Bradford Benn
@bradfordbenn.bsky.social
Trying to make the world a better place. Audio Video System Designer. Space Exploration and Technology enthusiast.
Trivia: Have over 700 Funko Pops of live action Star Wars movies and series.
Trivia: Have over 700 Funko Pops of live action Star Wars movies and series.
Does anyone have any idea who the “MANY GREAT LEGAL SCHOLARS AGREE THAT THE DEMOCRAT TRAITORS…”
Alan Dershowitz isn’t one.
Lindsey Halligan, isn’t one.
Todd Blanche, no
Pam Bondi, nope
Stanley Woodward Jr., no
Alina Habba, no
Emil Bove, no
David Warrington,no
Christopher Kise, no
Jay Sekulow, no
Alan Dershowitz isn’t one.
Lindsey Halligan, isn’t one.
Todd Blanche, no
Pam Bondi, nope
Stanley Woodward Jr., no
Alina Habba, no
Emil Bove, no
David Warrington,no
Christopher Kise, no
Jay Sekulow, no
November 24, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Does anyone have any idea who the “MANY GREAT LEGAL SCHOLARS AGREE THAT THE DEMOCRAT TRAITORS…”
Alan Dershowitz isn’t one.
Lindsey Halligan, isn’t one.
Todd Blanche, no
Pam Bondi, nope
Stanley Woodward Jr., no
Alina Habba, no
Emil Bove, no
David Warrington,no
Christopher Kise, no
Jay Sekulow, no
Alan Dershowitz isn’t one.
Lindsey Halligan, isn’t one.
Todd Blanche, no
Pam Bondi, nope
Stanley Woodward Jr., no
Alina Habba, no
Emil Bove, no
David Warrington,no
Christopher Kise, no
Jay Sekulow, no
Let me make sure I understand this situation correctly.
Mark Kelly, a sitting Senator, retired Navy Captain, retired NASA Astronaut, & combat veteran is being investigated by Defense Department for stating that military personnel have the right to disregard ILLEGAL orders. apple.news/AlvqsVM0xTce...
Mark Kelly, a sitting Senator, retired Navy Captain, retired NASA Astronaut, & combat veteran is being investigated by Defense Department for stating that military personnel have the right to disregard ILLEGAL orders. apple.news/AlvqsVM0xTce...
Pentagon threatens to prosecute Senator Mark Kelly by recalling him to Navy service — Reuters
The Pentagon on Monday threatened to recall U.S. Senator Mark Kelly, a retired Navy captain, to active duty status in order to prosecute him after what it described as seditious behavior by the former...
apple.news
November 24, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Let me make sure I understand this situation correctly.
Mark Kelly, a sitting Senator, retired Navy Captain, retired NASA Astronaut, & combat veteran is being investigated by Defense Department for stating that military personnel have the right to disregard ILLEGAL orders. apple.news/AlvqsVM0xTce...
Mark Kelly, a sitting Senator, retired Navy Captain, retired NASA Astronaut, & combat veteran is being investigated by Defense Department for stating that military personnel have the right to disregard ILLEGAL orders. apple.news/AlvqsVM0xTce...
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Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
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Welcome to a “There’s not a damn thing funny about this” edition of the MAGA Minute.
Today, Trump calls for the murder of military veterans who remind serving military they have a legal obligation to refuse illegal orders - you know, like opening fire on crowds of unarmed civilians.
#RFA
Today, Trump calls for the murder of military veterans who remind serving military they have a legal obligation to refuse illegal orders - you know, like opening fire on crowds of unarmed civilians.
#RFA
November 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Welcome to a “There’s not a damn thing funny about this” edition of the MAGA Minute.
Today, Trump calls for the murder of military veterans who remind serving military they have a legal obligation to refuse illegal orders - you know, like opening fire on crowds of unarmed civilians.
#RFA
Today, Trump calls for the murder of military veterans who remind serving military they have a legal obligation to refuse illegal orders - you know, like opening fire on crowds of unarmed civilians.
#RFA
Speechless
The Democratic lawmakers said that members of the military can and must refuse illegal orders by their superiors. n.pr/3XGEu6C
Trump says Democratic lawmakers' video is 'seditious behavior, punishable by death'
The Democratic lawmakers said that members of the military can and must refuse illegal orders by their superiors.
n.pr
November 20, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Speechless
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Also see EFF’s work on ALPRs! sls.eff.org/technologies...
Automated License Plate Readers
Automated license plate readers (ALPRs) are high-speed, computer-controlled camera systems that are typically mounted on street poles, streetlights, highway overpasses, mobile trailers, or attached to...
sls.eff.org
November 17, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Also see EFF’s work on ALPRs! sls.eff.org/technologies...
