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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 12m

You mean Mssr TJ Maxx??

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 14m

if they teamed up they'd have a normal haircut

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 20m

yeah that one was an immediate block lmao wtf

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 29m

DON'T YOU ENCOURAGE ME MISTY

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 36m

I'm gonna get so fucking canceled

A professionally shot photo of William Hendrix, a "Young Republican" who Politico revealed texted “Bro is at a chicken restaurant ordering his food. Would he like some watermelon and kool aid with that?”
Hendrix was a communications assistant for Kansas’ Republican Attorney General Kris Kobach until Thursday. He also said in the chat that, despite political differences, he’s drawn to Missouri’s Young Republican organization because “Missouri doesn’t like f--s.”

I have no comment on this person's appearance.

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 2h

how long before Trump commands MAGA to eat more soy because I cannot wait. Soy Boys 4 America

Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 2h

Keep digging.

Donald J. Trump 0 1 @realDonaldTrump
I believe that China purposefully not buying our Soybeans, and causing difficulty for our Soybean Farmers, is an Economically Hostile Act. We are considering terminating business with China having to do with Cooking Oil, and other elements of Trade, as retribution. As an example, we can easily produce Cooking Oil ourselves, we don't need to purchase it from China.

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 21h

no clue. I was prepped for “who’s a dumb cunt”

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 21h

at that point Id gone over several options w friends and had settled on just wearing an insulting tshirt and saying nothing for the entire “debate” so part of me is sad but a bigger part of me is quite pleased

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 21h

fr when I got that “bad news…” email I was like holy shit this rules

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 21h

my husband loves john oliver so i’m glad this week’s ep is about bari weiss and I got to tell him of the time I got booked to debate her live on stage in nyc and the organizers went bankrupt so I got paid without actually needing to interact with her, aka the greatest thing that has ever happened

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 1d

he’s so angry

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 1d

Scwarenwgger

arnold schwarzenegger is wearing a denim jacket and talking to a woman in a movie .

ALT: arnold schwarzenegger is wearing a denim jacket and talking to a woman in a movie .

media.tenor.com

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 1d

he’s such a doofus

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 1d

As early as two years ago I thought Arnold Scwarenwgger was a “good” Republican. he’s campaigning to get Californians to vote no on Prop 50 so fascism can continue unchecked. fuck him and fuck every “good” conserv who tried to pretend they were Libertarians who would never abide fascism

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 1d

animasis.

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 1d

this annoys me only bc it confuses ppl when talking about training animasls. I trained Indy with positive feedback (treats and verbalizations) for positive (good) behavior, and negative feedback (no response) for negative (bad) behavior

Dr. Tessa Fisher @tessafisher.bsky.social · 1d

"Positive feedback loop" just means a loop that is self-reinforcing and will amplify itself over time (as opposed to a "negative feedback loop" which is self-regulating and will tend towards a fixed level of activity over time). The terms don't imply if a feedback loop is 'good' or 'bad'

Nome @nome.bsky.social · 2d

What jargon does media get wrong in a way that's jarring for you?

"Stat" doesn't just means fast, it means "there is a life-threatening circumstance and I need this to solve it." Nothing in a morgue is 'stat,' just 'asap.'

On a ship, "aye" means "yes." "Aye-aye" means "heard, and I will comply."

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 1d

ok I deleted my jokes about priests and furries. but I stand by my point that both need to clean house.

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 1d

omg please stop replying I get it, he was some other kind of priest that rapes kids at a lower rate than the ones who worship mary I guess I should delete this but I’m so stubborn

Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 1d

oh god my urge to collate this data is (dons sunglasses) OFF THE CHARTS

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 1d

ok well they might be neck and neck with the furries on that count so fair point

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 1d

coming to terms with the fact that the "Tank Man" photo of our time is going to be a shaky TikTok of an out-of-shape ICE goon shooting a furry in the face

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 2d

oh weird. "oh l'm definitely yes on 50. just fyi if a human reads this, I'm way more likely to reply to a random volunteer than to that transphobic piece of shit Gavin Newsom."

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 2d

doing my part to help

Texts:
Gavin Newsom here, asking if you can reply to a simple question: Can we count on you to vote YES on Prop 50?
Just reply Yes, No, or that you're unsure.
There will be a volunteer - a real person - waiting for your reply when it comes in.
Donald Trump asked Texas to redraw their Congressional maps to find him five seats. It's a deeply unfair attempt to rig the 2026 House election in his favor.
California will respond by redrawing our maps, but only if voters like you approve the measure in an election coming up in a few weeks.
So, can I count on you to vote YES? Just reply to let me know.
- Gavin
Paid for by www.stopelectionrigging.com. Top Funder:
HMP. Stop to stop.
Yesterday 11:37 AM
I'm a volunteer with the Yes on 50 campaign. We reached out last month and may have caught you at a busy moment.
Can we count on you to vote YES on Prop 50?
Just reply Yes, No, or that you're unsure.
I'll be here waiting for your reply.
Paid for by www.stopelectionrigging.com. Top Funder:
HMP for Prop 50. Stop to Stop.

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 2d

A mountain biker passing us yelled “Beautiful day!”
“For sure,” I replied.
As he continued down the trail I realized he actually said “beautiful dog” and I was just like, “hell yeah he is” lol

the best dog in the world, Indy, galloping down a forest trail with a big smile

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 2d

btw the last preview tonight was Wuthering Heights and it was so horny I had to excuse myself for a 20-minute ice bath

Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 2d

Finally saw One Battle After Another and I LOVED it but I also wonder if it was considered more mediocre by my self in the less shitty timeline where Kamala won. Eh whatever give them all Oscars. Even Pynchon.

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