Karen Dalton Beninato
@kbeninato.bsky.social
Writer, words in The New Republic, NOLA, Huffington Post, Earth Island. Nonprofit co-founder. Was publicist for legendary Dr. John; now working with badasses artists including Grammy nominated Corey Henry. Grammy mentor.
https://karendaltonbeninato.com
https://karendaltonbeninato.com
Pinned
Here's to all the fresh New Year's Revolutions.
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This really is a great picture:
February 20, 2026 at 2:08 AM
This really is a great picture:
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NEW: Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s husband has been barred from entering Labor Department HQ after two female staffers accused him of sexual assault inside the building, according to NYT. One alleged incident was captured on security cameras and is now part of a criminal investigation.
February 19, 2026 at 11:00 PM
NEW: Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s husband has been barred from entering Labor Department HQ after two female staffers accused him of sexual assault inside the building, according to NYT. One alleged incident was captured on security cameras and is now part of a criminal investigation.
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“When Liu, 20, decided to return to skating, she did so with conditions. She’d wear what she wants. Dance to the music she wants. Eat what she wants. Take breaks when she wants…. [Skating] would be the vehicle through which she displayed the real Alysa.”
she did it! her! way!!
she did it! her! way!!
Alysa Liu’s Olympic run came with terms. Her choreographer helps her express them
Liu is the best U.S. hope for an Olympic medal in women's figure skating, which would be the country's first in the competition since 2006.
www.nytimes.com
February 20, 2026 at 12:22 AM
“When Liu, 20, decided to return to skating, she did so with conditions. She’d wear what she wants. Dance to the music she wants. Eat what she wants. Take breaks when she wants…. [Skating] would be the vehicle through which she displayed the real Alysa.”
she did it! her! way!!
she did it! her! way!!
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"In the middle of these hard times, I am holding a moment to celebrate this joy as a new beginning to work even harder, turning years of research, volunteering, and teaching into meaningful change for children, youth, and communities...I hope this news brings some joy to all who need to hear it."
Tufts scholar Rumeysa Ozturk earns her PhD one year after ICE arrest
‘Despite the very brutal, illegal and unjustifiable experiences I faced over the last year, I remain hopeful that our world can become a gentler and more peaceful place,’ she wrote
www.independent.co.uk
February 19, 2026 at 10:56 PM
"In the middle of these hard times, I am holding a moment to celebrate this joy as a new beginning to work even harder, turning years of research, volunteering, and teaching into meaningful change for children, youth, and communities...I hope this news brings some joy to all who need to hear it."
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GOLD MEDALIST ALYSA LIU
February 19, 2026 at 9:59 PM
GOLD MEDALIST ALYSA LIU
"She posted pictures of her and teammate Alysa Liu with their Olympics team skate gold medals on TikTok with the caption: “They hate to see two woke bitches winning."
[GOLD for Alysa!]
www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
[GOLD for Alysa!]
www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
For LGBTQ Winter Olympians, visibility matters just as much as medals
There's a record-breaking number of out LGBTQ+ athletes competing in the 2026 Winter Olympics, including medal winners for Team USA.
www.usatoday.com
February 19, 2026 at 10:03 PM
"She posted pictures of her and teammate Alysa Liu with their Olympics team skate gold medals on TikTok with the caption: “They hate to see two woke bitches winning."
[GOLD for Alysa!]
www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
[GOLD for Alysa!]
www.usatoday.com/story/sports...
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Alysa Liu: "THAT'S WHAT I'M FUCKING TALKING ABOUT" 🗣️
February 19, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Alysa Liu: "THAT'S WHAT I'M FUCKING TALKING ABOUT" 🗣️
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Single coolest rock ever found?
[Lindisfarne]
Me: (chanting) teeth, teeth-
Other fossil hunters: teeth, TEETH
British Geological Society: [pounding its clipboard] TEETH, TEETH, TEETH!
Me: (chanting) teeth, teeth-
Other fossil hunters: teeth, TEETH
British Geological Society: [pounding its clipboard] TEETH, TEETH, TEETH!
'Smiling' fossil discovered in Northumberland
The unusual looking fossil is estimated to be a few hundred million years old dating to the Carboniferous period.
www.bbc.com
February 19, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Single coolest rock ever found?
Board of Piece of the Action
Hold the fuck on.
Donald Trump is just gonna take $10 billion from our government and give it to his bullshit “board of peace”. The same Fucking board that HE chairs and is full of our country’s global adversaries?
Are you fucking kidding me?
