Becky D ❄️🌲❄️
@bexrousse.bsky.social
Birds & cats & life in Maine. Public health nerd, they/them. Down by the water.
Banner: Closeup of ruddy red galaxies drifting in a cat's olive green eye w/narrowed pupil. PFP: Blonde me w/undercut, big glasses, floppy bangs & a certain kind of smile.
Banner: Closeup of ruddy red galaxies drifting in a cat's olive green eye w/narrowed pupil. PFP: Blonde me w/undercut, big glasses, floppy bangs & a certain kind of smile.
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Becky D ❄️🌲❄️
@bexrousse.bsky.social
· Jun 17
🚨I IMPLORE YOU to use alt-text when you post any image, screen cap, or post of a screed/tidbit from this or a different site. Otherwise people using screen readers are seeing a steady flow of
"OMG"
"This seems bad"
"👀"
"Well that's not good"
with no context
& that is INCREDIBLY ANXIETY-INDUCING
"OMG"
"This seems bad"
"👀"
"Well that's not good"
with no context
& that is INCREDIBLY ANXIETY-INDUCING
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Today is very bad and we should all be very angry but I am here to remind us that the birthday we are celebrating this year is not for the Constitution but for our rebellion against monarchy. The sincerest form of flattery is imitation.
January 7, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Today is very bad and we should all be very angry but I am here to remind us that the birthday we are celebrating this year is not for the Constitution but for our rebellion against monarchy. The sincerest form of flattery is imitation.
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ICE has only existed since 2003. A Bush-era creation, it is a militarized federal secret police that has been imbued with the Supreme Court with the unconstitutional power to ignore the fourth amendment.
Abolishing it and salting the earth where it grew is the moderate stance.
Abolishing it and salting the earth where it grew is the moderate stance.
June 9, 2025 at 8:46 PM
ICE has only existed since 2003. A Bush-era creation, it is a militarized federal secret police that has been imbued with the Supreme Court with the unconstitutional power to ignore the fourth amendment.
Abolishing it and salting the earth where it grew is the moderate stance.
Abolishing it and salting the earth where it grew is the moderate stance.
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Merino wool, tussah silk, dyed silk floss, banana fibers, mulberry silk and horse tail- sold to support endangered lions living in sanctuary in South Africa
#felted #embroidery #wetfelted #needlework #lion #sciart #artshare #onlybeautifulthings #textileart #womensart #feline #uplift
#felted #embroidery #wetfelted #needlework #lion #sciart #artshare #onlybeautifulthings #textileart #womensart #feline #uplift
January 7, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Merino wool, tussah silk, dyed silk floss, banana fibers, mulberry silk and horse tail- sold to support endangered lions living in sanctuary in South Africa
#felted #embroidery #wetfelted #needlework #lion #sciart #artshare #onlybeautifulthings #textileart #womensart #feline #uplift
#felted #embroidery #wetfelted #needlework #lion #sciart #artshare #onlybeautifulthings #textileart #womensart #feline #uplift
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it’s also always a good time to put alt text on your images so that people can mute key words if they want to protect their mental health, along with other more obvious accessibility purposes
January 7, 2026 at 6:04 PM
it’s also always a good time to put alt text on your images so that people can mute key words if they want to protect their mental health, along with other more obvious accessibility purposes
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It takes an enormous amount of courage to stand there, keep filming, and scream "What the fuck, you asshole" at someone wearing a badge who just shot and killed one of your neighbors in cold blood.
I need people to wrap their minds around the fact that here in Minneapolis, ICE broke the window of a vehicle yesterday, pepper sprayed the occupants, and arrested them, and shot another observer in the face today, and OBSERVERS ARE STILL GOING OUT TO PROTECT THEIR NEIGHBORS AT MASSIVE PERSONAL RISK
I’m eating lunch, I’m having a panic attack, I’m charging my phone, and then I’m going back out to try and keep my neighborhood safe.
January 7, 2026 at 6:13 PM
It takes an enormous amount of courage to stand there, keep filming, and scream "What the fuck, you asshole" at someone wearing a badge who just shot and killed one of your neighbors in cold blood.
