Beth Anne Royer
@bethanner.bsky.social
Poet. Enthusiast. Librarian.
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Meanwhile, South Korea has successfully impeached their president
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...
Jubilation in South Korea After President Who Declared Martial Law Is Ousted
www.nytimes.com
April 4, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Meanwhile, South Korea has successfully impeached their president
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/04...
Happy gotcha day to Tilly who showed up at our house just before a snow storm last year (((blessings to all dogs)))(((we don't deserve you)))
April 3, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Happy gotcha day to Tilly who showed up at our house just before a snow storm last year (((blessings to all dogs)))(((we don't deserve you)))
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I hope when you’re all done discussing Musk, you’ll start talking about Peter Thiel.
April 2, 2025 at 6:35 AM
I hope when you’re all done discussing Musk, you’ll start talking about Peter Thiel.
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him: oh here’s a headline for you
me [summoning strength]: oh?
him: “Fran Drescher says she has a rotation of friends with benefits”
me [summoning strength]: oh?
him: “Fran Drescher says she has a rotation of friends with benefits”
Fran Drescher says she has a ‘rotation’ of friends with benefits | CNN
“The Nanny” named Fran sounds like she has an interesting romantic life.
amp.cnn.com
March 31, 2025 at 8:00 PM
him: oh here’s a headline for you
me [summoning strength]: oh?
him: “Fran Drescher says she has a rotation of friends with benefits”
me [summoning strength]: oh?
him: “Fran Drescher says she has a rotation of friends with benefits”
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Paige is just built different. There's no debate. Here's every bucket of her record breaking 40 point night.
March 30, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Paige is just built different. There's no debate. Here's every bucket of her record breaking 40 point night.
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Bingo
The White House Correspondents’ Association said it fired host Amber Ruffin so it can instead focus the dinner on celebrating the First Amendment.
Which apparently can be done best by preventing a gay black woman from speaking.
Which apparently can be done best by preventing a gay black woman from speaking.
March 30, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Bingo
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🙏🙏🙏 thank you, Ed. I think our listeners needed this (and I did, too).
I’ve had a several dozen requests to write or be interviewed about the 5th anniversary of Covid and said no to all of them… except this one with @alexis-madrigal.bsky.social. Here’s our chat on the things we’ve memory-holed, and where we go from here.
www.kqed.org/forum/201010...
www.kqed.org/forum/201010...
Ed Yong on the Pandemic’s Legacy on Science Research and Reporting | KQED
As part of our series looking at the legacy of the pandemic five years on, we talk to Ed Yong about how COVID changed our relationship with health news, reporting and research.
www.kqed.org
March 24, 2025 at 9:02 PM
🙏🙏🙏 thank you, Ed. I think our listeners needed this (and I did, too).
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15,000 people protested fascism and racism in Amsterdam yesterday.
March 23, 2025 at 7:38 PM
15,000 people protested fascism and racism in Amsterdam yesterday.
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Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis
City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.
www.forbes.com
March 23, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central #Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
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i wrote about why it sucks that doordash, a delivery platform built on exploiting labor, is partnering up with klarna, a platform built to take advantage of decades of wage suppression and staggering consumer debt
www.eater.com/24390371/kla...
www.eater.com/24390371/kla...
‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Apps Are Coming for Your Takeout Order
DoorDash is the latest food delivery app to partner with Klarna, making it possible to pay for grocery delivery in installments — it’s also a common way for people to go into debt.
www.eater.com
March 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
i wrote about why it sucks that doordash, a delivery platform built on exploiting labor, is partnering up with klarna, a platform built to take advantage of decades of wage suppression and staggering consumer debt
www.eater.com/24390371/kla...
www.eater.com/24390371/kla...
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March 21, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Spring equinox heys from captain of the chill police (the only cop I listen to) Tilly.
March 20, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Spring equinox heys from captain of the chill police (the only cop I listen to) Tilly.
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When there is uncertainty, lenders get persnickety about lending money.
And yes that’s an #econsky official term
And yes that’s an #econsky official term
Via Barnhart @barchart.com 42% of mortgage refinance applications are being rejected, the highest rate in AT LEAST the last 12 years #EconSky
March 19, 2025 at 9:48 AM
When there is uncertainty, lenders get persnickety about lending money.
And yes that’s an #econsky official term
And yes that’s an #econsky official term
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
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One thing everyone should understand is that DOGE has created the least efficient conditions for government I've ever seen.
*The working conditions are chaotic.
*No clear sense of who works there.
*Routine processes have been stopped.
*No planning can take place.
*People are incredibly demoralized.
*The working conditions are chaotic.
