Elizabeth Becker
@ehbecker.bsky.social
Was a daily journalism for decades mostly at The New York Times and Washington Post. I write books about Cambodia and the Vietnam War - and the pleasure and perils of the tourism industry. Enthusiastic grandmother.
The Boy Scouts Let in Girls Almost a Decade Ago. It’s Been a Triumph. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/o...
Opinion | When Girls Get to Be Boy Scouts
What I know from six years of leading Troop 163 is that these girls invigorate scouting rather than weaken it.
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Talarico: Every bar has that guy. He’s loud, he’s obnoxious, he makes all the women in the bar feel uncomfortable. He hears you say your name to the bartender and then adds his drink to your tab when you’re not looking. That’s Paxton. And I don’t know about y’all, but I’m done picking up his tab.
AOC: This is what I want people to understand: this is our money. When you pay your taxes, that money is being stolen to pay for a vanity project like a ballroom or whatever it is that this guy wants to do, instead of what it should be used for…
That's for USA vs. Australia in Seattle, the match I wanted to go to before I decided FIFA's not worth spending half my life's savings or whatever
A French Soccer Star Faces Off Against a Surging Foe: The Far Right www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/w...
A French Soccer Star Faces Off Against a Surging Foe: The Far Right
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There’s a Pattern of Abuse in America www.nytimes.com/2026/05/14/o...
Opinion | There’s a Pattern of Abuse in America
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WATCH: Trump's Own Words Prove HE Is the Source of Most Violent Rhetoric, Not the Left
The GOP is now blaming the Dems for inciting violence, but it is Donald Trump who has invoked horrific language to attack immigrants, journalists, and his opponents for years. Zeteo has the receipts.
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Ninth Grader Demi Johnson receives National Geographic award for plan to save Mississippi's oyster reef population. The ninth grader has produced 1,100 oysters that will in turn spawn millions of larvae into the ecosystem, a huge ecological impact
FRIDAY: Workers, students, and families will be calling out of work, walking out of school, and refusing to shop as part of the nationwide day of economic disruption. There are many ways you can help make a difference on May Day: survey.alchemer.com/s3/8705046/i...
From CBC News: Canadian detained by ICE for 6 months says he's an 'indefinite' prisoner, has no idea when he'll get out. 58 Canadians are being held by ICE. Avoid all nonessential travel to the United States.
‘Easily the Worst President in U.S. History’ www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/o...
Opinion | ‘Easily the Worst President in U.S. History’
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Tesla. Disney. CVS Health. United Airlines. PayPal. Billions in profits. $0 in federal corporate income taxes. That money should be funding schools, healthcare, and public services. This is why people are mad as hell.
That the president of the United States is personally looting the treasury to the tune of literally billions of dollars and that he is not being immediately removed from office and tried for high crimes against this country is a devastating indictment of every part of our political system!
ICE and Border Patrol should be held to the same standards as real police officers.
NEW: Porsha Ngumezi and Nevaeh Crain died during miscarriages in Texas after doctors delayed treatment. The state’s medical board has ruled that substandard care led to the deaths, but the doctors were given minimal punishment. By Kavitha Surana and Lizzie Presser
Texas Medical Board Sanctions Three Doctors for Delayed Care That Led to the Deaths of Two Pregnant Women
The two women died during miscarriages. The state’s medical board has ruled that substandard care led to their deaths.
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More than 400,000 Arizonans have lost their SNAP benefits since July — the largest decline in the nation by a wide margin — after the state implemented changes called for in Trump’s so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
“The Alarm Bell”: Arizona's Drop in SNAP Participation Signals Potential Nationwide Impact of Trump Legislation
Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act imposes stricter food stamp work requirements and shifts a larger share of the costs to states. Arizona's swift implementation has made it more difficult to apply and caused nearly half of recipients to lose benefits.
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Just a reminder that the senator who sponsored the bill which became law with broad bipartisan support that states a president cannot pull the US out of NATO without congressional approval was … Marco Rubio.
‘No Kings’ Protesters Rally From Coast to Coast www.nytimes.com/video/world/...
Video: ‘No Kings’ Protesters Rally From Coast to Coast
More than 3,000 demonstrations were planned in the United States on Saturday as part of the “No Kings” movement. Protesters held signs condemning the war in Iran and immigration raids.
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Meanwhile the president is throwing a temper tantrum and posting threats from his golf resort while families wait in hour-long security lines.
