Tracy Benton
@tigerb.bsky.social
Cat lover. Book reader. Sarcasm & QA my services. Repartee over rapiers.
Have you not read the Astreiant books? They are SO GOOD
#Booksky Sporadic reminder that we are the current publisher of the entire Astreiant Series and that it will be eligible for this year’s Hugo for Best Series, just in case you wanted to support a terrific award-winning series of gay fantastical mysteries! queenofswordspress.com/product-tag/...
November 13, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Have you not read the Astreiant books? They are SO GOOD
For current hellscape, I like Hellboy applied directly to the eyeballs
Absolutely! He’s a salve for the horrors of reality.
October 31, 2025 at 4:35 AM
For current hellscape, I like Hellboy applied directly to the eyeballs
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“A transport grid designed for steady detainee transfers” is, quite literally, the EXACT phenomenon that Hannah Arendt was referring to when she coined the phrase “the banality of evil.”
NEW: ICE is planning to build a shadow deportation network in Texas. A proposal outlines a 24/7 transport operation run by armed contractors—turning Texas into the logistical backbone of an industrialized deportation machine.
My latest @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/ice-is...
My latest @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/ice-is...
October 31, 2025 at 2:19 AM
“A transport grid designed for steady detainee transfers” is, quite literally, the EXACT phenomenon that Hannah Arendt was referring to when she coined the phrase “the banality of evil.”
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Ghost Show Press needs your help to get their latest book of film essays over the finish line. I've written for several of their books (but not this one) and they're always tons of fun, with great writing about a wild array of movies. Join me in backing the book!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gho...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gho...
Subversive Sci-Fi Evolution
More Reflections on Futuristic Films That Broke the Rules
www.kickstarter.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Ghost Show Press needs your help to get their latest book of film essays over the finish line. I've written for several of their books (but not this one) and they're always tons of fun, with great writing about a wild array of movies. Join me in backing the book!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gho...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/gho...
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will kim is still in ICE detention
will taeheung kim, a korean american scientist and doctoral candidate with a green card, is still being detained by ICE. he's been in detention since July 21, first at SFO for over a week and then in various ICE facilities all over the country.
October 30, 2025 at 7:39 PM
will kim is still in ICE detention
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This is insane. He has been in jail for a month on $2M bond and he doesn't have his first hearing until December 4 - for posting a meme on Facebook.
theintercept.com/2025/10/23/c...
theintercept.com/2025/10/23/c...
The Absurd Prosecution of a Man Who Posted a Charlie Kirk Meme
Larry Bushart Jr. posted trolling memes on a Facebook thread about a vigil for Kirk. He’s been in a Tennessee jail ever since.
theintercept.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:56 PM
This is insane. He has been in jail for a month on $2M bond and he doesn't have his first hearing until December 4 - for posting a meme on Facebook.
theintercept.com/2025/10/23/c...
theintercept.com/2025/10/23/c...
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We’re in a moment now where it would be worth people taking three hours to watch Gandhi, particularly the scene of the salt march. There is value to making the brutality of your opponent so plain as day that no one can argue with it. The clarity of that brought down an empire
October 7, 2025 at 3:54 AM
We’re in a moment now where it would be worth people taking three hours to watch Gandhi, particularly the scene of the salt march. There is value to making the brutality of your opponent so plain as day that no one can argue with it. The clarity of that brought down an empire
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EL PASO — a family says ICE showed up at their house looking for migrants and shot and KILLED THEIR DOG, then didn’t help them as the agent ran away and was not identified.
kfoxtv.com/news/local/e...
kfoxtv.com/news/local/e...
October 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
EL PASO — a family says ICE showed up at their house looking for migrants and shot and KILLED THEIR DOG, then didn’t help them as the agent ran away and was not identified.
kfoxtv.com/news/local/e...
kfoxtv.com/news/local/e...
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I feel naive just writing this, but a president threatening to withhold funding to a city unless it elects his preferred candidate for mayor seems like the sort of thing that shouldn't be legal.
Trump on Mamdani: "He is going to have problems with Washington like no Mayor in the history of our once great City. Remember, he needs the money from me, as President, in order to fulfill all of his FAKE Communist promises. He won’t be getting any of it, so what’s the point of voting for him?"
September 29, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I feel naive just writing this, but a president threatening to withhold funding to a city unless it elects his preferred candidate for mayor seems like the sort of thing that shouldn't be legal.
Latest "dangerous immigrant" kidnapped by ICE: www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
MSN
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September 26, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Latest "dangerous immigrant" kidnapped by ICE: www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
Rapture soon? Here's your hat, what's your hurry?
