Ben בן
@ben-said-it.bsky.social
US, UK, and Israeli Politics. Centrist. Posts in English and Hebrew.
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Reading about the Rupert Murdoch family trust mess. My favorite anecdote is when Rupert’s lawyer cross-examined his son James, trying to get him to admit that his plans to make Fox News more honest would hurt its value because it’s business model was to just tell viewers what they wanted to hear. 👀
February 27, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Reading about the Rupert Murdoch family trust mess. My favorite anecdote is when Rupert’s lawyer cross-examined his son James, trying to get him to admit that his plans to make Fox News more honest would hurt its value because it’s business model was to just tell viewers what they wanted to hear. 👀
The US economy is entering recession.
Trump doesn't have a clue.
Trump doesn't have a clue.
February 4, 2025 at 9:05 AM
The US economy is entering recession.
Trump doesn't have a clue.
Trump doesn't have a clue.
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Musk: we need more positivity on the platform
Also Musk:
Also Musk:
January 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Musk: we need more positivity on the platform
Also Musk:
Also Musk:
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Price controls always sound good.
The question becomes: "who agrees to take less money".
If the CC comps don't say they are willing to make less money on interest, they will make it up in 2 ways :
Inventing other fees and charges
Cancelling/not approving the cards of anyone without good credit
The question becomes: "who agrees to take less money".
If the CC comps don't say they are willing to make less money on interest, they will make it up in 2 ways :
Inventing other fees and charges
Cancelling/not approving the cards of anyone without good credit
December 31, 2024 at 12:35 AM
Price controls always sound good.
The question becomes: "who agrees to take less money".
If the CC comps don't say they are willing to make less money on interest, they will make it up in 2 ways :
Inventing other fees and charges
Cancelling/not approving the cards of anyone without good credit
The question becomes: "who agrees to take less money".
If the CC comps don't say they are willing to make less money on interest, they will make it up in 2 ways :
Inventing other fees and charges
Cancelling/not approving the cards of anyone without good credit
Jimmy Carter was the last truly selfless president.
Rest In Peace.
Rest In Peace.
December 30, 2024 at 12:51 PM
Jimmy Carter was the last truly selfless president.
Rest In Peace.
Rest In Peace.
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Daily Reminder: 1.47% is NOT a landslide or a mandate.
December 23, 2024 at 6:53 PM
Daily Reminder: 1.47% is NOT a landslide or a mandate.
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Republicans control the House.
They blame Democrats when they fail.
Clowns.
They blame Democrats when they fail.
Clowns.
December 20, 2024 at 12:44 AM
Republicans control the House.
They blame Democrats when they fail.
Clowns.
They blame Democrats when they fail.
Clowns.
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The world's richest man managed to take $190 million away from a *child cancer research center* with his posts yesterday. Funding now stripped in the new bill.
December 19, 2024 at 10:22 PM
The world's richest man managed to take $190 million away from a *child cancer research center* with his posts yesterday. Funding now stripped in the new bill.
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Trump is suing a pollster and calling for an investigation of Liz Cheney. Don’t you dare tell me he’s not an authoritarian. And don’t you dare look the other way. Donald Trump is un-American. The resistance to him from Americans must be steadfast & fierce.
December 18, 2024 at 3:43 PM
Trump is suing a pollster and calling for an investigation of Liz Cheney. Don’t you dare tell me he’s not an authoritarian. And don’t you dare look the other way. Donald Trump is un-American. The resistance to him from Americans must be steadfast & fierce.
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BREAKING NYT confirms:
The House Ethics Committee secretly voted this month to release its investigative report into the conduct of Matt Gaetz.
The report is expected to be made public after House members cast their final votes this week and have left DC. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/u...
The House Ethics Committee secretly voted this month to release its investigative report into the conduct of Matt Gaetz.
The report is expected to be made public after House members cast their final votes this week and have left DC. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/u...
House Ethics Panel Voted to Release Matt Gaetz Report
Lawmakers agreed the report would come out after the House has completed legislative business for the year and once they have left Washington to return to their districts.
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2024 at 3:45 PM
BREAKING NYT confirms:
The House Ethics Committee secretly voted this month to release its investigative report into the conduct of Matt Gaetz.
The report is expected to be made public after House members cast their final votes this week and have left DC. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/u...
