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Beth Braden @bethjbraden.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

He’s not even trying to give a rip about anything or anybody but die-hard MAGA. If I had an issue I needed to call on my congressman for, would he care or not? We’re definitely not left-wing extremists. He’s supposed to represent us all.

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Beth Braden @bethjbraden.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

We got a Tim Burchett letter in the mail this weekend. He's wasting his money here as we are not Burchett fans at all, but look at the language in this. He doesn't even pretend to care about people in his district who aren't MAGA. @thetnholler.bsky.social Let me know if you want the full PDF.

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Beth Braden @bethjbraden.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Periodical reminder that the reason we all feel like everybody thinks we suck at everything we try to do is because of imposter syndrome and it’s probably not true. I mean mostly that reminder is for me because whew it’s been a hard few days. 😭

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Beth Braden @bethjbraden.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

I climbed 300 feet at the rock gym on Tuesday, 400 on Thursday, and I’m hoping for 500 today. So far, I’m still on track to get the mile by August 31!

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Beth Braden @bethjbraden.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Yes! We all have tally sheets where we are keeping track, and there’s a map to tell you how high each section of wall in the gym is.

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Beth Braden @bethjbraden.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Climbed 300 feet total tonight!! 💪

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Beth Braden @bethjbraden.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

I'm trying vertical mile at the rock gym again this year. It's exactly what it sounds like -- climbing a total of 5,280 feet in the gym by August 31. Last year I failed miserably. Hoping for victory this time!

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Beth Braden @bethjbraden.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

The new Tyler Childers album is so good, and I'm gonna need some official "On my Bitin' List" merch ASAP.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 19/07/2025

ATTN: If you’re one of the 1,000 FBI agents who reviewed the Epstein files, feel free to reach out to me via signal (in my bio). I’ll keep you anonymous- as I have the thousands of current and former federal workers who have sent me tips. Please share this widely. 🙏🏻

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Harri @hfrayling.com · 19/06/2025

I'll say it over and over. I do not believe in gate keeping. I do not believe in pulling up the ladder. I believe in kicking the wall down like the Kool-Aid man, and making room as I go for those who come next. Just because it was hard for me, doesn't mean it has to be hard for anyone else.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 16/06/2025

BREAKING: A federal judge reversed National Institutes of Health's terminations of hundreds of critical research grants that were canceled because of their alleged connection to disfavored topics, including diversity, equity, inclusion, and gender identity. This is a major win for public health.

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Hunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

The first civilian detained by Marines ***that we know of*** Thank you for your attention to this matter fellow posters.

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Beth Braden @bethjbraden.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

🧵11 The best time to renounce authoritarianism was last November. The second best time is now. Liberty and justice for ALL. #nokingsday #wethepeople

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Beth Braden @bethjbraden.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

🧵10 Let Niemöller's life serve as a cautionary tale to you. Things were fine for him until he asked questions and pushed back. He benefited from the system until he didn't fall in line, and it metaphorically ate him alive. We know history repeats itself. We are watching it in real time.

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Beth Braden @bethjbraden.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

🧵9 You may not be an immigrant, you may not be a member of the LGBTQ community, you may not be a racial, ethnic, or religious minority. You may have the privilege of ignoring EVERYTHING going on in the world because nobody you love is at risk of being rounded up in the middle of the night.

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Beth Braden @bethjbraden.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

🧵8 He was liberated when the Americans arrived at the Austrian camp where he was housed in the 1940s. When he wrote the poem in 1946, he FINALLY understood that hate, silence, and complicity had been the dead wrong choice.

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Beth Braden @bethjbraden.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

🧵7 It's likely he was still an antisemite at the time of his arrest, but his other political views are what landed him in a concentration camp. He towed the party line, he hated the "right" people but when he did push back, he became a political prisoner and spent years in a concentration camp.

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Beth Braden @bethjbraden.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

🧵6 That actually happened. By the mid 1930s, Niemöller began pushing back on the nazi party. According to the Holocaust Encyclopedia, Niemöller was arrested twice as he preached against the dictatorship and their attempts to get involved in church matters.

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Beth Braden @bethjbraden.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

🧵5 So how did his thinking transition? What caused him to pen the "First they came for" poem in the aftermath of World War II? The poem ends with "Then they came for me and there was no one left to speak for me."

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Beth Braden @bethjbraden.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

🧵4 Get this, Niemöller was a raging antisemite. In the 1930s, as Hitler rose to power, Niemöller was a big fan. He fell in line with the political party. He preached that Jews deserved whatever they got because they had killed Christ.

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Beth Braden @bethjbraden.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

🧵3 But who wrote it? I looked it up. It was written by Martin Niemöller, a Lutheran pastor and German nationalist The poem is a confession of how Niemöller and his fellow clergy members and other "good guys" in society didn't do anything to fight back as the nazis rose to power.

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Beth Braden @bethjbraden.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

🧵2 --A Venezuelan teacher's aid here in Knox County whose visa will not be renewed because of the current administration --Certain media accounts that would have you to believe the entirety of LA County is currently a war zone when that isn't accurate

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Beth Braden @bethjbraden.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

🧵1 As a millennial who has now been living in unprecedented times since the sixth grade, I do a lot of thinking about world events, what they mean, and what in our history got us to them. Today, I've read about: -- ICE handcuffing literal children --Military parades --No Kings protests

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Beth Braden @bethjbraden.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Sorry, friends. I am unable to work today until I fix this Spiderman beach hat. The elastic came loose. Even though we aren't going to the beach for another month, this is of utmost importance and MUST be done immediately. Or at least that's the message I am currently getting from kid #3. 🪡🧵🕸️

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Beth Braden @bethjbraden.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Update: Nobody got motion sick, my youngest thought the bird show was boring, but my middle kid absolutely loved the rollercoasters she was tall enough to ride.

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Beth Braden @bethjbraden.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Today, we’re taking the kids to Dollywood for the first time ever. I have a sinking suspicion that my oldest will need some Dramamine and my middle kid will have to be pried off the coasters. Youngest is most likely to get carried off by an eagle while laughing like a maniac.

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Beth Braden @bethjbraden.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

A lawyer suspended for (alleged) tax fraud?! Of COURSE this case has one. 🤦‍♀️

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Beth Braden @bethjbraden.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

It looks exquisite!! 😍😍😍

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Beth Braden @bethjbraden.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

My kids asked one too many questions yesterday & when they asked why Target has security cameras, the filter failed and I told them, “So Dateline has b-roll.” They don’t know what that means, but it bought me a few seconds of peace. Don’t follow me for parenting advice. I’m making it up as I go.

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Beth Braden @bethjbraden.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Not me nearly in tears at Joann’s. Since I started sewing a decade ago, Joann’s has been my “need some alone time” store. This one is closing in 10 days. Now where do I wander when Target just ain’t gonna cut it? How will I feel the fabric before I buy it?

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Beth Braden @bethjbraden.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Met this cat at Target earlier. I am pleased to report it was like petting a peach and not like petting other kinds of wrinkly anatomy. I had never seen a hairless cat in person and expected to hate it, but I have changed my mind since it’s actually soft and not actually naked. 🤣🤣

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Beth Braden @bethjbraden.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

This is one of the names we keep hearing over and over again!

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Beth Braden @bethjbraden.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Y'all, Abe Partridge is thinking and creating art and music on a different level. Consider chipping in on his kickstarter! He's literally one of the most fascinating people I've ever met. www.kickstarter.com/projects/547...

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Beth Braden @bethjbraden.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Climbed outside for the first time today. I was terrible at it, but I had so much fun!

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Beth Braden @bethjbraden.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Terribly, honestly. Climbing outside is so much harder than inside! But I had an absolute blast.

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Beth Braden @bethjbraden.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Well. I packed a bag so I guess I really am going outdoor climbing tomorrow. 😅

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Beth Braden @bethjbraden.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

We’re solid! We held the episode to keep stuffing some details in. Thanks for checking on us! 🫶

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Beth Braden @bethjbraden.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

I know I said I wasn’t insane and wouldn’t dare climb outside, but my rock climbing friends invited me to go this Saturday, and I just might do it. 😅 I mean, I reserve the right to heckle from the bottom and only belay the others, but I’m really thinking about going.

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Beth Braden @bethjbraden.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Thank you! I’m so glad I spotted it!

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Beth Braden @bethjbraden.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

My three year old referred to a restaurant as a “dinner store” earlier and all I can figure is he’s thinking on a plane we haven’t arrived at yet. 😂😂😂

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Beth Braden @bethjbraden.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

My jaw nearly hit my desk! Then I called @elizfarrell.com for another set of eyes because I thought I’d gone insane. At that point I was on like hour 6 of watching body cam footage for that day! 🤣🤣🤣

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Beth Braden @bethjbraden.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

I am definitely trying to strike a healthy balance between anxious helicopter moms who are constantly afraid someone is going to steal their kids and the “I have no idea where the kids are” moms of the 80s. 😅😅

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Beth Braden @bethjbraden.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

I get it! At the same time, I couldn’t imagine ever suing a friend and neighbor because my kids got hurt doing kid things.

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Beth Braden @bethjbraden.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

The hard thing will be keeping it from being too crowded at one time. I'm comfortable with the overall risk of injury since there's a net and it's not the free-for-all of the trampoline park. For sure planning to pass out dish soap the next time it rains. That's a rite of passage! 😂

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Beth Braden @bethjbraden.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

We used to cover it in dish soap when it rained to make it extra slippery. It sprained several ankles and wrists, and I fell off it more than once and got the air knocked out of me. Anyway, over/under on how long it takes before I've got one of the kids at the doctor for a trampoline mishap?

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Beth Braden @bethjbraden.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

My neighbor got a trampoline and I can't get over how safe those things are these days. It's got a net, a ladder to get in it, padded spring guards, etc. The one I had when I was a kid had exposed rusty springs, no net, and we got on it by using a cinder block or a plastic lawn chair.

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Beth Braden @bethjbraden.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Tomorrow is going to be a fabulous day. 😎

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Beth Braden @bethjbraden.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

I recently started shopping at Ingles because Kroger let me down or screwed me over one too many times, and I'm trying to be more mindful where I spend my money. I have fully converted to being an Ingles shopper. What a pleasant store!

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Beth Braden @bethjbraden.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

I'm gonna try to straighten up and be better about answering his emails. 😬

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