@betsiestrydom.bsky.social
Proudly South African. Curious. Open minded.
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Sean Duffy: "The truth is, transit across America is dangerous. And these liberals -- liberal mayors -- they want everybody out of cars and into trains but they made the trains unsafe so nobody really wants to ride them ... even big men don't want to ride the subway at those times of night."
April 5, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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On this day two years ago, Finland joined NATO. This more than doubled Russia’s border with NATO, but Putin said it was “no problem.” In fact, he even withdrew most Russian troops from the Finnish border zone. Putin’s problem is Ukrainian independence not NATO enlargement
April 4, 2025 at 9:42 AM
On this day two years ago, Finland joined NATO. This more than doubled Russia’s border with NATO, but Putin said it was “no problem.” In fact, he even withdrew most Russian troops from the Finnish border zone. Putin’s problem is Ukrainian independence not NATO enlargement
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Our ad “Daisy” has been nominated for Best Short Form Social Video in Public Service, Social Impact, and Activism. "Daisy" is a harrowing dramatization of the danger our women are in when Trump and the GOP insert themselves into healthcare decisions.
April 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Our ad “Daisy” has been nominated for Best Short Form Social Video in Public Service, Social Impact, and Activism. "Daisy" is a harrowing dramatization of the danger our women are in when Trump and the GOP insert themselves into healthcare decisions.
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Donald Trump’s massive tariffs are the Trump presidency in a nutshell: a whole lot of chaos and a whole lot of higher costs for you.
Donald Trump’s massive tariffs
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
youtube.com
April 4, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Donald Trump’s massive tariffs are the Trump presidency in a nutshell: a whole lot of chaos and a whole lot of higher costs for you.
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"The catch is that in order to get attention, you have to be terrible. You have to lie or embrace evil. In the attention economy there is enormous demand for civic blasphemy. What’s hard is getting attention for messages about truth, or virtue, or love."
Why Cory Booker’s Speech Matters
Booker didn’t “accomplish” anything. He was a voice of one crying in the wilderness. And that’s how you build a dissident movement: with simple acts of witness.
www.thebulwark.com
April 4, 2025 at 1:00 AM
"The catch is that in order to get attention, you have to be terrible. You have to lie or embrace evil. In the attention economy there is enormous demand for civic blasphemy. What’s hard is getting attention for messages about truth, or virtue, or love."
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Getting 91 academics, much less 91 legal academics, much less HLS legal academics to put aside their "but actually I think you'll find it's a little more complicated than that - I wrote an article that touches on the issue you really should read" tendencies and join this shows how serious shit is...
March 30, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Getting 91 academics, much less 91 legal academics, much less HLS legal academics to put aside their "but actually I think you'll find it's a little more complicated than that - I wrote an article that touches on the issue you really should read" tendencies and join this shows how serious shit is...
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Fox News is now engaged in a 24 hour operation to convince Americans that invading Greenland is normal.
March 29, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Fox News is now engaged in a 24 hour operation to convince Americans that invading Greenland is normal.
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Jesus, this whole administration is dangerous. Incompetent. A badly organized circus. It’s astounding anyone voted for even one of them. They all need to go for all our sakes.
Here’s an excellent rundown by @hcrichardson.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Here’s an excellent rundown by @hcrichardson.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
March 26, 2025
Monday’s astounding story that the most senior members of President Donald Trump’s administration planned military strikes on Yemen over an unsecure commercial messaging app, on which they had include...
open.substack.com
March 27, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Jesus, this whole administration is dangerous. Incompetent. A badly organized circus. It’s astounding anyone voted for even one of them. They all need to go for all our sakes.
Here’s an excellent rundown by @hcrichardson.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
Here’s an excellent rundown by @hcrichardson.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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Bravo. These kids are showing more spine and character than a lot of the people they work for.
Hundreds Of Associates Sign Open Letter Calling On Biglaw Leaders To 'Defend' The Legal Profession - Above the Law
More than 300 Biglaw associates have already signed the letter. Stand up for the rule of law and add your name.
abovethelaw.com
March 18, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Bravo. These kids are showing more spine and character than a lot of the people they work for.
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Chuck Schumer was damned if he did and damned if he didn't. Eventually the wheel of karma will turn again in the favor of sensible people, but God, am I tired of waiting.
March 15, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Chuck Schumer was damned if he did and damned if he didn't. Eventually the wheel of karma will turn again in the favor of sensible people, but God, am I tired of waiting.
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The smallest red carpet ever. And it’s in a puddle.🤣🤣🤣
Bravo Canada 👏🏽
Bravo Canada 👏🏽
March 16, 2025 at 12:56 AM
The smallest red carpet ever. And it’s in a puddle.🤣🤣🤣
Bravo Canada 👏🏽
Bravo Canada 👏🏽
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⚡️Western leaders reiterated their support for Ukraine following a virtual summit hosted by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on March 15.
"It is up to Russia to end the attacks and finally make peace possible,” German Chancellor Olaf Scholz wrote in a statement.
"It is up to Russia to end the attacks and finally make peace possible,” German Chancellor Olaf Scholz wrote in a statement.
Western leaders reaffirm support for Ukraine following virtual summit hosted by Starmer
Western leaders reiterated their support for Ukraine following a virtual summit hosted by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on March 15, where leaders from 25 countries were in attendance.
kyivindependent.com
March 15, 2025 at 7:38 PM
⚡️Western leaders reiterated their support for Ukraine following a virtual summit hosted by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on March 15.
"It is up to Russia to end the attacks and finally make peace possible,” German Chancellor Olaf Scholz wrote in a statement.
"It is up to Russia to end the attacks and finally make peace possible,” German Chancellor Olaf Scholz wrote in a statement.
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❗️“Putin does not keep his word and violates agreements. I am here to say this because France was the guarantor of the Minsk agreements, which were violated by Russia,” — Macron
March 7, 2025 at 8:50 PM
❗️“Putin does not keep his word and violates agreements. I am here to say this because France was the guarantor of the Minsk agreements, which were violated by Russia,” — Macron
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Trump didn't win 50% of the popular vote.
The GOP has slim margins in both the House and Senate.
His approval ratings are tanking.
He does not have a mandate.
Do not let him gaslight you into believing he is all powerful.
He's not.
The GOP has slim margins in both the House and Senate.
His approval ratings are tanking.
He does not have a mandate.
Do not let him gaslight you into believing he is all powerful.
He's not.
March 5, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Trump didn't win 50% of the popular vote.
The GOP has slim margins in both the House and Senate.
His approval ratings are tanking.
He does not have a mandate.
Do not let him gaslight you into believing he is all powerful.
He's not.
The GOP has slim margins in both the House and Senate.
His approval ratings are tanking.
He does not have a mandate.
Do not let him gaslight you into believing he is all powerful.
He's not.
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South African artist Mary Sibande constructs elaborate visual narratives to raise issues in post-colonial South Africa #WomensArt
March 1, 2025 at 6:40 AM
South African artist Mary Sibande constructs elaborate visual narratives to raise issues in post-colonial South Africa #WomensArt
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Good Day!
Springtime by Claude Monet 1875
Oil on Canvas
(Johannesburg Art Gallery, South Africa)
Springtime by Claude Monet 1875
Oil on Canvas
(Johannesburg Art Gallery, South Africa)
March 1, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Good Day!
Springtime by Claude Monet 1875
Oil on Canvas
(Johannesburg Art Gallery, South Africa)
Springtime by Claude Monet 1875
Oil on Canvas
(Johannesburg Art Gallery, South Africa)
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I am always trying to not comment much on the issues that are not completely connected to Ukraine. But honestly. At this point it seems that russia is much more successful at taking over some other countries than Ukraine. There is still almost no one resisting. Only Ukrainians are fighting.
#UaView
#UaView
March 2, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I am always trying to not comment much on the issues that are not completely connected to Ukraine. But honestly. At this point it seems that russia is much more successful at taking over some other countries than Ukraine. There is still almost no one resisting. Only Ukrainians are fighting.
#UaView
#UaView
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5/ Trump declined to comment on the possibility of future US security guarantees for Ukraine and US troop deployments to Ukraine.
March 1, 2025 at 2:21 AM
5/ Trump declined to comment on the possibility of future US security guarantees for Ukraine and US troop deployments to Ukraine.
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Sixty-three years after Acheson’s comment, Britain has found its role again, with Keir Starmer leading efforts in Ukraine peace talks and European defence
Britain finds a role – and a leader to fill it
Sixty-three years after Acheson’s comment, Britain has found its role again, with Keir Starmer leading efforts in Ukraine peace talks and European defence
northeastbylines.co.uk
March 3, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Sixty-three years after Acheson’s comment, Britain has found its role again, with Keir Starmer leading efforts in Ukraine peace talks and European defence
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“Our ambassador to the US was not right in that particular comment that he made”
Minister Luke Pollard slaps down US ambassador Peter Mandelson's remarks that Ukraine should give 'unequivocal backing' to Trump's plans to end the war
Minister Luke Pollard slaps down US ambassador Peter Mandelson's remarks that Ukraine should give 'unequivocal backing' to Trump's plans to end the war
March 3, 2025 at 3:08 PM
“Our ambassador to the US was not right in that particular comment that he made”
Minister Luke Pollard slaps down US ambassador Peter Mandelson's remarks that Ukraine should give 'unequivocal backing' to Trump's plans to end the war
Minister Luke Pollard slaps down US ambassador Peter Mandelson's remarks that Ukraine should give 'unequivocal backing' to Trump's plans to end the war
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Macron is quite correct.
March 3, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Macron is quite correct.