Donald Trump is just gonna take $10 billion from our government and give it to his bullshit “board of peace”. The same Fucking board that HE chairs and is full of our country’s global adversaries?
Are you fucking kidding me?
February 19, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Board of Piece of the Action
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It is notable that Andrew has been arrested for "misconduct in public office", which is precisely what the US Supreme Court decided no American president can ever be charged with.
So SCOTUS, with its fabricated-out-of-thin-air immunity doctrine, has actually made American presidents less accountable than LITERAL royalty.
Breaking News: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, was arrested in Britain on suspicion of misconduct in public office over his links to Jeffrey Epstein, the BBC said.
February 19, 2026 at 12:22 PM
It is notable that Andrew has been arrested for "misconduct in public office", which is precisely what the US Supreme Court decided no American president can ever be charged with.
England arrested theirs. We re-elected ours.
What a travesty this shambolic timeline is.
What a travesty this shambolic timeline is.
February 19, 2026 at 5:52 PM
England arrested theirs. We re-elected ours.
What a travesty this shambolic timeline is.
What a travesty this shambolic timeline is.
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Never in a million years did I ever fathom when I resurrected the Epstein story in 2018 that it would lead to first arrest of a British Royal in four centuries. Not since King Charles I was arrested in 1647.
open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
Prince Andrew's Arrest
Across the pond in Britain, justice and accountability is a serious matter
open.substack.com
February 19, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Never in a million years did I ever fathom when I resurrected the Epstein story in 2018 that it would lead to first arrest of a British Royal in four centuries. Not since King Charles I was arrested in 1647.
open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
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Was trying to remember a Will Forte quote from Tim & Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie and accidentally figured out how to make Google’s AI tool shut up
February 19, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Was trying to remember a Will Forte quote from Tim & Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie and accidentally figured out how to make Google’s AI tool shut up
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In the concentration camp universe, this is what's known as a filtration camp. A government preemptively takes a whole class of people to interrogate and detain extrajudicially in order to inflict duress on them while arbitrarily assessing their (supposed) culpability.
This is a truly horrifying memo. It says that the policy of the US government will now be to proactively seek out and arrest likely tens of thousands of refugees who entered legally under Biden and subject them to detention, where they will be interrogated about their status.
February 19, 2026 at 2:20 AM
In the concentration camp universe, this is what's known as a filtration camp. A government preemptively takes a whole class of people to interrogate and detain extrajudicially in order to inflict duress on them while arbitrarily assessing their (supposed) culpability.
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BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
February 18, 2026 at 5:39 PM
BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
Happy Irma Thomas' birthday. Not a national holiday. YET.
Irma Thomas "Anyone Who Knows What Love Is"
YouTube video by NRRArchives2
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February 19, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Happy Irma Thomas' birthday. Not a national holiday. YET.
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some of you are looksmaxxing when you need to be booksmaxxing
February 18, 2026 at 7:41 PM
some of you are looksmaxxing when you need to be booksmaxxing
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This GOOD BOY ran onto the course during the Women’s Cross-Country Skiing Team Sprint event, crossing the finish line and being automatically recorded by OMEGA’s photofinish camera 😆
February 18, 2026 at 11:46 AM
This GOOD BOY ran onto the course during the Women’s Cross-Country Skiing Team Sprint event, crossing the finish line and being automatically recorded by OMEGA’s photofinish camera 😆
Roses are Red
Mardi Gras Night
Mardi Gras Night
Shia LaBeouf Arrested After Alleged Mardi Gras Fight
Footage has been spreading online. The post Shia LaBeouf Arrested After Alleged Mardi Gras Fight appeared first on Reality Tea.
www.yahoo.com
February 17, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Roses are Red
Mardi Gras Night
Mardi Gras Night
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“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
February 17, 2026 at 7:31 PM
“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
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This is the interview Donald Trump didn’t want you to see.
His FCC refused to air my interview with Stephen Colbert.
Trump is worried we’re about to flip Texas.
His FCC refused to air my interview with Stephen Colbert.
Trump is worried we’re about to flip Texas.
February 17, 2026 at 7:27 AM
This is the interview Donald Trump didn’t want you to see.
His FCC refused to air my interview with Stephen Colbert.
Trump is worried we’re about to flip Texas.
His FCC refused to air my interview with Stephen Colbert.
Trump is worried we’re about to flip Texas.
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Happy Mardi Gras! I’m running late to get out on the streets, but it isn’t easy being green.
February 17, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Happy Mardi Gras! I’m running late to get out on the streets, but it isn’t easy being green.
