Reposted by BettinaJen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 04/08/2026These troops -- who are generally very friendly and have no say in what they've been assigned to do -- are walking around in circles all day, around the perimeters of parks, up and down neighborhood streets, with hardly anything to do. 19335151
Reposted by Bettina🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 05/08/2026THEY TRIED TO KILL YOU MUTHERFUCKERS 318351
Reposted by BettinaJen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Former J6 federal prosecutors are begging senators -- mostly GOPers, but a handful of Dems are in there, too -- to stop confirming election deniers to lifetime federal courts seats. “Please stop poisoning our courts." www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...huffpost.comFormer J6 Prosecutors Beg Senators To Stop Confirming Election Deniers To Court Seats 5938621362
Reposted by BettinaChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 05/08/2026Talarico’s argument is simple: Stop treating marijuana like a crime. Legalize it. Regulate it. Tax it. Stop wasting police resources on low-level marijuana offenses. Clear the records of people whose lives have been derailed by nonviolent marijuana convictions. 598151253634
Reposted by BettinaMarc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Notice DOJ doesn't talk about its efforts to obtain state voter files anymore. They are 0-20 in those cases and today is the beginning of the quiet period -- states can no longer do systematic removals of names from the voter rolls. TLDR: We won!🥳 543167544240
Reposted by BettinaKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 05/08/2026So now the next step is to find out what Capital One's months-long anti-money laundering review by professionals with decades of law enforcement experience discovered about Trump's 300+ accounts... 16252311679
Reposted by BettinaMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 05/08/2026The United States Treasury: An ATM for the Rich and Powerful 373126635507
Reposted by BettinaForbes @forbes.com · 05/08/2026The state said it needs the records to investigate allegations of abuse at Epstein’s Zorro Ranch.forbes.comNew Mexico Sues Blanche, DOJ For ‘Withholding’ Epstein FilesThe state said it needs the records to investigate allegations of abuse at Epstein’s Zorro Ranch. 298111433671
Reposted by BettinaKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 05/08/2026BREAKING: The New Mexico Department of Justice has sued Acting AG Todd Blanche and the DOJ, requesting the court for access to unredacted Epstein-related investigative files that the DOJ has been withholding. 427274367456
Reposted by BettinaKhashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 04/08/2026jfc This fills me with rage. 7228103
Bettina @bettifly.bsky.social · 05/08/2026My story on Kennebunk’s Community Outreach Services for The Local News. People think of the Kennebunks as wealthy; for the many seasonal and service workers, food insecurity is common. At 35-year mark, COS provides food and dignity to neighbors in need thelocalnewsonline.org/2026/08/05/a...thelocalnewsonline.orgAt 35-year mark, COS provides food and dignity to neighbors in need – The Local NewsKENNEBUNK - Former real estate broker George Ford enjoyed serving as a greeter at the Kennebunk Bible Church. After a stroke two years ago, his ability to work and socialize grew more limited due to m... 000
Reposted by BettinaAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Money out of politics. Money in your pocket. Medicare for All. Michigan... We won. I am so proud to be your Democratic nominee for US Senate. Let's win in November. 591241474467
Bettina @bettifly.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Senate seats: Not for Sale. Neither are our principles. Go Abdul!!! 000
Reposted by BettinaPine Tree Activism @pinetreeactivism.org · 04/08/2026. MAINERS: Now that Todd Blanche confirmation has been advanced by the Judiciary Committee, it will come before the Senate. Call, write, email, and stand outside Susan Collins offices to let her know if she votes to confirm, she will forever be tied not only to ICE but to the Epstein mess, too. 32012
Reposted by BettinaPine Tree Activism @pinetreeactivism.org · 04/08/2026Mainers being pragmatic in Nov means to vote in droves for Troy Jackson and to dump Susan Collins, for the sake of not only Maine but all of America. #MEpolitics #MEsen #JACKSONforMAINE #VOTEherOUT 0227
Reposted by BettinaAdam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Just a reminder that the president of the United States recently had to pay almost $6 million to the woman he sexually abused and defamed, and not one reporter has asked him about it. 11140201396
Reposted by BettinaNancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 03/08/2026🚨 NEW: $36 million payment from ICE to GEO Group, for-profit prison company, on July 24 for detention services at Mesa Verde and Golden State ICE detention facility in California. ICE is a for-profit scheme paid for by taxpayers, using immigrants as commodities. www.quiverquant.com/news/Governm...quiverquant.comGovernment Contract Update: $36M payment to THE GEO GROUP, INC | GEO Stock NewsWe just received data on a $36M payment to THE GEO GROUP, INC. from the Department of Homeland Secur 30249993063
