Beachbard
@beachbard.bsky.social
Welcome to the Klepto-Kakistocracy!
Equality, what a concept.
“If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.”
― Stephen King
Equality, what a concept.
“If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a lot and write a lot.”
― Stephen King
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Beachbard
@beachbard.bsky.social
· Nov 19
You’ve Got To Be Carefully Taught
from South Pacific
You've got to be taught
To hate and fear,
You've got to be taught
From year to year,
It's got to be drummed
In your dear little ear
You've got to be carefully taught.
Premiered in 1949
from South Pacific
You've got to be taught
To hate and fear,
You've got to be taught
From year to year,
It's got to be drummed
In your dear little ear
You've got to be carefully taught.
Premiered in 1949
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When an ICE agent fired the tear gas canister, it hit 55-year-old nurse Vincent Hawkins in the face, shattering his glasses and concussing him.
As he was rushed to the emergency room, he wondered if he'd ever see through his left eye again.
(Published Nov. 2025 w/ @frontlinepbs.bsky.social)
As he was rushed to the emergency room, he wondered if he'd ever see through his left eye again.
(Published Nov. 2025 w/ @frontlinepbs.bsky.social)
Trump’s Immigration Forces Deploy “Less Lethal” Weapons in Dangerous Ways, Skirting Rules and Maiming Protesters
Civil rights and weapons experts cite the consequences of federal agents’ use of crowd control weapons: religious leaders shot with pepper balls and noxious chemicals. A nurse nearly blinded by tear g...
www.propublica.org
January 9, 2026 at 4:00 AM
When an ICE agent fired the tear gas canister, it hit 55-year-old nurse Vincent Hawkins in the face, shattering his glasses and concussing him.
As he was rushed to the emergency room, he wondered if he'd ever see through his left eye again.
(Published Nov. 2025 w/ @frontlinepbs.bsky.social)
As he was rushed to the emergency room, he wondered if he'd ever see through his left eye again.
(Published Nov. 2025 w/ @frontlinepbs.bsky.social)
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The first time Charlie Chaplin spoke onscreen, he implored the people of the world to resist the rising tide of fascism.
Nearly 90 years later, it remains a timely message.
Nearly 90 years later, it remains a timely message.
January 8, 2026 at 9:05 PM
The first time Charlie Chaplin spoke onscreen, he implored the people of the world to resist the rising tide of fascism.
Nearly 90 years later, it remains a timely message.
Nearly 90 years later, it remains a timely message.
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Why bother to get the actual facts first if you're just going to lie about them anyway?🤷♀️
January 8, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Why bother to get the actual facts first if you're just going to lie about them anyway?🤷♀️
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For those just catching up, the administration today (falsely) declared that the paramilitary secret police have absolute immunity and that the War Powers Resolution is unconstitutional.
Disregarding legal constrains on the use of lethal force both at home and abroad.
Disregarding legal constrains on the use of lethal force both at home and abroad.
January 8, 2026 at 9:20 PM
For those just catching up, the administration today (falsely) declared that the paramilitary secret police have absolute immunity and that the War Powers Resolution is unconstitutional.
Disregarding legal constrains on the use of lethal force both at home and abroad.
Disregarding legal constrains on the use of lethal force both at home and abroad.
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🇬🇧 WATCH: “I didn’t sleep last night. I am horrified. She is dead… and the most chilling thing is the President of the United States saying the opposite of what anyone can see with their eyes.”
@MarinaPurkiss on @JeremyVineOn5 tells it like it is. Anything else is lies.
@MarinaPurkiss on @JeremyVineOn5 tells it like it is. Anything else is lies.
January 8, 2026 at 3:50 PM
🇬🇧 WATCH: “I didn’t sleep last night. I am horrified. She is dead… and the most chilling thing is the President of the United States saying the opposite of what anyone can see with their eyes.”
@MarinaPurkiss on @JeremyVineOn5 tells it like it is. Anything else is lies.
@MarinaPurkiss on @JeremyVineOn5 tells it like it is. Anything else is lies.
