BevBall
@bevball.bsky.social
Old, mobile, semisane, Upper West Side, attended pinko college in Ohio, class of 1963
Fan of Eisenhower’s speech about MIC. money out of elections
grandmother of one adult and two teenagers
mother of a son in LA and daughter in Scotland
No DMs!!!
Fan of Eisenhower’s speech about MIC. money out of elections
grandmother of one adult and two teenagers
mother of a son in LA and daughter in Scotland
No DMs!!!
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If the Epstein files have proven anything, it’s that the justice system isn’t broken; it’s working exactly as it was built to do: to shield the rich and powerful from accountability while victims are buried, ignored, or silenced.
December 27, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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Can someone please respond to Stephen Miller with this message from Frank Sinatra?
December 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Can someone please respond to Stephen Miller with this message from Frank Sinatra?
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TODAY: MOBY DICK WEEK BEGINS! with @benehrenreich.bsky.social. “I hoped that something of it would seep into her eager, fast-growing brain even if she didn’t understand or remember it, not the plot or any details, but something of Melville’s hunger for the world” flaminghydra.com/r/f7698fd3?m...
Whale hunt
Moby-Dick Week begins, with Ben Ehrenreich reading aloud
flaminghydra.com
December 27, 2025 at 12:44 AM
TODAY: MOBY DICK WEEK BEGINS! with @benehrenreich.bsky.social. “I hoped that something of it would seep into her eager, fast-growing brain even if she didn’t understand or remember it, not the plot or any details, but something of Melville’s hunger for the world” flaminghydra.com/r/f7698fd3?m...
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My current state rep is my current state rep because during pandemic lockdown his campaign used canvassers not only for standard campaign outreach but also mutual aid outreach to assist isolated folks, especially seniors.
He defeated an incumbent who had held that seat for 35 years.
He defeated an incumbent who had held that seat for 35 years.
at a deep instinctive level they can't recognise popular ideas or take them seriously
December 27, 2025 at 1:53 AM
My current state rep is my current state rep because during pandemic lockdown his campaign used canvassers not only for standard campaign outreach but also mutual aid outreach to assist isolated folks, especially seniors.
He defeated an incumbent who had held that seat for 35 years.
He defeated an incumbent who had held that seat for 35 years.
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"tell me we didn't just fire a dozen $500,000 missiles at a $200 camel"
"sir, no evidence of any camel present, sir!"
"sir, no evidence of any camel present, sir!"
December 26, 2025 at 7:17 PM
"tell me we didn't just fire a dozen $500,000 missiles at a $200 camel"
"sir, no evidence of any camel present, sir!"
"sir, no evidence of any camel present, sir!"
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memo from NYC as Zohran Mamdani is about to be inaugurated as mayor: they will pout they will whine they will play the victim they will not leave
if gavin newsom opposes this tax, obviously I'm for it. also, boys, don't let the door hit you on your way out www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/t...
A Wealth Tax Floated in California Has Billionaires Thinking of Leaving
www.nytimes.com
December 27, 2025 at 12:22 AM
memo from NYC as Zohran Mamdani is about to be inaugurated as mayor: they will pout they will whine they will play the victim they will not leave
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He's a hero whose org has done more than almost anyone to raise awareness about antivax and its intersection with the far right.
A U.S. judge temporarily blocks the Trump administration from detaining British anti-disinformation campaigner Imran Ahmed, after the U.S. permanent resident sued officials over an entry ban.
Judge blocks Trump administration from detaining British anti-disinformation activist
The temporary order comes after the State Department announced visa bans on five individuals it accused of working to restrict freedom of speech in the United States.
nbcnews.to
December 26, 2025 at 8:25 PM
He's a hero whose org has done more than almost anyone to raise awareness about antivax and its intersection with the far right.
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more of this!
Look, everything about Trump and his Administration has made it harder for the American people.
Costs are up. Jobs are gone. People are fed up.
Costs are up. Jobs are gone. People are fed up.
December 27, 2025 at 3:37 AM
more of this!
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And when a nuclear-armed country in Europe is overwhelmed with destructive moral ideas, Vance says he’s cool if they invade their neighbor.
