BenBen
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Seeing the east wing being demolished for a ballroom while the government is shutdown, service members are going to food banks, and cattle farmers are being told to suck it...
The government is really in its "Let them eat cake" era huh?
The government is really in its "Let them eat cake" era huh?
October 23, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Seeing the east wing being demolished for a ballroom while the government is shutdown, service members are going to food banks, and cattle farmers are being told to suck it...
The government is really in its "Let them eat cake" era huh?
The government is really in its "Let them eat cake" era huh?
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A win for truth and history: A National Park Service page(removed by Musk) on the Underground Railroad has been restored to prominently feature Harriet Tubman, after her image and quote were removed earlier this year. Now, her legacy as a fearless champion for freedom has rightfully been restored. ✊
April 8, 2025 at 1:52 AM
A win for truth and history: A National Park Service page(removed by Musk) on the Underground Railroad has been restored to prominently feature Harriet Tubman, after her image and quote were removed earlier this year. Now, her legacy as a fearless champion for freedom has rightfully been restored. ✊
I don't vote for people based on what they say they'll do. I vote based on what I imagined they'll do when I'm kicking my feet and writing in my diary ❤️
a girl in a purple shirt is laying on a bed writing in a notebook
Alt: a girl in a purple shirt is laying on a bed writing in a notebook
media.tenor.com
April 8, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I don't vote for people based on what they say they'll do. I vote based on what I imagined they'll do when I'm kicking my feet and writing in my diary ❤️
Correction: they are no longer eating the pieces in secret, they're doing it on live TV
Good thing the people in charge are too smart for chess and prefer the true thinking man's game of secretly eating all of the pieces
April 8, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Correction: they are no longer eating the pieces in secret, they're doing it on live TV
On vacation in Florida and so far my favorite part has been the wildlife. Here's some photos I took of local birds. I've also seen some dolphins and gaters.
Hopefully, I will get to meet some manatees soon ☺️
Hopefully, I will get to meet some manatees soon ☺️
February 25, 2025 at 10:28 PM
On vacation in Florida and so far my favorite part has been the wildlife. Here's some photos I took of local birds. I've also seen some dolphins and gaters.
Hopefully, I will get to meet some manatees soon ☺️
Hopefully, I will get to meet some manatees soon ☺️
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Ursula le Guin, on the accusation that fantasy is an escape from reality
![[“Fantasy is escapist, and that is its glory. If a soldier is imprisoned by the enemy, don’t we consider it his duty to escape? The moneylenders, the know-nothings, the authoritarians have us all in prison; if we value the freedom of the mind and soul, if we’re partisans of liberty, then it’s our plain duty to escape, and to take as many people with us as we can.”]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hppum4l25hcczzffastsicpq/bafkreihuubdwcftfkvvlnepoaf6pfxqulryfp7ydrydi5fe2pflwz63wgm@jpeg)
February 23, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Ursula le Guin, on the accusation that fantasy is an escape from reality
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New:
DOGE's spending has been secret.
No longer.
My colleagues have uncovered it.
www.propublica.org/article/doge...
DOGE's spending has been secret.
No longer.
My colleagues have uncovered it.
www.propublica.org/article/doge...
February 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
New:
DOGE's spending has been secret.
No longer.
My colleagues have uncovered it.
www.propublica.org/article/doge...
DOGE's spending has been secret.
No longer.
My colleagues have uncovered it.
www.propublica.org/article/doge...
This is what they mean when they say "Put him in the contraption"
Apparently, this is Clone Robotic's new "bipedal, musculoskeletal android" meant to help around the house as a personal assistant.
DOES ANYONE ELSE HEAR BOSS MUSIC WHEN LOOKING AT THIS THING?
It belongs in a Souls game. Maybe Silent Hill. >.>
DOES ANYONE ELSE HEAR BOSS MUSIC WHEN LOOKING AT THIS THING?
It belongs in a Souls game. Maybe Silent Hill. >.>
February 20, 2025 at 6:11 AM
This is what they mean when they say "Put him in the contraption"
Hearing online/IRL talk about replacing teachers w/ AI
Overheard a guy say "Teaching is easy", to hold teachers in such low esteem says a lot about their own intelligence
I'll just say this, if teaching was just reciting info to kids all teachers would have been replaced w/ tape recorders long ago
Overheard a guy say "Teaching is easy", to hold teachers in such low esteem says a lot about their own intelligence
I'll just say this, if teaching was just reciting info to kids all teachers would have been replaced w/ tape recorders long ago
a man sitting on a couch with the words " who educated you " on his face
Alt: a man sitting on a couch with the words " who educated you " on his face
media.tenor.com
February 16, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Hearing online/IRL talk about replacing teachers w/ AI
Overheard a guy say "Teaching is easy", to hold teachers in such low esteem says a lot about their own intelligence
I'll just say this, if teaching was just reciting info to kids all teachers would have been replaced w/ tape recorders long ago
Overheard a guy say "Teaching is easy", to hold teachers in such low esteem says a lot about their own intelligence
I'll just say this, if teaching was just reciting info to kids all teachers would have been replaced w/ tape recorders long ago
As a palate cleanser from the news, what games are y'all playing and would recommend?
