Betsy Banks
@betsybanks.bsky.social
Chicago writer, culinarian, nurturer of children, RN. Former Houstonian. Owned by an Australian shepherd. Blue to the bone. Je ne capitule pas.
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Betsy Banks
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PIERS: “You’re not gay?”
FUENTES: “No. But women are very difficult to be around.”
P: “Should they vote?”
F: “No.”
PIERS: “They should stay home?”
FUENTES: “Yeah.”
PIERS: “So you’re just a misogynistic dinosaur. Have you ever had sex?”
FUENTES: “No.”
PIERS: “Wow. Says the guy who never got laid.”
FUENTES: “No. But women are very difficult to be around.”
P: “Should they vote?”
F: “No.”
PIERS: “They should stay home?”
FUENTES: “Yeah.”
PIERS: “So you’re just a misogynistic dinosaur. Have you ever had sex?”
FUENTES: “No.”
PIERS: “Wow. Says the guy who never got laid.”
December 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
PIERS: “You’re not gay?”
FUENTES: “No. But women are very difficult to be around.”
P: “Should they vote?”
F: “No.”
PIERS: “They should stay home?”
FUENTES: “Yeah.”
PIERS: “So you’re just a misogynistic dinosaur. Have you ever had sex?”
FUENTES: “No.”
PIERS: “Wow. Says the guy who never got laid.”
FUENTES: “No. But women are very difficult to be around.”
P: “Should they vote?”
F: “No.”
PIERS: “They should stay home?”
FUENTES: “Yeah.”
PIERS: “So you’re just a misogynistic dinosaur. Have you ever had sex?”
FUENTES: “No.”
PIERS: “Wow. Says the guy who never got laid.”
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz:
“In my discussions with the Americans, I say: 'America First’ is fine, but ’America Alone’ can't be in your interest. You need partners in the world'
“In my discussions with the Americans, I say: 'America First’ is fine, but ’America Alone’ can't be in your interest. You need partners in the world'
December 9, 2025 at 5:13 PM
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz:
“In my discussions with the Americans, I say: 'America First’ is fine, but ’America Alone’ can't be in your interest. You need partners in the world'
“In my discussions with the Americans, I say: 'America First’ is fine, but ’America Alone’ can't be in your interest. You need partners in the world'
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BREAKING: A federal judge said the Justice Department can publicly release investigative materials from a sex trafficking case against Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime confidant of Jeffrey Epstein.
Justice Department can unseal Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking case records, judge says
A federal judge says the Justice Department can publicly release investigative materials from a sex trafficking case against Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime confidant of Jeffrey Epstein.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
BREAKING: A federal judge said the Justice Department can publicly release investigative materials from a sex trafficking case against Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime confidant of Jeffrey Epstein.
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Hilarious… how the trumpers constantly bitch about cancel-culture… while their dear leader CANCELS AMERICA.
Or did they “suicide” the country?
I can’t tell anymore.
Or did they “suicide” the country?
I can’t tell anymore.
December 9, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Hilarious… how the trumpers constantly bitch about cancel-culture… while their dear leader CANCELS AMERICA.
Or did they “suicide” the country?
I can’t tell anymore.
Or did they “suicide” the country?
I can’t tell anymore.
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Sketches from a recent walk at the Teesmouth nature reserve, in northeast England.
#artAdventCalendar
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December 9, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Sketches from a recent walk at the Teesmouth nature reserve, in northeast England.
#artAdventCalendar
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#artAdventCalendar
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It's been almost three weeks now and they still haven't released the Epstein files because withholding exculpatory evidence is clearly what you do when you're "innocent."
December 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
It's been almost three weeks now and they still haven't released the Epstein files because withholding exculpatory evidence is clearly what you do when you're "innocent."
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Of course criminal slumlord Jared Kushner is behind Paramount’s hostile $108B bid to acquire Warner Bros.
Faking a Middle East peace mission and illegally accepting $2B from Saudi Arabia in exchange for US intel wasn’t enough for this crook. They should’ve jailed him long ago.
Faking a Middle East peace mission and illegally accepting $2B from Saudi Arabia in exchange for US intel wasn’t enough for this crook. They should’ve jailed him long ago.
December 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Of course criminal slumlord Jared Kushner is behind Paramount’s hostile $108B bid to acquire Warner Bros.
Faking a Middle East peace mission and illegally accepting $2B from Saudi Arabia in exchange for US intel wasn’t enough for this crook. They should’ve jailed him long ago.
Faking a Middle East peace mission and illegally accepting $2B from Saudi Arabia in exchange for US intel wasn’t enough for this crook. They should’ve jailed him long ago.
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David Ellison reportedly told Trump he’d make “sweeping changes” to CNN if Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. gets approved.
Meanwhile, Jared Kushner and three Middle East countries are backing the bid — while Kushner advises Trump on foreign policy.
Corruption on display.
Meanwhile, Jared Kushner and three Middle East countries are backing the bid — while Kushner advises Trump on foreign policy.
Corruption on display.
December 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM
David Ellison reportedly told Trump he’d make “sweeping changes” to CNN if Paramount’s takeover of Warner Bros. gets approved.
Meanwhile, Jared Kushner and three Middle East countries are backing the bid — while Kushner advises Trump on foreign policy.
Corruption on display.
Meanwhile, Jared Kushner and three Middle East countries are backing the bid — while Kushner advises Trump on foreign policy.
Corruption on display.
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This is corruption and the enhancement of Trump’s totalitarianism agenda.
