BevBall
@bevball.bsky.social
Old, mobile, semisane, Upper West Side, attended pinko college in Ohio, class of 1963
Fan of Eisenhower’s speech about MIC. money out of elections
grandmother of one adult and two teenagers
mother of a son in LA and daughter in Scotland
No DMs!!
Fan of Eisenhower’s speech about MIC. money out of elections
grandmother of one adult and two teenagers
mother of a son in LA and daughter in Scotland
No DMs!!
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"Vance wrote, 'You don’t get to avoid justice for drug trafficking in the US because you live in a palace in Caracas.'
OK? But apparently you do get to avoid justice for drug trafficking in the US if you’re a foreign head of state with ties to Trump’s inner circle..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
OK? But apparently you do get to avoid justice for drug trafficking in the US if you’re a foreign head of state with ties to Trump’s inner circle..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
After Venezuela operation, Trump haunted by his pardon for Honduran drug trafficker
Two Latin American strongmen were charged with drug trafficking. One was captured as part of a military raid, the other is free thanks to a Trump pardon.
www.ms.now
January 5, 2026 at 7:30 PM
"Vance wrote, 'You don’t get to avoid justice for drug trafficking in the US because you live in a palace in Caracas.'
OK? But apparently you do get to avoid justice for drug trafficking in the US if you’re a foreign head of state with ties to Trump’s inner circle..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
OK? But apparently you do get to avoid justice for drug trafficking in the US if you’re a foreign head of state with ties to Trump’s inner circle..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
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Can't wait for Pardon Attorney Ed Martin to broker a deal where Maduro "confesses" to rigging the 2020 election in exchange for clemency and cushy exile.
I predict that 2026 will be a big year for the “Hey Ed!” series.
January 5, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Can't wait for Pardon Attorney Ed Martin to broker a deal where Maduro "confesses" to rigging the 2020 election in exchange for clemency and cushy exile.
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Press Releases / Office of Governor Tim Walz and Lt. Governor Peggy Flanagan
mn.gov
January 5, 2026 at 2:14 PM
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the 6% is the WaPo editorial board
One of the most lopsided results you'll ever see in a poll, from our weekend Washington Post poll www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
January 5, 2026 at 3:47 PM
the 6% is the WaPo editorial board
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@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, could you please establish an official NYC Mayor account on Bluesky and post everything your office is currently posting on X over here?
And please remove all city accounts from X, which has become a CSAM creation and distribution site?
No money for Musk, ever, please.
And please remove all city accounts from X, which has become a CSAM creation and distribution site?
No money for Musk, ever, please.
January 5, 2026 at 4:09 PM
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, could you please establish an official NYC Mayor account on Bluesky and post everything your office is currently posting on X over here?
And please remove all city accounts from X, which has become a CSAM creation and distribution site?
No money for Musk, ever, please.
And please remove all city accounts from X, which has become a CSAM creation and distribution site?
No money for Musk, ever, please.
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Try to imagine ANY other country running a poll asking who should get to decide the future of the US and offering their own country in the multiple choice.
January 5, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Try to imagine ANY other country running a poll asking who should get to decide the future of the US and offering their own country in the multiple choice.
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The dollar has been slumping against other currencies, and in 2025 had its biggest decline since 2017 (the first year of Trump’s prior term). Every major currency appreciated against the U.S. dollar in 2025.
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January 5, 2026 at 5:28 PM
The dollar has been slumping against other currencies, and in 2025 had its biggest decline since 2017 (the first year of Trump’s prior term). Every major currency appreciated against the U.S. dollar in 2025.
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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In an administration full of low points, this is one of the lowest. Our country is an embarrassment.
Judge: Anything you say may be used against you. I see you have counsel, Mr. Pollack, here. If you cannot afford one the government will provide a lawyer free of charge. Did you know of these rights?
Maduro: I did not know of these rights, until now
Maduro: I did not know of these rights, until now
January 5, 2026 at 5:20 PM
In an administration full of low points, this is one of the lowest. Our country is an embarrassment.
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If this happened to a MAGA Republican activist, they would be a cause célèbre within hours. They'd be on podcasts the next day. Members of Congress would play the video in hearings.
But elderly Democrats have no idea how to harness social media outrage, so they just pretend like it's not happening.
But elderly Democrats have no idea how to harness social media outrage, so they just pretend like it's not happening.
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 5:42 PM
If this happened to a MAGA Republican activist, they would be a cause célèbre within hours. They'd be on podcasts the next day. Members of Congress would play the video in hearings.
But elderly Democrats have no idea how to harness social media outrage, so they just pretend like it's not happening.
But elderly Democrats have no idea how to harness social media outrage, so they just pretend like it's not happening.
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When I was in Afghanistan there was a Danish SF team in my BN's AO. By day, they trained the NPs, by night they got after it in the hinterlands.
Allies, who fought and bled and sacrificed alongside us.
This kind of talk from a "professional" US Army officer is despicable and worthy of censure
Allies, who fought and bled and sacrificed alongside us.
This kind of talk from a "professional" US Army officer is despicable and worthy of censure
Dort possesses a toddler’s understanding of national security. @mikeblack114.bsky.social @sharonk.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 2:22 PM
When I was in Afghanistan there was a Danish SF team in my BN's AO. By day, they trained the NPs, by night they got after it in the hinterlands.
