Rebecca V
@beccav.bsky.social
Public defense, libraries, cat mom, dog enthusiast, DC/MD-based, She/her
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I just wanna point out that two of the winning pks were made by the two cat-moms on the team.
#nwsl #washingtonspirit #thatsthespirit
#nwsl #washingtonspirit #thatsthespirit
November 8, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I just wanna point out that two of the winning pks were made by the two cat-moms on the team.
#nwsl #washingtonspirit #thatsthespirit
#nwsl #washingtonspirit #thatsthespirit
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Made myself a sandwich for lunch to celebrate.
November 6, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Made myself a sandwich for lunch to celebrate.
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Jury nullification is good and it's a good sign for America's path out of authoritarianism that juries are recognizing their power to nullify.
November 6, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Jury nullification is good and it's a good sign for America's path out of authoritarianism that juries are recognizing their power to nullify.
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The Regime's goal is to grind everyone down. Plain & simple. Our goal is to refuse this by taking turns to fight where and how we can. When one group needs to bow out, then another group needs to step in and so on. We don't all have to do everything. We can all do something though. Stay in the fight
October 14, 2025 at 3:28 AM
The Regime's goal is to grind everyone down. Plain & simple. Our goal is to refuse this by taking turns to fight where and how we can. When one group needs to bow out, then another group needs to step in and so on. We don't all have to do everything. We can all do something though. Stay in the fight
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Folks, you can't report the United States to its manager. There's no superhero coming to save us.
We don't need one giant act of heroism. We need millions of small acts of solidarity. Help one person in your community for nothing in return. Then, do it again. And again.
That's the revolution.
We don't need one giant act of heroism. We need millions of small acts of solidarity. Help one person in your community for nothing in return. Then, do it again. And again.
That's the revolution.
September 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Folks, you can't report the United States to its manager. There's no superhero coming to save us.
We don't need one giant act of heroism. We need millions of small acts of solidarity. Help one person in your community for nothing in return. Then, do it again. And again.
That's the revolution.
We don't need one giant act of heroism. We need millions of small acts of solidarity. Help one person in your community for nothing in return. Then, do it again. And again.
That's the revolution.
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“Mr. Van Hollen saw a different lesson [from his role in the Abrego Garcia case]. ‘This finger in the wind stuff has got to end. We also need to stop deluding ourselves that the problem is all about messaging, or about volume, or style. We don’t just need to fight. We need to fight for something.’”
September 13, 2025 at 11:24 PM
“Mr. Van Hollen saw a different lesson [from his role in the Abrego Garcia case]. ‘This finger in the wind stuff has got to end. We also need to stop deluding ourselves that the problem is all about messaging, or about volume, or style. We don’t just need to fight. We need to fight for something.’”
I love my senator.
Senator Chris Van Hollen, Democrat of Maryland, endorsed Zohran Mamdani for mayor of New York City on Saturday and called on his party’s leadership to do the same, criticizing them for a delay that he said allowed President Trump to exploit Democratic divisions.
Van Hollen Criticizes Democratic Leaders for Delay in Endorsing Mamdani
At an annual fund-raiser in Iowa, the Maryland Democrat said he supported Zohran Mamdani for mayor of New York City and said people were sick of “spineless politics.”
nyti.ms
September 14, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I love my senator.
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Debate is a hobby.
It’s not a thing you do to understand another person.
Listening is a thing you do to understand someone.
It’s not a thing you do to understand another person.
Listening is a thing you do to understand someone.
September 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Debate is a hobby.
It’s not a thing you do to understand another person.
Listening is a thing you do to understand someone.
It’s not a thing you do to understand another person.
Listening is a thing you do to understand someone.
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When you say someone’s existence is up for debate, you are saying that your hobby is hurting them.
September 13, 2025 at 3:11 PM
When you say someone’s existence is up for debate, you are saying that your hobby is hurting them.
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I want to push back against the sentiment that we live in terrible political times and we must exist as if we don't. Let me hold your hand gently when I say this:
You don't have to keep it moving like the world isn't burning. You can meet the moment *and* do daily life. Let's talk about how. 🧵
You don't have to keep it moving like the world isn't burning. You can meet the moment *and* do daily life. Let's talk about how. 🧵
September 6, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I want to push back against the sentiment that we live in terrible political times and we must exist as if we don't. Let me hold your hand gently when I say this:
You don't have to keep it moving like the world isn't burning. You can meet the moment *and* do daily life. Let's talk about how. 🧵
You don't have to keep it moving like the world isn't burning. You can meet the moment *and* do daily life. Let's talk about how. 🧵
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"The top story of the moment is the one story that our most influential newsrooms won’t touch: That the United State has become an authoritarian state." — Dan Froomkin @froomkin.bsky.social
presswatchers.org/2025/08/we-h...
presswatchers.org/2025/08/we-h...
August 27, 2025 at 9:28 AM
"The top story of the moment is the one story that our most influential newsrooms won’t touch: That the United State has become an authoritarian state." — Dan Froomkin @froomkin.bsky.social
presswatchers.org/2025/08/we-h...
presswatchers.org/2025/08/we-h...
