beck
@beckjaeckels.bsky.social
big proponent of raising hell for the right reasons
teacher + writer
social media @redoakwriting.bsky.social
previously: @businessinsider.com, @freedom.press, @comissourian.bsky.social
BJ/MA from Mizzou
teacher + writer
social media @redoakwriting.bsky.social
previously: @businessinsider.com, @freedom.press, @comissourian.bsky.social
BJ/MA from Mizzou
massage therapist played a piano cover of “pink pony club” while absolutely eviscerating my upper back. no notes.
November 26, 2025 at 7:18 PM
massage therapist played a piano cover of “pink pony club” while absolutely eviscerating my upper back. no notes.
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Writers are historians. Who and what we choose to write about — and how we choose to write about them — can change the world. #writer #writing #writingcommunity
March 31, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Writers are historians. Who and what we choose to write about — and how we choose to write about them — can change the world. #writer #writing #writingcommunity
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Hulu ruining the Oscars is really poetic coming after Sean Baker’s speech about streaming services killing the movies
March 3, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Hulu ruining the Oscars is really poetic coming after Sean Baker’s speech about streaming services killing the movies
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12/ The decision to stop having a public editor was a bad one, one that I think has done the NYT's broad reputation damage.
I want the NYT to be healthy and strong. I wish we had scores of newspapers/news orgs that were. We don't.
But a public editor would be a good start to rebuilding trust./30
I want the NYT to be healthy and strong. I wish we had scores of newspapers/news orgs that were. We don't.
But a public editor would be a good start to rebuilding trust./30
March 1, 2025 at 7:28 PM
12/ The decision to stop having a public editor was a bad one, one that I think has done the NYT's broad reputation damage.
I want the NYT to be healthy and strong. I wish we had scores of newspapers/news orgs that were. We don't.
But a public editor would be a good start to rebuilding trust./30
I want the NYT to be healthy and strong. I wish we had scores of newspapers/news orgs that were. We don't.
But a public editor would be a good start to rebuilding trust./30
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1/ The reason this is particularly bad—and undermines all the great journalism the Times does—is that it a) treats lives like a game b) will be seen as the view/cavalier attitude of the entire NYT, and not just 10 columnists, many of whom should have been put out to pasture long ago.
Of course the NYT sees the "DEI" stuff positively & is neutral on anti-trans discrimination
March 1, 2025 at 6:32 PM
1/ The reason this is particularly bad—and undermines all the great journalism the Times does—is that it a) treats lives like a game b) will be seen as the view/cavalier attitude of the entire NYT, and not just 10 columnists, many of whom should have been put out to pasture long ago.
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This #BlackHistoryMonth, we celebrate the writers who have used their words to challenge dominant narratives, give voice to the hopes and dreams of their communities, and bring essential perspectives to the genres we all love. Tell us your favorite story, poem, or essay by a Black author below.
February 24, 2025 at 5:21 PM
This #BlackHistoryMonth, we celebrate the writers who have used their words to challenge dominant narratives, give voice to the hopes and dreams of their communities, and bring essential perspectives to the genres we all love. Tell us your favorite story, poem, or essay by a Black author below.
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Register today for Red Oak's Youth Writing Camp today to start filling your pages with the stories, poetries, and essays you've been longing to write. Go to redoakwriting.com.
February 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Register today for Red Oak's Youth Writing Camp today to start filling your pages with the stories, poetries, and essays you've been longing to write. Go to redoakwriting.com.
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Write the next novel we all want to read at our youth writing camp this summer! Visit redoakwriting.com to register.
February 20, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Write the next novel we all want to read at our youth writing camp this summer! Visit redoakwriting.com to register.
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Just saw a post where someone said that use of em dashes (—) was a giveaway that you're using AI for writing. Uh, no. It could just mean you like to use em dashes.
February 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Just saw a post where someone said that use of em dashes (—) was a giveaway that you're using AI for writing. Uh, no. It could just mean you like to use em dashes.
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him & hers using Childish Gambino "This is America" for a weight loss ad. This can't be real - I must be having a nightmare.
February 10, 2025 at 2:17 AM
him & hers using Childish Gambino "This is America" for a weight loss ad. This can't be real - I must be having a nightmare.
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The image of the night.
