Ben Ostrower
@benostrower.com
Founder/CEO at Wide Eye @wideeyeco.bsky.social | branding, design, and digital products for purpose-driven organizations & changemakers. I’m a digital designer, political junkie, film nut, LEGOhead, and proud dad.
They are planning to mess significantly with the mid-term elections. That seems exceptionally clear
February 5, 2026 at 1:55 PM
They are planning to mess significantly with the mid-term elections. That seems exceptionally clear
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The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
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Politicians gotta start calling for Miller to go. Right now.
January 27, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Politicians gotta start calling for Miller to go. Right now.
Wishing Col Lockjaw a pleasant retirement with a honorary corner office somewhere…
January 27, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Wishing Col Lockjaw a pleasant retirement with a honorary corner office somewhere…
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Wake up. Make breakfast. Do email. Watch a murder. Go to a party for a 5 year old. Laugh with my daughter. See a different angle of that murder. Hear govt officials slander the victim. Play Barbies with my kid. Feed her dinner. Tear up at that victim reading last honors to a vet. Put kid to bed. USA
January 25, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Wake up. Make breakfast. Do email. Watch a murder. Go to a party for a 5 year old. Laugh with my daughter. See a different angle of that murder. Hear govt officials slander the victim. Play Barbies with my kid. Feed her dinner. Tear up at that victim reading last honors to a vet. Put kid to bed. USA
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Powerful statement from the family of Alex Pretti, obtained by CNN:
"Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world..."
"Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world..."
January 25, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Powerful statement from the family of Alex Pretti, obtained by CNN:
"Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world..."
"Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world..."
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In the spirt of minimalist political posters that have marked critical moments in US history.
Whatever you do, don't print these: www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/69p3y...
Whatever you do, don't print these: www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/69p3y...
January 9, 2026 at 2:02 AM
In the spirt of minimalist political posters that have marked critical moments in US history.
Whatever you do, don't print these: www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/69p3y...
Whatever you do, don't print these: www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/69p3y...
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The same people who pushed for states to be open carry are the ones saying having a gun on you (if that's even true) is grounds to be murdered by state agents.
January 24, 2026 at 5:47 PM
The same people who pushed for states to be open carry are the ones saying having a gun on you (if that's even true) is grounds to be murdered by state agents.
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Suddenly, the Second Amendment is an optional thing for the Republican Party.
January 24, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Suddenly, the Second Amendment is an optional thing for the Republican Party.
Keep protesting. Keep documenting. But until the richest people in the US (top .5%) collectively decide this is bad for their bottom line, this tyranny will continue.
Cynical, but our sad reality. They’re the only ones with the immediate power to stop this. Pressure should be directed toward them.
Cynical, but our sad reality. They’re the only ones with the immediate power to stop this. Pressure should be directed toward them.
January 24, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Keep protesting. Keep documenting. But until the richest people in the US (top .5%) collectively decide this is bad for their bottom line, this tyranny will continue.
Cynical, but our sad reality. They’re the only ones with the immediate power to stop this. Pressure should be directed toward them.
Cynical, but our sad reality. They’re the only ones with the immediate power to stop this. Pressure should be directed toward them.
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One federal conspiracy to cover up a murder begets another.
Witnesses are being taken to Whipple.
From a lawyer friend: “They’re trying to keep local PD and BCA from getting statements and confiscating any phones with video.”
From a lawyer friend: “They’re trying to keep local PD and BCA from getting statements and confiscating any phones with video.”
January 24, 2026 at 5:24 PM
One federal conspiracy to cover up a murder begets another.
My wife and I watched Armando Iannucci’s “Death of Stalin” over the weekend…
Yeah that movie is pretty much how it’s gonna go down.
Yeah that movie is pretty much how it’s gonna go down.
January 21, 2026 at 6:04 AM
My wife and I watched Armando Iannucci’s “Death of Stalin” over the weekend…
Yeah that movie is pretty much how it’s gonna go down.
Yeah that movie is pretty much how it’s gonna go down.
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New— An American citizen boarding flight from Boston to Lisbon just now told me after showing boarding pass, every passenger stopped on jetway by two ICE agents demanding to take their photo. When passenger asked why, ICE threatened to detain them. If they said no photo, couldn't board/TBD detained.
January 20, 2026 at 11:13 PM
New— An American citizen boarding flight from Boston to Lisbon just now told me after showing boarding pass, every passenger stopped on jetway by two ICE agents demanding to take their photo. When passenger asked why, ICE threatened to detain them. If they said no photo, couldn't board/TBD detained.
Protesting: important, essential.
But until the folks controlling the $$$ turn on him, this will continue.
But until the folks controlling the $$$ turn on him, this will continue.
All it would take is for a bunch of these CEOs to confront Trump in front of the world and tell him he's unfit to run a hot-dog stand, and his presidency would be over. Seriously.
But none of them has the balls to do it.
But none of them has the balls to do it.
January 20, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Protesting: important, essential.
But until the folks controlling the $$$ turn on him, this will continue.
