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Quinten Lee @quintenlee.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

@mizbetsyh.bsky.social was a public defender for 10 years and now teaches high school English. Whenever a piece of media misuse the terms shiv/shank she goes into a 5 minute rant. It is the funniest 5 minute rant.

Betsy's most recent explanation of the difference between shiv/shank.

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Quinten Lee @quintenlee.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

@muskratjohn.bsky.social 10 years ago we introduced this fine gentlemen to our then 6 YO. They named him Weirdo Bob. Weirdo Bob still lives with the 16 YO. He has accessorized over the years. He is still looking good.

Brown owlbear stuffy being held by a 6 year old child. The owlbear's name is Weirdo Bob.

The brown owlbear Weirdo Bob wearing several colorful bracelets, headbands, and a purple knit hat.

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Betsy @mizbetsyh.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Hi from your Friendly Neighborhood Constitutional Law Prof. In case it isn't clear, the U.S. fedl govt is functioning as a fascist state. No one is coming to save us. WE have to save us - this means calling Reps & Senators & protesting. The only way out is through. The only way through is LOUD.

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Quinten Lee @quintenlee.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Bullshit. I was a manager of an SSA office for 10 years. That security footage is backed up on multiple systems and servers.

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Betsy @mizbetsyh.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

I may or may not have just bought a thing for @quintenlee.bsky.social for Christmas. Maybe. #IAmTheBestWife

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Betsy @mizbetsyh.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Christmas is coming on too fast. And, simultaneously, not fast enough.

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Betsy @mizbetsyh.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

The 15yo has a crush. The crush seens ti have demonstrated interest. Yet the 15yo WILL NOT MAKE A MOVE! Every suggestion is met with "reasons" it won't work. @quintenlee.bsky.social and I just keep looking at the 15yo and saying "You're killin' me, Smalls!"

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a boy sitting at a table with a candle and says you 're killing me smalls

ALT: a boy sitting at a table with a candle and says you 're killing me smalls

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Betsy @mizbetsyh.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

I'm the former public defender spouse. This splitting hairs over victims' ages is disgusting. I'll say it again - IT'S THE SAME CRIME!

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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live. Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps: * Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled * Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages

Marc Lobliner post on X: "Why the hell are we giving food stamps to 40 million people?

Does anyone work anymore?"

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Betsy @mizbetsyh.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

Watership Down fucked me up. I haven't inflicted it on my child. Yet.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2025

STEPHANOPOULOS: The Democratic proposal is designed to prevent millions of Americans from losing their health insurance, losing Medicaid coverage, or paying higher healthcare premiums. Why are you against that? MIKE JOHNSON: That's an absurd statement STEPHANOPOULOS: It's a factual statement

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

A bus of Bronx middle schoolers pulled up to the Capitol this morning for a long-planned field trip just a few hours after the government shut down. All Capitol tours were cancelled as the guides can’t work in shutdown. So I escorted them in myself and gave them a personal tour. They were great!

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The Briefing with Jen Psaki @briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

"If there are ten steps to autocracy and authoritarianism, there are ten steps to freedom and power." @staceyabrams.com reviews ways to push back on Donald Trump's regime.

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Betsy @mizbetsyh.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

This. Democracy is not a spectator sport.

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Social Security Works @socialsecurityworks.org · 07/08/2025

BREAKING: The Trump administration has pushed out 20% of the staff at Social Security offices. Often the most experienced, highly skilled staffers. Seniors, people with disabilities, and families are paying the price.

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Social Security offices lost estimated 20% of staff this year, causing delays

Americans applying for benefits at their local Social Security field offices are facing delays, workers say.

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Quinten Lee @quintenlee.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

I worked for Social Security for 27 years. SHE WOULD FUCKING CALL! THEY ALL CALL! Fucking dumb piece of shit. I suggest he work in an SSA field office or a teleservice center the first week of any month.

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

So… this was supposed to be about Paul Revere’s ride, but the Senator just unloaded about the Trump administration and its Republican enablers. Far more newsworthy than I expected. (You can probably see me shifting to “crap, this was not the interview I prepped!” but the result was memorable.)

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Betsy @mizbetsyh.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

@ethanschoonover.com Years ago, you talked about teaching "D&D Studies" in school. You & I chatted b/c my husband, @quintenlee.bsky.social, & I run D&D summer camps. I now have an opportunity to design an elective for HS students. Do you still have your curriculum? Are you willing to share?

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J6 Plaque @thejan6plaque.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

Trump caves when we react Trump caves when we react Trump caves when we react Trump caves when we react Trump caves when we react

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Here. Have a baby flamingo.

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Please, everyone, drop what you’re doing and read this:

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Salena @salena.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

I was led to believe by R.E.M. that I would feel a lot better about this.

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Noah Rosenblum @narosenblum.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

There has never been a larger gap in my (admittedly quite short) professional life between how lay folks and law profs are talking about what is happening in government right now. So much of what Trump is doing is just blatantly illegal — often in several ways at once.

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Betsy @mizbetsyh.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Tonight, @quintenlee.bsky.social stubbed his toe on his Crocs. I find that ironic and funny af. He took issue. I said I was not laughing at his pain, I was laughing at the method by which he acquired that pain. He says there's no difference. But there is. He is wrong. Who's with me? #martialdisputes

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent. Opportunities are everywhere. Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉

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Novelty Cistern @noveltycistern.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

ME: *writing in my journal with the sole aim of pissing off future historians and archaeologists* I returned to my home - which is built in the usual style - by the normal way, and prepared and ate dinner in the way I often but not always do

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Betsy @mizbetsyh.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Sometimes, when the world is a dumpster fire, finding an absurdly funny but sweet story is just what you need.

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