Betholyn
@betholyn.bsky.social
Urban gardener. USDA Zone 10A. Team Pete. Oakland, CA.
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A good thing happened today: Haitians in Springfield, Ohio and elsewhere are (for now) safe from the planned ethnic cleansing operation. This happened because people came together — organizers, reporters, and those who care — and made it happen. Let’s take the win and continue the work.
February 3, 2026 at 2:44 AM
A good thing happened today: Haitians in Springfield, Ohio and elsewhere are (for now) safe from the planned ethnic cleansing operation. This happened because people came together — organizers, reporters, and those who care — and made it happen. Let’s take the win and continue the work.
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A free press isn't the enemy. It's the safeguard.
Don Lemon has been taken into custody after anti-ICE confrontation in St. Paul, Minnesota, earlier this month. https://cnn.it/4roAO6t
January 30, 2026 at 8:36 PM
A free press isn't the enemy. It's the safeguard.
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Katherine Jacobsen of the Committee to Protect Journalists reacts to the arrest of Don Lemon: "As an international organization, we know that the treatment of journalists is an indicator of the condition of a country's democracy. The United States is doing poorly."
January 30, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Katherine Jacobsen of the Committee to Protect Journalists reacts to the arrest of Don Lemon: "As an international organization, we know that the treatment of journalists is an indicator of the condition of a country's democracy. The United States is doing poorly."
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Don was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles.
January 30, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Don was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles.
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In English, adjectives seem to follow a specific order:
opinion - size - age - shape - color - origin - material - purpose - noun
We’re steeped in the pattern from birth, and apply it effortlessly.
opinion - size - age - shape - color - origin - material - purpose - noun
We’re steeped in the pattern from birth, and apply it effortlessly.
January 29, 2026 at 2:49 PM
In English, adjectives seem to follow a specific order:
opinion - size - age - shape - color - origin - material - purpose - noun
We’re steeped in the pattern from birth, and apply it effortlessly.
opinion - size - age - shape - color - origin - material - purpose - noun
We’re steeped in the pattern from birth, and apply it effortlessly.
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Ok, which one sounds better?
A) It’s an old little amazing house.
B) It’s an amazing little old house.
B, right?
Which of these?
1) She was wearing a huge green raincoat.
2) She was wearing a green huge raincoat.
You chose 1, didn't you?
WHY??
A) It’s an old little amazing house.
B) It’s an amazing little old house.
B, right?
Which of these?
1) She was wearing a huge green raincoat.
2) She was wearing a green huge raincoat.
You chose 1, didn't you?
WHY??
January 29, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Ok, which one sounds better?
A) It’s an old little amazing house.
B) It’s an amazing little old house.
B, right?
Which of these?
1) She was wearing a huge green raincoat.
2) She was wearing a green huge raincoat.
You chose 1, didn't you?
WHY??
A) It’s an old little amazing house.
B) It’s an amazing little old house.
B, right?
Which of these?
1) She was wearing a huge green raincoat.
2) She was wearing a green huge raincoat.
You chose 1, didn't you?
WHY??
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When Donald Trump says who he really is, believe him.
He's raising your grocery prices.
He's violating your civil rights.
He's rolling back your health care.
He's taking away your education.
It's past time to stand up, push back, and be loud for America.
He's raising your grocery prices.
He's violating your civil rights.
He's rolling back your health care.
He's taking away your education.
It's past time to stand up, push back, and be loud for America.
January 26, 2026 at 4:12 PM
When Donald Trump says who he really is, believe him.
He's raising your grocery prices.
He's violating your civil rights.
He's rolling back your health care.
He's taking away your education.
It's past time to stand up, push back, and be loud for America.
He's raising your grocery prices.
He's violating your civil rights.
He's rolling back your health care.
He's taking away your education.
It's past time to stand up, push back, and be loud for America.
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They will try to distract, but it will not work.
We will not let it go, just like we will never let the Epstein files go.
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.
We will not let it go, just like we will never let the Epstein files go.
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.
Hugo Lowell told MSNOW that the Trump administration expects that the murder of Alex Pretti will "blow over and go away." They believe that Americans will forget about it in a week or so.
January 26, 2026 at 2:37 AM
They will try to distract, but it will not work.
We will not let it go, just like we will never let the Epstein files go.
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.
We will not let it go, just like we will never let the Epstein files go.
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.
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Damn proud of Minnesota.
January 26, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Damn proud of Minnesota.
