Ben Ricchio
@benricchio.bsky.social
Chicago native, living near Indy. Web developer. Gardener, with interests in soil ecology, biodiversity, and pollinators. Focused on how to boost civic engagement.
Cracks are EMERGING? How on Earth did the entire wall not collapse months ago?
Are people THAT stubborn when they're wrong, that it takes months of illegal and inhumane ICE raids to admit that voting for Trump was a bad idea?
Why can't people be this stubborn about their values when they vote?
Are people THAT stubborn when they're wrong, that it takes months of illegal and inhumane ICE raids to admit that voting for Trump was a bad idea?
Why can't people be this stubborn about their values when they vote?
October 23, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Cracks are EMERGING? How on Earth did the entire wall not collapse months ago?
Are people THAT stubborn when they're wrong, that it takes months of illegal and inhumane ICE raids to admit that voting for Trump was a bad idea?
Why can't people be this stubborn about their values when they vote?
Are people THAT stubborn when they're wrong, that it takes months of illegal and inhumane ICE raids to admit that voting for Trump was a bad idea?
Why can't people be this stubborn about their values when they vote?
Solid response from Kenny Loggins.
One question, though: what exactly are Democrats doing to divide America, other than calling out MAGA for its divisive rhetoric and actions?
I know Kenny Loggins didn't say Democrats were, but I want to be explicitly clear that Democrats are not.
One question, though: what exactly are Democrats doing to divide America, other than calling out MAGA for its divisive rhetoric and actions?
I know Kenny Loggins didn't say Democrats were, but I want to be explicitly clear that Democrats are not.
October 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Solid response from Kenny Loggins.
One question, though: what exactly are Democrats doing to divide America, other than calling out MAGA for its divisive rhetoric and actions?
I know Kenny Loggins didn't say Democrats were, but I want to be explicitly clear that Democrats are not.
One question, though: what exactly are Democrats doing to divide America, other than calling out MAGA for its divisive rhetoric and actions?
I know Kenny Loggins didn't say Democrats were, but I want to be explicitly clear that Democrats are not.
Odd, when I read the article, the headline is different:
October 20, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Odd, when I read the article, the headline is different:
Given Trump's current attempts to Federalize Texas and California's National Guard so he can deploy them to Oregon, this passage from her Wikipedia page is just rich for its timeliness.
October 6, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Given Trump's current attempts to Federalize Texas and California's National Guard so he can deploy them to Oregon, this passage from her Wikipedia page is just rich for its timeliness.
“It’s only going to last as long as this administration does, and that’s why we have to codify this,” he said. “Because what farmers need [is] certainty.”
There's something seriously wrong when farmers look to Trump and think "certainty".
There's something seriously wrong when farmers look to Trump and think "certainty".
![Thompson said he plans to introduce a solution based on the 15 bipartisan policy recommendations proposed by the Agricultural Labor Working Group last year. Some of those recommendations, like restructuring the wage methodology for workers hired under the H-2A visa program, are already being undertaken by the Agriculture and Labor departments through rulemaking.
Watch: The Conversation
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McBride calls for responding to 'Trumpism' with bipartisanship | The Conversation
While he welcomes the administration’s efforts to reform H-2A, Thompson sees them as temporary and no substitute for legislative action.
“It’s only going to last as long as this administration does, and that’s why we have to codify this,” he said. “Because what farmers need [is] certainty.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yr4nnpwc5ppz3scr72utzq25/bafkreif7vsywrfsaahfzrri6s5jnjj7yx43egjsst23kn4m5shuzuxt7ju@jpeg)
September 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
“It’s only going to last as long as this administration does, and that’s why we have to codify this,” he said. “Because what farmers need [is] certainty.”
There's something seriously wrong when farmers look to Trump and think "certainty".
There's something seriously wrong when farmers look to Trump and think "certainty".
People would do well to remember this. Our sense of civics has degraded so much that we think we're responsible voters when we pick the candidate whose platform most-aligns with our values. Instead, we should create our platform first, and then pick whoever promises to deliver on it the most.
August 17, 2025 at 2:42 AM
People would do well to remember this. Our sense of civics has degraded so much that we think we're responsible voters when we pick the candidate whose platform most-aligns with our values. Instead, we should create our platform first, and then pick whoever promises to deliver on it the most.
I'm concerned I could be turninQaedag into Calvin's dad when I read this.
August 5, 2025 at 2:36 AM
I'm concerned I could be turninQaedag into Calvin's dad when I read this.
Steven...
Sydney Sweeney isn't going to sleep with you. Please accept reality.
Sydney Sweeney isn't going to sleep with you. Please accept reality.
July 31, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Steven...
Sydney Sweeney isn't going to sleep with you. Please accept reality.
Sydney Sweeney isn't going to sleep with you. Please accept reality.
I can assure you that Folgers Classic Roast at Costco never cost $17.49 before. At its worst, it was $13.
But not a peep out of MAGA. I guess they don't drink coffee.
But not a peep out of MAGA. I guess they don't drink coffee.
