Ben
@hbenjamin.bsky.social
Northern Minnesota resident. Chem Eng background. Sports, outdoors, and cooking enjoyer.
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Ben
@hbenjamin.bsky.social
· Jun 12
This is a real thing being posted and circulated by the Department of Homeland Security, referring to undocumented immigrants as “foreign invaders” and urging good Americans to turn them in.
(I’ll leave it to BlueSky historians to find comparisons to WWII era materials.)
(I’ll leave it to BlueSky historians to find comparisons to WWII era materials.)
Somehow a generation of GOP edgelords was raised on the idea that turning in your neighbors to the government for simply existing is what the good guys did during WW2 and the Cold War.
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This is the kind of thing that the Founders explicitly designed our constitution to prevent; a president who has seized wealth for his own benefit without any intervention from Congress, which in our system is supposed to be the holder of the power of the purse.
January 7, 2026 at 12:21 AM
This is the kind of thing that the Founders explicitly designed our constitution to prevent; a president who has seized wealth for his own benefit without any intervention from Congress, which in our system is supposed to be the holder of the power of the purse.
Trump is giving himself a billion+ dollars to spend however he wants.
“This Oil will be sold at its Market Price, and that money will be controlled by me, as President of the United States of America…”
January 7, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Trump is giving himself a billion+ dollars to spend however he wants.
The "Good Times/Hard Times" meme, but with right-wing morons create hard times.
January 6, 2026 at 11:32 PM
The "Good Times/Hard Times" meme, but with right-wing morons create hard times.
Wtf? I love cricket now.
Cricket update: we had a 6 minute delay because the australian batter was distracted by an older woman in the 2nd deck of the crowd holding 7 ice cream cones. The next pitch went at his head and he did a somersault.
January 6, 2026 at 5:15 AM
Wtf? I love cricket now.
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amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
January 5, 2026 at 6:50 AM
amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
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So now it's OK to kidnap and try world leaders?
Denmark, if you're listening...
Denmark, if you're listening...
January 3, 2026 at 11:56 AM
So now it's OK to kidnap and try world leaders?
Denmark, if you're listening...
Denmark, if you're listening...
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The members who did the "don't follow illegal orders" video absolutely need to immediately do a "hey these were the illegal orders we were talking about and participating in them can expect to face consequences to the fullest extent of the law" video
Uniformed military are involved in this shambolic behavior and they all need to be held to account
A primary goal of the discussion now on dragging dem pols to do the right thing has to be on widespread accountability and where appropriate prosecutions of significant numbers of servicemembers
A primary goal of the discussion now on dragging dem pols to do the right thing has to be on widespread accountability and where appropriate prosecutions of significant numbers of servicemembers
January 3, 2026 at 8:29 AM
The members who did the "don't follow illegal orders" video absolutely need to immediately do a "hey these were the illegal orders we were talking about and participating in them can expect to face consequences to the fullest extent of the law" video
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one might dare say it's approaching the conservative position
The moderate position is indeed The Hague
January 3, 2026 at 7:26 AM
one might dare say it's approaching the conservative position
Amazing performance
I am still not prepared for football powerhouse IU
January 2, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Amazing performance
I am still not prepared for football powerhouse IU
January 1, 2026 at 10:36 PM
I am still not prepared for football powerhouse IU
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If you begin Star Trek: Voyager episode Spirit Folk at exactly 11:49:35 on New Year's Eve, Ensign Harry Kim will kiss a cow as the clock strikes midnight. Join in a very dumb annual tradition and start 2026 off on the right hoof.
December 23, 2025 at 12:58 AM
If you begin Star Trek: Voyager episode Spirit Folk at exactly 11:49:35 on New Year's Eve, Ensign Harry Kim will kiss a cow as the clock strikes midnight. Join in a very dumb annual tradition and start 2026 off on the right hoof.
lol, the queens' song on CNN from New Orleans
January 1, 2026 at 4:32 AM
lol, the queens' song on CNN from New Orleans
Begin with auditing every small business owned by a Trump Boat parade participant.
December 31, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Begin with auditing every small business owned by a Trump Boat parade participant.
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We've come to the end of the December Comfort Watches, and we're sending the series off with The Shawshank Redemption, which rose, phoenix-like, from box office failure to become one of the most beloved films of all time - and also made Morgan Freeman an icon.
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The December Comfort Watches 2025, Day Thirty-One: The Shawshank Redemption
It’s strange, and possibly borderline offensive, to suggest that an at-the-time two-time Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe-winning actor had not arrived before appearing in The Shawshank…
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December 31, 2025 at 9:44 PM
We've come to the end of the December Comfort Watches, and we're sending the series off with The Shawshank Redemption, which rose, phoenix-like, from box office failure to become one of the most beloved films of all time - and also made Morgan Freeman an icon.
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/31/t...
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Seems bad that all of the most banal, gormless Republicans who used to just talk in cliches are frothing-at-the-mouth racists now.
