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Beth

@punkhaiku

Yank in UK. #Maine voter. πŸ’™ #DemocratsAbroad πŸ’™ #Mackem by marriage. Newly retired. Reading, silent & precode film, needle arts, gardening, cozy gaming, medieval history, cats. Trying to get healthy.

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Labour MP Charlotte Nichols reveals she was raped as an MP as she opposes the governments jury trial reforms

Every Labour MP should listen to her incredibly powerful and brave statement in parliament today

10.03.2026 17:40 πŸ‘ 591 πŸ” 185 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 5

If @willbunch.bsky.social wrote it, you should read it.Β©

08.03.2026 20:31 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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"A rash has apparently appeared on president Trump's neck, which is just above his collar. Apparently someone accidently washed his shirt in holy water" Michael ChΓ© - SNL

08.03.2026 08:19 πŸ‘ 412 πŸ” 98 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 11
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Stephen Fry: β€œI’m deeply worried by the darkening shadow that’s going over the world, a shadow that we have to call fascism”

Laura Kuenssberg: β€œYou would use that word?”

Stephen Fry: β€œOh absolutely. It’s a cult of power; and power only speaks to power”

#bbclaurak

08.03.2026 10:37 πŸ‘ 1042 πŸ” 346 πŸ’¬ 37 πŸ“Œ 13
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this week in stupid: March 7 edition Donny stays on topic, Marco gets myopic, and so much more...

it's Saturday, and it's time for "this week in stupid: March 7 edition" β€” Donny stays on topic, Marco gets myopic, and so much more...
thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter to keep getting the good stuff β€”

07.03.2026 15:35 πŸ‘ 762 πŸ” 170 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 9
Wu Tang is for the Children β€’
 @WUTangKids
 X.com
 Oh just the @LockheedMartin account casually
 admitting that they've known about the war
 months ago
 Lockheed Martin O
 @LockheedMartin
 X.com
 We have agreed to quadruple critical munitions
 production. As a result of President
 @realDonaldTrump's leadership, we began this
 work months ago with @SecWar Hegseth and
 Deputy Secretary Feinberg.

Wu Tang is for the Children β€’ @WUTangKids X.com Oh just the @LockheedMartin account casually admitting that they've known about the war months ago Lockheed Martin O @LockheedMartin X.com We have agreed to quadruple critical munitions production. As a result of President @realDonaldTrump's leadership, we began this work months ago with @SecWar Hegseth and Deputy Secretary Feinberg.

There's a tension between "this was all pre-planned" and "it was just another knee jerk attempt to distract from the latest Epstein file dump".

OFC, two things can be true at the same time.

07.03.2026 12:46 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump's war of disrespect He disrespected Congress, the Constitution, and the service members he sent into harm's way

As I grope for words to make sense of President Trump’s war with Iran, I keep coming back to one word. A word that is small compared to the big emotions it can unleash. That word is β€œdisrespect.”
open.substack.com/pub/jcapehar...

05.03.2026 13:43 πŸ‘ 159 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 0
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Costco CEO says any tariff refunds it gets will flow back to members through 'lower prices and better values' Costco challenges the US government over IEEPA tariffs, with CEO Ron Vachris pledging to pass refund benefits to members.

Costco is now demanding that Trump pay them back for his tariffs so they can refund all of their customers.

06.03.2026 17:14 πŸ‘ 3773 πŸ” 907 πŸ’¬ 123 πŸ“Œ 78
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🎯🎯

06.03.2026 16:04 πŸ‘ 25811 πŸ” 9318 πŸ’¬ 851 πŸ“Œ 375
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congratulations, Republicans β€” you own this shithole mess the price of gas goes fuckity-zoom

here's today's post: "congratulations, Republicans β€” you own this shithole mess" β€” the price of gas goes fuckity-zoom.
thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter so you never miss a post β€”

06.03.2026 15:43 πŸ‘ 1044 πŸ” 216 πŸ’¬ 44 πŸ“Œ 6
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β€œ.. Evacuate where and evacuate how? How do you tell us to evacuate after the tension has already come to a head?” he said. β€œIt almost feels like we’re being joked; like we’re being trolled.”

@financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/content/7f96...

06.03.2026 11:11 πŸ‘ 740 πŸ” 262 πŸ’¬ 48 πŸ“Œ 23
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We can safely say Matt Goodwin still hasn’t moved on from the β€˜locked in the bedroom playing All By Myself on loop and shouting β€œgo away”’ stage.

Week ago today, Matt.

06.03.2026 15:18 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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97% of the 35,000 comments submitted to the National Capitol Planning Commission on Trump's ballroom project were negative.

