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PaulaBehnken

@phbehnken1234.bsky.social
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Retired paragraph-factory worker, nana, NE based with ties to the EU. Just sledding through, trying to avoid the ice and slush. IYKYK where. I foolishly believed we were old enough to know better than this! Warning: No profile/no posts=no folo! 🇺🇲🇳🇱🇫🇷🇩🇪

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6h
"The idea that the law is optional is a cancer Trump and his allies have injected into the government, and it must be excised." — @paulwaldman.bsky.social
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Scenes from a personality cult
Trump’s taxpayer-funded agitprop is clearly illegal — and that’s the point.
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PaulaBehnken @phbehnken1234.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
@beyerstein.bsky.social FYI: Central Park Was Her Home and Her Studio. She Was Killed There. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/n...
nytimes.com
Central Park Was Her Home and Her Studio. She Was Killed There.
Francis Lee Rogers painted birds in the park, her home for decades. She was found dead on Sunday, beaten and stabbed, shaking a community of friends and collectors of her art.
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PaulaBehnken @phbehnken1234.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Re: Women wanting "all these rights." When did the right to not be raped or molested, become too difficult for men to adjust to? I'm confused. My dad told me I could be whatever I wanted and do whatever I wanted to do. He didn't say anything about me having to ask permission from men to exist.
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PaulaBehnken @phbehnken1234.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I just watched a Reel in which a 40-something tries to explain to women why men are screwed up right now. He said men were brought up to believe they were superior and now women "suddenly" are pushing for all "these rights." Are 106 years too sudden for guys to adjust to women voting? Duh...
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PaulaBehnken @phbehnken1234.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Yesterday, in a nor'easter, I sat soaking wet in my car w/dead battery across the street fr/dealership that sold it to me and where I get it serviced, and 1 block from AutoZone. Neither would send anyone across the street to jumpstart me so I could buy a battery from them. We have lost our humanity.
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PaulaBehnken @phbehnken1234.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
WHY? It makes no sense and has the potential to lead to death. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
washingtonpost.com
Supreme Court allows Trump administration, for now, to resume ‘third country’ deportations
The high court will later hear arguments and make a final ruling on the controversial policy of sending migrants to countries where they are not citizens.
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PaulaBehnken @phbehnken1234.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It is my understanding that Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is funded by US Treasury, and not by an individual. One function is to monitor the health of the POTUS, for both individual and national benefit. No need to break HIPAA. POTUS is fit or unfit. Be heroes before it's too late.
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PaulaBehnken @phbehnken1234.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Two new food recalls: Sugar and cinnamon. Be careful with lettuce, blueberries, avocado, pork, beef, jalapenos, potato chips, dry soups, pasta, applesauce, alfalfa seeds, flour... I'm sticking with ice cream. Enjoy your meal! www.fda.gov/safety/recal...
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Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts
FDA and industry press releases regarding product recalls
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PaulaBehnken @phbehnken1234.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
So now I understand why Trump, Musk et al were in such a hurry to get to set up a civilization on Mars. When Elon's sparkle began to fade and his rockets failed, T/they had to rethink the future and chose to live underground. Hence, the "ballroom." We can never forgive this. Get him out of here.
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PaulaBehnken @phbehnken1234.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Little boys, especially,spend much of their lives proving themselves to their parents. At this point, Trump is far richer than his parents, more famous, powerful, meaner, probably less educated and shockingly dismissive of any authority. Fred/Margaret: Tell him he did good and can stop now.
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PaulaBehnken @phbehnken1234.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Today's insanity. What's next? If tomorrow ever comes... wapo.st/4AyAxDh
wapo.st
Trump administration considers building baseball park in Grand Teton National Park
Major League Baseball contacted the administration about hosting a game in a national park, with an agency official scouting Grand Teton as a possible location.
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PaulaBehnken @phbehnken1234.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Here's an idea! Why don't we just level the US and turn it into an enormous multi-faceted entertainment center for extremely rich Russians? You want music? We've got the NSO and Kid Rock. You want a casino? We can do that. Swim? Choose from many venues. Golf? Of course. Gold-leaf ballrooms? Natch.
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PaulaBehnken @phbehnken1234.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Here's an idea! Why don't we just level the US and turn it into an enormous multi-faceted entertainment center for extremely rich Russians? You want music? We've got the NSO and Kid Rock. You want a casino? We can do that. Swim? Choose from many venues. Golf? Of course. Gold-leaf ballrooms? Natch.
