Beth
@punkhaiku.bsky.social
Yank in UK. #Maine voter. 💙 #DemocratsAbroad 💙 #Mackem by marriage. Newly retired. Reading, silent & precode film, needle arts, gardening, cozy gaming, medieval history, cats. Trying to get healthy.
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Beth
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Hey All, a happy new year to each of you - knock on wood! Generally, I'm quiet-ish on here (yet an avid reposter) but know that I appreciate you and your enthusiasm for preserving democracy. You've kept me strong during a challenging 2025. Be well, be happy! 🎉
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Didnt realise trump tried to run as a Reform Party candidate in 2000, then farage makes his own Reform Party in the UK, none of them can be original can they.
January 27, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Didnt realise trump tried to run as a Reform Party candidate in 2000, then farage makes his own Reform Party in the UK, none of them can be original can they.
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Collins is an embarrassment. Couldn’t even pronounce #alexpretti properly. She’s well past her expiration date and should resign.
January 28, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Collins is an embarrassment. Couldn’t even pronounce #alexpretti properly. She’s well past her expiration date and should resign.
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Corner of Vin Scully and Stadium Way, Dodger Stadium.
January 27, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Corner of Vin Scully and Stadium Way, Dodger Stadium.
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I have to have a background check to work the upcoming elections. Something he could not pass.
January 28, 2026 at 10:01 AM
I have to have a background check to work the upcoming elections. Something he could not pass.
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This…
“And then they come over to try to perform some kind of medical aid by ripping his clothes open with scissors, and then maneuvering his body around like a ragdoll, only to discover that it could be because they wanted to count the bullet wounds, to see how many they got. Like he’s a deer.”
“And then they come over to try to perform some kind of medical aid by ripping his clothes open with scissors, and then maneuvering his body around like a ragdoll, only to discover that it could be because they wanted to count the bullet wounds, to see how many they got. Like he’s a deer.”
January 28, 2026 at 10:48 AM
This…
“And then they come over to try to perform some kind of medical aid by ripping his clothes open with scissors, and then maneuvering his body around like a ragdoll, only to discover that it could be because they wanted to count the bullet wounds, to see how many they got. Like he’s a deer.”
“And then they come over to try to perform some kind of medical aid by ripping his clothes open with scissors, and then maneuvering his body around like a ragdoll, only to discover that it could be because they wanted to count the bullet wounds, to see how many they got. Like he’s a deer.”
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Horrified and furious as we are? Voting is essential for regaining power and finally reining in the rampant abuses of the Trump regime. Many states require Americans abroad to register or update their registration yearly. Go to votefromabroad.org & let's take back Congress in 2026!
#Minneapolis
#Minneapolis
January 27, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Horrified and furious as we are? Voting is essential for regaining power and finally reining in the rampant abuses of the Trump regime. Many states require Americans abroad to register or update their registration yearly. Go to votefromabroad.org & let's take back Congress in 2026!
#Minneapolis
#Minneapolis
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Just a quick note about Bovino being moved and the other aesthetic politicoplasty the Trump administration is undertaking:
Don't be fooled. Don't get all Susan Collins-y about it. Trump hasn't learned his lesson. He never will.
Don't be fooled. Don't get all Susan Collins-y about it. Trump hasn't learned his lesson. He never will.
January 27, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Just a quick note about Bovino being moved and the other aesthetic politicoplasty the Trump administration is undertaking:
Don't be fooled. Don't get all Susan Collins-y about it. Trump hasn't learned his lesson. He never will.
Don't be fooled. Don't get all Susan Collins-y about it. Trump hasn't learned his lesson. He never will.
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Kristi Noem needs to go. President Trump needs to end these ICE operations. And Congress needs to hold them accountable.
January 26, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Kristi Noem needs to go. President Trump needs to end these ICE operations. And Congress needs to hold them accountable.
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I host a mental health podcast called Depresh Mode. And I live in Minnesota. Here's what I said at the end of this week's show about mental health, life in Minnesota, and their overlap.
You can also listen to it here:
maximumfun.org/episodes/dep...
Starts at about 56:00.
You can also listen to it here:
maximumfun.org/episodes/dep...
Starts at about 56:00.
January 26, 2026 at 6:12 PM
I host a mental health podcast called Depresh Mode. And I live in Minnesota. Here's what I said at the end of this week's show about mental health, life in Minnesota, and their overlap.
You can also listen to it here:
maximumfun.org/episodes/dep...
Starts at about 56:00.
You can also listen to it here:
maximumfun.org/episodes/dep...
Starts at about 56:00.
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Reform is basically a suburban petrol station's DVD bin of Tory politicians.
January 26, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Reform is basically a suburban petrol station's DVD bin of Tory politicians.
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Reform UK Councillor Joseph Boam, everyone.
When you say “standing with”, which of the two crime scenes in Minneapolis are you referring to?
When you say “standing with”, which of the two crime scenes in Minneapolis are you referring to?
January 26, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Reform UK Councillor Joseph Boam, everyone.
