Kat Benjamin
@katskib.bsky.social
That which does not kill me makes me stranger. (Not a typo. 😏)
Lifelong Democrat. Facts matter.
Sometimes I'm grumpy.
Lifelong Democrat. Facts matter.
Sometimes I'm grumpy.
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Thousands of student protesters in Belgrade, Serbia, formed a human shield on Tuesday around a bombed-out military complex, vowing to stop Jared Kushner’s redevelopment company, Affinity Partners, from turning the historical monument into a luxury complex. trib.al/FAqJs4e
November 11, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Thousands of student protesters in Belgrade, Serbia, formed a human shield on Tuesday around a bombed-out military complex, vowing to stop Jared Kushner’s redevelopment company, Affinity Partners, from turning the historical monument into a luxury complex. trib.al/FAqJs4e
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New: A child (of U.S. citizens) is pepper-sprayed by immigration agents near Chicago.
"Trump and Stephen Miller lack the empathy and the imagination to picture themselves fleeing a troubled country with their wife and children to escape poverty and drug violence."
All links/subscriptions are free.
"Trump and Stephen Miller lack the empathy and the imagination to picture themselves fleeing a troubled country with their wife and children to escape poverty and drug violence."
All links/subscriptions are free.
Big, bad ICE saves us from a one-year-old
Pepper-spraying a child apparently warms the cold, shriveled hearts of MAGA
fightthefire.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
New: A child (of U.S. citizens) is pepper-sprayed by immigration agents near Chicago.
"Trump and Stephen Miller lack the empathy and the imagination to picture themselves fleeing a troubled country with their wife and children to escape poverty and drug violence."
All links/subscriptions are free.
"Trump and Stephen Miller lack the empathy and the imagination to picture themselves fleeing a troubled country with their wife and children to escape poverty and drug violence."
All links/subscriptions are free.
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“You’re a Republican official convicted of corruption charges? You get a pardon. You helped finance the president’s stablecoin and put money in the Trump family’s pockets? You get a pardon.” www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
Spouse of conservative congresswoman quietly rewarded with Trump pardon
Republican Rep. Diana Harshbarger proved herself a presidential loyalist. A pardon for her husband soon followed.
www.msnbc.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:32 PM
“You’re a Republican official convicted of corruption charges? You get a pardon. You helped finance the president’s stablecoin and put money in the Trump family’s pockets? You get a pardon.” www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...
As of Monday, at least 15 infants have been reported to have "suspected or confirmed" cases of infant botulism across 12 states, the FDA said in an advisory on Tuesday.
The infants who fell ill were all fed ByHeart Whole Nutrition powdered infant formula ... no deaths have been reported to date.
The infants who fell ill were all fed ByHeart Whole Nutrition powdered infant formula ... no deaths have been reported to date.
CDC says 2 more infants hospitalized in botulism outbreak as ByHeart expands voluntary formula recall
Two more infants have been reported hospitalized amid an outbreak of infant botulism, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
www.goodmorningamerica.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:33 PM
As of Monday, at least 15 infants have been reported to have "suspected or confirmed" cases of infant botulism across 12 states, the FDA said in an advisory on Tuesday.
The infants who fell ill were all fed ByHeart Whole Nutrition powdered infant formula ... no deaths have been reported to date.
The infants who fell ill were all fed ByHeart Whole Nutrition powdered infant formula ... no deaths have been reported to date.
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The Affordable Care Act created a marketplace where consumers could use subsidies to help purchase private-sector plans. Trump’s concept of a plan involves no such marketplace, plunging consumers into a state of nature.
"It’s so good ... They’re gonna feel like entrepreneurs." trib.al/9Ew8qbs
"It’s so good ... They’re gonna feel like entrepreneurs." trib.al/9Ew8qbs
November 11, 2025 at 8:10 PM
The Affordable Care Act created a marketplace where consumers could use subsidies to help purchase private-sector plans. Trump’s concept of a plan involves no such marketplace, plunging consumers into a state of nature.
"It’s so good ... They’re gonna feel like entrepreneurs." trib.al/9Ew8qbs
"It’s so good ... They’re gonna feel like entrepreneurs." trib.al/9Ew8qbs
Following a ProPublica investigation, more than two dozen House Democrats are pressing the Trump administration to reverse a new Department of Veterans Affairs policy that makes it harder for male veterans with breast cancer to get health coverage.
Trump’s VA Made It Harder for Male Veterans to Get Treatment for Breast Cancer. Lawmakers Want to Fix That.
After ProPublica revealed changes to how the Department of Veterans Affairs covers men with breast cancer, House members demanded the agency reverse its decision. Separately, new Senate legislation wo...
www.propublica.org
November 11, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Following a ProPublica investigation, more than two dozen House Democrats are pressing the Trump administration to reverse a new Department of Veterans Affairs policy that makes it harder for male veterans with breast cancer to get health coverage.
