BetsyB
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· Jun 25
The American Dream Is Broken. This $50 Million Bet Could Help Rebuild It. - Denver Frederick
There are few issues more urgent—or more misunderstood—than poverty in America. And even fewer solutions as bold as simply giving people cash. Jeff Atwood, the tech entrepreneur behind Stack Overflow,...
denver-frederick.com
Jeff and I sat down with Denver Frederick recently for a delightful conversation about philanthropy. I haven’t heard the final version yet, so have a listen and tell me how awkward I sound.
denver-frederick.com/2025/06/24/t...
denver-frederick.com/2025/06/24/t...
Me, watching someone buy a frozen turkey the day before Thanksgiving. 🧊🦃🧊
a woman in a black jacket is giving a peace sign .
Alt: Katniss Everdeen from The Hunger Games, giving a salute and saying, "May the odds ever be in your favor!!!".
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Me, watching someone buy a frozen turkey the day before Thanksgiving. 🧊🦃🧊
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My most woke opinion is that the whole point of society is to collectively help each other. My taxes should be going towards housing and feeding everyone. No one should be without food or shelter. Rich people should be contributing more towards this. It shouldn't even be controversial!
November 20, 2025 at 12:58 PM
My most woke opinion is that the whole point of society is to collectively help each other. My taxes should be going towards housing and feeding everyone. No one should be without food or shelter. Rich people should be contributing more towards this. It shouldn't even be controversial!
I’m getting a mammogram today. I was originally scheduled for yesterday but because my last one was 11-19-2024 my insurance wouldn’t cover it until it had been 1y and one day. So I had to wait one more day. Greatest healthcare in the world! 🫠
November 20, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I’m getting a mammogram today. I was originally scheduled for yesterday but because my last one was 11-19-2024 my insurance wouldn’t cover it until it had been 1y and one day. So I had to wait one more day. Greatest healthcare in the world! 🫠
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The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The President of the United States just called for Democratic members of Congress to be executed. "HANG THEM", he posted.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
If you're a person of influence in this country and you haven't picked a side, maybe now would be the time to pick a fucking side.
GASP! 😮
Without a long-term lease from the East Bay park district, the Redwood Valley Railway may move from its longtime home in the Berkeley Hills.
Tilden steam train owner says Berkeley Hills attraction’s days may be numbered
Without a long-term lease from the East Bay park district, the Redwood Valley Railway may move from its longtime home in the Berkeley Hills.
www.berkeleyside.org
November 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
GASP! 😮
I just solved a crossword clue using knowledge I learned from the Super Bowl Shuffle.
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The Super Bowl Shuffle - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 16, 2025 at 8:21 PM
I just solved a crossword clue using knowledge I learned from the Super Bowl Shuffle.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sup...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sup...
"MacKenzie Scott demonstrated the power of trusting grantees. Here in the Second Gilded Age, we need to model her sense of urgency and transparency. What is the point of so much concentrated wealth if it isn't improving the world?"
-Chronicle of Philanthropy, page 10.
www.philanthropy.com
-Chronicle of Philanthropy, page 10.
www.philanthropy.com
Homepage
Providing nonprofits and foundations with trustworthy information, actionable insights, and training—with the goal of helping advance their missions.
www.philanthropy.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:07 PM
"MacKenzie Scott demonstrated the power of trusting grantees. Here in the Second Gilded Age, we need to model her sense of urgency and transparency. What is the point of so much concentrated wealth if it isn't improving the world?"
-Chronicle of Philanthropy, page 10.
www.philanthropy.com
-Chronicle of Philanthropy, page 10.
www.philanthropy.com
Tiger Parents! At The Swim Meet.
November 9, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Tiger Parents! At The Swim Meet.
This story just gets better and better.
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:50 PM
This story just gets better and better.
I'm doing the online check-in for a doctor's appointment I have next week. I don't recall seeing these questions before. It's great that they're asking so they can get people help, but I just wish we lived in a world where everyone could answer no to these questions. 🫤
November 8, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I'm doing the online check-in for a doctor's appointment I have next week. I don't recall seeing these questions before. It's great that they're asking so they can get people help, but I just wish we lived in a world where everyone could answer no to these questions. 🫤
I once knew a woman who had a grad school interview with James Watson at CSHL in the early 2000s. During the interview he asked her why she didn’t just get married and have babies. So you know, RIP and stuff.
November 7, 2025 at 11:41 PM
I once knew a woman who had a grad school interview with James Watson at CSHL in the early 2000s. During the interview he asked her why she didn’t just get married and have babies. So you know, RIP and stuff.
They had these playing (with no sound) at the Burbank airport yesterday and my husband asked, “What is up with that weird video with that yassified woman?” 😂
I’m sure it will be a great comfort to see this lady’s face when you’re told your flight was canceled.
November 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
They had these playing (with no sound) at the Burbank airport yesterday and my husband asked, “What is up with that weird video with that yassified woman?” 😂
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Remember: Wealth cannot be separated from power.
We've seen how the extreme concentration of wealth is distorting our politics, rigging our markets, and granting unprecedented power to a handful of billionaires.
Be warned.
We've seen how the extreme concentration of wealth is distorting our politics, rigging our markets, and granting unprecedented power to a handful of billionaires.
Be warned.
BREAKING: Tesla shareholders just approved a pay package for Elon Musk that’s worth up to $1 trillion.
November 6, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Remember: Wealth cannot be separated from power.
We've seen how the extreme concentration of wealth is distorting our politics, rigging our markets, and granting unprecedented power to a handful of billionaires.
Be warned.
We've seen how the extreme concentration of wealth is distorting our politics, rigging our markets, and granting unprecedented power to a handful of billionaires.
Be warned.
Well I guess we’re going to have a Four Commas Club. JFC.
November 6, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Well I guess we’re going to have a Four Commas Club. JFC.
I am here for ALL the sandwich puns. 🥪
November 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I am here for ALL the sandwich puns. 🥪
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They poked the bear & the bear poked their asses back.
November 5, 2025 at 4:44 AM
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Renaming our family group chat.
Pebbling: sending little links and memes to the people that you love. Derived from the behavior of gentoo penguins, who “pick up pebbles in their beak and carry them to their partners or potential partners as a gift”. [redsetteragency.com]
Words we love: Pebbling – a new love language | Blog | Red Setter
It’s a word I admit I’ve not really thought of, until in recent weeks it became news that ‘Pebbling’ is the new term for when people share memes and gifs to…
redsetteragency.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Renaming our family group chat.
Oh, Dick Cheney died?
a man standing in front of a white board with the word check written on it
Alt: A man checking an item off a list, nodding.
media.tenor.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Oh, Dick Cheney died?
LFG! 🐻
Tuesday is the last day for voters to weigh in on whether to approve Newsom’s plan to redistrict congressional lines to favor Democrats.
Gov. Newsom’s congressional maps face their final test at the ballot box
Tuesday is the last day for voters to weigh in on whether to approve Newsom’s plan to redistrict congressional lines to favor Democrats.
www.berkeleyside.org
November 4, 2025 at 4:12 PM
LFG! 🐻
I was doing the daily bedtime debrief with my 13yo when out of the blue she asked, "Do you think when a Cyclops rubs his eye he uses one hand or two?" 😂😂😂
November 3, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I was doing the daily bedtime debrief with my 13yo when out of the blue she asked, "Do you think when a Cyclops rubs his eye he uses one hand or two?" 😂😂😂
Feeling lucky.
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November 1, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Feeling lucky.
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