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Beth Farnham for Congress @bethfarnham4pa13th.bsky.social · 10h

Dear Neighbor,
Here's my latest District Round-up: tinyurl.com/DistrictRoun....
As candidate for Congressional District PA-13, I'm sharing I’ve been criss-crossing district counties, giving me opportunities to meet voters, hear what is on hearts & minds & voice my fight for Everyday Americans.

Read Beth's District Roundup from October 12, 2025.

Beth Farnham for Congress @bethfarnham4pa13th.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks to voters sharing concerns about the federal government & Rep. John Joyce (condones Trump's attacks on LGBTQ+ community & votes against constituents' interests. at Pride Franklin County. Vote for me, fighting for Reproductive Freedom & gender-affirming care. #ChooseDemocracy & be truly Free.

Beth Farnham (woman in blue shirt and flowers in hair) talking with several voters at Pride Franklin County, held at Wilson College, Chambersburg, PA.

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Beth Farnham for Congress @bethfarnham4pa13th.bsky.social · 3d

I appreciated the chance to march on Altoona Pride, sponsored by PSU, where I marched for equality.
Thanks to Blair County Federation of Democratic Women for hosting at Pumpkinfest and to the Cambria County Democratic Party for inviting me to speak at their John P Murtha dinner.
#ChooseDemocracy

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Beth Farnham for Congress @bethfarnham4pa13th.bsky.social · 4d

On October 18th, cities and towns across the USA and beyond will hold No Kings rallies because we are currently suffering a Constitutional crisis. As a wise man once stated in Gettysburg, our government has always been of The People, by The People, and for The People.
www.nokings.org?fbclid=IwY2x...

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

www.nokings.org

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Beth Farnham for Congress @bethfarnham4pa13th.bsky.social · 5d

Why haven't the Epstein files been released?
Because Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, won't swear in Adelita Grijalva, the Democratic representative-elect of Arizona's 7th Congressional District.
Our country doesn't have to be this way.
#ChooseDemocracy
Photo credit: Tom Brenner, Washington Post

trump and epstein holding hands in a statue in front of the white house

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Beth Farnham for Congress @bethfarnham4pa13th.bsky.social · 6d

It's been difficult as the Trump Administration & Republican-controlled Congress attacked the norms of our Democracy. Our US Rep., John Joyce, said nothing, condoning every rotten action, including suggestions the Military should be turned against innocent people in any city he declares “dangerous."

Beth Farnham (woman in hat) talking to voters.

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Beth Farnham for Congress @bethfarnham4pa13th.bsky.social · 6d

Please attend the Town Hall for Gettysburg School Board Candidates on October 12th, from 2-4pm in the Valentine Hall Auditorium at the Lutheran Seminary! #Vote #Candidates #schoolboardelection #schoolboardelections

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Beth Farnham for Congress @bethfarnham4pa13th.bsky.social · 7d

ICE has no belief in Christian humility or the First Amendment right to peacefully assemble and redress grievances of the government. Macing a peaceful Christian pastor is exactly what they do.

Amee Vanderpool @girlsreallyrule.bsky.social · 7d

Pastor David Black of the First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, being sprayed directly in the face by troops during protests outside the ICE processing facility in Broadview, Illinois in September. (Photo by Ashlee Rezin/via Chicago Sun-Times).

DON'T LOOK AWAY.

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Beth Farnham for Congress @bethfarnham4pa13th.bsky.social · 8d

Go to the following link to see the newsletter: bethfarnhamforcongress.com/2025/10/05/d...

#ChooseDemocracy #currentevents #Pennsylvania #federalgovernment #congress

Picture of Beth Faraham out and about in the 13th Congressional District of Pennsylvania

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Beth Farnham for Congress @bethfarnham4pa13th.bsky.social · 9d

Thanks to Newport, Perry County, for holding Canal Days festival.
I listened to across-parties voters' concerns about erosion of our Democracy, rising cost of living, threats to their jobs.
Perry County voters know the Trump administration is harmful for our country. More in ALT.
#ChooseDemocracy

Woman in hat (Beth Farnham) talking to people in front of the BethFarnhamforCongress tent.

