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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 11h

a man with a mustache is making a funny face while wearing a black shirt and a chain around his neck .

ALT: a man with a mustache is making a funny face while wearing a black shirt and a chain around his neck .

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 11h

Checking off one of the few John Carpenter films I’ve missed: Vampires. I read that Bruce Campbell was a top choice for the Baldwin role which made me recast James Woods’ role as Nic Cage and can someone please remake it with those? Bc it would rule. Keep Sheryl Lee

a woman in a black dress says " i 'll see you again in 25 years "

ALT: a woman in a black dress says " i 'll see you again in 25 years "

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 12h

Get the Merlin app! There are ways to tell visually but IMO those are easier when you see two birds standing next to each other

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 13h

Bill Burr has announced that he's headlining a USO tour to entertain the troops, starting at the new Qatari Air Force Base in Idaho. Wholesome! www.cbsnews.com/news/hegseth...

Hegseth announces Qatar will build air force facility at U.S. base in Idaho

The move is a sign of increasingly close ties between the U.S. and Qatar.

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 14h

DELIGHTFUL post!

Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 18h

Went out to the garden to grab a cucumber for lunch. Found a mother effin tomato hornworm hanging out. So both me and one of my local ravens got a snack, which is nice.

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 18h

Interesting, thanks!

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 18h

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 20h

We should tear it down and see if it makes white people more violent!

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 21h

@bug-gwen.bsky.social?

Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 21h

A new study claims to show that erecting Confederate monuments decreased the number of lynchings, and removing them during Black Lives Matter protests increased racist violence. I'm unconvinced! Stay to the end for compelling research that better explains the data >_> 🧪 skepchick.org/2025/10/stud...

Study: Do Confederate Statues Make Racists Less Violent?

Transcript: Let’s talk about statues of famous racists. If you’re outside the US, this may seem like a trivial worry: who cares if there’s a statue of a “problematic” guy in the park somewhere? I’v…

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 1d

On my bike ride today I rode past a freshly paved driveway and had a sudden flashback to the smell of holding my skateboard while getting yelled at by my dad

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 1d

And here we are, continuing to benefit from the legacy of colonialism while people in the Global South starve.

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 1d

Wrong, on many counts. The British, the Dutch, the Spanish, the Japanese, and many others practiced colonialism with deeply negative effects that persist today. We can't "let it go" until we actually acknowledge and deal with it.

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 1d

Shoutout to @marspidermonkey.bsky.social for getting my lil brain cogs turning on this

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 1d

Thinking about Jane Goodall, and how her legacy is inextricably tied up with the legacy of colonialism. Also: Bigfoot. 🧪 skepchick.org/2025/10/jane...

Jane Goodall and the Legacy of Colonialism

Transcript: Last week, English primatologist and anthropologist Jane Goodall died peacefully in her sleep at the age of 91, and so while sad, this news offers me a unique opportunity: to make a sec…

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 1d

He doesn’t! But in Good Boy, his name is said in the universal “I’m trying to get the attention of a dog” tone haha

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 2d

GOOD BOY IS SO GOOD holy shit I’m glad we saw it in the theater because

1) we support an awesome indie film
2) there’s an adorable behind the scenes in the theatrical release and
3) it would drive MY Indy bonkers with his name constantly being said, I don’t even know if we can watch it at home

Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 4d

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: the new horror film “Good Boy,” starring a rescue dog named Indy but not MY rescue dog named Indy, is currently in theaters. We are going Wednesday but I’m endorsing it now, unseen. Indy tax included

Indy the dog lays on the ground with a happy face and an autumnal scarf. he is chill but ready for adventure and fun.

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 2d

No, that was Donald Trump.

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 2d

Then you should spend some time with a book. Any book, to start.

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 2d

Suzy Eddie Izzard flies in for a set at the Hollywood Improv? Fine! Have fun! Suzy Eddie Izzard flies in to do the Trump Inaugural Ball? No! Bad! She would never do that! Idiots.

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 2d

I know this is old news by now but I just find it so incredibly embarrassing how many people I respect don't understand the difference between taking a regular gig at the Riyadh Chuckle Hut & accepting millions of dollars from the Saudi government to make people forget that they're monsters.

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 3d

"kneel"

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 3d

I think they're all California mule deer!

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