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Beth @lanvalsmaiden.bsky.social · 7d

Ok. It's been a minute. But I _have_ to do a bit of overenthusiastic self promotion. I was a guest on a podcast!!

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Thought Partners Podcast

Ed Buchanan and Paul Tonden explore the concept of thought partnerships, emphasizing the importance of mutual growth, trust, and curiosity. This guest-forward podcast will bring in new people to join ...

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Beth @lanvalsmaiden.bsky.social · Jul 31

Thursday reminder -- relax your shoulders friends... they're not earrings. (Yes... I may be writing this reminder for myself... but still...)

#stressreactions #shoulders #breatheout

Beth @lanvalsmaiden.bsky.social · Jul 30

Ah, then probably not running into each other. I've been doing Star Trek simming (basically collaborative creative writing role play) since high school. Just always appreciate a fellow Trekkie!

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Beth @lanvalsmaiden.bsky.social · Jul 30

Ok Will... I need to know... do you do Star Trek simming? (I'm 100% revealing my full geekiness here, but if you do I'd love to know where! Maybe we know each other elsewhere!)

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Beth @lanvalsmaiden.bsky.social · Jul 10

If you, like me, are processing some grief today... I hope this helps:

ilogophile.wordpress.com/2025/07/10/o...

On loss

The first funeral I remember attending was for my Great Grandpap. I don’t remember much of it, truthfully, but I know that my daddy cried. And my grandfather. And I know that the way I felt a…

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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · Jul 8

Where the dictionary truly makes sense.

op: beverlymahone (via IG)

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Beth @lanvalsmaiden.bsky.social · Jul 4

I'd love to hear Senator Warnock preach from a pulpit, but as I watch this video I get to hear him preach from the floor of the Senate. And I am gutted... absolutely gutted.

We ought to be ashamed of ourselves.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Jul 4

SENATOR @warnock.senate.gov : “Are we reading the same Book? The Book I know says ‘I was hungry, and you fed me… I was a stranger, and you welcomed me… insomuch as you’ve done it to the least of these, you’ve done it also unto me.’”

#TrumpsTrillionsTransfer

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Beth @lanvalsmaiden.bsky.social · Jun 10

I neeeeeeeed this sticker.

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Outspoken™️ @out5p0ken.bsky.social · Jun 8

If you are National Guard or Active Duty military and you are being ordered to violate the constitutional rights of US citizens then this is the number to the GI Rights Hotline.

There is support. You don’t have to go through with it. 877-447-4487

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Beth @lanvalsmaiden.bsky.social · Jun 8

Seeing this legitimately made me queasy. 😭

Beth @lanvalsmaiden.bsky.social · Jun 5

The mental gymnastics are... Stunning. 10/10 no notes. His back must hurt with all of the effort to contort his answer.

Beth @lanvalsmaiden.bsky.social · Jun 3

Hey guess what!? I wrote a cool thing for work with a super smart friend. Check it out!

#lerecosystem #futureofwork #allskillsmatter

We Asked A Student in 2040 What Living with An LER is Like—Here’s What She Said

Explore how Learner Employment Records (LERs) shape education and careers in 2040, detailing a student's journey through digital credentialing.

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Beth @lanvalsmaiden.bsky.social · Jun 1

I'm sorry what? Texas... Are you ok? Are we starting an illicit book smuggling ring? Because this is ridiculous.

#booksarenottheproblem #broadbrushesdontwork #dobetter

Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · Jun 1

“We’re closing the door on some of the filth read before the Committee over the past two years.”

So these people haven’t read any books. He’s not even familiar with Romeo & Juliet, he admits. They’ve passed a whole book banning bill based on excerpts of books they heard in committee hearings.

James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · May 31

BREAKING: Texas Republicans just passed a major book banning bill.

They say it’s about protecting kids from “filth.”

But when I questioned the bill author, he admitted that it could ban classics like Romeo and Juliet, Catcher in the Rye, and Lonesome Dove.

Beth @lanvalsmaiden.bsky.social · May 31

Wooooooow

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Beth @lanvalsmaiden.bsky.social · May 29

What is your favorite dinosaur? Also what is the weirdest job you have ever been paid to do?

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Eric Swalwell @ericswalwell.bsky.social · May 29

Let’s stop this Trump train wreck.

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Christine Corcos @lpcprof.bsky.social · May 24

There are a lot of fascinating courses to choose from!

Spooky Lux in the BOOronx @rlux.nyc · May 24

Another big FU from Harvard… free online courses on the US government, the US constitution, civic engagement, and more.

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Government | Harvard University

Browse the latest Government courses from Harvard University.

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Beth @lanvalsmaiden.bsky.social · May 21

This is a whole vibe and I am 100% here for it. *she says as she sips her own elixir and debates digging out her robe of power*

Beth @lanvalsmaiden.bsky.social · May 15

What really makes me queasy is knowing that all I'll get from Scott Perry's office is a form letter that says nothing. These numbers are damning.

Thanks @americanprogress.bsky.social for crunching the numbers. www.americanprogress.org/article/hous...

#dosomething #peoplewilldie #handsoff

A screenshot of Pennsylvania districts. Figure 1 from The Center for American Progress's report on the lives that will be lost due to the Medicaid Cuts being proposed as of May 2025. https://www.americanprogress.org/article/house-republicans-medicaid-cuts-and-associated-lives-lost-by-congressional-district/

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Alt USAID/ USAID Forever @altusaid.altgov.info · May 14

The heroes who continue to make the case for USAID's mission and life-changing work 👇
www.npr.org/sections/goa...

A matchmaking service with a twist: Connecting big givers to programs cut by USAID

A former USAID worker has a new mission. She's hoping to connect philanthropists with overseas programs that have lost — or are likely to lose — their U.S. funding.

www.npr.org

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John Green @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social · May 13

www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCZj...

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Leah Shaffer @leahshaffer.bsky.social · May 13

I would like us to share this article as hard as we dunked on the nytimes yesterday. Can you do that for me, Bluesky? Screaming at the public editor is a fine way to blow off steam but this story can actually change minds. You must share it with everyone you know! #ScienceSky 🧪 🩺 #MedSky #Edsky

Dan @antonioslamsci.bsky.social · May 13

gift link

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/o...

Opinion | The Science I Would Be Doing if I Weren’t in ICE Detention

www.nytimes.com

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Beth @lanvalsmaiden.bsky.social · May 12

If you can read this without feeling fear and grief and a deep sense of shame for what our country has become... Then you are not paying attention. You have not just missed the point, but the whole damn treatise. Wake up.

#altcitizen #whoarewe #whathavewebecome

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · May 12

"The local police arrived to prevent the community from protecting their neighbor from an unlawful kidnapping. They succeeded, and in the process arrested two of the people who tried to stop it." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

“They’re trying to kidnap someone”

On the scene of a brutal ICE arrest in Worcester, Massachusetts.

www.motherjones.com

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Jennifer M Moss, MD, FACOG @jmmosstx.bsky.social · May 12

"Public television doesn't try to sell our kids anything."

Quintessa Knight @quietblkgrl.blacksky.app · May 11

Crazy how long this conversation has been going on

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Beth @lanvalsmaiden.bsky.social · May 9

Literally don't have the right words. Just angry emoji faces. I AM this angry emoji face. 😡🤬

Alt USAID/ USAID Forever @altusaid.altgov.info · May 9

Take a minute to appreciate the fact that until today we had an AMAZING Librarian of Congress. #DumpTrump #resist

The Associated Press @apnews.com · May 9

BREAKING: President Donald Trump abruptly fires Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden.

The dismissal was disclosed in statements from three top House Democrats and confirmed by a separate person familiar with the matter.