Kate Whitney
@bertbech.bsky.social
Retired RN, avid gardener in a changing climate
Love my husband, dogs, cooking, wine, reading, nature, art & music
Bleeding-heart liberal / red state
#ProChoice #BLM 🏳️🌈
NO KINGS
DM = INSTANT BLOCK
Love my husband, dogs, cooking, wine, reading, nature, art & music
Bleeding-heart liberal / red state
#ProChoice #BLM 🏳️🌈
NO KINGS
DM = INSTANT BLOCK
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Breaking: The House voted unanimously, 426-0, to strip a provision in the funding bill that allowed senators to sue the government for $500K if their phone data was searched without their knowledge.
The provision was designed for GOP senators to sue over the Jack Smith investigation.
The provision was designed for GOP senators to sue over the Jack Smith investigation.
November 20, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Breaking: The House voted unanimously, 426-0, to strip a provision in the funding bill that allowed senators to sue the government for $500K if their phone data was searched without their knowledge.
The provision was designed for GOP senators to sue over the Jack Smith investigation.
The provision was designed for GOP senators to sue over the Jack Smith investigation.
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A baby echidna on our quiet tasmanian back road this morning......wasn't much bigger than my hand. Curled itself up pretty quickly.
November 20, 2025 at 12:45 AM
A baby echidna on our quiet tasmanian back road this morning......wasn't much bigger than my hand. Curled itself up pretty quickly.
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China overtakes US as Germany's top trading partner
The shift reflects the growing impact of US tariffs and trade barriers, as China a clean energy leader is far better and not a treaty breaker or an invader
#Cdnpoli #Uspoli #Economy #China
www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202510/24/...
The shift reflects the growing impact of US tariffs and trade barriers, as China a clean energy leader is far better and not a treaty breaker or an invader
#Cdnpoli #Uspoli #Economy #China
www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202510/24/...
China overtakes US as Germany's top trading partner amid tariff strains
China has replaced the United States as Germany's largest trading partner in the first eight months of 2025, according to data from Germany's Federal Statistical Office.
www.chinadaily.com.cn
November 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
China overtakes US as Germany's top trading partner
The shift reflects the growing impact of US tariffs and trade barriers, as China a clean energy leader is far better and not a treaty breaker or an invader
#Cdnpoli #Uspoli #Economy #China
www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202510/24/...
The shift reflects the growing impact of US tariffs and trade barriers, as China a clean energy leader is far better and not a treaty breaker or an invader
#Cdnpoli #Uspoli #Economy #China
www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202510/24/...
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A lot of people didn't like him, so we bone sawed him and since nobody liked him it's all OK.
November 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
A lot of people didn't like him, so we bone sawed him and since nobody liked him it's all OK.
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"Quiet, piggy!"
November 19, 2025 at 8:33 AM
"Quiet, piggy!"
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Pay attention to how Mike Johnson is trying to shift the narrative today - he’s saying some Epstein files can’t be released because they’re intelligence products and would harm national security.
November 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Pay attention to how Mike Johnson is trying to shift the narrative today - he’s saying some Epstein files can’t be released because they’re intelligence products and would harm national security.
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A reminder: The Attorney General of the United States should be the people's lawyer, not the president's personal attorney. The Department of Justice should act to protect the public, not just the occupant of the Oval Office and his political allies.
November 18, 2025 at 5:28 PM
A reminder: The Attorney General of the United States should be the people's lawyer, not the president's personal attorney. The Department of Justice should act to protect the public, not just the occupant of the Oval Office and his political allies.
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Seeing “the bill only authorizes the release of unclassified material” but wouldn’t that raise the question why anything pertaining to a sex trafficker would be classified?
November 18, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Seeing “the bill only authorizes the release of unclassified material” but wouldn’t that raise the question why anything pertaining to a sex trafficker would be classified?
