Lydia Bean
@lydiabean.bsky.social
Small business owner, community leader, and mom running for Tarrant County Clerk.
After prayerful consideration, I have made the decision to run for Tarrant County Clerk in 2026, instead of seeking the office of County Judge. (Thread)
December 9, 2025 at 1:08 AM
After prayerful consideration, I have made the decision to run for Tarrant County Clerk in 2026, instead of seeking the office of County Judge. (Thread)
This ruling is absolutely wild and nakedly partisan.
December 4, 2025 at 11:23 PM
This ruling is absolutely wild and nakedly partisan.
Pregnant women and babies are dying in jail due to medical neglect and cruelty. And Tarrant County’s dangerous jail features prominently in this national story: www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
'Why won't you help me?' Pregnant women and their babies are dying in jail
Dozens of pregnant women locked up in county jails described excruciating pain, saying their cries for help were ignored as they miscarried or gave birth into cell toilets or on filthy jail floors.
www.nbcnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Pregnant women and babies are dying in jail due to medical neglect and cruelty. And Tarrant County’s dangerous jail features prominently in this national story: www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Please amuse me with your X screenshots of fake “American” accounts spreading xenophobia that have been revealed to originate from another country. It never gets old.
November 23, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Please amuse me with your X screenshots of fake “American” accounts spreading xenophobia that have been revealed to originate from another country. It never gets old.
Big win for democracy! Trump’s gerrymandered map can’t be used in 2026 midterms. That’s why we have to keep fighting for fair elections—in Congress and in our local communities. Help me defeat our extremist County Judge in Tarrant County, who is rigging the maps and closing polling locations!
November 18, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Big win for democracy! Trump’s gerrymandered map can’t be used in 2026 midterms. That’s why we have to keep fighting for fair elections—in Congress and in our local communities. Help me defeat our extremist County Judge in Tarrant County, who is rigging the maps and closing polling locations!
It’s official! I just filed to be on the ballot for Tarrant County Judge, the chief executive of one of the largest counties in Texas. I’m ready to show the door to extremist Tim O’Hare and his billionaire backers in 2026. We’re going to answer to the people of Tarrant County. www.LydiaforTexas.com!
November 13, 2025 at 2:20 PM
It’s official! I just filed to be on the ballot for Tarrant County Judge, the chief executive of one of the largest counties in Texas. I’m ready to show the door to extremist Tim O’Hare and his billionaire backers in 2026. We’re going to answer to the people of Tarrant County. www.LydiaforTexas.com!
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BREAKING: After ICE refuses to allow detained migrants to receive the Eucharist, Pope Leo calls on Trump and Vance to respect migrants‘ dignity and religious liberty.
“They must allow ministers to assist with their needs. They've been separated from their families and no one knows what happens.”
“They must allow ministers to assist with their needs. They've been separated from their families and no one knows what happens.”
November 4, 2025 at 8:14 PM
BREAKING: After ICE refuses to allow detained migrants to receive the Eucharist, Pope Leo calls on Trump and Vance to respect migrants‘ dignity and religious liberty.
“They must allow ministers to assist with their needs. They've been separated from their families and no one knows what happens.”
“They must allow ministers to assist with their needs. They've been separated from their families and no one knows what happens.”
Get out there and VOTE!
November 4, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Get out there and VOTE!
Once again, the chair of the Tarrant County Republican Party, Bo French, is out there posting racist, violent fantasies about people losing food assistance. When is County Judge Tim O’Hare going to denounce the leader of his party? We can’t let people with this sick worldview run our county.
October 31, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Once again, the chair of the Tarrant County Republican Party, Bo French, is out there posting racist, violent fantasies about people losing food assistance. When is County Judge Tim O’Hare going to denounce the leader of his party? We can’t let people with this sick worldview run our county.
Tim O’Hare has:
❌ Drained $100 million from our schools
❌Thrown civic leaders out of public meetings
❌ Gerrymandered district lines (sound familiar?)
Tarrant County deserves better. THAT’S why I’m running for County Judge. Let's send O’Hare packing → secure.actblue.com/donate/lydia...
❌ Drained $100 million from our schools
❌Thrown civic leaders out of public meetings
❌ Gerrymandered district lines (sound familiar?)
Tarrant County deserves better. THAT’S why I’m running for County Judge. Let's send O’Hare packing → secure.actblue.com/donate/lydia...
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August 27, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Tim O’Hare has:
❌ Drained $100 million from our schools
❌Thrown civic leaders out of public meetings
❌ Gerrymandered district lines (sound familiar?)
Tarrant County deserves better. THAT’S why I’m running for County Judge. Let's send O’Hare packing → secure.actblue.com/donate/lydia...
❌ Drained $100 million from our schools
❌Thrown civic leaders out of public meetings
❌ Gerrymandered district lines (sound familiar?)
Tarrant County deserves better. THAT’S why I’m running for County Judge. Let's send O’Hare packing → secure.actblue.com/donate/lydia...
In North Texas, we had to rally to stop polling locations from being closed in Tarrant County: www.wfaa.com/video/news/l...
Tarrant County approves sharp reduction in polling locations amid outcry during public meeting
“I am speaking here today to ask you not to adopt this proposal of polling locations..." Lydia Bean said.
www.wfaa.com
August 20, 2025 at 1:47 AM
In North Texas, we had to rally to stop polling locations from being closed in Tarrant County: www.wfaa.com/video/news/l...
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Just a casual little reminder for all the elitist finger-pointers out there that labor unions are more popular than vanilla ice cream, chocolate ice cream, or Taylor Swift. So good luck with that.
