Charlie Beckerman
@chozzles.bsky.social
Writer, PhD Student at University of Cincinnati, find my work at www.charliebeckerman.com. 🏳️🌈 he/him, 🌞♍️🌜♎️🌅♍️, Tae-biased
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The perfect occasion to revisit @alfordalice.bsky.social’s incredible song-by-song exploration of “Surfacing”
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February 13, 2026 at 2:05 PM
The perfect occasion to revisit @alfordalice.bsky.social’s incredible song-by-song exploration of “Surfacing”
www.jezebel.com/sarah-mclach...
www.jezebel.com/sarah-mclach...
I’ve been thinking about it by thinking of humanity in WALL-E but without the nice chairs or really any sort of caretaking at all by the people reaping the benefits. CRUEL-E might be more accurate.
February 12, 2026 at 8:21 PM
I’ve been thinking about it by thinking of humanity in WALL-E but without the nice chairs or really any sort of caretaking at all by the people reaping the benefits. CRUEL-E might be more accurate.
Hawley literally foaming at the mouth.
Hawley ended up getting so aggressive toward Ellison, including calling for his arrest, that even Rand Paul asked him to tone it down
February 12, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Hawley literally foaming at the mouth.
This feels like a willfully irresponsible headline, @npr.org… who are you trying to appease with this framing?
A patient who came to regret the top surgery she got as a teen won a $2 million malpractice suit. Then, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons clarified its position that surgery is not recommended for transgender minors. n.pr/4ku8Vrw
Trump administration lauds plastic surgeons' statement on trans surgery for minors
A patient who came to regret the top surgery she got as a teen won a $2 million malpractice suit. Then, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons clarified its position that surgery is not recommended for transgender minors.
n.pr
February 8, 2026 at 4:54 PM
This feels like a willfully irresponsible headline, @npr.org… who are you trying to appease with this framing?
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"On one hand, here's this actual thing happening in pop culture. On the other hand, here's some wet garbage we found while searching behind that abandoned dumpster in the woods where all those kids died of tetanus last year. Which will be more popular? We asked two rabid raccoons."
This is a small issue but I do think it's endemic of how the mainstream press is treating everything: giving the TPUSA Kid Rock "alternative Super Bowl halftime show" the same weight as Bad Bunny performing at the Super Bowl, like the former will get even 1/100000000th of the audience of the latter.
February 6, 2026 at 11:41 AM
"On one hand, here's this actual thing happening in pop culture. On the other hand, here's some wet garbage we found while searching behind that abandoned dumpster in the woods where all those kids died of tetanus last year. Which will be more popular? We asked two rabid raccoons."
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
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ohhh ‘democracy dies in darkness’ was aspirational
February 4, 2026 at 3:47 PM
ohhh ‘democracy dies in darkness’ was aspirational
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always bears repeating that this is NOT a financial decision. jeff bezos is worth over 250 billion dollars. he can afford to lose many millions and never even notice it. this is, at its core, a political and personal decision by bezos to destroy the post
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Post says one-third of its staff across all departments, not just the newsroom, is being laid off.
February 4, 2026 at 3:04 PM
always bears repeating that this is NOT a financial decision. jeff bezos is worth over 250 billion dollars. he can afford to lose many millions and never even notice it. this is, at its core, a political and personal decision by bezos to destroy the post
Once again underscoring the idea that the only way to have meaning in one's life is by producing wealth within the capitalist system (which, of course, mostly helps the wealthy elites). This feels as depraved as Musk's obsession with population decline.
Dr Oz: "If we could get the average American to start working a year earlier, right out of high school, or a year later -- not retire -- or work better during their lifetime because they're healthy, it would generate about $3 trillion to the US economy. That would more than remove the debt."
February 3, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Once again underscoring the idea that the only way to have meaning in one's life is by producing wealth within the capitalist system (which, of course, mostly helps the wealthy elites). This feels as depraved as Musk's obsession with population decline.
I had completely forgotten Catherine O’Hara played Kenneth’s mom but also wow the jokes per minute on that show was just insane.
January 30, 2026 at 9:30 PM
I had completely forgotten Catherine O’Hara played Kenneth’s mom but also wow the jokes per minute on that show was just insane.
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Catherine O’Hara didn’t steal scenes she just showed up and ownership automatically defaulted to her
January 30, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Catherine O’Hara didn’t steal scenes she just showed up and ownership automatically defaulted to her
I am sorry to this man but the only thing I will think of when I hear “Warsh” is this Margaret Cho routine. youtu.be/T5BR-dEi_ZI?...
January 30, 2026 at 1:36 PM
I am sorry to this man but the only thing I will think of when I hear “Warsh” is this Margaret Cho routine. youtu.be/T5BR-dEi_ZI?...
But if I can’t hold myself to this unreasonable standard, where will I source all my creative shame????
Just kidding I have plenty of other sources of creative shame.
Just kidding I have plenty of other sources of creative shame.
Not pictured: Haruki Murakami’s wife, or indeed whoever is cooking, cleaning, paying bills, running errands, doing the laundry, answering emails, etc
like yea his routine is goals, but let’s not lie to ourselves about all the invisible work others are doing to enable him to have that routine
like yea his routine is goals, but let’s not lie to ourselves about all the invisible work others are doing to enable him to have that routine
January 29, 2026 at 2:22 PM
But if I can’t hold myself to this unreasonable standard, where will I source all my creative shame????
Just kidding I have plenty of other sources of creative shame.
Just kidding I have plenty of other sources of creative shame.
Yourself, but as a cartoon
January 28, 2026 at 3:26 AM
Yourself, but as a cartoon
I do want to know how many people who work at Palantir have read Lord of the Rings. I could excuse someone who has only seen the films not clocking that Palantirs are bad, but if you’ve read the books then this is like working for a company called “The Dark Side, Inc.”
Palantir employees are pressing company leadership over its work for ICE in internal company Slacks obtained by @wired.com
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
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"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social
Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti
“In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this,” one worker wrote on Slack.
www.wired.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:12 AM
I do want to know how many people who work at Palantir have read Lord of the Rings. I could excuse someone who has only seen the films not clocking that Palantirs are bad, but if you’ve read the books then this is like working for a company called “The Dark Side, Inc.”
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If you work for Palantir and have concerns about its role in US federal immigration enforcement, please reach out. You can remain anonymous.
Signal: makenakelly.32
Signal: makenakelly.32
SCOOP: Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti
WIRED obtained Slack conversations + an updated internal Palantir wiki defending the company's work for ICE to outraged workers.
More here:
www.wired.com/story/palant...
WIRED obtained Slack conversations + an updated internal Palantir wiki defending the company's work for ICE to outraged workers.
More here:
www.wired.com/story/palant...
Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti
“In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this,” one worker wrote on Slack.
www.wired.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:29 PM
If you work for Palantir and have concerns about its role in US federal immigration enforcement, please reach out. You can remain anonymous.
Signal: makenakelly.32
Signal: makenakelly.32
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01/25 9:45AM
Border Patrol is out in Los Angeles, sightings in Echo Park/ Silverlake and South Central.
Please stay alert, get vulnerable people inside. Record everything and be safe.
Border Patrol is out in Los Angeles, sightings in Echo Park/ Silverlake and South Central.
Please stay alert, get vulnerable people inside. Record everything and be safe.
January 25, 2026 at 6:04 PM
01/25 9:45AM
Border Patrol is out in Los Angeles, sightings in Echo Park/ Silverlake and South Central.
Please stay alert, get vulnerable people inside. Record everything and be safe.
Border Patrol is out in Los Angeles, sightings in Echo Park/ Silverlake and South Central.
Please stay alert, get vulnerable people inside. Record everything and be safe.
Ah yes the famous law enforcement foundations of our country, like the Boston Tea Party or, I don’t know, the fucking Revolution?
Attorney General Pam Bondi: "Our country was founded on law enforcement"
Bondi: "It's extremely organized. The signs they have are all matching, they're well written. And look at what's happening today. How did these people go out & get gas masks? These protesters. Would you know how to walk out on the street and buy a gas mask? Think about that. We're not gonna have it"
January 24, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Ah yes the famous law enforcement foundations of our country, like the Boston Tea Party or, I don’t know, the fucking Revolution?
Interestingly, “precocious broken man-boy” is not a terrible description of the president.
This looks and sounds like a letter read aloud in a Wes Anderson movie by one of his precocious boys or broken men
coping, seething, etc
January 23, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Interestingly, “precocious broken man-boy” is not a terrible description of the president.
“Ladies and gentleman please welcome to the main stage Miss Libertina Absolulu!”
Judge Kacsmaryk rejects challenge by West Texas A&M University's LGBQT club to drag show ban, saying the First Amendment doesn't protect "self-expression in all forms, and certainly not the libertine 'expressive conduct' absolutism envisioned" by the group. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Findings of Fact & Conclusions of Law – #168 in Spectrum WT v. Wendler (N.D. Tex., 2:23-cv-00048) – CourtListener.com
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW (Ordered by Judge Matthew J. Kacsmaryk on 1/17/2026) (vls)
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January 19, 2026 at 4:53 AM
“Ladies and gentleman please welcome to the main stage Miss Libertina Absolulu!”
This is for a Creative Writing Workshop, so I like to remind the students that they have some skin in the game.
January 18, 2026 at 2:38 AM
This is for a Creative Writing Workshop, so I like to remind the students that they have some skin in the game.
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has anyone figured out a way out that isn’t through
March 8, 2025 at 9:42 AM
has anyone figured out a way out that isn’t through