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Arlo & Becca

@mcbeck.bsky.social
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Just trying to be happy. Posts mostly dog pics, video games and (occasionally) politics. Studied Literature and Modernity MSc from University of Edinburgh interested in Christian Nationalism, post apocalyptic and detective fiction, and philosophy.

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Arlo & Becca @mcbeck.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Anyone know why my #dog does this?
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Arlo & Becca @mcbeck.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
The deer jumped over the creek. I jumped in it.
A black and white dog covered in mud after chasing deer through a creek.
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Arlo & Becca @mcbeck.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
We’re still here!
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Arlo & Becca @mcbeck.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Saturday snuggle time!
Dog lying on his side with his toy clown fish in his arms.
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Arlo & Becca @mcbeck.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Super proud of my senator today.
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Arlo & Becca @mcbeck.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
A little privacy please????
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Arlo & Becca @mcbeck.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Anyone?
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Arlo & Becca @mcbeck.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
The worst part of having US politics as a special interest is that it is both satisfying and destroying my life.
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Arlo & Becca @mcbeck.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
We are clearly in the rebellious stage when “Go to your mat” results in this:
A dog lying next to his mat rather than on it even though he understands the command. He just chooses not.
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Arlo & Becca @mcbeck.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
The squirrel left a few minutes ago, but ok… keep staring.
A dog staring up at a tree where a squirrel was a few minutes ago as if it’s still there.
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Arlo & Becca @mcbeck.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Doggo snuggle time
A black and white dog snuggled in a purple blanket.
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Arlo & Becca @mcbeck.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
What I’ll be doing during this joint address to congress
A dog who buried himself in his favorite crocheted blanket. All that is visible of him is one arm to prove prove he’s there.
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Arlo & Becca @mcbeck.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Making America Great Again! Duhhhhhhh
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Arlo & Becca @mcbeck.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Do you like my new outfit?
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Arlo & Becca @mcbeck.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Try and take it. Just see if you can. I dare you.
Black and white dog with a spiky pink ball in his mouth.
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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 24/02/2025
This is Porkchop. He's got better dance moves than we ever did or ever will, let's be honest. 14/10
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Enigma8750 @enigma8750.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
James Webb Satellite took a fantastic shot of the Planet Saturn with it's Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) and the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI). This is just an Amazing shot that shows the planet and the rings in brilliant detail.
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Arlo & Becca @mcbeck.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
What life feels like right now.
A black and white dog is lying on his side against a sliding door.  A brown curtain covers his face and head.
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Nadine Antoinette 🖤📚 @lilblackheart.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
relationships should be 50/50. you cook while i sit on the counter making you laugh.
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Arlo & Becca @mcbeck.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Too accurate
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Arlo & Becca @mcbeck.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Ice coffee anyone?
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Arlo & Becca @mcbeck.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Remember to eat your veggies! 🥕
A black and white dog chewing on a toy that looks like a carrot.
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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
The NAACP is re-mixing 1930s-era "don't buy where you can't work" campaigns to confront the neo-segregationists targeting DEI. apnews.com/article/blac...
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NAACP lists companies that dump DEI in its tactical spending guide for Black Americans
The NAACP wants Black Americans to steer their buying power toward corporations that haven’t pulled back from diversity programs under conservative pressure.
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Pride Was A Riot, Sacramento @pridewasariot.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Any company that “cancels DEI” or “fires their DEI hires” is just capitulating to Segregation. Call it what it is. You’re watching the re-Segregation of America in real time.
