Sign in

Ilona V Bell 🌲🌻🐾

@ivbell.bsky.social
930 followers 701 following 1.8K posts

Accountant, reader, oh shit Knitter, Jesus follower, feeder of birds, generally devoted parent, grandparent and spouse and love living in the PNW. She/her

PostsRepliesMedia
Reposted by Ilona V Bell 🌲🌻🐾
Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 19h
Did you know the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) at the Library of Congress also serves people with reading disabilities like dyslexia? If you find it difficult to use print because of a reading disability, you can still enjoy reading with free audiobooks from NLS! 🧵
A girl with dyslexia listens to an NLS audiobook while reading along with the printed text. NLS photo.
16216
Reposted by Ilona V Bell 🌲🌻🐾
Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 19h
Hey Wikipedia, tell me about Francis Bellamy, the minister who wrote the Pledge of Allegiance that Linda McMahon wants school children to recite every morning.
Secretary Linda McMa... • • Follow ...
22h •
Not now, not ever.
AMERICA WILL NEVER BE A SOCIALIST COUNTRY
MAKE EDUCATION GREAT AGAIN
809
460
22Bellamy was a Christian socialist, who
"championed 'the rights of working people and the equal distribution of economic resources, which he believed was inherent in the teachings of Jesus!"[6. In 1891, Bellamy was
"forced from his Boston pulpit for preaching against the evils of capitalism" [3] and eventually stopped attending church altogether after moving to Florida, reportedly because of the racism he witnessed there. '0! Francis's
career as a preacher ended because of his tendency to describe Jesus as a socialist. In the 21st century, Bellamy is considered an early American democratic socialist.""]
14652210
Reposted by Ilona V Bell 🌲🌻🐾
Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 19h
The Secure Rural Schools program—created by Oregon's own @wyden.senate.gov—is a lifeline for rural communities, providing funding that keeps schools and libraries open, maintains roads, and keeps communities safe. We need to pass this extension.
nrtoday.com
Wyden, Merkley introduce bill to extend secure rural school funding
On Thursday, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley were joined by their Idaho colleagues Republican Senators Mike Crapo and Jim Risch, in introducing legislation that would extend funding
05818
Ilona V Bell 🌲🌻🐾 @ivbell.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
So many fun ones - great thread!
111
Reposted by Ilona V Bell 🌲🌻🐾
Tim Marchman @timmarchman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
NEW: The ICE agent seen wearing a hi-vis vest and waving around an AR-style rifle at the scene of the shooting in New York was a supervisor named Brenden Cuni, who has a history of alleged violence and lying in court. @dmehro.bsky.social, @awinston.bsky.social, and @regret.bsky.social report:
wired.com
ICE Agent at NYC Shooting Has History of Alleged Violence and Illegal Arrests
Brenden Cuni, an ICE supervisor, has been accused of excessive force and tackling a pregnant woman to the ground. Several of his arrests were later found to be unlawful in federal court.
201345619
Reposted by Ilona V Bell 🌲🌻🐾
Will Harris @willharrisinva.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
in space, no one can hear your grocery prices going down.
071
Reposted by Ilona V Bell 🌲🌻🐾
jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 09/10/2026
i am genuinely shocked by the psychotic bloodthirst on display with hegseth
3117653685
Ilona V Bell 🌲🌻🐾 @ivbell.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This is infuriating. Hands off Head Start!
000
Reposted by Ilona V Bell 🌲🌻🐾
Goldstein (still not a pseudonym) @goldstein.latinsky.app · 08/10/2026
So...if I understand correctly, the FBI strung along a child for 2 years and then lured him into attempting a mass shooting the moment he turned 18?
abc7ny.com
FBI says it thwarted an attack on the Mall of America by a teen it supplied with an assault rifle
The FBI thwarted an attack on the Mall of America by a teenager after agents supplied him with an assault rifle, authorities announced Wednesday.
1126060
Reposted by Ilona V Bell 🌲🌻🐾
Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A thread of excellent birds I have met, and their backstories, in 20 photographs.
137384
Reposted by Ilona V Bell 🌲🌻🐾
Oregonizers @oregonizers.org · 07/10/2026
What does voting for Drazan actually risk? ABORTION OREGON HEALTH PLAN VOTE BY MAIL NATIONAL GUARD Look at the record!
031
Reposted by Ilona V Bell 🌲🌻🐾
Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
People too young to remember but the day after Obergefell, the gays invaded our Churches and forced them to close, as they remain today. abcnews.com/Politics/thr...
