@betsygarrold.bsky.social
Mother, Retired Nurse Midwife, food sovereignty activist, Green Party member, homesteader, writer, lover, fighter, comforter.
Pinned
Instead of bemoaning the fact that I don't get to sing with groups of people anymore I have gone out and created my own event at a small local non profit. If you're in the area come sing with us. Woody Guthrie says it's the best kind of conversation. #thorndikemill #woodyguthrie #carolsinging
excellent question
Australians returning from prison camps in Syria are clearly loathed by politicians. But what about the thousand or so Australians who’ve also spent time in the Middle East fighting in the IDF against innocent gardens. What happens to them when they come home?
February 17, 2026 at 9:39 PM
excellent question
yep...he is exactly this dangerous
RFK Jr.: ‘Time In Hot Cars Helps Babies To Sweat Out Toxins’ https://theonion.com/rfk-jr-time-in-hot-cars-helps-babies-to-sweat-out-toxins/
February 17, 2026 at 9:26 PM
yep...he is exactly this dangerous
little bits of good news
Restored Peatlands Could Become Carbon Sinks Within Decades eos.org/articles/res...
Restored Peatlands Could Become Carbon Sinks Within Decades - Eos
That’s much faster than what most scientists thought.
eos.org
February 17, 2026 at 9:23 PM
little bits of good news
video of the day
There’s only 1 person in Congress who doesn’t trade stocks, doesn’t take corporate PAC money, and has a public schedule. That’s me. And it should be the standard.
February 17, 2026 at 8:07 PM
video of the day
the USA is a salad
Trae Crowder 👏💙😎
On all the outrage toward Bad Bunny’s halftime performance
On all the outrage toward Bad Bunny’s halftime performance
February 17, 2026 at 4:44 PM
the USA is a salad
Reposted
Hillary saying “my husband and Barack Obama deported more people” really isn’t good messaging and a prime example of why she needs to just step away.
February 16, 2026 at 2:37 AM
Hillary saying “my husband and Barack Obama deported more people” really isn’t good messaging and a prime example of why she needs to just step away.
ouch!
February 16, 2026 at 10:48 PM
ouch!
yep
February 16, 2026 at 10:47 PM
yep
little bits of good news
"In Pennsylvania, the Shapiro administration is warning federal officials that it will not issue required state permits for two planned immigration detention centers..."
www.spotlightpa.org/berks/2026/0...
www.spotlightpa.org/berks/2026/0...
Shapiro admin tells ICE to drop plans for PA detention centers
ICE detention centers planned for Berks and Schuylkill Counties would burden residents and possibly violate state legal requirements, officials say.
www.spotlightpa.org
February 16, 2026 at 10:23 PM
little bits of good news
little bits of good news
February 16, 2026 at 10:16 PM
little bits of good news
CNN talking heads are really stepping up lately.
ALFORD: We're not doing the drop boxes, which led to a lot of mistrust during the 2020 election
BORIS SANCHEZ: Well, a lot of that mistrust was sewn by the president, who made repeated false claims about widespread election fraud when there was none
BORIS SANCHEZ: Well, a lot of that mistrust was sewn by the president, who made repeated false claims about widespread election fraud when there was none
February 16, 2026 at 10:14 PM
CNN talking heads are really stepping up lately.
Reposted
Massie not backing down.
February 16, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Massie not backing down.
truth
February 16, 2026 at 10:09 PM
truth
well asked question
would you rather vote for
Trump (D)
Newsom (R)
Trump (D)
Newsom (R)
February 16, 2026 at 10:08 PM
well asked question
I just keep thinking about Pizzagate and what the Rethuglicans tried to do there. Not that the Clintons are innocent but yep real pot/kettle stuff going on here.
Obviously 🙄 Americans that voted for Trump are just as Corrupt and Stupid as Trump. Repost so they can Feel our Wrath 😡😡😡
February 16, 2026 at 10:00 PM
I just keep thinking about Pizzagate and what the Rethuglicans tried to do there. Not that the Clintons are innocent but yep real pot/kettle stuff going on here.
zionist pigs
Israeli police stormed an Arab school in the village of Tarabin, firing tear gas directly into the elementary school yard. Children aged 7 to 9 had just gone outside and were left in panic and terror.🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
February 16, 2026 at 9:56 PM
zionist pigs
sign of the times
February 16, 2026 at 6:19 PM
sign of the times
yep
February 16, 2026 at 6:17 PM
yep
seems that Susan Collins is voting for the "SAVE ACT" and is not too "concerned" with helping other woman vote...she's covering all her bases on a bill that will not pass...really hoping we can get rid of her in November
February 16, 2026 at 6:06 PM
seems that Susan Collins is voting for the "SAVE ACT" and is not too "concerned" with helping other woman vote...she's covering all her bases on a bill that will not pass...really hoping we can get rid of her in November
great cartoon...hope they make a sh*t ton of money from it.
Cartoon: If anyone in Chicago knows this school or an anti ICE organization affiliated with them I would be happy to donate this art. I only wish I could have fully Sal Buscema-ed that punch :)
February 16, 2026 at 5:45 PM
great cartoon...hope they make a sh*t ton of money from it.
make it into a t shirt
February 16, 2026 at 5:41 PM
make it into a t shirt
truth
February 16, 2026 at 5:39 PM
truth
yep
February 16, 2026 at 12:51 PM
yep
truth of the day
If the right to vote wasn’t powerful, Trump wouldn’t be trying to take it away.
February 16, 2026 at 12:46 PM
truth of the day
little bits of good news
The opening of the Epstein files, such as it is*,
has unleashed the biggest crowdsourcing operation in the history of the world.
*The DOJ has not made everything public
has unleashed the biggest crowdsourcing operation in the history of the world.
*The DOJ has not made everything public
February 15, 2026 at 7:55 PM
little bits of good news