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Ryan Teague Beckwith @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social · 5h

The fundraising email subject lines are getting indistinguishable from David Mamet-style scams

Ryan Teague Beckwith @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social · 6h

I want to make a compilation of news headlines and ledes where the sentence keeps taking an unexpected turn all the way to the final word. www.azcentral.com/story/news/p...

Kyrsten Sinema’s ex-boyfriend and former bodyguard said he threw her paintings into her swimming pool in part because he felt disillusioned by her relationship with a major U.S. artificial intelligence software developer as the war in Gaza drags on.

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Bill Kuchman @billkuchman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The America.gov AI chatbot is going to be in soooo much trouble ...

America.gov AI chatbot response about Trump’s 2028 eligibility

America.gov AI chatbot response about Barack Obama’s birthplace

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Ryan Teague Beckwith @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I posted a PDF of my questions and answers from this morning for posterity here archive.org/details/chat...

archive.org

Chat | America.gov

Questions posed to America.gov chatbot before noon on Sept. 29, 2026.

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Ryan Teague Beckwith @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This is very carefully worded. Compare the two.

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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

NEW: Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten says his office is reopening the investigation into the 2024 gang rape of a student at a Cornell University fraternity abcnews.com/US/district-...

abcnews.com

District attorney reopens case of alleged Cornell University 'gang rape'

Prosecutors in central New York say they are reopening the case of alleged gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity.

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

One of the Cornell students accused of gang rape, Scott Kretzschmar, denies it and says through his attorney that they are going to “confront” the survivor through the court system. I can already tell you that means victim-blaming, DARVO, and smears. She is going to need a lot more of our support.

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Hannah Vardit @hannahvardit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

i worry that men think being A Good Guy is dramatically and heroically intervening on behalf of an endangered woman and then being publicly rewarded on a grand scale when actually being A Good Guy is just usually saying, “hey man that’s not funny” or “wow that’s fucked up” and there is no reward

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

i hope that men notice how whenever a rape story gets widespread coverage, women use it as an opportunity to vent about how fucking disgusting we think many of you are and how many have made our lives measurably worse, and take a few moments to deeply process that.

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Ryan Teague Beckwith @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Free Election Day headline idea for a news outlet in the Lone Star State: TEXAS CHOOSIN’

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Ryan Teague Beckwith @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Did we change the meaning of the word muscular? Is this like when Starbucks made “tall” the smallest order?

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Ryan Teague Beckwith @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I knew that never updating my personal style or wardrobe would pay off eventually

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Ryan Teague Beckwith @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

it's nice that my face isn't numb any more but now it hurts

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Ryan Teague Beckwith @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Calling it now that there will one day be a podcast called "Unfettered."

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Ryan Teague Beckwith @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I love stories like this because I have no idea what any of this means

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Ryan Teague Beckwith @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

“just a little topical anesthetic” is such an ominous phrase at the dentist

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Ryan Teague Beckwith @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This is turning into Jonathan and Noah Baumbach level stuff

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Kali Hays @kalihays.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Was asked to offer some advice for @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social newsletter for people looking to get into journalism. Mine does not include starting a blog or a newsletter! yourfirstbyline.substack.com/p/my-first-b...

yourfirstbyline.substack.com

My First Byline: Kali Hays

Tech reporter, BBC

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Ryan Teague Beckwith @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I'm trying to imagine the sequence of events that leads to the first scenario

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Oliver Darcy @oliverdarcy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Scoop: The anonymous source behind a POLITICO story that the White House is now using to justify a ban on the outlet was none other than JD Vance himself. Details in @status.news: www.status.news/p/white-hous...

status.news

The Source Behind The Ban

The anonymous source behind one of the stories the White House cited to justify banning POLITICO was none other than Vice President JD Vance, Status has learned.

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Ryan Teague Beckwith @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Sen. Mike Lee now fundraising off Fetterman fundraising

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Ryan Teague Beckwith @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I've settled on the reading list for my class on government and political reporting at the local, state and federal level. You all want to see it?

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Ryan Teague Beckwith @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I've gotten this six times, which means he's sending it to a lot of different mailing lists

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Ryan Teague Beckwith @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Still, you've got to admit that's a fancy white and gold dress

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Ryan Teague Beckwith @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Theory: Social media algorithms block obviously prejudiced language, which has pushed a new, weirdly academic-sounding vocabulary online.

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Ryan Teague Beckwith @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Another academic term being subtly used on social media for completely different purposes: "Trinitarian Christian." Basically code for: Not Mormon.

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Ryan Teague Beckwith @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I will not be attending readings of "A Prayer for Owen Meany"

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

There have always been humans who thought: 1) The world will end soon 2) It will happen in a cool, exciting way 3) It’ll happen to me personally 4) I’ll be a martyred prophet, or a warlord, or otherwise special 5) People who don’t see this are lesser “Sexy apocalypse” is a great phrase for that

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Ryan Teague Beckwith @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Trump Proposes Parents Take Five Vacation Days to Ferry Kids to the Pediatrician Unnecessarily

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

One aspect of living in a personalist form of government is that people no longer expect the laws or norms to protect them. If the king is rumored to be thinking of demolishing a believed institution, people assume they must defend it in person

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James Downie @jamescdownie.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I haven't promoted it yet, but now is as good a time as any: MS NOW has a new membership program. You get our livestream, ad-free articles and daily chats with hosts like @chrislhayes.bsky.social and reporters like @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social: www.ms.now/membership

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James Downie @jamescdownie.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

But also, while we appreciate the support, independent media needs your help. My colleague @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social made this list of worker-owned sites last year, for instance:

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Ryan Teague Beckwith @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

a bumper sticker that said "KENNEDY CENTER NOT DATA CENTERS" would do numbers right now

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Ryan Teague Beckwith @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

He has a bachelor’s degree in economics

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Aubrey Gilleran @aubreygilleran.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The thing about a string of D+11 polls is it puts the GOP into triage mode. They start throwing money to defend Kansas and Nebraska and start abandoning Michigan and Georgia as lost.

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Ryan Teague Beckwith @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

this may be the grossest subject line for a fundraising email and I've seen some gross ones

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