JD VANCE THINKS BRITAIN & FRANCE ARE AMERICAS LIKELY ENEMIES.
The world is getting bizarrely screwed with this kind of bull being spewed out.
The world is getting bizarrely screwed with this kind of bull being spewed out.
December 26, 2025 at 9:51 PM
And when a nuclear-armed country in Europe is overwhelmed with destructive moral ideas, Vance says he’s cool if they invade their neighbor.
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I am begging folks not to rely on screenshots but rather to seek out and read the underlying article. This one is poorly sourced. Be suspicious.
www.msn.com/en-gb/money/...
www.msn.com/en-gb/money/...
This is perfect. The DOJ's embarrassing snafu with disappearing redactions was the fault of Elon Musk. Musk cancelled government subscriptions to Adobe programs that would have made the redactions permanent. What a pack of fools.
December 27, 2025 at 3:15 AM
I am begging folks not to rely on screenshots but rather to seek out and read the underlying article. This one is poorly sourced. Be suspicious.
www.msn.com/en-gb/money/...
www.msn.com/en-gb/money/...
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We need to otherize weird right wing billionaires like the smear campaigns they fund against minorities do. Musk leads a baby breeding cult and Thiel wants to suck up the blood of young people. They’re fucking weird and more people need to know.
December 26, 2025 at 10:50 PM
We need to otherize weird right wing billionaires like the smear campaigns they fund against minorities do. Musk leads a baby breeding cult and Thiel wants to suck up the blood of young people. They’re fucking weird and more people need to know.
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Trump Says Recession Unfortunate But Necessary Step To Get To Depression https://theonion.com/trump-says-recession-unfortunate-but-necessary-step-to-get-to-depression/
December 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Trump Says Recession Unfortunate But Necessary Step To Get To Depression https://theonion.com/trump-says-recession-unfortunate-but-necessary-step-to-get-to-depression/
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This is such a good point.
“Here’s the reason you can’t give them (the FBI) the benefit of the doubt. I haven’t been investigating this for years, and yet anyone who has talked to the survivors or the survivors’ lawyers knows that there are critical documents that people should see.”
“Here’s the reason you can’t give them (the FBI) the benefit of the doubt. I haven’t been investigating this for years, and yet anyone who has talked to the survivors or the survivors’ lawyers knows that there are critical documents that people should see.”
December 26, 2025 at 11:25 PM
This is such a good point.
“Here’s the reason you can’t give them (the FBI) the benefit of the doubt. I haven’t been investigating this for years, and yet anyone who has talked to the survivors or the survivors’ lawyers knows that there are critical documents that people should see.”
“Here’s the reason you can’t give them (the FBI) the benefit of the doubt. I haven’t been investigating this for years, and yet anyone who has talked to the survivors or the survivors’ lawyers knows that there are critical documents that people should see.”
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If the Epstein files have proven anything, it’s that the justice system isn’t broken; it’s working exactly as it was built to do: to shield the rich and powerful from accountability while victims are buried, ignored, or silenced.
December 26, 2025 at 11:25 PM
If the Epstein files have proven anything, it’s that the justice system isn’t broken; it’s working exactly as it was built to do: to shield the rich and powerful from accountability while victims are buried, ignored, or silenced.
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Heroic Dog Saves Family Of 5 From Herb-Roasted Chicken https://theonion.com/heroic-dog-saves-family-of-5-from-herb-roasted-chicken/
December 26, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Heroic Dog Saves Family Of 5 From Herb-Roasted Chicken https://theonion.com/heroic-dog-saves-family-of-5-from-herb-roasted-chicken/
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abolish ice. theres no middle road on this and democrats will have to be held to it.
ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
December 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
abolish ice. theres no middle road on this and democrats will have to be held to it.
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I'm sorry but that's nuts even for him, who the hell says "enjoy what may be your last merry christmas" except, like, a movie villain
December 26, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I'm sorry but that's nuts even for him, who the hell says "enjoy what may be your last merry christmas" except, like, a movie villain
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Just wow. @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy came out swinging in this article. He's right though and that's the coolest part.
