Larry Becker
@270evs.bsky.social
Political Scientist at CSUN ... but the other stuff I do is more important
I am reborn with regard to traveling.
Every few years I feel compelled to post about the best hotel hack ever, because every time I post about it, it turns out to be new to lots of folks …
November 20, 2025 at 7:19 AM
I am reborn with regard to traveling.
If George Washington and Abraham Lincoln came back from the dead and they "aligned" and ran as a ticket, Trump would be beating them by 25 points.
A lot to unpack there ...
... but I, for one, would be excited hear about the zombie ticket's ideas on affordability and the Epstein files.
A lot to unpack there ...
... but I, for one, would be excited hear about the zombie ticket's ideas on affordability and the Epstein files.
Trump: "I met with two pollsters the day before I got the news about covid because we were starting to think about the next election. They said, 'Sir, if George Washington and Abraham Lincoln came back from the dead and they aligned, you'd be beating them by 25 points.'"
November 19, 2025 at 6:53 PM
If George Washington and Abraham Lincoln came back from the dead and they "aligned" and ran as a ticket, Trump would be beating them by 25 points.
A lot to unpack there ...
... but I, for one, would be excited hear about the zombie ticket's ideas on affordability and the Epstein files.
A lot to unpack there ...
... but I, for one, would be excited hear about the zombie ticket's ideas on affordability and the Epstein files.
American intelligence concluded that MBS had Khashoggi killed. He's a murderer.
Also, Trump and his family have taken and surely continue to take bribes from MBS.
The President is bought and paid for by a murderous dictator. He could care less about serving the interests of the American people.
Also, Trump and his family have taken and surely continue to take bribes from MBS.
The President is bought and paid for by a murderous dictator. He could care less about serving the interests of the American people.
"Right now, he's the most distinguished gentleman. He's my friend" --- Trump winds down his speech with more over the top gushing about MBS
November 19, 2025 at 6:42 PM
American intelligence concluded that MBS had Khashoggi killed. He's a murderer.
Also, Trump and his family have taken and surely continue to take bribes from MBS.
The President is bought and paid for by a murderous dictator. He could care less about serving the interests of the American people.
Also, Trump and his family have taken and surely continue to take bribes from MBS.
The President is bought and paid for by a murderous dictator. He could care less about serving the interests of the American people.
The president is a national disgrace
He disgraces our country every single day ... it gets worse every day ... and few things he could say are worse than this
Everyone, from the halls of Congress to the media to just any human who has a pulse should reject this
Disgusting
He disgraces our country every single day ... it gets worse every day ... and few things he could say are worse than this
Everyone, from the halls of Congress to the media to just any human who has a pulse should reject this
Disgusting
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The president is a national disgrace
He disgraces our country every single day ... it gets worse every day ... and few things he could say are worse than this
Everyone, from the halls of Congress to the media to just any human who has a pulse should reject this
Disgusting
He disgraces our country every single day ... it gets worse every day ... and few things he could say are worse than this
Everyone, from the halls of Congress to the media to just any human who has a pulse should reject this
Disgusting
Proud to be represented in the United States Senate by Alex Padilla.
November 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Proud to be represented in the United States Senate by Alex Padilla.
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Jesus Christ. This is monstrous. Absolutely sickening. The journalists in that room should walk out en masse.
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Jesus Christ. This is monstrous. Absolutely sickening. The journalists in that room should walk out en masse.
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Given that the emails in question were about him exploiting his position against a junior-scholar mentee, he should not be allowed within a million miles of a classroom and should not be allowed to serve on any dissertation committees, etc etc etc.
Larry Summers tells @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social
he’s stepping back from all public commitments in light of his messages with Epstein, saying he is “deeply ashamed” and hopes “to rebuild trust and repair relationships.”
He will continue teaching.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
he’s stepping back from all public commitments in light of his messages with Epstein, saying he is “deeply ashamed” and hopes “to rebuild trust and repair relationships.”
He will continue teaching.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
November 18, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Given that the emails in question were about him exploiting his position against a junior-scholar mentee, he should not be allowed within a million miles of a classroom and should not be allowed to serve on any dissertation committees, etc etc etc.
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It’s the hottest economy in history with $21 trillion coming in.
Also: we need the Fed to cut rates and “prop up this economy.” 🤪
@atrupar.com
Also: we need the Fed to cut rates and “prop up this economy.” 🤪
@atrupar.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:06 PM
It’s the hottest economy in history with $21 trillion coming in.
Also: we need the Fed to cut rates and “prop up this economy.” 🤪
@atrupar.com
Also: we need the Fed to cut rates and “prop up this economy.” 🤪
@atrupar.com
McDonalds making a choice as a company to tie itself to this is ... definitely a choice.
Lucky for them that there's no other company out there selling hamburgers and fries.
Lucky for them that there's no other company out there selling hamburgers and fries.
Trump: "You should've suffered a little while through Kamala. The good news is she had no clue. I want to give an IQ test to Kamala and Biden. Who do you think wins?"
November 18, 2025 at 5:27 AM
McDonalds making a choice as a company to tie itself to this is ... definitely a choice.
Lucky for them that there's no other company out there selling hamburgers and fries.
Lucky for them that there's no other company out there selling hamburgers and fries.
This alone, with nothing else, is enough to remove him from office. Unfit. Corrupt. Immoral. Racist. Misogynist.
Utterly without a shred of any redeeming quality whatsoever.
Utterly without a shred of any redeeming quality whatsoever.
When asked if there was anything "incriminating" in Epstein's emails, Trump pointed a finger in a female reporter's face and snapped. 'Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.'
people.com/donald-trump...
people.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:02 AM
This alone, with nothing else, is enough to remove him from office. Unfit. Corrupt. Immoral. Racist. Misogynist.
Utterly without a shred of any redeeming quality whatsoever.
Utterly without a shred of any redeeming quality whatsoever.
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Dear God.
“Why are you guys so obsessed with the President of the United States being part of a massive child rape ring?”
“Why are you guys so obsessed with the President of the United States being part of a massive child rape ring?”
Margaret Brennan to Tom Suozzi: "Can you explain the focus this past week in the House by Democrats on the Jeffrey Epstein files? Is this a tactic to distract from the failure to extract healthcare changes?"
November 16, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Dear God.
“Why are you guys so obsessed with the President of the United States being part of a massive child rape ring?”
“Why are you guys so obsessed with the President of the United States being part of a massive child rape ring?”
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November 16, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Nuzzi's fawning coverage of the sociopathic conspiracy crank she was having an affair with aided his rise to political power, which he is using to perpetrate the worst intentional public health catastrophe of our unnecessarily shortened lifetimes, and THAT is the STORY.
November 15, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Nuzzi's fawning coverage of the sociopathic conspiracy crank she was having an affair with aided his rise to political power, which he is using to perpetrate the worst intentional public health catastrophe of our unnecessarily shortened lifetimes, and THAT is the STORY.
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65 years ago this week, six year old Ruby Bridges integrated William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans with help of U.S. marshals.
November 15, 2025 at 3:25 PM
65 years ago this week, six year old Ruby Bridges integrated William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans with help of U.S. marshals.
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Two true things.
1. Marjorie is crazy and has no greater ambition than self-promotion.
2. She has a keen understanding of where the Republican base is, and moves there before her other colleagues do.
(1) is why I don’t trust her. (2) is why Trump is scared of her.
1. Marjorie is crazy and has no greater ambition than self-promotion.
2. She has a keen understanding of where the Republican base is, and moves there before her other colleagues do.
(1) is why I don’t trust her. (2) is why Trump is scared of her.
November 15, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Two true things.
1. Marjorie is crazy and has no greater ambition than self-promotion.
2. She has a keen understanding of where the Republican base is, and moves there before her other colleagues do.
(1) is why I don’t trust her. (2) is why Trump is scared of her.
1. Marjorie is crazy and has no greater ambition than self-promotion.
2. She has a keen understanding of where the Republican base is, and moves there before her other colleagues do.
(1) is why I don’t trust her. (2) is why Trump is scared of her.
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the thing that strikes me about this — again, besides it being false — is the venom and disrespect for the people who come here to work and build better lives. they aren’t “servants.”
JD Vance: "Democrats' idea was the way you get more prosperity is that you import more and more low wage servants."
November 14, 2025 at 2:32 AM
the thing that strikes me about this — again, besides it being false — is the venom and disrespect for the people who come here to work and build better lives. they aren’t “servants.”
Even for JD Vance ... this is really disgraceful ... and stupid.
No, we don't have high housing prices because of undocumented people "taking houses."
Also, undocumented people make up a good chunk of construction workers nationally. What would deporting them mean for housing prices you ghoul?
No, we don't have high housing prices because of undocumented people "taking houses."
