The Benraven
lronraven.bsky.social
The Benraven
@lronraven.bsky.social
Blacksmith, unapologetic anti-war leftist, hunter, writer, chef, father, husband, jackass of all trades!

www.thebenraven.com - Free fiction written by me!

https://ironraven.etsy.com - Runes, knives, various blacksmithing stuff hand made by me!
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Captures it perfectly.
February 16, 2025 at 1:19 PM
It's 3:07 AM. I'm awake. Thinking about rebellion I might be able to get away with. I hate this timeline.
February 7, 2025 at 9:08 AM
So proud of my governor and my state.
We’re focused on feeding our kids.

Investing in our schools.

Making sure child care is affordable.

Regardless of the chaos unfolding in Washington, we’re making Minnesota the best state for kids to grow up.
February 6, 2025 at 3:24 PM
New EXTREME PINK burl dye color. Gonna trigger some insecure males by using some of this for a badass zombie chopper or maybe a kbar replica haha. #ironravenmetalworks
February 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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VACCINES DO NOT CAUSE AUTISM.

There are more cases of autism because clinicians are better at diagnosing it than ever before.

Education is the vaccine against believing conspiracy theories.
February 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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"Stop the Coup!"

Scene at Treasury.
February 4, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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WOW! A huge crowd is gathering outside of @schumer.senate.gov's office, demanding he take action against the assault on our government

this is fantastic!
February 4, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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We're living George Orwell's 1984: IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH.
February 4, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Left is more or less what I started with. Right side is after 5ish hours of hammer time. I love this shit. #ironravenmetalworks #forging #handforged
January 29, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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Yep. That's strange. And scary!
January 26, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Remember. No nazis in Valhalla.
January 26, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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Pastor: Please care about people.

Trump: Stop Attacking Me.
January 24, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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Am I misunderstanding the phrase? The people who say this owning themselves aren’t they?
January 24, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Fuck Pete Hegseth.
January 25, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Yesterday, my wife picked me up from a 14 hour travel day. On our way home, someone started tailgating us, following so closely that I couldn't see the top of their headlights. It was a cop who pulled us over for having a license plate light out. It was 11:45 PM. In very VERY rural Minnesota. ACAB
January 25, 2025 at 3:19 AM
I forgot it was inauguration day. I find it funny that I just happened to have to travel out of the country for work. Vancouver, I am in you.
January 20, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Sitting in the living room on my computer listening to classical music, I just said out loud “Damn, this Vivaldi slaps. Let’s run that back.”

And now I’m just so sad that my son wasn’t in the room to be horrified by that.
January 19, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Jenkins, my forge mascot, kindly helping me thaw out a frozen bottle of mead on this -20 degree day... he's a helpful fella.
January 19, 2025 at 10:21 PM
It's -20 degrees. Here is my emergency Mead thawing station.
January 19, 2025 at 5:12 PM
It's a tad nippy out there. I'm upset I can't figure out how to set the clock lol, but yikes. Stay warm my fellow Minnesotans.
January 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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I can’t say I have seen this one before
RIP tiktok
January 18, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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Matt wants to know how he’s gonna hook up with the kids now.
January 18, 2025 at 7:49 PM