BetsyB
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· Jun 25
The American Dream Is Broken. This $50 Million Bet Could Help Rebuild It. - Denver Frederick
There are few issues more urgent—or more misunderstood—than poverty in America. And even fewer solutions as bold as simply giving people cash. Jeff Atwood, the tech entrepreneur behind Stack Overflow,...
denver-frederick.com
Jeff and I sat down with Denver Frederick recently for a delightful conversation about philanthropy. I haven’t heard the final version yet, so have a listen and tell me how awkward I sound.
denver-frederick.com/2025/06/24/t...
denver-frederick.com/2025/06/24/t...
"MacKenzie Scott demonstrated the power of trusting grantees. Here in the Second Gilded Age, we need to model her sense of urgency and transparency. What is the point of so much concentrated wealth if it isn't improving the world?"
-Chronicle of Philanthropy, page 10.
www.philanthropy.com
-Chronicle of Philanthropy, page 10.
www.philanthropy.com
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Providing nonprofits and foundations with trustworthy information, actionable insights, and training—with the goal of helping advance their missions.
www.philanthropy.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:07 PM
"MacKenzie Scott demonstrated the power of trusting grantees. Here in the Second Gilded Age, we need to model her sense of urgency and transparency. What is the point of so much concentrated wealth if it isn't improving the world?"
-Chronicle of Philanthropy, page 10.
www.philanthropy.com
-Chronicle of Philanthropy, page 10.
www.philanthropy.com
Tiger Parents! At The Swim Meet.
November 9, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Tiger Parents! At The Swim Meet.
This story just gets better and better.
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:50 PM
This story just gets better and better.
I'm doing the online check-in for a doctor's appointment I have next week. I don't recall seeing these questions before. It's great that they're asking so they can get people help, but I just wish we lived in a world where everyone could answer no to these questions. 🫤
November 8, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I'm doing the online check-in for a doctor's appointment I have next week. I don't recall seeing these questions before. It's great that they're asking so they can get people help, but I just wish we lived in a world where everyone could answer no to these questions. 🫤
I once knew a woman who had a grad school interview with James Watson at CSHL in the early 2000s. During the interview he asked her why she didn’t just get married and have babies. So you know, RIP and stuff.
November 7, 2025 at 11:41 PM
I once knew a woman who had a grad school interview with James Watson at CSHL in the early 2000s. During the interview he asked her why she didn’t just get married and have babies. So you know, RIP and stuff.
They had these playing (with no sound) at the Burbank airport yesterday and my husband asked, “What is up with that weird video with that yassified woman?” 😂
I’m sure it will be a great comfort to see this lady’s face when you’re told your flight was canceled.
November 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
They had these playing (with no sound) at the Burbank airport yesterday and my husband asked, “What is up with that weird video with that yassified woman?” 😂
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Remember: Wealth cannot be separated from power.
We've seen how the extreme concentration of wealth is distorting our politics, rigging our markets, and granting unprecedented power to a handful of billionaires.
Be warned.
We've seen how the extreme concentration of wealth is distorting our politics, rigging our markets, and granting unprecedented power to a handful of billionaires.
Be warned.
BREAKING: Tesla shareholders just approved a pay package for Elon Musk that’s worth up to $1 trillion.
November 6, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Remember: Wealth cannot be separated from power.
We've seen how the extreme concentration of wealth is distorting our politics, rigging our markets, and granting unprecedented power to a handful of billionaires.
Be warned.
We've seen how the extreme concentration of wealth is distorting our politics, rigging our markets, and granting unprecedented power to a handful of billionaires.
Be warned.
Well I guess we’re going to have a Four Commas Club. JFC.
November 6, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Well I guess we’re going to have a Four Commas Club. JFC.
I am here for ALL the sandwich puns. 🥪
November 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I am here for ALL the sandwich puns. 🥪
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They poked the bear & the bear poked their asses back.
November 5, 2025 at 4:44 AM
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Renaming our family group chat.
Pebbling: sending little links and memes to the people that you love. Derived from the behavior of gentoo penguins, who “pick up pebbles in their beak and carry them to their partners or potential partners as a gift”. [redsetteragency.com]
Words we love: Pebbling – a new love language | Blog | Red Setter
It’s a word I admit I’ve not really thought of, until in recent weeks it became news that ‘Pebbling’ is the new term for when people share memes and gifs to…
redsetteragency.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Renaming our family group chat.
Oh, Dick Cheney died?
a man standing in front of a white board with the word check written on it
Alt: A man checking an item off a list, nodding.
media.tenor.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Oh, Dick Cheney died?
LFG! 🐻
Tuesday is the last day for voters to weigh in on whether to approve Newsom’s plan to redistrict congressional lines to favor Democrats.
Gov. Newsom’s congressional maps face their final test at the ballot box
Tuesday is the last day for voters to weigh in on whether to approve Newsom’s plan to redistrict congressional lines to favor Democrats.
www.berkeleyside.org
November 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
LFG! 🐻
I was doing the daily bedtime debrief with my 13yo when out of the blue she asked, "Do you think when a Cyclops rubs his eye he uses one hand or two?" 😂😂😂
November 3, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I was doing the daily bedtime debrief with my 13yo when out of the blue she asked, "Do you think when a Cyclops rubs his eye he uses one hand or two?" 😂😂😂
Feeling lucky.
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November 1, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Feeling lucky.
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Who needs their faith in humanity restored? 😭
The people yearn for (democratic) socialism (this one will make you cry)
October 30, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Who needs their faith in humanity restored? 😭
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The same people who think buying junk food with SNAP benefits is “abusing the system” are fine with wealthy parents using vouchers to send their kids to private schools.
October 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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More of this please.
❤️Heretic Coffee in Portland is offering free breakfast to SNAP recipients, no questions asked.
You can donate here:
hereticcoffee.com
You can donate here:
hereticcoffee.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
More of this please.
Well the 16yo is officially on the college mailing lists. I wasn’t even sure they sent physical mail anymore.
October 28, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Well the 16yo is officially on the college mailing lists. I wasn’t even sure they sent physical mail anymore.
We the People Magazine. ✊🏻
The NY Times and WaPo may be lost causes but holy shite look at PEOPLE out here absolutely killing it with 100% unvarnished truths 🌟
October 28, 2025 at 3:09 PM
We the People Magazine. ✊🏻