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Saying you inadvertently backed the US into a “National Security Event” isn’t the flex he thinks it is.
November 11, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Saying you inadvertently backed the US into a “National Security Event” isn’t the flex he thinks it is.
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Hongqi bridge collapsed in southwest China, months after opening.
November 11, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Hongqi bridge collapsed in southwest China, months after opening.
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“These cases are not officially counted. They only surface sporadically — through a media campaign or a newspaper article. Among all the people EL PAÍS has spoken with, estimates range from just a handful of active cases to hundreds.” #AbuseofPowerWatch #VeteransDay
📍𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋:
Many U.S. military veterans without citizenship are being swept up by ICE – despite serving the country they now face being deported. #AbuseofPowerWatch
Many U.S. military veterans without citizenship are being swept up by ICE – despite serving the country they now face being deported. #AbuseofPowerWatch
The ‘curse’ of veterans caught in the US deportation machinery
More than 100,000 former members of the armed forces do not have American citizenship and are at risk of being removed from the country
english.elpais.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
“These cases are not officially counted. They only surface sporadically — through a media campaign or a newspaper article. Among all the people EL PAÍS has spoken with, estimates range from just a handful of active cases to hundreds.” #AbuseofPowerWatch #VeteransDay
Apropos of nothing...
November 11, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Apropos of nothing...
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NEW via CNN: “The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal”
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
www.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
NEW via CNN: “The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal”
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“What is new is the confluence of three trends:
The sheer scale of wealth for the richest.
The untethering of compensation from performance.
The amount of harm these figures are willing to inflict on society.
All three are rising to a dangerously high tide.
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
The sheer scale of wealth for the richest.
The untethering of compensation from performance.
The amount of harm these figures are willing to inflict on society.
All three are rising to a dangerously high tide.
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Welcome to Tesla Capitalism
Or: JVL explains why Americans are toying with socialism.
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
“What is new is the confluence of three trends:
The sheer scale of wealth for the richest.
The untethering of compensation from performance.
The amount of harm these figures are willing to inflict on society.
All three are rising to a dangerously high tide.
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
The sheer scale of wealth for the richest.
The untethering of compensation from performance.
The amount of harm these figures are willing to inflict on society.
All three are rising to a dangerously high tide.
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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Don’t ask him to recite any Bible verse or any of the lines in God Bless America. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Trump knows the first three words to "God Bless America" but that seems to be about it
November 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Don’t ask him to recite any Bible verse or any of the lines in God Bless America. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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“Bovino and his officers are expected to head to Charlotte, North Carolina, then continue to New Orleans, according to two of the officials, who stressed plans are still being finalized. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is expected to continue operations in Chicago.”
Gregory Bovino and his Border Patrol agents are planning to leave Chicago as early as this week, sources say | CNN
Gregory Bovino, the top Border Patrol official leading the charge on the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in cities, along with his agents, are planning to leave Chicago as early as this w...
www.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM
“Bovino and his officers are expected to head to Charlotte, North Carolina, then continue to New Orleans, according to two of the officials, who stressed plans are still being finalized. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is expected to continue operations in Chicago.”
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This entire article points out that there is no plan. His own Treasury Secretary says he doesn’t know anything about it. So why does media keep running these kind of headlines? He keeps making these Truth Social posts and media keeps running stories as if it is something real.
November 11, 2025 at 1:12 PM
This entire article points out that there is no plan. His own Treasury Secretary says he doesn’t know anything about it. So why does media keep running these kind of headlines? He keeps making these Truth Social posts and media keeps running stories as if it is something real.
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There is a Miracle Mile district in LA
Another in Las Vegas
There’s one on Long Island
And even in Coral Gables, FL
There is no Miracle Mile in Chicago
Another in Las Vegas
There’s one on Long Island
And even in Coral Gables, FL
There is no Miracle Mile in Chicago
Call in the troops to solve the commercial real estate crisis in our swanky downtown cores
You can’t make this shit up, folks
You can’t make this shit up, folks
November 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
There is a Miracle Mile district in LA
Another in Las Vegas
There’s one on Long Island
And even in Coral Gables, FL
There is no Miracle Mile in Chicago
Another in Las Vegas
There’s one on Long Island
And even in Coral Gables, FL
There is no Miracle Mile in Chicago
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A federal judge permanently blocked Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in Portland, Oregon, ruling it violated the Constitution and federal law. The order marks the first permanent block on the president’s military use in a Democratic-led city.
https://bit.ly/43o5sU0
https://bit.ly/43o5sU0
Trump-Appointed Judge Rules His Portland Military Takeover Was Unconstitutional
Read more here.
bit.ly
November 11, 2025 at 5:22 PM
A federal judge permanently blocked Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in Portland, Oregon, ruling it violated the Constitution and federal law. The order marks the first permanent block on the president’s military use in a Democratic-led city.
https://bit.ly/43o5sU0
https://bit.ly/43o5sU0