Bella Englebach
@bellaenglebach.bsky.social
Refugee from X. Episcopalian boomer. I don’t sound like it but I am really from Delco. I like dogs, democracy, and the Phillies. Author and podcaster.
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When I had my citizenship interview, I was asked three civics questions.
The first one was: Who is above the law?
I answered: No one, not even the president, is above the law.
I passed the interview.
The first one was: Who is above the law?
I answered: No one, not even the president, is above the law.
I passed the interview.
November 19, 2024 at 8:09 PM
When I had my citizenship interview, I was asked three civics questions.
The first one was: Who is above the law?
I answered: No one, not even the president, is above the law.
I passed the interview.
The first one was: Who is above the law?
I answered: No one, not even the president, is above the law.
I passed the interview.
All of you all saying “the Democrats should do this, the Democrats should do that:” are you a registered Democrat? If you are, you are “the Democrats!” Some Democrats are elected to office, but all Democrats have skin in this game. Don’t like what you are seeing? Get in the game!
March 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
All of you all saying “the Democrats should do this, the Democrats should do that:” are you a registered Democrat? If you are, you are “the Democrats!” Some Democrats are elected to office, but all Democrats have skin in this game. Don’t like what you are seeing? Get in the game!
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This is a great idea. Do you know anyone in Congress you can talk to?
Congress must take action to restore the rule of law.
February 4, 2025 at 1:38 PM
This is a great idea. Do you know anyone in Congress you can talk to?
There is a lot of horrifying stuff going on right now, but yesterday I saw someone clean their glasses with windex and a paper towel and if that’s not a sign of the imminent apocalypse I don’t know what is.
December 4, 2024 at 10:42 PM
There is a lot of horrifying stuff going on right now, but yesterday I saw someone clean their glasses with windex and a paper towel and if that’s not a sign of the imminent apocalypse I don’t know what is.
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All I want is a cottage in the Scottish Highlands, a raging snowstorm, and Agatha Christie novel, a crackling fire, a kettle on the stove, and a basket of emotional support pastries.
November 25, 2024 at 11:51 AM
All I want is a cottage in the Scottish Highlands, a raging snowstorm, and Agatha Christie novel, a crackling fire, a kettle on the stove, and a basket of emotional support pastries.
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My one constructive criticism on BlueSky, as a community: we need to “like” less and “retweet” more. In the absence of an algorithm, that’s the way we find each other and reward good content.
November 24, 2024 at 2:08 PM
My one constructive criticism on BlueSky, as a community: we need to “like” less and “retweet” more. In the absence of an algorithm, that’s the way we find each other and reward good content.
Samesies
I’m trying to strike a healthy balance between being informed and being oblivious.
November 23, 2024 at 5:37 PM
Samesies
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I think the tally has now just hit 30 senior appointees by Trump in his previous or current Administration who worked at Fox, which seems to be the most important qualification for the most senior positions in the US government under Trump.
November 23, 2024 at 3:40 AM
I think the tally has now just hit 30 senior appointees by Trump in his previous or current Administration who worked at Fox, which seems to be the most important qualification for the most senior positions in the US government under Trump.
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There IS a left-wing agenda, and it’s to prioritize compassion over greed. Kindness isn't a limited resource.
November 22, 2024 at 3:43 AM
There IS a left-wing agenda, and it’s to prioritize compassion over greed. Kindness isn't a limited resource.
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Fun fact: Dr Oz's family business received the largest ICE fine in U.S. history for engaging in a scheme to hire undocumented immigrants.
He's now getting a job in the administration that wants to carry out the largest deportation in history.
He's now getting a job in the administration that wants to carry out the largest deportation in history.
November 19, 2024 at 10:34 PM
Fun fact: Dr Oz's family business received the largest ICE fine in U.S. history for engaging in a scheme to hire undocumented immigrants.
He's now getting a job in the administration that wants to carry out the largest deportation in history.
He's now getting a job in the administration that wants to carry out the largest deportation in history.
When I had my citizenship interview, I was asked three civics questions.
The first one was: Who is above the law?
I answered: No one, not even the president, is above the law.
I passed the interview.
The first one was: Who is above the law?
I answered: No one, not even the president, is above the law.
I passed the interview.
November 19, 2024 at 8:09 PM
When I had my citizenship interview, I was asked three civics questions.
The first one was: Who is above the law?
I answered: No one, not even the president, is above the law.
I passed the interview.
The first one was: Who is above the law?
I answered: No one, not even the president, is above the law.
I passed the interview.
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The House Ethics Committee is meeting on Wednesday to decide whether to release their report on Matt Gaetz.
This meeting, which had previously been cancelled, is now back on the books.
This meeting, which had previously been cancelled, is now back on the books.
November 18, 2024 at 3:47 PM
The House Ethics Committee is meeting on Wednesday to decide whether to release their report on Matt Gaetz.
This meeting, which had previously been cancelled, is now back on the books.
This meeting, which had previously been cancelled, is now back on the books.
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It was a 49% to 48% election.
Fascism won by a hair.
And it took Russian and MAGA bomb threats, a hoax regarding battleground-state police raids, an illegal Musk-funded lottery, $600M given to Trump by just 15 people, Netanyahu meddling in our politics, and Democrats staying home for it to happen.
Fascism won by a hair.
