Beate S
@bettysnitch.bsky.social
German-American whose parents and grandparents were liberated by antifa in 1945.
On my morning walk, I saw a mom with a young child cross the street. The kid, maybe 5 years old, was wearing a jacket, a hat, and gloves. It is 70 degrees here. The following scenarios played in my mind as possible explanation. (1/3)
September 3, 2026 at 12:24 PM
On my morning walk, I saw a mom with a young child cross the street. The kid, maybe 5 years old, was wearing a jacket, a hat, and gloves. It is 70 degrees here. The following scenarios played in my mind as possible explanation. (1/3)
Oscar, the giant in his litter of twelve, scared of everything. Thinks people-pleasing is overrated.
Happy International Dog Day.
#uglydogs #InternationalDogDay
Happy International Dog Day.
#uglydogs #InternationalDogDay
August 26, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Oscar, the giant in his litter of twelve, scared of everything. Thinks people-pleasing is overrated.
Happy International Dog Day.
#uglydogs #InternationalDogDay
Happy International Dog Day.
#uglydogs #InternationalDogDay
Lulu Garcia-Navarro contorts herself to get Mamdani to lapse into anachronistic language of class warfare. US journalists need education in basic political-economic theory. Social democracy and capitalism are mutually compatible. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/m...
Zohran Mamdani Knows He Has Political Capital. And He Intends to Spend It. (Gift Article)
Lulu Garcia-Navarro sits down for an interview with the mayor of New York City.
www.nytimes.com
July 18, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Lulu Garcia-Navarro contorts herself to get Mamdani to lapse into anachronistic language of class warfare. US journalists need education in basic political-economic theory. Social democracy and capitalism are mutually compatible. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/m...
This essay sums up the mental and social costs of being the companion to a difficult dog. Oscar, 120lbs, is working himself into a lather as I write this because he knows there will be thunderstorms in a few hours. rescuedbytraining.com/2026/07/06/h... #uglydogs
The Hidden Toll of Living With a Reactive or Anxious Dog
Living with a reactive or anxious dog means constantly rearranging your life around their needs. Here's what that really costs.
rescuedbytraining.com
July 9, 2026 at 5:07 PM
This essay sums up the mental and social costs of being the companion to a difficult dog. Oscar, 120lbs, is working himself into a lather as I write this because he knows there will be thunderstorms in a few hours. rescuedbytraining.com/2026/07/06/h... #uglydogs
Happy National Puppy Day. Here's Oscar (fka 'Rudolph') along with 9 of his 11 littermates. Oscar is the one with his posterior to the camera, the largest of the lot, the one who clearly can't be bothered with the rules of the game. He's now 120 lbs.
March 24, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Happy National Puppy Day. Here's Oscar (fka 'Rudolph') along with 9 of his 11 littermates. Oscar is the one with his posterior to the camera, the largest of the lot, the one who clearly can't be bothered with the rules of the game. He's now 120 lbs.
PSA!
Hey #uglydogs circle up real quick.
All y'all with high efficiency gas (LP or natural gas) heat raise a paw.
For those who don't know go look at your furnace. If it has 2"-4" PVC pipe coming out of it and going outside it is 90%+ or high efficiency system.
Alright, let's go outside...
All y'all with high efficiency gas (LP or natural gas) heat raise a paw.
For those who don't know go look at your furnace. If it has 2"-4" PVC pipe coming out of it and going outside it is 90%+ or high efficiency system.
Alright, let's go outside...
January 30, 2026 at 12:42 PM
PSA!
He absolutely has! Setting the bar for the rest of the Democratic Party.
Brad Lander has always walked the walk and talked the talk.
Here's a longer video of Brad Lander's detention just now inside 26 Federal Plaza as he tried to walk a man out of immigration court, by masked federal agents.
June 17, 2025 at 8:56 PM
He absolutely has! Setting the bar for the rest of the Democratic Party.
"[W]hat I find most repulsive in America is not the extreme freedom that prevails there but the shortage of any guarantee against tyranny."
Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America, 1835
Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America, 1835
April 4, 2025 at 12:09 PM
"[W]hat I find most repulsive in America is not the extreme freedom that prevails there but the shortage of any guarantee against tyranny."
Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America, 1835
Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America, 1835
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All I keep thinking about is how Pete Hegseth raised questions of the competency of a Black four-star general and Air Force fighter pilot who was the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Hegseth asked did he get the job “because of his skin color? Or his skill? We’ll never know, but always doubt.”
March 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
All I keep thinking about is how Pete Hegseth raised questions of the competency of a Black four-star general and Air Force fighter pilot who was the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Hegseth asked did he get the job “because of his skin color? Or his skill? We’ll never know, but always doubt.”
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travel warnings dropping like dominoes
March 21, 2025 at 4:20 PM
travel warnings dropping like dominoes
Not inviting any overseas family or friends to come visit in the foreseeable future.
March 20, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Not inviting any overseas family or friends to come visit in the foreseeable future.
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If government fails you, there is always the opportunity to act.
Bike lane painting skills 💯
by Xavier Treviño
Bike lane painting skills 💯
by Xavier Treviño
March 19, 2025 at 12:13 PM
If government fails you, there is always the opportunity to act.
Bike lane painting skills 💯
by Xavier Treviño
Bike lane painting skills 💯
by Xavier Treviño
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5pm ET, hearing on Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act and the defiance of court order.
The public can listen by telephone. Let the number of callers show we are paying attention.
The public can listen by telephone. Let the number of callers show we are paying attention.
It's open both in person and through a telephone audio line:
"The hearing will proceed by videoconference for the parties and by telephone for members of the public. Toll free number: 833-990-9400. Meeting ID: 049550816."
"The hearing will proceed by videoconference for the parties and by telephone for members of the public. Toll free number: 833-990-9400. Meeting ID: 049550816."
March 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
5pm ET, hearing on Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act and the defiance of court order.
The public can listen by telephone. Let the number of callers show we are paying attention.
The public can listen by telephone. Let the number of callers show we are paying attention.
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I dropped an email to the Iditarod to voice my dismay over the withdrawal/involuntary scratching of 3 back-of-the-pack mushers. #uglydogs
March 13, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I dropped an email to the Iditarod to voice my dismay over the withdrawal/involuntary scratching of 3 back-of-the-pack mushers. #uglydogs
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Die CDU hat nach ihrem rechtspopulistisch zugespitzten Wahlkampf über eine Million Wähler an die AfD verloren 👉 https://taz.de/!6071327/
February 24, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Die CDU hat nach ihrem rechtspopulistisch zugespitzten Wahlkampf über eine Million Wähler an die AfD verloren 👉 https://taz.de/!6071327/
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Deutschland hat gewählt, und die AfD gilt als die große Siegerin. Wie lässt sich ihr Ergebnis einordnen, und welche geografischen Merkmale prägen ihre Unterstützung? @hudde.bsky.social und ich haben das AfD-Zweitstimmenergebnis in den 299 Bundestagswahlkreisen ausgewertet. Ein Thread. 🧵👇
February 24, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Deutschland hat gewählt, und die AfD gilt als die große Siegerin. Wie lässt sich ihr Ergebnis einordnen, und welche geografischen Merkmale prägen ihre Unterstützung? @hudde.bsky.social und ich haben das AfD-Zweitstimmenergebnis in den 299 Bundestagswahlkreisen ausgewertet. Ein Thread. 🧵👇