becksterIU

@becksteriu.bsky.social

Democracy and kindness advocate.

Dr. Fauci is a hero. He really is. He helped guide America thru a mass death event. Millions more could have died but they did not, thanks to him. Everyone over 70 owes him a debt. It is disgusting that we live in a country that not only dishonors him but actively smears his good name.

I was born an underdog. 21 surgeries by the age of 12 for spina bifida. A kid wearing goodwill hand-me-downs. I knew nothing would come easy, but I never doubted my right to the American dream. Now, I'm running for the U.S. Senate to make sure all Iowans have a shot at theirs.

Migrant workers deported en masse Democrats: 🦗 Hamas supporter Mahmoud Khaliil whose CUAD *literally* states they aim to "overthrow Western civilization", and who led a violent mob to seize a building on campus faces deportation Democrats: "Free Kahili now! No one on the planet is more important!

I wish all figures of authority cared about moms and babies. But some don’t. Some even want you to hurt. And those are the people who cast doubt on the vaccination miracle that has allowed so many of us to live longer and better. kentuckylantern.com/2025/11/25/t...

Third unvaccinated Kentucky baby dies of whooping cough • Kentucky Lantern

A third unvaccinated infant in Kentucky has died of pertussis as public health officials urge Kentuckians to get vaccinated against the disease.

kentuckylantern.com

IF YOU READ NO OTHER PORTION OF THE EPSTEIN FILES TRANSPARENCY ACT, read this one. EVERY SINGLE DOCUMENT THEY WITHHOLD has to be indexed, published in the Federal Register, and submitted to Congress with an explanation. And scroll down to understand why THEY ARE NOT PERMITTED TO WITHHOLD IT ALL.

Screengrab from the Epstein Files Transparency Act:

(2) REDACTIONS.-The Attorney General shall publish in the Federal Register and submit to Congress a written justification for each redaction under paragraph (1).

Today, I’m remembering the courage of John McCain when he voted to protect the ACA and keep millions of Americans from losing insurance. Protecting and strengthening healthcare for the American people should be something both parties can agree on, and I won’t stop fighting for it.

Of course, many reports of ICE thugs grabbing American citizens, brutalizing them & throwing them into detention ignoring their pleas that they are citizens. One can imagine this from Kavanaugh: “There is no problem requiring Jews to wear yellow stars. It’s just to identify them. No harm no foul”

Chris Geidner@chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 11mo ago

This is a paragraph Brett Kavanaugh wrote on his little computer and then sent out into the world:


Moreover, as for stops of those individuals who are legally in the country, the questioning in those circumstances is typically brief, and those individuals may promptly go free after making clear to the immigration officers that they are U.S. citizens or otherwise legally in the United States.

Fox News' Trey Gowdy: "How many school shootings does it take before we’re going to have a conversation about keeping firearms out of – it’s always a young white male. Almost always. I mean, did anyone this morning think, I wonder if that was a female? Did any of y’all think that?!"