Becky Flores Austin
@beckyaustin.bsky.social
Book lover. Dachshund (and occasionally two specific black cats) enthusiast. Daughter. Mother. Wife. Best friend to anyone I meet in a dive bar bathroom.
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democrats should be like 'we deplore this shooting and demand action on gun control right now' to make every republican go 'nah prayers are fine'
September 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
democrats should be like 'we deplore this shooting and demand action on gun control right now' to make every republican go 'nah prayers are fine'
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My current favorite bit of right-wing Christian hypocrisy is Ken Paxton, a man whose wife is divorcing him for adultery, forcing Texas schools to unconstitutionally post "Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery."
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
Paxton tells Texas schools to follow Ten Commandments law despite court ruling
Attorney General Ken Paxton's guidance comes days after U.S. District Judge Fred Biery sided with 16 families who sued their school districts to stop the law from going into effect.
www.houstonchronicle.com
August 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
My current favorite bit of right-wing Christian hypocrisy is Ken Paxton, a man whose wife is divorcing him for adultery, forcing Texas schools to unconstitutionally post "Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery."
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
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Quick, someone Google "current NYC mayor" before hitting publish.
July 31, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Quick, someone Google "current NYC mayor" before hitting publish.
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Sign the petition to demand Mahmoud Khalil be immediately released and threats against his legal status be dropped! And call on members of Congress and university leaders to protect and defend the right for students to organize and protest. sign.moveon.org/petitions/fr...
Free Mahmoud Khalil and protect students exercising their First Amendment rights!
Sign the petition to demand Mahmoud Khalil be immediately released and threats against his legal status be dropped! And call on members of Congress and university leaders to protect and defend the rig...
sign.moveon.org
April 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Sign the petition to demand Mahmoud Khalil be immediately released and threats against his legal status be dropped! And call on members of Congress and university leaders to protect and defend the right for students to organize and protest. sign.moveon.org/petitions/fr...
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They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
April 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
-FS Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, published 4/10/1925.
I just realized that I have been confusing Belinda Carlisle with Brandi Carlile for a long time now…
(I don’t know their spellings!!)
(I don’t know their spellings!!)
April 10, 2025 at 4:09 AM
I just realized that I have been confusing Belinda Carlisle with Brandi Carlile for a long time now…
(I don’t know their spellings!!)
(I don’t know their spellings!!)
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This is perfect. Absolutely perfect.
April 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
This is perfect. Absolutely perfect.
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Stay focused
March 11, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Stay focused
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/te...
Tell Congress: Resist Trump and MAGA's Project 2025 every step of the way
We will resist Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans every day, starting now.
We know what we’re up against. Trump and MAGA Republicans have already shown us their playbook. And Project 2025—their “180-d...
sign.moveon.org
March 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/te...