Allies, who fought and bled and sacrificed alongside us.
This kind of talk from a "professional" US Army officer is despicable and worthy of censure
Allies, who fought and bled and sacrificed alongside us.
This kind of talk from a "professional" US Army officer is despicable and worthy of censure
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"Colonizers of the Caribbean," @evincollis.bsky.social, 2025
December 8, 2025 at 1:33 PM
"Colonizers of the Caribbean," @evincollis.bsky.social, 2025
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Kelly doesn't need his pension money but I hope he does fight this all the way - because he is absolutely right that the purpose of this is not to penalize him but frighten others into silence
NEW: Sen. Mark Kelly RESPONDS to Pete Hegseth for censuring him, cutting his military pension, threatening to demote his rank, and warning of possible criminal prosecution for telling soldiers to obey their oath.
January 5, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Kelly doesn't need his pension money but I hope he does fight this all the way - because he is absolutely right that the purpose of this is not to penalize him but frighten others into silence
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January 5, 2026 at 1:55 AM
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A must-read message from Colin and Sophie Hortman, Mark and Melissa's children:
January 5, 2026 at 12:24 AM
A must-read message from Colin and Sophie Hortman, Mark and Melissa's children:
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WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
January 5, 2026 at 3:02 AM
WH sources say Venezuela's opposition leader committed the "ultimate sin": She accepted the Nobel Peace prize.
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“If she had turned it down and said, ‘I can’t accept it because it’s Donald Trump’s,’ she’d be the president of Venezuela today,” one said.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Who gets presidential clemency in 2026? A few contenders:
Elizabeth Holmes
Sam Bankman-Fried
Edward Snowden
Nicolás Maduro
Elizabeth Holmes
Sam Bankman-Fried
Edward Snowden
Nicolás Maduro
January 5, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Who gets presidential clemency in 2026? A few contenders:
Elizabeth Holmes
Sam Bankman-Fried
Edward Snowden
Nicolás Maduro
Elizabeth Holmes
Sam Bankman-Fried
Edward Snowden
Nicolás Maduro
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There are serious First Amendment and separation of powers questions here. It cannot be the case that the executive branch can punish a legislator for protected speech.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Sen. Mark Kelly will face administrative action
January 5, 2026 at 3:49 PM
There are serious First Amendment and separation of powers questions here. It cannot be the case that the executive branch can punish a legislator for protected speech.
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This is designed to have a chilling effect on all retired service members. The message is that if you speak out, you risk your retirement pay.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Sen. Mark Kelly will face administrative action
January 5, 2026 at 3:27 PM
This is designed to have a chilling effect on all retired service members. The message is that if you speak out, you risk your retirement pay.
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INBOX: Statement from Senator Kelly
January 5, 2026 at 4:40 PM
INBOX: Statement from Senator Kelly
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In a study following 23 million people age 18-59 (pretty young) for 4 years…despite the fact that the ones who got the COVID vaccine were overall older and sicker at baseline, they not only had 74% lower risk of dying from COVID than the unvaccinated but 25% lower risk of dying from any other cause!
January 4, 2026 at 8:59 PM
In a study following 23 million people age 18-59 (pretty young) for 4 years…despite the fact that the ones who got the COVID vaccine were overall older and sicker at baseline, they not only had 74% lower risk of dying from COVID than the unvaccinated but 25% lower risk of dying from any other cause!
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Bribe for hire Pam Bondi and lunatic Kash Patel are continuing to hide the Epstein Files which is in violation of federal law aside from them illegally doctoring and scrubbing documents. The United States is under the total control of a Nazi mob.
January 5, 2026 at 5:52 AM
Bribe for hire Pam Bondi and lunatic Kash Patel are continuing to hide the Epstein Files which is in violation of federal law aside from them illegally doctoring and scrubbing documents. The United States is under the total control of a Nazi mob.
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You couldn't publish this today. You'd have to cloak it under several layers of metaphor.
January 4, 2026 at 7:01 PM
You couldn't publish this today. You'd have to cloak it under several layers of metaphor.
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Spent today distributing whistles and ICE flyers in my neighborhood, reaching somewhere between one and two hundred people over five hours before I ran out of flyers.
Having a visually-interesting table helps draw people in, so we use colored paper and offer a choice of multiple types of whistles.
Having a visually-interesting table helps draw people in, so we use colored paper and offer a choice of multiple types of whistles.
January 4, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Spent today distributing whistles and ICE flyers in my neighborhood, reaching somewhere between one and two hundred people over five hours before I ran out of flyers.
Having a visually-interesting table helps draw people in, so we use colored paper and offer a choice of multiple types of whistles.
Having a visually-interesting table helps draw people in, so we use colored paper and offer a choice of multiple types of whistles.
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When the LAPD arrests a dude at a gas station they don’t take over the gas station and use it to gas up all the cop cars tho
STEPHANOPOULOS: Why wasn't congressional authorization necessary?
RUBIO: It wasn't necessary because this was not an invasion. We didn't occupy a country. This was an arrest operation.
RUBIO: It wasn't necessary because this was not an invasion. We didn't occupy a country. This was an arrest operation.
January 4, 2026 at 6:45 PM
When the LAPD arrests a dude at a gas station they don’t take over the gas station and use it to gas up all the cop cars tho