Ben Truman
@btvt172.bsky.social
Kinda curmudgeony, slapstick-loving, recently-retired public health communicator. Currently serving as on-demand ball thrower for my dog.
Such a great line.
“And while we cast our ballots alone, we chose hope together. Hope over tyranny. Hope over big money and small ideas. Hope over despair.”
— Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani
“And while we cast our ballots alone, we chose hope together. Hope over tyranny. Hope over big money and small ideas. Hope over despair.”
— Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani
November 6, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Such a great line.
“And while we cast our ballots alone, we chose hope together. Hope over tyranny. Hope over big money and small ideas. Hope over despair.”
— Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani
“And while we cast our ballots alone, we chose hope together. Hope over tyranny. Hope over big money and small ideas. Hope over despair.”
— Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani
I’d love to see dozens (hundreds) of musical theater students and others in Chicago bring ICE to a standstill in by gathering en masse — to belt out “Do you hear the people sing?” from Les Misérables!
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
How humbling that my Les Miserables hit has helped fight for freedom
Former Daily Mail theatre critic HERBERT KRETZMER explains how his Les Miserables anthem 'Do You Year the People Sing?' became the song of choice for protesters in Hong Kong.
www.dailymail.co.uk
October 8, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I’d love to see dozens (hundreds) of musical theater students and others in Chicago bring ICE to a standstill in by gathering en masse — to belt out “Do you hear the people sing?” from Les Misérables!
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
It takes a historian. @hcrichardson.bsky.social
“It’s fitting that Hegseth, a political appointee whose tenure has been marked by incompetence, would defend the awarding of those particular Medals of Honor, because they were awarded to cover up the incompetence of political appointees(…)”
“It’s fitting that Hegseth, a political appointee whose tenure has been marked by incompetence, would defend the awarding of those particular Medals of Honor, because they were awarded to cover up the incompetence of political appointees(…)”
September 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
It takes a historian. @hcrichardson.bsky.social
“It’s fitting that Hegseth, a political appointee whose tenure has been marked by incompetence, would defend the awarding of those particular Medals of Honor, because they were awarded to cover up the incompetence of political appointees(…)”
“It’s fitting that Hegseth, a political appointee whose tenure has been marked by incompetence, would defend the awarding of those particular Medals of Honor, because they were awarded to cover up the incompetence of political appointees(…)”
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Any book worth banning is a book worth reading" — Isaac Asimov
September 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Any book worth banning is a book worth reading" — Isaac Asimov
I guess the Senate doubled funding for spelunking, because Murkowski caved again.
July 1, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I guess the Senate doubled funding for spelunking, because Murkowski caved again.
This is one of the most powerful and mindful responses to the thoughtless callousness of Utah Sen. Lee and others to the terrible attacks in Minnesota. www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
‘Have you no decency?’ Read the scathing letter a Minnesota US Senate staffer sent to Mike Lee
After Utah Sen. Mike Lee promoted right-wing conspiracy theories about the man who killed Melissa Hortman and her husband, a senior staffer for Sen. Tina Smith wrote a blistering email to Lee’s staff.
www.sltrib.com
June 17, 2025 at 4:54 PM
This is one of the most powerful and mindful responses to the thoughtless callousness of Utah Sen. Lee and others to the terrible attacks in Minnesota. www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
Reading this from @meidastouch.com …
Mike Johnson on CNBC: “(…) I don't tell my friend Elon how to build rockets, and I wish he wouldn't argue with me about how to craft legislation and pass it."
But can only see this from Return of the Pink Panther:
clip.cafe/the-return-o...
Mike Johnson on CNBC: “(…) I don't tell my friend Elon how to build rockets, and I wish he wouldn't argue with me about how to craft legislation and pass it."
But can only see this from Return of the Pink Panther:
clip.cafe/the-return-o...
'I am a musician and the monkey is a businessman. He doesn't tell me what to play, and I...' - The Return of the Pink Panther
Blind beggar:
I am a musician and the monkey is a businessman. He doesn't tell me what to play, and I don't tell him what to do with his money.
clip.cafe
June 7, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Reading this from @meidastouch.com …
Mike Johnson on CNBC: “(…) I don't tell my friend Elon how to build rockets, and I wish he wouldn't argue with me about how to craft legislation and pass it."
But can only see this from Return of the Pink Panther:
clip.cafe/the-return-o...
Mike Johnson on CNBC: “(…) I don't tell my friend Elon how to build rockets, and I wish he wouldn't argue with me about how to craft legislation and pass it."
But can only see this from Return of the Pink Panther:
clip.cafe/the-return-o...
@markhamillofficial.bsky.social - Surely there’s a meme opportunity to recognize that young Donald Trump was in reality, Panican Skywalker (with no offense to the name Skywalker intended).
April 9, 2025 at 3:35 AM
@markhamillofficial.bsky.social - Surely there’s a meme opportunity to recognize that young Donald Trump was in reality, Panican Skywalker (with no offense to the name Skywalker intended).
So, if Trump gets to run again, does that mean we can have Obama back? Asking for a friend (+/- 340 million).
April 8, 2025 at 4:48 AM
So, if Trump gets to run again, does that mean we can have Obama back? Asking for a friend (+/- 340 million).
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April 4, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Big hat tip to whomever created this one.
March 27, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Big hat tip to whomever created this one.
Taking a break from winter, and all but headlines and learning daily acts of defiance.
March 19, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Taking a break from winter, and all but headlines and learning daily acts of defiance.
My in-house reminder that if we persist, we can always find our way to the light.
March 3, 2025 at 3:41 AM
My in-house reminder that if we persist, we can always find our way to the light.
I so wanted Z to reply to Vance with: “And have you even said “Russia started the war? You haven’t once since this meeting started said Russia invaded Ukraine.”
March 1, 2025 at 12:10 AM
I so wanted Z to reply to Vance with: “And have you even said “Russia started the war? You haven’t once since this meeting started said Russia invaded Ukraine.”
I don't think the Dems can stop the firings. But why aren't they proposing legislation that assures those that took the buyout get paid , and that all that are fired, get at least a year severance and health benefits? And any one with a health condition is covered the entire time they are sick?
February 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Trump’s latest verbal vomit distraction about Ukraine starting the war makes sense. In the same way as blaming the US for Pearl Harbor, or Poland picking a fight with Nazi Germany makes sense.
February 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Trump’s latest verbal vomit distraction about Ukraine starting the war makes sense. In the same way as blaming the US for Pearl Harbor, or Poland picking a fight with Nazi Germany makes sense.
Learned a good lesson today. Don’t go fishing for compliments from a spouse who has been straight out writing staff performance reviews.
#MeetsExpectations
#MeetsExpectations
February 14, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Learned a good lesson today. Don’t go fishing for compliments from a spouse who has been straight out writing staff performance reviews.
#MeetsExpectations
#MeetsExpectations
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Having watched with growing alarm the developments of the last 24 and 36 hours in Washington, I thought I’d take a stab at how the US media would cover this story if it was happening in a foreign country. Here’s that story that should be written this weekend: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/musk-s-jun...
Musk's Junta Establishes Him as Head of Government
Imagining how we'd cover overseas what's happening to the U.S. right now
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 1, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Having watched with growing alarm the developments of the last 24 and 36 hours in Washington, I thought I’d take a stab at how the US media would cover this story if it was happening in a foreign country. Here’s that story that should be written this weekend: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/musk-s-jun...