Ben Lyons
@benjaminlyons.bsky.social
Boisean, table top rpg enthusiast, cook
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Motion to make the Pride flag an official Boise flag passes City Council 5 to 1
May 7, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Motion to make the Pride flag an official Boise flag passes City Council 5 to 1
The average American has 3 friends
May 2, 2025 at 5:57 AM
The average American has 3 friends
Boiseans: how conservative is editorial at Boise Dev?
February 19, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Boiseans: how conservative is editorial at Boise Dev?
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Apparently some people have forgotten this over the last 4 years:
Donald Trump likes to just say things. Some of them reflect things he wants but will never figure out how to make happen. Some are just him floating ideas out there.
Remarks with no reporting of policy intent are just mouth noises.
Donald Trump likes to just say things. Some of them reflect things he wants but will never figure out how to make happen. Some are just him floating ideas out there.
Remarks with no reporting of policy intent are just mouth noises.
February 5, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Apparently some people have forgotten this over the last 4 years:
Donald Trump likes to just say things. Some of them reflect things he wants but will never figure out how to make happen. Some are just him floating ideas out there.
Remarks with no reporting of policy intent are just mouth noises.
Donald Trump likes to just say things. Some of them reflect things he wants but will never figure out how to make happen. Some are just him floating ideas out there.
Remarks with no reporting of policy intent are just mouth noises.
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Wrapping up anew set of wall hanging sculptures- this one is titled “Forever + Ever + Ever” for a group show at Arch Enemy Arts in March #withloveyourbiggestfan
January 29, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Wrapping up anew set of wall hanging sculptures- this one is titled “Forever + Ever + Ever” for a group show at Arch Enemy Arts in March #withloveyourbiggestfan
I need a 24 to 48 hour delay on news. Since 90% of these executive orders get halted in the courts or by the executive himself
January 29, 2025 at 9:09 PM
I need a 24 to 48 hour delay on news. Since 90% of these executive orders get halted in the courts or by the executive himself
I’m remembering tricks that got me through this administration the last time:
1) If I receive news that makes me angry and I’m helpless to do anything about it. Do a cleaning task. My sense of agency returns and I calm down.
What are your tricks and hacks to survive the storm?
1) If I receive news that makes me angry and I’m helpless to do anything about it. Do a cleaning task. My sense of agency returns and I calm down.
What are your tricks and hacks to survive the storm?
January 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I’m remembering tricks that got me through this administration the last time:
1) If I receive news that makes me angry and I’m helpless to do anything about it. Do a cleaning task. My sense of agency returns and I calm down.
What are your tricks and hacks to survive the storm?
1) If I receive news that makes me angry and I’m helpless to do anything about it. Do a cleaning task. My sense of agency returns and I calm down.
What are your tricks and hacks to survive the storm?
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In 1977, Vincent Price starred in a one-man-show where he played openly gay Oscar Wilde; it was condemned by Anita Bryant. When asked about her condemnation, Price replied that Wilde had already written a play about Anita: “A Woman of No Importance”
January 10, 2025 at 11:32 AM
In 1977, Vincent Price starred in a one-man-show where he played openly gay Oscar Wilde; it was condemned by Anita Bryant. When asked about her condemnation, Price replied that Wilde had already written a play about Anita: “A Woman of No Importance”
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"THAT's not the problem, the REAL problem is THIS--"
there can be a lot of problems, bud, can't emphasize enough how many problems there can me
*slaps roof of society* this bad boy can fit so many problems in it
there can be a lot of problems, bud, can't emphasize enough how many problems there can me
*slaps roof of society* this bad boy can fit so many problems in it
January 8, 2025 at 8:57 PM
"THAT's not the problem, the REAL problem is THIS--"
there can be a lot of problems, bud, can't emphasize enough how many problems there can me
*slaps roof of society* this bad boy can fit so many problems in it
there can be a lot of problems, bud, can't emphasize enough how many problems there can me
*slaps roof of society* this bad boy can fit so many problems in it
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When he says he will do stupid shit don't give him attention.
Don't cover it. Be disgusted, but don't give him publicity.
When he does stupid shit, do everything you can to stop it.
Giving his madness all this oxygen is exactly what he wants.
Don't cover it. Be disgusted, but don't give him publicity.
When he does stupid shit, do everything you can to stop it.
Giving his madness all this oxygen is exactly what he wants.
January 8, 2025 at 5:05 AM
When he says he will do stupid shit don't give him attention.
Don't cover it. Be disgusted, but don't give him publicity.
When he does stupid shit, do everything you can to stop it.
Giving his madness all this oxygen is exactly what he wants.
Don't cover it. Be disgusted, but don't give him publicity.
When he does stupid shit, do everything you can to stop it.
Giving his madness all this oxygen is exactly what he wants.
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incredible -- the NYT ran fluff "what i hope to see in 2025" blurbs from CEOs and economists, and then this guy
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/o...
January 4, 2025 at 4:52 AM
incredible -- the NYT ran fluff "what i hope to see in 2025" blurbs from CEOs and economists, and then this guy
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/02/o...
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After 6 months of work, 4 VCRs, and an official translation, I am pleased to share my RF rip of Yukio Ninagawa's staging of Euripides's Medea, a tape which has never been transferred. archive.org/details/ojo....
December 17, 2024 at 9:41 PM
After 6 months of work, 4 VCRs, and an official translation, I am pleased to share my RF rip of Yukio Ninagawa's staging of Euripides's Medea, a tape which has never been transferred. archive.org/details/ojo....
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Whooooaaaaa black Betty
December 5, 2024 at 1:47 AM
Whooooaaaaa black Betty
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The owner of an Idaho game store wants to be compensated for the theft of thousands of dollars of Magic: The Gathering cards by UPS employees: www.ksl.com/article/5119... —WEM
UPS employees accused of stealing $25K of Magic The Gathering cards, inventory
The owner of an Idaho game store is hoping to be compensated after three UPS workers allegedly stole what he believes to be at least $25,000 in merchandise and potential inventory sales from him.
www.ksl.com
November 20, 2024 at 12:55 AM
The owner of an Idaho game store wants to be compensated for the theft of thousands of dollars of Magic: The Gathering cards by UPS employees: www.ksl.com/article/5119... —WEM
Got a lot of followers all at once. Excellent! Followed most of y’all back immediately. I am however keeping my feed stress free until next year. So no offensive if I mute or unfollow for a bit. I’ll be back.
November 20, 2024 at 1:10 AM
Got a lot of followers all at once. Excellent! Followed most of y’all back immediately. I am however keeping my feed stress free until next year. So no offensive if I mute or unfollow for a bit. I’ll be back.
Northwest Boise animal update: squirrel with an entire ear of dried corn triumphantly scrambling acronym roof.
November 14, 2024 at 12:50 AM
Northwest Boise animal update: squirrel with an entire ear of dried corn triumphantly scrambling acronym roof.
Frozen frog found in driveway. Will the frog thaw? Can I place them in my pushes and apply a leafy blanket? Or do I respectfully put them in the garbage?
November 12, 2024 at 5:22 PM
Frozen frog found in driveway. Will the frog thaw? Can I place them in my pushes and apply a leafy blanket? Or do I respectfully put them in the garbage?
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Finding each other on BlueSky
a little boy is walking down a sidewalk while holding a cell phone in his hand .
ALT: a little boy is walking down a sidewalk while holding a cell phone in his hand .
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November 10, 2024 at 12:53 AM
Finding each other on BlueSky
Great seeing my Idaho Twitter crowd migrating here. *waves*
November 8, 2024 at 8:17 PM
Great seeing my Idaho Twitter crowd migrating here. *waves*
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Oh, so you're mad about a bad thing? Well what if I told you that other bad things also exist. What would you say then smart guy
April 30, 2024 at 3:03 PM
Oh, so you're mad about a bad thing? Well what if I told you that other bad things also exist. What would you say then smart guy
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Oh yeah we solved this one
April 19, 2024 at 11:44 PM
Oh yeah we solved this one
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How did I spend this past weekend?
Narrowly avoiding dying in my sleep. Signal boost appreciated. @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com @colleendoran.bsky.social @pattonoswalt.bsky.social
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Narrowly avoiding dying in my sleep. Signal boost appreciated. @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com @colleendoran.bsky.social @pattonoswalt.bsky.social
gofund.me/97f9caa3
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February 7, 2024 at 1:16 AM
How did I spend this past weekend?
Narrowly avoiding dying in my sleep. Signal boost appreciated. @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com @colleendoran.bsky.social @pattonoswalt.bsky.social
gofund.me/97f9caa3
Narrowly avoiding dying in my sleep. Signal boost appreciated. @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com @colleendoran.bsky.social @pattonoswalt.bsky.social
gofund.me/97f9caa3
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Block and move on. Block and move on. Block on a whim, Block weird replies. We are not here to "win" the internet, we are here to read cool posts from experts and artists we would never ordinarily be able to interact with, and occasionally promote our own cool stuff to like-minded weirdos.
Bluesky is officially “open” now (no more invites). So just a reminder to not engage with trolls and bad actors, there is no algorithm here to promote or spread them, replying to them is what puts them on everybody’s timelines. So block and give no oxygen.
February 6, 2024 at 4:14 PM
Block and move on. Block and move on. Block on a whim, Block weird replies. We are not here to "win" the internet, we are here to read cool posts from experts and artists we would never ordinarily be able to interact with, and occasionally promote our own cool stuff to like-minded weirdos.