Bethan
@bethan.bsky.social
neurosalty desert rat / tech policy nerd / trusty gaming / mender / former USARNG
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Bethan
@bethan.bsky.social
· Jan 21
This is not the New Orleans trip I planned for but it’s going great, regardless. #NOLAsnow
Bundle, from Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials, is a delight.
I hope there’s more story coming.
I hope there’s more story coming.
January 18, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Bundle, from Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials, is a delight.
I hope there’s more story coming.
I hope there’s more story coming.
An important read from @boltsmag.org that really makes clear how far we have to go to be an actual democracy instead of … whatever this is.
mailchi.mp/boltsmag/new...
mailchi.mp/boltsmag/new...
Americans by name, punished for believing it
A voter fraud case targets an American Samoan family in Alaska
mailchi.mp
January 11, 2026 at 4:32 PM
An important read from @boltsmag.org that really makes clear how far we have to go to be an actual democracy instead of … whatever this is.
mailchi.mp/boltsmag/new...
mailchi.mp/boltsmag/new...
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This is stunning. Listen to this in Philadelphia.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
January 11, 2026 at 4:55 AM
This is stunning. Listen to this in Philadelphia.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
Thousands singing “Hey-Oh, we won’t be silent while our friends are gunned down.”
Really listen to it.
I’m re-organizing my kitchen cabinets and wow do I have a lot of expired food, except maybe it’s not really expired?
I know they recently changed policy on how food companies can / should date food expiry - does anyone know how to tell what to keep / use and what to toss (compost)?
#food #pantry
I know they recently changed policy on how food companies can / should date food expiry - does anyone know how to tell what to keep / use and what to toss (compost)?
#food #pantry
January 10, 2026 at 8:55 PM
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Tukwilla, Washington:
The NWS Seattle is reporting that a levee on the Green River has failed, flash flooding is occurring. If you are in the area, move to higher ground immediately!
Tukwilla, Washington:
The NWS Seattle is reporting that a levee on the Green River has failed, flash flooding is occurring. If you are in the area, move to higher ground immediately!
December 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Tukwilla, Washington:
The NWS Seattle is reporting that a levee on the Green River has failed, flash flooding is occurring. If you are in the area, move to higher ground immediately!
Tukwilla, Washington:
The NWS Seattle is reporting that a levee on the Green River has failed, flash flooding is occurring. If you are in the area, move to higher ground immediately!
Be safe out there
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
'Life threatening' flood possible near Tukwila as levee fails; Thousands told to seek higher ground
National Weather Service's Seattle office has issued a flash flood warning for east of the Green River in the Orillia area in Tukwila, Renton and Kent.
www.seattletimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Be safe out there
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
My iPhone updated and now it’s got the liquid glass UI. I do not like it and wish I could fully reverse it. Thankfully I was able to get it more functional with accessibility settings.
Does anyone like that UI?
Does anyone like that UI?
December 13, 2025 at 7:20 PM
My iPhone updated and now it’s got the liquid glass UI. I do not like it and wish I could fully reverse it. Thankfully I was able to get it more functional with accessibility settings.
Does anyone like that UI?
Does anyone like that UI?
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i want to be clear about this: worker’s rights also includes the right to be free from racist or sexist or gendered abuse at your job.
December 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
i want to be clear about this: worker’s rights also includes the right to be free from racist or sexist or gendered abuse at your job.
Wilsey didn’t get fired because of her views. Wilsey was fired as a result of her actions, which were grotesque and effectively violent.
If she wanted to keep her job, she just needed to not cause fear and conflict while at her place of employment.
If she wanted to keep her job, she just needed to not cause fear and conflict while at her place of employment.
“Those of us on the left should be fighting to improve protections for workers of all races, and thereby for the betterment of people’s material conditions regardless of their views,” Arash Azizi argues:
Why the Cinnabon Story Doesn’t Make Me Happy
The left should be promoting working-class solidarity, not delighting in seeing workers summarily dismissed.
bit.ly
December 12, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Wilsey didn’t get fired because of her views. Wilsey was fired as a result of her actions, which were grotesque and effectively violent.
