Raymond Betts @newrayven.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Anyone watch Eurovision? No? You're missing it! youtu.be/kWXyEWtB7KM?...youtu.beBandidos do Cante - Rosa (LIVE) | Portugal 🇵🇹 | First Semi-Final | Eurovision 2026YouTube video by Eurovision Song Contest 010
Raymond Betts @newrayven.bsky.social · 26/11/2025Trump’s campaign of retribution: At least 470 targets and counting - www.reuters.com/investigatio...reuters.com 010
Reposted by Raymond BettsKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 21/11/2025House Oversight ranking member Robert Garcia is sending a letter to AG Pam Bondi reminding her that the committee has required, under subpoena, that DOJ turn over to the committee all its Jeffrey Epstein files — notably including those tied to ongoing investigations.oversightdemocrats.house.govRanking Member Robert Garcia Demands Pam Bondi Legally Comply with Oversight Committee Subpoena on Epstein FilesWashington, D.C. — Today, Rep. 8757631802
Reposted by Raymond BettsAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 21/11/2025Kelly: "I never expected after serving 25 years in the Navy flying combat missions over Iraq and Kuwait, flying the Space Shuttle, that now I've got to worry about my personal safety and that of my wife, Gabby Giffords, who was already nearly assassinated, because of something the president said." 6243014110241
Reposted by Raymond BettsAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 20/11/2025Now THAT is Trump derangement syndrome. 1342942864
Raymond Betts @newrayven.bsky.social · 19/11/2025A nice smoke on a cold day. #OldHippie #DesertLife 000
Reposted by Raymond BettsChildRapeSurvivor @childrapesurvivor.bsky.social · 17/11/2025Thanks for calling out & not using the language of the child rapists & their enablers. 1. Underage woman = child 2. Sex scandal (w/kids) = rape 3. Sex with child = child rape 4. Sex trafficking = rape trafficking 5. Child molester/paedophile = child rapist 6. Child porn = child rape media 03610
Raymond Betts @newrayven.bsky.social · 15/11/2025Another Giveaway to Big Oil as Trump Wrenches Open 13 Million Acres of Arctic for Drilling www.commondreams.org/news/another...commondreams.orgAnother Giveaway to Big Oil as Trump Wrenches Open 13 Million Acres of Arctic for Drilling | Common Dreams"The Trump administration is trying to take us back in time with its reckless fossil fuels agenda." 000
Reposted by Raymond BettsAFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 14/11/2025Starbucks’ CEO makes 6,666x what the average @sbworkersunited.org barista does. It would take less than one day of sales to finalize a fair contract. Baristas at Starbucks corporate stores nationwide are on strike to fight this corporate greed and get the fair contract they deserve. 525170015025
Raymond Betts @newrayven.bsky.social · 12/11/2025Afternoon vibe. Mellow, but present. #BlueskyTunes 000
Reposted by Raymond BettsProPublica @propublica.org · 12/11/2025NEW: ProPublica examined months of Fox News’ coverage and reviewed over 700 videos posted on social media. The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.propublica.org“Riots Raging”: The Misleading Story Fox News Told About Portland Before Trump Sent TroopsAfter reviewing coverage from the network and hours of social media videos that preceded Trump’s decision, ProPublica found that Fox’s portrayal of “Portland rioters” routinely instigating violence was misleading. 14734421652
Raymond Betts @newrayven.bsky.social · 10/11/2025So, anyway, Gizmo is officially here, officially out, officially Gizmo. #CatsOfBluesky 030
Raymond Betts @newrayven.bsky.social · 10/11/2025COP30: The latest in climate science, from faster warming to coral collapse - www.reuters.com/sustainabili...reuters.comCOP30: The latest in climate science, from faster warming to coral collapseWith the pace of climate change speeding up, extreme weather and other impacts are taking an increasing toll on populations and environments across the globe. Here are some of the developments this year in climate science: 000
Reposted by Raymond BettsSpencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 09/11/2025“Biden officials worried that attaching their names to a recommendation to limit American support for Tel Aviv would hinder their future career prospects, the former senior official said, ‘which is in itself appalling.’” 16415155