June 4, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Just a casual little reminder for all the elitist finger-pointers out there that labor unions are more popular than vanilla ice cream, chocolate ice cream, or Taylor Swift. So good luck with that.
It’s been a terrible week for democracy. But on a positive note, Hasbro has re-released the theme song for Jem and the Holograms…and it’s even better than I remember from my childhood! bleedingcool.com/tv/jem-hasbr...
Jem: Hasbro Releases Original 80s Series Music Remastered to Stream
Hasbro is releasing the remastered original music from Jem and the Holograms on streaming to honor the animated series' 40th anniversary.
bleedingcool.com
June 1, 2025 at 12:43 AM
It’s been a terrible week for democracy. But on a positive note, Hasbro has re-released the theme song for Jem and the Holograms…and it’s even better than I remember from my childhood! bleedingcool.com/tv/jem-hasbr...
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Never, ever forget that we are a persistent, powerful, and winning movement. Medicaid saves lives every day, and we must save Medicaid for the 80 million people who rely on it for health care. Keep calling your Members of Congress to say: #NoMedicaidCuts!
May 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Never, ever forget that we are a persistent, powerful, and winning movement. Medicaid saves lives every day, and we must save Medicaid for the 80 million people who rely on it for health care. Keep calling your Members of Congress to say: #NoMedicaidCuts!
“God loves us, all of us, evil will not prevail. We are all in the hands of God. Without fear, united, hand in hand with God and among ourselves, we will go forward.” -Pope Leo XIV
May 9, 2025 at 12:54 AM
“God loves us, all of us, evil will not prevail. We are all in the hands of God. Without fear, united, hand in hand with God and among ourselves, we will go forward.” -Pope Leo XIV
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NEW: The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion.
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose just 29%.
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose just 29%.
Under Texas’ Abortion Ban, Where a Woman Lives Can Determine Her Risk of Developing Sepsis
While the rates of dangerous infections spiked across the state after it banned abortion in 2021, women in Houston fared far worse than those in Dallas, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind ana...
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May 7, 2025 at 8:31 PM
NEW: The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion.
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose just 29%.
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose just 29%.
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Poultry plants are horrific workplaces. Everything moves at lightning speed with numerous dangers few protections. I spoke to workers whose bodies have been wrecked by this work, which the Trump administration is aiming to speed up even more: thefern.org/2025/05/no-m...
No matter who’s in the White House, the poultry-processing lines move ever faster | Food and Environment Reporting Network
The first time I met Alex Paul he wore a stylish patterned shirt and a wide smile. Paul, an immigrant from Haiti, came to the U.S. in the summer of 2023 and got a job at Amick Farms…
thefern.org
May 7, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Poultry plants are horrific workplaces. Everything moves at lightning speed with numerous dangers few protections. I spoke to workers whose bodies have been wrecked by this work, which the Trump administration is aiming to speed up even more: thefern.org/2025/05/no-m...
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55 years after Kent State, 4 tactics now make another disaster more likely:
1️⃣ Justifying abuses of power with national security
2️⃣ Diverting military personnel to law enforcement
3️⃣ Empowering incompetent leadership
4️⃣ Removing checks on military misuse
www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/55-years-a...
1️⃣ Justifying abuses of power with national security
2️⃣ Diverting military personnel to law enforcement
3️⃣ Empowering incompetent leadership
4️⃣ Removing checks on military misuse
www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/55-years-a...
55 years after Kent State, Donald Trump courts another disaster
Politicization of the military should alarm every American
www.ifyoucankeepit.org
May 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
55 years after Kent State, 4 tactics now make another disaster more likely:
1️⃣ Justifying abuses of power with national security
2️⃣ Diverting military personnel to law enforcement
3️⃣ Empowering incompetent leadership
4️⃣ Removing checks on military misuse
www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/55-years-a...
1️⃣ Justifying abuses of power with national security
2️⃣ Diverting military personnel to law enforcement
3️⃣ Empowering incompetent leadership
4️⃣ Removing checks on military misuse
www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/55-years-a...
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When you think about the politics of Medicaid, it's important to know that over half of adults say they or a family member have been covered by the program.
www.kff.org/medicaid/pol...
www.kff.org/medicaid/pol...
May 1, 2025 at 6:53 PM
When you think about the politics of Medicaid, it's important to know that over half of adults say they or a family member have been covered by the program.
www.kff.org/medicaid/pol...
www.kff.org/medicaid/pol...
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As federal dollars for Head Start slow, rural parents left without other options hechingerreport.org/as-federal-d...
As federal dollars for Head Start slow, rural parents left without other options - The Hechinger Report
In the rural Methow Valley in northeast Washington state, parents have few options for child care. There are only two licensed programs in the community — one of which is a Head Start center. About 40...
hechingerreport.org
May 1, 2025 at 1:30 PM
As federal dollars for Head Start slow, rural parents left without other options hechingerreport.org/as-federal-d...
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The math here is simple. Republicans have passed a budget framework where very large cuts to Medicaid will have to occur. Now, they are preemptively shifting the blame for those cuts to Governors, who cannot engage in deficit spending.
All of this is for a regressive tax cut.
All of this is for a regressive tax cut.
Austin Scott previews how House Rs plan to cut Medicaid: "The federal govt is paying 90% of the Medicaid expansion. What we've talked about is moving that 90% level of the expansion back... nobody would be kicked off Medicaid as long as governors decided they wanted to continue to fund the program"
April 22, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The math here is simple. Republicans have passed a budget framework where very large cuts to Medicaid will have to occur. Now, they are preemptively shifting the blame for those cuts to Governors, who cannot engage in deficit spending.
All of this is for a regressive tax cut.
All of this is for a regressive tax cut.