Ben
@beeeencox.bsky.social
Sacramento, CA via TX and NC. UAW 4811. No one gets there alone.
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man I’m sorry to be all corny here but when I see a “the city is beautiful! There’s more to it than homeless people!” I gotta say you know who’s also beautiful? People who have no place to live & are trying to get by in a system that has turned its back on them & if you don’t see that that’s on you
February 8, 2026 at 4:42 AM
man I’m sorry to be all corny here but when I see a “the city is beautiful! There’s more to it than homeless people!” I gotta say you know who’s also beautiful? People who have no place to live & are trying to get by in a system that has turned its back on them & if you don’t see that that’s on you
early but we have a strong contender for rock song of the year takaat.bandcamp.com/track/ijit-n...
Ijit N’elwan 4, by TAKAAT
from the album TAKAAT - Is Noise, Vol. 3
takaat.bandcamp.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:10 AM
early but we have a strong contender for rock song of the year takaat.bandcamp.com/track/ijit-n...
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MERE HOURS after the President of the United States posted an AI video of the Obama’s as monkeys, the Science Tech Action Committee (led by @aaas.org and @researchamerica.bsky.social) posted a THANK YOU to TRUMP for SIGNING THE BUDGET.
Shot. Chaser.
sciencetechaction.org/aboutus/
Shot. Chaser.
sciencetechaction.org/aboutus/
February 7, 2026 at 1:18 AM
MERE HOURS after the President of the United States posted an AI video of the Obama’s as monkeys, the Science Tech Action Committee (led by @aaas.org and @researchamerica.bsky.social) posted a THANK YOU to TRUMP for SIGNING THE BUDGET.
Shot. Chaser.
sciencetechaction.org/aboutus/
Shot. Chaser.
sciencetechaction.org/aboutus/
Incredible timing on my part to have watched All The President's Men last night
February 5, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Incredible timing on my part to have watched All The President's Men last night
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Tour de force on just exactly what has gone on at Texas A&M for so many years from Chris Hooks in @texasmonthly.bsky.social:
www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
What’s the Matter With Texas A&M?
Five presidents in five years. Firings of “woke” professors. Crackdowns on Plato. Inside state leaders’ efforts to remake a great university.
www.texasmonthly.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Tour de force on just exactly what has gone on at Texas A&M for so many years from Chris Hooks in @texasmonthly.bsky.social:
www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...
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Bad Bunny at the Grammys: "Before I say thanks to God, I want to say ICE out. We're not savage, we're not animals, we're not aliens, we are humans, and we are Americans."
February 2, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Bad Bunny at the Grammys: "Before I say thanks to God, I want to say ICE out. We're not savage, we're not animals, we're not aliens, we are humans, and we are Americans."
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CHOTINER: So, rumor around town is you might be thinkin' about goin' down to the shore
Me: Yeah, I think I'm gonna go down to the shore
CHOTINER: What ya gonna do down there?
Me: Uh, I don't know. Play some video games, buy some Def Leppard T-shirts
Me: Yeah, I think I'm gonna go down to the shore
CHOTINER: What ya gonna do down there?
Me: Uh, I don't know. Play some video games, buy some Def Leppard T-shirts
September 25, 2025 at 2:41 AM
CHOTINER: So, rumor around town is you might be thinkin' about goin' down to the shore
Me: Yeah, I think I'm gonna go down to the shore
CHOTINER: What ya gonna do down there?
Me: Uh, I don't know. Play some video games, buy some Def Leppard T-shirts
Me: Yeah, I think I'm gonna go down to the shore
CHOTINER: What ya gonna do down there?
Me: Uh, I don't know. Play some video games, buy some Def Leppard T-shirts
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I can’t believe they anticipated the X-Files.
February 1, 2026 at 8:05 PM
I can’t believe they anticipated the X-Files.
As a Texan and connoisseur of the depths of Tubi, I can't believe I'd never heard of this before. Roy Scheider plays a Galveston cop trying to track down a killer who only strikes during Astros games. A+ Houston/Galveston location work, hilariously silly accents. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_G...
Night Game (film) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 1, 2026 at 7:01 PM
As a Texan and connoisseur of the depths of Tubi, I can't believe I'd never heard of this before. Roy Scheider plays a Galveston cop trying to track down a killer who only strikes during Astros games. A+ Houston/Galveston location work, hilariously silly accents. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_G...
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when you type the R word you’re typing with Epstein
February 1, 2026 at 12:54 AM
when you type the R word you’re typing with Epstein
congrats @damonagnos.bsky.social on your new gig as an NYT Opinion headline writer
February 1, 2026 at 12:46 AM
congrats @damonagnos.bsky.social on your new gig as an NYT Opinion headline writer
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Oh wow: AFGE (federal govt employee union) calls for the ouster of Noem and Miller.
www.afge.org/publication/...
www.afge.org/publication/...
