betsymendelsohn.bsky.social @betsymendelsohn.bsky.social · 14/10/2026can't go but checked out some of your audio books from our county library 110
betsymendelsohn.bsky.social @betsymendelsohn.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Sunday 11 Oct 2026. 4314 Georgia Avenue NW, Petworth neighborhood, Washington, D.C. 000
betsymendelsohn.bsky.social @betsymendelsohn.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I read More's Utopia in 1985 and it came off as dystopian. Now I think of that "u" or "eu" prefix as ironic. 120
Reposted by @betsymendelsohn.bsky.socialBK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Measles outbreaks could leave thousands vulnerable to infectious diseases for years. Those who survive measles experience immune amnesia and an increased susceptibility to infections. I spoke to the reporter for this article as one of the many experts interviewed. www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/meas...cidrap.umn.eduMeasles outbreaks could leave thousands vulnerable to infectious diseases for years 2191104
Reposted by @betsymendelsohn.bsky.social🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This Next Comes What gets to a point I'm seeing lots of smart people make: The expansion and cruelty of our prison system paved the way for the massive expansion of concentration camps under Trump and Stephen Miller. And we're going to have to fight both together.tiktok.comWhy does every authoritarian system inevitably sink to solitary confinement? In this episode of Next Comes What by Andrea Pitzer, Andrea examines the history and grim mechanics of "The Box"—from the...TikTok video by degenerateartnews 46718
Reposted by @betsymendelsohn.bsky.socialSARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 24/09/2026A med student asked me today: "Where does all that mucus actually come from when you have a cold?" You blow your nose. Five minutes later, it's back. Then again. So where is your body getting all of it? Let me explain.🧵 1931190
Reposted by @betsymendelsohn.bsky.socialMatthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Republicans believe AI is capable of governing themselves, while not believing women should govern their own bodies. Think about that...they think robots should have more autonomy than humans. 22482197
Reposted by @betsymendelsohn.bsky.socialSmooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026when ai leaves u behind 75264099892
Reposted by @betsymendelsohn.bsky.socialNicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 20/09/2026The US did large scale operations against the Houthis all of 2024 and March-May 2025. Two administrations. So many strikes. Houthis not only stayed in power they have been able to make major gains 19612129
betsymendelsohn.bsky.social @betsymendelsohn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026you are resilient ;-) to read all that. I'm getting trained in first aid tonight so I can be more useful in 1A activities. Keep on keeping on! 010
Reposted by @betsymendelsohn.bsky.socialJulianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 16/09/2026New @ms.now: The family of Tierra Walker, a TX woman who died after repeatedly being denied an abortion, are suing Ken Paxton and other officials. “The basic principle here is you cannot take away someone’s life, as a state, and not be held liable for doing so,” the family’s lawyer stated.ms.nowFamily of Texas woman who died after being denied an abortion sues Paxton, medical providers“The basic principle here is you cannot take away someone’s life, as a state, and not be held liable for doing so,” a lawyer for the family said. 216049
betsymendelsohn.bsky.social @betsymendelsohn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Hon Alsobrooks is always worth watching on cspan 110
Reposted by @betsymendelsohn.bsky.socialThe Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 15/09/2026Billionaire investor Leon Black should be held in contempt of Congress, the House Oversight Committee declared today, voting unanimously to refer his case to the full House after he stood up a subpoena in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation earlier this month.washingtonsun.comHouse Panel Votes to Hold Epstein Associate Leon Black in ContemptThe billionaire investor skipped a deposition this month and sued to block subpoenas from the Oversight Committee. 06023
betsymendelsohn.bsky.social @betsymendelsohn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026their commitment to being anti-vax is so strange to me; what is the role of holding a position in the administration of public health and of promoting science inquiries? 011
betsymendelsohn.bsky.social @betsymendelsohn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026back in the day we called these OCR mistakes; alas, not the case today 040
betsymendelsohn.bsky.social @betsymendelsohn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The British - famously, I thought? - burned the White House during the War of 1812. The porticoes and colonnades were added after its renovation. 010
Reposted by @betsymendelsohn.bsky.socialKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 14/09/2026NEW: Once exceptionally rare, illegal deportations — in defiance of court orders or due to ICE screw-ups — are now a routine part of President Trump's mass deportation push. It happened 3 times this past week and more at least 30 times in recent months. www.politico.com/news/2026/09... 261800770
betsymendelsohn.bsky.social @betsymendelsohn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Why does Vance's good reputation matter if the US war with Iran is a mess? 000
betsymendelsohn.bsky.social @betsymendelsohn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026From the description, it seems that Vance must have known a lot of damning facts all along, including high casualties, destroyed installations and depleted weapons: the "details" suppressed by Hegseth. For what purpose does Vance gather information about these details? 020
betsymendelsohn.bsky.social @betsymendelsohn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I yearn for a president who speak grammatically. 000
betsymendelsohn.bsky.social @betsymendelsohn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026the first secretary with a history PhD 000
Reposted by @betsymendelsohn.bsky.socialJenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 04/03/2025If u want to know what the Tech Bros envision for the future, here is the kind of material they read: (1) The Sovereign Individual (preface by Peter Thiel); (2) The Network State: How to Start a New Country by Balaji Srinivasan blurbed by Marc Andreessen); (3) Patchwork by Curtis Yarvin/ Moldbug 1/ 67959466
Reposted by @betsymendelsohn.bsky.socialCharm City Slicker @sprawlhater.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Baltimore, one of our great civic orgs needs us. Asylee Women Enterprise, which helps asylum seekers, torture + trafficking survivors, and other forced migrants, rebuild their lives here, must rapidly leave their space of 10+ years. Please give to help them move to their own forever home in Hampden!givebutter.comA Forever Home for Asylee Women Enterprise (AWE)We’re asking people who believe in our mission to help us reach our goal and build a permanent home for AWE and the communities we serve. 29073
betsymendelsohn.bsky.social @betsymendelsohn.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Justice Brown Jackson had an instructive Q & A with plaintiff's counsel during oral arguments for one of the college admissions cases. On exactly this. 010
betsymendelsohn.bsky.social @betsymendelsohn.bsky.social · 02/09/2026yet the IRS had the wherewithal to mail us a $2.09 check a couple months ago 000
betsymendelsohn.bsky.social @betsymendelsohn.bsky.social · 01/09/2026thank you; so a company will release geofence data to law enforcement only in response to a warrant from a judge that details limits to the geofence. I appreciate your correction. 000
betsymendelsohn.bsky.social @betsymendelsohn.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Dr Schwartz has an impressive list of accomplishments and credentials. I don't understand how she can excel in her exacting profession *and* be an iconoclast. 000
betsymendelsohn.bsky.social @betsymendelsohn.bsky.social · 01/09/2026you've seen this marvel? ncf.idallen.com/english.htmlncf.idallen.comThe Chaos - Gerard Nolst Trenité 000
betsymendelsohn.bsky.social @betsymendelsohn.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Miscarried twice - early, like you, then 2 brought to term. I think elders just don't mention how common miscarriages are. 010
betsymendelsohn.bsky.social @betsymendelsohn.bsky.social · 31/08/2026and the Supreme Court ruled this summer that "geofence" warrants for all cell phone data within the area of a crime cannot be released by the phone company to law enforcement to sift through, seeking a suspect. See the Chatrie case. 110
betsymendelsohn.bsky.social @betsymendelsohn.bsky.social · 31/08/2026ooof! husband and I were just saying that that's the image that floats to the surface when our 8-ball brains imagine the end. 000
betsymendelsohn.bsky.social @betsymendelsohn.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Neeson will always be Kinsey 000
betsymendelsohn.bsky.social @betsymendelsohn.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Bruce Sterling imagined a variation of criminals escaping into weatherproof bunkers in his novel <Heavy Weather> in 1994. 000
betsymendelsohn.bsky.social @betsymendelsohn.bsky.social · 30/08/2026duckduckgo.com 🎉duckduckgo.comDuckDuckGo - Protection. Privacy. Peace of mind.The Internet privacy company that empowers you to seamlessly take control of your personal information online, without any tradeoffs. 000
Reposted by @betsymendelsohn.bsky.socialTruthout @truthout.org · 30/08/2026Hala Rharrit, who resigned over Gaza, called her State Department colleagues’ empty statements of regret “despicable.” buff.ly/SBt8xSptruthout.orgEx-Biden Official Slams Colleagues’ Moves to Disavow Their Role in Gaza GenocideHala Rharrit, who resigned over Gaza, called her State Department colleagues’ empty statements of regret “despicable.”… 27241
Reposted by @betsymendelsohn.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 28/08/2026When the Pentagon announced a $620 million loan last year to a startup linked to Donald Trump Jr., defense officials and the company tried to tamp down suspicions of cronyism. We found that the request came directly from the White House. (Published May)propublica.orgThe White House Intervened to Get a $620 Million Deal for a Company Tied to Donald Trump Jr.About three months before the Pentagon announced plans to lend money to Vulcan Elements, Trump Jr.’s venture capital firm took an undisclosed stake in the company. 48763392
Reposted by @betsymendelsohn.bsky.socialTim Hirschel-Burns @timhirschelburns.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Live report from the Minnesota State Fair, located in the heart of American democracy, where there’s an ICE Out adaptation of Picasso’s Guernica made entirely from crops 6277262026
Reposted by @betsymendelsohn.bsky.socialNicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 25/08/2026The Pentagon has been promising more military operations on land in Latin America and building and hyping its counter cartel coalition. This past week in Ecuador gave a glimpse into what the plan looks like. New from me @taskandpurpose.com taskandpurpose.com/news/us-ecua...taskandpurpose.comEcuador official says US Special Forces are operating inside countryAmerican soldiers are conducting operations near the Colombian border, while U.S. warships are being deployed, Ecuadorian officials said. 98437
betsymendelsohn.bsky.social @betsymendelsohn.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Warnock's "walking the dog" campaign ad last cycle did catch my attention from several states away 050
Reposted by @betsymendelsohn.bsky.sociald.c. O'Brien - WHERE'S MY FDR? @wolfggurl50.bsky.social · 21/08/2026www.stripes.com/branches/nav...stripes.comNavy families evacuated from Bahrain face ‘uncharted territory’ amid bureaucratic confusionThe evacuation has left families in limbo and forced military officials to improvise solutions for support programs. 13914
betsymendelsohn.bsky.social @betsymendelsohn.bsky.social · 21/08/2026ah you do not follow the School of Callenbach 000
Reposted by @betsymendelsohn.bsky.socialMichael Harriot @michaelharriot.bsky.social · 20/08/2026A few years ago, after reading the entire Agenda47 & all 922 pages of Project 2025, I compiled a list of their 10 worst policies for Black Americans Less than 2 years into his presidency, Trump has accomplished every single goal on his anti-Black MAGA checklistdlvr.itProject 2025 Performance Review: How Trump Achieved Every Goal of the White AgendaIn less than two years, the Trump administration has fulfilled every aspect of the Heritage Foundation’s plan to make America white again. 012067
betsymendelsohn.bsky.social @betsymendelsohn.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Cofnas's retort shows his intellectual roots in philosophy rather than in science (he uses logic rather than science to make claims). 030
betsymendelsohn.bsky.social @betsymendelsohn.bsky.social · 18/08/2026upper West side when he was undergrad at Columbia but I still haven't found where he went to high school 000
betsymendelsohn.bsky.social @betsymendelsohn.bsky.social · 16/08/2026I've been researching his family all day and have found them only in Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island. Maybe his mom's relatives lived on Manhattan. Do you have Manhattan address info? 100
betsymendelsohn.bsky.social @betsymendelsohn.bsky.social · 16/08/2026thank you: new epithet to me 000
betsymendelsohn.bsky.social @betsymendelsohn.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Nathan Cofnas has a PhD in philosophy and opinions about science 110