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It's TRANS AWARENESS WEEK and that means it's a great week to ignore the hysterical nonsense of bigots and understand that Trans people are awesome and deserve respect and love.
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media.tenor.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:31 PM
It's TRANS AWARENESS WEEK and that means it's a great week to ignore the hysterical nonsense of bigots and understand that Trans people are awesome and deserve respect and love.
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Okay, this is the *core* thing that bothers me about the fuck the south discourse
The south is not racist because of its demography - it’d the Blackest part of the country. It’s racist because of its history and also because of *rural* white enclaves — which exist all over the country
November 16, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Okay, this is the *core* thing that bothers me about the fuck the south discourse
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Epstein survivors just dropped a powerful message for Congress, and it hits like a warning: no more waiting, the truth is coming, ready or not.
Watch till the end
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@houserepublicans.bsky.social
Watch till the end
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@houserepublicans.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Epstein survivors just dropped a powerful message for Congress, and it hits like a warning: no more waiting, the truth is coming, ready or not.
Watch till the end
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@houserepublicans.bsky.social
Watch till the end
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@houserepublicans.bsky.social
1st time on Bluesky, I am shaking my head, watching people disagree on comments made by @petebuttigieg.bsky.social as they parse them for their narrative instead of looking at the actual meaning of the entire statement. All politics is based on your point of view, I still support Mayor Pete.
November 16, 2025 at 10:41 PM
1st time on Bluesky, I am shaking my head, watching people disagree on comments made by @petebuttigieg.bsky.social as they parse them for their narrative instead of looking at the actual meaning of the entire statement. All politics is based on your point of view, I still support Mayor Pete.
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Of course they did.
November 15, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Of course they did.
Perhaps a social club, as the books say to offer assistance
If your church is turning away people who show up to your doors in good faith, you don't have a church. You have a very expensive book club with scarcely any wine.
November 15, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Perhaps a social club, as the books say to offer assistance
Boeing says “The MD-11 (UPS) has the second-worst safety record of any commercial aircraft still in service” in their own report, I believe it.
Boeing bought McDonnell Douglas in a merger that became effective on August 1, 1997. Although the UPS cargo plane was built in 1991, 34 years ago.
Boeing bought McDonnell Douglas in a merger that became effective on August 1, 1997. Although the UPS cargo plane was built in 1991, 34 years ago.
November 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Boeing says “The MD-11 (UPS) has the second-worst safety record of any commercial aircraft still in service” in their own report, I believe it.
Boeing bought McDonnell Douglas in a merger that became effective on August 1, 1997. Although the UPS cargo plane was built in 1991, 34 years ago.
Boeing bought McDonnell Douglas in a merger that became effective on August 1, 1997. Although the UPS cargo plane was built in 1991, 34 years ago.
Okay I know I shouldn’t wade in when two experts are debunking a myth, I blame my recent neurosurgery for making me extra cranky, and unable to from full sentences.
Dr. @philplait.bsky.social posted debunking lunar landing myths. He included his photo. He mentioned @amyshirateitel.bsky.social also
Dr. @philplait.bsky.social posted debunking lunar landing myths. He included his photo. He mentioned @amyshirateitel.bsky.social also
November 4, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Okay I know I shouldn’t wade in when two experts are debunking a myth, I blame my recent neurosurgery for making me extra cranky, and unable to from full sentences.
Dr. @philplait.bsky.social posted debunking lunar landing myths. He included his photo. He mentioned @amyshirateitel.bsky.social also
Dr. @philplait.bsky.social posted debunking lunar landing myths. He included his photo. He mentioned @amyshirateitel.bsky.social also
In case you missed this yesterday, to keep my humanity and self-value I helped with 50,000 meals for Central Florida’s Second Harvest Food Bank yesterday.
I share as a sign of I am not going to sit idle.
It is not how much you give or do, it is simply that you give and act.
I share as a sign of I am not going to sit idle.
It is not how much you give or do, it is simply that you give and act.
November 3, 2025 at 6:36 PM
In case you missed this yesterday, to keep my humanity and self-value I helped with 50,000 meals for Central Florida’s Second Harvest Food Bank yesterday.
I share as a sign of I am not going to sit idle.
It is not how much you give or do, it is simply that you give and act.
I share as a sign of I am not going to sit idle.
It is not how much you give or do, it is simply that you give and act.
