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beth4158 🙄
@beth4158.bsky.social
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Writer. Editor. Singer. Baker. And other things that end in -r.
Horrified but not deterred.
Deleted Threads and Instagram accounts (and quit Facebook in 2018).
Deleted X recently after logging out years ago.
Deleted LinkedIn, too.
Bluesky is my lone home!
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When you're too much of an asshole for Indiana Republicans ...
H/T @chicagopublicsquare.com
Screen grab of a Post-Tribune story with the headline "Indiana candidate files ballot name with Nazi salute" By Alexandra Kukulka A Republican candidate with a history of failed campaigns on white supremacist platforms has filed for U.S. Representative in Indiana's 1st District with the Nazi salute in his ballot name. Richard Benedict Mayers filed as a Republican for the 1st District and listed his ballot name as Richard Benedict (Sieg Heil) Mayers, according to election records. Lake County Republican Party Chairman Randy Niemeyer issued a statement last week that he was aware of a candidate "using a blatantly antisemitic nickname." "The Lake County Republican Party does not condone nor offer any refuge or support to those who seek attention by these means," Niemeyer said. "None of the offices of the Lake County Republican Party, Porter County Republican Party, LaPorte County Republican Party or Indiana GOP 1st District Committee has ever met the candidate and jointly expresses our disgust with this filing." The party will pursue legal avenues "to remove this moron" from the ballot in the primary election, Niemeyer said. "Unfortunately, we witness ridiculous filings every election season," Niemeyer said. "We will work to have him removed from the primary ballot. In January 2002, the Cook County electoral review board removed Mayers as a candidate in the Illinois 9th Congressional District Democratic primary after he did not have enough nomination petition signatures, according to the Evanston Review.
January 23, 2026 at 12:09 AM
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Bee in your honor today, @chrisgeidner.bsky.social!

Somehow, it is not a perfect pangram! The nerve!
January 19, 2026 at 1:46 PM
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Trump thinks he's gonna conquer a landmass bigger than the United States.

"Greenland is an island nation roughly as big as Alaska and Montana combined. It has a population of about 56,000, nearly the same as Carson City, Nevada."

🤦‍♀️
A map of the world showing the size of Greenland relative to the continents. Alone on the map, it looks very large, but that's a function of the Mercator projection, which distorts sizes on maps when displaying areas closest to the north and south poles.
January 17, 2026 at 7:24 PM
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So manly.
A closeup of Trump in profile, with a double—some would say triple—chin and his strange hair looking more ridiculous than usual.
January 11, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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I hadn’t seen this ad until a moment ago.

The bleakest tagline ever. Jesus.
An ad for Kalshi, with the tagline “The world’s gone mad, trade it.”
January 10, 2026 at 11:34 AM
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I don't love having to navigate to X, but this was worth it. (Note: I don't use X anymore; this post is visible to everyone.)

It was posted on Bluesky, too, but with character limits, it has much less of an effect.

H/T @chicagopublicsquare.com
A post from Governor Gavin Newsom on X that reads: "Trump tonight:" and then the word "Me" 731 times.
December 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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I stood in the store yesterday, staring at the shelves, thinking I must be misunderstanding.

Nope. A can of Chunky soup at Jewel is *on sale for $3.99, regularly $4.49. PER CAN.

Strack's charges $3.69, $2.49 on sale.

And Meijer? $2.59. That's the regular price.
A screenshot of cans of Chunky soup, on sale at Jewel for $3.99 per can, regularly $4.49.
December 13, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Get a load of your "financial genius," MAGA.
At its peak in February 2022, Trump's stock was trading at $97.54 per share.
Today, it closed at $10.65.
A screen grab of the stock performance of DJT, Trump's "Media" company (home of Truth Social). The year-to-date value of his stock shows a 52-week high of $43.46 per share and a 52-week low of $10.18 per share. It closed today at $10.65 per share. Not shown: At its peak in February 2022, it was trading at $97.54 per share.
December 12, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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Gee, it's a good thing that affordability is a "con job" and a "hoax."
I'd hate to see the price of coffee otherwise.
A screenshot of Maxwell House canisters of coffee, each priced at $27.99.
December 10, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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This is what they inherited:
The cover of The Economist from October 2024 featuring a roll of $100 bills as a rocket blasting off with a headline and subhead that read: The Envy of the World: America’s Economy: A Special Report.”
November 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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November 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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I’m usually excited for the first snow of the year …
A snapshot of a snow-covered yard with a maple tree with many yellow leaves.
November 10, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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It’s November 9th!

