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Bela [AKA CarolHTucker, beladona Memorial, NeoBela, Belamomma]
@belamomma.bsky.social
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Passionate about knowledge management and organizational development, expert in loan servicing, an active agent of change, virtual world denizen

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belamomma.bsky.social
apnews.com/article/prid... The rainbow flag is very appropriate for Stonewall, neh?
NY officials raise rainbow flag at Stonewall in rebuke of Trump administration
New York politicians defiantly raised a rainbow flag at the Stonewall National Monument amid a boisterous, cheering crowd.
apnews.com
February 16, 2026 at 1:42 PM
belamomma.bsky.social
Banking on Tomorrow:
the third #SilentSunday of February 2026 bankingontomorrow.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-...
the third #SilentSunday of February 2026
bankingontomorrow.blogspot.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:16 PM
belamomma.bsky.social
The measles vaccine works
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
This Is How a Child Dies of Measles
When your family becomes a data point in an outbreak
www.theatlantic.com
February 15, 2026 at 2:25 AM
belamomma.bsky.social
If the SAVE act passes, passports will be needed to vote and this regime suddenly wants to make getting a passport more difficult and expensive
pam.sheshed.rocks ♥️♠️Pam♦️♣️ @pam.sheshed.rocks · 1d
The State Department orders libraries to stop providing passport services to customers. This is part of the “save act”. Voter suppression is against the law. He knows if he can discourage people from voting this is the only way he can win.
#SheShed #VoteBlue
apnews.com/article/pass...
State Department orders nonprofit libraries to stop processing passport applications
The State Department has ordered nonprofit public libraries to stop taking passport applications, cutting off a popular local service.
apnews.com
February 15, 2026 at 2:05 AM
belamomma.bsky.social
This guy is actually an influential rightwing influencer who has dined with the dear leader - and no the story is not from The Onion
www.mediamatters.org/nick-fuentes...
Nick Fuentes: “The number one political enemy in America is women. … They have to be imprisoned.”
www.mediamatters.org
February 15, 2026 at 1:18 AM
belamomma.bsky.social
So why shouldn't ICE adhere to the same rules of conduct that govern the police on the beat?
~ no masks and clear IDs
~ judicial warrants to enter a home
~ stated policy of reasonable force and accountability for adherence to that policy
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
February 13, 2026
At midnight tonight, most of the agencies and services in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will run out of funding, as popular fury over the violence and lawlessness of federal agents from Im...
open.substack.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:53 AM
belamomma.bsky.social
Now you know all about curling stones
www.cnn.com/2026/02/11/s...
Why do all Olympic curling stones come from one small island off Scotland’s coast? | CNN
Every single curling stone in the Winter Olympics is crafted from a special granite found only on Ailsa Craig, a small uninhabited island off the coast of Scotland.
www.cnn.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:49 AM
belamomma.bsky.social
the white washing of our history continues...

theconversation.com/martha-washi...
Martha Washington’s enslaved maid Ona Judge made a daring escape to freedom – but the National Park Service has erased her story from Philadelphia exhibit
Ona Judge was one of 9 people George Washington owned when he lived in the President’s House in Philadelphia.
theconversation.com
February 15, 2026 at 12:45 AM
belamomma.bsky.social
At what point do we finally admit this regime is building concentration camps?
open.substack.com/pub/projects...
ICE Gains Fast-Track Access to Private Prison Giant as It Plans to Nearly Double Detention Capacity
Navy contract allows immigration agency to bypass normal bidding and hire one of its largest detention operators directly as it plans to add 92,000 beds by November
open.substack.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:42 PM
belamomma.bsky.social
The dear leader is definitely a legal scholar and constitutional expert of irreproachable integrity who's pronouncements should be heeded and implemented immediately
*coughs*
Today's quote: I have searched the depths of Legal Arguments not yet articulated or vetted on this subject, and will be presenting an irrefutable one in the very near future. There will be Voter ID for the Midterm Elections, whether approved by Congress or not. Also, the People of our Country are insisting on Citizenship and NO Main-In Ballots, with exceptions for Military, Disability, Illness, or Travel. Thank you for your attention to the matter! Donald Trump posting on social media 02.13.2026
February 14, 2026 at 3:35 PM
belamomma.bsky.social
I want you to picture the outrage, the Congressional hearings, the calls for impeachment in the press if Biden or Obama or Clinton did this...
ronfilipkowski.bsky.social Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2d
When will Republicans, veterans organizations, & retired military officers speak up about this? No president in the history of the Republic has done this. Yet Trump, Vance, & Hegseth do it constantly. It betrays the most important core value of our military-no partisan politics.
