Bethany
Music, comedy, activism, wellbeing
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- Reposted by BethanyTenure enables freedom of speech, which is why aspiring tyrants don’t like it.
- Breaking, from me: An executive order from Oklahoma's governor directs most of the state's public colleges to "phase out tenure." #AcademicSky #HigherEd @chronicle.com www.chronicle.com/article/tenu...
- Reposted by BethanyD... D... Dr. Dr I- Dr I am- Dr I am sad... Dr I am sad. Aid me? Dr I am sad. Aid me? "See clown!" Dr I am sad. Aid me? "See clown!" That clown...is me! - The Pagliacci Sequence
- Reposted by BethanyWhy not, I thought, let’s give it a go. The ‘surprise’: it wasn’t a pastry at all, but a tiny magical man who is going to grant all my wishes. Unbelievable value for £3. Obviously can’t guarantee everyone will get that, that’s why it’s CALLED a surprise.
- Reposted by BethanyTook long enough
- Reposted by BethanyRelated to this, if anyone wants to hire me for Anything, I'm really good at that! Comedy! Voice over! Photography! Writing! Immersive consultancy! Regard my website! Read the testimonials! Pay me for my brain! Guykelly.co.uk
- Reposted by BethanyUBI debates must separate gross vs net cost. In the US, a $16k adult / $8k child UBI has a $4.86T gross cost, but a $605.5B net cost after offsets. Therefor, the real cost is about one-seventh of the headline number.
- Reposted by BethanyCan we take a moment to really think about exactly what UBI would accomplish? Universal Basic Income provides workers with leverage. It would allow me to tell employers "sorry, this pay-rate is too low, I'm going to keep withholding my labor until your pay-rate improves." #UBI
- Reposted by Bethanyme in 2013: "there's horse meat in findus lasagne, that's neigh good!!!" [suddenly me from 2026 in a time machine appears and kicks 2013 me in the face] "SHUT THE FUCK UP AND ARM YOURSELF AGAINST THE ELITE PAEDOPHILE CABAL"
- Reposted by BethanyEven Monopoly realizes society doesn’t work without universal basic wealth (starting cash) and universal basic income (GO money).
- Reposted by BethanyThe "monetize your passion" advice is a capitalist trap. Art made purely for profit becomes product, not creation. The best work comes from artists who have space to explore without every piece needing ROI. We need universal basic income so people can create without starving.
- Reposted by BethanyYou should have healthcare, you should have housing, you should have a universal basic income that sustains your ability to live in the world, and everyone who keeps telling you these things are unreasonable is either listed in a big stack of documents together or is actively protecting them.
- Reposted by BethanyVery excited to be doing a bit of live theatre for the first time in a long time. Worth a visit to beautiful Hitchin to see this! qmt.org.uk/production/e...
- Reposted by Bethanyany brand run, owned, or managed by someone in the epstein papers should be required to have a large warning label next to their brand logo, wordmark, or name anywhere they show up
- Reposted by BethanyWhen they say Me Too "went too far," they mean "got too close."
- Reposted by Bethanythere were multiple different countdown clocks until the Olsen twins turned 18 reddit had its infamous 'jailbait' community online until late 2011 all of this shit was just out in the open, it was awful
- Reposted by BethanyIt’s time to ban social media for the over-60s, restrict their screen-time and implement upper-limit age verification.
- This was a minor story on London news this morning - but suspect is a real cautionary (and alarming) tale of an older man getting radicalised online. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- Reposted by Bethanyapparently the concept of an alphabet only arose once in human history and all alphabets are a descendent of the original, which is kind of cool
- Reposted by BethanyJob security is a myth, but permanent lifelong survival security can become a reality through universal basic income and healthcare.
- Reposted by Bethany"We need to ban or take over this app so China can't use it for propaganda. Great, that's done. Let's use it for propaganda."
- Reposted by BethanyI was going to do a Schroedinger's cat joke, but it's been done to death [suddenly grabs you by the lapels, my face inches away from yours] OR HAS IT????
- Reposted by Bethanyimagine making gods of your limtations
- Reposted by BethanyThe correct answer to this is "Yes, and everyone else too."
