Beth Renstrom
@brenstrom.bsky.social
History Lover, Word Traveler, Pro-Democracy, Anti-Fascist, beginner Artist, and wanna-be Adventurer
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Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, March 1, 2025
Can you sort 8 historical events?
www.nytimes.com
March 1, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Because this means a lot to me personally. I'm going to ask for help to raise awareness of Mental Health (PTSD, depression, anxiety, and other mental health diagnoses) difficulties.
Mark done ✅
Mark done ✅
February 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Because this means a lot to me personally. I'm going to ask for help to raise awareness of Mental Health (PTSD, depression, anxiety, and other mental health diagnoses) difficulties.
Mark done ✅
Mark done ✅
Happy Birthday to my mom! I sure do miss you. ❤️
February 28, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Happy Birthday to my mom! I sure do miss you. ❤️
Celebrating Carnaval in Nice was lovely. It's a beautiful family-friendly celebration. Wish the weather was a little warmer, but we really can't complain as it was 0°F at home. 🤪
February 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Celebrating Carnaval in Nice was lovely. It's a beautiful family-friendly celebration. Wish the weather was a little warmer, but we really can't complain as it was 0°F at home. 🤪
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Ed Martin, who was in the mob outside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is now leading the U.S. attorney’s office, and has been put in charge of dismantling the sprawling investigation of Jan. 6 that he has energetically opposed. nyti.ms/4jQBC0O
February 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Ed Martin, who was in the mob outside the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is now leading the U.S. attorney’s office, and has been put in charge of dismantling the sprawling investigation of Jan. 6 that he has energetically opposed. nyti.ms/4jQBC0O
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For anyone who hasn't read Project 2025 or is curious about it, here is a link that has been indexed for you.
indexersguidetoproject2025.com
indexersguidetoproject2025.com
- Indexers' Guide to Project 2025
An index to Project 2025 Project 2025 is a 900-page document proposing major changes to the United States government with significant impact on the future of our nation. Given the length and scope of ...
indexersguidetoproject2025.com
February 9, 2025 at 7:27 PM
For anyone who hasn't read Project 2025 or is curious about it, here is a link that has been indexed for you.
indexersguidetoproject2025.com
indexersguidetoproject2025.com
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A non-government business that contracts with the federal government received notice today that in order to do business with the government they must certify that they don’t participate in DEI. So it’s not just the feds, it’s any private biz that contracts with the feds. Here’s the message they got:
February 7, 2025 at 8:40 PM
A non-government business that contracts with the federal government received notice today that in order to do business with the government they must certify that they don’t participate in DEI. So it’s not just the feds, it’s any private biz that contracts with the feds. Here’s the message they got:
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Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
Tesla Paid Zero Federal Income Tax in 2024, Despite $2.3 Billion in Income
This brings Tesla’s average tax rate over the past three years to 0.4 percent.
truthout.org
February 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right?
Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year.
You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
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I’ve heard this so many times. About Donny’s last term about Roe about gay marriage etc etc. it’s not going to affect you. Calm down. Can’t calm down
February 6, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I’ve heard this so many times. About Donny’s last term about Roe about gay marriage etc etc. it’s not going to affect you. Calm down. Can’t calm down
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I wrote about Musk and this bureaucratic coup as plainly as I could. There's reporting in here & the particulars are overwhelming but what's happening is so clear: He's not trying to run the federal govt like a software company He's trying to turn it into a political weapon. (gift link)
Elon Musk’s Bureaucratic Coup
Welcome to the “rapid unscheduled disassembly” of the United States government.
www.theatlantic.com
February 3, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I wrote about Musk and this bureaucratic coup as plainly as I could. There's reporting in here & the particulars are overwhelming but what's happening is so clear: He's not trying to run the federal govt like a software company He's trying to turn it into a political weapon. (gift link)
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Peter Thiel's strategy of bribing white male teenagers to skip college and join his Hitler Youth program makes so much sense.
February 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Peter Thiel's strategy of bribing white male teenagers to skip college and join his Hitler Youth program makes so much sense.
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In Wisconsin, people who fear they’ll be deported are mailing their most precious things back to Nicaragua — just in case.
A must-read by @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social + photographer Benjamin Rasmussen.
A must-read by @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social + photographer Benjamin Rasmussen.
How One Immigrant Community Is Coping With the Threat of Deportation
The Nicaraguans who keep Wisconsin’s dairy farms, restaurants and factories working are sending home their most prized possessions, bracing for potential mass deportations. “We don’t have much, but wh...
www.propublica.org
January 31, 2025 at 1:15 PM
In Wisconsin, people who fear they’ll be deported are mailing their most precious things back to Nicaragua — just in case.
A must-read by @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social + photographer Benjamin Rasmussen.
A must-read by @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social + photographer Benjamin Rasmussen.