*No clear sense of who works there.
*Routine processes have been stopped.
*No planning can take place.
*People are incredibly demoralized.
“Nobody feels like their job is safe. Everyone is on edge,” said Kim Hasenkrug, an NIH scientist emeritus… “Even the top people can’t keep track because they’re hiring and firing so much. Direct supervisors of those who were terminated didn’t even know that it was happening.”
At NIH, ‘everyone is on edge’ as they brace for deep cuts and more centralized control
As the NIH braces for cuts of up to 5,000 of its 20,000 positions, “people are scrambling and freaking out,” a researcher said.
www.statnews.com
March 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
One thing everyone should understand is that DOGE has created the least efficient conditions for government I've ever seen.
*The working conditions are chaotic.
*No clear sense of who works there.
*Routine processes have been stopped.
*No planning can take place.
*People are incredibly demoralized.
*The working conditions are chaotic.
*No clear sense of who works there.
*Routine processes have been stopped.
*No planning can take place.
*People are incredibly demoralized.
This book is great
March 3, 2025 at 5:42 PM
This book is great
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"Society will collapse if women don't have more kids!"
Then make the deal *much* better for women that want to have kids.
"We can't afford that much in social programs!"
Then you don't really believe that society is collapsing, so get out of my face.
"Men are lonely!"
Then make friends.
Then make the deal *much* better for women that want to have kids.
"We can't afford that much in social programs!"
Then you don't really believe that society is collapsing, so get out of my face.
"Men are lonely!"
Then make friends.
March 2, 2025 at 3:37 PM
"Society will collapse if women don't have more kids!"
Then make the deal *much* better for women that want to have kids.
"We can't afford that much in social programs!"
Then you don't really believe that society is collapsing, so get out of my face.
"Men are lonely!"
Then make friends.
Then make the deal *much* better for women that want to have kids.
"We can't afford that much in social programs!"
Then you don't really believe that society is collapsing, so get out of my face.
"Men are lonely!"
Then make friends.
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"We have learned that a Saturday protest in Warren is likely. We have plans to put coffee out in front of The Warren Store for those who want a free cup." Locals respond to impending Vance visit.
#vermont
#vermont
I guess we scared away Baby Hitler from the Pitcher Inn this weekend. We will find him and protest. He can run, but he can't hide!
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The Valley Reporter - VP Vance changes lodging plan
Reports are coming in that Vice President JD Vance will not be staying at The Pitcher Inn in Warren Village this weekend during a family ski vacation at Sugarbush.
www.valleyreporter.com
February 27, 2025 at 9:37 PM
"We have learned that a Saturday protest in Warren is likely. We have plans to put coffee out in front of The Warren Store for those who want a free cup." Locals respond to impending Vance visit.
#vermont
#vermont
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It's weirdly difficult to remember that Trump's popular vote margin was /less/ than Hillary's in 2016. Biden got more votes in 2020 than Trump got in 2024 and Trump surrogates all under-performed in congressional races.
This is not a mandate, I don't get why it is being portrayed that way.
This is not a mandate, I don't get why it is being portrayed that way.
February 13, 2025 at 8:06 PM
It's weirdly difficult to remember that Trump's popular vote margin was /less/ than Hillary's in 2016. Biden got more votes in 2020 than Trump got in 2024 and Trump surrogates all under-performed in congressional races.
This is not a mandate, I don't get why it is being portrayed that way.
This is not a mandate, I don't get why it is being portrayed that way.
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Kendrick Lamar's Superbowl performance is why funding arts and humanities matters. We have Kendrick because his teacher introduced him to poetry and writing.
February 10, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Kendrick Lamar's Superbowl performance is why funding arts and humanities matters. We have Kendrick because his teacher introduced him to poetry and writing.
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In preparation for today’s Super Bowl in New Orleans, state police forced over 100 homeless men and women onto buses under threat of arrest, dumping them in an unheated warehouse. Tents destroyed, belongings lost. Press are barred from the warehouse.
The price tag for this cruelty? $17.5 million
The price tag for this cruelty? $17.5 million
Louisiana coerced unhoused people into an unheated warehouse – and paid $17.5m for it
Dozens of New Orleanians were bused to a site with insufficient heating and blankets days before the city is to host the Super Bowl
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2025 at 2:48 PM
In preparation for today’s Super Bowl in New Orleans, state police forced over 100 homeless men and women onto buses under threat of arrest, dumping them in an unheated warehouse. Tents destroyed, belongings lost. Press are barred from the warehouse.
The price tag for this cruelty? $17.5 million
The price tag for this cruelty? $17.5 million
Tis still winter
February 8, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Tis still winter