Ben Tallen
@bentallen.bsky.social
Actor/Writer/MNUFC Fan/occasional Farker. Excited to spend the next 3-6 months on this platform until the next one comes along.
Just received a letter from Target stating that my Red Card is about to be cancelled due to inactivity.
a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a table with a can of soda and says yes very sad anyway ..
Alt: Tom Hiddleston as Loki from the TV series of the same name. He says, "Yes, very sad. Anyway..." His sadness does not seem particularly sincere.
media.tenor.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Just received a letter from Target stating that my Red Card is about to be cancelled due to inactivity.
I've been using the excuse "I'm just one person, what can I do?" too much and it was causing me a lot of consternation so, long story short I invented a viable cloning machine.
January 30, 2026 at 10:47 PM
I've been using the excuse "I'm just one person, what can I do?" too much and it was causing me a lot of consternation so, long story short I invented a viable cloning machine.
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We've had unbelievable t-shirt sales from around the globe. Thank you so much. We're going to be a couple weeks delayed fulfilling all the requests, but we are getting all our shirts in stock, so grab one today!
www.blackhartstp.com/new-products
www.blackhartstp.com/new-products
January 30, 2026 at 2:47 PM
We've had unbelievable t-shirt sales from around the globe. Thank you so much. We're going to be a couple weeks delayed fulfilling all the requests, but we are getting all our shirts in stock, so grab one today!
www.blackhartstp.com/new-products
www.blackhartstp.com/new-products
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HEY I AM DOING A FUNDRAISER FOR MINNESOTA RENT FUNDS
AND GIVING AWAY A SIGNED ARC (advance review copy) OF OBSTETRIX
THAT'S RIGHT YOU CAN HELP MINNESOTA FAMILIES AND MAYBE GET A FREE EARLY SIGNED COPY OF MY BOOK
AND GIVING AWAY A SIGNED ARC (advance review copy) OF OBSTETRIX
THAT'S RIGHT YOU CAN HELP MINNESOTA FAMILIES AND MAYBE GET A FREE EARLY SIGNED COPY OF MY BOOK
January 30, 2026 at 4:31 PM
HEY I AM DOING A FUNDRAISER FOR MINNESOTA RENT FUNDS
AND GIVING AWAY A SIGNED ARC (advance review copy) OF OBSTETRIX
THAT'S RIGHT YOU CAN HELP MINNESOTA FAMILIES AND MAYBE GET A FREE EARLY SIGNED COPY OF MY BOOK
AND GIVING AWAY A SIGNED ARC (advance review copy) OF OBSTETRIX
THAT'S RIGHT YOU CAN HELP MINNESOTA FAMILIES AND MAYBE GET A FREE EARLY SIGNED COPY OF MY BOOK
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this is why it’s important that the media doesn’t make it seem like ICE are just in minneapolis. it’s all over minnesota
brainerd is two hours north of the twin cities, not a huge city at all. and they showed up for a vigil to support these workers
brainerd is two hours north of the twin cities, not a huge city at all. and they showed up for a vigil to support these workers
January 29, 2026 at 5:06 PM
this is why it’s important that the media doesn’t make it seem like ICE are just in minneapolis. it’s all over minnesota
brainerd is two hours north of the twin cities, not a huge city at all. and they showed up for a vigil to support these workers
brainerd is two hours north of the twin cities, not a huge city at all. and they showed up for a vigil to support these workers
FIFTY BUCKS? Jesus Christ, you're gonna need a truckload more zeroes at the end of that number.
January 29, 2026 at 5:51 PM
FIFTY BUCKS? Jesus Christ, you're gonna need a truckload more zeroes at the end of that number.
Gonna start signing my emails "Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Ben Tallen".
As longtime observers of struggles to establish peace and justice in the US and around the world, The Nation is honored to nominate the city of Minneapolis and its people for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.
“The Nation” Nominates Minneapolis for the Nobel Peace Prize
With their resistance to violent authoritarianism, the people of Minneapolis have renewed the spirit of Dr. King’s call for “the positive affirmation of peace.”
www.thenation.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Gonna start signing my emails "Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Ben Tallen".
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Past Ben comes through in the clutch and put chicken noodle soup in the pantry! My still-recovering-from-food-poisoning stomach rejoices.
January 28, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Past Ben comes through in the clutch and put chicken noodle soup in the pantry! My still-recovering-from-food-poisoning stomach rejoices.
At first I thought I'd been doomscrolling too much but now I'm thinking this was mild food poisoning.
January 27, 2026 at 7:19 PM
At first I thought I'd been doomscrolling too much but now I'm thinking this was mild food poisoning.
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But I do have one question.
When you get to your little place in El Centro, I imagine you are going to take off that handsome-looking Border Patrol uniform of yours.
A reminder that the awful & illegal things keep happening & have since 1865, because there are never any actual legal consequences.
When you get to your little place in El Centro, I imagine you are going to take off that handsome-looking Border Patrol uniform of yours.
A reminder that the awful & illegal things keep happening & have since 1865, because there are never any actual legal consequences.
January 26, 2026 at 11:52 PM
But I do have one question.
When you get to your little place in El Centro, I imagine you are going to take off that handsome-looking Border Patrol uniform of yours.
A reminder that the awful & illegal things keep happening & have since 1865, because there are never any actual legal consequences.
When you get to your little place in El Centro, I imagine you are going to take off that handsome-looking Border Patrol uniform of yours.
A reminder that the awful & illegal things keep happening & have since 1865, because there are never any actual legal consequences.
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Exactly right.
Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.
Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.
Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.
Every possible angle.
Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.
Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.
Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.
Every possible angle.
They are wounded and flailing. Press the advantage.
January 27, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Exactly right.
Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.
Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.
Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.
Every possible angle.
Bovino's leaving? Great, get Noem to resign.
Noem resigns? Great, defund and dismantle ICE.
Go after Stephen Miller too. Bring charges against ICE thugs at the state and local level. Lawsuits. New state laws restricting them.
Every possible angle.
A friend of mine has some thoughts for the folks back in his rural hometown that I think a lot of people could stand to hear. youtu.be/uhV55fiJwNo
A Minneapolis Explainer for the Folks Back Home
YouTube video by Derek Lee Miller
youtu.be
January 26, 2026 at 10:31 PM
A friend of mine has some thoughts for the folks back in his rural hometown that I think a lot of people could stand to hear. youtu.be/uhV55fiJwNo
Centrism: Not even once.
Dean Phillips on WCCO radio talking about his empathy for the ICE agents in Minneapolis.
January 26, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Centrism: Not even once.
What's got two dewclaws and craps on the floor when you pick her up? This gal:
January 26, 2026 at 1:16 AM
What's got two dewclaws and craps on the floor when you pick her up? This gal:
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"Oh, I can use these reading glasses to read my phone too and not just books?" said the idiot to himself.
January 25, 2026 at 10:51 PM
"Oh, I can use these reading glasses to read my phone too and not just books?" said the idiot to himself.
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ICE has kidnapped another Indigenous person in Minneapolis. This is the fifth member of the Očhéthi Šakówinnto be taken this month.
Statement from Standing Rock:
Statement from Standing Rock:
January 25, 2026 at 9:03 PM
ICE has kidnapped another Indigenous person in Minneapolis. This is the fifth member of the Očhéthi Šakówinnto be taken this month.
Statement from Standing Rock:
Statement from Standing Rock:
Protests all over the country right now got me like
January 25, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Protests all over the country right now got me like
Drugs are okay but have you ever had your 11yo daughter say that she thinks you're doing a good job as a parent? Because DAMN.
a man with glasses is saying that 's the good stuff
Alt: Robin Williams with glasses saying "That's the good stuff." From Good Will Hunting.
media.tenor.com
January 25, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Drugs are okay but have you ever had your 11yo daughter say that she thinks you're doing a good job as a parent? Because DAMN.
I believe I speak for everyone here when I say: #GetFuckedPam
BREAKING:
Pam Bondi has sent a letter to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz demanding, in part, that state officials turn over voter records to the Justice Department.
Pam Bondi has sent a letter to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz demanding, in part, that state officials turn over voter records to the Justice Department.
January 25, 2026 at 3:27 AM
I believe I speak for everyone here when I say: #GetFuckedPam
I would sit on the couch but apparently it's already full.
January 25, 2026 at 3:20 AM
I would sit on the couch but apparently it's already full.
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Hundreds of folks at Todd Park right now.
January 25, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Hundreds of folks at Todd Park right now.