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PaulaBehnken @phbehnken1234.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Today's insanity. What's next? If tomorrow ever comes... wapo.st/4AyAxDh
wapo.st
Trump administration considers building baseball park in Grand Teton National Park
Major League Baseball contacted the administration about hosting a game in a national park, with an agency official scouting Grand Teton as a possible location.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 27/09/2026
Trump is furious that news organizations are fighting back against his vile efforts to punish their colleagues—because collective resistance to his authoritarianism actually works. trib.al/Ul3IXLY
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Trump’s Angry Tirade Over Failing Press Ban Reveals His Achilles’ Heel
Trump is furious that news organizations are fighting back against his vile efforts to punish their colleagues—because collective resistance to his authoritarianism actually works.
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PaulaBehnken @phbehnken1234.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Little boys, especially,spend much of their lives proving themselves to their parents. At this point, Trump is far richer than his parents, more famous, powerful, meaner, probably less educated and shockingly dismissive of any authority. Fred/Margaret: Tell him he did good and can stop now.
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PaulaBehnken @phbehnken1234.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
WashPost: The lethal autonomous weapons negotiations in the U.N. are currently nonbinding, though the talks could open the door to a landmark treaty that is legally binding if member nations agree. It presents the most advanced global effort to regulate how AI weapons are used in the battlefield.
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PaulaBehnken @phbehnken1234.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
WashPost: Regulation “must be shaped through democratic processes, by governments accountable to the people they serve,” Altman said. “At the international level, that means cooperation.”
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PaulaBehnken @phbehnken1234.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
WashPost: The U.S. military used Anthropic’s chatbot to identify nearly 1,000 targets to strike in the first 24 hours of the war with Iran, according to The Post. Israel has heavily relied on AI for its military operations in Gaza, The Post reported.
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PaulaBehnken @phbehnken1234.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
WashPost: “It could mean machines can make life‑and‑death decisions without human control,” she said. “The practical impact is stark: more civilian harm, less accountability and a faster slide into riskier, automated warfare.”
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PaulaBehnken @phbehnken1234.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
WashPost: The erosion of the agreement, the details of which are previously unreported, shows how the United States and Russia have worked to weaken global rules to regulate lethal AI weaponry, as the Pentagon moves to rapidly infuse the burgeoning technology into its battlefield strategy.
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PaulaBehnken @phbehnken1234.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
WashPost: The U.S. and Russian teams also removed a provision requiring that humans review military targets developed by AI before a strike, they added.
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PaulaBehnken @phbehnken1234.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
So now I understand why Trump, Musk et al were in such a hurry to get to set up a civilization on Mars. When Elon's sparkle began to fade and his rockets failed, T/they had to rethink the future and chose to live underground. Hence, the "ballroom." We can never forgive this. Get him out of here.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26/09/2026
amazing -- Karl Rove lists Paxton's scandals: "The corrupt business guy gives him a fake Uber account and the records of that are now in his impeachment proceedings, so we know how often he went to have sex with Laura Olsen. I mean, can you make this shit up?"
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PaulaBehnken @phbehnken1234.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Funny, I don't remember any politician asking me if I wanted to leave the question of the life or death of this country (and all of us living in it) in the hands of AI. Do you? Yet, that is what our current POTUS has done, reportedly. How can anyone sleep at night? He must be removed ASAP.
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PaulaBehnken @phbehnken1234.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
What insanity is this? Whoever signed off on this should be jailed for breach of contract requiring that person to act in accordance with guaranteeing benefis to the people of the US. wapo.st/4yWadkR
wapo.st
U.S., Russia stripped human oversight from global AI weapons pact
The two nations weakened a range of safeguards in a landmark U.N. effort to try to regulate the use of lethal autonomous weaponry. The global negotiations earlier this month marked the furthest progre...
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PaulaBehnken @phbehnken1234.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
What insanity is this? Whoever signed off on this should be jailed for breach of contract requiring that person to act in accordance with guaranteeing benefis to the people of the US. wapo.st/4yWadkR
wapo.st
U.S., Russia stripped human oversight from global AI weapons pact
The two nations weakened a range of safeguards in a landmark U.N. effort to try to regulate the use of lethal autonomous weaponry. The global negotiations earlier this month marked the furthest progre...
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PaulaBehnken @phbehnken1234.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Wow, the first bands of the storm are just now reaching into central and western New England, almost to the NYS line. They won't stop coming until Monday night.
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PaulaBehnken @phbehnken1234.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Stay off I-95 north of Maryland this weekend! Don't even think about driving that road anywhere in Connecticut, RI, Massachusetts, Maine. Stay home!
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PaulaBehnken @phbehnken1234.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I'm still thinking about the term gender ideologies, wondering what it is the admin want to protect/prevent? Paying women less? Making it okay to ask humiliating questions in a job interview? Having license to call women obnoxious names? Not hiring them? Taking away their vote? All of the above?
