@beverlylelong.bsky.social
Retired academic historian, Londoner but prefer rural life, Green politics, amateur gardener, Woodstock generation, social justice
It is the responsibility of all of us to return the nation to a path that is morally sustainable.
09.11.2025 00:00 β π 3594 π 1099 π¬ 97 π 38Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. Itβs a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. Weβve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.
05.11.2025 02:47 β π 62108 π 11235 π¬ 1207 π 522Happy Halloween. Trickle-down economics is nothing more than a cruel hoax designed to enrich corporations and the super-rich. For working people, it's been 40 years of all trick and no treat. Enough.
31.10.2025 15:03 β π 6844 π 2211 π¬ 186 π 91Cost to fund SNAP and keep 42 million people from starving:
$100 billion
Cost of lost revenue due to tax cuts for the richest Americans in the top 1%:
$100 billion
One is decried as "welfare." One is not.
Why?
welcome to America, where the idea that kids should have food gets you labeled some kind of communist
28.10.2025 00:24 β π 13452 π 3513 π¬ 319 π 115Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
27.10.2025 01:11 β π 34801 π 11495 π¬ 866 π 682$170B for ICE and Border Patrol
$40B for Argentina
$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
$230M for Trump's DOJ "compensation"
$200M for Kristi Noem's jets
$98M for Trump's golf outings
But no money to lower your healthcare costs.
Today, the White House Press Secretary told the country that this ridiculous damn ballroom is βthe presidentβs main priorityββ¦not reopening the government, not lowering the cost of groceries, not lowering the cost of housing, not lowering the cost of healthcareβ¦.building a ballroom
23.10.2025 22:36 β π 32226 π 11013 π¬ 1864 π 632
Bannon said during his interview that Trump will run for a third term because "we have to finish what we started."
24.10.2025 12:55 β π 8 π 9 π¬ 10 π 4What has happened to the historic artefacts, paintings etc? Were conservation specialists brought in before the demolition started?
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Turkey has launched a heartwarming initiative that tackles 2 major issues at once plastic waste & stray animal hunger.
Special vending machines installed in Istanbul & other cities allow citizens to deposit discarded plastic bottles which in turn dispense food & water for stray animals. #Kindness
ICE agents abducting people off the streets. The National Guard unleashed in American cities. The Justice Department weaponized to prosecute political opponents. Threats by Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act.
The tyranny is on full display β and it's waking America up.
Definition of vulgarity π’
21.10.2025 19:10 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
a woman holding a sign that says 'i guess i'm a terrorist now' - picture of old woman holding a pbs bag and carrying a sign that says 'liberty and justice for all'
#protestsigns
20.10.2025 18:53 β π 6138 π 1495 π¬ 60 π 57
Photo of the demolition of the White House's East Wing.
Me: Siri, so how's Trump's presidency going?
Siri:
A nationwide backlash to AI data centers is brewing.
And for good reason: while AI enriches Big Tech CEOs and props up the stock market, data centers are sucking up communitiesβ water and power.
When the AI bubble bursts, the rest of us will be stuck holding the bag. Be warned.
The 100 lowest-paying US corporations spent $644B on stock buybacks from 2019 to 2024.
Buybacks artificially boost share prices and inflate CEO pay.
The typical worker at these companies earned $35k last year.
Meanwhile, the average CEO was paid $17.2M
See the problem?
The Pentagonβs new media policy blocks journalists from reporting out anything that isnβt approved by Pete Hegseth.
Pentagon reporters walked out of the building rather than sign on.
The freedom of the press has never been more crucial. Kudos to these journalists for protecting it.
Banned books staircase created by Gary M. Herd / Kraken Studios.
Newport Public Library.
The mainstream media loves making it seam like dysfunction in Washington is coming from both parties.
Hello?
Much of the GOP no longer accepts the rule of law, or the norms of democracy, or the legitimacy of the opposing party.
Enough of the false equivalence.
Jane Goodall dies, the Pope condemns climate deniers, and Kemi Badenoch decides today is a good day to say sheβd scrap the Climate Change Act.
Economically bonkers, morally bankrupt, out of step with public opinion
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I very rarely look on Facebook but am extremely pleased to have seen this post, and impressed with the speed of response of the NHS social media team.
24.09.2025 16:20 β π 32 π 5 π¬ 1 π 0The common good is a set of shared commitments.
To the rule of law. To democracy. To tolerance. To equal opportunity. To upholding the truth.
We cannot have a functioning society without these shared commitments.
We must end the scourge of gun violence in America.
We also need to have honest conversations about the ways internet platforms profit from fear, hatred, and division.
Both are vital to the future of this country.
Trickle down is a complete con....
06.09.2025 21:27 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0I can't know why Starmer sticks w/ the hard-line anti-boat, pro-Brexit strategy despite both failing. My explanation: They think it worked for the GE. A fatal misconception. LAB strategy didn't win the election. Many endorsed them uneasily. But it was paramount to oust the Tories. That's why LAB won
06.09.2025 17:49 β π 80 π 14 π¬ 9 π 2"I bet you have pronouns too" π’
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Every day the government delays banning the sale of peat compost means more carbon lost to the atmosphere from this appalling practice
www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/vast-ar...
In industrialised nations, few understand the seriousness of climate change. They crank up air conditions, close borders to climate refugees, & take planes or SUVs (unaware of the irony) to a coolcation. All these mitigations create the illusion of adapting - like band aids on a hemorrhaging wound.
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