Ben Makuh
@benmakuh.com
Writer (Editing my first book!), engineer (Miro), theologian (MA, Denver Seminary), obsessive reader, gardener, connoisseur of dad jokes.
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One wonders if Pete Hegseth has ever heard of Just War Theory, a critical doctrine in his reformed tradition with regard to how to think about the work of his literal job
January 6, 2026 at 12:01 PM
One wonders if Pete Hegseth has ever heard of Just War Theory, a critical doctrine in his reformed tradition with regard to how to think about the work of his literal job
Some men will literally kidnap another country’s president rather than go to therapy or let people see the Epstein files
January 6, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Some men will literally kidnap another country’s president rather than go to therapy or let people see the Epstein files
Your move, Congress. Time to buck up, or else let him continue to steamroll our government into a single branch of power.
January 4, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Your move, Congress. Time to buck up, or else let him continue to steamroll our government into a single branch of power.
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"Maduro is a brutal authoritarian dictator," I wisely intone, as the corrupt demented paedophile US President violating Constitutional Law while operating a gestapo and concentration camps illegally arrests a foreign leader on charges which read like they were written on a paper placemat in crayon.
January 3, 2026 at 1:24 PM
"Maduro is a brutal authoritarian dictator," I wisely intone, as the corrupt demented paedophile US President violating Constitutional Law while operating a gestapo and concentration camps illegally arrests a foreign leader on charges which read like they were written on a paper placemat in crayon.
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
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Just woke up even angrier. Impeach, convict, remove. Draft articles now. Either we have a representative government or we don’t. Do not shut up about this until there’s a vote.
January 3, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Just woke up even angrier. Impeach, convict, remove. Draft articles now. Either we have a representative government or we don’t. Do not shut up about this until there’s a vote.
Surely he got congressional approval, right?
Surely this will end war, right?
Surely he’ll avoid foreign intervention, right?
Surely this will end war, right?
Surely he’ll avoid foreign intervention, right?
January 3, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Surely he got congressional approval, right?
Surely this will end war, right?
Surely he’ll avoid foreign intervention, right?
Surely this will end war, right?
Surely he’ll avoid foreign intervention, right?
Them: Christmas was a pagan holiday. Jesus was born in the fall.
Me, an intellectual: We were never commanded to celebrate Christmas, but New Year was biblically mandated to be in the fall, but we now celebrate it in the month of the Roman god Janus.
Happy new year! 🎊
Me, an intellectual: We were never commanded to celebrate Christmas, but New Year was biblically mandated to be in the fall, but we now celebrate it in the month of the Roman god Janus.
Happy new year! 🎊
January 1, 2026 at 7:08 AM
Them: Christmas was a pagan holiday. Jesus was born in the fall.
Me, an intellectual: We were never commanded to celebrate Christmas, but New Year was biblically mandated to be in the fall, but we now celebrate it in the month of the Roman god Janus.
Happy new year! 🎊
Me, an intellectual: We were never commanded to celebrate Christmas, but New Year was biblically mandated to be in the fall, but we now celebrate it in the month of the Roman god Janus.
Happy new year! 🎊
Continuing his vengeance tour against Colorado, Trump vetoes a bill sponsored by one of his own—Boebert—just so he can punish a state he hates.
In his mind he thinks this makes him look so powerful, but to everyone else he just looks like a petty child.
In his mind he thinks this makes him look so powerful, but to everyone else he just looks like a petty child.
December 31, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Continuing his vengeance tour against Colorado, Trump vetoes a bill sponsored by one of his own—Boebert—just so he can punish a state he hates.
In his mind he thinks this makes him look so powerful, but to everyone else he just looks like a petty child.
In his mind he thinks this makes him look so powerful, but to everyone else he just looks like a petty child.
My top reads of 2025. Not all new, not all "best," not all must-reads, but books that I found sufficiently thought-provoking that they stuck around in my brain.
#booksky #amreading
#booksky #amreading
Reading Recap 2025, Part 2: Top Reads of the Year
Musings by Ben Makuh
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December 27, 2025 at 6:17 PM
My top reads of 2025. Not all new, not all "best," not all must-reads, but books that I found sufficiently thought-provoking that they stuck around in my brain.
#booksky #amreading
#booksky #amreading
I read more than 200 books this year.
People regularly ask me not only how, but *why* I read so much. Here’s my attempt to explain:
People regularly ask me not only how, but *why* I read so much. Here’s my attempt to explain:
Reading Recap 2025, Part 1: How and Why I Read 200+ Books
Musings by Ben Makuh
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December 27, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I read more than 200 books this year.
People regularly ask me not only how, but *why* I read so much. Here’s my attempt to explain:
People regularly ask me not only how, but *why* I read so much. Here’s my attempt to explain:
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How it started / How it’s going
November 30, 2025 at 12:49 AM
How it started / How it’s going
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Fun fact: For the movie Alien, they actually used a man in a practical suit because the studio was unable to afford a real Xenomorph.
November 29, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Fun fact: For the movie Alien, they actually used a man in a practical suit because the studio was unable to afford a real Xenomorph.
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Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
November 29, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
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Trump offered a full pardon today to the former president of Honduras, who was convicted of trafficking 400 tons of drugs into the United States.
November 29, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Trump offered a full pardon today to the former president of Honduras, who was convicted of trafficking 400 tons of drugs into the United States.
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Cold blooded murder.
November 28, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Cold blooded murder.
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Oh my. When you've lost the Babylon Bee …
November 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Oh my. When you've lost the Babylon Bee …
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It’s not a great deal if you don’t need it. And especially this year, others really need support. So for all of us who have enough, let’s refuse to get sucked into the holiday shopping frenzy and share instead of shop. We don’t need more stuff, we need communities where all our neighbors are safe.
November 28, 2025 at 3:54 PM
It’s not a great deal if you don’t need it. And especially this year, others really need support. So for all of us who have enough, let’s refuse to get sucked into the holiday shopping frenzy and share instead of shop. We don’t need more stuff, we need communities where all our neighbors are safe.
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RIP Martin Luther, you would have loved Papal Audience Black Friday deals.
November 27, 2025 at 10:08 PM
RIP Martin Luther, you would have loved Papal Audience Black Friday deals.
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chatgpt: That’s a great idea. Bringing up politics during Thanksgiving dinner is an easy, natural way to discuss sensitive issues that are not only timely and relevant, but important. Would you like me to create a list of conversation prompts that everyone will be sure to have an opinion on?
November 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
chatgpt: That’s a great idea. Bringing up politics during Thanksgiving dinner is an easy, natural way to discuss sensitive issues that are not only timely and relevant, but important. Would you like me to create a list of conversation prompts that everyone will be sure to have an opinion on?
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Brings to mind a certain “Tethics” scene from the show Silicon Valley
November 27, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Brings to mind a certain “Tethics” scene from the show Silicon Valley
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My Brain:
"Psst, here's a great idea for your book."
Me:
"I'm busy. I'll write it down later. I'll remember it."
Morgan Freeman:
"But he did not remember it, for his brain soon moved on to wonder how cottage cheese gets made."
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky
"Psst, here's a great idea for your book."
Me:
"I'm busy. I'll write it down later. I'll remember it."
Morgan Freeman:
"But he did not remember it, for his brain soon moved on to wonder how cottage cheese gets made."
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky
November 26, 2025 at 9:37 PM
My Brain:
"Psst, here's a great idea for your book."
Me:
"I'm busy. I'll write it down later. I'll remember it."
Morgan Freeman:
"But he did not remember it, for his brain soon moved on to wonder how cottage cheese gets made."
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky
"Psst, here's a great idea for your book."
Me:
"I'm busy. I'll write it down later. I'll remember it."
Morgan Freeman:
"But he did not remember it, for his brain soon moved on to wonder how cottage cheese gets made."
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #WriteSky
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Two miles of ice core on the shelf at our national ice core facility in Lakewood, Colorado. The WAIS Divide core from West Antarctica is a 3400m long (deepest US core, 2nd deepest ice core ever) 68,000 year old record of high resolution climate.
November 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Two miles of ice core on the shelf at our national ice core facility in Lakewood, Colorado. The WAIS Divide core from West Antarctica is a 3400m long (deepest US core, 2nd deepest ice core ever) 68,000 year old record of high resolution climate.