Ben Pounds
@wildlystrollingben.bsky.social
Reporter for Courier News. Co-author of Wildly Strolling Along
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Everybody in NY knows that nobody in NYC grew up in NYC less than Columbia students.
January 26, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Everybody in NY knows that nobody in NYC grew up in NYC less than Columbia students.
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A message from Greenland…
January 26, 2026 at 3:07 AM
A message from Greenland…
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Can’t help but notice a lot of social media reports of Tik Tok censoring anti-ICE content in its first weekend under Trump-directed US management, and no mainstream news coverage thus far.
January 26, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Can’t help but notice a lot of social media reports of Tik Tok censoring anti-ICE content in its first weekend under Trump-directed US management, and no mainstream news coverage thus far.
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#MosaicMonday
More detail from the #Mosaic in the triclinium of the Casa del Fauno (House of the Faun) in #Pompeii, now on display in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.
#ancient #art #Archaeology #History
More detail from the #Mosaic in the triclinium of the Casa del Fauno (House of the Faun) in #Pompeii, now on display in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.
#ancient #art #Archaeology #History
January 26, 2026 at 8:39 AM
#MosaicMonday
More detail from the #Mosaic in the triclinium of the Casa del Fauno (House of the Faun) in #Pompeii, now on display in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.
#ancient #art #Archaeology #History
More detail from the #Mosaic in the triclinium of the Casa del Fauno (House of the Faun) in #Pompeii, now on display in the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.
#ancient #art #Archaeology #History
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Roman avi statue guys have so thoroughly convinced themselves that posting is war that they're utterly baffled by real courage. "Wait, it means you might be in DANGER?"
January 26, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Roman avi statue guys have so thoroughly convinced themselves that posting is war that they're utterly baffled by real courage. "Wait, it means you might be in DANGER?"
This is the craziest, most unpredictable #NFL season… that somehow ended with Pats vs. Seahawks, a matchup that feels like it belongs in a different year.
January 26, 2026 at 1:09 PM
This is the craziest, most unpredictable #NFL season… that somehow ended with Pats vs. Seahawks, a matchup that feels like it belongs in a different year.
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January 26, 2026 at 12:26 AM
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The nation is a tinderbox and the Patriots making the Super Bowl would be a lit match
January 25, 2026 at 10:02 PM
The nation is a tinderbox and the Patriots making the Super Bowl would be a lit match
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🤖 image processing for #JWST 🔭 data (ACT-CL-J0437.1+0043). RGB Filters: 444, 277, 90
PI: Lagattuta, David, program 06207. CRVAL: 69.284431, 0.718848
Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI.
PI: Lagattuta, David, program 06207. CRVAL: 69.284431, 0.718848
Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI.
January 25, 2026 at 8:42 AM
🤖 image processing for #JWST 🔭 data (ACT-CL-J0437.1+0043). RGB Filters: 444, 277, 90
PI: Lagattuta, David, program 06207. CRVAL: 69.284431, 0.718848
Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI.
PI: Lagattuta, David, program 06207. CRVAL: 69.284431, 0.718848
Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI.
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and which of course we all know is false, as the loved ones of Breonna Taylor will remind you
seeing conservatives admit alex pretti was disarmed and need to change their message to “well you know where you won’t get shot? at home” is just an impressive level of pathetic allegiance to their dictator
January 25, 2026 at 4:08 PM
and which of course we all know is false, as the loved ones of Breonna Taylor will remind you
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September 3rd 2024
Treasure flower
Treasure flower
January 25, 2026 at 2:56 AM
September 3rd 2024
Treasure flower
Treasure flower
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For today's #BirdOfTheDay alt theme, #white, here's a little egret (Egretta garzetta).
#birds #photography
(Its Latin name is very nearly a Police album title.)
#birds #photography
(Its Latin name is very nearly a Police album title.)
January 25, 2026 at 8:34 AM
For today's #BirdOfTheDay alt theme, #white, here's a little egret (Egretta garzetta).
#birds #photography
(Its Latin name is very nearly a Police album title.)
#birds #photography
(Its Latin name is very nearly a Police album title.)
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September 3rd 2024
Treasure flower
Treasure flower
January 25, 2026 at 2:55 AM
September 3rd 2024
Treasure flower
Treasure flower
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I haven’t watched this video and feel I don’t want to waste time on it, but I’m betting it’s just another variation of “oh no, we can’t go to protests alongside people with blue hair and pronouns.” This wrecks coalitions in the name of building them.
