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Becky Schigiel

@bsfromky.bsky.social
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Reluctant Midwesterner. Family. Puppy. Poetry. Get your Church out of my State.

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 16h
A great deal happened today. But nothing more important than this. SCOTUS allows Trump Administration to continue sending detained migrants to third countries with which the migrants have no prior connection. Just appalling.
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honor sachs @drhonor.bsky.social · 20h
One of the main reasons fraternities still exist is that membership signals to potential employers that you’re capable of keeping institutional secrets, even when it means covering up illegal behavior.
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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 17h
I spoke to @usatoday.com about data on sexual violence at Cornell. Victimization rates are increasing and reporting rates are falling. “Together… those two trendlines tell me that all students, including victims and perpetrators, believe that there is impunity for sexual assault at Cornell.”
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Cornell rarely expels students in sex assault cases | Exclusive
A third of undergraduate women say they've been sexually assaulted. But on average, Cornell reported expelling just one attacker per year.
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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 18h
The punishment for the disgusting Cornell rapists was to simply write an essay about their heinous crime whilst women can be thrown in jail for using abortion healthcare services. That’s the fucked up timeline we’re living in.
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leftylady.bsky.social @leftylady.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Texans, time to vote like our lives depend on it! Early VOTING in Texas begins October 19. Please check your registration now! Vote in person if you can.
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Becky Schigiel @bsfromky.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
kentuckylantern.com/2026/06/04/f... Like JD, I am NOT Appalachian, but my family has ties. The proposals here would go a long way toward healing.
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Commentary: Five decades later, the mountains still need what they never got • Kentucky Lantern
When I published “Annihilating the Hillbilly” in 1971, the manifesto argued that the stereotyping of Appalachian people was not folklore but a tool. Coal operators, federal agencies, national media, a...
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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 27/09/2026
“It’s like a workout in a hotbox.” Wildland firefighters work an average of 13.8 hours per shift in extreme heat, often for weeks at a time. The relentless heat, stress and smoke can take a serious toll on their bodies and their ability to make lifesaving decisions.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The techbros don't want you to see this trailer. Pass it on.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Find out where you can watch the film here.
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MUSK | Only In Select Theaters October 9, Nationwide October 16
An incisive look behind the legend of Elon Musk, the world’s most heralded “inventor-entrepreneur” who has enormous influence on the world in which we all live.
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Becky Schigiel @bsfromky.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I mean, only if it’s dedicated to ALL assassinated presidents. That’s fair.
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Angry Blue Man @angryblueman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
We the people, must demand the ability to recall a president and his corrupt administration without needing to go through congress.
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moon dust ✨ 10❕ @housefiinch.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
watching the president look stupid in public is funny for about 4 seconds before remembering he’s ruining all of everyone’s lives
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darren32359.bsky.social @darren32359.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
CEO pay is up 1,316% since 1978, while typical worker pay is up just 28%. CEOs are now paid 325 TIMES as much as the typical worker in their industry, according to @epi.org Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
These are human beings
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johnedwinmason @johnedwinmason.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Genuinely shocking news. It's hard to see the closing of the oldest & most influential African Studies Center (at a historically white university) as anything other than an ominous sign of the times.
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Kentucky Hills @meliakelley.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
I just keep thinking that this is so bizarre. In any authoritarian takeover, getting the military behind you is paramount. Then I realize they really are just incompetent, corrupt buffoons who don't care about anyone else.
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
If Biden had thrown Trump in the slammer we wouldn't be here. You can piss and moan all you want but J6 was history books shit and history books shit requires the President to do President shit. And he didn't. And now the guy who saved millions has to eat shit from a penis like Ron Johnson
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Alyssa Harad @alyssaharad.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
This is so scary.
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Becky Schigiel @bsfromky.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
This. They seem to have no ability to de-escalate, only escalate. This makes police inherently dangerous.
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Becky Schigiel @bsfromky.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
What is this WERE shit? Driving around rural WI, I sometimes still use a big paper atlas. When phone service dies, that’s how I get where I’m going.
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Andrea LaFlamme @andrealaflamme.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
“There may be.” FFS. Forget the flags. I have a literal masters degree in public health, I’m an actual union leader (in my second term as chapter president,) I’m a college professor, and a reproductive health advocate. And people are quibbling over if he abused his exes enough to be disqualifying.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
This video camera study showed that less than 5% of people on bikes broke traffic laws while riding bikes, yet 66% of people did so while driving. And perhaps even more importantly, if you REALLY want even MORE bike-riders to obey laws, build more protected bike infrastructure. Via @carltonreid.com
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Cyclists Break Far Fewer Road Rules Than Motorists, Finds New Video Study
Busting the myth of the "scofflaw cyclist" Danish Road Directorate studies reveal that while 66% of motorists routinely break road traffic laws only 5% of cyclists do so. Law breaking by cyclists is h...
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Radio Free America @radiofreeflorida.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Cities like Tucson, LA, Minneapolis, and Chicago remain at ground zero in the fight to protect the civil rights of everyone. Tip of the hat to Tim Steller of the Arizona Daily Star. #RadioFreeAmerica #politics
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Becky Schigiel @bsfromky.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
This is real?because c’mon c’mon c’mon
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Eugene R @eugener.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Can the President pass the Presidential Fitness Test? Asking for a country.
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 30/04/2026
Justice Alito "concludes that compliance with the Voting Rights Act isn’t a good enough reason to enact a redistricting plan that accounts for minority voters." Huh.
