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Betsy Bozdech @betsyboz.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

My kids were curious about where 7up got its name, so I googled it. I *almost* stopped at the AI overview - so very, very glad I didn’t! This article by @emmabaccellieri.bsky.social is fantastic. www.soda-fountain.com/p/untangling...

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Untangling the Lie of the 7Up Origin Story

There is no Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda here!

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Betsy Bozdech @betsyboz.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

If your flight ends up delayed or cancelled bc Trump and his goons made airlines lighten their schedules in an attempt to bully Democrats, just remember that they also took food away from children and refuse to agree to keep health care premiums (somewhat) affordable. They’re the whole package!

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Betsy Bozdech @betsyboz.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Vaccines: A History Lesson This picture is of my great-grandfather (white jacket, pipe) and seven of his medical school classmates in 1899. They were assigned to work on a cadaver. One noted that the body was badly pockmarked, but their professor said that there was no danger of infection. 1/2

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Betsy Bozdech @betsyboz.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Common Sense Media's new research highlights trends in how kids age 0 to 8 are interacting with tech & media. Key findings include: 40% of 2-year-olds have tablets; gaming time jumps 65%; reading time decreases for kids age 5–8. Full report: www.commonsensemedia.org/2025census

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The 2025 Common Sense Census: Media Use by Kids Zero to Eight

This year's report confirms that American kids are digital from day one, from the devices they navigate to the videos and games they consume.

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Betsy Bozdech @betsyboz.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

When the robe in the closet of your vacation rental is giving your teenager.

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Betsy Bozdech @betsyboz.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Thanks, @sfbayferry.com, for the free ride today in honor of the millionth customer on the Seaplane route - maybe it was me! ;)

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Betsy Bozdech @betsyboz.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

I will cheerfully contribute to the GoFundMe of any journalist (or influencer, now that they're going to be in the room, I guess) who gets fired for standing up at any of his ridiculous press conferences and shouting "Liarrrrr!" like Valerie in The Princess Bride. Bonus points if you're in costume.

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Betsy Bozdech @betsyboz.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Book banning is NOT a “hoax.” This is some top-shelf doublespeak by the new Dept. of Education, and it’s yet another entry in the terrifyingly long list of awful things coming out of DC since Monday. bit.ly/4h76cS5 via @everylibrary.bsky.social

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EveryLibrary Objects to Trump Administration Calling Book Bans a Hoax

Book bans have not been a Biden-era hoax, and we have the receipts to prove it.

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Betsy Bozdech @betsyboz.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

TBH, this would make me far more interested in seeing #GladiatorII... www.youtube.com/watch?v=HC77...

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Gladiator II Trailer - SNL

YouTube video by Saturday Night Live

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Reposted by Betsy Bozdech

ALLIANCE OF WOMEN FILM JOURNALISTS @awfjorg.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

AWFJ's Movie of the Week is NIGHT IS NOT ETERNAL, director Nanfu Wang's compelling comparison of how her activism in China differs from the activism of Rosa Maria Paya in Cuba. Both women press equally for freedom/human rights, but don't agree on Trump-ism. 👏 ✊💪 Read more: awfj.org/blog/2024/11...

It’s difficult to imagine a documentary feeling more timely in the wake of the 2024 U.S. presidential election than Nanfu Wang’s extremely personal film Night Is Not Eternal. As she explores her own feelings about resisting China’s authoritarian regime and discovers their parallels to — and departures from — the experiences of Cuban activist Rosa Maria Paya, Wang also paints a sobering picture of what could be lurking in our own not-so-distant future

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Betsy Bozdech @betsyboz.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Got to see @wickedmusical.bsky.social today in SF for Common Sense and loved it - IMO, fans of the show will not be disappointed in any way. But definitely important to know that it’s only Part 1 - Part 2 comes out a year from now. 😬 💕💚🧙🏼‍♀️

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Betsy Bozdech @betsyboz.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

My gift to everyone just discovering this platform: A colleague initially read it as "Blue-ski" back in the early days. So now you, too, can picture a bunch of Chicago guys sitting around discussing the beauty of a less-toxic social media platform. ;)

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Betsy Bozdech @betsyboz.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Admittedly, I have never read A Confederacy of Dunces, but damned if these cabinet appointments aren’t living up to that title and then some. 😬🤦🏻‍♀️

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