Beth J
@grtlakesinfolady.bsky.social
Mid Michigan librarian 💙🇺🇸🇩🇰🇨🇭🇺🇦🇨🇦
Pro-democracy, ally for the marginalized.
We are experiencing a coup as of Jan 20, 2025 by the far right wing and those who chose to vote for them. We will, nonetheless, resist and persevere. 💙💙💙
Pro-democracy, ally for the marginalized.
We are experiencing a coup as of Jan 20, 2025 by the far right wing and those who chose to vote for them. We will, nonetheless, resist and persevere. 💙💙💙
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Beth J
@grtlakesinfolady.bsky.social
· Jan 28
Jim Acosta announces on air that he's leaving CNN and says, "it is never a good time to bow down to a tyrant ... don't give in to the lies."
I won’t give in to the lies.
I won’t give in to fear.
Pass it on. ✌🏻
I won’t give in to fear.
Pass it on. ✌🏻
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When the Wampanoag first fed the Pilgrims
they didn't realize
they'd just invented Socialism
for undocumented refugee immigrants.
Happy Thanksgiving.
they didn't realize
they'd just invented Socialism
for undocumented refugee immigrants.
Happy Thanksgiving.
November 26, 2025 at 11:10 PM
When the Wampanoag first fed the Pilgrims
they didn't realize
they'd just invented Socialism
for undocumented refugee immigrants.
Happy Thanksgiving.
they didn't realize
they'd just invented Socialism
for undocumented refugee immigrants.
Happy Thanksgiving.
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I guess it’s clear why the lawmakers needed to make that video
November 29, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I guess it’s clear why the lawmakers needed to make that video
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Trump attacks the Church. Orders his brownshirts to assault and arrest peaceful religious leaders protesting outside an ICE facility.
This is not the Anerica anyone voted for.
This is not the Anerica anyone voted for.
November 16, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Trump attacks the Church. Orders his brownshirts to assault and arrest peaceful religious leaders protesting outside an ICE facility.
This is not the Anerica anyone voted for.
This is not the Anerica anyone voted for.
Yep.
If a man said what Megyn Kelly said, you would assume he was a trafficker.
This young lady is wise beyond her years, but she is still a “child”and she would like a word…
This young lady is wise beyond her years, but she is still a “child”and she would like a word…
November 16, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Yep.
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When ICE makes their presence, we are obligated to to protect our communities against their violence toward our members.
November 16, 2025 at 1:47 PM
When ICE makes their presence, we are obligated to to protect our communities against their violence toward our members.
This is awful.
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 4, 2025 at 12:45 AM
This is awful.
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Someday there will be a reckoning for the serial killings that the US government is engaged in on the oceans. Another admin should not refuse to extradite indicted officials to Intl Criminal Courts and senior military officers “just following orders” should not be exempted.
November 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Someday there will be a reckoning for the serial killings that the US government is engaged in on the oceans. Another admin should not refuse to extradite indicted officials to Intl Criminal Courts and senior military officers “just following orders” should not be exempted.
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She made an ofrenda for people who have died in ICE custody, which is a topic not covered enough by the news. 💔
October 30, 2025 at 5:12 AM
She made an ofrenda for people who have died in ICE custody, which is a topic not covered enough by the news. 💔
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Gallego: "It's murder. It's very simple. If this president feels they are doing something illegally, then he should be using the Coast Guard. If this is an act of war, then you use our military and then you come and talk to us first. But this is murder ... it's disgusting."
October 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Gallego: "It's murder. It's very simple. If this president feels they are doing something illegally, then he should be using the Coast Guard. If this is an act of war, then you use our military and then you come and talk to us first. But this is murder ... it's disgusting."
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Here are the companies destroying the east wing of the White House
October 23, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Here are the companies destroying the east wing of the White House
Americans, are you aware that your government might very well be at actual war with Venezuela by Christmas?
