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Beth Waitkus

@bethwait.bsky.social
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activist | consultant & coach | avant gardener | community builder | creator of things that make a difference

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Beth Waitkus @bethwait.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Gardening from the Inside-Out These days, we need every strategy available to stay grounded by cultivating kindness and compassion for ourselves and each other. Deepening the interconnections with self, community, and the natural world can help transcend the current polycrises. My next series of…
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Gardening from the Inside-Out
These days, we need every strategy available to stay grounded by cultivating kindness and compassion for ourselves and each other. Deepening the interconnections with self, community, and the natural world can help transcend the current polycrises. My next series of blogs (starting with this one), explores "gardening" from the inside-out and the outside-in, offering a lens through which we can understand our place in the greater web of life.
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Beth Waitkus @bethwait.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
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Aaron Rupar on Substack
Plaskett to Bessent: "Excuse me. Let me get something straight with you. I've seen you interrupt everyone. When you come to someone's house, you respect their rules. And in this house, we don't interr...
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Beth Waitkus @bethwait.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
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No Kings Day in the Bay Area | Indivisible SF | Progressive San Francisco
Indivisible SF and 50501SF are hosting a No Kings mass mobilization on June 14, 2025. We are planning for a March and Rally in San Francisco showing our commitment to democracy and the power of We the...
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Beth Waitkus @bethwait.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
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Beth Waitkus @bethwait.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Quote for the day, from John A. Powell’s book, “The Power of Bridging:” “We cannot know how life will treat us, but the best chance at having an impact is not to control the unknown, but to engage in the possibilities. We are not helpless, especially if we can act and cocreate together.”
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Beth Waitkus @bethwait.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
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Beth Waitkus @bethwait.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
“What we choose to see is the resistance!” open.substack.com/pub/animamun...
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THE SYSTEM IS GLITCHING. DON'T LOOK AWAY.
Friend,
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Beth Waitkus @bethwait.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Finally. This weekend in Berkeley. Tesla on 4th street, and here! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
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Hands Off- Berkeley · Mobilize
Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. Berkeley is fighting back! They're taking everything they can get their hands on-our health care, our data, our jobs, our services-and d...
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 09/04/2025
I'm calling for an investigation into whether President Trump manipulated the market to benefit his Wall Street donors—all while working people and small businesses paid the price. Did Trump help insiders cash in on his tariff flip-flopping? It sure looks like corruption.
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Did Trump help insiders cash in on his tariff flip-flopping?
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
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Beth Waitkus @bethwait.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
“Why’s this happening? Easy. Elon bet the farm on Trump, “Tesla’s not just a car anymore; it’s a lightning rod. Every dollar spent on it feels like a vote for Elon’s dystopian bromance with Trump, and folks are done.” open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...
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Elon’s Oval Office Meltdown: Leaked Audio of Musk Crying to Trump Explains Tesla’s Death Spiral
From Stock Plunge to Protests, Why Elon’s Tears Tell Tesla’s Tragic Story
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Beth Waitkus @bethwait.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
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What to Do If You’re Arrested at a Protest
Learn what to do if you're arrested at a protest. This guide covers your legal rights, what to say (and not say) to police, and how to prepare ahead of time to stay safe and protected.
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Beth Waitkus @bethwait.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Chris Murphy is a hero. This is the truth. We are going to have to get engaged in preserving Democracy now-before the mid terms, or we may not have them… We Are Sleepwalking Into Autocracy
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Beth Waitkus @bethwait.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Mass (national) action next weekend!! handsoff2025.com
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Hands Off!
Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. They're taking everything they can get their hands on and daring the world to stop them. On Saturday, April 5th, we're taking to the stre...
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Scott Galloway @profgalloway.com · 24/03/2025
Don’t drink and text.
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Beth Waitkus @bethwait.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
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Beth Waitkus @bethwait.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of Trump found
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Follow the money and see where it goes. Nothing like buying our Congress. Musk has made the maximum allowable donation to members of Congress who support impeaching federal judges who are impeding actions taken by Trump.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 15/03/2025
they look at russia — a stagnant backwater — with envy
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Beth Waitkus @bethwait.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Trump issued an executive order invoking a wartime law the Alien Enemies Act of 1798—a little-known law—would allow the government to deport without due process.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
The U.S. government spent $710 billion in Trump’s first month, an increase from the same period a year prior. Cost-cutting efforts are ineffective, and job losses are occurring without clear justification.
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Beth Waitkus @bethwait.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Starts today!
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
THIS! IS SO GREAT! I MEAN SIERRA CLUB AND JAPANESE CITIZENS LEAGUE, TOGETHER AT LAST, TO TROUNCE MUSK. IT'S A GLORIOUS LAWSUIT WITH BOLD LANGUAGE.....
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Beth Waitkus @bethwait.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
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Beth Waitkus @bethwait.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
“Now is the time to question everything!” open.substack.com/pub/whogives...
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BREAK FAKE RULES SEASON 2 IS LIVE
Check out our first episode with Robert Reich and Heather Lofthouse of Inequality Media!
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Beth Waitkus @bethwait.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
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Fascism Expert Timothy Snyder Says Trump's Oligarchical Coup Is Fading
Professor Timothy Snyder posted that people are waking up and Trump's attempted oligarchical coup is fading.
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Beth Waitkus @bethwait.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
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Resources for Resilience
Resources for support and connection in uncertain times
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Beth Waitkus @bethwait.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
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Aalia Mauro on Substack
🇲🇽 🇺🇲 Mexico’s President Claudia says that the US gun manufacturers are aiding terrorism, because 74% of the cartels' weapons are theirs Mexico’s President Claudia argues that if cartels are terroris...
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office. Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc. Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Great essay not just on #takedowntesla but how it's working and how it exemplifies direct action (Waging Nonviolence is always worth checking out):
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'Tesla Takedown' underscores the importance of moving from protest to resistance
The viral pickets at Tesla showrooms are a necessary first step toward the kind of disruptive tactics that can force change.
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Beth Waitkus @bethwait.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
#TeslaTakeDown tomorrow at noon, nationally! Show up at Tesla showrooms and make your voices heard! (4th street, Berkeley!)
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Beth Waitkus @bethwait.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
So this confirmation was the one that has me most worried. And now its real. JD casts the tie breaking vote. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/01...
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Pete Hegseth Is Confirmed as Defense Secretary in Narrow Vote: Live Updates
Pete Hegseth has vowed to bring his “warrior” ethos to the Pentagon. Democrats had assailed him as unfit for the job, and his confirmation came down to Vice President JD Vance serving as tiebreaker.
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Beth Waitkus @bethwait.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
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Lee Zeldin, Trump’s E.P.A. Nominee, Is Short on Environmental Experience
Mr. Zeldin, a Trump loyalist, would be charged with dismantling climate rules and perhaps the agency itself. He faces questions from the Senate today.
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Beth Waitkus @bethwait.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Please check out my latest blog, "Cultivating Humanity" - cultivating the good within us, and actively sharing it with the world!
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Cultivating Humanity
Recently, I learned of a new word: “Polycrisis.”  So these are some times, as we move into the holiday season. A lot of strife here and at home with fear about the incoming administration, and globally, in a world that literally seems on fire (hence polycrisis). In this context, social media has become more like social dystopia, but occasionally provocative questions still rise up out of the memes and mumblings.
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