Benjamin Seltzer
@seltsamerweise.bsky.social
Minnesota transplant. Beard appreciator (moustache envier).
I HAD A DOCTORATE IN INDUSTRIAL/ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY BUT ON JULY 1ST 2024 I BARGAINED AWAY MY KNOWLEDGE FOR MADNESS AND A VARIETY OF SILLY COSTUMES AND I HAVE YET TO REGRET THIS EXCHANGE.
I HAD A DOCTORATE IN INDUSTRIAL/ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY BUT ON JULY 1ST 2024 I BARGAINED AWAY MY KNOWLEDGE FOR MADNESS AND A VARIETY OF SILLY COSTUMES AND I HAVE YET TO REGRET THIS EXCHANGE.
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This roast of the mayor is very very very meta and very very very on point. Goddamn.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_VR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_VR...
In Defense of Mayor Jacob Frey
YouTube video by Comrade Tripp
www.youtube.com
February 20, 2026 at 1:11 AM
This roast of the mayor is very very very meta and very very very on point. Goddamn.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_VR...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_VR...
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we must stop buying this idiotic American idea that the worst thing you can do to a white powerful man for committing horrible crimes against democracy is "losing your job and people saying mean things about you."
there are far worse things we can do to these criminals, and we should do them.
there are far worse things we can do to these criminals, and we should do them.
February 19, 2026 at 7:47 PM
we must stop buying this idiotic American idea that the worst thing you can do to a white powerful man for committing horrible crimes against democracy is "losing your job and people saying mean things about you."
there are far worse things we can do to these criminals, and we should do them.
there are far worse things we can do to these criminals, and we should do them.
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it must be amazing to be an elected dem. a guaranteed salary for a couple of hours work a year and the promise of some cushy white collar position if you decide to retire instead of rotting in office. all you have to do is have an intern put your name on fundraising texts and quotetweet the obvious.
February 19, 2026 at 7:46 PM
it must be amazing to be an elected dem. a guaranteed salary for a couple of hours work a year and the promise of some cushy white collar position if you decide to retire instead of rotting in office. all you have to do is have an intern put your name on fundraising texts and quotetweet the obvious.
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stevenson says city council are working on something called pause evictions save lives to change the eviction notice period from 30 days to 60 days
wants to see minimum of $50 million from the state for rental assistance
wants to see minimum of $50 million from the state for rental assistance
February 19, 2026 at 7:13 PM
stevenson says city council are working on something called pause evictions save lives to change the eviction notice period from 30 days to 60 days
wants to see minimum of $50 million from the state for rental assistance
wants to see minimum of $50 million from the state for rental assistance
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Just putting a pin in the “will of the people” part because right now fully a third of Americans actively support stripping the rights of a majority of this country, another third lack the clarity to say whether that’s bad or not and a further 20% lack the vision to do anything about it
This is precisely why the platform must be institutional reform. We must brake the trolley & break the trolley.
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
February 19, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Just putting a pin in the “will of the people” part because right now fully a third of Americans actively support stripping the rights of a majority of this country, another third lack the clarity to say whether that’s bad or not and a further 20% lack the vision to do anything about it
I haven't reposted this in a bit. I've been a bit... busy in Minnesota these last few weeks.
TL;DR
DO NOT VOTE FOR PEOPLE UNWILLING TO DEFEND YOU WITH THEIR CURRENT POWERS.
TL;DR
DO NOT VOTE FOR PEOPLE UNWILLING TO DEFEND YOU WITH THEIR CURRENT POWERS.
After 2024, I am now convinced at a level of theological certainty that no group of people in government - very much including Democrats - could be this ineffective unless they actively wished to be.
I don't know what other explanation fits the facts.
I don't know what other explanation fits the facts.
February 19, 2026 at 6:52 PM
I haven't reposted this in a bit. I've been a bit... busy in Minnesota these last few weeks.
TL;DR
DO NOT VOTE FOR PEOPLE UNWILLING TO DEFEND YOU WITH THEIR CURRENT POWERS.
