Ben
@burriscommaben.bsky.social
Improv guy
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Person with a real job, family, set of feelings
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Avid podcast consumer, famously lactose intolerant
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Person with a real job, family, set of feelings
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Avid podcast consumer, famously lactose intolerant
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i personally think democrats are better off campaigning against billionaires than trying to cherry pick the "good" billionaires vs the "bad" ones.
cause yes, americans are aspirational to wealth but theyre also very open to populist arguments about the fat cats screwing over the little guy
cause yes, americans are aspirational to wealth but theyre also very open to populist arguments about the fat cats screwing over the little guy
November 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
i personally think democrats are better off campaigning against billionaires than trying to cherry pick the "good" billionaires vs the "bad" ones.
cause yes, americans are aspirational to wealth but theyre also very open to populist arguments about the fat cats screwing over the little guy
cause yes, americans are aspirational to wealth but theyre also very open to populist arguments about the fat cats screwing over the little guy
I wonder when Mike Johnson will have not seen the emails yesterday?
November 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I wonder when Mike Johnson will have not seen the emails yesterday?
Back on my soapbox:
I just want tech tools that allow me to moderate (in both meanings of the word) what my kids can watch on the TV.
YouTube seemingly intentionally keeps things "walled garden" or "fend for your fucking self"
all I want is a channel by channel whitelist and a time limit!
I just want tech tools that allow me to moderate (in both meanings of the word) what my kids can watch on the TV.
YouTube seemingly intentionally keeps things "walled garden" or "fend for your fucking self"
all I want is a channel by channel whitelist and a time limit!
November 13, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Back on my soapbox:
I just want tech tools that allow me to moderate (in both meanings of the word) what my kids can watch on the TV.
YouTube seemingly intentionally keeps things "walled garden" or "fend for your fucking self"
all I want is a channel by channel whitelist and a time limit!
I just want tech tools that allow me to moderate (in both meanings of the word) what my kids can watch on the TV.
YouTube seemingly intentionally keeps things "walled garden" or "fend for your fucking self"
all I want is a channel by channel whitelist and a time limit!
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Sulz has proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that having him in charge of a major international publication is not just dangerous but also borderline treasonous, if it cannot be taken away from him it must die
November 12, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Sulz has proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that having him in charge of a major international publication is not just dangerous but also borderline treasonous, if it cannot be taken away from him it must die
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JD Vance in 2021: "What possible interest would the US government have in keeping Epstein’s clients secret? Oh…"
November 12, 2025 at 9:47 PM
JD Vance in 2021: "What possible interest would the US government have in keeping Epstein’s clients secret? Oh…"
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I'm increasingly convinced that after Epstein was arrested he tried to blackmail Trump for some sort of commutation and Trump had him killed
November 12, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I'm increasingly convinced that after Epstein was arrested he tried to blackmail Trump for some sort of commutation and Trump had him killed
hardest escape room puzzle I've done is probably
tupperware drawer
tupperware drawer
November 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
hardest escape room puzzle I've done is probably
tupperware drawer
tupperware drawer
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November 12, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Study Finds Most Americans Can't Find Where They Are Being Deported On Map
November 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Study Finds Most Americans Can't Find Where They Are Being Deported On Map
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it is almost as if someone was promoted beyond their ability
“I’ve been hearing that standards will be eliminated or severely cut back. Bari has told people that she wants to get rid of standards and is shocked that they have so much power. She also asked openly, ‘What’s the point of standards?’” one CBS source said.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Bari Weiss wants to take down ‘too much power’ CBS News Standards unit: sources
EXCLUSIVE: Internal rumblings within the newsroom come after the S&P head resigned and the network disbanded its vaunted Race and Culture unit.
www.independent.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
it is almost as if someone was promoted beyond their ability
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I've noticed the opposing team's fans only cheer when the opponents score on us. To win those fans over, I recommend we score on ourselves repeatedly; that will surely make them so happy they'll start supporting us. And I'm sure all our fans will keep cheering for us—who else is there to cheer for?
