Billbeaux
@billbeaux.bsky.social
I'm just here to vent. It's all about me. Deal with it.
Fan of diversity, individuality, empathy, candor, listening, mutual compromise, & humor.
Nonpartisan, I oppose hate, intolerance, cruelty, tribalism, tryanny & MAGA
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Fan of diversity, individuality, empathy, candor, listening, mutual compromise, & humor.
Nonpartisan, I oppose hate, intolerance, cruelty, tribalism, tryanny & MAGA
<s>snark</s>
🇺🇸🇺🇦 🚫👑
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I would never have thought it would be necessary to say I oppose an administration openly fostering tribalism, racism, & cruelty.
Yet here we are.
Yet here we are.
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Things are going from bad to worse in Louisiana with ice.
For those who don’t know, Metairie is adjacent to New Orleans.
I’ll post more as information becomes available, so far mum in the news 🔥🔥🔥🔥
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For those who don’t know, Metairie is adjacent to New Orleans.
I’ll post more as information becomes available, so far mum in the news 🔥🔥🔥🔥
🐊🐸🦋
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December 6, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Things are going from bad to worse in Louisiana with ice.
For those who don’t know, Metairie is adjacent to New Orleans.
I’ll post more as information becomes available, so far mum in the news 🔥🔥🔥🔥
🐊🐸🦋
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For those who don’t know, Metairie is adjacent to New Orleans.
I’ll post more as information becomes available, so far mum in the news 🔥🔥🔥🔥
🐊🐸🦋
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there has to be a term in psychology for people who think everyone/every party in American politics are terrible, but also they spend 23 hours a day talking about American politics?
Obsessive negativism? idk political hipsterism? hmmm
Obsessive negativism? idk political hipsterism? hmmm
December 5, 2025 at 3:04 PM
there has to be a term in psychology for people who think everyone/every party in American politics are terrible, but also they spend 23 hours a day talking about American politics?
Obsessive negativism? idk political hipsterism? hmmm
Obsessive negativism? idk political hipsterism? hmmm
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My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
December 6, 2025 at 2:41 AM
My constituent, Wilmer, was mauled by an ICE attack dog despite the fact that, as he has consistently explained, he was not resisting arrest or trying to flee—his wife and young children, all U.S. citizens, were forced to watch helplessly as Wilmer was violently attacked and dragged away.
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A seamstress named Elsy Noemi Berrios was forcibly detained by masked agents who did not present a warrant.
Elsy is about 52 years old & has an asylum case pending in court.
Her teenage daughter filmed this terrifying scene.
If they can do it to her, they can do it to you.
Speak out now!
Elsy is about 52 years old & has an asylum case pending in court.
Her teenage daughter filmed this terrifying scene.
If they can do it to her, they can do it to you.
Speak out now!
April 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
A seamstress named Elsy Noemi Berrios was forcibly detained by masked agents who did not present a warrant.
Elsy is about 52 years old & has an asylum case pending in court.
Her teenage daughter filmed this terrifying scene.
If they can do it to her, they can do it to you.
Speak out now!
Elsy is about 52 years old & has an asylum case pending in court.
Her teenage daughter filmed this terrifying scene.
If they can do it to her, they can do it to you.
Speak out now!
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War is not the only things that leads to foggy thinking.
So does stupidity.
So does stupidity.
December 6, 2025 at 3:21 AM
War is not the only things that leads to foggy thinking.
So does stupidity.
So does stupidity.
Ford said he was trying to avoid the sort of political turmoil that would follow the indictment of a president for his acts in office.
Instead, he may have contributed to that very schism.
Instead, he may have contributed to that very schism.
December 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Ford said he was trying to avoid the sort of political turmoil that would follow the indictment of a president for his acts in office.
Instead, he may have contributed to that very schism.
Instead, he may have contributed to that very schism.
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1) A Secretary of War dressed like a refugee from a George M Cohan musical w/ Nazi & White Nationalist tattoos under his finery gloats over his murders on TV.
2) Democrats run a pizzaria offering baby parts as a topping & traffic girls to pols from the basement.
Q: Which one is harder to believe?
2) Democrats run a pizzaria offering baby parts as a topping & traffic girls to pols from the basement.
Q: Which one is harder to believe?
December 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
1) A Secretary of War dressed like a refugee from a George M Cohan musical w/ Nazi & White Nationalist tattoos under his finery gloats over his murders on TV.
2) Democrats run a pizzaria offering baby parts as a topping & traffic girls to pols from the basement.