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Electeds on site:
Soren Stevenson
Robin Wonsley
Aisha Chughtai
Zaynab Mohamed
Sam Spencer Mura
Aisha Gomez
Soren Stevenson
Robin Wonsley
Aisha Chughtai
Zaynab Mohamed
Sam Spencer Mura
Aisha Gomez
January 7, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Electeds on site:
Soren Stevenson
Robin Wonsley
Aisha Chughtai
Zaynab Mohamed
Sam Spencer Mura
Aisha Gomez
Soren Stevenson
Robin Wonsley
Aisha Chughtai
Zaynab Mohamed
Sam Spencer Mura
Aisha Gomez
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One of the weird things about the lack of an overpowering algorithm is that sometimes I think someone has stopped posting but they literally just started going to bed at a different time than me
January 7, 2026 at 12:58 AM
One of the weird things about the lack of an overpowering algorithm is that sometimes I think someone has stopped posting but they literally just started going to bed at a different time than me
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2006 Me: Holy shit, are you me from the future?
2026 Me: Yep
2006 Me: So, what's it like, do we still run a webserver behind our couch
2026 Me: We're building a printing press in the basement
2006 Me: Why?
2026 Me: Internet's haunted man (cocks gun) Internet's haunted
2026 Me: Yep
2006 Me: So, what's it like, do we still run a webserver behind our couch
2026 Me: We're building a printing press in the basement
2006 Me: Why?
2026 Me: Internet's haunted man (cocks gun) Internet's haunted
January 7, 2026 at 1:46 AM
2006 Me: Holy shit, are you me from the future?
2026 Me: Yep
2006 Me: So, what's it like, do we still run a webserver behind our couch
2026 Me: We're building a printing press in the basement
2006 Me: Why?
2026 Me: Internet's haunted man (cocks gun) Internet's haunted
2026 Me: Yep
2006 Me: So, what's it like, do we still run a webserver behind our couch
2026 Me: We're building a printing press in the basement
2006 Me: Why?
2026 Me: Internet's haunted man (cocks gun) Internet's haunted
⭐🧵
Gonna start making up fake Midwestern slang to get attention
January 7, 2026 at 12:41 AM
⭐🧵
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Rep. @rafaelmacias.bsky.social words are a guide:
For all elected officials,then & today,we must remember that we aren't sent here to raise money to fund in a fight for our political careers. We aren't sent here to defend our party leaders and colleague guilty of crimes.
1/
wgme.com/news/local/t...
For all elected officials,then & today,we must remember that we aren't sent here to raise money to fund in a fight for our political careers. We aren't sent here to defend our party leaders and colleague guilty of crimes.
1/
wgme.com/news/local/t...
'They believed that lie': Maine remembers attack on US Capitol 5 years later
For the first time this year, the state of Maine is commemorating what happened on January 6, 2021.
wgme.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Rep. @rafaelmacias.bsky.social words are a guide:
For all elected officials,then & today,we must remember that we aren't sent here to raise money to fund in a fight for our political careers. We aren't sent here to defend our party leaders and colleague guilty of crimes.
1/
wgme.com/news/local/t...
For all elected officials,then & today,we must remember that we aren't sent here to raise money to fund in a fight for our political careers. We aren't sent here to defend our party leaders and colleague guilty of crimes.
1/
wgme.com/news/local/t...
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The perfect two sentence story.
When I was 23, I saw a bunch of really cute velvet furniture on the side of the road, totally nice. Took it in and a year later a friend’s new gf came to my house and it turns out I’d stolen her entire living room while she was moving.
January 6, 2026 at 11:58 PM
The perfect two sentence story.
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Here's the adult vaccination recommendations as of Nov 2024. Why did I save these? Because I knew someone was going to try to stomp on this, and not today, Satan. Not today. #CDC #vax #vaccines #getvaxxed
January 5, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Here's the adult vaccination recommendations as of Nov 2024. Why did I save these? Because I knew someone was going to try to stomp on this, and not today, Satan. Not today. #CDC #vax #vaccines #getvaxxed
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🚨 Breaking News: Wyoming Supreme Court Overturns Country’s First Abortion Pill Ban.
The state supreme upheld access to abortion. abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
The state supreme upheld access to abortion. abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
Abortion stays legal in Wyoming as top court strikes down laws, including pill ban
Abortion will remain legal in Wyoming after the state Supreme Court struck down two laws that include the nation’s first explicit ban on abortion pills
abcnews.go.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:13 PM
🚨 Breaking News: Wyoming Supreme Court Overturns Country’s First Abortion Pill Ban.
The state supreme upheld access to abortion. abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
The state supreme upheld access to abortion. abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...
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Starting tomorrow, the Trump administration is set to send notices to 1,000 student loan borrowers (first round) noticing them of an intent to garnish their wages for student loan debt.
