bengrabenstein.bsky.social
@bengrabenstein.bsky.social
If you like a photo feel free to do with it as you may. The birds let me take their picture, so it's not mine.
I've mostly felt a combination of nausea, anger, and sadness this week. This is tough, even though it's been apparent since the late 80s he was a sleazeball.

A few of us feel like the kid Hans Christian Andersen portrayed. Kelly doesn't surprise me in the least. It's his supporters he's exposed.
November 16, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Righteous.
November 16, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The badge and the gun only further amplify the racism.
November 16, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Frankly, I think the New York Times (not so much WaPo, until they went fascist) has stoked this narrative since the beginning of the Obama Administration. It makes for infinite story lines. They never printed that perspective when I sent in those comments.
November 15, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Yesterday I received an email from a coffee roaster subscription I've used for 5+ years informing me of a 33% increase due to supply chain issues, raw materials, but no word of tariffs. Today I unsubscribed, telling them every employee that voted for the pedo is responsible for lost business.
November 15, 2025 at 4:09 PM
How about, the sign on the mirror is a response to a spate of people smashing their heads trying to drink the water in the reflection?

Just trying to think like a bureaucrat (with genuine love).
November 15, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Thank you.
November 15, 2025 at 10:58 AM
The orange leaves and gray moss give the background a fire-and-smoke effect. Nice.
November 15, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Well there's a little bit of bright news!
November 14, 2025 at 6:29 PM
How do I unsee that photo?
November 14, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Nice tribute to both the player and commitment to goals other than just success.
November 14, 2025 at 12:29 PM
I was thinking the same thing. Ravens could use another bruiser.
November 14, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Upon serious reflection I find it more than ironic that 250 years later, the gap in time between the General Election and the voting by the Electoral College (like it or not) was necessary due to both logistical issues as well as the potential for fraud. Here we are again.
November 13, 2025 at 10:50 PM
"Normal," being the operative word.
November 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Thanks. It is back and I have one friend so far: my older daughter. That's fine.
November 13, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Thank you Representative Grijalva for your (unnecessarily) enduring patience while the country has needed you most. I am most grateful for you and your service to your constituents, the nation and the United States Constitution.
November 12, 2025 at 10:48 PM