Kat ‘Beans’
@katbuns.bsky.social
Jack of all trades, master of some. Artist, writer, JustTryingToThrive-er. Disabled American, Patient Advocate. Canine-r, late Ringo's human💔 #Resist #Beans 🫘
Pinned
Trump couldn’t find God if he had two stone tablets and a burning bush.
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“Essentially, child welfare has become the pass-through. The child welfare agency is acting as an agent of the police. There’s no distinction between the two.”
Tens of thousands of new mothers have been flagged to police over unreliable drug tests
The Marshall Project found more than 70,000 cases referred to law enforcement over allegations of substance use during pregnancy—and that’s a significant undercount.
www.motherjones.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:00 AM
“Essentially, child welfare has become the pass-through. The child welfare agency is acting as an agent of the police. There’s no distinction between the two.”
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Adam Schiff nails it.
Tell Congress to demand Lutnick resign over the Epstein scandal here: https://bit.ly/4bGFVua
#ResistTrump
Tell Congress to demand Lutnick resign over the Epstein scandal here: https://bit.ly/4bGFVua
#ResistTrump
February 11, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Adam Schiff nails it.
Tell Congress to demand Lutnick resign over the Epstein scandal here: https://bit.ly/4bGFVua
#ResistTrump
Tell Congress to demand Lutnick resign over the Epstein scandal here: https://bit.ly/4bGFVua
#ResistTrump
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We’re proud to partner with No Kings for the March 28 protest. When authoritarian efforts escalate, we must organize to stop them. The No Kings Coalition is acting RIGHT NOW, continuing to mobilize across the country for our next historic day of action. Learn more: at nokings.org #NoKings❌👑
February 11, 2026 at 1:00 AM
We’re proud to partner with No Kings for the March 28 protest. When authoritarian efforts escalate, we must organize to stop them. The No Kings Coalition is acting RIGHT NOW, continuing to mobilize across the country for our next historic day of action. Learn more: at nokings.org #NoKings❌👑
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The Trump admin has stopped flying a rainbow flag at the Stonewall National Monument. apnews.com/article/ston...
Trump administration takes down a rainbow flag at the Stonewall National Monument
The Trump administration has stopped flying a rainbow flag at the Stonewall National Monument. That's angering activists who see the change as a symbolic swipe at the country’s first national monument...
apnews.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:00 AM
The Trump admin has stopped flying a rainbow flag at the Stonewall National Monument. apnews.com/article/ston...
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Lutnick last year on his visit to Epstein's house in 2005: "My wife and I decided that I will never be in the room with that disgusting person ever again." (Lutnick testified under oath today that he visited Epstein's island in 2012.)
February 11, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Lutnick last year on his visit to Epstein's house in 2005: "My wife and I decided that I will never be in the room with that disgusting person ever again." (Lutnick testified under oath today that he visited Epstein's island in 2012.)
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Last time I checked, sexually based offenses were considered especially heinous.
Doubting Glaring GIF
ALT: Doubting Glaring GIF
media.tenor.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Last time I checked, sexually based offenses were considered especially heinous.
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Listen, I don't think people look back at the people trying to save freedom in times like these and say, "But did they follow all the rules!?
Brussels is hatching a plan to give Ukraine a seat at the EU table before it completes the reforms required for full membership, according to 10 officials and diplomats.
We have identified five steps showing how it could be done 👇
🔗 #[politi.co/45ZWkpX
We have identified five steps showing how it could be done 👇
🔗 #[politi.co/45ZWkpX
February 10, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Listen, I don't think people look back at the people trying to save freedom in times like these and say, "But did they follow all the rules!?
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OPINION by Duncan Levin, criminal defense attorney and frequent contributor to MS NOW:
“Lawmakers didn’t call her before Congress to extract information but to stage an event.”
READ MORE:
www.ms.now/opinion/cong...
“Lawmakers didn’t call her before Congress to extract information but to stage an event.”
READ MORE:
www.ms.now/opinion/cong...
Opinion | Why Congress deposed Ghislaine Maxwell knowing she wouldn't talk
Duncan Levin: Lawmakers didn’t question Ghislaine Maxwell to extract information but to stage an event.
www.ms.now
February 10, 2026 at 4:56 PM
OPINION by Duncan Levin, criminal defense attorney and frequent contributor to MS NOW:
“Lawmakers didn’t call her before Congress to extract information but to stage an event.”
READ MORE:
www.ms.now/opinion/cong...
“Lawmakers didn’t call her before Congress to extract information but to stage an event.”
READ MORE:
www.ms.now/opinion/cong...
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Here's what DHS doesn't want you to know: Working for ICE is one of the safest jobs in America — and last year was the second-safest year for the agency on record.
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
ICE's Masks Are All a Lie
Working for ICE is actually less dangerous than being an elementary school student in America.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 10, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Here's what DHS doesn't want you to know: Working for ICE is one of the safest jobs in America — and last year was the second-safest year for the agency on record.
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.
The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
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February 10, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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remember that he cut his teeth as a lawyer at Alliance Defending Freedom
Mike Johnson on reporting that the Trump administration is defying court orders: "There are gonna be hiccups"
February 10, 2026 at 3:51 PM
remember that he cut his teeth as a lawyer at Alliance Defending Freedom
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In 1943, musician Woody Guthrie placed a message on his guitar: "This machine kills fascists."
I am part of a group that's shipped half a million free 3D-printed whistles to defend against ICE — 200,000 of them in the first week of February alone.
This is the story of the "Whistle Crew."
I am part of a group that's shipped half a million free 3D-printed whistles to defend against ICE — 200,000 of them in the first week of February alone.
This is the story of the "Whistle Crew."
This whistle fights fascists
I print whistles now. You can too.
www.theverge.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:38 PM
In 1943, musician Woody Guthrie placed a message on his guitar: "This machine kills fascists."
