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Benjamin Abel
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Father, husband, student, writer.
This should be called exactly what it is - a concentration camp.
I hope folks understand what’s happening here. Some in the administration view concentration camps inside the US as *maybe* a bridge too far.

So they’re starting with Guantanamo Bay, away from prying eyes and 24/7 coverage.
Trump: Today I'm also signing an executive order to instruct the departments of defense and homeland security to begin preparing the 30,000 person migrant facility at Guantanamo Bay
January 30, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Brave child.

Vouchers only afford opportunities to those who already have means. Vouchers steal money from systems that are designed to lift up the most vulnerable.

Something about the least among us…?
WATCH: “Instead of giving money to private schools that don’t take kids like me, please help public schools get better and fund them.”

A 6th grader with cerebral palsy speaks out against the TEXAS voucher scam. (cc: @GovBillLee)
January 30, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Science.
T. Rex Evolution xkcd.com/3042
January 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Can we just be done with this and quit embarrassing ourselves in front of the nation and world?
NEW: In an unexpected move last night, the North Carolina Supreme Court dismissed GOP candidate Jefferson Griffin’s petition challenging over 60,000 ballots cast in his November 2024 race for a seat on the bench, which he lost to incumbent Democratic Justice Allison Riggs by over 700 votes.
North Carolina Supreme Court Dismisses GOP Candidate’s Election Challenge, Lower Courts Must Review First
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 24, 2025 at 12:20 AM
The messages I get from my 14 y/o:

hey queen! can you pick up some grapes at the grocery? preferable the green ones🙏🙏
January 23, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Snow killer.
January 22, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I’m not an expert but I think the war in Ukraine is still raging.
January 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
It’s wild to watch, in real time, as a convicted felon rapid-fire rat-fucks our democracy with a schizophrenic swipe of a Sharpie.
January 21, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Craven.
We live in a post-shame world.
January 20, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Made this today because not everything has to be terrible.
January 20, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Reposted by Benjamin Abel
January 19, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Maybe gazillions.
What is socialism, if not the state owning the memes of production
January 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
How the fuck is that not a red!?! Split Radu’s fucking head open.
January 19, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Archie Gray is proper class.

(Did I do that right?)

#coys @tottenhamhotspur.com
January 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
How was that not a foul on Sonny?
January 19, 2025 at 2:32 PM
These 9am games are great. You can get a little workout in before watching your hobbled team shit the bed away to Everton and still have most of the day left.

#coys
January 19, 2025 at 1:29 PM
How on earth will my kids not abuse me with trying to teach me their newest ‘dances’?
January 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Archie to the midfield. Let’s see what he can do.
Up the Spurs! ✊
January 19, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Solanke is out.

This should be our starting 11.

15th place might be hard to hold on to.

#coys
January 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
This kid. He loves the football, happy to play in the cold rain.

Now, to keep the truck somewhat clean…
January 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I haven’t had to write anything longer than a few hundred words in a few weeks. Not sure how to get my brain back in the groove.
January 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Looks like the finale of Andor.
BREAKING: Debris seen over the Caribbean after SpaceX's Starship explodes during test flight
January 17, 2025 at 4:31 PM
He had four years to do this, to work out any kinks, but didn’t. Now we are in crunch time and the deck is increasingly stacking against fairness.

I hope this gets published. Lord knows it is generations past due.
Deleted previous post on the ERA because there’s some confusion over whether or not the Archivist will (or even can) publish it.

Including statement again for clarity.
January 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Clowns
GOP members complaining about reduction of military standards while using a chart that misspells the word military!
January 15, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Did you know that billions of chickens are killed every year in this country because people have been conned into thinking that they need to eat dead animals to thrive?
Did you know?

“More than 20 million egg-laying chickens in the U.S. died last quarter because of bird flu, data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows, marking the worst toll inflicted on America's egg supply since the outbreak began.”

www.kpax.com/news/nationa...
U.S. egg industry sees record chicken deaths from bird flu outbreak
Data from the USDA shows more than 20 million egg-laying chickens in the U.S. died last quarter because of bird flu.
www.kpax.com
January 14, 2025 at 10:36 AM