Reposted by Betty 💜nora "the tea kobold" rude (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · 15/01/2026every time i log on something horrible is happening but also people are trying really hard to help 82508492
Reposted by Betty 💜Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 04/04/2025Friendly reminder that anyone within the jurisdiction of the United States is entitled to due process. It is NOT dependent on one's citizenship, immigration, or criminal status. 612916655
Reposted by Betty 💜Satan @thedevil.bsky.social · 04/04/2025The road to fascism is paved with bitches telling you “it’s not that serious” 196140662826
Reposted by Betty 💜Kara Jorgensen @authorkaraj.bsky.social · 04/04/2025If you're protesting tomorrow, wear a mask! A) protects you from survellaince B) there will be a lot of people and covid is still around as well as measles and the flu 313441
Reposted by Betty 💜Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH @geauxgabrielle.blacksky.app · 05/04/2025Y’all gotta go read books. There’s no way around it. Read books. Form your own opinions. LEARN THINGS. READ BOOKS WHILE LIBRARIES ARE STILL AROUND 264142042879
Reposted by Betty 💜Carmen 📚 Latinx Book Influencer 📚 @tomesandtextiles.bsky.social · 29/03/2025EIGHT. FIGURE. DEAL. Imagine how many authors, especially BIPOC and Latinx authors who are severely underrepresented in publishing, could have gotten a start instead of two people who probably won’t even write this book themselves. 714428
Reposted by Betty 💜LaurenWalshArt @laurenwalshart.bsky.social · 23/03/2025The hardest lesson to learn when you are recovering from depression is that your isolation is just making you worse. Go be with friends that uplift you and love you. It works wonders. 1003474628
Reposted by Betty 💜John Green @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social · 19/03/2025Just met with some lovely folks who until recently worked at USAID and their implementing partners. Moving, heartbreaking, and enraging to hear the long-term impacts and wasted potential of our sudden, chaotic abandonment of global health aid. 161991147
Reposted by Betty 💜Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 19/03/2025it’s amazing how the last 12 years or so have completely destroyed the sense of elite mystique that used to surround these people and I do think that social media had a big role in that 2555765
Reposted by Betty 💜It's Going Down @igd.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Jewish students at Columbia university today organized a demonstration in solidarity with anti-war student organizer Mahmoud Khalil and to denounce Trump's attacks on public education and protest. Photo via @/Columbia_psc 7789942486
Reposted by Betty 💜Beth Popp Berman @epopppp.bsky.social · 11/03/2025This isn't going to get the attention of Columbia, but it's at least as bad: the University of Maine is having its funding cut off because the governor of Maine dared to challenge Trump. 10543982115
Reposted by Betty 💜John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 10/03/2025A quick post-cruise refresher from me before I do any serious delving into any particular current events: Fuck fascists Fuck -phobes Fuck wealthy sociopaths Fuck immigrant-haters Fuck sexists Fuck anyone who wants to invade Canada and/or Mexico Fuck vaccine deniers Fuck this administration Etc, etc 2828340884
Reposted by Betty 💜Keezy Young🌼 @keezyyoung.bsky.social · 12/03/2025I love it how daylight savings just moves things over slightly but instead of adapting my brain is like "what if now we didn't sleep ever 🙂↔️" 825617
Reposted by Betty 💜Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 11/03/2025It’s a weird moment in American life, we’re being held hostage by an autocrat who is nakedly corrupt but also just not very smart 228104481615
Reposted by Betty 💜Stephanie Kennedy @wordswithsteph.bsky.social · 11/03/2025•••••BREAKING••••• The measles outbreak in western Texas is rapidly growing, with 25 new cases confirmed in just the last five days. In West Texas alone, there are now a total of 223 confirmed cases, according to new data released by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS). Watch.. 920112983781
Reposted by Betty 💜adrienne maree brown @adriennemareebrown.bsky.social · 28/02/2025- make boycott your default practice - tell your friends and family (esp those not on social media or connected to movement) why you’re boycotting - ask them to join you! 1842963
Reposted by Betty 💜Fight for Progress @fightforprogress.org · 28/02/2025Tomorrow, people across the country are participating in an Economic Blackout—a coordinated effort to withhold spending for 24 hours to send a powerful message about economic justice, corporate greed, and political accountability. 1034248939
Reposted by Betty 💜Dr Emma Hodcroft @firefoxx66.bsky.social · 28/02/2025I don't know how else to say this except for bluntly: It is not normal to have outbreaks of preventable diseases in wealthy countries. It is not normal to have children dying from preventable diseases in wealthy countries. This is the first US measles death in 10 years. There should be none. 121372400