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More than two dozen rabbis were arrested this morning for sitting down on the floor in Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s office and praying for food aid for people in Gaza. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Rabbis Arrested In John Thune’s Office For Praying For Food Aid To Gaza
www.huffpost.com
July 29, 2025 at 5:19 PM
More than two dozen rabbis were arrested this morning for sitting down on the floor in Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s office and praying for food aid for people in Gaza. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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RIGHT NOW at Children’s Hospital in DC where we the people are saying, “WE STAND WITH TRANS YOUTH AND THEIR BASIC RIGHT TO HEALTH CARE!” 🏳️⚧️
February 2, 2025 at 5:29 PM
RIGHT NOW at Children’s Hospital in DC where we the people are saying, “WE STAND WITH TRANS YOUTH AND THEIR BASIC RIGHT TO HEALTH CARE!” 🏳️⚧️
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Massive protest at Children’s National in DC.
A former patient is speaking who they used in promotional to show how much they care about trans kids.
Now the hospital is one of a small few nationwide complying with trumps unlawful EO to end trans care.
A former patient is speaking who they used in promotional to show how much they care about trans kids.
Now the hospital is one of a small few nationwide complying with trumps unlawful EO to end trans care.
February 2, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Massive protest at Children’s National in DC.
A former patient is speaking who they used in promotional to show how much they care about trans kids.
Now the hospital is one of a small few nationwide complying with trumps unlawful EO to end trans care.
A former patient is speaking who they used in promotional to show how much they care about trans kids.
Now the hospital is one of a small few nationwide complying with trumps unlawful EO to end trans care.
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Happy Solstice!
I'm sharing a new short story about TIME LOOPS (in a list format!) and being ace and it's free to read for everyone! 💜⏳It's lighthearted & goofy —I hope you enjoy. ^-^
"Field Notes From That Time I Accidentally Got Stuck In A Time Loop For A Week"
www.patreon.com/posts/field-...
I'm sharing a new short story about TIME LOOPS (in a list format!) and being ace and it's free to read for everyone! 💜⏳It's lighthearted & goofy —I hope you enjoy. ^-^
"Field Notes From That Time I Accidentally Got Stuck In A Time Loop For A Week"
www.patreon.com/posts/field-...
December 22, 2024 at 1:31 AM
Happy Solstice!
I'm sharing a new short story about TIME LOOPS (in a list format!) and being ace and it's free to read for everyone! 💜⏳It's lighthearted & goofy —I hope you enjoy. ^-^
"Field Notes From That Time I Accidentally Got Stuck In A Time Loop For A Week"
www.patreon.com/posts/field-...
I'm sharing a new short story about TIME LOOPS (in a list format!) and being ace and it's free to read for everyone! 💜⏳It's lighthearted & goofy —I hope you enjoy. ^-^
"Field Notes From That Time I Accidentally Got Stuck In A Time Loop For A Week"
www.patreon.com/posts/field-...
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This whole thread. One of the drums I consistently bang on is the idea that the majority of “civility” requirements is code for “the way we hurt you is polite and therefore allowed and you may not complain; the way you hurt us is rude and boorish and therefore you do not matter.”
It’s so interesting to see these urgent exhortations to reestablish decorum. I have not seen evidence of a “coarsening” of American society. If anything, the opposite: I’ve seen thousands of individuals asserting their humanity and protesting the indignity of the system UHC profits from.
December 6, 2024 at 5:31 PM
This whole thread. One of the drums I consistently bang on is the idea that the majority of “civility” requirements is code for “the way we hurt you is polite and therefore allowed and you may not complain; the way you hurt us is rude and boorish and therefore you do not matter.”
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And it’s something EVERYONE should know about!! Tell people you know about jury nullification! beyondcourts.org/en/act/votin...
Voting "Not Guilty": A Toolkit on Jury Nullification
Jury nullification is a term used to describe a situation when jurors decide to acquit a person of criminal charges even though the person on trial could technically be convicted based on the evidence...
beyondcourts.org
December 5, 2024 at 11:27 PM
And it’s something EVERYONE should know about!! Tell people you know about jury nullification! beyondcourts.org/en/act/votin...
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One more thing for those lecturing me
Here are two of the nations biggest experts in clemency comparing Biden's commutation record as POTUS (spoiler: it is not a good one comparatively)
So, "pardon" my worry...also, there was no political or moral reason to wait
www.nytimes.com/2024/09/18/o...
Here are two of the nations biggest experts in clemency comparing Biden's commutation record as POTUS (spoiler: it is not a good one comparatively)
So, "pardon" my worry...also, there was no political or moral reason to wait
www.nytimes.com/2024/09/18/o...
Opinion | Biden Needs to Work on His Clemency Legacy
It is more important than ever in an era of grossly excessive punishments and mass incarceration.
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2024 at 2:42 AM
One more thing for those lecturing me
Here are two of the nations biggest experts in clemency comparing Biden's commutation record as POTUS (spoiler: it is not a good one comparatively)
So, "pardon" my worry...also, there was no political or moral reason to wait
www.nytimes.com/2024/09/18/o...
Here are two of the nations biggest experts in clemency comparing Biden's commutation record as POTUS (spoiler: it is not a good one comparatively)
So, "pardon" my worry...also, there was no political or moral reason to wait
www.nytimes.com/2024/09/18/o...
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Ok I’m not the only one www.politico.com/newsletters/...
November 28, 2024 at 5:45 PM
Ok I’m not the only one www.politico.com/newsletters/...
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Wired profiles Martha Wells:
www.wired.com/story/murder...
www.wired.com/story/murder...
How Murderbot Saved Martha Wells' Life
Martha Wells created one of the most iconic characters in 21st-century science fiction: Murderbot, reluctant savior of humanity. Then she faced an existential threat of her own.
www.wired.com
November 26, 2024 at 2:24 PM
Wired profiles Martha Wells:
www.wired.com/story/murder...
www.wired.com/story/murder...