Ben Alexander
@bigbennyfl.bsky.social
Dolphins, Marlins, Heat. Stetson U alum. Proud, Practical, Progressive, Atheist
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This may be Trump's perfect social media post. A true work of art. He confirms:
✅He personally directs criminal investigations.
✅He is targeting opponents.
✅Epstein "records" exist and he knows the contents.
Bonus points for connecting it to investigation of his fondness for Putin.👀
✅He personally directs criminal investigations.
✅He is targeting opponents.
✅Epstein "records" exist and he knows the contents.
Bonus points for connecting it to investigation of his fondness for Putin.👀
November 14, 2025 at 4:25 PM
This may be Trump's perfect social media post. A true work of art. He confirms:
✅He personally directs criminal investigations.
✅He is targeting opponents.
✅Epstein "records" exist and he knows the contents.
Bonus points for connecting it to investigation of his fondness for Putin.👀
✅He personally directs criminal investigations.
✅He is targeting opponents.
✅Epstein "records" exist and he knows the contents.
Bonus points for connecting it to investigation of his fondness for Putin.👀
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The easiest thing for Trump to do is to say, "Release the files. Total transparency. Hold everyone who did wrong accountable. Protect the victims." There's only one reason why he does not do that and it is revealed by the mad panic & massive efforts he has engaged in to hide the truth in this case.
President Donald Trump says he's asking the Department of Justice to investigate Democrats linked to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including former President Bill Clinton, who he says "spent large portions of their life" with the disgraced financier. bit.ly/3LDd3Ih
November 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The easiest thing for Trump to do is to say, "Release the files. Total transparency. Hold everyone who did wrong accountable. Protect the victims." There's only one reason why he does not do that and it is revealed by the mad panic & massive efforts he has engaged in to hide the truth in this case.
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BREAKING: The Trump administration is officially withdrawing a Biden-era plan to require airlines to pay passengers cash compensation when flight disruptions are caused by the airlines.
November 14, 2025 at 4:16 PM
BREAKING: The Trump administration is officially withdrawing a Biden-era plan to require airlines to pay passengers cash compensation when flight disruptions are caused by the airlines.
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They’re calling her Megyn R. Kelly on TikTok
November 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
They’re calling her Megyn R. Kelly on TikTok
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Two weeks ago, I wrote about exactly this kind of behavior by Himmler in Nazi Germany. "But Himmler ignored and worked against those who opposed the camps. He rearrested a thousand of the prisoners who’d just been freed. He ordered the arrests of thousands more of those he deemed suspect."
November 13, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Two weeks ago, I wrote about exactly this kind of behavior by Himmler in Nazi Germany. "But Himmler ignored and worked against those who opposed the camps. He rearrested a thousand of the prisoners who’d just been freed. He ordered the arrests of thousands more of those he deemed suspect."
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The “Epstein Files” saga shows that Republicans were only ever interested in using sexual assault as a pretext to smear political rivals and deprive LGBT people of their constitutional rights www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
The President Who Cried ‘Hoax’
Republicans went after Epstein only when it was politically useful.
www.theatlantic.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The “Epstein Files” saga shows that Republicans were only ever interested in using sexual assault as a pretext to smear political rivals and deprive LGBT people of their constitutional rights www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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"Matt Gaetz raped a homeless teenager and yet remains a free man because he's friendly with the current administration, where the president is also embroiled with accusations of rape and sex trafficking" is what you meant to write, one would hope.
November 14, 2025 at 1:08 AM
"Matt Gaetz raped a homeless teenager and yet remains a free man because he's friendly with the current administration, where the president is also embroiled with accusations of rape and sex trafficking" is what you meant to write, one would hope.
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In a healthy White House, it would be disqualifying for a radical official to acknowledge his “Nazi streak.”
In this White House, Trump personally rewarded Paul Ingrassia with a promotion. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
In this White House, Trump personally rewarded Paul Ingrassia with a promotion. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Despite ‘Nazi streak’ controversy, Ingrassia lands a news gig in the Trump administration
Paul Ingrassia's history of radicalism made him politically radioactive. The president rewarded him with a promotion anyway.
www.msnbc.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
In a healthy White House, it would be disqualifying for a radical official to acknowledge his “Nazi streak.”
In this White House, Trump personally rewarded Paul Ingrassia with a promotion. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
In this White House, Trump personally rewarded Paul Ingrassia with a promotion. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
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NEW: DHS invoked the “national emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rules for a $220 million taxpayer-funded ad campaign.
We found that a firm with deep ties to Kristi Noem secretly benefited from the deal.
We found that a firm with deep ties to Kristi Noem secretly benefited from the deal.
Kristi Noem-Tied Firm Secretly Got Piece of $220 Million DHS Campaign
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rules for the taxpayer-funded campaign.
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW: DHS invoked the “national emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rules for a $220 million taxpayer-funded ad campaign.
We found that a firm with deep ties to Kristi Noem secretly benefited from the deal.
We found that a firm with deep ties to Kristi Noem secretly benefited from the deal.
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This is SOOOOOOOOOO bad. I know there's a lot to be upset about, but please call your representatives. This is incredibly dangerous.
A bad thing is unfolding at NIH this week: It looks like the Trump administration is trying to replace key civil servant scientific leaders, the Institute Directors, with political hires. These directors control the NIH budget, tens of billions.
A bit of a video explainer here: 1/ 🧪
A bit of a video explainer here: 1/ 🧪
November 13, 2025 at 11:21 PM
This is SOOOOOOOOOO bad. I know there's a lot to be upset about, but please call your representatives. This is incredibly dangerous.
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“Housing shortage – Jews to blame," letter sticker, German Reich, 1938
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zwangsraeume.berlin/en/context
November 14, 2025 at 2:16 AM
“Housing shortage – Jews to blame," letter sticker, German Reich, 1938
zwangsraeume.berlin/en/context
zwangsraeume.berlin/en/context
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the thing that strikes me about this — again, besides it being false — is the venom and disrespect for the people who come here to work and build better lives. they aren’t “servants.”
JD Vance: "Democrats' idea was the way you get more prosperity is that you import more and more low wage servants."
November 14, 2025 at 2:32 AM
the thing that strikes me about this — again, besides it being false — is the venom and disrespect for the people who come here to work and build better lives. they aren’t “servants.”
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And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*
Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:16 AM
And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.
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It's time for the GOP to dump Trump. As bad as things now, they're only going to get worse. He can't help them anymore. Quite the contrary. He has become a big liability to the party. And even the MAGA faithful are starting to get the message. My latest. www.thedailybeast.com/its-about-ti...
It’s About Time For Republicans to Dump Donald Trump
For the GOP, Trump is not the future. He is also a past which they are going to actively have to distance themselves from.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:49 PM
It's time for the GOP to dump Trump. As bad as things now, they're only going to get worse. He can't help them anymore. Quite the contrary. He has become a big liability to the party. And even the MAGA faithful are starting to get the message. My latest. www.thedailybeast.com/its-about-ti...
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Somewhere out there someone who’s the best at what they do is terrified that they have imposter syndrome while a bunch of barely literate pedophiles are very calmly running the world
November 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Somewhere out there someone who’s the best at what they do is terrified that they have imposter syndrome while a bunch of barely literate pedophiles are very calmly running the world
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Come join us!
November 13, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Come join us!
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This is so cool: Copper, which makes induction stoves with li-ion batteries integrated, is going to build *10,000* of these suckers for use in New York public housing.
Better cooking, easier cleaning, grid resiliency built in. Win win win.
Better cooking, easier cleaning, grid resiliency built in. Win win win.
$32 Million Commitment Announced to Electrify Cooking Appliances in NYCHA Buildings Through Induction Stove Challenge - NYSERDA
The New York Power Authority (NYPA), the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), and the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) today announced that the next phase of the ...
www.nyserda.ny.gov
November 13, 2025 at 8:05 PM
This is so cool: Copper, which makes induction stoves with li-ion batteries integrated, is going to build *10,000* of these suckers for use in New York public housing.
Better cooking, easier cleaning, grid resiliency built in. Win win win.
Better cooking, easier cleaning, grid resiliency built in. Win win win.
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this is the way
November 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
this is the way
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"On the first question, several jury members struggled to stifle laughter as Lairmore expanded on the hoagie’s alleged explosive properties. 'It was like, Oh, you poor baby,' the juror told me." www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Inside the Sandwich Guy’s Jury Deliberations
Can a flung sandwich cause bodily harm?
www.theatlantic.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
"On the first question, several jury members struggled to stifle laughter as Lairmore expanded on the hoagie’s alleged explosive properties. 'It was like, Oh, you poor baby,' the juror told me." www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Florida GOP lawmakers embrace a blatantly unconstitutional proposal that offends both the First Amendment and simple decency:
November 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Florida GOP lawmakers embrace a blatantly unconstitutional proposal that offends both the First Amendment and simple decency:
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Meanwhile, here's an example of the horrendous things found in Hillary Clinton's emails—the only story worth covering for any serious news outlet in 2016, apparently.
This email is also regarding a child who suffered abuse from a grown man.
This email is also regarding a child who suffered abuse from a grown man.
November 13, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Meanwhile, here's an example of the horrendous things found in Hillary Clinton's emails—the only story worth covering for any serious news outlet in 2016, apparently.
This email is also regarding a child who suffered abuse from a grown man.
This email is also regarding a child who suffered abuse from a grown man.
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On today's show I asked the sage @djrothkopf.bsky.social what the latest Epstein Trump news means. His answer my surprise you
November 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM
On today's show I asked the sage @djrothkopf.bsky.social what the latest Epstein Trump news means. His answer my surprise you
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This comes as part of an extended chat between Epstein and Larry Summers, in which Summers is defending Trump, and notorious pedophile ring leader Jeffrey Epstein says no, Trump is a very bad person.
Still working our way through approx. 23,000 pages of Epstein related documents released by House Oversight Cmte.
In another email.. this one from Feb. 2017.. Epstein references Trump
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In another email.. this one from Feb. 2017.. Epstein references Trump
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November 13, 2025 at 1:54 PM
This comes as part of an extended chat between Epstein and Larry Summers, in which Summers is defending Trump, and notorious pedophile ring leader Jeffrey Epstein says no, Trump is a very bad person.