TL;DR
DO NOT VOTE FOR PEOPLE UNWILLING TO DEFEND YOU WITH THEIR CURRENT POWERS.
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THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS EGGS.
THERE WERE NEVER SUCH THINGS AS EGGS.
YOU ARE NOW A 40% SURCHARGE.
IF YOU HAVE A NAME YOU MAY NOT VOTE.
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A NAME YOU MUST VOTE FOR EGGS.
THE METAPHYSICAL CONCEPT OF VOTING IS NOW YOUR SENATOR.
YOUR SENATOR EATS SURCHARGES.
YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN.
THERE WERE NEVER SUCH THINGS AS EGGS.
YOU ARE NOW A 40% SURCHARGE.
IF YOU HAVE A NAME YOU MAY NOT VOTE.
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A NAME YOU MUST VOTE FOR EGGS.
THE METAPHYSICAL CONCEPT OF VOTING IS NOW YOUR SENATOR.
YOUR SENATOR EATS SURCHARGES.
YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN.
February 19, 2025 at 7:14 PM
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS EGGS.
THERE WERE NEVER SUCH THINGS AS EGGS.
YOU ARE NOW A 40% SURCHARGE.
IF YOU HAVE A NAME YOU MAY NOT VOTE.
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A NAME YOU MUST VOTE FOR EGGS.
THE METAPHYSICAL CONCEPT OF VOTING IS NOW YOUR SENATOR.
YOUR SENATOR EATS SURCHARGES.
YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN.
THERE WERE NEVER SUCH THINGS AS EGGS.
YOU ARE NOW A 40% SURCHARGE.
IF YOU HAVE A NAME YOU MAY NOT VOTE.
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A NAME YOU MUST VOTE FOR EGGS.
THE METAPHYSICAL CONCEPT OF VOTING IS NOW YOUR SENATOR.
YOUR SENATOR EATS SURCHARGES.
YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN.
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Need every elected dem to read and understand this brilliant essay from @juliusgoat.bsky.social
The Rules
What is a game without rules? What are rules, if we've stopped playing the game?
www.the-reframe.com
February 19, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Need every elected dem to read and understand this brilliant essay from @juliusgoat.bsky.social
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If you are in a government in Minnesota and your response to your constituents begging for help is to say that you can’t ruin the budget, you need to resign. This is an occupation by the federal government designed to ruin our lives. There is no status quo. Every priority has changed.
February 19, 2026 at 3:59 PM
If you are in a government in Minnesota and your response to your constituents begging for help is to say that you can’t ruin the budget, you need to resign. This is an occupation by the federal government designed to ruin our lives. There is no status quo. Every priority has changed.
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That’s $1.5 *million* in matching funds. Let’s go!
Today we are launching a new intitative of Stand With Minnesota—KeepMNHoused.com, a rent-relief campaign backed with a $1.5 matching fund from the Wilson Foundation.
Thousands of MN families are at risk of eviction because of the ICE occupation’s lasting impacts. We can keep them housed.
Thousands of MN families are at risk of eviction because of the ICE occupation’s lasting impacts. We can keep them housed.
February 19, 2026 at 3:42 PM
That’s $1.5 *million* in matching funds. Let’s go!
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People asking “why can’t we have that?” over stories about Andrew getting arrested and the former South Korean president getting life for a coup attempt and then attacking anyone who dares criticize a party that can’t even say “abolish ICE” or promise to impeach our fascist, pedophile dictator.
February 19, 2026 at 2:50 PM
People asking “why can’t we have that?” over stories about Andrew getting arrested and the former South Korean president getting life for a coup attempt and then attacking anyone who dares criticize a party that can’t even say “abolish ICE” or promise to impeach our fascist, pedophile dictator.
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I JUST FIGURED OUT MY PROBLEM. 🧵
I GREW UP WITH STUFF LIKE THIS AND REALITY HAS BEEN A MARKED DISAPPOINTMENT IN COMPARISON:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjBd...
