Beth Augustine
@scoutbeth.bsky.social
💙 Recovering optimist. Boy Mom. Local elected official. Producer. Lover of cheese🧀. Secular Humanist ☮️. EV enthusiast. Chicagoan. 🥃 Still gigantically dismayed about…you know.
She/Her 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ally 🇺🇦🇨🇦 ally.
She/Her 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ally 🇺🇦🇨🇦 ally.
More of this.
The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) announced that it will no longer publish content on Elon Musk’s platform, X. The organization said it can “no longer ethically participate in a social network that its owner has transformed into a machine of disinformation and propaganda.”
European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on X
The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM
More of this.
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They are too good at this
December 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
They are too good at this
Ummm…wow.
Mike Johnson’s entire worldview is a time machine back to the 1950s and somehow his wife hit the gas pedal. This is what happens when MAGA convinces itself that misogyny is a family value.
December 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Ummm…wow.
It’s the perfectly logical reaction.
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 5:24 AM
It’s the perfectly logical reaction.
Yep.
If a phone still works fine, it’s not “device hoarding” to keep using it. It’s common sense.
December 1, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Yep.
This man exemplifies leadership.
November 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This man exemplifies leadership.
Always an essential read.
November 30, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Always an essential read.
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The house and senate have both expressed interest in investigating the strike on survivors of the first boat strike.
Both Hegseth and adm Bradley will need to answer some questions.
This is why a reminder to not follow illegal orders is important
Both Hegseth and adm Bradley will need to answer some questions.
This is why a reminder to not follow illegal orders is important
November 30, 2025 at 5:45 AM
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We need a real Columbo right now
“Ah, just one more thing, sir. You’re blowing up those boats, saying they’re filled with drugs headed for the US. But then you go and pardon the guy who brought in 400 tons of cocaine. That’s billions of doses. Help me understand that.”
November 30, 2025 at 5:21 AM
We need a real Columbo right now
👇👇Everyone should read this. Data centers are one of the biggest environment challenges we face.
“The people whose rights are being violated don’t have a lot of power, and the people responsible for the pollution are huge mega corporations with a lot of power…And they’ve been getting away with this for decades now.”
'The Precedent Is Flint': How Oregon's Data Center Boom Is Supercharging a Water Crisis
Amazon data centers constructed in eastern Oregon's farmland have worsened a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages.
www.rollingstone.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:19 AM
👇👇Everyone should read this. Data centers are one of the biggest environment challenges we face.
Yep. And it’s only going to get worse.
Average electricity cost increase since Jan:
Missouri ⬆️ 37%
Iowa ⬆️ 30%
North Dakota ⬆️ 30%
Oklahoma ⬆️ 30%
New Jersey ⬆️ 27%
Nebraska ⬆️ 25%
Montana ⬆️ 25%
Wyoming ⬆️ 23%
NATIONWIDE ⬆️ 11%
Instead of working to lower costs, Trump is boosting power-hungry AI data centers.
Missouri ⬆️ 37%
Iowa ⬆️ 30%
North Dakota ⬆️ 30%
Oklahoma ⬆️ 30%
New Jersey ⬆️ 27%
Nebraska ⬆️ 25%
Montana ⬆️ 25%
Wyoming ⬆️ 23%
NATIONWIDE ⬆️ 11%
Instead of working to lower costs, Trump is boosting power-hungry AI data centers.
November 25, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Yep. And it’s only going to get worse.
Almost unbelievable.
The news needs to be screaming this from the roof tops! WTF are they illegally giving this man? 🤬🤬🤬
Local police officers and sheriffs in Mobile, Alabama, are abducting a man from the waiting room of a car dealership mechanic shop on behalf of ICE/DHS. During the kidnapping, he is administered an unidentified sedative.
November 23, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Almost unbelievable.
Reposted by Beth Augustine
Maybe it wasn’t really about Zelensky’s suit after all? 🤨
November 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Maybe it wasn’t really about Zelensky’s suit after all? 🤨
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I’ll never forgive Trump for demolishing the East Wing of the White House.
