Beatrice Murch
@murchstudio.com
Program Manager of @internetarchive.eu – opinions strictly my own. Photographer, Wife, Mother, Daughter, Sister, Aunt, Cat Servant, Coffee Lover, Immigrant, Traveler, Geek, Participant & Observer.
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Beatrice Murch
@murchstudio.com
· Nov 11
I just created and published this website. Hopefully it inspires some people in the US to take action. Feedback welcome, but I don’t want to spend too much time and let perfect be the enemy of done. Link in the comments. We have 100 days! Let's gett'r done.
www.actiondissolvesanxiety.com
www.actiondissolvesanxiety.com
I am pivoting this website from helping to get Harris elected to advocating to protect Democracy. Do you know of good existing orgs that are fighting the good fight? What should I include?
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instead of saying this was good strategy, maybe senate dems should say: "the republicans were going to kill people by starving them to death, and because we aren't monsters, we decided to let this fight go. We'll keep fighting. Stop electing monsters."
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
instead of saying this was good strategy, maybe senate dems should say: "the republicans were going to kill people by starving them to death, and because we aren't monsters, we decided to let this fight go. We'll keep fighting. Stop electing monsters."
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Simon Rosenberg is correct, as usual -- as a political matter -- Trump and the Republicans lost this shutdown badly, as they did the election.
And the cracks in the TrumpedGOP coalition are showing, and will only grow. It is Democrats' job to aid in turning those cracks into crevasses.
And the cracks in the TrumpedGOP coalition are showing, and will only grow. It is Democrats' job to aid in turning those cracks into crevasses.
Some thoughts on what comes next for Democrats....👇
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/ok-the-sen...
www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/ok-the-sen...
OK. The Senate Voted To Re-Open The Government. What Do We Do Now? Some Early Thoughts
I am going live with Stuart Stevens at noon ET today. Join us - we have a lot to talk about.....
www.hopiumchronicles.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Simon Rosenberg is correct, as usual -- as a political matter -- Trump and the Republicans lost this shutdown badly, as they did the election.
And the cracks in the TrumpedGOP coalition are showing, and will only grow. It is Democrats' job to aid in turning those cracks into crevasses.
And the cracks in the TrumpedGOP coalition are showing, and will only grow. It is Democrats' job to aid in turning those cracks into crevasses.
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This! Anger is a sign that something is wrong. Let’s use this as fuel, rather than letting it burn us out.
SINCERE POST™️: you might be very angry tonight. don't let that anger eat you. that doesn't mean "don't be angry." just don't let it turn you to despair. anger in an energy, and you can use it as fuel for actions. As the saying goes, let this radicalize you
November 10, 2025 at 6:43 AM
This! Anger is a sign that something is wrong. Let’s use this as fuel, rather than letting it burn us out.
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just a reminder that the 8 Dems who folded need to vote again later in the week (thanks to dumb senate procedure, unsurprisingly)
light their phones up tomorrow at 9AM
light their phones up tomorrow at 9AM
BREAKING
The 1st Circuit REJECTS Trump DOJ's request to pause a judge's order to pay up Nov's SNAP funds to the states.
The SCOTUS stay will expire within 48 hours absent further action from the justices, per its terms.
Doc ecf.ca1.uscourts.gov/n/beam/servl...
The 1st Circuit REJECTS Trump DOJ's request to pause a judge's order to pay up Nov's SNAP funds to the states.
The SCOTUS stay will expire within 48 hours absent further action from the justices, per its terms.
Doc ecf.ca1.uscourts.gov/n/beam/servl...
November 10, 2025 at 5:46 AM
just a reminder that the 8 Dems who folded need to vote again later in the week (thanks to dumb senate procedure, unsurprisingly)
light their phones up tomorrow at 9AM
light their phones up tomorrow at 9AM
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Hey, hey, this premiered tonight on Apple TV. My husband and a whole lotta friends of mine spent the last few years making it. It’s very good. You should check it out.
November 7, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Hey, hey, this premiered tonight on Apple TV. My husband and a whole lotta friends of mine spent the last few years making it. It’s very good. You should check it out.
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Of note, quote:
"If people want Schumer to go here is what you need to do.
1) Call for his ouster
2) Make specific demands on what the replacement needs to do
3) Find a replacement
4) Withhold all support from any senator who does not agree."
"If people want Schumer to go here is what you need to do.
