Bea Butler
@bming5.bsky.social
In exile from Twitter. Grateful Dead, Resisting tRumpism, and all its disgraceful bigotries. Tapatía bilingüe, arte, educación, in love in Longmont, Colorado. She/her (NO DMs) Can’t afford to donate
They indicted an Olympian for damage their own contractor caused. 5 hours cuffed. National smear. Then dismissed “without prejudice” so they can do it again whenever they want. Prosecutors get immunity. Does this poor man even get an apology? #USDemocracy #RisingBlue apple.news/AEfSKoBgCSa2...
Opinion | How the former Olympian accused of Reflecting Pool vandalism could get justice — MS NOW
David Hearn has several options for recourse – but none of them are easy.
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Palantir hoovering up European defence and NHS contracts whilst funnelling earnings back to the US to pay negligible corporate tax is a complete failure of digital sovereignty. European states must stop enriching tech firms that drain public coffers. Is it time to ban them? #FBPE
Palantir funnels earnings to US to avoid European taxes, report finds
A new study finds that Palantir, which boasts of high profit margins in the U.S., barely scrapes a margin in Europe, which helps slash its tax bill.
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WHAT GOVERNMENT ANYWHERE ON THE PLANET COULD STILL BELIEVE IN OR TRUST AN AMERICA THAT ELECTED A CHILD RAPIST TO THE OFFICE OF "President," SURROUNDED BY HIS GANG OF DEGENERATES❓️🤣
A hard situation deep into the Thai Jungle today after we got a tip off. Nobody lives here. Managed to get the first boy saved (more soon we hope) and medical care. I've never seen a dog go from scared to happy to be rescued so quick
Don't fall for it TX! As soon as those assholes win their elections, it's full steam ahead. youtu.be/n6qf403wEPM?...
Texas halts power grid connections for new data centers
YouTube video by FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth
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FERC signs off on new gas pipeline to go across Mississippi mississippitoday.org/2026/08/05/f...
FERC signs off on new Mississippi pipeline - Mississippi Today
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission announced the approval of the project Friday, reasoning that the new infrastructure would serve a need for additional gas transportation in the southeastern Un...
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This falls into the category of "you can't make this up." After losing $69 million on the first MELANIA movie, another big thriller is coming. She's attempting to break the record on her crypto coin, which has lost 99% of value and is now at a stunning value of $0.08.
Melania Trump Gets The Docuseries Treatment Just Months After Film Disaster
The announcement comes after January’s “Melania” documentary grossed $16.6 million worldwide after costing $75 million to produce, acquire and promote.
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Arrests by ICE are once again on the rise. As we continue to fight for much-needed guardrails and demand accountability and transparency, make sure you know your rights and have a plan for what to do if ICE is in your community. Find resources here ⤵️
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Americans know that our strength has always been built on the simple notion that America is a place where many become one. The AFT, as the representative of those who teach and care for our next gener...
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This is a man who has a hard time looking in the mirror
Something real is happening in rural Iowa. Voters who backed Ernst, Grassley, & Trump are turning out for Josh Turek because they’ve finally had enough. That’s not a fluke, that’s a movement building right in front of us, and we’ve got 90 days to keep it growing. #BlueWaveIn90Days
#MorningVibe No one is free, until everyone is free. 🖼️ sarahkhorbtli (IG) 🎶 felixrosch (IG) #ArtIsActivism
MEXICO HAS AUTHORIZED COMPLETE AND TOTAL FREE MEDICAL CARE FOR ALL OF ITS CITIZENS STARTING NEXT YEAR !
[1/3] Movie script rejected as too fantastical! A president colludes with his recent criminal defense attorney to access almost $2 billion to reward his allies and obtain total immunity for his personal unpaid taxes.
🚨 HAPPENING NOW 🚨 Women's Marchers have been arrested in the Capitol for standing vigil for the people killed by ICE. #AbolishICE llustrations by @channeldraw
@jamestalarico.bsky.social for Texas US Senate gets it - under his opponent Ken Paxton and Gov. Abbott, data centers are running amok in TX. Talarico has a sensible plan to regulate data centers. Texas, he is the right choice for your next senator, not the corrupt, 15 home owning Paxton.
The Heritage Foundation is run by Opus Dei Catholics Kevin Roberts and Roger Severino. More than 50% of the 100 orgs behind Project 2025 were funded by Opus Dei affiliated Leonard Leo. Miss the faith driven politics and you miss the story. jesspiper.substack.com/p/give-them-...
Give Them an Inch...
And they'll take away women's sports...
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NEWS: Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) just dropped out of his re-election race at 3:32 a.m.m. He said he’s done running but will finish out his term. This after the House Ethics Committee found “substantial reason to believe [he] violated House Rules related to sexual harassment and hostile workplaces.”
BREAKING: The New Mexico Department of Justice has sued Acting AG Todd Blanche and the DOJ, requesting the court for access to unredacted Epstein-related investigative files that the DOJ has been withholding.
This America is more than a flag. We must fight for an America for all, a movement to take our democracy back. We invite you all to this movement to get money out of politics and finally guarantee health care through Medicare for all. I am so honored. Let's go win in November.
Going back longer than we care to count, @itspetergabriel.bsky.social has been one of our favourite artists, and he is still creating beautiful new music. Enjoy a solo classic on your Wednesday aft. #DiggingInTheDirt #LiveForLiveMusic
El-Sayed, Lawrence and McKinney all won progressive campaigns in Michigan last night by talking about climate and clean energy like it was a kitchen-table issue — because skyrocketing energy bills and endless wildfire smoke matter to people.
