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Beth G. OD

@bg2020.bsky.social
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I care about people and the health of humanity in this time of peril for democracy and the climate crisis. Liberal progressive Democrat. Member of Indivisible since 2017. Married 50+ years, retired eye doctor (OD), gardener, reader, lover of horses .

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Before the week begins, I have a specific request: Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket and share its content. demdock.com/4w6emld
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Scott Smith @canaansdad1987.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
We need to save our country. #VoteBlueIn39Days #USDemocracy
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This is honestly the dumbest shit I’ve ever heard
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Beth G. OD @bg2020.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I'm attending No Kings's event, “No Kings: Vote Early, Owatonna Steele County, MN” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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No Kings: Vote Early, Owatonna Steele County, MN · No Kings
9:30-11:30am Gather at the Owatonna Public Library to write postcards to voters, then attend thecprotest rally at noon on W. Bridge St, followed by 2 Bridge Brigades over Interstate 35 in Owatonna and...
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Indivisible Westside LA ❌👑 @indivisiblewestsidela.com · 17/09/2026
The heat waves, devastating storms, landslides, & climate weirding....it's here, it's terrible, but YOU CAN STOP THE MADNESS! VOTE EARLY! VOTE CLIMATE! Vote against the war & against ICE! LET'S DO IT #VoteEarly #NoKings @indivisible.org @kittywestmeow.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social
Freeway signs over the 405 in LA: CLIMATE CHANGE IS NO JOKE—VOTE EARLY and of course NO WAR NO ICE
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Socialist Roger Marshall demands more government welfare for his voters after Trump and the Republican Party wrecked their businesses.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I wish the media had the same urgency about the state of Mitch McConnell as they did for Kamala's W-2 from McDonald's in the 80s.
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AmusedMuse Fellina 🦋 🖇️ @devikk.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Any government that treats Canada like a problem and Putin like a partner is not confused, it’s corrupted to the bone. Canada is a neighbor. Putin is a war criminal. If your politics can’t tell the difference, your politics are trash. And your stench will follow you for generations.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
So now we’re supposed to hate Canada and love Putin? That’s where we are at with this corrupt gangster government?
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
According to www.graphtracks.com/stats/bluesk..., I am the second most engaged accounts on BlueSky. But we need need ALL accounts to relentlessly be asking for the Epstein files to be released,
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Top 100 Bluesky Accounts by Engagement (24h) | GraphTracks
Live-updated top 100 Bluesky accounts by engagement. See who's trending in the last 24 hours. Discover creators and track stats.
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Lynn @lynnf.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
@hcrichardson.bsky.social www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...
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michnutrish.bsky.social @michnutrish.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
#VisibilityBrigade #newjersey #democracy #economy #war @maddow.bsky.social #flock @visibilitybrigade.bsky.social @rosaliewong.bsky.social @thegodshow.com @emmatk.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social #midterms #vote #vets #corruption #midterms #canada #inflation #vote #fascism #iran #epstein
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
From Hopium: - Trump's clown show has become a raging, dangerous global dumpster fire - State Party/DNC "Democracy Protector" training series kicks off tonight, 8pm ET - New videos from Brian Poindexter & James Talarico - Zelenskyy closes Russian air space 👇 www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/trumps-clo...
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Trump’s Clown Show Has Become A Raging, Dangerous Global Dumpster Fire
The great Stuart Stevens is coming by today at Noon ET | State Party Democracy Protector Training Tonight at 8pm ET
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/09/2026
Lutnick: "The way the president is playing Iran -- there haven't been American deaths, it's really just an economic choke-out ... " (There have been 18 American deaths!)
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Dave Robinson @daverobinson.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Canadians are sharing this with their American friends as the anniversary of 911 approaches:
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Rural hospitals closing or shutting down key departments like obstetrics will be one of the biggest stories of 2027. Democrats need to make it one of the biggest stories of the next two months.
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Republicans Built a Medicaid Time Bomb. It Goes Off After the Election.
It's Democrats' job to explain what's coming and who must be blamed by November.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
“.. In June, the FBI quietly lowered some of the standards it uses .. even if candidates acknowledged they engaged in sexually deviant activities or stole from an employer.” @cbsnews.com www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-can...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
