Elizabeth Soubelet
@businessbirth.bsky.social
Bilingual Midwife and Entrepreneur | 25-year partner ❤️ | Mother of 5 | Native Texan | Paris area | Co-founder mabonneetoile.eco | Board member B Lab France | Posts mostly about #birth #business #bcorp
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Six months ago:
DOJ To Bring Back Firing Squad As Means Of Entertainment
WASHINGTON—In an effort to provide some joy to the nation and boost overall well-being, Justice Department officials announced plans Monday to bring back firing squads as a means of entertainment. “Fo...
theonion.com
October 9, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Six months ago:
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13/ Collectively, these cases show that as the administration has relentlessly pursued immigrants, federal agents have run roughshod over the constitutional rights of citizens too.
Read our investigation:
Read our investigation:
More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
projects.propublica.org
October 6, 2026 at 12:02 PM
13/ Collectively, these cases show that as the administration has relentlessly pursued immigrants, federal agents have run roughshod over the constitutional rights of citizens too.
Read our investigation:
Read our investigation:
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Kinda gutsy of Trump posing between 2 shiny new Peterbilts with diesel costing as much as it does. As if truckers need reminding how fucked they are driving the highway to bankruptcy.
October 1, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Kinda gutsy of Trump posing between 2 shiny new Peterbilts with diesel costing as much as it does. As if truckers need reminding how fucked they are driving the highway to bankruptcy.
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Might as well light the Constitution on fire at this point.
Hegseth: "Today, at my direction, I'm establishing the Office of Religious Affairs. It will report straight to the top -- a direct line to the secretary ... as Psalm 33:12 extolls us, blessed is the nation in which God is the Lord"
September 30, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Might as well light the Constitution on fire at this point.
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I simply don’t trust people to develop Super Intelligence when they haven’t even got the regular kind.
The White House accord on AI that was signed by all the big tech oligarchs today misspells United States as “Unites States.”
September 30, 2026 at 12:58 PM
I simply don’t trust people to develop Super Intelligence when they haven’t even got the regular kind.
A Medicare enrollment campaign ❌ not equal a patriotic image campaign.
One tells citizens how to access a government service. The other asks them to feel a certain way about the nation and its leaders.
The White House defense depends on pretending that information and persuasion are equivalent.
One tells citizens how to access a government service. The other asks them to feel a certain way about the nation and its leaders.
The White House defense depends on pretending that information and persuasion are equivalent.
“Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., insisted to reporters that Trump is “not the first president who’s done this,” even though Trump is certainly the first president to recycle a campaign ad and use taxpayer dollars to run it as a public service announcement.”
‘I hate it’: Republicans call out Trump for his taxpayer-funded campaign ads
The White House has re-aired a campaign ad and made it a “public service announcement.” Even Republicans are calling it out.
www.ms.now
September 30, 2026 at 3:37 PM
A Medicare enrollment campaign ❌ not equal a patriotic image campaign.
One tells citizens how to access a government service. The other asks them to feel a certain way about the nation and its leaders.
The White House defense depends on pretending that information and persuasion are equivalent.
One tells citizens how to access a government service. The other asks them to feel a certain way about the nation and its leaders.
The White House defense depends on pretending that information and persuasion are equivalent.
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Send Stephen Miller to The Hague.
September 29, 2026 at 4:37 AM
Send Stephen Miller to The Hague.
“It’s the ultimate product. It’s called America when you think about it,” Trump said. “We’re simplifying it. We’re glamorizing it. We’re making it what it should be.”
[IMAGE: Tom Toles, 2017]
[IMAGE: Tom Toles, 2017]
September 30, 2026 at 10:17 AM
“It’s the ultimate product. It’s called America when you think about it,” Trump said. “We’re simplifying it. We’re glamorizing it. We’re making it what it should be.”
[IMAGE: Tom Toles, 2017]
[IMAGE: Tom Toles, 2017]
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"Donald Trump increased the price of gas, and now he wants you to have to buy more of it."
Doesn't seem like a difficult messaging challenge for Democrats.
Doesn't seem like a difficult messaging challenge for Democrats.
US finalizes new lower fuel economy standards reut.rs/3TVcuhl
US finalizes new lower fuel economy standards
The Trump administration has finalized new lower fuel economy standards, according to a government notice published on Monday said, officially reversing a push by the Biden administration to force automakers to build more fuel-efficient vehicles.
reut.rs
September 28, 2026 at 1:43 PM
"Donald Trump increased the price of gas, and now he wants you to have to buy more of it."
Doesn't seem like a difficult messaging challenge for Democrats.
Doesn't seem like a difficult messaging challenge for Democrats.
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When you’ve lost white people in Florida.
September 21, 2026 at 11:20 PM
When you’ve lost white people in Florida.
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Sure, other countries might have arches, but can those arches vaporize you in the blink of an eye? Only in America baybee.
September 20, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Sure, other countries might have arches, but can those arches vaporize you in the blink of an eye? Only in America baybee.
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Trumpers, famous opponents of border walls
September 18, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Trumpers, famous opponents of border walls
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I haven't seen someone get this much dumber between seasons since Homer Simpson.
Trump: "If we lose $50 billion a year with a country, and we say 'we're not going to trade with you anymore,' we don't lose $50 billion a year. It's very simple. Right?"
September 17, 2026 at 2:46 AM
I haven't seen someone get this much dumber between seasons since Homer Simpson.
