The Benj!
@thebenj.bsky.social
Parent, game person, library person. He/him.
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Why do the ai generated people always seem to be screaming? Probably not worth thinking about that. I'm sure it's fine.
January 26, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Why do the ai generated people always seem to be screaming? Probably not worth thinking about that. I'm sure it's fine.
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Voting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
January 25, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Voting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
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After Careful Thought, I Have Decided That Our Ship Actually Is Being Attacked by the Kraken
For a long time I resisted the idea that the multiple tentacles tearing at the thin wooden planks of our vessel represented some kind of 'sea monster' threat. But when the facts change, I change my mind.
For a long time I resisted the idea that the multiple tentacles tearing at the thin wooden planks of our vessel represented some kind of 'sea monster' threat. But when the facts change, I change my mind.
January 25, 2026 at 7:11 PM
After Careful Thought, I Have Decided That Our Ship Actually Is Being Attacked by the Kraken
For a long time I resisted the idea that the multiple tentacles tearing at the thin wooden planks of our vessel represented some kind of 'sea monster' threat. But when the facts change, I change my mind.
For a long time I resisted the idea that the multiple tentacles tearing at the thin wooden planks of our vessel represented some kind of 'sea monster' threat. But when the facts change, I change my mind.
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If I had a nickel for every time James Cameron’s box office juggernaut got knocked out of the no. 1 spot by a mid-at-best sci fi movie starring a famed sitcom doofus, I’d have etc. which isn't so on but it's weird so forth
January 25, 2026 at 10:22 PM
If I had a nickel for every time James Cameron’s box office juggernaut got knocked out of the no. 1 spot by a mid-at-best sci fi movie starring a famed sitcom doofus, I’d have etc. which isn't so on but it's weird so forth
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I just saw someone calling for a boycott of the Melania documentary, and... look, I appreciate the impulse, but this is a propaganda film by disgraced sex offender and pseudo-director Brett Ratner.
We don't need to expend any effort here. No one was ever going to pay money to see this.
We don't need to expend any effort here. No one was ever going to pay money to see this.
January 25, 2026 at 6:31 PM
I just saw someone calling for a boycott of the Melania documentary, and... look, I appreciate the impulse, but this is a propaganda film by disgraced sex offender and pseudo-director Brett Ratner.
We don't need to expend any effort here. No one was ever going to pay money to see this.
We don't need to expend any effort here. No one was ever going to pay money to see this.
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"You might be a redneck" comedy routine, but "You might be a fascist".
If you think antifa is coming for you, you might be a fascist.
If you think antifa is coming for you, you might be a fascist.
January 25, 2026 at 8:30 AM
"You might be a redneck" comedy routine, but "You might be a fascist".
If you think antifa is coming for you, you might be a fascist.
If you think antifa is coming for you, you might be a fascist.
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Republicans have blocked every proposal to rein in ICE, but they're happy to let Democrats spend your tax money to equip ICE mercenaries with body cameras. Why? Because they know body cams won't restrain ICE any more than they do cops:
crimethinc.com/bodycams
Don't try to reform ICE. Abolish them.
crimethinc.com/bodycams
Don't try to reform ICE. Abolish them.
January 25, 2026 at 6:49 AM
Republicans have blocked every proposal to rein in ICE, but they're happy to let Democrats spend your tax money to equip ICE mercenaries with body cameras. Why? Because they know body cams won't restrain ICE any more than they do cops:
crimethinc.com/bodycams
Don't try to reform ICE. Abolish them.
crimethinc.com/bodycams
Don't try to reform ICE. Abolish them.
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Media: do not lead with the false government framing of what happened
January 24, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Media: do not lead with the false government framing of what happened
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ICE killing #AlexPretti should remind you of police killing #PhilandoCastille. Both men had concealed weapon permits, did not draw their guns, & were killed in Minn. These homicides are the price of unaccountable policing. These deaths are variations on the same fatal theme.
January 25, 2026 at 4:36 AM
ICE killing #AlexPretti should remind you of police killing #PhilandoCastille. Both men had concealed weapon permits, did not draw their guns, & were killed in Minn. These homicides are the price of unaccountable policing. These deaths are variations on the same fatal theme.
Gross headcolds: I'm not a fan.
January 25, 2026 at 7:03 AM
Gross headcolds: I'm not a fan.
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Give the money to social services, to public libraries, to affordable housing, to health care for all. The money's there. The money's always been there. Let's do it.
