@beanniequilts.bsky.social
Mom, wife, LCSW, crafty person in Maine
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The paragraph just before this one goes particularly hard: “Vance knows. He doesn't care. Vance’s twisted and wrongheaded view of Christianity has been repudiated by two popes. His Catholicism seems to be little more than a political prop, a tool only for his career ambitions and desire for power.”
January 9, 2026 at 12:30 AM
The paragraph just before this one goes particularly hard: “Vance knows. He doesn't care. Vance’s twisted and wrongheaded view of Christianity has been repudiated by two popes. His Catholicism seems to be little more than a political prop, a tool only for his career ambitions and desire for power.”
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Democrats in Congress, this is how you should respond to Trump’s insane and illegal war for oil.
Trump must be impeached immediately. This is not how a democracy functions.
January 3, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Democrats in Congress, this is how you should respond to Trump’s insane and illegal war for oil.
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The same editorial board described Seattle’s mayor raising taxes to pay for childcare as a totalitarian power grab
The Washington Post editorial board comes out in favor of the Venezuela attack/operation to capture Maduro
January 3, 2026 at 5:51 PM
The same editorial board described Seattle’s mayor raising taxes to pay for childcare as a totalitarian power grab
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Autism does not need to be cured
Ableism does
The end
Ableism does
The end
September 22, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Autism does not need to be cured
Ableism does
The end
Ableism does
The end
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Obviously people are talking a lot about with AI and how artists deserve to be paid and hell yes but I also think there’s something really cool about just being a dad and picking up that guitar and making a song no one would ever pay for because you’re an embarrassing dad but it makes somebody happy
September 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Obviously people are talking a lot about with AI and how artists deserve to be paid and hell yes but I also think there’s something really cool about just being a dad and picking up that guitar and making a song no one would ever pay for because you’re an embarrassing dad but it makes somebody happy
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It’s only in the video for a second but one of the cats being the conductor is really amusing me
August 17, 2025 at 12:14 PM
It’s only in the video for a second but one of the cats being the conductor is really amusing me
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No one wants to hear this, but it’s true. Either we can value education — not for a select few but for anyone willing to put in the effort — and provide the requisite resources, or we can watch it become a pursuit available only to an elite minority, with everyone else getting a cheap facsimile
There simply is no substitute for the time-, personnel-, & $$$-intensive way of providing quality education. That we don't want to pay for it, as a society, does not make this any less true, & AI cannot fix that. At best, it can poorly substitute for the real solution.
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Sure we could reduce the student to teacher ratio, and create an education system that we know works for students. But that would cost money, so bring in the slop.
August 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
No one wants to hear this, but it’s true. Either we can value education — not for a select few but for anyone willing to put in the effort — and provide the requisite resources, or we can watch it become a pursuit available only to an elite minority, with everyone else getting a cheap facsimile
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A university scientist who discovered alarming levels of toxic chemicals in a lake in southeastern Louisiana was abruptly removed from her research position this week without explanation
University sidelines scientist who exposed toxic metals in Lake Maurepas
The SELU scientist who discovered alarming levels of toxic chemicals in Lake Maurepas was abruptly removed from her research position without explanation.
lailluminator.com
August 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
A university scientist who discovered alarming levels of toxic chemicals in a lake in southeastern Louisiana was abruptly removed from her research position this week without explanation
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Ron DeSantis has the music taste of a Dreamworks movie about a guinea pig who becomes a pop star
August 1, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Ron DeSantis has the music taste of a Dreamworks movie about a guinea pig who becomes a pop star
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Tomi Lahren just posted on the other place that the federal government should “let California go” and that California should get “not one dime.” Where does she think the federal government gets most of its dimes?
July 14, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Tomi Lahren just posted on the other place that the federal government should “let California go” and that California should get “not one dime.” Where does she think the federal government gets most of its dimes?
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Ethical autism representation "centres autistic voices, not just autistic stories. It avoids fear, pity, or inspiration tropes, and instead asks: What does support look like? What does respect look like? What barriers can we remove?" By Chelsea Verrette:
thebigsmoke.com.au/2025/07/07/a... #autism
thebigsmoke.com.au/2025/07/07/a... #autism
thebigsmoke.com.au
July 8, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Ethical autism representation "centres autistic voices, not just autistic stories. It avoids fear, pity, or inspiration tropes, and instead asks: What does support look like? What does respect look like? What barriers can we remove?" By Chelsea Verrette:
thebigsmoke.com.au/2025/07/07/a... #autism
thebigsmoke.com.au/2025/07/07/a... #autism
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Your Prime Day reminder that half of Amazon warehouse workers struggle with food & housing costs.
A third have had to rely on government assistance like SNAP — which is about to get cut.
If Bezos can spend $50M on a wedding, Amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity.
A third have had to rely on government assistance like SNAP — which is about to get cut.
If Bezos can spend $50M on a wedding, Amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity.
July 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Your Prime Day reminder that half of Amazon warehouse workers struggle with food & housing costs.
A third have had to rely on government assistance like SNAP — which is about to get cut.
If Bezos can spend $50M on a wedding, Amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity.
A third have had to rely on government assistance like SNAP — which is about to get cut.
If Bezos can spend $50M on a wedding, Amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity.
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The name "Alligator Alcatraz" reminds us that America is currently run by adults who are like malicious, giggling children using magnifying glasses to burn ants.
July 2, 2025 at 12:35 AM
The name "Alligator Alcatraz" reminds us that America is currently run by adults who are like malicious, giggling children using magnifying glasses to burn ants.
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The gap between the bloodsoaked Jihadi vampire Zohran Mamdani I am reading about from even somewhat mainstream press/politicians and the regular-ass Zohran Mamdani I met like two months ago and chopped it up about 2018-era Onion headlines could not be cleared by Evel Kneivel.
June 30, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The gap between the bloodsoaked Jihadi vampire Zohran Mamdani I am reading about from even somewhat mainstream press/politicians and the regular-ass Zohran Mamdani I met like two months ago and chopped it up about 2018-era Onion headlines could not be cleared by Evel Kneivel.
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If you want to make America healthy again, start with
Universal health & UBI
Masks in healthcare
Clean air & water
Affordable housing & food
Guaranteed education
Paid time off
Affordable child care
When we accept that caring for one another is essential for health & happiness, we all benefit
Universal health & UBI
Masks in healthcare
Clean air & water
Affordable housing & food
Guaranteed education
Paid time off
Affordable child care
When we accept that caring for one another is essential for health & happiness, we all benefit
June 20, 2025 at 5:38 AM
If you want to make America healthy again, start with
Universal health & UBI
Masks in healthcare
Clean air & water
Affordable housing & food
Guaranteed education
Paid time off
Affordable child care
When we accept that caring for one another is essential for health & happiness, we all benefit
Universal health & UBI
Masks in healthcare
Clean air & water
Affordable housing & food
Guaranteed education
Paid time off
Affordable child care
When we accept that caring for one another is essential for health & happiness, we all benefit
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Vance is here to grab content he can post on X, using your replies. Starve the beast.
This is a vital message: one of the larger reasons BlueSky is refreshingly free of alt-right shitlords is because in the early days we made a gentleperson’s agreement to starve these fuckos out and it worked. No likes, no quotes, no engagement. They got bored and left. Please keep the Old Ways.
June 18, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Vance is here to grab content he can post on X, using your replies. Starve the beast.
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Dr Hart pioneered using chest x-rays to screen for tuberculosis, before symptoms made the diagnosis obvious.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/trai...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/trai...
June 1, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Dr Hart pioneered using chest x-rays to screen for tuberculosis, before symptoms made the diagnosis obvious.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/trai...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/trai...
