James Bennett
@ubernostrum.bsky.social
The man with the plan and the pocket comb.
Joe Biden was a good President who did good things, and Kamala Harris would’ve been even better.
Here: politics, baseball, Tolkien memes. Sometimes in that order.
@b-list.org for the tech side of me.
he/him
Joe Biden was a good President who did good things, and Kamala Harris would’ve been even better.
Here: politics, baseball, Tolkien memes. Sometimes in that order.
@b-list.org for the tech side of me.
he/him
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Anyway, I just want to hurl the rebel crew from the land I love the best. I don’t see why that should be controversial.
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The president of Venezuela must be held legally accountable for his crimes, which the Supreme Court forbids to happen for the president of the US, who recently pardoned the president of Honduras for similar crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 12:11 PM
The president of Venezuela must be held legally accountable for his crimes, which the Supreme Court forbids to happen for the president of the US, who recently pardoned the president of Honduras for similar crimes.
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you cannot blockade a country and bomb its capital cities and capture its leader without being at war with it, is the thing
Are we at war with Venezuela?!?
I don't know. You don't know either.
It sure would be nice to have a legitimate Pentagon press corps right about now.
I don't know. You don't know either.
It sure would be nice to have a legitimate Pentagon press corps right about now.
January 3, 2026 at 10:23 AM
you cannot blockade a country and bomb its capital cities and capture its leader without being at war with it, is the thing
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77M voted for this.
90M opted out and don't care.
GOP leads the Executive branch
GOP leads the Legislation
GOP leads the Judicial
So, we are here because of the voters.
90M opted out and don't care.
GOP leads the Executive branch
GOP leads the Legislation
GOP leads the Judicial
So, we are here because of the voters.
Trump is a damned war criminal.
Where is our Congress??? John Roberts & his SCOTUS have done so much damage by declaring a president immune from our laws.
As a citizen I do not agree with this Venezuelan war of Trump's.
Stay focused. This is all to avoid the Epstein files, videos and photos.
Where is our Congress??? John Roberts & his SCOTUS have done so much damage by declaring a president immune from our laws.
As a citizen I do not agree with this Venezuelan war of Trump's.
Stay focused. This is all to avoid the Epstein files, videos and photos.
January 3, 2026 at 12:17 PM
77M voted for this.
90M opted out and don't care.
GOP leads the Executive branch
GOP leads the Legislation
GOP leads the Judicial
So, we are here because of the voters.
90M opted out and don't care.
GOP leads the Executive branch
GOP leads the Legislation
GOP leads the Judicial
So, we are here because of the voters.
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Nicolas Maduro to be charged with the crime of not paying Trump for a pardon.
January 3, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Nicolas Maduro to be charged with the crime of not paying Trump for a pardon.
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Shoutout to the Republican majority of the House of Representatives being worthless just 2 weeks ago in killing 2 different resolutions to reign in aggression that Democrats (Rep. McGovern of the Rules Committee & Rep. Meeks of the Foreign Affairs Committee) led on. www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
US House defeats bids to rein in Trump Venezuela campaign
The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly defeated two resolutions on Wednesday seeking to rein in President Donald Trump's aggression toward Venezuela, amid widespread speculation that the Republica...
www.reuters.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Shoutout to the Republican majority of the House of Representatives being worthless just 2 weeks ago in killing 2 different resolutions to reign in aggression that Democrats (Rep. McGovern of the Rules Committee & Rep. Meeks of the Foreign Affairs Committee) led on. www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
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David Miller says Jews have been conducting a “centuries-long programme of entryism and subversion.” But this is just anti-Zionism right?
January 3, 2026 at 10:19 AM
David Miller says Jews have been conducting a “centuries-long programme of entryism and subversion.” But this is just anti-Zionism right?
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What gets me most about the snide remarks about rainbow capitalism is that the most immediate beneficiaries were *workers*
So many people could only imagine it from the perspective of being consumers, as if LGBT people working in those companies was an afterthought.
So many people could only imagine it from the perspective of being consumers, as if LGBT people working in those companies was an afterthought.