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Staff at CDC are being asked to scrub data on trans and non-binary folks from datasets.
Public health ethics hold us to the highest ethical, professional, and scientific standards. Deleting data about Americans is unethical.
OPM has ZERO authority over CDC practices. Obey the law.
🇺🇸🏛️⚖️
Public health ethics hold us to the highest ethical, professional, and scientific standards. Deleting data about Americans is unethical.
OPM has ZERO authority over CDC practices. Obey the law.
🇺🇸🏛️⚖️
www.apha.org
February 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Staff at CDC are being asked to scrub data on trans and non-binary folks from datasets.
Public health ethics hold us to the highest ethical, professional, and scientific standards. Deleting data about Americans is unethical.
OPM has ZERO authority over CDC practices. Obey the law.
🇺🇸🏛️⚖️
Public health ethics hold us to the highest ethical, professional, and scientific standards. Deleting data about Americans is unethical.
OPM has ZERO authority over CDC practices. Obey the law.
🇺🇸🏛️⚖️
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Breaking News: Two top officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development are said to have been put on leave after refusing to give representatives of Elon Musk access to a secure area.
Top Security Officials at Aid Agency Put on Leave After Denying Access to Musk Team
Workers at the U.S. Agency for International Development are bracing for a loss of its independent status and sweeping layoffs as President Trump continues slashing foreign aid.
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Breaking News: Two top officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development are said to have been put on leave after refusing to give representatives of Elon Musk access to a secure area.
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Elon Musk is not a Federal employee or a political appointee. DOGE is not a real department. None of their activities are legal. This is a coup. The Republicans in Congress are willing participants in it. At what point do Democrats in DC get that and start acting like it? It’s not the price of eggs!
February 2, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Elon Musk is not a Federal employee or a political appointee. DOGE is not a real department. None of their activities are legal. This is a coup. The Republicans in Congress are willing participants in it. At what point do Democrats in DC get that and start acting like it? It’s not the price of eggs!
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Jimmy Carter won a posthumous Grammy in the category of spoken word album for “Last Sundays in Plains: A Centennial Celebration.” The win comes a little over a month after the former president’s death, and is his fourth Grammy award.
Jimmy Carter wins a posthumous Grammy.
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Jimmy Carter won a posthumous Grammy in the category of spoken word album for “Last Sundays in Plains: A Centennial Celebration.” The win comes a little over a month after the former president’s death, and is his fourth Grammy award.
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Call to action: 50 protests, 50 states, one day.
#3E #USprotests #endimpunity #endautogenocide #endoligarchy #Feb5
#3E #USprotests #endimpunity #endautogenocide #endoligarchy #Feb5
February 1, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Call to action: 50 protests, 50 states, one day.
#3E #USprotests #endimpunity #endautogenocide #endoligarchy #Feb5
#3E #USprotests #endimpunity #endautogenocide #endoligarchy #Feb5
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50 States. 50 Protests. 1 Day.
We’ll see you out there 🤞🏻
#50501
We’ll see you out there 🤞🏻
#50501
February 1, 2025 at 9:49 PM
50 States. 50 Protests. 1 Day.
We’ll see you out there 🤞🏻
#50501
We’ll see you out there 🤞🏻
#50501
Zuckerberg is really falling in line.
Meta said on Wednesday that it had agreed to pay President Trump $25 million to settle a 2021 lawsuit he filed over the suspension of his Facebook and Instagram accounts after the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.
Meta Agrees to Pay Trump $25 Million to Settle His Lawsuit
President Trump had sued Meta and other tech firms in 2021, arguing that he had been wrongfully censored by them. Meta also reported revenue and profit growth for the fourth quarter.
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Zuckerberg is really falling in line.
Detention camps? I've heard this somewhere before ... oh yeah, Nazi Germany.
President Trump wants to deport tens of thousands of migrants to Guantanamo Bay, and we explain here what he may be talking about. w/ @haleaziz.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/u...
Trump Says U.S. Will Hold Migrants at Guantánamo
The president suggested 30,000 migrants could be housed on the base. It is unclear how the plan will take shape.
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Detention camps? I've heard this somewhere before ... oh yeah, Nazi Germany.
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Trump's assault on the federal government has been a campaign of breathtaking scope and relentless velocity, a blend of personal and political as he seeks revenge against perceived enemies while demolishing the foundations of the modern liberal state. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/u...
Amid the Chaos, Trump Has a Simple Message: He’s in Charge
The new president has moved with lightning speed to purge officials he deems disloyal and rid agencies of policies he considers liberal.
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Trump's assault on the federal government has been a campaign of breathtaking scope and relentless velocity, a blend of personal and political as he seeks revenge against perceived enemies while demolishing the foundations of the modern liberal state. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/29/u...
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A Plane Crash Near Washington, and 3 Contentious Senate Hearings
Plus, the latest hostage and prisoner release.
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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