If she wanted to keep her job, she just needed to not cause fear and conflict while at her place of employment.
If she wanted to keep her job, she just needed to not cause fear and conflict while at her place of employment.
Live updates.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Live: WA flooding prompts road closures, Burlington evacuation
Nearly 10,000 Burlington, WA, residents were told to evacuate their homes early Friday. Here's the latest on weather forecasts and schools and road closures.
www.seattletimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Live updates.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Supreme Court Agrees to Review Trump Order Restricting Birthright Citizenship www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
Supreme Court Agrees to Review Trump Order Restricting Birthright Citizenship
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Supreme Court Agrees to Review Trump Order Restricting Birthright Citizenship www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
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Yeah. On some level this shit is so simple. Claiming victimization at the hands of leftist university thought police is the quickest answer to the question, “How can I make trans people’s lives just a bit more miserable AND get famous doing it?”
December 1, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Yeah. On some level this shit is so simple. Claiming victimization at the hands of leftist university thought police is the quickest answer to the question, “How can I make trans people’s lives just a bit more miserable AND get famous doing it?”
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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17 strikes and you’re out. 💀
November 23, 2025 at 4:48 PM
17 strikes and you’re out. 💀
List of dems who voted to role back DC’s police reforms includes two from Washington, @repkimschrier.bsky.social and @gluesenkampperez.house.gov.
Bad enough that DC doesn’t have representation in congress. I definitely wonder what these two were thinking, to vote against DC’s own decision-making 🗳️
Bad enough that DC doesn’t have representation in congress. I definitely wonder what these two were thinking, to vote against DC’s own decision-making 🗳️
These 20 House Democrats just joined Republicans in voting to fully repeal DC's police reform laws.
Wiping off the books critical laws on use of force, transparency, and preventing violent cops from getting rehired.
They think that they should have more say over DC police than the people of DC.
Wiping off the books critical laws on use of force, transparency, and preventing violent cops from getting rehired.
They think that they should have more say over DC police than the people of DC.
November 20, 2025 at 2:24 PM
List of dems who voted to role back DC’s police reforms includes two from Washington, @repkimschrier.bsky.social and @gluesenkampperez.house.gov.
Bad enough that DC doesn’t have representation in congress. I definitely wonder what these two were thinking, to vote against DC’s own decision-making 🗳️
Bad enough that DC doesn’t have representation in congress. I definitely wonder what these two were thinking, to vote against DC’s own decision-making 🗳️
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Here’s a recent piece about how attacks on 230 are helping Trump’s anti-LBGTQ agenda: www.teenvogue.com/contributor/...
@steveinskeep.bsky.social you really should do a follow up segment with civil liberties advocates and experts who can explain why these bills do more harm than good
@steveinskeep.bsky.social you really should do a follow up segment with civil liberties advocates and experts who can explain why these bills do more harm than good
Evan Greer and Janus Rose, Fight for the Future
Evan Greer is a queer trans activist and writer who has been on the front lines of some of the highest profile grassroots victories of the last decade with Fight for the Future, where she is a directo...
www.teenvogue.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Here’s a recent piece about how attacks on 230 are helping Trump’s anti-LBGTQ agenda: www.teenvogue.com/contributor/...
@steveinskeep.bsky.social you really should do a follow up segment with civil liberties advocates and experts who can explain why these bills do more harm than good
@steveinskeep.bsky.social you really should do a follow up segment with civil liberties advocates and experts who can explain why these bills do more harm than good
“…since implementation of the Online Safety Act, Pornhub has lost nearly 80 percent of its UK viewership”
via @wired.com #digitalsafety
www.wired.com/story/pornhu...
via @wired.com #digitalsafety
www.wired.com/story/pornhu...
