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.
Hey, George? Someone talks to you like this, it's time to take the gloves off. Trump pardoned the former leader of another country. Lots of outlets covered this. That's wilful ignorance on his part. And "Our ratings are bad? Have you seen Trump's?"
December 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Hey, George? Someone talks to you like this, it's time to take the gloves off. Trump pardoned the former leader of another country. Lots of outlets covered this. That's wilful ignorance on his part. And "Our ratings are bad? Have you seen Trump's?"
FTR, TBH, IMHO, etc. - *You* *Chose* *This*. Cats are cats! (Ours does less furniture damage, but he's got his things we wish he didn't do, like chomping on my hand and putting me in the hospital for four days.)
December 7, 2025 at 6:36 PM
FTR, TBH, IMHO, etc. - *You* *Chose* *This*. Cats are cats! (Ours does less furniture damage, but he's got his things we wish he didn't do, like chomping on my hand and putting me in the hospital for four days.)
Yeah - FTR, squirrels are rarely carriers and rarely break skin when they do bite. In the 1920s, they were super popular as pets!
December 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Yeah - FTR, squirrels are rarely carriers and rarely break skin when they do bite. In the 1920s, they were super popular as pets!
25th Amendment now, before he forgives another debt to society.
December 3, 2025 at 5:49 PM
25th Amendment now, before he forgives another debt to society.
The most adorable way to get rabies! (Kids, don't try this at home!)
November 29, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The most adorable way to get rabies! (Kids, don't try this at home!)
Let's get a pool going for when he's going to drop an n-bomb on camera. I have between 25 and 30 days from now.
November 28, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Let's get a pool going for when he's going to drop an n-bomb on camera. I have between 25 and 30 days from now.
K. Back to Remedial Civics for me... Thanks.
November 25, 2025 at 5:16 AM
K. Back to Remedial Civics for me... Thanks.
Can't Johnson lose 3? Then it's 216-216 + JD Vance.
November 25, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Can't Johnson lose 3? Then it's 216-216 + JD Vance.
Me, similar situation: "Ummm, how do you spell that?"
(Not everything that Tim Allen did was terrible.)
(Not everything that Tim Allen did was terrible.)
November 23, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Me, similar situation: "Ummm, how do you spell that?"
(Not everything that Tim Allen did was terrible.)
(Not everything that Tim Allen did was terrible.)
rm -rf ./*
Be the Leroy Jenkins of Sysadmins!
Be the Leroy Jenkins of Sysadmins!
November 23, 2025 at 8:23 PM
rm -rf ./*
Be the Leroy Jenkins of Sysadmins!
Be the Leroy Jenkins of Sysadmins!
Did he actually sign all of the pardons or did he use and autopen?
November 11, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Did he actually sign all of the pardons or did he use and autopen?
And passport lists different sex/gender than state ID. What's the average age on the court right now? Do they have no clerks under 50?
November 7, 2025 at 4:43 AM
And passport lists different sex/gender than state ID. What's the average age on the court right now? Do they have no clerks under 50?
*Voice •of•Command.
October 25, 2025 at 6:52 PM
*Voice •of•Command.
Trump hasn't been "here" for years.
October 25, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Trump hasn't been "here" for years.
My wife gets moist whenever Picard uses his "Voice if Command".
October 25, 2025 at 6:39 PM
My wife gets moist whenever Picard uses his "Voice if Command".
That doesn't look like the house at Two-Two Twain Street!
October 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
That doesn't look like the house at Two-Two Twain Street!
Great post, as usual, but needs a note of clarification: The DOJ had tons of evidence for all kinds of shit Agnew was doing. The tax evasion was just a quick deal to get him to go away quietly.
October 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Great post, as usual, but needs a note of clarification: The DOJ had tons of evidence for all kinds of shit Agnew was doing. The tax evasion was just a quick deal to get him to go away quietly.
A little exaggerated, but people need to be more creative with their. At least, that's what your mom said when she rolled over this morning.
October 23, 2025 at 5:26 PM
A little exaggerated, but people need to be more creative with their. At least, that's what your mom said when she rolled over this morning.
Looks like it did today in Oakland, CA.
October 18, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Looks like it did today in Oakland, CA.
MEJKIA!
(Make Extra-Judicial Killings Illegal Again.)
(Make Extra-Judicial Killings Illegal Again.)
October 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
MEJKIA!
(Make Extra-Judicial Killings Illegal Again.)
(Make Extra-Judicial Killings Illegal Again.)
Is that really his skull or just his asshat?
October 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Is that really his skull or just his asshat?
All Vance does is lie.
October 12, 2025 at 7:59 PM
All Vance does is lie.
Yes. For now.
October 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Yes. For now.