Raymond Betts @newrayven.bsky.social · 08/11/2025Frogs! #PortlandWins www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...nytimes.comJudge Permanently Blocks National Guard Deployments to Portland for ICE Protests 042
Raymond Betts @newrayven.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Exclusive: US intel found Israeli military lawyers warned there was evidence of Gaza war crimes, former US officials say - www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...reuters.com 000
Raymond Betts @newrayven.bsky.social · 07/11/2025These fucking evil people never miss an opportunity to screw over Americans as if they are cattle lined up for slaughter. Either we fall, or they do. Is there any Justice left? Morality? Ethics? An untainted smile? A moment's minor grace? No? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...nytimes.comJudge Orders Trump Administration to Fully Fund Food Stamps This Month 000
Raymond Betts @newrayven.bsky.social · 06/11/2025It seems the Cat Distribution System decided my freshman daughter needed a sweetheart. #CatsofBluesky 030
Reposted by Raymond BettsKendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 05/11/2025I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something. 257196825795
Reposted by Raymond BettsAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 05/11/2025Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made. 7474292215483
Raymond Betts @newrayven.bsky.social · 03/11/2025www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...nytimes.comJack Smith, Trump’s Target, Shifts From Defense to Counterattack 010
Reposted by Raymond BettsKelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 31/10/2025The average US taxpayer spends $36 a year on SNAP You know what they spend on corporate subsidies? $670 Poor and disabled people who need food are not the problem If you’re angry about “your money” feeding people but not angry it’s giving tax cuts to the wealthy? You’re doing their dirty work. 13599673867
Raymond Betts @newrayven.bsky.social · 01/11/2025Look who just wandered in last night. Very scared and cold. A Halloween refugee? Perhaps. Perhaps another waif, abandoned to the neighborhood park and left alone with a broken heart. Need not another cat. We'll see. @caturday 140
Reposted by Raymond BettsMeredith Shiner @meredithshiner.com · 30/10/2025CBS went to a military food pantry (those words, in order) to interview moms. 13% of military families rely on SNAP/WIC. When a military spouse of a deployed soldier on enlisted salary was asked if people should be surprised: “No they shouldn’t. We live in poverty just like everybody else.” 401576580
Raymond Betts @newrayven.bsky.social · 27/10/2025The Light of “The Brothers Karamazov” www.newyorker.com/books/second...newyorker.comThe Light of “The Brothers Karamazov”Although Fyodor Dostoyevsky wrote with wildness and urgency, he patiently insisted on asking an essential question: What are we living for? 000
Reposted by Raymond BettsKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 25/10/2025The energy we need is this suburban dad standing out in the street -- barefoot with Blackhawks pajama pants on -- screaming at the masked goons to get the fuck out of their neighborhood. 629186914977
Reposted by Raymond BettsThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/10/2025GOV. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social : “They’re talking about getting rid of the Voting Rights Act — that may likely happen in months… they’re rewriting history… ANTI-WOKE IS ANTI-BLACK… we’re not doing enough. We’re not calling this out.” Full: youtu.be/H5_tNkzX1yg?... 244103124164
Raymond Betts @newrayven.bsky.social · 25/10/2025www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/w...nytimes.comNew Trump-Canada Spat Spotlights ‘Captain Canada,’ the Ontario Premier 000
Reposted by Raymond BettsKeith Olbermann @olbermann.bsky.social · 25/10/2025It's official: Trump is insane All these events he claims happened in 2020 - when none of these people were in any position of power and when Trump, not Biden, was president There are no documents, just the things Crazy Trump hallucinates 2143202959
Reposted by Raymond Betts50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 24/10/2025This is a U.S. citizen being brutally abducted by ICE while his mom pleads for them to stop and the videographer cries for help. The Chicago police do nothing to stop it. They will come for everyone, and they’re not even hiding that anymore. If you are not organizing and resisting yet, get started. 1039116026913