Ben
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Charlie Kirk would have wanted us to see the Epstein files and we should release them in honor of him
September 11, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Charlie Kirk would have wanted us to see the Epstein files and we should release them in honor of him
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It's not a bad idea to go to the local Walmart or big box retailer and buy lots of consumables now. From toothpaste to soap, anything you can find storage space for, buy before they have to replenish inventory.
Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.
Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.
April 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
It's not a bad idea to go to the local Walmart or big box retailer and buy lots of consumables now. From toothpaste to soap, anything you can find storage space for, buy before they have to replenish inventory.
Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.
Even if it's made in the USA , they will jack up the price and blame it on tariffs.
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Can’t get this image out of my head.
March 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Can’t get this image out of my head.
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🟥 Blindspot for the Right:
The Trump administration cut staffing over the weekend, reducing the U.S. Forest Service workforce by 10% and National Park Service staff by 5%.
ground.news/article/trum...
The Trump administration cut staffing over the weekend, reducing the U.S. Forest Service workforce by 10% and National Park Service staff by 5%.
ground.news/article/trum...
February 20, 2025 at 7:25 PM
🟥 Blindspot for the Right:
The Trump administration cut staffing over the weekend, reducing the U.S. Forest Service workforce by 10% and National Park Service staff by 5%.
ground.news/article/trum...
The Trump administration cut staffing over the weekend, reducing the U.S. Forest Service workforce by 10% and National Park Service staff by 5%.
ground.news/article/trum...
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BREAKING: The Trump administration has announced that it will kill Medicare coverage of most telehealth services on April 1st.
February 20, 2025 at 8:32 PM
BREAKING: The Trump administration has announced that it will kill Medicare coverage of most telehealth services on April 1st.
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🟥 Blindspot for the Right:
Donald Trump took to social media to declare victory over New York’s congestion pricing plan, sharing a mock Time magazine cover featuring a painting of himself wearing a crown, with the subtitle Long Live the King.
ground.news/article/trum...
Donald Trump took to social media to declare victory over New York’s congestion pricing plan, sharing a mock Time magazine cover featuring a painting of himself wearing a crown, with the subtitle Long Live the King.
ground.news/article/trum...
February 19, 2025 at 10:53 PM
🟥 Blindspot for the Right:
Donald Trump took to social media to declare victory over New York’s congestion pricing plan, sharing a mock Time magazine cover featuring a painting of himself wearing a crown, with the subtitle Long Live the King.
ground.news/article/trum...
Donald Trump took to social media to declare victory over New York’s congestion pricing plan, sharing a mock Time magazine cover featuring a painting of himself wearing a crown, with the subtitle Long Live the King.
ground.news/article/trum...
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I have no patience for "that's what they get" replies. I don't care the fuck anybody voted for or didn't vote for. The people whose lives are being destroyed by Trump are not my enemies. Period.
I don't want anyone harmed. I want the harm to stop.
I don't want anyone harmed. I want the harm to stop.
February 16, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I have no patience for "that's what they get" replies. I don't care the fuck anybody voted for or didn't vote for. The people whose lives are being destroyed by Trump are not my enemies. Period.
I don't want anyone harmed. I want the harm to stop.
I don't want anyone harmed. I want the harm to stop.
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Damon Hininger, CEO of private prison giant Core Civic, just told investors: " I've worked at CoreCivic for 32 years, and this is truly one of the most exciting periods in my career ... we're anticipating .. the most significant growth in our company's history."
theintercept.com/2025/02/11/c...
theintercept.com/2025/02/11/c...
Private Prison CEO on Trump Deportation Surge: “One of the Most Exciting Periods in My Career”
CoreCivic CEO Damon Hininger could barely contain his excitement about the Laken Riley Act and Trump’s anti-immigration executive orders.
theintercept.com
February 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Damon Hininger, CEO of private prison giant Core Civic, just told investors: " I've worked at CoreCivic for 32 years, and this is truly one of the most exciting periods in my career ... we're anticipating .. the most significant growth in our company's history."
theintercept.com/2025/02/11/c...
theintercept.com/2025/02/11/c...