November 19, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I’ll never forgive Trump for demolishing the East Wing of the White House.
🏆 Thank you @marcelias.bsky.social (Future Medal of Honor recipient).
When Texas tried to steal 5 seats, I said to watch the litigation my law firm had filed because we had a good chance of winning in court. Today a federal court BLOCKED THE MAP.
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While the legacy media ignored our case, Democracy Docket covered it from gavel to gavel. Subscribe now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
November 18, 2025 at 8:28 PM
🏆 Thank you @marcelias.bsky.social (Future Medal of Honor recipient).
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Why are all of Pete Hegseth's military operations named after brands of dildos?
November 17, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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And if so, why is he just telling us this now? If there were any truth to it, they’d have raised this issue long ago.
November 17, 2025 at 3:12 PM
And if so, why is he just telling us this now? If there were any truth to it, they’d have raised this issue long ago.
Exactly.
The excuse Trump, Vance, Bessent and every member of the admin constantly uses is things are so bad because of what “they inherited.” What about what Biden inherited? Has everyone forgotten Jan 2021? Economy in shambles, global supply chain a mess, global inflation, J6 aftermath.
November 14, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Exactly.
Wonderful group. Following almost all already. I am a daughter and granddaughter of servicemen. Thank you all.
With a deep respect and appreciation, Happy Veterans Day to all our Veterans!! 💙💙💙
November 11, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Wonderful group. Following almost all already. I am a daughter and granddaughter of servicemen. Thank you all.
Nooooooo!
Here’s the list of the eight Democrats who caved:
⚫️ Catherine Cortez Masto
⚫️ Dick Durbin
⚫️ John Fetterman
⚫️ Maggie Hassan
⚫️ Tim Kaine
⚫️ Angus King
⚫️ Jackie Rosen
⚫️ Jeanne Shaheen
Their excuses don’t hold water. They betrayed all Americans who were counting on them to stand firm and keep fighting.
⚫️ Catherine Cortez Masto
⚫️ Dick Durbin
⚫️ John Fetterman
⚫️ Maggie Hassan
⚫️ Tim Kaine
⚫️ Angus King
⚫️ Jackie Rosen
⚫️ Jeanne Shaheen
Their excuses don’t hold water. They betrayed all Americans who were counting on them to stand firm and keep fighting.
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Nooooooo!
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Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
November 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Just another classic case of Shrinkflation.
November 7, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Just another classic case of Shrinkflation.
This. It can't be said enough.
4 out of 5 people who rely on the ACA tax credits live in states that Trump won.
And over 80 percent of the people who will end up uninsured if these expire are in Trump states!
This is a MAGA health care hike, yet Trump won't lift a finger to save your health care.
And over 80 percent of the people who will end up uninsured if these expire are in Trump states!
This is a MAGA health care hike, yet Trump won't lift a finger to save your health care.
November 5, 2025 at 4:37 PM
This. It can't be said enough.
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I hope someone is writing "12 Hangry Men" about the sandwich guy jury
November 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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This woman personifies evil and has no soul.
They aren't try to keep communities safe. They are, in the cruelest of ways, trying to make blue cities look toxic.
They aren't try to keep communities safe. They are, in the cruelest of ways, trying to make blue cities look toxic.
Q: Gov. Pritzker has asked for Operation Midway Blitz to be paused for the holiday weekend. Are you willing to do that?
NOEM: No, we're absolutely not willing to put on pause any work we will do to keep communities safe. The fact Gov. Pritzker is asking for that is shameful.
NOEM: No, we're absolutely not willing to put on pause any work we will do to keep communities safe. The fact Gov. Pritzker is asking for that is shameful.
October 30, 2025 at 5:35 PM
This woman personifies evil and has no soul.
They aren't try to keep communities safe. They are, in the cruelest of ways, trying to make blue cities look toxic.
They aren't try to keep communities safe. They are, in the cruelest of ways, trying to make blue cities look toxic.