Betsy Banks
@betsybanks.bsky.social
Chicago writer, culinarian, nurturer of children, RN. Former Houstonian. Owned by an Australian shepherd. Blue to the bone. Je ne capitule pas.
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Betsy Banks
@betsybanks.bsky.social
· Oct 18
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Got buried in the news this weekend, but President Jesus said the F word on CNN at like 2pm in the afternoon. The next day he posted a poop-filled scat video, but tell Me more about the dignity of the office of the presidency.
October 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Got buried in the news this weekend, but President Jesus said the F word on CNN at like 2pm in the afternoon. The next day he posted a poop-filled scat video, but tell Me more about the dignity of the office of the presidency.
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My 84 year old Mom has reached an age where she sits and watches TV, not just puts in on in the background, and the fact it's PBS not Fox is why we're both still sane.
She really enjoys 'Secrets of the Dead' and 'Nova', btw.
She really enjoys 'Secrets of the Dead' and 'Nova', btw.
October 19, 2025 at 10:33 PM
My 84 year old Mom has reached an age where she sits and watches TV, not just puts in on in the background, and the fact it's PBS not Fox is why we're both still sane.
She really enjoys 'Secrets of the Dead' and 'Nova', btw.
She really enjoys 'Secrets of the Dead' and 'Nova', btw.
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Feds 'feeling the heat' as Trump official no-shows court appearance in 'unusual' move
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Feds 'feeling the heat' as Trump official no-shows court appearance in 'unusual' move
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October 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Feds 'feeling the heat' as Trump official no-shows court appearance in 'unusual' move
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Moskowitz: We need $30 billion to extend, obviously, these healthcare subsidies, which allow Americans—Americans, not illegal—Americans, citizens, to afford healthcare.
And the president’s like, “We don’t have $30 billion, but I am going to send $40 billion to my dear friend in Argentina.”
And the president’s like, “We don’t have $30 billion, but I am going to send $40 billion to my dear friend in Argentina.”
October 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Moskowitz: We need $30 billion to extend, obviously, these healthcare subsidies, which allow Americans—Americans, not illegal—Americans, citizens, to afford healthcare.
And the president’s like, “We don’t have $30 billion, but I am going to send $40 billion to my dear friend in Argentina.”
And the president’s like, “We don’t have $30 billion, but I am going to send $40 billion to my dear friend in Argentina.”
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Republicans tend to dismiss older Americans at protests As Maddow says this should be a wakeup call as older Americans vote more often than any other demographic
And imo many are #BabyBoomers who are seasoned in protest: demonstrations, boycotts, marches & sign making
Republicans tend to dismiss older Americans at protests As Maddow says this should be a wakeup call as older Americans vote more often than any other demographic
And imo many are #BabyBoomers who are seasoned in protest: demonstrations, boycotts, marches & sign making
Maddow: Seniors protesting Trump should be 'a wake-up call for Republicans'
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October 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Republicans tend to dismiss older Americans at protests As Maddow says this should be a wakeup call as older Americans vote more often than any other demographic
And imo many are #BabyBoomers who are seasoned in protest: demonstrations, boycotts, marches & sign making
Republicans tend to dismiss older Americans at protests As Maddow says this should be a wakeup call as older Americans vote more often than any other demographic
And imo many are #BabyBoomers who are seasoned in protest: demonstrations, boycotts, marches & sign making
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We went from taking out terrorists to terrorizing hotel staff. What a downgrade.
Are we great yet?
Are we great yet?
October 17, 2025 at 2:13 AM
We went from taking out terrorists to terrorizing hotel staff. What a downgrade.
Are we great yet?
Are we great yet?
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After a week of ridiculous Republican smears and Trump claiming that “very few people are going to be there,” you just made history. #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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Listen up👂👂
Al Gore didn’t hold back: The Trump admin is “attacking the heart of truth,” twisting facts like the Nazis did in the 1930s. From climate denial to rewriting the Ukraine war, it’s all about power—not reality.
Gore warned the U.S. is under siege—and every former leader should speak out like he did.
Gore warned the U.S. is under siege—and every former leader should speak out like he did.
October 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Listen up👂👂
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October 18, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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October 18, 2025 at 12:40 PM
The government agencies descending upon BS can be blocked en masse by hitting subscribe, then blocking all
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Here is a list of MAGA accounts that seem to have followed the influx of US government accounts to BlueSky. You can block them all by hitting subscribe, then block all.
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October 18, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Here is a list of MAGA accounts that seem to have followed the influx of US government accounts to BlueSky. You can block them all by hitting subscribe, then block all.
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How handy…subscribe —> block all 😁
you can block from this list if you want to moderate all in one go
October 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
How handy…subscribe —> block all 😁
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I hope when this is all over and we go after ICE for crimes against humanity, we also go after their partners for willingly spending that money. We should also etch their names in stone so that future generations will see and their families will have to hang their heads in shame for generations.
October 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I hope when this is all over and we go after ICE for crimes against humanity, we also go after their partners for willingly spending that money. We should also etch their names in stone so that future generations will see and their families will have to hang their heads in shame for generations.
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Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva on Mike Johnson refusing to swear her in: "The excuses depending on the day keep changing ... the timing is the fact that I am the 218th signer to the discharge petition for the Epstein files"
October 16, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva on Mike Johnson refusing to swear her in: "The excuses depending on the day keep changing ... the timing is the fact that I am the 218th signer to the discharge petition for the Epstein files"
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Thanks to everyone for always keeping those cameras rolling and sharing the videos online. Federal immigration officers in the Chicago area will now be required to wear body cameras, following a ruling by U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis.
October 16, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Thanks to everyone for always keeping those cameras rolling and sharing the videos online. Federal immigration officers in the Chicago area will now be required to wear body cameras, following a ruling by U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis.
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Ex Fetterman staffer
October 16, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Ex Fetterman staffer
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So we’re just gonna be living with masked domestic terrorist kidnappers roaming around from now on, huh?
This is the new normal.
An entirely new society is forming.
This is the new normal.
An entirely new society is forming.
October 15, 2025 at 11:41 PM
So we’re just gonna be living with masked domestic terrorist kidnappers roaming around from now on, huh?
This is the new normal.
An entirely new society is forming.
This is the new normal.
An entirely new society is forming.
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We Do Everything For Free!
October 15, 2025 at 8:22 PM
We Do Everything For Free!
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SCOTUS declined to explain why ICE can use race to abduct you off the street without probable cause but the government is absolutely forbidden to use race to preserve the voting rights of historically marginalized and minoritized communities.
October 15, 2025 at 8:02 PM
SCOTUS declined to explain why ICE can use race to abduct you off the street without probable cause but the government is absolutely forbidden to use race to preserve the voting rights of historically marginalized and minoritized communities.
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Pritzker: Illinois is not a place you can conquer and our people are not your subjects
October 16, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Pritzker: Illinois is not a place you can conquer and our people are not your subjects