Ben Dowsett
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Meet the Palestinian Teens Trying to Win Robotics Gold
Next week, five teens from Palestine will head to Panama to compete in one of the world’s largest youth robotics competitions. The goal? To win—and then teach STEM to their peers displaced by the Isra...
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Next week, 5 teens from Palestine will head to Panama to compete in one of the world’s largest youth robotics competitions.
The goal? To win—and teach STEM to their peers displaced by Israel's war and occupation of Palestine.
A special oral history for @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/meet-t...
The goal? To win—and teach STEM to their peers displaced by Israel's war and occupation of Palestine.
A special oral history for @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/meet-t...
The swings they are letting Tim Robinson take on The Chair Company are absolutely bananas, and I am here for all of it.
November 14, 2025 at 5:28 AM
The swings they are letting Tim Robinson take on The Chair Company are absolutely bananas, and I am here for all of it.
Secret Lives of Mormon Wives is BACK thank god
November 14, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Secret Lives of Mormon Wives is BACK thank god
I’ve obtained actual footage of Donald telling the family Eric will be taking the fall and claiming he’s the “Trump” in this email
November 13, 2025 at 4:01 AM
I’ve obtained actual footage of Donald telling the family Eric will be taking the fall and claiming he’s the “Trump” in this email
Is Zoe Saldana in gambling debt or something? Why is she in every ad suddenly
November 13, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Is Zoe Saldana in gambling debt or something? Why is she in every ad suddenly
Everything they do makes infinitely more sense when you truly internalize this.
It's the same party. Stop pretending the Democrats and the Republicans are two different entities. They are both the system that runs the U.S. and it's a system that upholds white supremacy and corporate greed. Some of you are truly too smart to not get this and I'm starting to question your motive.
November 13, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Everything they do makes infinitely more sense when you truly internalize this.
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It's the same party. Stop pretending the Democrats and the Republicans are two different entities. They are both the system that runs the U.S. and it's a system that upholds white supremacy and corporate greed. Some of you are truly too smart to not get this and I'm starting to question your motive.
November 13, 2025 at 1:35 AM
It's the same party. Stop pretending the Democrats and the Republicans are two different entities. They are both the system that runs the U.S. and it's a system that upholds white supremacy and corporate greed. Some of you are truly too smart to not get this and I'm starting to question your motive.
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hey, don’t let Obama off the hook, he had the same access to the files from the 2008 Alex Acosta plea deal, which included the flight logs, as everyone else and sat on that too. oddly, it seems Dem presidents *also* have a vested interest in protecting a cabal of wealthy pedophiles
why the fuck didn’t any of this stuff come out when Biden was president
A direct email exchange from 2011 between Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, just released by House Oversight Committee Democrats.
November 12, 2025 at 6:26 PM
hey, don’t let Obama off the hook, he had the same access to the files from the 2008 Alex Acosta plea deal, which included the flight logs, as everyone else and sat on that too. oddly, it seems Dem presidents *also* have a vested interest in protecting a cabal of wealthy pedophiles
This is the loudest reminder yet: It isn't "Democrats vs Republicans." That's just the facade they want you to buy into.
These people are on the same team. It's them vs us. The sooner we all realize it, maybe we have a chance of winning.
These people are on the same team. It's them vs us. The sooner we all realize it, maybe we have a chance of winning.
You know, we should probably also ask Obama why he employed so many people that were chummy with a notorious pedophilic human trafficker
Lest there be any insinuation that Dems spared their own. It would be tough for Kathy Ruemmler—Obama’s WH Counsel from 2011 to mid-2014—to come off looking worse in these docs the committee Dems released. oversightdemocrats.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
November 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
This is the loudest reminder yet: It isn't "Democrats vs Republicans." That's just the facade they want you to buy into.
These people are on the same team. It's them vs us. The sooner we all realize it, maybe we have a chance of winning.
These people are on the same team. It's them vs us. The sooner we all realize it, maybe we have a chance of winning.
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It is absolutely unforgivable that the Dems didn't hammer Trump on his relationship with Epstein during the election. All so Bill Clinton (another pedo) could go to Dearborn and tell Arabs their families deserve to die.
