Rob Beauchamp
@robeauch.bsky.social
Just a guy made of dots and lines.
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NYT: Dems Near A Resounding Mayoral Victory By An Engaging Candidate Who Connects With People. Here's Why That's Bad For Dems.
November 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
NYT: Dems Near A Resounding Mayoral Victory By An Engaging Candidate Who Connects With People. Here's Why That's Bad For Dems.
The British royal family this week:
youtu.be/-zmYdhPRdcI?...
youtu.be/-zmYdhPRdcI?...
November 1, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The British royal family this week:
youtu.be/-zmYdhPRdcI?...
youtu.be/-zmYdhPRdcI?...
Visited Mount Vernon today, the home of the original No Kings protester.
October 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Visited Mount Vernon today, the home of the original No Kings protester.
Happy Tuesday to everyone who isn't Alex Jones!
(Gift article, no paywall.)
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
(Gift article, no paywall.)
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
Supreme Court Denies Alex Jones’s Appeal of Payment to Sandy Hook Families
www.nytimes.com
October 14, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Happy Tuesday to everyone who isn't Alex Jones!
(Gift article, no paywall.)
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
(Gift article, no paywall.)
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
Delurking to give a thumbs-up to The Decameron. It was better than I expected, and it finished strong -- the last two episodes will stick with me. Eight episodes, on Netflix.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLim...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLim...
The Decameron | Official Trailer | Netflix
YouTube video by Netflix
www.youtube.com
September 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Delurking to give a thumbs-up to The Decameron. It was better than I expected, and it finished strong -- the last two episodes will stick with me. Eight episodes, on Netflix.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLim...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLim...
Hot take #1: The US has at least four national parties, so Musk is not proposing a third party, but a fifth one.
Hot take #2: A year from now, I'll look at this post and wonder what it was even about.
Hot take #2: A year from now, I'll look at this post and wonder what it was even about.
July 7, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Hot take #1: The US has at least four national parties, so Musk is not proposing a third party, but a fifth one.
Hot take #2: A year from now, I'll look at this post and wonder what it was even about.
Hot take #2: A year from now, I'll look at this post and wonder what it was even about.
Today's pleasant surprise: @petridishes.bsky.social has begun writing for The Atlantic! This is a nice step up from her previous job at Jeff Bezos's in-house corporate newsletter, The Washington Post. Petri is brilliant and hilarious.
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
My Super-Special 79th Was Not Super Special
A diary entry by a disappointed president
www.theatlantic.com
June 17, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Today's pleasant surprise: @petridishes.bsky.social has begun writing for The Atlantic! This is a nice step up from her previous job at Jeff Bezos's in-house corporate newsletter, The Washington Post. Petri is brilliant and hilarious.
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
Let me save everyone a click. The forceful pushback advocated by the NY Times is that we should all point out that a third term is not allowed. Literally, that's their suggestion.
May 6, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Let me save everyone a click. The forceful pushback advocated by the NY Times is that we should all point out that a third term is not allowed. Literally, that's their suggestion.
This incredible security lapse has been brought to you by a bunch of straight white guys who think DEI hires aren't competent.
March 25, 2025 at 3:02 AM
This incredible security lapse has been brought to you by a bunch of straight white guys who think DEI hires aren't competent.
Bezos in October: "We won't endorse a candidate, because it makes us appear biased, and we can't have that."
Bezos yesterday: "From now on we only print conservative opinions, because LOL."
Bezos yesterday: "From now on we only print conservative opinions, because LOL."
February 27, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Bezos in October: "We won't endorse a candidate, because it makes us appear biased, and we can't have that."
Bezos yesterday: "From now on we only print conservative opinions, because LOL."
Bezos yesterday: "From now on we only print conservative opinions, because LOL."
I canceled my WaPo subscription in October, when Bezos axed their Presidential endorsement. Kinda wish I could cancel it again this morning.
Massive encroachment by Bezos into The Washington Post’s opinion section - makes clear dissenting views will not be published
I still have not felt encroachment on my journalism on the news side, but if Bezos tries interfering with the news side I will be quitting immediately and letting you know
I still have not felt encroachment on my journalism on the news side, but if Bezos tries interfering with the news side I will be quitting immediately and letting you know
February 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I canceled my WaPo subscription in October, when Bezos axed their Presidential endorsement. Kinda wish I could cancel it again this morning.
One thing I've learned from reading biographies of Lincoln is that I enjoy reading biographies of Lincoln. This one, by a Pulitzer-winning historian, is currently on sale for $1.99 from all e-book sellers. Not sure how long that lasts.
February 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
One thing I've learned from reading biographies of Lincoln is that I enjoy reading biographies of Lincoln. This one, by a Pulitzer-winning historian, is currently on sale for $1.99 from all e-book sellers. Not sure how long that lasts.
In 1938, the leaders of Britain and France met with Hitler and decided that Germany could take the parts of Czechoslovakia that it wanted, in exchange for Hitler's promise not to start any other wars. Hitler cheerfully agreed. Been thinking about that a lot lately.
February 14, 2025 at 12:59 AM
In 1938, the leaders of Britain and France met with Hitler and decided that Germany could take the parts of Czechoslovakia that it wanted, in exchange for Hitler's promise not to start any other wars. Hitler cheerfully agreed. Been thinking about that a lot lately.
When Slobodan Milošević tried to displace a million ethnic Albanians from their homeland in Kosovo, the US response was "Ethnic cleansing is a hard no," and we led NATO in a war that stopped it. Trump suggested doing that to twice as many people, and the NYT calls it a "brazen proposal."
February 6, 2025 at 1:51 AM
When Slobodan Milošević tried to displace a million ethnic Albanians from their homeland in Kosovo, the US response was "Ethnic cleansing is a hard no," and we led NATO in a war that stopped it. Trump suggested doing that to twice as many people, and the NYT calls it a "brazen proposal."
