Ben Johnson 🏺👻
@gamedesignerben.bsky.social
Best of the Web. Game Designer on KILN at Double Fine. Previously: Psychonauts 2, Dead Space (2008), Babycastles. He/him.
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ICYMI: The administration is now targeting Minnesota’s banks over foreign money transfers. The business community takes some heat now, trying to comply with revenge demand: www.bloomberg.com/news/article... (no paywall)
Bessent’s Crackdown on Alleged Fraud in Minnesota Sends Banks Scrambling
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s demand that lenders collect more information about international money transfers from a pair of counties in Minnesota has some of the biggest US banks racing to comp...
www.bloomberg.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:15 AM
ICYMI: The administration is now targeting Minnesota’s banks over foreign money transfers. The business community takes some heat now, trying to comply with revenge demand: www.bloomberg.com/news/article... (no paywall)
Just had some subway performers get on who broke out into “Bella Ciao” with violins.
February 13, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Just had some subway performers get on who broke out into “Bella Ciao” with violins.
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I'm pretty proud of this poem I made out of the euphemisms that companies used to describe the ICE occupation in corporate communications. Also read the whole story: racketmn.com/corporate-co...
February 12, 2026 at 9:56 PM
I'm pretty proud of this poem I made out of the euphemisms that companies used to describe the ICE occupation in corporate communications. Also read the whole story: racketmn.com/corporate-co...
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A stop motion horror game from the people who made Judero and Mashina - this NEEDS to happen, go and support it now!
February 11, 2026 at 9:48 AM
A stop motion horror game from the people who made Judero and Mashina - this NEEDS to happen, go and support it now!
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A great piece from @alibreland.bsky.social on Epstein's race science obsession—one he shares with much of the contemporary right wing elite www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The Epstein Emails Show How the Powerful Talk About Race
The files reveal the disgraced financier’s interest in “race science.”
www.theatlantic.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:25 PM
A great piece from @alibreland.bsky.social on Epstein's race science obsession—one he shares with much of the contemporary right wing elite www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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One of the absolute heroes of Minnesota.
Three months ago I was hooting at the Metropolitan Airports Commission about ICE flights. Today they’ve sent me to holler at Congress. I’ll do my damndest to make you proud, Minnesota! #MNinDC
February 12, 2026 at 2:40 PM
One of the absolute heroes of Minnesota.
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We still need our neighbors back.
February 12, 2026 at 2:24 PM
We still need our neighbors back.
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ICE did a high speed chase in crowded city streets YESTERDAY. I hope it's true. But ...
The immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota is ending, said Tom Homan, the border czar for President Donald Trump.
“I have proposed, and President Trump has concurred, that this surge operation conclude,” Homan said.
“I have proposed, and President Trump has concurred, that this surge operation conclude,” Homan said.
Border czar Tom Homan: Immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota coming to an end
Homan addressed reporters Thursday morning at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, the base for the ongoing federal immigration operation in Minnesota.
www.mprnews.org
February 12, 2026 at 2:27 PM
ICE did a high speed chase in crowded city streets YESTERDAY. I hope it's true. But ...
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Wow this punched me in all of my feelings. This is Powerful.
Native activists set up prayer camp outside Minneapolis ICE detention center • Minnesota Reformer
Tribal members and descendents set up tipis and a fire at a Fort Snelling Park for four days of prayer for those detained by ICE
minnesotareformer.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Wow this punched me in all of my feelings. This is Powerful.
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The person photographed here who is in their bathrobe filming armed, masked federal agents in St. Paul is MPR News journalist @samstroozas.bsky.social @mprnews.org . She is an incredible journalist and person. We do not deserve her.
A high-speed car chase involving a federal agent in St. Paul ended with a multi-vehicle crash and injuries to the fleeing driver, who was taken away in an ambulance. bit.ly/4kvJo0M
📸: Leila Navidi
📸: Leila Navidi
February 11, 2026 at 9:26 PM
The person photographed here who is in their bathrobe filming armed, masked federal agents in St. Paul is MPR News journalist @samstroozas.bsky.social @mprnews.org . She is an incredible journalist and person. We do not deserve her.
AI makes grifting so cost-effective that scammers are trying to get freelance rates from independent journalism co-ops by generating fake reporting.
Aided by genAI models like ChatGPT, “writers” hoping to get paid for fake stories have become an even bigger problem for publications big and small. One such writer almost pulled one over on COYOTE — until @soleilho.com, who is a nerd, spotted a key idiosyncrasy.
How COYOTE Almost Got Slopped by AI
The sordid tale of the freelancer who never was.
www.coyotemedia.org
February 11, 2026 at 6:25 PM
AI makes grifting so cost-effective that scammers are trying to get freelance rates from independent journalism co-ops by generating fake reporting.
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This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
February 11, 2026 at 4:46 PM
This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
MY DOCTOR: I’ve been looking at your character sheet, and I think you should consider taking a level of Fighter.
February 11, 2026 at 5:11 PM
MY DOCTOR: I’ve been looking at your character sheet, and I think you should consider taking a level of Fighter.