Oh and also whatever this is (again, like I said in my other posts, pure cope that they aren’t the ones leading anything).
January 25, 2026 at 1:40 PM
I haven’t watched this video and feel I don’t want to waste time on it, but I’m betting it’s just another variation of “oh no, we can’t go to protests alongside people with blue hair and pronouns.” This wrecks coalitions in the name of building them.
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One little thing you can do if you’re feeling helpless tonight: throw a few bucks to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota. They’re reportedly stretched thin for obvious reasons and could use some help if you can offer it.
www.ilcm.org?ref=badfaith...
www.ilcm.org?ref=badfaith...
Home - Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota
www.ilcm.org
January 25, 2026 at 4:46 AM
One little thing you can do if you’re feeling helpless tonight: throw a few bucks to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota. They’re reportedly stretched thin for obvious reasons and could use some help if you can offer it.
www.ilcm.org?ref=badfaith...
www.ilcm.org?ref=badfaith...
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This is my #BirdOfTheDay on the theme of #poise - a very nimble desert wheatear atop a spindly bush (wheatear is derived from the anglo-saxon #white arse), good for the alt theme too. #Birds #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #birdphotography #canon #photography #nature #naturephotography
January 25, 2026 at 8:27 AM
This is my #BirdOfTheDay on the theme of #poise - a very nimble desert wheatear atop a spindly bush (wheatear is derived from the anglo-saxon #white arse), good for the alt theme too. #Birds #wildlifephotography #birdwatching #birdphotography #canon #photography #nature #naturephotography
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I have been actively involved in protest movements for 24 years. I have never seen anything approaching this scale. Minneapolis is not accepting what's happening here. ICE fucking murdered a woman for participating in this, and all that did is bring out more people, from more walks of life.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I have been actively involved in protest movements for 24 years. I have never seen anything approaching this scale. Minneapolis is not accepting what's happening here. ICE fucking murdered a woman for participating in this, and all that did is bring out more people, from more walks of life.
This is a major headline in my region, although not quite how I would have phrased it. Just throwing it out there. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Judge shrugs off effort to link Hardin Valley ICE raid to antifa
A U.S. attorney pointed to a Reddit post from someone unconnected to a teenager charged in the raid to say his arrest would be used to incite.
www.yahoo.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:22 AM
This is a major headline in my region, although not quite how I would have phrased it. Just throwing it out there. www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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This whole article is trying to address the problem that the author is unwilling to admit: MAGA as a brand is in all its variants is not a movement or tendency but just as tied to Trump as "Change we can believe in" was to Obama. And Trump is a sinking ship even among former supporters.
January 25, 2026 at 1:49 AM
This whole article is trying to address the problem that the author is unwilling to admit: MAGA as a brand is in all its variants is not a movement or tendency but just as tied to Trump as "Change we can believe in" was to Obama. And Trump is a sinking ship even among former supporters.
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Kick some money to something on this list: www.standwithminnesota.com
Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Kick some money to something on this list: www.standwithminnesota.com
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Another view of the cardinals in the snowstorm. The talent didn't look too happy posing for this (but they were paid generously in birdseed for their time).
#photography #birds #snow #cardinal #winter
Posted for the #BlueSkyArtShow taking place all day Saturday, 24 Jan 2026. The theme is #Cold
#photography #birds #snow #cardinal #winter
Posted for the #BlueSkyArtShow taking place all day Saturday, 24 Jan 2026. The theme is #Cold
January 24, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Another view of the cardinals in the snowstorm. The talent didn't look too happy posing for this (but they were paid generously in birdseed for their time).
#photography #birds #snow #cardinal #winter
Posted for the #BlueSkyArtShow taking place all day Saturday, 24 Jan 2026. The theme is #Cold
#photography #birds #snow #cardinal #winter
Posted for the #BlueSkyArtShow taking place all day Saturday, 24 Jan 2026. The theme is #Cold
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Malachite Kingfisher, Gashora Swamp, Rwanda #birdsofafrica #kingfishers #malachitekingfishers #birdsofrwanda #birdsseenin2025 #birds #biodiversity #conservationphotography #birdphotography #wildbirdphotography #britishnaturesociety #gashora #echoearth #climatechange #environment markscheflen.com
January 24, 2026 at 3:53 PM
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The bigger hypocrisy is claiming to support Iranians while making it harder for them to live next door.
January 25, 2026 at 1:20 AM
The bigger hypocrisy is claiming to support Iranians while making it harder for them to live next door.