Ben Clemens
@benvoluto.bsky.social
Designer, artist, and illustrator
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Grok would elon win baseball contest with Shohei Ohtani
Grok: Shohei has some accolades but Elon’s experience managing world class companies give him the edge. After all, what is pitching and hitting compared to conquering space?
Grok will Elon kiss human woman
Grok: look it’s complicated
Grok: Shohei has some accolades but Elon’s experience managing world class companies give him the edge. After all, what is pitching and hitting compared to conquering space?
Grok will Elon kiss human woman
Grok: look it’s complicated
November 21, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Grok would elon win baseball contest with Shohei Ohtani
Grok: Shohei has some accolades but Elon’s experience managing world class companies give him the edge. After all, what is pitching and hitting compared to conquering space?
Grok will Elon kiss human woman
Grok: look it’s complicated
Grok: Shohei has some accolades but Elon’s experience managing world class companies give him the edge. After all, what is pitching and hitting compared to conquering space?
Grok will Elon kiss human woman
Grok: look it’s complicated
My grandfather made this charming drawing and gave it to his daughter (my aunt) long ago (1950?) in Dayton, Ohio; he was a cranky but sensitive and witty guy :)
February 22, 2025 at 6:48 PM
My grandfather made this charming drawing and gave it to his daughter (my aunt) long ago (1950?) in Dayton, Ohio; he was a cranky but sensitive and witty guy :)
This is a new format for NYT opinion but I think I like it. Not sure if things will change if I do come back, but I can see they want to drive engagement
February 22, 2025 at 4:48 AM
This is a new format for NYT opinion but I think I like it. Not sure if things will change if I do come back, but I can see they want to drive engagement
As a young idiot art student studying in Rome Mel Bochner hired me out of the blue to execute one of his pieces for installation in a museum in Torino, at the Lingotto. He was a generous and great man. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/a...
Mel Bochner, Conceptual Artist Who Played With Language, Dies at 84
His early work made use of unexpected materials like pennies and masking tape. Later, he created trenchant word paintings that provoked and delighted.
www.nytimes.com
February 22, 2025 at 3:42 AM
As a young idiot art student studying in Rome Mel Bochner hired me out of the blue to execute one of his pieces for installation in a museum in Torino, at the Lingotto. He was a generous and great man. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/a...
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I like that he posted a picture of a print-out of the email.
February 16, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I like that he posted a picture of a print-out of the email.
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The nation's political pundits: Standing athwart authoritarianism yelling "They have a point!"
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/o...
February 5, 2025 at 10:37 PM
The nation's political pundits: Standing athwart authoritarianism yelling "They have a point!"
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/o...
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It's cool how simply listing the things that happened in the federal government over the weekend makes you sound clinically insane
February 3, 2025 at 3:15 PM
It's cool how simply listing the things that happened in the federal government over the weekend makes you sound clinically insane
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Indivisible is urging people to visit their senators' local offices between now and Thursday to demand that they use every tool—including denying a quorum and blocking unanimous consent—to fight the confirmation of Project 2025 architect Russell Vought for head of OMB docs.google.com/document/d/1...
February 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Indivisible is urging people to visit their senators' local offices between now and Thursday to demand that they use every tool—including denying a quorum and blocking unanimous consent—to fight the confirmation of Project 2025 architect Russell Vought for head of OMB docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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[i deeply apologize]
hawk coupa
hawk coupa
also I can’t believe it’s called DOGE, we’ve normalized so much but it would be like if a gigantic historic thing bringing about constitutional crises were called like “You Done Goofed Institute of Cash Me Outside.”
February 2, 2025 at 8:12 PM
[i deeply apologize]
hawk coupa
hawk coupa
Dang it this is perfect
February 2, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Dang it this is perfect
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When I was a Hill staffer in 2009, a Dem trifecta was trying to pass universal healthcare. In response, Senate GOP released a memo detailing all of the tactics they in the minority could use to delay the effort as much as possible. I'm recirculating that 2009 GOP memo here. Take inspiration from it.
February 2, 2025 at 5:33 PM
When I was a Hill staffer in 2009, a Dem trifecta was trying to pass universal healthcare. In response, Senate GOP released a memo detailing all of the tactics they in the minority could use to delay the effort as much as possible. I'm recirculating that 2009 GOP memo here. Take inspiration from it.
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We will see what happens but the whole “GOP voters will learn their lesson the hard way thing” is cutting against a media environment, including the right wing one, that primes its viewers to blame someone or some thing else
February 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM
We will see what happens but the whole “GOP voters will learn their lesson the hard way thing” is cutting against a media environment, including the right wing one, that primes its viewers to blame someone or some thing else
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It’s hourly symphony day! If you want to join in the rules are simple: every hour for 24 hours you compose an hour long symphony for 60 piece orchestra and post the sheet music here
February 2, 2025 at 8:36 AM
It’s hourly symphony day! If you want to join in the rules are simple: every hour for 24 hours you compose an hour long symphony for 60 piece orchestra and post the sheet music here
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I don't have a lot of faith in the Democratic Party but I still expected more opposition to the No More Good Things Act.
February 2, 2025 at 1:55 AM
I don't have a lot of faith in the Democratic Party but I still expected more opposition to the No More Good Things Act.
February 2, 2025 at 2:20 AM
February 2, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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this is what we want to see. tariff the shit out of elon’s companies www.businesstoday.in/world/canada...
‘Make them pay’: Canada puts Trump’s ‘first friend’ Elon Musk’s Tesla in the crosshairs of tariff war
Canada’s EV adoption rate is outpacing that of the U.S., with nearly 17% of new cars sold in the third quarter of 2024 being fully electric, compared to just 8% in the US.
www.businesstoday.in
February 1, 2025 at 11:05 PM
this is what we want to see. tariff the shit out of elon’s companies www.businesstoday.in/world/canada...
jesus this #hourlycomicday is kicking my ass
February 2, 2025 at 12:14 AM
jesus this #hourlycomicday is kicking my ass
February 2, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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