Beckie
@beckerz.bsky.social
Wife, Mommy to 1. English Teacher. Travel Fanatic. GBR. Tifosi. GPG. 🎶🎵. Resist.
Views are my own.
Views are my own.
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I hate the argument that AI is being used in lots of jobs so students have to learn how to use it in school. AI is not that hard to use. Lots of jobs also use job-specific convoluted enterprise software and we don't teach them how to use those in school.
July 28, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I hate the argument that AI is being used in lots of jobs so students have to learn how to use it in school. AI is not that hard to use. Lots of jobs also use job-specific convoluted enterprise software and we don't teach them how to use those in school.
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Few if any experts know more about the deliberate use of starvation as a war crime than Alex de Waal. If he says it's happening, it's so.
July 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Few if any experts know more about the deliberate use of starvation as a war crime than Alex de Waal. If he says it's happening, it's so.
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Jubilee pitch: “Julius Caesar vs 20 Roman Senators”
July 24, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Jubilee pitch: “Julius Caesar vs 20 Roman Senators”
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“I said I just know how the constitution works” 🔥
Coach intervened as Trump’s Gestapo showed up in NYC… at a kids baseball practice 😳
Coach intervened as Trump’s Gestapo showed up in NYC… at a kids baseball practice 😳
July 12, 2025 at 8:09 PM
“I said I just know how the constitution works” 🔥
Coach intervened as Trump’s Gestapo showed up in NYC… at a kids baseball practice 😳
Coach intervened as Trump’s Gestapo showed up in NYC… at a kids baseball practice 😳
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an anti government militia in my home state is going around dismantling Doppler radars because they think they're secret government directed energy weapons, come tornado season this is going to kill people
www.news9.com/story/686de4...
www.news9.com/story/686de4...
'Anti-government militia' says it’s targeting Oklahoma weather radars
An “anti-government militia” called ‘Veterans on Patrol’ told News 9 on Tuesday that it is “targeting” Oklahoma weather radars, days after an individual vandalized News 9’s weather radar.
www.news9.com
July 10, 2025 at 5:49 AM
an anti government militia in my home state is going around dismantling Doppler radars because they think they're secret government directed energy weapons, come tornado season this is going to kill people
www.news9.com/story/686de4...
www.news9.com/story/686de4...
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The Supreme Court’s “shadow docket” has cast very different shadows depending on which party holds the White House.
When lower courts blocked Trump admin policies, SCOTUS intervened on an emergency basis to lift those orders in 77% of cases.
For the Biden administration, that number was 0%.
When lower courts blocked Trump admin policies, SCOTUS intervened on an emergency basis to lift those orders in 77% of cases.
For the Biden administration, that number was 0%.
July 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The Supreme Court’s “shadow docket” has cast very different shadows depending on which party holds the White House.
When lower courts blocked Trump admin policies, SCOTUS intervened on an emergency basis to lift those orders in 77% of cases.
For the Biden administration, that number was 0%.
When lower courts blocked Trump admin policies, SCOTUS intervened on an emergency basis to lift those orders in 77% of cases.
For the Biden administration, that number was 0%.
best F1 news day since Hamiltion to Ferrari.
July 9, 2025 at 10:33 AM
best F1 news day since Hamiltion to Ferrari.
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Anyone concerned that America will quietly succumb to fascism should look at what's happening in LA. This whole thread is wonderful
If the United States decides to declare war on its own people, so be it. They can't defeat an insurgency overseas and they can't defeat one here
If the United States decides to declare war on its own people, so be it. They can't defeat an insurgency overseas and they can't defeat one here
ICE is fighting (and losing) a classic low-grade insurgency in LA.
The administration has to appear strong. The people do not.
The administration has to appear strong. The people do not.
July 7, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Anyone concerned that America will quietly succumb to fascism should look at what's happening in LA. This whole thread is wonderful
If the United States decides to declare war on its own people, so be it. They can't defeat an insurgency overseas and they can't defeat one here
If the United States decides to declare war on its own people, so be it. They can't defeat an insurgency overseas and they can't defeat one here
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It's not a machine gun it's something just as stupid...a sniper overwatch position on a random Monday in MacArthur Park because...idk...they have shoot on sight orders for that motherfucker who left the cake out in the rain.
Even if you assume the legitimacy of ICE operations, the idea that a fucking truck-mounted machine gun is necessary to carry them out is insane.
This is about intimidation. This is them letting us know that the streets of the United States have been militarized.
This is about intimidation. This is them letting us know that the streets of the United States have been militarized.
July 7, 2025 at 7:56 PM
It's not a machine gun it's something just as stupid...a sniper overwatch position on a random Monday in MacArthur Park because...idk...they have shoot on sight orders for that motherfucker who left the cake out in the rain.
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if young voters turned out like they did for Zohran Mamdani for every race, the Democratic Party would never lose an election again
so naturally, establishment Dems are…smearing him and refusing to endorse?
so naturally, establishment Dems are…smearing him and refusing to endorse?
June 30, 2025 at 1:25 AM
if young voters turned out like they did for Zohran Mamdani for every race, the Democratic Party would never lose an election again
so naturally, establishment Dems are…smearing him and refusing to endorse?
so naturally, establishment Dems are…smearing him and refusing to endorse?
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I'm going to try and communicate with my Republican colleagues in a new way.
June 26, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I'm going to try and communicate with my Republican colleagues in a new way.
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Millennials (30-44) are crushing it yet again. Gen X (45-54) can get wrecked yet again.
Jesus Christ I am begging Gen X to stop trying to ruin this country. Electing Trump was embarrassing enough, you poseurs.
Jesus Christ I am begging Gen X to stop trying to ruin this country. Electing Trump was embarrassing enough, you poseurs.
And age. From an analysis standpoint it’s impressive how clean the splits are. Very clear trends on age, race, education, income:
June 23, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Millennials (30-44) are crushing it yet again. Gen X (45-54) can get wrecked yet again.
Jesus Christ I am begging Gen X to stop trying to ruin this country. Electing Trump was embarrassing enough, you poseurs.
Jesus Christ I am begging Gen X to stop trying to ruin this country. Electing Trump was embarrassing enough, you poseurs.
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Well, I, for one, am glad that unlike in all previous wars of choice this time, we finally have a clear end goal, an exit strategy and meaningful Congressional oversight to make sure our elected leaders don't do some crazy shit
June 22, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Well, I, for one, am glad that unlike in all previous wars of choice this time, we finally have a clear end goal, an exit strategy and meaningful Congressional oversight to make sure our elected leaders don't do some crazy shit
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It’s going to take generations to undo the harm of this administration’s first 152 days.
June 22, 2025 at 12:59 AM
It’s going to take generations to undo the harm of this administration’s first 152 days.
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New research from MIT found that those who used ChatGPT can’t remember any of the content of their essays.
Key takeaway: the product doesn’t suffer, but the process does. And when it comes to essays, the process *is* how they learn.
arxiv.org/pdf/2506.088...
Key takeaway: the product doesn’t suffer, but the process does. And when it comes to essays, the process *is* how they learn.
arxiv.org/pdf/2506.088...
June 18, 2025 at 7:32 AM
New research from MIT found that those who used ChatGPT can’t remember any of the content of their essays.
Key takeaway: the product doesn’t suffer, but the process does. And when it comes to essays, the process *is* how they learn.
arxiv.org/pdf/2506.088...
Key takeaway: the product doesn’t suffer, but the process does. And when it comes to essays, the process *is* how they learn.
arxiv.org/pdf/2506.088...
The jury did the right thing - Not Guilty. Crooked ass cops.
June 18, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The jury did the right thing - Not Guilty. Crooked ass cops.
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Peak Mansplaining 😬
June 18, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Peak Mansplaining 😬
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It's crazy how Iran has, according to Israel, been weeks away from building a nuke since the mid 90s but never finished. Almost like Israel is just lying its ass off to find another bullshit reason to bomb more people indiscriminately
June 17, 2025 at 8:08 PM
It's crazy how Iran has, according to Israel, been weeks away from building a nuke since the mid 90s but never finished. Almost like Israel is just lying its ass off to find another bullshit reason to bomb more people indiscriminately
What is this judge doing - the jury doesn't understand dont "it's a theoretical question and I can't answer them." It's a bullshit cop out. This judge is the absolute worst.
June 17, 2025 at 8:23 PM
What is this judge doing - the jury doesn't understand dont "it's a theoretical question and I can't answer them." It's a bullshit cop out. This judge is the absolute worst.
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NYC Comptroller Brad Lander was just arrested by Trump’s ICE agents because he asked to see a judicial warrant.
This is fascism and all New Yorkers must speak in one voice. Release him now.
This is fascism and all New Yorkers must speak in one voice. Release him now.
Here's a longer video of Brad Lander's detention just now inside 26 Federal Plaza as he tried to walk a man out of immigration court, by masked federal agents.
June 17, 2025 at 4:54 PM
NYC Comptroller Brad Lander was just arrested by Trump’s ICE agents because he asked to see a judicial warrant.
This is fascism and all New Yorkers must speak in one voice. Release him now.
This is fascism and all New Yorkers must speak in one voice. Release him now.
Major props to those teachers who keep going during summer never losing a beat. I am not one of those. I need my break and to turn off my brain...at least for a few weeks.
June 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Major props to those teachers who keep going during summer never losing a beat. I am not one of those. I need my break and to turn off my brain...at least for a few weeks.
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It’s probably worth noting one of the things written on this gun is also tattooed on the SecDef’s arm.
June 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
It’s probably worth noting one of the things written on this gun is also tattooed on the SecDef’s arm.