This public outrage forced the Commission to postpone their final approval vote by a MONTH.

We're showing Trump that he can't mess with the People's House.

06.03.2026 14:36 πŸ‘ 181 πŸ” 52 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1

What the fuck @welch.senate.gov COMPETENT AND HONEST are you kidding us

05.03.2026 21:41 πŸ‘ 582 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 0
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05.03.2026 01:27 πŸ‘ 244 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
PINE TREE ACTIVISM CALENDAR 
Events for Friday MAR 6, 2026
Details confirmed as of 3/06 – 6:25AM 

Share/Repost so Mainers know where to #RESIST! 
Pg 1/3 - Submit events to: ptactivism@proton.me

FRI MAR 6 

MAR 6, Fri 10:30AM – Camden
Village Cafe, 25 Mechanic St, Camden, Maine
Audacity Office Hours – Grab a coffee or a sticky bun, come find our table, and sit a spell with fellow Audacitizens! We'll catch up, gear up, and hatch plans to act up. Who's welcome? Everyone! 
Hosted by The Audacity – Creative Action Together

MAR 6, Fri 11:30-1:00PM (M-F) – Belfast
Sidewalk at Main & Church Streets, Belfast, Maine
BELFAST ANTI-ICE STAND 
Join a coalition for Justice for ALL
Daily: Monday-Friday, 11:30-12:30/1:00
Signs and Friends Welcome!
Stand TOGETHER for GOOD

MAR 6, Fri 12-1:00PM (& every Fri) – Calais
Corner of North St & Main St, Calais, Maine
STAND UP DOWNEAST MAINE – Join in our weekly protest, one block from the border crossing to Canada, for this lively & international atmosphere. Hosted by Stand Up Downeast Network.

MAR 6, Fri 12-1:00PM (& every Fri) – Farmington 
Post Office, 196 Main St, Farmington, Maine 
PEACE & PROTEST VIGIL - Farmington and surrounding area activists gather at noon ON the Sidewalks in front of the post office with peace vigil signs and protest messages to advocate for peace and protect democracy. Started 21 yrs ago as a Women in Black Vigil, this is now a community event and includes Veterans for Peace, Western Mtns Third Act, and Indivisible.
FMI: mobilize.us/mobilize/event/879624/   

(calendar cont'd in comments)

PRO TIP: click ALT in lower right corner for links you can copy/paste.

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The SAVE ACT, an effort to severely restrict legal voting by making all voters prove citizenship with passport or birth certificate, has passed the House and is currently stalled in the Senate. 
CONTACT YOUR SENATORS! Demand they do NOT allow the SAVE ACT to pass: senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm 
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PINE TREE ACTIVISM CALENDAR Events for Friday MAR 6, 2026 Details confirmed as of 3/06 – 6:25AM Share/Repost so Mainers know where to #RESIST! Pg 1/3 - Submit events to: ptactivism@proton.me FRI MAR 6 MAR 6, Fri 10:30AM – Camden Village Cafe, 25 Mechanic St, Camden, Maine Audacity Office Hours – Grab a coffee or a sticky bun, come find our table, and sit a spell with fellow Audacitizens! We'll catch up, gear up, and hatch plans to act up. Who's welcome? Everyone! Hosted by The Audacity – Creative Action Together MAR 6, Fri 11:30-1:00PM (M-F) – Belfast Sidewalk at Main & Church Streets, Belfast, Maine BELFAST ANTI-ICE STAND Join a coalition for Justice for ALL Daily: Monday-Friday, 11:30-12:30/1:00 Signs and Friends Welcome! Stand TOGETHER for GOOD MAR 6, Fri 12-1:00PM (& every Fri) – Calais Corner of North St & Main St, Calais, Maine STAND UP DOWNEAST MAINE – Join in our weekly protest, one block from the border crossing to Canada, for this lively & international atmosphere. Hosted by Stand Up Downeast Network. MAR 6, Fri 12-1:00PM (& every Fri) – Farmington Post Office, 196 Main St, Farmington, Maine PEACE & PROTEST VIGIL - Farmington and surrounding area activists gather at noon ON the Sidewalks in front of the post office with peace vigil signs and protest messages to advocate for peace and protect democracy. Started 21 yrs ago as a Women in Black Vigil, this is now a community event and includes Veterans for Peace, Western Mtns Third Act, and Indivisible. FMI: mobilize.us/mobilize/event/879624/ (calendar cont'd in comments) PRO TIP: click ALT in lower right corner for links you can copy/paste. = The SAVE ACT, an effort to severely restrict legal voting by making all voters prove citizenship with passport or birth certificate, has passed the House and is currently stalled in the Senate. CONTACT YOUR SENATORS! Demand they do NOT allow the SAVE ACT to pass: senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm ============================================

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MAINE RESISTANCE
FRI, MAR 06, 2026
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CALL YOUR SENATORS & tell them to
REJECT the SAVE Act: (202) 224-3121

#ORGANIZE #RESIST & #OPPOSE!
#NonViolenceIsPower
#EveryEffortCounts
#GetInvolved

pg1/3 – REPOST & SHARE!
#Maine #MEpolitics

06.03.2026 13:09 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Twice now Starmer has said he's consulted with "allies AND the United States".

