Rebecca
@rsquaredwi.bsky.social
Gen-X cheesehead, survivor, '24 college grad. Enjoys geekery, history, museums, deep discussions & juvenile humor. All opinions my own.
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"You think you’re watching a woman drive away with an ICE agent following, then shooting her four times in the face, but what you’re really watching is an ICE agent in fear of his life and acting in self-defense."
What You’re Watching Isn’t What You’re Really Watching
“Federal and local officials dispute the circumstances that led an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer to fatally shoot a 37-year-old woman...
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January 10, 2026 at 2:40 AM
"You think you’re watching a woman drive away with an ICE agent following, then shooting her four times in the face, but what you’re really watching is an ICE agent in fear of his life and acting in self-defense."
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Walz: "I couldn't help but think, and it scares me a bit -- 'The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most important directive.' It certainly feels like that in this moment."
January 8, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Walz: "I couldn't help but think, and it scares me a bit -- 'The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most important directive.' It certainly feels like that in this moment."
What could possibly go wrong?
Google DeepMind and Boston Dynamics are teaming up to integrate Gemini into a humanoid robot called Atlas. www.wired.com/story/google...
Google Gemini Is Taking Control of Humanoid Robots on Auto Factory Floors
Google DeepMind and Boston Dynamics are teaming up to integrate Gemini into a humanoid robot called Atlas.
www.wired.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:06 PM
What could possibly go wrong?
Evergreen sentiment.
It’s all so so so stupid
January 3, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Evergreen sentiment.
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Profile update.
January 3, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Profile update.
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I'm glad that Congress isn't alive to see this
January 3, 2026 at 4:18 PM
I'm glad that Congress isn't alive to see this
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Open up this picture fully.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
December 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Open up this picture fully.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, soundgarden, pearl jam, or alice in chains.
December 28, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, soundgarden, pearl jam, or alice in chains.
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Here’s to 2026
December 27, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Here’s to 2026
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I know nothing about economics, but I seem to know more than the Commerce Secretary.
December 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I know nothing about economics, but I seem to know more than the Commerce Secretary.
Hooray!
The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees
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December 23, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Hooray!
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Neither is herpes, but I’ll keep doing my work without either.
AI is not going to go away
December 21, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Neither is herpes, but I’ll keep doing my work without either.
Oh, how I wish I was a Chicago resident.
If you’ve been searching for opportunities to use your snow puns — look no further. Chicago’s Fourth Annual ‘You Name a Snowplow” contest is back.
Chicago’s Fourth Annual ‘You Name a Snowplow’ contest commences
The contest, which is held by the Department of Streets and Sanitation, encourages residents to submit creative snowplow names for the city’s six snow districts.
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December 20, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Oh, how I wish I was a Chicago resident.
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The suspect acted like an animal because, in fact, he’s a raccoon.
Raccoon goes on drunken rampage in Virginia liquor store and passes out on bathroom floor
An employee at an Ashland, Virginia-area liquor store found a raccoon passed out on the bathroom floor at the end of a drunken escapade.
trib.al
December 3, 2025 at 1:29 AM
The suspect acted like an animal because, in fact, he’s a raccoon.
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Homeland Security doesn’t grasp the fact that the first Thanksgiving was about making “room at the table” for European “invaders.”
November 27, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Homeland Security doesn’t grasp the fact that the first Thanksgiving was about making “room at the table” for European “invaders.”
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A plane full of Wisconsin veterans. ❤️
Ahead of Veterans Day, I was honored to welcome a flight of veterans and their families as they arrived in DC.
November 12, 2025 at 1:51 AM
A plane full of Wisconsin veterans. ❤️
Finally, some good news. 🌈
November 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Finally, some good news. 🌈
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I poured everything I had into this one. "I see you gathering, hundreds at a time, to learn, to keep watch, and bare your teeth. I see you running toward danger, together, and loving each other more fiercely than you ever knew you could." organizingmythoughts.org/in-chicago-w...
November 8, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I poured everything I had into this one. "I see you gathering, hundreds at a time, to learn, to keep watch, and bare your teeth. I see you running toward danger, together, and loving each other more fiercely than you ever knew you could." organizingmythoughts.org/in-chicago-w...