Bobbi Dempsey
@bobbidempsey.bsky.social
Writer specializing in poverty, food/housing insecurity, and safety net programs. Also write about entertainment and lifestyle topics. Fan of all things 80s (plus 60s/70s musical icons). Passionate about animal rescue.
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Bobbi Dempsey
@bobbidempsey.bsky.social
· Nov 18
Seems fitting for my first post here to honor our beloved rescue dog Ivy, who is now free from pain among the angels. 💔
- Cherish your fur babies 🐶
- Make sure you have pet insurance and know where the nearest emergency pet hospitals are
- Support animal rescues, fosters & volunteers
#dogsofbsky
- Cherish your fur babies 🐶
- Make sure you have pet insurance and know where the nearest emergency pet hospitals are
- Support animal rescues, fosters & volunteers
#dogsofbsky
Was thrilled to see so many people turn out to voice their opposition to a 1300-acre data center coming to our township. This data center will negatively impact the area - and the people living in it - in so many ways, and it makes me sad to see it happen. 😢
November 11, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Was thrilled to see so many people turn out to voice their opposition to a 1300-acre data center coming to our township. This data center will negatively impact the area - and the people living in it - in so many ways, and it makes me sad to see it happen. 😢
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Message to our friends from our hoomom. If able plz consider donating to a group that provides food for the beloved pets of people struggling right now. Our mum grew up very poor & remembers how hard it was to feed the family & their pet. Share some kindness. Love you all 🩷
November 11, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Message to our friends from our hoomom. If able plz consider donating to a group that provides food for the beloved pets of people struggling right now. Our mum grew up very poor & remembers how hard it was to feed the family & their pet. Share some kindness. Love you all 🩷
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In terms of big disappointments, he gets honorable Manchin.
November 11, 2025 at 10:30 PM
In terms of big disappointments, he gets honorable Manchin.
Some restaurants are offering free meals or other deals to those at risk of going hungry while SNAP benefits are interrupted. I spotlighted some of these offers in this @parademag.bsky.social story.
parade.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Some restaurants are offering free meals or other deals to those at risk of going hungry while SNAP benefits are interrupted. I spotlighted some of these offers in this @parademag.bsky.social story.
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As someone who grew up in poverty and relied on food stamps to keep hunger at bay, I had some thoughts on the SNAP situation.
I Grew Up on Food Stamps. I’m Terrified of the Impending SNAP Crisis
Depriving vulnerable people of food is the ultimate in cruelty.
open.substack.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:29 AM
As someone who grew up in poverty and relied on food stamps to keep hunger at bay, I had some thoughts on the SNAP situation.
UPenn got hacked today and the hackers sent out an obscenity-filled email saying they are a "dogsh*t elitist university" and won't protect your data privacy. I got the email (from 3 different UPenn accounts) because my dog was treated at their vet hospital. Wouldn't want to be their IT team today.
October 31, 2025 at 5:07 PM
UPenn got hacked today and the hackers sent out an obscenity-filled email saying they are a "dogsh*t elitist university" and won't protect your data privacy. I got the email (from 3 different UPenn accounts) because my dog was treated at their vet hospital. Wouldn't want to be their IT team today.
This obituary for a very good dog was published in a local paper, and now I really want dog obits to become a more common thing. 🐶
Bella ‘bean’ Bomber – Wilkes-Barre Citizens' Voice
Bella ‘bean’ Bomber October 23, 2025 Bella bean Bomber, our sweet Bella. March 24, 2013-October 23, 2025 The dog that was built for love. You did not retrieve unless you were messing wi…
www.citizensvoice.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:32 PM
This obituary for a very good dog was published in a local paper, and now I really want dog obits to become a more common thing. 🐶
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The House hasn’t shown up for work in weeks. They all would have lost their health coverage by now if they were subject to the same bureaucratic work reporting requirements Republicans put in place for folks on Medicaid.
October 28, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The House hasn’t shown up for work in weeks. They all would have lost their health coverage by now if they were subject to the same bureaucratic work reporting requirements Republicans put in place for folks on Medicaid.
Any editors looking for op-eds or essays about the impending halt in SNAP benefits, from someone who grew up on food stamps? Please reach out - I have lots of thoughts on this topic, and can share insight from firsthand experience.
October 29, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Any editors looking for op-eds or essays about the impending halt in SNAP benefits, from someone who grew up on food stamps? Please reach out - I have lots of thoughts on this topic, and can share insight from firsthand experience.
In my latest health story for AARP, I asked experts for insight about the connection between weight gain and breast cancer risk.
What to Know About Weight Gain and Breast Cancer Risk
Many women gain weight during and after menopause, and the added pounds can increase health risks
www.aarp.org
October 27, 2025 at 11:51 PM
In my latest health story for AARP, I asked experts for insight about the connection between weight gain and breast cancer risk.
The rescue where we adopted Ivy is having a calendar contest. Each vote is a donation to this excellent rescue organization, which could desperately use the support.
gogo.photo/625369
gogo.photo/625369
Vote for Ivy in 2026 Calendar Photo Contest and Fundraiser.
