Ben Rubin
@houseofchacha.bsky.social
Seeker of Sounds || Maker of Records || 2x-Grammy-nominated Producer/Mixer/Bassist/Composer || Third Way Cultural Alliance Ambassador twca.xyz || linktr.ee/houseofchacha || spotify "best of" playlist: spoti.fi/48FqUFo
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Ben Rubin
@houseofchacha.bsky.social
· Feb 4
Analog Players Society - Home In America (feat. Masta Ace)
YouTube video by Ropeadope
youtu.be
Happy birthday to the video for “Home in America”. Now officially a toddler.
Hats off to the brilliance of Masta Ace. Sadly, this song is very relevant.
Also features Donny McCaslin, Orrin Evans, Dezron Douglas and Eric McPherson.
Give it a watch and share. #hiphopsky
youtu.be/uFJ0e1KxZzE
Hats off to the brilliance of Masta Ace. Sadly, this song is very relevant.
Also features Donny McCaslin, Orrin Evans, Dezron Douglas and Eric McPherson.
Give it a watch and share. #hiphopsky
youtu.be/uFJ0e1KxZzE
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A new study reveals that #Egyptians were using a mechanically sophisticated drilling tool far earlier than previously suggested.https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2026/02/13/5300-year-old-bow-drill-rewrites-story-of-ancient-egyptian-tools/
February 13, 2026 at 11:23 AM
A new study reveals that #Egyptians were using a mechanically sophisticated drilling tool far earlier than previously suggested.https://www.archaeology.wiki/blog/2026/02/13/5300-year-old-bow-drill-rewrites-story-of-ancient-egyptian-tools/
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This is the way. When they come at us, we come back at them twofold. Raise that Pride flag every time they take it down. If they prevent that, surround the park with Pride flags. Ruin their petty little lives until they shit rainbows. Never stop. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/n...
N.Y.C. Officials Reinstate Pride Flag at Stonewall After Federal Removal
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:56 AM
This is the way. When they come at us, we come back at them twofold. Raise that Pride flag every time they take it down. If they prevent that, surround the park with Pride flags. Ruin their petty little lives until they shit rainbows. Never stop. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/n...
Mark knows what he’s talking about!
Ben is very hip. He just ordered the newly published paperback edition of "Jazz from Detroit" from the University of Michigan Press and took advantage of the 30% discount. Be hip like Ben and order a copy for yourself or as a gift. Management thanks you for your attention to this matter.
ordered!
February 12, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Mark knows what he’s talking about!
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Democrats, do not be fooled. If you cave and approve DHS funding, they’ll be back and worse than last time. Republicans keep showing you their hand, stop shaking it.
February 12, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Democrats, do not be fooled. If you cave and approve DHS funding, they’ll be back and worse than last time. Republicans keep showing you their hand, stop shaking it.
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NYC officials plan to reraise pride flag at Manhattan’s Stonewall monument after Trump administration removed it
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
NYC officials plan to reraise pride flag at Manhattan’s Stonewall monument after Trump administration removed it
The Trump administration in January issued guidance drastically limiting the types of flags that could be displayed at NPS-managed sites.
www.politico.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:40 PM
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Species-level suicide?
In our new poll with the Boston Globe of NIH funded scientists in Mass ...
- 72% say they have delayed or cancelled projects
- 66% reduced research scope
- 56% paused experiments or students.
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/09/m...
- 72% say they have delayed or cancelled projects
- 66% reduced research scope
- 56% paused experiments or students.
www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/09/m...
February 11, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Species-level suicide?
So true, just happened to me too
Well, wow. I just got an amazingly supportive and complimentary email which raised my spirits considerably.
It reminded me: if you like an artist or writer or whatever and their email is public, sending them a quick note will make their day. YMMV, but I really enjoy complimenting someone I admire.
It reminded me: if you like an artist or writer or whatever and their email is public, sending them a quick note will make their day. YMMV, but I really enjoy complimenting someone I admire.
February 11, 2026 at 3:18 AM
So true, just happened to me too
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He prefers to be called Mr. President.
February 10, 2026 at 10:30 PM
He prefers to be called Mr. President.
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Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt kept his slaves in check
by keeping them in a state of disharmony among themselves.
He feared their uniting.
“History shows that people who didn’t have power could change their lives by finding the power of organized people”. Howard Zinn
by keeping them in a state of disharmony among themselves.
He feared their uniting.
“History shows that people who didn’t have power could change their lives by finding the power of organized people”. Howard Zinn
February 10, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt kept his slaves in check
by keeping them in a state of disharmony among themselves.
He feared their uniting.
“History shows that people who didn’t have power could change their lives by finding the power of organized people”. Howard Zinn
by keeping them in a state of disharmony among themselves.
He feared their uniting.