February 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM
belamomma.bsky.social
Sadly? ICE funding amounts to a blank check with minimal supervision
open.substack.com/pub/projects...
Internal ICE Documents Reveal $38 Billion Strategy to Expand Detention, Buy Warehouses, and Bypass State Laws
The agency has yet to secure key sites, and officials are still debating detainee stays.
open.substack.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:56 PM
belamomma.bsky.social
I am not a math person and I continue to be gobstruck that have been in banking working with loan accounting systems for over 30 years now....
open.substack.com/pub/bigthink...
It’s never too late to stop hating math
The benefits of mathematical literacy reach far beyond the realm of numbers and equations.
open.substack.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:54 PM
belamomma.bsky.social
February 13, 2026 at 4:15 PM
belamomma.bsky.social
And will the new Doctor be easily assessable to fans in the US?
comicbook.com/tv-shows/new...
Doctor Who's Future Officially Confirmed By BBC Boss
"We're all in it together."
comicbook.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:02 PM
belamomma.bsky.social
Congress thinks it knows better than the officials who actually run the city, relying on their ideology rather than common sense
wapo.st/46Hm8Ht
In rare move, Congress exerts power over D.C. and blocks tax policy
City officials warn that the move could cost D.C. roughly $600 million in revenue through 2029 and cause major complications for tax season.
wapo.st
February 13, 2026 at 4:00 PM
belamomma.bsky.social
Still fighting the reforms of Vatican II
www.ncronline.org/vatican/vati...
Vatican extends olive branch to traditionalist group threatening break from Rome
The Society of St. Pius X, which denies key teachings of Vatican II, has said that it would consecrate new bishops without papal approval on July 1.
www.ncronline.org
February 13, 2026 at 3:56 PM
belamomma.bsky.social
Without the EPA, do you seriously expect companies to regulate themselves?
www.propublica.org/article/okla...
Salty, Oily Drinking Water Left Sores in Their Mouths. Oklahoma Refused to Find Out Why.
State regulators discovered strong signs of oil pollution, including high levels of salt and toxic metals, in one family’s drinking water. But for two years, they repeatedly delayed basic tests to fin...
www.propublica.org
February 13, 2026 at 3:54 PM
belamomma.bsky.social
Our national parks are treasures that need to be conserved - not assets to be monetized
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump nominates hospitality executive to lead National Park Service
Scott Socha, whose company sued to claim trademark rights to Yosemite name, criticized by conservation groups
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:49 PM
belamomma.bsky.social
ICYMI: a study of the impact of immigration on the US
www.cato.org/white-paper/...
Immigrants’ Recent Effects on Government Budgets: 1994–2023
Our analysis in this paper shows that immigrants generated a fiscal surplus of about $14.5 trillion from 1994 to 2023, that the average immigrant is much less costly than the average US-born American,...
www.cato.org
February 13, 2026 at 12:03 PM
belamomma.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wqV...
We Can't Live Without Cosmos | Oscar® Nominated Short Film by Konstantin Bronzit
YouTube video by MAGNETFILM
www.youtube.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:49 AM
belamomma.bsky.social
about the President's birthday
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
February 11, 2026
On February 12, 1809, Nancy Hanks Lincoln gave birth to her second child, a son: Abraham.
open.substack.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:01 AM
belamomma.bsky.social
Another story not from The Onion! Note the same folks get their knickers in a knot over the Gulf of Mexico....
floridaphoenix.com/2026/02/11/b...
Bill to ban the use of 'West Bank' in Florida schools and state agencies passes the Florida House • Florida Phoenix
Forget the “West Bank” — the Florida House has voted overwhelmingly to replace the reference in all public and charter schools and state agencies with “Judea and Samaria.” The final vote was 92-14. “J...
floridaphoenix.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:57 PM
belamomma.bsky.social
Translation: CBP couldn't wait to use their new toy without telling anyone ahead of time and the FAA grounded flights thinking there was an attack of some sort
apnews.com/article/faa-...
Pentagon let CBP use anti-drone laser before FAA closed El Paso airspace, AP sources say
The agency says it will ground all flights to and from the airport for "special security reasons."
apnews.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:54 PM
belamomma.bsky.social
B5 is now on YouTube!
cordcuttersnews.com/babylon-5-is...
Babylon 5 Is Now Free to Watch On YouTube | Cord Cutters News
In a move that has delighted fans of classic science fiction, Warner Bros. Discovery has begun uploading full episodes of the iconic series Babylon 5 to YouTube, providing free access to the show just...
cordcuttersnews.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:10 PM