Show your support for S.N.O.R.T. Rescue by voting for Ivy in 2026 Calendar Photo Contest and Fundraiser
gogo.photo
October 27, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The rescue where we adopted Ivy is having a calendar contest. Each vote is a donation to this excellent rescue organization, which could desperately use the support.
gogo.photo/625369
gogo.photo/625369
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"Destruction of federal property is a federal crime-18 U.S. Code § 1361 defines it as willfully injuring or committing any depredation of U.S. gov't property-Damage exceeding $1k is a felony w/ a fine-up to 10 yrs in prison or both"
Meanwhile-took me forever to get permits to repaint my mailbox.
Meanwhile-took me forever to get permits to repaint my mailbox.
October 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM
"Destruction of federal property is a federal crime-18 U.S. Code § 1361 defines it as willfully injuring or committing any depredation of U.S. gov't property-Damage exceeding $1k is a felony w/ a fine-up to 10 yrs in prison or both"
Meanwhile-took me forever to get permits to repaint my mailbox.
Meanwhile-took me forever to get permits to repaint my mailbox.
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Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.
October 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.
Check out this great op-ed by @rexhuppke.bsky.social for @usatoday.com. Just the opening paragraph alone is pure gold. We need more of this in outlets everywhere.
Trump, Hegseth show they're small men acting big in front of military leaders | Opinion
Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth held an expensive military meeting-that-could-have-been-an-email hours before the government is likely to shutdown.
www.usatoday.com
October 1, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Check out this great op-ed by @rexhuppke.bsky.social for @usatoday.com. Just the opening paragraph alone is pure gold. We need more of this in outlets everywhere.
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The basic infrastructures that allow women to be participants in public life—birth control & abortion access, no fault divorce, childcare access & affordability, civil rights law in employment and public accommodations, the minimal efforts to mitigate sexual and domestic violence—are all crumbling.
September 30, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The basic infrastructures that allow women to be participants in public life—birth control & abortion access, no fault divorce, childcare access & affordability, civil rights law in employment and public accommodations, the minimal efforts to mitigate sexual and domestic violence—are all crumbling.
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The "liberals have to learn how to live with people we diagree with" line kinda stops making sense in a world where the central disagreement is whether disagreeing with them should be allowed at all
“We are under invasion from within, no different than a foreign enemy, but worse—they don’t wear a uniform.”
This is the President of the United States, who ordered the entire leadership of our military to sit and listen to him, speaking a few minutes ago.
This is the President of the United States, who ordered the entire leadership of our military to sit and listen to him, speaking a few minutes ago.
September 30, 2025 at 2:53 PM
The "liberals have to learn how to live with people we diagree with" line kinda stops making sense in a world where the central disagreement is whether disagreeing with them should be allowed at all
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There have been 6 mass shootings in the USA over the past 24 hours. The casualty count stands at 41.
Here’s the President of the United States of America.
Here’s the President of the United States of America.
September 29, 2025 at 12:08 AM
There have been 6 mass shootings in the USA over the past 24 hours. The casualty count stands at 41.
Here’s the President of the United States of America.
Here’s the President of the United States of America.
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Forget the not taking Tylenol when you’re pregnant. Find out whatever Trump’s mother was taking and avoid that shit at all costs.
September 23, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Forget the not taking Tylenol when you’re pregnant. Find out whatever Trump’s mother was taking and avoid that shit at all costs.
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Can't believe it's possible, but I'm actually going to be rooting for a drug company in a lawsuit.
September 22, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Can't believe it's possible, but I'm actually going to be rooting for a drug company in a lawsuit.
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More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
www.miamiherald.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
The most unbelievable aspect of Trump’s fake story about the nonexistent Trump Tower employee whose son died after getting a vaccine is the part where Trump supposedly asks a distraught person if they’re okay. Nobody’s gonna believe that.
September 23, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The most unbelievable aspect of Trump’s fake story about the nonexistent Trump Tower employee whose son died after getting a vaccine is the part where Trump supposedly asks a distraught person if they’re okay. Nobody’s gonna believe that.
This is yet another time when I wonder if someone on his own team is trolling him. I mean, if you're planning a press conference where the main focus is on acetaminophen, the one word you should make sure he can pronounce would be...acetaminophen.
September 22, 2025 at 11:20 PM
This is yet another time when I wonder if someone on his own team is trolling him. I mean, if you're planning a press conference where the main focus is on acetaminophen, the one word you should make sure he can pronounce would be...acetaminophen.
One of the rescue orgs I support has a sweet French bulldog named Stephen King available for adoption. Would be so cool if his human counterpart @stephenking.bsky.social could sponsor him and maybe cover the adoption fee to help find him a home.
www.snortrescue.org/dog/stephen-...
www.snortrescue.org/dog/stephen-...
September 22, 2025 at 10:58 PM
One of the rescue orgs I support has a sweet French bulldog named Stephen King available for adoption. Would be so cool if his human counterpart @stephenking.bsky.social could sponsor him and maybe cover the adoption fee to help find him a home.
www.snortrescue.org/dog/stephen-...
www.snortrescue.org/dog/stephen-...