Reposted by BettinaAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 03/08/2026The President promotes Scotts Miracle-Gro in the middle of an Oval Office event: The best grass you can get. Scotts, you know Scotts? Scott's Miracle-Gro, they're doing it. They do great grass. I got to give him a plug because they did the White House for free. 140550141517
Reposted by BettinaLynn Attison @iamtherealjoan.bsky.social · 04/08/2026This is a delicious watch. Katie Phang can tell the best Truths! 032
Reposted by Bettinawishda @wishda.bsky.social · 31/07/2026The DSA in Wilmingotn, N.C. has created a "crisis" by putting benches at city bus stops, after literal decades of the city promising and failing to do so.portcitydaily.comDemocratic Socialists’ bus benches remain, city mum on next steps | Port City DailyWILMINGTON — The handmade bus benches installed by the Wilmington Democratic Socialists of America have highlighted a problem nearly everyone agrees exists: most Wave bus stops have nowhere for riders... 652860558
Reposted by BettinaAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/08/2026RFK Jr yelling at Dana Bash sounds like a rabid dog barking 3337143153494
Reposted by BettinaBarb McQuade @barbmcquade.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Our president took away funds from Americans just because they live in a state that voted against him? That violates his constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...nytimes.comTrump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for HimFederal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election. 52615227
Reposted by BettinaBudd @n7eoj.bsky.social · 24/07/2026newrepublic.com/article/2133...newrepublic.comTrump Badly Screws Susan Collins as Maine ICE Death Takes Darker TurnCollins cast some recent votes that can help likely Democratic challenger Troy Jackson tie her to Trump and to ICE. And there’s evidence that both liberals and moderates will listen. 011
Reposted by BettinaKyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 24/07/2026CAN'T MAKE IT UP: ICE deported a man to Mexico in violation of a court order in Nov., acknowledged the error and returned him to the U.S. Then they deported him to El Salvador, in violation of court-ordered torture protection. He's currently imprisoned. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... 25673183619
Reposted by BettinaNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 24/07/2026BREAKING: Paramount agreed to delay its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery while the states' lawsuit proceeds Proud to be part of the coalition opposing this dangerous merger & standing up for independent journalism, competition & our democracy👇 -TNnytimes.comParamount Agrees to Delay Warner Bros. Merger for Months (Gift Article)The company agreed to a proposed freeze until June 2027, unless a judge issues a ruling before then on a lawsuit blocking the deal. 441456322
Reposted by BettinaThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/06/2026💰 @grahamformaine.bsky.social PLATNER: “Wall Street’s takeover of our economy wasn’t an accident... We are living in a system operating exactly as intended… policy choices made by establishment politicians in the service of people who donated the most money to them. And it needs to end.” 40495302926
Reposted by BettinaNorm IV @njm4.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Pardon me, but Fuck her and her 'Bought and Paid for' votes. Leonard Leo bought her and has worked hand-in-glove with her since the Kavanaugh vote. Bribery and Pay-For-Play should be crimes, as should her insider stock trading.medium.comThe Leo Network and the Captured Court.A documented timeline: Leonard Leo, Harlan Crow, the Thomas family, Citizens United, and the systematic capture of the U.S. Supreme Court 011
Reposted by BettinaM Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 24/06/2026THIS 👇 HERE IS TRUE......👍🏼 290159515083
Reposted by Bettinabillkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 23/06/2026This is an old post but it shows how corrupt he is. 40897063284
Reposted by BettinaAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/06/2026Klobuchar: "The American people don't want to be talking every day about algae in the reflecting pool. They don't want to be talking about cage matches and arches and ballrooms. Instead, what are they dealing with? Rising healthcare costs." 711381329
Reposted by BettinaJules @itsjustjules123.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Could it have been Cheeto???🤔Worth the read newrepublic.com/post/212206/...newrepublic.comEli Lilly Approved Obesity Drug for Mystery 79-Year-Old PatientQuestions are swirling over Donald Trump’s health after a bombshell report revealed a mystery man was getting unprecedented access to a weight-loss drug. 2123
