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Bettie 🦋 📎

@maria0065.bsky.social
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If you tell the truth you never have to remember what you said. Progressive Democrat. Nurse, cancer warrior. Healthcare voter & advocate. LGBTQ Ally 🌈 #WomensRights #CivilRights 🇺🇸 #IStandwithUkraine 🇺🇦 #SavethePlanet 🌎 NO DMs, No Crypto, No Hypocrisy

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 9h
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com As the UN General Assembly embraced “blustering speeches and endless unread communiqués,” our columnist Lydia Polgreen says, Zohran Mamdani seems to be “offering an antidote to globe-spanning distemper. To restore faith in institutions, you must begin from the bottom up.”
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Opinion | Zohran Mamdani Is Showing the World How It’s Done
The New York City mayor has an antidote to globe-spanning distemper.
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Bettie 🦋 📎 @maria0065.bsky.social · 7h
#Musicsky #SisterJudy #TheNameGame Jessica Lang AHS!!! 💙 💙 💙 youtu.be/jJIswlKFsFI?...
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Judy Sings The Name Game! | FX's American Horror Story: Asylum | Disney+ UK
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Bettie 🦋 📎 @maria0065.bsky.social · 19h
Gm 🦋 Happy Heavenly Birthday to the Legend, Stevie Ray Vaughn. Gone Way too soon. Keep going. Make it a good day to register people to vote. Be safe and as always Take No Shit. 💙 #Crossfire youtu.be/F73EcycGCO8?...
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Stevie Ray Vaughan - Crossfire (Official Video)
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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 21h
JUST POSTED: Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have pushed a multibillion oil deal with Russia as part of peace talks that will bring profits to their family business partners. A new front for Trump-era conflicts of interest. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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AIPAC Tracker @trackaipac.com · 03/10/2026
Jared Kushner's investment firm is the largest shareholder in an Israeli financial company with at least $456 million invested in 9 firms supplying Israel's military
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Bettie 🦋 📎 @maria0065.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Good afternoon 🦋 It's Fryday! 💙 #Musicsky #Sting #DesertRose HBD 🎂 youtu.be/C3lWwBslWqg?...
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Sting - Desert Rose
YouTube video by StingVEVO
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Bettie 🦋 📎 @maria0065.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Good nite 🦋 Karma is a bitch, only if you are - Sleep well 💙
Impeachment and embalm.
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Bettie 🦋 📎 @maria0065.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#Musicsky #BeastieBoys #ShesCrafty youtu.be/mfOVyL6TUR8?...
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Beastie Boys - She's Crafty
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Lawyers are on the front lines of the fight to protect our democracy. Right now, @wetheaction.bsky.social is recruiting lawyers who are willing to volunteer their time to defend voting rights. Join them: wetheaction.us/guide
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Bettie 🦋 📎 @maria0065.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Gm 🦋 Rabbit Rabbit. I hope October brings unexpected blessings to all that are worthy. Keep going, stay safe & focused, and as always take no shit.💙
Coffee
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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 30/09/2026
Trump’s new America.gov AI chatbot often links to a site launched under Clinton 26 years ago
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Trump’s new America.gov AI chatbot often links to a site launched under Clinton 26 years ago
The answers from the AI chatbot often duplicate what’s on the federal government’s existing sites, sometimes with less detail.
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Cʜʀɪs Sᴛᴇɪɴ @chrisstein.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Debbie's '67 Camaro on the Bowery c 1975
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Bettie 🦋 📎 @maria0065.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This is what valor and integrity look like. Most intelligent life in America are yearning for it badly. Under Trump, the oligarchs, and GOP we are lawless & failing. Please do everything in your power this midterm cycle, to persuade & talk to people for what's at stake. Vote for Democrats. Stay safe
Jack Smith
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Bettie 🦋 📎 @maria0065.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Gm 🦋 the problem with being an empath, is that you feel sorry for assholes too. Never thought there are so many. Keep going regardless. 💙
Be you.
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Bettie 🦋 📎 @maria0065.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#Musicsky #InDreams #RoyOrbison youtu.be/MVRunwyoTMA?...
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Roy Orbison - In Dreams (Official Video)
YouTube video by RoyOrbisonVEVO
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Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Trump has said the Iran war is almost over at least 60 times. It's been 212 days. 19 service members are dead, 800+ wounded, $43 billion gone. We counted every broken promise with @votevets.org.