I GREW UP WITH STUFF LIKE THIS AND REALITY HAS BEEN A MARKED DISAPPOINTMENT IN COMPARISON:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjBd...
Square One TV - "Angle Dance"
YouTube video by Life in Analog
www.youtube.com
February 14, 2026 at 1:31 AM
I JUST FIGURED OUT MY PROBLEM. 🧵
I GREW UP WITH STUFF LIKE THIS AND REALITY HAS BEEN A MARKED DISAPPOINTMENT IN COMPARISON:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjBd...
I GREW UP WITH STUFF LIKE THIS AND REALITY HAS BEEN A MARKED DISAPPOINTMENT IN COMPARISON:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjBd...
I don’t need any additional investigations.
Nor any hearings or committees or fact-finding studies.
What I need is for the people who have committed obvious crimes to be removed from power immediately.
Anything else is nonsense that allows for more crimes.
Don’t settle for Dem bullshit.
Nor any hearings or committees or fact-finding studies.
What I need is for the people who have committed obvious crimes to be removed from power immediately.
Anything else is nonsense that allows for more crimes.
Don’t settle for Dem bullshit.
February 19, 2026 at 2:11 PM
I don’t need any additional investigations.
Nor any hearings or committees or fact-finding studies.
What I need is for the people who have committed obvious crimes to be removed from power immediately.
Anything else is nonsense that allows for more crimes.
Don’t settle for Dem bullshit.
Nor any hearings or committees or fact-finding studies.
What I need is for the people who have committed obvious crimes to be removed from power immediately.
Anything else is nonsense that allows for more crimes.
Don’t settle for Dem bullshit.
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no elected Republican is fit for office.
February 19, 2026 at 3:57 AM
no elected Republican is fit for office.
I think about this video a whole lot. 🧵
Not just retrospectively, either.
I spent a nontrivial portion of 2025 contacting my member of congress, one Betty McCollum. I pestered her so much that I finally got an answer to a question.
The question?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2CH...
1/
Not just retrospectively, either.
I spent a nontrivial portion of 2025 contacting my member of congress, one Betty McCollum. I pestered her so much that I finally got an answer to a question.
The question?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2CH...
1/
Vote Like A Radical
YouTube video by NDN Collective
www.youtube.com
February 19, 2026 at 1:02 AM
I think about this video a whole lot. 🧵
Not just retrospectively, either.
I spent a nontrivial portion of 2025 contacting my member of congress, one Betty McCollum. I pestered her so much that I finally got an answer to a question.
The question?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2CH...
1/
Not just retrospectively, either.
I spent a nontrivial portion of 2025 contacting my member of congress, one Betty McCollum. I pestered her so much that I finally got an answer to a question.
The question?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2CH...
1/
CAPITALISM HARDER, EVERYBODY.
SO SAYS THE GOVERNOR WHO DEIGNS NOT TO USE GUBERNATORIAL POWERS TO HELP HIS CONSTITUENTS.
I'M SURE THAT HE'D ALSO ACCEPT DONATIONS TO HIS PERSONAL LEGAL FUND, TOO.
SO SAYS THE GOVERNOR WHO DEIGNS NOT TO USE GUBERNATORIAL POWERS TO HELP HIS CONSTITUENTS.
I'M SURE THAT HE'D ALSO ACCEPT DONATIONS TO HIS PERSONAL LEGAL FUND, TOO.
Recovery will not happen overnight, but we will rebuild. We can all make an impact by continuing to shop local.
We will help stabilize these businesses, protect jobs, and ensure Minnesota’s economy rebounds.
www.startribune.com/please-come-...
We will help stabilize these businesses, protect jobs, and ensure Minnesota’s economy rebounds.
www.startribune.com/please-come-...
‘Please come back’: Minnesota restaurants brace for a long recovery after ICE surge
With no official bailout on the horizon, the restaurant community tries to save itself.
www.startribune.com
February 19, 2026 at 12:39 AM
CAPITALISM HARDER, EVERYBODY.