Reposted by BettinaSusan Perri @perri4health @perri4health.bsky.social · 23/06/2026North Korea~ Kim Jong-un spent an estimated $50 million building seven massive monuments and $25 million inscribing his father's name on "towers of eternal life" nationwide. 💰 Two-thirds of North Korea's people suffer from chronic food shortages. WTH is going on ? www.forbes.com/sites/sarado...forbes.comTrump’s Over-Budget ‘Vanity Projects’ Could Cost More Than $1.5 Billion—Mostly From TaxpayersRenovations to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool are nearly $12 million over Trump’s initial budget and the White House ballroom could cost $1.4 billion, up from $200 million. 712065
Reposted by BettinaThe Liberal BoJack @thelibbojack.bsky.social · 23/06/2026So he can in fact call in the National Guard whenever he wants. He just refused to do it to protect the Capitol on January 6th for 187 minutes. Glad we cleared that up. 701744657
Reposted by BettinaThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Unreal. beyond parody. 1794151724676
Reposted by BettinaLizzy Lawrence @lizzylawrence.bsky.social · 23/06/2026EXCLUSIVE: Eli Lilly gave compassionate use access to retatrutide, their unapproved powerful obesity drug, to a 79-year-old man in April. The application was arranged by a top doctor at NIH, and cleared by the FDA. www.statnews.com/2026/06/23/e...statnews.comEli Lilly gave extraordinary obesity drug access to a 79-year-old patient. Who was it?Exclusive: STAT has learned that Eli Lilly and the FDA allowed a 79-year-old to gain extraordinary access to an experimental obesity drug through the agency’s “compassionate use” program. 2293091974
Reposted by BettinaBlue Honey @devans00.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Must be nice to float through the world with no agency. Stuff happens all around but there’s absolutely nothing you can personally do to change anything. Why someone like Susan Collins who thinks like this insists on being a United States Senator is beyond me. Go home, let somebody else take role. 052
Bettina @bettifly.bsky.social · 23/06/2026This is what's most egregious to me about Collins: a refusal to take responsibility and accountability for her actions. 010
Reposted by BettinaJamal Greene @jamalgreene.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Indeed, overturning Roe entirely was 5-4. 1362
Reposted by BettinaChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 22/06/2026First of all, that's not necessarily true. Second of all, WTF sort of an answer is that? 261119183
Reposted by BettinaDemocrats Organizing For America @democratsofa.bsky.social · 07/06/2026No wonder the entrenched bureaucracy hates him to much. He's showing America that things REALLY can get better when you work on behalf of everyone, not for the Epstein class. 508244756012
Reposted by BettinaAron Lund @aronlund.bsky.social · 06/06/2026”Israel has stepped up its efforts to eavesdrop on senior American officials, including Steve Witkoff [and] Elbridge A. Colby, the Pentagon’s top policy official, and one of his main deputies, Michael P. DiMino IV.” @julianbarnes.bsky.social @erschm.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/06/06/u...nytimes.comPentagon Sees Growing Espionage Threat From Israel 65567294
Reposted by BettinaJoe Thomas @joethomas2024.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Lutnick: "The president sleeps less than me. The president sleeps 4 hours a night, working all the time. Most impressive thing you've ever seen." Imagine thinking shitposting online and watching cable news 24/7, falling asleep during cabinet meetings, are the most impressive things you have seen. 3043457571
Reposted by BettinaThe Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 03/06/2026Rep. Lieu: “The Supreme Court is out of control, out of touch with the American people…This is the most corrupt Supreme Court we’ve seen in our history, and reform is going to come next year." 803227775940
Reposted by BettinaThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Can’t be repeated enough👇🏽 Just so insane 828146415115
Reposted by BettinaM 💓🇺🇸🗽🌊🌈✨🧘♀️ @liveadivinelife.bsky.social · 03/06/2026“He Blew the Whistle on DOGE. Then His Brakes Were Cut. A federal IT staffer filed a complaint about DOGE, then went public. Shortly after Elon Musk boosted a post calling his claims false, his brake lines were cut. Now he’s suing for defamation.” @wired.com @telliotter.bsky.social #SheShedwired.comHe Blew the Whistle on DOGE. Then His Brakes Were CutA federal IT staffer filed a complaint about DOGE, then went public. Shortly after Elon Musk boosted a post calling his claims false, his brake lines were cut. Now he’s suing for defamation. 13420
Reposted by BettinaCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Page One: “.. the appointment .. has raised alarm internally among staff who question how anyone convicted in the assault on American democracy could be trusted for such a sensitive role ..” @washingtonpost.com 14927851412