PaulaBehnken
@phbehnken1234.bsky.social
Retired journo/writer, nana, NE based with ties to the EU. Just sledding through, trying to avoid the muck. I foolishly believed we were old enough to know better than this! Warning: No profile/no posts=no folo. No starterpax! 🇺🇲🇳🇱🇫🇷🇩🇪
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PaulaBehnken
@phbehnken1234.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Next time, let's vote for someone who has shared the same ups/downs in life as 99% of us and is not a lawbreaker, cheater, thief, fraud, con artist, woman hater or convicted sex assaulter who has never shopped, spent his own money, played w/kids, raised a dog or read a book.
When you learn military law by watching Star Wars films, what do you expect?
December 6, 2025 at 6:14 PM
When you learn military law by watching Star Wars films, what do you expect?
@fred-forge.bsky.social That's some great-uncle you have, there! J'espère que vous avez hérité de toutes ses meilleures qualités!
December 6, 2025 at 5:44 PM
@fred-forge.bsky.social That's some great-uncle you have, there! J'espère que vous avez hérité de toutes ses meilleures qualités!
This is what real Congressmen do when they have some spare time. Jim McGovern (MA-02) is at the annual Worcester Festival of Lights on the Worcester Common. It's about 20 degrees outside tonight.
December 6, 2025 at 5:47 AM
This is what real Congressmen do when they have some spare time. Jim McGovern (MA-02) is at the annual Worcester Festival of Lights on the Worcester Common. It's about 20 degrees outside tonight.
Do it. No one should threaten the life of a US Representative and get away with it!
December 6, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Do it. No one should threaten the life of a US Representative and get away with it!
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We used to be kinda up there. This is pathetic.
It seems to be working , I wonder if this has something to do with it?
December 6, 2025 at 1:31 AM
We used to be kinda up there. This is pathetic.
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"About 25% of children who develop chronic hepatitis B will die of their infection."
--Dr. Andrew Pavia, pediatric infectious disease specialist, professor of pediatrics and medicine at the University of Utah, and spokesperson for the Infectious Diseases Society of America
--Dr. Andrew Pavia, pediatric infectious disease specialist, professor of pediatrics and medicine at the University of Utah, and spokesperson for the Infectious Diseases Society of America
December 5, 2025 at 4:34 PM
"About 25% of children who develop chronic hepatitis B will die of their infection."
--Dr. Andrew Pavia, pediatric infectious disease specialist, professor of pediatrics and medicine at the University of Utah, and spokesperson for the Infectious Diseases Society of America
--Dr. Andrew Pavia, pediatric infectious disease specialist, professor of pediatrics and medicine at the University of Utah, and spokesperson for the Infectious Diseases Society of America
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Measles vaccination has prevented 59 million deaths between 2000 and 2024 worldwide. Is that enough for you? Measles share.google/Qkd1dJG9QPoE...
Measles
WHO fact sheet on measles providing key facts and information on signs and symptoms, who is at risk, transmission, treatment, prevention and WHO's work on in this area.
share.google
December 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Measles vaccination has prevented 59 million deaths between 2000 and 2024 worldwide. Is that enough for you? Measles share.google/Qkd1dJG9QPoE...
Measles vaccination has prevented 59 million deaths between 2000 and 2024 worldwide. Is that enough for you? Measles share.google/Qkd1dJG9QPoE...
Measles
WHO fact sheet on measles providing key facts and information on signs and symptoms, who is at risk, transmission, treatment, prevention and WHO's work on in this area.
share.google
December 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Measles vaccination has prevented 59 million deaths between 2000 and 2024 worldwide. Is that enough for you? Measles share.google/Qkd1dJG9QPoE...
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...Trump has singled out the tech industry for criticism and reprisals for banning him from social media platforms including Twitter (before it became X) and Facebook following the 6 January 2021 Capitol riot in Washington DC.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump administration moves to deny visas to factcheckers and content moderators
Action detailed in a state department memo directs officials to deny visas to any applicant engaging in ‘censorship’
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
...Trump has singled out the tech industry for criticism and reprisals for banning him from social media platforms including Twitter (before it became X) and Facebook following the 6 January 2021 Capitol riot in Washington DC.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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President Zelensky MUST be safe at all times!
www.thejournal.ie/drones-dubli...
www.thejournal.ie/drones-dubli...
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 5, 2025 at 6:46 PM
President Zelensky MUST be safe at all times!
www.thejournal.ie/drones-dubli...
www.thejournal.ie/drones-dubli...
