Reposted by @michellebetz.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 15/11/2025This picture says everything about the state of our nation right now, peaceful clergy being arrested and forced face-down on the pavement. 423131384768
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michellebetz.bsky.social @michellebetz.bsky.social · 19/10/2025A question. Where were all these people on Election Day? # NoKings 000
Reposted by @michellebetz.bsky.socialThe Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 15/10/2025Trump doubles the bailout to Argentina, now $40 billion, and Argentina takes all China’s soybean orders away from our American farmers - 7 million tons. Was it Argentina first? 1171369473
Reposted by @michellebetz.bsky.socialMary Brandt, MD, MDiv @drmlb.bsky.social · 06/10/2025This is astounding… ❤️ 14331115
Reposted by @michellebetz.bsky.socialPatrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 01/10/2025Gift link wapo.st/46GSwcv 511054
Reposted by @michellebetz.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/09/2025So unifying 2533155034638
michellebetz.bsky.social @michellebetz.bsky.social · 19/09/2025And fuck the 34% who couldn’t be bothered to vote at all. 011
Reposted by @michellebetz.bsky.socialMelanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Trump’s allies now control X, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, & TikTok. They own Fox News, CBS, WaPo, WSJ & NY Post. They own Sinclair Broadcasting which has 200 tv stations and local news in 100 markets. “Freedom of speech” is now what Trump and his billionaire pals say it is. 13436732076
Reposted by @michellebetz.bsky.socialKaren Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 18/09/2025The last political column I was allowed to write in the @washingtonpost.com was a criticism of Obama. His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful. Now he is tweeting in support of me. This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*. Or used to work. 359292347406
Reposted by @michellebetz.bsky.socialAndy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 17/09/2025So that's two out of the big three network late night hosts who have been forced out now for offending the regime. 22386102
Reposted by @michellebetz.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 17/09/2025BREAKING: ABC has pulled Jimmy Kimmel Live! off the air indefinitely following comments he made in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s murder. Trump’s FCC chair earlier appeared on MAGA propagandist Benny Johnson’s show and threatened to revoke ABC’s broadcast license if they didn’t take action against him. 72227441203
Reposted by @michellebetz.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/09/2025former CDC official Dr. Houry: "I first learned that the secretary had changed our CDC covid vaccine guidance on an X social media post. CDC scientists have still not seen the scientific data or justification for this change. That is not gold standard science." 294180635821
michellebetz.bsky.social @michellebetz.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Viva Mexico! Both thrilled and humbled to be living in this incredible country. 000
Reposted by @michellebetz.bsky.socialaltNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Mexico for the longest time was considered "third world." Now, it's "Developing World"; yet in some areas it's nicer and even more technologically advanced than some areas of the USA. They should take every advantage of Trump's dumb policies to close the gap and grow while we decline. 310517
Reposted by @michellebetz.bsky.socialThe Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 15/09/2025One of the reasons we need USAID back!theconversation.comThere’s a new outbreak of Ebola in Africa. Here’s what you need to knowThe outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has claimed 28 lives, including four health workers. Here’s what it means for those in the region and beyond. 08435
Reposted by @michellebetz.bsky.socialRadley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 15/09/2025We're witnessing the most aggressive, fanatical crackdown on free speech in my lifetime. The speed and breadth of government censorship and private sector and nonprofit capitulation has been astonishing. As has the lack of urgency/silence from people who've long claimed to care about this stuff. 440244957589
Reposted by @michellebetz.bsky.socialDavid Atkins @davidoatkins.bsky.social · 12/09/2025We don't yet have any idea what the ideology of the Kirk shooter was. But we do know that the Denver school shooter was a far-right white supremacist. www.denverpost.com/2025/09/11/e...denverpost.com‘Radicalized’ Evergreen High School shooter appeared to hold antisemitic, violent views in online accountsArmed with a revolver, the 16-year-old shooter systematically reloaded and fired as he wandered the school, trying to find new targets, police say. 12788313525
Reposted by @michellebetz.bsky.socialThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 12/09/2025Each year between January and April, a blob of cold water rises from the depths of the Gulf of Panama to the surface, playing an essential role in supporting marine life in the region. But this year, it never arrived. Researchers are trying to figure out why.nyti.msAn Annual Blast of Pacific Cold Water Did Not Occur, Alarming ScientistsThe cold water upswell, which is vital to marine life, did not materialize for the first time on record. Researchers are trying to figure out why. 713275
Reposted by @michellebetz.bsky.socialJoshua Holland @joshuaholland.bsky.social · 10/09/2025We have a bit of a natural experiment here. Compare the tone, quantity and duration of Charlie Kirk coverage with that of the two Dem lawmakers gunned down in their homes in Minnesota 6 months ago. May be revealing. 55340999147
Reposted by @michellebetz.bsky.socialIMS @imsforfreemedia.bsky.social · 10/09/2025Join IMS for a new series of webinars looking at how journalism and media development are responding to the increasing popularity of influencers as sources of information, and what journalists and influencers can learn from each other. Sign up here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d46784... 011
Reposted by @michellebetz.bsky.socialIndex on Censorship @indexoncensorship.org · 10/09/2025When #Trump signed an executive order to stop federal funding to the US Agency for Global Media (#USAGM), it sent ripple effects across the world. Journalist Rebecca L Root breaks down what this means for free expression in #Asia: www.indexoncensorship.org/2025/09/what... 011
Reposted by @michellebetz.bsky.socialGovernor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 07/09/2025Authoritarians thrive on your silence — be loud — for America. 522328459243
