Becky Vaughn
@beckydv55.bsky.social
Passionate about family, politics, social justice, access to addiction & other health services, history, and baseball!
Still very much proud of our beloved Spirit. 💔
Trinity Rodman on love from Spirit fans:
“I’ve always talked about how great the @spiritsquadron.bsky.social is, and DC as a whole, and we’re really bummed we couldn’t be having a parade now going back hopefully they’re still proud and we can try again next year.”
“I’ve always talked about how great the @spiritsquadron.bsky.social is, and DC as a whole, and we’re really bummed we couldn’t be having a parade now going back hopefully they’re still proud and we can try again next year.”
November 23, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Still very much proud of our beloved Spirit. 💔
Are we thinking Karma? 😂
Federal Court Blocks Texas’ Republican-Friendly Congressional Map www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
Federal Court Blocks Texas’ Republican-Friendly Congressional Map www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
Federal Court Blocks Texas’ Republican-Friendly Congressional Map
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Are we thinking Karma? 😂
Federal Court Blocks Texas’ Republican-Friendly Congressional Map www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
Federal Court Blocks Texas’ Republican-Friendly Congressional Map www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
I, myself am not Catholic. But I’m curious who is a bigger influence—Bishops or Trump?
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
thehill.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:15 AM
I, myself am not Catholic. But I’m curious who is a bigger influence—Bishops or Trump?
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
🤔 another obsession of the far right. This is getting fun!
The stalled investigation into the planting of pipe bombs outside the Republican Party headquarters in Washington, D.C., the night before Jan. 6, 2021, has become another obsession of the far right that threatens the unity of President Trump’s coalition.
Far Right’s Fixation on Jan. 6 Pipe Bomb Suspect Reaches F.B.I.’s Top Ranks
For all his bluster, the F.B.I.’s deputy director Dan Bongino played a central role in stoking expectations that the bureau would quickly find the suspects who planted pipe bombs.
nyti.ms
November 15, 2025 at 11:47 PM
🤔 another obsession of the far right. This is getting fun!
One thing we know for sure—as long as there is demand, there will be supply. Blowing up boats will have no impact on that.
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
President Trump wants us to believe that stopping fentanyl “will let the wholesome, traditional American culture that he idealizes to flourish again,” David Herzberg writes. “As a historian of drugs, I can tell you that this argument is wrong in almost every way.”
President Trump wants us to believe that stopping fentanyl “will let the wholesome, traditional American culture that he idealizes to flourish again,” David Herzberg writes. “As a historian of drugs, I can tell you that this argument is wrong in almost every way.”
Opinion | Trump Is Wrong About Fentanyl in Almost Every Way
Everything the Trump administration is doing to stop the flow of drugs is just making the problem worse.
nyti.ms
November 15, 2025 at 11:35 PM
One thing we know for sure—as long as there is demand, there will be supply. Blowing up boats will have no impact on that.
Reposted by Becky Vaughn
JUST IN: Trump pardoned Suzanne Kaye, who was sentenced to 18 months for threatening to shoot FBI agents.
Beyond disgraceful!
Beyond disgraceful!
November 15, 2025 at 8:51 PM
JUST IN: Trump pardoned Suzanne Kaye, who was sentenced to 18 months for threatening to shoot FBI agents.
Beyond disgraceful!
Beyond disgraceful!
Just as predicted.
The Trump administration’s dismantling of USAID has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children.
— The New Yorker
— The New Yorker
November 15, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Just as predicted.
More evidence of who we really are.
"300 agents stormed the building, rappelled from a helicopter, knocked down doors and hurled flash-bang grenades. Agents ziptied and detained many US citizens for hours..."
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 15, 2025 at 11:20 PM
More evidence of who we really are.
I guess the goal is to learn from the best
www.politico.eu/article/larg...
www.politico.eu/article/larg...
Large far-right German delegation to visit Washington, Trump ally says
The invitation to the capital comes as Alternative for Germany politicians seek to build closer ties to the U.S. government.
www.politico.eu
November 15, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I guess the goal is to learn from the best
www.politico.eu/article/larg...
www.politico.eu/article/larg...
Rest in Power! You made a difference.
Alice Wong, a writer and activist who was born with muscular dystrophy and who fought relentlessly for equal rights and access for people with disabilities, died on Friday. She was 51. nyti.ms/4r9WqEr
November 15, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Rest in Power! You made a difference.