The House Ethics Committee secretly voted this month to release its investigative report into the conduct of Matt Gaetz.
The report is expected to be made public after House members cast their final votes this week and have left DC. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/u...
Why does someone like Piers Morgan who isn't an American and lives in the UK think he has the right to lecture us about our politics?
He should focus on his own country.
He should focus on his own country.
December 4, 2024 at 9:25 AM
Why does someone like Piers Morgan who isn't an American and lives in the UK think he has the right to lecture us about our politics?
He should focus on his own country.
He should focus on his own country.
Crazy
Quite the contrast right now between North Carolina, where the GOP is ramming through a last-minute bill before it loses its vetoproof majority, and Minnesota, where Dems lost the trifecta but have not called the special session to do anything in the lame-duck: www.minnpost.com/state-govern...
December 3, 2024 at 7:38 PM
Crazy
I hope we get the hostages home ASAP and I don't care who gets credit for it.
December 2, 2024 at 8:08 PM
I hope we get the hostages home ASAP and I don't care who gets credit for it.
Where was the outrage when Trump pardoned Kushner's father?
December 2, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Where was the outrage when Trump pardoned Kushner's father?
I fully support the Hunter Biden pardon.
If he wasn't Joe Biden's son they would never have gone after him.
If he wasn't Joe Biden's son they would never have gone after him.
December 2, 2024 at 12:40 AM
I fully support the Hunter Biden pardon.
If he wasn't Joe Biden's son they would never have gone after him.
If he wasn't Joe Biden's son they would never have gone after him.
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President Biden confirms the pardon for Hunter:
"…Hunter was singled out only because he is my son – and that is wrong. There has been an effort to break Hunter ... In trying to break Hunter, they've tried to break me – and there's no reason to believe it will stop here. Enough is enough."
"…Hunter was singled out only because he is my son – and that is wrong. There has been an effort to break Hunter ... In trying to break Hunter, they've tried to break me – and there's no reason to believe it will stop here. Enough is enough."
December 2, 2024 at 12:35 AM
President Biden confirms the pardon for Hunter:
"…Hunter was singled out only because he is my son – and that is wrong. There has been an effort to break Hunter ... In trying to break Hunter, they've tried to break me – and there's no reason to believe it will stop here. Enough is enough."
"…Hunter was singled out only because he is my son – and that is wrong. There has been an effort to break Hunter ... In trying to break Hunter, they've tried to break me – and there's no reason to believe it will stop here. Enough is enough."
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If we’re going to take on Trump, Republican extremists, and move our country forward, the Democratic Party needs to be stronger. I'm running for Chair of the Democratic National Committee to unite the party, fight everywhere, and win. Join me. 🧵
Unite. Fight. Win.
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December 1, 2024 at 2:14 PM
If we’re going to take on Trump, Republican extremists, and move our country forward, the Democratic Party needs to be stronger. I'm running for Chair of the Democratic National Committee to unite the party, fight everywhere, and win. Join me. 🧵
. @benwikler.bsky.social is the right choice for DNC chair.
December 1, 2024 at 2:46 PM
. @benwikler.bsky.social is the right choice for DNC chair.
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Ben Wikler should lead the DNC. A better grassroots, pragmatic and capable candidate could hardly be imagined.
December 1, 2024 at 2:26 PM
Ben Wikler should lead the DNC. A better grassroots, pragmatic and capable candidate could hardly be imagined.
Happy thanksgiving bluesky!
November 28, 2024 at 8:00 PM
Happy thanksgiving bluesky!
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Blue skies, smilin' at me. Nothin' but blue skies do I see.
November 27, 2024 at 3:57 PM
Blue skies, smilin' at me. Nothin' but blue skies do I see.
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I wouldn't purchase a Tesla even if they dropped the price of the model x to $15,000
November 27, 2024 at 12:04 AM
I wouldn't purchase a Tesla even if they dropped the price of the model x to $15,000
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Overall, those with an unfavorable view of Tesla climbed from 26% in January to 38% this week. That's an increase of 46% for the stats geeks out there.
November 26, 2024 at 11:42 PM
Overall, those with an unfavorable view of Tesla climbed from 26% in January to 38% this week. That's an increase of 46% for the stats geeks out there.