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BettaGirl

@bettagems.bsky.social
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Writer, retired journalist, army veteran, pro-animal & environment & ocean. Don't eat🐟🦞🦀🦐🐙 #EatTheRich instead. Science = truth! California native, blue state soft-secession LGBTQ+ I'm done w the fascist bullshit. End them b4 they end us.

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Mike Rogers' yacht has a yacht.
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BettaGirl @bettagems.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Yuuuuup…
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Lonewolf @lonewolf1970.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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BettaGirl @bettagems.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Governor Hochul: Ban Octopus Farming Now action.eko.org/a/governor-h...
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Deranged chaos agent RFK Jr has rapidly helped to infect the United States with more deadly diseases and food-borne illnesses than seen in the last two decades. Just him deliberately destroying the Health System alone should be considered an act of treason. He’s a psychopath.
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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
As anyone in publishing will tell you, women do not resist reading books by men, but men will often dismiss books by women. This is not a publishing problem or a failure to target men. It's a misogyny problem.
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Freethinkers United For Change @freethinkersunite.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
This is true! Demand this in your state too!
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Gracie12 📎 @gracienlucy.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
These signs should be on every hiking trail in Oregon and across the US .
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James Gryboski @jgryboski.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
How about we just don't allow fishing for them? I used to love fishing, but at some point I realized it's just torturing animals for fun. Now I can't see any real difference between sport fishermen and the people who shoot stray cats with pellet guns to slink away and die slowly under a porch.
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Christopher Cartwright @chriscartwright.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
This is our extraordinary 🌎 Why are we destroying it? Why are we still killing whales in 2026? And warming and polluting the oceans? WHY? #ClimateCrisis #Metacrisis #WarOnNature
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Freethinkers United For Change @freethinkersunite.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
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TCarlson @tcw123.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
#STANDUP #Persist #California El Cerrito California 94530 Adopt a Corner www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
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El Cerrito 94530: Adopt a Corner · Mobilize
We are calling on all allies in or around El Cerrito to join us in adopting a Day Laborer corner. These are places where day laborers gather, and we are asking you to commit to regularly showing up. B...
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Laguna Beach Democratic Club @lagunabeachdems.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has taken Trump to court 54 times and protected about $188 billion in federal funding. That is SNAP for 5.5 million people, $4.9 billion a year for our schools, and housing for 170,000 who would have gone homeless.
CALIFORNIA VS. TRUMP
He tried to freeze our money.
California took him to court and won.
$188
BILLION
in federal funding protected through 54 lawsuits against the Trump administration
5.5 MILLION
Californians whose SNAP food benefits were protected
$4.9 BILLION
a year for public schools, special education, and teachers
170,000
people who would have faced homelessness
$2 BILLION
for school meals, WIC, and child nutrition
Source: California Attorney General, January 2026
LAGUNA BEACH DEMOCRATIC CLUB
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BettaGirl @bettagems.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Florida: Stop the sloth trade actions.eko.org/a/florida-st...
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Florida: Stop the sloth trade
More than 30 sloths died in a warehouse in Florida – trafficked from Peru and Guyana for a huge animal entertainment park. They died because the profit hungry owner couldn’t bother to supply heating f
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BettaGirl @bettagems.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
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Ban Bottom Trawling
The Dogger Bank was once one of Europe’s most extraordinary wildlife habitats, an area of the North Sea home to grey seals, sharks, rays, and fish nurseries that have fed Europe for centuries.Now it's
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
He stood by his oath, despite the consequences! A true patriot!
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RESIST | FIGHT™ @resistfight.com · 05/07/2026
Tacoma’s ICE concentration camp can hold 1,575 people, usually runs at about 90% full, and makes money by keeping the cages occupied. That is what a for-profit camp does: keep people trapped, keep the beds full, keep the money moving. americansagainstice.org⁠/subscribe
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🫶🏻Layla🫶🏻 @laylabelle3.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Don’t be going where they live and then bitchin how they act keep your ass on dry land!! www.dailymail.com/news/article...
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Killer whales surround and attack yacht, spinning it 360 degrees
After four weeks sailing from the Bahamas to Spain onboard the vessel, a group of adventurers were approached by several Iberian orcas.
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BettaGirl @bettagems.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
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BettaGirl @bettagems.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/mi...
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Helping your neighbors is not a crime. Drop the charges NOW!
Trump’s aggressive and haphazard occupation of Minnesota earlier this year wreaked havoc in Minnesota—with individuals, families, schools, and businesses still navigating the aftermath of the manufact...
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Fuck Spacex,Save Our Wildlife......
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JourneyDude in Scotland @scottishinsider.org · 19/06/2026
I know so many Americans, who are the best people I have ever met! It's sad your country is going through these...
Panel 1: Against a light blue background, Sven stands on the left, looking up at a white, simplified character sitting behind a high gray desk labeled "INSURANCE". Sven says, "I NEED HEALTHCARE". The insurance agent looks at him with an open mouth, saying, "LMAO! YOU SERIOUS?".

Panel 2: The scene slightly zooms out. A second white character has joined the first behind the insurance desk. The first agent points dramatically at Sven, shouting to his colleague, "HEY! THIS GUY WANTS HEALTHCARE!". The second agent throws his head back in intense laughter, shouting, "AHAHAHA!!". Sven stands there looking dejected and small.