Most of America has absolutely 0 idea about any of this
December 31, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Seems bad that all of the most banal, gormless Republicans who used to just talk in cliches are frothing-at-the-mouth racists now.
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this is going to result in a kid getting hurt or killed, or having to watch some CBP asshole black bag their daycare teacher because he's taking cues from racist scum on Twitter
Trump guys are about to Comet Pizza every third daycare center because they think they are all fronts for Somali money laundering. They're only doing this near cities with progressive mayors. This is straight up Government by LibsOfTikTok.
December 30, 2025 at 10:39 PM
this is going to result in a kid getting hurt or killed, or having to watch some CBP asshole black bag their daycare teacher because he's taking cues from racist scum on Twitter
The freaking chainsaw (which you're not supposed to operate while under the influence).
For the past few years, I've made a collage for @lawfaremedia.org's year-end wrap up "The Year That Was."
It brings me no joy to present my collage for 2025
(sorry)
It brings me no joy to present my collage for 2025
(sorry)
December 30, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The freaking chainsaw (which you're not supposed to operate while under the influence).
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It's like the 9th stupidest thing in this one paragraph, but I'd direct the angry egg-shaped man to this speech from 2005 in which Obama literally namechecks like 50 White sox including (delightfully) Scott Podsednik. obamaspeeches.com/035-Chicago-...
December 30, 2025 at 5:31 AM
It's like the 9th stupidest thing in this one paragraph, but I'd direct the angry egg-shaped man to this speech from 2005 in which Obama literally namechecks like 50 White sox including (delightfully) Scott Podsednik. obamaspeeches.com/035-Chicago-...
F-ing hell
Trump guys on Twitter are using Grok to “hunt” daycares in their nearest city to see if there are kids in them and, if there are, if they’re Somali.
This is so fucking dangerous.
December 29, 2025 at 10:13 PM
F-ing hell
God, I just remembered the dipshit, right-wingers who spent 2022 saying, 'the J6 Committee was a waste of time b/c America's Hitler was an irrelevant political entity.'
MFers enthusiastically voted for him in 2024.
MFers enthusiastically voted for him in 2024.
December 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
God, I just remembered the dipshit, right-wingers who spent 2022 saying, 'the J6 Committee was a waste of time b/c America's Hitler was an irrelevant political entity.'
MFers enthusiastically voted for him in 2024.
MFers enthusiastically voted for him in 2024.
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The BBWAA seems to prefer, in an era of major changes to pitcher usage, a candidate like Felix over someone like Buehrle.
I know that there’s still a major IP gap between them but this trend for Felix suggests deGrom might do very, very well when he eventually lands on the ballot.
I know that there’s still a major IP gap between them but this trend for Felix suggests deGrom might do very, very well when he eventually lands on the ballot.
Is that Félix chart totally wild? Yes it is. The best comps I can think of are Larry Walker's 2018 to 2019 (25.7% increase through 70 ballots) and Scott Rolen's 2019 to 2020 (24.3% increase through 70 ballots).
Félix is 37.2% above where he was through 70 ballots last year.
Félix is 37.2% above where he was through 70 ballots last year.
December 28, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The BBWAA seems to prefer, in an era of major changes to pitcher usage, a candidate like Felix over someone like Buehrle.
I know that there’s still a major IP gap between them but this trend for Felix suggests deGrom might do very, very well when he eventually lands on the ballot.
I know that there’s still a major IP gap between them but this trend for Felix suggests deGrom might do very, very well when he eventually lands on the ballot.
And Johan Santana didn't last for more than one year on the HOF ballot. 🤷♂️
December 28, 2025 at 5:22 PM
And Johan Santana didn't last for more than one year on the HOF ballot. 🤷♂️
I would like to know if Nigeria agreed to this.
Trump on Christmas: “Tonight, at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and deadly strike against ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria.”
December 25, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I would like to know if Nigeria agreed to this.
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Dear Media,
When JD Vance says "take the country back," what do you think he means? What would the party that controls the White House, Congress, the Supreme Court, and various state goats—plus leading businesses, media orgs, and more—take back? Take what from whom?
Thanks,
Anti-bigotry Americans
When JD Vance says "take the country back," what do you think he means? What would the party that controls the White House, Congress, the Supreme Court, and various state goats—plus leading businesses, media orgs, and more—take back? Take what from whom?
Thanks,
Anti-bigotry Americans
December 22, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Dear Media,
When JD Vance says "take the country back," what do you think he means? What would the party that controls the White House, Congress, the Supreme Court, and various state goats—plus leading businesses, media orgs, and more—take back? Take what from whom?
Thanks,
Anti-bigotry Americans
When JD Vance says "take the country back," what do you think he means? What would the party that controls the White House, Congress, the Supreme Court, and various state goats—plus leading businesses, media orgs, and more—take back? Take what from whom?
Thanks,
Anti-bigotry Americans