R Beda
@rbeda.bsky.social
MD, trail runner, jbeda-adjacent. wisepatientim.com 🐕⛰️🩺🏳️🌈
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the lady that filled the bird feeder was two hours late and chester was starting to get pissed
November 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
the lady that filled the bird feeder was two hours late and chester was starting to get pissed
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The thing about Mamdani is that he’s a talented politician but not otherworldly or one in a billion, he’s just a competent guy with popular ideas who ran against an entitled piece of shit and to me it’s a lot more optimistic to imagine 1000 campaigns like his than to view him as a unique phenomenon
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The thing about Mamdani is that he’s a talented politician but not otherworldly or one in a billion, he’s just a competent guy with popular ideas who ran against an entitled piece of shit and to me it’s a lot more optimistic to imagine 1000 campaigns like his than to view him as a unique phenomenon
Schumer must retire.
One of two things is true:
1. Chuck Schumer genuinely felt this is a bad deal, so he voted against it, but he couldn't keep Senate Dems in line because he's a lackluster leader.
OR
2. Chuck Schumer orchestrated the shutdown deal w/ retiring Dems because he's a bad strategist and got rattled.
1. Chuck Schumer genuinely felt this is a bad deal, so he voted against it, but he couldn't keep Senate Dems in line because he's a lackluster leader.
OR
2. Chuck Schumer orchestrated the shutdown deal w/ retiring Dems because he's a bad strategist and got rattled.
November 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Schumer must retire.
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They caved in March so they could get a better deal now. They’re caving now so they can get a better deal in some indeterminate future. The better deal is always just beyond their reach, but continuing to cave will get them there. And if you don’t agree with that, you don’t understand Politics,
November 10, 2025 at 2:44 AM
They caved in March so they could get a better deal now. They’re caving now so they can get a better deal in some indeterminate future. The better deal is always just beyond their reach, but continuing to cave will get them there. And if you don’t agree with that, you don’t understand Politics,
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A couple of weeks ago @kenmartin.bsky.social sent me an email asking me to “Invest in the DNC” with a slick powerpoint deck attached. This was my (as of yet unanswered) response.
I’ll invest in the Dems when they give me something to invest in.
I’ll invest in the Dems when they give me something to invest in.
November 10, 2025 at 2:49 PM
A couple of weeks ago @kenmartin.bsky.social sent me an email asking me to “Invest in the DNC” with a slick powerpoint deck attached. This was my (as of yet unanswered) response.
I’ll invest in the Dems when they give me something to invest in.
I’ll invest in the Dems when they give me something to invest in.
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Did Women Ruin The Workplace
November 7, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Did Women Ruin The Workplace
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A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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interior design where you're just randomly pressing buttons for yellow gold, white marble, and crystal chandelier to remind everyone you're very rich
October 31, 2025 at 11:35 PM
interior design where you're just randomly pressing buttons for yellow gold, white marble, and crystal chandelier to remind everyone you're very rich
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We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.
November 1, 2025 at 12:31 AM
We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.
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TOAD WILL NOW PLAY THE PIANO VERY WELL.
October 30, 2025 at 1:37 AM
TOAD WILL NOW PLAY THE PIANO VERY WELL.
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the face i make when i have a great idea, before i realize the inevitable repercussions
October 30, 2025 at 12:36 PM
the face i make when i have a great idea, before i realize the inevitable repercussions
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"For every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There's no way we can meet that gap. There's no way we can replace every single one of those meals. It is not sustainable for food banks to fill this gap. We were not built to do this."
October 27, 2025 at 4:31 PM
"For every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There's no way we can meet that gap. There's no way we can replace every single one of those meals. It is not sustainable for food banks to fill this gap. We were not built to do this."
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Pretty weird that the Republican Party talks a lot about protecting Christians from unseen forces and how our country is based on Christian values, but when there are hungry people to feed and sick people who need health care, Jesus Christ is suddenly a radical commie.
October 27, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Pretty weird that the Republican Party talks a lot about protecting Christians from unseen forces and how our country is based on Christian values, but when there are hungry people to feed and sick people who need health care, Jesus Christ is suddenly a radical commie.
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SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live.
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
October 27, 2025 at 12:48 AM
SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live.
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:
* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled
* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages
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Food insecurity is ALWAYS a political choice. Famine is ALWAYS manmade. People go hungry because of other people’s decisions. We have more than enough food for everyone, and enormous amounts of it are wasted—literally thrown in the garbage—on purpose.
October 26, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Food insecurity is ALWAYS a political choice. Famine is ALWAYS manmade. People go hungry because of other people’s decisions. We have more than enough food for everyone, and enormous amounts of it are wasted—literally thrown in the garbage—on purpose.
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Not only is it going to be a hunger crisis, it's going to be a farm crisis. All those gallons of milk bought from dairy farmers, all the produce, all the on sale ground beef and packs of chicken that are paid for by SNAP are subsidies to farmers who don't qualify for commodities subsidies.
October 26, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Not only is it going to be a hunger crisis, it's going to be a farm crisis. All those gallons of milk bought from dairy farmers, all the produce, all the on sale ground beef and packs of chicken that are paid for by SNAP are subsidies to farmers who don't qualify for commodities subsidies.
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Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
October 27, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright;
the band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light, and somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout;
but there is no joy in Mudville mighty Casey has struck out.
#mariners
the band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light, and somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout;
but there is no joy in Mudville mighty Casey has struck out.
#mariners
October 21, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright;
the band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light, and somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout;
but there is no joy in Mudville mighty Casey has struck out.
#mariners
the band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light, and somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout;
but there is no joy in Mudville mighty Casey has struck out.
#mariners
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Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
October 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Hi, I'm the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
I did it because the government isn’t.
This is what I found.
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No kid should ever have to protest or advocate for their friends’ basic humanity.
But they’re standing up at No Kings anyway.
But they’re standing up at No Kings anyway.
October 18, 2025 at 4:24 PM
No kid should ever have to protest or advocate for their friends’ basic humanity.
But they’re standing up at No Kings anyway.
But they’re standing up at No Kings anyway.
Glenn’s deep-dives into things like typography are unmatched. His books are great gifts for rabbit-hole lovers 😁
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October 7, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Glenn’s deep-dives into things like typography are unmatched. His books are great gifts for rabbit-hole lovers 😁
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Hanging out at a bar with my favorite people (Willie, the dog, and @rbeda.bsky.social, the spouse) watching the M’s. First run in the post season since 2001!
October 5, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Hanging out at a bar with my favorite people (Willie, the dog, and @rbeda.bsky.social, the spouse) watching the M’s. First run in the post season since 2001!