They misspelled the word stole.
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Beth G. OD @bg2020.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
If only we could cooperate again on say the JCPOA or the Paris Climate Accords or the International Court of Justice. Hmmm? 🤔
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
"There is no basis under federal law to get the post office involved in monitoring the security, or monitoring who is casting ballots. ...
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
"I think the only reason why anybody—who is in the position that Donald Trump is in—would want (the post office to check the mail against voting lists provided by DHS and by the states) is to create chaos in a congressional election that he's almost sure to get beaten in."
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Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 15/08/2026
Today's daily reminder that the UAE is currently engaged in a genocide in Sudan using weapons they receive from the US and money they receive from our tourism dollars, and every celebrity who lives or vacations in Dubai or Abu Dhabi is knowingly funding it.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps. McDonald's CEO raked in $20.5M in 2025 — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay. Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 958x the company's median employee pay. See the problem?
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God @thegodshow.com · 14/08/2026
Their assets are frozen, construction is suspended, and their deal is under investigation for fraud. SMITE!
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Bless The Albanians Who Stopped Jared And Ivanka
Dear Humans,
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
It’s not radical to believe you should be able to afford groceries, see a doctor, breathe clean air, and drink clean water. There’s nothing more American than fighting for a government of, by, and for the people.
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Veronica 🇺🇸 🇮🇹 🇺🇦 🇳🇴 🇲🇽 🇩🇪 🇨🇦 🍁 🇸🇪 🇵🇷 @vero1986.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Every single nominee of trumps entire cabinet lied to get confirmed. Blanche is no different. He will do ANYTHING trump wants. DO not confirm him. You will regret it when he comes for you for asking a question trump didn't like. You were warned ⚠️
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 14/07/2026
Susan Collins could have insisted on guardrails or measures to rein in abuses. She didn’t and now her state is being terrorized by ICE.
(over an image of Susan Collins) JUST LAST MONTH, SUSAN COLLINS VOTED FOR $38 BILLION IN ADDITIONAL ICE FUNDING
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14/07/2026
POCAN: I think the problem is you're talking to rich people. Maybe this will help. Who pays tariffs? LOEFFLER: 80% of tariffs are paid by foreign countries POCAN: Okay. That would be like me saying I have long flowing red hair. It's complete BS. Small businesses pay tariffs.
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Ian Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Netherlands confirms it will host Nuremberg-style tribunal for Russia kyivindependent.com/netherlands-...
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Netherlands confirms it will host Nuremberg-style tribunal for Russia
"The decision will make it possible to hold Russia's senior political and military leadership to account specifically for the crime of aggression, not merely for its consequences," Zelensky said.
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Marjan Geotraveler @marjangeotraveler.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Another reason to vote democratic this election.
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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
What a week! Votes canceled, a major housing bill left unsigned, and more attacks on basic food and hunger programs. Enough with the lies! The overwhelming majority of people benefiting from SNAP are kids, seniors, and people living with disabilities. Every day, we're fighting for our communities!
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Sunnieskye @sunnieskye.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Heather Cox Richardson has been posting vids that celebrate the American spirit via our past. They’re called 250 to 250, and I love watching them! This one is about Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock, and why he performed the blazing rendition of our anthem. TIL he was a paratrooper in our armed services.
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Jimi Hendrix’s “The Star-Spangled Banner” Live at Woodstock, Narrated by Justice Brown
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Class, in accordance with Texas’s new law, we are going to engage in Bible study. Please open you Bibles to Ezekiel 23:20. “There she lusted after her lovers, whose penises were like those of donkeys and whose ejaculations were like that of horses.” The Bible, pornography for the WHOLE family!
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Good advice for Vlad.
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Jim of Pennsyltucky @jimdigs.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
There is no one in the Trump administration qualified to negotiate with the Iranians. Especially on the plutonium issue. #Iran #USA
The original 2015 Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA) was negotiated between Iran, the European Union, and the P5+1 (the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Russia, and China).

