Benjamin Pollack-Schere
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I do stuff. Usually it involves computers, but sometimes it involves other things.
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I know it's hard to track all the threats to democracy out there right now, but this is at the top of the list.
January 26, 2026 at 1:40 AM
I know it's hard to track all the threats to democracy out there right now, but this is at the top of the list.
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Dems should introduce legislation now defunding ICE and CBP operations in Minnesota, so they have to leave the state. One sentence bill. Demand an immediate vote. Maybe refuse to vote for cloture on any funding bills (or other bills) until a vote. Make the GOP Congress break w/ Trump or own it all.
January 25, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Dems should introduce legislation now defunding ICE and CBP operations in Minnesota, so they have to leave the state. One sentence bill. Demand an immediate vote. Maybe refuse to vote for cloture on any funding bills (or other bills) until a vote. Make the GOP Congress break w/ Trump or own it all.
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If this is what they do when they're out on the street with people pointing cameras at them, what do you think is happening inside the ICE prison camps that they keep denying Members of Congress access to?
January 25, 2026 at 7:20 AM
If this is what they do when they're out on the street with people pointing cameras at them, what do you think is happening inside the ICE prison camps that they keep denying Members of Congress access to?
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you don't become a martyr because you were a saint, you become a saint because you were martyred
I agree that we can’t make Alex Pretti a Benedictine monk because that’s a trap, but we can talk about the good things we did because people will see and hear them and think “I do those things too”
January 24, 2026 at 11:31 PM
you don't become a martyr because you were a saint, you become a saint because you were martyred
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The official policy of the government of the United States of America is that they will murder anyone they want, that they will tell any lie necessary to justify that murder, and that no one who resists them has any rights they are bound to respect.
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January 24, 2026 at 7:18 PM
The official policy of the government of the United States of America is that they will murder anyone they want, that they will tell any lie necessary to justify that murder, and that no one who resists them has any rights they are bound to respect.
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Reminder: All it would take to end the murder of American citizens by an untrained government goon squad is 16 Republicans in Congress voting with Dems to defund ICE (or 23 to impeach and remove Trump — 3 in House & 20 in Senate). That’s it. 23 Americans can vote for the public and end all of this.
January 24, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Reminder: All it would take to end the murder of American citizens by an untrained government goon squad is 16 Republicans in Congress voting with Dems to defund ICE (or 23 to impeach and remove Trump — 3 in House & 20 in Senate). That’s it. 23 Americans can vote for the public and end all of this.
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Minnesota is the best of us.
January 23, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Minnesota is the best of us.
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Whats the point of a Standards Department at CBS News, Bari Weiss says as she continue her union busting streak
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November 12, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Whats the point of a Standards Department at CBS News, Bari Weiss says as she continue her union busting streak
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Congratulations, Dems! You had all the cards and folded, winning nothing. Looking forward to helping primary anyone who votes for this.
November 10, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Congratulations, Dems! You had all the cards and folded, winning nothing. Looking forward to helping primary anyone who votes for this.
I've been a loyal Todoist user for a decade, but jacking the price up 2x for features I don't actually want or need is definitely a decision. Makes me seriously reevaluate the alternatives
November 6, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I've been a loyal Todoist user for a decade, but jacking the price up 2x for features I don't actually want or need is definitely a decision. Makes me seriously reevaluate the alternatives
As an Xennial who had only recently voted Dem for the first time, I remember this vividly. It was a big part of my surprisingly rapid shift away from the GOP: I realized how much they were hypocrites, and how much "disagreement" was manufactured rage
November 6, 2025 at 1:32 PM
As an Xennial who had only recently voted Dem for the first time, I remember this vividly. It was a big part of my surprisingly rapid shift away from the GOP: I realized how much they were hypocrites, and how much "disagreement" was manufactured rage
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Cool. What would you call the other wing then? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
November 6, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Cool. What would you call the other wing then? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
This is cursed.
And I should know, because I've done basically the same thing.
And I should know, because I've done basically the same thing.
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November 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
This is cursed.
And I should know, because I've done basically the same thing.
And I should know, because I've done basically the same thing.