He's a skilled lawyer, he knows what he's saying.

05.03.2026 18:20 πŸ‘ 120 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

🚨 BREAKING: Keir Starmer suggests Donald Trump has "plunged" the Middle East into "chaos"

"My focus is providing calm, level headed leadership in the national interest... it means having the strength to stand firm by our principles, no matter the pressure to do otherwise"

05.03.2026 17:19 πŸ‘ 187 πŸ” 54 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 3

A neighbor in LA habitually parked his car on our busy-ish corner and slept through his car alarm going off every damn night. We cheered when he moved away, but the local mockingbird must have missed him b/c he'd go through his repertoire every night after that at 2 Am.

04.03.2026 17:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Anyone who believed Trump’s antiwar stance pre-election probably believes that the Civil War was about states’ rights and windmills cause cancer.

04.03.2026 15:49 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Once again, a federal court affirms that Members of Congress have the right to conduct unannounced oversight visits of ICE detention facilities. The American people demand oversight, accountability and reform of the administration's inhumane immigration practices.

04.03.2026 15:12 πŸ‘ 2127 πŸ” 596 πŸ’¬ 74 πŸ“Œ 12
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This innocent little girl was killed by our bomb, with our money, in our name, without our permission. Shame on the United States. We have become a stain on the planet.

04.03.2026 04:42 πŸ‘ 556 πŸ” 291 πŸ’¬ 46 πŸ“Œ 29
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ProPublica Sues Education Department for Withholding Records About Discrimination in Schools Under Secretary Linda McMahon, the work of the Office for Civil Rights, which aims to protect students from discrimination, is cloaked in secrecy.

Under this regime, the Office for Civil Rights would rather fight against transgender athletes and "white discrimination" than take up cases of harassment against Black students.

Dodging FOIA requests, they operate without transparency.

Let's hope ProPublica wins.

#Pinks

03.03.2026 14:06 πŸ‘ 194 πŸ” 129 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2
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Chump's Betrayal Continues......

04.03.2026 08:04 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Speaking of Ecuador πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡¨

04.03.2026 06:08 πŸ‘ 317 πŸ” 103 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 10
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Most Reform members believe non-white UK citizens born abroad should be forced or encouraged to leave, poll finds Nigel Farage’s recent efforts to woo centre-ground voters may cause tension in party’s right flank, says Hope Not Hate

Most Reform members believe non-white UK citizens born abroad should be forced or encouraged to leave.

What next? Concentration camps, badge to replace the Star of David, atrocities.

First non-white people. Who will be next?

Will history repeat itself?

04.03.2026 07:32 πŸ‘ 252 πŸ” 112 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 6

Does anyone remember that during the Brexit campaign, one of Nigel Farage’s arguments for leaving the European Union was to allow the UK to adopt a fairer immigration system for Commonwealth citizens?

Now he’s saying they shouldn’t be allowed to vote proving yet again the sort of country he wants.

03.03.2026 17:38 πŸ‘ 1639 πŸ” 509 πŸ’¬ 84 πŸ“Œ 12

I see the papers which screamed β€˜tAKe bACK ConTRol’ now want the UK to be nothing but an obedient servant of the USA

03.03.2026 09:17 πŸ‘ 4772 πŸ” 784 πŸ’¬ 199 πŸ“Œ 39

The DOW is crashing. Someone let Pam Bondi know so we can talk about the Epstein Files.

03.03.2026 15:07 πŸ‘ 1344 πŸ” 352 πŸ’¬ 34 πŸ“Œ 10
Quote from Washington Times editorial board

"[Radical liberals] don't realize that, when they express contempt for the man who holds the country's highest office, they reveal their contempt for the Americans who put him there."

Quote from Washington Times editorial board "[Radical liberals] don't realize that, when they express contempt for the man who holds the country's highest office, they reveal their contempt for the Americans who put him there."

Uh no...we definitely realize it.

02.03.2026 11:57 πŸ‘ 43917 πŸ” 6868 πŸ’¬ 4761 πŸ“Œ 1831