January 25, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Give the money to social services, to public libraries, to affordable housing, to health care for all. The money's there. The money's always been there. Let's do it.
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BTW when I say abolish ICE, I mean abolish it entirely and replace it with exactly nothing. Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. That's it.
January 25, 2026 at 2:32 AM
BTW when I say abolish ICE, I mean abolish it entirely and replace it with exactly nothing. Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. That's it.
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it is funny how all the fictional monsters we imagined taking over the U.S. for the last 30 years are objectively better people than the current regime. Give me Skeletor, please. Cobra Commander wants to run shit? He can hardly be worse than what we're rockin' today. It's worth a shot!
January 24, 2026 at 8:35 AM
it is funny how all the fictional monsters we imagined taking over the U.S. for the last 30 years are objectively better people than the current regime. Give me Skeletor, please. Cobra Commander wants to run shit? He can hardly be worse than what we're rockin' today. It's worth a shot!
Slightly diminish a game:
Well-founded Suspicion
Well-founded Suspicion
Slightly diminish a game
Ars Slight of Hand
Ars Slight of Hand
Slightly diminish a game:
Changeling: The GPS Is On The Fritz
Changeling: The GPS Is On The Fritz
January 24, 2026 at 5:13 AM
Slightly diminish a game:
Well-founded Suspicion
Well-founded Suspicion
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Transphobia is a cancer of the heart and mind.
It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty.
Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face.
Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up.
It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty.
Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face.
Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up.
January 24, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Transphobia is a cancer of the heart and mind.
It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty.
Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face.
Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up.
It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty.
Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face.
Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up.
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"Environmental Insurrectionist" is a great example of how the right can only learn new words when they're being used to accuse them of crimes and then they only learn their meaning well enough to turn the accusation on their enemies
January 23, 2026 at 8:00 PM
"Environmental Insurrectionist" is a great example of how the right can only learn new words when they're being used to accuse them of crimes and then they only learn their meaning well enough to turn the accusation on their enemies
Oof, it feels like the Easter show was not that long ago, but I just got a save-the-date for the next one.
January 23, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Oof, it feels like the Easter show was not that long ago, but I just got a save-the-date for the next one.
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Yeah the thing about Mr. Rogers is his show was never political.
January 22, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Yeah the thing about Mr. Rogers is his show was never political.
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Two possibilities here.
1) this chemical activates random floating shapes in your vision but connects them to the person-recognition pathway, so you identify them as tiny people
2) this switched off the bit of the brain that stops us from seeing Them
1) this chemical activates random floating shapes in your vision but connects them to the person-recognition pathway, so you identify them as tiny people
2) this switched off the bit of the brain that stops us from seeing Them
With most psychedelic drugs, you never know what you're going to get. But this mysterious mushroom from China - without fail - causes users to hallucinate tiny people: crawling up walls, popping out from under furniture and marching under doors. www.bbc.com/future/artic...
'They saw them on their dishes when eating': The mushroom making people hallucinate dozens of tiny humans
Only recently described by science, the mysterious mushrooms are found in different parts of the world, but they give people the same exact visions.
www.bbc.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Two possibilities here.
1) this chemical activates random floating shapes in your vision but connects them to the person-recognition pathway, so you identify them as tiny people
2) this switched off the bit of the brain that stops us from seeing Them
1) this chemical activates random floating shapes in your vision but connects them to the person-recognition pathway, so you identify them as tiny people
2) this switched off the bit of the brain that stops us from seeing Them
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[AI bubble bursts] billionaire tech bro: the stupid consumer did not understand it
January 22, 2026 at 2:42 AM
[AI bubble bursts] billionaire tech bro: the stupid consumer did not understand it
🎵Penelope and jackalope
Love together in perfect harmony...🎵
Love together in perfect harmony...🎵
do you ever pronounce the name penelope in the same way as you’d pronounce jackalope?
January 23, 2026 at 8:50 AM
🎵Penelope and jackalope
Love together in perfect harmony...🎵
Love together in perfect harmony...🎵
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living my life in such a way that the prospect of my death does not become such a hoped for thing that it is simply referred to as "it happening" and everyone immediately understands that is what is being implied
January 23, 2026 at 5:42 AM
living my life in such a way that the prospect of my death does not become such a hoped for thing that it is simply referred to as "it happening" and everyone immediately understands that is what is being implied
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Tapping the sign...well, the screengrab:
January 22, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Tapping the sign...well, the screengrab: