Ben Mishiev
@benmishiev.bsky.social
Teacher | Past: some non-profits and journalism | movies, books, video games etc.
Newsletter: https://theweeklyslop.substack.com/
Newsletter: https://theweeklyslop.substack.com/
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Renee Nicole Good was 37. She was murdered by an ICE agent in the street in broad daylight. What really happened to her will not be forgotten, minimized, or ignored.
January 7, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Renee Nicole Good was 37. She was murdered by an ICE agent in the street in broad daylight. What really happened to her will not be forgotten, minimized, or ignored.
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🔴 U.S. DEMANDS ON VENEZUELA, PER ABC NEWS AND REUTERS
▪️ABC reports that the Trump administration has told interim authorities in Caracas they must meet a set of conditions before Venezuela is allowed to pump or sell more oil:
1. Expel China, Russia, Iran & Cuba & sever economic & strategic ties...
▪️ABC reports that the Trump administration has told interim authorities in Caracas they must meet a set of conditions before Venezuela is allowed to pump or sell more oil:
1. Expel China, Russia, Iran & Cuba & sever economic & strategic ties...
January 7, 2026 at 4:47 AM
🔴 U.S. DEMANDS ON VENEZUELA, PER ABC NEWS AND REUTERS
▪️ABC reports that the Trump administration has told interim authorities in Caracas they must meet a set of conditions before Venezuela is allowed to pump or sell more oil:
1. Expel China, Russia, Iran & Cuba & sever economic & strategic ties...
▪️ABC reports that the Trump administration has told interim authorities in Caracas they must meet a set of conditions before Venezuela is allowed to pump or sell more oil:
1. Expel China, Russia, Iran & Cuba & sever economic & strategic ties...
Why is he ending the nightly news on these weird attempts at lightness? Who is this for? Democrats will hate this because it demeans the seriousness of what’s happening and the right will not give a shit. He’s really bad at this.
Here's the clip of Tony Dokoupil ending tonight's broadcast by absolutely gushing over "ultimate Florida Man" Marco Rubio.
January 7, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Why is he ending the nightly news on these weird attempts at lightness? Who is this for? Democrats will hate this because it demeans the seriousness of what’s happening and the right will not give a shit. He’s really bad at this.
Many people are speculating on an inside job with VZ interim president, but even if there were behind the scene dealings, it’s not as if they have good options assuming in rejecting this strong arming.
January 7, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Many people are speculating on an inside job with VZ interim president, but even if there were behind the scene dealings, it’s not as if they have good options assuming in rejecting this strong arming.
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Tim Walz: "I've got an announcement to them on our LGBT community, especially our trans community: stay the hell out of Minnesota for the folks who want to hassle those people. These are our neighbors."
January 6, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Tim Walz: "I've got an announcement to them on our LGBT community, especially our trans community: stay the hell out of Minnesota for the folks who want to hassle those people. These are our neighbors."
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We need to grapple with the reality that we're very close to living in a police state.
"Officers repeatedly pressed her on whether she was Venezuelan, what her connection to Venezuela was, and why she had attended the protest. Plichta claimed they tried to get her to identify other demonstrators."
"Officers repeatedly pressed her on whether she was Venezuelan, what her connection to Venezuela was, and why she had attended the protest. Plichta claimed they tried to get her to identify other demonstrators."
Preschool Teacher, 22, Arrested on TV After Condemning Trump
Cops moved in with handcuffs while the teacher was still on camera.
www.thedailybeast.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:48 PM
We need to grapple with the reality that we're very close to living in a police state.
"Officers repeatedly pressed her on whether she was Venezuelan, what her connection to Venezuela was, and why she had attended the protest. Plichta claimed they tried to get her to identify other demonstrators."
"Officers repeatedly pressed her on whether she was Venezuelan, what her connection to Venezuela was, and why she had attended the protest. Plichta claimed they tried to get her to identify other demonstrators."
I hope @bradlander.bsky.social sees that he’s making a massive mistake if he doesn’t make Goldman’s position on the Gaza genocide a significant focus in his campaign.
In a frankly bizarre interview with the New York Times, Dan Goldman says he's not ready to conclude that Israel has committed any war crimes in Gaza.
Not genocide, any war crimes at all.
Not genocide, any war crimes at all.
Facing Challenge From Lander, Dan Goldman Prepares to Defend His Seat
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:33 PM
I hope @bradlander.bsky.social sees that he’s making a massive mistake if he doesn’t make Goldman’s position on the Gaza genocide a significant focus in his campaign.
While the Ellisons don’t care, Weiss to a lesser extent doesn’t care, someone like this really will be bothered by people clowning on him for his inadequacy in this spot.
And that’s a good thing. Brutal read.
variety.com/2026/tv/colu...
And that’s a good thing. Brutal read.
variety.com/2026/tv/colu...
Tony Dokoupil’s ‘CBS Evening News’ Debut Is an Inauspicious Sign of Where CBS News Is Headed
Tony Dokoupil tripped up over transitions and bulldozed a health expert over vaccines
variety.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:19 AM
While the Ellisons don’t care, Weiss to a lesser extent doesn’t care, someone like this really will be bothered by people clowning on him for his inadequacy in this spot.
