Rebekah West
@rebequewest.bsky.social
Multi-disciplinary artist, designer, writer. Born 🇺🇸 Lived 🇫🇷 🇦🇺 * Make something & pour your 💔 in. Potty mouth.
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* Project 2025 vid & doc pin
* You can file complaint w state AG
* Civil rights: ALL
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Rebekah West
@rebequewest.bsky.social
· Jan 21
“Bradley, a fifth-generation commercial fisherman, said fishermen have spent years urging officials to address uneven competition with foreign imports, market regulations and the loss of local access to natural resources. “
Labeling as locally caught is making a difference
Labeling as locally caught is making a difference
“Shrimp prices are up thanks to some of that action,” Ryan Bradley said. “The guys are catching some nice shrimp right now, actually, and getting a good price for them.”
Gulf Shrimpers See Long-Awaited Moment on Federal Seafood Labeling Laws
Mississippi commercial fishermen say years of pushing lawmakers for tougher regulations are finally translating into national policy proposals.
buff.ly
December 6, 2025 at 3:20 PM
“Bradley, a fifth-generation commercial fisherman, said fishermen have spent years urging officials to address uneven competition with foreign imports, market regulations and the loss of local access to natural resources. “
Labeling as locally caught is making a difference
Labeling as locally caught is making a difference
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As energy costs skyrocket, the Trump administration’s solution is apparently a useless advisory “National Coal Council” which, incidentally — 9 months later — still has no members! 🤦🏽♂️
December 6, 2025 at 2:12 PM
As energy costs skyrocket, the Trump administration’s solution is apparently a useless advisory “National Coal Council” which, incidentally — 9 months later — still has no members! 🤦🏽♂️
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December 6, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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OPINION: "Trey Reed’s parents deserved more than a headline. They deserved clarity, truth and transparency. And our community deserved honest reporting—not speculation, not rumors, not silence," Erica Powe writes.
Opinion | Trey Reed’s Family Deserved More Than a Headline. Truth, Not Rumors.
Erica Powe writes about Trey Reed’s death, her thoughts as a mother of two sons and why Trey Reed’s family deserved to have his story told properly.
buff.ly
December 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
OPINION: "Trey Reed’s parents deserved more than a headline. They deserved clarity, truth and transparency. And our community deserved honest reporting—not speculation, not rumors, not silence," Erica Powe writes.
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"The declared intent is to stop lethal drugs, destroy narco-boats, and kill the narco-terrorists who are poisoning the American people,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.
Wicker Directs Inquiry Into Hegseth's Reported 'Kill Them All' Order, Vowing 'Vigorous Oversight' of Boat Strikes
Sen. Roger Wicker is vowing "vigorous oversight" amid reports Hegseth ordered the U.S. military "to kill everybody" in a boat strike.
buff.ly
December 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
"The declared intent is to stop lethal drugs, destroy narco-boats, and kill the narco-terrorists who are poisoning the American people,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.
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Our national security strategy contains points lifted directly from TASS
December 5, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Our national security strategy contains points lifted directly from TASS
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This is why Trump's National Security Strategy is a fantasy.
"A Chinese hospital ship quietly docked in hurricane-hit Jamaica this week, projecting soft power into the heart of the Caribbean where a US armada is conducting a controversial anti-narcotics mission targeted at Venezuela."
Chinese Hospital Ship Visits Jamaica as US Gunboats Ply Caribbean
A Chinese hospital ship quietly docked in hurricane-hit Jamaica this week, projecting soft power into the heart of the Caribbean where a US armada is conducting a controversial anti-narcotics mission ...
www.bloomberg.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
This is why Trump's National Security Strategy is a fantasy.
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There are so many holes in DHS’s story it’s nuts. They say this woman was driving her boyfriend’s car, who they claim is undocumented.
ICE pulls her over, see she’s alone, know they are looking for a man, and still handcuff her while she screams “I am a US citizen,”.
Why is ICE harassing women?
ICE pulls her over, see she’s alone, know they are looking for a man, and still handcuff her while she screams “I am a US citizen,”.
Why is ICE harassing women?
December 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM
There are so many holes in DHS’s story it’s nuts. They say this woman was driving her boyfriend’s car, who they claim is undocumented.
