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Beth Shelburne @bshelburne.bsky.social · Jun 15

Happy Pride! 🏳️‍🌈 Celebratimg freedom to love with Magic City Disco at central Alabama Pride Parade.

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Beth Shelburne @bshelburne.bsky.social · May 29

Yes on all this & I deeply appreciate you naming all of it. But I hope to assist other journalists in doing similar projects in their states. Grateful to FIJ for supporting & AL Reflector for supporting & publishing!

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Beth Shelburne @bshelburne.bsky.social · May 29

Thanks so much! 🙏🏻

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Beth Shelburne @bshelburne.bsky.social · May 29

Thanks so much! 🙏🏻

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Beth Shelburne @bshelburne.bsky.social · Dec 18

Thanks so much!

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Beth Shelburne @bshelburne.bsky.social · Dec 6

Time to declutter the garage after sustaining gash on leg by walking into a sled that doubles as storage for unused chandeliers.

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Beth Shelburne @bshelburne.bsky.social · Nov 27

Just watched 2 men argue in grocery line about who was there first. Turned & locked eyes with woman behind me. Ridiculous, she whispered. I nodded & rolled my eyes. The men kept arguing. “Women should be running the world,” she said out loud. The men got quiet. We bumped fists. If you know you know.

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Beth Shelburne @bshelburne.bsky.social · Nov 24

Was there anyone as boring as Elon Musk? Name someone more boring. Will wait.

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Beth Shelburne @bshelburne.bsky.social · Nov 23

I’m here & trying to migrate the 30k Twitter followers I worked hard to build, but a part of me is strongly considering blowing up all my socials & going analog. Isn’t all of this fucking silly as hell? We all need to go outside. Twitter, threads, substack, bluesky. It’s exhausting.

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Beth Shelburne @bshelburne.bsky.social · Nov 22

Prison officials prefer to execute compliant men bc it allows them to pretend this is justice. When final words hurt their feelings, they clutch pearls & deny that last moment of truth. Cowards.
www.al.com/news/2024/11...

Why an Alabama inmate was denied his last words: ‘That was enough,’ prison commissioner says

His victim's daughter said she opposed the death penalty, saying "society failed this man as a child and my family suffered because of it,” she said.

www.al.com

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Beth Shelburne @bshelburne.bsky.social · Nov 21

So..... I live here. So do lots of other people who care deeply, push back against oppression and speak truth to power. Jefferson County, where I live, is completely blue. So is the black belt part of the state. Leadership here sucks, but many people are the best resistors America has ever had.

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Beth Shelburne @bshelburne.bsky.social · Nov 20

Some thoughts on Alabama naming its new mega-prison after Gov. Kay Ivey. I write a substack called Moth to Flame at the intersection of justice, injustice and life in Alabama.
bethshelburne.substack.com/p/the-absurd...

The absurdity of Gov. Kay Ivey

Alabama's monument to mass incarceration will bear her name.

bethshelburne.substack.com

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Beth Shelburne @bshelburne.bsky.social · Nov 20

So good to know!

Beth Shelburne @bshelburne.bsky.social · Nov 20

Wow, in tech gadget life, that's an eternity!

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Beth Shelburne @bshelburne.bsky.social · Nov 20

My 2-year old Versa 2 fitbit is officially dead. All troubleshooting failed. Seems like a short life for such a pricey gadget. Should I switch to Apple Watch? What say y'all?

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Beth Shelburne @bshelburne.bsky.social · Nov 20

NO. THANK. YOU.

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Beth Shelburne @bshelburne.bsky.social · Nov 19

Godspeed to all the local news anchors who have to read the current events with a straight face. I felt like my face would peel off in 2016. Cannot imagine what it's like now. 100% sure I'd flip TF out.

Oh Yeah GIF

ALT: Oh Yeah GIF

media.tenor.com

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Beth Shelburne @bshelburne.bsky.social · Nov 19

“It has not been possible, until recently, to fully appreciate the full extent to which the foundation of this conviction has disintegrated," wrote Jefferson County DA Danny Carr, about Toforest Johnson's conviction. His attorneys are seeking a new hearing.
alabamareflector.com/2024/11/18/a...

Alabama death row inmate Toforest Johnson seeks new hearing on conviction • Alabama Reflector

Attorneys for Johnson cite a district attorney's report that found grave issues with his conviction, in particular witness testimony.

alabamareflector.com

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Beth Shelburne @bshelburne.bsky.social · Nov 18

Mom’s boyfriend introduced her to what is quite possibly the worst food product ever made. His version was called “date loaf.” 😱😱😱😱😱

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Beth Shelburne @bshelburne.bsky.social · Nov 17

Prescient beyond decades. Elvis was so far ahead of his time.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-Ng...

Elvis Presley - Walk A Mile In My Shoes - with story and song lyrics

YouTube video by maria mountain824

www.youtube.com

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Beth Shelburne @bshelburne.bsky.social · Nov 16

Working on the most complicated reporting assignment of my life and it feels like I'm having to crowbar every sentence out of my skull. Can anyone relate?

a man wearing glasses and a green jacket says " this is making my brain hurt "

ALT: a man wearing glasses and a green jacket says " this is making my brain hurt "

media.tenor.com

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Beth Shelburne @bshelburne.bsky.social · Nov 16

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Beth Shelburne @bshelburne.bsky.social · Nov 16

WHAT THE FUCK

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Beth Shelburne @bshelburne.bsky.social · Nov 16

Fasting

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Beth Shelburne @bshelburne.bsky.social · Nov 16

I am very blessed. 🙏🏻

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