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I’ve seen enough of 2026.
January 8, 2026 at 9:02 AM
I’ve seen enough of 2026.
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
@schumer.senate.gov
Bright & early tomorrow morning, every Dem Member of Congress on the steps.
Make your own show of commitment to stop CBP/ICE chaotic masked armed force actions on US streets & courts.
@schumer.senate.gov
Bright & early tomorrow morning, every Dem Member of Congress on the steps.
Make your own show of commitment to stop CBP/ICE chaotic masked armed force actions on US streets & courts.
Every damn Democratic congressperson should be physically standing together on the steps of the Capitol and demanding an end to this deadly abuse. Are they really unable to fight back against this despicable propaganda used to justify the killing by ICE and supported by Noem and Trump?
Kristi Noem accuses the woman who was killed by ICE in Minneapolis of committing an act of "domestic terrorism"
January 8, 2026 at 3:43 AM
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
@schumer.senate.gov
Bright & early tomorrow morning, every Dem Member of Congress on the steps.
Make your own show of commitment to stop CBP/ICE chaotic masked armed force actions on US streets & courts.
@schumer.senate.gov
Bright & early tomorrow morning, every Dem Member of Congress on the steps.
Make your own show of commitment to stop CBP/ICE chaotic masked armed force actions on US streets & courts.
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What's your actual plan, you feckless, pathetic coward?
Kristi Noem is a stone-cold liar who has zero credibility.
There is nothing to suggest the shooting of an unarmed woman in Minneapolis was justified.
This heinous killing must be criminally investigated to the full extent of the law.
There is nothing to suggest the shooting of an unarmed woman in Minneapolis was justified.
This heinous killing must be criminally investigated to the full extent of the law.
January 8, 2026 at 2:25 AM
What's your actual plan, you feckless, pathetic coward?
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BREAKING: ICE killed a Minnesota woman in broad daylight & there must be accountability.
But when I moved to subpoena all records & footage related to this murder, Republicans voted it down.
They've never cared about law & order or keeping our communities safe.
But when I moved to subpoena all records & footage related to this murder, Republicans voted it down.
They've never cared about law & order or keeping our communities safe.
January 8, 2026 at 12:23 AM
BREAKING: ICE killed a Minnesota woman in broad daylight & there must be accountability.
But when I moved to subpoena all records & footage related to this murder, Republicans voted it down.
They've never cared about law & order or keeping our communities safe.
But when I moved to subpoena all records & footage related to this murder, Republicans voted it down.
They've never cared about law & order or keeping our communities safe.
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Trump has been trying to help Putin destroy NATO since the 1980s.
Remember, Trump shares the goal of destroying NATO with Putin. That gives Putin more leeway to invade Europe. It also enables Trump to consolidate more wealth and power.
January 7, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Trump has been trying to help Putin destroy NATO since the 1980s.
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Folks, don’t look away
NEW: Second video shows ICE shooting in Minneapolis. A woman, a U.S. citizen, was killed
January 7, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Folks, don’t look away
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Dems, release another batch of the Epstein Files on Monday.
Don't let Trump and Republicans distract.
Keep him cornered.
Don't let Trump and Republicans distract.
Keep him cornered.
January 5, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Dems, release another batch of the Epstein Files on Monday.
Don't let Trump and Republicans distract.
Keep him cornered.
Don't let Trump and Republicans distract.
Keep him cornered.
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Black communities know struggle; we’ve lived it and survived it. That’s why solidarity comes naturally when we see others about to be harmed by bigotry; history has placed us at the center of truth. But…. 👇🏾
January 5, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Black communities know struggle; we’ve lived it and survived it. That’s why solidarity comes naturally when we see others about to be harmed by bigotry; history has placed us at the center of truth. But…. 👇🏾
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I assume people will tire eventually of modifying photos in AI, but at the point the damage will be done that photographs will never again be seen as mementos of lived lives.