We can solve this by voting out the entrenched Republicans like our own US Representative, multimillionaire John Joyce, who refuses to check Trump's violations of the US Constitution and, instead, vote in caring Democrats like me, Beth Farnham.
When we vote in a Congress who won't let Trump ruin our country,

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Beth Farnham for Congress @bethfarnham4pa13th.bsky.social · 10d

Why are Republicans, in control of the House of Representatives, Senate, & White House, falsely blaming Democrats for the federal government shutdown?
Scapegoating Democrats distracts voters from realizing Republicans don't care if your healthcare becomes unaffordable.

See Alt-Text for full post.

Why? Republicans like Rep. John Joyce want to give their super rich cronies huge tax breaks. To do that, Joyce must make life unaffordable for his poorest constituents.
Multimillionaires like Rep. John Joyce never stress about the cost of their premiums, but they'll vote against you affording yours.
Why? Republicans like Rep. John Joyce want to give their super rich cronies huge tax breaks. To do that, Joyce must make life unaffordable for his poorest constituents.
"...for every millionaire who gets an $80,000 tax cut, four Americans will lose health care. Under Trump, the rich are getting even richer while working families are getting thrown under the bus." Fact Check: Trump’s Billionaire-First Tax Cuts Are 10 TIMES More Expensive Than Permanently Extending ACA Tax Credits - Democrats https://tinyurl.com/3wvbae4c. Just as he says nothing about Trump's tariff-by-tweet policy (a tax on Everyday Americans) he's just fine if your Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare") premiums increase to the point where health insurance is unaffordable..

Kaiser Family Foundation, a leader in US healthcare, crunched the numbers & delivered sobering statistics.
"More than 22 million people receive the subsidies, which are set to expire at the end of the year unless Congress extends them. Losing the subsidies could mean that average out-of-pocket premium payments could double in 2026, from $888 a year to $1,904, an earlier KFF analysis found." A majority of Trump supporters, many of whom live in PA-13, back extending Obamacare subsidies https://share.google/j6oOfMs0ovyCa2QZJ
Extending these tax credits mean the ultra wealthy can be even wealthier.
So Republicans lie, claiming the tax credits are for "illegal immigrants." Could you find one or two cases of that? Maybe but not enough to justify the overwhelming majority of Americans losing theirs.
Vote Rep. John Joyce out of office a & vote for me instead.
#ChooseDemocracy & the dignity and human rights that affordable healthcare provides.

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Beth Farnham for Congress @bethfarnham4pa13th.bsky.social · 11d

Read more about this at: www.nytimes.com/.../trump-vo....
When we #ChooseDemocracy and let congress have the power of the purse, we choose America.

quote about the power of the purse in congress

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Beth Farnham for Congress @bethfarnham4pa13th.bsky.social · 12d

In a breach of our Democracy, Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, has yet to swear in A. Grijalva, who just won an election in Arizona last week.
Because the Speaker of the House works for Trump instead of for us, contrary to how the Founders of this country created our government.
#ChooseDemocracy

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Beth Farnham for Congress @bethfarnham4pa13th.bsky.social · 13d

"...we should use some of these dangerous cities as training grounds for our military -- National Guard, but our military,..." - Pres. Trump said, disregarding the Constitution, violating the 1878 Posse Comitatus Act, gleefully turning the US military on the American people.

See ALT for more post.

Image of the Declaration of Independence.

He is embodying: ”He [King George III] has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power." - Grievance #12 of the Declaration of Independence.

Congress has not enacted any bill for Trump to overrun whichever cities he doesn't like with the US military & doesn't have the consent of these states.

Our country doesn't accept rule by monarchy. That was the point of not only The Declaration of Independence, but also the Revolution, the Articles of Confederation, and the US Constitution that followed. So call your members of Congress and tell them to IMPEACH TRUMP or RESIGN. If they can't remember that they swore an oath of office to "support and defend the Constitution of the United States against ALL enemies, foreign and DOMESTIC" then they are unfit to serve.

If they impeach Trump and remove him from office, great. But if the Republicans are just fine with the US military murdering innocent civilians, then keep calling on them to resign.
Because when enough Republican members of Congress resign the Democrats will be in control of the US House of Representatives and the US Senate, and we can finally, finally, AND PEACEFULLY end this nightmare of an administration.