But until the folks controlling the $$$ turn on him, this will continue.
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There is an area in the ICE detention center in Minneapolis designated specifically for American citizens. Contemplate that for a minute.
January 18, 2026 at 6:51 PM
There is an area in the ICE detention center in Minneapolis designated specifically for American citizens. Contemplate that for a minute.
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Average Sunday show interview:
OFFICIAL: we are going to dip enemies of the state into acid vats
HOST: how will you pay for it?
OFFICIAL: tariffs
HOST: critics say tariffs don't generate acid vat money
OFFICIAL: tariffs have generated more money than has ever existed
HOST: thank u for ur time
OFFICIAL: we are going to dip enemies of the state into acid vats
HOST: how will you pay for it?
OFFICIAL: tariffs
HOST: critics say tariffs don't generate acid vat money
OFFICIAL: tariffs have generated more money than has ever existed
HOST: thank u for ur time
January 18, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Average Sunday show interview:
OFFICIAL: we are going to dip enemies of the state into acid vats
HOST: how will you pay for it?
OFFICIAL: tariffs
HOST: critics say tariffs don't generate acid vat money
OFFICIAL: tariffs have generated more money than has ever existed
HOST: thank u for ur time
OFFICIAL: we are going to dip enemies of the state into acid vats
HOST: how will you pay for it?
OFFICIAL: tariffs
HOST: critics say tariffs don't generate acid vat money
OFFICIAL: tariffs have generated more money than has ever existed
HOST: thank u for ur time
Goddamn, I’m sorry Buffalo
January 18, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Goddamn, I’m sorry Buffalo
Do these maniacs think this is just a game of RISK??
Miller: Denmark is a tiny country with a tiny economy and a tiny military. They cannot defend Greenland… Under every understanding of law that has existed about territorial control for 500 years, to control a territory you have to be able to defend a territory…
January 17, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Do these maniacs think this is just a game of RISK??
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Turns out it is much safer to attack the U.S. Capitol than it is to drive away from ICE. Who knew?
January 13, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Turns out it is much safer to attack the U.S. Capitol than it is to drive away from ICE. Who knew?
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On the phone with them right now.
You can host the armed goons terrorizing our families, or you can host us.
You can host the armed goons terrorizing our families, or you can host us.
It's worth your time to call Hilton to cancel your account with them. 1-800-446-6677. Here's why:
They asked me if it was because of the ICE thing. I said it was. Then they suggested I wait a couple days to see if they were going to change course.
The pressure is getting to them. Let's keep it up.
They asked me if it was because of the ICE thing. I said it was. Then they suggested I wait a couple days to see if they were going to change course.
The pressure is getting to them. Let's keep it up.
Boycott Hilton Hotels
January 11, 2026 at 11:59 PM
On the phone with them right now.
You can host the armed goons terrorizing our families, or you can host us.
You can host the armed goons terrorizing our families, or you can host us.
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A fire heavily damaged Mississippi’s largest synagogue — the same one the Ku Klux Klan bombed in 1967 because the rabbi supported civil rights
A suspect has been arrested, authorities say
A suspect has been arrested, authorities say
Predawn fire reduces parts of Mississippi's largest synagogue to charred ruins - Mississippi Today
A fire heavily damaged Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn Saturday – the same house of worship that was firebombed by the Ku Klux Klan in 1967 because the rabbi had been an advocate for civil rights...
mississippitoday.org
January 11, 2026 at 3:17 PM
A fire heavily damaged Mississippi’s largest synagogue — the same one the Ku Klux Klan bombed in 1967 because the rabbi supported civil rights
A suspect has been arrested, authorities say
A suspect has been arrested, authorities say
In the spirt of minimalist political posters that have marked critical moments in US history.
Whatever you do, don't print these: www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/69p3y...
Whatever you do, don't print these: www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/69p3y...
January 9, 2026 at 2:02 AM
In the spirt of minimalist political posters that have marked critical moments in US history.
Whatever you do, don't print these: www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/69p3y...
Whatever you do, don't print these: www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/69p3y...
“Contradict”??? “Dispute??”
We all know exactly what happened in Minnesota yesterday. Plain as day.
This is the @nytimes.com and @cnn.com
Any publication that doesn’t lead with “ICE agent murders American Citizen” in all caps has a serious credibility problem
We all know exactly what happened in Minnesota yesterday. Plain as day.
This is the @nytimes.com and @cnn.com
Any publication that doesn’t lead with “ICE agent murders American Citizen” in all caps has a serious credibility problem
January 8, 2026 at 1:39 PM
“Contradict”??? “Dispute??”
We all know exactly what happened in Minnesota yesterday. Plain as day.
This is the @nytimes.com and @cnn.com
Any publication that doesn’t lead with “ICE agent murders American Citizen” in all caps has a serious credibility problem
We all know exactly what happened in Minnesota yesterday. Plain as day.
This is the @nytimes.com and @cnn.com
Any publication that doesn’t lead with “ICE agent murders American Citizen” in all caps has a serious credibility problem