SC Beckner
@scbwriter.bsky.social
Work| Salon, Business Insider, Next Avenue, NBC Think, and beyond.
Essayist, memoir in progress, copywriter, em dash wh*re.
Essayist, memoir in progress, copywriter, em dash wh*re.
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It all would have been much easier if, as would have happened if we were remotely a serious country, it all ended with the Access Hollywood interview.
November 13, 2025 at 3:46 AM
It all would have been much easier if, as would have happened if we were remotely a serious country, it all ended with the Access Hollywood interview.
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The world joined us and said, “No Kings.”
October 19, 2025 at 4:17 AM
The world joined us and said, “No Kings.”
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More of this.
September 10, 2025 at 5:30 PM
More of this.
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Wow. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. just single-handedly ruled that Congress doesn’t really control the purse strings. This is becoming a massive crisis for checks and balances and the separation of powers.
September 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Wow. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. just single-handedly ruled that Congress doesn’t really control the purse strings. This is becoming a massive crisis for checks and balances and the separation of powers.
An image of beauty from the pits of panic and despair.
September 10, 2025 at 4:28 PM
An image of beauty from the pits of panic and despair.
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If the GOP passes this law, Missouri will be sued.
🚨BREAKING: The Missouri House approved a new gerrymandered map 90-65, advancing the map to the Senate as part of a national plan to try to rig the 2026 election. The new map could eliminate a crucial Democratic seat.
More on what's at stake:
More on what's at stake:
Missouri House Sends GOP Gerrymander to the Senate
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
September 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
If the GOP passes this law, Missouri will be sued.
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@jamestalarico.bsky.social: "Politics is not really left versus right. It's much more top versus bottom. And so many of the people who voted for Donald Trump here in Texas... are suddenly realizing that they've been conned."
September 10, 2025 at 12:46 AM
@jamestalarico.bsky.social: "Politics is not really left versus right. It's much more top versus bottom. And so many of the people who voted for Donald Trump here in Texas... are suddenly realizing that they've been conned."
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The gaslighting on the signature is maybe their most embarrassing thing yet. Just an absolute disregard for the truth, or dignity. @reptimburchett
September 9, 2025 at 8:43 PM
The gaslighting on the signature is maybe their most embarrassing thing yet. Just an absolute disregard for the truth, or dignity. @reptimburchett
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Our Supreme Court is a wreck, now they’re okay with racial profiling. The Court has lifted restrictions on immigration-related stops by federal agents in the Los Angeles area, which amounts to blatant racial profiling. Agents have been stopping people solely based on their appearance,
September 8, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Our Supreme Court is a wreck, now they’re okay with racial profiling. The Court has lifted restrictions on immigration-related stops by federal agents in the Los Angeles area, which amounts to blatant racial profiling. Agents have been stopping people solely based on their appearance,
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A shout-out to Portland, Little Rock, Ocean City, San Diego, Indianapolis, Salem, Denver, Asheville, and Pittsburgh!
September 2, 2025 at 1:15 AM
A shout-out to Portland, Little Rock, Ocean City, San Diego, Indianapolis, Salem, Denver, Asheville, and Pittsburgh!
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Los Angeles, CA
Music Festival
9/1/25
Music Festival
9/1/25
September 2, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Los Angeles, CA
Music Festival
9/1/25
Music Festival
9/1/25
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Thank you on this labor day!!
September 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Thank you on this labor day!!
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Concern over low birth rates was what the theocracy in Margaret Atwood’s Handmaid’s Tale used to come to power.
September 2, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Concern over low birth rates was what the theocracy in Margaret Atwood’s Handmaid’s Tale used to come to power.
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"She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it. She was not protecting lives at a gate in Iraq; she was forcing her way through windows in the Capitol to stop the peaceful transfer of power."
New from @markhertling.bsky.social:
New from @markhertling.bsky.social:
Honoring Ashli Babbitt Dishonors the Military
If there’s no difference between upholding the Constitution and attacking it, then there’s no honor in service.
www.thebulwark.com
August 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
"She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it. She was not protecting lives at a gate in Iraq; she was forcing her way through windows in the Capitol to stop the peaceful transfer of power."
New from @markhertling.bsky.social:
New from @markhertling.bsky.social:
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The Political Awakening of the Oyster Farmer Gunning for Susan Collins
Graham Platner’s campaign launch has been a sudden sensation. But what he’s building now is rooted in the work of a lifetime.
Graham Platner’s campaign launch has been a sudden sensation. But what he’s building now is rooted in the work of a lifetime.
The Political Awakening of the Oyster Farmer Gunning for Susan Collins
Graham Platner’s campaign launch has been a sudden sensation. But what he’s building now is rooted in the work of a lifetime.
newrepublic.com
August 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The Political Awakening of the Oyster Farmer Gunning for Susan Collins
Graham Platner’s campaign launch has been a sudden sensation. But what he’s building now is rooted in the work of a lifetime.
Graham Platner’s campaign launch has been a sudden sensation. But what he’s building now is rooted in the work of a lifetime.
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Garcia: We finally got word from the Epstein estate. They're going to be providing the actual Epstein book… the estate is actually going to actually now get us that book and a bunch of other documents that they have that's actually not been reported yet.
August 29, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Garcia: We finally got word from the Epstein estate. They're going to be providing the actual Epstein book… the estate is actually going to actually now get us that book and a bunch of other documents that they have that's actually not been reported yet.
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I will delete this, but can somebody tell me why everybody thinks he croaked? Is it just the many days off and the weird playlist on the lawn earlier today, plus the references to heaven and the hand bruising that we already knew about? Or is there something else?
August 30, 2025 at 4:50 AM
I will delete this, but can somebody tell me why everybody thinks he croaked? Is it just the many days off and the weird playlist on the lawn earlier today, plus the references to heaven and the hand bruising that we already knew about? Or is there something else?
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By a 7-4 vote, the full Federal Circuit has *affirmed* a lower-court ruling holding that many of President Trump’s tariffs exceed his statutory authority.
The ruling won’t go into effect until October 14, though—which gives the Trump administration plenty of time to seek intervention from #SCOTUS:
The ruling won’t go into effect until October 14, though—which gives the Trump administration plenty of time to seek intervention from #SCOTUS:
storage.courtlistener.com
August 29, 2025 at 9:48 PM
By a 7-4 vote, the full Federal Circuit has *affirmed* a lower-court ruling holding that many of President Trump’s tariffs exceed his statutory authority.
The ruling won’t go into effect until October 14, though—which gives the Trump administration plenty of time to seek intervention from #SCOTUS:
The ruling won’t go into effect until October 14, though—which gives the Trump administration plenty of time to seek intervention from #SCOTUS:
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August 29, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Mother Earth is watching. Don't be complicit.
August 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Mother Earth is watching. Don't be complicit.