abcnews.com
Alito calls same-sex marriage a 'decisive' turn 'against religious liberty' in new book
A new book by Justice Samuel Alito presents his view of the Constitution, the Supreme Court, and the country with a focus on religious freedom.
981708240
Ilona V Bell 🌲🌻🐾 @ivbell.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
That is nuts
000
Reposted by Ilona V Bell 🌲🌻🐾
Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I’m reminded of that passage in the Book of Antonin in which the Lord said unto Chuck “Taketh this handgun and strap it unto your loins so you may take it everywhere. Yea, even into Starbucks and Hobby Lobby, for you may encounter a punk thou must liquidate when one least expects it.”
DREGON
Oregon Pro 2A
1d •
THE FOUNDATION OF RIGHTS IN AMERICA. This isn't a religious argument. You don't have to believe in God. You don't have to believe t... more
THE FOUNDATION OF
RIGHTS IN AMERICA
"All men ... are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights."
The Founders believed your fundamental rights
were yours from birth - government didn't give them to you.
The Bill of Rights protects those pre-existing rights.
That includes the Second Amendment.
In the Founders' worldview,
your right to keep and bear arms came from God - not government.
It doesn't matter whether you believe in God.
It doesn't matter whether you agree with that.
That was the foundation.
1215229
Ilona V Bell 🌲🌻🐾 @ivbell.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
@cnn.com NOW says he doesn’t mean it he’s just incoherent. Are you sure?? I thought he was just a bold leader.
yahoo.com
Trump’s comment about Iran nuking Los Angeles and San Diego was incoherent, not malicious
President Donald Trump says many bizarre and even hateful things. But signaling he would allow Iran to nuke Los Angeles and San Diego is not one of them.
000
Reposted by Ilona V Bell 🌲🌻🐾
Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
dennis hastert and jim bakker in the same day feels like an apology for dolly and tim curry
25486681190
Reposted by Ilona V Bell 🌲🌻🐾
Diana Butler Bass @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
the hill we climb. If only we dare. It’s because being American is more than a pride we inherit, it’s the past we step into and how we repair it. – Amanda Gorman
05614
Reposted by Ilona V Bell 🌲🌻🐾
Don Comer @doncomer.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Samuel Alito plans to retire. If the DEMs gain control of the Senate, they are justified not to vote on Trump's new nominee even if they have to sit on it for 2 years. The right-wingers have packed the Supreme Court so much that a strong majority of Americans don't trust it anymore.
66815
Reposted by Ilona V Bell 🌲🌻🐾
Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Ted Nugent is having some buyer's remorse. Turns out "owning the libs" feels a little different when the policies you voted for start hitting your own interests.
1871556544
Ilona V Bell 🌲🌻🐾 @ivbell.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Performative “manliness” vs performative “victimhood”?
000
Reposted by Ilona V Bell 🌲🌻🐾
Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 04/10/2026
There are new and specific numbers in this story, so it’s worth reading. I continue to resent the lack of credit to Nick Schwellenbach at @pogo.org, Dan Friedman at @motherjones.com, and me, who have previously reported every other aspect of this story, including that the sale prices were very high.
Kristi Noem's Agency Gave Her Donor a Lucrative Contract Just Before She
Left
The Homeland Security Department signed a multi-million dollar agreement to buy five aircraft from a company owned by a political contributor of the secretary on her last day, documents show.
81896509
Reposted by Ilona V Bell 🌲🌻🐾
Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
New York Times: If you're gonna crib our headline, you could at least credit Nick Judin and the Mississippi Free Press for first reporting it 2 days earlier. I'm glad this story is getting national attention. But Nick puts a lot of himself in these stories, and deserves credit (just as we'd do).
Mississippi Free Press screenshot shows a picture of two teen boys with their arms around one another in front of a cake and a sign that says "2026." The headline below the photo says: Max and Israel Makoka Were Waiting for a Hancock High School Bus. ICE Took the Brothers Instead.
by Nick JudinNew York Times screenshot shows a picture of two teen boys with their arms around one another in front of a cake and a sign that says "2026." The headline above the photo says: They Left for the School Bus. ICE
Picked Them Up Instead.