- Reposted by Bethany“Properly practiced, knitting soothes the troubled spirit, and it doesn't hurt the untroubled spirit either.” ― Elizabeth Zimmerman #KnitSky 🧶 #InTheseTimes
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- Reposted by BethanyUniversal Basic Income is a floor. It's a foundation. By providing EVERYONE some amount of money EVERY month as a RIGHT, it enables everyone to then choose whatever work they feel fits them best—paid or unpaid—and empowers everyone with the freedom to say NO until their conditions to say YES are met
- Reposted by BethanyTrump gets another Peace Prize. Just to let future historians know, we all found this ironic too. Though obviously we don't know what you know so it was funny for us too.
- Reposted by Bethany20 January 2006 - A Collection of Things that have Ludicrous Names [in ludicrous color choices] More on the archive of course: web.archive.org/web/20200926...
- Reposted by Bethanypov: you fall and crack your head on the ice only to be visited by one of god’s most bepuffered angels 👼
- Reposted by Bethanyin the plus side, watching the president of the United States destroy the entire geopolitical order because he didn't get a shiny award has successfully cured all my hangups about subtle character motivation in writing
- Currently enjoying a Big Sit reading this
- Reposted by Bethanyplease give us more than 3 total seconds of cafe alex…the 6hr cosy chill vibes YouTube video would go so hard 😭🥺
- Reposted by BethanyI'm by no means an expert in 20th century fascism but when I was studying Japanese authoritarianism in the 1930s, I remember there was a quote about how fascism was driven as much by fanatical love and devotion for the cause/leader as hatred of the out groups, and that feels increasingly relevant
- Reposted by BethanyA musician from Cardiff has launched a petition calling for the Welsh Government to implement a Basic Income for the Arts following the introduction of a similar scheme in Ireland
- Reposted by BethanyNew dating strategy just dropped
- Reposted by BethanyWill be doing another ask me anything pod soon. If you want to ask me anything then email the question to arichardherringa@gmail.com. You will win a badge if your question is used (which it almost certainly will be)
- Reposted by Bethany'Thanks for calling. Did you know, on our website...' YES I HAVE TRIED YOUR WEBSITE BECAUSE IT IS THE 21ST CENTURY, BUT YOU SEE, YOUR WEBSITE IS A LOAD OF OLD SHIT, SO I AM CALLING IN THE - I ADMIT, FAINT - HOPE OF INTERACTING WITH A FUCKING HUMAN BEING
- Reposted by BethanyBREAKING: The Trump administration is suspending $10 billion intended for child care and poor families in five blue states. www.axios.com/2026/01/05/t...
- Reposted by Bethanydemocrats talking about the need to hold the president of a different country accountable for crimes is pretty rich considering they aren't even holding the president of their own country accountable for crimes
- Reposted by BethanyEat them. Eat them all.
- Reposted by Bethany"stay the course" messaging only works if you've had a demonstrable course in the first place
- Reposted by Bethany"It's a foundation" is one of the simplest ways of succinctly describing universal basic income, which is why we chose the name Income To Support All Foundation to pursue our mission of economic freedom for all via UBI. ITSA Foundation! We all need a foundation underneath us to stand and build on.
- Reposted by BethanyAnyone who says money can’t buy you happiness has never lived a life such that approximately £1200 would fix 90% of your current worries
- Reposted by BethanyThe advert, which claims that the company values honesty and direct communication, and “fosters a culture of respect and integrity” might as well have followed on with “THIS IS A TRICK” in bright-red 72-point font.
- Reposted by BethanyMy name is Ozymandias, King of Kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair! (No worries if not!!)
- Reposted by BethanyDolly is a saint, but she'd probably deny it if I said it to her face.
- Reposted by Bethanyi think the process for getting into certain fields (like medicine) punishes people who actually have the skills needed to be successful in that field
- Reposted by BethanyI was once taking a group of visiting Spanish students on a trip to London. We were on the Underground and as we came to our stop, I barked, "Right, when the train stops, EVERYONE OFF AND LINE UP AGAINST THE WALL" As I was counting heads, I found two stunned tourists had also done as they were told.
- Reposted by Bethany✨ g’night friends ✨
- Reposted by Bethanyas I often say: imagine how much the 20th-best drummer in your city makes, and then compare that to what the 200th-best marketing manager makes
- Reposted by BethanyMy podcast is back again, because it comes out on Sundays, and - this will be hard for some people to believe - it is now Sunday.
- Reposted by Bethanymy TOP RESOLUTION for 2026 is to STOP SAYING NO. instead, I'm going to answer EVERY question with YES, SAND. I THROW SAND at the person asking me to do something until they GO AWAY