Cheryl Becker
@cabecker.bsky.social
Feminist. Retired librarian. Dog lover. Wisconsin. Crosswords. Brokenhearted Democrat.
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Cheryl Becker
@cabecker.bsky.social
· Aug 23
Have you ever wanted to be a hero? Save someone’s life? I’m not talking about in a superhero kind of way. There is another way you can help save a life—by donating an organ. Now, you may say, “I’ve checked the box on my license; anybody can have any organs they want when I die.” Great!
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Every Fucking progressive Democracy in the World
Has universal or Single Payer Healthcare
Canada
New Zealand
Australia
Germany
France
Sweden
Denmark
Finland
Spain
Japan
UK
Taiwan
And the Richest Nation in the World, the good old USA?
Shit
Why?
Republicans are shit people
Has universal or Single Payer Healthcare
Canada
New Zealand
Australia
Germany
France
Sweden
Denmark
Finland
Spain
Japan
UK
Taiwan
And the Richest Nation in the World, the good old USA?
Shit
Why?
Republicans are shit people
December 14, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Every Fucking progressive Democracy in the World
Has universal or Single Payer Healthcare
Canada
New Zealand
Australia
Germany
France
Sweden
Denmark
Finland
Spain
Japan
UK
Taiwan
And the Richest Nation in the World, the good old USA?
Shit
Why?
Republicans are shit people
Has universal or Single Payer Healthcare
Canada
New Zealand
Australia
Germany
France
Sweden
Denmark
Finland
Spain
Japan
UK
Taiwan
And the Richest Nation in the World, the good old USA?
Shit
Why?
Republicans are shit people
RIP
Rob Reiner, 78, found dead alongside his wife, Michele Singer - USA TODAY
Rob Reiner, 78, found dead alongside his wife, Michele Singer - USA TODAY
December 15, 2025 at 4:13 AM
RIP
Rob Reiner, 78, found dead alongside his wife, Michele Singer - USA TODAY
Rob Reiner, 78, found dead alongside his wife, Michele Singer - USA TODAY
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Instead of responding only with thoughts and prayers, Australia will respond with laws and regulations. Because, unlike the United States, it values the lives of its citizens over any sick adulation of firearms.
The 1996 Port Arthur massacre led to immediate, sweeping, bipartisan gun law reforms.
The 1996 Port Arthur massacre led to immediate, sweeping, bipartisan gun law reforms.
‘I heard 40, 50 shots’: Witnesses fled Bondi Beach as gunmen targeted Jewish event
‘I heard 40, 50 shots’: Witnesses fled Bondi Beach as gunmen targeted Jewish event
Gunshots ripped through a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, killing at least 12 people
www.irishtimes.com
December 14, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Instead of responding only with thoughts and prayers, Australia will respond with laws and regulations. Because, unlike the United States, it values the lives of its citizens over any sick adulation of firearms.
The 1996 Port Arthur massacre led to immediate, sweeping, bipartisan gun law reforms.
The 1996 Port Arthur massacre led to immediate, sweeping, bipartisan gun law reforms.
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This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
December 12, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
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BIG NEWS: A federal grand jury has AGAIN refused to indict NY AG Letitia James in the Eastern District of Virginia — this time in Alexandria.
This is just a week after the DOJ tried and failed to secure a grand jury indictment in Norfolk.
This is just a week after the DOJ tried and failed to secure a grand jury indictment in Norfolk.
December 11, 2025 at 8:33 PM
BIG NEWS: A federal grand jury has AGAIN refused to indict NY AG Letitia James in the Eastern District of Virginia — this time in Alexandria.
This is just a week after the DOJ tried and failed to secure a grand jury indictment in Norfolk.
This is just a week after the DOJ tried and failed to secure a grand jury indictment in Norfolk.
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Their closing message to Indiana: change your maps to artificially benefit the President's political party or 'roads will not be paved' as punishment.
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
December 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Their closing message to Indiana: change your maps to artificially benefit the President's political party or 'roads will not be paved' as punishment.
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
They are openly saying this.
Who would want to live in a country that works like that?
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Yesterday, Spc Sarah Becstrom was laid to rest in West Virginia at a VA National Cemetery.
Surprisingly none of the major major news media mention it. No flags were lower to half staff.