July 29, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I can assure you that Folgers Classic Roast at Costco never cost $17.49 before. At its worst, it was $13.
But not a peep out of MAGA. I guess they don't drink coffee.
But not a peep out of MAGA. I guess they don't drink coffee.
I wonder how many people eat eggs every morning, and had a legitimate reason to be aggrieved by a $2 price hike in eggs last year...
... how many people drink coffee every morning, and have a legitimate reason to be aggrieved by a $5 price hike now.
Anyone in the far-right wanna comment?
... how many people drink coffee every morning, and have a legitimate reason to be aggrieved by a $5 price hike now.
Anyone in the far-right wanna comment?
July 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I wonder how many people eat eggs every morning, and had a legitimate reason to be aggrieved by a $2 price hike in eggs last year...
... how many people drink coffee every morning, and have a legitimate reason to be aggrieved by a $5 price hike now.
Anyone in the far-right wanna comment?
... how many people drink coffee every morning, and have a legitimate reason to be aggrieved by a $5 price hike now.
Anyone in the far-right wanna comment?
Aww, DeSantis says "get outta here" like he's pretending to be Trump.
Oh Ron...still suffering from penis envy.
Oh Ron...still suffering from penis envy.
July 25, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Aww, DeSantis says "get outta here" like he's pretending to be Trump.
Oh Ron...still suffering from penis envy.
Oh Ron...still suffering from penis envy.
Is this the best photo they could use for the article?
The guy on the right looks like he's about to let one rip.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/doj...
The guy on the right looks like he's about to let one rip.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/doj...
July 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Is this the best photo they could use for the article?
The guy on the right looks like he's about to let one rip.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/doj...
The guy on the right looks like he's about to let one rip.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/doj...
And then there's this text from the article:
The rich irony of this quote is that Joe Biggs doesn't see the parallels between how he was treated by the likes of Steve Bannon, and the roots of his decision to get involved in Right wing extremist groups.
The rich irony of this quote is that Joe Biggs doesn't see the parallels between how he was treated by the likes of Steve Bannon, and the roots of his decision to get involved in Right wing extremist groups.
May 16, 2025 at 3:05 AM
And then there's this text from the article:
The rich irony of this quote is that Joe Biggs doesn't see the parallels between how he was treated by the likes of Steve Bannon, and the roots of his decision to get involved in Right wing extremist groups.
The rich irony of this quote is that Joe Biggs doesn't see the parallels between how he was treated by the likes of Steve Bannon, and the roots of his decision to get involved in Right wing extremist groups.
May 12, 2025 at 8:31 PM
The dumbest thing about this post from Nancy Mace, is that the bathroom is probably single-occupancy.
May 8, 2025 at 3:48 AM
The dumbest thing about this post from Nancy Mace, is that the bathroom is probably single-occupancy.
This strip is from The Days Are Just Packed, published in 1993. It's a collection of previously-published strips, so it's even older. But 32 years ago, voter apathy was so bad that Bill Watterson poked fun at it.
April 21, 2025 at 3:47 AM
This strip is from The Days Are Just Packed, published in 1993. It's a collection of previously-published strips, so it's even older. But 32 years ago, voter apathy was so bad that Bill Watterson poked fun at it.
If you're wondering how we managed to elect a game show host with no political experience, no educational discipline, and not much more than a boatload of arrogance and conceit, consider that Bill Watterson was writing about this problem ~35 years ago.
March 31, 2025 at 2:11 AM
If you're wondering how we managed to elect a game show host with no political experience, no educational discipline, and not much more than a boatload of arrogance and conceit, consider that Bill Watterson was writing about this problem ~35 years ago.
Illegally entering the United States is no worse than being illegally deported without due-process. They're two sides of the same coin.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
March 27, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Illegally entering the United States is no worse than being illegally deported without due-process. They're two sides of the same coin.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
February 28, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Okay, I'm not a lawyer, but based on what I just read here (www.uscourts.gov/data-news/re...), this seems like just another empty threat from Moron-Musk.
Call me out if I'm wrong, but this sounds highly unlikely.
Call me out if I'm wrong, but this sounds highly unlikely.
February 26, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Okay, I'm not a lawyer, but based on what I just read here (www.uscourts.gov/data-news/re...), this seems like just another empty threat from Moron-Musk.
Call me out if I'm wrong, but this sounds highly unlikely.
Call me out if I'm wrong, but this sounds highly unlikely.
On tonight's Real Time with Bill Maher, Bill opines on what he believes to be the fallacy of Nike's Superbowl Ad that advocates for women in sports, and I guarantee you, he has no fucking clue that if he replaces "social justice warrior" with "White", he's describing MAGA perfectly - not Liberals.
February 15, 2025 at 4:56 AM
On tonight's Real Time with Bill Maher, Bill opines on what he believes to be the fallacy of Nike's Superbowl Ad that advocates for women in sports, and I guarantee you, he has no fucking clue that if he replaces "social justice warrior" with "White", he's describing MAGA perfectly - not Liberals.