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Betty Cracker of Florida

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Postcards from the sedge. DMs are painfully awkward if we don’t know each other. Peace, love, gators. 🐊

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Betty Cracker of Florida @bettycrackerfl.bsky.social · Feb 20

I used to retweet this periodically at The Bad Place because it's the perfect timeline cleanse. Now here. You're welcome.
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Hanging bats filmed upside-down look like a Goth nightclub

YouTube video by Viral Reddit

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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 10m

“No officer, he was unresponsive when I got here.”

Yellow lab staring into camera as if responsible for the prostrate Chiweenie behind him.

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Betty Cracker of Florida @bettycrackerfl.bsky.social · 29m

A small flock of Black-Bellied Whistling Ducks stopped by. I am thrilled, but they were annoyed by my presence, so after a few shots, I left the lagoon to them and went back inside to watch football. #birds

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1h

She knows how to sell a product, but that product is not "news"

She's not afraid to take on a mob, but that "mob" is "most Americans who are not billionaires she constantly flatters"

She's an entrepreneur, if that's a synonym for grifter.

Imagine being "amazed" at the hostile reaction to all that

Sally Jenkins @sallyjenx.bsky.social · 1h

This is really smart. Amazed at the hysteria over the ascendance of a woman entrepreneur who clearly knows how to cover and sell news and who's not afraid to take on a mob. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Don’t Bet Against Bari Weiss

The new editor in chief of CBS News triumphs over her critics.

www.theatlantic.com

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Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · 3h

Sometimes Crows look black and sometimes they don't #birds

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Sunil S 🇺🇦 @sunils.bsky.social · 1h

It's not that radical. These are all fading Silicon Valley stars who had run out of productive ideas & were making bad wagers on new tech- the GOP offered them the same billionaire wealthfare it offered the Earth Barons (those mining & carbon industry guys).

Politico @politico.com · 5h

How did tech industry leaders go from heaping praise on Barack Obama to going all in on Donald Trump?

A Silicon Valley chronicler explains the increasingly radical politics of Elon Musk, David Sacks and Mark Zuckerberg 👇

‘The Democrats Still May Not Understand What They're Dealing With’

A Silicon Valley chronicler on the increasingly radical politics of Elon Musk, David Sacks and Mark Zuckerberg.

www.politico.com

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Shannon O’Mac @shannonomac.bsky.social · 4h

He cited her warning that "the ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."

Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 4h

The new pope is quoting Hannah Arendt. www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.

www.cbsnews.com

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Nikki McCann Ramírez @nikkimcr.bsky.social · 2h

My latest: GOP-controlled legislatures have rolled back and narrowed voter-approved paid sick leave policies, as national Republicans continue to gut healthcare access

www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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Rep. Adam Smith @adamsmith.house.gov · 3h

Fact: Undocumented immigrants are ineligible for Medicaid and Affordable Care Act subsidies.

Fact: Republicans are trying to take away healthcare from 15 million Americans.

Fact: Health care costs are rising because Republicans are letting health care tax credits expire.

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Julianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 2d

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo believes his "spirit animal" is a tiger, and that an ex-Navy SEAL-turned-guru unleashed it by walking on the backs of his thighs.

This is medicine's Florida man.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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Betty Cracker of Florida @bettycrackerfl.bsky.social · 6h

You’d think the dolt would remember sitting on his ass in the White House watching it all unfold on TV. 🤔

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 6h

Donald Trump was president on January 6

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Betty Cracker of Florida @bettycrackerfl.bsky.social · 6h

I hope they beat the Dodgers! ⚾️

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Betty Cracker of Florida @bettycrackerfl.bsky.social · 6h

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

NBC News quote: If outbreaks continue until the end of January — coinciding with the anniversary of the start of West Texas’ massive outbreak — the United States will lose its status of measles elimination.

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 6h

The Trump administration has promoted the anti-vax, anti-science movement which has now produced an epidemic www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Hundreds of U.S. students quarantined amid measles outbreaks

At least 270 unvaccinated kids are staying home from school as measles continues to spread nationwide. "Expect more," one expert said.

www.nbcnews.com

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Betty Cracker of Florida @bettycrackerfl.bsky.social · 6h

Thank you! That’s my husband playing a very out of tune piano. Gotta get it tuned!

Betty Cracker of Florida @bettycrackerfl.bsky.social · 6h

Not that I saw.

Betty Cracker of Florida @bettycrackerfl.bsky.social · 21h

Tri-Colored Heron looks for a snack in shallow water. #birds

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 22h

Would be a good time to shut down Dreamforce. If I have friends who are still speaking there, this is a good reason to cancel.

Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 1d

Marc Benioff went full Tom Cotton to @heatherknightsf.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

Marc Benioff Says Trump Should Send Guard Troops to San Francisco

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 22h

After decades of progress on closing the pay gap between men and women, it’s now widening. For the first time since the 1960s, the earnings gap between men and women has widened two years in a row, according to recent data from the Census Bureau.

Women are taking pay cuts as companies mandate return to office

Researchers are identifying several key factors behind why gender pay gap – which had narrowed steadily over the years – has suddenly widened.

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 22h

Trump’s presidency has been defined by the decay of public information sources and dismantling of public health institutions.

So firing the people who produce the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Report certainly tracks.

Donald Trump's war on public health enters a new phase

Another bad day at the CDC

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Patsy “Resistance Kitty” Evans Ph.D. @drharmony.net · 23h

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Julianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 2d

Joseph Ladapo was once a successful normie: A Harvard Medical School grad w/ faculty positions at NYU & UCLA

Then his wife & an ex-Navy SEAL-turned-guru came along 👀

@kieraevebutler.bsky.social & I on the pair of mystics who seem to lack any Western medical training yet have inspired FL's top doc:

From medicine to mysticism: the radicalization of Florida's top doc

Joseph Ladapo was a normie—until he met his wife and a guru into levitating and communicating with spirits.

www.motherjones.com

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Kate Riga @kateriga.bsky.social · 2d

Flagging that both Mike Johnson and Tom Emmer have now referred to the No Kings protest scheduled for 10/18 as a "hate America rally." Both singled out the one planned for DC - Johnson said it'll feature "pro-Hamas" people and "antifa," and Emmer said it'll appease the "terrorist wing" of the party

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 2d

Every targeted institution (my own very much included) should cut and paste this letter onto their letterhead.

Kathleen Clark @kathleenclark.bsky.social · 2d

A master class from MIT in responding to authoritarian overreach:

Your “premise … is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone.
… America’s leadership in science & innovation depends on independent thinking & open competition for excellence.

Dear Madam Secretary,
I write in response to your letter of October 1, inviting MIT to review a "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education." I acknowledge the vital importance of these matters.
I appreciated the chance to meet with you earlier this year to discuss the priorities we share for American higher education.
As we discussed, the Institute's mission of service to the nation directs us to advance knowledge, educate students and bring knowledge to bear on the world's great challenges.
We do that in line with a clear set of values, with excellence above all. Some practical examples:
• MIT prides itself on rewarding merit. Students, faculty and staff succeed here based on the strength of their talent, ideas and hard work. For instance, the Institute was the first to reinstate the SAT/ACT requirement after the pandemic. And MIT has never had legacy preferences in admissions.
• MIT opens its doors to the most talented students regardless of their family's finances. Admissions are need-blind. Incoming undergraduates whose families earn less than $200,000 a year pay no tuition. Nearly 88% of our last graduating class left MIT with no debt for their education. We make a wealth of free courses and low-cost certificates available to any American with an internet connection. Of the undergraduate degrees we award, 94% are in STEM fields. And in service to the nation, we cap enrollment of international undergraduates at roughly 10%.

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https://orgchart.mit.edu/letters/regarding-compact

• We value free expression, as clearly described in the MIT Statement on Freedom of Expression and Academic Freedom. We must hear facts and opinions we don't like - and engage respectfully with those with whom we disagree.
These values and other MIT practices meet or exceed many standards outlined in the document you sent. We freely choose these values because they're right, and we live by them because they support our mission - work of immense value to the prosperity, competitiveness, health and security of the United States. And of course, MIT abides by the law.
The document also includes principles with which we disagree, including those that would restrict freedom of expression and our independence as an institution. And fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone.
In our view, America's leadership in science and innovation depends on independent thinking and open competition for excellence. In that free marketplace of ideas, the people of MIT gladly compete with the very best, without preferences. Therefore, with respect, we cannot support the proposed approach to addressing the issues facing higher education.
As you know, MIT's record of service to the nation is long and enduring. Eight decades ago, MIT leaders helped invent a scientific partnership between America's research universities and the U.S. government that has delivered extraordinary benefits for the American people. We continue to believe in the power of this partnership to serve the nation.
Sincerely,
Sally Kornbluth

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Micah @rincewind.run · 2d

they are clearly trying to terrify everyone out of showing up to the No Kings protest and I simply do not think it is going to work

see you all there

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Sen. Roger Marshall: "October 18 is when the protest gets here. This will be a Soros paid-for protest for his professional protesters. The agitators show up. We'll have to get the National Guard out. Hopefully it will be peaceful. I doubt it."

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Betty Cracker of Florida @bettycrackerfl.bsky.social · 2d

Fair!