February 10, 2025 at 2:43 AM
The image of the night.
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I think it's notable the whole Project 2025 thing simultaneously treats American pop culture as a final boss (slash "regime") and a thing that can be defeated by ultimately forcing capitulation through law. They have never come up with a solution for changing the culture organically. Or tried!
Eternal victimization mentality.
Who is "the regime"? GOP has trifecta control of the federal government and a big supreme Court majority. Tech and finance are on your side.
There's no pleasing these people because their demand is to dominate and to be revered for it.
Who is "the regime"? GOP has trifecta control of the federal government and a big supreme Court majority. Tech and finance are on your side.
There's no pleasing these people because their demand is to dominate and to be revered for it.
February 10, 2025 at 2:54 AM
I think it's notable the whole Project 2025 thing simultaneously treats American pop culture as a final boss (slash "regime") and a thing that can be defeated by ultimately forcing capitulation through law. They have never come up with a solution for changing the culture organically. Or tried!
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KENDRICK PERFORMING THIS IN FRONT OF 45 IS PLEASING ME SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH.
February 10, 2025 at 1:31 AM
KENDRICK PERFORMING THIS IN FRONT OF 45 IS PLEASING ME SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH.
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saying "go birds" but just rooting for birds in general, hope they're having fun and not catching that flu
February 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
saying "go birds" but just rooting for birds in general, hope they're having fun and not catching that flu
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It's also not true. White maternal death rates are also not great when compared to other countries. The downside of using the people you systematically opress as your benchmark is you fail to recognize how your own policies are killing you.
February 8, 2025 at 7:42 PM
It's also not true. White maternal death rates are also not great when compared to other countries. The downside of using the people you systematically opress as your benchmark is you fail to recognize how your own policies are killing you.
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Many people are asking me if Elon Musk is stealing tax-payer money or using our private information to enrich himself?
I’m a Member of Congress on the committee for Government Oversight and I can’t tell you that he’s not. That’s a problem.
I’m a Member of Congress on the committee for Government Oversight and I can’t tell you that he’s not. That’s a problem.
February 5, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Many people are asking me if Elon Musk is stealing tax-payer money or using our private information to enrich himself?
I’m a Member of Congress on the committee for Government Oversight and I can’t tell you that he’s not. That’s a problem.
I’m a Member of Congress on the committee for Government Oversight and I can’t tell you that he’s not. That’s a problem.
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Anti-DOGE rally getting underway now outside the U.S. Department of Labor, where DOGE was reportedly scheduled to have a meeting today.
Big turnout from AFGE, one of the federal unions in Trump’s crosshairs.
Big turnout from AFGE, one of the federal unions in Trump’s crosshairs.
February 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Anti-DOGE rally getting underway now outside the U.S. Department of Labor, where DOGE was reportedly scheduled to have a meeting today.
Big turnout from AFGE, one of the federal unions in Trump’s crosshairs.
Big turnout from AFGE, one of the federal unions in Trump’s crosshairs.
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Please subscribe to The Onion so something we write tomorrow will continue to be better than anything in the actual newspaper 11 years from now:
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February 5, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Please subscribe to The Onion so something we write tomorrow will continue to be better than anything in the actual newspaper 11 years from now:
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Thank you! A U.S. District Judge has approved requests from anonymous federal employees to proceed under pseudonyms in multiple cases against the Trump administration to protect themselves from potential harassment and threats.
February 5, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Thank you! A U.S. District Judge has approved requests from anonymous federal employees to proceed under pseudonyms in multiple cases against the Trump administration to protect themselves from potential harassment and threats.
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Elon Musk claims to have "deleted" the office in the IRS which has enabled people to file their tax returns electronically, simply, and for free.
February 3, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Elon Musk claims to have "deleted" the office in the IRS which has enabled people to file their tax returns electronically, simply, and for free.
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I’ve noticed a lot of people on here overemphasize TV when discussing news and info channels. TV is still important. But it’s really social media content that is the most important, by far
February 4, 2025 at 2:48 AM
I’ve noticed a lot of people on here overemphasize TV when discussing news and info channels. TV is still important. But it’s really social media content that is the most important, by far
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hey quick question does Goliath win in that story
February 2, 2025 at 6:06 PM
hey quick question does Goliath win in that story