babsbeaty
@babsbeaty.bsky.social
St Paul, MN. Coffeeshops, city life, books and progressive politics. Bad church lady. Pretty good enneagram teacher and coach. https://linktr.ee/babeaty
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When you get your woman card, they make you flip a coin. Heads they don’t like you because you don’t know enough, tails they don’t like you because you know too much. The results of the coin flip are orthogonal to how much or little you know.
Saying "um, ah, well..." for thirty seconds and then changing the subject has been the literal policy of the united states as regards the defense of Taiwan for decades. The whole point is to avoid giving a straight answer. If you want to critique on FP at least read a Wikipedia first.
AOC’s Munich Stumble Is a Warning to the Left
It’s time for progressives to get more sophisticated about national security and foreign policy.
nymag.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:28 AM
When you get your woman card, they make you flip a coin. Heads they don’t like you because you don’t know enough, tails they don’t like you because you know too much. The results of the coin flip are orthogonal to how much or little you know.
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BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
February 18, 2026 at 5:39 PM
BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
Worried? Angry? Overwhelmed? Running on fumes? Yeah, me too.
The enneagram won’t Abolish ICE or keep our neighbors safe, but it does give us some ways to be strong, flexible, and resilient so we can keep doing for the hard work.
Check out my pay-what-you-can services: BethBeaty.com/resist
The enneagram won’t Abolish ICE or keep our neighbors safe, but it does give us some ways to be strong, flexible, and resilient so we can keep doing for the hard work.
Check out my pay-what-you-can services: BethBeaty.com/resist
February 19, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Worried? Angry? Overwhelmed? Running on fumes? Yeah, me too.
The enneagram won’t Abolish ICE or keep our neighbors safe, but it does give us some ways to be strong, flexible, and resilient so we can keep doing for the hard work.
Check out my pay-what-you-can services: BethBeaty.com/resist
The enneagram won’t Abolish ICE or keep our neighbors safe, but it does give us some ways to be strong, flexible, and resilient so we can keep doing for the hard work.
Check out my pay-what-you-can services: BethBeaty.com/resist
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JUST IN: Judge Provinzino in Minnesota has held a Justice Department attorney in civil contempt for violations of her order requiring the return of a released ICE detainee’s ID documents. He must pay $500 a day until the documents are returned.
February 18, 2026 at 11:41 PM
JUST IN: Judge Provinzino in Minnesota has held a Justice Department attorney in civil contempt for violations of her order requiring the return of a released ICE detainee’s ID documents. He must pay $500 a day until the documents are returned.
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My health insurance went up 21% this year. Nearly every American is paying more, because Republicans in Congress cut our health care to pay for tax breaks to billionaires. #TrumpAffordabilityChaos Pass it on
February 18, 2026 at 6:59 PM
My health insurance went up 21% this year. Nearly every American is paying more, because Republicans in Congress cut our health care to pay for tax breaks to billionaires. #TrumpAffordabilityChaos Pass it on
I wish I could tell you my wfh set up is a sunny plant-filled breakfast nook with Dave Brubeck playing and that the only reason I am working on the couch with two lap desks while The Blacklist plays in the corner is because a plumber is coming over.
But we all know that would be a lie
But we all know that would be a lie
February 18, 2026 at 8:41 PM
I wish I could tell you my wfh set up is a sunny plant-filled breakfast nook with Dave Brubeck playing and that the only reason I am working on the couch with two lap desks while The Blacklist plays in the corner is because a plumber is coming over.
But we all know that would be a lie
But we all know that would be a lie
Apropos of the religion and politics discourse today, there’s today’s prayer prompt for the weekly prayer chat group I’m in
February 18, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Apropos of the religion and politics discourse today, there’s today’s prayer prompt for the weekly prayer chat group I’m in
I cried over the NYT essay during breakfast. Got mad about people being ignorant about religion and politics as I finished my coffee. Time for a vibe shift.
If you need one too, or are feeling overwhelmed by your resistance work, check out my pay-what-you-can coaching. share.google/iLG52BjdMmuL...
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Enneagram for Resistance and Resilience — BethBeaty.com
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February 18, 2026 at 6:05 PM
I cried over the NYT essay during breakfast. Got mad about people being ignorant about religion and politics as I finished my coffee. Time for a vibe shift.