January 4, 2026 at 11:00 PM
I assume people will tire eventually of modifying photos in AI, but at the point the damage will be done that photographs will never again be seen as mementos of lived lives.
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If I want to hear from average Americans about the news, I'll go to social media. We need journalists to seek and speak the truth to us.
January 2, 2026 at 8:46 PM
If I want to hear from average Americans about the news, I'll go to social media. We need journalists to seek and speak the truth to us.
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“Local media” has become a buzzword for national newsrooms chasing awards. We’re not here for that. We’re here for Mississippians. Your TRIPLED support helps us build a newsroom that listens first, reports deeply and centers the people who need it most. buff.ly/CbJHjq1
January 1, 2026 at 2:15 AM
“Local media” has become a buzzword for national newsrooms chasing awards. We’re not here for that. We’re here for Mississippians. Your TRIPLED support helps us build a newsroom that listens first, reports deeply and centers the people who need it most. buff.ly/CbJHjq1
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Trump is coping hard after being ordered to remove National Guard troops from major Democratic led cities. Like most con men Trump just declares victory and takes credit for removing the troops. In reality he lost in court. This is not a voluntary removal. Trump lost and lies again. #ProudBlue
January 1, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Trump is coping hard after being ordered to remove National Guard troops from major Democratic led cities. Like most con men Trump just declares victory and takes credit for removing the troops. In reality he lost in court. This is not a voluntary removal. Trump lost and lies again. #ProudBlue
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The President of the United States is a criminal.
Thank you for your service, Jack Smith.
Thank you for your service, Jack Smith.
Jack Smith in just-released House Committee interview … about Trump:
“The attack that happened at the Capitol … does not happen without him. The other co-conspirators were doing this for his benefit”
youtu.be/1NOVLkzycPI?...
“The attack that happened at the Capitol … does not happen without him. The other co-conspirators were doing this for his benefit”
youtu.be/1NOVLkzycPI?...
Jack Smith in House Cmte interview re: Trump: “Attack.. at the Capitol does not happen without him”
YouTube video by Scott MacFarlane Reports
youtu.be
January 1, 2026 at 12:46 AM
The President of the United States is a criminal.
Thank you for your service, Jack Smith.
Thank you for your service, Jack Smith.
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This is my last big piece of the year. I wrote it as much for myself as anybody else, because there's so many EOs, court cases, temporary successes, and reversals.
I wanted a place to put it all, something to come back to in future years, to keep the knowledge of what 2025 meant to trans rights.
I wanted a place to put it all, something to come back to in future years, to keep the knowledge of what 2025 meant to trans rights.
The scope of Trump's campaign to drive trans Americans from public life is vast. On the last day of 2025, Evan Urquhart attempts to capture all of what we lost.
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...
The Year We Lost Everything — Assigned
An authoritarian government, a captured press and cowardice at the head of most major institutions led to a year of losses for trans people’s safety and equality in the US.
www.assignedmedia.org
December 31, 2025 at 5:46 PM
This is my last big piece of the year. I wrote it as much for myself as anybody else, because there's so many EOs, court cases, temporary successes, and reversals.
I wanted a place to put it all, something to come back to in future years, to keep the knowledge of what 2025 meant to trans rights.
I wanted a place to put it all, something to come back to in future years, to keep the knowledge of what 2025 meant to trans rights.
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Mark your calendars
December 30, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Mark your calendars
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The competition in the Trump administration to be the first to tip off Putin must have been fierce.
December 22, 2025 at 9:40 PM
The competition in the Trump administration to be the first to tip off Putin must have been fierce.
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I highly recommend watching this segment, not just because the CBS News execs and the White House didn’t want you to, but because these men were tortured and they deserved to have their voices heard.
!! Here’s a link to full video of the 60 Minutes segment that Bari Weiss killed last minute, via @jasonparis.bsky.social:
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
is.gd/paU8Ko
(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
December 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
I highly recommend watching this segment, not just because the CBS News execs and the White House didn’t want you to, but because these men were tortured and they deserved to have their voices heard.
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