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Rebecca Lawrence

@mizabecker.bsky.social

Retired teacher, current dedicated reader, over-educated (& proud with it!) childless cat lady. Left Coast American hermit, re-homed expat, old AF and weary of this shit.

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"I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do.

Helen Keller

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de tale iss an draftt xcloooder, Flandoy! makes himb doo dat ind frundt ob de dor andt u's will lowerd yur Endergies Cozdts! fur reels - mi ca'at roombmayde doo dis andt VOYLAH de flore gedts warmbers!

mi gibes u owethers homb improoofmendts, stae tooneds.
;) rebeccas orrindge rufuss

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Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.

27.01.2026 05:36 β€” πŸ‘ 18998    πŸ” 6275    πŸ’¬ 929    πŸ“Œ 1172
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I'm at a loss for words. I'm glad someone else has them.

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On the mountain above Davos, Switzerland, locals hauled 450 torches through snow to spell β€œNO KINGS” in fire as Trump arrived for the World Economic Forum. A direct shot at Trump and authoritarianism, staged by residents of a kingless country and planted high above the global elite as a warning.

21.01.2026 02:29 β€” πŸ‘ 299    πŸ” 98    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 10
A hairless cat, ears pricked, looks off into the distance, holding its paw over the mouth of another hairless cat below them.

A hairless cat, ears pricked, looks off into the distance, holding its paw over the mouth of another hairless cat below them.

"Hush, Horatio. Did you not hear the Dark Lord's call? Go now and summon the others, for it is the time of The Reaping. Soon we shall be bathing in the blood of our enemies."

"I don't know, Max. I'm pretty sure that was just a can opener."

04.11.2025 17:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2551    πŸ” 332    πŸ’¬ 63    πŸ“Œ 20

There once was an adviser named Miller
Who thought of himself as a killer
But when they opened him up
he was meek as a pup
With mostly just nasty rag filler

30.09.2025 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 314    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 2
A crocheted Patti smith

A crocheted Patti smith

Patti smith from Horses

Patti smith from Horses

I crocheted Patti Smith’s Horses cover

08.09.2025 21:51 β€” πŸ‘ 12361    πŸ” 1528    πŸ’¬ 288    πŸ“Œ 123

Feeling nauseated with our reality.

05.09.2025 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 501    πŸ” 34    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 1

I’m calling it a nap but I’ve really just taken to my bed today

I come from a long line of women who take to their beds when they have HAD IT.

04.07.2025 20:52 β€” πŸ‘ 102    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

sweaty ass

01.07.2025 06:25 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

all i want is to one day own a modest sized home in a walkable neighborhood and raise money for shelter animals. wear an outfit i like, walk to the grocery store, buy some nectarines, feed cats, and live in peace. just don't understand why achieving this is so hard

22.06.2025 21:07 β€” πŸ‘ 31595    πŸ” 3775    πŸ’¬ 797    πŸ“Œ 241

Squint.

20.06.2025 23:24 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

For God’s sake let us sit upon the ground
And tell sad stories of the death of kings:
How some have been depos’d, some slain in war,
Some haunted by the ghosts they have deposed,
Some poisoned by their wives, some sleeping kill’d,

14.06.2025 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1228    πŸ” 300    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 22
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Lots of honking.

No Kings Berkeley

#NoKings #NoKingsDay

14.06.2025 20:24 β€” πŸ‘ 8765    πŸ” 1376    πŸ’¬ 77    πŸ“Œ 61

One thing I know, he is certainly a piece of trash!

12.06.2025 03:16 β€” πŸ‘ 235    πŸ” 115    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 3
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NEW: I may or may not have gone on a bit of a rant on today’s @dailybeanspod.com about the DoJ’s response to Newsom’s lawsuit.

12.06.2025 17:53 β€” πŸ‘ 718    πŸ” 188    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 12

Thank you for continuing to shine through the shit! I appreciate your posts, your advocacy & your caring. Right back atcha! Keep strong.

22.05.2025 20:45 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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That entire display in the Oval Office today was embarrassing, abhorrent & repugnant. I can’t watch nor repost all the madman-esq behaviors from today. When will we as a Nation stand up collectively & with our whole chests say β€œThe emperor has no clothes” ?? Will we ever ?? #WTFAmerica #HandsOff

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the chief engine and joy of my life is satisfying curiosity, but in these bleak days where every bit of news is so harsh, i find myself more and more burying myself in the past and in fiction to satisfy those urges

07.05.2025 03:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1199    πŸ” 40    πŸ’¬ 49    πŸ“Œ 11

My extra-fluff tabby does this with the bathroom cabinet (to get inside and maul the toilet paper). She makes an emphatic statement (of her innate superiority) by letting the door slam behind herself, then head-butts her way out - it's burlesque with whiskers.

04.05.2025 20:04 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
"WE'VE ARRANGED A society based on science and technology, in which nobody understands anything about science technology. And this combustible mixture of ignorance and power, sooner or later, is going to blow up in our faces. Who is running the science and technology in a democracy if the people don't know anything about it?"
"Science is more than a body of knowledge, it's a way of thinking. A way of skeptically interrogating the universe with a fine understanding of human fallibility. If we are not able to ask skeptical questions, to interrogate those who tell us that something is true, to be skeptical of those in authority, then we're up for grabs for the next charlatan, political or religious, who comes ambling along."

"WE'VE ARRANGED A society based on science and technology, in which nobody understands anything about science technology. And this combustible mixture of ignorance and power, sooner or later, is going to blow up in our faces. Who is running the science and technology in a democracy if the people don't know anything about it?" "Science is more than a body of knowledge, it's a way of thinking. A way of skeptically interrogating the universe with a fine understanding of human fallibility. If we are not able to ask skeptical questions, to interrogate those who tell us that something is true, to be skeptical of those in authority, then we're up for grabs for the next charlatan, political or religious, who comes ambling along."

I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.

04.05.2025 06:21 β€” πŸ‘ 18517    πŸ” 6301    πŸ’¬ 247    πŸ“Œ 277
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Cartoon by @deadder.bsky.social.

03.05.2025 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 18682    πŸ” 5110    πŸ’¬ 326    πŸ“Œ 197

The biggest thing we need to do is let people know that the protests are FUN. Yelling fuck the man is fun. You will meet fun people.

We also need to make them more fun. Bring grills like the French. Bring instruments like it’s Mardi Gras. Give people a reason to spend their weekend in the streets.

05.04.2025 19:32 β€” πŸ‘ 24696    πŸ” 4865    πŸ’¬ 662    πŸ“Œ 491
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πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡

05.04.2025 21:05 β€” πŸ‘ 712    πŸ” 282    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 13
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Venus/Mercury/NN in Pisces πŸ™‚
AND Neptune in Aries - spiritual warrior.

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