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.
I summon "Order Indian Takeout" to block "Make Dinner Yet Again". I take two cholesterol damage and drain three money but reset my hunger counter to zero.
February 5, 2026 at 1:24 AM
I summon "Order Indian Takeout" to block "Make Dinner Yet Again". I take two cholesterol damage and drain three money but reset my hunger counter to zero.
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A large CAVA bag stuffed with what it says is $50,000 for White House Border Czar Tom Homan.
It’s been reported Homan took bribery money when he was recorded by the FBI accepting a bag full of $50,000 in cash.
“ICE GTFO OF MN”
Minneapolis February 4, 2026
It’s been reported Homan took bribery money when he was recorded by the FBI accepting a bag full of $50,000 in cash.
“ICE GTFO OF MN”
Minneapolis February 4, 2026
February 4, 2026 at 11:07 PM
A large CAVA bag stuffed with what it says is $50,000 for White House Border Czar Tom Homan.
It’s been reported Homan took bribery money when he was recorded by the FBI accepting a bag full of $50,000 in cash.
“ICE GTFO OF MN”
Minneapolis February 4, 2026
It’s been reported Homan took bribery money when he was recorded by the FBI accepting a bag full of $50,000 in cash.
“ICE GTFO OF MN”
Minneapolis February 4, 2026
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No sirens today in Minneapolis, so at 1pm open your windows and yell FUCK ICE instead.
February 4, 2026 at 6:47 PM
No sirens today in Minneapolis, so at 1pm open your windows and yell FUCK ICE instead.
Brb, gonna whip up some suspicious hot dish.
February 4, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Brb, gonna whip up some suspicious hot dish.
No new pictures. Where are you at mentally?
February 3, 2026 at 3:31 AM
No new pictures. Where are you at mentally?
This bar has played I Got You Babe five times so far this evening.
February 3, 2026 at 2:58 AM
This bar has played I Got You Babe five times so far this evening.
20 degrees? ABOVE zero?? An embarrassment of thermal energy!
February 3, 2026 at 12:19 AM
20 degrees? ABOVE zero?? An embarrassment of thermal energy!
We need someone on the inside to tell all about the president pooping himself. A stool pigeon, if you will.
February 1, 2026 at 9:17 PM
We need someone on the inside to tell all about the president pooping himself. A stool pigeon, if you will.
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What do you MEAN the president audibly SHIT himself live on camera and they immediately cancelled the press conference and rushed everyone out of the room like it's a fire drill, and it happened two days ago, and I'm just hearing about it NOW?
February 1, 2026 at 4:00 PM
What do you MEAN the president audibly SHIT himself live on camera and they immediately cancelled the press conference and rushed everyone out of the room like it's a fire drill, and it happened two days ago, and I'm just hearing about it NOW?
Happy New Month! Anybody have any new month's resolutions?
February 1, 2026 at 6:20 AM
Happy New Month! Anybody have any new month's resolutions?
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.