Ben Gleason
@benjamingleason.bsky.social
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The United States is behaving like a rogue state. The President has carried out an illegal act of war, kidnapped a foreign head of state, and is now threatening military action against NATO allies. This is a constitutional crisis.
Impeachment must be on the table.
Impeachment must be on the table.
January 6, 2026 at 7:01 PM
The United States is behaving like a rogue state. The President has carried out an illegal act of war, kidnapped a foreign head of state, and is now threatening military action against NATO allies. This is a constitutional crisis.
Impeachment must be on the table.
Impeachment must be on the table.
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Samuel Alito flew two flags used by insurrectionists.
Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot.
It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.
Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot.
It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.
January 6, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Samuel Alito flew two flags used by insurrectionists.
Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot.
It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.
Clarence Thomas' wife plotted to overturn the 2020 election.
Both justices refused to recuse themselves from SCOTUS cases related to the January 6th plot.
It's a stain on our nation that this has effectively been forgotten.
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We cannot forget who was complicit on January 6th.
Ted Cruz fanned the flames of insurrection.
Ken Paxton provoked the rioters before the assault.
John Cornyn refused to investigate the attack.
They have forfeited their right to represent us in our nation’s Capitol.
Ted Cruz fanned the flames of insurrection.
Ken Paxton provoked the rioters before the assault.
John Cornyn refused to investigate the attack.
They have forfeited their right to represent us in our nation’s Capitol.
January 7, 2026 at 4:55 AM
We cannot forget who was complicit on January 6th.
Ted Cruz fanned the flames of insurrection.
Ken Paxton provoked the rioters before the assault.
John Cornyn refused to investigate the attack.
They have forfeited their right to represent us in our nation’s Capitol.
Ted Cruz fanned the flames of insurrection.
Ken Paxton provoked the rioters before the assault.
John Cornyn refused to investigate the attack.
They have forfeited their right to represent us in our nation’s Capitol.
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I am pleased to announce that I have commandeered my neighbor's home. This home will be sold at its Market Price, and that money will be controlled by me, to ensure it is used to benefit my neighbor and me! Thank you for your attention to this matter!
January 7, 2026 at 2:44 AM
I am pleased to announce that I have commandeered my neighbor's home. This home will be sold at its Market Price, and that money will be controlled by me, to ensure it is used to benefit my neighbor and me! Thank you for your attention to this matter!
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The New York Public Library's excellent research library and archive on Black culture is named for Arturo Schomburg, whose Qur'an Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in on.
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 31, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The New York Public Library's excellent research library and archive on Black culture is named for Arturo Schomburg, whose Qur'an Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in on.
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Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in as NYC's first Muslim mayor on a Qur'an from the personal collection of the great Afro-Boricua intellectual Arturo Schomburg—as well as Qur'ans owned by Mamdani's grandparents. www.nypl.org/press/schomb...
December 31, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Zohran Mamdani will be sworn in as NYC's first Muslim mayor on a Qur'an from the personal collection of the great Afro-Boricua intellectual Arturo Schomburg—as well as Qur'ans owned by Mamdani's grandparents. www.nypl.org/press/schomb...
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I kept seeing people use the word samizdat to refer to the Canadian sourcing of the 60 Minutes report on CECOT pulled by Bari Weiss. Here's the definition from Merriam-Webster:
December 23, 2025 at 2:41 AM
I kept seeing people use the word samizdat to refer to the Canadian sourcing of the 60 Minutes report on CECOT pulled by Bari Weiss. Here's the definition from Merriam-Webster:
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Ok. Now had a chance to check and, well, at least some docs do appear to be straight up classic redaction fail. And there are some *interesting* bits here.
www.justice.gov/multimedia/C...
www.justice.gov/multimedia/C...
December 23, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Ok. Now had a chance to check and, well, at least some docs do appear to be straight up classic redaction fail. And there are some *interesting* bits here.
www.justice.gov/multimedia/C...
www.justice.gov/multimedia/C...
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This has always been a Bluesky-first campaign. But as of today, we will no longer be using Twitter. At all.
And I'm calling on other candidates to follow suit.
And I'm calling on other candidates to follow suit.
December 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
This has always been a Bluesky-first campaign. But as of today, we will no longer be using Twitter. At all.
And I'm calling on other candidates to follow suit.
And I'm calling on other candidates to follow suit.
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DOJ briefly uploaded this letter from Jeff Epstein to serial child molester Larry Nassar:
"Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty walked by he loved to 'grab snatch,' whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system."
"Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty walked by he loved to 'grab snatch,' whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system."