“History shows that people who didn’t have power could change their lives by finding the power of organized people”. Howard Zinn
Just disgusting
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 2:38 PM
Just disgusting
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New York City: The time has arrived. Finally, a chance to tell the city EXACTLY what your landlord’s been getting away with. NYC’s first Rental Ripoff Hearings are happening in all five boroughs, and we want to hear from you. Real New Yorkers. Real stories. Real policy changes.
February 10, 2026 at 2:31 PM
New York City: The time has arrived. Finally, a chance to tell the city EXACTLY what your landlord’s been getting away with. NYC’s first Rental Ripoff Hearings are happening in all five boroughs, and we want to hear from you. Real New Yorkers. Real stories. Real policy changes.
Happy National Umbrella Day!
February 10, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Happy National Umbrella Day!
Abolish the DNI
Bakaj: Intelligence was gathered that captured activity being conducted by someone close to the president. Gabbard was given a heads-up.
She went to Susie Wiles and discussed it.
When she returned to the DNI’s office, she directed that the intelligence not be distributed any further…
She went to Susie Wiles and discussed it.
When she returned to the DNI’s office, she directed that the intelligence not be distributed any further…
February 10, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Abolish the DNI
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5/ “I have already spent more than 60 days waking up eating the same repetitive meals…going to the doctor and that the only thing they tell you is to drink more water and the worst thing is that it seems like the water is what makes people sick here…”
From 12-year-old Ender, detained 60+ days
From 12-year-old Ender, detained 60+ days
February 9, 2026 at 12:34 PM
5/ “I have already spent more than 60 days waking up eating the same repetitive meals…going to the doctor and that the only thing they tell you is to drink more water and the worst thing is that it seems like the water is what makes people sick here…”
From 12-year-old Ender, detained 60+ days
From 12-year-old Ender, detained 60+ days
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What Rep Stansbury says is true, isn't it? Indeed, there isn't much basis for push back.
February 10, 2026 at 12:10 AM
What Rep Stansbury says is true, isn't it? Indeed, there isn't much basis for push back.
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29 years ago today, February 9, 1997: #TheSimpsons episode “The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show” first aired on Fox.
February 9, 2026 at 8:34 PM
29 years ago today, February 9, 1997: #TheSimpsons episode “The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show” first aired on Fox.
the cruelty is the point
An 18-month-old baby held in ICE detention was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening respiratory failure.
She was then sent back to detention, where she was denied daily medication.
She was then sent back to detention, where she was denied daily medication.
February 9, 2026 at 8:00 PM
the cruelty is the point
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Cmon now guys. If any Dem says anything besides shut down until this is all gone then there's no need for federal government at all. These are concentration camps. If you're too scared to say so then you're part of the problem.
In the last month ICE has bought warehouses in:
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
February 9, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Cmon now guys. If any Dem says anything besides shut down until this is all gone then there's no need for federal government at all. These are concentration camps. If you're too scared to say so then you're part of the problem.
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ICE is a terrorist organization and should NOT be funded.
February 8, 2026 at 3:08 AM
ICE is a terrorist organization and should NOT be funded.
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Every ICE officer who has broken the law should be arrested, tried, and imprisoned for their crimes.
February 8, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Every ICE officer who has broken the law should be arrested, tried, and imprisoned for their crimes.
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If/when this ends, Democrats must make sure concentration camp prison guards don't see a dime of their pensions
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick.”
Conditions in a San Diego concentration camp, via message hurled out in a bottle.
Conditions in a San Diego concentration camp, via message hurled out in a bottle.
![“Good afternoon. My name is [redacted] and my wife and I have been at OMDC since April 15 2025,” reads a handwritten note, wrapped around a lotion bottle that was thrown by a man held captive inside the Otay Mesa Detention Center (OMDC) on Sunday.
“It’s cold here all the time and the food is poor,” the missive continues. “For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh. We are all in one big room with no doors or windows. We can’t see any grass or trees. We are all constantly sick.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tgw3d4hvw3x5ijrxax7lg26u/bafkreiet46krrk7ovnqxsd6vr7ogw2lgame43jsqw25u2ygi5el5i5toom@jpeg)
February 8, 2026 at 10:26 PM
If/when this ends, Democrats must make sure concentration camp prison guards don't see a dime of their pensions
Question of the day: have I muted enough words to avoid the superb owl on my timeline. DGAF.
February 8, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Question of the day: have I muted enough words to avoid the superb owl on my timeline. DGAF.
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Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
February 8, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
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Trump is going to die, and soon. The apparatus that put him in place will still be there. Electing anyone not determined to tear it down will guarantee it will happen over and over and over. The Democratic establishment is not living up to the moment. We're allowed to be pissed at them over that.
February 7, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Trump is going to die, and soon. The apparatus that put him in place will still be there. Electing anyone not determined to tear it down will guarantee it will happen over and over and over. The Democratic establishment is not living up to the moment. We're allowed to be pissed at them over that.