Reposted by becaKate Manne @katemanne.bsky.social · 15hI wrote for @thecut.com about the Cornell case and what it says that, at my institution and many others like it, protesters are often punished more harshly than sexual assailants www.thecut.com/article/what...thecut.comWhat It Feels Like at Cornell Right NowAs a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big. 511733573
Reposted by becaMaris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 23hThis would be all well and good if all generative AI wasn’t explicitly created by stealing troves of writing. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/o...nytimes.comOpinion | I’m a College Professor. Writing Isn’t as Important as We Think. (Gift Article)If I do not treat writing as essential for achieving thought, it is not clear why I should force my students to. 2354
Reposted by becanick @unionnick.bsky.social · 27/09/2026On the *same day* the Cornell Seven drugged and raped Jane Doe, Cornell banned four students (including the President of Cornell JVP) from campus for three years for nonviolent, pro-Palestine protests. The same Cornell officials let the rapists off with apology essays. 3848431893
beca @beca.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Recently learned seagulls can recognize human faces and hold grudges against specific ones so now I’m passing the curse to you 140
beca @beca.bsky.social · 28/09/2026who needs digital notes when you keep it analogue with clear notes such as 130
Reposted by becaDak @dak.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Ordering dinner via QR code feels less like going out for hospitality and more like submitting an IT helpdesk ticket for a bowl of pasta. 181921199
Reposted by becaBrant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Fortunately there is only one group who doesn’t want to feed children…. “You can learn a lot about a society by what it chooses to argue over. The fact that we're still debating whether children should have food at school should worry us.” 2151173
beca @beca.bsky.social · 28/09/2026did a self call-and-response looking at a sink full of dirty dishes today: who wants to do this? no one! but who will? me! and for that I’d like to thank Wellbutrin as well as a spouse who doesn’t work from home 020
Reposted by becaAll Kinds Of Nope @woozleweasels.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I feel like whoever named them Red Delicious apples has never actually eaten a delicious apple. 3253019170
beca @beca.bsky.social · 27/09/2026how my speech is devolving as I catapult deeper into middle age 051
Reposted by becaamy brown @amybrown.xyz · 27/09/2026congratulations! i’ve decided you’re mad at me 6812
Reposted by becaTara @taradanger.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The iced coffee is a red flag that you enjoy life and aren't fully committed to being the wage slave they're looking for. 681196120
Reposted by becaKayla Allen 🏳️⚧️ @kaylaallen1965.bsky.social · 26/09/2026If you see anyone complaining about Tillamook cheese announcing that they are halal, tell the complainer that the product is priced in Arabic numerals and see if their heads explode. 671199105
beca @beca.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Ladies… ask him why he never lets you shave crop circles into his facial or body hair. If he has no good reason, I think you should start a fight 020
Reposted by becaMaris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Of course they all fucking knew! www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...publishersweekly.comUnsealed Files Show Open AI/Microsoft Knew Copying Was Illegal and Could Hurt AuthorsNewly unsealed comments made in briefs filed by Open AI and Microsoft reveal that executives knew they were illegally training their products on copyrighted books and that AI generated books would lik... 4335122
Reposted by becaDilek Sayedahmed @dileksayedahmed.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I truly, deeply, sincerely do think the guy flipping burgers at McDonalds should be able to afford rent, bills, and groceries with his paycheck alone. That's kind of the whole point of having a job and I can't believe this is considered a radical position.🤷🏽♀️ 159167164674
Reposted by becaBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026If my company killed 123 children, the U.S. government would shut us down and send me to jail 371668359
beca @beca.bsky.social · 19/09/2026There’s a non-zero chance Katerina Schneider read All Fours alongside the rest of us and thought “…you fucking know what?” And I think that’s beautiful 000
Reposted by becaAustin L. Ray @austinlouisray.bsky.social · 19/09/2026it’s weird, multiple bands tonight have yelled “free palestine” from the stage and it doesn’t seem controversial at all? the people in the crowd love it? seems like a winning message? 0191
beca @beca.bsky.social · 18/09/2026the same brain that wakes me up at 3am also just feverishly answered its own question “so what do you want” with “pussy money weed” 010
Reposted by becaBill DiFilippo @billdifilippo.bsky.social · 15/09/2026probably one of the more accurate applications of how the founding fathers viewed the second amendment tbh 21083225
beca @beca.bsky.social · 11/09/2026It’s 9/11, which means it’s the annual tradition to text my 8th grade boyfriend 010
Reposted by becaMaris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Anyway, I love what I can see New York City becoming in the hands of the best mayor I’ve known in my 26 years here. bsky.app/profile/mayo... 0866
beca @beca.bsky.social · 11/09/2026“It’s all in your head” thank you but unfortunately that head is attached 010
beca @beca.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Turnstile playing in the outlet Old Navy kids’ section the last day of a holiday weekend is a very specific shade of 38 years old 020
beca @beca.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Of COURSE I use my ring light for psych appointments. You see she calls me babydoll 020
beca @beca.bsky.social · 26/08/2026How I hope my Gen Z colleagues see me vs how they actually probably see me 010
beca @beca.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Ahh yes the pitter patter of little feet, on the urgent quest to find and kick you 000
Reposted by becaJosh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 17/08/2026So far the best use for Flock cameras has been as an accidental honeypot to see which law enforcement officers can't resist stalking women in extremely well-documented ways, which is apparently the only thing they can be fired for or resign over. We should probably still unplug them all though! 10875147
Reposted by becaCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 17/08/2026Every time someone says "but how will we afford it?" I want to ask them how we are affording it now, and in many cases, the answer is that we aren't. 191833503
Reposted by becaSteve the Muppet Wrangler @beardog63.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Any dog can be a guide dog if you don't care where you're going. 964725602
beca @beca.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Parenthood is wild bc wym it isn’t even dawn yet and I’m already making deals with my in-house pervert that if they pee on the toilet, they can see my boobs 000
Reposted by becaNot the Guy @notnotnuanced.bsky.social · 15/08/2026whenever someone from boygenius puts out a new album this is all I can think of unfortunately 127327
beca @beca.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Texting U UP? But it’s at 6am to other parents and it’s to complain 030
beca @beca.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Just had the jarring realization beer is just dizzy bread soda 000
Reposted by becaElizabeth Ohga @elizohga.bsky.social · 11/08/2026I have a new flash out in the Summer 2026 issue of Macrame Literary Journal. It is my love letter to neighborhood pools, cannonball dads, and those of us with hats and sunscreen under the shade. Thank you to the editors for giving this piece a home. macramelit.com/articles/the...macramelit.comThe Cannonball - Literary JournalThe Cannonball, a short story by author Elizabeth Ohga, published in the Summer 2026 issue of Macrame Literary Journal. 031
Reposted by becaGray Chapman @grayhchapman.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Just about ~dropped dead~ seeing this story I wrote for @theguardian.com pop up in conversation between Olivia Rodrigo and Center for Reproductive Rights — it’s always nice to see journalism travel to new audience 💜 031
beca @beca.bsky.social · 13/08/2026If there isn’t a “weird parent” at your kid’s dropoff, I have some devastating news 020
Reposted by becaamy brown @amybrown.xyz · 13/08/2026you guys gotta stop spinning out about what facebook says their user numbers are. I can make up a big number too. I am eleven thousand feet tall 211319156
Reposted by becaRamin Nasibov @nasibov.me · 12/08/2026If you missed the solar eclipse, this is what it looked like: 94142993814
beca @beca.bsky.social · 11/01/2025grateful she enjoyed the novelty for about 3 minutes then we could go back inside to watch Paul Walker play with huskies 100
