Democat
@beckya.bsky.social
Mental health, unapologetic liberal politics, ukulele, PNW, outdoors, cats, baseball and Bowie. She/her. No DMs unless I know you, please.
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All the above is an unexaggerated statement of fact. If anything, I understated it. If this were fiction, many would reject it as too unrealistic, too absurd to believe.
November 13, 2025 at 1:09 PM
All the above is an unexaggerated statement of fact. If anything, I understated it. If this were fiction, many would reject it as too unrealistic, too absurd to believe.
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AND the president who oft declared that “crime is out of control” in direct contrast to the factual evidence, and claimed that this entitles him to extraordinary new powers outside regular legal structures, let hundreds of violent criminals out of jail, because they committed crimes on his behalf.
November 13, 2025 at 1:08 PM
AND the president who oft declared that “crime is out of control” in direct contrast to the factual evidence, and claimed that this entitles him to extraordinary new powers outside regular legal structures, let hundreds of violent criminals out of jail, because they committed crimes on his behalf.
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At the same time, much of the media, the fourth estate, the people whose role in democracy is holding power accountable by informing the public, decided that an old president’s oldness was a bigger scandal than another old president’s connections to and likely participation in child sex trafficking.
November 13, 2025 at 1:03 PM
At the same time, much of the media, the fourth estate, the people whose role in democracy is holding power accountable by informing the public, decided that an old president’s oldness was a bigger scandal than another old president’s connections to and likely participation in child sex trafficking.
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Meanwhile, the political party that spent years publicly denouncing sex trafficking, especially of children, and pushed theories of an elite conspiracy to do then cover up child sex trafficking, saw a lot of evidence the president was connected to a real one and made it a priority to cover it up.
November 13, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Meanwhile, the political party that spent years publicly denouncing sex trafficking, especially of children, and pushed theories of an elite conspiracy to do then cover up child sex trafficking, saw a lot of evidence the president was connected to a real one and made it a priority to cover it up.
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A convicted felon who had also been found liable for sexual assault and committed additional crimes in plain sight was close with a notorious child sex trafficker and likely participated in some of those crimes too got elected with much of that known and spent his presidency railing against “crime.”
November 13, 2025 at 12:50 PM
A convicted felon who had also been found liable for sexual assault and committed additional crimes in plain sight was close with a notorious child sex trafficker and likely participated in some of those crimes too got elected with much of that known and spent his presidency railing against “crime.”
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As someone who actually lives near the border it's worth noting that very few Americans do, or ever interact with the border in a meaningful way. They know "chaos at the border" as a story through their tv and phone screens exclusively.
Some Dems and pundits overread the significance of Trump's win. They looked at dissatisfaction with the border and discerned a seismic cultural reaction to immigration levels inside the country. The former was real. The latter is a mirage.
(h/t @gelliottmorris.com)
newrepublic.com/article/2030...
(h/t @gelliottmorris.com)
newrepublic.com/article/2030...
November 13, 2025 at 2:20 PM
As someone who actually lives near the border it's worth noting that very few Americans do, or ever interact with the border in a meaningful way. They know "chaos at the border" as a story through their tv and phone screens exclusively.
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I just remembered this from Glenn Kessler 3 months ago
November 13, 2025 at 4:52 AM
I just remembered this from Glenn Kessler 3 months ago
Everybody who can afford it: please subscribe to real journalistic outlets like ProPublica
NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
November 13, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Everybody who can afford it: please subscribe to real journalistic outlets like ProPublica
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I described this in the abstract yesterday, so thanks to Politico for providing a clear example today I guess.
Media standards:
1) No Democratic scandal on par with Trump-Epstein, so it’d be biased and unfair to five it much attention.
2) Trump wouldn’t be shamed into resigning and his cult of personality wouldn’t abandon him, so Trump-Epstein wasn’t worth pursuing.
Way too many think that’s journalism.
1) No Democratic scandal on par with Trump-Epstein, so it’d be biased and unfair to five it much attention.
2) Trump wouldn’t be shamed into resigning and his cult of personality wouldn’t abandon him, so Trump-Epstein wasn’t worth pursuing.
Way too many think that’s journalism.
November 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I described this in the abstract yesterday, so thanks to Politico for providing a clear example today I guess.
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another manifestation of this is when you criticize the right and somebody tsk tsks "they say the same thing about the left," like, yeah, somebody is lying, are you interested in who? because the answer is easily discoverable
Perfect example of political media operating under the post-truth standard that (1) distorts the facts until the parties look approximately equal, and (2) holds “do MAGA voters care?” as a higher standard than “is it true?” or “is it important for the public to know about this?”
