Becky D
@bexrousse.bsky.social
Birds & cats & life in Maine. Public health nerd, they/them. Down by the water.
Banner: Closeup of ruddy red galaxies drifting in a cat's olive green eye w/narrowed pupil. PFP: Blonde me w/undercut, big glasses, floppy bangs & a certain kind of smile.
Banner: Closeup of ruddy red galaxies drifting in a cat's olive green eye w/narrowed pupil. PFP: Blonde me w/undercut, big glasses, floppy bangs & a certain kind of smile.
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Becky D
@bexrousse.bsky.social
· Jun 17
🚨I IMPLORE YOU to use alt-text when you post any image, screen cap, or post of a screed/tidbit from this or a different site. Otherwise people using screen readers are seeing a steady flow of
"OMG"
"This seems bad"
"👀"
"Well that's not good"
with no context
& that is INCREDIBLY ANXIETY-INDUCING
"OMG"
"This seems bad"
"👀"
"Well that's not good"
with no context
& that is INCREDIBLY ANXIETY-INDUCING
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Like I dunno, I keep thinking about how every time women, especially older women, start becoming *visible* in a left-of-center movement, instead of just invisibly making it run, there’s complaints that the movement is somehow now too centrist.
Still a little mad about this. Dismissing craftivists (who are mostly women) as cringey bandwagoneers is bullshit. Not everyone is Extremely Online; communities form in person, too: PTA meetings, book club, grocery store, gas pump, daycare pickup, pharmacy, dog park, ice rink, stadium, etc etc etc
February 10, 2026 at 12:19 AM
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Reposted with alt text for people with screen readers - this is a welcome departure from how certain large organizations are handling revelations that high-profile members associated with and accepted money from Epstein and his organization, _AFTER 2008_ when he was convicted for soliciting a minor.
February 9, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Reposted with alt text for people with screen readers - this is a welcome departure from how certain large organizations are handling revelations that high-profile members associated with and accepted money from Epstein and his organization, _AFTER 2008_ when he was convicted for soliciting a minor.
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February 9, 2026 at 11:34 PM
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Every once in a while the internet becomes that truly silly delightful thing it once was. Like this.
February 9, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Every once in a while the internet becomes that truly silly delightful thing it once was. Like this.
Excellent work so far, team! 😂🐴🖌️
February 9, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Excellent work so far, team! 😂🐴🖌️
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Why does the media always to downplay the number of people at protests? Yeah there were “more than 100”—probably several hundred. Devoting = space to a trumpers when they were a tiny minority further skews the narrative. It’s as if the press has learned nothing in the last decade.
More than 100 protesters gathered ahead of Secretary of Defense Hegseth's visit to Bath Iron Works
Near the Sagadahoc bridge in Bath protesters and supporters turned out in anticipation of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's visit to Bath Iron Works.
www.mainepublic.org
February 9, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Why does the media always to downplay the number of people at protests? Yeah there were “more than 100”—probably several hundred. Devoting = space to a trumpers when they were a tiny minority further skews the narrative. It’s as if the press has learned nothing in the last decade.
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The Onion: “Oh, what a crock-load of mierda—¿qué?—¿qué está pasando? ” said local 43-year-old Randy Hance, who in a scene that was currently unfolding in millions of households across the nation jumped out of his seat and clutched at his throat”
Terrified Conservatives Lose Ability To Speak English After Exposure To Bad Bunny Performance (‘¡Dios Mío!’ Cry Millions Of Panicking Republicans)
BOISE, ID—Crying out “¡Dios mío!” and “¡Ayúdame!” as soon as they heard the opening notes of the Puerto Rican superstar’s “EoO,” millions of terrified conservatives reportedly lost the ability to spea...
theonion.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:26 PM
The Onion: “Oh, what a crock-load of mierda—¿qué?—¿qué está pasando? ” said local 43-year-old Randy Hance, who in a scene that was currently unfolding in millions of households across the nation jumped out of his seat and clutched at his throat”
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Shenna "Oh Hell No" Bellows, Maine Sec'y of State and candidate for Governor, regarding Trump trying to nationalize elections: "He's also terrified of getting his ass kicked..."
#MEpolitics #Maine #ShennaBellows
#MEpolitics #Maine #ShennaBellows
Let’s get one thing straight: nationalizing our elections is illegal. As Secretary of State I will continue to fight the Trump administration to keep our elections safe and secure and keep the federal government out of our elections.
February 8, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Shenna "Oh Hell No" Bellows, Maine Sec'y of State and candidate for Governor, regarding Trump trying to nationalize elections: "He's also terrified of getting his ass kicked..."
#MEpolitics #Maine #ShennaBellows
#MEpolitics #Maine #ShennaBellows
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good time to bring back this all timer:
February 9, 2026 at 12:36 AM
good time to bring back this all timer:
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Watch THE LIBRARIANS, Feb 9, on PBS Independent Lens. Check local listings. @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social
Bernard Malamud Quote: “There are no wrong books. What’s wrong is the fear of them.”
