Beth Podel ✡️🍉🌹
@phenobarbidoll.bsky.social
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Artsy, angsty, autistic, and alliterative. Community activist. Lover of storms, sunsets, and moonrises.
I never shut up about things that matter.
Artsy, angsty, autistic, and alliterative. Community activist. Lover of storms, sunsets, and moonrises.
I never shut up about things that matter.
Marjorie Taylor Green spent five years in Congress attacking the left, and never feared for her safety.
She spent five weeks being critical of some positions on the right, and the backlash was so severe and dangerous that she is resigning in fear for her life.
She spent five weeks being critical of some positions on the right, and the backlash was so severe and dangerous that she is resigning in fear for her life.
November 22, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Marjorie Taylor Green spent five years in Congress attacking the left, and never feared for her safety.
She spent five weeks being critical of some positions on the right, and the backlash was so severe and dangerous that she is resigning in fear for her life.
She spent five weeks being critical of some positions on the right, and the backlash was so severe and dangerous that she is resigning in fear for her life.
Trump said he had a "standard" MRI. He has no idea what they scanned, but "the doctor said it was the best result he has ever seen as a doctor," naturally.
MRIs are not standard — nobody gets them without knowing what they're scanning, and there's no "best result." A scan is either normal or not.
MRIs are not standard — nobody gets them without knowing what they're scanning, and there's no "best result." A scan is either normal or not.
Donald Trump gives bizarre health update after recent MRI scan following months of concerns
Donald Trump has provided a bizarre health update after a recent MRI scan.
www.unilad.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Trump said he had a "standard" MRI. He has no idea what they scanned, but "the doctor said it was the best result he has ever seen as a doctor," naturally.
MRIs are not standard — nobody gets them without knowing what they're scanning, and there's no "best result." A scan is either normal or not.
MRIs are not standard — nobody gets them without knowing what they're scanning, and there's no "best result." A scan is either normal or not.
Seventy pardons, because apparently ‘draining the swamp’ meant restocking it with everyone who got caught swimming in it. It’s giving Arkham Asylum — Trump out here doing his best Joker impression, flinging open the doors and saying, "Let chaos reign!"
November 11, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Seventy pardons, because apparently ‘draining the swamp’ meant restocking it with everyone who got caught swimming in it. It’s giving Arkham Asylum — Trump out here doing his best Joker impression, flinging open the doors and saying, "Let chaos reign!"
They'll firebomb a bookstore because a drag queen is reading to children, but it's always a church leader.
Phoenix youth group leader arrested on child sex trafficking, abuse charges
Federal officials are looking for more potential victims after a Phoenix youth group leader was arrested on charges related to child sex trafficking and production of child sexual abuse material.
www.abc15.com
October 21, 2025 at 9:18 PM
They'll firebomb a bookstore because a drag queen is reading to children, but it's always a church leader.
If somebody wants to strew rose petals on a bed to turn me on, this is the way to do it.
October 20, 2025 at 12:44 PM
If somebody wants to strew rose petals on a bed to turn me on, this is the way to do it.
Nobody committed a crime, they made posts. Now they’ve lost their right to be here. It’s being framed as a moral stand, but it’s also a chilling reminder of who gets punished for speech and who doesn’t.
Free speech apparently stops where political convenience begins.
Free speech apparently stops where political convenience begins.
US revokes visas for six foreigners over comments made about Charlie Kirk's death
The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday it had revoked the visas of six foreigners over social media comments made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
www.reuters.com
October 15, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Nobody committed a crime, they made posts. Now they’ve lost their right to be here. It’s being framed as a moral stand, but it’s also a chilling reminder of who gets punished for speech and who doesn’t.
Free speech apparently stops where political convenience begins.
Free speech apparently stops where political convenience begins.
Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport won't play 'political' message blaming Democrats for shutdown www.kjzz.org/politics/202...
Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport won't play 'political' message blaming Democrats for shutdown
Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport joined a handful of other airports across the country that have refused to display a video from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blaming Democrats for the government ...
www.kjzz.org
October 14, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport won't play 'political' message blaming Democrats for shutdown www.kjzz.org/politics/202...
Sir, this is a desert.
October 13, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Sir, this is a desert.
A U.S. citizen in Portland was detained by plainclothes ICE agents who accused him of “overstaying a visa,” cuffed him, threatened him with a dog, and held him for hours, even after he showed proof he was born in California. If citizenship doesn’t protect us, what does? We can’t normalize this.
US citizen detained and held at ICE building in Portland for hours before release, lawyer says
A lawyer in Portland, Oregon, says he is representing a U.S. citizen who was detained and held at the city's U.S.
apnews.com
October 12, 2025 at 12:15 PM
A U.S. citizen in Portland was detained by plainclothes ICE agents who accused him of “overstaying a visa,” cuffed him, threatened him with a dog, and held him for hours, even after he showed proof he was born in California. If citizenship doesn’t protect us, what does? We can’t normalize this.
Is it just me, or did Phoenix go from Papa Bear to Mama Bear in a day?
October 11, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Is it just me, or did Phoenix go from Papa Bear to Mama Bear in a day?
This is crazy, but so is authoritarianism.
PERRY COUNTY, TN — a man arrested and faces felony “threatening mass violence in a school” for posting an image of Trump with his own words in a facebook group after Charlie Kirk’s murder.
His son calls it “an egregious violation of his 1A rights”
www.instagram.com/p/DPoq7b9Fez...
His son calls it “an egregious violation of his 1A rights”
www.instagram.com/p/DPoq7b9Fez...
October 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
This is crazy, but so is authoritarianism.
Have you heard RFK's latest? Circumcision causes autism, probably because when you get circumcised you're given Tylenol. It would be hilarious if he didn't have any decision-making power. Will he add Tylenol to the list of medications for which one can be sent to a "wellness farm"?
October 9, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Have you heard RFK's latest? Circumcision causes autism, probably because when you get circumcised you're given Tylenol. It would be hilarious if he didn't have any decision-making power. Will he add Tylenol to the list of medications for which one can be sent to a "wellness farm"?
“Kristi Noem praised for ‘staring down’ Antifa. It was a dozen reporters and a guy in a chicken suit.” –𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵
October 9, 2025 at 5:27 AM
“Kristi Noem praised for ‘staring down’ Antifa. It was a dozen reporters and a guy in a chicken suit.” –𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵
Trump’s NSPM-7 names “anti-capitalism” and “anti-Christianity” as “indicators of violence.” It even flags hostility to “traditional” family or moral views. It doesn’t make new laws—but it invites surveillance of dissent. That’s how authoritarianism starts. Not with jackboots, but with memos.
October 9, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Trump’s NSPM-7 names “anti-capitalism” and “anti-Christianity” as “indicators of violence.” It even flags hostility to “traditional” family or moral views. It doesn’t make new laws—but it invites surveillance of dissent. That’s how authoritarianism starts. Not with jackboots, but with memos.
Oregon GOP posted a meme claiming Portland was “burning to the ground” — using a photo not even from the U.S. It was a mash-up of South American protest images, one with “Policia” shields. When called out, they said, “We’re not reporters, we’re just bad at memes.” Absolutely shameless.
Republicans post fake image of Oregon protest – using photos of South America
A federal judge had blocked Trump’s request to deploy California national guard to Portland
www.theguardian.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Oregon GOP posted a meme claiming Portland was “burning to the ground” — using a photo not even from the U.S. It was a mash-up of South American protest images, one with “Policia” shields. When called out, they said, “We’re not reporters, we’re just bad at memes.” Absolutely shameless.
If it weren't for double standards, Republicans would have no standards at all.
October 1, 2025 at 3:17 AM
If it weren't for double standards, Republicans would have no standards at all.
AZ GOP Rep. John Gillette called for Rep. Pramila Jayapal to be “tried, convicted & hanged” after she urged nonviolent resistance—twisting her words into a fake insurrection claim. He refuses to back down, pushing violent anti-LGBTQ rhetoric that endangers opponents & fuels hate.
GOP lawmaker calls for Dem congresswoman to be executed for urging Trump protests
Arizona GOP Rep. John Gillette calls for hanging Democratic congresswoman over nonviolent protest remarks
azmirror.com
October 1, 2025 at 3:06 AM
AZ GOP Rep. John Gillette called for Rep. Pramila Jayapal to be “tried, convicted & hanged” after she urged nonviolent resistance—twisting her words into a fake insurrection claim. He refuses to back down, pushing violent anti-LGBTQ rhetoric that endangers opponents & fuels hate.
Democrats are globally center-right. Even Progressives like AOC, Omar, and Tlaib—labeled “radical left” by Republicans—align with mainstream social democratic parties abroad. Meanwhile, Republicans sit on the right to far-right, often more extreme than conservatives elsewhere.
October 1, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Democrats are globally center-right. Even Progressives like AOC, Omar, and Tlaib—labeled “radical left” by Republicans—align with mainstream social democratic parties abroad. Meanwhile, Republicans sit on the right to far-right, often more extreme than conservatives elsewhere.
Arizona’s struggling under Trump’s mess. He’s yanked health care from hundreds of thousands, buried us in red tape costing tens of millions, and slapped families and businesses with tax hikes from his reckless trade war. Arizona can’t afford Trump’s chaos 𝘢𝘯𝘥 his parks tab.
Hobbs won't spend Arizona taxpayer dollars to keep Grand Canyon open amid shutdown
Unlike her Republican predecessors, Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs says she won’t spend state funds to keep Arizona landmarks like Grand Canyon National Park open amid a federal government shutdown.
www.kjzz.org
October 1, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Arizona’s struggling under Trump’s mess. He’s yanked health care from hundreds of thousands, buried us in red tape costing tens of millions, and slapped families and businesses with tax hikes from his reckless trade war. Arizona can’t afford Trump’s chaos 𝘢𝘯𝘥 his parks tab.
When FDR signed minimum wage into law in 1938, he said it should be “more than a bare subsistence level — the wages of decent living.” He also argued that “no business which depends for existence on paying less than living wages…has any right to continue.”
Arizona's minimum wage to rise again in 2026, marking decade of annual increases
It wasn’t that long ago that a minimum wage of $15 or more was something only seen in cities like Los Angeles or Seattle, but that will be the case for the entire state of Arizona in 2026.
www.abc15.com
September 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
When FDR signed minimum wage into law in 1938, he said it should be “more than a bare subsistence level — the wages of decent living.” He also argued that “no business which depends for existence on paying less than living wages…has any right to continue.”