Beka Martin
Beka Martin
@lagniappebeka.bsky.social
Here to share & find science, gardening & tech news
The Corp for Public Broadcasting has announced its dissolution. Goodbye to NPR, PBS, etc. Outrageous. The current administration ended its funding. Only news they control for now on. We are now Russia.
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Corporation for Public Broadcasting to shut down after being defunded by Congress, targeted by Trump
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been a cornerstone of American culture for three generations.
apnews.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:34 PM
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If the republicans need the draft for an up coming war, they already started the paper work! In 2024
January 5, 2026 at 9:04 PM
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Sick country 🤒 🇺🇸
January 5, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Grok is the worst AI to use - please use alternatives.
One example of how Grok is being used to target women. Swedish Deputy Prime Minister Ebba Busch being sexualised, degraded, and humiliated step-by-step by Grok. All the images accurately reflect the prompts provided.
January 5, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Sen Kelly please sue - free speech is not a reason to cut your pension!
Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.
January 5, 2026 at 9:22 PM
USA is stupidly suppressing alternative energy. World needs a lot of carbon fuels for a long time. But that's a poor excuse to not also support new technologies and cleaner fuels at the same time. That's long term good business policy. This is an ignorant move by a few greedy old men.
The geopolitics of energy moving way faster than many pundits in the US seem able to see or admit.

The US isn't winning and the GOP is doubling down on losing strategies.

Climate action has always been inevitable.

How fast it goes and who benefits the most are the questions.
My sense is that China is using this oldie but goodie @rockymountviews.bsky.social playbook to destroy global oil demand. With subsidized EV technology, China can help 50+ emerging markets destroy 3-4 million barrels per day of oil demand by 2030.
January 5, 2026 at 9:21 PM
True. Venezuela smuggles cocaine into the USA. That really doesn't kill people. I hate everything that Trump does, but the question arises - why haven't we done something effective to stop fentanyl etc. from coming in? I think our presidents have ignored the problem for too long.
"From Venezuela and other places" is, I suppose, technically true in the same sense that "from Antarctica and other places" would be.
MacCALLUM: You have about 100,000 dying from drug overdoses, most of those drugs from from Venezuela and other places

CROW: That's actually not true. The majority of the deaths by drugs in America are the result of meth and fentanyl. Almost none of that comes from Venezuela
January 5, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Michelle Obama would win any presidential election. She doesn't want it but ought to for the good of our nation.
I think, we all need a little distraction. Here’s something that makes me smile, First Lady Michelle Obama rocking out! Awesome!
youtu.be/ln3wAdRAim4?...
First Lady Michelle Obama Carpool Karaoke
YouTube video by The Late Late Show with James Corden
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January 5, 2026 at 9:10 PM
How can things get any worse? Maybe we now invade Mexico...
FOX & FRIENDS: What do you see as the future of Venezuela's oil industry?

TRUMP: Well I see that we're gonna be very strongly involved in it. That's all. What can I say. We have the greatest oil companies in the world.
January 3, 2026 at 6:33 PM
This podcast guest economist is spectacularly powerful. A must watch/listen.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xA9n...
The Biggest Disruption Is Yet to Come — ft. Justin Wolfers
YouTube video by The Prof G Pod – Scott Galloway
www.youtube.com
January 1, 2026 at 1:52 PM
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And may every day be another wonderful secret.
December 20, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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December 20, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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December 20, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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Thought I'd design the perfect gift for the discerning woman

Link: www.zazzle.com/quiet_piggy_...
November 19, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.

Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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Tech Stocks relative to M2 Money Supply 🚨 Dot Com Bubble vs. Now 🤯👀
November 1, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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BREAKING 🚨: U.S. Banks

Fed Reserve just pumped $29.4 Billion into the U.S. Banking System through overnight repos 🤯 This amount far surpasses even the peak of the Dot Com Bubble 👀 Probably Fine, carry on
November 1, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is now sitting on an all-time high $382 Billion in Cash, enough to buy 477 companies in the S&P 500 🚨🚨 What does Warren know? 🤔
November 2, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has now dumped stocks for 12 consecutive quarters, the longest selling streak in its history 🚨🚨
November 2, 2025 at 8:07 PM
To 'Block' the Trump and Vance accounts on BlueSky, first search for them, then pull up & use settings (...) to choose BLOCK. (I have also blocked all posts that even have the word 'Trump' in them. It's SWELL.
October 20, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Congrats, Patriots - Trump & Vance are the most blocked words and accounts on BlueSky! More More More BLOCKS PLEASE! www.mediaite.com/media/news/t...
The White House Is Already the 2nd-Most Blocked Account on BlueSky — After JD Vance
President Trump's White House is already the second most-blocked account on Bluesky, just days after joining the platform. The only account ahead of it? It belongs to Vice President JD Vance.
www.mediaite.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:23 PM
El Hefe and His Gang joined BluSky this weekend to track what you say. Be careful.
October 18, 2025 at 9:37 PM
From University of Michigan - The Index of Consumer Sentiment.
September 5, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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“FEMA is where Americans look for help after what is the worst day in their lives, so it is critical that the agency be postured to respond at all times. This bill gives FEMA independence and tools it needs to respond to disaster.” floridaphoenix.com/2025/09/05/r...
FEMA would be a Cabinet-level agency under bipartisan bill approved by US House panel • Florida Phoenix
WASHINGTON — A broadly bipartisan bill to overhaul and elevate the Federal Emergency Management Agency is heading toward the U.S. House floor after a key committee approved the legislation.  The Trans...
floridaphoenix.com
September 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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🍊: i want my 'NOBLE' peace prize

NOBEL committee: why should we consider you?

🍊: i've stopped 7 wars just by posting, and i'm renaming the defense dept as the department of WAR. KAPISH⁉️⁉️⁉️

the sheer stupidity of it all 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️
September 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM