BennieJ
@benniej1985.bsky.social
I came across an old picture of DJT.
August 20, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I came across an old picture of DJT.
He does this little dance every time he gives criminal President more power.
June 30, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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Social Security is not paying large sums of money to people who are over 150 years old.
That finding, trumpeted by Elon Musk, turned out to be a glitch in the recordkeeping, not evidence of massive fraud.
By @sengelberg.bsky.social
That finding, trumpeted by Elon Musk, turned out to be a glitch in the recordkeeping, not evidence of massive fraud.
By @sengelberg.bsky.social
How Investigative Journalists Actually Find Fraud, Waste and Abuse
While investigative journalists immerse themselves in minutiae to identify waste and fraud, Elon Musk’s team has taken a chainsaw approach to spending based on cursory examinations. That might help…
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April 6, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Social Security is not paying large sums of money to people who are over 150 years old.
That finding, trumpeted by Elon Musk, turned out to be a glitch in the recordkeeping, not evidence of massive fraud.
By @sengelberg.bsky.social
That finding, trumpeted by Elon Musk, turned out to be a glitch in the recordkeeping, not evidence of massive fraud.
By @sengelberg.bsky.social
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Holy buckets. LIHEAP is a literal life saver. I needed to use it back in Philly when I was in recovery and wasn't able to work much. People will freeze/sweat to death. Guaranteed.
April 1, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Holy buckets. LIHEAP is a literal life saver. I needed to use it back in Philly when I was in recovery and wasn't able to work much. People will freeze/sweat to death. Guaranteed.
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Fascinating how having Bluesky share button has become a symbol of a pub's proximity to Team Elon. NYT, AP, Guardian, TPM have it. WaPo, WSJ, Politico, Axios do not.
Notable thing is that Bluesky has much higher engagement rates, even agst a small smaller user base, at least in nominal terms.
Notable thing is that Bluesky has much higher engagement rates, even agst a small smaller user base, at least in nominal terms.
March 30, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Fascinating how having Bluesky share button has become a symbol of a pub's proximity to Team Elon. NYT, AP, Guardian, TPM have it. WaPo, WSJ, Politico, Axios do not.
Notable thing is that Bluesky has much higher engagement rates, even agst a small smaller user base, at least in nominal terms.
Notable thing is that Bluesky has much higher engagement rates, even agst a small smaller user base, at least in nominal terms.
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The “methods for doing so” are (1) getting two thirds of Congress and three fourths of the states to repeal the 22nd Amendment and (2) declaring himself king.
That’s it.
Stop treating this despotic bullshit as if it’s some worthwhile thought experiment we have to consider as legitimate.
That’s it.
Stop treating this despotic bullshit as if it’s some worthwhile thought experiment we have to consider as legitimate.
President Trump did not rule out the possibility of seeking a third term in the White House, which is prohibited by the Constitution under the 22nd Amendment, saying in an exclusive interview with NBC News that there were methods for doing so and clarifying that he was “not joking.”
Trump won’t rule out seeking a third term in the White House, tells NBC News ‘there are methods’ for doing so
President Donald Trump said in a Sunday-morning phone call that he was “not joking” about a third term, adding that “it is far too early to think about it.”
nbcnews.to
March 30, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The “methods for doing so” are (1) getting two thirds of Congress and three fourths of the states to repeal the 22nd Amendment and (2) declaring himself king.
That’s it.
Stop treating this despotic bullshit as if it’s some worthwhile thought experiment we have to consider as legitimate.
That’s it.
Stop treating this despotic bullshit as if it’s some worthwhile thought experiment we have to consider as legitimate.
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This is not a drill. This is not just Sunday. This is the ’dictator for a day’ guy publicly announcing on a storied legacy media outlet that he plans to overturn the US Constitution and American democracy as we know it.
President Trump did not rule out the possibility of seeking a third term in the White House, which is prohibited by the Constitution under the 22nd Amendment, saying in an exclusive interview with NBC News that there were methods for doing so and clarifying that he was “not joking.”
Trump won’t rule out seeking a third term in the White House, tells NBC News ‘there are methods’ for doing so
President Donald Trump said in a Sunday-morning phone call that he was “not joking” about a third term, adding that “it is far too early to think about it.”
nbcnews.to
March 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM
This is not a drill. This is not just Sunday. This is the ’dictator for a day’ guy publicly announcing on a storied legacy media outlet that he plans to overturn the US Constitution and American democracy as we know it.
