Benny6Toes
@benny6toes.bsky.social
Sci-Fi, board games, UX, politics, sarcasm, laughter, science, ally. It's a strange Venn diagram. I probably have more toes than you.
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Discretion in immigration proceedings is fundamentally incompatible with due process. Meet every requirement Congress set, but get denied because of the arbitrary animus of the executive, making an inherently legislative determination on what requirements exist.
p.s.: Asylum is also discretionary.
p.s.: Asylum is also discretionary.
The Trump admin is planning to say that being from Cuba (or any other travel ban country) is a "significant negative factor" that could lead to a denial of any of several discretionary immigration benefits (like green cards).
Seriously; national origin discrimination as official government policy.
Seriously; national origin discrimination as official government policy.
November 14, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Discretion in immigration proceedings is fundamentally incompatible with due process. Meet every requirement Congress set, but get denied because of the arbitrary animus of the executive, making an inherently legislative determination on what requirements exist.
p.s.: Asylum is also discretionary.
p.s.: Asylum is also discretionary.
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Did ChatGPT tell the Democratic Party to kill itself??
November 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Did ChatGPT tell the Democratic Party to kill itself??
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"You see, once we call the issue something like, just shooting from the hip here, the 'houselessness crisis,' no one will technically be homeless anymore, because we won't use that word." www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/our...
Our City’s New Initiative Will End Homelessness by Calling It Something Else
The housing crisis in our city is reaching a breaking point. Something has to be done to help the struggling members of our community, which is why...
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November 8, 2025 at 2:20 AM
"You see, once we call the issue something like, just shooting from the hip here, the 'houselessness crisis,' no one will technically be homeless anymore, because we won't use that word." www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/our...
Facts
November 7, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Facts
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@ossoff.senate.gov The Hill is reporting you're thinking about caving on the shutdown fight. Don't do it. You will get NOTHING but more broken promises, more fascism, and depressed turnout in the next election because you'll rightly be viewers as weak and ineffective.
DON'T CAVE.
DON'T CAVE.
November 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
@ossoff.senate.gov The Hill is reporting you're thinking about caving on the shutdown fight. Don't do it. You will get NOTHING but more broken promises, more fascism, and depressed turnout in the next election because you'll rightly be viewers as weak and ineffective.
DON'T CAVE.
DON'T CAVE.
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And finally, some thoughts on why the pervasive idea that Trump somehow deserves deference for what he is doing because that’s what “people voted for” gets the idea of democracy all wrong and merely perpetuates the Trumpist claim that they have a “mandate” to tear down the Republic.
October 26, 2025 at 6:28 PM
And finally, some thoughts on why the pervasive idea that Trump somehow deserves deference for what he is doing because that’s what “people voted for” gets the idea of democracy all wrong and merely perpetuates the Trumpist claim that they have a “mandate” to tear down the Republic.
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The Tea Party never reached the magnitude of No Kings. Yet it was covered as if it represented “real America,” just like MAGA today. Those are not empirical assessments, but articles of faith – ideological claims about the world that are widely shared in the American mainstream discourse.
October 26, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The Tea Party never reached the magnitude of No Kings. Yet it was covered as if it represented “real America,” just like MAGA today. Those are not empirical assessments, but articles of faith – ideological claims about the world that are widely shared in the American mainstream discourse.
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Ask yourself this: How would the New York Times have covered the protests if it had been seven million MAGA supporters flooding the streets? We don’t even have to guess: We know how they and other mainstream outlets covered the Tea Party protests during Obama’s first term.
October 26, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Ask yourself this: How would the New York Times have covered the protests if it had been seven million MAGA supporters flooding the streets? We don’t even have to guess: We know how they and other mainstream outlets covered the Tea Party protests during Obama’s first term.
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In this piece: The New York Times did not think the No Kings protests were all that significant – which is indicative of how much mainstream institutions have bought into the idea that only Trump and his supporters represent “real America” and have a right to have their message amplified.
October 26, 2025 at 6:21 PM
In this piece: The New York Times did not think the No Kings protests were all that significant – which is indicative of how much mainstream institutions have bought into the idea that only Trump and his supporters represent “real America” and have a right to have their message amplified.
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Our military is being paid by an anonymous donor.
Our WH East Wing was demolished for a ballroom - paid for by donors.
These aren’t acts of benevolence or patriotism.
This is the oligarchy assuming control, insidiously becoming part of how we function.
Every American should reject it.
Our WH East Wing was demolished for a ballroom - paid for by donors.
These aren’t acts of benevolence or patriotism.
This is the oligarchy assuming control, insidiously becoming part of how we function.
Every American should reject it.
October 25, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Our military is being paid by an anonymous donor.
Our WH East Wing was demolished for a ballroom - paid for by donors.
These aren’t acts of benevolence or patriotism.
This is the oligarchy assuming control, insidiously becoming part of how we function.
Every American should reject it.
Our WH East Wing was demolished for a ballroom - paid for by donors.
These aren’t acts of benevolence or patriotism.
This is the oligarchy assuming control, insidiously becoming part of how we function.
Every American should reject it.
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So, AWS went down and so did most of the internet. And everyone just moved on.
This is part of why we are where we are. Everything we see and hear is owned by maybe five people, and it doesn’t feel like that’s raising enough eyebrows.
This is part of why we are where we are. Everything we see and hear is owned by maybe five people, and it doesn’t feel like that’s raising enough eyebrows.
October 21, 2025 at 2:23 AM
So, AWS went down and so did most of the internet. And everyone just moved on.
