BETSYRITZ
@betsyritz.bsky.social
Crone, Trouble Maker, Sewist, Psychotherapist
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Tell Costco: Don't Cave to Extremists—Dispense Mifepristone Now!
Costco has announced that its pharmacies will NOT dispense mifepristone—a safe, FDA-approved abortion pill used in the majority of abortions nationwide. This dangerous decision is a concession to anti...
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September 26, 2025 at 4:42 PM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/co...
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/co...
Tell Costco: Don't Cave to Extremists—Dispense Mifepristone Now!
Costco has announced that its pharmacies will NOT dispense mifepristone—a safe, FDA-approved abortion pill used in the majority of abortions nationwide. This dangerous decision is a concession to anti...
sign.moveon.org
September 26, 2025 at 4:42 PM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/co...
We are awake and watching
It’s 1 am. Do you know where your health care is? (It’s under active attack inside the House Rules Committee). #Medicaid
May 22, 2025 at 5:09 AM
We are awake and watching
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gotta say I did not anticipate ICE goons going after the whitest possible immigrants with American families, jobs, and in good standing legally. a freaking Danish-born welder in Mississippi with four blonde kids and a pregnant wife. just omnidirectional hate
ICE Arrests Mississippi Father at His Citizenship Hearing
ICE arrested Kasper Eriksen, a Mississippi father, at his citizenship hearing, imprisoning him and threatening him with deportation.
www.mississippifreepress.org
May 22, 2025 at 12:02 AM
gotta say I did not anticipate ICE goons going after the whitest possible immigrants with American families, jobs, and in good standing legally. a freaking Danish-born welder in Mississippi with four blonde kids and a pregnant wife. just omnidirectional hate
All in favor of green, rise!
May 22, 2025 at 5:05 AM
All in favor of green, rise!
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Studies of a delphinium, hawk-moth, and caddis fly, via Victoria & Albert Museum.
May 22, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Studies of a delphinium, hawk-moth, and caddis fly, via Victoria & Albert Museum.
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No one experiencing the tragedy of a miscarriage should be arrested, much less abandoned in jail for 5 months with a $100k bond. But that’s exactly what happened to Mallori Patrice Strait in Texas. Women, particularly women of color, in this country are no longer allowed dignity even in extreme loss
May 21, 2025 at 3:19 PM
No one experiencing the tragedy of a miscarriage should be arrested, much less abandoned in jail for 5 months with a $100k bond. But that’s exactly what happened to Mallori Patrice Strait in Texas. Women, particularly women of color, in this country are no longer allowed dignity even in extreme loss
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I know it’s April but….,
April 8, 2025 at 5:08 AM
I know it’s April but….,
AFTER Armed federal Marshalls were sent over to warn her by “47”, she speaks out! Liz Oyer is one righteous woman!!
NEW: Yesterday, the Justice Department sent armed marshals to warn former U.S. pardon attorney Liz Oyer not to disclose internal DOJ information during her Senate testimony.
Today, Oyer is speaking out to condemn the DOJ’s actions and defend the rule of law.
Today, Oyer is speaking out to condemn the DOJ’s actions and defend the rule of law.
April 8, 2025 at 2:37 AM
AFTER Armed federal Marshalls were sent over to warn her by “47”, she speaks out! Liz Oyer is one righteous woman!!
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In theory this nightmare could end today:
April 7, 2025 at 10:52 PM
In theory this nightmare could end today:
Pay attention to the fine print!
1-Chaos in the Social Security Administration
“In that order, [U.S. District Court Judge Ellen Lipton] Hollander noted that the ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ was ‘essentially engaged in a fishing expedition at SSA, in search of a fraud epidemic.
1-Chaos in the Social Security Administration
“In that order, [U.S. District Court Judge Ellen Lipton] Hollander noted that the ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ was ‘essentially engaged in a fishing expedition at SSA, in search of a fraud epidemic.
April 8, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Pay attention to the fine print!
1-Chaos in the Social Security Administration
“In that order, [U.S. District Court Judge Ellen Lipton] Hollander noted that the ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ was ‘essentially engaged in a fishing expedition at SSA, in search of a fraud epidemic.
