Becky S
@beckyrumba.bsky.social
Boring AF potty mouthed Angeleno
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A grand jury has rejected federal prosecutors' attempts to indict Sean Dunn, the man accused of throwing a Subway sandwich at a CBP officer. This comes after three OTHER failed attempts to indict another person accused of assaulting a federal agent. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...
Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent
www.nytimes.com
August 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
A grand jury has rejected federal prosecutors' attempts to indict Sean Dunn, the man accused of throwing a Subway sandwich at a CBP officer. This comes after three OTHER failed attempts to indict another person accused of assaulting a federal agent. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...
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Comedians are a comfort and he can’t silence all of us. The ridicule must go deeper. Bruise and swell him from the inside. Thicken those ankles until they burst.
July 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Comedians are a comfort and he can’t silence all of us. The ridicule must go deeper. Bruise and swell him from the inside. Thicken those ankles until they burst.
I really wanted them to use those color changing crystals for the Papal Smoke Fire, but no such luck.
May 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I really wanted them to use those color changing crystals for the Papal Smoke Fire, but no such luck.
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When I left the Washington Post in 2023, my colleagues and I were worried AI would hoover up our work and enable "zombies" to churn out stories based on our reporting and writing styles.
Today WaPo announced a partnership with OpenAI. And here it is: Zombie Gillian Brockell. I DID NOT WRITE THIS.
Today WaPo announced a partnership with OpenAI. And here it is: Zombie Gillian Brockell. I DID NOT WRITE THIS.
April 22, 2025 at 6:23 PM
When I left the Washington Post in 2023, my colleagues and I were worried AI would hoover up our work and enable "zombies" to churn out stories based on our reporting and writing styles.
Today WaPo announced a partnership with OpenAI. And here it is: Zombie Gillian Brockell. I DID NOT WRITE THIS.
Today WaPo announced a partnership with OpenAI. And here it is: Zombie Gillian Brockell. I DID NOT WRITE THIS.
Or mine.
Jesus Christ what the fuck is wrong with ADL. Holy shit. Not in my fucking name.
April 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Or mine.
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Imagine if Democratic lawmakers went and took photos of themselves in front of the insurrectionists in their prison cells. Except there had been no trials, and those people were being tortured and huddled together like animals at a slaughterhouse.
April 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Imagine if Democratic lawmakers went and took photos of themselves in front of the insurrectionists in their prison cells. Except there had been no trials, and those people were being tortured and huddled together like animals at a slaughterhouse.
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In the wake of the ongoing disasters with funding streams, I'm seeing lots of folks suggest that scientists turn to social media crowdfunding to fund their research.
For about a decade I held the record for the social media crowdfunded project that got the most funding. I received about $9,000.
For about a decade I held the record for the social media crowdfunded project that got the most funding. I received about $9,000.
April 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
In the wake of the ongoing disasters with funding streams, I'm seeing lots of folks suggest that scientists turn to social media crowdfunding to fund their research.
For about a decade I held the record for the social media crowdfunded project that got the most funding. I received about $9,000.
For about a decade I held the record for the social media crowdfunded project that got the most funding. I received about $9,000.
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“Of course one of the big risks is not underpayment or overpayment per se but [it’s also] not paying someone at all and not knowing about it. The invisible errors and omissions,” an SSA technologist tells WIRED.
Read the full scoop here:
Read the full scoop here:
DOGE Plans to Rebuild SSA Codebase In Months, Risking Benefits and System Collapse
Social Security systems contain tens of millions of lines of code written in COBOL, an archaic programming language. Safely rewriting that code would take years—DOGE wants it done in months.
www.wired.com
March 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
“Of course one of the big risks is not underpayment or overpayment per se but [it’s also] not paying someone at all and not knowing about it. The invisible errors and omissions,” an SSA technologist tells WIRED.
Read the full scoop here:
Read the full scoop here:
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just photoshopping muppets onto the cover of allure magazine: thread
March 26, 2025 at 11:08 PM
just photoshopping muppets onto the cover of allure magazine: thread
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Chuck Schumer
Albany
(518) 431-4070
Binghamton
(607) 772-6792
Buffalo
(716) 846-4111
Melville
(631) 753-0978
New York City
(212) 486-4430
Peekskill
(914) 734-1532
Rochester
(585) 263-5866
Syracuse, NY 13261
(315) 423-5471
Washington D.C.
(202) 224-6542
Albany
(518) 431-4070
Binghamton
(607) 772-6792
Buffalo
(716) 846-4111
Melville
(631) 753-0978
New York City
(212) 486-4430
Peekskill
(914) 734-1532
Rochester
(585) 263-5866
Syracuse, NY 13261
(315) 423-5471
Washington D.C.
(202) 224-6542
March 14, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Chuck Schumer
Albany
(518) 431-4070
Binghamton
(607) 772-6792
Buffalo
(716) 846-4111
Melville
(631) 753-0978
New York City
(212) 486-4430
Peekskill
(914) 734-1532
Rochester
(585) 263-5866
Syracuse, NY 13261
(315) 423-5471
Washington D.C.
(202) 224-6542
Albany
(518) 431-4070
Binghamton
(607) 772-6792
Buffalo
(716) 846-4111
Melville
(631) 753-0978
New York City
(212) 486-4430
Peekskill
(914) 734-1532
Rochester
(585) 263-5866
Syracuse, NY 13261
(315) 423-5471
Washington D.C.
(202) 224-6542
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Schumer saying on Chris Hayes that the GOP could just eliminate employees and entire government programs unless Dems pass their bill lol. What do you think they’re doing already, Chuck?
March 14, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Schumer saying on Chris Hayes that the GOP could just eliminate employees and entire government programs unless Dems pass their bill lol. What do you think they’re doing already, Chuck?
Feel like today is the perfect day for @jewishwonk.bsky.social to bring back the bad Jewish food takes.
March 13, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Feel like today is the perfect day for @jewishwonk.bsky.social to bring back the bad Jewish food takes.
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Donald Trump’s “yo-yo diplomacy” angers our allies, emboldens our enemies, and weakens the United States on the world stage. Chaos is not a workable foreign policy strategy.
March 12, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Donald Trump’s “yo-yo diplomacy” angers our allies, emboldens our enemies, and weakens the United States on the world stage. Chaos is not a workable foreign policy strategy.
"Taxation without representation"
BREAKING 🚨🚨🚨
Trump adviser and tech mogul Elon Musk suggested Wednesday that the U.S. government should privatize "as much as possible" and named Amtrak and the U.S. Postal Service as two services ripe for privatization, according to a source.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
Trump adviser and tech mogul Elon Musk suggested Wednesday that the U.S. government should privatize "as much as possible" and named Amtrak and the U.S. Postal Service as two services ripe for privatization, according to a source.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
Elon Musk suggests the U.S. should privatize the Postal Service and Amtrak
During a remote appearance at a technology conference in San Francisco, Musk told attendees the U.S. should privatize "as much as possible."
www.nbcnews.com
March 5, 2025 at 10:23 PM
"Taxation without representation"
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I joined Frank Bruni and Tim Miller to talk about the chaotic, destructive first month of the Trump administration. I mostly avoided prognosticating, but I do feel like this prediction will hold up well. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o... (🎁)
February 28, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I joined Frank Bruni and Tim Miller to talk about the chaotic, destructive first month of the Trump administration. I mostly avoided prognosticating, but I do feel like this prediction will hold up well. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o... (🎁)
РУССКИЙ ВОЕННЫЙ КОРАБЛЬ, ИДИ НАХУЙ
February 28, 2025 at 7:13 PM
РУССКИЙ ВОЕННЫЙ КОРАБЛЬ, ИДИ НАХУЙ
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Brilliant protest. Yosemite National Park workers hung an upside-down American flag — traditionally a symbol of distress or a national threat — thousands of feet off the ground on the side of El Capitan.
February 23, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Brilliant protest. Yosemite National Park workers hung an upside-down American flag — traditionally a symbol of distress or a national threat — thousands of feet off the ground on the side of El Capitan.
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Important 🧵: Stanford political scientist uses data to show DOGE is attacking “liberal” agencies, not focusing on waste & inefficiency: “The hardest hit agencies are those that regulate industry, protect public health, and expand access to education.”
The DOGE firings have nothing to do with “efficiency” or “cutting waste.” They’re a direct push to weaken federal agencies perceived as liberal. This was evident from the start, and now the data confirms it: targeted agencies overwhelmingly those seen as more left-leaning. 🧵⬇️
February 20, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Important 🧵: Stanford political scientist uses data to show DOGE is attacking “liberal” agencies, not focusing on waste & inefficiency: “The hardest hit agencies are those that regulate industry, protect public health, and expand access to education.”
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I keep seeing this story float around and I hate the framing.
I'm no more "addicted" to antidepressants than someone with a pacemaker is "addicted" to electronics.
They're lifesaving medicines that correct a chemical imbalance in your brain.
I'm no more "addicted" to antidepressants than someone with a pacemaker is "addicted" to electronics.
They're lifesaving medicines that correct a chemical imbalance in your brain.
February 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I keep seeing this story float around and I hate the framing.
I'm no more "addicted" to antidepressants than someone with a pacemaker is "addicted" to electronics.
They're lifesaving medicines that correct a chemical imbalance in your brain.
I'm no more "addicted" to antidepressants than someone with a pacemaker is "addicted" to electronics.
They're lifesaving medicines that correct a chemical imbalance in your brain.
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We are the archives now.
We are the historians & storytellers.
Pick a threatened topic dear to your heart.
Read what is left.
Learn.
Use VPNs to access material if that becomes necessary
Record information online & off.
Memorize the stories.
Tell others, especially the young.
Be the Bard.
We are the historians & storytellers.
Pick a threatened topic dear to your heart.
Read what is left.
Learn.
Use VPNs to access material if that becomes necessary
Record information online & off.
Memorize the stories.
Tell others, especially the young.
Be the Bard.
February 15, 2025 at 8:29 AM
We are the archives now.
We are the historians & storytellers.
Pick a threatened topic dear to your heart.
Read what is left.
Learn.
Use VPNs to access material if that becomes necessary
Record information online & off.
Memorize the stories.
Tell others, especially the young.
Be the Bard.
We are the historians & storytellers.
Pick a threatened topic dear to your heart.
Read what is left.
Learn.
Use VPNs to access material if that becomes necessary
Record information online & off.
Memorize the stories.
Tell others, especially the young.
Be the Bard.
#teslatakeover NoHo was on the smaller side, but enthusiastic. Go drive by and if they're still there show them some love.
February 15, 2025 at 10:50 PM
#teslatakeover NoHo was on the smaller side, but enthusiastic. Go drive by and if they're still there show them some love.
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Holy lord.
AUSA Hagan Scotten, former clerk for John Roberts, really put some mustard on his resignation letter.
February 14, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Holy lord.
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BREAKING: Inspired by Elon Musk’s “Fork” emails, new HHS Director Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has sent several hundred million Americans emails offering them a buy-out opportunity to die earlier.
February 13, 2025 at 7:29 PM
BREAKING: Inspired by Elon Musk’s “Fork” emails, new HHS Director Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has sent several hundred million Americans emails offering them a buy-out opportunity to die earlier.
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Seriously, creative folks: Don't be afraid to let people know your stuff is out there for them, or worry that "now is not the time for that." People are stressed and freaked out and looking for the things that will give them a moment of rest and joy. It is EXACTLY the time for what we do. Tell them.
February 13, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Seriously, creative folks: Don't be afraid to let people know your stuff is out there for them, or worry that "now is not the time for that." People are stressed and freaked out and looking for the things that will give them a moment of rest and joy. It is EXACTLY the time for what we do. Tell them.