ICE pulls her over, see she’s alone, know they are looking for a man, and still handcuff her while she screams “I am a US citizen,”.
Why is ICE harassing women?
ICE pulls her over, see she’s alone, know they are looking for a man, and still handcuff her while she screams “I am a US citizen,”.
Why is ICE harassing women?
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Soooo, the Admiral or Hegseth are DEFINITELY murderers!!
and Trump is an accessorer!!
Of course the corrupt DOJ won't prosecute.
and Trump is an accessorer!!
Of course the corrupt DOJ won't prosecute.
NEW info on shipwreck attack. It gets worse.
The 2 survivors climbed atop wreckage and waved to overhead.
"Some of the people viewing the video thought ... could have been an attempt to surrender"
Others "said the most logical explanation was ... signaling for a rescue."
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The 2 survivors climbed atop wreckage and waved to overhead.
"Some of the people viewing the video thought ... could have been an attempt to surrender"
Others "said the most logical explanation was ... signaling for a rescue."
1/
December 5, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Soooo, the Admiral or Hegseth are DEFINITELY murderers!!
and Trump is an accessorer!!
Of course the corrupt DOJ won't prosecute.
and Trump is an accessorer!!
Of course the corrupt DOJ won't prosecute.
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Tonight’s #UrbanismBookClub offering is “The Design Of Childhood” by @langealexandra.bsky.social. A GREAT book by an author who WON THE PULITZER PRIZE for a series of articles on the same broad subject in @opinion.bloomberg.com Citylab! Alexandra interviewed me for the book on Vancouver’s work. 6/
December 5, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Tonight’s #UrbanismBookClub offering is “The Design Of Childhood” by @langealexandra.bsky.social. A GREAT book by an author who WON THE PULITZER PRIZE for a series of articles on the same broad subject in @opinion.bloomberg.com Citylab! Alexandra interviewed me for the book on Vancouver’s work. 6/
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LOL...
what's next...
FIFA... inventing a Peace Prize "just for Donald"
NEXT Trump is awarded the:
MarALago Peace Prize
Moscow Peace Prize
Trump BitCoin Peace Prize
Trump Cabinet Peace Prize
Melania's fucking Christmas ornament Peace Prize
what's next...
FIFA... inventing a Peace Prize "just for Donald"
NEXT Trump is awarded the:
MarALago Peace Prize
Moscow Peace Prize
Trump BitCoin Peace Prize
Trump Cabinet Peace Prize
Melania's fucking Christmas ornament Peace Prize
December 5, 2025 at 7:29 PM
LOL...
what's next...
FIFA... inventing a Peace Prize "just for Donald"
NEXT Trump is awarded the:
MarALago Peace Prize
Moscow Peace Prize
Trump BitCoin Peace Prize
Trump Cabinet Peace Prize
Melania's fucking Christmas ornament Peace Prize
what's next...
FIFA... inventing a Peace Prize "just for Donald"
NEXT Trump is awarded the:
MarALago Peace Prize
Moscow Peace Prize
Trump BitCoin Peace Prize
Trump Cabinet Peace Prize
Melania's fucking Christmas ornament Peace Prize
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More on why to boycott the World Cup.
The World Cup is only months away and FIFA is failing to ensure players fans, and immigrant communities here will be protected from increasingly authoritarian ICE activity.
FIFA must commit to enacting protections against racial profiling, arbitrary detention, and unlawful immigration enforcement.
FIFA must commit to enacting protections against racial profiling, arbitrary detention, and unlawful immigration enforcement.
‘Fifa cannot be silent’: human rights groups speak out over 2026 World Cup concerns
Fifa risks becoming ‘a public relations tool of an increasingly authoritarian US government’, human rights organisations have warned
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:29 PM
More on why to boycott the World Cup.
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'Beyond parody': Trump mocked over 'participation trophy' from FIFA at World Cup event
www.alternet.org/trump-fifa-w...
www.alternet.org/trump-fifa-w...
'Beyond parody': Trump mocked over 'participation trophy' from FIFA at World Cup event
President Donald Trump appeared at the 2026 FIFA World Cup draw event on Friday at the Kennedy Center where he was given a "peace prize" by the organization's president, Gianni Infantino. Trump has co...
www.alternet.org
December 5, 2025 at 7:28 PM
'Beyond parody': Trump mocked over 'participation trophy' from FIFA at World Cup event
www.alternet.org/trump-fifa-w...
www.alternet.org/trump-fifa-w...
