Wendy Beck
@wsbeck.bsky.social
Interests include journalism, public policy, art, architecture, dance. Trying to figure it out.
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“Structural ignorance.” Yes.
Public health depends on citizens accepting scientifically-grounded guidance. When official institutions produce politically-determined science and independent verification infrastructure is eliminated, the capacity for evidence-based health policy collapses, writes Renée DiResta.
How Political Power is Capturing Knowledge Systems and Manufacturing Structural Ignorance | TechPolicy.Press
We're witnessing the simultaneous capture of knowledge-producing institutions and the elimination of independent verification mechanisms, writes Renée DiResta.
www.techpolicy.press
November 10, 2025 at 4:19 PM
“Structural ignorance.” Yes.
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Trump Completes Jan. 6 Autocoup With Mass Preemptive Pardons talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
Trump Completes Jan. 6 Autocoup With Mass Preemptive Pardons
For My Friends, Everything … Let the record show that President Donald...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Trump Completes Jan. 6 Autocoup With Mass Preemptive Pardons talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
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BREAKING
President Trump has granted a pardon to a slew of Trump world figures, including Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, and Sidney Powell, for their efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
President Trump has granted a pardon to a slew of Trump world figures, including Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, and Sidney Powell, for their efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
November 10, 2025 at 4:59 AM
BREAKING
President Trump has granted a pardon to a slew of Trump world figures, including Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, and Sidney Powell, for their efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
President Trump has granted a pardon to a slew of Trump world figures, including Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, and Sidney Powell, for their efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
Im sure well be hearing a lot more about this, especially as a kind of noise if/when Epstein files are made public. Of course there was no reason whatsoever to investigate Russian connections…
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
Trump Loyalists Push ‘Grand Conspiracy’ as New Subpoenas Land
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Im sure well be hearing a lot more about this, especially as a kind of noise if/when Epstein files are made public. Of course there was no reason whatsoever to investigate Russian connections…
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
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One, spicy, focus group participant here ("activatable" white women, Nov. 5) laying out how it undermines defiance by regular folks when those in power refuse to demonstrate courage & convictions.
November 9, 2025 at 11:18 PM
One, spicy, focus group participant here ("activatable" white women, Nov. 5) laying out how it undermines defiance by regular folks when those in power refuse to demonstrate courage & convictions.
A woman for whom place was important. I must read her.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/b...
Gillian Tindall, 87, Dies; Author Who Probed the Layers of Places
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:29 PM
A woman for whom place was important. I must read her.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/b...
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As is Jake Tapper
Why do we give him even a minute of our time?
Why do we give him even a minute of our time?
Donald Trump and @jd-vance-1.bsky.social's refusal to provide SNAP benefits to Americans in need isn't just illegal — it's immoral.
November 9, 2025 at 6:57 PM
As is Jake Tapper
Why do we give him even a minute of our time?
Why do we give him even a minute of our time?
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So no insurance — but 2K to cover all medical expenses
For how long?
Medications also?
This is the “concept” of a healthcare plan Trump cooked up on the 11th hole sand trap?
For how long?
Medications also?
This is the “concept” of a healthcare plan Trump cooked up on the 11th hole sand trap?
November 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
So no insurance — but 2K to cover all medical expenses
For how long?
Medications also?
This is the “concept” of a healthcare plan Trump cooked up on the 11th hole sand trap?
For how long?
Medications also?
This is the “concept” of a healthcare plan Trump cooked up on the 11th hole sand trap?
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Made it to SFO. After much delay uncertainty confusion and aggravation. A serious country wouldn’t even consider not paying air traffic controllers
November 9, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Made it to SFO. After much delay uncertainty confusion and aggravation. A serious country wouldn’t even consider not paying air traffic controllers
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One big lesson from Mamdani's victory:
Don't be afraid of billionaires. Make billionaires afraid of you. Take them on, don't back down.
Billionaires from Musk on down used all their tricks and failed.
Democrats are trained to lust after billionaire money, but courage has tremendous value.
Don't be afraid of billionaires. Make billionaires afraid of you. Take them on, don't back down.
Billionaires from Musk on down used all their tricks and failed.
Democrats are trained to lust after billionaire money, but courage has tremendous value.
November 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
One big lesson from Mamdani's victory:
Don't be afraid of billionaires. Make billionaires afraid of you. Take them on, don't back down.
Billionaires from Musk on down used all their tricks and failed.
Democrats are trained to lust after billionaire money, but courage has tremendous value.
Don't be afraid of billionaires. Make billionaires afraid of you. Take them on, don't back down.
Billionaires from Musk on down used all their tricks and failed.
Democrats are trained to lust after billionaire money, but courage has tremendous value.
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History has taught us that this is precisely when Donald Trump is most dangerous — and when Republicans turn to voter suppression, election subversion and worse. With the 2026 midterm elections less than a year away, Trump is already plotting his next moves.
Here’s what we all need to prepare for.
Here’s what we all need to prepare for.
What Comes Next After the 2025 Elections
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:32 AM
History has taught us that this is precisely when Donald Trump is most dangerous — and when Republicans turn to voter suppression, election subversion and worse. With the 2026 midterm elections less than a year away, Trump is already plotting his next moves.
Here’s what we all need to prepare for.
Here’s what we all need to prepare for.
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Criminal organization attempting to conceal evidence bsky.app/profile/brad...
DHS confirmed it has stopped automatically storing officials' text messages.
