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Beth Renaud
@bethrenaud.bsky.social
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Friend to all cats, cyclist, erstwhile writer/copy editor, she/her #acab
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Absolutely vile people. Especially the guy on the right knowing who his dad is. Also f**k the NYT.
shannonmattern.bsky.social Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 18d
“I don’t think we should be feeling much sympathy."

He always says that.
Screenshot from paper. “I don’t think we should be feeling much sympathy? Charles Vaughters, 25, Laramie, Wyo. Charles Vaughters, a Marine veteran and college student, has a personal reason to want drug traffickers stopped, no matter how the U.S. military chooses to do it: A close friend of his became addicted to fentanyl. "Drug traffickers are criminals who rape, murder and kill people, and they are dedicated to getting the product to Americans," Mr. Vaughters said. "They don't care if it harms Americans. I don't think we should be feeling much sympa-thy." Mr. Vaughters, who did not see combat while in the Marines, said if the U.S. military continued its aggressive tactics, it could eventually prompt the drug traf fickers to stop and think: "Wow, maybe we shouldn't be doing this. They are not playing around. They don't even take prisoners." It is a bold and brutal way to protect Americans, Mr. Vaughters said, but that should be the country's priority He also supported the second strike on Sept. 2, saying that armed conflict was often "going to look a little bit ugly," especially to people without military experi-ence. "At the bottom line of it."he added,"1 think that illegally smuggling tentany or whatever drugs into the United States is an inherently violent and hostile action that should be met with a violent and hostile response."
December 9, 2025 at 4:46 AM
bethrenaud.bsky.social
So many people don’t get:
Regular raises (if any)
Paid time off
Health care

While EVERYTHING ELSE gets more expensive.

Eat the rich.
lukesteuber.com Luke Steuber ✔️ @lukesteuber.com · Aug 1
Fuck the stock market reports, this is what real life is like
More than four out of five Americans, 83%, said they were concerned about the cost of groceries, with 46% saying they were very concerned. Some 47% said they were worried about being able to pay their rent or mortgage, 64% said they were worried about affording an unexpected medical expense. About 48% said they believed they would have trouble affording an unexpected $500 bill without borrowing. One in four said it would be "very difficult" A quarter of those surveyed said they spent at least three hours a day worrying about their finances and ability to afford basic necessities. Another 25% of respondents said they or someone in their household had skipped meals in the past year in order to make ends meet, and 26% said they had fallen behind on their monthly bills over the past year.
August 1, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social
>reading the David Brooks Op Ed about mass strikes and seeing him quote the communist manifesto at the end
April 17, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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December 3, 2024 at 3:46 AM
bethrenaud.bsky.social
Greetings! As a matter of self-care, I am going to keep my feed non-politics so if you post a lot of that, I will probably mute you for the time being. Nothing personal. I’m just trying to preserve my sanity.
November 20, 2024 at 4:05 PM