Subtext says: A school transfer disrupted two brothers' visas, their lawyer said, leaving them vulnerable to arrest and unsettling their Mississippi school community.
392732826
Ilona V Bell 🌲🌻🐾 @ivbell.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
His only notion of humor is trying to ridicule others. I say “trying” because he’s very bad at it.
010
Reposted by Ilona V Bell 🌲🌻🐾
demobrats.bsky.social @demobrats.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Listen to the new pod!
022
Reposted by Ilona V Bell 🌲🌻🐾
Derek Powazek @fraying.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The men who did this have names. Elon Musk. Dario Amodei. Satya Nadella. Mark Zuckerberg. Sundar Pichai. Jensen Huang. Greg Brockman. Trump and his whole administration helped them. Direct your anger at them. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
politico.com
Trump says tech execs signed ‘morally binding’ accord to help police AI
The president floated forming a 10-person committee that he said would play a role in overseeing the artificial intelligence industry.
0103
Reposted by Ilona V Bell 🌲🌻🐾
BCP Minus Context @bcpminuscontext.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
constantly speak the truth
0102
Ilona V Bell 🌲🌻🐾 @ivbell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
So sorry. It does take time.
010
Reposted by Ilona V Bell 🌲🌻🐾
Micah @rincewind.run · 02/10/2026
getting mad at the pope for not thinking the chatbot has a soul is easily the funniest thing I've read all week
624430881
Reposted by Ilona V Bell 🌲🌻🐾
Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Let's make this happen in Oregon, @tinakotek.bsky.social !
2325
Reposted by Ilona V Bell 🌲🌻🐾
Tina Kotek @tinakotek.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Christine Drazan wants tax breaks for the very wealthy while everyday Oregonians foot the bill. I believe very wealthy people and big corporations should pay their fair share so every Oregonian’s life can be better.
25520
Reposted by Ilona V Bell 🌲🌻🐾
KFF @kff.org · 01/10/2026
Crisis Pregnancy Centers work to dissuade pregnant people from seeking abortion care. They often attract clients by offering free pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, and material goods, but lack regulation and accountability for client data. Learn more: on.kff.org/3TCI8js
on.kff.org
The Legal and Policy Landscape of Crisis Pregnancy Centers  | KFF
This brief examines the legal status of Crisis Pregnancy Centers, attempts to regulate them, and future efforts to expand their footprints as they gain more recognition and funding from local, state, ...
041
Ilona V Bell 🌲🌻🐾 @ivbell.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
He man woman-hater club.
020
Reposted by Ilona V Bell 🌲🌻🐾
Religion Wire @religionwire.net · 01/10/2026
www.cnn.com/2026/10/01/u...
cnn.com
A looming ‘tsunami’ of church closings is poised to remake America | CNN
Experts project an estimated 100,000 churches in the US will close or be repurposed over the next decade. This dire forecast is outlined in a new PBS documentary series, “Christianity at a Crossroads....
011
Reposted by Ilona V Bell 🌲🌻🐾
Low Quality Facts @lowqualityfacts.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
CEO: We need to cut costs. Accountant: We paid you $50 million last year. You are being paid $1 million for this meeting. CEO: Who's that in the hallway? Accountant: That's Greg. He is the only thing keeping this company together. We pay him in nickels and Grubhub gift cards. CEO: Fire Greg.
13521108
Reposted by Ilona V Bell 🌲🌻🐾
Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 01/10/2026
The Trump administration's scare tactics ahead of the midterms have hit a usual refrain: "migrant caravan." In reality, it's about 600 people (mostly families) who are 1,000 miles from the border. Just when gas prices keep climbing, Trump world is looking for a distraction. This is their attempt.
1452916979
Reposted by Ilona V Bell 🌲🌻🐾
Don Comer @doncomer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
MAGA in an uproar, requiring testosterone treatment for our military is really gender affirming care.
1103
Reposted by Ilona V Bell 🌲🌻🐾
Congresswoman Andrea Salinas @salinas.house.gov · 01/10/2026
Vaccines protect you, your family, and our community. Confused by changing national recommendations? With flu season approaching, take a moment to get the facts from the Oregon Health Authority.
oregon.gov
Oregon Health Authority : Vaccines and Immunization : Vaccines and Immunization : State of Oregon