SO SAYS THE GOVERNOR WHO DEIGNS NOT TO USE GUBERNATORIAL POWERS TO HELP HIS CONSTITUENTS.
I'M SURE THAT HE'D ALSO ACCEPT DONATIONS TO HIS PERSONAL LEGAL FUND, TOO.
SO SAYS THE GOVERNOR WHO DEIGNS NOT TO USE GUBERNATORIAL POWERS TO HELP HIS CONSTITUENTS.
I'M SURE THAT HE'D ALSO ACCEPT DONATIONS TO HIS PERSONAL LEGAL FUND, TOO.
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Would be awesome if everyone gave @extrememaggie.bsky.social a follow and she started using Bluesky more. She’s probably too busy plowing today though.
Ok, but Maggie is also a freaking hilarious comedian. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cjF...
February 19, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Would be awesome if everyone gave @extrememaggie.bsky.social a follow and she started using Bluesky more. She’s probably too busy plowing today though.
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Fuck this is stunningly good. Perfect snapshots of the Twin Cities.
"We are legion, the local moms and dads, we cruise the city in our minivans. You can’t shoot us all."
(Gift link)
"We are legion, the local moms and dads, we cruise the city in our minivans. You can’t shoot us all."
(Gift link)
Opinion | In the Resistance, We Drive Minivans
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Fuck this is stunningly good. Perfect snapshots of the Twin Cities.
"We are legion, the local moms and dads, we cruise the city in our minivans. You can’t shoot us all."
(Gift link)
"We are legion, the local moms and dads, we cruise the city in our minivans. You can’t shoot us all."
(Gift link)
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The more of these fascist atrocities I see, the more I become an immigration maximalist. Let everyone in, give everyone work permits/green cards. Make it possible to get citizenship within a few months. Make it as easy as getting a driver's license.
February 17, 2026 at 8:37 PM
The more of these fascist atrocities I see, the more I become an immigration maximalist. Let everyone in, give everyone work permits/green cards. Make it possible to get citizenship within a few months. Make it as easy as getting a driver's license.
HOLY SHIT
WE NEVER TRIED VOTING HARDER BEFORE
THIS JUST MIGHT WORK, Y'ALL.
WE NEVER TRIED VOTING HARDER BEFORE
THIS JUST MIGHT WORK, Y'ALL.
February 18, 2026 at 2:27 PM
HOLY SHIT
WE NEVER TRIED VOTING HARDER BEFORE
THIS JUST MIGHT WORK, Y'ALL.
WE NEVER TRIED VOTING HARDER BEFORE
THIS JUST MIGHT WORK, Y'ALL.
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MAJOR: Twin Cities Tenants joins five labor unions, together repping 25,900 members, to launch a rent strike drive, vowing to withhold rent March 1 if @governorwalz.mn.gov fails to deliver an eviction moratorium and rent relief. If launched, this would be the largest US rent strike in 100+ years.
February 17, 2026 at 7:01 PM
MAJOR: Twin Cities Tenants joins five labor unions, together repping 25,900 members, to launch a rent strike drive, vowing to withhold rent March 1 if @governorwalz.mn.gov fails to deliver an eviction moratorium and rent relief. If launched, this would be the largest US rent strike in 100+ years.
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the internet was a bad idea
February 17, 2026 at 10:57 PM
the internet was a bad idea
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Friends, can you chip in to support our NE neighbor? He’s lost his family, and he’s staring down the barrel of an immigration hearing at Whipple next month gofund.me/39d8aaed4
Donate to Esperanza y apoyo para sus hijos de Patricio y esposa, organized by Rolando Patricio Tigre Jara
Hola me llamo Patricio q Dios los bendiga grandemente quisier… Rolando Patricio Tigre Jara needs your support for Esperanza y apoyo para sus hijos de Patricio y esposa
gofund.me
February 14, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Friends, can you chip in to support our NE neighbor? He’s lost his family, and he’s staring down the barrel of an immigration hearing at Whipple next month gofund.me/39d8aaed4