Benjamin Harnett
@benjaminharnett.com
Sometime poet, historian, software engineer, novelist, union man. https://www.benjaminharnett.com https://thehappyvalleynovel.com
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Benjamin Harnett
@benjaminharnett.com
· Jun 20
I interviewed 300 high achievers about their morning routine, and you will never believe, they all have inherited family wealth.
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it's a real shame there wasn't just a Democratic president with control of federal law enforcement for 4 years, otherwise it would be pretty fuckin outrageous that he didn't find this
A direct email exchange from 2011 between Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, just released by House Oversight Committee Democrats.
November 12, 2025 at 3:17 PM
it's a real shame there wasn't just a Democratic president with control of federal law enforcement for 4 years, otherwise it would be pretty fuckin outrageous that he didn't find this
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i mean c’mon. the president’s best friend was the most notorious pedo in the country’s history who ran a massive child trafficking ring. every bit of circumstantial evidence we have says that trump was a participant. if this were a criminal trial we’d have enough evidence to compel a plea deal.
November 12, 2025 at 2:49 PM
i mean c’mon. the president’s best friend was the most notorious pedo in the country’s history who ran a massive child trafficking ring. every bit of circumstantial evidence we have says that trump was a participant. if this were a criminal trial we’d have enough evidence to compel a plea deal.
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what is cool about this michael wolff / trump / epstein stuff is that he had those emails in 2015 and decided to not tell anyone and let us turn into a full fash grifter state instead
November 12, 2025 at 2:41 PM
what is cool about this michael wolff / trump / epstein stuff is that he had those emails in 2015 and decided to not tell anyone and let us turn into a full fash grifter state instead
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The curious case of the reprehensible piece of shit in the nighttime.
"In one email, Epstein told Maxwell, 'I want you to realize that that dog that hasn’t barked is Trump.' He added that an unnamed victim 'spent hours at my house with him ,, he has never once been mentioned.'"
“'I have been thinking about that,' Maxwell wrote back."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
“'I have been thinking about that,' Maxwell wrote back."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...
Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The curious case of the reprehensible piece of shit in the nighttime.
Hear me out: the 1000-year mortgage.
November 12, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Hear me out: the 1000-year mortgage.
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i spoke to LOADS of people about this very recently, and the only people using it regularly were the dipshits in charge
November 12, 2025 at 3:47 AM
i spoke to LOADS of people about this very recently, and the only people using it regularly were the dipshits in charge
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this is a rich text but my favorite part is that despite being presumably good at math, her husband is so illiterate that he cannot read a baby's report card
I think the belief by the powerful that "people will put up with many things if you are excellent at math" is incredibly revealing in terms of understanding How We Got Here
November 11, 2025 at 11:51 PM
this is a rich text but my favorite part is that despite being presumably good at math, her husband is so illiterate that he cannot read a baby's report card
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It Happened To Me: I Had Phone Sex With RFK Jr. Because of 9/11
I don’t think any of us are fully prepared for the level of self-pity and absolution that’s going to be in Olivia Nuzzi’s (hilariously titled) “American Canto”
November 11, 2025 at 2:51 PM
It Happened To Me: I Had Phone Sex With RFK Jr. Because of 9/11
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As someone who has professionally tried and now almost given up on pushing meaningful, moral messaging on my senators, they do not say this because it is not why they did it. They won't even lie and say the moral reason was their motivation. It is a huge problem.
instead of saying this was good strategy, maybe senate dems should say: "the republicans were going to kill people by starving them to death, and because we aren't monsters, we decided to let this fight go. We'll keep fighting. Stop electing monsters."
November 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
As someone who has professionally tried and now almost given up on pushing meaningful, moral messaging on my senators, they do not say this because it is not why they did it. They won't even lie and say the moral reason was their motivation. It is a huge problem.
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a few months ago I said "having generative AI handle absolutely anything with regards to healthcare is a nightmare and should be banned" and a bunch of people made fun of me and called me stupid. anyways,
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
a few months ago I said "having generative AI handle absolutely anything with regards to healthcare is a nightmare and should be banned" and a bunch of people made fun of me and called me stupid. anyways,
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There is a reason that they are feeling “isolated.” There is documented evidence that may archaeologists have consistently been complicit in taking cultural heritage from Gaza and also using alleged excavation needs to encroach on Palestinian lands. Let’s not pretend we don’t remember. 🎁 link.
