Beate S
@bettysnitch.bsky.social
German-American whose parents and grandparents were liberated by antifa in 1945.
He absolutely has! Setting the bar for the rest of the Democratic Party.
Brad Lander has always walked the walk and talked the talk.
Here's a longer video of Brad Lander's detention just now inside 26 Federal Plaza as he tried to walk a man out of immigration court, by masked federal agents.
June 17, 2025 at 8:56 PM
He absolutely has! Setting the bar for the rest of the Democratic Party.
"[W]hat I find most repulsive in America is not the extreme freedom that prevails there but the shortage of any guarantee against tyranny."
Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America, 1835
Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America, 1835
April 4, 2025 at 12:09 PM
"[W]hat I find most repulsive in America is not the extreme freedom that prevails there but the shortage of any guarantee against tyranny."
Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America, 1835
Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America, 1835
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All I keep thinking about is how Pete Hegseth raised questions of the competency of a Black four-star general and Air Force fighter pilot who was the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Hegseth asked did he get the job “because of his skin color? Or his skill? We’ll never know, but always doubt.”
March 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
All I keep thinking about is how Pete Hegseth raised questions of the competency of a Black four-star general and Air Force fighter pilot who was the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Hegseth asked did he get the job “because of his skin color? Or his skill? We’ll never know, but always doubt.”
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travel warnings dropping like dominoes
March 21, 2025 at 4:20 PM
travel warnings dropping like dominoes
Not inviting any overseas family or friends to come visit in the foreseeable future.
March 20, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Not inviting any overseas family or friends to come visit in the foreseeable future.
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If government fails you, there is always the opportunity to act.
Bike lane painting skills 💯
by Xavier Treviño
Bike lane painting skills 💯
by Xavier Treviño
March 19, 2025 at 12:13 PM
If government fails you, there is always the opportunity to act.
Bike lane painting skills 💯
by Xavier Treviño
Bike lane painting skills 💯
by Xavier Treviño
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5pm ET, hearing on Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act and the defiance of court order.
The public can listen by telephone. Let the number of callers show we are paying attention.
The public can listen by telephone. Let the number of callers show we are paying attention.
It's open both in person and through a telephone audio line:
"The hearing will proceed by videoconference for the parties and by telephone for members of the public. Toll free number: 833-990-9400. Meeting ID: 049550816."
"The hearing will proceed by videoconference for the parties and by telephone for members of the public. Toll free number: 833-990-9400. Meeting ID: 049550816."
March 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
5pm ET, hearing on Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act and the defiance of court order.
The public can listen by telephone. Let the number of callers show we are paying attention.
The public can listen by telephone. Let the number of callers show we are paying attention.
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I dropped an email to the Iditarod to voice my dismay over the withdrawal/involuntary scratching of 3 back-of-the-pack mushers. #uglydogs
March 13, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I dropped an email to the Iditarod to voice my dismay over the withdrawal/involuntary scratching of 3 back-of-the-pack mushers. #uglydogs
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Die CDU hat nach ihrem rechtspopulistisch zugespitzten Wahlkampf über eine Million Wähler an die AfD verloren 👉 https://taz.de/!6071327/
February 24, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Die CDU hat nach ihrem rechtspopulistisch zugespitzten Wahlkampf über eine Million Wähler an die AfD verloren 👉 https://taz.de/!6071327/
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Deutschland hat gewählt, und die AfD gilt als die große Siegerin. Wie lässt sich ihr Ergebnis einordnen, und welche geografischen Merkmale prägen ihre Unterstützung? @hudde.bsky.social und ich haben das AfD-Zweitstimmenergebnis in den 299 Bundestagswahlkreisen ausgewertet. Ein Thread. 🧵👇
February 24, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Deutschland hat gewählt, und die AfD gilt als die große Siegerin. Wie lässt sich ihr Ergebnis einordnen, und welche geografischen Merkmale prägen ihre Unterstützung? @hudde.bsky.social und ich haben das AfD-Zweitstimmenergebnis in den 299 Bundestagswahlkreisen ausgewertet. Ein Thread. 🧵👇
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🇺🇸🤔 US defense stocks are falling.
Over the month:
• Lockheed Martin: -16.41%
• Northrop Grumman: -13%
• General Dynamics: -10.93%
• Raytheon Technologies: -2.66%
European defense stocks are rising:
🇩🇪 Rheinmetall: +36.4%
🇫🇷 Thales: +22.66%
🇬🇧 BAE Systems: +10.17%
🇪🇺 Airbus: +5.85%
Over the month:
• Lockheed Martin: -16.41%
• Northrop Grumman: -13%
• General Dynamics: -10.93%
• Raytheon Technologies: -2.66%
European defense stocks are rising:
🇩🇪 Rheinmetall: +36.4%
🇫🇷 Thales: +22.66%
🇬🇧 BAE Systems: +10.17%
🇪🇺 Airbus: +5.85%
February 18, 2025 at 11:58 AM
🇺🇸🤔 US defense stocks are falling.
Over the month:
• Lockheed Martin: -16.41%
• Northrop Grumman: -13%
• General Dynamics: -10.93%
• Raytheon Technologies: -2.66%
European defense stocks are rising:
🇩🇪 Rheinmetall: +36.4%
🇫🇷 Thales: +22.66%
🇬🇧 BAE Systems: +10.17%
🇪🇺 Airbus: +5.85%
Over the month:
• Lockheed Martin: -16.41%
• Northrop Grumman: -13%
• General Dynamics: -10.93%
• Raytheon Technologies: -2.66%
European defense stocks are rising:
🇩🇪 Rheinmetall: +36.4%
🇫🇷 Thales: +22.66%
🇬🇧 BAE Systems: +10.17%
🇪🇺 Airbus: +5.85%
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One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!
February 14, 2025 at 4:25 AM
One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!
I just subscribed to 5 Calls Newsletter! Great app with scripts for calls to legislators on a broad range of urgent issues. buttondown.com/5calls
5 Calls Newsletter
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February 3, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I just subscribed to 5 Calls Newsletter! Great app with scripts for calls to legislators on a broad range of urgent issues. buttondown.com/5calls
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Stanislav Aseyev, who survived nearly three years in the torture prison Izolatysiia in Donetsk, traveled last week to Sednaya, Asad's torture prison in Syria. It's enormously important that this story be told, and enormously meaningful that it's @stanislavaseyev.bsky.social who is telling it.
I survived a Russian torture camp. So I had to see Assad's Sednaya prison
Editor's Note: Stanislav Aseyev is a Ukrainian writer, journalist, veteran, and a survivor of the Izolyatsia prison in Russia-occupied Donetsk, infamous for its torture of prisoners. He was the first ...
kyivindependent.com
January 2, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Stanislav Aseyev, who survived nearly three years in the torture prison Izolatysiia in Donetsk, traveled last week to Sednaya, Asad's torture prison in Syria. It's enormously important that this story be told, and enormously meaningful that it's @stanislavaseyev.bsky.social who is telling it.