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Becky Tien

@beckytien.bsky.social

Cat mom. Crafter. Amateur western Washington landscaper. 80% science, 20% woo.

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I'm unfamiliar with Tobias Forge and Vanden Plas, but that was a *gorgeous* rendition of Gethsemane.

21.03.2025 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Bonus points if you coat their Deplorean with vinegar.

07.03.2025 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

BREAKING: SpaceX's Starship EXPLODES, causing FAA to halt flights at 4 major airports

The previous Starship also exploded, in January

THIS is why FAA probed SpaceX for safety

And THIS is why Musk has been trying to kill FAA - and why he should NOT get any more govt contracts

07.03.2025 02:23 β€” πŸ‘ 9347    πŸ” 3270    πŸ’¬ 319    πŸ“Œ 158

Yes, it's as much a poll tax as any other ID law, and I'm pretty sure that goes for men who don't have this type of ID as well. The extra work and expense is when women who've changed their names have to do it again before the ID naturally expires.

24.02.2025 05:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Yes, the SAVE Act could make it harder for people who have changed their last name to register to vote The SAVE Act, which hasn’t been passed, could make it harder for married women and others who have changed names to register to vote, like posts online claim.

That's not what the bill would do. It would require an ID that has your current legal name and for which you've proven your US citizenship. Married women who change their names would need to get a new ID to reflect the change. www.verifythis.com/article/news...

24.02.2025 02:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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WATCH: β€œWhen will you stand up to them and say that is enough?”

WISCONSIN Republicans Grothman & Fitzgerald run into tough town hall crowds also πŸ‘‡πŸ½πŸ‘€

22.02.2025 05:43 β€” πŸ‘ 6850    πŸ” 1960    πŸ’¬ 354    πŸ“Œ 252
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Not even six hours apart.

17.02.2025 06:19 β€” πŸ‘ 21889    πŸ” 5268    πŸ’¬ 1141    πŸ“Œ 362

My vote at 3:49 AM in WA is for existential anxiety.

17.02.2025 11:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Get wool base layers and wool socks. (Unless you're vegan, of course.) Those have been my best investment for outdoor winter gear.

16.02.2025 17:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No country is "the best" overall. Thinking that everything needs to be a competition is what breaks down alliances and makes everyone else an enemy.

Even in middle school, we were encouraged every week to buy these ribbons with "our team violently verbs the other team" printed on them. It was sick.

16.02.2025 15:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That's Bergenia, aka pigsqueak! I'm not much of a pink person, but I've kept ours that came with the house since they bloom in cold months when there's not much else for the pollinators and hummingbirds.

14.02.2025 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

FlowingFire @flowingfire.bsky.social
Truthout @truthout.org
Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com
Tennessee Brando @tnbrando.bsky.social
Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com
Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social
Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social

14.02.2025 01:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

For a nice flower each morning, here's OkieBlueFire @okiebluefire.bsky.social
Trae Crowder @thetraecrowder.bsky.social
The New Republic @newrepublic.com
Reuters @reuters.com
Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me
Joy-Ann Reid @joyannreid.bsky.social
Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social

14.02.2025 01:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Here are some that should be a good start for news and commentary.
PBS News @pbsnews.bsky.social
The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social
The Contrarian @contrariannews.org
Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com
Thomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social

14.02.2025 01:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Take a look at my Followings to get some ideas for independent and center left leaning journalists for her to follow.

14.02.2025 00:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

It's good that CIF is following the Don't Obey in Advance directive. Slow them down. Drag it out. Make them "investigate."

13.02.2025 18:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A Venn diagram titled, "What Elon doesn't want you to know" with one circle labeled "Agencies impacted by sudden Trump firings" and another labeled "Agencies investigating Musk's companies." Transportation, Interior, Justice, Agriculture, the NLRB, EEOC, CFPB, Securities and Exchange Commission, DOD, FEC, and Office of Government Ethics all fall within the overlap of the circles.

A Venn diagram titled, "What Elon doesn't want you to know" with one circle labeled "Agencies impacted by sudden Trump firings" and another labeled "Agencies investigating Musk's companies." Transportation, Interior, Justice, Agriculture, the NLRB, EEOC, CFPB, Securities and Exchange Commission, DOD, FEC, and Office of Government Ethics all fall within the overlap of the circles.

Not a coincidence

12.02.2025 15:14 β€” πŸ‘ 127    πŸ” 76    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 7

We should not be cutting health care for working families to deliver massive tax breaks for billionaires.

Repost if you agree.

12.02.2025 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 412    πŸ” 255    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 14
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We want to hear from YOU! Calling all Contrarians! We want to hear from those of you who have been unfairly impacted by the Musk–Trump administration's chaos.

Calling all Contrarians! We want to hear from you:

If you have been impacted by the Musk/Trump Regime email submit@contrariannews.org with any of the following:
- A short video (under 1 min)
- A voice note
- A letter detailing your story

We will respect any requests to remain anonymous

12.02.2025 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 221    πŸ” 84    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 0

Back before organic farm products became mainstream, brown eggs were a clue that the eggs were from chickens (Rhode Island Red) that may have been treated better than their caged counterparts (White Leghorn). The better treatment led to better eggs for flavor and shell strength. Not so much now.

12.02.2025 15:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Here's a little way to voice your opinion, especially if you can't just up and delete all your Google products.

12.02.2025 14:11 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Gulf of Mexico - Wikipedia

Go to Google
Search "Gulf of Mexico"
Click the 3 little dots next to "Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America)"
Choose "Send feedback"
Click "Gulf of America"
Click "Inaccurate content"
Click "Incorrect"
Tell Google the correct name
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_of...

12.02.2025 13:04 β€” πŸ‘ 16744    πŸ” 5529    πŸ’¬ 2006    πŸ“Œ 724

The AP must refuse this but more importantly the rest of the White House Correspondents Association should back them.

Boycott the press briefings until they relent, and if they refuse, walk out. There is no real use to them in any case.

Trump craves attention. Deny him that and he’ll cave.

11.02.2025 22:52 β€” πŸ‘ 6266    πŸ” 1532    πŸ’¬ 221    πŸ“Œ 113

not sure Snoop Dogg fresh off performing at Trump’s inauguration is the best spokesperson for Stand Up To Hate tbh

10.02.2025 00:27 β€” πŸ‘ 21031    πŸ” 2222    πŸ’¬ 712    πŸ“Œ 138

I've always taken my rosemary cuttings of new growth in June, dipped in rooting hormone, and placed in potting soil.

09.02.2025 14:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A black cat gazes at an orange bowl containing wet cat food as he calculates how he might steal a bite.

A black cat gazes at an orange bowl containing wet cat food as he calculates how he might steal a bite.

Oh, to be a housecat and have your only goal for the day be to eat your companion's leftover food.

07.02.2025 13:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Over 200 visits have already been scheduled at Senate offices in almost 40 states. See if there’s a visit happening near you: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

If there's nothing planned in your area, you can organize and register a new visit here: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

04.02.2025 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1049    πŸ” 492    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 30

That YouTube video is from January 11, 2021.

04.02.2025 16:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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hillary clinton is sitting in a living room and smiling while talking to someone . ALT: hillary clinton is sitting in a living room and smiling while talking to someone .

#deplorable was such an understatement.

04.02.2025 03:58 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bears repeating β€” the *concessions* Trump wants you to believe he got for his trade war threats at both borders were in place already.

04.02.2025 04:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1462    πŸ” 416    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 22

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