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PaulaBehnken @phbehnken1234.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I brought in the geranium that was hanging on my deck and put the car in the garage for the first time in months, so I guess I'm ready for whatever Mother Nature throws at us this weekend. I'm 100+ miles inland, so don't expect much.
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IM READY: Man faces Hurricane Irma
ALT: IM READY: Man faces Hurricane Irma
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PaulaBehnken @phbehnken1234.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Two new food recalls: Sugar and cinnamon. Be careful with lettuce, blueberries, avocado, pork, beef, jalapenos, potato chips, dry soups, pasta, applesauce, alfalfa seeds, flour... I'm sticking with ice cream. Enjoy your meal! www.fda.gov/safety/recal...
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Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts
FDA and industry press releases regarding product recalls
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Gina @cissybgood67.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🤞😑🤞
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Beingsass @beingsass.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
All he wants to do is wars. After all, WE all die anyway, and there is beachfront property to be had. www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-gro...
cbsnews.com
U.S. military lays groundwork for potential action around Cuba
Some units would "possibly [be] needed in 90-120 days," according to an internal Army message reviewed by CBS News.
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PaulaBehnken @phbehnken1234.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Guys, how many of you were ever asked what method of birth control you use, at a professional job interview that required multiple college degrees? Come on, don't be shy. Hands up!
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Michael Scott's Shocked Reaction
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PaulaBehnken @phbehnken1234.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Yes, the US DID vote in the UN against expanding rights for women, but in March, not September. The vote was 37 to one. U.S. opposed language promoting "gender ideology," sexual/repro health provisions and terminology regarding AI regulation, according to AI. MEN: 37 WOMEN: 0 What else is new?
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
11. In essence, Trump asked a majority of voters to trade democracy and the rule of law for an IOU, and to the shock and horror of the civilized world, a majority of voters accepted.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 24/09/2026
BREAKING: Judge temporarily blocks U.S. President Donald Trump’s ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico and says White House must restore access.
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Judge orders White House to restore access to news outlets Trump banned
A federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s move to ban three news outlets from the White House grounds and said CNN, MS NOW and Politico must have their access restored.
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PaulaBehnken @phbehnken1234.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I am the code.
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Euronews @euronews.com · 23/09/2026
Children born with infections such as syphilis, rubella and cytomegalovirus are far more likely to be diagnosed with autism and intellectual disability, according to a new study.
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Rare infections in pregnancy linked to intellectual disability, autism
Children born with infections such as syphilis, rubella and cytomegalovirus are far more likely to be diagnosed with autism and intellectual disability, according to a new study.
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PaulaBehnken @phbehnken1234.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It is my understanding that Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is funded by US Treasury, and not by an individual. One function is to monitor the health of the POTUS, for both individual and national benefit. No need to break HIPAA. POTUS is fit or unfit. Be heroes before it's too late.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/09/2026
hard to interpret this statement as anything other than Trump threatening to nuke Iran: "It'll end so quickly your head will spin"
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PaulaBehnken @phbehnken1234.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It is my understanding that Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is funded by US Treasury, and not by an individual. One function is to monitor the health of the POTUS, for both individual and national benefit. No need to break HIPAA. POTUS is fit or unfit. Be heroes before it's too late.
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PaulaBehnken @phbehnken1234.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It is my understanding that Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is funded by US Treasury, and not by an individual. One function is to monitor the health of the POTUS, for both individual and national benefit. No need to break HIPAA. POTUS is fit or unfit. Be heroes before it's too late.
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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"Other military and safety experts have questioned the implications of storing ammunition in the middle of a heavily used traffic circle and whether tourists could still enter the arch as previously planned." 🧐
washingtonpost.com
Trump’s plan to militarize proposed arch raises new legal, safety concerns
Aviation safety experts worry about the prospect of drones stored so close to National Airport, while preservationists say a review process can’t go forward now.
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PaulaBehnken @phbehnken1234.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It is my understanding that Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is funded by US Treasury, and not by an individual. One function is to monitor the health of the POTUS, for both individual and national benefits. No need to break HIPAA. POTUS is fit or unfit. Be heroes before it's too late.
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ndweiss @11tulips.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Repubs: ‘We’re going to need a better ship’
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 22/09/2026
Note: If you’re a current ACA enrollee I would double check to ensure that both your policy and your subsidies (if you receive any) are in order. Log into BOTH your ACA exchange and insurance carrier website accounts to make sure all is well…and check back again in the coming weeks.
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PaulaBehnken @phbehnken1234.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Americans can insist on a slowdown, town by town, county by county and state by state. We still have rights. Use them!
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