaccaWarCry - 138 votes and 104 comments

Jeremy Carl has rightly gotten a lot of attention this week as an assistant SOS nominee who built a career as an outspoken racist & xenophobe.

In addition to being unfit for the job and utterly reprehensible, he's also A Guy In Montana and Montanans are NOT HAVING IT. www.reddit.com/r/Bozeman/co...

15.02.2026 19:23 πŸ‘ 70 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

don’t underestimate the good people in red states and how angry they are at this regime.

i learned about caring for my neighbors growing up in Montana; often you’re the only folks for miles who can help each other.

it prepared me well for these last 7 years in Minnesota.

14.02.2026 22:07 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Roses are red
but that's implicit
fight back against fascism
or else you're complicit

13.02.2026 21:38 πŸ‘ 281 πŸ” 78 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 4

Every single time a story like this is reported, we must assume that there are many many more that do not.

13.02.2026 02:00 πŸ‘ 5968 πŸ” 2677 πŸ’¬ 77 πŸ“Œ 54

This is the energy I want from every Democrat.

10.02.2026 23:52 πŸ‘ 458 πŸ” 67 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

I hope Dems understand that the flip side of the "affordability" message is corruption. Trump is not bringing down costs, he's stealing your tax money to enrich himself & his family. You're forced to save & cut back; he's living like fucking Caligula.

10.02.2026 21:20 πŸ‘ 346 πŸ” 98 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 6

They're building concentration camps with my tax money Chuck. They're torturing children. They're murdering innocent people on the street. What are you doing.

10.02.2026 03:45 πŸ‘ 9151 πŸ” 2236 πŸ’¬ 120 πŸ“Œ 32
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Last week the far right started peddling a narrative that the outrage over Epstein is a moral panic. Today, like clockwork, a more polite version of that narrative appears in the Atlantic.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

08.02.2026 22:32 πŸ‘ 2826 πŸ” 626 πŸ’¬ 138 πŸ“Œ 109
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Superb Snack History: The secret life of seven-layer dip Investigating the origins of a very 1970s snack

hey there, would you like some SUPER BOWL SNACK HISTORY?

yes, you would. this one gets very nerdy so buckle up

snackstack.net/2026/02/08/s...

08.02.2026 20:53 πŸ‘ 88 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
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Donate to Support for Washington Post international employees, organized by Michelle Lee Among the hundreds of journalists laid off by The Washington Post on … Michelle Lee needs your support for Support for Washington Post international employees

Former Washington Post journalists have launched a GoFundMe to help repatriate fired staff members who are effectively stranded in foreign countries.

One of the richest men in the world fired them from the paper and didn’t even pay to ensure they got home.

Abolish the billionaire class:

08.02.2026 04:37 πŸ‘ 7165 πŸ” 3739 πŸ’¬ 166 πŸ“Œ 466

NBC editing out the booing of JD Vance is a disgrace. It’s an international event. Americans have the right to know what the world is saying. NBC has bowed down to Trump.

07.02.2026 04:50 πŸ‘ 9665 πŸ” 2503 πŸ’¬ 309 πŸ“Œ 149

For sure! A sad fall

07.02.2026 03:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Just FYI that Horner has not been β€œuniversally admired and beloved” for quite some timeβ€”particularly after he married a 19-y-o undergrad when he was 70. A lot of not-surprise in Bozeman when he showed up in the files

07.02.2026 03:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

1. It was not an accident.
2. It was not a staffer.
3. While the president may have dementia his racism is not due to dementia.
4. He isn’t sorry. He means every racist thought he shares.
5. His base agrees with him.
6. He will do it again.
7. No one in power will hold him accountable.

06.02.2026 17:42 πŸ‘ 27706 πŸ” 8156 πŸ’¬ 432 πŸ“Œ 300

One thing I’ve learned that is that arguments in favor of something that does measurable harm to your community β€” using genAI, skipping vaccines, not wearing masks β€” are generally not reasoned or based in science or even deeply held beliefs. The actor simply does not want to *have to do something.*

06.02.2026 20:07 πŸ‘ 990 πŸ” 210 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 7
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Child at the podium: β€œA woo woo woo.”

Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our cityβ€”and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.

06.02.2026 04:11 πŸ‘ 42859 πŸ” 7411 πŸ’¬ 1063 πŸ“Œ 1881

Sending heaps of good wishes to Fizzy Dog β™₯️

05.02.2026 04:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I didn’t realize the Naval Academy had a Constitutional Law degree option

05.02.2026 01:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
WATCH: Minneapolis resident and U.S. citizen Aliya Rahman describes being detained by ICE
WATCH: Minneapolis resident and U.S. citizen Aliya Rahman describes being detained by ICE YouTube video by PBS NewsHour

This is incredibly powerful testimony.

Ms. Rahman is very tough and clear and was treated horribly.

Warning: I can't watch it without tears of rage.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrcW...

03.02.2026 22:15 πŸ‘ 239 πŸ” 104 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 10
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Montanans deserve to know if their private information is being shared to the federal government on their dime without consent. Secretary Jacobsen, a word to the wise: read the damn Constitution of the state you govern. #mtpol

03.02.2026 22:54 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0