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Arlo & Becca @mcbeck.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Draw me like one of your French girls, he says.
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Arlo & Becca @mcbeck.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Hes a 35 pound dog who thinks he’s a cat.
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Arlo & Becca @mcbeck.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
I typed an inquiry about differences in sexuality and gender into Google and got “An AI overview is not available for this search” back. Wtf.
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🐩 Poodle - Miniature @johnsonpham.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
so cute..,
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Arlo & Becca @mcbeck.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
if all the news, posts about the news, comments and the like are stressing you out (which in sure includes most of us), please talk about it with someone you trust. Don’t just bottle it up or isolate because you don’t want to burden people. Stay safe out there and protect your mental health.
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Arlo & Becca @mcbeck.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
So I’m still in my first run of #DATV because I’m super slow, but I really expect Emmrich, Neve, and Taash to have some sort of “must you crash into every barrel and box you see?” complaint.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 25/01/2025
I’m telling everyone: Do not open the door or say a word unless you’re expecting someone and know exactly who it is. Know your rights. Pass these around…
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Arlo & Becca @mcbeck.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Why you always wear your bubble wrap
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Arlo & Becca @mcbeck.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Practicing relaxation techniques. Deep breaths everyone.
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Jonathan Edward Durham @thisone0verhere.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Please don’t even talk to me in the morning until I’ve had my coffee, 27 hours of alone time, several months by the seaside to ease my agonies, and many decades to wander the earth until the fabled blade of my ancestors can finally be reforged
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Autistic Adam @autisticadam.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
I'm autistic, most of the people I have known and communicated with over the years online are also. We struggle with things yes. What we don't do is doing the gesture that signifies deleting millions of people. Being autistic doesn’t mean you do the nazi salute. Hope this helps.
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Arlo & Becca @mcbeck.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
He doesn’t like sitting in the backseat #dogsofbluesky #timelinecleanse #dogs
Person sitting in front seat of a car  with a dog in the back seat shoving his head through the gap with his paws on her shoulders looking at camera
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Amy Siskind @amysiskind.com · 19/01/2025
Remember to do things that bring you joy. This is very important!
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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
New Marist poll: Trump starts with a net-negative favorability rating, 44% favorable, 49% unfavorable. This destroys the idea Trump has a mandate. Wish Democratic leaders would see these polls and realize Trump is not popular. Stop talking common ground and start fighting!
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Writing for Wellbeing @writeforwellbeing.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
‘If writing is thinking and discovery and selection and order and meaning, it is also awe and reverence and mystery and magic.’ – Toni Morrison writingforwellbeing.co.uk #writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity
Photo of author Toni Morrison
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Arlo & Becca @mcbeck.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
It’s a question whether this baby actually misses his mom or would rather just claim her blanket for himself.
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Arlo & Becca @mcbeck.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Away from the doggo for a week is hard, so I found some cat tax
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Arlo & Becca @mcbeck.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
lol. I think anyone with a brain could have told them that.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
“The moment calls for more than traditional institutionalism. We are past due for an infusion of a new kind of institutionalism—a forward leaning variety that speaks to the moment and takes the challenge Donald Trump brings to the rule of law head on.” open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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Jack Smith's Report & Beyond
We’ve now seen Volume 1 of Jack Smith’s report, released just after midnight when Judge Aileen Cannon’s order prohibiting DOJ from making it public lapsed.
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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
AOC on the Dem strategy against the trans sports bill today, where they argued it would protect "predators," and ended up losing just 2 Trump-district Dems on it:
I think when we tell the truth about what Republicans are doing, and when we're unafraid to do that, it generates momentum. When we lean into the momentum that we generate, and when Democrats aren't afraid to throw a damn punch, then we can see that we can yield results. 