December 26, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Just wow. @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy came out swinging in this article. He's right though and that's the coolest part.
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The lengths to which our elites are willing to go to avoid admitting that the president of the United States is deranged are remarkable
@radiofreetom.bsky.social @peterbakernyt.bsky.social
newrepublic.com/post/204745/...
@radiofreetom.bsky.social @peterbakernyt.bsky.social
newrepublic.com/post/204745/...
Trump Descends Into Paranoid Spiral on Christmas Day
Donald Trump posted more than 150 times—including about Jeffrey Epstein.
newrepublic.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The lengths to which our elites are willing to go to avoid admitting that the president of the United States is deranged are remarkable
@radiofreetom.bsky.social @peterbakernyt.bsky.social
newrepublic.com/post/204745/...
@radiofreetom.bsky.social @peterbakernyt.bsky.social
newrepublic.com/post/204745/...
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the president is not popular. the civil society-based opposition is very real. the vibes and stories out there are not appreciably different than 2018; it’s the media environment that has decidedly shifted/balkanized.
“.. The concert had been held at the Kennedy Center for 20 years ..”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/u...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/u...
December 26, 2025 at 3:17 AM
the president is not popular. the civil society-based opposition is very real. the vibes and stories out there are not appreciably different than 2018; it’s the media environment that has decidedly shifted/balkanized.
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I’m going to need to see the declination memos from DoJ where they declined to prosecute the Epstein co-conspirators, and I’m gonna need to see them for every single person they declined to prosecute.
December 25, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I’m going to need to see the declination memos from DoJ where they declined to prosecute the Epstein co-conspirators, and I’m gonna need to see them for every single person they declined to prosecute.
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NYT provides no evidence here, probably because the claim is flatly untrue. See eg recent Pew data, or many posts on the subject from @gelliottmorris.com this year
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
December 26, 2025 at 12:08 AM
NYT provides no evidence here, probably because the claim is flatly untrue. See eg recent Pew data, or many posts on the subject from @gelliottmorris.com this year
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/23/u...
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President Trump’s spiteful defamation suit against the Pulitzer Prize Board may backfire, as the latter is now demanding Trump’s psychological records, prescription medication records, and tax returns in the discovery process. trib.al/LUCScTR
December 25, 2025 at 10:39 PM
President Trump’s spiteful defamation suit against the Pulitzer Prize Board may backfire, as the latter is now demanding Trump’s psychological records, prescription medication records, and tax returns in the discovery process. trib.al/LUCScTR
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Jack Smith wanted to testify in public but Republicans had him do it in secret. Now he wants his 9-hour testimony to be made public but Republicans are refusing. What are they afraid of?
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Jack Smith wants his testimony on Trump’s cases made public
The ex-prosecutor’s work was stymied by a Trump-appointed judge in Florida and Trump’s re-election to the presidency
www.independent.co.uk
December 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Jack Smith wanted to testify in public but Republicans had him do it in secret. Now he wants his 9-hour testimony to be made public but Republicans are refusing. What are they afraid of?
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
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You can watch the 60 Minutes piece (with a link in my story) about the abuse & torture migrants received in the El Salvador gulag after being deported by the Trump regime without due process & lies about their criminality. This horror is what Trump apologist Bari Weiss didn’t want Americans to see.
Bullseye from 60 Minutes journalist Sharyn Alfonsi in response to Bari Weiss: “If the administration’s refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a ‘kill switch’ for any reporting they find inconvenient.”
www.americaamerica.news/p/snapshot-r...
www.americaamerica.news/p/snapshot-r...
Snapshot: Rejecting the Regime's 'Kill Switch'
CBS News' Bari Weiss blocked a rigorous '60 Minutes' story about the brutal CECOT prison. This is not tolerable.
www.americaamerica.news
December 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM
You can watch the 60 Minutes piece (with a link in my story) about the abuse & torture migrants received in the El Salvador gulag after being deported by the Trump regime without due process & lies about their criminality. This horror is what Trump apologist Bari Weiss didn’t want Americans to see.