Reposted by Betty 💜Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 27/02/202536% of all banned books contain a character or a real person of color. But sure, this is about protecting the children. people.com/sex-claims-e...people.com'Explicit' Sex Claims ‘Exaggerated,’ Black and LGBTQ+ Characters Overwhelmingly Targeted, New Book Ban Analysis FindsA new PEN America analysis of books banned during the 2023-2024 school year shows which stories were disproportionately removed from shelves — and debunks “exaggerated” claims about books that feature... 17376501946
Betty 💜 @bettyreads222.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Having different responses to how are you 2 months into the worst chronic pain is a fun game. 000
Reposted by Betty 💜Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 27/02/2025Maybe instead of purging the Social Security workers who make sure seniors get their checks on time, we should be expanding benefits to make life a little easier for your parents and grandparents. 861251685048
Reposted by Betty 💜Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Per Dr Atul Gawande, ex USAID: “All malaria supplies protecting 53 million people, mostly children, including bed nets, diagnostics, preventive drugs, and treatments – terminated.” There are no words that sufficiently describe this level of cruelty and sadism. 11323759713701
Reposted by Betty 💜🎃 Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 28/02/2025My least favorite news stories are going to be “these white women voted for trump and now look at their shitty lives.” 511191101
Reposted by Betty 💜Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 28/02/2025It's not doomscrolling, it's just moisturizing with fear-sweat 1961156
Reposted by Betty 💜Atul Gawande @agawande.bsky.social · 27/02/2025Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts. Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵 420112326199
Reposted by Betty 💜Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 28/02/2025me: wow it's wild how many people want to abduct me since we started dating Bruce Wayne: It's a mystery only the worlds greatest detective can solve 112418
Reposted by Betty 💜Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 27/02/2025TOMORROW- Friday, February 28th is BLACKOUT FRIDAY! If you believe we are in danger of losing our Democracy forever, FIGHT BACK! Let's make our voices heard in numbers too big to ignore. JOIN US if you've had it with Comrade Krasnov. 🤬 🇷🇺 #24HourEconomicBlackout 21866633722942
Reposted by Betty 💜Martha Rich Art Projects @martharichart.bsky.social · 27/02/2025I made this the other night while procrastinating, mainly because I thought all the posts about the blackout were boring. It feels like there is momentum bringing people together! 29194124911
Reposted by Betty 💜Debbie Northway 🇦🇺🦘🐨 @debbienorthway.bsky.social · 25/02/2025American Economic Blackout 18282183
Reposted by Betty 💜Courtney Enlow @courtenlow.bsky.social · 24/02/2025Park rangers are the librarians of outside (compliment) 514666517
Reposted by Betty 💜Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 25/02/2025Check the calendars/websites/etc. of your state and US representation for town halls and go. And if they don’t have any scheduled – call them to tell them to schedule some. 15716
Reposted by Betty 💜Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 25/02/2025Contacting your govt (congress.gov/members/find-y…) · Contact only those who represent you · Calls are best. Emails, faxes are a waste. Letters REALLY get attention. · Interns answer the calls, letters, etc. and then tally the results to see what people care aboutcongress.gov 46226
Reposted by Betty 💜Rachel Bitecofer @rachelbitecofer.bsky.social · 25/02/2025Quality, reputable journalism to support: · Atlantic, New Yorker: About $100/year · New Republic: About $40/year · ProPublica: You can subscribe at ANY level · Mother Jones: Inexpensive · Wired (Great reporting on DOGE): Inexpensive 822377
Reposted by Betty 💜Boze Herrington, Library Owl @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social · 23/02/2025Ursula le Guin, on the accusation that fantasy is an escape from reality 53120274307
Reposted by Betty 💜anything kpop and more ✔️ @allkpop.bsky.social · 25/02/2025"Übermensch" by G-Dragon, out now. 🟢: open.spotify.com/album/4FviRd... 0105
Reposted by Betty 💜anything kpop and more ✔️ @allkpop.bsky.social · 20/02/2025G Dragon's upcoming single "Drama", out Tuesday. 0113
Reposted by Betty 💜Morgan Jerkins @mjerkins.bsky.social · 19/02/2025Today, I found out that the Department of Defense banned the Well-Read Black Girl anthology by Glory Edim. I was one of its contributors. I'm really hurt right now. So if you have it in you, please buy books by Black women from independent bookstores. 438188764271