Instead, officials are supposed to take a screenshot, send that to their work email, download it onto their work computer and run a text-recognition program on it. Every time.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
Instead, officials are supposed to take a screenshot, send that to their work email, download it onto their work computer and run a text-recognition program on it. Every time.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Criminal organization attempting to conceal evidence bsky.app/profile/brad...
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Many people who work in health and science are fighting against the Trump administration's politicalization of those issues. Others are running for office. Katherine J. Wu reports: https://theatln.tc/1PnMG923
November 7, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Many people who work in health and science are fighting against the Trump administration's politicalization of those issues. Others are running for office. Katherine J. Wu reports: https://theatln.tc/1PnMG923
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photos of Trump sleeping through yesterday's Oval Office event via Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
photos of Trump sleeping through yesterday's Oval Office event via Andrew Harnik of Getty
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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Holy shit that is both sad and awesome.
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 7, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Holy shit that is both sad and awesome.
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A Marmot’s Guide to Yawning. Your yawn should start at the hind end, traveling up to your head and culminating in a dramatic silent scream. Complete with lip smacking to communicate how deeply satisfying this was. Strike a dramatic pose while receiving yawning admiration from onlookers.
November 6, 2025 at 6:27 PM
A Marmot’s Guide to Yawning. Your yawn should start at the hind end, traveling up to your head and culminating in a dramatic silent scream. Complete with lip smacking to communicate how deeply satisfying this was. Strike a dramatic pose while receiving yawning admiration from onlookers.
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I wrote this now to warning everyone about what to expect next from Trump and the GOP and how we can fight back. I hope you read and share. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/what...
What Comes Next After the 2025 Elections
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I wrote this now to warning everyone about what to expect next from Trump and the GOP and how we can fight back. I hope you read and share. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/what...
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Long live the jury trial in America.
Jury finds D.C. ‘sandwich guy’ not guilty of assaulting officer
Sean C. Dunn admitted he flung the hoagie at a federal agent. His attorneys called it a “harmless gesture” of protest as Trump commandeered D.C. police.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Long live the jury trial in America.
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Imagine thinking immigrants are a recent novelty in New York City.
November 5, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Imagine thinking immigrants are a recent novelty in New York City.
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Holy crap. MAGA diehard Danielle Jurinsky lost her city council seat in Aurora, Colorado. She more than anyone is responsible for ginning up the false claim that Tren de Aragua had "taken over" the city. She also repeatedly tried to dissolve the city's groundbreaking public defender office.
Progressives may flip Aurora council as voters reject Danielle Jurinsky and other incumbents
Jurinsky built ties with Trump during the 2024 campaign when he falsely claimed Aurora was being “taken over” by a Venezuelan prison gang.
denverite.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Holy crap. MAGA diehard Danielle Jurinsky lost her city council seat in Aurora, Colorado. She more than anyone is responsible for ginning up the false claim that Tren de Aragua had "taken over" the city. She also repeatedly tried to dissolve the city's groundbreaking public defender office.
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I’m re-upping this, even though I know it won’t matter at all, but I want maybe a few extra people to know that the White House liaison to DHS—who is already known to have expressed Nazi tendencies—linked yesterday to a well-known white nationalist’s web site.
Paul Ingrassia, White House liaison to DHS and failed Special Counsel nominee, links to a defense of himself written by white nationalist Greg Johnson at Johnson’s Counter-Currents site.
November 6, 2025 at 3:38 AM
I’m re-upping this, even though I know it won’t matter at all, but I want maybe a few extra people to know that the White House liaison to DHS—who is already known to have expressed Nazi tendencies—linked yesterday to a well-known white nationalist’s web site.
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Meet Rockbridge, the secretive donor circle that lifted JD Vance is now re-writing MAGA’s future.
It roots its action in a “controversial theory — an ‘aristocracy’ is needed to move the country forward.”
It’s method: a venture capital approach to politics.
gift link:
wapo.st/3Jsvgrl
It roots its action in a “controversial theory — an ‘aristocracy’ is needed to move the country forward.”
It’s method: a venture capital approach to politics.
gift link:
wapo.st/3Jsvgrl
The secretive donor circle that lifted JD Vance is now re-writing MAGA’s future
Chris Buskirk put tech elites in power in Trump’s Washington. His efforts are grounded in a controversial theory: An “aristocracy” is needed to move the country forward.
wapo.st
November 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Meet Rockbridge, the secretive donor circle that lifted JD Vance is now re-writing MAGA’s future.
It roots its action in a “controversial theory — an ‘aristocracy’ is needed to move the country forward.”
It’s method: a venture capital approach to politics.
gift link:
wapo.st/3Jsvgrl
It roots its action in a “controversial theory — an ‘aristocracy’ is needed to move the country forward.”
It’s method: a venture capital approach to politics.
gift link:
wapo.st/3Jsvgrl
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The New York Times quickly sending out Douthat to argue that Mamdani’s victory doesn’t really matter is so predictable it borders on self-parody.
Remember, folks: Every time the Right wins an election, it’s an undeniable expression of the will of the people. If a lefty wins, it’s just a blip.
Remember, folks: Every time the Right wins an election, it’s an undeniable expression of the will of the people. If a lefty wins, it’s just a blip.
Opinion | Mamdani’s Victory Is Less Significant Than You Think
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The New York Times quickly sending out Douthat to argue that Mamdani’s victory doesn’t really matter is so predictable it borders on self-parody.
Remember, folks: Every time the Right wins an election, it’s an undeniable expression of the will of the people. If a lefty wins, it’s just a blip.
Remember, folks: Every time the Right wins an election, it’s an undeniable expression of the will of the people. If a lefty wins, it’s just a blip.