Beverly Not Becky
@bgeckle.bsky.social
Libraries, education, history, Star Trek, cats, trees...just a few of my favorite things.
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I agree. Working on a new report on this right now. What happened in Atlanta today is significantly worse than it even appears on the surface. I daresay I no longer hold out much hope that this fall will be anything but utter—and scary—chaos.
A free and fair election increasingly feels unthinkable.
A free and fair election increasingly feels unthinkable.
Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
January 29, 2026 at 5:31 AM
I agree. Working on a new report on this right now. What happened in Atlanta today is significantly worse than it even appears on the surface. I daresay I no longer hold out much hope that this fall will be anything but utter—and scary—chaos.
A free and fair election increasingly feels unthinkable.
A free and fair election increasingly feels unthinkable.
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“Children’s food contaminated with worms and mold, limited clean drinking water, inadequate medical care among allegations raised by migrant families in court filings about conditions their CHILDREN faced in federal custody.”
The “pro life” party
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The “pro life” party
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January 21, 2026 at 1:36 PM
“Children’s food contaminated with worms and mold, limited clean drinking water, inadequate medical care among allegations raised by migrant families in court filings about conditions their CHILDREN faced in federal custody.”
The “pro life” party
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The “pro life” party
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This should be broadcast on every network.
SEEING IS BELIEVING
DHS claims the car being chased rammed the ICE vehicle. The video shows the opposite.
📌 A father and son, a US citizen, are chased. The teen is beaten and seriously injured. The father is deported.
DHS lied. The video tells the truth. Excellent reporting by Antonia Hylton.
DHS claims the car being chased rammed the ICE vehicle. The video shows the opposite.
📌 A father and son, a US citizen, are chased. The teen is beaten and seriously injured. The father is deported.
DHS lied. The video tells the truth. Excellent reporting by Antonia Hylton.
January 22, 2026 at 7:09 AM
This should be broadcast on every network.
It is disgraceful how children are being treated by ICE. No surprise if other countries look at us with disdain. We must acknowledge that the US is a cruel place full of hypocrites. We must demonstrate remorse and strive for a better society. Not meaningless talk of freedom, but by our actions.
January 22, 2026 at 6:10 AM
It is disgraceful how children are being treated by ICE. No surprise if other countries look at us with disdain. We must acknowledge that the US is a cruel place full of hypocrites. We must demonstrate remorse and strive for a better society. Not meaningless talk of freedom, but by our actions.
I'm overwhelmed by daily atrocities perpetrated by ICE and in detention centers, especially against minors. As a parent it is horrifying to imagine.
January 19, 2026 at 5:14 AM
I'm overwhelmed by daily atrocities perpetrated by ICE and in detention centers, especially against minors. As a parent it is horrifying to imagine.
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glad they're on this. i've noticed this and you probably have too. shattering drivers side car windows appears to be a top and preferred tactic for ICE. even when nothing is happening that makes it necessary or even on the most generous interpretation warranted. it's terror tactic.
Last July, ProPublica documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts and former ICE insiders say was rarely used before President Trump began his second term:
“We’ll Smash the Fucking Window Out and Drag Him Out”
We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office. ICE claims its officers use a…
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January 18, 2026 at 6:04 PM
glad they're on this. i've noticed this and you probably have too. shattering drivers side car windows appears to be a top and preferred tactic for ICE. even when nothing is happening that makes it necessary or even on the most generous interpretation warranted. it's terror tactic.
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This should concentrate some minds.
Will it?
Will it?
January 18, 2026 at 7:45 PM
This should concentrate some minds.
Will it?
Will it?
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Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
January 18, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Pew Research Institute (2023):
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
• Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants
• Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants
• Blue State Minnesota has 130,000.
And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration."
It's *not* about immigration.
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“That’s slavery.”
Civil Rights lawyer @oliverma2026.bsky.social (running for CA Lt. Gov.) reminds us ICE detainees work in for-profit prisons for $1/day just to pay for phone calls to their families.
Cruelty is big business.
