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Joe Beck

@calicodad.bsky.social
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Just a ridiculous person. Still gonna fight. He/him. Here since 2023. My profile on Letterboxd boxd.it/1OugN

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David Neiwert @davidneiwert.bsky.social · 10h
Benny Johnson probably played a role in queueing up Eric Schmitt’s hilarious faceplant today in the Senate. You can always count on Benny to be humiliatingly wrong about everything. Remember when he tried to claim that Nazis who harassed TPUSA were actually leftists and he was gonna unmask them?
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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 14h
I think this might be my favorite photo in my collection. It's the one I picture being on the cover of a book if I ever make one someday. The light, her face, the way she's supporting the kitten so lovingly. ❤️ No date/info.
black and white photo of a light skinned woman with curly hair wearing a plaid dress, sitting with sunlight coming in from the left. She is holding up a shorthaired tabby kitten.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
If executive branch creates a system so that people under government control can be located and then just stops listing some people in that system — despite their still being under government control — that should be a five-alarm fire for the other branches, the states, and the public.
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Tammy Golden @tammygolden.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
It is the birthday of @blainecapatch.bsky.social and you should acknowledge it because he is one of the funniest and smartest people who has ever lived on this planet and also just an excellent dude
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Shaq has always been a cop in spirit. And the worst kind of cop. See: reason.com/2010/09/17/s...
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Shaenon K. Garrity @shaenon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Yeah but if you think about it, this would look okay to Homer
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Brown: My state Republican Party, their current position is the last election was rigged, and the elections are rigged, and Democrats are cheating. What they never say is who or how—like, who specifically is doing this cheating, and how specifically are they doing that….
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Joe Beck @calicodad.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
From the mountaintops:
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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I read this every year. It’s personal and was still raw when written, and it captures a lot of pain but also a lot of kindness. Happy birthday to Don. tomatonation.com/stories-true...
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Tomato Nation » For Thou Art With Us
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Jerry Chen @jcsalterego.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
ok but once you think DSM stands for "da sanity manual" it's hard to remember what it really stands for
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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
If George Washington had known we’d relinquish the muppets to the most unimaginative people on earth I don’t think he’d have bothered crossing the Delaware
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Frank Conniff @frankconniff.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I think even conservatives realize they may have overdone it in making such a big deal about Charlie Kirk’s death, which is why they’ve been so muted about the recent passing of Mitch McConnell.
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Merrill Markoe @merrillmarkoe.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I always get a little nostalgic knowing that the Emmy awards are about to be broadcast (Sept 14) Allow me to take you on a journey back to 1983, as I tell you about the time I attended. merrillmarkoe.substack.com/p/my-award-s...
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MY AWARD SHOW STORY
And The Curse of “Everything is Under Control.”
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Joe Beck @calicodad.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Given that the epochal corruption appears to be one of the biggest things souring his former supporters, this is worth sharing with them: www.meidasplus.com/p/the-75-mos...
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The 75 Most Corrupt Things Trump Did in 2026
So far.
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Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I am the very model of a modern day typographer A font take on the tune “Modern Major General” by Gilbert & Sullivan #typography #fonts #graphicdesign
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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Have seen this Nature piece about the effects of X's algorithm mentioned again and it bears repeating; exposure to a right wing algorithm makes you - measurably and predictably - more right wing, even after you stop using it. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The political effects of X’s feed algorithm - Nature
Among users initially on a chronological feed, 7 weeks of exposure to X’s algorithmic feed in 2023 shifted political attitudes and account-following behaviour in a more conservative direction compared...
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Maria Bamford @mariabamford.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
#FBF 🥪 the Ugly American at the 2005 Melbourne Comedy Festival!
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This actually is a big deal, not just because it hides the critical decision making of the Supreme Court in mystery, but because it hides larger phenomena too. Quick thread:
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How the Supreme Court Locks Away Its Own History (Gift Article)
After Justice Scalia died, the justices held private negotiations about locking away their papers. We may not see the ultimate record of the Roberts court for decades.
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Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab @bpal.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
We already had free art for people who are broke or bad at designing things, it's called the PUBLIC DOMAIN
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John Michael McGrath @jm-mcgrath.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
"we should rename Mar-a-Lago something funny, make Google display that" My brother in Christ, the Ontario legislature can declare Google's workers in Ontario to be unionized and assign their collective labour rights to whichever union will be most militant, think bigger
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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
August 29 2026
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August 29, 2026
On Thursday, August 27, Tolouse Olorunnipa reported on the attempts of Republican lawmakers to restrict the ability of naturalized and dual citizens to run for office.
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Joe Beck @calicodad.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Do look at the moon, if you are able.
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Sabrina Imbler @sabs.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
inspired by @davelevitan.bsky.social and @astrokatie.com, I looked back at how the mid-aughts headlines promising Mars colonization by 2020-something have aged over the years, and what lessons we might take from this defector.com/lets-remembe...
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Let's Remember Some Publications That Said We Would Get To Mars By 2026 | Defector
Good science journalism is by its nature suspicious of grand or outlandish claims. Good science journalism does not take press releases at face value, but rather investigates the evidence behind those...
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The Jack of Kingfield @thejackofkingfield.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The world’s leading crop art website did a feature on resistance crop art this year: www.cropart.com/Resist.pdf
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Joe Beck @calicodad.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Plan a horrorfest using only your first name Jakob's Wife Onibaba Session 9 Eyes of Fire Pulse House of Wax
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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Everyone follow and support @eff.org pleeeeeease pretty please!
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Joe Beck @calicodad.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
This is a tough one. Tell somebody you love them.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 25/08/2026
don’t repurpose it or turn it into a museum or anything like that. destroy it. youtu.be/pkFNAd1DaaA
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No matter what, we have to tear down that ballroom
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
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kottke.org @kottke.org · 24/08/2026
Meat proxy (noun): “A person who forwards AI-generated text, code, or other output without reading, understanding, or validating it. The person acts only as a relay between the AI system and the intended recipient.” [sfisms.org]
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Meat proxy
A person who forwards AI-generated text, code, or other output without reading, understanding, or validating it. The person acts only as a relay between the AI system and the intended recipient.
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Laura Lippman @lauralippman.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I do not share my sub-mediocre art because I secretly believe it is wonderful. I share it because EVERYONE SHOULD BE MAKING MEDIOCRE ART. Draw, sing, cook, bake, write, play an instrument POORLY. It’s good for you. The biggest mistake we make as adults is abandoning the joy of making shitty art.
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mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 22/08/2026
got a fresh round of these so i decided to compile the last five years of @jayasaxena.com trying to remember “the name of that actor whose face i can’t recognize” (michael fassbender)
david mamet eric einhorn ??? applethorpe david mapplethorpe hans malmith hary avery david hessen marth wasserstein david...david??? michael hat michael hatsensen brint riesling richard hammerstein it's not michael showalter michael michael michael michael falstaff michael fing david malamute david nevins david ... merickson it's an m name mark math markle michael matterhorn
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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
It matters that the White House is a house and not a palace.
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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 21/08/2026
I'm sorry but it's clearly newsworthy that the President's decisions are being unduly influenced by a mentally unstable obsessive no one voted for who has attached themselves to him in an effort to live out weird fantasies they've had for decades. Something has to be done about Stephen Miller.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 18/08/2026
I just typed out a comment to a post, re-read it, thought "Oh, right, I'll look like a fucking creep if I post that" and then deleted it, which is a reminder that the reason I came up with "The failure mode of 'clever' is 'asshole'" is because I need the warning as much if not more than other folks
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Fantagraphics @fantagraphics.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
SCAM ALERT: Do not order from www.fantagraphics-us.com, it is not a legitimate website! They have cloned our real website and are stealing people’s credit card information. If you want to order directly from us, please do so at www.fantagraphics.com.
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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 15/08/2026
Here on E Street, the irreplaceable loss of Dave Marsh has us heartbroken…
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Joe Beck @calicodad.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Just started another rewatch of Lodge 49, and it remains one of the biggest TV delights of the current century. Thanks, @jimatdeltaco.bsky.social!
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Shaenon K. Garrity @shaenon.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Today let's all, as a species, agree to stop pretending to believe that right-wing trolls and fascists are arguing in good faith. This will fix at least 50% of all problems immediately. Thank you!
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Joe Beck @calicodad.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
We just get to have these guys in our house, and nobody can stop us.
An orange tabby cat is curled up asleep with his nose tucked into his tail
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Erin Whitehead @girlwithatail.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Any chance someone here works for META? My pal and co-host Seth Morris has been in a locked out loop of instragram for months and could use some help 🙏
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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 13/08/2026
Twitch says quiet part out loud: Amazon AI is opt out because "nobody would opt in" aftermath.site/twitch-ai-amaz...
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Eleanor Morton @eleanormorton.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Every interview with an actor from the new Harry Potter series youtube.com/shorts/QVyIw...
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every interview with an actor in the new Harry Potter series
YouTube video by Eleanor Morton
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captain bleach @blainecapatch.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
NOW that's what I call the National Organization for Women
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Great piece:
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Rep. Mike Levin @levin.house.gov · 07/08/2026
$4 BILLION. That’s how much the Trump Administration has now spent paying companies to cancel offshore wind projects that would have lowered your electric bill. Yes, you heard that right: they are PAYING to keep more energy off the grid and your bills higher.
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Trump Administration to Pay RWE to Cancel Wind Leases
It was the fifth such deal struck by the administration to get companies to drop offshore wind projects.
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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.com · 04/08/2026
After U.S. Rep. Stauber (R) claimed Trump holds fraudsters accountable, Swanson fired back, saying Trump: "... Pardoned a man that committed $1.3 billion worth of Medicaid fraud... Meanwhile, we (MN) have one of the lowest Medicaid fraud rates in the entire country." #Farmfest
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 04/08/2026
Don't look now, but the world has now installed 3TW of solar. Took 10 years to get from 100GW to 1TW. Less than 3 years to get to 2TW. Less than 2 years to get to 3TW. Analysts expect *9TW* by 2036.
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The World Crossed a Major Solar Milestone. No One Noticed
The next phase of the boom may reveal a shift in who is gaining access to the technology.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
"So, you see, Ms. Cunningham, I will admit that I don’t understand what you’re aiming at here with your public concerns about trans youth in sports. I don’t get it."
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What Do I Think About Sophie Cunningham?
I'll tell you.
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
It's absolutely insane we've somehow let the Covid recriminations debate become like "why didn't we reopen in person schools before there was a vaccine" and not "why did none of the trump guys go to jail for stealing PPE from New York hospitals in March 2020"
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