I don't believe that we should, you know, cower in the face of tough issues. I think people are looking for strength. And the reason why I think some folks in the Democratic Party have felt like trans issues are hot water, or immigration issues are hot water, is because they haven't felt confident, or the ability to confidently throw a punch on solid ground that is persuasive and uniting people. When we just show people how a bill like this doesn't just hurt trans girls, which is a problem, it hurts all girls; and when we show that a bunch of men who are letting women die in parking lots should not be trusted, it’s like letting foxes into the henhouse; when we call it out aggressively, we're able to bring people together. 

I think people smell blood in the water. They can understand weakness. And where they see weakness, that's when everything kind of falls apart. So we have to be strong about these things. And I think projecting strength attracts support.
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Matthew Hahn @matthewhahn.com · 15/01/2025
I am a former incarcerated firefighter. I served in a California fire camp from 2009 to 2012. Misinformation is afire on the internet, so here are facts about the prison firefighter program, all in one place. A thread.
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Arlo & Becca @mcbeck.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
He’s only trying to fix it. He didn’t break it. He swears.
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Arlo & Becca @mcbeck.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Silly doggy needs pets badly
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Harry Sisson @harryjsisson.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
HA! The Liberal Party of Canada just put out this map for Trump and MAGA, who are clearly confused. We shouldn’t invade our allies—it’s that simple!
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Arlo & Becca @mcbeck.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
How many squirrels live together? So far we’ve pulled 7 out of the attic. 😅
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
⚠️ In response to Musk changing the X algorithm to deboost negative content, people asked Grok what is considered “negative” and were told: • Criticism of the government • Commentary about misinformation • Suggestion the public is being manipulated • Attacks against powerful people or institutions
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Under the new algorithm, posts by [redacted] could be considered too
negative might include those that express strong dissent against established narratives or institutions, or those that portray a very bleak or cynical view of societal or political outcomes. Here are some examples based on posts found on X:
• Posts that directly attack or insult powerful figures or institutions could be seen as too negative, especially if they suggest systemic manipulation or deceit. This includes posts that question official narratives or imply widespread misinformation by political influencers.
• Comments on the manipulation of public sentiment or the encouragement of negative social behaviors, like casual sadism or misinformation, would likely be viewed negatively under an algorithm designed to reduce the spread of content that could be seen as objectionable or divisive.• Posts that highlight a perceived collapse or failure of systems, particularly those that use sarcasm or humor to critique the current state of affairs, might be flagged for promoting a negative outlook.
• Any content suggesting that the public is being systematically misled or conditioned in a certain way, especially if it involves political outcomes or public health crises, could be deemed too negative.
These types of posts might be deboosted or have their visibility reduced as they could be seen as promoting negativity, misinformation, or discord, which are often targeted by algorithms aiming to maintain a more positive or balanced user experience.If X wants to limit reach for [redacted] negative posts, what are the top 5 examples of posts of hers that X considers negative?

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X might consider limiting the reach of C posts based on the following examples, which could be perceived as negative or controversial:
1. Criticism of Government Actions: A post where she describes actions by the US and UK governments as
"unforgivable malfeasance" could be seen as highly critical and potentially inflammatory. This kind of statement might be flagged for its political nature and could be interpreted as negative by X's algorithms or moderation policies.
2. Commentary on Social Media Misinformation: Her post about people who downplayed the USS Liberty story while pushing another narrative suggests a critique of selective information dissemination. This could be viewed as negative if it's seen as promoting conspiracy theories or misinformation.
Accusations Against Public Figures: Mentioning Joel Kaplan's collaboration with the Israeli government to restrict criticism on social media platforms might be viewed negatively due to its accusatory tone towards individuals or entities. Such posts can be controversial and might trigger moderation for potentially spreading unverified claims.4. Disparaging Comments in Replies: In her responses, particularly one where she tells someone to "fuck off" and dismisses their content as "dumbass hostage flyers," this kind of vulgar and confrontational language could be flagged for violating community guidelines on civility and respect.
5. Skepticism and Derision Towards Media or Events:
Posts where she expresses extreme skepticism or mocks the authenticity of certain events or communications, like her comment on the difference in writing styles of letters in a case, might be considered negative due to the tone of disbelief and derision.
These posts could be considered for reach limitation by X due to their potential to engage users in a negative or controversial manner, possibly attracting more negative feedback or violating platform policies on misinformation, personal attacks, or civility. However, the actual decision by X would depend on their specific content moderation policies and algorithms regarding negative content.
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