Becky
@spicystars.bsky.social
feeds birds•likes rocks•sings songs•overthinks
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I like to think I’ll live a life where very very very few people would tweet hoping that I’ve died.
August 30, 2025 at 7:57 AM
I like to think I’ll live a life where very very very few people would tweet hoping that I’ve died.
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This is like in Peter Pan where the audience tries to revive Tinkerbell with applause. Except, you know, the opposite.
August 30, 2025 at 4:26 AM
This is like in Peter Pan where the audience tries to revive Tinkerbell with applause. Except, you know, the opposite.
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Great analytical look at creeping authoritarianism from @jenvictor.bsky.social.
misofact.substack.com/p/when-a-dem...
misofact.substack.com/p/when-a-dem...
When a democracy falls, do the people know?
A simple four-category test applied to acts over the first 90 days of Trump-II shows autocracy rising in the US due primarily to violations of the rule of law, which many people don't perceive.
misofact.substack.com
April 26, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Great analytical look at creeping authoritarianism from @jenvictor.bsky.social.
misofact.substack.com/p/when-a-dem...
misofact.substack.com/p/when-a-dem...
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“.. the mere fact that someone who worked for Mr. Trump thought it might be a good idea to display his boss’s likeness on his lapel, no matter how briefly, is notable.”
@nytimes.com
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April 26, 2025 at 8:57 PM
“.. the mere fact that someone who worked for Mr. Trump thought it might be a good idea to display his boss’s likeness on his lapel, no matter how briefly, is notable.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/s...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/22/s...
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Alabama is now in the ‘find out’ stage
Mazda’s Huntsville, Alabama plant just hit pause thanks to Trump’s tariffs.
Nothing says “great economy” like factories shutting down because the guy you overwhelmingly voted for doesn’t know shit about business.
www.al.com/business/202...
Mazda’s Huntsville, Alabama plant just hit pause thanks to Trump’s tariffs.
Nothing says “great economy” like factories shutting down because the guy you overwhelmingly voted for doesn’t know shit about business.
www.al.com/business/202...
Huntsville auto plant pauses production of SUV to counter Trump tariffs
The company did not say how long the suspension will last.
www.al.com
April 26, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Alabama is now in the ‘find out’ stage
Mazda’s Huntsville, Alabama plant just hit pause thanks to Trump’s tariffs.
Nothing says “great economy” like factories shutting down because the guy you overwhelmingly voted for doesn’t know shit about business.
www.al.com/business/202...
Mazda’s Huntsville, Alabama plant just hit pause thanks to Trump’s tariffs.
Nothing says “great economy” like factories shutting down because the guy you overwhelmingly voted for doesn’t know shit about business.
www.al.com/business/202...
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Are we still pretending this is about free speech?
The Naval Academy cancelled a freakin' Ken Burns documentary showing, not because of the content, but because Burns had been critical of Trump
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/24/u...
April 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Are we still pretending this is about free speech?
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Lions drafted a guy called TeSlaa and hoo boy, there has rarely been a worse time to have that name in Detroit
April 26, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Lions drafted a guy called TeSlaa and hoo boy, there has rarely been a worse time to have that name in Detroit
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Trump appears entirely unbothered and unconcerned when asked about Pete Hegseth’s security violations — the Secretary of Defense’s use of Signal to leak classified information. Trump was swift to dismiss it all as “fake news.”
“I don’t view Signal as important. I think it’s fake news.”
“I don’t view Signal as important. I think it’s fake news.”
April 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Trump appears entirely unbothered and unconcerned when asked about Pete Hegseth’s security violations — the Secretary of Defense’s use of Signal to leak classified information. Trump was swift to dismiss it all as “fake news.”
“I don’t view Signal as important. I think it’s fake news.”
“I don’t view Signal as important. I think it’s fake news.”
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If ripping sick toddlers from their homes and arresting judges for following the law isn’t your breaking point, you’re not asleep—you’re siding with tyranny. Wake up. This is not governance. It’s the beginning of fascism, and history won’t forgive the silent.
