Reposted by Dean BetzKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 09/10/2026My man looks like Neo waking up in the goo podpolitico.comPeter Thiel slams Obama, Pope Leo in new ‘Antichrist’ lecturesThe tech billionaire accused them of using AI concerns to “boost their own popularity,” according to recordings obtained by POLITICO. 4623803510
Reposted by Dean BetzTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I am crying 😂😂😂 446330
Dean Betz @deanbetz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026This looks like a nightmare for people who fly airplanes in the already congested airspace of Puget Sound. www.seattletimes.com/business/wal...seattletimes.comDrone deliveries are coming to SeattleWalmart announced Monday that it will expand its aerial drone delivery service in 2027 to two new metro areas, including Seattle. 000
Reposted by Dean BetzKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 04/10/2026My man looks like a beluga whale pitching Bitcoin 6667160755
Reposted by Dean Betzdan sinker @dansinker.com · 03/10/2026You'd think that the Democratic party would be making hay over their opposition's biggest donor fighting to let his bot keep making revenge porn. 10244541335
Dean Betz @deanbetz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026C'mon, @apnews.com. Three popups per article on your Web site is a really bad user experience. Turn it down. 000
Dean Betz @deanbetz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Brutal, inhuman torture. apnews.com/article/chri...apnews.comTennessee unable to carry out the execution by lethal injection of Christa Gail Pike, witnesses sayMedia witnesses say Tennessee officials were unable to carry out the execution of Christa Gail Pike for a 1995 murder on Wednesday. 011
Dean Betz @deanbetz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I still cannot fathom why anyone would share their personal and financial information with a soulless company like Meta. 000
Reposted by Dean BetzQagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026a.i. is a tide that will lift all yachts 2718
Dean Betz @deanbetz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Growing up I fell in with the Catholic Worker community in Des Moines. I learned so much from my brothers and sisters. I now have a mixed view of faith, but I will always appreciate what I experienced. I has profoundly affected me. 121
Dean Betz @deanbetz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Interesting, this is the first time I’ve significant side effects from the COVID and flu vaccines. Nothing bad, just achy. 010
Dean Betz @deanbetz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I realize I'm a hopeless pedant, but the CBS Evening News just broadcast a map of Canada that asserted Alberta's neighbor to the east is Northwest Territories. Obviously, Saskatchewan is the province to the east of Alberta. Nice work, Bari Weiss. 010
Reposted by Dean BetzNick Anderson - political cartoonist @andertoon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Don Jr. For @contrariannews.org 4329125
Dean Betz @deanbetz.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Let’s say you’re the CEO of an AI company that claims its product could kill everyone in a decade. Why would you not immediately turn off the gas turbines at your data centers? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/t...nytimes.comOpenAI Discloses Six New Incidents of ‘Concerning' A.I. Behavior (Gift Article)The artificial intelligence company also released a framework for reporting when its systems go wrong. 010
Reposted by Dean BetzNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Out of respect for the victims and the office of the presidency, we will never print photos of Donald Trump sleeping through the 9/11 memorial, or mention that it happened. 171276142
Reposted by Dean BetzKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12/09/2026My man looks like a Teddy Ruxpin doll programmed by the Heritage Foundationthedailybeast.comJD Vance Called Out Over Hypocritical Racist DogwhistleThe vice president’s remarks about America becoming “dirtier” sparked fierce backlash. 3396055818
Reposted by Dean BetzNick Anderson - political cartoonist @andertoon.bsky.social · 08/09/2026The Arch To learn more about my creative process, the ideas behind my work, and to see behind-the-scenes sketches, videos, and works in progress, subscribe to my Substack newsletter: nickanderson.substack.com @contrariannews.org 224493
Reposted by Dean BetzPrince Caspian @nysea.bsky.social · 07/09/2026I know it's not new-new and I've been a few times before, but Seattle's redone waterfront completely changed the city. It's amazing. Bike path reminds me of the Hudson River Greenway now. I used to run here and hated it because it was so fugly and unwelcoming. This is beaaaauuutoful. 532530
Dean Betz @deanbetz.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Proud today of my membership in the Communication Workers of America and International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. 000
Reposted by Dean BetzAmethyst 🖤🩶🤍💜 @amethyst-ace.bsky.social · 06/09/2026PSA: when a dog owner tells you their dog is not friendly with other dogs, allowing your dog to come closer and say, "he seems fine to me" is NOT the correct response. You are a stranger. You dont know my dog. I know my dog. I know what he's not ok with. 872144217
Dean Betz @deanbetz.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Point well taken. “Yes, Katie Wilson has made mistakes. That makes her human. It does not automatically make her uniquely incompetent.” 000