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The Fed just voted to raise interest rates, so expect Trump to end all trade with Wakanda
Trump says he will cut off all trade entirely with "some nations" unless the Fed lowers interest rates
September 16, 2026 at 6:09 PM
The Fed just voted to raise interest rates, so expect Trump to end all trade with Wakanda
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Federal minimum wage in:
2009: $7.25
2010: $7.25
2011: $7.25
2012: $7.25
2013: $7.25
2014: $7.25
2015: $7.25
2016: $7.25
2017: $7.25
2018: $7.25
2019: $7.25
2020: $7.25
2021: $7.25
2022: $7.25
2023: $7.25
2024: $7.25
2025: $7.25
2026: $7.25
Folks, it's time to raise the damn wage already.
2009: $7.25
2010: $7.25
2011: $7.25
2012: $7.25
2013: $7.25
2014: $7.25
2015: $7.25
2016: $7.25
2017: $7.25
2018: $7.25
2019: $7.25
2020: $7.25
2021: $7.25
2022: $7.25
2023: $7.25
2024: $7.25
2025: $7.25
2026: $7.25
Folks, it's time to raise the damn wage already.
September 5, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Federal minimum wage in:
2009: $7.25
2010: $7.25
2011: $7.25
2012: $7.25
2013: $7.25
2014: $7.25
2015: $7.25
2016: $7.25
2017: $7.25
2018: $7.25
2019: $7.25
2020: $7.25
2021: $7.25
2022: $7.25
2023: $7.25
2024: $7.25
2025: $7.25
2026: $7.25
Folks, it's time to raise the damn wage already.
2009: $7.25
2010: $7.25
2011: $7.25
2012: $7.25
2013: $7.25
2014: $7.25
2015: $7.25
2016: $7.25
2017: $7.25
2018: $7.25
2019: $7.25
2020: $7.25
2021: $7.25
2022: $7.25
2023: $7.25
2024: $7.25
2025: $7.25
2026: $7.25
Folks, it's time to raise the damn wage already.
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As a Canadian I am thankful Lake Ontario doesn’t have a liner.
August 27, 2026 at 8:13 PM
As a Canadian I am thankful Lake Ontario doesn’t have a liner.
@utaustin.bsky.social, see the shirt this child is wearing? As a 3rd gen Longhorn, I'm wondering what "Disciplina Praesidium Civitatis" ("Education is the guardian of the state") means in practice.
When a child becomes the face of a deportation campaign (wearing your t-shirt) - will you speak up?
When a child becomes the face of a deportation campaign (wearing your t-shirt) - will you speak up?
BREAKING: Liam Tadeo was just deported by ICE.
August 27, 2026 at 4:41 PM
@utaustin.bsky.social, see the shirt this child is wearing? As a 3rd gen Longhorn, I'm wondering what "Disciplina Praesidium Civitatis" ("Education is the guardian of the state") means in practice.
When a child becomes the face of a deportation campaign (wearing your t-shirt) - will you speak up?
When a child becomes the face of a deportation campaign (wearing your t-shirt) - will you speak up?
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First, Dolly Parton. Now, Tim Curry.
Tell me, do the deaths of 80-year-olds occur in threes?
Asking for the world.
Tell me, do the deaths of 80-year-olds occur in threes?
Asking for the world.
August 26, 2026 at 4:55 PM
First, Dolly Parton. Now, Tim Curry.
Tell me, do the deaths of 80-year-olds occur in threes?
Asking for the world.
Tell me, do the deaths of 80-year-olds occur in threes?
Asking for the world.
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Well Lauren can smoke turds in hell
August 19, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Well Lauren can smoke turds in hell
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perfect synopsis of modern Republicanism
August 20, 2026 at 1:25 AM
perfect synopsis of modern Republicanism
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Calling North Korea "unthreatening and respectful" when they send missiles, shells, and troops to kill Ukrainians is a special kind of lunacy.
August 16, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Calling North Korea "unthreatening and respectful" when they send missiles, shells, and troops to kill Ukrainians is a special kind of lunacy.
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Philosophers often bring up the "principle of charity": a willingness to assume good faith in an interlocutor and treat them accordingly. It's good to do in many circumstances. But it is worth formulating a principle of not being a fucking mark. If not during the rise of fascism, then when? 12/
August 16, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Philosophers often bring up the "principle of charity": a willingness to assume good faith in an interlocutor and treat them accordingly. It's good to do in many circumstances. But it is worth formulating a principle of not being a fucking mark. If not during the rise of fascism, then when? 12/
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The guy who did such an incredible job with the Reflecting Pool, Ballroom, Kennedy Center, National Mall, and Great American Fair is going to redesign our warships. What could go wrong?
August 15, 2026 at 11:42 PM
The guy who did such an incredible job with the Reflecting Pool, Ballroom, Kennedy Center, National Mall, and Great American Fair is going to redesign our warships. What could go wrong?
AI tools can be useful when you actually need something. But #OpenAI literally emails my 13yo to tell him to use it for entertainment and vague curiosity — consuming electricity and water to create a frivolous habit when the actual skill is learning to think clearly enough to ask good questions.
August 10, 2026 at 5:12 PM
AI tools can be useful when you actually need something. But #OpenAI literally emails my 13yo to tell him to use it for entertainment and vague curiosity — consuming electricity and water to create a frivolous habit when the actual skill is learning to think clearly enough to ask good questions.
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"It’s as if we launched a war against nature, and that has turned place after place into something that resembles a war zone," writes @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social.
"The climate movement is a peace movement, a movement to end this war and its casualties."
"The climate movement is a peace movement, a movement to end this war and its casualties."
We launched a war on nature. Now we are in a climate warzone | Rebecca Solnit
Summer is not what it once was. We have been robbed of one of life’s great joys
www.theguardian.com
August 4, 2026 at 9:02 PM
"It’s as if we launched a war against nature, and that has turned place after place into something that resembles a war zone," writes @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social.
"The climate movement is a peace movement, a movement to end this war and its casualties."
"The climate movement is a peace movement, a movement to end this war and its casualties."