Be brave. The time to resist is now.
Be brave. The time to resist is now.
October 23, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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“When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall... think of it, always.” - Gandhi
October 18, 2025 at 3:21 PM
“When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall... think of it, always.” - Gandhi
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Cartoon by John Deering.
October 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Cartoon by John Deering.
I listened to this on my much too long commute to work. I was hooked pretty quickly. I might need to buy the print! It’s definitely nice on the ears 😁. Thanks John! @johnfugelsang.bsky.social
#booksForTheResistance
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#booksForTheResistance
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Separation of Church and Hate
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In the spirit of George Carlin and Christopher Hitchens, the son of a former Catholic nun and a Franciscan brother delivers a deeply irreverent and biblically correct taked...
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October 11, 2025 at 12:22 AM
I listened to this on my much too long commute to work. I was hooked pretty quickly. I might need to buy the print! It’s definitely nice on the ears 😁. Thanks John! @johnfugelsang.bsky.social
#booksForTheResistance
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#booksForTheResistance
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NEW: Illinois Gov. Pritzker announced President Trump intends to federalize 300 state National Guard troops “in the coming hours" over objections from state and city leaders.
We resolutely condemn this potential escalation. It's a power grab meant to intimidate and torment Chicago's communities.
We resolutely condemn this potential escalation. It's a power grab meant to intimidate and torment Chicago's communities.
October 4, 2025 at 10:08 PM
NEW: Illinois Gov. Pritzker announced President Trump intends to federalize 300 state National Guard troops “in the coming hours" over objections from state and city leaders.
We resolutely condemn this potential escalation. It's a power grab meant to intimidate and torment Chicago's communities.
We resolutely condemn this potential escalation. It's a power grab meant to intimidate and torment Chicago's communities.
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I know we keep focusing on Colbert and Kimmel as we should, but we also need to remember there are hundreds of people who work for these shows who also just lost their jobs because of this bullshit, and most of them are probably not millionaires.
September 18, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I know we keep focusing on Colbert and Kimmel as we should, but we also need to remember there are hundreds of people who work for these shows who also just lost their jobs because of this bullshit, and most of them are probably not millionaires.
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Abbe Lowell and I represent CDC Director #SusanMonarez. Contrary to govt statements, Dr. Monarez has neither resigned nor yet been fired. She will not resign. We have issued the following statement:
August 27, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Abbe Lowell and I represent CDC Director #SusanMonarez. Contrary to govt statements, Dr. Monarez has neither resigned nor yet been fired. She will not resign. We have issued the following statement:
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Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein could not have sold women and girls for sex without wealthy men buying women and girls for sex. I feel like more people should mention that.
August 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein could not have sold women and girls for sex without wealthy men buying women and girls for sex. I feel like more people should mention that.
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Otherwise known as communism.
August 22, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Otherwise known as communism.
DC would be the last place in the world I’d visit by choice right now.
Raw Story: Restaurant & bar owners across the Washington, D.C. area report a significant drop in revenue after Trump federalized the local police force & deployed military troops.
#ProudBlue #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
#ProudBlue #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
August 19, 2025 at 12:40 AM
DC would be the last place in the world I’d visit by choice right now.
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I bet he'd hate if this side-by-side went viral.
August 16, 2025 at 5:00 AM
I bet he'd hate if this side-by-side went viral.
Good to hear some have Ukraine’s back. It surely is not the US government.
🇪🇺🇺🇦 Statement from European leaders:
We will continue to tighten sanctions and economic measures to pressure Russia until peace is achieved.
International borders must not be changed by force.
EU and British leaders rule out any restrictions on arms supplies to Kyiv.
We will continue to tighten sanctions and economic measures to pressure Russia until peace is achieved.
International borders must not be changed by force.
EU and British leaders rule out any restrictions on arms supplies to Kyiv.
August 16, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Good to hear some have Ukraine’s back. It surely is not the US government.