Dr (academic kind) Betsy Goulet
@betsyg44.bsky.social
Mom of 4, grandma of 8, wife of a really amazing guy, recently retired Assistant Professor Emerita (Child Advocacy Studies & Public Administration) Parent of a 17 year old orange tabby named Izzy. I knew the assignment and I’m happy to live in ILLINOIS!!
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This morning, the Trump Administration’s Department of War gave me an ultimatum: call up your troops, or we will. It is absolutely outrageous and un-American to demand a Governor send military troops within our own borders and against our will.
October 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
This morning, the Trump Administration’s Department of War gave me an ultimatum: call up your troops, or we will. It is absolutely outrageous and un-American to demand a Governor send military troops within our own borders and against our will.
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ICE is running around Chicago harassing people for not being white.
Just a year ago, that was illegal in the United States and now it’s commonplace.
That’s not making America great again.
Just a year ago, that was illegal in the United States and now it’s commonplace.
That’s not making America great again.
South Shore Residents Return To Ransacked Apartments After ICE Raid: 'It Looks Like Hell'
A "now renting" sign outside touts granite countertops. Inside, residents are trying to make sense of the raid that made their already neglected building even worse.
blockclubchicago.org
October 2, 2025 at 11:58 PM
ICE is running around Chicago harassing people for not being white.
Just a year ago, that was illegal in the United States and now it’s commonplace.
That’s not making America great again.
Just a year ago, that was illegal in the United States and now it’s commonplace.
That’s not making America great again.
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The president said, in a televised speech, that he's sending his new, less restrained, more violent military into US cities to practice their brutality on immigrants and minorities, to better train them to apply that brutality to other countries.
He said this out loud.
He said this out loud.
September 30, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The president said, in a televised speech, that he's sending his new, less restrained, more violent military into US cities to practice their brutality on immigrants and minorities, to better train them to apply that brutality to other countries.
He said this out loud.
He said this out loud.
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obviously the state of things is grim but i actually took a lot of comfort (not to mention schadenfreude) with the cold reception the generals gave trump and secretary breakfast gin
Trump and Hegseth Gathered U.S. Military Leaders for an “Embarrassing” Rant
Defense officials were shocked at the cost and danger of assembling the military’s top officers to listen to meandering tirades.
theintercept.com
September 30, 2025 at 10:24 PM
obviously the state of things is grim but i actually took a lot of comfort (not to mention schadenfreude) with the cold reception the generals gave trump and secretary breakfast gin
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Our democracy is collapsing in real time.
Much of the damage will be irreparable.
If you’re waiting to say or do something, you better not wait much longer.
Much of the damage will be irreparable.
If you’re waiting to say or do something, you better not wait much longer.
September 19, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Our democracy is collapsing in real time.
Much of the damage will be irreparable.
If you’re waiting to say or do something, you better not wait much longer.
Much of the damage will be irreparable.
If you’re waiting to say or do something, you better not wait much longer.
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I would love to be part of the conversation on MSNBC related to the Kimmel story and it's chilling effects on first amendment, but unfortunately I was terminated by MSNBC for stating that "hateful thoughts lead to hateful words which lead to hateful actions".
September 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
I would love to be part of the conversation on MSNBC related to the Kimmel story and it's chilling effects on first amendment, but unfortunately I was terminated by MSNBC for stating that "hateful thoughts lead to hateful words which lead to hateful actions".
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Weird that the FCC Chair had no issue with Kilmeade wanting to euthanize homeless people.
September 18, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Weird that the FCC Chair had no issue with Kilmeade wanting to euthanize homeless people.
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Becoming increasingly clear we’re gonna have to build a parallel infrastructure for all the media we really love. The reason all of this is happening under the color of law is hyperconsolidation, dissent being traded straight up for merger approval, or fear of harassment.
September 18, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Becoming increasingly clear we’re gonna have to build a parallel infrastructure for all the media we really love. The reason all of this is happening under the color of law is hyperconsolidation, dissent being traded straight up for merger approval, or fear of harassment.
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A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
September 17, 2025 at 11:22 PM
A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand.
All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.
Wow.
September 18, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Wow.
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Trump just designated “Antifa” as a terrorist organization, on par with ISIS and Al Qaeda. As a reminder, “antifa” is short for “antifascist”.