So be like the American Revolutionaries and #ChooseDemocracy

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Beth Farnham for Congress @bethfarnham4pa13th.bsky.social · 14d

Thanks to Perry County Democrats for hosting their picnic in Landisburg on Sunday, a beautiful day for food & fellowship with those who care about our country, cost of living, national security, due process, 1st Amendment plus a great silent auction. We'll win back our government. #ChooseDemocracy!

Beth Farnham (woman with microphone) and people at picnic tables in a pavilion.

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Beth Farnham for Congress @bethfarnham4pa13th.bsky.social · 14d

HAPPY BIRTHDAY VFW! THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE

126 years, 126 facts: How well do you know your VFW?

vfw.org/126

#VFW #VFWDay #Militaryservice

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Beth Farnham for Congress @bethfarnham4pa13th.bsky.social · 15d

Today, 8 activists “died” in front of US Rep. Joyce’s Chambersburg office. Our US Rep. is not interested in or concerned with our health. Whether healthcare, nutrition, or caring for the environment, Rep. Joyce's votes are detrimental to our survival. Hold him accountable!
Vote Beth Farnham 2026.

Demonstrators near the Square in Chambersburg. PA.

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Beth Farnham for Congress @bethfarnham4pa13th.bsky.social · 16d

Is Portland, Oregon "war-ravaged"?
No, Trump wants to turn US military against protesters demonstrating at an Immigration Customs Enforcement facility. Oregon’s governor rejected the President’s comment, stating that Portland & Oregon can manage local public safety. The Guardian tinyurl.com/3bmezwd2

Woman with glasses and short hair (Tina Kotek, Governor of Oregon).

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Beth Farnham for Congress @bethfarnham4pa13th.bsky.social · 17d

These mailings urge Pennsylvanians to vote "no" to retain bipartisan judges of Pennsylvania's Supreme Court.
Pennsylvanians should vote "YES" to retain justices Christine Donohue, Kevin Dougherty and David Wecht
They protect Pennsylvania from redistricting and losing abortion rights
#ChooseDemocracy

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Beth Farnham for Congress @bethfarnham4pa13th.bsky.social · 18d

Missing a more innocent time when I wasn't worried about their future or freedom.
But I continue to fight because I won't give up on them, on you, on us.
I love this country and the people in it.
May we all #ChooseDemocracy ❤️🤍💙 🩷💙

Beth Farnham's Children siting in a chair

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Beth Farnham for Congress @bethfarnham4pa13th.bsky.social · 18d

Many thanks to @bevilacquapalesky.bsky.social for this cool bracelet.

Together, we #ChooseDemocracy!

A small bracelet with the words "CHOOSE DEMOCRACY" spelled out in black letters on flat round white beads connected to colorful discs of pink and blue hues on the same circlet.

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Beth Farnham for Congress @bethfarnham4pa13th.bsky.social · 18d

Thank you for everything you do for this campaign! 💙💙

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Beth Farnham for Congress @bethfarnham4pa13th.bsky.social · 19d

As abhorrent as ICE facilities and detention are, gun violence is not the answer.
I absolutely condemn the gun violence at the ICE detention center in Texas. May those who died rest in peace.

Patrol standing on a roof overlooking the facility in discussion

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Beth Farnham for Congress @bethfarnham4pa13th.bsky.social · 20d

Because of the collective POWER of THE PEOPLE, billionaires:
Lost significant money-Lost customers-Lost brand strength-Lost the argument-Returned Jimmy Kimmel to the airwaves-In one week's time.
Together, we'll convince our neighbors, family, fellow congregants, & coworkers to #ChooseDemocracy!

Beth Farnham and others standing silently in solidarity.

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Beth Farnham for Congress @bethfarnham4pa13th.bsky.social · 21d

Enjoying rising costs: Coffee 26%, Beef 14%, Oranges 17%, Bananas 6%, Chicken 6%, Chocolate Chip Cookies 5%, Milk 4%
If so, thank Pres. Trump for his tariffs & deportations!
Meanwhile, farmers in PA don't have enough workers. tinyurl.com/58etz4c7
Vote for me; I'll vote for you. #ChooseDemocracy!

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