If you need one too, or are feeling overwhelmed by your resistance work, check out my pay-what-you-can coaching. share.google/iLG52BjdMmuL...
If you need one too, or are feeling overwhelmed by your resistance work, check out my pay-what-you-can coaching. share.google/iLG52BjdMmuL...
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It is very very very difficult to stand out from the crowd of people writing about What It’s Like In Minnesota Right Now. We are a hyper-literate people and we never actually stop talking.
This piece. about the terror and the joy, stands out:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/o...
This piece. about the terror and the joy, stands out:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/o...
Opinion | In the Resistance, We Drive Minivans
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2026 at 5:11 PM
It is very very very difficult to stand out from the crowd of people writing about What It’s Like In Minnesota Right Now. We are a hyper-literate people and we never actually stop talking.
This piece. about the terror and the joy, stands out:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/o...
This piece. about the terror and the joy, stands out:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/o...
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This entire piece is spectacular, but this bit is a little grenade
February 18, 2026 at 3:53 PM
This entire piece is spectacular, but this bit is a little grenade
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I would really like less "Torment Nexus" inventions and more on the "Satisfaction Continuum" please and thank you.
February 18, 2026 at 3:43 PM
I would really like less "Torment Nexus" inventions and more on the "Satisfaction Continuum" please and thank you.
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the overseer of project 2025 is telling you out loud that every inch you cede on trans rights is part of the plan to create a white christian fascist state
Kevin Roberts, President of The Heritage Foundation, claims that evidence suggests a correlation between undergoing Trans Medical Care and acts of violence.
He states Heritage's public policy solution is to ban it for all ages and they're willing to work towards this goal on an incremental basis.
He states Heritage's public policy solution is to ban it for all ages and they're willing to work towards this goal on an incremental basis.
February 18, 2026 at 9:08 AM
the overseer of project 2025 is telling you out loud that every inch you cede on trans rights is part of the plan to create a white christian fascist state
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A lot of discussion about faith and politics, and as someone who regularly attends church but am not quite sure what I actually believe, my general feeling is that Democrats need leaders who can articulate their moral clarity about why they’re running and where this country needs to go.
February 18, 2026 at 4:16 PM
A lot of discussion about faith and politics, and as someone who regularly attends church but am not quite sure what I actually believe, my general feeling is that Democrats need leaders who can articulate their moral clarity about why they’re running and where this country needs to go.
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Liberals say that concentration camps filled with children have no place in a democracy. They're wrong—concentration camps filled with children have no place in a republic.
February 18, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Liberals say that concentration camps filled with children have no place in a democracy. They're wrong—concentration camps filled with children have no place in a republic.
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Today the Minnesota House gaveled into session for the first time since we lost Speaker Hortman, Mark, and Gilbert.
In the spirit of Melissa, we commit to doing our work with humility, grace, and compassion.
In the spirit of Melissa, we commit to doing our work with humility, grace, and compassion.
February 17, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Today the Minnesota House gaveled into session for the first time since we lost Speaker Hortman, Mark, and Gilbert.
In the spirit of Melissa, we commit to doing our work with humility, grace, and compassion.
In the spirit of Melissa, we commit to doing our work with humility, grace, and compassion.
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"please tell me what to prompt because my head is empty" is a hell of a plea for people who claim to be more creative than actual filmmakers and screenwriters.
February 17, 2026 at 4:52 PM
"please tell me what to prompt because my head is empty" is a hell of a plea for people who claim to be more creative than actual filmmakers and screenwriters.
Crowdsourcing ideas for the script a machine will write.
Ian The Filmmaker should just change his name to Lucas Spielberg and start standing win movies announcing “l made that!” It’s more dignified.
Ian The Filmmaker should just change his name to Lucas Spielberg and start standing win movies announcing “l made that!” It’s more dignified.
AI filmmaking is completely unserious.
You've got people with $30k begging the internet for ideas by next week because they have nothing of their own to say, it's just slop for the sake of slop. Embarrassing state of affairs.
You've got people with $30k begging the internet for ideas by next week because they have nothing of their own to say, it's just slop for the sake of slop. Embarrassing state of affairs.
February 17, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Crowdsourcing ideas for the script a machine will write.
Ian The Filmmaker should just change his name to Lucas Spielberg and start standing win movies announcing “l made that!” It’s more dignified.