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After three months in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, a Filipino green-card holder who had been arrested at Seattle-Tacoma Airport has finally gone home.
One more for the "WTF" quota...
This lady has been legally in the U.S. for 50 years. She was detained by ICE in *February* when coming home from a trip to the Philippines and only just released last week.
"It was horrific; it was awful, it is crowded—super crowded."
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
This lady has been legally in the U.S. for 50 years. She was detained by ICE in *February* when coming home from a trip to the Philippines and only just released last week.
"It was horrific; it was awful, it is crowded—super crowded."
www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
ICE releases health worker arrested at airport despite living in the U.S. legally for 50 years
Lewelyn Dixon had been arrested at the Seattle airport after a trip to her native Philippines in late February. She was released from ICE custody after three months.
www.nbcnews.com
June 2, 2025 at 12:37 AM
After three months in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, a Filipino green-card holder who had been arrested at Seattle-Tacoma Airport has finally gone home.
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Still mostly offline, but I wanted to flag this. The United States depends on a perpetual underclass. I'm not arguing this is good, I am saying it as a statement of fact. What Trump has successfully done is blame that underclass for all of our ills. These are homes that are not going to get built
Over 100 undocumented immigrants arrested in raids at Tallahassee construction sites
More than 100 undocumented immigrants were arrested Thursday at Tallahassee construction sites, including at an apartment project near Florida State University, according to U.S. Immigration and Custo...
www.nbcmiami.com
May 30, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Still mostly offline, but I wanted to flag this. The United States depends on a perpetual underclass. I'm not arguing this is good, I am saying it as a statement of fact. What Trump has successfully done is blame that underclass for all of our ills. These are homes that are not going to get built
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And in case you were under the impression it’s over, last month an average of 350 people per week died of #COVID in the US.
A bit jarring to go from one article describing a new #COVID variant leading to increased hospitalizations in Asia that has now detected in US to the next article about how the US is recommending fewer people get vaccinated.
May 28, 2025 at 9:21 PM
And in case you were under the impression it’s over, last month an average of 350 people per week died of #COVID in the US.
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Casar: What we discovered last night, which is really breaking news, is that they’re not just robbing Medicaid—it turns out they’re also planning to rob Medicare of nearly half a billion dollars if they pass this bill.
May 21, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Casar: What we discovered last night, which is really breaking news, is that they’re not just robbing Medicaid—it turns out they’re also planning to rob Medicare of nearly half a billion dollars if they pass this bill.
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About half of all births are covered by Medicaid.
Over a third of all kids have health care thanks to Medicaid.
More than half of all nursing home residents are covered by Medicaid.
So understand this: when the GOP attacks Medicaid, they attack families in every community.
Over a third of all kids have health care thanks to Medicaid.
More than half of all nursing home residents are covered by Medicaid.
So understand this: when the GOP attacks Medicaid, they attack families in every community.
May 13, 2025 at 12:05 AM
About half of all births are covered by Medicaid.
Over a third of all kids have health care thanks to Medicaid.
More than half of all nursing home residents are covered by Medicaid.
So understand this: when the GOP attacks Medicaid, they attack families in every community.
Over a third of all kids have health care thanks to Medicaid.
More than half of all nursing home residents are covered by Medicaid.
So understand this: when the GOP attacks Medicaid, they attack families in every community.
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Senator Alsobrooks: You’ve been unable to address specific questions about your agency. Can you name which office the Safe to Sleep program operates out of?
RFK Jr.: Guesses wrong 5 times
Alsobrooks: It is the Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD.
RFK Jr.: Guesses wrong 5 times
Alsobrooks: It is the Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD.
May 14, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Senator Alsobrooks: You’ve been unable to address specific questions about your agency. Can you name which office the Safe to Sleep program operates out of?
RFK Jr.: Guesses wrong 5 times
Alsobrooks: It is the Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD.
RFK Jr.: Guesses wrong 5 times
Alsobrooks: It is the Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD.