Beatrix
@beatrix.bsky.social
I’m a New Deal Democrat
helping cities move using software
transit nerd
Elixir + Rust enthusiast
Somerville, MA
helping cities move using software
transit nerd
Elixir + Rust enthusiast
Somerville, MA
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Beatrix
@beatrix.bsky.social
· Jan 29
don't let your sadness become despair and don't let your righteous anger become interpersonal nastiness, I've been seeing both a lot lately and we're going to need to avoid these if we want to have any hope of building a future for America rooted in love and justice instead of cruelty and cynicism.
oh actually props to New Hampshire, I did see a wild Strokes concert in Durham once that popped off so hard it literally got shut down by the cops.
February 9, 2026 at 8:35 PM
oh actually props to New Hampshire, I did see a wild Strokes concert in Durham once that popped off so hard it literally got shut down by the cops.
all credit to whoever came up with this first, i just think it's funny so i recreated it (couldn't find the original)
February 9, 2026 at 8:27 PM
all credit to whoever came up with this first, i just think it's funny so i recreated it (couldn't find the original)
aTPOTo
On bsky they don’t say TPOT, they say “Tech-Forward Early Adopters,” and I think that’s beautiful
February 9, 2026 at 7:45 PM
aTPOTo
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On bsky they don’t say TPOT, they say “Tech-Forward Early Adopters,” and I think that’s beautiful
February 9, 2026 at 6:04 AM
On bsky they don’t say TPOT, they say “Tech-Forward Early Adopters,” and I think that’s beautiful
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Not at all surprised to learn that Bad Bunny has a historical adviser. His halftime show was a reminder that our history and culture are deeply intertwined with the rest of the western hemisphere. We should think of his performance as part of #America250. #SuperBowl
news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
Pop star Bad Bunny needed a Puerto Rican history scholar. UW–Madison had just the one.
Bad Bunny collaborated with UW–Madison history professor Jorell Meléndez-Badillo on Puerto Rican narratives that accompany the new album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.”
news.wisc.edu
February 9, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Not at all surprised to learn that Bad Bunny has a historical adviser. His halftime show was a reminder that our history and culture are deeply intertwined with the rest of the western hemisphere. We should think of his performance as part of #America250. #SuperBowl
news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
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Alright, i gotta wrap this up, but I’ll do a contrarian step-through and say the US does have a marijuana problem, in that we still don’t take it seriously, and instead let noisy fusspots fill the zone with made-up concerns, instead of trying to be risk-based and incorporate cannabis into adult life
February 9, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Alright, i gotta wrap this up, but I’ll do a contrarian step-through and say the US does have a marijuana problem, in that we still don’t take it seriously, and instead let noisy fusspots fill the zone with made-up concerns, instead of trying to be risk-based and incorporate cannabis into adult life
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I'm looking forward to finally showing off what @benricem.bsky.social and I have been working on for, like, 1.5 years. Butterflies and elephants, together at last. 👀 ❤️
Indigo
Indigo is a new social app for Bluesky and Mastodon, by Aaron Vegh and Ben McCarthy.
indigosocial.app
February 9, 2026 at 3:14 PM
I'm looking forward to finally showing off what @benricem.bsky.social and I have been working on for, like, 1.5 years. Butterflies and elephants, together at last. 👀 ❤️
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I feel like I'm losing my goddamnned mind.
This op-ed was written by Kathrine Mangu-Ward. Katherine is editor-in-chief of Reason magazine.
Reason fired @shikhadalmia.bsky.social for being too anti-Trump.
This op-ed was written by Kathrine Mangu-Ward. Katherine is editor-in-chief of Reason magazine.
Reason fired @shikhadalmia.bsky.social for being too anti-Trump.
Opinion | Libertarians Tried to Warn You About Trump
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:09 PM
I feel like I'm losing my goddamnned mind.
This op-ed was written by Kathrine Mangu-Ward. Katherine is editor-in-chief of Reason magazine.
Reason fired @shikhadalmia.bsky.social for being too anti-Trump.
This op-ed was written by Kathrine Mangu-Ward. Katherine is editor-in-chief of Reason magazine.
Reason fired @shikhadalmia.bsky.social for being too anti-Trump.
Oh fucking brilliant Maura…
February 9, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Oh fucking brilliant Maura…
I tried Claude’s sports thing during the Super Bowl last night and, well
February 9, 2026 at 6:34 PM
I tried Claude’s sports thing during the Super Bowl last night and, well
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This technology already exists and is widely used. It doesn't involve 'government surveillance' and would not allow ICE or any other government agency to stop individual cars.
Just say you think thousands of kids dying every year is worth it so you can speed!
www.autoweek.com/news/a615322...
Just say you think thousands of kids dying every year is worth it so you can speed!
www.autoweek.com/news/a615322...
Speed Limiters Now Mandatory in All New EU Cars
Intelligent Speed Assist (ISA) isn't an ironclad speeding prevention system, but could be just annoying enough to spark a backlash.
www.autoweek.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:16 PM
This technology already exists and is widely used. It doesn't involve 'government surveillance' and would not allow ICE or any other government agency to stop individual cars.
Just say you think thousands of kids dying every year is worth it so you can speed!
www.autoweek.com/news/a615322...
Just say you think thousands of kids dying every year is worth it so you can speed!
www.autoweek.com/news/a615322...
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An Israeli Jew who lives in TLV has the same rights as one who lives in occupied East Jerusalem has the same rights as one who lives in occupied Hebron. A Palestinian Arab in East Jerusalem does not have the same rights as one in Haifa does not have the same as in Hebron. Why? It is the same power.
February 9, 2026 at 5:37 PM
An Israeli Jew who lives in TLV has the same rights as one who lives in occupied East Jerusalem has the same rights as one who lives in occupied Hebron. A Palestinian Arab in East Jerusalem does not have the same rights as one in Haifa does not have the same as in Hebron. Why? It is the same power.
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Kid Rock's dad owned multiple car dealerships and he grew up in the suburbs of Detroit. Bad Bunny went from bagging groceries and recording his songs in his room to winning multiple Grammys. Which one is the better encapsulation of hard work and the American Dream?
February 9, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Kid Rock's dad owned multiple car dealerships and he grew up in the suburbs of Detroit. Bad Bunny went from bagging groceries and recording his songs in his room to winning multiple Grammys. Which one is the better encapsulation of hard work and the American Dream?
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Apartheid is a system of governance and it exists or doesn't exist. In the case of the intersection of the 1948 territories and the 1967 occupied territories, there is an overarching, singular system of law for Israeli Jews and three separate systems of law for Palestinian Arabs. This is apartheid.
February 9, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Apartheid is a system of governance and it exists or doesn't exist. In the case of the intersection of the 1948 territories and the 1967 occupied territories, there is an overarching, singular system of law for Israeli Jews and three separate systems of law for Palestinian Arabs. This is apartheid.
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Not sure where people got the idea that apartheid as a term is inherently prescriptive about underlying legitimacy of claims and the way in which to resolve apartheid
February 9, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Not sure where people got the idea that apartheid as a term is inherently prescriptive about underlying legitimacy of claims and the way in which to resolve apartheid
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you probably couldn't do much to Trump from this but you could definitely make Lutnick's life a living hell from the NY House
February 9, 2026 at 4:36 PM
you probably couldn't do much to Trump from this but you could definitely make Lutnick's life a living hell from the NY House
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one thing the Democrats are kind of sleeping on is the subpoena power of state legislatures combined with the fact that virtually all of the conduct described by the Epstein files occurred in blue states
February 9, 2026 at 4:33 PM
one thing the Democrats are kind of sleeping on is the subpoena power of state legislatures combined with the fact that virtually all of the conduct described by the Epstein files occurred in blue states
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If you ever have any doubt about this, try going to a "Mexican" restaurant in London.
February 9, 2026 at 3:29 AM
If you ever have any doubt about this, try going to a "Mexican" restaurant in London.
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If you were to run down a list of all the things distinctive about the United States in contrast to Old World Europe, most of it is stuff we instead have in common with Latin America. That's not some woke novelty, it's a deeply embedded centuries-old aspect of our culture and national identity.
February 9, 2026 at 3:28 AM
If you were to run down a list of all the things distinctive about the United States in contrast to Old World Europe, most of it is stuff we instead have in common with Latin America. That's not some woke novelty, it's a deeply embedded centuries-old aspect of our culture and national identity.
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To reject the US as a fundamentally American country with a deep shared history and commonality with the rest of the Americas, including that Spanish has long been our de facto national second language, is on a deep level anti-American. It's hating actual American culture and history and tradition.
February 9, 2026 at 3:19 AM
To reject the US as a fundamentally American country with a deep shared history and commonality with the rest of the Americas, including that Spanish has long been our de facto national second language, is on a deep level anti-American. It's hating actual American culture and history and tradition.
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I really genuinely want to know what PR independence people think would ensure a higher quality of living without statehood because a lot of people who don't live on the island seem convinced the American boot is all that stands in the way of sovereign prosperity and it sounds like bullshit.
February 9, 2026 at 3:21 AM
I really genuinely want to know what PR independence people think would ensure a higher quality of living without statehood because a lot of people who don't live on the island seem convinced the American boot is all that stands in the way of sovereign prosperity and it sounds like bullshit.
well, it could have been worse
February 9, 2026 at 3:25 AM
well, it could have been worse
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the bushes were people 😂
February 9, 2026 at 2:26 AM
the bushes were people 😂
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The ring ad is geniunely dystopian “our automated surveillance network can find anything”
February 9, 2026 at 2:09 AM
The ring ad is geniunely dystopian “our automated surveillance network can find anything”