Panel 3: The scene abruptly cuts to a bedroom with a purple wall. Sven is in bed, waking up in a cold sweat with a terrified, wide-mouthed expression, sweating and shouting, "NOOOO!!". Next to him, a green-skinned partner with blonde hair opens their eyes sleepily and asks, "WHAT'S WRONG, SVEN?".

Panel 4: A close-up of Sven sitting up in the dark against a pitch-black background. He looks deeply shaken, clutching his head with sweat dripping down his face. He somberley says, "I THINK I HAD AN AMERICAN DREAM...".
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Blue Seed Planter🦋🌊🩵🌵 @blueseedplanter.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
EpsteinFiles‼️ They ain’t goin’ away❗️ EpsteinFiles‼️ No matter what you say❗️ Start a war Cut them off at the knees Go out & do Whatever you please❗️ The EpsteinFiles- Ain’t goin’ away❗️ The truth is the truth & it’s Here to stay❗️ It can’t be changed; You’re gonna pay‼️ EpsteinFiles‼️ TheyAin’tGoin’Away⚖️🇺🇸⚖️
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BettaGirl @bettagems.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
KfW: Divest from this toxic time bomb! actions.eko.org/a/kfw-divest...
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Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Today's cartoon by Drew Sheneman. "GUESS WHO PAYS A HIGHER EFFECTIVE TAX RATE."
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Child Rapists allowed freedom to continue crimes against Children.
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BettaGirl @bettagems.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Ask Governor Newsom to exercise his 60-day Governor’s Consistency Review, enforce California's environmental and public health laws, and publicly oppose Trump's attempt to hand our public lands to Big Oil: actionnetwork.org/letters/trum...
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Trump Is Handing California's Public Lands to Big Oil. Governor Newsom Has 60 Days to Fight Back.
Ask Governor Newsom to exercise his 60-day Governor’s Consistency Review, enforce California's environmental and public health laws, and publicly oppose Trump's attempt to hand our public lands to Big...
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Troy Young (Andarius68) @cianaodh.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Somebody posted this in a comment on reddit and it cracked me up 😆
TRUMP IS VERY → COMMITTED TO BEING ANTI-WOKE.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
In January, Zohran Mamdani took action against bankrupt landlord Pinnacle, which was responsible for over 5,000 housing violations. Thanks to his intervention, Pinnacle's new owners have forgiven millions in tenants' back rent. This is what governing for the people looks like.
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Olivia of Troye @oliviaoftroye.com · 08/06/2026
One of Ken Paxton’s former defense attorneys just endorsed James Talarico. That should tell Texans everything they need to know.
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eCitizen ⓌⒻⓅⒷ Ⓥ Ⓐ @ecitizen1.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Hiding Trump's PEDOPHILE past is the reason he withdrew support for Ukraine, & the reason he joined Netanyahu's war with Iran. Never before has blackmail over the rapes of young girls influenced so much war, death & destruction. It's also responsible for Trump wanton destruction of Nato.
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BettaGirl @bettagems.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/de...
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Demand Corporate Charities Stop Aiding Trump's Attacks on the Racial Justice Movement!
Trump's Department of Justice is targeting the Southern Poverty Law Center, one of the nation's most prominent civil rights organizations, in a blatantly politically motivated attack. For decades, the...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Over 50 years later, this anti-Vietnam War PSA still rings true.
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Paulley Ticks @tomadelsbach.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
In honor of the true heroes on this Memorial Day, I fixed it. #DonaldTrump #MemorialDay
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David William Sheridan @dwsheridan.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Responding with this whenever I see his stupid fascist face on BlueSky.
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steve3797.bsky.social @steve3797.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
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ARTSTRADA MAGAZINE @artstradamagazine.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
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French prosecutors escalate probe of Elon Musk and X to criminal investigation
France is investigating whether Elon Musk and his social media app X were complicit in spreading harmful AI deepfakes.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
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Christopher Cartwright @chriscartwright.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
What an extraordinary 🌎 Check out this magnificent footage....SO FUN How clever is that? Why are we destroying everything? #WarOnNature #Metacrisis
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DonOffie @donoffie.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
The state of America in four panels.
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JenBen🏳️‍🌈 @burquesky.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Our governor rocks! #NewMexico
New Mexico governor just banned ICE at voting sites.
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Mark T. Sneed @marktsneed.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Sadly, every word is true. The American experiment is over. Killed in the middle of Fifth Avenue and no one in power blinked an eye to stop it.
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Rick Paisano @sicilianrick.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche admitted that the DOJ excluded all images showing “death, physical abuse, or injury” from the Epstein files release. DEATH? The truth is probably far worse than anyone can imagine. Blanche needs to be prosecuted as well.
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BettaGirl @bettagems.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Stop the Destruction of Loreto Bay actions.eko.org/a/stop-the-d...
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BettaGirl @bettagems.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Mexico Senate: Ban Octopus Farms! action.eko.org/a/mexico-sen...
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BettaGirl @bettagems.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Ban Octopus Farming Now: Pass this Groundbreaking Bill actions.eko.org/a/ban-octopu...
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