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How to be a good neighbor, in three mindset shifts:
1. Shift from productivity to presence.
2. Shift from abstract inclusivity to robust hospitality.
3. Shift from vague familiarity to shared lives.
1. Shift from productivity to presence.
2. Shift from abstract inclusivity to robust hospitality.
3. Shift from vague familiarity to shared lives.
January 29, 2025 at 4:36 PM
How to be a good neighbor, in three mindset shifts:
1. Shift from productivity to presence.
2. Shift from abstract inclusivity to robust hospitality.
3. Shift from vague familiarity to shared lives.
1. Shift from productivity to presence.
2. Shift from abstract inclusivity to robust hospitality.
3. Shift from vague familiarity to shared lives.
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If you made this argument back in the day you were smugly dismissed as an economically illiterate lefty.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Walmart Effect
New research suggests that the company makes the communities it operates in poorer—even taking into account its famous low prices.
www.theatlantic.com
January 25, 2025 at 12:05 AM
If you made this argument back in the day you were smugly dismissed as an economically illiterate lefty.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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🟥 Blindspot for the Right:
The Trump administration is planning to dismantle the Pentagon’s Civilian Protection Center of Excellence, an office tasked with minimizing civilian casualties during military operations.
The Trump administration is planning to dismantle the Pentagon’s Civilian Protection Center of Excellence, an office tasked with minimizing civilian casualties during military operations.
January 24, 2025 at 11:35 PM
🟥 Blindspot for the Right:
The Trump administration is planning to dismantle the Pentagon’s Civilian Protection Center of Excellence, an office tasked with minimizing civilian casualties during military operations.
The Trump administration is planning to dismantle the Pentagon’s Civilian Protection Center of Excellence, an office tasked with minimizing civilian casualties during military operations.
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Maybe the most indicative move of Trump's self-destructive nationalism thus far. The US will "save" a pittance in the short run with this freeze, hurt millions of people in the global south as a result, & let America's rivals (namely China) step into the aid vacuum & win immense influence.
Trump administration just suspended all new foreign aid pending review, per State Department cable leaked to me (1/2)
January 25, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Maybe the most indicative move of Trump's self-destructive nationalism thus far. The US will "save" a pittance in the short run with this freeze, hurt millions of people in the global south as a result, & let America's rivals (namely China) step into the aid vacuum & win immense influence.
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Can’t wait t’git my hands on nem cheap eggs!
January 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Can’t wait t’git my hands on nem cheap eggs!
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Egg prices hit record highs this week.
Much of the increase is the result of egg shortages brought on by avian flu.
How has Trump responded? By ordering public health agencies to cease communications with the public.
His presidency is a threat to our health and our wallets.
Much of the increase is the result of egg shortages brought on by avian flu.
How has Trump responded? By ordering public health agencies to cease communications with the public.
His presidency is a threat to our health and our wallets.
January 24, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Egg prices hit record highs this week.
Much of the increase is the result of egg shortages brought on by avian flu.
How has Trump responded? By ordering public health agencies to cease communications with the public.
His presidency is a threat to our health and our wallets.
Much of the increase is the result of egg shortages brought on by avian flu.
How has Trump responded? By ordering public health agencies to cease communications with the public.
His presidency is a threat to our health and our wallets.
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Jesus Christ would have nodded in agreement at her message.
January 23, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Jesus Christ would have nodded in agreement at her message.
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If your Christianity causes you to be offended by someone asking the most powerful person in the country to be merciful towards the powerless, then you have profoundly misunderstood the teachings of Jesus Christ.
January 22, 2025 at 1:20 AM
If your Christianity causes you to be offended by someone asking the most powerful person in the country to be merciful towards the powerless, then you have profoundly misunderstood the teachings of Jesus Christ.
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@mrjamesob.bsky.social for those who are still on the fence.
January 21, 2025 at 11:07 AM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social for those who are still on the fence.
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Big Tech billionaires had a front row seat at Trump's inauguration. They were seated in front of Trump's own cabinet. Tells you everything you need to know.
January 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Big Tech billionaires had a front row seat at Trump's inauguration. They were seated in front of Trump's own cabinet. Tells you everything you need to know.
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Goodreads is owned by Jeff Bezos. A better alternative is StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform. And before y’all start, you can transfer all your Goodreads data to Storygraph so you literally have no excuse.
November 16, 2024 at 11:38 PM
Goodreads is owned by Jeff Bezos. A better alternative is StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform. And before y’all start, you can transfer all your Goodreads data to Storygraph so you literally have no excuse.