Rasa Kaye

Doing my part to interrupt the current circling the drain. Broadcaster, writer, researcher, voice-over artist, even award-winner. But not a cook.

[Rasa Kaye @rasakaye]

If you live northwest of Philadelphia and have a choice of airports, I can’t recommend @FlyABE_ enough. We had a 5-hour unexpected layover there when storms diverted us from PHL yesterday and everyone we dealt with were rock stars. Fly from ABE if you can.

[Rasa Kaye @rasakaye]

@RidePATCO So… anyone hoping to use the Franklin Square station tonight can wait until Monday morning to find out? Cool.

[Rasa Kaye @rasakaye]

@MacFarlaneNews, you were SUPERB on @BBCWorld just now. Excellent breakdown and FWIW, you look as good as you sound. Don’t take that the wrong way, kudos to your skin care routine 😉

[Szabolcs Panyi @panyiszabolcs]

🚫🗣️ In Orbán’s Hungary, a Lithuanian athlete was barred from competing in a fitness world championship due to her “make russia small again” T-shirt. Meanwhile, Russians were free to compete under the 🇷🇺 flag in violation of neutrality rules.

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Lithuanian Athlete Banned From Competing in Hungary for Anti-Russian Shirt

Lithuanian athlete Kornelija Dūdaitė was barred from competing in the Functional Fitness World Championship in Budapest, Hungary on December 13 due to an anti-Russian slogan on her shirt, “make russia small again.“

This was reported by the LRT news network.

The Russian athletes were allowed to compete in the Functional Fitness World Championship under neutral status. According to Barbell Spin, on the day of the competition, “Russia was mistakenly included” on the athlete's name cards. “On top of this, announcers referred to these athletes as ‘Russian athletes’”.

“I had this T-shirt, the same one that the Ukrainian president wore, and I thought that if it was necessary to show our civic position, I would show it. When we arrived in Hungary, congratulations from the organizers themselves appeared on social media, they congratulated the Russians, expressing how happy they were with their participation. It seemed wrong to me. I don't think that an aggressor country can be congratulated anywhere at all,“ Dūdaitė said.

According to Dūdaitė, the organizers offered her the chance to continue competing if she took off the shirt and deleted any photos of it. However, Kornelija stood her ground.

“This shirt clearly shows which country I support. If Russians are allowed to wear shirts with their country's name, why can't someone wear one with Ukraine's name? The reason is simple: Ukrainian athletes aren't here—they can't be, because they're on the frontlines. What are we even talking about?” stated Dūdaitė.

The Lithuanian athlete added that the rules did not apply to the Russians, even though they were supposed to be neutral athletes here, meaning their country's name and colors could not be used.

“We took photos of Russian athletes, and their shirts clearly display 'Russia.' All their accreditations are issued under Russia. Even the event commentators, when announcing the athletes, mention that they are from Russia. On the other hand, it was said that my shirt offended them. I then asked, how can neutral athletes be offended? After all, officially, Russia isn’t even participating in this competition. I never got an answer,” Dudaitė added.

Following her decision, the entire Lithuanian team withdrew from the competition in protest over the organizers’ failure to enforce neutrality rules.

In May 2024, Matvii Bidnyi, the Head of the Ministry of Youth and Sports, reported that over 450 Ukrainian athletes had been killed since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

[AFT New Jersey @AFTNJ]

“[The Freedom to Read Act] will ensure generations of N.J.’s children can continue to discover the wonders that await them in the books all around us [and] protect the rights of young New Jerseyans to access developmentally appropriate books.” — @GovMurphy today in Princeton

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Trump talked about closing the Department of Education during just about every campaign speech he made. He was extremely explicit about it -- no coded language. Maybe people didn't understand what they were doing, but they voted for this.

[D. Staples @Mystime]

Send an email to your representatives asking them to support libraries in the United States. https://t.co/k0hbOg2aEr via @EveryLibrary #library #Libraries

[Rasa Kaye @rasakaye]

@umru_ @FarFarrAway A Lithuanian invented it

[Stephanie Farr @FarFarrAway]

I’ve been at the Philly Portal for 30 minutes and it’s amazing. A guy in Lithuania approached the camera, unfolded a piece of paper and it said “GO BIRDS.” The way we all screamed!

[Boston Smalls @smalls2672]

Trump has paid for over 30k ads talking about Kamala Harris supporting prisoners getting gender affirming care.

Well, there goes that narrative.

[Victor Shi @Victorshi2020]

WOW. A high school in Ohio organized a march to the polls with the high school band for first-time voters who are 18 or about to turn 18. Every high school around the country should do this too. So amazing.

[Rasa Kaye @rasakaye]

Albert Lavignac Galop-Marche for Eight Hands played by 32 hands at PIMF ... https://t.co/8Mu3Gun6Dd via @YouTube

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.@FEMA has over 1k responders on the ground in FL supporting #Milton.

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[EveryLibrary @EveryLibrary]

Did you know libraries offer free wifi and tech classes?

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[Rasa Kaye @rasakaye]

Wherever you live, check your registration— but if you’re in North Carolina, do so immediately.

[The Hill @thehill]

North Carolina removes 747,000 from voter rolls, citing ineligibility https://t.co/qHeREOmtYq

[Rasa Kaye @rasakaye]

@afrosabi 33rd and Galena is fantastic on salmon and steelhead trout. If you bake with cardamom, theirs is great too.

[James Lucas @JamesLucasIT]

Thread of satisfying photos for perfectionists

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What happens when a woman takes power? What happens when she won’t back down?

[Rasa Kaye @rasakaye]

@RB_magazine Bringing back gingerbread lattes this fall would be a good start.