Well the Convicted FElon keeps the news focus on him.
www.wvva.com/2025/12/10/s...
Surprisingly none of the major major news media mention it. No flags were lower to half staff.
Well the Convicted FElon keeps the news focus on him.
www.wvva.com/2025/12/10/s...
Spc. Sarah Beckstrom laid to rest with full military honors at W.Va. National Cemetery
Spc. Sarah Beckstrom was laid to rest with full military honors Tuesday in Grafton.
www.wvva.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Yesterday, Spc Sarah Becstrom was laid to rest in West Virginia at a VA National Cemetery.
Surprisingly none of the major major news media mention it. No flags were lower to half staff.
Well the Convicted FElon keeps the news focus on him.
www.wvva.com/2025/12/10/s...
Surprisingly none of the major major news media mention it. No flags were lower to half staff.
Well the Convicted FElon keeps the news focus on him.
www.wvva.com/2025/12/10/s...
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MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
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NEW: Carol Loennig tells Nicoll Wallace on MSNOW that the DOJ intends to try and indict Letitia James a THIRD time.
The trouble with that is these multiple tries help James prove her vindictive and selective prosecution bid, and bolster a case to get the grand jury materials.
The trouble with that is these multiple tries help James prove her vindictive and selective prosecution bid, and bolster a case to get the grand jury materials.
December 5, 2025 at 9:45 PM
NEW: Carol Loennig tells Nicoll Wallace on MSNOW that the DOJ intends to try and indict Letitia James a THIRD time.
The trouble with that is these multiple tries help James prove her vindictive and selective prosecution bid, and bolster a case to get the grand jury materials.
The trouble with that is these multiple tries help James prove her vindictive and selective prosecution bid, and bolster a case to get the grand jury materials.
CDC panel recommends delaying birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine, overturning 30-year-old policy - STAT
December 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
CDC panel recommends delaying birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine, overturning 30-year-old policy - STAT
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New in PN: A war criminal without a war
"We’re watching the flimsy justifications fall apart in real time. They can try to shift the blame. They can try to say that people clinging to wreckage for dear life are somehow an active threat. But in the end, it’s just murder."
"We’re watching the flimsy justifications fall apart in real time. They can try to shift the blame. They can try to say that people clinging to wreckage for dear life are somehow an active threat. But in the end, it’s just murder."
A war criminal without a war
It's just murder.
www.publicnotice.co
December 5, 2025 at 12:52 PM
New in PN: A war criminal without a war
"We’re watching the flimsy justifications fall apart in real time. They can try to shift the blame. They can try to say that people clinging to wreckage for dear life are somehow an active threat. But in the end, it’s just murder."
"We’re watching the flimsy justifications fall apart in real time. They can try to shift the blame. They can try to say that people clinging to wreckage for dear life are somehow an active threat. But in the end, it’s just murder."
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“You’re prompting me wrong.”
BERMAN: Would it be legal for police in Arkansas to kill suspected drug dealers on a boat in a lake?
TOM COTTON: The premise of your question is not well-founded
BERMAN: The answer is no. It would not be legal to kill them.
TOM COTTON: The premise of your question is not well-founded
BERMAN: The answer is no. It would not be legal to kill them.
December 5, 2025 at 3:39 PM
“You’re prompting me wrong.”
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Congress used to have the power of the purse and the power to declare war.
December 5, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Congress used to have the power of the purse and the power to declare war.
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Abbe Lowell, the attorney who is representing Letitia James: “I can't tell you a time in the federal system...where a federal prosecutor thought a case was strong enough to bring to a grand jury, and the grand jury said no.” @kaitlancollins.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Abbe Lowell, the attorney who is representing Letitia James: “I can't tell you a time in the federal system...where a federal prosecutor thought a case was strong enough to bring to a grand jury, and the grand jury said no.” @kaitlancollins.bsky.social
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This is a million times worse than anything Hunter Biden was accused of doing in even the most fevered right-wing conspiracy dream
UPDATE: Trump Jr.-backed startup receives $620 million Pentagon loan
In October, Popular Information reported that the Pentagon awarded a contract to Unusual Machines, an obscure drone company that President Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., joined as an advisor in Novemb...
popular.info
December 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This is a million times worse than anything Hunter Biden was accused of doing in even the most fevered right-wing conspiracy dream
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Gupta: Nobody takes a Montreal Cognitive Assessment with this type of frequency. Doing it as frequently as he’s doing makes no sense. I don’t know any neurologist who would recommend doing a MoCA with that type of frequency. It’s not the flex that I think he believes it is.
