Richard Benson
@doncnuttin.bsky.social
Retiree in Topeka, Kansas. Was a lawyer. Worked and lived Democratic politics for most of my lifetime. Descended from cattle ranchers and wheat farmers in and very near the Texas panhandle. And from one of Quantrill‘s Raiders.
A snapshot from Friday morning’s modest new-maps-not-happenin’ in Kansas celebration.
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
A snapshot from Friday morning’s modest new-maps-not-happenin’ in Kansas celebration.
No Kings. Topeka, Kansas, USA. Me. Yellow T-shirt. Roast turkey headgear. A very poultry-friendly event.
October 21, 2025 at 3:44 AM
No Kings. Topeka, Kansas, USA. Me. Yellow T-shirt. Roast turkey headgear. A very poultry-friendly event.
No Kings. Topeka, Kansas. USA. That’s me. Front and center. Yellow T-shirt. Roast turkey hat. A very turkey-friendly event.
October 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
No Kings. Topeka, Kansas. USA. That’s me. Front and center. Yellow T-shirt. Roast turkey hat. A very turkey-friendly event.
No Kings. Topeka, Kansas, USA. Me: Far right of the picture. About the second row. Bright yellow T-shirt. Roast turkey hat.
October 18, 2025 at 9:23 PM
No Kings. Topeka, Kansas, USA. Me: Far right of the picture. About the second row. Bright yellow T-shirt. Roast turkey hat.
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Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.
Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
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October 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.
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Good morning to you 🌞 from the Southern Coast on the
September 3, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Good morning to you 🌞 from the Southern Coast on the
Horses sweat. Men perspire. Women are all aglow.
August 30, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Horses sweat. Men perspire. Women are all aglow.
More journalists have been killed in Gaza than in both world wars, the Vietnam War, the wars in Yugoslavia and the United States war in Afghanistan combined --www.aljazeera.com/...
August 11, 2025 at 12:39 PM
More journalists have been killed in Gaza than in both world wars, the Vietnam War, the wars in Yugoslavia and the United States war in Afghanistan combined --www.aljazeera.com/...
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We just walked into an animal shelter because we drove by and saw they were having an adoption drive. Then the volunteers there told us that this sweetheart has been in the shelter for over a year. But they’re waiving the adoption fee for folks who come in to adopt Radar or another cat today.
August 9, 2025 at 6:53 PM
We just walked into an animal shelter because we drove by and saw they were having an adoption drive. Then the volunteers there told us that this sweetheart has been in the shelter for over a year. But they’re waiving the adoption fee for folks who come in to adopt Radar or another cat today.
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🎉 The Fiesta Topeka Parade results are in! 🎉
🏆 Best Car/Truck Award goes to… the Topeka Jayhawk Club Bandwagon! 🚗💨
Thank you for bringing the spirit, energy, and fun to this year’s parade — Rock Chalk and congratulations! 💙❤️
#FiestaTopeka
🏆 Best Car/Truck Award goes to… the Topeka Jayhawk Club Bandwagon! 🚗💨
Thank you for bringing the spirit, energy, and fun to this year’s parade — Rock Chalk and congratulations! 💙❤️
#FiestaTopeka
July 13, 2025 at 1:18 AM
🎉 The Fiesta Topeka Parade results are in! 🎉
🏆 Best Car/Truck Award goes to… the Topeka Jayhawk Club Bandwagon! 🚗💨
Thank you for bringing the spirit, energy, and fun to this year’s parade — Rock Chalk and congratulations! 💙❤️
#FiestaTopeka
🏆 Best Car/Truck Award goes to… the Topeka Jayhawk Club Bandwagon! 🚗💨
Thank you for bringing the spirit, energy, and fun to this year’s parade — Rock Chalk and congratulations! 💙❤️
#FiestaTopeka
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July 2, 2025 at 10:06 PM
This morning I am glad to read that we do not seek war with Iran. Apparently I misunderstood.
June 22, 2025 at 3:17 PM
This morning I am glad to read that we do not seek war with Iran. Apparently I misunderstood.
George Orwell wrote in his dystopian “1984” novel, “The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
Emily Singer
Emily Singer
June 19, 2025 at 11:14 PM
George Orwell wrote in his dystopian “1984” novel, “The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”
Emily Singer
Emily Singer
The April 19th social gathering at the south steps of the statehouse in Topeka, Kansas. That’s me in the orange stocking cap carrying a white cane. There on the front row, or close to it.
June 17, 2025 at 4:26 AM
The April 19th social gathering at the south steps of the statehouse in Topeka, Kansas. That’s me in the orange stocking cap carrying a white cane. There on the front row, or close to it.
Photos of the June 14 No Kings protest on the Statehouse grounds in Topeka, Kansas. From Sherman Smith’s publication in the Kansas Reflector.
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'Our nation is in distress': Thousands protest Trump in 'No Kings' rally at Kansas Statehouse • Kansas Reflector
Thousands of Kansans rallied Saturday at the Statehouse in Topeka as part of a nationwide backlash to President Donald Trump, hoisting signs, joining in pro-democracy chants and speaking out against i...
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June 17, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Photos of the June 14 No Kings protest on the Statehouse grounds in Topeka, Kansas. From Sherman Smith’s publication in the Kansas Reflector.
kansasreflector.com/2025/06/14/o...
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Sherman Smith’s article in the Kansas Reflector had this among several photos. And there I am. That is me in the tye dye shirt looking over my left shoulder towards the camera.
June 17, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Sherman Smith’s article in the Kansas Reflector had this among several photos. And there I am. That is me in the tye dye shirt looking over my left shoulder towards the camera.