Irredeemable, on all sides, from top to bottom.
Irredeemable, on all sides, from top to bottom.
The President of the United States is a pedophile
November 12, 2025 at 4:42 PM
It is absolutely unforgivable that the Dems didn't hammer Trump on his relationship with Epstein during the election. All so Bill Clinton (another pedo) could go to Dearborn and tell Arabs their families deserve to die.
Irredeemable, on all sides, from top to bottom.
Irredeemable, on all sides, from top to bottom.
Time for ol' Donny Trump to do some wriggling and get out of this easily, it seems
(He's going to get out of this, easily)
(He's going to get out of this, easily)
November 12, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Time for ol' Donny Trump to do some wriggling and get out of this easily, it seems
(He's going to get out of this, easily)
(He's going to get out of this, easily)
Again: There's no Hamas boogeyman in the West Bank. There's not even a *tacit* excuse for this.
They're just massacring innocent children right in our faces, not even trying to justify it at all. And the world just watches it happen.
They're just massacring innocent children right in our faces, not even trying to justify it at all. And the world just watches it happen.
New — Israeli forces just killed this Palestinian boy.
Last month, he and his family were harvesting olives. Soldiers bombarded them with tear gas, making him collapse.
He was in critical condition until today.
He is the 47th kid killed by Israeli soldiers and settlers in the West Bank this year.
Last month, he and his family were harvesting olives. Soldiers bombarded them with tear gas, making him collapse.
He was in critical condition until today.
He is the 47th kid killed by Israeli soldiers and settlers in the West Bank this year.
November 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Again: There's no Hamas boogeyman in the West Bank. There's not even a *tacit* excuse for this.
They're just massacring innocent children right in our faces, not even trying to justify it at all. And the world just watches it happen.
They're just massacring innocent children right in our faces, not even trying to justify it at all. And the world just watches it happen.
Quick reminder that despite the "ceasefire" supposedly agreed to, Israel continues to murder civilians in Gaza every day - and continues to do shit like THIS, which is simply pure evil.
All funded by our tax dollars!
All funded by our tax dollars!
🔴BREAKING: UNICEF says Israel is blocking medical supplies essential for a children’s vaccination campaign in Gaza, including 1.6 million syringes and nearly one million baby formula bottles. The delay has halted immunizations for more than 40k children who missed routine vaccines during the war...
November 11, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Quick reminder that despite the "ceasefire" supposedly agreed to, Israel continues to murder civilians in Gaza every day - and continues to do shit like THIS, which is simply pure evil.
All funded by our tax dollars!
All funded by our tax dollars!
This is not your hero, folks!
Remember when she compared the keffiyeh to a swastika? Because I do...
November 11, 2025 at 5:48 PM
This is not your hero, folks!
So Vince Gilligan now lays claim to 2 of the ~5 best pilots in modern TV history. Guy is on a different level.
November 11, 2025 at 5:39 PM
So Vince Gilligan now lays claim to 2 of the ~5 best pilots in modern TV history. Guy is on a different level.
Players averaging 22+ points and 7+ assists so far this season:
Nikola Jokic
Tyrese Maxey
Austin Reaves
Cade Cunningham
James Harden
Alperen Sengun
And!
Keyonte George
Nikola Jokic
Tyrese Maxey
Austin Reaves
Cade Cunningham
James Harden
Alperen Sengun
And!
Keyonte George
November 11, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Players averaging 22+ points and 7+ assists so far this season:
Nikola Jokic
Tyrese Maxey
Austin Reaves
Cade Cunningham
James Harden
Alperen Sengun
And!
Keyonte George
Nikola Jokic
Tyrese Maxey
Austin Reaves
Cade Cunningham
James Harden
Alperen Sengun
And!
Keyonte George
Random re-post of my favorite piece of journalism I've written to date:
Next week, 5 teens from Palestine will head to Panama to compete in one of the world’s largest youth robotics competitions.
The goal? To win—and teach STEM to their peers displaced by Israel's war and occupation of Palestine.
A special oral history for @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/meet-t...
The goal? To win—and teach STEM to their peers displaced by Israel's war and occupation of Palestine.
A special oral history for @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/meet-t...
Meet the Palestinian Teens Trying to Win Robotics Gold
Next week, five teens from Palestine will head to Panama to compete in one of the world’s largest youth robotics competitions. The goal? To win—and then teach STEM to their peers displaced by the Isra...
www.wired.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Random re-post of my favorite piece of journalism I've written to date:
Got confused and thought it was a playoff game
James Harden with an unusual brainfart, somehow thought he needed to shoot from the logo with 15 secs left
November 11, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Got confused and thought it was a playoff game
I don’t get as many “sit down and watch 4 hours of NBA” nights as I used to, but I’m sure glad I got one tonight.
November 11, 2025 at 3:40 AM
I don’t get as many “sit down and watch 4 hours of NBA” nights as I used to, but I’m sure glad I got one tonight.
Wemby is not of this earth
November 11, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Wemby is not of this earth
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new from me today: not all data centers are created environmentally equal — and building them in states with cleaner grids and more access to water could go a long way in preventing environmental catastrophe
If the US Has to Build Data Centers, Here’s Where They Should Go
A new analysis tries to calculate the coming environmental footprint of AI in the US and finds that the ideal sites for data centers aren’t where they’re being built.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:11 PM
new from me today: not all data centers are created environmentally equal — and building them in states with cleaner grids and more access to water could go a long way in preventing environmental catastrophe
Incredibly rich to hear Netanyahu - who for decades has personally supported Hamas and helped them remain in power - claim to be "focused on" preventing the group from ever returning to power.
www.972mag.com/netanyahu-ha...
www.972mag.com/netanyahu-ha...
November 10, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Incredibly rich to hear Netanyahu - who for decades has personally supported Hamas and helped them remain in power - claim to be "focused on" preventing the group from ever returning to power.
www.972mag.com/netanyahu-ha...
www.972mag.com/netanyahu-ha...
I would quibble that they don’t even care if anyone forgets. We’re way past that at this point.
Voters have no viable alternative and they know it. They don’t give one shit what any voter thinks or cares about.
Voters have no viable alternative and they know it. They don’t give one shit what any voter thinks or cares about.
It’s not that they don’t get it, it’s that they don’t care. It’s intentional and deliberate knowing they can hope everyone forgets in 4 years.
November 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I would quibble that they don’t even care if anyone forgets. We’re way past that at this point.
Voters have no viable alternative and they know it. They don’t give one shit what any voter thinks or cares about.
Voters have no viable alternative and they know it. They don’t give one shit what any voter thinks or cares about.
Stop framing it like this.
These people are not ALL idiots. They know exactly what they’re doing. This is all intentional.
They’re doing what their corporate donors want. It’s as simple as that. It should be framed that way.
These people are not ALL idiots. They know exactly what they’re doing. This is all intentional.
They’re doing what their corporate donors want. It’s as simple as that. It should be framed that way.
Americans are enraged, and they want fighters: an opposition party that communicates that they share and understand that rage. The Senate Democrats showed Sunday that they still don’t get that, and it’s not clear that some of them ever will. trib.al/mZfi6Qw
November 10, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Stop framing it like this.
These people are not ALL idiots. They know exactly what they’re doing. This is all intentional.
They’re doing what their corporate donors want. It’s as simple as that. It should be framed that way.
These people are not ALL idiots. They know exactly what they’re doing. This is all intentional.
They’re doing what their corporate donors want. It’s as simple as that. It should be framed that way.
Constant reminder that Democrats actively do not want to win elections or serve their constituents.
Not hyperbole. Their goal is to lose. That’s why they do shit like this. www.tiktok.com/@watchfulcoy...
Not hyperbole. Their goal is to lose. That’s why they do shit like this. www.tiktok.com/@watchfulcoy...
November 9, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Constant reminder that Democrats actively do not want to win elections or serve their constituents.
Not hyperbole. Their goal is to lose. That’s why they do shit like this. www.tiktok.com/@watchfulcoy...
Not hyperbole. Their goal is to lose. That’s why they do shit like this. www.tiktok.com/@watchfulcoy...