Ben Smash
@bensmash.rocks
Security Weirdo, CISSP and Chicago Apologist. Social media is a misery engine that we feed our vulnerabilities and get torment in return. Treasure the good-faith connections you make, skip the rest.
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@goddammitsarah.bsky.social girl you gotta get into MtG, they're giving us cowboy and goth twunks now, it's great
November 13, 2025 at 4:35 AM
@goddammitsarah.bsky.social girl you gotta get into MtG, they're giving us cowboy and goth twunks now, it's great
i am pretty tired of cyber news/learning types spewing GenAI crapola. This thumbnail is pretty egregious. It doesn't even represent what a real state sponsored op center looks like. they just said "Chinese hacking" and it gave them CRT monitors, bad posture and hoodies. rolling my dang eyes.
From Log4j to IIS, China’s Hackers Turn Legacy Bugs into Global Espionage Tools #cybersecurity #hacking #news #infosec #security #technology #privacy thehackernews.com/20...
November 8, 2025 at 9:53 PM
i am pretty tired of cyber news/learning types spewing GenAI crapola. This thumbnail is pretty egregious. It doesn't even represent what a real state sponsored op center looks like. they just said "Chinese hacking" and it gave them CRT monitors, bad posture and hoodies. rolling my dang eyes.
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Exit polling of the NY mayor race points a pretty clear picture as to how Mamdani won! Split the straights and ran the numbers with the LGBTQ+ community.
Show some love to the LGBTQ+ community and they'll win you an election
Show some love to the LGBTQ+ community and they'll win you an election
November 5, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Exit polling of the NY mayor race points a pretty clear picture as to how Mamdani won! Split the straights and ran the numbers with the LGBTQ+ community.
Show some love to the LGBTQ+ community and they'll win you an election
Show some love to the LGBTQ+ community and they'll win you an election
feeling this one in my bones this morning
November 2, 2025 at 12:09 PM
feeling this one in my bones this morning
fuck. now my baby wants to be a comedian.
Bullying my baby
November 1, 2025 at 12:51 AM
fuck. now my baby wants to be a comedian.
Not going to follow this up with an explanation or meme. I'll just let everyone imagine the worst
Bullying my baby
October 29, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Not going to follow this up with an explanation or meme. I'll just let everyone imagine the worst
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The USDA has funding set aside to keep food assistance programs running during emergencies.
Trump just won’t release it.
440,000 Minnesotans - and millions more Americans - will pay the price.
Trump just won’t release it.
440,000 Minnesotans - and millions more Americans - will pay the price.
October 28, 2025 at 1:34 AM
The USDA has funding set aside to keep food assistance programs running during emergencies.
Trump just won’t release it.
440,000 Minnesotans - and millions more Americans - will pay the price.
Trump just won’t release it.
440,000 Minnesotans - and millions more Americans - will pay the price.
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This is not an exclusive, myself and at least 8 other journalists reported on this public presser when it happened in February.
October 28, 2025 at 1:43 AM
This is not an exclusive, myself and at least 8 other journalists reported on this public presser when it happened in February.
You know what makes a city look like a warzone? Shooting missiles over the highway in California.
You know what makes a city look like a war zone? armed soldiers.
October 16, 2025 at 11:13 AM
You know what makes a city look like a warzone? Shooting missiles over the highway in California.
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posting this one a bit early
October 15, 2025 at 9:49 AM
posting this one a bit early
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helo new followers: im a full-time shitposter now. i only do the counter-misinfo thing in fits of pique.
October 6, 2025 at 1:49 AM
helo new followers: im a full-time shitposter now. i only do the counter-misinfo thing in fits of pique.
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last night as i was trying to wind down for bed i had a unified theory of what the fuck just happened, and i wrote it down, and filed it under "well, i can't talk about this on main without sounding insane until and unless the perp gets caught and is provably a groyper"
anyways, great news! (1/X)
anyways, great news! (1/X)
September 12, 2025 at 4:13 PM
last night as i was trying to wind down for bed i had a unified theory of what the fuck just happened, and i wrote it down, and filed it under "well, i can't talk about this on main without sounding insane until and unless the perp gets caught and is provably a groyper"
anyways, great news! (1/X)
anyways, great news! (1/X)
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bsky mods if you’re reading this you’re gay lmfao
September 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
bsky mods if you’re reading this you’re gay lmfao
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If you read this u r gay lmao
September 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
If you read this u r gay lmao
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NEW: Take a moment with me to enjoy some light comedy and read about Robert F. Kennedy Jr. apparently planning to speak at a fringe health conference in Estonia, and then pulling out because local politicians called him "a quack" and "cuckoo in the head." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The saga of RFK Jr. and an Estonian vaccine skeptics conference
Kennedy withdrew after the country’s Minister for Social Affairs reportedly called him “cuckoo in the head.”
www.motherjones.com
September 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM
NEW: Take a moment with me to enjoy some light comedy and read about Robert F. Kennedy Jr. apparently planning to speak at a fringe health conference in Estonia, and then pulling out because local politicians called him "a quack" and "cuckoo in the head." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
I don't often do this but a very dear friend needs your assistance. She is having trouble making a living wage and, as a result, rent is late. www.gofundme.com/f/victoria-m... Please donate, it's this or she's on the streets; please give what you can.
Donate to Victoria Mahan's rent assistance, organized by Victoria Mahan
I've been served a warning for late rent payment and I'm still trying to get a job. I … Victoria Mahan needs your support for Victoria Mahan's rent assistance
www.gofundme.com
September 6, 2025 at 11:12 AM
I don't often do this but a very dear friend needs your assistance. She is having trouble making a living wage and, as a result, rent is late. www.gofundme.com/f/victoria-m... Please donate, it's this or she's on the streets; please give what you can.
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To Chicago comrades & anyone else facing possible federal occupation:
The National Guard is standing around for photo ops.
DHS, ICE, FBI, DEA, ATF, are working with local police to terrorize & kidnap our neighbors.
Organize accordingly.
The National Guard is standing around for photo ops.
DHS, ICE, FBI, DEA, ATF, are working with local police to terrorize & kidnap our neighbors.
Organize accordingly.
September 2, 2025 at 9:31 PM
To Chicago comrades & anyone else facing possible federal occupation:
The National Guard is standing around for photo ops.
DHS, ICE, FBI, DEA, ATF, are working with local police to terrorize & kidnap our neighbors.
Organize accordingly.
The National Guard is standing around for photo ops.
DHS, ICE, FBI, DEA, ATF, are working with local police to terrorize & kidnap our neighbors.
Organize accordingly.
