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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 1h

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

Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 1h

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 · 1h

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 · 17h

"kneel"

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 17h

I think they're all California mule deer!

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 17h

I actually do have grave concerns about a deer taking me out on my bicycle! Because they're so chill when I ride past them but I know if they get scared at the wrong moment, I'm getting flattened

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 17h

Not certain at all!!

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 17h

hahaha ok I must defend my honor & say that sadly I didn’t capture the best moment when the deer 1st crashed out of the bushes like a drunkard but here’s a cropped shot of it making its escape as my pal stammers in disbelief

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 18h

I have a very funny video of her screaming as the deer stumbles away down the street but I can't post it as it will dox us so I'll just encourage you to enjoy imagining this incredible scene

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 18h

Last night my neighbor was driving home when a deer leapt out & dinged her car before disappearing into the darkness. She was shaken so she came over & we sat outside w a drink. As we chatted, a deer crashed out of the bushes & into the street in front of us & now we're sure they're OUT TO GET HER

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 1d

whelp I’ll let you know when I see that tonight, assuming I don’t find any edibles between now and then

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 1d

Anyway that’s the kind of dream you get when you don’t smoke weed. Never again.

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 1d

Ppl say weed isn’t bad but last night I dreamt I was in my bedroom & it was cold. I went to close the window & saw five shadowy men standing on the lawn. One ran toward me. As he leapt toward the window I saw he was Richard Simmons in a neon leotard. He broke through and chased me down on all fours

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 1d

I decided to check back in with this guy and good news: his audience is still completely insane. Ruthkanda Forever

Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 1d

❤️

Ellen Braaten @ellenbraaten.bsky.social · 1d

@radiofreetom.bsky.social having dinner with my daughter and she sad “It’s bad but it is not that bad. We have to do everything we can to not descend into Fascism” and I said “Tom would be so proud.”

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 1d

me, innocent: sex mafficking? what even is that. what is mafficking. crazy. dei, probably.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

COLLINS: Pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell -- is that something you're open to doing?

TRUMP: Who are we talking about?

C: Ghislaine Maxwell

T: I haven't heard the name is so long. I can say this -- I'd have to take a look at it ... I will speak to the DOJ

C: She's convicted of child sex trafficking

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 1d

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 · 1d

I'm glad she was reinstated but she was initially suspended for a factual description of Christian Zionist ideology? What's going on with this website
(deleted my last skeet bc I didn't realize she was already back)

Rick Caruso’s Private Fire Crew @amandasmith.bsky.social · 1d

Update: @erinbiba.bsky.social is back!
bsky.app/profile/aman...

Rick Caruso’s Private Fire Crew @amandasmith.bsky.social · 1d

Suspending Erin Biba, a Jewish woman for this skeet is nasty work. Between this and intentionally misreading Link’s use of a meme as a threat, bsky mods are more than willing to ban based on the Spirit Of The Law for *some* posters but never Jesse Singal.

bsky.app/profile/aman...

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 1d

jesus christ. yes, they're "proper" squeaky cheese curds. I used purple potatoes sliced into wedges with mushroom gravy on top. the next time you want to try to gatekeep an appetizer maybe start with what's actually "inauthentic"

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 2d

well a fun fact about making a gravy almost entirely out of mushrooms is that you don't really need to add mushroom powder

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 2d

wtf is a proper curd

Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 2d

yeah though I do sometimes throw in low sodium better than bouillon or homemade stock if I have it. I haven't tasted it side by side to see how big of a difference it makes

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