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Bethy P.

@firedupbethy.bsky.social

Liberal, profane, funny senior citizen; don't DM me or you will be blocked. LGBTQ ally for over 50 years. Animal lover. Widow. Childless by choice. No Crypto crap. I will not follow anyone soliciting for money. English language only.

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Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social · 6h ago

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, an opponent of Donald Trump’s anti-voting agenda, won the Democratic nomination Tuesday to be the state’s next governor. She’ll face off against a Republican who opposes virtually everything she stands for. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Michigan election chief Jocelyn Benson to face prominent election denier in governor’s race

Benson has been a frequent target of election deniers and anti-voting activists, who falsely accused her of perpetuating voter fraud during subsequent elections in the Great Lakes State.

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Bethy P.@firedupbethy.bsky.social · 2d ago

Painting 1 of 3 rotor blades black on 4 Norwegian turbines cut bird collisions by nearly 72 percent, and the white tailed eagles under them stopped hitting the rotors altogether share.google/sn9Fu4oZ4h9L...

Painting 1 of 3 rotor blades black on 4 Norwegian turbines cut bird collisions by nearly 72 percent, and the white tailed eagles under them stopped hitting the rotors altogether

Smøla is a low treeless island off the northwest coast of Norway, and 68 wind turbines stand on it.

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🇺🇸 Pithy Packy 🇳🇱@pithypacky.bsky.social · 3d ago

“Flock’s array of license-plate cameras was built to fight crime. But at least 50 law enforcement officers were charged with or accused of misusing it and other systems.” They were using the system to stock and harass women they knew. Gift article 👇🏼 wapo.st/3S6rTuo

How rogue officers turned a nationwide camera network into a tool for stalking

Flock’s array of license-plate cameras was built to fight crime. But at least 50 law enforcement officers were charged with or accused of misusing it and other systems.

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June@playprekplay.bsky.social · 4d ago

Hi there! I'm a Pre-K teacher entering my 10th year of teaching. I have a few more items I'd love to add to our classroom. Our classroom is a safe space where children can play, explore, learn, and simply enjoy being kids🌼 Anyone who could help out? Reposting helps🦋 www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...

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Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social · 4d ago

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger announced Friday that she has restored voting rights for 66,085 people who otherwise wouldn’t be able to vote due to past felony convictions. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Virginia Gov. Spanberger has restored voting rights for 66,000 people with past felony convictions

The volume presents a dramatic reversal of prior Gov. Glenn Youngkin's tenure, when he restored less than 10,000 voter's rights during his entire four-year term.

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Digital Brain@yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 5d ago

A small act of kindness toward someone vulnerable just went viral, proof that you do not need grand gestures to make a real difference. Sharing food, helping a hurt animal, aiding a stranger, this is

Elizabeth Warren@warren.senate.gov · 5d ago

The head of Trump’s IRS told Congress he “felt good” about IRS staffing after the Trump administration fired or pushed out nearly 30,000 workers. But now, the IRS is racing to hire thousands back—while Americans wait longer for help. I’m pressing for answers.

NBC News@nbcnews.com · 5d ago

A nursing mother and Guatemalan asylum-seeker who was preparing to take her two young children to the doctor was arrested by ICE in Tennessee and is now being detained nearly 700 miles away from her family, according to advocacy groups that filed a civil rights complaint on her behalf.

Nursing mother of two and asylum-seeker detained by ICE in Tennessee

The woman, who advocates said fled “extreme domestic violence” in Guatemala, has a 10-month-old baby and a 2-year-old with Down syndrome.

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ACLU@aclu.org · 6d ago

Anna King, a combat veteran, was assaulted at her DC home when National Guard troops pinned her down, kneeled on her back, and handcuffed her so tightly that she required surgery. @aclu-dc.bsky.social will keep fighting to hold them accountable.

Her arrest by the National Guard went viral. Now she’s taking legal action.

Attorneys for Army veteran Anna King say she was assaulted for exercising free speech. Authorities say she threw an unknown liquid at troops in D.C. days earlier.

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Acyn@acyn.bsky.social · last mo.

Jack Smith: James Comey, Letitia James, Jerome Powell. There's not criminality here. I mean, seashells?? The only reasonable explanation is the president has it out for these people. He has people who are his former personal lawyers who are going to do what he says, regardless of the facts or law

Rex Frederick Estell@taosastrologer.bsky.social · 6d ago

This domestic violence shelter was told it no longer aligns with the Trump administration’s priorities www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

This domestic violence shelter was told it no longer aligns with the Trump administration’s priorities

Trump’s war on ‘gender ideology’ and diversity is hurting San Francisco Asian Women’s Shelter’s ability to help victims — many of whom can’t get help anywhere else. It’s already cost them nearly $500…

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