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About 1 in 8 U.S. residents get an average of $187 a month per person in the food assistance known as SNAP. For the first time, the Trump administration stopped the payments due at the beginning of the month. n.pr/3WClTs6
More than 40 million Americans wait to see when SNAP food assistance will restart
About 1 in 8 U.S. residents get an average of $187 a month per person in the food assistance known as SNAP. For the first time, the Trump administration stopped the payments due at the beginning of the month.
n.pr
November 3, 2025 at 5:41 PM
About 1 in 8 U.S. residents get an average of $187 a month per person in the food assistance known as SNAP. For the first time, the Trump administration stopped the payments due at the beginning of the month. n.pr/3WClTs6
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Just learned my uncle who passed away this weekend—Naval Academy grad, Vietnam vet helicopter pilot (a miracle he survived)—will not be getting full military honors at his funeral *because of the government shutdown.*
It's not the biggest thing, maybe, but it's another thing Trump needs to own.
It's not the biggest thing, maybe, but it's another thing Trump needs to own.
November 3, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Just learned my uncle who passed away this weekend—Naval Academy grad, Vietnam vet helicopter pilot (a miracle he survived)—will not be getting full military honors at his funeral *because of the government shutdown.*
It's not the biggest thing, maybe, but it's another thing Trump needs to own.
It's not the biggest thing, maybe, but it's another thing Trump needs to own.
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"Google Chrome has failed to provide key privacy protections that other browsers offer," EFF’s Lena Cohen told @Newsweek.com; awareness of online tracking’s dangers “has led many consumers to switch to privacy-focused browsers, like Firefox and DuckDuckGo.” www.newsweek.com/google-chro...
Google Chrome's internet supremacy faces major threats
Competitors are capitalizing on privacy and safety concerns to urge users to migrate to their in-home browsers from Google Chrome.
www.newsweek.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:03 PM
"Google Chrome has failed to provide key privacy protections that other browsers offer," EFF’s Lena Cohen told @Newsweek.com; awareness of online tracking’s dangers “has led many consumers to switch to privacy-focused browsers, like Firefox and DuckDuckGo.” www.newsweek.com/google-chro...
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"Hours after the confrontation in Lakeview, dozens of parents stood guard outside a school in Bucktown after hearing ICE and border patrol were in the area.
Some parents set up an informal checkpoint next to the school to check cars for immigration agents..."
www.reuters.com/world/us/wer...
Some parents set up an informal checkpoint next to the school to check cars for immigration agents..."
www.reuters.com/world/us/wer...
'We're not a violent city': Chicago locals take on ICE block-by-block
The immigration agents' tear gas grenades clinked and then exploded against the concrete, shrouding the block in plumes of white gas. The dozen or so residents at the scene only screamed louder.
www.reuters.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:05 PM
"Hours after the confrontation in Lakeview, dozens of parents stood guard outside a school in Bucktown after hearing ICE and border patrol were in the area.
Some parents set up an informal checkpoint next to the school to check cars for immigration agents..."
www.reuters.com/world/us/wer...
Some parents set up an informal checkpoint next to the school to check cars for immigration agents..."
www.reuters.com/world/us/wer...
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Really great for bagels near NYC
Good time to spread the word about Too Good To Go to people who need cheap food. (Good time for more businesses to get on board with it too or something similar.)
www.toogoodtogo.com
www.toogoodtogo.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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Why ice hockey is great:
Brad Marchand is taking a leave from the Panthers to coach a Halifax junior team in honor of his friend JP MacCallum’s late daughter, Selah. The game will raise funds for her family, and Marchand donated a signed jersey for an online raffle.
Brad Marchand is taking a leave from the Panthers to coach a Halifax junior team in honor of his friend JP MacCallum’s late daughter, Selah. The game will raise funds for her family, and Marchand donated a signed jersey for an online raffle.
October 30, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Why ice hockey is great:
Brad Marchand is taking a leave from the Panthers to coach a Halifax junior team in honor of his friend JP MacCallum’s late daughter, Selah. The game will raise funds for her family, and Marchand donated a signed jersey for an online raffle.
Brad Marchand is taking a leave from the Panthers to coach a Halifax junior team in honor of his friend JP MacCallum’s late daughter, Selah. The game will raise funds for her family, and Marchand donated a signed jersey for an online raffle.
Well today is crap for so so many reasons. But there was a highlight. Science confirmed that feeding children peanuts prevents peanut allergies!
Also see The China Study bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
apple.news/AkKV0iPaNSB6...
Also see The China Study bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
apple.news/AkKV0iPaNSB6...
Reversing peanut advice prevented tens of thousands of allergy cases, researchers say — NPR
A decade ago, research said giving young children peanut products can prevent allergies. A new study says that, 10 years later, tens of thousands of U.S. children have avoided allergies as a result.
apple.news
October 22, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Well today is crap for so so many reasons. But there was a highlight. Science confirmed that feeding children peanuts prevents peanut allergies!
Also see The China Study bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
apple.news/AkKV0iPaNSB6...
Also see The China Study bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
apple.news/AkKV0iPaNSB6...