I am part of a group that's shipped half a million free 3D-printed whistles to defend against ICE — 200,000 of them in the first week of February alone.
This is the story of the "Whistle Crew."
I am part of a group that's shipped half a million free 3D-printed whistles to defend against ICE — 200,000 of them in the first week of February alone.
This is the story of the "Whistle Crew."
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HAPPENING NOW: ICE and CBP leaders testify to House. @alivitali.bsky.social has the latest.
February 10, 2026 at 3:31 PM
HAPPENING NOW: ICE and CBP leaders testify to House. @alivitali.bsky.social has the latest.
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As President Trump calls for sweeping changes to election law, Republican lawmakers are planning to vote this week on the SAVE America Act, which would make massive changes to how Americans vote ahead of November’s midterms.
Republicans are pushing to drastically change the way you cast ballots
Explaining the SAVE Act, which Republicans in Congress are voting on this week.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:30 PM
As President Trump calls for sweeping changes to election law, Republican lawmakers are planning to vote this week on the SAVE America Act, which would make massive changes to how Americans vote ahead of November’s midterms.
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“A new era of depravity”
Asked about Trump’s fuel embargo on Cuba (most Americans have no idea is happening), Rep. @aoc.bsky.social says the destruction of Gaza by Israel with 🇺🇸 bombs has normalized collective punishment
(From @pabloreports.bsky.social @dropsitenews.com @acyn.bsky.social )
Asked about Trump’s fuel embargo on Cuba (most Americans have no idea is happening), Rep. @aoc.bsky.social says the destruction of Gaza by Israel with 🇺🇸 bombs has normalized collective punishment
(From @pabloreports.bsky.social @dropsitenews.com @acyn.bsky.social )
February 10, 2026 at 1:04 PM
“A new era of depravity”
Asked about Trump’s fuel embargo on Cuba (most Americans have no idea is happening), Rep. @aoc.bsky.social says the destruction of Gaza by Israel with 🇺🇸 bombs has normalized collective punishment
(From @pabloreports.bsky.social @dropsitenews.com @acyn.bsky.social )
Asked about Trump’s fuel embargo on Cuba (most Americans have no idea is happening), Rep. @aoc.bsky.social says the destruction of Gaza by Israel with 🇺🇸 bombs has normalized collective punishment
(From @pabloreports.bsky.social @dropsitenews.com @acyn.bsky.social )
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It wasn’t just the AIPAC ads. Dem leaders need to wake up.
This @michellegoldberg.bsky.social piece is a must read on how angry the Democratic electorate is and how badly some moderates are still misreading it
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Opinion | A New Jersey Primary Shows the Depth of Democratic Fury
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:06 PM
It wasn’t just the AIPAC ads. Dem leaders need to wake up.
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Congress is scrambling to pass a DHS funding bill by Friday, and we need to make it loud and clear that our senators and representatives must oppose any bill that hands ICE and Border Patrol more funding or fails to include strict safeguards to protect our communities.
Tell Your Members of Congress to rein in ICE NOW
On January 24, federal forces with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. This was just over two weeks after the killing of Renee Good. These killings are a direc...
act.indivisible.org
February 10, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Congress is scrambling to pass a DHS funding bill by Friday, and we need to make it loud and clear that our senators and representatives must oppose any bill that hands ICE and Border Patrol more funding or fails to include strict safeguards to protect our communities.
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“Everyone…should use the new state-level proof that noncitizen voting is virtually nonexistent to push back against the real danger to our democracy: craven politicians using the issue to undermine our free and fair elections.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/o...
Opinion | What’s Really Driving These Bogus Claims of Voter Fraud
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:08 PM
“Everyone…should use the new state-level proof that noncitizen voting is virtually nonexistent to push back against the real danger to our democracy: craven politicians using the issue to undermine our free and fair elections.”
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/o...
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"What’s disturbing about Trump is not his occasionally overt racism, particularly directed at the first Black President – it’s that his ascent to the presidency is unthinkable without it." substack.com/home/post/p-...
MAGA and the Lost Cause
On Trump, the Obamas, Race, and the Lost Cause
substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:07 PM
"What’s disturbing about Trump is not his occasionally overt racism, particularly directed at the first Black President – it’s that his ascent to the presidency is unthinkable without it." substack.com/home/post/p-...
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In the future we're gonna look back at online gambling and prediction markets in the same way we look now at cigarettes on airplanes and lead-based paint
www.wsj.com/business/med...
www.wsj.com/business/med...
February 10, 2026 at 2:38 AM
In the future we're gonna look back at online gambling and prediction markets in the same way we look now at cigarettes on airplanes and lead-based paint
www.wsj.com/business/med...
www.wsj.com/business/med...
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Coherence isn't a Musk family speciality, it seems. This is a very weird series of non sequiturs.
February 10, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Coherence isn't a Musk family speciality, it seems. This is a very weird series of non sequiturs.
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Super Bowl viewers Sunday speculated that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos appeared in the halftime show. In fact, he has been in hiding with his family.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
‘He’s not the same’: Father of Liam Conejo Ramos says 5-year-old continues to suffer
Some people thought they say the 5-year-old during the Super Bowl halftime show. But Liam is still in hiding with his family, after he and his father were detained and then released from a Texas deten...
www.mprnews.org
February 10, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Super Bowl viewers Sunday speculated that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos appeared in the halftime show. In fact, he has been in hiding with his family.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
“He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.
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Wow
NEW: An immigration court has terminated removal proceedings against Tufts doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk, finding that DHS did not meet its burden of establishing that she was removable, her lawyers tell the Second Circuit. live-awp-vermont.pantheonsite.io/app/uploads/...
February 10, 2026 at 2:07 AM
Wow