Also, undocumented people make up a good chunk of construction workers nationally. What would deporting them mean for housing prices you ghoul?
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 14, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Even for JD Vance ... this is really disgraceful ... and stupid.
No, we don't have high housing prices because of undocumented people "taking houses."
Also, undocumented people make up a good chunk of construction workers nationally. What would deporting them mean for housing prices you ghoul?
No, we don't have high housing prices because of undocumented people "taking houses."
Also, undocumented people make up a good chunk of construction workers nationally. What would deporting them mean for housing prices you ghoul?
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“Greatness does not come about through accumulating great amounts of money, great amounts of publicity, or great power in government. When you help someone in any of thousands of ways, you help the world. Kindness is costless but also priceless”-Warren Buffett
November 11, 2025 at 10:54 PM
“Greatness does not come about through accumulating great amounts of money, great amounts of publicity, or great power in government. When you help someone in any of thousands of ways, you help the world. Kindness is costless but also priceless”-Warren Buffett
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My wife and I pay for life insurance even though we have never died. I pay for fire insurance even though my house has never burned down. That's not because we want to throw money at insurance companies. It's because THAT'S HOW INSURANCE WORKS.
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
My wife and I pay for life insurance even though we have never died. I pay for fire insurance even though my house has never burned down. That's not because we want to throw money at insurance companies. It's because THAT'S HOW INSURANCE WORKS.
This is so nuts and unhinged that it would take hours to break down everything that is stupid and wrong here.
But I would like to focus on the first sentence. "So, let's get this straight???"
Say that out loud to yourself with the tone suggested by three question marks.
That person is crazy.
But I would like to focus on the first sentence. "So, let's get this straight???"
Say that out loud to yourself with the tone suggested by three question marks.
That person is crazy.
November 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
This is so nuts and unhinged that it would take hours to break down everything that is stupid and wrong here.
But I would like to focus on the first sentence. "So, let's get this straight???"
Say that out loud to yourself with the tone suggested by three question marks.
That person is crazy.
But I would like to focus on the first sentence. "So, let's get this straight???"
Say that out loud to yourself with the tone suggested by three question marks.
That person is crazy.
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A majority of the days the government has ever been shut down, Donald Trump was president. www.howtoreadthisch.art/red-versus-b...
November 8, 2025 at 7:04 PM
A majority of the days the government has ever been shut down, Donald Trump was president. www.howtoreadthisch.art/red-versus-b...
These people are sick
ICE agents in Chicago violently detain a non verbal autistic man for being “non compliant”
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
He couldn’t “comply” because of his disability…they don’t care
This is not the first time they’ve gone after a disabled person
They target the most vulnerable because it’s an easy way to meet their quota
November 8, 2025 at 7:42 PM
These people are sick
about 40% of SNAP recipients are children
about 19% are elderly
about 10% are disabled
about a quarter have earned income
The President is an ignorant ghoul and voters are going to punish congressional Republicans for it ... but that's in the long run. Right now, real humans are being hurt. Sick.
about 19% are elderly
about 10% are disabled
about a quarter have earned income
The President is an ignorant ghoul and voters are going to punish congressional Republicans for it ... but that's in the long run. Right now, real humans are being hurt. Sick.
Trump on food stamp recipients: "It wasn't meant for people that could do whatever they want. The people that say, 'Well, I don't think I'll work. I'll just collect this money.'"
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
about 40% of SNAP recipients are children
about 19% are elderly
about 10% are disabled
about a quarter have earned income
The President is an ignorant ghoul and voters are going to punish congressional Republicans for it ... but that's in the long run. Right now, real humans are being hurt. Sick.
about 19% are elderly
about 10% are disabled
about a quarter have earned income
The President is an ignorant ghoul and voters are going to punish congressional Republicans for it ... but that's in the long run. Right now, real humans are being hurt. Sick.
I'm guessing the Comms people in the White House went with "I don't want to hear about the affordability" because "I hate Americans" seemed like too much?
Trump: "I don't want to hear about the affordability, because right now we're much less. If you look at energy, we're getting close to $2 a gallon gasoline."
November 7, 2025 at 2:54 AM
I'm guessing the Comms people in the White House went with "I don't want to hear about the affordability" because "I hate Americans" seemed like too much?
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If sandwich shops don’t start offering a sandwich named “the acquittal” then what are we even doing
November 6, 2025 at 9:27 PM
If sandwich shops don’t start offering a sandwich named “the acquittal” then what are we even doing