Fuck off, winter. Fall is the best season, and it’s too short as it is. Now this shit?!
November 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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A sign in the style of Zohran for New York (a bright blue background, with orange text with a red drop shadow) that reads "Fuck Ice for Eternity."
November 8, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Too soon, Chicago.
Many trees are still green.
A screenshot of a weather forecast for Chicago with a Winter Storm Watch notification.
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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I can enter my email and hit Subscribe, but yep, then I see this again:
A 404 Page Doesn’t Exist message.
October 16, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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No only did I not see Trump's goons on the Dearborn Street bridge today*, I saw this instead!

The girl in orange was the recipient of the proposal. The girl in white coordinated with the friends on the bridge to make it happen.

Folks on both sides of the river were clapping! Yay, love!
1/
People on the Dearborn Street bridge over the Chicago River, each holding a letter over the side of the bridge spelling out "Will you marry me?" The happy couple on the boat on the river seeing the signs. A girl with long blonde hair in an orange dress is the recipient of the proposal. A girl with shoulder-length dark hair in a white polo and olive-green pants is the one who coordinated with the friends on the bridge to hold the "Will you marry me?" letters.
October 5, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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I received this phishing attempt from ... [email protected].

Gee, I'm pretty sure that's not an official government address.
And I'm pretty sure impersonating a government entity with intent to defraud is a crime.
A phishing email attempt, purporting to be from the Social Security Administration, from sgtarroyo57@gmail.com.
October 3, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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This one goes out to all the good people with asshole bosses.
(H/T Friend who knows who she is, who is welcome to claim credit. Or not.)
Meme that reads, in all caps: "Happy Friday. The world is crap so do something nice for yourself. Buy a book. Have a big-ass latte. Walk away from someone saying stupid shit. Pet a puppy. Smell a baby. Sip a whisky. Put a hex on your jerk boss so he pukes up serpents. Today is a You-Day, a day to enjoy you!"
October 3, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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I miss that weird little building.
My grandfather worked there. (As did I, *many years later.)
My mom has a tie bar and tie tack that were given to him— when he retired, maybe? Weird swag. 😀
A picture of a tie bar and a tie tack, each featuring small replicas of the Chicago Sun-Times building that sat on Wabash at the Chicago River. The pieces have what appear to be small, round garnets underneath the small replicas of the building. They're probably red glass.
October 2, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Just to be clear:
A photo of assembled military brass today, with a big red arrow pointing to one member in particular with his head in his hand.
October 1, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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As ever ...
A screen grab of a text from musician Mikel Jollett that reads: "OK, how about this: No more billionaires. None. After you reach $999 million, every red cent goes to schools and health care. You get a trophy that says 'I won capitalism' and we name a dog park after you."
September 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Right on, Kevin!

Venerable Chicago newsman Bill Kurtis loves my oatmeal raisin cookies. They're practically health food!
A picture of the most perfectly round oatmeal raisin cookie I've ever baked.
September 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Oh, we see it.
H/T @chicagopublicsquare.com
A screen capture of a tweet from X from Ishaan Tharoor that reads: "A senior foreign diplomat posted at the UN texts me: 'This man is stark, raving mad. Do Americans not see how embarrassing this is?'"
September 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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$10.49 each when you buy ... six?!

Sure, spend $63 on coffee at one time.

The regular price is $21.99, currently on sale for $16.99. Methinks some stores aren't moving a lot of coffee at the new, exorbitant prices we're seeing because of Trump's idiotic tariffs.

Great job, MAGA.
A screenshot of a grocery ad for Folgers Coffee, with the ridiculous offer "$10.49 each when you buy four."
September 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM