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Betsy Bierhanzl

@bbierhanzl.bsky.social
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Retired NICU nurse, book lover, wife, mother and grandmother. Atheist. Dogs are so much better than people.

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Cally Beaton @callybeaton.bsky.social · 10h
A happy and a sad night - leaving 20 years of Cornish living behind for a bit. Kids crabbing, dogs swimming, books being written and now a new chapter begins. Thank you for being in our heart and soul, you beautiful county.
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Bernoid @bernoid.bsky.social · 10h
Ahh, Autumn. #FungiFriends
Bay Bolete surrounded by moss, red berries & fallen birch leaves. An autumnal woodland scene.
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High Priestess, Low Patience @cheriepriest.com · 9h
tfw a windy day and a good hair day coincide
Selfie of a white woman with goldish reddish hair that has a broad silver streak sprouting from her hairline. The wind is being my friend today, so far as selfies go.
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mimis66.bsky.social @mimis66.bsky.social · 6h
Or a chair that tips them backwards like on chat show Alan Carr: Chatty Man 🤣
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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 6h
Here's what the AI chatbot Claude had to say about the AI security "deal" Trump and tech executives signed today. 😅
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h
when you need to be cut off from the Diet Coke refills (REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque)
Trump, looking extremely orange with his eyes barely open, with Zuckerberg today at the WH
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 4h
Warren on data centers: Republicans are with the big tech guys and those boys want to be able to come in and build whatever they want to build, and they don't want to pay for the consequences.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 4h
Sen. Eric Schmitt was so overzealous to try and get Jack Smith, a good and honest man who has done great work, that Schmitt embarrassed himself by accusing Smith of going to the wrong basketball game. You can't make this stuff up. And right wing media will pretend it never happened.
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Senator Andy Kim @kim.senate.gov · 3h
Trump is spending $1.8 billion on his own vanity projects. What would that money get you?   Let’s do the math.
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 3h
Exercise slowed epigenetic aging again. This time in a randomized controlled trial among breast cancer survivors. academic.oup.com/jnci/advance...
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Amelia Clark - Lover of Flagons @gingertotty.bsky.social · 20h
Pooh bear style, sans balloon
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026
Kennedy: "I don't think any public official, including Trump or Noem or John Kennedy, should spend public money on private ads for themselves ... I may end up with a sombrero on my head, but I also think we ought to have a rule that no politician can have a building named after him when he's alive"
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Hildur Knútsdóttir @hildur.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Just in time for spooky-reading season, 'Dead Weight' offers a chilling tale of female rage
Hildur Knutsdottir's new novel opens with a killer opening line: “I have thought long and hard about how I would dispose of a dead body.”
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Labrador Yuki 🦴afide @labradoryuki.bsky.social · 20h
Goedemorgen from James and Alegria (bossie first thought it was Doortje, they look alike, both Galgos).
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 27/09/2026
If only there were a more concise word for “an overtly political campaign advertisement paid for by the government.” If only there were a roomful of writers and editors one could consult…
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What an odd moment in United States history.
A U.S. president is running an overtly political camaign advertisement, right before midterm elections, paid for by the U.S. government.
Trump appears to believe he is immune from any kind of legal limit.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/09/2026
Trump: "Because of tariffs, we are taking in hundreds of billions of dollars of profits. It's one of the reasons I can offer, if Republicans win the House and Senate, $5,000 to every adult. We can do it and the Democrats can't, because the Democrats don't have any income."
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KittyKatGirl😻🙏💞🐞 @mary1kathy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 28/09/2026
1/ On @lastweektonight.com, John Oliver cited our reporting w/ @texastribune.org about how Ken Paxton appeared to have violated Texas law. Paxton used an address where his estranged wife said he no longer lived while voting in 6 elections in the past 2 years: www.propublica.org/article/ken-...
John Oliver (on right) gestures with his hands as he speaks. On left, a Texas Tribune headline from July 7, 2026 reads: “Ken Paxton vowed to crack down on 'illegal voting.' He may have violated Texas election law.” An article excerpt below says: "... appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections ...”
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CorrinaLeeB 🇨🇦 @corrina.sheshed.rocks · 28/09/2026
A familiar name. A new race. Former U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown ( D ) is back on Ohio’s Senate ballot. He’ll fight for lower costs, Ohio jobs and affordable health care. The record is there. The choice belongs to Ohio voters. 🗳️Nov. 3rd & be heard💙 #Ohio #SherrodBrown #VivaHerAlliance #SheShed
A familiar name. A new race.

Former U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown is back on Ohio’s Senate ballot. He’ll fight for lower costs, Ohio jobs and affordable health care.

The record is there. The choice belongs to Ohio voters.

🗳️Nov. 3rd & be heard💙

#Ohio #SherrodBrown
#VivaHerAlliance #SheShed
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The Drip @therealdrip.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
THEY'VE ACTIVATED THE CARAVAN
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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The president is late for his address to the nation. Are they still working on the AI images that show us all eating sweet, affordable Iowa-made steel?
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The horror!
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Bad Medical Takes @badmedicaltakes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Twitter user Velvet734688000:
The whole Measles story is just a big lie.
It is not life threatening. We all need to get it.
It actually helps to protect you from heart disease, 
cancer and other health issues.
GOD knows what he is doing!
Mankind needs to stop trying to be GOD.
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Cally Beaton @callybeaton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If you’re stuck in an office this Monday afternoon, I’m sorry. We’re v busy too.
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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Creepy old rapist
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rekati.bsky.social @rekati.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Trump is looting Venezuelan gold as well as oil, but no one will touch the stuff- not because it's difficult to refine like heavy Venezuelan oil, but because it's considered blood gold by international law.
nytimes.com
Trump Brought Venezuelan Gold to the U.S., but Refiners Won’t Touch It (Gift Article)
The administration is brokering deals in a notoriously corrupt industry, including one with a company that the United States deems a security threat.
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George Wallace @mrgeorgewallace.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Private companies are hiding the Musk doc, while public funds are makin' Trump ads. If you are cool with it you can kiss my entire black ass and whatnot.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Not content with the $2 billion he made last year and the $400 million in his super PAC, Trump is using your money to run pro-MAGA ads before the midterms. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...
nytimes.com
Trump’s 2024 ‘Final Battle’ Ad Returns, Funded by Public Money (Gift Article)
The ad, which ethics experts said could violate federal law, shows Mr. Trump vowing to “expel the warmongers” from the government and fight the “deep state,” even as he wages a war with Iran.
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Rex Huppke @rexhuppke.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is so weird. I was JUST at the grocery store this morning and I thought, "You know what would fix these prices? A new steel mill in Iowa that might be running by 2030." Our prayers are answered! www.wsj.com/politics/tru...
wsj.com
Exclusive | Trump to Unveil Planned $15 Billion Iowa Steel Project
The announcement comes as the president is looking for wins ahead of a tough midterm election for Republicans.
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Jon Ossoff @ossoff.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
What could drive a man, even one as spoiled and hateful as the congressman's son, Mike Collins, to cast a vote that closes a labor and delivery unit in his own district or doubles his own constituents' insurance premiums?
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Jeff Tiedrich @jefftiedrich.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
today's post gets off to a super-quick start with an awesome video, and then we settle in to parse all of Sunday's dumbfuckery. thank you for your attention to this matter. link is here: bit.ly/4ylhBqg
This what-in-the-fucking-world image is taken from some AL slop that presidential flunky Dan Scavino posted to Elon’s Nazi Bar and Child Porn Emporium — and we’re going to get to it, I promise. But first—

Everything totally fucking sucks right now, so let’s just put our Hero of the Day right up top. It’s the guy who ruined Dear Leader’s day by screaming ‘YOU’RE A FUCKING PEDOPHILE’ at him.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
☎️☎️☎️
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“Tesla, activate the floating feature.”
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The empathetic folks at Mar-a-Lago react to hearing you lost your healthcare, your child has measles, and you can't afford to gas up your truck:
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Bodega Cats @bodegacats.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Low Quality Facts @lowqualityfacts.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
That's so wholesome.
Stephen King's novel It is dedicated to his parents, who both worked full time as circus clowns.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 27/09/2026
None of these dudes look like they could bench press a Pokémon card
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I Love Animals @animals.pics · 27/09/2026
Wife and I got our first puppy today. Here he is on his first ride home. Meet Eugene Jeans. He’s a Red Fox Labrador. He’s already vomited on my wife and had diarrhea on our white carpet, but we’re gonna love him so hard.
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biologist077.bsky.social @biologist077.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I'm amazed by new CRISPR findings for aggressive blood cancers (AML/MDS)! Doctors can edit donor stem cells to remove CD33, letting therapies target cancer without hitting healthy cells. In a trial, 19 of 30 patients maintained blood counts. Incredible protection!
sciencedaily.com
CRISPR could help doctors attack blood cancer without destroying healthy cells
A new Phase 1/2 clinical trial involving 30 patients demonstrates that genetically modifying donor stem cells with CRISPR to remove the CD33 protein can allow targeted cancer therapies to attack aggre
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High Priestess, Low Patience @cheriepriest.com · 26/09/2026
goooood morning it is brisk and bright and we made our usual rounds, visiting friends and sharing snacks with crows; we ran out toward the end, but they followed us home and I hooked them up, so yes, Everybody (including Lucy!) Loved That Walk
Big fluffy black and tan husky mix with bright blue eyes; she is smiling on some grass that’s scattered with fall leaves.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 26/09/2026
This is an entirely new phenomenon because before the vaccine, most women who survived measles were immune because they had it when they were young. But now, idiots who refuse to get vaccinated are giving birth to babies with measles. Two babies have died. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
nbcnews.com
America had wiped out measles. Now babies are infected at birth.
Congenital measles has rarely been seen in the U.S. That’s changing as vaccination declines and more pregnant women become infected.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Paying expensive healthcare premiums but never using the insurance is a odd way to commit fraud.
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D. Patrick Rodgers @dpatrickrodgers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Look at this absurdly well-behaved collie I met today. Looks like a book jacket author photo.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Denmark is trolling Trump.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Here's how we get Medicare for All done: Make Medicare whole (no one can keep all the parts straight!) Include vision, dental, and hearing. Begin extending to more people, starting with children. We arrive at Medicare for All, which means great Medicare for everyone.
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Mama Rasta @evelynelotz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
AUGGIE WAITED TOO LONG FOR YOU TO DO THE RIGHT THING !!! 10 YEARS !!!!’ NOW HE NEEDS YOUR HELP TO BE RESCUED !!!! BLOODY HELL DO THE RIGHT THING !!!! AUGGIE SHOULD BE EMBRACED SO HIS LAST YEARS ARE SPOILED !!! DO GOOD !!!!!!!!!!!!
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Bad Medical Takes @badmedicaltakes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Twitter user Teeeeenaaaaa:

Vitamin A is our greatest tool for combating measles
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Cally Beaton @callybeaton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The Dutch officially taking the shame out of women’s anatomy (and other fun linguistic facts you didn’t know you needed).
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🇨🇦DUNK🇨🇦 (Proud Part owner of Canada) @noofieninja.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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FrodoLove @frodolove.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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this week in stupid: September 26 edition
furries fly it, Donny fries it, and so much more...
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