P.S. @CoreCivic’s new CEO’s last name is “Swindle” — beyond parody
Civil Rights lawyer @oliverma2026.bsky.social (running for CA Lt. Gov.) reminds us ICE detainees work in for-profit prisons for $1/day just to pay for phone calls to their families.
Cruelty is big business.
P.S. @CoreCivic’s new CEO’s last name is “Swindle” — beyond parody
January 17, 2026 at 3:13 PM
“That’s slavery.”
Civil Rights lawyer @oliverma2026.bsky.social (running for CA Lt. Gov.) reminds us ICE detainees work in for-profit prisons for $1/day just to pay for phone calls to their families.
Cruelty is big business.
P.S. @CoreCivic’s new CEO’s last name is “Swindle” — beyond parody
Civil Rights lawyer @oliverma2026.bsky.social (running for CA Lt. Gov.) reminds us ICE detainees work in for-profit prisons for $1/day just to pay for phone calls to their families.
Cruelty is big business.
P.S. @CoreCivic’s new CEO’s last name is “Swindle” — beyond parody
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WATCH: “How many people with domestic violence convictions are running around, with guns, in our cities, terrorizing people?”
Journalist @laurajedeed.bsky.social was hired as an ICE officer after a 6 minute interview, despite not having completed a background check.
Journalist @laurajedeed.bsky.social was hired as an ICE officer after a 6 minute interview, despite not having completed a background check.
January 17, 2026 at 12:10 AM
WATCH: “How many people with domestic violence convictions are running around, with guns, in our cities, terrorizing people?”
Journalist @laurajedeed.bsky.social was hired as an ICE officer after a 6 minute interview, despite not having completed a background check.
Journalist @laurajedeed.bsky.social was hired as an ICE officer after a 6 minute interview, despite not having completed a background check.
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Spiraling into law.
The spiral staircase in the American Room in Osgoode Hall, probably the nicest library room in the city.
#Toronto #EastCoastKing #Architecture #BlueSkyArtShow #OsgoodeHall #TOhistory #AlphabetChallenge #WeekBforBooks #library
The spiral staircase in the American Room in Osgoode Hall, probably the nicest library room in the city.
#Toronto #EastCoastKing #Architecture #BlueSkyArtShow #OsgoodeHall #TOhistory #AlphabetChallenge #WeekBforBooks #library
January 16, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Spiraling into law.
The spiral staircase in the American Room in Osgoode Hall, probably the nicest library room in the city.
#Toronto #EastCoastKing #Architecture #BlueSkyArtShow #OsgoodeHall #TOhistory #AlphabetChallenge #WeekBforBooks #library
The spiral staircase in the American Room in Osgoode Hall, probably the nicest library room in the city.
#Toronto #EastCoastKing #Architecture #BlueSkyArtShow #OsgoodeHall #TOhistory #AlphabetChallenge #WeekBforBooks #library
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Baltimore Mayor @mayorbmscott.bsky.social:
“The more united we are, the more powerful we are.”
#MLK2026
“The more united we are, the more powerful we are.”
#MLK2026
January 15, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Baltimore Mayor @mayorbmscott.bsky.social:
“The more united we are, the more powerful we are.”
#MLK2026
“The more united we are, the more powerful we are.”
#MLK2026
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Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
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Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
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January 12, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
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Inspired by the work of Samuel Bagg that describes an approach to these dark times that addresses the core problem. I just hope there political leaders and institutions are willing to try something new. blog.apaonline.org/2025/11/12/t...
The Problem is Epistemic. The Solution is Not. | Blog of the APA
Doubts about the wisdom of the masses are as old as philosophy itself. Yet interest in democracy’s “epistemic” merits has surged in the last decade—and it is no mystery why. Democracy is collapsing ar...
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January 11, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Inspired by the work of Samuel Bagg that describes an approach to these dark times that addresses the core problem. I just hope there political leaders and institutions are willing to try something new. blog.apaonline.org/2025/11/12/t...
