Margaret DeVico
@margaretdevico.bsky.social
Middle School teacher, New Jersey resident, slow runner, political junkie, former equestrian, self-taught knitter, mother of 2, married to @andrewpkatz.bsky.social
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SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft exploded on its test stand on Wednesday, sending a large fireball into the sky. The company had cleared personnel from around the site. wapo.st/4kUmz6G
When are we getting a Netflix documentary a la Ocean Gate about SpaceX? Like, do innocent people need to die first or
Every post I've seen about Rob Reiner today is some form of this. My first memory of hearing his name was on South Park and the writers clearly hated him. Why? What was their beef? By all accounts he was a genuinely good and decent man.
Rob Reiner was a good guy. He made a lot of movies about good guys, in worlds where not everyone was good and you didn’t have to be good. He made movies about people trying. He was angry, as many hopeful people are. He knew the world could be better and he wanted it to be. His death is devastating.
December 15, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Every post I've seen about Rob Reiner today is some form of this. My first memory of hearing his name was on South Park and the writers clearly hated him. Why? What was their beef? By all accounts he was a genuinely good and decent man.
Can we finally all agree that "the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun" myth only served to scare people into buying more guns? I have seen a zillion times more videos like this than "good guys with guns" stepping up and helping, including when the "good guys" are police. It's the guns.
Wow! This man is a hero.
Watch him wrestle the rifle from one of the Bondi Beach shooters.
Watch him wrestle the rifle from one of the Bondi Beach shooters.
December 14, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Can we finally all agree that "the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun" myth only served to scare people into buying more guns? I have seen a zillion times more videos like this than "good guys with guns" stepping up and helping, including when the "good guys" are police. It's the guns.
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Congestion pricing seems like a great example of a policy where the effects are immediately legible to the public in a way that changes their views. Before, people were unsure; after, most people see the benefits and don't want to go back (see also smoking in bars).
Particulate pollution in the air down a whopping 22% in NYC’s congestion pricing zone.
Not only are the streets less congested, but so are our lungs.
e360.yale.edu/digest/new-y...
Not only are the streets less congested, but so are our lungs.
e360.yale.edu/digest/new-y...
In New York City, Congestion Pricing Leads to Marked Drop in Pollution
e360.yale.edu
December 12, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Congestion pricing seems like a great example of a policy where the effects are immediately legible to the public in a way that changes their views. Before, people were unsure; after, most people see the benefits and don't want to go back (see also smoking in bars).
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honestly this is so fucking funny. fifa, an organization skilled in the arts of palm greasing can just make up some dumb award and this guy will dress up in a mayor mccheese sash and rush over to somenly accept it like it's real. he's got the brain of a (non corvid) bird
December 5, 2025 at 5:58 PM
honestly this is so fucking funny. fifa, an organization skilled in the arts of palm greasing can just make up some dumb award and this guy will dress up in a mayor mccheese sash and rush over to somenly accept it like it's real. he's got the brain of a (non corvid) bird
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this is just gutter racism
Stephen Miller is now arguing that assimilation is fundamentally impossible and that certain cultures are not compatible with Western civilization
November 28, 2025 at 12:59 PM
this is just gutter racism
I ran a whole marathon on my 40th birthday
November 26, 2025 at 2:48 AM
I ran a whole marathon on my 40th birthday
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Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far.
So much work remains to be done.
So much work remains to be done.
November 12, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Today is a good day to remember, and to say, that the #MeToo movement was right, and was righteous, and has been vindicated over and over again. There was no overreach. There was no excess. There was no they-went-too-far.
So much work remains to be done.
So much work remains to be done.
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Getting annoyed listening to charter school activists lie again and again that charter schools are public schools.
They are not.
They are publicly funded private schools that siphon money away from public schools and produce no better results.
They are not.
They are publicly funded private schools that siphon money away from public schools and produce no better results.
November 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Getting annoyed listening to charter school activists lie again and again that charter schools are public schools.
They are not.
They are publicly funded private schools that siphon money away from public schools and produce no better results.
They are not.
They are publicly funded private schools that siphon money away from public schools and produce no better results.
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I don't think legacy media is reading the room correctly on the Epstein Files. Many of us are asking why they have ignored this story for the last decade? Why did they dismiss all of us who were concerned that Trump might be compromised? And where is their fucking contrition and apology now?
November 12, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I don't think legacy media is reading the room correctly on the Epstein Files. Many of us are asking why they have ignored this story for the last decade? Why did they dismiss all of us who were concerned that Trump might be compromised? And where is their fucking contrition and apology now?
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the only thing democrats should be saying today is “the entire republican party is engaged in a coverup of the most notorious child sex trafficking ring in world history”
November 12, 2025 at 2:08 PM
the only thing democrats should be saying today is “the entire republican party is engaged in a coverup of the most notorious child sex trafficking ring in world history”
Omg the replies 😂😂😂😂
What were assholes into before crypto and AI?
