becs
@becs.sh
writer/creator/political junkie @ Unaligned Politics.
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dirty center-left liberal.
subscribe to my Substack, you know you want to.
views are my own.
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The opening months of Trump’s second term felt like a speedrun of every authoritarian fever dream. But no matter the muzzle velocity, no bullet escapes gravity’s pull.
The Hydra Chokes: Inside MAGA's Stalemate and Self-Inflicted Decay
Some big problems are grinding Trump’s second term into stalemate.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The opening months of Trump’s second term felt like a speedrun of every authoritarian fever dream. But no matter the muzzle velocity, no bullet escapes gravity’s pull.
Big government conservatives? Small government liberals? The rise and fall of GOP ideals in the “Age of Trump”
The Party of Reagan is Dead
Big government conservatives? Small government liberals? The rise and fall of GOP ideals in the "Age of Trump"
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October 24, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Big government conservatives? Small government liberals? The rise and fall of GOP ideals in the “Age of Trump”
Democracy May Have Just Died. Did You Notice? becs.sh/democracy-ma...
Democracy May Have Just Died. Did You Notice?
It's Thursday morning, and your alarm buzzes at 6:30 a.m. You roll over, reach for your phone, and start scrolling. Celebrities going to space, the latest TikTok trend, a sprinkling of memes, your old...
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April 18, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Democracy May Have Just Died. Did You Notice? becs.sh/democracy-ma...
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The new "sex and gender" executive order does nothing but make trans people's lives more difficult than they already are. Trans prisoners will be raped more, trans federal employees will be discriminated against more, and trans travelers will be subject to unneeded hassle.
For nothing.
For nothing.
January 20, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The new "sex and gender" executive order does nothing but make trans people's lives more difficult than they already are. Trans prisoners will be raped more, trans federal employees will be discriminated against more, and trans travelers will be subject to unneeded hassle.
For nothing.
For nothing.
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finally finished downloading my limewire wrapped after 20 years
December 4, 2024 at 9:11 PM
finally finished downloading my limewire wrapped after 20 years
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Just trying to survive in an environment where absolutely everything is a goddamn scam is soul crushing. It drives you to assume everyone you interact with is a grifter and reinforces that paranoia by your suspicions being justified over and over again
November 29, 2024 at 9:09 PM
Just trying to survive in an environment where absolutely everything is a goddamn scam is soul crushing. It drives you to assume everyone you interact with is a grifter and reinforces that paranoia by your suspicions being justified over and over again
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This…this is it. In a nutshell, yes.
November 21, 2024 at 12:47 PM
This…this is it. In a nutshell, yes.
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nothing I hate more (in this specific moment) than the slow death of the text walkthrough, I don't want to stutter through some dumbass video with 8,000 ads to figure out where the golden secrets are in Fuckshit 2024. I just need a picture and a small paragraph, please god.
November 21, 2024 at 9:09 AM
nothing I hate more (in this specific moment) than the slow death of the text walkthrough, I don't want to stutter through some dumbass video with 8,000 ads to figure out where the golden secrets are in Fuckshit 2024. I just need a picture and a small paragraph, please god.
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Being a gamer in your 30s means you get all the games you always wanted but finish maybe 3 of them and replay your favorite ones over and over
November 19, 2024 at 2:57 PM
Being a gamer in your 30s means you get all the games you always wanted but finish maybe 3 of them and replay your favorite ones over and over
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What I love about this Officially Verified Bluesky Press Lists is it includes a real mix of people at major legacy media outlets, independent organizations, and freelancers.
We can promote a diverse media when billionaires don't control what you see.
Let's keep it growing!
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We can promote a diverse media when billionaires don't control what you see.
Let's keep it growing!
go.bsky.app/U9juDW4
November 19, 2024 at 2:55 AM
What I love about this Officially Verified Bluesky Press Lists is it includes a real mix of people at major legacy media outlets, independent organizations, and freelancers.
We can promote a diverse media when billionaires don't control what you see.
Let's keep it growing!
go.bsky.app/U9juDW4
We can promote a diverse media when billionaires don't control what you see.
Let's keep it growing!
go.bsky.app/U9juDW4
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This is how you become a writer: just pick one of the things that is deeply wrong with you. Make it a character. Now send it on a self-help journey or try to kill it. Now call it a book.
November 18, 2024 at 2:40 PM
This is how you become a writer: just pick one of the things that is deeply wrong with you. Make it a character. Now send it on a self-help journey or try to kill it. Now call it a book.
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We must must must resist the idea that generative AI is inevitable. It is not inevitable. People don't really like it. It doesn't do its job well. It removes the humanity from one of the most human-forward things. Not to mention it is an environmental nightmare. Keep banging the drum. Say no to AI.
November 18, 2024 at 7:55 PM
We must must must resist the idea that generative AI is inevitable. It is not inevitable. People don't really like it. It doesn't do its job well. It removes the humanity from one of the most human-forward things. Not to mention it is an environmental nightmare. Keep banging the drum. Say no to AI.
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I would like to speak up today for the trans community.
You see, I know a bit of what it’s like to be politically scapegoated. When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, suddenly anyone in America who had any amount of Japanese ancestry became suspect. Politicians preyed upon ignorance and fear. /1
You see, I know a bit of what it’s like to be politically scapegoated. When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, suddenly anyone in America who had any amount of Japanese ancestry became suspect. Politicians preyed upon ignorance and fear. /1
November 17, 2024 at 6:19 PM
I would like to speak up today for the trans community.
You see, I know a bit of what it’s like to be politically scapegoated. When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, suddenly anyone in America who had any amount of Japanese ancestry became suspect. Politicians preyed upon ignorance and fear. /1
You see, I know a bit of what it’s like to be politically scapegoated. When Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, suddenly anyone in America who had any amount of Japanese ancestry became suspect. Politicians preyed upon ignorance and fear. /1
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The idea that you *must* coexist with and listen to people who are cruel, unjust, and just plain unpleasant to be around is the logic of abusers, by the way
November 17, 2024 at 6:01 PM
The idea that you *must* coexist with and listen to people who are cruel, unjust, and just plain unpleasant to be around is the logic of abusers, by the way
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Dear game devs: Literally no-one enjoys bosses whose health replenishes. Please stop, already.
November 16, 2024 at 11:40 PM
Dear game devs: Literally no-one enjoys bosses whose health replenishes. Please stop, already.