April 26, 2025 at 9:28 PM
If ripping sick toddlers from their homes and arresting judges for following the law isn’t your breaking point, you’re not asleep—you’re siding with tyranny. Wake up. This is not governance. It’s the beginning of fascism, and history won’t forgive the silent.
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A pretty remarkable scene here (just not something we expected to see in such a sleepy neighborhood) uas protesters have turned to picketing the FBI office now, marching up and down the road.
Chanting, "no hate, no fear! Immigrants are welcome here!"
Chanting, "no hate, no fear! Immigrants are welcome here!"
April 26, 2025 at 9:31 PM
A pretty remarkable scene here (just not something we expected to see in such a sleepy neighborhood) uas protesters have turned to picketing the FBI office now, marching up and down the road.
Chanting, "no hate, no fear! Immigrants are welcome here!"
Chanting, "no hate, no fear! Immigrants are welcome here!"
i actually hate this. i could never do this to my parents/grandparents. horrific.
More applied misanthropy: delegate your life to a voice chatbot that will call your elderly parents and “engage in enriching, cheerful yet profound conversations”. After every call the company will update you on how they’re doing.
www.intouch.family/en
www.intouch.family/en
inTouch.family: Connecting Seniors and Families
Worried about an aging parent living alone? Our regular calls and smart tools keep seniors engaged and connected with family. Stay close, even from afar!
www.intouch.family
April 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM
i actually hate this. i could never do this to my parents/grandparents. horrific.
and Jesus literally wept.
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has ordered the cancellation of around $400 million in grants doled out by AmeriCorps, the federal government's national service and volunteering agency, the Washington Post reported on Friday, citing three sources with knowledge of the matter.
April 26, 2025 at 9:41 PM
and Jesus literally wept.
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Today's fancy but relevant word (like "oligarchy" was yesterday) that everyone is smart enough to understand, even if they might first need it explained to them, is "observational equivalence"
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“.. It’s hard to see how Trump would have acted any differently if he were a Russian asset than how he has acted in the first 100 days of his second term.”
@nytimes.com
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@nytimes.com
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April 26, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Today's fancy but relevant word (like "oligarchy" was yesterday) that everyone is smart enough to understand, even if they might first need it explained to them, is "observational equivalence"
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
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Fmr. V.P. Al Gore: "Something is different about this administration... We are really in danger right now, and we have got to rally the grassroots to take back the destiny of America.
April 26, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Fmr. V.P. Al Gore: "Something is different about this administration... We are really in danger right now, and we have got to rally the grassroots to take back the destiny of America.
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It's unfortunate that the @GOP has turned its back on the environment. What they've done is create a situation where the only way we can survive is to vote against them at every turn.
Judges, school boards, city counsels, all the way down ticket.
Vote blue no matter who.
Judges, school boards, city counsels, all the way down ticket.
Vote blue no matter who.
April 26, 2025 at 9:28 PM
It's unfortunate that the @GOP has turned its back on the environment. What they've done is create a situation where the only way we can survive is to vote against them at every turn.
Judges, school boards, city counsels, all the way down ticket.
Vote blue no matter who.
Judges, school boards, city counsels, all the way down ticket.
Vote blue no matter who.
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Two Naval Academy faculty members have resigned, and 18 more have taken early retirement. One was offered a place of honor at the annual dedication parade. He declined, telling the academy’s superintendent:
April 26, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Two Naval Academy faculty members have resigned, and 18 more have taken early retirement. One was offered a place of honor at the annual dedication parade. He declined, telling the academy’s superintendent:
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i genuinely want to know what the hell is wrong with this guy. he is a total monster and i am a little interested in how he got to be this way.
Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff for policy, has begun baselessly claiming that birthright citizenship is a massive welfare scam.
Miller has previously endorsed a theory called “remigration” that refers to the forcible removal of non–ethnically European immigrants.