December 2, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Gupta: Nobody takes a Montreal Cognitive Assessment with this type of frequency. Doing it as frequently as he’s doing makes no sense. I don’t know any neurologist who would recommend doing a MoCA with that type of frequency. It’s not the flex that I think he believes it is.
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Gupta: These are the most credentialed radiologists in the country. No one is aware of any type of screening guideline that says as you age you should get an MRI of the heart and abdomen.
December 2, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Gupta: These are the most credentialed radiologists in the country. No one is aware of any type of screening guideline that says as you age you should get an MRI of the heart and abdomen.
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@markhertling.bsky.social: “When you're talking about striking against someone who's wounded and clinging to debris…Deliberately targeting such a person isn't a tactical decision, it's a war crime by the Geneva Convention, the laws of land warfare, and the U.N. Charter.”
December 2, 2025 at 12:50 AM
@markhertling.bsky.social: “When you're talking about striking against someone who's wounded and clinging to debris…Deliberately targeting such a person isn't a tactical decision, it's a war crime by the Geneva Convention, the laws of land warfare, and the U.N. Charter.”
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Dear Senator Cassidy,
“We” didn’t. WE didn’t pardon anyone. HE did. The President of the United States pardoned him. Come on Bill, say his name. Who’s our president? Say his name.
Best,
Your Former Congressional Colleague
“We” didn’t. WE didn’t pardon anyone. HE did. The President of the United States pardoned him. Come on Bill, say his name. Who’s our president? Say his name.
Best,
Your Former Congressional Colleague
December 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Dear Senator Cassidy,
“We” didn’t. WE didn’t pardon anyone. HE did. The President of the United States pardoned him. Come on Bill, say his name. Who’s our president? Say his name.
Best,
Your Former Congressional Colleague
“We” didn’t. WE didn’t pardon anyone. HE did. The President of the United States pardoned him. Come on Bill, say his name. Who’s our president? Say his name.
Best,
Your Former Congressional Colleague
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Department of Defense Law of War Manual, Sec. 18.3.2.1 states the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders.
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
December 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Department of Defense Law of War Manual, Sec. 18.3.2.1 states the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders.
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
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BREAKING: We won! 3rd Circuit affirms illegality of Habba appointment
We @democracydefendersfund.org are honored to work on this case with the wonderful folks at Lowell & Associates, Gerald Krovatin & many others 👇
We @democracydefendersfund.org are honored to work on this case with the wonderful folks at Lowell & Associates, Gerald Krovatin & many others 👇
December 1, 2025 at 3:25 PM
BREAKING: We won! 3rd Circuit affirms illegality of Habba appointment
We @democracydefendersfund.org are honored to work on this case with the wonderful folks at Lowell & Associates, Gerald Krovatin & many others 👇
We @democracydefendersfund.org are honored to work on this case with the wonderful folks at Lowell & Associates, Gerald Krovatin & many others 👇
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Number of states where average gas prices are below $2:
Zero.
Number of states where average gas prices are anywhere NEAR $2:
Zero.
Zero.
Number of states where average gas prices are anywhere NEAR $2:
Zero.
HASSETT: Gas prices dropped below $2 a gallon in a lot of places
CORDES: Gas prices on average are still at $3 a galloon
HASSETT: For a few states they got below $2
CORDES: Gas prices on average are still at $3 a galloon
HASSETT: For a few states they got below $2
November 30, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Number of states where average gas prices are below $2:
Zero.
Number of states where average gas prices are anywhere NEAR $2:
Zero.
Zero.
Number of states where average gas prices are anywhere NEAR $2:
Zero.
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Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
November 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Mark Kelly: "This president, when he says things like 'third world countries,' what is he really saying? I think what he's saying is he doesn't want brown people in our country. And that's disturbing. It's un-American."
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Oh my. When you've lost the Babylon Bee …
November 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Oh my. When you've lost the Babylon Bee …