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#JapaneseMaple #Trees During #Sunrise
There are not many leaves left but I love the color of the sunrise through the branches. #PNW #Photography
There are not many leaves left but I love the color of the sunrise through the branches. #PNW #Photography
November 18, 2025 at 6:36 PM
#JapaneseMaple #Trees During #Sunrise
There are not many leaves left but I love the color of the sunrise through the branches. #PNW #Photography
There are not many leaves left but I love the color of the sunrise through the branches. #PNW #Photography
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Seems like a good day to remind everyone that Jared Kushner advised Saudi Crown Prince MBS on how to “weather the storm” after his hit squad slaughtered American journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
November 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Seems like a good day to remind everyone that Jared Kushner advised Saudi Crown Prince MBS on how to “weather the storm” after his hit squad slaughtered American journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Day 1237 of #IansDailyPhotoChallenge and a little friend said thank you for the work I did on the lawn where she/he lives this morning 🤗❤️ #inspiringnature #wildlife #naturephotography #MentalHealthMatters
#365DaysWild
#365DaysWild
November 18, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Day 1237 of #IansDailyPhotoChallenge and a little friend said thank you for the work I did on the lawn where she/he lives this morning 🤗❤️ #inspiringnature #wildlife #naturephotography #MentalHealthMatters
#365DaysWild
#365DaysWild
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I mean, look, I'm not a reporter, so who am I to talk?
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
November 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I mean, look, I'm not a reporter, so who am I to talk?
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
But on a day where the president both just called a woman reporter "Piggy" and is celebrating someone who had people bone saw apart one of my colleagues, I might just be a little ready to defend my colleagues and profession.
But that's just me
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In the Oak Park neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan, on November 17, 2025, an ICE goon tased a non-resisting woman and then threw her non-responsive body into his truck like a rag doll.
November 18, 2025 at 12:04 PM
In the Oak Park neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan, on November 17, 2025, an ICE goon tased a non-resisting woman and then threw her non-responsive body into his truck like a rag doll.
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Trump praised the Saudi Crown Prince for his “incredible human rights efforts” minutes after snapping at an ABC reporter for asking about Jamal Khashoggi, who was dismembered in a state-sanctioned hit for advocating for human rights. I don’t think he knows what the term means.
November 18, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Trump praised the Saudi Crown Prince for his “incredible human rights efforts” minutes after snapping at an ABC reporter for asking about Jamal Khashoggi, who was dismembered in a state-sanctioned hit for advocating for human rights. I don’t think he knows what the term means.
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Trump to Saudi Crown Prince: We’ve always been on the same side of every issue.
Really? The majority of the 9/11 terrorists were from Saudi Arabia.
Really? The majority of the 9/11 terrorists were from Saudi Arabia.
November 18, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Trump to Saudi Crown Prince: We’ve always been on the same side of every issue.
Really? The majority of the 9/11 terrorists were from Saudi Arabia.
Really? The majority of the 9/11 terrorists were from Saudi Arabia.
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There are more photos of Trump and Epstein together than there are of Melania holding his hand.
November 18, 2025 at 6:34 PM
There are more photos of Trump and Epstein together than there are of Melania holding his hand.
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To be clear: Trump is only calling for the GOP to release the Epstein files because he was told he’s about to lose 150+ republicans on this vote.
November 17, 2025 at 3:10 AM
To be clear: Trump is only calling for the GOP to release the Epstein files because he was told he’s about to lose 150+ republicans on this vote.
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It’s incredible how easily these people just… lie. For no reason.
Then when they get caught lying, they’re like well obviously tariffs were going to raise prices.
Then when they get caught lying, they’re like well obviously tariffs were going to raise prices.
KERNEN: If we're reversing some tariffs to try to help affordability, isn't that acknowledging that tariffs were responsible for some of the higher prices and inflation?
HASSETT: This is nothing new
HASSETT: This is nothing new
November 17, 2025 at 4:32 PM
It’s incredible how easily these people just… lie. For no reason.
Then when they get caught lying, they’re like well obviously tariffs were going to raise prices.
Then when they get caught lying, they’re like well obviously tariffs were going to raise prices.
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His victims are still alive, Rep. Jason Smith.
‘Been dead for years’: GOP lawmaker says no one cares about Epstein
#Trump
#Trump
‘Been dead for years’: GOP lawmaker says no one cares about Epstein
GOP Rep. Jason Smith of Missouri appeared on Newsmax Monday, where he got squirmy when asked about Jeffrey Epstein’s recently released emails. Smith: Just the fact that Epstein's been dead for years, and this is the topic of conversation. It's not...
www.dailykos.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:36 PM
His victims are still alive, Rep. Jason Smith.