1) Call for his ouster
2) Make specific demands on what the replacement needs to do
3) Find a replacement
4) Withhold all support from any senator who does not agree."
Literally since I first started in the senate, it was commonly understood Schumer sucked.
In our office it was common to say "if he was the head of a company he would be fired".
Except that's all total bullshit because he runs unopposed each time and any senator could topple him if they wanted.
In our office it was common to say "if he was the head of a company he would be fired".
Except that's all total bullshit because he runs unopposed each time and any senator could topple him if they wanted.
November 10, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Of note, quote:
"If people want Schumer to go here is what you need to do.
1) Call for his ouster
2) Make specific demands on what the replacement needs to do
3) Find a replacement
4) Withhold all support from any senator who does not agree."
"If people want Schumer to go here is what you need to do.
1) Call for his ouster
2) Make specific demands on what the replacement needs to do
3) Find a replacement
4) Withhold all support from any senator who does not agree."
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Donors don't pay Democrats to solve problems, they pay them to stay just on the heels of Republicans enough to make it look like a fight most of the time.
I say this as a former comms person, this is the consequence of the party deciding that the most important ways to win is all about "messaging".
No it fucking isn't! It's about solving actual problems because that's what everyone pays them to do!
No it fucking isn't! It's about solving actual problems because that's what everyone pays them to do!
November 10, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Donors don't pay Democrats to solve problems, they pay them to stay just on the heels of Republicans enough to make it look like a fight most of the time.
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1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
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I needed to see this this morning.
Little rooms.
The next Black renaissance is coming. I can feel it.
Little rooms.
The next Black renaissance is coming. I can feel it.
OutKast is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame:
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
November 9, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I needed to see this this morning.
Little rooms.
The next Black renaissance is coming. I can feel it.
Little rooms.
The next Black renaissance is coming. I can feel it.
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Mamdani is going to implement SSHaria law. Communications will be end to end encrypted.
Mamdani is going to implement Shakira law. Hips will no longer be able to lie.
Mamdani is going to implement Shania law. That don't impress me much.
November 9, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Mamdani is going to implement SSHaria law. Communications will be end to end encrypted.
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Ok, but let’s just say that TACO actually is a Russian asset (which is likely confirmed by the Epstein files),
isn’t crashing the U.S. economy EXACTLY what he’s supposed to do?
I mean…don’t his actions more clearly demonstrate an intent to harm the United States, than to actually lead it?
isn’t crashing the U.S. economy EXACTLY what he’s supposed to do?
I mean…don’t his actions more clearly demonstrate an intent to harm the United States, than to actually lead it?
November 9, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Ok, but let’s just say that TACO actually is a Russian asset (which is likely confirmed by the Epstein files),
isn’t crashing the U.S. economy EXACTLY what he’s supposed to do?
I mean…don’t his actions more clearly demonstrate an intent to harm the United States, than to actually lead it?
isn’t crashing the U.S. economy EXACTLY what he’s supposed to do?
I mean…don’t his actions more clearly demonstrate an intent to harm the United States, than to actually lead it?
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Senate Dems, do not cave. Ensuring healthcare premiums don’t surge is an 80-20 issue. They want to gut the ACA because their disdain for Obama far outweighs their concern for anyone’s health.
November 8, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Senate Dems, do not cave. Ensuring healthcare premiums don’t surge is an 80-20 issue. They want to gut the ACA because their disdain for Obama far outweighs their concern for anyone’s health.
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Leah Gardner, contemporary Chicago-based oil painter #WomensArt
November 8, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Leah Gardner, contemporary Chicago-based oil painter #WomensArt
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A teenager’s survival in 1945 is the guidebook for how citizens resist authoritarian power in 2025.👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:43 AM
A teenager’s survival in 1945 is the guidebook for how citizens resist authoritarian power in 2025.👇
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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Bcuz of Elon Musk, Marco Rubio, and Donald Trump, 400,000 children around the world died these past ten months. 400,000 children are dead and America is weakened bcuz of what Musk, Rubio, & Trump did. Elections really do have consequences. Today’s show.👇 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
The Social Contract with Joe Walsh
Politics Podcast · Updated Semiweekly · America, we gotta get back to doing what's expected of us as free citizens in this democracy. That means being tolerant, being respectful, staying informed, and...
podcasts.apple.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Bcuz of Elon Musk, Marco Rubio, and Donald Trump, 400,000 children around the world died these past ten months. 400,000 children are dead and America is weakened bcuz of what Musk, Rubio, & Trump did. Elections really do have consequences. Today’s show.👇 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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UPDATE: OK, apparently it really was some genius kabuki theater on Schumer's part.