1-Chaos in the Social Security Administration
“In that order, [U.S. District Court Judge Ellen Lipton] Hollander noted that the ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ was ‘essentially engaged in a fishing expedition at SSA, in search of a fraud epidemic.
Wouldn’t it be cool if the folks in Wisconsin who got those Checks from Elon donated them to dems?
April 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Wouldn’t it be cool if the folks in Wisconsin who got those Checks from Elon donated them to dems?
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“A billionaire don’t care.”
March 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
“A billionaire don’t care.”
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#HigherEd is reeling from the recent attacks on #NIH Funding. Of particular consideration - speak up about job losses. If a factory shuts down it's front page news. We need to make millions of jobs lost front page news. My latest on Substack: open.substack.com/pub/drdeveau...
Beyond Helplessness:
Action Steps for Higher Ed Professionals Facing NIH Cuts
open.substack.com
February 10, 2025 at 12:57 PM
#HigherEd is reeling from the recent attacks on #NIH Funding. Of particular consideration - speak up about job losses. If a factory shuts down it's front page news. We need to make millions of jobs lost front page news. My latest on Substack: open.substack.com/pub/drdeveau...
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It's time to stop pretending DOGE is about efficiency and trimming expenses. The difference between a haircut and a visit to the guillotine matters, and this is all going to be very expensive for all of us (if not for them). Notably gutting CFPB. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
DOGE-Backed Halt at CFPB Comes Amid Musk’s Plans for ‘X’ Digital Wallet
Government-efficiency team’s initial ‘read-only’ access expanded quickly to encompass closely guarded data, internal emails say.
www.bloomberg.com
February 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
It's time to stop pretending DOGE is about efficiency and trimming expenses. The difference between a haircut and a visit to the guillotine matters, and this is all going to be very expensive for all of us (if not for them). Notably gutting CFPB. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Well what did you think it was for?
February 10, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Well what did you think it was for?
Went to the office of Representative Huizenga. The 3 young men who met with us were polite. Yet it was clear concerns about the actions taken in DC over the past 2 wk by 47 and Musk were not their concerns.
Clearly this crew feel quite immune to the concerns of their constituents.
Clearly this crew feel quite immune to the concerns of their constituents.
February 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Went to the office of Representative Huizenga. The 3 young men who met with us were polite. Yet it was clear concerns about the actions taken in DC over the past 2 wk by 47 and Musk were not their concerns.
Clearly this crew feel quite immune to the concerns of their constituents.
Clearly this crew feel quite immune to the concerns of their constituents.
You can tell those MAGA bas%ards I’m making a list and checking it twice.
January 29, 2025 at 10:25 PM
You can tell those MAGA bas%ards I’m making a list and checking it twice.
This is my favorite part of Anne Lamott WAPO essay
“Now is a time of quiet. A passionate activist friend told me she doesn’t feel very resisty yet, but one thing that characterizes deserts is the stillness, until the wind blows. And, boy, when it blows, it’s like an organ.“
“Now is a time of quiet. A passionate activist friend told me she doesn’t feel very resisty yet, but one thing that characterizes deserts is the stillness, until the wind blows. And, boy, when it blows, it’s like an organ.“
January 29, 2025 at 10:22 PM
This is my favorite part of Anne Lamott WAPO essay
“Now is a time of quiet. A passionate activist friend told me she doesn’t feel very resisty yet, but one thing that characterizes deserts is the stillness, until the wind blows. And, boy, when it blows, it’s like an organ.“
“Now is a time of quiet. A passionate activist friend told me she doesn’t feel very resisty yet, but one thing that characterizes deserts is the stillness, until the wind blows. And, boy, when it blows, it’s like an organ.“
Lesson learned!
January 23, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Lesson learned!
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This isn’t a “seems like” or “appears to be” event…
It was intentional, deliberate, and unequivocal.
It was intentional, deliberate, and unequivocal.
January 20, 2025 at 10:07 PM
This isn’t a “seems like” or “appears to be” event…
It was intentional, deliberate, and unequivocal.
It was intentional, deliberate, and unequivocal.
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