September 23, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Rapture soon? Here's your hat, what's your hurry?
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1st autism dx= 1943. Acetaminophen released widely = 1955.
September 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
1st autism dx= 1943. Acetaminophen released widely = 1955.
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The @washingtonpost.com story on Tylenol & autism leaves out a MAJOR 2.5M sibling-controlled study of children in Denmark, which "found no evidence that acetaminophen use during pregnancy was associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Children’s Risk of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability
This nationwide cohort study with sibling control analysis examines the association of acetaminophen use during pregnancy with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, and intellectual disability.
jamanetwork.com
September 22, 2025 at 9:43 AM
The @washingtonpost.com story on Tylenol & autism leaves out a MAJOR 2.5M sibling-controlled study of children in Denmark, which "found no evidence that acetaminophen use during pregnancy was associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Looking at RFK's recent moves, including an attack on the hepatitis B vaccine and on painkillers for pregnant women.
The common theme: That all children's health problems are due to "bad" mothers.
This isn't about making kids healthy. It's misogyny.
www.salon.com/2025/09/22/r...
The common theme: That all children's health problems are due to "bad" mothers.
This isn't about making kids healthy. It's misogyny.
www.salon.com/2025/09/22/r...
RFK Jr's war on vaccines is about shaming women, not helping kids
The MAHA movement regards all childhood ailments as a sign that moms are failing
www.salon.com
September 22, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Looking at RFK's recent moves, including an attack on the hepatitis B vaccine and on painkillers for pregnant women.
The common theme: That all children's health problems are due to "bad" mothers.
This isn't about making kids healthy. It's misogyny.
www.salon.com/2025/09/22/r...
The common theme: That all children's health problems are due to "bad" mothers.
This isn't about making kids healthy. It's misogyny.
www.salon.com/2025/09/22/r...
In case you need a refresher on surviving fascism: billmoyers.com/story/increa...
Increasingly a Necessity: A 15-Point Guide to Surviving Authoritarianism – BillMoyers.com
It’s good to remember the very big, very frightening picture before us, how far we’ve already come, and to consider what recourse we have with complicit and corrupt forces standing in the way. Continu...
billmoyers.com
September 18, 2025 at 10:37 PM
In case you need a refresher on surviving fascism: billmoyers.com/story/increa...
Have already seen silly comparisons between suspending Jimmy Kimmel Live! and firing Gina Carano. Folks, when the boss fires an employee because THEY want to, that's one thing. When the boss fires an employee because THEY ARE AFRAID OF THE GOVERNMENT, that is quite another.
September 18, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Have already seen silly comparisons between suspending Jimmy Kimmel Live! and firing Gina Carano. Folks, when the boss fires an employee because THEY want to, that's one thing. When the boss fires an employee because THEY ARE AFRAID OF THE GOVERNMENT, that is quite another.
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A grim reminder: these people will never be satisfied. There’s no point at which they will say “we’ve won, let’s enjoy life.” They will always be looking for someone else to punish, to revile, to dehumanize. They’re empty without that.
September 18, 2025 at 3:04 AM
A grim reminder: these people will never be satisfied. There’s no point at which they will say “we’ve won, let’s enjoy life.” They will always be looking for someone else to punish, to revile, to dehumanize. They’re empty without that.
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WGA Statement on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live!
September 18, 2025 at 2:41 AM
WGA Statement on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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Not everyone can always cancel things during a boycott, but if you can, today is a perfect day to terrorize the shit out of Disney. Do it for a week. Or be like me (the person described in the follow up post) and cancel b/c you forgot you were subscribed. Then make sure to tell them why. I did.
September 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Not everyone can always cancel things during a boycott, but if you can, today is a perfect day to terrorize the shit out of Disney. Do it for a week. Or be like me (the person described in the follow up post) and cancel b/c you forgot you were subscribed. Then make sure to tell them why. I did.
FLOOD BURBANK WITH MAIL.
September 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
FLOOD BURBANK WITH MAIL.
Cancelled our Disney+ subscription. Kimmel's suspension is less "chilling effect on free speech" and more "let's make room for another blonde Stepford wife" vibe.
#BoycottDisney #CancelDisney+
#BoycottDisney #CancelDisney+
September 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Cancelled our Disney+ subscription. Kimmel's suspension is less "chilling effect on free speech" and more "let's make room for another blonde Stepford wife" vibe.
#BoycottDisney #CancelDisney+
#BoycottDisney #CancelDisney+