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Mike Nellis @mikenellis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NEWS: A federal judge just ruled that Trump's Justice Department illegally withheld Violence Against Women Act grants from more than two dozen domestic violence and sexual assault groups to force them into political loyalty tests.
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Bettie 🦋 📎 @maria0065.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Dear Democratic Senators - Stop calling GOP Senators colleagues, they are treasonous conspiracy theorists. The witch hunt is watching what they are doing to Jack Smith this morning. #VoteThemOut. Every single one.
GOP lies.
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Bettie 🦋 📎 @maria0065.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Gm 🦋 Losing toxic people is always a win. Politically and in real life. Keep going, be safe and standalone if you must. The truth always prevails. So speak just the facts. Opinions are not facts. 💙
Stand out
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 29/09/2026
Trump’s Republican allies in the Senate BLOCKED my bill with Senator Murkowski to stop the Kennedy Center—or any presidential national memorial—from being demolished without an act of Congress. Just shameful.
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Bettie 🦋 📎 @maria0065.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#Musicsky #SmilingFaces #UndisputedTruth youtu.be/g0WPPAN9JyM?...
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The Undisputed Truth - Smiling Faces Sometimes (1971)
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Bettie 🦋 📎 @maria0065.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
#Musicsky #BillWithers #UseMe youtu.be/HprVW3gS-H4?...
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Use Me
YouTube video by Bill Withers - Topic
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Bettie 🦋 📎 @maria0065.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I am so glad people are finally turning on Trump, I just don't understand why it was the price of gas & diesel, and not that he raped little girls? Organize, donate, canvas, phonebank, stay focused, stay safe, & vote early. Talk to people. Flip it all blue. THIS IS LAST CALL 💙
Prevent presidencies
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Papillon Doré @papillondore20.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#MusicChallenge #IsmuasMonthOfMusic Day 29 A Song With A Synth-Heavy Arrangement Donna Summer - I Feel Love A groundbreaking tune that replaced disco instrumentation with an electronic sequencer driven arrangement that changed dance music forever. Moroder was a genius. youtu.be/gHF-w8yGrHI?...
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Donna Summer - I Feel Love (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Streetwalker
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Bettie 🦋 📎 @maria0065.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...
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‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)
The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Step 1: "Tether’s stablecoin has become a primary means of payment for the Iranian regime and a tool for funding terrorist proxy organizations such as Hezbollah..." Step 2: Now google Howard Lutnick and Tether www.wsj.com/finance/curr...
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Exclusive | Senate Investigation Finds Rampant Use of Tether’s Stablecoin by Iranian Regime
Wallets sanctioned over Iran ties overwhelmingly dealt in Tether’s USDT stablecoin, according to Senate Democrats.
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Christopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
“These refugees never broke any law.” “They are being deported because of a general desire to exclude immigrants from American society.” — Cardinal Robert McElroy
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Valerie Bertinelli @wolfiesmom.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
We could’ve had a woman who prosecuted rapists as a president. Instead, we got a rapist as a president. 
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Bettie 🦋 📎 @maria0065.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Gm 🦋 I hope you find some bit of joy today in something you experience, no matter how small, little things have always been the big things. Grateful never hateful 💙
Harvest Moon
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Bettie 🦋 📎 @maria0065.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Gm. 🦋 I want more Mamdanis please! Have a good day we are under flood watch, stay safe 💙
Johnson is a liar
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Ari Berman @ariberman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This means eligible voters will be wrongly labeled non-citizens due to faulty and unreliable data and be purged from the rolls
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Bettie 🦋 📎 @maria0065.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
DISMAYED? thehill.com/homenews/sen...
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GOP senators dismayed by Trump embrace of Xi after China helped Iran target US troops
Republican senators are expressing concern and dismay over President Trump’s lavish welcome of Chinese President Xi Jinping to a two-day summit in Washington after it was revealed earlier this mont…
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 24/09/2026
A pro-Trump ad that said it was paid for by the U.S. government aired on Fox News in major TV markets. Ethics experts said it could violate federal law. on.wsj.com/4hm6XYW
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A pro-Trump ad that said it was paid for by the U.S. government aired on Fox News in major TV markets. Ethics experts said it could violate federal law.
The unusual ad, which said it was paid for by the U.S. government, aired on Fox News in major TV markets.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 24/09/2026
Last night I planted an olive tree at Gracie Mansion with Palestinian families from Gaza.  May peace be our future.