And it took Russian and MAGA bomb threats, a hoax regarding battleground-state police raids, an illegal Musk-funded lottery, $600M given to Trump by just 15 people, Netanyahu meddling in our politics, and Democrats staying home for it to happen.
November 17, 2024 at 9:03 AM
It was a 49% to 48% election.
Fascism won by a hair.
And it took Russian and MAGA bomb threats, a hoax regarding battleground-state police raids, an illegal Musk-funded lottery, $600M given to Trump by just 15 people, Netanyahu meddling in our politics, and Democrats staying home for it to happen.
Fascism won by a hair.
And it took Russian and MAGA bomb threats, a hoax regarding battleground-state police raids, an illegal Musk-funded lottery, $600M given to Trump by just 15 people, Netanyahu meddling in our politics, and Democrats staying home for it to happen.
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Trump is officially under a majority with a 1.7% margin.
Hardly a mandate. I know the GOP will claim one and he will act like it is one. If Dems run the gauntlet in the House they will have a one vote margin at risk by Trump's cabinet appointments.
Hardly a mandate. I know the GOP will claim one and he will act like it is one. If Dems run the gauntlet in the House they will have a one vote margin at risk by Trump's cabinet appointments.
November 18, 2024 at 2:53 AM
Trump is officially under a majority with a 1.7% margin.
Hardly a mandate. I know the GOP will claim one and he will act like it is one. If Dems run the gauntlet in the House they will have a one vote margin at risk by Trump's cabinet appointments.
Hardly a mandate. I know the GOP will claim one and he will act like it is one. If Dems run the gauntlet in the House they will have a one vote margin at risk by Trump's cabinet appointments.
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Family includes everyone! ❤️
November 17, 2024 at 9:40 PM
Family includes everyone! ❤️
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"According to nearly complete totals, Trump secured his victory by just a cumulative 237,000 votes in three states that, had they gone the other way, would have meant victory for Harris..."
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/u...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/u...
Trump Signals a ‘Seismic Shift,’ Shocking the Washington Establishment
The president-elect’s early transition moves amount to a generational test of a system as he seeks to rewrite the balance of power and install lieutenants to blow up key parts of government.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2024 at 9:16 PM
"According to nearly complete totals, Trump secured his victory by just a cumulative 237,000 votes in three states that, had they gone the other way, would have meant victory for Harris..."
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/u...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/17/u...
Enjoying all this following and following back, but dude, if you only have a (stolen) profile pic and no posts, I am not going to follow you back. Scammers are getting so lazy these days.
The rest of you, thanks for the follows! You rock! Following back as many as I can.
The rest of you, thanks for the follows! You rock! Following back as many as I can.
November 17, 2024 at 6:55 PM
Enjoying all this following and following back, but dude, if you only have a (stolen) profile pic and no posts, I am not going to follow you back. Scammers are getting so lazy these days.
The rest of you, thanks for the follows! You rock! Following back as many as I can.
The rest of you, thanks for the follows! You rock! Following back as many as I can.
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If you came from the old place and want to reconnect with your Dem friends, we're going to help you get started.
Hit the like button, reply with #NoDemUnder1K, and most importantly, REPOST, then follow each other back.
The EASIEST way to follow is clicking "reposts" and going down the list.
Hit the like button, reply with #NoDemUnder1K, and most importantly, REPOST, then follow each other back.
The EASIEST way to follow is clicking "reposts" and going down the list.
November 15, 2024 at 3:59 AM
If you came from the old place and want to reconnect with your Dem friends, we're going to help you get started.
Hit the like button, reply with #NoDemUnder1K, and most importantly, REPOST, then follow each other back.
The EASIEST way to follow is clicking "reposts" and going down the list.
Hit the like button, reply with #NoDemUnder1K, and most importantly, REPOST, then follow each other back.
The EASIEST way to follow is clicking "reposts" and going down the list.
X reply guy extraordinaire after I explain why it takes longer than a single day to count all ballots including mail-in ballots, overseas and military ballots, and provisional ballots from Election Day.
November 16, 2024 at 12:17 AM
X reply guy extraordinaire after I explain why it takes longer than a single day to count all ballots including mail-in ballots, overseas and military ballots, and provisional ballots from Election Day.
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Sri Lanka tried RFK Jr.'s food plan, and it was catastrophic. Productivity plummeted, causing food shortages, skyrocketing prices, lost exports, and an economic collapse. Farmers faced huge losses, forcing the government to reverse the ban and import costly emergency food.
In Sri Lanka, Organic Farming Went Catastrophically Wrong
A nationwide experiment is abandoned after producing only misery.
foreignpolicy.com
November 15, 2024 at 6:50 AM
Sri Lanka tried RFK Jr.'s food plan, and it was catastrophic. Productivity plummeted, causing food shortages, skyrocketing prices, lost exports, and an economic collapse. Farmers faced huge losses, forcing the government to reverse the ban and import costly emergency food.
It’s over for X.
November 15, 2024 at 10:55 PM
It’s over for X.
Is Steak-um here?
November 14, 2024 at 5:57 PM
Is Steak-um here?
Matt Gaetz? Gotta be honest: I thought it was satire when that news first popped up on my feed.
November 13, 2024 at 9:23 PM
Matt Gaetz? Gotta be honest: I thought it was satire when that news first popped up on my feed.