Q: Which one is harder to believe?
2) Democrats run a pizzaria offering baby parts as a topping & traffic girls to pols from the basement.
Q: Which one is harder to believe?
The most gruesome part of the murders at sea is the glee with which they are undertaken.
We are expected to enjoy them too, & to admire their manly "warrior spirit".
Holed up in an air conditioned situation room thousands of miles away ordering others to do your dirty work is craven, not heroic.
We are expected to enjoy them too, & to admire their manly "warrior spirit".
Holed up in an air conditioned situation room thousands of miles away ordering others to do your dirty work is craven, not heroic.
December 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The most gruesome part of the murders at sea is the glee with which they are undertaken.
We are expected to enjoy them too, & to admire their manly "warrior spirit".
Holed up in an air conditioned situation room thousands of miles away ordering others to do your dirty work is craven, not heroic.
We are expected to enjoy them too, & to admire their manly "warrior spirit".
Holed up in an air conditioned situation room thousands of miles away ordering others to do your dirty work is craven, not heroic.
This administration likes to use terms which are heavily burdened w/ affect but light on meaning. They imply authority they do not have.
The word "narcoterror" is one of these.
So is Hegseth's invoking "fog of war" in an arena where there was neither
Clear air, open communications, evil intent 😡
The word "narcoterror" is one of these.
So is Hegseth's invoking "fog of war" in an arena where there was neither
Clear air, open communications, evil intent 😡
December 5, 2025 at 3:53 AM
This administration likes to use terms which are heavily burdened w/ affect but light on meaning. They imply authority they do not have.
The word "narcoterror" is one of these.
So is Hegseth's invoking "fog of war" in an arena where there was neither
Clear air, open communications, evil intent 😡
The word "narcoterror" is one of these.
So is Hegseth's invoking "fog of war" in an arena where there was neither
Clear air, open communications, evil intent 😡
Oh yeah? Where does that authority come from? It's not from the Constitution, which assigns that authority to Congress.
Perhaps Trump can create authority with his mind, the way he & Hegseth can classify documents.
It's like a superpower.
Perhaps Trump can create authority with his mind, the way he & Hegseth can classify documents.
It's like a superpower.
December 4, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Oh yeah? Where does that authority come from? It's not from the Constitution, which assigns that authority to Congress.
Perhaps Trump can create authority with his mind, the way he & Hegseth can classify documents.
It's like a superpower.
Perhaps Trump can create authority with his mind, the way he & Hegseth can classify documents.
It's like a superpower.
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Hmm?
Roanoke & Jamestown were commercial ventures, undertaken because their shareholders were entitled to to make a profit.
Plymouth was created because Puritans were entitled to their faith.
The Spanish conquest occurred because conquistadores were entitled to plunder.
Entitlement, not duty.
Roanoke & Jamestown were commercial ventures, undertaken because their shareholders were entitled to to make a profit.
Plymouth was created because Puritans were entitled to their faith.
The Spanish conquest occurred because conquistadores were entitled to plunder.
Entitlement, not duty.
December 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Hmm?
Roanoke & Jamestown were commercial ventures, undertaken because their shareholders were entitled to to make a profit.
Plymouth was created because Puritans were entitled to their faith.
The Spanish conquest occurred because conquistadores were entitled to plunder.
Entitlement, not duty.
Roanoke & Jamestown were commercial ventures, undertaken because their shareholders were entitled to to make a profit.
Plymouth was created because Puritans were entitled to their faith.
The Spanish conquest occurred because conquistadores were entitled to plunder.
Entitlement, not duty.
Gassed, too. Don't forget the tear gas in school zones.
Americans have been dragged, tackled, beaten, tased and shot by immigration agents.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
They’ve had their necks kneeled on.
They’ve been held outside in the rain while in their underwear.
At least three citizens were pregnant when agents detained them.
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
December 4, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Gassed, too. Don't forget the tear gas in school zones.