December 23, 2025 at 6:03 AM
DOJ briefly uploaded this letter from Jeff Epstein to serial child molester Larry Nassar:
"Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty walked by he loved to 'grab snatch,' whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system."
"Our president shares our love of young, nubile girls. When a young beauty walked by he loved to 'grab snatch,' whereas we ended up snatching grub in the mess halls of the system."
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BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
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Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
Surviving CECOT (full documentary) | Deported to a Maximum-Security Prison | FRONTLINE + ProPublica
YouTube video by FRONTLINE PBS | Official
m.youtube.com
December 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Now seems like a swell time to point out that Frontline just released this excellent 11-minute mini-documentary about what happened inside CECOT.
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MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
December 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported?
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
NOEM: We haven't deported veterans
MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea
Birders Against Fascism. Makes me think of @joshbartok.bsky.social and @lizroemer.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Birders Against Fascism. Makes me think of @joshbartok.bsky.social and @lizroemer.bsky.social
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Trump now losing gerrymandering war he started:
-federal court blocks Texas gerrymander
-California passes prop 50
-Utah court creates new Dem district
-VA begins new map process
-Indiana, Kansas scrap redistricting effort
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
-federal court blocks Texas gerrymander
-California passes prop 50
-Utah court creates new Dem district
-VA begins new map process
-Indiana, Kansas scrap redistricting effort
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
A Trump-appointed judge just blocked Trump’s Texas gerrymander
Trump could lose the redistricting war he started.
www.motherjones.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Trump now losing gerrymandering war he started:
-federal court blocks Texas gerrymander
-California passes prop 50
-Utah court creates new Dem district
-VA begins new map process
-Indiana, Kansas scrap redistricting effort
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
-federal court blocks Texas gerrymander
-California passes prop 50
-Utah court creates new Dem district
-VA begins new map process
-Indiana, Kansas scrap redistricting effort
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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@joshbartok.bsky.social and I wrote about how the #Buddhist practice of mudita can decrease envy and enhance our sense of connectedness. #mindfulness #psychology
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mind...
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mind...
Cultivating Joy in Others’ Joy
Developing a habit of joy in other people’s joy can counter naturally arising envy and promote connection and well-being. These practices can help.
www.psychologytoday.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:07 PM
@joshbartok.bsky.social and I wrote about how the #Buddhist practice of mudita can decrease envy and enhance our sense of connectedness. #mindfulness #psychology
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mind...
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/mind...
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'The event is about 50% social and 50% people actually wanting to play chess … It’s a nice way to decompress, which doesn’t involve going to a club to see other people my age'
Cocktails and checkmates: the young Britons giving chess a new lease of life
Laid-back clubs proving a hit in London, Birmingham and elsewhere as people look for new ways to socialise
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:33 AM
'The event is about 50% social and 50% people actually wanting to play chess … It’s a nice way to decompress, which doesn’t involve going to a club to see other people my age'
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REV. BLACK (who was shot in the head with a pepper ball): “If this is what they’re doing to pastors, journalists, teachers, mothers, and the elderly gathered to sing and pray outside ICE facilities… what might they be doing to our neighbors who are behind those walls?”
October 31, 2025 at 2:33 AM
REV. BLACK (who was shot in the head with a pepper ball): “If this is what they’re doing to pastors, journalists, teachers, mothers, and the elderly gathered to sing and pray outside ICE facilities… what might they be doing to our neighbors who are behind those walls?”
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Thank you to everyone who’s supported us.
And a special thank you to Illinois elected officials — including many of my opponents — who have condemned this political prosecution by the Trump administration:
And a special thank you to Illinois elected officials — including many of my opponents — who have condemned this political prosecution by the Trump administration:
October 30, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Thank you to everyone who’s supported us.
And a special thank you to Illinois elected officials — including many of my opponents — who have condemned this political prosecution by the Trump administration:
And a special thank you to Illinois elected officials — including many of my opponents — who have condemned this political prosecution by the Trump administration:
Those #ICE fuckers abducted another of my neighbors in #SomervilleMA this morning. People from #LUCE were going door to door asking for info about him so they could let his family know and maybe get him a lawyer. This is just getting worse and worse
October 24, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Those #ICE fuckers abducted another of my neighbors in #SomervilleMA this morning. People from #LUCE were going door to door asking for info about him so they could let his family know and maybe get him a lawyer. This is just getting worse and worse
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We got the Lucha contingency out here
October 18, 2025 at 6:35 PM
We got the Lucha contingency out here
