Beth Staub

@goc970 😟

Mike Hill has passed RIP

Thinking of those that gave their lives for our freedom.

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@Discollaborator She is based off of Dave’s (creator of Wendy’s) daughter. Shes grown up now 🤷🏼‍♀️

How come you never see the Wendy's girl out and about? Not even in the news?

The Biden-Harris administration released a 10-year national plan to support the revitalization, protection, preservation and reclamation of Indigenous languages across the U.S. buff.ly/3VzVlaA

@AliBradleyTV @vannschaffner @BillMelugin_ 🙌💗🐾🙌🙌

PERSONAL NOTE: I set off on a wild journey 3.5 years ago after anchoring the local news across the country for 13 years—From Casper, Wyoming to Seattle, Washington—I finally ended up at the southern border… Why? Well… @BillMelugin_ told me to get down there. I told him that the people who care about the border already know about the issue and there is nothing I can actually do there to make a difference. I was wrong… I begrudgingly went down with my mom (everyone else chickened out) a few weeks after Bill shared a few sheriff’s names with me including Val Verde County Sheriff Joe Frank Martinez—Albeit I had to work for it—No law enforcement at the border at that time was very receptive to the coverage because they felt it was not going to be reported accurately. Those narratives shifted quickly around me… I would show up and someone would jump in on my behalf saying, “don’t worry, she’s one of the good guys. She’s honest and is going to share the truth.” Law enforcement began to trust me and have continued to risk their livelihood in sharing with me to this day—Something I’m eternally grateful for. Let me be clear here—Every 👏🏼 Single 👏🏼 Time that they messaged me, they were putting their pension and/or livelihood on the line. That wasn’t lost on me… That is why I work nonstop. Because they do. Because I chose to be a voice for those that don’t have one. Border Patrol agents told me early on “we are the middle men in the biggest human smuggling operation in the world…” They were ashamed of their role, they wanted something to change. That’s why I was *able to do MY job. Them. Because THEY wanted change. Not because the admin was transparent but because what THEY were experiencing every day was breaking them, the migrants and the country. While my work with law enforcement has been balancing act (that’s journalism) Being a voice for migrants seeking a better life has also been an primary part of my job—Josmar and I met years ago when I followed an Abbott bus from Del Rio to DC—He has been paying taxes for years and is working his dream job driving for Uber now. I met Kenya in the caravan I walked in with 6k migrants in 2021–She told me yesterday that she is living in Oklahoma and is having a baby boy in December. Their stories and struggles are important in these spaces too, and their hope in the nation is also not lost on me. This has been the hardest job I have ever done in my life. I have been called a xenophobe and a sympathizer every single day… I have been called disgusting, I have lost friends, I have received threats to my life and my family… But alas, it is important and clear by how border communities voted—I didn’t sway their vote, I just gave a voice to the voiceless down here and showed the rest of the country what was really happening. So, on this Thanksgiving day… I want to thank YOU for having my back in a journey that didn’t make sense at first—Thank you for sharing kindness and grace when I likely didn’t deserve it—Thank you for supporting me and encouraging me every step of the way—Thank you for caring about what I was giving my life up to show you, in real time. Thank you 🫡 But the fight is not over. I initially got into this because I was curious and didn’t understand how thousands of unaccompanied children with parents already in the U.S. were showing up alone—Something I have been trying to uncover for years, but because they are minors, that has proven to be nearly impossible—But nearly is not 100%—I am hopeful that that with @RobertKennedyJr leading HHS, @KristiNoem with DHS and @RealTomHoman as “Border Czar” we will Have some answers.

@LazBlazter But Black Friday……….#digiblogchat

Is there gifting as part of Thanksgiving or is that saved for the Christmas Holiday? #digiblogchat

@LazBlazter Christmas 🎄 #digiblogchat

@RandyLyleClark @Carol_Stephen 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙌🙌#digiblogchat.

@AdventureGlass @Carol_Stephen I mean we'd never give up on you my friend. #DigiBlogChat

Q1. What is your favorite thing about Thanksgiving? #Digiblogchat

@JorgensonLocker @Carol_Stephen You’ll have me for most of Dec/jan🎉🍾 #digiblogchat

@AdventureGlass @Carol_Stephen We love you, Beth! So glad you could drop in today. #digiblogchat

@JorgensonLocker @Carol_Stephen I’m literally sitting in my car after the grocery store. #digiblogchat

@Carol_Stephen Wow! Good job! I’ve done a little shopping. I also have my daughter’s birthday right before Christmas so it’s a little hectic! #digiblogchat

A9. Actually, we’re done shopping, but haven’t mailed or wrapped anything yet. #digiblogchat

@Carol_Stephen A10. All of you. Seriously, I appreciate you didn’t give up on me during my schooling and job transition 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼. #digiblogchat

Q10. What are you most thankful for this year? #Digiblogchat

@Carol_Stephen @RandyLyleClark Same. Randy, I had that issue on Threads. I find people way more talkative on blue sky #digiblogchat

@RandyLyleClark I'm following some of the same accounts from here over there. And just started making lists. #digiblogchat

@Carol_Stephen So, it will be on Blue Sky next week? #DigiBlogChat

@maricarjagger We rock #digiblogchat

@AdventureGlass Aha, I'm groovy too! #digiblogchat

@AdventureGlass hello! How are you doing? #digiblogchat

@JorgensonLocker I think I’m gonna make my fam do one🧡. Gratitude 🙏🏼 #digiblogchat

A7. We make a Thankful Turkey every year. Take turns adding a new feather every day with something we’re thankful for written on it. #digiblogchat

@LazBlazter @JohnWLewis @Carol_Stephen @bluesky I’ve stalked you all😂😂 #digiblogchat

@AdventureGlass @JohnWLewis @Carol_Stephen Hi Beth, great to catch you. I think quite a few of us are there on @bluesky - @Carol_Stephen and me are contemplating a migration of the chat in due course. #DigiBlogChat