Richard Becker
@rbb360.bsky.social
PNW-based union negotiator, writer, artist, and birder.
I painted some fiddleheads!
November 25, 2025 at 5:44 AM
I painted some fiddleheads!
A tale of two posts
October 29, 2025 at 5:50 PM
A tale of two posts
Snapped a photo of this at my local B&N to bookmark it for payday (tomorrow). Excited to read!
October 24, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Snapped a photo of this at my local B&N to bookmark it for payday (tomorrow). Excited to read!
September 18, 2025 at 5:45 AM
August 23, 2025 at 6:43 AM
I’m seeing only $25 raised
August 10, 2025 at 1:35 AM
I’m seeing only $25 raised
@bcmerchant.bsky.social breaks down Trump’s AI insanity from today
open.substack.com/pub/bloodint...
open.substack.com/pub/bloodint...
July 25, 2025 at 12:18 AM
@bcmerchant.bsky.social breaks down Trump’s AI insanity from today
open.substack.com/pub/bloodint...
open.substack.com/pub/bloodint...
I will pull this car over!
July 22, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I will pull this car over!
Clicked the link to “learn more,” and it was a bunch of nothing. So, I’m guessing it’s “we’re laying off 90% of our staff and outsourcing everything to a shitty AI scheme.” #ai
July 18, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Clicked the link to “learn more,” and it was a bunch of nothing. So, I’m guessing it’s “we’re laying off 90% of our staff and outsourcing everything to a shitty AI scheme.” #ai
Similar energy as when I write a little essay about something and run it by my friends first before submitting it for publication
July 16, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Similar energy as when I write a little essay about something and run it by my friends first before submitting it for publication
Alternate headline: Chief media syndicate pays extortion fee to placate president
July 2, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Alternate headline: Chief media syndicate pays extortion fee to placate president
lol price controls through posting. Just incredible.
June 23, 2025 at 7:16 PM
lol price controls through posting. Just incredible.
We are not on the brink of, on the verge of, nor are we slipping/sliding towards, flirting with or bordering on fascist authoritarianism. It is here. Act accordingly.
June 12, 2025 at 7:56 PM
We are not on the brink of, on the verge of, nor are we slipping/sliding towards, flirting with or bordering on fascist authoritarianism. It is here. Act accordingly.
Guess who forgot to mention what book he was talking about?
June 11, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Guess who forgot to mention what book he was talking about?
Never forget that, in addition to being cruel, vile monsters, these people are also gobsmackingly stupid
May 30, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Never forget that, in addition to being cruel, vile monsters, these people are also gobsmackingly stupid
Almost every app sucks and if you’re lucky enough to find one that doesn’t, it eventually starts sucking more and more until it just…stops existing. Another one bites the dust.
May 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Almost every app sucks and if you’re lucky enough to find one that doesn’t, it eventually starts sucking more and more until it just…stops existing. Another one bites the dust.
Well that’s a depressing little bit of sponsored content on the listing for a biography of Isaac Asimov.
May 19, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Well that’s a depressing little bit of sponsored content on the listing for a biography of Isaac Asimov.
What if, instead of using tortured euphemistic language, we simply said “Two American children?” “Children with U.S. citizenship” reads like there’s some sort of dispute. There’s not. Two Americans were deported.
April 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM
What if, instead of using tortured euphemistic language, we simply said “Two American children?” “Children with U.S. citizenship” reads like there’s some sort of dispute. There’s not. Two Americans were deported.
April 22, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Seeing the “American” foods on shelves in the UK may be one of my favorite parts of my trip there a couple years ago!
April 17, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Seeing the “American” foods on shelves in the UK may be one of my favorite parts of my trip there a couple years ago!
Passive voice for me, but not for thee
April 15, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Passive voice for me, but not for thee
If a single headline can cause a $2.4 trillion swing in the market, maybe, I dunno, a “confidence and vibes”-based economic system isn’t the best way for us to do things?
April 7, 2025 at 8:42 PM
If a single headline can cause a $2.4 trillion swing in the market, maybe, I dunno, a “confidence and vibes”-based economic system isn’t the best way for us to do things?
“But before you dig through the trash for this morning’s leftover banana peel, Zeichner says this skin care hack isn’t all it’s hyped up to be. What does rubbing a banana peel on your face do? It turns out, not much.”
There, saved you a click.
There, saved you a click.
April 4, 2025 at 3:53 PM
“But before you dig through the trash for this morning’s leftover banana peel, Zeichner says this skin care hack isn’t all it’s hyped up to be. What does rubbing a banana peel on your face do? It turns out, not much.”
There, saved you a click.
There, saved you a click.
I dunno man, this Elon character seems like a pretty bad dude.
April 1, 2025 at 2:52 AM
I dunno man, this Elon character seems like a pretty bad dude.