This is part of why we are where we are. Everything we see and hear is owned by maybe five people, and it doesn’t feel like that’s raising enough eyebrows.
This is part of why we are where we are. Everything we see and hear is owned by maybe five people, and it doesn’t feel like that’s raising enough eyebrows.
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One of perverse dynamics of Trumpism, how a frequently toadyish establishment press undergirds a system in which Trumpists regularly accuse Democrats of being “the Nazis” and we have frequent revelations in which Trump insiders tell each other “we’re the Nazis”
October 20, 2025 at 8:30 PM
One of perverse dynamics of Trumpism, how a frequently toadyish establishment press undergirds a system in which Trumpists regularly accuse Democrats of being “the Nazis” and we have frequent revelations in which Trump insiders tell each other “we’re the Nazis”
This is great news
GOOD NEWS! For the first time ever, Huntington's disease has been successfully treated. A groundbreaking new miRNA treatment, AMT-130, slowed the progression of the disease by 75%. These results are likely to support the first approval of a genetic treatment for the rare neurodegenerative condition.
October 19, 2025 at 6:41 PM
This is great news
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In fact, the US is not exercising its right of self-defense.
There has been no armed attack nor threat of an imminent armed attack on the US. Drug smuggling doesn't count.
And so far, USG has not sent an Article 51 letter to UNSC.
(Also, deadly flow of drugs to US ain't coming from these boats.)
There has been no armed attack nor threat of an imminent armed attack on the US. Drug smuggling doesn't count.
And so far, USG has not sent an Article 51 letter to UNSC.
(Also, deadly flow of drugs to US ain't coming from these boats.)
October 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
In fact, the US is not exercising its right of self-defense.
There has been no armed attack nor threat of an imminent armed attack on the US. Drug smuggling doesn't count.
And so far, USG has not sent an Article 51 letter to UNSC.
(Also, deadly flow of drugs to US ain't coming from these boats.)
There has been no armed attack nor threat of an imminent armed attack on the US. Drug smuggling doesn't count.
And so far, USG has not sent an Article 51 letter to UNSC.
(Also, deadly flow of drugs to US ain't coming from these boats.)
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All you have to do is look at the first post of all of these accounts to see THEY ARE HERE TO TROLL. Don’t take the bait.
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October 17, 2025 at 11:49 PM
All you have to do is look at the first post of all of these accounts to see THEY ARE HERE TO TROLL. Don’t take the bait.
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If we attach a turbine, they can power millions of homes
October 15, 2025 at 2:38 PM
If we attach a turbine, they can power millions of homes
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Trump's mechanism to pay the troops during the shutdown is by far the most illegal budgetary action he's taken as POTUS, potentially setting the stage to break everything.
It's also needless because Congress would easily pass a troop pay bill if Johnson were willing to gavel in.
Long thread.
It's also needless because Congress would easily pass a troop pay bill if Johnson were willing to gavel in.
Long thread.
October 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Trump's mechanism to pay the troops during the shutdown is by far the most illegal budgetary action he's taken as POTUS, potentially setting the stage to break everything.
It's also needless because Congress would easily pass a troop pay bill if Johnson were willing to gavel in.
Long thread.
It's also needless because Congress would easily pass a troop pay bill if Johnson were willing to gavel in.
Long thread.
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Find your local No Kings event here: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=h...
No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...
www.nokings.org
October 13, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Find your local No Kings event here: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=h...
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On October 18th, millions of brave Americans will stand up and peacefully protest against the authoritarian disease metastasizing under Donald Trump.
No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. @gtconway.bsky.social
No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. @gtconway.bsky.social
October 13, 2025 at 12:01 PM
On October 18th, millions of brave Americans will stand up and peacefully protest against the authoritarian disease metastasizing under Donald Trump.
No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. @gtconway.bsky.social
No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. @gtconway.bsky.social
This is a pretty cool peek behind the scenes of digital vfx work
Thank you to all who have watched, liked, and shared the VFX video.
Neither @tvaziri.com nor I could have ever anticipated the response, and it means the world to us that our silly idea has left such an impact.
youtu.be/ERKEsIzTFas?...
Neither @tvaziri.com nor I could have ever anticipated the response, and it means the world to us that our silly idea has left such an impact.
youtu.be/ERKEsIzTFas?...
ILM Visual Effects Artist Breaks Down Hidden VFX | Vanity Fair
YouTube video by Vanity Fair
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October 14, 2025 at 1:56 AM
This is a pretty cool peek behind the scenes of digital vfx work
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ICE is all over the city and burbs today, including Waukegan. Multiple reports on social media from people who have found empty work vans and are trying to locate family of their owners. This is a near daily occurrence now.
October 13, 2025 at 7:51 PM
ICE is all over the city and burbs today, including Waukegan. Multiple reports on social media from people who have found empty work vans and are trying to locate family of their owners. This is a near daily occurrence now.
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- The daily video game history fact -
The character Zero was initially meant to be the primary playable protagonist in Mega Man X (1993).
Gameplay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_Dg...
The character Zero was initially meant to be the primary playable protagonist in Mega Man X (1993).
Gameplay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_Dg...
October 12, 2025 at 12:59 PM
- The daily video game history fact -
The character Zero was initially meant to be the primary playable protagonist in Mega Man X (1993).
Gameplay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_Dg...
The character Zero was initially meant to be the primary playable protagonist in Mega Man X (1993).
Gameplay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_Dg...