Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Susanbeth5781

@susanpatrick1.bsky.social

34K followers 27K following 8.3K posts

🪕🎻🎹🎵🐶🌈#HumanRights Miss all my24k followers. #FBR #twitterrefugee. #bluecrew #harriswalz2024 #fucktrump ] Musician, writer, snarky and sometimes nice. aka Susanbeth5781 on twitter #justicematters #resist #demcast No dms, crypto .#epilepsywarrior

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

Pinned

Susanbeth5781 @susanpatrick1.bsky.social · Nov 17

the true meaning of take a knee. It was pinned on my profile for years. And the significance is even more these days.

36 230 890

Susanbeth5781 @susanpatrick1.bsky.social · 12h

Oh how we need them.

1 1

Susanbeth5781 @susanpatrick1.bsky.social · 12h

Goodnight wonderful people. Think the sweetest thoughts you possibly can and let those dreams materialize. This is where i would love to be. With that sweet dog Tess and her human. The woods are beautiful in Prague this time of year

1 5

Reposted by Susanbeth5781

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 14h

Make America Great Again…

GTF Out!

460 4.2K 14K

Susanbeth5781 @susanpatrick1.bsky.social · 16h

Thank you. Such a beautiful thing to see.

Susanbeth5781 @susanpatrick1.bsky.social · 16h

Ther's a wonderful place to shop called Ten Thousand Villages. Check it out.

Susanbeth5781 @susanpatrick1.bsky.social · 16h

Meidas Health: Sen. Patty Murray WARNS of Looming Health Care Crisis Amid Shutdown
open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

Meidas Health: Sen. Patty Murray WARNS of Looming Health Care Crisis Amid Shutdown

On Meidas Health with Dr. Vin Gupta and Dr. Kavita Patel, Senator Murray calls out Republicans for holding Americans’ health care hostage as the ACA tax credits near expiration.

open.substack.com

2 2

Susanbeth5781 @susanpatrick1.bsky.social · 16h

Will it ever happen?
politizoom.com/how-long-wil...

How Long Will Thune Lie Before He Makes the Move That Will Checkmate Him?

Every time there's a government shutdown everybody brings out the tea leaves and the I Ching and tries to determine what's going to happen next. Usually a month is ample enough to get things straighte...

politizoom.com

1 3

Susanbeth5781 @susanpatrick1.bsky.social · 16h

www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

RNC-Hired Mapmaker Denies Using Racial Data in Texas Gerrymander, Sparks Debate

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

2 2

Susanbeth5781 @susanpatrick1.bsky.social · 16h

from ProPublca. This truly could save your life.
www.propublica.org/article/heal...

This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It.

When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here are six steps experts sugges...

www.propublica.org

Susanbeth5781 @susanpatrick1.bsky.social · 17h

What a difference a year makes. I have adjusted to shopping for groceries at farmers markets and locally owned chains. Money stays in the community and my Spanish has become very fluent😀 And ta da, I am totally resisting Amazon Prime days. I did watch the harvest moon. So much more rewarding.

3 2 22

Susanbeth5781 @susanpatrick1.bsky.social · 17h

I no longer watch CBS news, or any of the other major networks. I start my day with Meidas. It's my true normal.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

CBS leans further right with disturbing new hire to run news division

CBS News is expected to drift further to the right after the outlet’s parent company announced on Monday that anti-woke reactionary writer Bari Weiss would be taking on the role of editor-in-chief. Pa...

www.dailykos.com

2 4 6

Susanbeth5781 @susanpatrick1.bsky.social · 17h

Governor Mills is my hero

1 3 13

Susanbeth5781 @susanpatrick1.bsky.social · 18h

9 16

Susanbeth5781 @susanpatrick1.bsky.social · 18h

Followed all. Found some of my friends and mutual followers from "that bird" site.

crazy1689.bsky.social @crazy1689.bsky.social · 18h

go.bsky.app/M1C5UB5

Susanbeth5781 @susanpatrick1.bsky.social · 18h

For all of us who still find the library magic
Banned Books Week mockpaperscissors.com/2025/10/07/b...

Banned Books Week

Last night I was at my branch of the Seattle Public Library (SPL) picking up a book (John Scalzi’s Kaiju Preservation Society, if you must know) and I saw the display for Banned Books Week. As some…

mockpaperscissors.com

Susanbeth5781 @susanpatrick1.bsky.social · 18h

👍

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 18h

It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon in the Bronx and Harlem at our paper shredding events — we cleared out old junk mail, built community, danced, took family portraits and enjoyed frozen treats (it still felt a lot like summer). Thanks to everyone who joined.

Susanbeth5781 @susanpatrick1.bsky.social · 18h

It’s Raining Men (in Moscow) mockpaperscissors.com/2025/10/07/i...

It’s Raining Men (in Moscow)

I certainly hope Hair Füror doesn’t get any ideas about our billionaire media overlords.

mockpaperscissors.com

1 3 4

Susanbeth5781 @susanpatrick1.bsky.social · 18h

and he won the new category of "Best Trump Troll"😂
Trump Explodes with Rage after Gavin Newsom Wins Nobel Peace Prize
open.substack.com/pub/borowitz...

Trump Explodes with Rage after Gavin Newsom Wins Nobel Peace Prize

The committee recognized Trump with a "certificate of participation."

open.substack.com

2 5

Reposted by Susanbeth5781

Middle Age Riot @middleageriot.bsky.social · 18h

PHOTO: Donald Trump reacts to Benjamin Netanyahu's refusal to use his space lasers to blast Portland.

3 22 140

Susanbeth5781 @susanpatrick1.bsky.social · 18h

👏 for all of them.
Meet the Leaders Putting Country Before Party
open.substack.com/pub/brightam...

Meet the Leaders Putting Country Before Party

Tired of partisan politics? So are they.

open.substack.com

Susanbeth5781 @susanpatrick1.bsky.social · 18h

As if we needed a reminder.
Pam Bondi just reminded us that she's part of the Jeffrey Epstein cover up
open.substack.com/pub/deanobei...

Pam Bondi just reminded us that she's part of the Jeffrey Epstein cover up

Tuesday's Senate hearing gave us even more proof

open.substack.com

1 7 9

Susanbeth5781 @susanpatrick1.bsky.social · 19h

Read each one of these. It's a bitch contacting those GOP reps but i have done just that. I am their worst nightmare
The Shutdown Follies, Day 6 mockpaperscissors.com/2025/10/07/t...