@mrbenbell.bsky.social
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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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Undecided voter: “How can someone like you convince me that my vote matters”
James Talarico: “They wouldn't be trying so hard to stop you from voting if your vote didn't matter — Texas is one of the hardest places to vote in the entire country. That is by design”
James Talarico: “They wouldn't be trying so hard to stop you from voting if your vote didn't matter — Texas is one of the hardest places to vote in the entire country. That is by design”
December 15, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Undecided voter: “How can someone like you convince me that my vote matters”
James Talarico: “They wouldn't be trying so hard to stop you from voting if your vote didn't matter — Texas is one of the hardest places to vote in the entire country. That is by design”
James Talarico: “They wouldn't be trying so hard to stop you from voting if your vote didn't matter — Texas is one of the hardest places to vote in the entire country. That is by design”
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Earlier this week, Kristi Noem told me under oath that she has not deported veterans. I then introduced her to one that she did deport.
But it’s much worse than that:
@moulton.house.gov got DHS to admit that they’ve deported at least 8 vets and are planning to deport dozens more.
But it’s much worse than that:
@moulton.house.gov got DHS to admit that they’ve deported at least 8 vets and are planning to deport dozens more.
December 13, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Earlier this week, Kristi Noem told me under oath that she has not deported veterans. I then introduced her to one that she did deport.
But it’s much worse than that:
@moulton.house.gov got DHS to admit that they’ve deported at least 8 vets and are planning to deport dozens more.
But it’s much worse than that:
@moulton.house.gov got DHS to admit that they’ve deported at least 8 vets and are planning to deport dozens more.
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insanely good thing to say when you enter a room
December 13, 2025 at 9:04 AM
insanely good thing to say when you enter a room
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"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob."
—FDR, 1936
—FDR, 1936
November 16, 2025 at 12:30 AM
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob."
—FDR, 1936
—FDR, 1936
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AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
November 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
AOC: "It is unconscionable that what we are debating right now is legislation that will give 8 senators over $1 million a piece & we're robbing people of their food assistance & healthcare to pay for it. How can we vote to enrich ourselves by stealing from the American people?"
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Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
November 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Did not expect one of the best paragraphs I’d read about baseball would come from an Irish newspaper
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
www.irishexaminer.com/sport-column...
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NBC's new poll say the most important issue for deciding who to support for Congress is: "Protecting constitutional rights/protecting democracy."
If you agree, I suggest you subscribe the news outlet that focuses like a laser on just that. Sign up for Democracy Docket today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
If you agree, I suggest you subscribe the news outlet that focuses like a laser on just that. Sign up for Democracy Docket today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
November 2, 2025 at 2:42 PM
NBC's new poll say the most important issue for deciding who to support for Congress is: "Protecting constitutional rights/protecting democracy."
If you agree, I suggest you subscribe the news outlet that focuses like a laser on just that. Sign up for Democracy Docket today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
If you agree, I suggest you subscribe the news outlet that focuses like a laser on just that. Sign up for Democracy Docket today. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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REV. BLACK (who was shot in the head with a pepper ball): “If this is what they’re doing to pastors, journalists, teachers, mothers, and the elderly gathered to sing and pray outside ICE facilities… what might they be doing to our neighbors who are behind those walls?”
October 31, 2025 at 2:33 AM
REV. BLACK (who was shot in the head with a pepper ball): “If this is what they’re doing to pastors, journalists, teachers, mothers, and the elderly gathered to sing and pray outside ICE facilities… what might they be doing to our neighbors who are behind those walls?”
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I cannot believe there are still people in my mentions arguing that boycotting an election because the candidates aren’t addressing your issue is a way to get them to pay attention.
two men are talking to each other and one of them says that 's not how it works
ALT: two men are talking to each other and one of them says that 's not how it works
media.tenor.com
October 29, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I cannot believe there are still people in my mentions arguing that boycotting an election because the candidates aren’t addressing your issue is a way to get them to pay attention.
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Update on the Paleontological Research Institution and their remaining need for donations to pay off their mortgage and avoid foreclosure
#savePRI please share; tag anyone you think might help🧪⚒️🦑
@lastweektonight.com @colbertlateshow.bsky.social @pbseons.bsky.social
www.ithaca.com/news/regiona...
#savePRI please share; tag anyone you think might help🧪⚒️🦑
@lastweektonight.com @colbertlateshow.bsky.social @pbseons.bsky.social
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Saving the Museum
After years of financial troubles and millions of funds raised in support, the Museum of the Earth is still struggling to bridge its multi-million dollar budgetary gap. It needs to
www.ithaca.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Update on the Paleontological Research Institution and their remaining need for donations to pay off their mortgage and avoid foreclosure
#savePRI please share; tag anyone you think might help🧪⚒️🦑
@lastweektonight.com @colbertlateshow.bsky.social @pbseons.bsky.social
www.ithaca.com/news/regiona...
#savePRI please share; tag anyone you think might help🧪⚒️🦑
@lastweektonight.com @colbertlateshow.bsky.social @pbseons.bsky.social
www.ithaca.com/news/regiona...
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Exciting news! Workers in some of the most music venues in DC are organizing for better pay, respect, and working conditions.