Nuclear experts played a vital role by moving from background consulting to the main negotiating table.

Scientist Diplomacy.

The breakthrough was led by peer-to-peer negotiations between the top U.S. and Iranian nuclear officials, both MIT trained nuclear scientists who used shared physics expertise to solve political stalemates.

Technical Constraints.

Experts calculated the exact mathematical limits needed to push Iran's weapon breakout time to at least one year. They set strict caps on uranium enrichment (3.67%), limited centrifuge counts, and redesigned reactors to prevent plutonium production.

Strict Verification.

Nuclear inspectors from the IAEA designed an incredibly intrusive monitoring system to track Iran's entire nuclear supply chain and prevent any secret operations.

Trump's deal was negotiated by his son-in-law, a golfing buddy, Little Marco, and his scapegoat JD Vance. I think the first agreement was far superior than the surrender

Trump has just given the Iranians.
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Carolyn O'Daly @c-o-d.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Watergate...when Republicans still had ethics. Watergate | Talk & Draw with Liza Donnelly & Heather Cox Richardson
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Watergate | Talk & Draw with Liza Donnelly & Heather Cox Richardson
Tomorrow is the anniversary of the 1972 Watergate break in.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
A federal judge Tuesday rejected the Trump Justice Department’s attempt to defend Ohio’s restrictive new voting law, finding its proposed filing redundant, disconnected and too late to help the court ahead of a major hearing next week. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Trump DOJ bid to defend Ohio’s anti-voting law is useless and untimely, court rules
It is exceedingly rare for a judge to reject a statement of interest from the DOJ. Courts typically show deference to the DOJ’s interest in virtually any case.
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Mike Quigley @quigley.house.gov · 16/06/2026
Former WWE Head Linda McMahon is now trying to remove special ed and civil rights from the Department of Education entirely.
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michnutrish.bsky.social @michnutrish.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
#VisibilityBrigade #usa #billionaires #democracy #election #vets #rights #dday #environment @visibilitybrigade.bsky.social @rosaliewong.bsky.social @jesscraven101.bsky.social @emmatk.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social #midterms #kidnap #unwell #sleepy #war #fascism #ice #ice #freedom #fraud
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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 12/06/2026
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Friday to reinstall exhibits and signs touching on topics like slavery and climate change that it had removed from parks and monuments nationwide "that do not align with its preferred narrative."
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Trump administration must restore history, science materials at parks, US judge rules
A federal judge ordered the ​Trump administration on ‌Friday to reinstall exhibits and signs touching on ​topics like slavery ​and climate change that it ⁠had removed from ​parks and monuments nationwide "that ​do not align with its preferred narrative."
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Becca K @rebeccakelton.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
#huntsvillevisibilitybrigade About 6 months into an amazing and surprising journey with very cool people… I’m so proud of the work we’ve done, and cautiously optimistic enough about the future to keep working. @hcrichardson.bsky.social @visibilitybrigade.bsky.social @michnutrish.bsky.social
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Josh Manning @joshmanning.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
States leading the way.
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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 31/05/2026
“Government stats say incomes after adjusting for inflation are now declining YoY. What do you say to that?” “Yeah, well, we are also starving people and kicking them off health care”
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Privatizing prisons and detention facilities is one of the worst public policy decisions this country has ever made. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Stephen Miller’s pathological hatred of immigrants has made stupidity and cruelty official policy across every department of the federal government. “Only American citizens and green card holders can be airport janitors” is ridiculous. This man legally worked there for almost 30 years!
But last summer, Ms. Molina, 65, was abruptly fired from her $19.75-per-hour cleaning job, alongside dozens of other immigrants who have long legally worked at Logan. Her supervisor told her she no longer had clearance to enter secure areas at the airport. The Trump administration had decided that only U.S. citizens, green card holders and others with more permanent forms of residency should be granted access, according to a lawsuit that a labor union filed in federal court.
"I didn't understand what was going on," said Ms. Molina, who has been living legally in the United States under Temporary Protected Status, a humanitarian program that shelters people from troubled countries until they can safely return home. "I had worked hard at my job. This news put me in a state of shock."
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Despite court order to do so, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum would not commit to taking Trump's name off the Kennedy Center On CNN, Burgum instead waffled and noted there could be an appeal
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 29/05/2026
HELL YEAH‼️ And this needs to happen to everything that Trump forces his name on.
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altNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
We're going to end up with someone who traveled to Congo and ends up on a NYC subway before they're showing symptoms or something... and that's all it'll take. Forgot the hantavirus... Ebola is SCARY BAD SHIT!
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The Watchdog Coalition @thewatchdogco.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Congress must act now. Pass the bill to create an independent 25th Amendment Commission so we’re never again stuck with an unfit president who endangers the country. This is how we protect America from chaos.
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Tell Congress: Pass Raskin’s Bill to Create 25th Amendment Commission
Contact Congress today!
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