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Thank you to the South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation for allowing me the opportunity to answer questions about the state of Agriculture in South Carolina this morning. Farmers have been ignored for far too long. (1/2)
December 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Thank you to the South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation for allowing me the opportunity to answer questions about the state of Agriculture in South Carolina this morning. Farmers have been ignored for far too long. (1/2)
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JUST NOW: "This is like Alice in Wonderland", Judge Breyer says when trying to get the DOJ to explain to him why what happened in CA is a "rebellion" justifying the deployment of the National Guard. "Words just mean what you want them to mean?"
December 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
JUST NOW: "This is like Alice in Wonderland", Judge Breyer says when trying to get the DOJ to explain to him why what happened in CA is a "rebellion" justifying the deployment of the National Guard. "Words just mean what you want them to mean?"
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🚨The CDC panel just recommended delaying the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine.
Newborns are the MOST vulnerable to chronic Hep B, and delaying vaccination will increase lifelong infections, cirrhosis, and liver cancer.
www.statnews.com/2025/12/05/c...
Newborns are the MOST vulnerable to chronic Hep B, and delaying vaccination will increase lifelong infections, cirrhosis, and liver cancer.
www.statnews.com/2025/12/05/c...
CDC panel recommends delaying birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine
The CDC's ACIP panel voted to recommend delaying the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine, ending a policy that has reined in the virus.
www.statnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:12 PM
🚨The CDC panel just recommended delaying the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine.
Newborns are the MOST vulnerable to chronic Hep B, and delaying vaccination will increase lifelong infections, cirrhosis, and liver cancer.
www.statnews.com/2025/12/05/c...
Newborns are the MOST vulnerable to chronic Hep B, and delaying vaccination will increase lifelong infections, cirrhosis, and liver cancer.
www.statnews.com/2025/12/05/c...
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Childhood vaccination rates were falling before Trump took office.
But RFK Jr.'s latest attacks on vaccines will make new outbreaks of old diseases even more deadly.
I'm old enough to remember when polio put my friends into iron lungs. We do not want to go back to that era.
But RFK Jr.'s latest attacks on vaccines will make new outbreaks of old diseases even more deadly.
I'm old enough to remember when polio put my friends into iron lungs. We do not want to go back to that era.
RFK Jr.’s handpicked CDC panel rolls back recommending all newborns get vaccinated for hepatitis B
CDC Panel Of Vaccine Skeptics Votes To Delay Hepatitis B Shot For Most Babies
Public health officials warned that the decision by advisers picked by RFK Jr. will result in more infants being infected and experiencing lifelong liver diseases.
www.huffpost.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Childhood vaccination rates were falling before Trump took office.
But RFK Jr.'s latest attacks on vaccines will make new outbreaks of old diseases even more deadly.
I'm old enough to remember when polio put my friends into iron lungs. We do not want to go back to that era.
But RFK Jr.'s latest attacks on vaccines will make new outbreaks of old diseases even more deadly.
I'm old enough to remember when polio put my friends into iron lungs. We do not want to go back to that era.
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Pete Hegseth is having one of the worst weeks a Cabinet secretary has had in recent American history. It’s very richly deserved. He’s a bombastic idiot. He’s a liar. And he’s a weasel: Under fire for a second military strike on an alleged drug boat, which killed two survivors of the first strike …
New Column: It took a village of cowards and weenies to make a man like Pete Hegseth defense secretary. newrepublic.com/post/204017/... via @newrepublic.com
Cowardly Pete Hegseth Is This Week’s Proof of the GOP’s Moral Rot
Of course Pete Hegseth is a disaster. But everyone knew back in January that he would be. That’s where the real problem lies.
newrepublic.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Pete Hegseth is having one of the worst weeks a Cabinet secretary has had in recent American history. It’s very richly deserved. He’s a bombastic idiot. He’s a liar. And he’s a weasel: Under fire for a second military strike on an alleged drug boat, which killed two survivors of the first strike …
Still reading but I’ve missed reporting like this!
