Beth Lastname
@beth-the-bear.bsky.social
Brown hair blue eyes busy brain
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This bill to restrict the use of facial coverings by law enforcement officers is getting a public hearing on the very first day of Washington's legislative session, next Monday.
You can weigh in on it, without testifying, here:
app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifie...
You can weigh in on it, without testifying, here:
app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifie...
January 9, 2026 at 2:49 AM
This bill to restrict the use of facial coverings by law enforcement officers is getting a public hearing on the very first day of Washington's legislative session, next Monday.
You can weigh in on it, without testifying, here:
app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifie...
You can weigh in on it, without testifying, here:
app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifie...
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~ 156 gallons (589 liters).
~ 1,042 lbs (473 kg) of jet fuel used.
~ $874 cost of fuel.
~ 2 tons of CO2 emissions.
January 8, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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It's too late now, but damn it, universe, I volunteer as tribute. Let Mia stay and live a long and amazing life
NEWS: Washington women’s soccer, UW Athletics community gathers in ‘Celebration of Life’ for Mia Hamant (via @jaredetucker.bsky.social and @annafph.bsky.social)
www.dailyuw.com/article/wash...
www.dailyuw.com/article/wash...
Washington women’s soccer, UW Athletics community gathers in ‘Celebration of Life’ for Mia Hamant
Washington women’s soccer, UW Athletics community gathers in ‘Celebration of Life’ for Mia Hamant
www.dailyuw.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:59 PM
It's too late now, but damn it, universe, I volunteer as tribute. Let Mia stay and live a long and amazing life
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If you're concerned about the ICE shooting in Minneapolis - where I happen to have a whole lot of college friends - please consider registering for this emergency response call. This horrible, needless violence needs to stop, and this should be a clarion call to all on the sidelines.
Rapid Response Call: ICE Killing and Lawlessness in Minneapolis · Indivisible
Join us Thursday, January 8th, at 8:00 pm ET / 5:00 pm PT to discuss the killing by ICE in Minneapolis and their lawlessness and harm in communities across the country.
We will talk with local and n...
www.mobilize.us
January 8, 2026 at 3:52 PM
If you're concerned about the ICE shooting in Minneapolis - where I happen to have a whole lot of college friends - please consider registering for this emergency response call. This horrible, needless violence needs to stop, and this should be a clarion call to all on the sidelines.
it makes me sad that this announcement is what comes up the most in a bluesky search on 'Mia hamant' Like men (athletes) cannot you even let anything be about women (athletes) ever. And even the outrage somehow gets more attention than an athlete's legacy, let alone her life and work
Also ... someone didn't read the room when they made their announcement of this with the Mia Hamant memorial going on
I've stopped following college sports as a whole except for UW sports. College sports are no longer what it used to be and it's so sad of what it's become. If Demond Williams left because "he just wanted to", then he's a prick. If he left b/c false promises ... shame on UW
January 8, 2026 at 1:50 AM
it makes me sad that this announcement is what comes up the most in a bluesky search on 'Mia hamant' Like men (athletes) cannot you even let anything be about women (athletes) ever. And even the outrage somehow gets more attention than an athlete's legacy, let alone her life and work
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~ 1,639 gallons (6,203 liters).
~ 10,983 lbs (4,982 kg) of jet fuel used.
~ $9,210 cost of fuel.
~ 17 tons of CO2 emissions.
January 5, 2026 at 1:45 AM
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Wow Vancouver is above NYC in transit rides per capita.
For perspective, all of these ridership numbers (including NYC) are very poor by international standards.
London 14M (1.556)
Tokyo 40M (1.081)
Buenos Airies 13.5M (0.985)
Paris 11M (0.887)
Vancouver 1.56M (0.639)
London 14M (1.556)
Tokyo 40M (1.081)
Buenos Airies 13.5M (0.985)
Paris 11M (0.887)
Vancouver 1.56M (0.639)
December 30, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Wow Vancouver is above NYC in transit rides per capita.
i have a buncha other calls & emails and faxes to deal with, and those other ones are going to get dealt with first because we know what needs doing without having to look anything up. the more you tell me up front, the less chance there is of my guessing wrong.
love,
your front desk auntie
love,
your front desk auntie
kids, please leave your name & number when you leave voicemail. i work in a doctor's office, and i had two voicemails today requesting refills. who are you? what refill? i get that calling people is probably weird for you. i have kids of my own
December 30, 2025 at 9:33 PM
i have a buncha other calls & emails and faxes to deal with, and those other ones are going to get dealt with first because we know what needs doing without having to look anything up. the more you tell me up front, the less chance there is of my guessing wrong.