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The Supreme Court Hacks Away at the Voting Rights Act Yet Again
Get ready for new fights over racist gerrymandering.
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ms_intexas @msintexas.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
“He didn’t even know what he was signing! He was asleep the whole time! They had to tell him and I don’t even think he still knew” Trump about Joe Biden.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 30/04/2026
Kind of weird that the president is a rapist, and a court reaffirmed it, and everyone knows it, and we're all just going about our days like normal.
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Nightmarica @n1ghtmarica.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
So this sketchy thing happened. The acct that's supposed to be Democrats.org (the DNC...presumably) decided to do what appears to be an endorsement of Platner before the primaries Note that pre-primary nominations for candidates are not legal in the state of Maine.
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Leo @leoglickman.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Yeah but AOC said uh while speaking about china.
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One Man Replication Apocalypse @prso.works · 26/04/2026
really cool that the reaction to rising traffic violence is not "we should restructure our built environment to discourage reckless driving" but rather "DITIGAL PANOPTICON NOW ALL HAIL METALANTIROOGLE"
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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
The two known would-be Trump assassins (Crooks and Routh) were *both Republicans* and *one-time Trump supporters*. The first was indifferent as to whether he harmed Democrats or Republicans—choosing Trump only because he had an event nearby. And Allen didn't target Trump at all.
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Becky Schigiel @bsfromky.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
So I think that his definition of “taking care of” a disabled relative and mine might be a little different. His might be something Noem could relate to.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
ICE has violated almost 100 court orders. Let me say that another way. 100 times ICE was caught brazenly ignoring the law. 100 times a court told them to immediately stop. And 100 times they ignored the order. That's an out-of-control agency that shouldn't get another dime.
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Ypsilanti District Library @ypsilibrary.org · 23/04/2026
Not all magic has a cover charge. Happy National Library Week ✨
Screenshot of a tweet from Jonathan Edward Durham (@thisone0verhere) reading: Mostly I go to the library for books, but also sometimes I just go to exist in a space that's organized, peaceful, comfortable, welcoming, and run by somebody who actually seems to know what they're doing, because I'm not sure where else to get that energy. The tweet is overlaid on a photo of a cozy library reading room with warm wood shelves, large windows, and mid-century modern seating.
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anxiouspepper.bsky.social @anxiouspepper.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
I don't get it... Maybe because I'm old, but would never even think about going to a stinky place with tons of people even in my younger days (introvert)... Now you tell me that the owners are maga making money off of the people they hate??? Yeah, that's a fk no.
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a dog is looking at the camera with the words `` no no no no no no no no no nope '' written on the bottom .
ALT: a dog is looking at the camera with the words `` no no no no no no no no no nope '' written on the bottom .
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Becky Schigiel @bsfromky.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Omg hahaha are they trying to “Everybody does it” for pedophilia because Mamdani and Obama led storytime?! Yep, that’s exactly like hanging out in teen model dressing rooms and raping kids on secret sex islands. Exactly the same thing.
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
bring back shame
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Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 20/04/2026
A senior law enforcement official said the situation fit the description of an active shooter. That meant officers should have gone into the Hortman home to confront Vance Boelter and not waited to deploy drones.
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Newly released records detail police response to lawmaker attacks
Authorities first identified Vance Boelter as a suspect within three hours of the start of the politically motivated rampage.
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
None of this is normal.
Screenshot of a Substack note by account 'JoJoFromJerz' that says: 'In a sane administration, the FBI Director doesn’t go on the morning news to prove he’s not a drunk, the Defense Secretary doesn’t quote Tarantino to prove he’s a man of God, and the President doesn’t take multiple cognitive exams to prove he’s not insane.'
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Talia "ATTACK DOGS is out now!" Bhatt ⚢ @taliabhatt.itch.io · 20/04/2026
A more consistent find is that adult partners of teen moms tend to be about eight years older on average.
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Talia "ATTACK DOGS is out now!" Bhatt ⚢ @taliabhatt.itch.io · 20/04/2026
It is important to keep in mind that a lot of the natalist panic in the West is in response to a successful feminist push to reduce the rates of child rape. (Teenage girls are statistically most often knocked up by adult men. I think the average age is around 23.)
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Becky Schigiel @bsfromky.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Maybe it all comes down to this: Companies are not people and should not have manifestos. However, businesses are like people in that the ones with manifestos are generally not safe to be around.
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Fight The Right… 👊🏼👊🏽👊🏿 @wtafc.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
"The American Academy of Pediatrics — which has come out in favor of gender-affirming treatment for minors —declined NPR's request for an interview. The group's media representative said every pediatrician she approached was too scared of retaliation to comment publicly." www.npr.org/2026/04/17/n...
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Families left reeling after hospitals in blue states drop transgender care for youth
Massachusetts passed laws and joined lawsuits to protect access to gender-affirming care for minors. But faced with the Trump administration's threats, some hospitals voluntarily stopped care.
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Traders placed over $1 billion in perfectly timed bets on the Iran war. What is going on? Suspicious wagers on the US-Israel war in Iran are creating huge windfalls and raising concerns among lawmakers. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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Traders placed over $1bn in perfectly timed bets on the Iran war. What is going on?
Suspicious wagers on the US-Israel war in Iran are creating huge windfalls and raising concerns among lawmakers
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 19/04/2026
Damn. She doesn’t mince words 💥 “JD Vance telling our Pope to be very careful about speaking about theology. It’s a veiled threat. These guys are thugs and murderers.”
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