Pornhub Is Urging Tech Giants to Enact Device-Based Age Verification
The company sent letters to Apple, Google, and Microsoft pushing for an alternative way to keep minors from viewing porn, as US and UK laws have caused its traffic to plummet.
www.wired.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
“…since implementation of the Online Safety Act, Pornhub has lost nearly 80 percent of its UK viewership”
via @wired.com #digitalsafety
www.wired.com/story/pornhu...
via @wired.com #digitalsafety
www.wired.com/story/pornhu...
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When DHS dared to call its anti-immigrant racial profiling weekend in Charlotte, North Carolina, “Operation Charlotte’s Web,” I knew I was going to have to write about it.
Tonight, at Law Dork, here it is: www.lawdork.com/p/gregory-bo...
Tonight, at Law Dork, here it is: www.lawdork.com/p/gregory-bo...
November 17, 2025 at 12:41 AM
When DHS dared to call its anti-immigrant racial profiling weekend in Charlotte, North Carolina, “Operation Charlotte’s Web,” I knew I was going to have to write about it.
Tonight, at Law Dork, here it is: www.lawdork.com/p/gregory-bo...
Tonight, at Law Dork, here it is: www.lawdork.com/p/gregory-bo...
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I had a great conversation about this phenomenon with some sociologists at ASA once. A colleague took me to task for failing to see how they KNOW the reference. They aren’t misreading literary references — they are wielding them to demonstrate their power to shape our ethics.
The fact that he named it Project Prometheus is priceless.
Jeff Bezos Creates A.I. Start-Up Where He Will Be Co-Chief Executive
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:08 PM
I had a great conversation about this phenomenon with some sociologists at ASA once. A colleague took me to task for failing to see how they KNOW the reference. They aren’t misreading literary references — they are wielding them to demonstrate their power to shape our ethics.
Happy holiday rom com season, to all who celebrate.
November 17, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Happy holiday rom com season, to all who celebrate.
I’ve stopped buying salt water sea food because 1) some mammals that live in the ocean appear fo be starving, and 2) #fishing businesses don’t seem able to coordinate their practices to actually be #sustainable.
Thank goodness for tofu and pasture-raised poultry.
www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-m...
Thank goodness for tofu and pasture-raised poultry.
www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-m...
This once popular Pacific catch is becoming more pricey
Halibut fishing is struggling. The flat fish, once a mainstay for Alaska fishers — and for American families — can now cost more than $30 a pound at the supermarket.
www.seattletimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I’ve stopped buying salt water sea food because 1) some mammals that live in the ocean appear fo be starving, and 2) #fishing businesses don’t seem able to coordinate their practices to actually be #sustainable.
Thank goodness for tofu and pasture-raised poultry.
www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-m...
Thank goodness for tofu and pasture-raised poultry.
www.seattletimes.com/pacific-nw-m...
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PS @plancpills.bsky.social has stickers you can plaster in bathrooms, on lampposts, or wherever to spread the word about abortion pills. Free with suggested donation to cover costs, and available in English and Spanish
www.plancpills.org/stickers
www.plancpills.org/stickers
November 9, 2025 at 4:03 PM
PS @plancpills.bsky.social has stickers you can plaster in bathrooms, on lampposts, or wherever to spread the word about abortion pills. Free with suggested donation to cover costs, and available in English and Spanish
www.plancpills.org/stickers
www.plancpills.org/stickers
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“We have rarely witnessed such brutality erupt into public view like it has in Chicago,” writes Michael Woolf, senior minister of Lake Street Church of Evanston. “For me, this is a spiritual emergency, and it means putting our bodies on the line in order to stop deportations.”
I’m One of the Clergy ICE Assaulted. They Treat Immigrants Worse
I learned the hard way that my clerical collar doesn’t offer much protection from ICE. But immigrants have no protection at all.
sojo.net
November 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM
“We have rarely witnessed such brutality erupt into public view like it has in Chicago,” writes Michael Woolf, senior minister of Lake Street Church of Evanston. “For me, this is a spiritual emergency, and it means putting our bodies on the line in order to stop deportations.”