Dean Betz
@deanbetz.bsky.social
Building an airplane to write about it. Ex-Microsoft, Hearst, Advance. Occasional journalist. Also on Mastodon, https://newsie.social/@deanbetz. Older stuff at https://panix.com/~dbetz/twitterarchive. No connection to Betz Mystery Sphere. Very AuDHD.
Welcome to Seattle wildlife. Murder hornets, killer cougars and now toilet rats. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Be aware of toilet rats, King County says
Rats could climb into your toilet as a result of recent flooding from atmospheric rivers, King County officials say. Enter "wet rat winter."
www.seattletimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Welcome to Seattle wildlife. Murder hornets, killer cougars and now toilet rats. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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RFK Jr.'s basic belief system is eugenics: Survival of the fittest ensures we will weed out the gene pool of its weaker elements.
December 20, 2025 at 12:56 AM
RFK Jr.'s basic belief system is eugenics: Survival of the fittest ensures we will weed out the gene pool of its weaker elements.
Trump celebrated Festivus early with last night’s Airing of Grievances. I am not looking forward to his subsequent Feats of Strength.
an older man in a red cardigan says i got a lot of problems
ALT: an older man in a red cardigan says i got a lot of problems
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December 18, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Trump celebrated Festivus early with last night’s Airing of Grievances. I am not looking forward to his subsequent Feats of Strength.
My life is full of people who didn’t think the could raise a baby until they adopted a dog.
Birthrates Are Falling, but Don’t Blame Dogs in Strollers www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/w...
Birthrates Are Falling, but Don’t Blame Dogs in Strollers www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/w...
Birthrates Are Falling, but Don’t Blame Dogs in Strollers
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:52 AM
My life is full of people who didn’t think the could raise a baby until they adopted a dog.
Birthrates Are Falling, but Don’t Blame Dogs in Strollers www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/w...
Birthrates Are Falling, but Don’t Blame Dogs in Strollers www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/w...
I am apparently the only iPhone user on the planet for whom the “Reduce Motion” setting fails to eliminate motion in the UI. This vignette crapola is still very irritating, and two releases later hasn’t been fixed. iPhone 16 Pro.
December 18, 2025 at 3:55 AM
I am apparently the only iPhone user on the planet for whom the “Reduce Motion” setting fails to eliminate motion in the UI. This vignette crapola is still very irritating, and two releases later hasn’t been fixed. iPhone 16 Pro.
If these allegations are true, all states and territories should adopt the US Virgin Island’s gun laws.
“US government sues US Virgin Islands and accuses officials of violating the Second Amendment”
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“US government sues US Virgin Islands and accuses officials of violating the Second Amendment”
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US government sues US Virgin Islands and accuses officials of violating the Second Amendment
A Second Amendment clash has erupted between the federal government and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The U.S. government sued the U.S. territory, its police department and Police Commissioner Mario Brooks...
apnews.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:16 AM
If these allegations are true, all states and territories should adopt the US Virgin Island’s gun laws.
“US government sues US Virgin Islands and accuses officials of violating the Second Amendment”
apnews.com/article/usvi...
“US government sues US Virgin Islands and accuses officials of violating the Second Amendment”
apnews.com/article/usvi...
My hot take on tonight’s Postmodern Jukebox performance in Seattle. 🧵First, the good stuff.
All of the performers were great, and clearly enjoyed putting on a show in vintage style. The arrangements were fun, the dancer was delightful.
1/x
All of the performers were great, and clearly enjoyed putting on a show in vintage style. The arrangements were fun, the dancer was delightful.
1/x
December 17, 2025 at 7:49 AM
My hot take on tonight’s Postmodern Jukebox performance in Seattle. 🧵First, the good stuff.
All of the performers were great, and clearly enjoyed putting on a show in vintage style. The arrangements were fun, the dancer was delightful.
1/x
All of the performers were great, and clearly enjoyed putting on a show in vintage style. The arrangements were fun, the dancer was delightful.
1/x
10 years ago, and today’s stoopid suck-up to tech.
December 12, 2025 at 2:47 AM
10 years ago, and today’s stoopid suck-up to tech.
“But readers are not asking the Times to print propaganda or stump for Democrats. In my view, they simply want the Times to be more clear-eyed and honest about the depth of the crisis this country currently faces.”
presswatchers.org/2025/12/new-...
