Liz Bettles
@battybetty.bsky.social
Mad on stone sculpture, hieroglyphs in tombs and this beautiful world that we are so intent on destroying.
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Now there is evidence - the drone swarmes over European critical Infrastructure come from Russian vessels. Sink them all.
www.digitaldigging.org/p/they-drone...
www.digitaldigging.org/p/they-drone...
They Droned Back
Young journalists expose Russian-linked vessels circling off the Dutch and German coast
www.digitaldigging.org
December 12, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Now there is evidence - the drone swarmes over European critical Infrastructure come from Russian vessels. Sink them all.
www.digitaldigging.org/p/they-drone...
www.digitaldigging.org/p/they-drone...
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Remember when we had real presidents we could respect?
December 12, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Remember when we had real presidents we could respect?
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BREAKING: A nation which is a democratic republic has jailed their corrupt President for abusing the system to rob the poorest people while giving benefits to the richest, in violation of their constitution.
December 13, 2025 at 1:36 PM
BREAKING: A nation which is a democratic republic has jailed their corrupt President for abusing the system to rob the poorest people while giving benefits to the richest, in violation of their constitution.
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"They'll know we are Christians by our love" isn't this administration's favorite hymn. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12...
Trump strips legal protections from Ethiopian refugees in latest crackdown
US president orders 5,000 Ethiopians to leave in 60 days amid broader push to end protections for over one million.
www.aljazeera.com
December 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
"They'll know we are Christians by our love" isn't this administration's favorite hymn. www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12...
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The winning is killing us. #TrumpSucks
December 13, 2025 at 11:05 AM
The winning is killing us. #TrumpSucks
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Just a reminder that ICE didn't exist until 2002. It's not some longstanding institution that must be maintained. It was created as a knee-jerk reaction to 9/11, and it could be gotten rid of as easily as it was created.
December 12, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Just a reminder that ICE didn't exist until 2002. It's not some longstanding institution that must be maintained. It was created as a knee-jerk reaction to 9/11, and it could be gotten rid of as easily as it was created.
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U.S. military spending is set to hit a record $1 trillion.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed seven straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed seven straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
December 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
U.S. military spending is set to hit a record $1 trillion.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed seven straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that routinely price-gouge the government.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed seven straight audits.
This is the military industrial complex on steroids.
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This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
December 12, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This should be the biggest story in the country right now. The sitting US President was extorting state lawmakers from his own party by threatening to withhold public money if they didn’t gerrymander for him.
I don’t know how else to say it…
I don’t know how else to say it…
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Every disaster movie starts with someone ignoring a scientist…
More than 250 people who were exposed to measles, including dozens of unvaccinated school-aged children, are quarantining in South Carolina as the state wrestles to contain an outbreak that has sickened more than 110 people.
Hundreds Quarantined in South Carolina as Measles Outbreak Shows No Sign of Slowing
The outbreak shows no signs of slowing, likely because of the affected area’s “lower-than-hoped-for vaccination coverage,” a state health official said.
nyti.ms
December 12, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Every disaster movie starts with someone ignoring a scientist…
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Bennie Thompson on Noem: "Her arrival was short lived. She left in the middle of the hearing ostensibly to go to another meeting. We found that the meeting had been canceled, so she could've stayed. But nonetheless, we're not surprised, because this is who she is."
December 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Bennie Thompson on Noem: "Her arrival was short lived. She left in the middle of the hearing ostensibly to go to another meeting. We found that the meeting had been canceled, so she could've stayed. But nonetheless, we're not surprised, because this is who she is."
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In 2016, Pete Hegseth warned that Trump would pressure the military to break the law and would abandon anyone who upheld the law. They all knew Trump was a threat to lawful command. Their hypocrisy isn't new-it's the whole project.
December 9, 2025 at 12:04 PM
In 2016, Pete Hegseth warned that Trump would pressure the military to break the law and would abandon anyone who upheld the law. They all knew Trump was a threat to lawful command. Their hypocrisy isn't new-it's the whole project.
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No good deed, thanks to the vicious propaganda campaigns of the billionaire media, now goes unpunished.
They hate it when anyone tries to make life better for vulnerable people.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
They hate it when anyone tries to make life better for vulnerable people.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
UK charities face ‘culture of fear’ as threats and violence surge
Exclusive: Charity Commission chief condemns public hostility towards staff helping women and refugees and at places of worship
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:57 AM
No good deed, thanks to the vicious propaganda campaigns of the billionaire media, now goes unpunished.