And that’s a good thing. Brutal read.
variety.com/2026/tv/colu...
And that’s a good thing. Brutal read.
variety.com/2026/tv/colu...
You’re making a mistake similar to Trump & his tariffs. You’re applying a rational approach to it, when that‘s not at play.
Oil, boxing China out of Latin America, crippling other LA countries like Cuba, and making LA a play area for tech/crypto billionaires are all in play.
Oil, boxing China out of Latin America, crippling other LA countries like Cuba, and making LA a play area for tech/crypto billionaires are all in play.
The amount of “this is clearly about oil” posting across all platforms as story after story comes out where the oil industry is saying that the oil isn’t worth extracting is making me feel a little insane
January 4, 2026 at 5:42 PM
You’re making a mistake similar to Trump & his tariffs. You’re applying a rational approach to it, when that‘s not at play.
Oil, boxing China out of Latin America, crippling other LA countries like Cuba, and making LA a play area for tech/crypto billionaires are all in play.
Oil, boxing China out of Latin America, crippling other LA countries like Cuba, and making LA a play area for tech/crypto billionaires are all in play.
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Colombian President Petro commenting on the US;
“A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy. To keep Epstein's list from coming out, they send warships to kill fishermen & threaten our neighbor with invasion for their oil."
“A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy. To keep Epstein's list from coming out, they send warships to kill fishermen & threaten our neighbor with invasion for their oil."
January 4, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Colombian President Petro commenting on the US;
“A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy. To keep Epstein's list from coming out, they send warships to kill fishermen & threaten our neighbor with invasion for their oil."
“A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy. To keep Epstein's list from coming out, they send warships to kill fishermen & threaten our neighbor with invasion for their oil."
How many editorials are going to say that this is the correct path? This is true freedom for Venezuela.
APNewsAlert: CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Trump says US is 'going to run' Venezuela until safe transition of power can take place.
January 3, 2026 at 4:55 PM
How many editorials are going to say that this is the correct path? This is true freedom for Venezuela.
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Trump and his cronies can try to dress this up, but it is an illegal act of war to replace Maduro and grab Venezuela's oil for his billionaire buddies.
Full statement below:
Full statement below:
January 3, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Trump and his cronies can try to dress this up, but it is an illegal act of war to replace Maduro and grab Venezuela's oil for his billionaire buddies.
Full statement below:
Full statement below:
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thankfully donald trump is speedrunning administration and political movement suicide. this should be extremely bad for him and his movement long term. democrats please stand against this the world is begging for you to stand strong against imperialism
January 3, 2026 at 8:22 AM
thankfully donald trump is speedrunning administration and political movement suicide. this should be extremely bad for him and his movement long term. democrats please stand against this the world is begging for you to stand strong against imperialism
Sickos wanted to launch a war on Christmas Day.
#BREAKING from me and Jennifer Jacobs - additional reporting on the strikes in Venezuela.
January 3, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Sickos wanted to launch a war on Christmas Day.
This is all illegal and anyone justifying it because they don’t support or like Maduro is not fit to hold office at best.
Trump, Rubio, Miller, and Hegseth should all be impeached from office and face charges of war crimes for what they’re doing.
Trump, Rubio, Miller, and Hegseth should all be impeached from office and face charges of war crimes for what they’re doing.
CNN: We have major breaking news. CNN just learning of explosions in Caracas, Venezuela… We have now have CNN's own teams that have personally witnessed explosions.
January 3, 2026 at 7:04 AM
This is all illegal and anyone justifying it because they don’t support or like Maduro is not fit to hold office at best.
Trump, Rubio, Miller, and Hegseth should all be impeached from office and face charges of war crimes for what they’re doing.
Trump, Rubio, Miller, and Hegseth should all be impeached from office and face charges of war crimes for what they’re doing.
Looks like Trump has escalated his illegal war with Venezuela to full blown land bombings. Completely off the rails. He needs to be removed from office.
January 3, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Looks like Trump has escalated his illegal war with Venezuela to full blown land bombings. Completely off the rails. He needs to be removed from office.
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Big victory for Zohran and the odds for a rent freeze 📈
January 3, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Big victory for Zohran and the odds for a rent freeze 📈
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Here is the editor of Tablet agreeably reposting someone calling nonwhite NYC immigrants "worthless biotrash." It's astonishing how quickly this stuff has escaped containment
January 2, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Here is the editor of Tablet agreeably reposting someone calling nonwhite NYC immigrants "worthless biotrash." It's astonishing how quickly this stuff has escaped containment
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NEW from me:
Currently on tap for Tony Dokoupil on his first day as CBS Evening News anchor -- taking a private plane to Miami to so he can go jet skiing with DJ Khaled and play soccer with David Beckham.
Take that, elites!
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Currently on tap for Tony Dokoupil on his first day as CBS Evening News anchor -- taking a private plane to Miami to so he can go jet skiing with DJ Khaled and play soccer with David Beckham.
Take that, elites!