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Boston Dynamics debuted its next-generation Atlas humanoid robot at CES in Las Vegas on January 5.
January 6, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Boston Dynamics debuted its next-generation Atlas humanoid robot at CES in Las Vegas on January 5.
A core teaching of the post Vatican II Catholic Church is the belief in the "dignity of the human person." For me, the most disturbing aspect of the administration and its supporters is their clear rejection of this belief through their words and actions.
January 5, 2026 at 12:56 PM
A core teaching of the post Vatican II Catholic Church is the belief in the "dignity of the human person." For me, the most disturbing aspect of the administration and its supporters is their clear rejection of this belief through their words and actions.
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Trump campaigned on an “America First” platform. Now he wants to "run" Venezuela?
60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Health care is collapsing. Housing is unaffordable.
Trump should address these major crises at home and end his illegal military adventurism abroad.
60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Health care is collapsing. Housing is unaffordable.
Trump should address these major crises at home and end his illegal military adventurism abroad.
January 3, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Trump campaigned on an “America First” platform. Now he wants to "run" Venezuela?
60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Health care is collapsing. Housing is unaffordable.
Trump should address these major crises at home and end his illegal military adventurism abroad.
60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Health care is collapsing. Housing is unaffordable.
Trump should address these major crises at home and end his illegal military adventurism abroad.
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Anti-war march in NYC, organized overnight. Happening right now, 8th Ave.
People care.
People care.
January 3, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Anti-war march in NYC, organized overnight. Happening right now, 8th Ave.
People care.
People care.
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So fmr Honduran President Hernandez voluntarily surrendered, and was duly extradited, tried and convicted for drug trafficking, and Trump pardoned him 6w ago.
And this morning, Trump illegally attacks Venezuela and abducts its president and his wife purportedly to try them for drug trafficking.
And this morning, Trump illegally attacks Venezuela and abducts its president and his wife purportedly to try them for drug trafficking.
January 3, 2026 at 12:44 PM
So fmr Honduran President Hernandez voluntarily surrendered, and was duly extradited, tried and convicted for drug trafficking, and Trump pardoned him 6w ago.
And this morning, Trump illegally attacks Venezuela and abducts its president and his wife purportedly to try them for drug trafficking.
And this morning, Trump illegally attacks Venezuela and abducts its president and his wife purportedly to try them for drug trafficking.
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While the Senate is asking Trump why they started a war to kidnap a foreign leader perhaps they might also ask why Trump freed a former foreign leader convicted of the same kind of crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:37 AM
While the Senate is asking Trump why they started a war to kidnap a foreign leader perhaps they might also ask why Trump freed a former foreign leader convicted of the same kind of crimes.
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Baltimore Mayor: “Gun violence is a public health issue — we’re showing how to reduce violence the right way.”
January 3, 2026 at 3:25 AM
Baltimore Mayor: “Gun violence is a public health issue — we’re showing how to reduce violence the right way.”
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Efficiency ftw
Spend more do less
Spend more do less
On DOGE’s watch, federal spending did not go down at all. It went up. But is still led to cuts that closed offices, canceled programs and deprived people of food, medicine and other aid.
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How Did DOGE Disrupt So Much While Saving So Little?
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December 23, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Efficiency ftw
Spend more do less
Spend more do less
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Shortly after President Kennedy’s assassination, Congress designated the Kennedy Center as the sole national memorial within the nation’s capital to the late President.
Well done Congresswoman Beatty!!! Well Done!!
Well done Congresswoman Beatty!!! Well Done!!
New Lawsuit Challenges Illegal Renaming of the Kennedy Center | Washington Litigation Group
December 22, 2025 – Congresswoman Joyce Beatty today sued President Trump and others to stop the unlawful renaming of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The lawsuit was brought on beh...
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December 23, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Shortly after President Kennedy’s assassination, Congress designated the Kennedy Center as the sole national memorial within the nation’s capital to the late President.
Well done Congresswoman Beatty!!! Well Done!!
Well done Congresswoman Beatty!!! Well Done!!