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David Ellison Reportedly Promised Trump ‘Sweeping Changes’ at CNN If Paramount Takes Over Warner Bros.
David Ellison has reportedly told officials that he would implement "sweeping changes" at CNN should he succeed in acquiring Warner Bros..
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December 9, 2025 at 5:46 PM
This is corruption and the enhancement of Trump’s totalitarianism agenda.
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Breaking News: Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois signed a bill that restricts immigration enforcement near state courthouses and makes it easier to sue ICE agents.
December 9, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Breaking News: Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois signed a bill that restricts immigration enforcement near state courthouses and makes it easier to sue ICE agents.
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Another on-the-spot watercolour (with pen work) from a sketching trip to Winchester in 1997. I regret parting with this one though I hope the buyer is still enjoying it. This is typical Winchester with the cathedral in the background. See Alt text for more info.
#art #watercolour #winchester
#art #watercolour #winchester
December 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Another on-the-spot watercolour (with pen work) from a sketching trip to Winchester in 1997. I regret parting with this one though I hope the buyer is still enjoying it. This is typical Winchester with the cathedral in the background. See Alt text for more info.
#art #watercolour #winchester
#art #watercolour #winchester
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Ossoff: "This is so much deeper than the politics. What does it say about the moral condition of this Congress that the thing that has them all tied up in knots is a very simple question: Should people's health insurance premiums go up double or triple? This is a policy choice."
December 9, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Ossoff: "This is so much deeper than the politics. What does it say about the moral condition of this Congress that the thing that has them all tied up in knots is a very simple question: Should people's health insurance premiums go up double or triple? This is a policy choice."
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Got buried in the news this weekend, but President Jesus said the F word on CNN at like 2pm in the afternoon. The next day he posted a poop-filled scat video, but tell Me more about the dignity of the office of the presidency.
October 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Got buried in the news this weekend, but President Jesus said the F word on CNN at like 2pm in the afternoon. The next day he posted a poop-filled scat video, but tell Me more about the dignity of the office of the presidency.
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My 84 year old Mom has reached an age where she sits and watches TV, not just puts in on in the background, and the fact it's PBS not Fox is why we're both still sane.
She really enjoys 'Secrets of the Dead' and 'Nova', btw.
She really enjoys 'Secrets of the Dead' and 'Nova', btw.
October 19, 2025 at 10:33 PM
My 84 year old Mom has reached an age where she sits and watches TV, not just puts in on in the background, and the fact it's PBS not Fox is why we're both still sane.
She really enjoys 'Secrets of the Dead' and 'Nova', btw.
She really enjoys 'Secrets of the Dead' and 'Nova', btw.
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Feds 'feeling the heat' as Trump official no-shows court appearance in 'unusual' move
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Feds 'feeling the heat' as Trump official no-shows court appearance in 'unusual' move
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October 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Feds 'feeling the heat' as Trump official no-shows court appearance in 'unusual' move
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Moskowitz: We need $30 billion to extend, obviously, these healthcare subsidies, which allow Americans—Americans, not illegal—Americans, citizens, to afford healthcare.
And the president’s like, “We don’t have $30 billion, but I am going to send $40 billion to my dear friend in Argentina.”
And the president’s like, “We don’t have $30 billion, but I am going to send $40 billion to my dear friend in Argentina.”
October 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Moskowitz: We need $30 billion to extend, obviously, these healthcare subsidies, which allow Americans—Americans, not illegal—Americans, citizens, to afford healthcare.
And the president’s like, “We don’t have $30 billion, but I am going to send $40 billion to my dear friend in Argentina.”
And the president’s like, “We don’t have $30 billion, but I am going to send $40 billion to my dear friend in Argentina.”
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Republicans tend to dismiss older Americans at protests As Maddow says this should be a wakeup call as older Americans vote more often than any other demographic
And imo many are #BabyBoomers who are seasoned in protest: demonstrations, boycotts, marches & sign making
Republicans tend to dismiss older Americans at protests As Maddow says this should be a wakeup call as older Americans vote more often than any other demographic
And imo many are #BabyBoomers who are seasoned in protest: demonstrations, boycotts, marches & sign making
Maddow: Seniors protesting Trump should be 'a wake-up call for Republicans'
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October 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Republicans tend to dismiss older Americans at protests As Maddow says this should be a wakeup call as older Americans vote more often than any other demographic
And imo many are #BabyBoomers who are seasoned in protest: demonstrations, boycotts, marches & sign making
Republicans tend to dismiss older Americans at protests As Maddow says this should be a wakeup call as older Americans vote more often than any other demographic
And imo many are #BabyBoomers who are seasoned in protest: demonstrations, boycotts, marches & sign making
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We went from taking out terrorists to terrorizing hotel staff. What a downgrade.
Are we great yet?
Are we great yet?
October 17, 2025 at 2:13 AM
We went from taking out terrorists to terrorizing hotel staff. What a downgrade.
Are we great yet?
Are we great yet?
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After a week of ridiculous Republican smears and Trump claiming that “very few people are going to be there,” you just made history. #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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Listen up👂👂
Al Gore didn’t hold back: The Trump admin is “attacking the heart of truth,” twisting facts like the Nazis did in the 1930s. From climate denial to rewriting the Ukraine war, it’s all about power—not reality.
Gore warned the U.S. is under siege—and every former leader should speak out like he did.
Gore warned the U.S. is under siege—and every former leader should speak out like he did.
October 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Listen up👂👂
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October 18, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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October 18, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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