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Beth Wicker

@ruralart

I’m an artist, gardener, avid reader, and servant for two senior cats. I work primarily as a Metalsmith, also in photography and printmaking. I have an MFA. I live in - gasp - Alabama.

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Cartooning Politics Weekly issue no.1 Here to recap politics this week in a way that won’t have you ugly-crying into your coffee like regular news.

Cartooning Politics Weekly issue no.1
open.substack.com/pub/cartooni...

12.03.2026 15:16 👍 1147 🔁 309 💬 110 📌 14

if i were running dem party comms, all our people would today be talking about the president having a dance party while our soldiers are being shot at while gas prices go through the roof

12.03.2026 14:06 👍 5938 🔁 1461 💬 250 📌 78

Chaos, instability, doubt, lies, deception, mayhem, corruption, theft of natural resources and taxpayers hard earned cash, oppression and destruction, you would think that is how the Islamic Republic has been governing Iran for all these years, but so has the USA!

12.03.2026 15:40 👍 2318 🔁 573 💬 76 📌 21
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A perfectly rotten orange loaf :). Nicky had been in the shelter 2 1/2 years when I adopted him poor terrified boy!

13.03.2026 13:09 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Too many people, including some news media, let the truth be trampled upon without thought for what is happening to us and our nation.

12.03.2026 22:48 👍 11165 🔁 3617 💬 572 📌 207

This administration is committing Watergate level crimes multiple times per week—and those are the ones we know about. It’s crazy to think about what else will come out after.

It’s absolutely essential these criminals are held responsible for their crimes. We must end elite impunity.

11.03.2026 15:57 👍 29635 🔁 6993 💬 1027 📌 348
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12.03.2026 09:20 👍 6989 🔁 3298 💬 251 📌 135
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The Independent

Read more: trib.al/fMtk1ko

11.03.2026 21:06 👍 9991 🔁 4146 💬 384 📌 166
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DHS pick Markwayne Mullin once hired felon who illegally stored guns at work Sen. Markwayne Mullin denied knowing about the employee’s criminal record, but the employee says he did. A “cache” of weapons was found at Mullin’s business.

President Trump’s new pick to lead DHS, Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Oklahoma), employed a supervisor at his family plumbing business who illegally stored weapons and ammunition in an office safe in 2009, according to federal court records.

12.03.2026 12:30 👍 88 🔁 50 💬 21 📌 9
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A Statue of Trump and Epstein Re-enacting ‘Titanic’ Pose Appears on National Mall The installation is the latest in a series of satirical statues created by an anonymous group of artists called the Secret Handshake.

A statue inspired by the “Titanic” pose has appeared on the National Mall — but instead of portraying Jack supporting Rose from behind as she pretends to fly, it depicts President Trump and Jeffrey Epstein.

12.03.2026 12:40 👍 415 🔁 97 💬 12 📌 10
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11.03.2026 00:16 👍 4616 🔁 1254 💬 418 📌 118
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Democrats ask what happened to millions earmarked for Trump’s library ABC, Meta, Paramount and X reportedly agreed to pay at least $63 million in settlements with the president. The original fund was dissolved last year.

Congressional Democrats are opening a probe into millions of dollars private companies pledged to President Trump’s planned presidential library, asking what happened to the money after the original fund was dissolved last year.

11.03.2026 12:00 👍 111 🔁 41 💬 7 📌 9

Masuma Khan has lived in Altadena for nearly 30 years.

Last year, despite having no criminal history, she was detained by ICE and denied the medication she needed to breathe. Her family contacted my office, and we successfully advocated for her release.

09.03.2026 20:03 👍 7906 🔁 1801 💬 145 📌 39

The SAVE Act is a major attack on voting rights. It is not a genuine voter ID reform, but rather an attempt to suppress turnout in future elections.

09.03.2026 13:38 👍 12021 🔁 3361 💬 401 📌 134

Representative Frost was fabulous in this interview.

10.03.2026 00:02 👍 2890 🔁 1111 💬 93 📌 68
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Truly unbelievable stuff. Just up there shamelessly lying his ass off

09.03.2026 23:00 👍 13435 🔁 5035 💬 1293 📌 541
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Why

08.03.2026 12:45 👍 711 🔁 275 💬 66 📌 29

It looks like the war on Iran is going about as poorly as the regime’s previous wars against Chicago, Minnesota and Los Angeles.

08.03.2026 03:55 👍 9758 🔁 2248 💬 226 📌 55
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Triplets! First lambs of the year at the farm where my sister stables her horse in Wiltshire :). So much cuteness!!!

08.03.2026 13:05 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I watched a replay of the Paralympics Opening Ceremony last night - it was excellent!!! I also watched Women’s Sitting Biathlon - blown away by these athletes!!!

08.03.2026 13:03 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Basically all of the bad economic news this term is because the president deliberately decided to do something moronic. He is much more personally responsible for this than most presidents are for the downturns in their administration.

06.03.2026 20:40 👍 4920 🔁 1048 💬 151 📌 36

I wear them on my index fingers when my joints aren’t too swollen. I know people who wear rings on every finger.

07.03.2026 12:32 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Two wading birds silhouetted by the light and reflected in the water's surface.

Two wading birds silhouetted by the light and reflected in the water's surface.

The theme for today's #BirdOfTheDay is #StandingInWater.

Gone for a bit of an arty one today. Two waders which I think are probably redshanks; bills a bit short for godwits.

#birds #photography

07.03.2026 10:01 👍 4815 🔁 458 💬 139 📌 19
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Pretty difficult to refute a single thing in this perfect assessment of where the f**k we are, from @iandunt.bsky.social:

06.03.2026 08:57 👍 17320 🔁 5430 💬 454 📌 326
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06.03.2026 22:57 👍 4443 🔁 1494 💬 130 📌 52
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Across the country, as housing and other costs continue to outpace income increases, many middle-class home buyers are finding they can’t easily scrape together a down payment on their own.

The median U.S. home price now tops $405,000. https://wapo.st/4stHBwa

07.03.2026 12:00 👍 54 🔁 19 💬 10 📌 2
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Bequeathed by Alan Evans 1974

date inscribed Bequeathed by Alan Evans 1974

Charles Gill, The Lethbridge Children, 1785
https://botfrens.com/collections/14375/contents/1124605

06.03.2026 07:50 👍 17 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

The U.S. war on Iran is now estimated to cost $1 billion per day. Meanwhile Americans are told there’s no money for healthcare, hospitals, or basic social programs.

05.03.2026 14:40 👍 10425 🔁 3371 💬 489 📌 176
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Fifty years after New Zealand stopped whaling, humpback population showing signs of recovery Breeding is getting more competitive, suggesting the population is growing, a new study shows.

This is a marvelous change not only for the Humpback whale 🐋 population but for all of us. We need to keep our gentle giants from going extinct.
Fifty years after New Zealand stopped whaling, humpback population showing signs of recovery | RNZ News share.google/X1HB3JFgaePK...

05.03.2026 15:44 👍 11109 🔁 2284 💬 164 📌 142
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MASSIE: “Iran is not Venezuela. The Ayatollah was not a president. He was a religious leader… 🇺🇸 & 🇮🇱 turned him into a martyr, expended billions, 6 🇺🇸 families must now lay to rest their sons & daughters. And for what? This administration can't even give us a straight answer.”

06.03.2026 04:11 👍 19843 🔁 6086 💬 557 📌 238