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Bettie 🦋 📎 @maria0065.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Gm 🦋 Take care of yourselves and others if you can. Be safe. Keep going, as always take no shit. 💙
What you do.
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Bettie 🦋 📎 @maria0065.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Good night 🦋 Sweet dreams.
Dream big
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Bettie 🦋 📎 @maria0065.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...
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RFK Jr. Drew $4 Million in Book Advances From Publisher Who Also Monetized MAHA (Gift Article)
A new disclosure also shows $210,000 in consulting fees paid to Cheryl Hines, the health secretary’s wife, by one of several MAHA-affiliated groups capitalizing from his agenda.
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Ms. Magazine @msmagazine.com · 23/09/2026
In 2024, nearly 2,400 women were killed by men, according to the Violence Policy Center. Of these, 86.9 percent knew their killer—nearly nine out of 10.
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A Restraining Order Is Not Enough When an Abuser Has a Gun
Nearly 2,400 women were killed by men in 2024, according to a recent Violence Policy Center report. Nearly nine out of 10 knew their killer, and firearms were used in 63.4 percent of these homicides. ...
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Bettie 🦋 📎 @maria0065.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Gm 🦋 I really do. Keep going💙
Something great
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Bettie 🦋 📎 @maria0065.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I sure hope Susan Collins had a miserable day today. She sure hurt women's rights, and sold government contracts for donations 💙 She isn't a moderate R she's a corrupt LIAR. Wake up Maine! #Vote4TroyJackson
Equinox
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Bettie 🦋 📎 @maria0065.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
#Musicsky #TalkingHeads ##BurningDownTheHouse 🔥 🔥 🔥 youtu.be/_3eC35LoF4U?...
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Talking Heads - Burning Down the House (Official Video)
YouTube video by Talking Heads
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 21/09/2026
While their drivers are being gunned down by Trump’s secret police, DoorDash is raking in blood money. The company pulled in a massive $4.45 billion in revenue (and $200 million in pure profit) just last quarter, vaulting CEO Tony Xu into billionaire status on the backs of unprotected gig workers.
DOORDASH STAYS SILENT EVEN AFTER A SECOND DOORDASHER IS SHOT BY ICE
28-year-old Wilber Rafael Garcés Perez was DoorDashing when he was shot in the back by an ICE agent in Austin, Texas yesterday. This follows the fatal shooting of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Maine in July 2026.
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Bettie 🦋 📎 @maria0065.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
#Musicsky #CaliforniaDreaming #QueenLatifah youtu.be/KJS8Vh09BGY?...
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Califórnia Dreamin - Queen Latifah
YouTube video by Claudinho Viana II
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Bettie 🦋 📎 @maria0065.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🦋 Make it a good week, and stay safe! 💙
Care- Vote Blue
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Bettie 🦋 📎 @maria0065.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
#Musicsky #September #EarthWindandFire 21st of September youtu.be/Gs069dndIYk?...
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Earth, Wind & Fire - September (Official HD Video)
YouTube video by EarthWindandFireVEVO
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This is about one thing and one thing alone. Steering our research dollars for cancer, heart disease, and new infectious diseases to Trump’s political allies and friends.
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Bettie 🦋 📎 @maria0065.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Gm 🦋 Please do a little extra this midterm election, 44 more days. Screaming into the void does nothing. Donate if you can, write postcards, canvas, organize, register folks, help them check thei registration too. Take a friend to the polls. Talk to people. It really works. Have a restful Sunday 💙
Vote
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Punk Rock History @punkrockhistory.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
47 years ago today Pennie Smith photographed Paul Simonon of The Clash at the New York Palladium, September 20, 1979. She made one of the most famous images in music history. #punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #PaulSimonon #penniesmith #history #punkrockhistory #otd
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Bettie 🦋 📎 @maria0065.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The Kennedy Center. 💙 youtu.be/2cZ_EFAmj08?...
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Heart - Stairway to Heaven Led Zeppelin - Kennedy Center Honors HD
YouTube video by Mark Pakula
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Bettie 🦋 📎 @maria0065.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
#Musicsky #DionneWarwick #WalkOnBy youtu.be/GswJOWEkLJM?...
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Dionne Warwick - Walk On By (Live @ The Red Skelton Show 1966)
YouTube video by Justin Fung
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