Oregon Immunization Program: Immunization is the safest and most effective public health tool for preventing disease and death
072
Reposted by Ilona V Bell 🌲🌻🐾
Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“.. The department is reviewing whether the special prosecutor’s office that investigated the famed Watergate break-in committed misconduct ..” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...
205714216
Reposted by Ilona V Bell 🌲🌻🐾
Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Pete is lost in terms of modern war. I use the example of this outgunned Ukrainian army officer who successfully terrorized a Russian unit for weeks because she "did the math." At the time, someone commented, "yeah, in combat, 'I did the math' beats 'I can do 100 pushups' every time."
Ukrainian female soldier: Okay, I said the idea is this: There is enough time to empty one full can of 32 grenades and be gone by the time the return mortar fire reaches us. I did the math.
2349871156
Ilona V Bell 🌲🌻🐾 @ivbell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🤮
000
Ilona V Bell 🌲🌻🐾 @ivbell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
😂😂😂😂😂😂😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
000
Reposted by Ilona V Bell 🌲🌻🐾
William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
if you take the other side of any of those arguments you are implicitly accepting that there is a real debate here. there is not. the world's richest man let food grain aid rot on shelves for basically no reason that is even remotely defensible.
489097
Reposted by Ilona V Bell 🌲🌻🐾
Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Still kind of inconceivable how many people died or will die because of the death of USAID. And the world’s richest man did it almost as a joke
631976391
Reposted by Ilona V Bell 🌲🌻🐾
Congresswoman Andrea Salinas @salinas.house.gov · 30/09/2026
BIG NEWS: @merkley.senate.gov and I have introduced legislation to right a historic wrong and transfer 18,000+ acres to the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. Their stewardship will enhance forest health, bolster wildfire resilience, and improve community safety for Oregonians.
newportnewstimes.com
Merkley, Salinas, Oregon Lawmakers Introduce Grand Ronde Land Transfer Act
Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and U.S. Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) led their Oregon Congressional Delegation colleagues—including Senator Ron Wyden and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (...
0215
Reposted by Ilona V Bell 🌲🌻🐾
The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 29/09/2026
The funding is part of $225 million for nearly three dozen projects in Oregon that the Trump administration suspended in April 2025. mrf.lu/2d-2w
0228
Reposted by Ilona V Bell 🌲🌻🐾
BCP Minus Context @bcpminuscontext.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I give you a new commandment: Love one another as I have loved you.
0249
Ilona V Bell 🌲🌻🐾 @ivbell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Good luck! So much dust.
100
Reposted by Ilona V Bell 🌲🌻🐾
Tara Dublin, Rock Star Author📚❤️‍🔥🤘🏻 @taradublinrocks.com · 29/09/2026
What an excellent question
04311
Reposted by Ilona V Bell 🌲🌻🐾
Spook-ass, Christ oh boo! boo! @loukas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I think one major way you can miss seeing this as a man is all the work women around you are doing to navigate misogyny is invisible to you. There's a minefield that you only see when it blows up, and you wonder, how did that get there. "How did Bob turn into that."
325722
Reposted by Ilona V Bell 🌲🌻🐾
Surprised Eel Historian, PhD @greenleejw.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Just gonna leave this here. For reasons.
A poem and a drawing. The poem starts at the top left of the page, is titled "Humanities" and is made up of a set of 6 haikus. The first and last ones are on the left side of the page, but haikus 2-5 are increasingly indented, The text of the poem reads:

Who needs history?
Literature? Languages? 
Art? Philosophy?

These can only help
    you to better understand
        our humanity.

Best to let machines
    read your books. And write your books.
        Do your art for you.

You will never need
    to think. Never need to learn.
       You’ll learn to like it.

And when the end comes
    you’ll have never burdened your
        soul with any growth.

Someone selling this
sees profit in destroying
your humanity.

-- John Wyatt Greenlee

The drawing is at the top right. It's a black and white ink pen drawing made of abstract shapes and lines. It might look like a tree made of bird heads.
06019