Elizabeth-Betsy-Liz Dunn
@betsystp.bsky.social
Slothful, rickety midwesterner listening to BBC’s The Archers, reading, singing, and avoiding housework. I love lakes, trees, flan, dogs, cats and democracy.
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The U.S. Dept. of Education announced that a new coalition of conservative groups, including Turning Point USA and the Heritage Foundation, will push for more "patriotic" civics education. minnesotareformer.com/2025/10/13/r...
Trump undertakes a MAGA-centric makeover of US civics education • Minnesota Reformer
The vast majority of the groups in the coalition promote a vision of U.S. identity that downplays historical wrongs associated with race and gender and projects the country as an exceptional force for...
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October 13, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The U.S. Dept. of Education announced that a new coalition of conservative groups, including Turning Point USA and the Heritage Foundation, will push for more "patriotic" civics education. minnesotareformer.com/2025/10/13/r...
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These layoffs are illegal and will be challenged in court. Keep resisting, Democrats.
October 11, 2025 at 9:39 PM
These layoffs are illegal and will be challenged in court. Keep resisting, Democrats.
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My newsletter tomorrow is called “They Are Us. We Are Them.”
In it, I invite us to ponder the concept of “foreigner” through the lens of Luke 17:11-19 and how God consistently calls us to be in solidarity with all who the world considers “foreign.”
Join here: benjamin-cremer.kit.com/profile
In it, I invite us to ponder the concept of “foreigner” through the lens of Luke 17:11-19 and how God consistently calls us to be in solidarity with all who the world considers “foreign.”
Join here: benjamin-cremer.kit.com/profile
Rev. Benjamin Cremer
I have spent the majority of my life in Evangelical Christian spaces. I have experienced a lot of church hurt. I now write to explore topics that often are at the intersection of politics and Christia...
benjamin-cremer.kit.com
October 11, 2025 at 10:20 PM
My newsletter tomorrow is called “They Are Us. We Are Them.”
In it, I invite us to ponder the concept of “foreigner” through the lens of Luke 17:11-19 and how God consistently calls us to be in solidarity with all who the world considers “foreign.”
Join here: benjamin-cremer.kit.com/profile
In it, I invite us to ponder the concept of “foreigner” through the lens of Luke 17:11-19 and how God consistently calls us to be in solidarity with all who the world considers “foreign.”
Join here: benjamin-cremer.kit.com/profile
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Yep! Hahaha! Blessings! Hahaha!
October 11, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Yep! Hahaha! Blessings! Hahaha!
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"It's interesting that if you say the Constitution creates a separation of powers systems in which there are no kings, they think you hate America.” (David Noll)
October 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
"It's interesting that if you say the Constitution creates a separation of powers systems in which there are no kings, they think you hate America.” (David Noll)
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Guess that Qatari jet wasn’t a “gift” to Trump after all.
October 11, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Guess that Qatari jet wasn’t a “gift” to Trump after all.
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President Zelenskyy taking out Marjorie Taylor Greene’s reporter boyfriend with a single line.
August 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
President Zelenskyy taking out Marjorie Taylor Greene’s reporter boyfriend with a single line.
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24 hours and counting.
August 19, 2025 at 6:08 PM
24 hours and counting.
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Travis Co property taxes are so high, our teacher & other public employees have to live outside the city/county in order to afford housing. These incentives to big businesses do NOT pay off for the locals.
Travis County handed Elon Musk millions in property tax incentives to lure his Giga factory there. Now local residents are being asked to pay for it with higher property taxes. Turns out, a lot of people aren't too happy about it. #teslatakedown #MuskMustFall www.statesman.com/news/local/a...
Travis County residents urge commissioners to rethink Tesla Gigafactory tax deal
With Travis County property taxes poised to rise 9.12%, critics are pressing Commissioners Court to end a 2020 tax deal with Tesla. The county is currently reviewing the contract.
www.statesman.com
August 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Travis Co property taxes are so high, our teacher & other public employees have to live outside the city/county in order to afford housing. These incentives to big businesses do NOT pay off for the locals.
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So that's actually not how it works, Donald.
Trump Just Jokingly Suggested How He Could Cancel The 2028 Election—And We're Not Laughing
That's not how it works, Donald.
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August 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
So that's actually not how it works, Donald.
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Recently, my book THEY CALLED US ENEMY was banned – again – in Tennessee. Book bans are out of control. Huge parts of American history are being restricted. To join me in standing up for the freedom to read, go to pen.org/action. @penamerica.bsky.social @topshelfcomix.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com
July 11, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Recently, my book THEY CALLED US ENEMY was banned – again – in Tennessee. Book bans are out of control. Huge parts of American history are being restricted. To join me in standing up for the freedom to read, go to pen.org/action. @penamerica.bsky.social @topshelfcomix.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com
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Wow.
Trump says that Texas families who are concerned about the lack of warning before the deadly floods are “evil”: “Only a very evil person would ask a question like that.”
(clip: @atrupar.com)
Trump says that Texas families who are concerned about the lack of warning before the deadly floods are “evil”: “Only a very evil person would ask a question like that.”
(clip: @atrupar.com)
July 11, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Wow.
Trump says that Texas families who are concerned about the lack of warning before the deadly floods are “evil”: “Only a very evil person would ask a question like that.”
(clip: @atrupar.com)
Trump says that Texas families who are concerned about the lack of warning before the deadly floods are “evil”: “Only a very evil person would ask a question like that.”
