Beth J
@grtlakesinfolady.bsky.social
Mid Michigan librarian 💙🇺🇸🇩🇰🇨🇭🇺🇦🇨🇦
Pro-democracy, ally for the marginalized.
We are experiencing a coup as of Jan 20, 2025 by the far right wing and those who chose to vote for them. We will, nonetheless, resist and persevere. 💙💙💙
Pro-democracy, ally for the marginalized.
We are experiencing a coup as of Jan 20, 2025 by the far right wing and those who chose to vote for them. We will, nonetheless, resist and persevere. 💙💙💙
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Beth J
@grtlakesinfolady.bsky.social
· Jan 28
Jim Acosta announces on air that he's leaving CNN and says, "it is never a good time to bow down to a tyrant ... don't give in to the lies."
I won’t give in to the lies.
I won’t give in to fear.
Pass it on. ✌🏻
I won’t give in to fear.
Pass it on. ✌🏻
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The hanging death of Tasia Fortune, whose body was found outside an abandoned house, has shaken her family and community in Mississippi, where two other people have been found hanging from trees in less than a year. https://to.pbs.org/4wgeo9r
What we know about the death of Tasia Fortune in Mississippi
The hanging death of Tasia Fortune, whose body was found outside an abandoned house, has shaken her family and community in Mississippi, where two other people have been found hanging from trees in le...
to.pbs.org
August 11, 2026 at 1:08 AM
The hanging death of Tasia Fortune, whose body was found outside an abandoned house, has shaken her family and community in Mississippi, where two other people have been found hanging from trees in less than a year. https://to.pbs.org/4wgeo9r
Well, that didn’t age well. Too bad he had that bad baggage.
Too many voted for Trump, who was scandal plagued long before 2016. This stuff surrounding Plattner is a big nothing. I hope he kicks that concerned woman to Maine’s curb.
July 18, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Well, that didn’t age well. Too bad he had that bad baggage.
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BREAKING: The judge in the $1.7B slush fund suit has dismissed the case, but she says THERE IS NO SETTLEMENT OF RECORD. As I said earlier, the media must stop reporting that this slush fund is a settlement. It's just plain THEFT. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
May 18, 2026 at 10:22 PM
BREAKING: The judge in the $1.7B slush fund suit has dismissed the case, but she says THERE IS NO SETTLEMENT OF RECORD. As I said earlier, the media must stop reporting that this slush fund is a settlement. It's just plain THEFT. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Truth!
People trying to remove books from libraries insist it's not a book ban. Everyone wants to ban a book, but no one wants to be a book banner.
Book Banners Don't Know What a Book Ban Is
People trying to remove books from libraries insist it's not a book ban. Everyone wants to ban a book, but no one wants to be a book banner.
buff.ly
April 22, 2026 at 8:31 PM
Truth!
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Shut it all down.
May 1st.
Peacefully.
May 1st.
Peacefully.
April 21, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Shut it all down.
May 1st.
Peacefully.
May 1st.
Peacefully.
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Trump is on TV now talking about perhaps resuming the bombing of Iran.
Almost two months since he started the war.
And the position of GOP members of Congress is that the people's representatives in Congress should have no say on this. They really do think Trump should have the power of a king.
Almost two months since he started the war.
And the position of GOP members of Congress is that the people's representatives in Congress should have no say on this. They really do think Trump should have the power of a king.
April 21, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Trump is on TV now talking about perhaps resuming the bombing of Iran.
Almost two months since he started the war.
And the position of GOP members of Congress is that the people's representatives in Congress should have no say on this. They really do think Trump should have the power of a king.
Almost two months since he started the war.
And the position of GOP members of Congress is that the people's representatives in Congress should have no say on this. They really do think Trump should have the power of a king.
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If we didn't have a maniac as secretary of defense, a toady as secretary of state, and a nobody as chief of staff, they'd be spending today making sure the military checks in with them before obeying any orders from Trump, and quietly getting in touch with Congress to arrange for his impeachment.
April 13, 2026 at 10:44 AM
If we didn't have a maniac as secretary of defense, a toady as secretary of state, and a nobody as chief of staff, they'd be spending today making sure the military checks in with them before obeying any orders from Trump, and quietly getting in touch with Congress to arrange for his impeachment.
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Virginia!
Vote YES on the redistricting referendum! Don’t let Republican gerrymandering silence your voices!
Visit voteyes.us for more info!
#VirginiaVoteYes
#ProudBlue #Pinks #OneV1
Vote YES on the redistricting referendum! Don’t let Republican gerrymandering silence your voices!
Visit voteyes.us for more info!
#VirginiaVoteYes
#ProudBlue #Pinks #OneV1
April 11, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Virginia!
Vote YES on the redistricting referendum! Don’t let Republican gerrymandering silence your voices!
Visit voteyes.us for more info!
#VirginiaVoteYes
#ProudBlue #Pinks #OneV1
Vote YES on the redistricting referendum! Don’t let Republican gerrymandering silence your voices!
Visit voteyes.us for more info!
#VirginiaVoteYes
#ProudBlue #Pinks #OneV1
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One of these political leaders has been repeatedly portrayed as an untrustworthy radical hostile to others because of his religious beliefs. You’’ll never guess which one!
April 5, 2026 at 3:42 PM
One of these political leaders has been repeatedly portrayed as an untrustworthy radical hostile to others because of his religious beliefs. You’’ll never guess which one!
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Kash Patel admits under oath FBI is buying location data on Americans
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Kash Patel admits under oath FBI is buying location data on Americans
Admission came during questioning at Senate intelligence committee worldwide threats hearing
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Kash Patel admits under oath FBI is buying location data on Americans
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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ICE agents ate at El Tapatio in Willmar, MN, then came back hours later and detained the workers who served them. Turning a meal into surveillance isn’t public safety it’s intimidation. Remember private businesses can refuse service to ICE agents!