love,
your front desk auntie
love,
your front desk auntie
kids, please leave your name & number when you leave voicemail. i work in a doctor's office, and i had two voicemails today requesting refills. who are you? what refill? i get that calling people is probably weird for you. i have kids of my own
December 30, 2025 at 9:31 PM
kids, please leave your name & number when you leave voicemail. i work in a doctor's office, and i had two voicemails today requesting refills. who are you? what refill? i get that calling people is probably weird for you. i have kids of my own
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Kristen Waggoner has helped the evangelical right get much of what it wanted from a conservative Supreme Court, with a carefully honed message and cheery disposition.
Kristen Waggoner’s Legal Crusade for Conservative Christian Values
Kristen Waggoner’s Legal Crusade for Conservative Christian Values
on.wsj.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:07 AM
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Went to college in PNW with a bunch of people from the East Coat who were expecting to paddle to class every day from their log cabins in the virgin timber
Nation Just Kinda Assumed Pacific Northwest Always Lived in Giant Puddle Like That: tinyurl.com/bdh393s4
December 19, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Went to college in PNW with a bunch of people from the East Coat who were expecting to paddle to class every day from their log cabins in the virgin timber
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After an ICE apprehension in New Holly, neighbors organized door-to-door outreach to share "Know Your Rights" info and build safety through community. Organizers say connection, not fear, keeps people protected.
Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero reports: soseaem.org/4s0vwiu #SeattleNews
Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero reports: soseaem.org/4s0vwiu #SeattleNews
Neighbors Organize Door-to-Door Outreach After ICE Apprehension in New Holly
Organizers and volunteers canvassed New Holly homes after an ICE arrest in the area, building trust and sharing tools to help neighbors understand their rights and stay connected.
southseattleemerald.org
December 18, 2025 at 12:48 AM
After an ICE apprehension in New Holly, neighbors organized door-to-door outreach to share "Know Your Rights" info and build safety through community. Organizers say connection, not fear, keeps people protected.
Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero reports: soseaem.org/4s0vwiu #SeattleNews
Jacquelyn Jimenez Romero reports: soseaem.org/4s0vwiu #SeattleNews
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President Donald Trump has added partisan and subjective plaques to a refashioned West Wing walkway he calls the Presidential Walk of Fame. The plaques include bombastic language, from “Sleepy Joe” Biden references to painting Republican icon Ronald Reagan as a fan of a young Trump.
Trump writes partisan plaques for predecessors in his newly installed Presidential Walk of Fame
President Donald Trump has added partisan and subjective plaques to a refashioned West Wing walkway he calls the Presidential Walk of Fame.
bit.ly
December 18, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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Donald Trump jr. verlooft zich voor derde keer, ditmaal met model Bettina Anderson
Donald Trump jr. verlooft zich voor derde keer, ditmaal met model Bettina Anderson
Donald Trump jr., de zoon van de Amerikaanse president, heeft zich verloofd met model Bettina Anderson. Dat melden Amerikaanse media, waaronder The New York Times, nadat de president het nieuws bekendmaakte op een feestje in het Witte Huis.
dlvr.it
December 16, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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A cultural moment - kids stayed home from school to watch GH the day of Luke and Laura’s wedding. Almost as many as skipped to see the Rolling Stones. It was inescapable
Anthony Geary, who rose to fame in the 1970s and ‘80s as half the daytime TV super couple Luke and Laura on “General Hospital,” has died. He was 78.
'General Hospital' star Anthony Geary of Luke and Laura fame dies at 78
Anthony Geary, who played Luke Spencer on the longrunning soap opera "General Hospital," has died. He was 78.
bit.ly
December 16, 2025 at 6:19 AM
A cultural moment - kids stayed home from school to watch GH the day of Luke and Laura’s wedding. Almost as many as skipped to see the Rolling Stones. It was inescapable
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Early Sunday morning, a driver struck and killed a 38-year-old named Allie who was biking across Beacon Ave S. The driver fled the scene. As a lifelong cyclist who’s had my share of close calls, my heart goes out to Allie’s family and friends.
December 16, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Early Sunday morning, a driver struck and killed a 38-year-old named Allie who was biking across Beacon Ave S. The driver fled the scene. As a lifelong cyclist who’s had my share of close calls, my heart goes out to Allie’s family and friends.