Excellent article, and reminder of US-UK cross-fertilisation of transphobia for more than a decade.
Discussions of US bathroom bills on UK's Mumsnet 10-11 years ago began shifting rising transphobia on the platform from "trans women are stealing our places" to "they're a physical threat to us." ...
Discussions of US bathroom bills on UK's Mumsnet 10-11 years ago began shifting rising transphobia on the platform from "trans women are stealing our places" to "they're a physical threat to us." ...
IRW — a Pulitzer-winning nonprofit newsroom at American — and @thebarbedwire.com traced the history of anti-trans legislation. Houston conservatives realized homophobia didn’t fly anymore, weaponized girls’ safety, and parroted segregationist language. It worked.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/12/04/a...
thebarbedwire.com/2025/12/04/a...
December 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Still reading but I’ve missed reporting like this!
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Excellent article, and reminder of US-UK cross-fertilisation of transphobia for more than a decade.
Discussions of US bathroom bills on UK's Mumsnet 10-11 years ago began shifting rising transphobia on the platform from "trans women are stealing our places" to "they're a physical threat to us." ...
Discussions of US bathroom bills on UK's Mumsnet 10-11 years ago began shifting rising transphobia on the platform from "trans women are stealing our places" to "they're a physical threat to us." ...
IRW — a Pulitzer-winning nonprofit newsroom at American — and @thebarbedwire.com traced the history of anti-trans legislation. Houston conservatives realized homophobia didn’t fly anymore, weaponized girls’ safety, and parroted segregationist language. It worked.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/12/04/a...
thebarbedwire.com/2025/12/04/a...
Where Did Anti-Trans Laws Start? How a Forgotten Houston Ordinance Turned Into a Massive, Nationwide Culture War
In fighting for bathroom bills in Houston, Texas conservatives provided a blueprint for the rest of the country.
thebarbedwire.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Excellent article, and reminder of US-UK cross-fertilisation of transphobia for more than a decade.
Discussions of US bathroom bills on UK's Mumsnet 10-11 years ago began shifting rising transphobia on the platform from "trans women are stealing our places" to "they're a physical threat to us." ...
Discussions of US bathroom bills on UK's Mumsnet 10-11 years ago began shifting rising transphobia on the platform from "trans women are stealing our places" to "they're a physical threat to us." ...
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Amazing news!!! Congrats @noisyunion.bsky.social
After just over a year of bargaining, union employees at The Stranger, the Portland Mercury, EverOut, and Bold Type Tickets have just ratified their first-ever contract!
🥳 🎉 🥳 🎉
🥳 🎉 🥳 🎉
December 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Amazing news!!! Congrats @noisyunion.bsky.social
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Trump has changed U.S. security strategy to screw over our European allies and make Putin very happy.
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump's security strategy slams European allies and asserts US power in the Western Hemisphere
President Donald Trump has come out with a new national security strategy that paints European allies as weak and aims to reassert America’s dominance in the Western Hemisphere.
apnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Trump has changed U.S. security strategy to screw over our European allies and make Putin very happy.
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
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I honestly don’t know what’s more concerning. That the president of the United States keeps falling asleep in public or that everyone around him is too scared to wake him up.
December 5, 2025 at 2:29 AM
I honestly don’t know what’s more concerning. That the president of the United States keeps falling asleep in public or that everyone around him is too scared to wake him up.
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Russia is waging war not only on land& in the air,but also at sea
In the south, Russia is conducting an open sea-air campaign against Ukrainian ports and logistics. In the north, it is covertly testing the vulnerabilities of NATO countries' underwater infrastructure: power cables and telecom lines
In the south, Russia is conducting an open sea-air campaign against Ukrainian ports and logistics. In the north, it is covertly testing the vulnerabilities of NATO countries' underwater infrastructure: power cables and telecom lines
December 5, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Russia is waging war not only on land& in the air,but also at sea
In the south, Russia is conducting an open sea-air campaign against Ukrainian ports and logistics. In the north, it is covertly testing the vulnerabilities of NATO countries' underwater infrastructure: power cables and telecom lines
In the south, Russia is conducting an open sea-air campaign against Ukrainian ports and logistics. In the north, it is covertly testing the vulnerabilities of NATO countries' underwater infrastructure: power cables and telecom lines