James R Benn
@jimmywriter.bsky.social
Writer. Voter. Librarian. Author of the Billy Boyle WW2 mystery series, published by Soho Press.
https://www.jamesrbenn.com/
https://www.jamesrbenn.com/
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He either lost his mind or thinks his supporters don't have one.
November 10, 2025 at 4:28 PM
He either lost his mind or thinks his supporters don't have one.
Another MAGA white-washing of history.
1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️
November 9, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Another MAGA white-washing of history.
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No one could accuse Donald of being woke.
November 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
No one could accuse Donald of being woke.
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ICE is inflicting a lifetime of trauma on families. And it’s being carried out in the name of the United States of America.
November 8, 2025 at 7:53 PM
ICE is inflicting a lifetime of trauma on families. And it’s being carried out in the name of the United States of America.
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This is, unsurprisingly, nonsensical. Is he suggesting eliminating health insurance and giving people a few thousand dollars instead? And then when they get a cancer diagnosis they just go bankrupt?
He is so unserious. That's why we are shut down and Americans know it.
He is so unserious. That's why we are shut down and Americans know it.
November 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
This is, unsurprisingly, nonsensical. Is he suggesting eliminating health insurance and giving people a few thousand dollars instead? And then when they get a cancer diagnosis they just go bankrupt?
He is so unserious. That's why we are shut down and Americans know it.
He is so unserious. That's why we are shut down and Americans know it.
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Seriously? He has no idea how insurance works or how to govern. I’ll never get over 77 million people thinking a man this incompetent belongs anywhere near the Oval Office.
November 8, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Seriously? He has no idea how insurance works or how to govern. I’ll never get over 77 million people thinking a man this incompetent belongs anywhere near the Oval Office.
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If you were looking at a newspaper (or its website) this morning and didn't see this iconic photo, it was an intentional choice to pander.
November 7, 2025 at 7:41 PM
If you were looking at a newspaper (or its website) this morning and didn't see this iconic photo, it was an intentional choice to pander.
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The Trump administration is suing so they don’t have to pay for food stamps. Happy almost thanksgiving!
November 7, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The Trump administration is suing so they don’t have to pay for food stamps. Happy almost thanksgiving!
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Nothing says ‘fit to lead’ like napping through your own medical endorsement. Get Grandpa Don to bed. 🤦🏽♂️
November 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Nothing says ‘fit to lead’ like napping through your own medical endorsement. Get Grandpa Don to bed. 🤦🏽♂️
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YOUR BODY MY CHOICE ORIGINAL VIDEO
YouTube video by Hakuna patata 🥔
www.youtube.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Strange Tales 72, 1959. Art by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko.
November 6, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Strange Tales 72, 1959. Art by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko.
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"Pope Leo said Scripture emphasizes the question that will be posed at the end of the world:
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
Pope Leo calls for ‘deep reflection’ about treatment of detained migrants in U.S.
“Many people who have lived for years and years and years, never causing problems, have been deeply affected by what is going on right now,” Chicago-born pope says.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:02 AM
"Pope Leo said Scripture emphasizes the question that will be posed at the end of the world:
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
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I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this video.
I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children.
But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.
I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children.
But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.
Federal agents pulling a woman out of Rayito Del Sol, a daycare by Lane Tech high school
November 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I don’t know how many times I’ve watched this video.
I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children.
But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.
I don’t know how we’ve gotten to the point where men in full balaclavas can abduct daycare teachers while they’re watching children.
But I do know that this isn’t sustainable. Abolish ICE. There is no way to reform this.
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The DNC didn't win last night; the fired-up Democratic voters did.
November 6, 2025 at 12:10 AM
The DNC didn't win last night; the fired-up Democratic voters did.
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LA: “They took a US citizen father out and left a toddler in the backseat. Two heavily armed border patrol agents got in that car and drove the child and the vehicle away.”
What are we doing?
What are we doing?
November 5, 2025 at 11:07 PM
LA: “They took a US citizen father out and left a toddler in the backseat. Two heavily armed border patrol agents got in that car and drove the child and the vehicle away.”
What are we doing?
What are we doing?
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This is the kind of thing which makes me think better things are possible.
WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
November 5, 2025 at 12:50 PM
This is the kind of thing which makes me think better things are possible.
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“The cry of the poor is not always just, but if you don’t listen to it, you will never know what justice is.”
― Howard Zinn, A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present
― Howard Zinn, A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present
November 5, 2025 at 8:06 PM
“The cry of the poor is not always just, but if you don’t listen to it, you will never know what justice is.”
― Howard Zinn, A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present
― Howard Zinn, A People’s History of the United States: 1492 - Present
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November 3, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Someone from the Dem Senate should stand on the floor of the Senate and read this for the nation to hear
November 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Someone from the Dem Senate should stand on the floor of the Senate and read this for the nation to hear
Violent ICE thugs at work, singling out a protester and attacking him from behind.
It’s clear who the aggressors are. Keep remaining nonviolent, and record EVERYTHING. All of these masked ICE thugs will be held accountable.
November 3, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Violent ICE thugs at work, singling out a protester and attacking him from behind.