January 2, 2026 at 6:47 PM
What gets me most about the snide remarks about rainbow capitalism is that the most immediate beneficiaries were *workers*
So many people could only imagine it from the perspective of being consumers, as if LGBT people working in those companies was an afterthought.
So many people could only imagine it from the perspective of being consumers, as if LGBT people working in those companies was an afterthought.
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Every single person involved in this has committed a crime, the earliest statute of limitations for which runs in 2031
U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee was not notified ahead of U.S. airstrikes on Venezuela, source tells CNN
January 3, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Every single person involved in this has committed a crime, the earliest statute of limitations for which runs in 2031
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"she could have just"
No.
Fucking no.
Take responsibility.
Take responsibility for your words and actions.
*You* could have "just".
But you didn't.
No.
Fucking no.
Take responsibility.
Take responsibility for your words and actions.
*You* could have "just".
But you didn't.
January 3, 2026 at 7:27 AM
"she could have just"
No.
Fucking no.
Take responsibility.
Take responsibility for your words and actions.
*You* could have "just".
But you didn't.
No.
Fucking no.
Take responsibility.
Take responsibility for your words and actions.
*You* could have "just".
But you didn't.
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If there is to be war in Venezuela, it'll be fought for the same reason as the Caribbean murderfest: neither ideology nor resources, and certainly not drugs. It is for the content. The thrill of violence and domination against those who are deemed deserving targets, which means brown people. (1/5)
December 17, 2025 at 11:52 AM
If there is to be war in Venezuela, it'll be fought for the same reason as the Caribbean murderfest: neither ideology nor resources, and certainly not drugs. It is for the content. The thrill of violence and domination against those who are deemed deserving targets, which means brown people. (1/5)
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anything other than full-throated condemnation means you're persona non grata btw
there could not be a brighter red line than this
there could not be a brighter red line than this
January 3, 2026 at 7:15 AM
anything other than full-throated condemnation means you're persona non grata btw
there could not be a brighter red line than this
there could not be a brighter red line than this
Reminder that impeachment requires:
* Mike Johnson to allow a vote
* At least some House Republicans to vote in favor
* John Thune to allow a trial and vote
* A lot of Senate Republicans to vote to convict
Republicans are the obstacle. They’ve always been the obstacle.
* Mike Johnson to allow a vote
* At least some House Republicans to vote in favor
* John Thune to allow a trial and vote
* A lot of Senate Republicans to vote to convict
Republicans are the obstacle. They’ve always been the obstacle.
January 3, 2026 at 7:14 AM
Reminder that impeachment requires:
* Mike Johnson to allow a vote
* At least some House Republicans to vote in favor
* John Thune to allow a trial and vote
* A lot of Senate Republicans to vote to convict
Republicans are the obstacle. They’ve always been the obstacle.
* Mike Johnson to allow a vote
* At least some House Republicans to vote in favor
* John Thune to allow a trial and vote
* A lot of Senate Republicans to vote to convict
Republicans are the obstacle. They’ve always been the obstacle.
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it's so grotesque that many can't stomach it but they're doing this because they want to kill people for fun
everything about oil or drugs or regime change is post hoc rationalization for the fact that they want to push red buttons and kill people
everything about oil or drugs or regime change is post hoc rationalization for the fact that they want to push red buttons and kill people
January 3, 2026 at 7:08 AM
it's so grotesque that many can't stomach it but they're doing this because they want to kill people for fun
everything about oil or drugs or regime change is post hoc rationalization for the fact that they want to push red buttons and kill people
everything about oil or drugs or regime change is post hoc rationalization for the fact that they want to push red buttons and kill people
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Yep there’s no legal justification here. Either we have laws or we don’t.
They didn’t even bother to ask for an AUMF, impeachment
January 3, 2026 at 7:06 AM
Yep there’s no legal justification here. Either we have laws or we don’t.
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So we just... did it. God damn the ignorance that brought this man to power and continues to excuse every last indiscretion of his.
