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@betsylpretzel.bsky.social

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Betsy@betsylpretzel.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I’m finalizing plans for Randy’s celebration of life on June 21. Please let me know if you plan to come. Even if can’t come in person but would like to watch the live stream, RSVP “no” so I will make sure to send you the link to watch online. Thank you! evite.me/WPjS4J6NQE @fooddatanerd.com

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Betsy@betsylpretzel.bsky.social · 2mo ago

@fooddatanerd.com Randy told me so many times how amazing the Bluesky community is—genuine and supportive and passionate and creative and inclusive. His relationships with y’all meant so much to him. It hurts me to post this, but I know you’d want to know. www.endersandshirley.com/obituary/ran...

Obituary for Randy Rosenblatt Rosso at Enders & Shirley Funeral Home

Randy Rosenblatt Rosso, a stellar and silly human with a big heart, a sensitive soul, and a fierce commitment to social justice died May 19, 2026 at home in Arlington, Virginia. Randy survived for nin...

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Betsy@betsylpretzel.bsky.social · last yr.

Celebrating #Pride by posting about my fave queer authors & books No. 1) TJ Klune has a marvelous talent for creating characters–whether human or in any number of other fantastical forms–who immediately take up residence in your heart. His books are achingly good. I want to live inside them.

TJ Klune

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez@aoc.bsky.social · last yr.

It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too. EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them. Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS IN CASE OF ICE: CONOCE TUS DERECHOS EN CASO DE ENCUENTRO CON ICE:DO NOT OPEN YOUR DOOR. ICE cannot enter your home without a warrant signed by a judge. Tell the agents to show you the warrant by sliding it under the door. NO ABRAS TU PUERTA. ICE no puede entrar a tu casa sin una orden firmada por un juez. Diles a los agentes que te muestren la orden deslizándola debajo de la puerta.ASK THEM TO LEAVE. If ICE doesn't have a warrant, tell them you do not consent for them to enter your home and ask them to leave. At work, ICE cannot enter employee-only areas without permission. 2 PÍDALES QUE SE VAYAN. Si ICE no tiene una orden judicial, diles que no das tu consentimiento para que entren a tu casa y pídeles que se vayan. En el trabajo, ICE no puede ingresar a áreas exclusivas para empleados sin permiso.REMAIN SILENT. You have the right to remain silent. If the agents ask you questions, tell them, "I wish to remain silent." PERMANECE EN SILENCIO. Tienes derecho a permanecer en silencio. Si los agentes te hacen preguntas, diles: "Deseo permanecer en silencio".
Randy Rosso@fooddatanerd.com · last yr.

🥗 #SNAP Roses are red, Violets are blue, Here's the latest monthly state SNAP data, I archived for you, because a hostile foreign agent is setting fire to the federal government and vital data keep disappearing! Happy SNAPentine's Day! ❤️❤️❤️ doi.org/10.7910/DVN/...

Monthly State SNAP Data

Monthly SNAP participation data for the United States and every state, from October 1988 through the latest month published by USDA Food and Nutrit...

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The 51st@51st.news · last yr.

We believe news is a public service, but we're currently only reaching 1% of D.C.'s population. Let's get more news to neighbors, spread the word and sign up for our free weekly newsletter: 51st.news/signup

Alt National Park Service@altnps.bsky.social · 2y ago

dates of birth, Social Security numbers, performance appraisals, home addresses, pay grades, and length of service for government employees. In response to employees speaking out, Musk’s aides locked civil servants out of computer systems and offices, with reports of personal items being searched.

Alt National Park Service@altnps.bsky.social · 2y ago

Scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were ordered to withdraw any pending publications, at any scientific journal, that mention terms such as “transgender,” “immigrant,” “L.G.B.T.” or “pregnant people.”

Alt National Park Service@altnps.bsky.social · 2y ago

Please share: We’ve received word that Elon Musk’s staffers are using space characters to identify information leakers. Before sharing any information, please use a checker to detect and remove these.

Alt National Park Service@altnps.bsky.social · 2y ago

USAID, founded in 1961 as the primary U.S. foreign aid agency, is now under threat of being dismantled by President Trump. Signs outside the USAID building have been removed, the agency’s website went offline, and its X account disappeared.

Alt National Park Service@altnps.bsky.social · 2y ago

Hundreds of USAID employees have been fired or furloughed, and foreign aid operations were suspended after Trump issued a freeze on aid. The agency’s public affairs team has also been placed on leave and locked out of their systems. This situation is escalating quickly. More details to come.

Betsy@betsylpretzel.bsky.social · 2y ago

Dear World, Apparently some other voters elected this unfathomably cruel, heartless, short-sighted, ignorant individual to the White House. It's hard for me to understand why they did this. I voted for Kamala Harris.

DC Action@wearedcaction.bsky.social · 2y ago

llame este número si está en DC, MD O VA Para reportar redadas de ICE u otras actividades o si su ser querido ha sido detenido por ICE y necesita información sobre recursos disponibles 202-335-1183

DC Action@wearedcaction.bsky.social · 2y ago

Call this number in the DC metro area to report ICE raids or other activity or if your loved one has been taken by ICE and you need information on available resources 202-335-1183

Randy Rosso@fooddatanerd.com · 2y ago

I feel moved to link to Langston Hughes’ poem (Let America Be America Again) so his powerful and searingly painful words can wash over all of us. “The free? Who said the free? Not me? Surely not me? The millions on relief today?” @betsylpretzel.bsky.social poets.org/poem/let-ame...

Let America Be America Again

Let America be America again.

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Randy Rosso@fooddatanerd.com · 2y ago

This is not my America... yet. My latest for Make the Math Work, co-authored by my wife, @betsylpretzel.bsky.social. makethemathwork.substack.com/p/this-is-no...

Sen. Danica Roem@pwcdanica.bsky.social · 2y ago

"The Governor should be focused on reducing traffic fatalities after the fourth consecutive year of 900+ roadway deaths in Virginia — which didn’t even get a mention during his State of the Commonwealth Address — instead of singling out and stigmatizing the very people he’s elected to serve.”

Sen. Danica Roem@pwcdanica.bsky.social · 2y ago

"All of the anti-trans bills are going to be defeated, just like the House patron of the 2023 bill, HB 1387, was defeated at the ballot box that November when the Republicans lost their House of Delegates majority and lost my race after going all-in on fear and loathing of their trans constituents.”

Richmond Times-Dispatch @richmond.com · 2y ago

Virginia’s top Republicans joined to call on the General Assembly to keep transwomen – who they called “biological males” – out of women’s sports.