Andrew Benowitz
@abenowitz.bsky.social
Husband, father, humanist, friend. Advocate of good science and good government. Antifascist. Philadelphia Eagles fan! Opinions are mine alone
Only flag officers who are loyal to Trump will be left. In my opinion, it’s a purge to prepare the way for a coup should 2028 not go their way.
November 7, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Only flag officers who are loyal to Trump will be left. In my opinion, it’s a purge to prepare the way for a coup should 2028 not go their way.
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Your regular reminder that the entire global economy is subject to the whipsaw whims of a person who doesn’t understand how the global economy works
May 23, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Your regular reminder that the entire global economy is subject to the whipsaw whims of a person who doesn’t understand how the global economy works
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Pedro Pascal reshares video which says the U.S. has become a police state
A state where there is no higher authority
A state where there is no higher authority
May 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Pedro Pascal reshares video which says the U.S. has become a police state
A state where there is no higher authority
A state where there is no higher authority
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More in No, Other People:
New poll:
“America would be better off if more people worked in manufacturing.”
• 80% of Americans agree
• 20% disagree
“I would be better off if I worked in a factory.”
• 25% of Americans agree
• 73% disagree
• 2% currently work in a factory
New poll:
“America would be better off if more people worked in manufacturing.”
• 80% of Americans agree
• 20% disagree
“I would be better off if I worked in a factory.”
• 25% of Americans agree
• 73% disagree
• 2% currently work in a factory
April 13, 2025 at 5:06 PM
More in No, Other People:
New poll:
“America would be better off if more people worked in manufacturing.”
• 80% of Americans agree
• 20% disagree
“I would be better off if I worked in a factory.”
• 25% of Americans agree
• 73% disagree
• 2% currently work in a factory
New poll:
“America would be better off if more people worked in manufacturing.”
• 80% of Americans agree
• 20% disagree
“I would be better off if I worked in a factory.”
• 25% of Americans agree
• 73% disagree
• 2% currently work in a factory
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Jewish people are being used as human shields for fascist bigots seeking the legal right to arrest and disappear anybody whose beliefs they disagree with or find inconvenient.
There’s nothing more dangerous for Jews than a state that makes personal beliefs illegal. We can’t be such easy marks.
There’s nothing more dangerous for Jews than a state that makes personal beliefs illegal. We can’t be such easy marks.
April 11, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Jewish people are being used as human shields for fascist bigots seeking the legal right to arrest and disappear anybody whose beliefs they disagree with or find inconvenient.
There’s nothing more dangerous for Jews than a state that makes personal beliefs illegal. We can’t be such easy marks.
There’s nothing more dangerous for Jews than a state that makes personal beliefs illegal. We can’t be such easy marks.
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Remember SignalGate?
(One of Trump's superpowers is being involved in so many scandals all the time that very few of them end up having staying power beyond a news cycle or two.)
(One of Trump's superpowers is being involved in so many scandals all the time that very few of them end up having staying power beyond a news cycle or two.)
April 8, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Remember SignalGate?
(One of Trump's superpowers is being involved in so many scandals all the time that very few of them end up having staying power beyond a news cycle or two.)
(One of Trump's superpowers is being involved in so many scandals all the time that very few of them end up having staying power beyond a news cycle or two.)
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Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
April 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
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Here is the full text of Rachel Cohen’s firm-wide email:
March 21, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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A friend of my compared gutting of federal agencies to a wrecking a car: if you remove 30% of the parts of the car, it does not go 30% slower. It stops working.
March 20, 2025 at 12:45 AM
A friend of my compared gutting of federal agencies to a wrecking a car: if you remove 30% of the parts of the car, it does not go 30% slower. It stops working.
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It's annoying how clearly this is going to play out.
They gut the FAA.
Therefore, the FAA can't do its job well because it was gutted.
Therefore, they say "The FAA sucks, we have to privatize it." which is what Project 2025 wants to do. They're manufacturing the crises for their end goal.
They gut the FAA.
Therefore, the FAA can't do its job well because it was gutted.
Therefore, they say "The FAA sucks, we have to privatize it." which is what Project 2025 wants to do. They're manufacturing the crises for their end goal.
February 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
It's annoying how clearly this is going to play out.
They gut the FAA.
Therefore, the FAA can't do its job well because it was gutted.
Therefore, they say "The FAA sucks, we have to privatize it." which is what Project 2025 wants to do. They're manufacturing the crises for their end goal.
They gut the FAA.
Therefore, the FAA can't do its job well because it was gutted.
Therefore, they say "The FAA sucks, we have to privatize it." which is what Project 2025 wants to do. They're manufacturing the crises for their end goal.
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JD Vance - If you believe any of the multiple federal courts that have ruled against you so far are exceeding their statutory or Constitutional authority, your recourse is to appeal. You don’t get to rage-quit the Republic just because you are losing. That’s tyranny.
February 9, 2025 at 7:34 PM
JD Vance - If you believe any of the multiple federal courts that have ruled against you so far are exceeding their statutory or Constitutional authority, your recourse is to appeal. You don’t get to rage-quit the Republic just because you are losing. That’s tyranny.
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A long post about what’s happening to the science funding agencies in the US and why. As mentioned, this one just kept getting longer even as I kept stripping curse words from it.
www.science.org/content/blog...
www.science.org/content/blog...
What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF
www.science.org
February 4, 2025 at 4:40 PM
A long post about what’s happening to the science funding agencies in the US and why. As mentioned, this one just kept getting longer even as I kept stripping curse words from it.
www.science.org/content/blog...
www.science.org/content/blog...
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Thinking about this chicken wing joint where I used to live called “Lord of the Wings." They had a sign in the window that said "Fry, you fools!" and they closed years ago but their top notch food punnery lives forever through me.
December 13, 2024 at 7:02 PM
Thinking about this chicken wing joint where I used to live called “Lord of the Wings." They had a sign in the window that said "Fry, you fools!" and they closed years ago but their top notch food punnery lives forever through me.
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I wish the Baran Lab would move from the other place to here. Anyone know someone currently in that lab to make the suggestion?
November 17, 2024 at 12:44 PM
I wish the Baran Lab would move from the other place to here. Anyone know someone currently in that lab to make the suggestion?
Happy Caturday from us both!
November 17, 2024 at 3:29 AM
Happy Caturday from us both!
Although I admit that my sample size is limited, I do love this ramen! From Kanada-ya (a chain) in London
November 17, 2024 at 3:18 AM
Although I admit that my sample size is limited, I do love this ramen! From Kanada-ya (a chain) in London
Posting this picture for no real reason other than I like it. I made it a couple of years ago in Maine.
November 17, 2024 at 3:14 AM
Posting this picture for no real reason other than I like it. I made it a couple of years ago in Maine.
Given Elon’s enthusiastic embrace of the totalitarian Right, I thought it was a good idea to pack things up there and move over here. Hello Bluesky!
November 15, 2024 at 1:10 PM
Given Elon’s enthusiastic embrace of the totalitarian Right, I thought it was a good idea to pack things up there and move over here. Hello Bluesky!