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James Talarico: The Bible doesn't mention abortion or gay marriage, but it goes on and on about forgiving debt, liberating the poor, and healing the sick. The closest thing we have to the kingdom of heaven is a multiracial, multicultural democracy where power is truly shared among all people
December 21, 2025 at 9:08 PM
James Talarico: The Bible doesn't mention abortion or gay marriage, but it goes on and on about forgiving debt, liberating the poor, and healing the sick. The closest thing we have to the kingdom of heaven is a multiracial, multicultural democracy where power is truly shared among all people
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🔥 AL GORE: “We already have way too many subservient cowards in Congress, the last thing we need is to send another one (Van Epps 🤖) — you can make tomorrow the turning point for our country by getting out and voting for Rep. @aftynbehn.bsky.social .” #TN7
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December 2, 2025 at 3:26 AM
🔥 AL GORE: “We already have way too many subservient cowards in Congress, the last thing we need is to send another one (Van Epps 🤖) — you can make tomorrow the turning point for our country by getting out and voting for Rep. @aftynbehn.bsky.social .” #TN7
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For no particular reason….posting former U.S. Attorney General John Mitchell’s mugshot before he went to Federal prison for committing numerous crimes on behalf and or/at the direction of President Nixon including obstruction of justice and conspiracy.
November 15, 2025 at 2:05 AM
For no particular reason….posting former U.S. Attorney General John Mitchell’s mugshot before he went to Federal prison for committing numerous crimes on behalf and or/at the direction of President Nixon including obstruction of justice and conspiracy.
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WeRateDogs turns 10 years old today! A very silly idea to numerically objectify dogs has become one of the kindest and most powerful online communities ever. Thank you for joining us over the last decade. I never knew what this could be until you all showed me. Here's to many more good dogs ❤️
November 15, 2025 at 3:42 PM
WeRateDogs turns 10 years old today! A very silly idea to numerically objectify dogs has become one of the kindest and most powerful online communities ever. Thank you for joining us over the last decade. I never knew what this could be until you all showed me. Here's to many more good dogs ❤️
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Time for @chrismurphyct.bsky.social to replace @schumer.senate.gov
November 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Time for @chrismurphyct.bsky.social to replace @schumer.senate.gov
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The Supreme Court rejects petition from Kim Davis to reconsider its 2015 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage, effectively preserving Obergefell for a long time to come. Marriage equality is safe.
www.scotusblog.com/2025/11/supr...
www.scotusblog.com/2025/11/supr...
Supreme Court declines to hear case on constitutionality of same-sex marriage
The Supreme Court on Monday morning turned down a request from Kim Davis, a former county clerk in Kentucky, to reconsider its 2015 decision recognizing a constitutional right to same-sex […]
www.scotusblog.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The Supreme Court rejects petition from Kim Davis to reconsider its 2015 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage, effectively preserving Obergefell for a long time to come. Marriage equality is safe.
www.scotusblog.com/2025/11/supr...
www.scotusblog.com/2025/11/supr...
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What kind of man works aggressively to flex his power and deny nearly 42 million Americans food benefits intended to stave off hunger just weeks before Thanksgiving?
November 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM
What kind of man works aggressively to flex his power and deny nearly 42 million Americans food benefits intended to stave off hunger just weeks before Thanksgiving?
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Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.
November 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.
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I really missed this feeling. 💙💙💙
November 5, 2025 at 4:10 AM
I really missed this feeling. 💙💙💙
Thanks, @merkley.senate.gov for standing up for Americans!
October 22, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Thanks, @merkley.senate.gov for standing up for Americans!
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October 18, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Republicans in Congress could end the Trump shutdown today by passing a budget deal that protects your health care and takes away Trump’s blank checks.
Let your legislators hear from you.
Let your legislators hear from you.
October 2, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Republicans in Congress could end the Trump shutdown today by passing a budget deal that protects your health care and takes away Trump’s blank checks.
Let your legislators hear from you.
Let your legislators hear from you.
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Judging by their speeches, neither Trump nor Hegseth has paid the slightest attention to how actual wars are being fought in the actual world. The “war fighting” and “lethality” they plan is inside their own country and comes from conflicts inside their own minds.
September 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Judging by their speeches, neither Trump nor Hegseth has paid the slightest attention to how actual wars are being fought in the actual world. The “war fighting” and “lethality” they plan is inside their own country and comes from conflicts inside their own minds.
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Oregon is our home – not a military target.
September 29, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Oregon is our home – not a military target.