Beth Turnbull
@thebethturnbull.substack.com
• deputy comms director - allegheny county
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• history forgets the moderates
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Beth March is a character in Little Women. She's known for her quiet & self-sacrificing nature. I'm also a Beth & I'm not known for any of those traits. This is a blog for shouting into the void about...
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there are hardly any writing tips I think are worth anything at all -- any path is good, I don't trust any maxims about which one works better or is more valid or results in deeper/harder/better work -- but this is a sound principle.
WRITING TIP, something simple but it catches many of us out: if you have a great/fun idea for your story, *use it now*.
Don’t save your ideas for some nebulous other story you might write tomorrow. I promise you’ll have more.
Break your story’s status quo. Go a step further. Use the big idea.
Don’t save your ideas for some nebulous other story you might write tomorrow. I promise you’ll have more.
Break your story’s status quo. Go a step further. Use the big idea.
November 29, 2025 at 3:07 PM
there are hardly any writing tips I think are worth anything at all -- any path is good, I don't trust any maxims about which one works better or is more valid or results in deeper/harder/better work -- but this is a sound principle.
Join @pittsburghpridechoir.org next Saturday 12/6 for "A Not So Silent Night" at 7:30P.M. at East Liberty Presbyterian Church. Right now you can use code STUFFED2025 to buy one ticket, get one free! www.ticketleap.events/tickets/pitt...
A Not So Silent Night: PPC Holiday Concert 2025
The holidays sparkle with joy, light, and meaningful reflection — and your Pittsburgh Pride Choir is ready to celebrate in style! Join us for an evening filled with soaring holiday songs, festive danc...
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November 28, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Join @pittsburghpridechoir.org next Saturday 12/6 for "A Not So Silent Night" at 7:30P.M. at East Liberty Presbyterian Church. Right now you can use code STUFFED2025 to buy one ticket, get one free! www.ticketleap.events/tickets/pitt...
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Temperatures are dropping this week! If you or a loved one needs a warm place to go:
📞 Call 2-1-1 for information on warming centers
💻 Visit connect.alleghenycounty.us/shelter for a full list of winter shelters and engagement centers, including their hours of operation and available services.
📞 Call 2-1-1 for information on warming centers
💻 Visit connect.alleghenycounty.us/shelter for a full list of winter shelters and engagement centers, including their hours of operation and available services.
November 26, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Temperatures are dropping this week! If you or a loved one needs a warm place to go:
📞 Call 2-1-1 for information on warming centers
💻 Visit connect.alleghenycounty.us/shelter for a full list of winter shelters and engagement centers, including their hours of operation and available services.
📞 Call 2-1-1 for information on warming centers
💻 Visit connect.alleghenycounty.us/shelter for a full list of winter shelters and engagement centers, including their hours of operation and available services.
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Today, we honor Transgender Day of Remembrance by reflecting on the lives of transgender and gender-diverse people who have been lost to violence and discrimination. We reaffirm our commitment to building a community where everyone can live safely, authentically, and with dignity.
November 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Today, we honor Transgender Day of Remembrance by reflecting on the lives of transgender and gender-diverse people who have been lost to violence and discrimination. We reaffirm our commitment to building a community where everyone can live safely, authentically, and with dignity.
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First trailer for ‘THE HUNGER GAMES: SUNRISE ON THE REAPING’ released.
In theaters November 20, 2026.
#SunriseOnTheReaping #HungerGames
In theaters November 20, 2026.
#SunriseOnTheReaping #HungerGames
November 20, 2025 at 2:18 PM
First trailer for ‘THE HUNGER GAMES: SUNRISE ON THE REAPING’ released.
In theaters November 20, 2026.
#SunriseOnTheReaping #HungerGames
In theaters November 20, 2026.
#SunriseOnTheReaping #HungerGames
is it too niche?
November 19, 2025 at 3:11 AM
is it too niche?