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Fellow bitter southerners,
North Carolina, Kentucky, and Virginia all elected Democratic Governors. Georgia in 2020 wasn’t a fluke. South Carolina, Florida, Texas, All y’all of the y’allternative persuasion. Keep being loud. Keep getting into good trouble. Protect black folks and trans people. Vote
North Carolina, Kentucky, and Virginia all elected Democratic Governors. Georgia in 2020 wasn’t a fluke. South Carolina, Florida, Texas, All y’all of the y’allternative persuasion. Keep being loud. Keep getting into good trouble. Protect black folks and trans people. Vote
November 5, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Fellow bitter southerners,
North Carolina, Kentucky, and Virginia all elected Democratic Governors. Georgia in 2020 wasn’t a fluke. South Carolina, Florida, Texas, All y’all of the y’allternative persuasion. Keep being loud. Keep getting into good trouble. Protect black folks and trans people. Vote
North Carolina, Kentucky, and Virginia all elected Democratic Governors. Georgia in 2020 wasn’t a fluke. South Carolina, Florida, Texas, All y’all of the y’allternative persuasion. Keep being loud. Keep getting into good trouble. Protect black folks and trans people. Vote
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No more Black or trans staffers. No politics of any kind. The cowardice of mainstream media isn't just insulting, it's *boring.* Now TV is just like any other beauty rag. Why not just kill it quickly? Why the slow-motion pretense?
thank you for all the support; the statement from our union is now live here with some more reporting.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
now that this is public I can confirm that the majority of today’s layoffs were women of color. there are no longer any Black women working at Teen Vogue.
November 4, 2025 at 12:35 AM
No more Black or trans staffers. No politics of any kind. The cowardice of mainstream media isn't just insulting, it's *boring.* Now TV is just like any other beauty rag. Why not just kill it quickly? Why the slow-motion pretense?
I am slowly coming around to the fact that Rust is one of the better OCaml implementations
November 4, 2025 at 12:27 AM
I am slowly coming around to the fact that Rust is one of the better OCaml implementations
Note that I'd still donate to your local food bank. I'm proud to have voted for Jackson, and he's doing an amazing job, but I don't want anyone going hungry because Trump and Mike Johnson are being assholes.
Breaking: SNAP benefits are getting shut off next week for 16 million kids - including 600,000 in NC - because the USDA is refusing to use its $6b emergency fund.
They’re playing shutdown politics in a way that will cause a major hunger crisis - so I’m taking them to court to stop them.
They’re playing shutdown politics in a way that will cause a major hunger crisis - so I’m taking them to court to stop them.
November 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Note that I'd still donate to your local food bank. I'm proud to have voted for Jackson, and he's doing an amazing job, but I don't want anyone going hungry because Trump and Mike Johnson are being assholes.
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Breaking: SNAP benefits are getting shut off next week for 16 million kids - including 600,000 in NC - because the USDA is refusing to use its $6b emergency fund.
They’re playing shutdown politics in a way that will cause a major hunger crisis - so I’m taking them to court to stop them.
They’re playing shutdown politics in a way that will cause a major hunger crisis - so I’m taking them to court to stop them.
October 28, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Breaking: SNAP benefits are getting shut off next week for 16 million kids - including 600,000 in NC - because the USDA is refusing to use its $6b emergency fund.
They’re playing shutdown politics in a way that will cause a major hunger crisis - so I’m taking them to court to stop them.
They’re playing shutdown politics in a way that will cause a major hunger crisis - so I’m taking them to court to stop them.
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Great news: In the lawsuit we filed, a federal court just ruled that the Agriculture Department acted unlawfully by refusing to use its emergency fund to make SNAP payments. It has until Monday to deliver a plan to pay benefits.
This is a major step toward making sure 16m kids don’t go hungry.
This is a major step toward making sure 16m kids don’t go hungry.
October 31, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Great news: In the lawsuit we filed, a federal court just ruled that the Agriculture Department acted unlawfully by refusing to use its emergency fund to make SNAP payments. It has until Monday to deliver a plan to pay benefits.
This is a major step toward making sure 16m kids don’t go hungry.
This is a major step toward making sure 16m kids don’t go hungry.
Dammit, why didn't I think of this
October 31, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Dammit, why didn't I think of this
I was shocked this wasn't about how I do the dishes. The constant dopamine hit of getting iteratively cleaner for the least amount of actual work is awesome
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The Vindication of Bubble Sort
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October 30, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I was shocked this wasn't about how I do the dishes. The constant dopamine hit of getting iteratively cleaner for the least amount of actual work is awesome
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“The human body is able to do some incredible things if you consume enough lead,” said the secretary of health and human services
Gray-Lipped RFK Jr. Touts Body’s Natural Ability To Transmute Lead Into Gold
WASHINGTON—Praising the process as yet another miracle of biology that modern medicine chooses to ignore, a gray-lipped Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spoke at a press conference Wednesday during which he tout...
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October 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
“The human body is able to do some incredible things if you consume enough lead,” said the secretary of health and human services
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Software in 2025
October 29, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Software in 2025
The Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina is one of the biggest food banks in the country, and definitely could use help right now. Each dollar you give works out to five meals, and I'm sure they're going to have a lot more customers than usual foodbankcenc.org
Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina
As the federal government steps away from longtime safety nets, it's never been more important to get involved.
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October 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina is one of the biggest food banks in the country, and definitely could use help right now. Each dollar you give works out to five meals, and I'm sure they're going to have a lot more customers than usual foodbankcenc.org