JFB
@jasonfbennett.bsky.social
trying to figure out what I'm even doing here. this'll probably be a mix of plants, cats, bikes, and music. dervish-y things too from time to time.
on Mastodon too jasonfbennett@triangletoot.party, though there's not much going on over there.
on Mastodon too jasonfbennett@triangletoot.party, though there's not much going on over there.
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They don't have capacity to terrorize more than 2-3 cities at a time.
Which means they rotate teams to new cities without relief.
Which means consistent resistance by fresh activists in each new city will break them over time.
Which means if you're city's not occupied, rest up and get ready.
Which means they rotate teams to new cities without relief.
Which means consistent resistance by fresh activists in each new city will break them over time.
Which means if you're city's not occupied, rest up and get ready.
"The Department of Homeland Security plans to pause operations in Chicago — where Gregory Bovino, a Border Patrol official, has led controversial arrest efforts — to support the immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota."
Trump Administration Deploying More Border Patrol Agents to Minnesota
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:17 PM
They don't have capacity to terrorize more than 2-3 cities at a time.
Which means they rotate teams to new cities without relief.
Which means consistent resistance by fresh activists in each new city will break them over time.
Which means if you're city's not occupied, rest up and get ready.
Which means they rotate teams to new cities without relief.
Which means consistent resistance by fresh activists in each new city will break them over time.
Which means if you're city's not occupied, rest up and get ready.
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Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officers have shot two people in Portland, according to the Portland Police Bureau. The shooting took place at 2:18 pm on Southeast Main street, but the victims, one male and one female, were found at 146th and East Burnside minutes later.
Police: Two East Portlanders Reportedly Shot by Federal Agents
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officers have shot two people in Portland, according to the Portland Police Bureau. The shooting took place at 2:18 pm on Southeast Main street, but the victims, o...
www.portlandmercury.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officers have shot two people in Portland, according to the Portland Police Bureau. The shooting took place at 2:18 pm on Southeast Main street, but the victims, one male and one female, were found at 146th and East Burnside minutes later.
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What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
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this is like a minute from my house, okay, 30 on foot, and if it's not still there when i get back to seattle i will weep, i so want to get my eyes on it.
January 6, 2026 at 1:17 AM
this is like a minute from my house, okay, 30 on foot, and if it's not still there when i get back to seattle i will weep, i so want to get my eyes on it.
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I love democracy
Holy COW, the inaugural 2026 Anacortes City Council swearing-in and mayoral swearing-in meeting is LIT
January 6, 2026 at 3:01 AM
I love democracy
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there's always a north carolina connection: venezuela edition www.ncrabbithole.com/p/when-a-ven...
When a Venezuelan strongman ate barbecue at a guy's house in Hickory
We're talking about Hugo Chávez again for some reason, so we might as well talk about the time when he came to a small city in North Carolina in 2001.
www.ncrabbithole.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:31 PM
there's always a north carolina connection: venezuela edition www.ncrabbithole.com/p/when-a-ven...
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If it's helpful, here's my script for calls I made this morning. I know there are other scripts floating around too.
![Good morning, my name is X and I'm calling from zip code #####.
I'm calling because I'm horrified at the news I woke up to of the bombing in Caracas and the extrajudicial kidnapping of a head of state and his wife. You must act to prevent further escalation and loss of life.
[The democrats own this too, especially given the easy confirmation of many in this administration.] This will be part of your legacy, and ours as Americans regardless of who we voted for. We are relying on you to put a stop to this illegal war and bring whatever measure of constraints and consequences are possible right now [especially given your role in the Senate Armed Services Committee].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:o4q7iorj2f5xfaqgmtczjtsw/bafkreidcqhj757ntfqvwm5qdtm77ya73u2pwsmye35zqwvzn4stf5xe62y@jpeg)
January 3, 2026 at 2:28 PM
If it's helpful, here's my script for calls I made this morning. I know there are other scripts floating around too.
I mean, it's a little controversial.
January 3, 2026 at 5:06 PM
I mean, it's a little controversial.
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North Carolina! Call Ted Budd and ask him OMGWTF, demand an investigation.
U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee was not notified ahead of U.S. airstrikes on Venezuela, source tells CNN
January 3, 2026 at 3:09 PM
North Carolina! Call Ted Budd and ask him OMGWTF, demand an investigation.
January 3, 2026 at 12:45 PM
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A defining moment for Europe. If it endorses/fails to condemn this flagrant breach of international law, it will have surrendered its core justification for opposing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
JUST IN: Trump says the U.S. has captured Maduro and his wife and flown them out of the country.
January 3, 2026 at 10:17 AM
A defining moment for Europe. If it endorses/fails to condemn this flagrant breach of international law, it will have surrendered its core justification for opposing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
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In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
January 1, 2026 at 10:30 PM
In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.
That is all.