ICE agents eat at small-town Mexican restaurant — then detain workers
“Would your mama be proud of you right now?” a bystander said as agents returned at closing time to nab the workers.
www.startribune.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:05 PM
ICE agents ate at El Tapatio in Willmar, MN, then came back hours later and detained the workers who served them. Turning a meal into surveillance isn’t public safety it’s intimidation. Remember private businesses can refuse service to ICE agents!
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every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
January 16, 2026 at 9:24 PM
every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
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damn -- CNN put together a video of Kristi Noem claiming ICE officers are "highly trained and skilled" and "gifted" alongside to a clip of them beating someone nearly to death in Minneapolis
January 16, 2026 at 4:18 PM
damn -- CNN put together a video of Kristi Noem claiming ICE officers are "highly trained and skilled" and "gifted" alongside to a clip of them beating someone nearly to death in Minneapolis
Can it be a giant bowl of ice cream? Please let it be that!
Winner of the week: the food lobbyists for “one other thing.”
January 17, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Can it be a giant bowl of ice cream? Please let it be that!
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DOJ is out of control. The crime of impeding federal agents requires physical force. Speaking out against the way ICE is being deployed is not a crime.
www.cbsnews.com/news/justice...
www.cbsnews.com/news/justice...
DOJ investigating Gov. Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey over alleged conspiracy to impede immigration agents
Federal prosecutors are investigating Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey for allegedly impeding immigration agents, sources told CBS News, an extraordinary escalation in the Trum...
www.cbsnews.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:42 PM
DOJ is out of control. The crime of impeding federal agents requires physical force. Speaking out against the way ICE is being deployed is not a crime.
www.cbsnews.com/news/justice...
www.cbsnews.com/news/justice...
Agreed.
WELKER: Has the president crossed the line of impeachment?
CHRIS MURPHY: I have common sense. I know this president has committed 10 times more impeachable offenses in his second term as he did in his first. He's stealing from the American people.
CHRIS MURPHY: I have common sense. I know this president has committed 10 times more impeachable offenses in his second term as he did in his first. He's stealing from the American people.
January 11, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Agreed.
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The goal here is martial law. It’s martial law. Let’s be clear about that.
January 10, 2026 at 6:22 PM
The goal here is martial law. It’s martial law. Let’s be clear about that.
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The reactionary centrist logic is simple: if the left does something bad it’s the left’s fault, and if the right does something bad, it’s also the left’s fault for making them do it. It’s a simple formula and once you see it every one of their arguments is the same
January 10, 2026 at 11:24 PM
The reactionary centrist logic is simple: if the left does something bad it’s the left’s fault, and if the right does something bad, it’s also the left’s fault for making them do it. It’s a simple formula and once you see it every one of their arguments is the same
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Trump’s America
We evacuated our kids out of Minneapolis this weekend and my spouse reports that as she drove them out of town she saw "multiple freeway exits where people are being pulled over." It feels like the Twin Cities is being subjugated by a hostile occupying force.
January 10, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Trump’s America
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There are some 20-30k ICE agents. There are approximately 250 million adults in the United States. The idea that we are helpless...is the biggest load of bullshit mindset one can have.
January 10, 2026 at 1:56 AM
There are some 20-30k ICE agents. There are approximately 250 million adults in the United States. The idea that we are helpless...is the biggest load of bullshit mindset one can have.
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This has ALWAYS been my concern about “the military won’t follow illegal orders” as a security blanket. Does anyone believe some 22 year old kid, who has just been indoctrinated into a culture of absolute conformity, understands the constitutional implications of the orders they’re given?
January 3, 2026 at 7:00 PM
This has ALWAYS been my concern about “the military won’t follow illegal orders” as a security blanket. Does anyone believe some 22 year old kid, who has just been indoctrinated into a culture of absolute conformity, understands the constitutional implications of the orders they’re given?
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Per Trump:USA
runs Venezuela while
taking its oil…Will there be
healthcare for their 28 million people? School? Jobs? Clean air
& water? Hunger? Free
Speech? Transportation?
Crime? Tariffs? Secret
Police?
We know Trump’s great at all this at home. Now it’s
Venezuela First. Good luck. Vote 2026
runs Venezuela while
taking its oil…Will there be
healthcare for their 28 million people? School? Jobs? Clean air
& water? Hunger? Free
Speech? Transportation?
Crime? Tariffs? Secret
Police?
We know Trump’s great at all this at home. Now it’s
Venezuela First. Good luck. Vote 2026
Hmm.now
January 3, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Per Trump:USA
runs Venezuela while
taking its oil…Will there be
healthcare for their 28 million people? School? Jobs? Clean air
& water? Hunger? Free
Speech? Transportation?
Crime? Tariffs? Secret
Police?
We know Trump’s great at all this at home. Now it’s
Venezuela First. Good luck. Vote 2026
runs Venezuela while
taking its oil…Will there be
healthcare for their 28 million people? School? Jobs? Clean air
& water? Hunger? Free
Speech? Transportation?
Crime? Tariffs? Secret
Police?
We know Trump’s great at all this at home. Now it’s
Venezuela First. Good luck. Vote 2026
Wrong again Trump. Russia wants to devour Ukraine. Thank a lot pal!
Trump: “Russia wants Ukraine to succeed.” Putin: LMAO. www.theguardian.com/us-news/vide...
December 29, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Wrong again Trump. Russia wants to devour Ukraine. Thank a lot pal!