Ben Richard
@benrichard.bsky.social
After taking several readings, I’m surprised to find my mind still fairly sound.
I’ve never seen a new sport I would want to try less than Ski Mountaineering.
February 20, 2026 at 5:36 AM
I’ve never seen a new sport I would want to try less than Ski Mountaineering.
“Why are we so good at what is so hard to do?” he said, rhetorically. “Whenever the playing field is even, the rules are public, and the goals are clear, we do well.”
Damn.
Damn.
Jesse Jackson died Tuesday at the age of 84. The civil rights icon always held America to account—and never stopped fighting to preserve what he knew could be taken away. I wrote about how he saw our future so well.
Jesse Jackson Knew Better Than to Forget
The civil rights icon always held America to account—and never stopped fighting to preserve what he knew could be taken away
www.theringer.com
February 19, 2026 at 1:45 AM
“Why are we so good at what is so hard to do?” he said, rhetorically. “Whenever the playing field is even, the rules are public, and the goals are clear, we do well.”
Damn.
Damn.
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February 17, 2026 at 4:48 AM
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Dwight Baird (Canadian, b. 1957, lives and works in Montreal), The Aloneness of Winter, 2023. Acrylic on wood panel
February 16, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Dwight Baird (Canadian, b. 1957, lives and works in Montreal), The Aloneness of Winter, 2023. Acrylic on wood panel
A lot of people would benefit from a To Kill A Mockingbird rewatch.
It's too much going on at once. Let's sit the class down and watch a movie together.
February 17, 2026 at 1:29 AM
A lot of people would benefit from a To Kill A Mockingbird rewatch.
Pretty cool movie about staging a coup. Think Commando if it were made by serious people. Walken and Berenger throwing strong fits throughout.
The Dogs of War (1980)
Mercenary soldiers Jamie and Drew are hired by a large corporation to liberate Zangaro, a small African nation, from an despot. Havoc ensues.
boxd.it
February 16, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Pretty cool movie about staging a coup. Think Commando if it were made by serious people. Walken and Berenger throwing strong fits throughout.
Wisconsin is not a real place.
February 14, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Wisconsin is not a real place.
I went to two. Keegan Murray and Andy North, respectively.
Who's the most famous alum of your high school?
I'll go first: David Draiman of Disturbed
I'll go first: David Draiman of Disturbed
guys i just found out i went to the same high school as howard lutnick. please respect my privacy at this time.
February 12, 2026 at 6:21 AM
I went to two. Keegan Murray and Andy North, respectively.
Low stakes adventures in working from home.
February 11, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Low stakes adventures in working from home.
I thought Splitsville was going to be the cringe comedy of the year, but then we put on Summer House…
February 11, 2026 at 4:19 AM
I thought Splitsville was going to be the cringe comedy of the year, but then we put on Summer House…
Industry is a really good TV show, you guys.
February 10, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Industry is a really good TV show, you guys.
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I bet if the FBI wasn't run by morons Savannah Guthrie wouldn't be forced to go on TV and tell some two bit kidnappers she'll pay millions of dollars in bitcoin for her mother's safe return
February 8, 2026 at 1:03 AM
I bet if the FBI wasn't run by morons Savannah Guthrie wouldn't be forced to go on TV and tell some two bit kidnappers she'll pay millions of dollars in bitcoin for her mother's safe return
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Death Camp For Cutie over here
February 6, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Death Camp For Cutie over here
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The scene at DHS headquarters.
February 6, 2026 at 3:32 AM
The scene at DHS headquarters.
Looks like an SCTV character.
February 5, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Looks like an SCTV character.
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one of my strongest beliefs is that we're in our situation right now bc some of the most prominent talking heads (e.g. joe rogan, andrew schulz) are learning about politics in their 40s and 50s, instead of their teens and early 20s, and we have to go along for the ride as they learn basic things
February 4, 2026 at 10:10 PM
one of my strongest beliefs is that we're in our situation right now bc some of the most prominent talking heads (e.g. joe rogan, andrew schulz) are learning about politics in their 40s and 50s, instead of their teens and early 20s, and we have to go along for the ride as they learn basic things
Our DVR was just inadvertently deleted while sitting at 3% available with 10 years of @tcmtv.bsky.social movies and I feel like I’m going through an existential crisis. I’ll be fine, but I had to take a moment to myself. Hug your physical media.
February 1, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Our DVR was just inadvertently deleted while sitting at 3% available with 10 years of @tcmtv.bsky.social movies and I feel like I’m going through an existential crisis. I’ll be fine, but I had to take a moment to myself. Hug your physical media.
Scheduling strikes on a payday Friday when (at least) 60% of the population is living paycheck to paycheck could be better thought out. I’ve been striking for the better part of a week.
January 30, 2026 at 4:49 AM
Scheduling strikes on a payday Friday when (at least) 60% of the population is living paycheck to paycheck could be better thought out. I’ve been striking for the better part of a week.
This is weirder than I was expecting.
I LOVE MY WIFE BUT! (1947) — 11:45 pm ET — 9m
Dorothy Short, Anne O'Neal, Dave O'Brien; directed by David Barclay
A short film about the various types of wives that one can have and how to deal with them.
#TCM #TCMParty
Dorothy Short, Anne O'Neal, Dave O'Brien; directed by David Barclay
A short film about the various types of wives that one can have and how to deal with them.
#TCM #TCMParty
I Love My Wife BUT! (1947)
www.tcm.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:54 AM
This is weirder than I was expecting.
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to have been a stoner video store clerk in 1993 and being able to tell someone asking for the new kevin kline movie for christmas on vhs that dave's not here man
i can only imagine
i can only imagine
January 29, 2026 at 3:55 AM
to have been a stoner video store clerk in 1993 and being able to tell someone asking for the new kevin kline movie for christmas on vhs that dave's not here man
i can only imagine
i can only imagine
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Tom Homan looks like a guy whose sole thing is getting impotently angry at two of the Marx brothers torturing him at his lemonade stand
January 28, 2026 at 4:10 AM
Tom Homan looks like a guy whose sole thing is getting impotently angry at two of the Marx brothers torturing him at his lemonade stand
Believe me, nothing would make the population center of his district happier.
WI-06 can’t vote him out fast enough… 🤦🏼♀️
GROTHMAN: Anybody who says that Donald Trump thought he won that election -- that is just plain not true. No way. Unless he's the best actor in the history of this building
RASKIN: We agree
GROTHMAN: Donald Trump did not believe he lost that election. He just didn't. No way. Ummm.
RASKIN: We agree
GROTHMAN: Donald Trump did not believe he lost that election. He just didn't. No way. Ummm.
January 23, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Believe me, nothing would make the population center of his district happier.
Things are unwell.
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 5:26 AM
Things are unwell.