I've been enjoying Project Zomboid 🧟
If you've ever discussed with friends your foolproof zombie apocalypse plan, put it to the test in this very unforgiving sim
I've been enjoying Project Zomboid 🧟
If you've ever discussed with friends your foolproof zombie apocalypse plan, put it to the test in this very unforgiving sim
February 15, 2025 at 8:56 PM
As a palate cleanser from the news, what games are y'all playing and would recommend?
I've been enjoying Project Zomboid 🧟
If you've ever discussed with friends your foolproof zombie apocalypse plan, put it to the test in this very unforgiving sim
I've been enjoying Project Zomboid 🧟
If you've ever discussed with friends your foolproof zombie apocalypse plan, put it to the test in this very unforgiving sim
🚨IMPORTANT: If you live in NJ Democrat Congress Member Josh Gottheimer bought Tesla stock after Elon's Nazi Salute on Inauguration Day! Josh is running for Governor. Hold him to task for speaking out against Elon, yet voting for him with his wallet! He is in DC rn, call his office @ (202) 225-4465
February 13, 2025 at 5:12 PM
🚨IMPORTANT: If you live in NJ Democrat Congress Member Josh Gottheimer bought Tesla stock after Elon's Nazi Salute on Inauguration Day! Josh is running for Governor. Hold him to task for speaking out against Elon, yet voting for him with his wallet! He is in DC rn, call his office @ (202) 225-4465
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Pillaging Medicaid to pay for armored Teslas.
"Armored Tesla" forecast to win $400 million State Department contract after Trump's election, government document shows
The State Department’s procurement forecast, revised as of late December 2024, lists Tesla as the recipient of the largest expected contract, with Marco Rubio’s department planning to buy $400,000,000...
www.dropsitenews.com
February 12, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Pillaging Medicaid to pay for armored Teslas.
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the usa is not real y’all are making it up
February 11, 2025 at 7:01 PM
the usa is not real y’all are making it up
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We used to be a real country
February 10, 2025 at 12:59 PM
We used to be a real country
Pick a selfie. Turn it black and white.
February 10, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Pick a selfie. Turn it black and white.
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Please hire me to be your town sorcerer. I can carefully place moss on rolling stones. I can tell townspeople what time it isn't. I can glue googly eyes to the tiniest of pinecones. I can try to convince squirrels to levitate.
February 10, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Please hire me to be your town sorcerer. I can carefully place moss on rolling stones. I can tell townspeople what time it isn't. I can glue googly eyes to the tiniest of pinecones. I can try to convince squirrels to levitate.
Do you hate the proliferation of subscription paywalls, middlemen, and the decline of once useful search engines?
I'm experimenting with adding a blog page to my website. If you are kind enough to read my first post, feel free to let me know your thoughts 😊
bethanyloy.com/experience-t...
I'm experimenting with adding a blog page to my website. If you are kind enough to read my first post, feel free to let me know your thoughts 😊
bethanyloy.com/experience-t...
Back to the Gardens
"You've been poked" was the introduction to social media and the broader Internet for many of us. I was slightly too young for the Myspace craze, so it was new to me when my middle school friends aske...
bethanyloy.com
February 9, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Do you hate the proliferation of subscription paywalls, middlemen, and the decline of once useful search engines?
I'm experimenting with adding a blog page to my website. If you are kind enough to read my first post, feel free to let me know your thoughts 😊
bethanyloy.com/experience-t...
I'm experimenting with adding a blog page to my website. If you are kind enough to read my first post, feel free to let me know your thoughts 😊
bethanyloy.com/experience-t...
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The cyber truck crowd sure has a lot to say about wasteful spending
February 8, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The cyber truck crowd sure has a lot to say about wasteful spending
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Hardly new info, but BSky should know:
Warsaw's water quality is monitored by eight clams with magnets attached to their shells. If contamination in the water causes the clams to close, the magnets trigger an alarm and shut off the city's water supply.
Thank you, little guardian molluscs.
🧪🌏🚰
Warsaw's water quality is monitored by eight clams with magnets attached to their shells. If contamination in the water causes the clams to close, the magnets trigger an alarm and shut off the city's water supply.
Thank you, little guardian molluscs.
🧪🌏🚰
February 7, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Hardly new info, but BSky should know:
Warsaw's water quality is monitored by eight clams with magnets attached to their shells. If contamination in the water causes the clams to close, the magnets trigger an alarm and shut off the city's water supply.
Thank you, little guardian molluscs.
🧪🌏🚰
Warsaw's water quality is monitored by eight clams with magnets attached to their shells. If contamination in the water causes the clams to close, the magnets trigger an alarm and shut off the city's water supply.
Thank you, little guardian molluscs.
🧪🌏🚰
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Girlboss, gatekeep, gaslight.
February 7, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Girlboss, gatekeep, gaslight.
I want Balatro, but I'm afraid of how addictive it's going to be 🫠
I'm going to at least wait until I complete the audit at work lol
I'm going to at least wait until I complete the audit at work lol
February 7, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I want Balatro, but I'm afraid of how addictive it's going to be 🫠
I'm going to at least wait until I complete the audit at work lol
I'm going to at least wait until I complete the audit at work lol
Looks like EA noticed the Sims 1 and 2 abandonware downloads 🤣
February 6, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Looks like EA noticed the Sims 1 and 2 abandonware downloads 🤣
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I hate it when my ailing king is usurped by his scheming foreign vizier
February 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I hate it when my ailing king is usurped by his scheming foreign vizier