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Hemp-based THC products, including delta-8 gummies, are hugely popular in states that don't have legal weed. The spending bill would effectively ban all of them: www.wired.com/story/propos...
A Proposed Federal THC Ban Would ‘Wipe Out’ Hemp Products That Get People High
The provision, tucked into the spending bill that could end the US government shutdown, would ban intoxicating hemp-derived THC products, including gummies and drinks.
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November 12, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Hemp-based THC products, including delta-8 gummies, are hugely popular in states that don't have legal weed. The spending bill would effectively ban all of them: www.wired.com/story/propos...
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
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“defeats the purpose of” let me stop you right there, pal. you can’t defeat a purpose
November 10, 2025 at 9:19 AM
“defeats the purpose of” let me stop you right there, pal. you can’t defeat a purpose
my regular depression and my seasonal depression linking up
a cartoon of two spidermans standing in front of a nypd van
ALT: a cartoon of two spidermans standing in front of a nypd van
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November 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
my regular depression and my seasonal depression linking up
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Today is Election Day (11/4)!
Polls are open from 7 am to 8 pm. Anyone in line as of 8 pm on Election Day will be allowed to vote. To find your polling place, please visit https://www.alleghenycounty.us/Government/Elections/In-Person-Voting
Polls are open from 7 am to 8 pm. Anyone in line as of 8 pm on Election Day will be allowed to vote. To find your polling place, please visit https://www.alleghenycounty.us/Government/Elections/In-Person-Voting
November 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Today is Election Day (11/4)!
Polls are open from 7 am to 8 pm. Anyone in line as of 8 pm on Election Day will be allowed to vote. To find your polling place, please visit https://www.alleghenycounty.us/Government/Elections/In-Person-Voting
Polls are open from 7 am to 8 pm. Anyone in line as of 8 pm on Election Day will be allowed to vote. To find your polling place, please visit https://www.alleghenycounty.us/Government/Elections/In-Person-Voting
Happy Halloween! This year, I’m celebrating with the scariest thing I can think of - doing literary analysis in my late 20s. open.substack.com/pub/thebetht...
Is Frankenstein really just about bodily autonomy?
Me and SparkNotes have some opinions
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October 31, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Happy Halloween! This year, I’m celebrating with the scariest thing I can think of - doing literary analysis in my late 20s. open.substack.com/pub/thebetht...
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I take no pleasure to report that the reciprocal tariffs costume is sold out
October 27, 2025 at 11:16 AM
I take no pleasure to report that the reciprocal tariffs costume is sold out
Come to "A Not So Silent Night" December 6, 2025 at 7:30P.M.🤪
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October 25, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Come to "A Not So Silent Night" December 6, 2025 at 7:30P.M.🤪
www.ticketleap.events/tickets/pitt...
www.ticketleap.events/tickets/pitt...
my mom and i are insufferable on duolingo
October 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM
my mom and i are insufferable on duolingo
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The New York Times publishes a handy guide to which federal forces are terrorizing us at any moment. This is America, 2025.
October 24, 2025 at 11:51 AM
The New York Times publishes a handy guide to which federal forces are terrorizing us at any moment. This is America, 2025.
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If I had explain American history in one sentence, I could do worse than "John Brown was hung for treason, but Robert E. Lee was not."
John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry began on this day in 1859.
October 16, 2025 at 11:29 PM
If I had explain American history in one sentence, I could do worse than "John Brown was hung for treason, but Robert E. Lee was not."
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I have a lot of bad habits but nothing has taken years off my life like dating men has.
October 15, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I have a lot of bad habits but nothing has taken years off my life like dating men has.
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The top 10% now hold 67.4% of all the wealth in the US.
The bottom 50% hold 2.5%.
The bottom 50% hold 2.5%.
September 29, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The top 10% now hold 67.4% of all the wealth in the US.
The bottom 50% hold 2.5%.
The bottom 50% hold 2.5%.
