Bethany McCurry

Cruise ships/tourism. Alaska. Utah. Gatsby the Catsby. She/Her.

[Bethany McCurry @BethanyMcCurry]

@hippiedaytrader @Jaybefaunt Explorers were in the Americas regularly during 1500s. Columbus famously sailed in 1492. The math is mathing.

[Bethany McCurry @BethanyMcCurry]

@Cubbymom3 @Debb227timi @nicksortor @kyledcheney They *did* get great benefits and it *was* standard. That’s the whole point. It’s been canceled without notice by the new administration.

[Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney]

JUST IN: Another medical horror story in a court affidavit from a USAID employee stationed overseas. Says his pregnant wife was not medevac-ed for emergency health care because of directives from Washington. Took intervention of a U.S. senator to reverse — but was too late.

[Pete Buttigieg @PeteButtigieg]

To be abundantly clear: we did not change the rigorous standard for becoming a certified air traffic controller. Those claiming otherwise are mistaken or lying.
We did increase funding & training, and grew the ATC workforce after years of declining numbers, including under Trump.

[Jessica Valenti @JessicaValenti]

A few important things about the Texas lawsuit against a New York abortion provider:

1) Ken Paxton appears to be lying about the patient suffering "serious complications" that "required medical intervention."

2) We need to talk about how Paxton found out about this abortion

[Bethany McCurry @BethanyMcCurry]

@IanFortey Oh! Me! How do I sign up???

[Dan LeFevre @dan_lefev]

“So it’s 1996, I’m in Spanish Fork, and they ask me to book a band for the Fairgrounds”

[Bethany McCurry @BethanyMcCurry]

@maureenjohnson I found nibbling on bacon all day helped my mouth not taste like metal. Only I found that helped.

[Bethany McCurry @BethanyMcCurry]

@EliMcCann The people who wouldn’t vote for him based on him being gay are already not going to vote Dem because of a black woman. It’s a moot point- let’s just pick the best VP possible- which for me would be Pete!

[Bethany McCurry @BethanyMcCurry]

@rampantred @EliMcCann Even in the USA it’s fairly niche. It’s the process of preserving food in glass jars. It takes hours and is hot and exhausting, and if you do it right your sister will come along to enjoy the fruits of your labors after putting in zero work and probably not appreciating it enough

[Bethany McCurry @BethanyMcCurry]

@EliMcCann It started with Snuggie content, but you really had me with your take on essential oils and lovely interactions with your family.

[Bethany McCurry @BethanyMcCurry]

@VitallyMelanie I used to have to wash every other day or my hair would be sooo oily. I started taking a medication and almost immediately I could go 5 days without my hair turning into an oil slick. It’s absolutely different for each person based on their genetics and hormones.

[bonky @shesbonky]

"How To Be A Decent Human"
by Daniel Radcliff

Alternate Title: "Suck it, JK"

[Bethany McCurry @BethanyMcCurry]

@RN_Atheist As a single adult that has moved a fair amount- it’s VERY difficult to find people to help with this. I have friends. I have family. They are 2500 miles away. It’s a very panicky situation and not something people should blithely dismiss.

[Alan! @o2bnobx.bsky.social on Bluesky @o2bnobx]

Hey @Safeway I’m giving you a last chance to respond before we dig in: Your entire system of “discounts” and “specials” requires apps, taking photos, scanning and so many other things that people like my blind mother can’t possibly participate in. By your own advertisements, 1/

[Bethany McCurry @BethanyMcCurry]

@maureenjohnson You’re one of my favorite authors, and even if I didn’t like your writing I would want to support you because of your unflinching support of trans rights and equality. Sorry you get to see a glimpse of the meanness in the process of that.

[Bethany McCurry @BethanyMcCurry]

@ShelbyHintze @martindalemm @Marriott The airline industry needs to majorly revamp its accessibility standards. It’s ridiculous.

[Jack Hopkins @thejackhopkins]

I don't understand what it feels like to identify with a gender other than what my birth certificate states. I don't understand what it is like to identify as non-binary.

I don't have any neurological or physiological mappings of those experiences.

But...I don't need to have that kind of understanding.

It's not a requirement to be able to behave like a civil human being and treat someone with respect. It's not.

My favorite things to put on a hamburger are mayonnaise, peanut butter, and dill pickles. I know the majority of people don't put that on their hamburger.

When I put that out-of-the-ordinary combo on my hamburger in a restaurant...it draws some stares. That's okay. It is the nature of human beings to instinctively stare at anything different.

Our brains scan for differences. It is natural to stare. To not stare at differences takes conscious effort. The "stare" neurons always fire first, and do not require conscious intention. The "don't stare!" thought kicks in after we already have.

Prolonged staring is generally perceived as rude, for sure, but the initial reaction happens faster than we can think.

What's not okay is to walk over to my table and start harassing me because my hamburger preferences are different than yours. If that were to happen, well....let's just leave that scenario alone.

A 16-year-old non-binary student in Oklahoma died one day after a fight that took place in an Oklahoma school restroom. (I'm writing with restraint, waiting for the official investigations to be finished/released.)

An investigation is ongoing, but...available information gives us a general idea of what happened...and it's nauseating.

Right now, it appears this young teen died because they were "different" from the majority of the kids in that school.

The Republicans behind the anti-LGTBQ antics are Republicans who believe that anything they don't understand...is "bad" and must somehow go away.

Anything different scares the living shit out of them.

They don't care that it might mean the death of a high school student whose death was likely the result of a brutal beating...just because they went into the restroom...and had previously been tagged as "different."

Because Oklahoma is such an anti-LGTBQ state, the attitudes of the students who felt threatened by this now deceased student had no doubt been shaped by policies and attitudes of the state...to include religious attitudes and beliefs.

We cannot let the horrific death of Nex Benedict drift into the dustbin of "past news stories." That would take this tragedy to yet another level of sadness.

Call the office of Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt
[phone]...and let his office know how you feel about Oklahoma's anti-LGTBQ campaign and the death of Nex Benedict.

You can also call Lt. Governor Matt Pinnell
[phone].

[Jennifer Haberkorn @jenhab]

Somewhere in Alabama there is at least one woman, hoping IVF could help her have a baby, who just saw several thousand dollars and ~7-10 days of injecting herself with drugs all go down the drain.

[Bethany McCurry @BethanyMcCurry]

@EliMcCann @SWesterdahl I’ve been influenced. And it’s delicious.