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Over 700K Americans die yearly from heart disease, 600K from cancer, over 100K from kidney disease & diabetes
Federal research into these causes of death has been cut by Trump's govt
Fewer than 75K die from fentanyl overdose. Trump increased funding, even sanctioned extrajudicial murder, for that
Federal research into these causes of death has been cut by Trump's govt
Fewer than 75K die from fentanyl overdose. Trump increased funding, even sanctioned extrajudicial murder, for that
December 4, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Over 700K Americans die yearly from heart disease, 600K from cancer, over 100K from kidney disease & diabetes
Federal research into these causes of death has been cut by Trump's govt
Fewer than 75K die from fentanyl overdose. Trump increased funding, even sanctioned extrajudicial murder, for that
Federal research into these causes of death has been cut by Trump's govt
Fewer than 75K die from fentanyl overdose. Trump increased funding, even sanctioned extrajudicial murder, for that
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Current US Policy:
If you’re suspected of trafficking a small amount of drugs with no evidence, we will murder you, but if you’re convicted of trafficking an enormous amount of drugs with copious evidence, we will pardon you. Because we are currently a very stupid country.
If you’re suspected of trafficking a small amount of drugs with no evidence, we will murder you, but if you’re convicted of trafficking an enormous amount of drugs with copious evidence, we will pardon you. Because we are currently a very stupid country.
December 3, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Current US Policy:
If you’re suspected of trafficking a small amount of drugs with no evidence, we will murder you, but if you’re convicted of trafficking an enormous amount of drugs with copious evidence, we will pardon you. Because we are currently a very stupid country.
If you’re suspected of trafficking a small amount of drugs with no evidence, we will murder you, but if you’re convicted of trafficking an enormous amount of drugs with copious evidence, we will pardon you. Because we are currently a very stupid country.
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Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
December 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Agents in Key Largo, Florida ripped this woman wearing medical scrubs out of her car as she screamed she is a US citizen. Agents cuffed her and put her in one of their cars.
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
She was eventually let go, per David Goodhue of the Miami Herald, who also took this footage:
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CARTOON OF THE DAY
December 2, 2025 at 10:11 PM
CARTOON OF THE DAY
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DJT can't remember what they scanned, but I'm guessing it was his head
One cause of accelerated cognitive decline in the elderly is normal tension hydrocephalus.
Caught early it is reversible, so missing it is bad news
It is ruled out by MRI
(No evidence, just hunch)
One cause of accelerated cognitive decline in the elderly is normal tension hydrocephalus.
Caught early it is reversible, so missing it is bad news
It is ruled out by MRI
(No evidence, just hunch)
December 3, 2025 at 6:37 PM
DJT can't remember what they scanned, but I'm guessing it was his head
One cause of accelerated cognitive decline in the elderly is normal tension hydrocephalus.
Caught early it is reversible, so missing it is bad news
It is ruled out by MRI
(No evidence, just hunch)
One cause of accelerated cognitive decline in the elderly is normal tension hydrocephalus.
Caught early it is reversible, so missing it is bad news
It is ruled out by MRI
(No evidence, just hunch)
I'm not sure what to make if it when the President delivers a tirade about how healthy & alert he is, & when his turn is up he immediately sits down for a nap.
December 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I'm not sure what to make if it when the President delivers a tirade about how healthy & alert he is, & when his turn is up he immediately sits down for a nap.
Elise Stefanic (R-NY) apparently believes that for Democrats & GOP to agree on anything is a dreadful thing.
In this case it is about the DoJ having the unfettered ability to investigate corruption among elected officials & candidates for federal office.
In this case it is about the DoJ having the unfettered ability to investigate corruption among elected officials & candidates for federal office.
December 3, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Elise Stefanic (R-NY) apparently believes that for Democrats & GOP to agree on anything is a dreadful thing.
In this case it is about the DoJ having the unfettered ability to investigate corruption among elected officials & candidates for federal office.
In this case it is about the DoJ having the unfettered ability to investigate corruption among elected officials & candidates for federal office.
COGNITIVE TEST: remember these words
"We hold these truths to be self evident. That all men are created equal & are endowed by their Creator (no, not you) with certain inalienable rights."
Try to repeat them back after a 15 minute diversion, using complete sentences.
Good luck!
(Obama aced this)
"We hold these truths to be self evident. That all men are created equal & are endowed by their Creator (no, not you) with certain inalienable rights."
Try to repeat them back after a 15 minute diversion, using complete sentences.
Good luck!
(Obama aced this)
December 3, 2025 at 6:32 AM
COGNITIVE TEST: remember these words
"We hold these truths to be self evident. That all men are created equal & are endowed by their Creator (no, not you) with certain inalienable rights."
Try to repeat them back after a 15 minute diversion, using complete sentences.
Good luck!
(Obama aced this)
"We hold these truths to be self evident. That all men are created equal & are endowed by their Creator (no, not you) with certain inalienable rights."
Try to repeat them back after a 15 minute diversion, using complete sentences.
Good luck!
(Obama aced this)