I am so sorry, Charlotte 😢
Federal agents began fanning out and arresting people across Charlotte, North Carolina, on Saturday, expanding the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown to another Democrat-led city.
U.S. Border Patrol Launches Operation in Charlotte, N.C.
It is unclear how long the operation will last in North Carolina’s largest city, which has a growing immigrant population.
nyti.ms
November 15, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I am so sorry, Charlotte 😢
🎉🎉🎉
Kansas Republican leaders couldn't rally enough support this fall for a special session on redistricting. It's just one example of lawmakers pushing back on a new round of partisan gerrymandering.
In Kansas and elsewhere, some state lawmakers are skeptical of the redistricting rush
Kansas Republican leaders couldn't rally enough support this fall for a special session on redistricting. It's just one example of lawmakers pushing back on a new round of partisan gerrymandering.
n.pr
November 15, 2025 at 10:56 PM
🎉🎉🎉
To my fellow history nerds. Pay attention.
How to Save the American Experiment www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/o...
How to Save the American Experiment www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/o...
Opinion | How to Save the American Experiment
www.nytimes.com
October 8, 2025 at 10:04 PM
To my fellow history nerds. Pay attention.
How to Save the American Experiment www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/o...
How to Save the American Experiment www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/o...
The perfect label for this monster.
During the continuing government shutdown, President Trump has posted memes depicting Russel Vought, the White House budget director, as the grim reaper. Here's how Vought became one of the most influential figures in Washington.
Listen to "The Daily."
Listen to "The Daily."
The ‘Grim Reaper’ of the Government Shutdown
Russell T. Vought, the White House budget director, is the man behind President Trump’s push for an all-powerful presidency.
nyti.ms
October 6, 2025 at 11:44 AM
The perfect label for this monster.
The shut down is not about “fighting for health care for illegal aliens”, but they can get you to believe that just by luring about it. #GOPlies
October 6, 2025 at 11:43 AM
The shut down is not about “fighting for health care for illegal aliens”, but they can get you to believe that just by luring about it. #GOPlies
Is this what people mean by getting back to the “good ol’ days”?
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Where is measles spreading? Here's what to know.
The country is four months away from possibly losing its measles elimination status.
www.nbcnews.com
October 4, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Is this what people mean by getting back to the “good ol’ days”?
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
Not that anyone cares about the Hatch Act anymore
October 4, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Not that anyone cares about the Hatch Act anymore
Mike nailed it again.
October 4, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Mike nailed it again.
More attention to and engagement with this. www.nga.org/disagree-bet...
Disagree Better
Americans are deeply concerned and exhausted by the hyperpartisanship and polarization in our country, and rightly so. We’ve forgotten how to persuade without hating each other. But our nation’s histo...
www.nga.org
October 4, 2025 at 2:39 PM
More attention to and engagement with this. www.nga.org/disagree-bet...
@morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social seriously, Joe! You let McClain walk all over you, didn’t even challenge her misrepresentation about crime in DC. Shane on you. #GOPlies
October 1, 2025 at 1:31 PM
@morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social seriously, Joe! You let McClain walk all over you, didn’t even challenge her misrepresentation about crime in DC. Shane on you. #GOPlies
Worth the read for a better understanding of what we’re experiencing
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Redirecting...
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July 30, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Worth the read for a better understanding of what we’re experiencing
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I will miss 60 minutes.
www.nbcnews.com/business/bus... Trump administration greenlights Paramount's $8 billion merger with entertainment group Skydance
www.nbcnews.com/business/bus... Trump administration greenlights Paramount's $8 billion merger with entertainment group Skydance
Trump administration greenlights Paramount's $8 billion merger with entertainment group Skydance
The deal opens the door to major changes at CBS News, with FCC Chairman Brendan Carr saying, "Americans no longer trust the legacy national news media to report fully, accurately, and fairly. It is ti...
www.nbcnews.com
July 24, 2025 at 10:17 PM
I will miss 60 minutes.
www.nbcnews.com/business/bus... Trump administration greenlights Paramount's $8 billion merger with entertainment group Skydance
www.nbcnews.com/business/bus... Trump administration greenlights Paramount's $8 billion merger with entertainment group Skydance