They will use this lie to surveil, imprison, and kill Americans on the left.
This may be our Reichstag Fire moment. Wake up.
www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/p...
They will use this lie to surveil, imprison, and kill Americans on the left.
This may be our Reichstag Fire moment. Wake up.
www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/p...
Trump says he’s designating Antifa as a terrorist organization | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump said he is designating the far-left anti-fascism movement Antifa as a terrorist organization, announcing the move on his Truth Social platform in the early hours of Thursday mor...
www.cnn.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Trump just designated “Antifa” as a terrorist organization, on par with ISIS and Al Qaeda. As a reminder, “antifa” is short for “antifascist”.
They will use this lie to surveil, imprison, and kill Americans on the left.
This may be our Reichstag Fire moment. Wake up.
www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/p...
They will use this lie to surveil, imprison, and kill Americans on the left.
This may be our Reichstag Fire moment. Wake up.
www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/p...
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This
It’s possible to find Charlie Kirk’s political rhetoric abhorrent, yet still be horrified at his murder.
And even more than that, to feel profoundly sad that a wife has lost her husband, and two young children have lost their father.
And even more than that, to feel profoundly sad that a wife has lost her husband, and two young children have lost their father.
September 11, 2025 at 12:21 AM
This
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Kamala Harris would not be secretly trying to deport innocent children to Guatemala if she was our president instead right now.
September 1, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Kamala Harris would not be secretly trying to deport innocent children to Guatemala if she was our president instead right now.
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I'd just like to point out how weird it is that places with hundreds or even thousands of reporters — the NYT, WaPo, CBS, NBC, AP, etc. — are all getting pummeled on every major story by the dozen computerboys at Wired. To fumble the bag this consistently is, at some point, cowardice and a choice.
NEW: Metadata from the “raw” Epstein prison video shows approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of two stitched-together clips. The cut starts right at the “missing minute.”
The FBI's Jeffrey Epstein Prison Video Had Nearly 3 Minutes Cut Out
Metadata from the “raw” Epstein prison video shows approximately 2 minutes and 53 seconds were removed from one of two stitched-together clips. The cut starts right at the “missing minute.”
www.wired.com
July 15, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I'd just like to point out how weird it is that places with hundreds or even thousands of reporters — the NYT, WaPo, CBS, NBC, AP, etc. — are all getting pummeled on every major story by the dozen computerboys at Wired. To fumble the bag this consistently is, at some point, cowardice and a choice.
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More than 16 million Americans are at risk of losing their health care because Republicans in Congress are rushing to pass a bill that would cut federal funding for Medicaid and weaken the Affordable Care Act.
July 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
More than 16 million Americans are at risk of losing their health care because Republicans in Congress are rushing to pass a bill that would cut federal funding for Medicaid and weaken the Affordable Care Act.
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finally a worthy Alien vs. Predator installment
June 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
finally a worthy Alien vs. Predator installment
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They received presidential pardons for this ‘message’ and it wasn’t seashells on a beach.
May 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
They received presidential pardons for this ‘message’ and it wasn’t seashells on a beach.
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One reason I never really took to ‘reality TV’ is that it isn’t - indeed, cannot be - real. There are too many variables in real life to make a ‘guaranteed’ watchable show. And so you (meaning I) find most reality shows far less believable than fictional narrative.
May 16, 2025 at 6:34 AM
One reason I never really took to ‘reality TV’ is that it isn’t - indeed, cannot be - real. There are too many variables in real life to make a ‘guaranteed’ watchable show. And so you (meaning I) find most reality shows far less believable than fictional narrative.
Let me say a few words about Kristi Noem who showed up in my hometown to make a spectacle of her racist & cruel policies. I won’t even waste words when one will do: VILE. She was a coward who wouldn’t face the crowds. There’s more to say but I’m still in shock by what she then decided to do. 🤬
May 7, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Let me say a few words about Kristi Noem who showed up in my hometown to make a spectacle of her racist & cruel policies. I won’t even waste words when one will do: VILE. She was a coward who wouldn’t face the crowds. There’s more to say but I’m still in shock by what she then decided to do. 🤬
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My Governor. ❤️
May 4, 2025 at 10:02 PM
My Governor. ❤️