As @fascismheckler.bsky.social said, this was the easiest win the GOP could've gotten and they STILL said no.
This is Arafat-rejecting-2-state-solution-in-2000 level stupid.
bsky.app/profile/fasc...
As @fascismheckler.bsky.social said, this was the easiest win the GOP could've gotten and they STILL said no.
This is Arafat-rejecting-2-state-solution-in-2000 level stupid.
bsky.app/profile/fasc...
I think we have to admit that Schumer is currently the person that understands the Senate the most. He made a deal that would be insane to reject but knew that the GOP would
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Republicans Reject Shutdown Offer as Travel, Food Aid Delays Hit
Senate Republicans on Friday rejected Democrats’ offer to scale back their shutdown demands to a one-year extension of expiring health care subsidies, prolonging a stalemate that has disrupted air tra...
www.bloomberg.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
UPDATE: OK, apparently it really was some genius kabuki theater on Schumer's part.
As @fascismheckler.bsky.social said, this was the easiest win the GOP could've gotten and they STILL said no.
This is Arafat-rejecting-2-state-solution-in-2000 level stupid.
bsky.app/profile/fasc...
As @fascismheckler.bsky.social said, this was the easiest win the GOP could've gotten and they STILL said no.
This is Arafat-rejecting-2-state-solution-in-2000 level stupid.
bsky.app/profile/fasc...
Nebula is awesome! Our son has learnt so much. I’m always amazed by what he talks about with us.
November 7, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Nebula is awesome! Our son has learnt so much. I’m always amazed by what he talks about with us.
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The contrast could not be greater
November 7, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The contrast could not be greater
So happy our first event went so well. We had some lessons learned but overall went off without a hitch and we learned about a really cool project!
So thankful to Elliot and Kristoff of the “Internet Phone Book” for their willingness to share their work at the intersection of the Internet and “Real Life” when many times they are one in the same. Websites reveal the sensibilities and voices of the humans that made them. /1
November 7, 2025 at 5:40 PM
So happy our first event went so well. We had some lessons learned but overall went off without a hitch and we learned about a really cool project!
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Belgian drone sightings could be linked to talks on using frozen Russian assets, says German minister – Europe live
Belgian drone sightings could be linked to talks on using frozen Russian assets, says German minister – Europe live
Boris Pistorius warns that Russia continues to seek to ‘sow doubt, divide us and influence elections’ in Europe
Meanwhile, Brussels Airlines said the company braced for “a significant” economic impact from this week’s drone incidents affecting traffic at Brussels airport.
The carrier’s spokesperson, Nico Cardone, was reported by VRT and Niuewsblad as saying that while the exact figures has not yet been calculated, there would be a number of elements adding up, including petrol, diversions, alternative transport, accomodation costs, and others. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Belgian drone sightings could be linked to talks on using frozen Russian assets, says German minister – Europe live
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A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
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1. This is a thread on freedom, and how easy it is to lose.
Over the past 2,000 years in Europe, there have been few periods and places of freedom. For much of the time we lived under highly oppressive tyrannies of various kinds, whether small or grand, local or imperial, secular or religious.🧵
Over the past 2,000 years in Europe, there have been few periods and places of freedom. For much of the time we lived under highly oppressive tyrannies of various kinds, whether small or grand, local or imperial, secular or religious.🧵
November 7, 2025 at 6:35 AM
1. This is a thread on freedom, and how easy it is to lose.
Over the past 2,000 years in Europe, there have been few periods and places of freedom. For much of the time we lived under highly oppressive tyrannies of various kinds, whether small or grand, local or imperial, secular or religious.🧵
Over the past 2,000 years in Europe, there have been few periods and places of freedom. For much of the time we lived under highly oppressive tyrannies of various kinds, whether small or grand, local or imperial, secular or religious.🧵
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Last night Brussels disrupted by drones, this morning Liège, again.
www.euractiv.com/news/drones-...
www.euractiv.com/news/drones-...
November 7, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Last night Brussels disrupted by drones, this morning Liège, again.
www.euractiv.com/news/drones-...
www.euractiv.com/news/drones-...