Rebecca Baird
@rebaird.bsky.social
Jack of all trades
Collector of Tardises
Music appreciator/artist/biologist/gardener/mystic/nerd/ally/maker/globetrotter/momma
Collector of Tardises
Music appreciator/artist/biologist/gardener/mystic/nerd/ally/maker/globetrotter/momma
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Rebecca Baird
@rebaird.bsky.social
· Sep 8
A visitor to my greenhouse required an evac. My trusty butterfly net to the rescue. I’ve never seen a hummingbird fly so far straight upward!
I just joined the @quitgpt boycott. OpenAI's president was the biggest donor in Trump's Super PAC's year-end report. It's time to quit. Join us: quitgpt.org // #QuitGPT
QuitGPT — OpenAI Execs are Trump's Biggest Donors
Join the movement. Delete ChatGPT. Cancel your subscription. It's time to quit.
quitgpt.org
February 11, 2026 at 3:58 PM
I just joined the @quitgpt boycott. OpenAI's president was the biggest donor in Trump's Super PAC's year-end report. It's time to quit. Join us: quitgpt.org // #QuitGPT
Reposted by Rebecca Baird
In autocratization, independent media are rarely shut down outright. They are defunded, fragmented, & then captured.
Public broadcasting is a target precisely because it combines reach, trust, & autonomy. Undermine that infrastructure, & the informational backbone of democracy erodes on its own.
Public broadcasting is a target precisely because it combines reach, trust, & autonomy. Undermine that infrastructure, & the informational backbone of democracy erodes on its own.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
Corporation For Public Broadcasting Is Dissolved After 58 Years Of Service
www.huffpost.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:03 PM
In autocratization, independent media are rarely shut down outright. They are defunded, fragmented, & then captured.
Public broadcasting is a target precisely because it combines reach, trust, & autonomy. Undermine that infrastructure, & the informational backbone of democracy erodes on its own.
Public broadcasting is a target precisely because it combines reach, trust, & autonomy. Undermine that infrastructure, & the informational backbone of democracy erodes on its own.
Reposted by Rebecca Baird
October 27, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Reposted by Rebecca Baird
At today's Ohio Redistricting Commission meeting, Dems again presented our fair, constitutional map that would ensure Ohioans are represented in Congress.
With 10 days left before the constitutional deadline to pass a bipartisan map, Republicans continue to run out the clock.
With 10 days left before the constitutional deadline to pass a bipartisan map, Republicans continue to run out the clock.
October 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
At today's Ohio Redistricting Commission meeting, Dems again presented our fair, constitutional map that would ensure Ohioans are represented in Congress.
With 10 days left before the constitutional deadline to pass a bipartisan map, Republicans continue to run out the clock.
With 10 days left before the constitutional deadline to pass a bipartisan map, Republicans continue to run out the clock.
Reposted by Rebecca Baird
Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
October 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
Reposted by Rebecca Baird
"Pope Leo XIV encouraged international news agencies on Thursday to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation, as he strongly backed a free, independent and objective press." apnews.com/article/pope...
Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths
Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.
apnews.com
October 12, 2025 at 3:14 PM
"Pope Leo XIV encouraged international news agencies on Thursday to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation, as he strongly backed a free, independent and objective press." apnews.com/article/pope...
Reposted by Rebecca Baird
The only violence I’ve been seeing in Portland is from the so-called Feds!!!
Keep sharing these videos; it’s evidence.
Keep sharing these videos; it’s evidence.
October 13, 2025 at 3:27 AM
The only violence I’ve been seeing in Portland is from the so-called Feds!!!
Keep sharing these videos; it’s evidence.
Keep sharing these videos; it’s evidence.
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS AKRON” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
NO KINGS AKRON · No Kings
No Kings Akron is presented by Indivisible Akron in collaboration with Akron Democracy Defenders and Summit County Progressive Democrats.
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.**
Our pea...
www.mobilize.us
October 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS AKRON” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
More pictures from the Ingenuity Fest #ingenuityfest2025
September 29, 2025 at 2:33 AM
More pictures from the Ingenuity Fest #ingenuityfest2025
These were taken at Cleveland Ingenuity fest on Saturday. Very engaging and thought provoking exhibition within a surreal and fantastical art and technology festival
September 29, 2025 at 2:26 AM
These were taken at Cleveland Ingenuity fest on Saturday. Very engaging and thought provoking exhibition within a surreal and fantastical art and technology festival
A visitor to my greenhouse required an evac. My trusty butterfly net to the rescue. I’ve never seen a hummingbird fly so far straight upward!
September 8, 2025 at 4:53 PM
A visitor to my greenhouse required an evac. My trusty butterfly net to the rescue. I’ve never seen a hummingbird fly so far straight upward!
Nature heals. So does calm. So take a deep breath…hold it a second or two… and let it all out. Now stop scrolling and go outside or do something offline.
September 3, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Nature heals. So does calm. So take a deep breath…hold it a second or two… and let it all out. Now stop scrolling and go outside or do something offline.
Just a few of the butterflies I saw during the holiday weekend at Delaware State Park in Ohio
September 3, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Just a few of the butterflies I saw during the holiday weekend at Delaware State Park in Ohio
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Two big takeaways from yesterday. First, by “joking” that if the U.S. were at war in 2028 there would be “no more elections,” brushing aside the constitutional mandate for regularly scheduled votes. Then later, when a hot mic caught him telling French President Macron that
August 19, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Two big takeaways from yesterday. First, by “joking” that if the U.S. were at war in 2028 there would be “no more elections,” brushing aside the constitutional mandate for regularly scheduled votes. Then later, when a hot mic caught him telling French President Macron that
Amen to that!
I don't want to be a Luddite, but...
I don't want to use the plagiarism machine that steals artist's work and dries rivers.
I don't want to use streaming services that go full collaborator with fascism
I don't want my fitness data used against me.
I want the tech I use to be ethical.
I don't want to use the plagiarism machine that steals artist's work and dries rivers.
I don't want to use streaming services that go full collaborator with fascism
I don't want my fitness data used against me.
I want the tech I use to be ethical.
August 15, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Amen to that!
August 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Yes there is a crime wave in DC.
August 13, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Yes there is a crime wave in DC.
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"New Zealand woman and six-year-old son detained for three weeks by Ice in US enduring ‘terrifying’ ordeal" www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
New Zealand woman and six-year-old son detained for three weeks by Ice in US enduring ‘terrifying’ ordeal
Sarah Shaw, who has a US visa and lives in Washington state, was detained after attempting to re-enter US from Canada
www.theguardian.com
August 13, 2025 at 9:30 AM
"New Zealand woman and six-year-old son detained for three weeks by Ice in US enduring ‘terrifying’ ordeal" www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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I get asked constantly -- from friends, family, random people I meet, from separate friends' parents in the last 24 hours -- how I report on politics, especially now, without giving in to despair and cynicism.
I credit Mr. Rogers.
"Always look for the helpers." www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LGH...
I credit Mr. Rogers.
"Always look for the helpers." www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LGH...
Fred Rogers: Look for the Helpers
YouTube video by Alex Forsythe
www.youtube.com
April 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I get asked constantly -- from friends, family, random people I meet, from separate friends' parents in the last 24 hours -- how I report on politics, especially now, without giving in to despair and cynicism.
I credit Mr. Rogers.
"Always look for the helpers." www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LGH...
I credit Mr. Rogers.
"Always look for the helpers." www.youtube.com/watch?v=-LGH...
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"We’re creating something even more dangerous to the country: A masked monster of a law enforcement agency, one uniquely unsuited for its new power, authority, reach, and funding levels."
Spending $200 billion on ICE is a terrible idea
I've covered federal law enforcement for two decades. Here are the things that worry me most.
www.motherjones.com
August 12, 2025 at 7:25 PM
"We’re creating something even more dangerous to the country: A masked monster of a law enforcement agency, one uniquely unsuited for its new power, authority, reach, and funding levels."
Meteor shower last night, saw a few bright ones despite the full moon. Relaxing way to spend the evening
August 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Meteor shower last night, saw a few bright ones despite the full moon. Relaxing way to spend the evening
Neighborhood garage sale ended yesterday. I sold some of my glass art, counted monarch butterfly visitors, and had many pleasant conversations with neighbors from all over. Exhausting for this introvert but all in all it reaffirmed some hope for humanity.
August 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Neighborhood garage sale ended yesterday. I sold some of my glass art, counted monarch butterfly visitors, and had many pleasant conversations with neighbors from all over. Exhausting for this introvert but all in all it reaffirmed some hope for humanity.