Reposted by Dean BetzKayla B @queenofthesouth.bsky.social · 03/09/2026I want to see midterm campaign ads that are just loud ass data center nosies for 30 seconds straight. 1033279704
Reposted by Dean BetzAparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Ive been thinking the same thing, and kind of hesitant to say it out loud because we're already a group considered to be luddites and technophobes, when its really our sense that students absolutely must train their own minds to read primary sources, and think/write with primary+secondary sources. 10886152
Reposted by Dean BetzJosh Kantor @jtkantor.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Things we don't deserve: *dogs *Dolly Parton *Payton Tolle 48217
Reposted by Dean BetzNick Anderson - political cartoonist @andertoon.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Our juvenile president To learn more about my creative process, the ideas behind my work, and to see behind-the-scenes sketches, videos, and works in progress, subscribe to my Substack newsletter: nickanderson.substack.com 016157
Dean Betz @deanbetz.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Fuck Google and everything about Google. So far Apple and Bing have refused to comply. 100
Dean Betz @deanbetz.bsky.social · 26/08/2026We are embracing Dolly like we did Jimothy earlier in the summer. What’s not to love, especially in these times!? 000
Reposted by Dean BetzPeter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 25/08/2026I recommend to you this podcast series about Dolly Parton by Jad Abumrad (creator of Radio Lab). You may ask: how did a MacArthur Award winning pub radio guy meet Dolly? Because she personally funded his father's vaccine research, that's how. www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/dol...wnycstudios.orgDolly Parton's America : Episodes | WNYC Studios | PodcastsThe story of a legend at the crossroads of America’s culture wars. 281250310
Dean Betz @deanbetz.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Look, @seattletimes.com, there are plenty of legitimate questions about the response by Mayor Wilson to the Bite of Seattle shootings. But gimme a fucking break, turning off the cameras in the stadium district was irrelevant. It's four miles away! www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news... 020
Dean Betz @deanbetz.bsky.social · 25/08/2026If I have anything to do with it this will be in our everyday vocabulary tomorrow. sfisms.org/meat-proxysfisms.orgMeat proxyA 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. 032
Reposted by Dean BetzNicole Minet 🌊💙 @nicoleminet.bsky.social · 24/08/2026first issues is based on what happened in Minneapolis yesterday 8569421406
Reposted by Dean BetzColleen Mondor @chasingray.bsky.social · 22/08/2026For the night crowd: on the New Mexico crash last May and how a recent article blew up on social media with some conclusions I do not agree with. 1101
Dean Betz @deanbetz.bsky.social · 21/08/2026I enjoyed everything about the Strange New Worlds Muppets crossover episode but the ending. #trek 000
Reposted by Dean BetzPeter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Finally saw The Odyssey. It’s good! Have you seen it? My main take away: Elliot Page is an absolute badass. Not as an actor, though he is that too. Just as a human being. Consider: Assigned female at birth, he rose to significant fame presenting as an attractive young woman. 1342538
Reposted by Dean BetzChuck Taylor | Seattle @chcktylr.bsky.social · 19/08/2026As the Mariners manager would say, “Tough one today. But that’s baseball.” No Dan, that’s a football score.nytimes.comBrewers’ 22-0 rout of Mariners ties MLB’s modern-era record for biggest shutout (Gift Article)It was business as usual for the Brewers on Tuesday night — and more misery for the Mariners. 061
Reposted by Dean BetzNick Anderson - political cartoonist @andertoon.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Negotiations Continue To learn more about the creative process and philosophical thinking behind my work, and to see behind-the scenese sketches and videos, subscribe to my Substack newsletter: nickanderson.substack.com For @contrariannews.org 583043992
Reposted by Dean BetzNick Anderson - political cartoonist @andertoon.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Commies To learn more about the creative process and philosophical thinking behind my work, and to see behind-the scenese sketches and videos, subscribe to my Substack newsletter: nickanderson.substack.com For @rawstory.com 621289
Dean Betz @deanbetz.bsky.social · 17/08/2026The Guardian knows better than to write ageist headlines like this. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comAre teens on e-motorbikes the ‘new Hells Angels’? Not so fast, boomersExperts say better regulation is needed but that bad press about ‘motorized menaces’ puts the ebike revolution at risk 000
Reposted by Dean BetzPat Casey @patcasey.bsky.social · 16/08/2026the Navy should keep the electromagnetic catapults and just add some smoke machines to the carriers to make Trump happy. You can get them used, cheap, off of old hair-metal bands that are retiring from touring 801320185
Reposted by Dean BetzMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 14/08/2026We'll stop comparing Republicans to Nazis when Republicans stop acting like Nazis. 16399148
Dean Betz @deanbetz.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Crickets from @adamsmith.house.gov, the most powerful Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, on the scandalous mistreatment of sailors and Marines in the USS Abraham Lincoln. 000