Bethany K. Perkins

Reader, Writer, Arithmetic-er. Content Marketer. Pit Bull Advocate. Death Companion. Activist & Observer.

[Dan Rather @DanRather]

I’d like to weigh in on NBC news' recent decision to hire Ronna McDaniel.

By giving her a platform, NBC has given legitimacy to the lies she helped the former president spread.

Now we come to the why. Why would NBC News hire someone as controversial? 

Here’s the reason:

News gathering is a business, and the networks have prioritized widening their audience.

They feel the need to show their Republican bona fides by hiring conservative voices.

But that is the crux of the problem.

Which Republicans?

Trump loyalists who are election deniers and January 6 apologists?

To me, that doesn’t seem like the answer.

It’s another reason independent journalism is essential right now, essential to provide unvarnished coverage in one of the most important elections in American history and to hold the mainstream media accountable.

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[Monte Perkins @FCS_Monte]

On our fake tree we proudly hang the two wax ornaments from my parents bought during WWII when metal ornaments weren't available.

[Bethany K. Perkins @bethanyperkins]

Can't wipe the smile from my face sitting at intermission of @MilwaukeeBallet new Nutcracker. Absolutely delightful. Fresh and nostalgic at the same time. And always fun to guess what percent of the audience wasn't born when @FCS_Monte played his first one...

[Bethany K. Perkins @bethanyperkins]

Happy Birthday to @FCS_Monte ! Thanks to @thediplomatmke for a meal so good we (politely) licked the plates!

[Bethany K. Perkins @bethanyperkins]

@RyanThompson @Anodynecoffee @TosaVillage @TosaChamber I should have placed a delivery order :)

[FestivalCitySymphony @FestivalCitySym]

Tomorrow is Saturday Classics — Beethoven’s Debut: with Pianist Jeannie Yu. There's still time to secure your tickets. Free tickets here https://t.co/0YwkIwmTMM

[Monte Perkins @FCS_Monte]

Happy Thanksgiving from the Perkins/Bawara family. Wonderful meal and conviviality.

[Bethany K. Perkins @bethanyperkins]

I'm 40, bitches. Go to @lupiandiris. So delicious.

[Monte Perkins @FCS_Monte]

Happy 40th @bethanyperkins .Lotsa desserts

[Bethany K. Perkins @bethanyperkins]

@FCS_Monte

[Bethany K. Perkins @bethanyperkins]

Birthday boy enjoying his 75th at @ilmitoEAST - 3/4 of a century and still going with gusto. Maybe it's the delicious food as fuel? @ChefFeker @EastTosa

[LeVar Burton @levarburton]

I said what I meant and I meant what I said!

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

There is no such thing as being “pro-life” while supporting laws that let children be shot in their schools, elders in grocery stores, worshippers in their houses of faith, survivors by abusers, or anyone in a crowded place.

It is an idolatry of violence. And it must end.

[Partnership for New York City @Partnership4NYC]

Thank you @GovKathyHochul 👏

Employers who respect the rights of women will feel most at home in New York 🗽

[Madalyn O'Neill @newsmadalyn]

The emotional moment ONE provisional vote tipped the scales in a tied Wauwatosa comon council race in favor of Sean Lowe.

He's the first Black man elected to council in 125 years.

"This is Black history" he says.

[Ron Wyden @RonWyden]

I was the first U.S. Senator elected entirely by mail. Voting at home is safe, easy, and effective for everybody. Every single American deserves the right to cast their ballot from their home.

[Bethany K. Perkins @bethanyperkins]

"This is a managed democracy — in which governing institutions, run by a small number of professionals, are legitimated by elections sanitized of conflict and participation. More voters, more problems."

[Alan Alda @alanalda]

A war on TV ended for a company of actors on February 28, 1983. 39 YEARS later an actor leads his country in a war for its very survival. But this is real. And it breaks our hearts.

[Dee Snider🇺🇸🎤 @deesnider]

People are asking me why I endorsed the use of "We're Not Gonna Take It" for the Ukrainian people and did not for the anti-maskers. Well, one use is for a righteous battle against oppression; the other is a infantile feet stomping against an inconvenience.

[Bethany K. Perkins @bethanyperkins]

I believe it is Twin Monobob to the experts ...

[Monte Perkins @FCS_Monte]

Love watching 2 man monobob on @Olympics . Thanks @NBCOlympics .

[Monte Perkins @FCS_Monte]

Tell me you're from Wisconsin without telling me you're from Wisconsin. #rawbeefandonions