January 3, 2026 at 6:44 AM
So we just... did it. God damn the ignorance that brought this man to power and continues to excuse every last indiscretion of his.
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CBS Folds Again, Cancels 60 Minutes Segment on Epstein Cover-up After DOJ Pressure
dailyboulder.com/cbs-folds-ag...
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CBS Folds Again, Cancels 60 Minutes Segment on Epstein Cover-up After DOJ Pressure
The Justice Department had a chance to show backbone on Jeffrey Epstein. Instead, it offered opacity, delay, and a reminder that accountability still has a VIP section.
dailyboulder.com
January 3, 2026 at 6:23 AM
CBS Folds Again, Cancels 60 Minutes Segment on Epstein Cover-up After DOJ Pressure
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dailyboulder.com/cbs-folds-ag...
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Rural dissatisfaction with politics is a real “my brother in Christ you made the sandwich” deal
You have the senate, house gerrymandering, and the electoral college, all this outsized influence, and you still struggle? Yeah that’s on you bud. Personal responsibility
You have the senate, house gerrymandering, and the electoral college, all this outsized influence, and you still struggle? Yeah that’s on you bud. Personal responsibility
I wonder if there was a president that exerted a ton of political and economic capital to “rebuild support for internationalism in the country’s lagging regions”
January 2, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Rural dissatisfaction with politics is a real “my brother in Christ you made the sandwich” deal
You have the senate, house gerrymandering, and the electoral college, all this outsized influence, and you still struggle? Yeah that’s on you bud. Personal responsibility
You have the senate, house gerrymandering, and the electoral college, all this outsized influence, and you still struggle? Yeah that’s on you bud. Personal responsibility
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I mean, X knows its customer base.
NEW: People are using Elon Musk's chatbot, Grok, to alter images to depict real women being sexually abused, humiliated, hurt, and even killed.
futurism.com/future-socie...
futurism.com/future-socie...
Grok Is Being Used to Depict Horrific Violence Against Real Women
People are asking Elon Musk's Grok chatbot to alter images to depict women being sexually abused, humiliated, and even killed.
futurism.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:03 AM
I mean, X knows its customer base.
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I think I said it here once before, but when my (brilliant Trump-hating) late mother developed dementia, she continued to ace “cognitive tests” even as she believed she was leading parallel lives in two different houses 40 years apart. We had to beg her doctor to trust us that something was wrong.
Guess how many cognitive exams they gave my dad in the twelve months after he was referred to a dementia specialist by his doctor. After each one, they assured him that he “did great.”
January 2, 2026 at 4:18 PM
I think I said it here once before, but when my (brilliant Trump-hating) late mother developed dementia, she continued to ace “cognitive tests” even as she believed she was leading parallel lives in two different houses 40 years apart. We had to beg her doctor to trust us that something was wrong.
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If you read special counsel Jack Smith testimony then you know that Donald Trump was on his way to prison in 2024, no one will ever convince me that the undermining of the Biden/Harris second term wasn't financial,Jill,West, Cenk, Kennedy,De la Cruz, & Phillips This was before Gaza and the debate.
January 3, 2026 at 5:34 AM
If you read special counsel Jack Smith testimony then you know that Donald Trump was on his way to prison in 2024, no one will ever convince me that the undermining of the Biden/Harris second term wasn't financial,Jill,West, Cenk, Kennedy,De la Cruz, & Phillips This was before Gaza and the debate.
One way I know that viral post about working as a programmer at a delivery “gig” company is bullshit: they claim the term “human assets” is used to describe drivers in “the database schema”.
99% chance the real table name is something like “people_2” and can’t change without breaking the whole app.
99% chance the real table name is something like “people_2” and can’t change without breaking the whole app.
January 3, 2026 at 5:17 AM
One way I know that viral post about working as a programmer at a delivery “gig” company is bullshit: they claim the term “human assets” is used to describe drivers in “the database schema”.
99% chance the real table name is something like “people_2” and can’t change without breaking the whole app.
99% chance the real table name is something like “people_2” and can’t change without breaking the whole app.
