Beth
@bethmeacham.bsky.social
Retired SFF editor and horsewoman. Lives in Arizona. Anti-Fascist since 1951.
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Imagine escaping the literal Nazis, making it to America, living three quarters of a century there making your life, and then this:
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Imagine escaping the literal Nazis, making it to America, living three quarters of a century there making your life, and then this:
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I've now heard from 3 authors targeted on X by a scammer impersonating Lois McMaster Bujold. Bujold impersonator refers author to "Eleanor Wood at Spectrum Literary", also an impersonation. Goal: to sell editing svcs. Scam is impersonating multiple authors & agents writerbeware.blog/2025/11/14/i...
If a Famous Author Calls, Hang Up: Anatomy of an Impersonation Scam - Writer Beware
You open your email program one morning. The usual work stuff. Some spam (annoying that it got past your filters!). A couple of newsletters (maybe later). You sip your coffee, scroll down. Wait. What’...
writerbeware.blog
November 16, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I've now heard from 3 authors targeted on X by a scammer impersonating Lois McMaster Bujold. Bujold impersonator refers author to "Eleanor Wood at Spectrum Literary", also an impersonation. Goal: to sell editing svcs. Scam is impersonating multiple authors & agents writerbeware.blog/2025/11/14/i...
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Remember the recent middle-of-the-night apartment building raid where children were dragged outside naked & zip-tied in the street while black & Latino residents were _sorted by race_ and piled into separate vans while their apartments were ransacked & robbed? That raid? So it resulted in 0 arrests.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.
'Noem should resign over this': Fury over alleged DHS 'child kidnapping and trafficking'
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.ProPublica recently reported on the DHS raid on an apartment building that was al...
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November 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Remember the recent middle-of-the-night apartment building raid where children were dragged outside naked & zip-tied in the street while black & Latino residents were _sorted by race_ and piled into separate vans while their apartments were ransacked & robbed? That raid? So it resulted in 0 arrests.
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Summers famously blamed the lack of women in economics and STEM on our supposed stupidity, saying we lay the IQ points].
But as these emails show, he personally was expecting female students to have sex with him in order to advance in their careers.
I suspect he did not expect this of men.
But as these emails show, he personally was expecting female students to have sex with him in order to advance in their careers.
I suspect he did not expect this of men.
November 16, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Summers famously blamed the lack of women in economics and STEM on our supposed stupidity, saying we lay the IQ points].
But as these emails show, he personally was expecting female students to have sex with him in order to advance in their careers.
I suspect he did not expect this of men.
But as these emails show, he personally was expecting female students to have sex with him in order to advance in their careers.
I suspect he did not expect this of men.
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NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
November 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
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NYT had details of Trump's engagement with Jeffrey Epstein's child sex trafficking and *hid it for him*, at the same time it was crucifying Clinton as untrustworthy due to her document retention & security.
November 12, 2025 at 9:32 PM
NYT had details of Trump's engagement with Jeffrey Epstein's child sex trafficking and *hid it for him*, at the same time it was crucifying Clinton as untrustworthy due to her document retention & security.
At last!
Adelita Grijalva sworn in
November 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
At last!
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So on Epstein, the Democratic position should be "Trump should resign." If you are a Democratic elected, practice saying "We demand the president's resignation" in front of a mirror as many times as it takes until the dry-heaving that comes from having a phobia about actually doing politics passes.
November 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
So on Epstein, the Democratic position should be "Trump should resign." If you are a Democratic elected, practice saying "We demand the president's resignation" in front of a mirror as many times as it takes until the dry-heaving that comes from having a phobia about actually doing politics passes.
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I get what he's trying to say...
But he (and his boss) have undercut the very thing the Secretary of Transportation is responsible for...
Making things as SAFE AS POSSIBLE.
That's it.
That's his job, and he's saying he can't do that.
Fuck him.
But he (and his boss) have undercut the very thing the Secretary of Transportation is responsible for...
Making things as SAFE AS POSSIBLE.
That's it.
That's his job, and he's saying he can't do that.
Fuck him.
November 12, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I get what he's trying to say...
But he (and his boss) have undercut the very thing the Secretary of Transportation is responsible for...
Making things as SAFE AS POSSIBLE.
That's it.
That's his job, and he's saying he can't do that.
Fuck him.
But he (and his boss) have undercut the very thing the Secretary of Transportation is responsible for...
Making things as SAFE AS POSSIBLE.
That's it.
That's his job, and he's saying he can't do that.
Fuck him.
Wow if that's a mid-60s Polaroid, it's proof of time travel. Zohran wasn't born till 1991!
Is nobody concerned that this Polaroid from the mid-60s shows the same people at the same age as they are today? Time traveling shenanigans are afoot!
November 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Wow if that's a mid-60s Polaroid, it's proof of time travel. Zohran wasn't born till 1991!
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Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).
Rosalind Franklin and the damage of gender harassment
Spurred by a recent report on sexual harassment in academia, our columnist revisits a historical case and reflects on what has changed—and what hasn’t
www.science.org
November 7, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Carjacking and kidnapping on the government dime from the worst and most corrupt government in American history. 77 million people voted for this.
November 6, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Carjacking and kidnapping on the government dime from the worst and most corrupt government in American history. 77 million people voted for this.
Amen, Governor.
If I didn't live in California I'd move to Illinois.
November 6, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Amen, Governor.
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Elaine Welteroth, former editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue and youngest editor of Condé Nast ever, and the 2nd African American to hold this position, changed Teen Vogue to be more politically conscious.
Traffic to TeenVogue.com: 2.7M to 9.2M visitors a year, print subscriptions jumped 535%
Traffic to TeenVogue.com: 2.7M to 9.2M visitors a year, print subscriptions jumped 535%
Ex-Teen Vogue editor Elaine Welteroth: ‘The headlines implied I was a token black hire’
Welteroth was just 29 when Anna Wintour made her editor-in-chief. Months later, the magazine shut down. What did she do next?
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Elaine Welteroth, former editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue and youngest editor of Condé Nast ever, and the 2nd African American to hold this position, changed Teen Vogue to be more politically conscious.
Traffic to TeenVogue.com: 2.7M to 9.2M visitors a year, print subscriptions jumped 535%
Traffic to TeenVogue.com: 2.7M to 9.2M visitors a year, print subscriptions jumped 535%
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Shutdown is very uncomplicated. Trump & Republicans will starve 42 million Americans unless Democrats agree to kick 20+ million Americans off of any healthcare insurance. Kicker is that Republicans intend to do both, regardless of what Democrats choose to do at this particular hostage situation.
November 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Shutdown is very uncomplicated. Trump & Republicans will starve 42 million Americans unless Democrats agree to kick 20+ million Americans off of any healthcare insurance. Kicker is that Republicans intend to do both, regardless of what Democrats choose to do at this particular hostage situation.
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A mother of 8 was deported within 24 hours of reporting sexual harassment by an ICE contracto
She was following the rules & going through the process to get her green card
Someone working on behalf of ICE abused her.
She spoke out and was kicked out of the country.
It’s retaliation & it’s wrong
She was following the rules & going through the process to get her green card
Someone working on behalf of ICE abused her.
She spoke out and was kicked out of the country.
It’s retaliation & it’s wrong
October 29, 2025 at 3:22 AM
A mother of 8 was deported within 24 hours of reporting sexual harassment by an ICE contracto
She was following the rules & going through the process to get her green card
Someone working on behalf of ICE abused her.
She spoke out and was kicked out of the country.
It’s retaliation & it’s wrong
She was following the rules & going through the process to get her green card
Someone working on behalf of ICE abused her.
She spoke out and was kicked out of the country.
It’s retaliation & it’s wrong
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When programmers loot pirated fiction to train their LLM, what you get won't be modeled from factual knowledge. They just match patterns of grammar with words filled in. Patterns of meaning in fiction are allegorical or worse. Heinlein will tell you that all worm faces need to be exterminated.
October 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
When programmers loot pirated fiction to train their LLM, what you get won't be modeled from factual knowledge. They just match patterns of grammar with words filled in. Patterns of meaning in fiction are allegorical or worse. Heinlein will tell you that all worm faces need to be exterminated.
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Cuomo doesn't live in NYC now.
October 26, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Cuomo doesn't live in NYC now.
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Someone has been reading too much Charlie Stross and mistaking the Laundry series for investigative journalism
MAGA has become a vast receptacle for people trying to solve their mental health issues without going to therapy. Candace Owens has just released a video saying Musk, Altman and Thiel are not human but transhumanist hybrids who don’t bleed - dark, demonic presences.
October 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Someone has been reading too much Charlie Stross and mistaking the Laundry series for investigative journalism
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I for one think the Epstein Ballroom will be magnificent. I love the decor theme of “what if Uday Hussein ran a Ramada Inn.” And giving it a theme song everyone will associate with it is a stroke of brilliance! “Thank Heaven for Little Girls” is very catchy.
October 23, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I for one think the Epstein Ballroom will be magnificent. I love the decor theme of “what if Uday Hussein ran a Ramada Inn.” And giving it a theme song everyone will associate with it is a stroke of brilliance! “Thank Heaven for Little Girls” is very catchy.
It is ridiculous, but in a way sad that Trump is displaying his emotional damage so clearly this week.He thinks that money will neutralize his childhood of parental neglect. He's mad at his wife for refusing to be an ornamental First Lady, so he tears down the East Wing, where her office would be.
Trump: "It's awfully strange to make a decision where I'm paying myself. But I was damaged very greatly and any money I would get I would give to charity."
October 22, 2025 at 5:39 PM
It is ridiculous, but in a way sad that Trump is displaying his emotional damage so clearly this week.He thinks that money will neutralize his childhood of parental neglect. He's mad at his wife for refusing to be an ornamental First Lady, so he tears down the East Wing, where her office would be.
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'Taxation without representation': Arizona loses patience, sues Mike Johnson for Grijalva stall
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes joins @jenpsaki.msnbc.com to discuss the state’s lawsuit against the House for its delay in swearing Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva into office.
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes joins @jenpsaki.msnbc.com to discuss the state’s lawsuit against the House for its delay in swearing Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva into office.
'Taxation without representation': Arizona loses patience, sues Mike Johnson for Grijalva stall
YouTube video by MSNBC
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October 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
'Taxation without representation': Arizona loses patience, sues Mike Johnson for Grijalva stall
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes joins @jenpsaki.msnbc.com to discuss the state’s lawsuit against the House for its delay in swearing Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva into office.
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes joins @jenpsaki.msnbc.com to discuss the state’s lawsuit against the House for its delay in swearing Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva into office.
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Oh okay. So, they just destroyed the fucking entire East Wing of the White House. Sick. Awesome.
Nothing captures the current state of U.S. democracy as accurately as this (real) picture of the White House.
October 22, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Oh okay. So, they just destroyed the fucking entire East Wing of the White House. Sick. Awesome.
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Ten months to the day since his inauguration and there are backhoes demolishing the White House. Look I’ve never claimed to be a fan of the previous government but this is not a government. It’s a wrecking crew. We need to No Kings again pronto
October 21, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Ten months to the day since his inauguration and there are backhoes demolishing the White House. Look I’ve never claimed to be a fan of the previous government but this is not a government. It’s a wrecking crew. We need to No Kings again pronto