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@betonica.bsky.social
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Herbalist, chemist, firefighter, emt, reader of trashy novels. Currently addicted to iNaturalist; there will be a new personal fad in a few months or years or something.
And yeah, my name's Allison, but I prefer betonica up there in lights.
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My account here is pretty quiet... because I never post. And yes, I know this is just a meme swiped from That Other Platform. But I liked it.
JUST IN: Studebaker to pull all manufacturing out of California
August 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
No, I'm not for war, either. I'm sort of amazed (and horrified) that we haven't evolved past it, by now.
Classic poster from 1967 (Berkeley, where else?) Black handwritten lower case letters and a black/orange flower on a yellow background: "war is not healthy for children and other living things"
July 16, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Posted elsenet. I rarely post politics, but just in case anyone was in any doubt. Better put it here, too, in the echo-chamber ;)
Cousin pointed out that it leaves out being against war, so that post is next.
Image from fb, 9+ years ago: "I AM A climate change believing, minimum wage raising, pay gap eliminating, teacher supporting, immigrant, refugee & LGBT embracing PROGRESSIVE. I support planned parenthood, marijuana legalization, criminal justice reform, #BlackLivesMatter AND I VOTE."
July 16, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Statue of naked Medusa (I think?) with sword in one hand, severed head in the other, and a petrifying glare. Caption: "Your body, my ch--"
May 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
In a fit of boredom over on That Other Site, I declared April lolcat revival month. This was a good one, and while probably not my #1, it got the most reacts (28).
Four black cats talkin' to you: "Just because we're black, doesn't mean we're evil." "I'm a bit evil." "Okay, he's evil. But most of us are cool."
May 23, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I posted this (on fb) six years ago. They've clearly been working all that time since. Yes!!
Text over image of natural scenery: First they came for the scientists. And the National Park Service said, "LOL, no." And went rogue, and we were all like, "I was not expecting the park rangers to lead the resistance. None of the dystopian novels I read prepared me for this. But. Cool."
April 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
This is all over my fb feed, so I figured I'd put it here. Just for reference, ya know.
April 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM