Bethany
@begraceful319.bsky.social
Just a regular person, sometimes expressing an opinion; often responds in gifs; New Englander by birth, Pennsylvanian by choice; She/her #uglydogs
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Ahmed al Ahmed, a Lebanese Muslim who owns a Sydney fruit shop, risked his life to disarm one of the Bondi Beach shooters.
His courage gives me hope amidst the horror and darkness. Muslims and Jews are not enemies. Our futures, in the Middle East and beyond, are intrinsically bound.
A true hero.
His courage gives me hope amidst the horror and darkness. Muslims and Jews are not enemies. Our futures, in the Middle East and beyond, are intrinsically bound.
A true hero.
December 14, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Ahmed al Ahmed, a Lebanese Muslim who owns a Sydney fruit shop, risked his life to disarm one of the Bondi Beach shooters.
His courage gives me hope amidst the horror and darkness. Muslims and Jews are not enemies. Our futures, in the Middle East and beyond, are intrinsically bound.
A true hero.
His courage gives me hope amidst the horror and darkness. Muslims and Jews are not enemies. Our futures, in the Middle East and beyond, are intrinsically bound.
A true hero.
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With the latest mass shooting at Brown University, this might be a good time to mention that Bill Clinton’s assault weapons ban reduced mass shooting deaths by 43% - but after George W Bush & Republicans let it expire, mass shooting deaths spiked by 239%.
It's the GUNS
-Joann Duman
It's the GUNS
-Joann Duman
December 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
With the latest mass shooting at Brown University, this might be a good time to mention that Bill Clinton’s assault weapons ban reduced mass shooting deaths by 43% - but after George W Bush & Republicans let it expire, mass shooting deaths spiked by 239%.
It's the GUNS
-Joann Duman
It's the GUNS
-Joann Duman
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And tomorrow it will have been 13 years since Sandy Hook. How long must we sing this song?
apnews.com/article/brow...
apnews.com/article/brow...
Police respond to reported shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island
Authorities say police have responded to an active shooting at Brown University near an engineering building on the campus in Providence, Rhode Island.
apnews.com
December 13, 2025 at 10:31 PM
And tomorrow it will have been 13 years since Sandy Hook. How long must we sing this song?
apnews.com/article/brow...
apnews.com/article/brow...
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This is the way.
This is the good stuff. @halpernalex.bsky.social your dream is being realized.
www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/a...
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At Tacoma library, accessing social services is as easy as checking out a book
Tacoma Public Library hired a social worker to help patrons access housing, benefits and emergency services.
www.thenewstribune.com
December 13, 2025 at 10:31 PM
This is the way.
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if you like our posts you will LOVE our merch, featuring (among other delights) an absolutely giant hog
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December 12, 2025 at 12:14 PM
if you like our posts you will LOVE our merch, featuring (among other delights) an absolutely giant hog
merl-shop.co.uk/shop/livesto...
merl-shop.co.uk/shop/livesto...
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Dangerous flooding in the home area. It’s not unusual, but it’s always worrisome to see farmland and recreation areas overwhelmed by water. Stay safe, north sound! You’re in my heart.
You would think that 100k people under evacuation orders from flooding would feature more prominently in national news? www.kuow.org/stories/go-n...
Live updates: 100,000 evacuated in historic Skagit Valley flood in Washington state
"Catastrophic" conditions continue to threaten Western Washington as an atmospheric river sweeps through the Pacific Northwest. 100,000 people have been placed under evacuation orders from their homes...
www.kuow.org
December 12, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Dangerous flooding in the home area. It’s not unusual, but it’s always worrisome to see farmland and recreation areas overwhelmed by water. Stay safe, north sound! You’re in my heart.
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If anyone in Seattle-ish needs to clean out their closet this December, I have a friend looking to go to their first trans clothing swap. They have nothing to swap.
DM me, I can help get the clothes where they need to go.
DM me, I can help get the clothes where they need to go.
December 12, 2025 at 1:09 AM
If anyone in Seattle-ish needs to clean out their closet this December, I have a friend looking to go to their first trans clothing swap. They have nothing to swap.
DM me, I can help get the clothes where they need to go.
DM me, I can help get the clothes where they need to go.
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I was asked yesterday if I thought that English might benefit from a governing academy, like French, and noted that a language that, to date, supports dreamed and dreamt, dove and dived, and pleaded and pled, is not a language you can govern.
(And I wouldn't want to.)
(And I wouldn't want to.)
December 11, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I was asked yesterday if I thought that English might benefit from a governing academy, like French, and noted that a language that, to date, supports dreamed and dreamt, dove and dived, and pleaded and pled, is not a language you can govern.
(And I wouldn't want to.)
(And I wouldn't want to.)
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one thing that doesn’t get enough coverage or comment with regards to this administration is it how much it hates the actually existing united states
Trump Administration Scraps Plan to Mint Quarters Featuring Abolition, Suffrage
The move comes as a controversial $1 Trump coin for the nation’s 250th birthday is also being considered.
www.wsj.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:05 PM
one thing that doesn’t get enough coverage or comment with regards to this administration is it how much it hates the actually existing united states
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::looks at all of LinkedIn::
i think a (perhaps underappreciated) aspect of this whole situation is the extent to which every elite profession is filled with people who excel at drawing attention and want to be famous more than they want to do the actual job
December 11, 2025 at 3:36 PM
::looks at all of LinkedIn::
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How many children need to die needlessly before common sense prevails when it comes to public health policy?
Uncontrolled measles outbreak in South Carolina is “accelerating” with no end in sight following Thanksgiving gatherings and low vaccination rates. Some unvaccinated kids sick and in isolation / quarantine for a second 21-day period. Preventable. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
South Carolina measles outbreak is 'accelerating,' driving hundreds into quarantine
Some students who remain unvaccinated are now in a second 21-day quarantine since the beginning of the school year.
www.nbcnews.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:50 AM
How many children need to die needlessly before common sense prevails when it comes to public health policy?
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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."
Saw this on Facebook and immediately thought of @pptsapper.bsky.social.
December 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Saw this on Facebook and immediately thought of @pptsapper.bsky.social.
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Shouting “No! That’s obviously fae food! Don’t eat it!” At my book like a well adjusted person
December 9, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Shouting “No! That’s obviously fae food! Don’t eat it!” At my book like a well adjusted person
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No it fucking hasn't, you absolute turnips.
December 8, 2025 at 1:51 AM
No it fucking hasn't, you absolute turnips.
Narco terrorism? Covert ops? Shady government officials? A confused President? TOTAL FICTION.
Join Historians At The Movies on Netflix this Sunday, December 7 at 8pm eastern for CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER.
Do the honorable thing and share and we’ll see you soon!
Join Historians At The Movies on Netflix this Sunday, December 7 at 8pm eastern for CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER.
Do the honorable thing and share and we’ll see you soon!
December 8, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
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Idk who Sean Casten is (not my state, not my rep) but this thread is entirely correct
The 14th Amendment says that all people born in America, regardless of race are citizens and have a right to equal protection under the law. For SCOTUS to be remotely confused on that text speaks to their racism, not the Constitution (1/3) www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/p...
Supreme Court agrees to decide if Trump may end birthright citizenship | CNN Politics
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide if President Donald Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship with an executive order is constitutional, offering the justices an opportunity to revisit w...
www.cnn.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Idk who Sean Casten is (not my state, not my rep) but this thread is entirely correct
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I didn't have "the Norwegian embassy is posting thirst traps on main" on my 2025 bingo card but I think I speak for all of us when I say, 🙏🏻 bless.
December 6, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I didn't have "the Norwegian embassy is posting thirst traps on main" on my 2025 bingo card but I think I speak for all of us when I say, 🙏🏻 bless.
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I thought MAGA wanted immigrants who "came the right way" though? 🧐
“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide
Trump administration is pausing naturalizations for immigrants from 19 countries.
www.wgbh.org
December 6, 2025 at 2:47 AM
I thought MAGA wanted immigrants who "came the right way" though? 🧐
Umm… @oldenoughtosay.com when you’re done being fascinated by the grilled cheese, check out his buns!
After some savory grilled cheese, Chef Eilif is here with something #sweet. Check out how to make #homemade Norwegian #CinnamonBuns – with some American icing. Don’t forget to follow us and Chief Eilif (@chefeilif) on Instagram for more delicious stories! tinyurl.com/44e4h75r
December 6, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Umm… @oldenoughtosay.com when you’re done being fascinated by the grilled cheese, check out his buns!