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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PERCY: I met a traveller from an antique land, who said—
CHOTINER: So you didn't go to this land yourself?
P: No, but he saw these vast and trunkless legs of stone…
C: And you're taking his word for it?
P: The legs were Ozymandius', the King of Kings!
C: And is there any evidence of this King?
CHOTINER: So you didn't go to this land yourself?
P: No, but he saw these vast and trunkless legs of stone…
C: And you're taking his word for it?
P: The legs were Ozymandius', the King of Kings!
C: And is there any evidence of this King?
"My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. I have a very particular set of works. Works that make ye mighty despair. Works that make me a nightmare for travelers like you. If you put my trunk back on my legs of stone, that'll be the end of it. But if you don't, I will find you, and I will kill you."
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look upon my works, which were processed in a facility that also processes peanuts.
November 3, 2025 at 9:40 PM
PERCY: I met a traveller from an antique land, who said—
CHOTINER: So you didn't go to this land yourself?
P: No, but he saw these vast and trunkless legs of stone…
C: And you're taking his word for it?
P: The legs were Ozymandius', the King of Kings!
C: And is there any evidence of this King?
CHOTINER: So you didn't go to this land yourself?
P: No, but he saw these vast and trunkless legs of stone…
C: And you're taking his word for it?
P: The legs were Ozymandius', the King of Kings!
C: And is there any evidence of this King?
“Stop talking about identity!” says man who regularly references his husband and how the GOP wants to break up his family.
Jesus, Pete.
Jesus, Pete.
Speaking at a Texas Tribune Festival on Friday, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg criticized the Democratic Party for failing to reach everyday Americans, arguing that it “got sucked in” to a conversation about identity. #TribFest25
Pete Buttigieg critiques Democrats for focus on identity
The former U.S. transportation secretary said the Democratic Party should focus more on issues gripping the country, such as health care and housing affordability.
www.texastribune.org
November 15, 2025 at 5:46 AM
“Stop talking about identity!” says man who regularly references his husband and how the GOP wants to break up his family.
Jesus, Pete.
Jesus, Pete.
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What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
It was never truly a debate about whether cutting trans folks loose would pave a path to victory, it was about whether est. Dems had the courage and the will to stand up for marginalized groups. Harris’ nonresponse to Tr*mp’s anti trans ads was not political calculus, it was laziness and weakness.
"The debate over whether Democrats need to cut trans people loose in order to win elections should be over."
For @msnbc.com I wrote about how Tuesday's election gives Democrats the blueprint for overcoming Republican anti-trans attacks and how thus should settle all the talk about throwing trans people under the bus.
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...
November 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM
It was never truly a debate about whether cutting trans folks loose would pave a path to victory, it was about whether est. Dems had the courage and the will to stand up for marginalized groups. Harris’ nonresponse to Tr*mp’s anti trans ads was not political calculus, it was laziness and weakness.
I will see this movie but for a second I thought Miss Piggy was going to be the next Mary Todd Lincoln and I got *very* excited.
November 6, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I will see this movie but for a second I thought Miss Piggy was going to be the next Mary Todd Lincoln and I got *very* excited.
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Ezra Douthglesias™️
I’m just a small-town political scientist, & it’s still relatively early, but it appears that The Actual Democrats did not Need To Do any of the Things or Learn any of the Obvious Lessons that Ezra Douthglesias said they Must Do & Learn.
November 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Ezra Douthglesias™️
No shade on Ali Velshi but WHERE. IS. KORNACKI. ???????
November 5, 2025 at 2:04 AM
No shade on Ali Velshi but WHERE. IS. KORNACKI. ???????
Is there such a thing as Schadenvoting? Because that is what I did today.
JD Vance's half-brother has lost by an overwhelming margin as he tried to become the mayor of Cincinnati.
Democratic incumbent Aftab Pureval wins reelection.
Democratic incumbent Aftab Pureval wins reelection.
November 5, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Is there such a thing as Schadenvoting? Because that is what I did today.
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The framing of this is hilarious: Democrats deeply worried about the repercussions of a victory
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/m...
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/m...
As Mamdani nears victory, Democrats worry about national fallout
The progressive candidate is on the cusp of a historic mayoral win. And that's adding to unease among Democrats looking for a way back to national power.
www.msnbc.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The framing of this is hilarious: Democrats deeply worried about the repercussions of a victory
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/m...
www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/m...
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Dick Cheney shot his friend in the face the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
November 4, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Dick Cheney shot his friend in the face the right way.
by Ezra Klein
by Ezra Klein
GRIM REAPER: [winded, bent over, hands on knees, breathing heavily] Finally (huff huff) got ‘im (huff huff)
Cheney, who extolled the power of the presidency, died Monday, according to a statement from his family. The cause was complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease.
Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful vice presidents in American history, dies at 84
Cheney, who extolled the power of the presidency, died Monday, according to a statement from his family. The cause was complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease.
n.pr
November 4, 2025 at 1:49 PM
GRIM REAPER: [winded, bent over, hands on knees, breathing heavily] Finally (huff huff) got ‘im (huff huff)
PERCY: I met a traveller from an antique land, who said—
CHOTINER: So you didn't go to this land yourself?
P: No, but he saw these vast and trunkless legs of stone…
C: And you're taking his word for it?
P: The legs were Ozymandius', the King of Kings!
C: And is there any evidence of this King?
CHOTINER: So you didn't go to this land yourself?
P: No, but he saw these vast and trunkless legs of stone…
C: And you're taking his word for it?
P: The legs were Ozymandius', the King of Kings!
C: And is there any evidence of this King?
"My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. I have a very particular set of works. Works that make ye mighty despair. Works that make me a nightmare for travelers like you. If you put my trunk back on my legs of stone, that'll be the end of it. But if you don't, I will find you, and I will kill you."
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look upon my works, which were processed in a facility that also processes peanuts.
November 3, 2025 at 9:40 PM
PERCY: I met a traveller from an antique land, who said—
CHOTINER: So you didn't go to this land yourself?
P: No, but he saw these vast and trunkless legs of stone…
C: And you're taking his word for it?
P: The legs were Ozymandius', the King of Kings!
C: And is there any evidence of this King?
CHOTINER: So you didn't go to this land yourself?
P: No, but he saw these vast and trunkless legs of stone…
C: And you're taking his word for it?
P: The legs were Ozymandius', the King of Kings!
C: And is there any evidence of this King?
Young people, stop worrying about the government policing your body and your mind, instead get tips on how to get a job producing computerized slop created out of pulverized and reprocessed human content, at least until we figure out a way to create slop from actual humans.
So, all the stories about politics are going to be replaced with pieces about... career development?
November 3, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Young people, stop worrying about the government policing your body and your mind, instead get tips on how to get a job producing computerized slop created out of pulverized and reprocessed human content, at least until we figure out a way to create slop from actual humans.
The only post season game I’ve ever been to was the last game of the 2021 Giants/Dodgers NLDS in SF and it was *rough* to lose the series to the Dodgers on the home turf. Be kind to yourself, Toronto!
November 2, 2025 at 4:22 AM
The only post season game I’ve ever been to was the last game of the 2021 Giants/Dodgers NLDS in SF and it was *rough* to lose the series to the Dodgers on the home turf. Be kind to yourself, Toronto!
This game is insane
November 2, 2025 at 4:07 AM
This game is insane
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It’s his day.
November 1, 2025 at 1:27 AM
It’s his day.
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Wow the “we don’t want the government in our healthcare” crowd sure seems to want a lot of government in other people’s healthcare.
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too. n.pr/4qFa1mY
Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.
n.pr
October 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Wow the “we don’t want the government in our healthcare” crowd sure seems to want a lot of government in other people’s healthcare.
Baby Ruts
Change one letter, ruin a candy.
Sno-Cops
Sno-Cops
Change one letter, ruin a candy.
Twig
Twig
October 30, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Baby Ruts
The same thing happened in ‘16 when pundits wagged their finger at Hillary for not talking enough about jobs, and then the Daily Show (?) made a supercut of Hill talking about jobs in every stump speech. (This doesn’t exonerate her campaign, just highlights the selective/magical thinking of pundits)
The actual finding here is that a huge percentage of the population believes things that are not true. Democrats objectively did not spend significant time on climate change or LGBTQ issues in the last election campaign.
Duh. Those of us on the ground last year actually speaking with middle class/working class voters and who heard from these voters every single day the same - “Trump is an asshole, but Democrats are out of touch” - could’ve saved my new political party a lot of time & money producing this “report.”👇
October 28, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The same thing happened in ‘16 when pundits wagged their finger at Hillary for not talking enough about jobs, and then the Daily Show (?) made a supercut of Hill talking about jobs in every stump speech. (This doesn’t exonerate her campaign, just highlights the selective/magical thinking of pundits)
Imagine, for a moment, if you will, if LBJ had used this report's logic when trying to pass the Civil Rights Act.
It actually *is* meaningful to stand for something because it is right, even when it's not popular.
That Dems want to push the enbeigeification of their already-weak brand is pathetic
It actually *is* meaningful to stand for something because it is right, even when it's not popular.
That Dems want to push the enbeigeification of their already-weak brand is pathetic
yep and points 3 and 4 are explicitly about throwing a whole bunch of my friends, colleagues, neighbors, and loved ones under the bus, so fuck this.
i'm fine with a deeper focus on economic issues over social issues but man does plank 2 give the game away
October 27, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Imagine, for a moment, if you will, if LBJ had used this report's logic when trying to pass the Civil Rights Act.
It actually *is* meaningful to stand for something because it is right, even when it's not popular.
That Dems want to push the enbeigeification of their already-weak brand is pathetic
It actually *is* meaningful to stand for something because it is right, even when it's not popular.
That Dems want to push the enbeigeification of their already-weak brand is pathetic
It’s hard to explain to people not from San Francisco that this is a 100% photorealistic representation of the hills
October 27, 2025 at 1:36 AM
It’s hard to explain to people not from San Francisco that this is a 100% photorealistic representation of the hills
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If you've been wondering how to tell ring-tailed lemurs apart, Duke Lemur Center has a very wonderful graph mapping individual variations based on ear angle and pointiness
Pointiness range is Round to Elf
Angle range is Cat (straight up) to Airplane (side-to-side)
lemur.duke.edu/catta-ears/ 🧪
Pointiness range is Round to Elf
Angle range is Cat (straight up) to Airplane (side-to-side)
lemur.duke.edu/catta-ears/ 🧪
October 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
If you've been wondering how to tell ring-tailed lemurs apart, Duke Lemur Center has a very wonderful graph mapping individual variations based on ear angle and pointiness
Pointiness range is Round to Elf
Angle range is Cat (straight up) to Airplane (side-to-side)
lemur.duke.edu/catta-ears/ 🧪
Pointiness range is Round to Elf
Angle range is Cat (straight up) to Airplane (side-to-side)
lemur.duke.edu/catta-ears/ 🧪