“There are no wrong books. What’s wrong is the fear of them.” — Quote by Bernard Malamud
quotefancy.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Watch THE LIBRARIANS, Feb 9, on PBS Independent Lens. Check local listings. @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social
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when you bring an airplane full of food to the event and you’ve eaten it all by day 3
February 8, 2026 at 8:50 PM
when you bring an airplane full of food to the event and you’ve eaten it all by day 3
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Finally made it to a local anti-ice training and I feel a lot more empowered. Being scared shitless all the time sucks and part of being scared shitless but able to still function a bit is finding your role and learning other people’s roles so you know the system and how to keep ur feet under you.
February 8, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Finally made it to a local anti-ice training and I feel a lot more empowered. Being scared shitless all the time sucks and part of being scared shitless but able to still function a bit is finding your role and learning other people’s roles so you know the system and how to keep ur feet under you.
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🚨Minneapolis Police gather up DILDOS to throw back at protesters from the street after they were thrown into the street to protest ICE, creating quite the scene.
LIVE NOW ⬇️
LIVE NOW ⬇️
February 7, 2026 at 6:38 PM
🚨Minneapolis Police gather up DILDOS to throw back at protesters from the street after they were thrown into the street to protest ICE, creating quite the scene.
LIVE NOW ⬇️
LIVE NOW ⬇️
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My goal as a parent was always to raise better men than me
I just received a video from one son of my other son juggling dildos outside the Whipple Building
There are many things I could have done better but I can't really argue with the results
I just received a video from one son of my other son juggling dildos outside the Whipple Building
There are many things I could have done better but I can't really argue with the results
February 7, 2026 at 6:34 PM
My goal as a parent was always to raise better men than me
I just received a video from one son of my other son juggling dildos outside the Whipple Building
There are many things I could have done better but I can't really argue with the results
I just received a video from one son of my other son juggling dildos outside the Whipple Building
There are many things I could have done better but I can't really argue with the results
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What’s darkly funny is that there’s an old CIA manual about this, and how if enough people do it, it can destabilize a country. It’s still on their website right now after being declassified in 2008.
February 7, 2026 at 10:32 PM
What’s darkly funny is that there’s an old CIA manual about this, and how if enough people do it, it can destabilize a country. It’s still on their website right now after being declassified in 2008.
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This message, which hangs in the Olympic workout space for Team Canada 🇨🇦
(Written out fully in Alt Text)
(Written out fully in Alt Text)
February 7, 2026 at 7:21 PM
This message, which hangs in the Olympic workout space for Team Canada 🇨🇦
(Written out fully in Alt Text)
(Written out fully in Alt Text)
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I put a crash course on alt text for people new to it bsky.app/profile/numb...
A brief thread on alt-text.
Alt text is descriptive text that conveys the meaning of an image. It's designed to make visual content accessible to people with vision disabilities. When a person uses assistive technology such as a screen reader, the screen reader will read the onscreen text aloud 1/7
Alt text is descriptive text that conveys the meaning of an image. It's designed to make visual content accessible to people with vision disabilities. When a person uses assistive technology such as a screen reader, the screen reader will read the onscreen text aloud 1/7
February 7, 2026 at 12:07 PM
I put a crash course on alt text for people new to it bsky.app/profile/numb...
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please use alt text
please turn on the feature to require it so you don’t forget
please flex your writing skills and describe the picture. you don’t need to be Tolkien but you can do better than “my cat.” i believe in you
please turn on the feature to require it so you don’t forget
please flex your writing skills and describe the picture. you don’t need to be Tolkien but you can do better than “my cat.” i believe in you
February 7, 2026 at 8:42 AM
please use alt text
please turn on the feature to require it so you don’t forget
please flex your writing skills and describe the picture. you don’t need to be Tolkien but you can do better than “my cat.” i believe in you
please turn on the feature to require it so you don’t forget
please flex your writing skills and describe the picture. you don’t need to be Tolkien but you can do better than “my cat.” i believe in you
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February 7, 2026 at 2:49 PM
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GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 AM
GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
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Just because good news is worth celebrating:
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
February 7, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Just because good news is worth celebrating:
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
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Concentration camps are the defining issue in public health right now. Measles and TB outbreaks, healthcare being withheld as punishment for your race. It is not enough simply to turn the grants tap back on. To do so would make us the same as the Nazi scientists who discovered smoking causes cancer
February 7, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Concentration camps are the defining issue in public health right now. Measles and TB outbreaks, healthcare being withheld as punishment for your race. It is not enough simply to turn the grants tap back on. To do so would make us the same as the Nazi scientists who discovered smoking causes cancer
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Encouraging to see some members of the US Olympic team wearing masks to protect their health ahead of competition.
February 6, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Encouraging to see some members of the US Olympic team wearing masks to protect their health ahead of competition.
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Something we lose by using machine translators over human translators is context. I have a Filipino character and I was writing a scene of him talking to his mom. I ran it through Google translate, but I also decided to talk to my boss, who is from the Philippines. WAY better results!
February 7, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Something we lose by using machine translators over human translators is context. I have a Filipino character and I was writing a scene of him talking to his mom. I ran it through Google translate, but I also decided to talk to my boss, who is from the Philippines. WAY better results!