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Bethan
@bethan.bsky.social
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neurosalty desert rat / tech policy nerd / trusty gaming / mender / former USARNG
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“Centrist” and “moderate” are different words for a reason, @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social

Link to article: www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Image is a screenshot from an email header on this mail from Seattle Times says, “Could a centrist coalition shake up WA’s 2026 legislative session?” Then the intro to the email and article link says, “new moderate coalition forming…”
October 22, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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The @wikipedia.org page on antifa in the US says that antifa is a movement, some of they know each other & organize together, most of their actions are non-violent, and also it’s origins in the US are based on anti-racism action.
Here are some relevant bits -
Image says, “The name antifa and the logo with two flags representing anarchism and communism are derived from the German antifa movement. Dartmouth College historian Mark Bray, author of Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook, credits Anti-Racist Action (ARA) as the precursor of modern antifa groups in the United States.” Image says, “During the first Trump administration, the term antifa became "a conservative catch-all" term as Donald Trump, administration officials, Trump base supporters, and right-wing commentators applied the label to all sorts of left-leaning or liberal protest actions. Conservative writers such as L. Brent Bozell Ill associated the tactics of Black Lives Matter with those of antifa. “
September 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Me- this afternoon I will get so much done
Also me- oh what’s this Apple Tree Yard show?
Hiro the dog- the human is sitting still
Image is of a tiny white dog sleeping on my arm
September 9, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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Here’s our book club’s booklist for the year, in case you’re in need of nerd recommendations
Here's our book club's booklist for the next year, in case you're looking for something nerdy to read. Sci fi  --Service Model, Adrian Tchaikovsky --Mal Goes to War, Edward Ashton --Orbital, Samantha Harvey --A Canticle for Liebowitz, Walter Miller --Parable of the Talents, Octavia Butler Tech policy --A Brief History of Intelligence, Max Bennett --Enshittification, Cory Doctorow --A City on Mars, Kelly & Zach Weinersmith --Technoskepticism, The DISCO Network  --The Shame Machine, Cathy O'Neil
September 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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I haven’t had any coffee yet but i think @nytimes.com spelling bee is being wrong…?
Image is screen shot of spelling bee game from NYT saying that monotonize is not a word Image is from DuckDuckGo search, saying monotonize is a word
August 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Absolutely not ever. Deviled eggs with diced andouille, honey, and a mention of kale. Whew. Plus the ratios are off, etc.
My bf read me this over breakfast, saying, “you may be intimidated this, honey,” and then was unsurprised when I was appalled by it.
Image is a screen grab of a weird “Cajun” deviled egg recipe from the Seattle Times
July 5, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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Someone has made me a delicious proper margarita and within a few ounces I kinda feel overserved - what this actually means is that I’ve been living way tf too pure and need to consume tequila with more regularity
Image is of the bar at a great Mexican restaurant in king county
June 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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Another great @stormbasketball.bsky.social game tonight, currently 40 to 30 against the @theatlantadream.bsky.social #nothingbutstorm
Image is of the court at Climate Pledge with Yueru at the free throw, a score board showing 40 - 30, and a bunch of fans.
May 31, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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This is how we errand now. I figure wee Hiro gets to go everywhere possible while he’s still around
Pic is of a tiny white dog in sling being carried by me at Home Depot
May 29, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Loving this @stormbasketball.bsky.social game with a 24 point lead. The players are *so good* and there’s phenomenal fan energy #stormbasketball
May 25, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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Just finished chapter 2 and already thinking about all the ways Doug could die.
For folks who appreciate futurism & sci fi that illustrates [social x tech policies] issues, here’s one. #techpolicy #books
Link to book: bookshop.org/p/books/anni...
Image is a book cover with pink and cream liquid-looking swirls and says the title Annie Bot, A novel, Sierra Greer. In the upper right corner it says “slyly profound … a brilliant pas de deux” — New York Times Book Review
May 19, 2025 at 6:13 AM
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I’m cat sitting. Nice that the cat wants to sit in my lap but also she seems tense and somehow murderous…?
Image is of a short hair tabby cat with light eyes laying on a blanket on my lap while staring at me
May 19, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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It’s after 4 in downtown Bellevue and I’m the only person in this bar 👀
Image is the bar at Black Bottle Bellevue
May 8, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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I have stuff to do and this dog does not care.
Image is looking down at a tiny white dog asleep on the lap of someone wearing a green Seattle Storm hoodie and sitting on a straw-yellow chair
May 6, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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I decided I didn’t like the high contrast of the black on denim so I changed the patch to one that’s less contrasting #mending
Image is of the right side of jeans with a square patch filled with a fabric that’s a simple blue and black flower on a white background. There are rows of simple sashiko stitching around the patch on the denim, holding the patch fabric in place.
April 29, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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What a good guy to spend time with :) My guy would say hello but he’s currently conked
Pic is of Hiro the tiny white poodle asleep on my arm
April 25, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Got some flowers at Trader Joe’s. Those pink ones smell so good.
Image is focused on an old turquoise blue vase that’s holding two kinds of bulb flower, one that’s pink with many little blooms per stem, and one that’s red and like a little tulip. The vase is on a paperback called Weapons of the Weak. On the wall in the background is various art and a tv playing a YA vampire movie
April 25, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Off to a great start with Doors & Eric Clapton and then Long white line. Whew. Who else is here?
#sturgill
Pic of Johnny blue skies on stage
April 20, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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Showbox SoDo appears to be full. 8 minutes until showtime.
#whothefuckisjohnnyblueskies
April 20, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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These baby spiders are right near the window wipers, just under the hood. I appreciate spiders but I do not appreciate this many spiders growing up in my car. I’ll be relocating them to a tree when I get home
Image is under the hood of my car, visible by looking through the windshield, near’ish the wipers, at a bunch of tiny bright green baby spiders suspended in almost invisible web.
April 14, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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I was really unhappy the Spokane Johnny Blue Skies concert was cancelled (I had great seats, too) but hell yeah, Sturgill will be in Seattle that night instead.
Image is a screenshot of the email saying Sturgill Simpson will be at Showbox on 4/19
April 14, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Stopped by Bellevue College to pick up my book & materials for Arab 1, and came across this uplifting little installation.
Image is of many small rocks, painted with uplifting messages and bright colors, and set into the ground where two sidewalks intersect.
April 10, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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This book, The Hacienda, is really good.
Also some other pics from the last few days.
Link to #book - www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/676676...
Pic of paperback book The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas. Pic of a whiskey apple Bundt cake on a cut crystal plate Pic of a seagull sitting calmly, looking sideways at the camera with an evening sky behind Pic of a big candy tuft plant, the small white symmetrical clustered together over a few feet of space
April 10, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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More #mending - last nights project was a young friend’s silk shirt with tearing under the arms. I closed the seams & tears with a blanket stitch then reinforced the area with cotton lawn. My stitches could have been smaller when reinforcing but it’s good thread so I’m not worried.
Image is the under arm of an ivory shirt, with a little puckering along the seam where the stitches were put in. Image is the under arm of an ivory shirt, turned inside out and with a sideways square of white fabric pinned along the seam with straight pins with different colored tops Image is the under arm of an ivory shirt, turned inside out, showing the complete and trimmed seam reinforcement
April 1, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Snoozy baby
Image is looking down at the tiny white poodle asleep, snuggled a bit into a cozy aqua cable sweater
March 30, 2025 at 11:14 PM