This is cruel and unnecessary.
If you receive a notice, send it to us and we'll try to help.
This is cruel and unnecessary.
If you receive a notice, send it to us and we'll try to help.
January 6, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Starting tomorrow, the Trump administration is set to send notices to 1,000 student loan borrowers (first round) noticing them of an intent to garnish their wages for student loan debt.
This is cruel and unnecessary.
If you receive a notice, send it to us and we'll try to help.
This is cruel and unnecessary.
If you receive a notice, send it to us and we'll try to help.
The tiniest snow has been falling since just after dark
January 6, 2026 at 3:05 AM
The tiniest snow has been falling since just after dark
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Copy Editing Matters, from HHS's release on the new childhood vaccine schedule: All the diseases will still be available to anyone who wants them
January 6, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Copy Editing Matters, from HHS's release on the new childhood vaccine schedule: All the diseases will still be available to anyone who wants them
Please enjoy the excellent crocheted cat coasters I was gifted last week. 😃🤭
#CatsOfBluesky
#CatsOfBluesky
January 5, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Please enjoy the excellent crocheted cat coasters I was gifted last week. 😃🤭
#CatsOfBluesky
#CatsOfBluesky
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This looks like 1,000 videos I've seen from authoritarian states
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 4:37 PM
This looks like 1,000 videos I've seen from authoritarian states
🪶 A drama told in 3 acts plus a coda, and #AltTextExcellence 🏆!
I watched the Northern Harrier skim low across the line of reeds in front of me. Suddenly it turned and landed, looked into the reeds and around a bit, before leaving. Shortly afterwards, I spotted the Song Sparrow pop out.
🪶
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January 4, 2026 at 11:33 PM
🪶 A drama told in 3 acts plus a coda, and #AltTextExcellence 🏆!
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Oh, I'm gonna circle back on everything tomorrow alright. Changing my auto-reply right now in fact:
Happy 2026 to you! I've had a 10-day taste of freedom so yeah I'm surly & recalcitrant to find your email. We weren't meant to live like this, d'you know that? WE WEREN'T MEANT--
(HR tackles me)
Happy 2026 to you! I've had a 10-day taste of freedom so yeah I'm surly & recalcitrant to find your email. We weren't meant to live like this, d'you know that? WE WEREN'T MEANT--
(HR tackles me)
January 4, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Oh, I'm gonna circle back on everything tomorrow alright. Changing my auto-reply right now in fact:
Happy 2026 to you! I've had a 10-day taste of freedom so yeah I'm surly & recalcitrant to find your email. We weren't meant to live like this, d'you know that? WE WEREN'T MEANT--
(HR tackles me)
Happy 2026 to you! I've had a 10-day taste of freedom so yeah I'm surly & recalcitrant to find your email. We weren't meant to live like this, d'you know that? WE WEREN'T MEANT--
(HR tackles me)
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(yelling, being dragged across the cheap carpet to whichever of the elevators is working today) THIS IS WHY THEY DONT WANT YOU TO HAVE EXTENDED TIME OFF BECAUSE IT LETS YOU REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE (HR functionary drags me into elevator by my ankles)
January 4, 2026 at 10:10 PM
(yelling, being dragged across the cheap carpet to whichever of the elevators is working today) THIS IS WHY THEY DONT WANT YOU TO HAVE EXTENDED TIME OFF BECAUSE IT LETS YOU REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE (HR functionary drags me into elevator by my ankles)
Oh, I'm gonna circle back on everything tomorrow alright. Changing my auto-reply right now in fact:
Happy 2026 to you! I've had a 10-day taste of freedom so yeah I'm surly & recalcitrant to find your email. We weren't meant to live like this, d'you know that? WE WEREN'T MEANT--
(HR tackles me)
Happy 2026 to you! I've had a 10-day taste of freedom so yeah I'm surly & recalcitrant to find your email. We weren't meant to live like this, d'you know that? WE WEREN'T MEANT--
(HR tackles me)
January 4, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Oh, I'm gonna circle back on everything tomorrow alright. Changing my auto-reply right now in fact:
Happy 2026 to you! I've had a 10-day taste of freedom so yeah I'm surly & recalcitrant to find your email. We weren't meant to live like this, d'you know that? WE WEREN'T MEANT--
(HR tackles me)
Happy 2026 to you! I've had a 10-day taste of freedom so yeah I'm surly & recalcitrant to find your email. We weren't meant to live like this, d'you know that? WE WEREN'T MEANT--
(HR tackles me)