(clip: @atrupar.com)
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ICE is out of control. This is not law enforcement. It is state violence.
July 11, 2025 at 10:23 PM
ICE is out of control. This is not law enforcement. It is state violence.
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A State Department employee shared with PBS News an image from inside the department. The image includes a piece of paper taped to a mirror with the words, "Colleagues, if you remain: RESIST FASCISM. Remember the oath you vowed to uphold."
July 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
A State Department employee shared with PBS News an image from inside the department. The image includes a piece of paper taped to a mirror with the words, "Colleagues, if you remain: RESIST FASCISM. Remember the oath you vowed to uphold."
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The Trump administration started laying off more than 1,000 State Department employees today. I wrote a book, War on Peace, that examines the consequences of cuts to State—an agency essential to US security. It speaks to the life-saving work of diplomats:
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/war-on-pea...
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/war-on-pea...
War on Peace: The End of Diplomacy and the Decline of American Influence|Paperback
A New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, and IndieBound bestsellerFinalist for the Colby AwardA new, revised and updated edition of a modern classic of foreign policy, a harrowing exp...
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July 12, 2025 at 2:06 AM
The Trump administration started laying off more than 1,000 State Department employees today. I wrote a book, War on Peace, that examines the consequences of cuts to State—an agency essential to US security. It speaks to the life-saving work of diplomats:
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/war-on-pea...
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/war-on-pea...
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The fiscal conservatives in the GOP just added $4 trillion to the deficit to give the wealthiest people on earth a tax cut. The pro-family party just took healthcare away from 17 million Americans to give ICE a bigger budget than Brazil’s military. The single most inhumane bill ever passed.
July 3, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The fiscal conservatives in the GOP just added $4 trillion to the deficit to give the wealthiest people on earth a tax cut. The pro-family party just took healthcare away from 17 million Americans to give ICE a bigger budget than Brazil’s military. The single most inhumane bill ever passed.
Propose an Amendment To Delay and Disrupt the Reconciliation Bill act.indivisible.org/letter/amend...
Propose an Amendment To Delay and Disrupt the Reconciliation Bill
Senate Republicans want to vote on their Medicaid-slashing, billionaire-enriching reconciliation bill this weekend, and that means a “vote-a-rama,” when senators can propose endless changes that their...
act.indivisible.org
June 26, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Propose an Amendment To Delay and Disrupt the Reconciliation Bill act.indivisible.org/letter/amend...
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ok this is good but I feel like there have been a few other little items the all mighty parliamentarian could have weighed in on
Senate Republicans cannot force US Postal Service to scrap EVs, parliamentarian says reut.rs/3HTw6ft
Senate Republicans cannot force US Postal Service to scrap EVs, parliamentarian says
Senate Republicans cannot force the U.S. Postal Service to scrap thousands of electric vehicles and charging equipment in a massive tax and budget bill, the Senate parliamentarian said late on Sunday.
reut.rs
June 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM
ok this is good but I feel like there have been a few other little items the all mighty parliamentarian could have weighed in on
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Reminder again: this is the 22 year old boy Trump put in charge of preventing a terror attack at home:
June 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Reminder again: this is the 22 year old boy Trump put in charge of preventing a terror attack at home:
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The Trump administration is proposing a 44% cut to HUD and consolidation of federal housing aid. Housing advocates say most states can’t afford to fill the gap. minnesotareformer.com/2025/06/23/h...
Housing advocates worry states can’t fill rental aid gaps if Trump cuts go through • Minnesota Reformer
Trump has proposed a 44% cut to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, including a 43% reduction in rental assistance programs that support more than 9 million Americans.
minnesotareformer.com
June 23, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The Trump administration is proposing a 44% cut to HUD and consolidation of federal housing aid. Housing advocates say most states can’t afford to fill the gap. minnesotareformer.com/2025/06/23/h...
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Iran is now the 8th Muslim-majority country the United States has bombed and or invaded in the last fifteen years. So, from Obama, to Trump, to Biden, to Trump again. Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, Libya, Syria, Pakistan, Yemen, and now Iran.
June 23, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Iran is now the 8th Muslim-majority country the United States has bombed and or invaded in the last fifteen years. So, from Obama, to Trump, to Biden, to Trump again. Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, Libya, Syria, Pakistan, Yemen, and now Iran.
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When you strip away everything else, the real Trump/Vance administration case for crushing Ivy League universities is that they produce assholes like JD Vance
June 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
When you strip away everything else, the real Trump/Vance administration case for crushing Ivy League universities is that they produce assholes like JD Vance
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Trump says America’s going to hell.
The facts say otherwise.
Our economy is booming, crime is falling, and our universities lead the world.
Don’t buy the fear. Fight for the truth.
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/america-is...
The facts say otherwise.
Our economy is booming, crime is falling, and our universities lead the world.
Don’t buy the fear. Fight for the truth.
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/america-is...
America Isn’t Broken—Trump Just Wants You to Think It Is
Reject the fear. The facts show a strong, thriving nation worth defending.
adamkinzinger.substack.com
June 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Trump says America’s going to hell.
The facts say otherwise.
Our economy is booming, crime is falling, and our universities lead the world.
Don’t buy the fear. Fight for the truth.
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/america-is...
The facts say otherwise.
Our economy is booming, crime is falling, and our universities lead the world.
Don’t buy the fear. Fight for the truth.
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/america-is...