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Year-end tally of Trump admin combat actions in 2025:
—Yemen—1,000+ strikes*
—Somalia—140+ strikes, 1 ground raid**
—Syria—78+ strikes, 3 ground raids***
—Iran—3 B-2 strikes
—Iraq—1 strike
—Nigeria—1 set of TLAM strikes
—Caribbean—11 strikes
—Eastern Pacific—20 strikes
—Venezuela—1 known CIA strike
—Yemen—1,000+ strikes*
—Somalia—140+ strikes, 1 ground raid**
—Syria—78+ strikes, 3 ground raids***
—Iran—3 B-2 strikes
—Iraq—1 strike
—Nigeria—1 set of TLAM strikes
—Caribbean—11 strikes
—Eastern Pacific—20 strikes
—Venezuela—1 known CIA strike
First-ever US airstrikes in Nigeria put the second Trump admin’s 2025 combat actions at:
—Nigeria—tonight’s strikes
—Yemen—1,000+ strikes (Mar-Apr)
—Somalia—120 strikes, 1 ground raid
—Syria—78+ strikes, 3 ground raids
—Caribbean—11 strikes
—Eastern Pacific—20 strikes
—Iran—3 strikes
—Iraq—1 strike
—Nigeria—tonight’s strikes
—Yemen—1,000+ strikes (Mar-Apr)
—Somalia—120 strikes, 1 ground raid
—Syria—78+ strikes, 3 ground raids
—Caribbean—11 strikes
—Eastern Pacific—20 strikes
—Iran—3 strikes
—Iraq—1 strike
January 2, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Year-end tally of Trump admin combat actions in 2025:
—Yemen—1,000+ strikes*
—Somalia—140+ strikes, 1 ground raid**
—Syria—78+ strikes, 3 ground raids***
—Iran—3 B-2 strikes
—Iraq—1 strike
—Nigeria—1 set of TLAM strikes
—Caribbean—11 strikes
—Eastern Pacific—20 strikes
—Venezuela—1 known CIA strike
—Yemen—1,000+ strikes*
—Somalia—140+ strikes, 1 ground raid**
—Syria—78+ strikes, 3 ground raids***
—Iran—3 B-2 strikes
—Iraq—1 strike
—Nigeria—1 set of TLAM strikes
—Caribbean—11 strikes
—Eastern Pacific—20 strikes
—Venezuela—1 known CIA strike
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A buddy just reminded me of this.
Biden invited Dawn Staley and the Lady Gamecocks to the White House.
Lindsey Graham shuffles by, says hello…then starts talking to me.
I realized he thinks I’m Mayor Steve Benjamin.
Funny given we spent ‘20 beating the hell out of each other. Where was Tapper?!😉
Biden invited Dawn Staley and the Lady Gamecocks to the White House.
Lindsey Graham shuffles by, says hello…then starts talking to me.
I realized he thinks I’m Mayor Steve Benjamin.
Funny given we spent ‘20 beating the hell out of each other. Where was Tapper?!😉
January 3, 2026 at 3:43 AM
A buddy just reminded me of this.
Biden invited Dawn Staley and the Lady Gamecocks to the White House.
Lindsey Graham shuffles by, says hello…then starts talking to me.
I realized he thinks I’m Mayor Steve Benjamin.
Funny given we spent ‘20 beating the hell out of each other. Where was Tapper?!😉
Biden invited Dawn Staley and the Lady Gamecocks to the White House.
Lindsey Graham shuffles by, says hello…then starts talking to me.
I realized he thinks I’m Mayor Steve Benjamin.
Funny given we spent ‘20 beating the hell out of each other. Where was Tapper?!😉
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"Kamala the Cop" when most of her AG career was spent being opposed by the police unions because of things like her refusal to seek the death penalty or declining to enforce Three Strikes law violations when there was no other, more serious charge.
January 3, 2026 at 1:25 AM
"Kamala the Cop" when most of her AG career was spent being opposed by the police unions because of things like her refusal to seek the death penalty or declining to enforce Three Strikes law violations when there was no other, more serious charge.