Israeli Academics Find Themselves Isolated Despite Gaza Cease-Fire
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:34 PM
There is a reason that they are feeling “isolated.” There is documented evidence that may archaeologists have consistently been complicit in taking cultural heritage from Gaza and also using alleged excavation needs to encroach on Palestinian lands. Let’s not pretend we don’t remember. 🎁 link.
Anyone who thinks getting a bullet-pointed summary of a book is equivalent to reading it, has not read an actual book in decades. And this is basically most of our elite business leaders and successful investors.
November 11, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Anyone who thinks getting a bullet-pointed summary of a book is equivalent to reading it, has not read an actual book in decades. And this is basically most of our elite business leaders and successful investors.
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Fine, I will write the next James Bond.
INT: SEX CASINO, NIGHT
BOND: Hello I am Bond James Bond my car goes NYOOM
CUT TO: ten minutes of a chase in a sports car
BOND: Also my watch is a special watch that makes ladies blouses see through
EXPLOSION
BOND: This film is for grown ups
INT: SEX CASINO, NIGHT
BOND: Hello I am Bond James Bond my car goes NYOOM
CUT TO: ten minutes of a chase in a sports car
BOND: Also my watch is a special watch that makes ladies blouses see through
EXPLOSION
BOND: This film is for grown ups
November 11, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Fine, I will write the next James Bond.
INT: SEX CASINO, NIGHT
BOND: Hello I am Bond James Bond my car goes NYOOM
CUT TO: ten minutes of a chase in a sports car
BOND: Also my watch is a special watch that makes ladies blouses see through
EXPLOSION
BOND: This film is for grown ups
INT: SEX CASINO, NIGHT
BOND: Hello I am Bond James Bond my car goes NYOOM
CUT TO: ten minutes of a chase in a sports car
BOND: Also my watch is a special watch that makes ladies blouses see through
EXPLOSION
BOND: This film is for grown ups
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Help mom I’m being bullied by 87 year old novella writer Joyce Carol Oates again can you pick me up
November 11, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Help mom I’m being bullied by 87 year old novella writer Joyce Carol Oates again can you pick me up
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Frankenstein was tremendous but why are the aesthetics of just about every new movie “video game cut-scene”?
November 10, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Frankenstein was tremendous but why are the aesthetics of just about every new movie “video game cut-scene”?
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They caved in March so they could get a better deal now. They’re caving now so they can get a better deal in some indeterminate future. The better deal is always just beyond their reach, but continuing to cave will get them there. And if you don’t agree with that, you don’t understand Politics,
November 10, 2025 at 2:44 AM
They caved in March so they could get a better deal now. They’re caving now so they can get a better deal in some indeterminate future. The better deal is always just beyond their reach, but continuing to cave will get them there. And if you don’t agree with that, you don’t understand Politics,
Democrats mostly don’t want to do the things they say they want to do, which is a very big problem.
Worth considering why one would choose not to maintain a filibuster against Trump in order to ensure you have it in other circumstances.
November 10, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Democrats mostly don’t want to do the things they say they want to do, which is a very big problem.
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One thing about the predictable insistence that everyone complaining just doesn’t know anything about politics and government is that among the people objecting are many experienced pols.
November 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
One thing about the predictable insistence that everyone complaining just doesn’t know anything about politics and government is that among the people objecting are many experienced pols.
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The key to understanding a lot of US politics is that the unspoken premise on which it all rests is that personhood begins at a certain tax bracket.
Lots going on but from outside it seems that at least part of the calculus was that flight disruption for middle class and up travelers matters more than life disruption for untold numbers who’ll be deprived of health care.
November 10, 2025 at 12:54 PM
The key to understanding a lot of US politics is that the unspoken premise on which it all rests is that personhood begins at a certain tax bracket.
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Word of the Day is ‘catchfart’ (17th century): an obsequious individual who sucks up to the boss and always follows the political wind.
November 7, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Word of the Day is ‘catchfart’ (17th century): an obsequious individual who sucks up to the boss and always follows the political wind.
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I just block dem senators to protect my beautiful mind from their bullshit
November 10, 2025 at 12:25 PM
I just block dem senators to protect my beautiful mind from their bullshit
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage