Ben Riddell (he/him)
@benthetipsybear.bsky.social
Dad, hubby, bartender, handyman, web programmer, former aspiring medievalist.
Progressive, anti-theist, anti-fascist, quasi-semi-intellectual.
I do not automatically follow back. If you produce good content or I know you personally, then maybe I will.
Progressive, anti-theist, anti-fascist, quasi-semi-intellectual.
I do not automatically follow back. If you produce good content or I know you personally, then maybe I will.
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They place their wink and nods to white supremacy and fascism everywhere. We ignore it at our peril.
November 29, 2025 at 6:42 PM
They place their wink and nods to white supremacy and fascism everywhere. We ignore it at our peril.
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Next time someone on the right claims all the political violence in this country is coming from the left, not the right, do please show them this.
You're welcome
You're welcome
September 16, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Next time someone on the right claims all the political violence in this country is coming from the left, not the right, do please show them this.
You're welcome
You're welcome
The longest bullseye shot made is 4.4 *miles*. That was 7,774 yards. 200 yards is not that hard.
www.themeateater.com/hunt/firearm...
www.themeateater.com/hunt/firearm...
September 13, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The longest bullseye shot made is 4.4 *miles*. That was 7,774 yards. 200 yards is not that hard.
www.themeateater.com/hunt/firearm...
www.themeateater.com/hunt/firearm...
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This is how you write an accurate headline in the Trump Era. Thank you for your attention to this matter! www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Trump Pledges Unconstitutional Order to Limit Mail-In Voting After Putin Chat
President Trump pledged to eliminate mail-in voting and the use of voting machines following a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
www.rollingstone.com
August 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
This is how you write an accurate headline in the Trump Era. Thank you for your attention to this matter! www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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"US military force turned inward on us in an ongoing and permanent way...what else do you think of when you think of authoritarian countries?"
Fantastic @maddow.msnbc.com segment on Trump and our slide into authoritarian rule (discusses our reporting on internal DHS memo):
youtu.be/VQbDgOaOh4c
Fantastic @maddow.msnbc.com segment on Trump and our slide into authoritarian rule (discusses our reporting on internal DHS memo):
youtu.be/VQbDgOaOh4c
Maddow: U.S. profoundly changed by authoritarian leader; 'We're beyond waiting and seeing now'
YouTube video by MSNBC
youtu.be
August 6, 2025 at 12:33 PM
"US military force turned inward on us in an ongoing and permanent way...what else do you think of when you think of authoritarian countries?"
Fantastic @maddow.msnbc.com segment on Trump and our slide into authoritarian rule (discusses our reporting on internal DHS memo):
youtu.be/VQbDgOaOh4c
Fantastic @maddow.msnbc.com segment on Trump and our slide into authoritarian rule (discusses our reporting on internal DHS memo):
youtu.be/VQbDgOaOh4c
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You know, when I heard that all of our personal data had been hacked, I didn't expect the first major use of it to be the NYT trying to fuck over Zohran but maybe I'm naive www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/n...
Mamdani Identified as Asian and African American on College Application
www.nytimes.com
July 3, 2025 at 10:07 PM
You know, when I heard that all of our personal data had been hacked, I didn't expect the first major use of it to be the NYT trying to fuck over Zohran but maybe I'm naive www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/n...
I'm curious why there is so much overlap between the posts I see under "Following" and the posts I see under "Discover". Shouldn't they be mutually exclusive?
July 2, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I'm curious why there is so much overlap between the posts I see under "Following" and the posts I see under "Discover". Shouldn't they be mutually exclusive?
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I see it. I have lived it. 83 years ago, the U.S. government turned upon a group of its own citizens and residents and sent them to internment camps without due process. I was there among them. American fascism is back. It is here. It is now.
April 15, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I see it. I have lived it. 83 years ago, the U.S. government turned upon a group of its own citizens and residents and sent them to internment camps without due process. I was there among them. American fascism is back. It is here. It is now.
Slept in my Ass Ponys shirt and woke up with an X-tra Nipple.
Slept in my Grateful Dead shirt and woke up with The United States Blues.
Slept in my Grateful Dead shirt and woke up with The United States Blues.
Slept in my Dead Kennedys tee shirt but the Nazi punks still haven’t fucked off.
April 12, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Slept in my Ass Ponys shirt and woke up with an X-tra Nipple.
Slept in my Grateful Dead shirt and woke up with The United States Blues.
Slept in my Grateful Dead shirt and woke up with The United States Blues.
