Ben Decker
@btdecker.bsky.social
CEO of Memetica...fmr NYT, Harvard, Storyful, and lots of other fun stuff.
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Tracy Morgan is my spirit animal
May 8, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Tracy Morgan is my spirit animal
What a great night to be a New Yorker in Boston
May 6, 2025 at 1:52 AM
What a great night to be a New Yorker in Boston
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As someone in the same line of work:
number of times I was called an antisemitic slur at Harvard: 0
number of times I’ve been called an antisemitic slur by people who voted for Trump: lost count
number of times I was called an antisemitic slur at Harvard: 0
number of times I’ve been called an antisemitic slur by people who voted for Trump: lost count
Greenblatt on Trump's shakedown of Harvard: "It is a good thing that President Trump is leaning in."
April 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
As someone in the same line of work:
number of times I was called an antisemitic slur at Harvard: 0
number of times I’ve been called an antisemitic slur by people who voted for Trump: lost count
number of times I was called an antisemitic slur at Harvard: 0
number of times I’ve been called an antisemitic slur by people who voted for Trump: lost count
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Poolside snacks for Ume, our endangered tapir calf, to make swim time a little more tempting!
April 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Poolside snacks for Ume, our endangered tapir calf, to make swim time a little more tempting!
i think we need to start disassociating the ADL from the vox populi of American jews...
April 22, 2025 at 5:51 PM
i think we need to start disassociating the ADL from the vox populi of American jews...
This would be a pretty funny SNL sketch of the wirecutter reviewer team www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/r...
The Best Cannabis Grinder Is Actually a Mill
Turns out, milling is a great way to prepare cannabis. For this task, we like the Flower Mill Next Gen Premium 2.5" Stainless Series best.
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April 21, 2025 at 1:07 AM
This would be a pretty funny SNL sketch of the wirecutter reviewer team www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/r...
feeling some intense brawndo vibes right now
April 2, 2025 at 10:47 PM
feeling some intense brawndo vibes right now
mike judge is the hari seldon of the 21st century
March 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
mike judge is the hari seldon of the 21st century
how it started, how its going......
March 17, 2025 at 6:56 PM
how it started, how its going......
whatever happened to andrew yang
February 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
whatever happened to andrew yang
This release schedule is so absurd and so necessary right now...maybe Kendrick is the post-modern soundtrack architect we all needed www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Faith - YouTube
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February 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
This release schedule is so absurd and so necessary right now...maybe Kendrick is the post-modern soundtrack architect we all needed www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
If we’re this far into the ai era of stuff can we at least fix autocorrect?
February 12, 2025 at 2:42 AM
If we’re this far into the ai era of stuff can we at least fix autocorrect?
Apparently nobody is aware that the video of Jewish celebrities wearing “middle finger” Kanye t-shirts is AI-generated
February 11, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Apparently nobody is aware that the video of Jewish celebrities wearing “middle finger” Kanye t-shirts is AI-generated
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Sometimes I'll just make thumbnail graphics for YouTube videos that don't exist.
February 7, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Sometimes I'll just make thumbnail graphics for YouTube videos that don't exist.
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Not to downplay the damage that DOGE is doing, but we need to view it primarly as a propaganda tool. It has no authority to "delete" anything. It's a “temporary org” within the US Digital Service. Musk is deleting websites to create the illusion the Trump admin is actually accomplishing something.
February 3, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Not to downplay the damage that DOGE is doing, but we need to view it primarly as a propaganda tool. It has no authority to "delete" anything. It's a “temporary org” within the US Digital Service. Musk is deleting websites to create the illusion the Trump admin is actually accomplishing something.
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lmao no, TikTok users are not moving to Bluesky. They would literally rather learn Mandarin than learn how to read a feed of text posts. This is a millennial retirement home.
January 19, 2025 at 5:45 AM
lmao no, TikTok users are not moving to Bluesky. They would literally rather learn Mandarin than learn how to read a feed of text posts. This is a millennial retirement home.
guess its time to dust off the ole LiveJournal....
January 16, 2025 at 3:18 PM
guess its time to dust off the ole LiveJournal....
My print debut! Contributed an essay to The Age of Doubt, coming out in March 2025, and available for pre-order here. publishing.monash.edu/product/age-...
Age of Doubt - Monash University Publishing
Today, trust seems harder to find than ever before. It's hardly surprising we feel that way. Our politics is polarised, our online world is awash with misinformation, and we’ve lost faith in our bedro...
publishing.monash.edu
January 14, 2025 at 1:11 PM
My print debut! Contributed an essay to The Age of Doubt, coming out in March 2025, and available for pre-order here. publishing.monash.edu/product/age-...
not the most thought-out graphic design job from Pakistan International Air
January 10, 2025 at 1:32 PM
not the most thought-out graphic design job from Pakistan International Air
took 2 weeks off social media and boy was that a healthy decision
January 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
took 2 weeks off social media and boy was that a healthy decision
@craignewmark.bsky.social has and always will be one of my favorite people of the Internet. you are truly awesome www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTj6...
Craigslist Founder Craig Newmark | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von #550
YouTube video by Theo Von
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December 17, 2024 at 6:13 PM
@craignewmark.bsky.social has and always will be one of my favorite people of the Internet. you are truly awesome www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTj6...
A leaf vacuum would be a lot more useful than a leaf blower imo
December 16, 2024 at 12:47 PM
A leaf vacuum would be a lot more useful than a leaf blower imo
Was at the drs office this week and the guy sitting across from me was wearing a hat that said “Ass pro” instead of bass pro and I just couldn’t keep it together
December 14, 2024 at 7:09 PM
Was at the drs office this week and the guy sitting across from me was wearing a hat that said “Ass pro” instead of bass pro and I just couldn’t keep it together