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Shorelines shouldn’t be the exclusive playground of single-family homeowners. Dense urban mixed-use districts along shorelines are some of the best places in the world and they should be more common, not regulated out of existence by arbitrary land use policies.
December 14, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Shorelines shouldn’t be the exclusive playground of single-family homeowners. Dense urban mixed-use districts along shorelines are some of the best places in the world and they should be more common, not regulated out of existence by arbitrary land use policies.
Reposted by Beth Lastname
Emergency Declared After President Actually Declares Emergency When Blue State Asked: tinyurl.com/4jrsnjzc
December 13, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Emergency Declared After President Actually Declares Emergency When Blue State Asked: tinyurl.com/4jrsnjzc
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~ 1,782 gallons (6,745 liters).
~ 11,941 lbs (5,416 kg) of jet fuel used.
~ $10,156 cost of fuel.
~ 19 tons of CO2 emissions.
December 13, 2025 at 5:29 AM
~ 1,782 gallons (6,745 liters).
~ 11,941 lbs (5,416 kg) of jet fuel used.
~ $10,156 cost of fuel.
~ 19 tons of CO2 emissions.
And what exactly I am supporting when I buy these treats
I’ll be considering and learning about these histories and current practices. And thinking about where my personal moral responsibility starts as far as the effects my choices have on others and the planet.
I am sad because I love all of these things. Which I guess is why their histories are so troubled: we love them and want them a lot, to the point that we are willing to overlook moral issues and pay high prices in so many ways.
December 7, 2025 at 11:13 PM
And what exactly I am supporting when I buy these treats
I’ll be considering and learning about these histories and current practices. And thinking about where my personal moral responsibility starts as far as the effects my choices have on others and the planet.
I am sad because I love all of these things. Which I guess is why their histories are so troubled: we love them and want them a lot, to the point that we are willing to overlook moral issues and pay high prices in so many ways.
I know least about cocoa - it was introduced to Europe as a result of Spanish contact with indigenous people of the new world. So that’s totally different.
December 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I’ll be considering and learning about these histories and current practices. And thinking about where my personal moral responsibility starts as far as the effects my choices have on others and the planet.
I am sad because I love all of these things. Which I guess is why their histories are so troubled: we love them and want them a lot, to the point that we are willing to overlook moral issues and pay high prices in so many ways.
I know least about cocoa - it was introduced to Europe as a result of Spanish contact with indigenous people of the new world. So that’s totally different.
But I don’t know enough about coffee and tea and chocolate yet. Tea and coffee have been staples of trade for centuries, presumably with producers being on more equal footing with buyers or traders at some early point.
December 7, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I am sad because I love all of these things. Which I guess is why their histories are so troubled: we love them and want them a lot, to the point that we are willing to overlook moral issues and pay high prices in so many ways.
I know least about cocoa - it was introduced to Europe as a result of Spanish contact with indigenous people of the new world. So that’s totally different.
But I don’t know enough about coffee and tea and chocolate yet. Tea and coffee have been staples of trade for centuries, presumably with producers being on more equal footing with buyers or traders at some early point.
The sugar business destroyed parts of the Caribbean to the extent that centuries later they still have not recovered.
December 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I know least about cocoa - it was introduced to Europe as a result of Spanish contact with indigenous people of the new world. So that’s totally different.
But I don’t know enough about coffee and tea and chocolate yet. Tea and coffee have been staples of trade for centuries, presumably with producers being on more equal footing with buyers or traders at some early point.
The sugar business destroyed parts of the Caribbean to the extent that centuries later they still have not recovered.
I’m thinking about some of the worst daily reminders of the greed and cruelty of colonialism: sugar, cocoa, coffee, tea. There are difficulties with the ways they are grown and bought now.
December 7, 2025 at 5:04 PM
But I don’t know enough about coffee and tea and chocolate yet. Tea and coffee have been staples of trade for centuries, presumably with producers being on more equal footing with buyers or traders at some early point.
The sugar business destroyed parts of the Caribbean to the extent that centuries later they still have not recovered.
I’m thinking about some of the worst daily reminders of the greed and cruelty of colonialism: sugar, cocoa, coffee, tea. There are difficulties with the ways they are grown and bought now.
December 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The sugar business destroyed parts of the Caribbean to the extent that centuries later they still have not recovered.