Wild to watch playbook run cover for this particular Trump scandal
November 13, 2025 at 2:38 PM
another manifestation of this is when you criticize the right and somebody tsk tsks "they say the same thing about the left," like, yeah, somebody is lying, are you interested in who? because the answer is easily discoverable
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Trump-Epstein is worth covering, but it's not a Harvard President Maybe Should've Paraphrased More In a Few Sentences Years Ago-level story.
Mandatory comparison. Note, it was a choice to not include a four column wide photo of Trump looking like shit in his only press appearance yesterday when he refused to answer questions about Epstein.
November 13, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Trump-Epstein is worth covering, but it's not a Harvard President Maybe Should've Paraphrased More In a Few Sentences Years Ago-level story.
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Republicans are trying to project unity on dismissing Trump-Epstein, and some media is trying to help, but as @pastpunditry.bsky.social and @gregsargent.bsky.social explain, some Trump voters really do care about Epstein—not a majority, but not zero either—creating real splits in the MAGA coalition.
Trump Press Sec’s Epstein Spin Implodes as New Info Rattles Him Deeply
As Karoline Leavitt struggles to explain away Trump’s growing panic over new Jeffrey Epstein revelations, a sharp observer of the right explains why MAGA is cracking up over the scandal—and what to ex...
newrepublic.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Republicans are trying to project unity on dismissing Trump-Epstein, and some media is trying to help, but as @pastpunditry.bsky.social and @gregsargent.bsky.social explain, some Trump voters really do care about Epstein—not a majority, but not zero either—creating real splits in the MAGA coalition.
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I bet JD Vance sees a real doctor who follows scientifically-tested best practices, not a "do your own research" quack, and that his kids have had their standard child vaccinations.
Anyone want to take the other side of that bet? No? Think he's just lying to pander to people he looks down on? Yeah.
Anyone want to take the other side of that bet? No? Think he's just lying to pander to people he looks down on? Yeah.
November 13, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I bet JD Vance sees a real doctor who follows scientifically-tested best practices, not a "do your own research" quack, and that his kids have had their standard child vaccinations.
Anyone want to take the other side of that bet? No? Think he's just lying to pander to people he looks down on? Yeah.
Anyone want to take the other side of that bet? No? Think he's just lying to pander to people he looks down on? Yeah.
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The thing about science, what makes it science, is that it's not simply a matter of opinion. It's a rigorous, evidence-based process. That makes it more trustworthy and also means some claims lose.
"Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts."
-Moynihan
I miss that standard.
"Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts."
-Moynihan
I miss that standard.
JD Vance: "Science as practiced in its best form is that if you disagree with it, then you ought to criticize it and you ought to argue against it."
November 13, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The thing about science, what makes it science, is that it's not simply a matter of opinion. It's a rigorous, evidence-based process. That makes it more trustworthy and also means some claims lose.
"Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts."
-Moynihan
I miss that standard.
"Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts."
-Moynihan
I miss that standard.
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I simply refuse to accept that police ever have to look like this. this is just pure cosplay. it should be illegal for cops to be dressed like soldiers going to war.
November 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I simply refuse to accept that police ever have to look like this. this is just pure cosplay. it should be illegal for cops to be dressed like soldiers going to war.
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A US Navy destroyer is a weapons platform for anti-state operations. It carries things like Tomahawk missiles, which are about 18 feet long and 3,000 pounds. Destroyers—and carrier groups—are not the sort of military hardware one uses against nonstate actors like narcotics trafficking organizations.
The US Navy destroyer USS Stockdale is now 50 km off the coast of Venezuela.
November 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
A US Navy destroyer is a weapons platform for anti-state operations. It carries things like Tomahawk missiles, which are about 18 feet long and 3,000 pounds. Destroyers—and carrier groups—are not the sort of military hardware one uses against nonstate actors like narcotics trafficking organizations.
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This is basically the biggest thing I have changed my mind on in adult life. Having been raised in a Land Of Plenty soc dem, I was convinced of the 'insane subsidy to the rich' case for means testing until I came over here, saw the alternative, and I am now an Universal Coverage absolutist
The UK just has incredible attention to detail when it comes to making sure the people who pay all the taxes can’t have nice things. Child benefit? No. Free Child car? No. Cut price bike to cycle to work? No.
Functionally we are telling people they pay too much tax to get anything from the state.
Functionally we are telling people they pay too much tax to get anything from the state.