They hate it when anyone tries to make life better for vulnerable people.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
They hate it when anyone tries to make life better for vulnerable people.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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"Region imported 438,000 tons of pesticides and herbicides in 2020, two-thirds more than in 2018. More than half of such chemicals used in Nigeria are highly hazardous, at least 40% of those can’t be sold in Europe"
#Pesticide colonialism
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
#Pesticide colonialism
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Europe’s Banned Pesticides Are Poisoning Nigeria
Chemicals barred by the EU are widely available across Africa, threatening food and water supplies.
www.bloomberg.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:34 PM
"Region imported 438,000 tons of pesticides and herbicides in 2020, two-thirds more than in 2018. More than half of such chemicals used in Nigeria are highly hazardous, at least 40% of those can’t be sold in Europe"
#Pesticide colonialism
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
#Pesticide colonialism
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
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Oligarchy (noun):
A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
December 8, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Oligarchy (noun):
A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.
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I signed the letter calling for the release of Marwan Barghouti. Overnight, I've received some 2,000 attack emails, identical text but different purported senders and subject headers. Still coming through now. Other signatories also getting it. Definitely an op.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
More than 200 leading cultural figures call for release of jailed Palestinian leader
Group including Margaret Atwood, Ian McKellen and Richard Branson sign open letter to free Marwan Barghouti
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:47 AM
I signed the letter calling for the release of Marwan Barghouti. Overnight, I've received some 2,000 attack emails, identical text but different purported senders and subject headers. Still coming through now. Other signatories also getting it. Definitely an op.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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✅ Take parcels to the Post Office
✅ Sort out Christmas presents
✅ Join the Green Party!
180,000 members and counting. Will you be the next? ⤵️
✅ Sort out Christmas presents
✅ Join the Green Party!
180,000 members and counting. Will you be the next? ⤵️
December 9, 2025 at 12:31 PM
✅ Take parcels to the Post Office
✅ Sort out Christmas presents
✅ Join the Green Party!
180,000 members and counting. Will you be the next? ⤵️
✅ Sort out Christmas presents
✅ Join the Green Party!
180,000 members and counting. Will you be the next? ⤵️
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This is really troubling. So much damage has been done to this country just within 11 months of 47's presidency. How can we ever undo this?!?
December 9, 2025 at 3:21 AM
This is really troubling. So much damage has been done to this country just within 11 months of 47's presidency. How can we ever undo this?!?
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Reform UK councillor slapped with a £40,000 fine for hiring an illegal worker. 🤔
So much for "taking back control", apparently the rule is: deport them… but only after we’ve squeezed some cheap labour out of them.
A masterclass in hypocrisy!
So much for "taking back control", apparently the rule is: deport them… but only after we’ve squeezed some cheap labour out of them.
A masterclass in hypocrisy!
December 9, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Reform UK councillor slapped with a £40,000 fine for hiring an illegal worker. 🤔
So much for "taking back control", apparently the rule is: deport them… but only after we’ve squeezed some cheap labour out of them.
A masterclass in hypocrisy!
So much for "taking back control", apparently the rule is: deport them… but only after we’ve squeezed some cheap labour out of them.
A masterclass in hypocrisy!
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We are dealing with such corruption in every aspect of our government, I don't know how we undo the damage.
December 9, 2025 at 1:26 AM
We are dealing with such corruption in every aspect of our government, I don't know how we undo the damage.
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#EpsteinFiles
He looks guilty as hell with each passing day. He is upset with Alina Habba stepping down…. Why ?
He looks guilty as hell with each passing day. He is upset with Alina Habba stepping down…. Why ?
December 8, 2025 at 11:32 PM
#EpsteinFiles
He looks guilty as hell with each passing day. He is upset with Alina Habba stepping down…. Why ?
He looks guilty as hell with each passing day. He is upset with Alina Habba stepping down…. Why ?
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'They're frightened of everything: London, tubes, even gingerbread men!’
@mrjamesob.bsky.social says ‘what we once laughed at’ is now driving American foreign policy.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social says ‘what we once laughed at’ is now driving American foreign policy.
December 9, 2025 at 11:37 AM
'They're frightened of everything: London, tubes, even gingerbread men!’
@mrjamesob.bsky.social says ‘what we once laughed at’ is now driving American foreign policy.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social says ‘what we once laughed at’ is now driving American foreign policy.
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Here’s a success story from a producer who, with huge modifications to operations, is seeing some gain. Who else has had to drastically change who your buyers are?
What’s the biggest change you’ve had to make to see positive income right now?
What’s the biggest change you’ve had to make to see positive income right now?
December 7, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Here’s a success story from a producer who, with huge modifications to operations, is seeing some gain. Who else has had to drastically change who your buyers are?
What’s the biggest change you’ve had to make to see positive income right now?
What’s the biggest change you’ve had to make to see positive income right now?