Ben K 🌈
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Single payer healthcare seems like a reasonable, sustainable, freedom enhancing (not tethered to your employer) solution to a universal need for a functioning, growing society that has basic belief in a better future for humanity. It'd prolly help, anway.
I bet that line hit hard when he said it to the mirror back at home.
"You raise your voice, I erase your voice."
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
January 28, 2026 at 6:49 AM
I bet that line hit hard when he said it to the mirror back at home.
Worth watching.
January 28, 2026 at 6:24 AM
Worth watching.
"I'm a farmer" he says. Fucking coward.
"Ask someone else, I am just a U.S. Senator." — Chuck Grassley
January 28, 2026 at 5:24 AM
"I'm a farmer" he says. Fucking coward.
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Chief Justice John Roberts turns 71 today.
Two decades ago, I warned the Senate that confirming Roberts to the Supreme Court would be a disaster for working people.
I'm sad to say I was proven right. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir5kmPdRJLw
Two decades ago, I warned the Senate that confirming Roberts to the Supreme Court would be a disaster for working people.
I'm sad to say I was proven right. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir5kmPdRJLw
How SCOTUS shapes economic rights for the little guy with Robert Reich
My testimony at John Roberts’ confirmation hearing.
www.youtube.com
January 27, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Chief Justice John Roberts turns 71 today.
Two decades ago, I warned the Senate that confirming Roberts to the Supreme Court would be a disaster for working people.
I'm sad to say I was proven right. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir5kmPdRJLw
Two decades ago, I warned the Senate that confirming Roberts to the Supreme Court would be a disaster for working people.
I'm sad to say I was proven right. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir5kmPdRJLw
Republicans: "The buck stops over there."
"Noem has complained to others that she feels she's being hung out to dry over the episode and has made sure to emphasize she took direction from Miller and the president"
www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
www.axios.com/2026/01/27/t...
Scoop: Stephen Miller behind misleading claim that Alex Pretti wanted to "massacre" agents
The episode illustrates the sheer power of Miller, Trump's close and longest-serving political adviser
www.axios.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Republicans: "The buck stops over there."
Weird that guns might be the thing to undo Trump.*
*not the way you think.
*not the way you think.
Trump: "With that being said, you can't have guns. You can't walk in with guns. You just can't. You can't walk in with guns. You can't do that. But it's just a very unfortunate incident."
January 27, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Weird that guns might be the thing to undo Trump.*
*not the way you think.
*not the way you think.
This seems impossible, but it appears I drove 5K miles last YEAR.
I used to drive clear across the country every once in a while. When I drove executive cars back in the day I probably put down 5K miles a month, or more.
I used to drive clear across the country every once in a while. When I drove executive cars back in the day I probably put down 5K miles a month, or more.
January 27, 2026 at 8:06 PM
This seems impossible, but it appears I drove 5K miles last YEAR.
I used to drive clear across the country every once in a while. When I drove executive cars back in the day I probably put down 5K miles a month, or more.
I used to drive clear across the country every once in a while. When I drove executive cars back in the day I probably put down 5K miles a month, or more.
Siri: define unserious people
January 27, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Siri: define unserious people
Dear stupid ass bitch,
I'm a gay man. I don't need other people to accept me to feel humanity towards them.
Very cool that Israel is gay friendly and has been for decades. That doesn't make effectively carpet bombing entire cities and literal violent colonization of the West Bank for decades OK.
I'm a gay man. I don't need other people to accept me to feel humanity towards them.
Very cool that Israel is gay friendly and has been for decades. That doesn't make effectively carpet bombing entire cities and literal violent colonization of the West Bank for decades OK.
January 27, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Dear stupid ass bitch,
I'm a gay man. I don't need other people to accept me to feel humanity towards them.
Very cool that Israel is gay friendly and has been for decades. That doesn't make effectively carpet bombing entire cities and literal violent colonization of the West Bank for decades OK.
I'm a gay man. I don't need other people to accept me to feel humanity towards them.
Very cool that Israel is gay friendly and has been for decades. That doesn't make effectively carpet bombing entire cities and literal violent colonization of the West Bank for decades OK.
When these murders happen bootlickers deploy the old excuses--need more training, it's a stressful job, in the moment, quibbling over insignificant details, blame the victim, broad accusations abt victim, etc.--with no care or concern for their accuracy.
Decades of police killings have proven this.
Decades of police killings have proven this.
The officer who shot Alex worked for DHS for 8 years. The officer who shot Renee worked for DHS for over 10 years. Both are considered “highly trained.”
The problem isn’t "training." DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity. We must MELT ICE and dismantle DHS.
The problem isn’t "training." DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity. We must MELT ICE and dismantle DHS.
January 27, 2026 at 11:02 AM
When these murders happen bootlickers deploy the old excuses--need more training, it's a stressful job, in the moment, quibbling over insignificant details, blame the victim, broad accusations abt victim, etc.--with no care or concern for their accuracy.
Decades of police killings have proven this.
Decades of police killings have proven this.
I literally turned off one of the reboot movies when Sherlock was shooting up the big shots having an emergency threat meeting scene because wouldn't they all have emergency transporter locks on them at all times?
I usually don't care. It's a story. But that one just ticked me off.
I usually don't care. It's a story. But that one just ticked me off.
Another minor quibble. Why do they have showers? They’ve already shown a transporter doorway that cleans you up, cuts your hair and puts you in a uniform /just by walking thru/.
So that should replace the washroom, yeah? Walk thru the door and when you pop out the other side, all filth has been…
So that should replace the washroom, yeah? Walk thru the door and when you pop out the other side, all filth has been…
January 27, 2026 at 9:34 AM
I literally turned off one of the reboot movies when Sherlock was shooting up the big shots having an emergency threat meeting scene because wouldn't they all have emergency transporter locks on them at all times?
I usually don't care. It's a story. But that one just ticked me off.
I usually don't care. It's a story. But that one just ticked me off.
There's no better thug than a thug you have leverage over. They're totally dependent on Trump's continued power and favor.
Forces do tend to attract these types. Republicans' "MAGA uber alles" attitude makes this basically inevitable.
All told, it's a dangerous, scary situation for the public.
Forces do tend to attract these types. Republicans' "MAGA uber alles" attitude makes this basically inevitable.
All told, it's a dangerous, scary situation for the public.
ICE & U.S. Customs & Border Protection employed at least 30 people with sexual & violent criminal histories in recent years.
At least 20 agents committed offenses with underage victims. The bulk of abuse happened within the last two years.
This article includes names of the agents.
At least 20 agents committed offenses with underage victims. The bulk of abuse happened within the last two years.
This article includes names of the agents.
Here’s How Many ICE and CBP Agents Allegedly Preyed on Children
Apparently the institutions are riddled with accused sex criminals.
www.yahoo.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:26 AM
There's no better thug than a thug you have leverage over. They're totally dependent on Trump's continued power and favor.
Forces do tend to attract these types. Republicans' "MAGA uber alles" attitude makes this basically inevitable.
All told, it's a dangerous, scary situation for the public.
Forces do tend to attract these types. Republicans' "MAGA uber alles" attitude makes this basically inevitable.
All told, it's a dangerous, scary situation for the public.
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Martinez took five bullets from a CBP agent, and DHS went into overdrive claiming she was an armed threat to the agents who were merely defending themselves. Sound familiar?
The woman who survived five gunshots from a Border Patrol agent in Chicago, only to be criminally charged and then cleared, now wants a judge’s permission to share records showing how the feds respond when agents use deadly force.
@chicago.suntimes.com story: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
@chicago.suntimes.com story: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...
Woman shot by Border Patrol in Chicago asks judge to let her release evidence
Marimar Martinez is blocked from releasing evidence in her case by what's known as a "protective order." Though standard, her attorney says it's “become an albatross” around her neck and “keeps the en...
chicago.suntimes.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Martinez took five bullets from a CBP agent, and DHS went into overdrive claiming she was an armed threat to the agents who were merely defending themselves. Sound familiar?
Ahhhh. That's bad.
BREAKING: After Trump's allies took over TikTok this week, any mention of "Epstein" in DMs are not permitted.
Here's proof. Anyone else is free to try it.
Here's proof. Anyone else is free to try it.
January 26, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Ahhhh. That's bad.
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Kash Patel today: "You cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want."
Really?
Really?
January 25, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Kash Patel today: "You cannot bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want."
Really?
Really?
Ted Cruz on Khashoggi: "They probably shouldn't have recorded it. Dismembering a person in an office is one thing, but the sound of it. They would have been better off without that part."
Ted Cruz: "What I think the administration could do better is the tone with which they're describing this. Immediately when an incident like this happens, they come out guns blazing that 'we took out a violent terrorist. Hooray."
January 26, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Ted Cruz on Khashoggi: "They probably shouldn't have recorded it. Dismembering a person in an office is one thing, but the sound of it. They would have been better off without that part."
In the old days there'd an epic poem about the Curse of Bolsonaro by now.
Bolsonaro supporters protesting and demanding that he is set free got hit by a lightning bolt, 3 persons are in hospital now.
🚨⚡ Um raio atingiu bolsonaristas em Brasília nesta tarde. Eles estavam aguardando Nikolas Ferreira no Memorial JK para um protesto pela soltura de Bolsonaro quando um raio atingiu a praça. Três bolsonaristas foram para o hospital.