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New York Times editor Joe Kahn misunderstands what the readers want | Press Watch
They want the Times to be more honest, not more partisan
presswatchers.org
December 10, 2025 at 1:16 AM
“But readers are not asking the Times to print propaganda or stump for Democrats. In my view, they simply want the Times to be more clear-eyed and honest about the depth of the crisis this country currently faces.”
presswatchers.org/2025/12/new-...
presswatchers.org/2025/12/new-...
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If the formerly great American newspapers (New York Times, Washington Post) were really doing their jobs, it would look like this:
talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/life...
talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/life...
Life Inside the Undocumented Underground
During President Donald Trump’s second term, dramatic raids staged by the Immigration...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:05 PM
If the formerly great American newspapers (New York Times, Washington Post) were really doing their jobs, it would look like this:
talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/life...
talkingpointsmemo.com/feature/life...
Fuck off, @postopinions.bsky.social . You used to be a serious newspaper.
December 8, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Fuck off, @postopinions.bsky.social . You used to be a serious newspaper.
Trump’s national security strategy is best when read in the original Russian.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Kremlin hails Trump’s national security strategy as aligned with Russia’s vision | Russia | The Guardian
Moscow welcomes White House document critical of the EU as talks to end the Ukraine war enter a key phase
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Trump’s national security strategy is best when read in the original Russian.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
I enjoy the work of @abbyphillip00.bsky.social, but with guests contantly talking over each other CNN NewsNight is unwatchable. Doesn’t anyone listen?
December 6, 2025 at 1:27 AM
I enjoy the work of @abbyphillip00.bsky.social, but with guests contantly talking over each other CNN NewsNight is unwatchable. Doesn’t anyone listen?
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The first school to market itself as AI free is going to corner the market on people interested in actually learning. And I would not be surprised if rich families and the children of people creating this tech were the first movers.
My employer, Dartmouth College, today boasts it's 1st Ivy "to launch AI at an institutional scale." It is doing this by partnering--"more than a collaboration"--with Anthropic, a company that stole the books of many faculty, me included, which many of us are suing.
December 5, 2025 at 1:40 AM
The first school to market itself as AI free is going to corner the market on people interested in actually learning. And I would not be surprised if rich families and the children of people creating this tech were the first movers.
The pro-rape Trump administration.
A memo obtained by NPR shows the Justice Department is telling inspectors to stop evaluating prisons using standards designed to protect trans and other LGBTQ community members from sexual violence. n.pr/44K1Tb9
DOJ orders prison inspectors to stop considering LGBTQ safety standards
A memo obtained by NPR shows the Justice Department is telling inspectors to stop evaluating prisons using standards designed to protect trans and other LGBTQ community members from sexual violence.
n.pr
December 5, 2025 at 2:54 AM
The pro-rape Trump administration.
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Pete Hegseth says he’s going to court-martial me for saying the same exact thing he said 9 years ago. What changed for Pete? Well to start, he spends all day thinking about how he can suck up to Trump. When Trump says jump, he says how high.
December 3, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Pete Hegseth says he’s going to court-martial me for saying the same exact thing he said 9 years ago. What changed for Pete? Well to start, he spends all day thinking about how he can suck up to Trump. When Trump says jump, he says how high.
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If the facts challenges their assumptions so be it. But "how can I use this to stick it to the libs" is an editorial choice, not a factual one.
December 2, 2025 at 4:10 PM
If the facts challenges their assumptions so be it. But "how can I use this to stick it to the libs" is an editorial choice, not a factual one.
Your Questions, Complaints and Feedback for Our Editor, Joe Kahn
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Sen. Mark Kelly: “President Trump is trying to silence me. Threatening to kill me for saying what is true. And he sent his Secretary of Defense after me. And it's not going to work.”
December 1, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Sen. Mark Kelly: “President Trump is trying to silence me. Threatening to kill me for saying what is true. And he sent his Secretary of Defense after me. And it's not going to work.”
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Mark Kelly is sounding presidential.
Mark Kelly: “Pete Hegseth is not a serious person. He’s unqualified for this job. I think he is the least qualified Secretary of Defense in the history of our country by far. & this President thinks he can bully & intimidate people? He’s not gonna stop me from speaking out & holding him accountable”
November 30, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Mark Kelly is sounding presidential.