It's like a Russian Matryoshka Doll. But instead of dolls, it's bullshit. And instead of getting smaller, inside of each piece of bullshit is an even bigger piece of bullshit.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8jhU7Vk/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8jhU7Vk/
The ridiculous real story behind the tariff plan that turned Donald Trump into a global disaster - Rachel Maddow reminds viewers about the imaginary man, invented by Trump advisor Peter Navarro, who w...
TikTok video by The Rachel Maddow Show
www.tiktok.com
April 10, 2025 at 6:15 AM
It's like a Russian Matryoshka Doll. But instead of dolls, it's bullshit. And instead of getting smaller, inside of each piece of bullshit is an even bigger piece of bullshit.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8jhU7Vk/
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8jhU7Vk/
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Saw this on my instagram feed. Something needs to be done, like yesterday!
March 27, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Saw this on my instagram feed. Something needs to be done, like yesterday!
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March 27, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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Espionage Act contains provision making it crime to disclose national defense secrets "through gross negligence."..does not require info be classified, bc it was written before classification system existed..refers simply to "national defense information" #SignalGate
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Live updates: Trump officials face grilling after Atlantic releases more details on Yemen strike group chat
Live updates and the latest news as top Trump administration intelligence officials face questions from House lawmakers over the leak of military plans for military strikes and the Supreme Court hears...
www.nbcnews.com
March 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Espionage Act contains provision making it crime to disclose national defense secrets "through gross negligence."..does not require info be classified, bc it was written before classification system existed..refers simply to "national defense information" #SignalGate
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
C'mon, NYT. Be better.
You wouldn't know from reading this New York Times story about Trump punishing the University of Pennsylvania for trans athletes that there are no trans athletes on women's teams at the University of Pennsylvania because the New York Times didn't find that detail worth including
March 20, 2025 at 2:00 AM
C'mon, NYT. Be better.
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Social Security numbers and other private information of more than 200 former congressional staffers and others were made public Tuesday in unredacted files related to the assassination of JFK. Many of these people are still alive and therefore now vulnerable to privacy theft and doxing
Social Security numbers and other private information unmasked in JFK files
The data belongs to more than 200 former congressional staffers and others with connections to decades-old investigations.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 20, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Social Security numbers and other private information of more than 200 former congressional staffers and others were made public Tuesday in unredacted files related to the assassination of JFK. Many of these people are still alive and therefore now vulnerable to privacy theft and doxing
Hi @sentimentbot.bsky.social - How am I doing?
March 20, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Hi @sentimentbot.bsky.social - How am I doing?
I'm seeing this around. Thoughts?
www.mind-war.com/p/he-is-not-...
www.mind-war.com/p/he-is-not-...
He Is Not Just a “Nazi”: Why It Matters
It’s not name-calling. It’s not theoretical.
www.mind-war.com
March 20, 2025 at 1:44 AM
I'm seeing this around. Thoughts?
www.mind-war.com/p/he-is-not-...
www.mind-war.com/p/he-is-not-...
Oh, good. So we're not alone.
Former Prime Minister of Israel 🇮🇱 says Netanyahu has “gone off the rails” and they are now in a “constitutional crisis”👇🏽
March 16, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Oh, good. So we're not alone.
Whoever was saying "the courts will protect us", please tell the courts to do so.
This press release by AG Pam Bondi is a moral stain on our nation and a disgrace to the legal system.
March 16, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Whoever was saying "the courts will protect us", please tell the courts to do so.
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CALLS ARE WORKING - it has bought us precious time, but we NEED to keep the pressure up.
Tomorrow is the cloture vote.
KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 ☎️☎️☎️
Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill.
Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me.
Tomorrow is the cloture vote.
KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 ☎️☎️☎️
Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill.
Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me.
🚨 Everyone needs to call their Dem Senator right now. They are starting to cave.
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
Tell them:
1. Vote NO on Cloture
AND
2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill.
Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it.
TODAY is the showdown.
🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121
March 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
CALLS ARE WORKING - it has bought us precious time, but we NEED to keep the pressure up.
Tomorrow is the cloture vote.
KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 ☎️☎️☎️
Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill.
Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me.
Tomorrow is the cloture vote.
KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 ☎️☎️☎️
Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill.
Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me.
So the people at the top are free from blame? Why would he support that notion?
Musk is an absolutely depraved and evil man. Defending Stalin, Hitler, and Mao in order to justify firing VA nurses and park rangers? How does one come to hate civil servants so much? Insane, and dangerous.
March 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
So the people at the top are free from blame? Why would he support that notion?