Reposted by @michellebetz.bsky.socialMark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 06/09/2025His military flyover of the Epstein Survivor's Press Conference was like when a little kid puts their fingers in their ears, saying "Nyah, nyah, nyah I can't hear you!"! Pathetic, hugely expensive & hilariously ineffective. #TerrifiedOfTheEPSTEIN_Files 😨 1201257995936
Reposted by @michellebetz.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 06/09/2025 12992163096
Reposted by @michellebetz.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 06/09/2025Changing the name of the Department of Defense will cost billions.We could build units for all unhoused veterans. Or give service members a pay raise so 35K active duty members wouldn’t have to rely on food stamps. Or… or… or… 1379195727421
Reposted by @michellebetz.bsky.socialKat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 01/09/2025Revoking an entire nationality’s visas is collective punishment and never acceptable — especially in this moment when millions of Palestinians lack equal rights, basic healthcare, and so much more at home, forcing them out of the US is unfathomably cruel. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/w...nytimes.comU.S. Suspends Visas for Palestinian Passport Holders, Officials SayThe move will stop, at least temporarily, travel for medical treatment, attending university, visiting relatives or conducting business. 32463782378
Reposted by @michellebetz.bsky.socialThe Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 28/08/2025Nice!shirtgoodhq.comFree D.C. Sandwich Guy unisex t-shirtThe Sandwich Guy has become the symbol of DC, fighting back against the takeover of the city. My friend whipped up this image from the iconic Banksy painting, plus a big sandwich. Free D.C.! This t-sh... 03711
Reposted by @michellebetz.bsky.socialGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 24/08/2025 564183285280
Reposted by @michellebetz.bsky.socialPEN International @peninternational.bsky.social · 22/08/2025#Egypt: PEN International condemns new fabricated charges against poet Galal El-Behairy, unjustly jailed since 2018. From prison, he writes that his protest is not for freedom, but for the most basic of rights. Read our statement and his full message ⬇️ www.pen-international.org/news/egypt-p...pen-international.orgEgypt: Poet Galal El-Behairy faces fresh charges after four years in pre-trial detention — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression WorldwideWe are deeply shocked by the new charges brought against the acclaimed young poet Galal El-Behairy. His only so-called crime has been to write poems. He should not spend a single minute behind bars—ye... 131
Reposted by @michellebetz.bsky.socialSophia Turner (Mara out now!) 🏳️⚧️ @sophiajt.com · 20/08/2025When the wind blows Hold your friends Hold them tightly Check on others in this storm Don't let the gale Knock any of us down Lean Lean against the wall for safety Against a shoulder more steady Lean until you can support others Until the winds at last die down 936380
Reposted by @michellebetz.bsky.socialThe Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 17/08/2025 0529
Reposted by @michellebetz.bsky.socialDemocratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · 16/08/2025HOPE 591718441
Reposted by @michellebetz.bsky.socialPEN International @peninternational.bsky.social · 15/08/2025We reiterate the UN experts’ calls for accountability following the killing of Al Jazeera correspondents in Gaza. Journalists must be protected, and attacks on media workers must end. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...ohchr.orgGaza: UN experts appalled by murder of Al Jazeera correspondents in Israeli strikeGENEVA – The deliberate killing of four Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza, including correspondent Anas Al-Sharif, was an attempt to silence reporting on the ongoing genocide and starvation campaign in t... 0238
Reposted by @michellebetz.bsky.socialThe Last Mile with USAID @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com · 15/08/2025Trump and the GOP move to sell Alaska’s rare earth wealth to Putin, granting a hostile regime control over resources essential to U.S. defense, tech, and energy. Not diplomacy. Betrayal. The auctioning of America’s future to Moscow—by Kremlin assets Trump and Rubio.atlanticcouncil.orgAlaska Summit: Trump wants a real estate deal. Putin wants an empire.US President Donald Trump appears to view peace negotiations with Vladimir Putin as a geopolitical real estate deal. But the Russian dictator is not fighting for land in Ukraine. He is fighting for Uk... 56737
Reposted by @michellebetz.bsky.socialPEN International @peninternational.bsky.social · 15/08/2025Five years on, many in Afghanistan still face persecution. Women, journalists, and artists are among those silenced. PEN International urges action to protect free expression and restore the rights and freedoms that have been lost. www.pen-international.org/news/afghani...pen-international.orgAfghanistan: Three years of Taliban rule continues to devastate Afghanistan’s cultural sphere — PEN International | Promoting Literature & Defending Freedom of Expression Worldwide‘As the Taliban celebrates its seizure of Kabul three years ago with a military parade, its abusive rule continues to have a devastating toll on the country, shattering the aspirations of a generation... 0199
Reposted by @michellebetz.bsky.socialOlga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 14/08/2025Newsom: “Wake up, America. If he rigs this election, you won’t have a country anymore.” 367145415045
Reposted by @michellebetz.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11/08/2025Welp 543214407279
Reposted by @michellebetz.bsky.socialNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 09/08/2025The CEO of a a multi-trillion dollar company went to the White House, openly handed the US president a gift made of gold, and his company got a special exemption to tariffs the president has illegally imposed. Also, the Founders took bribery so seriously the Constitution bans it 3 separate times. 870278509320
Reposted by @michellebetz.bsky.socialMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 07/08/2025Imagine a German saying they're proud of the Nazi part of their history. 40455151407
Reposted by @michellebetz.bsky.socialMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 08/08/2025NEWS: Annie Farmer, an Epstein survivor who testified against Ghislaine Maxwell, just revealed on CNN that she wrote a letter with her concerns to Deputy AG Blanche — and received no response. She says neither she nor other survivors have heard a word from the DOJ. 993201878815