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"Everything changes, nothing is lost", stone mandala by land artist Katie Griesar #WomensArt
#NewYear2026
#NewYear2026
January 1, 2026 at 9:15 AM
"Everything changes, nothing is lost", stone mandala by land artist Katie Griesar #WomensArt
#NewYear2026
#NewYear2026
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The concerns about piracy were only ever about profits for companies, and now that bigger firms can make bigger profits from suck theft, it is ok.
December 31, 2025 at 3:41 AM
The concerns about piracy were only ever about profits for companies, and now that bigger firms can make bigger profits from suck theft, it is ok.
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Oh sure, just get photographed with the Horned Ones outside a Bronze Age fort.
Bring the kids and all, fun for the whole family.
Bring the kids and all, fun for the whole family.
December 30, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Oh sure, just get photographed with the Horned Ones outside a Bronze Age fort.
Bring the kids and all, fun for the whole family.
Bring the kids and all, fun for the whole family.
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She has that razor sadness that only gets worse with the clang and the thunder
Of the Southern Pacific going by
Of the Southern Pacific going by
Doughnut Shortages (1946)
3532 Chicago Ave.
Source: Hennepin County Library
Elaine Spencer looks at what may be her last doughnut for a while. Fats and oils are in short supply in the Twin Cities, which will reduce doughnut production at the end of the week by 50 percent according to the ...
3532 Chicago Ave.
Source: Hennepin County Library
Elaine Spencer looks at what may be her last doughnut for a while. Fats and oils are in short supply in the Twin Cities, which will reduce doughnut production at the end of the week by 50 percent according to the ...
December 30, 2025 at 2:32 AM
She has that razor sadness that only gets worse with the clang and the thunder
Of the Southern Pacific going by
Of the Southern Pacific going by
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Mamdani has selected the Ninja Turtles' lair from TMNT II: The Secret of the Ooze as the location for his swearing-in ceremony
turtlepedia.fandom.com/wiki/Second_...
turtlepedia.fandom.com/wiki/Second_...
December 29, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Mamdani has selected the Ninja Turtles' lair from TMNT II: The Secret of the Ooze as the location for his swearing-in ceremony
turtlepedia.fandom.com/wiki/Second_...
turtlepedia.fandom.com/wiki/Second_...
David Byrne dinged his bike bell at me as I was locking up to get a slice at Pizza Suprema (my butt was encroaching the bike lane).
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 30, 2025 at 1:17 AM
David Byrne dinged his bike bell at me as I was locking up to get a slice at Pizza Suprema (my butt was encroaching the bike lane).
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The ancestral urge to stand outside at sunrise and make sure the earth still knows what to do.
December 27, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The ancestral urge to stand outside at sunrise and make sure the earth still knows what to do.
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JD VANCE THINKS BRITAIN & FRANCE ARE AMERICAS LIKELY ENEMIES.
The world is getting bizarrely screwed with this kind of bull being spewed out.
The world is getting bizarrely screwed with this kind of bull being spewed out.
December 25, 2025 at 9:39 AM
JD VANCE THINKS BRITAIN & FRANCE ARE AMERICAS LIKELY ENEMIES.
The world is getting bizarrely screwed with this kind of bull being spewed out.
The world is getting bizarrely screwed with this kind of bull being spewed out.
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"Durham and the south have always been home to so much courage and noncompliance and resiliency in the face of historic oppressions. It’s not building a model of charity. It’s building a model of intentional care for each other.” By Victoria Bouloubasis in @theguardian.com. #ncpol
In Durham, North Carolina, neighbors are protecting neighbors from ICE: ‘We care for each other’
Community members have stepped up with carpools, food deliveries, school patrols and policy advocacy
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:13 PM
"Durham and the south have always been home to so much courage and noncompliance and resiliency in the face of historic oppressions. It’s not building a model of charity. It’s building a model of intentional care for each other.” By Victoria Bouloubasis in @theguardian.com. #ncpol
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(Starting an 🍎 review 🧵 because we live in a golden age of apples and they don’t get enough respect. Feel free to mute).
First time trying Pizzaz, a newer Honeycrisp cross, and I’m a fan! Still crisp like a Honeycrisp, but a little more tart and low key flavor. Maintains color when cut. Easy eating
First time trying Pizzaz, a newer Honeycrisp cross, and I’m a fan! Still crisp like a Honeycrisp, but a little more tart and low key flavor. Maintains color when cut. Easy eating
December 20, 2025 at 8:36 PM
(Starting an 🍎 review 🧵 because we live in a golden age of apples and they don’t get enough respect. Feel free to mute).
First time trying Pizzaz, a newer Honeycrisp cross, and I’m a fan! Still crisp like a Honeycrisp, but a little more tart and low key flavor. Maintains color when cut. Easy eating
First time trying Pizzaz, a newer Honeycrisp cross, and I’m a fan! Still crisp like a Honeycrisp, but a little more tart and low key flavor. Maintains color when cut. Easy eating
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It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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