January 26, 2026 at 8:31 PM
In the old days there'd an epic poem about the Curse of Bolsonaro by now.
At this point Congress, yes I'm looking at you, Republicans, have to assert themselves and impeach and remove Trump or openly admit that they've abandoned the design of the drafters of the constitution and that all power is now invested in the Monarch, sorry, in the Executive.
January 26, 2026 at 8:24 PM
At this point Congress, yes I'm looking at you, Republicans, have to assert themselves and impeach and remove Trump or openly admit that they've abandoned the design of the drafters of the constitution and that all power is now invested in the Monarch, sorry, in the Executive.
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BOOTLICKING DOESN'T WORK.
This was from my Democracy Now interview about Trump designating anti-fascists as terrorists.
I've spent my entire life as an investigative journalist studying political repression and authoritarianism.
Here's the one lesson I need you to hear:
This was from my Democracy Now interview about Trump designating anti-fascists as terrorists.
I've spent my entire life as an investigative journalist studying political repression and authoritarianism.
Here's the one lesson I need you to hear:
January 26, 2026 at 6:30 PM
BOOTLICKING DOESN'T WORK.
This was from my Democracy Now interview about Trump designating anti-fascists as terrorists.
I've spent my entire life as an investigative journalist studying political repression and authoritarianism.
Here's the one lesson I need you to hear:
This was from my Democracy Now interview about Trump designating anti-fascists as terrorists.
I've spent my entire life as an investigative journalist studying political repression and authoritarianism.
Here's the one lesson I need you to hear:
Oh, yeah. I gotta watch those.
You guys ever think about how much better Barbie was than Oppenheimer
January 26, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Oh, yeah. I gotta watch those.
That happened to me once in Boston after the game got out.
Oh my God, what an incredibly real and incredibly terrifying story. These grown men were locked inside a restaurant? Wow.
It's hard to say where that ranks next to the state-sanctioned murders and the kidnapping of children, but gosh, they were briefly locked inside a restaurant? Heaven forfend.
It's hard to say where that ranks next to the state-sanctioned murders and the kidnapping of children, but gosh, they were briefly locked inside a restaurant? Heaven forfend.
January 26, 2026 at 7:52 AM
That happened to me once in Boston after the game got out.
Oh, my.
This man is not doing ok.
Spitting blood?
He has a shotgun.
Did he draw the short straw to go deal with protesters while they were snorting K and taking shots of Tequila to numb out their horribleness?
This man is not doing ok.
Spitting blood?
He has a shotgun.
Did he draw the short straw to go deal with protesters while they were snorting K and taking shots of Tequila to numb out their horribleness?
Minneapolis, MN -
Very developing situation here. FPS agents ran into the hotel. Tear gas deployed. Hotel patrons forced to put their hands up. One agent’s nose bloodied.
Very developing situation here. FPS agents ran into the hotel. Tear gas deployed. Hotel patrons forced to put their hands up. One agent’s nose bloodied.
January 26, 2026 at 5:31 AM
Oh, my.
This man is not doing ok.
Spitting blood?
He has a shotgun.
Did he draw the short straw to go deal with protesters while they were snorting K and taking shots of Tequila to numb out their horribleness?
This man is not doing ok.
Spitting blood?
He has a shotgun.
Did he draw the short straw to go deal with protesters while they were snorting K and taking shots of Tequila to numb out their horribleness?
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Remember the Bundy insanity during the Obama years? Armed guys occupied a federal office and one of their buddies took position with a sniper rifle aimed at federal agents?
Exactly how many of those guys were shot and killed?
Exactly how many of those guys were shot and killed?
January 25, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Remember the Bundy insanity during the Obama years? Armed guys occupied a federal office and one of their buddies took position with a sniper rifle aimed at federal agents?
Exactly how many of those guys were shot and killed?
Exactly how many of those guys were shot and killed?
I don't like Fedrales shooting people in the face and in the back because they didn't like their attitude.
January 25, 2026 at 11:05 PM
I don't like Fedrales shooting people in the face and in the back because they didn't like their attitude.
I hope people are picking up on the reality that Trump/MAGA have taken Republican in-group/out-group thing to it's violent extreme and any dissent, or even appearance of dissent, can be met with deadly force because they see it as evidence not of a differing opinion but as an enemy to be eliminated.
Chris Murphy: "This is really scary because what Bovino essentially told you is that if you just happen to be present when they are undertaking an operation, if you pull out your phone to record it, the use of force against you is justified. That is not true, it's not what the law says."
January 25, 2026 at 6:22 PM
I hope people are picking up on the reality that Trump/MAGA have taken Republican in-group/out-group thing to it's violent extreme and any dissent, or even appearance of dissent, can be met with deadly force because they see it as evidence not of a differing opinion but as an enemy to be eliminated.