November 8, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Omg the replies 😂😂😂😂
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"Cities should remain museum pieces for incumbents and any newcomer is strictly a burden" is the most loser mindset that powers the most loser politics in America today.
Moving to New York and pulling the ladder up behind myself, but wokely
October 26, 2025 at 1:02 AM
"Cities should remain museum pieces for incumbents and any newcomer is strictly a burden" is the most loser mindset that powers the most loser politics in America today.
It's giving Biff Tannen in Back to the Future part 2
Almost every major news story this week is about how the entire economy is now gambling, scams, bribes and theft.
October 25, 2025 at 1:02 AM
It's giving Biff Tannen in Back to the Future part 2
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Not sure the folks at NBC/Peacock thought this one through
October 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Not sure the folks at NBC/Peacock thought this one through
My daughter and her friend at the Jersey City NJ #nokings rally (please excuse the incorrect 'throne,' they're 9 and made the signs themselves)
October 18, 2025 at 8:31 PM
My daughter and her friend at the Jersey City NJ #nokings rally (please excuse the incorrect 'throne,' they're 9 and made the signs themselves)
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heartbroken to learn the pope sympathizes with the poor. how can i continue to believe in god
October 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
heartbroken to learn the pope sympathizes with the poor. how can i continue to believe in god
Hit dogs holler
Hillary Clinton said that "deplorables" thing nine years ago and Republicans are still whining about it
Leavitt: "The Democrat Party's main constituency is made up of Hamas terrorists, illegal aliens, and violent criminals."
October 17, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Hit dogs holler
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jane goodall made me believe i could just go up and hug any wild animal
October 1, 2025 at 11:03 PM
jane goodall made me believe i could just go up and hug any wild animal
Ok congrats to VeeJay! Her ability to do very well-executed garments reminds me of Tessa Clark, I think all the top 3 designers deserved to be here and I think we can all agree that Law Roach should not be invited back as a judge because seriously wtf
The way the judges talked about Ethan's designs was insane. He made his point of view super clear and was not boring. VeeJay had interesting designs too, and I agree that the split-leg pant look was a stand-out. The fact that Heidi said she wants to wear Ethan's showcase look says it all.
Ugh Antonio's collection is not good. Ethan and VeeJay were way better. I think it's a tossup.
September 26, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Ok congrats to VeeJay! Her ability to do very well-executed garments reminds me of Tessa Clark, I think all the top 3 designers deserved to be here and I think we can all agree that Law Roach should not be invited back as a judge because seriously wtf
The way the judges talked about Ethan's designs was insane. He made his point of view super clear and was not boring. VeeJay had interesting designs too, and I agree that the split-leg pant look was a stand-out. The fact that Heidi said she wants to wear Ethan's showcase look says it all.
Ugh Antonio's collection is not good. Ethan and VeeJay were way better. I think it's a tossup.
It's the season finale of #projectrunway, my money is on Ethan but VeeJay is a contender. Jesus has potential.
September 26, 2025 at 2:48 AM
The way the judges talked about Ethan's designs was insane. He made his point of view super clear and was not boring. VeeJay had interesting designs too, and I agree that the split-leg pant look was a stand-out. The fact that Heidi said she wants to wear Ethan's showcase look says it all.
Ugh Antonio's collection is not good. Ethan and VeeJay were way better. I think it's a tossup.
It's the season finale of #projectrunway, my money is on Ethan but VeeJay is a contender. Jesus has potential.
September 26, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Ugh Antonio's collection is not good. Ethan and VeeJay were way better. I think it's a tossup.
It's the season finale of #projectrunway, my money is on Ethan but VeeJay is a contender. Jesus has potential.
September 26, 2025 at 1:44 AM
It's the season finale of #projectrunway, my money is on Ethan but VeeJay is a contender. Jesus has potential.
Went on a terrible run after dinner where I felt like I was going to vomit the entire time and got home and checked my phone to see this awful news, I literally want to cry
NJ PBS shutting down next summer.
“15yrs ago Gov. Christie ended 4 decades of state funding for public TV, forcing them to find a new funder. The state cut $750k in funding this yr, but that was hardly the fatal blow; that came from the end of federal funds.”
newjerseyglobe.com/media/new-je...
“15yrs ago Gov. Christie ended 4 decades of state funding for public TV, forcing them to find a new funder. The state cut $750k in funding this yr, but that was hardly the fatal blow; that came from the end of federal funds.”
newjerseyglobe.com/media/new-je...
New Jersey PBS shutting down in July - New Jersey Globe
New Jersey PBS is expected to cease operations in July 2026 following WNET's decision not to renew its agreement, the New Jersey Globe has learned. The
newjerseyglobe.com
September 24, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Went on a terrible run after dinner where I felt like I was going to vomit the entire time and got home and checked my phone to see this awful news, I literally want to cry
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