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see this is what happens when you pretend to be religious but don't actually know how the story ends
February 3, 2025 at 9:30 PM
see this is what happens when you pretend to be religious but don't actually know how the story ends
A 5-minute NYT video (no paywall) of people who watched their countries slide into authoritarianism. They talk about warning signs -- not signs they missed, but signs they saw and disregarded.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/o...
Opinion | Lessons on Authoritarianism From Around the World (Gift Article)
Tyranny doesn’t happen overnight. Take it from the people who missed the first signs.
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2025 at 3:54 AM
A 5-minute NYT video (no paywall) of people who watched their countries slide into authoritarianism. They talk about warning signs -- not signs they missed, but signs they saw and disregarded.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/o...
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It’s 24 degrees F in DC tonight and the windchill is 12. These are people standing in line to honor President Jimmy Carter as he lies in state. It’s hard to be positive. Jan 6ths insurrection had no consequences for the man that incited it and we face an onslaught of fascism, but this gives me hope.
January 8, 2025 at 5:22 AM
It’s 24 degrees F in DC tonight and the windchill is 12. These are people standing in line to honor President Jimmy Carter as he lies in state. It’s hard to be positive. Jan 6ths insurrection had no consequences for the man that incited it and we face an onslaught of fascism, but this gives me hope.
The earliest known recording of Carol of the Bells was made in 1922, although it wasn't known by that name yet. It was an arrangement of a Ukrainian folk song called "Shchedryk," sung by a visiting Ukrainian chorale in New York City:
(1/4)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXZL...
(1/4)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXZL...
Ukranian National Choir - Shchedryk or Carol of the Bells 1922
YouTube video by RoelVos
www.youtube.com
December 21, 2024 at 8:49 PM
The earliest known recording of Carol of the Bells was made in 1922, although it wasn't known by that name yet. It was an arrangement of a Ukrainian folk song called "Shchedryk," sung by a visiting Ukrainian chorale in New York City:
(1/4)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXZL...
(1/4)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXZL...
The only penalty for a President issuing an unpopular pardon is the resulting public shame. If the President is leaving office, that's no penalty at all. Which is why nearly every President issues unpopular pardons when leaving office: Because they can, and because it'll be forgotten in a week.
December 3, 2024 at 6:44 PM
The only penalty for a President issuing an unpopular pardon is the resulting public shame. If the President is leaving office, that's no penalty at all. Which is why nearly every President issues unpopular pardons when leaving office: Because they can, and because it'll be forgotten in a week.
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TRUMP: I’m going to use the FBI illegally to go after my political enemies!
BIDEN: Um, I guess I’ll pardon my son then because fuck that.
MEDIA: Biden is breaking norms!
BIDEN: Um, I guess I’ll pardon my son then because fuck that.
MEDIA: Biden is breaking norms!
December 3, 2024 at 5:41 PM
TRUMP: I’m going to use the FBI illegally to go after my political enemies!
BIDEN: Um, I guess I’ll pardon my son then because fuck that.
MEDIA: Biden is breaking norms!
BIDEN: Um, I guess I’ll pardon my son then because fuck that.
MEDIA: Biden is breaking norms!
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An apparition appears in your room, alongside a more successful looking doppelganger of yourself.
Apparition: " - and THIS is what you would be!"
Doppelganger: "Oh my god! Spare me these twisted visions, specter! I've learned my lesson!"
(both vanish)
You: Hey what the fuck
Apparition: " - and THIS is what you would be!"
Doppelganger: "Oh my god! Spare me these twisted visions, specter! I've learned my lesson!"
(both vanish)
You: Hey what the fuck
February 6, 2024 at 7:55 PM
An apparition appears in your room, alongside a more successful looking doppelganger of yourself.
Apparition: " - and THIS is what you would be!"
Doppelganger: "Oh my god! Spare me these twisted visions, specter! I've learned my lesson!"
(both vanish)
You: Hey what the fuck
Apparition: " - and THIS is what you would be!"
Doppelganger: "Oh my god! Spare me these twisted visions, specter! I've learned my lesson!"
(both vanish)
You: Hey what the fuck
Tempted to drop my WaPo subscription, but I would definitely miss @petridishes.bsky.social's commentary.
wapo.st/3UqHWRM
wapo.st/3UqHWRM
Opinion | It has fallen to me, the humor columnist, to endorse Harris for president
Isn’t this what a newspaper is supposed to do?
wapo.st
October 27, 2024 at 12:15 AM
Tempted to drop my WaPo subscription, but I would definitely miss @petridishes.bsky.social's commentary.
wapo.st/3UqHWRM
wapo.st/3UqHWRM
This big fellow occasionally shows up in the woods behind my building. The dogs always let me know when he's around. He was unimpressed by their very loud exhortations to leave.
September 29, 2024 at 10:46 PM
This big fellow occasionally shows up in the woods behind my building. The dogs always let me know when he's around. He was unimpressed by their very loud exhortations to leave.
I'm two episodes into Kaos, and it's excellent so far. It's funny and appalling, in a "Greek mythology meets The Sopranos" sort of way. Jeff Goldblum plays a rather Jeff-Goldblumy Zeus, but it works. (Streaming on Netflix.)
September 2, 2024 at 10:44 PM
I'm two episodes into Kaos, and it's excellent so far. It's funny and appalling, in a "Greek mythology meets The Sopranos" sort of way. Jeff Goldblum plays a rather Jeff-Goldblumy Zeus, but it works. (Streaming on Netflix.)
Today I learned I've been pronouncing "pho" wrong all this time.
June 11, 2024 at 3:55 PM
Today I learned I've been pronouncing "pho" wrong all this time.