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USA to coal miners - Drop Dead. Literally. And take your towns with you
www.post-gazette.com/business/pow...
www.post-gazette.com/business/pow...
Deep fear in coal country: DOGE cuts put region's miners and families on edge
For federal safety inspectors, the urgent call to their sprawling mining office near Pittsburgh was bleak: Man crushed in the rubble of an aging mine in...
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March 30, 2025 at 5:53 PM
USA to coal miners - Drop Dead. Literally. And take your towns with you
www.post-gazette.com/business/pow...
www.post-gazette.com/business/pow...
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It's not just that "every accusation is a confession"; it's also that every accusation is a RATIONALIZATION. The lie that the other side is rigging elections rationalizes vote suppression. The lie that legitimate investigations are "weaponizing government" is the excuse to weaponize government.
March 28, 2025 at 1:14 PM
It's not just that "every accusation is a confession"; it's also that every accusation is a RATIONALIZATION. The lie that the other side is rigging elections rationalizes vote suppression. The lie that legitimate investigations are "weaponizing government" is the excuse to weaponize government.
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All of this! 👇 America, you in danger girl!!! 🇺🇲🦋
March 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
All of this! 👇 America, you in danger girl!!! 🇺🇲🦋
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Wisconsin law is clear. As election law expert Rick Hasen wrote, "Musk’s activities appear to violate the plain meaning of the statute. He’s offering a chance to win a million dollars, which is a thing of value, and it’s only offered to people who have voted."
electionlawblog.org?p=149196
electionlawblog.org?p=149196
Election Law Blog
The law of politics and the politics of law
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March 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Wisconsin law is clear. As election law expert Rick Hasen wrote, "Musk’s activities appear to violate the plain meaning of the statute. He’s offering a chance to win a million dollars, which is a thing of value, and it’s only offered to people who have voted."
electionlawblog.org?p=149196
electionlawblog.org?p=149196
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I would like to nominate Maxwell Smart for national security advisor.
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March 25, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I would like to nominate Maxwell Smart for national security advisor.
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For anyone who wants to be a part of that 3.5%: generalstrikeus.com
The General Strike
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March 16, 2025 at 4:31 AM
For anyone who wants to be a part of that 3.5%: generalstrikeus.com
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Kudos to Erica Chenoweth for explaining how, why, and when nonviolent civil resistance is successful.
March 16, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Kudos to Erica Chenoweth for explaining how, why, and when nonviolent civil resistance is successful.
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yeah well we’re fed up with funding red states like yours but that’s how federal systems work, you absolute casserole
Jim Jordan: "The American people are fed up with a judge in Timbuktu, California, saying something that then applies to the entire country."
March 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
yeah well we’re fed up with funding red states like yours but that’s how federal systems work, you absolute casserole
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The issue is not whether norms are observed. It is whether a strategy is being implemented. Right now, there is no opposition strategy that is evident in DC. By contrast, we are seeing D AGs implementing a strategy they developed over months in the courts to substantial success. 1/
Murphy: "If we continue to observe norms, if we continue to engage in business as usual, this democracy could be gone. I don't think we have a year to save American democracy. I think the way the president is acting ... puts out democracy at immediate risk."
March 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
The issue is not whether norms are observed. It is whether a strategy is being implemented. Right now, there is no opposition strategy that is evident in DC. By contrast, we are seeing D AGs implementing a strategy they developed over months in the courts to substantial success. 1/
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Murphy: "The president is continuing to act unconstitutionally. He shut down some of our most important programs that protect us abroad, like Radio Free Europe, that were funded & authorized in that spending bill. So it doesn't seem like we have restrained any of the president's lawlessness."
March 16, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Murphy: "The president is continuing to act unconstitutionally. He shut down some of our most important programs that protect us abroad, like Radio Free Europe, that were funded & authorized in that spending bill. So it doesn't seem like we have restrained any of the president's lawlessness."
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Want to put an end to it? Tired of saying "It's MAGA, not Americans"? Then stand up and prove it.
March 12, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Want to put an end to it? Tired of saying "It's MAGA, not Americans"? Then stand up and prove it.