Bec Falconer
@becfalconer.bsky.social
NZ-based word nerd, news junkie & journalist with @axios.com | chargedas.co.nz social media manager (paid with ❤️ - hubby’s 📱 charging firm) | 💗🐶🐱kiwihousesitters.co.nz/house-sitter-pet-sitter/628014/reliable-caring-and-clean?from=sitter
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A former congressional staffer for Republican Rep. Jeff Van Drew has been charged for allegedly staging her own assault, the Justice Department said today.
Ex-Hill staffer accused of staging "Trump whore" attack on herself
Van Drew's office said it was "deeply saddened" by the news.
www.axios.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:27 PM
A former congressional staffer for Republican Rep. Jeff Van Drew has been charged for allegedly staging her own assault, the Justice Department said today.
Had a great week with this bloke. I’ve loved hanging with him, but mum and dad are back today and it’s time to hang with 2 other lovely dogs later today.
#PetSitter #dogs #DogsOfBluesky
#PetSitter #dogs #DogsOfBluesky
November 20, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Had a great week with this bloke. I’ve loved hanging with him, but mum and dad are back today and it’s time to hang with 2 other lovely dogs later today.
#PetSitter #dogs #DogsOfBluesky
#PetSitter #dogs #DogsOfBluesky
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Axios is looking for a reporter to cover the Denver suburbs. Come work with us! #journalismjobs @axios.com
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Reporter, Axios Denver Suburbs
Remote
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November 20, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Axios is looking for a reporter to cover the Denver suburbs. Come work with us! #journalismjobs @axios.com
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ICYMI: New Mexico's attorney general won a fight against Meta to include AI chatbot records in a lawsuit that's headed to trial in February.
This began in 2023 over allegedly addictive algorithms. Now, generative AI is introducing a new set of issues:
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/a...
This began in 2023 over allegedly addictive algorithms. Now, generative AI is introducing a new set of issues:
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/a...
AI chatbots loom over tech and social media lawsuits
Lawsuits targeting addictive algorithms and the mental health impacts on children are just the start of a new legal era.
www.axios.com
November 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
ICYMI: New Mexico's attorney general won a fight against Meta to include AI chatbot records in a lawsuit that's headed to trial in February.
This began in 2023 over allegedly addictive algorithms. Now, generative AI is introducing a new set of issues:
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/a...
This began in 2023 over allegedly addictive algorithms. Now, generative AI is introducing a new set of issues:
www.axios.com/2025/11/14/a...
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Bessent, Oct. 15: China "can't be trusted"
Bessent, Nov. 15: "I think we have to go into this believing that President Xi will keep his word to President Trump"
www.axios.com/2025/11/16/u...
Bessent, Nov. 15: "I think we have to go into this believing that President Xi will keep his word to President Trump"
www.axios.com/2025/11/16/u...
Bessent says U.S. must trust China's word on trade deal
It was only a month ago that Bessent said China couldn't be trusted.
www.axios.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Bessent, Oct. 15: China "can't be trusted"
Bessent, Nov. 15: "I think we have to go into this believing that President Xi will keep his word to President Trump"
www.axios.com/2025/11/16/u...
Bessent, Nov. 15: "I think we have to go into this believing that President Xi will keep his word to President Trump"
www.axios.com/2025/11/16/u...
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Swept Away
Sometimes a single rockshelf can take you into another world where you just get swept away from the one you started in. Avalon NSW Australia
35mm f/8 @ 1.3s ISO 320
Canon EOS R6 MkII with
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L USM III with
Kase Revolution 82mm ND8 filter
Sometimes a single rockshelf can take you into another world where you just get swept away from the one you started in. Avalon NSW Australia
35mm f/8 @ 1.3s ISO 320
Canon EOS R6 MkII with
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L USM III with
Kase Revolution 82mm ND8 filter
November 17, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Swept Away
Sometimes a single rockshelf can take you into another world where you just get swept away from the one you started in. Avalon NSW Australia
35mm f/8 @ 1.3s ISO 320
Canon EOS R6 MkII with
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L USM III with
Kase Revolution 82mm ND8 filter
Sometimes a single rockshelf can take you into another world where you just get swept away from the one you started in. Avalon NSW Australia
35mm f/8 @ 1.3s ISO 320
Canon EOS R6 MkII with
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L USM III with
Kase Revolution 82mm ND8 filter
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Le froid approche, pensez aux petites graines et aux abris pour les oiseaux. Ils ont besoin de soutien pour traverser l’hiver 🙏💛💛
November 17, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Le froid approche, pensez aux petites graines et aux abris pour les oiseaux. Ils ont besoin de soutien pour traverser l’hiver 🙏💛💛
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Got a Premier League Team shirt you can donate?
Please share if you know anyone who can help.
#CharityAuction #Maggies #paulalanproject #theswallows #kieranskitquest
Please share if you know anyone who can help.
#CharityAuction #Maggies #paulalanproject #theswallows #kieranskitquest
November 15, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Got a Premier League Team shirt you can donate?
Please share if you know anyone who can help.
