Ben w
@ben-w-w.bsky.social
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So there is already an ai-generated whitewashing campaign to bury the name of the Muslim man, Ahmed al Ahmed, who disarmed one of the Bondi Beach shooters, and replace his identity with a white guy name and that’s why even a thimble of our potable water powering this tech is too fucking much.
December 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
So there is already an ai-generated whitewashing campaign to bury the name of the Muslim man, Ahmed al Ahmed, who disarmed one of the Bondi Beach shooters, and replace his identity with a white guy name and that’s why even a thimble of our potable water powering this tech is too fucking much.
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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So then Elon goes "Kill the Bill!" and Trump goes "Elon has TDS!" so Elon goes "I'm the reason Trump won!" so Trump goes "we waste billions on Elon!" so Elon goes "Epstein!" and a corpulent flunkie goes "Deport Elon!" and Elon goes "Impeach!"
And THAT'S why women are too emotional to be President.
And THAT'S why women are too emotional to be President.
June 6, 2025 at 3:33 AM
So then Elon goes "Kill the Bill!" and Trump goes "Elon has TDS!" so Elon goes "I'm the reason Trump won!" so Trump goes "we waste billions on Elon!" so Elon goes "Epstein!" and a corpulent flunkie goes "Deport Elon!" and Elon goes "Impeach!"
And THAT'S why women are too emotional to be President.
And THAT'S why women are too emotional to be President.
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no matter what, if Musk is involved, it's gonna explode
June 5, 2025 at 8:55 PM
no matter what, if Musk is involved, it's gonna explode
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"I was this pedophile's biggest supporter until he was personally mean to me" seems like a bit of an own goal.
Musk says Trump is in the Epstein files and it is being covered up. This escalated quickly.
June 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
"I was this pedophile's biggest supporter until he was personally mean to me" seems like a bit of an own goal.
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This statement about the transphobic Supreme Court ruling by the UK's Crab Museum (yes a museum about crabs) is better than 99% of the statements I've seen on the topic
www.crabmuseum.org/visit
🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀
www.crabmuseum.org/visit
🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀
April 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
This statement about the transphobic Supreme Court ruling by the UK's Crab Museum (yes a museum about crabs) is better than 99% of the statements I've seen on the topic
www.crabmuseum.org/visit
🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀
www.crabmuseum.org/visit
🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀
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Ashamed to be a citizen of a country that arrests people for ‘dissent and protest’.
Recalling that the slogan ‘Speaking Truth to Power’ originated with the Quakers.
Recalling that the slogan ‘Speaking Truth to Power’ originated with the Quakers.
🚨 Outrage as 20 police officers break into Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrest six. 🚨
This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️
👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️
👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Quakers condemn police raid on Westminster Meeting House
Police broke into a Quaker Meeting House last night (27 March) and arrested six young people holding a meeting over concerns for the climate and Gaza.
www.quaker.org.uk
March 28, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Ashamed to be a citizen of a country that arrests people for ‘dissent and protest’.
Recalling that the slogan ‘Speaking Truth to Power’ originated with the Quakers.
Recalling that the slogan ‘Speaking Truth to Power’ originated with the Quakers.
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So that means that any attempt to neuter a hippo is:
A) Exploratory Surgery
B) Done under "best guess" conditions
C) Where the drugs are *going* to wear off
D) On an animal that weighs more than a Ford F150
E) All of which is muscle
F) On testicles that are hiding from you
G) And it is mad about it
A) Exploratory Surgery
B) Done under "best guess" conditions
C) Where the drugs are *going* to wear off
D) On an animal that weighs more than a Ford F150
E) All of which is muscle
F) On testicles that are hiding from you
G) And it is mad about it
a large hippopotamus is standing in the water with its mouth open
Alt: a large hippopotamus is standing in the water with its mouth open
media.tenor.com
March 12, 2025 at 5:53 AM
So that means that any attempt to neuter a hippo is:
A) Exploratory Surgery
B) Done under "best guess" conditions
C) Where the drugs are *going* to wear off
D) On an animal that weighs more than a Ford F150
E) All of which is muscle
F) On testicles that are hiding from you
G) And it is mad about it
A) Exploratory Surgery
B) Done under "best guess" conditions
C) Where the drugs are *going* to wear off
D) On an animal that weighs more than a Ford F150
E) All of which is muscle
F) On testicles that are hiding from you
G) And it is mad about it
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a secret fifth thing
I took and passed my Life in the UK test! Had to side eye this question big time. 👀
February 6, 2025 at 9:51 PM
a secret fifth thing
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“I told you if you hold on to clothes long enough they come back in fashion”
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
February 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
“I told you if you hold on to clothes long enough they come back in fashion”
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
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Leon is upset people are calling Teslas
Swasticars
Hundreds were tagged with this sticker in London
Swasticars
Hundreds were tagged with this sticker in London
February 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Leon is upset people are calling Teslas
Swasticars
Hundreds were tagged with this sticker in London
Swasticars
Hundreds were tagged with this sticker in London
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Those doomsday clock guys need to either do it or pipe down
January 30, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Those doomsday clock guys need to either do it or pipe down
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Wow. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde fearlessly calls out Trump and Vance to their faces. This is heroic.
(posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit)
(posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit)
January 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Wow. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde fearlessly calls out Trump and Vance to their faces. This is heroic.
(posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit)
(posting in 3 parts due to Bluesky's 1 minute limit)
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Searching #liberal or #democrat on Instagram now returns "We've hidden these results", #Republican has no such problem. Seems bad.
January 21, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Searching #liberal or #democrat on Instagram now returns "We've hidden these results", #Republican has no such problem. Seems bad.
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a functioning opposition party that represented the working class could spike this photo in the end zone basically forever
January 20, 2025 at 6:58 PM
a functioning opposition party that represented the working class could spike this photo in the end zone basically forever
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I hate every single possible thing about this, and I'm heartbroken about all of it.
www.vulture.com/article/neil...
www.vulture.com/article/neil...
There Is No Safe Word
How the best-selling fantasy author Neil Gaiman hid the darkest parts of himself for decades.
www.vulture.com
January 13, 2025 at 11:35 AM
I hate every single possible thing about this, and I'm heartbroken about all of it.
www.vulture.com/article/neil...
www.vulture.com/article/neil...
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Today is an object lesson in the radicalisation of the British right-wing press. Britain is being disparaged and insulted by a foreign far-right conspiracy theorist. But the Mail, the Express, the Telegraph and even the Times choose focus their criticisism on the British prime minister instead.
January 7, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Today is an object lesson in the radicalisation of the British right-wing press. Britain is being disparaged and insulted by a foreign far-right conspiracy theorist. But the Mail, the Express, the Telegraph and even the Times choose focus their criticisism on the British prime minister instead.
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When a woman named Datâ wrote the equivalent of “per my last email” to her brother in the 8th century BCE, she was actually trying to tell him about someone’s death.
“The lady Gagâ has died and your brother is troubled” oracc.museum.upenn.edu//saao/saa19/...
“The lady Gagâ has died and your brother is troubled” oracc.museum.upenn.edu//saao/saa19/...
December 1, 2024 at 1:52 PM
When a woman named Datâ wrote the equivalent of “per my last email” to her brother in the 8th century BCE, she was actually trying to tell him about someone’s death.
“The lady Gagâ has died and your brother is troubled” oracc.museum.upenn.edu//saao/saa19/...
“The lady Gagâ has died and your brother is troubled” oracc.museum.upenn.edu//saao/saa19/...
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The gif we've all been waiting for.
November 27, 2024 at 10:06 PM
The gif we've all been waiting for.
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Important context here:
● over half of farms are less than 49 acres (20 hectares)
● "a big farm" is 217 acres.
Now let's see who's angry:
● Clarkson farm is 1,000 acres
● Lloyd Webber farms 4,000 acres
● Viscount Rothermere (Mail owner) 4,700 acres
● Dyson owns 36,000 acres
● over half of farms are less than 49 acres (20 hectares)
● "a big farm" is 217 acres.
Now let's see who's angry:
● Clarkson farm is 1,000 acres
● Lloyd Webber farms 4,000 acres
● Viscount Rothermere (Mail owner) 4,700 acres
● Dyson owns 36,000 acres
A message from a REAL farmer who hasn’t been brainwashed by the Tories, wealthy landowners and the right wing media👇🏽
#FarmersProtest
#FarmersProtest
November 20, 2024 at 7:36 AM
Important context here:
● over half of farms are less than 49 acres (20 hectares)
● "a big farm" is 217 acres.
Now let's see who's angry:
● Clarkson farm is 1,000 acres
● Lloyd Webber farms 4,000 acres
● Viscount Rothermere (Mail owner) 4,700 acres
● Dyson owns 36,000 acres
● over half of farms are less than 49 acres (20 hectares)
● "a big farm" is 217 acres.
Now let's see who's angry:
● Clarkson farm is 1,000 acres
● Lloyd Webber farms 4,000 acres
● Viscount Rothermere (Mail owner) 4,700 acres
● Dyson owns 36,000 acres
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If Bluesky is the new social media app of record, I thought we should move the Jesse Eisenberg story over here.
November 14, 2024 at 4:09 AM
If Bluesky is the new social media app of record, I thought we should move the Jesse Eisenberg story over here.
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I’m starting to understand what it must have been like when Caligula made his horse a senator.
November 13, 2024 at 1:05 AM
I’m starting to understand what it must have been like when Caligula made his horse a senator.