Ben Smylie
@bensmylie.bsky.social
Amateur human, ADHD, and a bit spoony. I could fill a book with what I can't fit in this box. I wonder has that been done before
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Spotify is crashing HARD because of the boycott. Their stock dropped 11% in value over the last month. Let’s keep this going!
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
November 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Spotify is crashing HARD because of the boycott. Their stock dropped 11% in value over the last month. Let’s keep this going!
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
Tell everyone you know to boycott Spotify. There are plenty of alternatives that don’t run ICE advertisements and screw over artists.
We made it easy at boycottspotify.com.
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Oh dear you’re going to want to read this. Looks like DOGErs were caught exfiltrating NLRB data, likely on unions, for private (seemingly Elony) use. This is must read. What we’ve all suspected. But now details. www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data
A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.
www.npr.org
April 15, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Oh dear you’re going to want to read this. Looks like DOGErs were caught exfiltrating NLRB data, likely on unions, for private (seemingly Elony) use. This is must read. What we’ve all suspected. But now details. www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
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We shouldn’t cut a single penny in support for disabled people - we should tax the wealthiest instead.
I’ve launched a petition calling for wealth taxes, not cuts - as part of our campaign to get as many MPs as possible to vote down these cuts
Sign here: change.org/wealthtaxes-...
I’ve launched a petition calling for wealth taxes, not cuts - as part of our campaign to get as many MPs as possible to vote down these cuts
Sign here: change.org/wealthtaxes-...
April 15, 2025 at 1:04 PM
We shouldn’t cut a single penny in support for disabled people - we should tax the wealthiest instead.
I’ve launched a petition calling for wealth taxes, not cuts - as part of our campaign to get as many MPs as possible to vote down these cuts
Sign here: change.org/wealthtaxes-...
I’ve launched a petition calling for wealth taxes, not cuts - as part of our campaign to get as many MPs as possible to vote down these cuts
Sign here: change.org/wealthtaxes-...
I think my younger self would be disappointed to learn that, at this point in life, he would still have to stop and think before every attempt to spell the word rhythm
March 9, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I think my younger self would be disappointed to learn that, at this point in life, he would still have to stop and think before every attempt to spell the word rhythm
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Just got a tip from a guy at the FAA. You'll never believe who is still getting new government contracts while all the contracts at the Department of Education and USAID and other agencies are being nuked from orbit.
February 11, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Just got a tip from a guy at the FAA. You'll never believe who is still getting new government contracts while all the contracts at the Department of Education and USAID and other agencies are being nuked from orbit.
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Most of us have used Global Positioning System (GPS) for navigation & we can thank Gladys West for creating the foundation for GPS.
She used her mathematical & programming expertise to invent an accurate model of the Earth.
She was inducted into the US Air Force Hall of Fame.
She used her mathematical & programming expertise to invent an accurate model of the Earth.
She was inducted into the US Air Force Hall of Fame.
February 12, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Most of us have used Global Positioning System (GPS) for navigation & we can thank Gladys West for creating the foundation for GPS.
She used her mathematical & programming expertise to invent an accurate model of the Earth.
She was inducted into the US Air Force Hall of Fame.
She used her mathematical & programming expertise to invent an accurate model of the Earth.
She was inducted into the US Air Force Hall of Fame.
This turned out to be gout of all things. What a resplendent cornucopia of ailments I'm collecting. I'll have Bingo in no time.
I appear to have done my right heel a mischief, after my friend fractured his metatarsals the other day and @scaraboo.bsky.social having toe woes, too. Something is AFOOT oh god, what happened, I think I used to be funny
February 12, 2025 at 3:08 PM
This turned out to be gout of all things. What a resplendent cornucopia of ailments I'm collecting. I'll have Bingo in no time.
I appear to have done my right heel a mischief, after my friend fractured his metatarsals the other day and @scaraboo.bsky.social having toe woes, too. Something is AFOOT oh god, what happened, I think I used to be funny
January 31, 2025 at 12:15 PM
I appear to have done my right heel a mischief, after my friend fractured his metatarsals the other day and @scaraboo.bsky.social having toe woes, too. Something is AFOOT oh god, what happened, I think I used to be funny
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This is my 7,777th BlueSky post and to celebrate here's a image I captured of the Andromeda Galaxy core using a robotic telescope on Mount Teide. Tenerife. 🔭 🧪 #astrophotography #photography
December 23, 2024 at 1:10 PM
This is my 7,777th BlueSky post and to celebrate here's a image I captured of the Andromeda Galaxy core using a robotic telescope on Mount Teide. Tenerife. 🔭 🧪 #astrophotography #photography
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"It’s us against the world now, turkey."
‘You’re The Bonnie To My Clyde,’ Says Biden Running Off With Pardoned Turkey
WASHINGTON—Participating in the annual tradition one last time before leaving office, President Joe Biden reportedly told a pardoned Thanksgiving turkey “You’re the Bonnie to my Clyde” on Monday befor...
theonion.com
November 28, 2024 at 10:45 PM
"It’s us against the world now, turkey."
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There are 28 days left until our contract expires. ReSkeet to let G/O Media know you support The Onion Union and its right to a fair contract! ✊✊
January 3, 2024 at 7:50 PM
There are 28 days left until our contract expires. ReSkeet to let G/O Media know you support The Onion Union and its right to a fair contract! ✊✊
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It's impossible to foster a creative and successful media company if AI content mush is valued over the skills of talented writers, editors, and artists. This is why we're fighting for a fair contract. RT to show your support! ✊
January 2, 2024 at 6:53 PM
It's impossible to foster a creative and successful media company if AI content mush is valued over the skills of talented writers, editors, and artists. This is why we're fighting for a fair contract. RT to show your support! ✊