Rachel Reeves is setting the Cycle to Work scheme on fire as part of the war on salary sacrifice policies! on.ft.com/4oKXNrC
November 13, 2025 at 10:31 AM
This is basically the biggest thing I have changed my mind on in adult life. Having been raised in a Land Of Plenty soc dem, I was convinced of the 'insane subsidy to the rich' case for means testing until I came over here, saw the alternative, and I am now an Universal Coverage absolutist
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Caixin: "A significant increase in the household consumption ratio hinges on Beijing’s ability to solve a chronic problem of low household spending, a challenge rooted in sluggish income growth, widening inequality and inadequate public services."
www.caixinglobal.com/2025-11-13/a...
Caixin: "A significant increase in the household consumption ratio hinges on Beijing’s ability to solve a chronic problem of low household spending, a challenge rooted in sluggish income growth, widening inequality and inadequate public services."
www.caixinglobal.com/2025-11-13/a...
Analysis: China’s New Five-Year Plan Aims to Fix Its Spending Problem
Beijing aims to make domestic demand a stronger economic driver, but must first tackle lagging income growth, widening inequality and a shortage of quality services
www.caixinglobal.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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Caixin: "A significant increase in the household consumption ratio hinges on Beijing’s ability to solve a chronic problem of low household spending, a challenge rooted in sluggish income growth, widening inequality and inadequate public services."
www.caixinglobal.com/2025-11-13/a...
Caixin: "A significant increase in the household consumption ratio hinges on Beijing’s ability to solve a chronic problem of low household spending, a challenge rooted in sluggish income growth, widening inequality and inadequate public services."
www.caixinglobal.com/2025-11-13/a...
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Good morning with good news: Global solar grew by 498 TWh (+31%) in Q1-Q3 2025, compared to 2024, "the largest increase ever over a nine-month period."
Global solar output in first 3 quarters of 2025 already surpassed total output in all of 2024.
ember-energy.org/latest-insig... #energysky
Global solar output in first 3 quarters of 2025 already surpassed total output in all of 2024.
ember-energy.org/latest-insig... #energysky
November 13, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Good morning with good news: Global solar grew by 498 TWh (+31%) in Q1-Q3 2025, compared to 2024, "the largest increase ever over a nine-month period."
Global solar output in first 3 quarters of 2025 already surpassed total output in all of 2024.
ember-energy.org/latest-insig... #energysky
Global solar output in first 3 quarters of 2025 already surpassed total output in all of 2024.
ember-energy.org/latest-insig... #energysky
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Turns out this was wrong per Hassett (though still want to hear something from the BLS itself). They’ll release CES data but not CPS.
*HASSETT: OCT. JOBS REPORT TO BE RELEASED WITH NO JOBLESS RATE
*HASSETT: OCT. JOBS REPORT TO BE RELEASED WITH NO JOBLESS RATE
So if I had to guess this is because they don’t have the responses for CPS and because they don’t have responses for CPS, which are necessary for estimating the unemployment rate and other major indicators, they are just going to not release the whole thing.
November 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Turns out this was wrong per Hassett (though still want to hear something from the BLS itself). They’ll release CES data but not CPS.
*HASSETT: OCT. JOBS REPORT TO BE RELEASED WITH NO JOBLESS RATE
*HASSETT: OCT. JOBS REPORT TO BE RELEASED WITH NO JOBLESS RATE
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Gonna be a whole lot of Repub retirements.
Internal Dem Poll from the open AZ01(R+3)has Dem Marlene Galan-Woods up 48-40 against Republican Gina Swoboda
November 13, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Gonna be a whole lot of Repub retirements.
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Showing/ explaining your work is one way for fact based news media to regain credibility with an audience that has been blasted with right wing lies about fake news. THIS is what journalists do. It's not vibes, it's not opinion, it's FACTS.
(read this story btw)
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
(read this story btw)
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
November 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Showing/ explaining your work is one way for fact based news media to regain credibility with an audience that has been blasted with right wing lies about fake news. THIS is what journalists do. It's not vibes, it's not opinion, it's FACTS.
(read this story btw)
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
(read this story btw)
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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“It’s 20,000 of them running through my house like we got Saddam Hussein in the closet.”
Great work by @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social & the @propublica.org a.org team piecing together what really happened in that war-like raid of a Chicago Apt bldg.
Great work by @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social & the @propublica.org a.org team piecing together what really happened in that war-like raid of a Chicago Apt bldg.
November 13, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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This is the Challenger Disaster of ethics in media.
November 13, 2025 at 4:16 AM
This is the Challenger Disaster of ethics in media.
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If you don’t test for Covid there won’t be any Covid theory, but for air travel.
If you just cancel flights, then they're actually not late! Brilliant stuff from Sean Duffy here
November 7, 2025 at 6:46 PM
If you don’t test for Covid there won’t be any Covid theory, but for air travel.