#CharityAuction #Maggies #paulalanproject #theswallows #kieranskitquest
Please share if you know anyone who can help.
#CharityAuction #Maggies #paulalanproject #theswallows #kieranskitquest
November 15, 2025 at 7:31 PM
November 15, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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Smug looking seal.
The great escape: seal flees killer whales by jumping on to photographer’s boat
The great escape: seal flees killer whales by jumping on to photographer’s boat
Charvet Drucker captures dramatic video and photos of seal being hunted by orcas in Salish Sea, north-west of Seattle
A wildlife photographer on a whale-watching trip in waters off Seattle captured dramatic video and photos of a pod of killer whales hunting a seal that survived only by clambering on to the stern of her boat.
Charvet Drucker was on a rented 20ft (6 metre) boat near her home on an island in the Salish Sea about 40 miles north-west of Seattle when she spotted a pod of at least eight killer whales, also known as orcas. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Smug looking seal.
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Women have had it. 2 out of 5 said they'd like to permanently move to another country.
That's four times as high as in 2014.
21 points higher than among young men.
Only 19% of men expressed a similar desire.
No other wealthy country has numbers like these
www.axios.com/2025/11/13/t...
That's four times as high as in 2014.
21 points higher than among young men.
Only 19% of men expressed a similar desire.
No other wealthy country has numbers like these
www.axios.com/2025/11/13/t...
Record share of women want to leave U.S. for good — more than double that of men
That's four times as high as in 2014.
www.axios.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Women have had it. 2 out of 5 said they'd like to permanently move to another country.
That's four times as high as in 2014.
21 points higher than among young men.
Only 19% of men expressed a similar desire.
No other wealthy country has numbers like these
www.axios.com/2025/11/13/t...
That's four times as high as in 2014.
21 points higher than among young men.
Only 19% of men expressed a similar desire.
No other wealthy country has numbers like these
www.axios.com/2025/11/13/t...
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November 12, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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🤩 Aurores boréales visibles la nuit dernière en France, comme ici dans le Jura !
📷 Michl Michl (Fb)
📷 Michl Michl (Fb)
November 12, 2025 at 5:39 AM
🤩 Aurores boréales visibles la nuit dernière en France, comme ici dans le Jura !
📷 Michl Michl (Fb)
📷 Michl Michl (Fb)
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The Wiki Science photo competition is running until mid-December! Be in to win cash prizes by donating your science photos for use in Wikipedia. Categories include people in science, microscopy, wildlife and nature, and astronomy. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons...
Commons:Wiki Science Competition 2025 in Australia and New Zealand - Wikimedia Commons
commons.wikimedia.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:21 AM
The Wiki Science photo competition is running until mid-December! Be in to win cash prizes by donating your science photos for use in Wikipedia. Categories include people in science, microscopy, wildlife and nature, and astronomy. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons...
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For at least the 3rd time in the last 4 months, the president is floating a $2,000 tariff dividend.
It's still not clear if the tariffs were even legal.
www.axios.com/2025/11/09/t...
It's still not clear if the tariffs were even legal.
www.axios.com/2025/11/09/t...
Trump again promises $2,000 tariff dividend as SCOTUS decision looms
He's brought the idea up before but never taken steps to execute it.
www.axios.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
For at least the 3rd time in the last 4 months, the president is floating a $2,000 tariff dividend.
It's still not clear if the tariffs were even legal.
www.axios.com/2025/11/09/t...
It's still not clear if the tariffs were even legal.
www.axios.com/2025/11/09/t...
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A pretty one from sunrise October 31. Cascade foothills. Portland Oregon. Have a beautiful day. 🩷💜🧡
November 9, 2025 at 3:58 PM
A pretty one from sunrise October 31. Cascade foothills. Portland Oregon. Have a beautiful day. 🩷💜🧡
November 9, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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President Trump's views on climate change were denounced by several Latin American leaders in Belém, Brazil, at the COP30 UN summit today.
"Against humanity": World leaders slam Trump at COP30 climate summit
Brazil's president said "extremist forces that fabricate fake news and are condemning future generations" to global warming.
www.axios.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:53 AM
President Trump's views on climate change were denounced by several Latin American leaders in Belém, Brazil, at the COP30 UN summit today.
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Another red admiral, this time on the gate!
November 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Another red admiral, this time on the gate!
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Anyone out there cut back on their slop bowl eating this year -- fewer trips to Chipotle/Cava/Sweetgreen etc? Maybe you're making more food at home, etc? Tired of $20 bowls? please reach out: [email protected]
November 4, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Anyone out there cut back on their slop bowl eating this year -- fewer trips to Chipotle/Cava/Sweetgreen etc? Maybe you're making more food at home, etc? Tired of $20 bowls? please reach out: [email protected]
November 3, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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I wrote about Maurizio Cattelan’s gold toilet www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Surprise! The Art World’s Most Renowned Solid-Gold Toilet Has a Duplicate
The story behind Maurizio Cattelan’s “America,” super-sized marathon training costs and more
www.bloomberg.com
November 1, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I wrote about Maurizio Cattelan’s gold toilet www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...