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Private jets and ‘Bari pitches’: Inside Weiss’ chaotic CBS Evening News reboot
EXCLUSIVE: The new CBS News editor-in-chief has chartered private flights for her armed security detail, made last-minute logistical changes and fired off ‘Bari Pitches.’ Weiss is once again accused o...
www.independent.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 12:51 AM
NEW from me:
Currently on tap for Tony Dokoupil on his first day as CBS Evening News anchor -- taking a private plane to Miami to so he can go jet skiing with DJ Khaled and play soccer with David Beckham.
Take that, elites!
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Currently on tap for Tony Dokoupil on his first day as CBS Evening News anchor -- taking a private plane to Miami to so he can go jet skiing with DJ Khaled and play soccer with David Beckham.
Take that, elites!
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
This is a very flat campaign message. Dislike of Goldman is not going to be so strong due to his lack of opposition of Trump; it’ll be due to his donors and support of Israel.
Lander should still win, but this style of campaigning can blow it.
Lander should still win, but this style of campaigning can blow it.
I'm ready to be the type of Democrat the Democratic Party has needed this entire time. The type of Democrat who will fight Trump’s authoritarianism by showing up, not with strongly worded letters.
The type of Democrat who will fight, not fold.
The type of Democrat who will fight, not fold.
December 29, 2025 at 2:48 AM
This is a very flat campaign message. Dislike of Goldman is not going to be so strong due to his lack of opposition of Trump; it’ll be due to his donors and support of Israel.
Lander should still win, but this style of campaigning can blow it.
Lander should still win, but this style of campaigning can blow it.
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One good thing about me is that my brain works and I don't fall for Orwellian, propaganda nonsense like this.
The Israelis are breaking the ceasefire and NBC News is actively running interference to support the Israeli government (as are most other American corporate media outlets).
The Israelis are breaking the ceasefire and NBC News is actively running interference to support the Israeli government (as are most other American corporate media outlets).
December 27, 2025 at 12:44 AM
One good thing about me is that my brain works and I don't fall for Orwellian, propaganda nonsense like this.
The Israelis are breaking the ceasefire and NBC News is actively running interference to support the Israeli government (as are most other American corporate media outlets).
The Israelis are breaking the ceasefire and NBC News is actively running interference to support the Israeli government (as are most other American corporate media outlets).
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After Israel sealed Gaza’s borders, a 12-year-old girl who suffered from celiac disease spent months seeking food and care. “I needed to be a millionaire to keep her alive,” her father said.
One Gazan Girl’s Fight to Survive Extreme Hunger
After Israel sealed Gaza’s borders, Hoda Abu al-Naja, 12, who suffered from celiac disease, spent months seeking the food and care she needed to combat malnutrition.
nyti.ms
December 26, 2025 at 6:25 PM
After Israel sealed Gaza’s borders, a 12-year-old girl who suffered from celiac disease spent months seeking food and care. “I needed to be a millionaire to keep her alive,” her father said.
Using ChatGPT for all her email correspondence with her staff won’t keep her from getting more and more annoyed with having a real job and with people who are going to happily leak shit she’s doing there.
Bari Weiss just sent this Christmas Eve email to the CBS News staff about "building trust," which includes her tripling down on spiking the CECOT piece "to make sure it's comprehensive and fair."
One CBS staffer tells me: "She really has no idea how insulting she comes across."
One CBS staffer tells me: "She really has no idea how insulting she comes across."
December 24, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Using ChatGPT for all her email correspondence with her staff won’t keep her from getting more and more annoyed with having a real job and with people who are going to happily leak shit she’s doing there.
Last week, I wrote about one of my favorite Michael Mann movies, “Heat,” that also celebrated its 30th anniversary.
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What to Watch #2
December: the 30th Anniversary of Michael Mann's 'Heat' and More!
open.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Last week, I wrote about one of my favorite Michael Mann movies, “Heat,” that also celebrated its 30th anniversary.
open.substack.com/pub/theweekl...
open.substack.com/pub/theweekl...
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New: Months before Bari Weiss pulled the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, her outlet The Free Press was joking about the megaprison Trump has lawlessly deported people to.
"The hottest campaign spot…the new Jeffrey Epstein jet…the place to see and be seen."
@andrewperez.bsky.social @swin24.bsky.social
"The hottest campaign spot…the new Jeffrey Epstein jet…the place to see and be seen."
@andrewperez.bsky.social @swin24.bsky.social
Bari Weiss Praised El Salvador’s Dictator Before Spiking '60 Minutes' Story on His Torture Prison
Weiss touted El Salvador’s brutal leader while her blog published jokes about Trump sending immigrants to the CECOT prison.
zeteo.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:36 AM
New: Months before Bari Weiss pulled the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, her outlet The Free Press was joking about the megaprison Trump has lawlessly deported people to.
"The hottest campaign spot…the new Jeffrey Epstein jet…the place to see and be seen."
@andrewperez.bsky.social @swin24.bsky.social
"The hottest campaign spot…the new Jeffrey Epstein jet…the place to see and be seen."
@andrewperez.bsky.social @swin24.bsky.social