AFGE Demands Resignation or Termination of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller for Smearing Slain AFGE Member Alex Pretti as “Domestic Terrorist”
The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is the largest federal employee union representing 820,000 federal and D.C. government workers nationwide and overseas.
www.afge.org
January 27, 2026 at 5:05 AM
Oh wow: AFGE (federal govt employee union) calls for the ouster of Noem and Miller.
www.afge.org/publication/...
www.afge.org/publication/...
a battered, weary nation yearns for Tim Duncan to return to the public eye
we need to go back to athletes not trying to be fashionable
January 25, 2026 at 11:44 PM
a battered, weary nation yearns for Tim Duncan to return to the public eye
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Rest in Power brother Alex Pretti, AFGE Member and VA nurse murdered by Border Patrol
AFGE Local 3669 statement:
January 24, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Rest in Power brother Alex Pretti, AFGE Member and VA nurse murdered by Border Patrol
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i think it is particularly moving to see how instrumental unions have been in organizing actions in minnesota when political rhetoric in the US always conceptualizes labor rights and immigration rights as existing in opposition
January 24, 2026 at 2:05 AM
i think it is particularly moving to see how instrumental unions have been in organizing actions in minnesota when political rhetoric in the US always conceptualizes labor rights and immigration rights as existing in opposition
all respect to Zohran but the true kings are piping hot coffee in summer guys
maaaajor photo of our mayor from @alexkrales.bsky.social in which we learn Mamdani is an iced-coffee-in-winter guy
HUGE win for that community, congrats!!!
(thought it was dunkin, which stopped me in my tracks, but no I don’t think the straw is the right shade of orange)
HUGE win for that community, congrats!!!
(thought it was dunkin, which stopped me in my tracks, but no I don’t think the straw is the right shade of orange)
January 23, 2026 at 8:30 PM
all respect to Zohran but the true kings are piping hot coffee in summer guys
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(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang (Remastered 2006)
YouTube video by Heaven 17 - Topic
www.youtube.com
January 23, 2026 at 7:27 PM
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🧵 The UAW stands in solidarity with the people of Minnesota, including hundreds of UAW members, who are standing up and fighting back against the federal government’s abuses and attacks on the working class.
January 21, 2026 at 6:31 PM
🧵 The UAW stands in solidarity with the people of Minnesota, including hundreds of UAW members, who are standing up and fighting back against the federal government’s abuses and attacks on the working class.
took the opportunity of MLK Day to re-read The Fire Next Time, one of the truly great written works by an American. as applicable to this moment as when Baldwin wrote it, but then Baldwin's relevance is never in question. it's here if you need a copy: files.blogs.baruch.cuny.edu/wp-content/b...
files.blogs.baruch.cuny.edu
January 19, 2026 at 11:56 PM
took the opportunity of MLK Day to re-read The Fire Next Time, one of the truly great written works by an American. as applicable to this moment as when Baldwin wrote it, but then Baldwin's relevance is never in question. it's here if you need a copy: files.blogs.baruch.cuny.edu/wp-content/b...
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Rest in peace Victor Manuel Diaz. He was a Latino immigrant kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis. He died in ICE custody at Camp East Montana, Texas while facing deportation.
We have unjust immigration system that continues to take the lives of our neighbors while tearing families apart. 1/
We have unjust immigration system that continues to take the lives of our neighbors while tearing families apart. 1/
January 18, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Rest in peace Victor Manuel Diaz. He was a Latino immigrant kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis. He died in ICE custody at Camp East Montana, Texas while facing deportation.
We have unjust immigration system that continues to take the lives of our neighbors while tearing families apart. 1/
We have unjust immigration system that continues to take the lives of our neighbors while tearing families apart. 1/
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NIH funding is still on the table, and members of our union will continue demanding it be restored. But the message is clear: collective action gets the goods.
January 17, 2026 at 8:06 PM
NIH funding is still on the table, and members of our union will continue demanding it be restored. But the message is clear: collective action gets the goods.
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if there’s any part of you that thinks they don’t truly get off on this, get rid of it. mob mentality, power fantasy, every mental source of cruelty, all armed and enabled by the U.S. government
January 16, 2026 at 2:44 AM
if there’s any part of you that thinks they don’t truly get off on this, get rid of it. mob mentality, power fantasy, every mental source of cruelty, all armed and enabled by the U.S. government
this clearly being a healthcare worker makes the photo probably the single best illustration of the (I think Adam Johnson?) line that this is a war on the employed, productive members of society
Stunning photos from Minneapolis, including this one by John Locher for the Associated Press. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
January 15, 2026 at 8:16 PM
this clearly being a healthcare worker makes the photo probably the single best illustration of the (I think Adam Johnson?) line that this is a war on the employed, productive members of society
early Shamsy contender here @girinathan.bsky.social @redford.bsky.social. there's nothing formally new in it, but it's classic Shams material. fascinating development! return timeline could allow him to return!
Fascinating development: The Mavericks are having renewed Davis trade talks with multiple interested teams, sources said. If moved to a playoff contender, the return timeline could allow Davis to return during the postseason while establishing himself for the long-term elsewhere.
January 13, 2026 at 6:55 PM
early Shamsy contender here @girinathan.bsky.social @redford.bsky.social. there's nothing formally new in it, but it's classic Shams material. fascinating development! return timeline could allow him to return!
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RIP Munehiro Narita
Now shredding…
Now shredding…
January 5, 2026 at 4:14 PM
RIP Munehiro Narita
Now shredding…
Now shredding…