October 10, 2025 at 12:19 PM
I've noticed the opposing team's fans only cheer when the opponents score on us. To win those fans over, I recommend we score on ourselves repeatedly; that will surely make them so happy they'll start supporting us. And I'm sure all our fans will keep cheering for us—who else is there to cheer for?
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Imagine killing 600,000 black and brown people with a few keystrokes and not having a care in the world but one little old white lady drags you on Twitter and you spiral for a week.
November 11, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Imagine killing 600,000 black and brown people with a few keystrokes and not having a care in the world but one little old white lady drags you on Twitter and you spiral for a week.
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The thing about Mamdani is that he’s a talented politician but not otherworldly or one in a billion, he’s just a competent guy with popular ideas who ran against an entitled piece of shit and to me it’s a lot more optimistic to imagine 1000 campaigns like his than to view him as a unique phenomenon
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 AM
The thing about Mamdani is that he’s a talented politician but not otherworldly or one in a billion, he’s just a competent guy with popular ideas who ran against an entitled piece of shit and to me it’s a lot more optimistic to imagine 1000 campaigns like his than to view him as a unique phenomenon
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When you've lost *checks notes again* Chris Cillizza
November 10, 2025 at 3:15 AM
When you've lost *checks notes again* Chris Cillizza
Spineless, worthless, unable to meet the moment.
I used to think the parties were "Too Slow" vs "The Wrong Direction"
Now it's clear they're just "Hell" and "Handbasket"
I used to think the parties were "Too Slow" vs "The Wrong Direction"
Now it's clear they're just "Hell" and "Handbasket"
Democrats have been fighting for months to address America's healthcare crisis
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Spineless, worthless, unable to meet the moment.
I used to think the parties were "Too Slow" vs "The Wrong Direction"
Now it's clear they're just "Hell" and "Handbasket"
I used to think the parties were "Too Slow" vs "The Wrong Direction"
Now it's clear they're just "Hell" and "Handbasket"
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Resign.
Democrats have been fighting for months to address America's healthcare crisis
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
November 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Resign.
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DONALD TRUMP: [asleep, drooling on long red tie]
SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in
SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in
November 10, 2025 at 2:37 AM
DONALD TRUMP: [asleep, drooling on long red tie]
SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in
SENATE DEMOCRATS: fine, we give in
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Senate Democrats voting to dismantle the ACA to avoid any problems with their Thanksgiving travel is tragically on brand.
November 9, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Senate Democrats voting to dismantle the ACA to avoid any problems with their Thanksgiving travel is tragically on brand.
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Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.
November 10, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.
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It is really hard to describe what is happening without sounding slightly crazy. It just doesnt make any sense
How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
November 10, 2025 at 2:35 AM
It is really hard to describe what is happening without sounding slightly crazy. It just doesnt make any sense
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Tech guys six months ago: haha yes we’re cutting all this WASTEFUL spending by eliminating medical research and USAID
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
November 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Tech guys six months ago: haha yes we’re cutting all this WASTEFUL spending by eliminating medical research and USAID
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
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The same guy who "doesn’t want to hear about affordability" posted about his new marble bathroom 7 times last week.
November 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The same guy who "doesn’t want to hear about affordability" posted about his new marble bathroom 7 times last week.
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Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN
A 23-year-old man killed himself in Texas after ChatGPT ‘goaded’ him to commit suicide, his family says in a lawsuit.
www.cnn.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
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Three Cheers for Trillionaire Jizz!
@theonion.com
@theonion.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Three Cheers for Trillionaire Jizz!
@theonion.com
@theonion.com
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They made Jimmy Carter sell his peanut farm.
(Forbes) - The Trump Organization’s second-term push to monetize Donald Trump’s presidency has reached the aisles of military exchanges, as Coast Guard-run stores .. have stocked Trump-branded wine and cider. 🤡
@zacheverson.com
www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
@zacheverson.com
www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
November 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
They made Jimmy Carter sell his peanut farm.