Miller has previously endorsed a theory called “remigration” that refers to the forcible removal of non–ethnically European immigrants.
Stephen Miller Unveils Bizarre New Attack on Birthright Citizenship
Stephen Miller has found a new excuse to ignore the Constitution.
newrepublic.com
April 26, 2025 at 7:19 PM
i genuinely want to know what the hell is wrong with this guy. he is a total monster and i am a little interested in how he got to be this way.
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You can tell who the Good Guys are because they're the ones smashing a car window to drag a mother away from her child while wearing ski masks.
“Mommy, no. Mommy.”
Daughter captures the moment masked ICE agents smash the window of her mother's car in order to take her into custody.
The government claims the 52-year old seamstress is an associate of the MS-13 gang.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...
Daughter captures the moment masked ICE agents smash the window of her mother's car in order to take her into custody.
The government claims the 52-year old seamstress is an associate of the MS-13 gang.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/lo...
Rejected at her door, ICE nabs a Maryland woman in her car after smashing her window
Video shows a U.S. ICE agents breaking the window of a Maryland woman, Elsy Noemi Berrios, after failing to detain her at home.
www.thebaltimorebanner.com
April 9, 2025 at 11:49 PM
You can tell who the Good Guys are because they're the ones smashing a car window to drag a mother away from her child while wearing ski masks.
Heaven Enacts Retaliatory Tariffs On U.S.-Bound Miracles — theonion.com/heaven-enact...
Heaven Enacts Retaliatory Tariffs On U.S.-Bound Miracles
theonion.com
April 5, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Heaven Enacts Retaliatory Tariffs On U.S.-Bound Miracles — theonion.com/heaven-enact...
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Sharing #fedstories tonight.
From a DOD employee:
I work for the military as a civilian. We have been plunged into chaos. Military training about sexual assault and equal opportunity is on PAUSE. With no idea if or when it may resume.
From a DOD employee:
I work for the military as a civilian. We have been plunged into chaos. Military training about sexual assault and equal opportunity is on PAUSE. With no idea if or when it may resume.
March 19, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Sharing #fedstories tonight.
From a DOD employee:
I work for the military as a civilian. We have been plunged into chaos. Military training about sexual assault and equal opportunity is on PAUSE. With no idea if or when it may resume.
From a DOD employee:
I work for the military as a civilian. We have been plunged into chaos. Military training about sexual assault and equal opportunity is on PAUSE. With no idea if or when it may resume.
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Come. On. People. ✨
March 4, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Come. On. People. ✨
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Medicaid is not for sale.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.
We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.
We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
February 21, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Medicaid is not for sale.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.
We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
NASA is not for sale.
The Post Office is not for sale.
America is not for sale.
We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.
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btw, i will tell you this - i have been talking to people all day, and the media is missing, whether intentionally or not, how absolutely, volcanically angry the people who have been fired are, not because they lost their jobs, but because their jobs matter, *to us*
alright, for the evening crowd, i've got a rhythm worked out and have already had the opportunity to talk to a few of you. if you're interested in participating, read the write-up here and then holler at me using the instructions and we can figure out a time that works.
after hearing from several of you last night, i think i have a general structure for this. it's subject to change based on feedback, but if you're a current, fired, or currently-being-litigated federal worker, i want to hear from you. here are the details.
February 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
btw, i will tell you this - i have been talking to people all day, and the media is missing, whether intentionally or not, how absolutely, volcanically angry the people who have been fired are, not because they lost their jobs, but because their jobs matter, *to us*
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🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS sweeping nationwide injunction against Trump DEI executive orders finding that they violate First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. A huge victory for @democracyforward.org and its clients. A stinging loss for Trump.
Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.
Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.
February 21, 2025 at 11:39 PM
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court GRANTS sweeping nationwide injunction against Trump DEI executive orders finding that they violate First and Fifth Amendments to the Constitution. A huge victory for @democracyforward.org and its clients. A stinging loss for Trump.
Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.
Visit www.democracydocket.com for details.