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Suzanne Benton

@gemshums.bsky.social
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Retired - taught English lit & creative writing at UC Berkeley & elsewhere; Golden retriever aficionado & dog sports enthusiast; walker & traveler; writer of Haiku; lover of Mother Nature; Northern California social democrat/progressive. I BLOCK DMs!

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Suzanne Benton @gemshums.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/republican...
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Republicans Counted On An Empty Room. Whoops.
A Texas county tried to erase 140 polling places, Missouri killed the governor’s tax scheme, and Kansas buried Kobach by 24 points
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Suzanne Benton @gemshums.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Steve Schmidt called Trump, “psychologically and emotionally incontinent” and “decomposing in real time.” Is he once again, to quote George Conway, “IMPOTUS”?
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Suzanne Benton @gemshums.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
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Suzanne Benton @gemshums.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
The Trump Administration Has Been Sued 650 Times. Track These Cases. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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The Trump Administration Has Been Sued 650 Times. Track These Cases.
Follow the lawsuits and rulings that are challenging President Trump's executive orders.
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Suzanne Benton @gemshums.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Some of why I voted for Steyer for governor. www.meditationsinanemergency.com/hey-californ...
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Hey California! What Does It Take to Be Governor?
For decades most politicians who are not outright climate deniers have sounded like "oh yes, as you mention, the building is on fire and countless beings are trapped in it, and what if in a week or so...
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Suzanne Benton @gemshums.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
This excellent article led me to fierce tears. I hope everyone will read it. open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...?
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The Men of Project 2025 Are Afraid of What Women Can Do
Project 2025 is asking women to surrender autonomy, forget our own history, and call the loss dignity.
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Suzanne Benton @gemshums.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
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ICE Attacks Car Full of Kids, Leaving 6-Month-Old Baby Unconscious
ICE’s brutal crackdown on Minnesota is growing more terrifying each day.
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Suzanne Benton @gemshums.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
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Welcome back to Instagram. Sign in to check out what your friends, family & interests have been capturing & sharing around the world.
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Suzanne Benton @gemshums.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
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Suzanne Benton @gemshums.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
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2026 Will Test Our Resolve
And it’s only the first week…
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Suzanne Benton @gemshums.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
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Suzanne Benton @gemshums.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
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Suzanne Benton @gemshums.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
The CECOT segment on CBS 60 Minutes that was pulled from the most recent broadcast. Shown in Canada. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
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WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
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Suzanne Benton @gemshums.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
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Australia’s Mass Shooting Response Compared to America’s Says It All
The difference is stunning.
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Suzanne Benton @gemshums.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
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Suzanne Benton @gemshums.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
substack.com/@thedangerou...
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The Dangerous Ones (@thedangerousones)
This is FIRE 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
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Suzanne Benton @gemshums.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
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Suzanne Benton @gemshums.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
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Suzanne Benton @gemshums.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
For anyone out there who doesn’t already know for a certainty how completely unhinged and demented the main man in the White House is, please read this transcript. rollcall.com/factbase/tru...
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Roll Call Factba.se - Speech: Donald Trump Addresses the McDonald’s Impact Summit - November 17, 2025
Full transcript of Donald J. Trump: Speech: Donald Trump Addresses the McDonald’s Impact Summit - November 17, 2025
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Suzanne Benton @gemshums.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
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Suzanne Benton @gemshums.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
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Suzanne Benton @gemshums.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
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Suzanne Benton @gemshums.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
What are we going to do about this? The house is on fire.
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Suzanne Benton @gemshums.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
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Suzanne Benton @gemshums.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
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Suzanne Benton @gemshums.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Miller has always been an entitled fascist. www.facebook.com/reel/1210649...
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1.1M views · 21K reactions | The clip that best sums up the spirit driving the American government right now… -The Tennessee Holler | The Resistance
The clip that best sums up the spirit driving the American government right now… -The Tennessee Holler.
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Suzanne Benton @gemshums.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
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Gynger St Clare (@gynger)
This is a good read. I believe serious and unbending efforts toward Blue state secession is the only way to end MAGA and save America, politically. Culturally? Thats the real change that needs to h...
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Suzanne Benton @gemshums.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
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Suzanne Benton @gemshums.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
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Suzanne Benton @gemshums.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
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Conservative network Newsmax agrees to pay $67M in defamation case over bogus 2020 election claims
The conservative network Newsmax has agreed to pay $67 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of defaming a voting equipment company by spreading lies about President Donald Trump’s 2020 election los...
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Suzanne Benton @gemshums.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
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Suzanne Benton @gemshums.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
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Suzanne Benton @gemshums.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Borrowed from my sister: This is a perfect example of how one “picture is worth a thousand words” and nails the sense of superiority that conspiracy theorists wrap themselves in. I follow science, and those who write about what is well-researched … not fake news intended to inflame and divide. 
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Perfectarc @perfectarc.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
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Mjkwho @mjkwho.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
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Suzanne Benton @gemshums.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
My husband says a man who will cheat at golf will cheat at anything. Certainly true with the Trumpepstein monster!
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
She’s not wrong
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Steven Brown @bluephoenix718.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
This Jennifer Rubin interview with Rep. Jamie Raskin is an absolute must watch and listen!!!👇
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Suzanne Benton @gemshums.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
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Suzanne Benton @gemshums.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
I guess trump’s ego parade was a bust. Tanks & all.
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Suzanne Benton @gemshums.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Want to freak out a MAGA cultist? Share this with them: Genetic research shows that all humans alive today share mitochondrial DNA from a single woman, nicknamed "Mitochondrial Eve," who lived around 150,000 to 200,000 years ago in Africa.
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Suzanne Benton @gemshums.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Fascinating
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Bren @kindofnerdy.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
WOW. 🥲♥️ THIS is the message we need to send....These masked thugs who are rounding up mothers, zip typing the hands of children, and grabbing law-abiding immigrants outside courthouses are shameful fucking cowards! #SHAME
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Suzanne Benton @gemshums.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
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Suzanne Benton @gemshums.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
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Indivisible And Partners Announce ‘NO KINGS’ Nationwide Day of Defiance on Flag Day, During Trump’s Birthday Parade
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