Solidarity! I can't wait to see a show or go to an event at a union venue in Ward 1 😊 🎸✊🏾
www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Solidarity! I can't wait to see a show or go to an event at a union venue in Ward 1 😊 🎸✊🏾
www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Workers take steps to unionize at four D.C. music venues, including 9:30 Club
Staff members at the Anthem, Lincoln Theatre, the Atlantis and the 9:30 Club presented petitions to production company I.M.P. on Monday. They criticized conditions and wages at the locations.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Exciting news! Workers in some of the most music venues in DC are organizing for better pay, respect, and working conditions.
Solidarity! I can't wait to see a show or go to an event at a union venue in Ward 1 😊 🎸✊🏾
www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Solidarity! I can't wait to see a show or go to an event at a union venue in Ward 1 😊 🎸✊🏾
www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
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Duterte was arrested in March by Philippine authorities on a warrant issued by the ICC. He is now being held at an ICC facility in the Netherlands.
ICC charges former Philippine President Duterte crimes against humanity
Duterte was arrested in March by Philippine authorities on a warrant issued by the ICC. He is now being held at an ICC facility in the Netherlands.
n.pr
September 23, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Duterte was arrested in March by Philippine authorities on a warrant issued by the ICC. He is now being held at an ICC facility in the Netherlands.
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Donald Trump is once again threatening to issue an executive order targeting voting. This is an effort to subvert the Constitution and the 2026 election, which grants states and Congress but not the president power to regulate federal elections.
If he does this, we will sue and we will win (again).
If he does this, we will sue and we will win (again).
August 31, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Donald Trump is once again threatening to issue an executive order targeting voting. This is an effort to subvert the Constitution and the 2026 election, which grants states and Congress but not the president power to regulate federal elections.
If he does this, we will sue and we will win (again).
If he does this, we will sue and we will win (again).
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Mark and Melissa lie peacefully at the center of our state and our hearts today. Their memorial, guarded by service dogs and men and women in uniform, casts a momentary shadow over L'Étoile du Nord as we honor their life’s work to make Minnesota shine brighter for all.
June 27, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Mark and Melissa lie peacefully at the center of our state and our hearts today. Their memorial, guarded by service dogs and men and women in uniform, casts a momentary shadow over L'Étoile du Nord as we honor their life’s work to make Minnesota shine brighter for all.
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We have gone from the margin of error to the margin of effort.
On the day before the election, we stand on the verge of toppling a political dynasty and winning a city we can afford. But we can only do it with you.
zohranfornyc.com/gotv
On the day before the election, we stand on the verge of toppling a political dynasty and winning a city we can afford. But we can only do it with you.
zohranfornyc.com/gotv
June 23, 2025 at 12:14 PM
We have gone from the margin of error to the margin of effort.
On the day before the election, we stand on the verge of toppling a political dynasty and winning a city we can afford. But we can only do it with you.
zohranfornyc.com/gotv
On the day before the election, we stand on the verge of toppling a political dynasty and winning a city we can afford. But we can only do it with you.
zohranfornyc.com/gotv
Amazing!!
June 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Amazing!!
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A top staffer to Sen. Tina Smith emailed Sen. Mike Lee’s top staffers on Monday about “how much additional pain you’ve caused on an unspeakably horrific weekend”
Full emails below
Full emails below
June 16, 2025 at 10:44 PM
A top staffer to Sen. Tina Smith emailed Sen. Mike Lee’s top staffers on Monday about “how much additional pain you’ve caused on an unspeakably horrific weekend”
Full emails below
Full emails below
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Do it Japan!
#sake
#sake
Govt Mulls Relaxing Regulation on New Issuance of Sake Brewery Licenses; Aims to Capitalize on Rising Popularity Overseas
<p>The government has begun considering relaxing the regulation on the issuance of new licenses to operate a sake brewery business, because issuing licenses is currently not allowed in principle.</p>
japannews.yomiuri.co.jp
June 2, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Do it Japan!
#sake
#sake
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Andor nails it — Many of Nazism's earliest supporters ended up in the camps. The man who wrote 'First They Came For' was an anti-communist Minister who cheered the incarceration of socialists. The poem is a warning about the dangers of supporting authoritarianism that you think works for you.
May 16, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Andor nails it — Many of Nazism's earliest supporters ended up in the camps. The man who wrote 'First They Came For' was an anti-communist Minister who cheered the incarceration of socialists. The poem is a warning about the dangers of supporting authoritarianism that you think works for you.
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When you have cancer everyone you meet wants to know did you smoke did you eat this did you do that because if you did the world makes sense and they will feel safe.
At some point I started just telling people how rude I thought those questions were.
At some point I started just telling people how rude I thought those questions were.
The RFK Jr. version of health, where health creates health and healthy people don't get sick and the thing that keeps you healthy is /living the right way/ is very seductive to a lot of people. It also places the burden of illness back on the ill, which decreases the value of human life.
May 18, 2025 at 5:26 AM
When you have cancer everyone you meet wants to know did you smoke did you eat this did you do that because if you did the world makes sense and they will feel safe.
At some point I started just telling people how rude I thought those questions were.
At some point I started just telling people how rude I thought those questions were.