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In a letter to the editor, the chair of the Minnesota Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board (the entity responsible for investigating unethical conduct by attorneys) sounds a warning clearly aimed at government lawyers supporting the ICE occupation.
www.startribune.com/readers-writ...
www.startribune.com/readers-writ...
February 11, 2026 at 4:06 PM
In a letter to the editor, the chair of the Minnesota Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board (the entity responsible for investigating unethical conduct by attorneys) sounds a warning clearly aimed at government lawyers supporting the ICE occupation.
www.startribune.com/readers-writ...
www.startribune.com/readers-writ...
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February 11, 2026 at 2:11 PM
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People in Minnesota are being hunted by federal agents. They are in hiding. And if they cannot work to pay rent, they will no longer be able to hide. We need so many things in Minnesota, @governorwalz.mn.gov - a rent moratorium is the bare minimum and within your power to enact.
February 11, 2026 at 2:43 PM
People in Minnesota are being hunted by federal agents. They are in hiding. And if they cannot work to pay rent, they will no longer be able to hide. We need so many things in Minnesota, @governorwalz.mn.gov - a rent moratorium is the bare minimum and within your power to enact.
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My sense of Minnesota today is that there’s less tear gas and the same amount of unlawful detention, destruction of families, loss of livelihood, people in hiding.
There is less tear gas at places like Lake and Lyndale, so it’s not making news.
There is less tear gas at places like Lake and Lyndale, so it’s not making news.
February 11, 2026 at 1:25 PM
My sense of Minnesota today is that there’s less tear gas and the same amount of unlawful detention, destruction of families, loss of livelihood, people in hiding.
There is less tear gas at places like Lake and Lyndale, so it’s not making news.
There is less tear gas at places like Lake and Lyndale, so it’s not making news.
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When we get out the other side of this, we should think seriously about making signs like this permanent, like the plaques in Paris that tell you that you're standing on the exact spot where a resistance fighter was shot down by the Nazis in 1944.
seen in my neighborhood in south Minneapolis
February 10, 2026 at 11:56 PM
When we get out the other side of this, we should think seriously about making signs like this permanent, like the plaques in Paris that tell you that you're standing on the exact spot where a resistance fighter was shot down by the Nazis in 1944.
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I genuinely cannot believe the degree to which we are pissing away this generational breakthrough, even given the fuckmuppets who are involved www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
FDA declines to review Moderna's mRNA flu shot
Under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Food and Drug Administration has taken an aggressive stance against mRNA technology.
www.nbcnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:32 PM
I genuinely cannot believe the degree to which we are pissing away this generational breakthrough, even given the fuckmuppets who are involved www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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Reclaim real African artifacts from Western museums in this Africanfuturist heist game. Recruit crew members, plan escape routes, acquire the precious cargo, and bounce out of the joint as fast as you...
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February 10, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Get Relooted today on
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3255890/...
The Epic Games Store: store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/relo...
Xbox Play Anywhere & Xbox Game Pass: www.xbox.com/en-za/games/...
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3255890/...
The Epic Games Store: store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/relo...
Xbox Play Anywhere & Xbox Game Pass: www.xbox.com/en-za/games/...
Ah, well, nevertheless,
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW: “.. In our in-progress research, we discovered that AI tools didn’t reduce work, they consistently intensified it.”
hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
February 10, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Ah, well, nevertheless,
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Always a great sign for how things are going in your country when 21-year-olds are like “hey, I innovated a system to play bagpipes in tear gas”
Jack Duffy attaches a respirator to his bagpipes to play through tear gas. “I always play it whenever the police retreat because it's like, ‘You fucking ran while we stayed,’” he says.
The full story: lataco.com/protest-bagp...
By Julianne Le
The full story: lataco.com/protest-bagp...
By Julianne Le
February 10, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Always a great sign for how things are going in your country when 21-year-olds are like “hey, I innovated a system to play bagpipes in tear gas”
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People on Reddit are getting Amazon to refund their Ring products because of their partnership with Flock and that creepy Super Bowl ad
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
February 10, 2026 at 9:55 AM
People on Reddit are getting Amazon to refund their Ring products because of their partnership with Flock and that creepy Super Bowl ad
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...
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They have now removed the Pride flag from the Stonewall Inn.
Erasure. Just like the Nazis.
gaycitynews.com/trump-rainbo...
Erasure. Just like the Nazis.
gaycitynews.com/trump-rainbo...
Trump administration removes Rainbow Flag from Stonewall National Monument
The Trump administration removed a large Rainbow Flag from a flagpole at the Stonewall National Monument, the National Park Service confirmed to Gay City News
gaycitynews.com
February 10, 2026 at 5:12 AM
They have now removed the Pride flag from the Stonewall Inn.
Erasure. Just like the Nazis.
gaycitynews.com/trump-rainbo...
Erasure. Just like the Nazis.
gaycitynews.com/trump-rainbo...
Post a banger that’s not in English. tamtam.bandcamp.com/track/ramble...
February 10, 2026 at 4:44 AM
Post a banger that’s not in English. tamtam.bandcamp.com/track/ramble...