When you say “standing with”, which of the two crime scenes in Minneapolis are you referring to?
When you say “standing with”, which of the two crime scenes in Minneapolis are you referring to?
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Pretti died after asking a woman he was with if she was OK.
Good died after telling the man who killed her that she wasn’t mad at him.
Good died after telling the man who killed her that she wasn’t mad at him.
January 25, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Pretti died after asking a woman he was with if she was OK.
Good died after telling the man who killed her that she wasn’t mad at him.
Good died after telling the man who killed her that she wasn’t mad at him.
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A masked ICE agent warned a woman in Portland, Maine, that her information would be entered into a “nice little database” that would label her a domestic terrorist.
It is not illegal to film a federal agent. trib.al/APXmcJI
It is not illegal to film a federal agent. trib.al/APXmcJI
ICE Agent Makes Chilling Threat to Woman Filming Him in Public
It is not illegal to film a federal agent.
trib.al
January 25, 2026 at 3:52 PM
A masked ICE agent warned a woman in Portland, Maine, that her information would be entered into a “nice little database” that would label her a domestic terrorist.
It is not illegal to film a federal agent. trib.al/APXmcJI
It is not illegal to film a federal agent. trib.al/APXmcJI
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For decades, the American right has insisted that people need firearms for personal safety and to resist potential government tyranny.
And then LBC just had some US general on who suggested that if a demonstrator has a gun with them, they're essentially a legitimate target.
Which is it?
And then LBC just had some US general on who suggested that if a demonstrator has a gun with them, they're essentially a legitimate target.
Which is it?
January 25, 2026 at 4:00 PM
For decades, the American right has insisted that people need firearms for personal safety and to resist potential government tyranny.
And then LBC just had some US general on who suggested that if a demonstrator has a gun with them, they're essentially a legitimate target.
Which is it?
And then LBC just had some US general on who suggested that if a demonstrator has a gun with them, they're essentially a legitimate target.
Which is it?
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It's time for a truly massive general strike. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-enough
January 25, 2026 at 3:12 PM
It's time for a truly massive general strike. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-enough
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Fun fact for you ammosexual gun rightsers:
The minute “gubmint” decided you can legitimately be killed for having a weapon, you lost your “2nd amendment” rights.
It’s gone.
Weird how all that NRA hype & fear mongering about Dems just petered out on a whimper when tyranny actually showed up.
The minute “gubmint” decided you can legitimately be killed for having a weapon, you lost your “2nd amendment” rights.
It’s gone.
Weird how all that NRA hype & fear mongering about Dems just petered out on a whimper when tyranny actually showed up.
January 25, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Fun fact for you ammosexual gun rightsers:
The minute “gubmint” decided you can legitimately be killed for having a weapon, you lost your “2nd amendment” rights.
It’s gone.
Weird how all that NRA hype & fear mongering about Dems just petered out on a whimper when tyranny actually showed up.
The minute “gubmint” decided you can legitimately be killed for having a weapon, you lost your “2nd amendment” rights.
It’s gone.
Weird how all that NRA hype & fear mongering about Dems just petered out on a whimper when tyranny actually showed up.
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I didn't have the NRA chastising MAGA and ICE on my 2026 bingo card, but here the hell we are.
And they're right on this one. The right to bear arms in Terrorist Trump's AmeriKKKa is in jeopardy.
And they're right on this one. The right to bear arms in Terrorist Trump's AmeriKKKa is in jeopardy.
January 25, 2026 at 4:03 PM
I didn't have the NRA chastising MAGA and ICE on my 2026 bingo card, but here the hell we are.
And they're right on this one. The right to bear arms in Terrorist Trump's AmeriKKKa is in jeopardy.
And they're right on this one. The right to bear arms in Terrorist Trump's AmeriKKKa is in jeopardy.
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Unbelievable that Keir Starmer would rather throw away votes for years to come in the north of England than have Andy Burnham as an MP. Nothing annoys northerners more than southern politicians in London telling us what we should do.
January 25, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Unbelievable that Keir Starmer would rather throw away votes for years to come in the north of England than have Andy Burnham as an MP. Nothing annoys northerners more than southern politicians in London telling us what we should do.
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Alex Pretti’s last words were “are you ok?” said the woman next to him who ICE also pepper sprayed in the face.
January 24, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Alex Pretti’s last words were “are you ok?” said the woman next to him who ICE also pepper sprayed in the face.
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If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
January 24, 2026 at 8:29 PM
If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
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BOVINO (bullshit incoming): "During this operation, an individual approached US CBP agents with a 9mm semiautomatic handgun. The agents attempted to disarm the individual, but he violently resisted. Fearing for his life...a CBP agent fired defensive shots. 1/
January 24, 2026 at 7:20 PM
BOVINO (bullshit incoming): "During this operation, an individual approached US CBP agents with a 9mm semiautomatic handgun. The agents attempted to disarm the individual, but he violently resisted. Fearing for his life...a CBP agent fired defensive shots. 1/