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There’s something doubly grating about the pious invocation of “Western civilization” by the sort of incurious dolt who wouldn’t know a Titian canvas, a Beethoven quartet, or a Socratic dialogue if whapped them upside the head.
It has long been clear that unalloyed racism lies at the core of Trumpism, and he is becoming increasingly explicit about this.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/w...
Trump Administration Says Europe Faces ‘Civilizational Erasure’
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:50 PM
There’s something doubly grating about the pious invocation of “Western civilization” by the sort of incurious dolt who wouldn’t know a Titian canvas, a Beethoven quartet, or a Socratic dialogue if whapped them upside the head.
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Before the first dose of Hep B vax was given at birth, around 22,000 infants were infected every year.
After the policy changed, around 20 infants were infected every year.
22,000 needless Hep B infections every year down to 20!!!
#ThisIsHarm
#AmericasOnLifeSupport
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
After the policy changed, around 20 infants were infected every year.
22,000 needless Hep B infections every year down to 20!!!
#ThisIsHarm
#AmericasOnLifeSupport
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
CDC advisers vote to overturn decades-long policy on hepatitis B vaccine for infants
In a controversial move, the vaccine advisory group reversed a recommendations for universal immunizing of newborns intended to protect them from a virus that attacks the liver.
www.npr.org
December 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Before the first dose of Hep B vax was given at birth, around 22,000 infants were infected every year.
After the policy changed, around 20 infants were infected every year.
22,000 needless Hep B infections every year down to 20!!!
#ThisIsHarm
#AmericasOnLifeSupport
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
After the policy changed, around 20 infants were infected every year.
22,000 needless Hep B infections every year down to 20!!!
#ThisIsHarm
#AmericasOnLifeSupport
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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The 19 richest U.S. households saw a $1 trillion wealth increase in 2024, a rise that exceeds the size of Switzerland’s economy.
These 19 households now control $2.6 trillion in wealth — almost as much wealth as the bottom 50% of American households.
If this isn't an oligarchy, what is?
These 19 households now control $2.6 trillion in wealth — almost as much wealth as the bottom 50% of American households.
If this isn't an oligarchy, what is?
April 28, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The 19 richest U.S. households saw a $1 trillion wealth increase in 2024, a rise that exceeds the size of Switzerland’s economy.
These 19 households now control $2.6 trillion in wealth — almost as much wealth as the bottom 50% of American households.
If this isn't an oligarchy, what is?
These 19 households now control $2.6 trillion in wealth — almost as much wealth as the bottom 50% of American households.
If this isn't an oligarchy, what is?
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This is the story tonight. Every Dem who was in that room should be telling us what they saw.
Himes: "What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service ... any American who sees the video that I saw will see the US military attacking shipwrecked sailors."
December 4, 2025 at 10:37 PM
This is the story tonight. Every Dem who was in that room should be telling us what they saw.
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I’m fascinated by how many of these schmucks seem determined to return not just to the 50s, but to an imaginary form of the 50s derived from sitcoms. I demand a national screening of the movie Pleasantville!
December 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I’m fascinated by how many of these schmucks seem determined to return not just to the 50s, but to an imaginary form of the 50s derived from sitcoms. I demand a national screening of the movie Pleasantville!
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Funny, I thought the economy stunk even when I was in a good mood. Go figure!
December 4, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Funny, I thought the economy stunk even when I was in a good mood. Go figure!
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As a reminder, Joe Biden was the jobs president. But I live in an ungrateful nation with millions of fools who never learn, even the hard way. The midterms are our last chance. Don't f%ck it up.
"Widespread job losses, with declines in employment among manufacturers, construction companies and professional services firms. Losses were concentrated among small businesses..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/b...
Private Employers Cut Jobs in November, the Latest Sign of a Slowdown
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:21 PM
As a reminder, Joe Biden was the jobs president. But I live in an ungrateful nation with millions of fools who never learn, even the hard way. The midterms are our last chance. Don't f%ck it up.
My stepkids took over my demented (but nice) husband's care once a year so I could get time off. I think they expected me spend it lunching w/gal pals and shopping. No. I went to France and NL for a few weeks to get as far away from brain damage as possible. They didn't get it. Maybe they do, now.
December 3, 2025 at 10:22 PM
My stepkids took over my demented (but nice) husband's care once a year so I could get time off. I think they expected me spend it lunching w/gal pals and shopping. No. I went to France and NL for a few weeks to get as far away from brain damage as possible. They didn't get it. Maybe they do, now.
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I didn't take the photo on my profile page today, but could have. I just drove by there and it looks the same.
December 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I didn't take the photo on my profile page today, but could have. I just drove by there and it looks the same.