Ian The Filmmaker should just change his name to Lucas Spielberg and start standing win movies announcing “l made that!” It’s more dignified.
I signed up to be an election judge a few months ago and my partner as already requested Election Day off to be on hand for whatever organizing is needed.
We can treat this like a football game where we are just observers making color commentary and Monday morning quarterbacks
OR
We can treat this like a football game where we are just observers making color commentary and Monday morning quarterbacks
OR
Spreading fear (even well-intentioned) is a force multiplier. (As @normcharlatan.bsky.social notes, even a metastasized ICE lacks manpower to do this at scale.) Anyway, in Minnesota, begin organizing to help any vulnerable citizen absentee vote; state makes it easy to monitor when ballot received.
One of my biggest fears about the midterms is that ICE could flood the polls with agents who perform Kavanaugh Stops on every non-white person before they get a chance to cast a ballot, then detain them until voting is over. Which is not far-fetched at this point. www.huffpost.com/entry/ice-po...
February 17, 2026 at 7:39 PM
I signed up to be an election judge a few months ago and my partner as already requested Election Day off to be on hand for whatever organizing is needed.
We can treat this like a football game where we are just observers making color commentary and Monday morning quarterbacks
OR
We can treat this like a football game where we are just observers making color commentary and Monday morning quarterbacks
OR
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Yup as Leah from Indivisible keeps telling us: the bad guys will keep trying bad shit, we will meet them and we will win.
Don’t give them power they don’t have.
Don’t give them power they don’t have.
February 17, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Yup as Leah from Indivisible keeps telling us: the bad guys will keep trying bad shit, we will meet them and we will win.
Don’t give them power they don’t have.
Don’t give them power they don’t have.
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I promise nothing complete; because any human thing supposed to be complete, must for that very reason infallibly be faulty.
February 17, 2026 at 5:47 PM
I promise nothing complete; because any human thing supposed to be complete, must for that very reason infallibly be faulty.
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Minneapolis has set the standard. Let us all follow.
February 17, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Minneapolis has set the standard. Let us all follow.
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Calling it now: the US political media's treatment of AOC is going to make their treatment of Hillary Clinton or Al Gore look like a model of balance and discretion.
Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
February 16, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Calling it now: the US political media's treatment of AOC is going to make their treatment of Hillary Clinton or Al Gore look like a model of balance and discretion.
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Once you see it you’ll never not see it again
Have you ever once seen the New York Times quote Trump like this?
February 16, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Once you see it you’ll never not see it again
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HELLO I WAS A QUEER TEEN IN THE 1990s AND THE ARGUMENTS AGAINST SOCIAL TRANSITION NOW ARE INDISTINGUISHABLE FROM THE ARGUMENTS AGAINST "LETTING" US BE (at the time, for me) GAY OR LESBIAN THEN.
They all rest on the belief that it's inherently better to be straight (then)/cis (now) and that's BS.
They all rest on the belief that it's inherently better to be straight (then)/cis (now) and that's BS.
Hilary Cass here arguing for children to be prevented from being known by a preferred name or getting a haircut in case it encourages them to continue later in life to transition.
Hilary Cass acts like gender variant children should have the transness hazed out of them.
Hilary Cass acts like gender variant children should have the transness hazed out of them.
February 16, 2026 at 6:32 PM
HELLO I WAS A QUEER TEEN IN THE 1990s AND THE ARGUMENTS AGAINST SOCIAL TRANSITION NOW ARE INDISTINGUISHABLE FROM THE ARGUMENTS AGAINST "LETTING" US BE (at the time, for me) GAY OR LESBIAN THEN.
They all rest on the belief that it's inherently better to be straight (then)/cis (now) and that's BS.
They all rest on the belief that it's inherently better to be straight (then)/cis (now) and that's BS.
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What Epstein reveals is the ubiquitous sexual abuse of women & girls as a way for men to cement their friendships and demonstrate their status. It happens among billionaires, it happens among frat boys, it happens among preachers and tech workers and union contractors, because it happens among men.
February 16, 2026 at 5:58 PM
What Epstein reveals is the ubiquitous sexual abuse of women & girls as a way for men to cement their friendships and demonstrate their status. It happens among billionaires, it happens among frat boys, it happens among preachers and tech workers and union contractors, because it happens among men.