Ben
@oregon-benjah.bsky.social
Long time high school social studies teacher. Loving dad of two great kids, a dog and a cat. I'm an independent thinker who is a good listener, easy to talk to and shares well with others. I could lounge by a pool for hours.
Why I Finally Went to my First Protest
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Why I Finally Went to my First Protest
It took 58 years, but I showed up — because the bastards are counting on us not to.
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June 21, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Why I Finally Went to my First Protest
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Trump & Musk are incredibly sad people. If they were not so corrupt & incompetent & cruel while holding so much power, it would just be so pathetic.
June 21, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Trump & Musk are incredibly sad people. If they were not so corrupt & incompetent & cruel while holding so much power, it would just be so pathetic.
Ten Years of Trump
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Ten Years of Trump
The world turned upside down.
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June 17, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Ten Years of Trump
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MAGA’s Violent Posts Come Back to Bite
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MAGA’s Violent Posts Come Back to Bite
In this episode of What Was That?, I break down how MAGA melted down over Comey’s beach photo—then got haunted by their own old posts calling for violence.
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May 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
MAGA’s Violent Posts Come Back to Bite
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When Will Trump Dump Pete?
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When Will Trump Dump Pete?
Even for a drama-filled administration, this is getting to be a LOT.
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April 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
When Will Trump Dump Pete?
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Meidas Founder Delivers Sunday Message
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Meidas Founder Delivers Sunday Message
By Ben Meiselas
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April 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Meidas Founder Delivers Sunday Message
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Top Signs at Hands Off Protests, 4/20/25
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Top Signs at Hands Off Protests, 4/20/25
1 million people checked out the first Top 15 signs from 2 weeks ago. Here of some of my favorites yesterday:Meidas+ is a reader-supported publication.
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April 20, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Top Signs at Hands Off Protests, 4/20/25
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Our latest:
America ain’t dead yet
We’re down but we’re sure as shit not out
America ain’t dead yet
We’re down but we’re sure as shit not out
America ain’t dead yet
We’re down but we’re sure as shit not out
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April 6, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Our latest:
America ain’t dead yet
We’re down but we’re sure as shit not out
America ain’t dead yet
We’re down but we’re sure as shit not out
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Every culture has its own special soup. The belief is that a bowl will make you feel better if you're feeling under the weather, hung over or just in need of a pick-me-up.
Thyme for some healing soup recipes from around the world
Every culture has its own special soup. The belief is that a bowl will make you feel better if you're feeling under the weather, hung over or just in need of a pick-me-up.
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April 6, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Every culture has its own special soup. The belief is that a bowl will make you feel better if you're feeling under the weather, hung over or just in need of a pick-me-up.
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I asked the one high ranking policeman I saw on 5th Ave why there were so few police. He said “We did not expect anything like this. Don’t tell anyone but I’ve only got 44 officers out here — and it’s a great crowd, great event, no incidents.”
I have never seen anything like this in NYC. 5th Ave covered from 42nd St well to the 20s. Nobody prepared for this volume. Volunteers are holding the traffic on all the side streets. No police in sight. #handsoff
April 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I asked the one high ranking policeman I saw on 5th Ave why there were so few police. He said “We did not expect anything like this. Don’t tell anyone but I’ve only got 44 officers out here — and it’s a great crowd, great event, no incidents.”
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I wonder how many people realize the tariff on auto parts causes car insurance premiums to go up?
April 3, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I wonder how many people realize the tariff on auto parts causes car insurance premiums to go up?
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Dark Pence is back.
April 2, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Dark Pence is back.
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Trump hailed FDR immediately after he claimed that tariffs would have stopped the Great Depression.
Here's what FDR thought about tariffs:
"Our tariff policy has made us, instead of a nation trying to sell surplus goods, a nation trying to keep goods out. That is a policy of economic stupidity."
Here's what FDR thought about tariffs:
"Our tariff policy has made us, instead of a nation trying to sell surplus goods, a nation trying to keep goods out. That is a policy of economic stupidity."
April 2, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Trump hailed FDR immediately after he claimed that tariffs would have stopped the Great Depression.
Here's what FDR thought about tariffs:
"Our tariff policy has made us, instead of a nation trying to sell surplus goods, a nation trying to keep goods out. That is a policy of economic stupidity."
Here's what FDR thought about tariffs:
"Our tariff policy has made us, instead of a nation trying to sell surplus goods, a nation trying to keep goods out. That is a policy of economic stupidity."
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Vaccines. 💪🏻💪🏻
And yet Joe Rogan puts guests on who say "Vaccines aren't actually responsible for the reduction in infectious diseases.”
March 30, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Vaccines. 💪🏻💪🏻
It feels like the tide has finally begun to turn in the fight against the insanity Trump has brought our nation. It also seems that the defensive line against his authoritarianism is razor thin.
Our Law Firm Won’t Cave to Trump. Who Will Join Us? www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/o...
Our Law Firm Won’t Cave to Trump. Who Will Join Us? www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/o...
Opinion | For God’s Sake, Fellow Lawyers, Stand Up to Trump
The time has come to defend the oath we took when we became officers of the court.
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March 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM
It feels like the tide has finally begun to turn in the fight against the insanity Trump has brought our nation. It also seems that the defensive line against his authoritarianism is razor thin.
Our Law Firm Won’t Cave to Trump. Who Will Join Us? www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/o...
Our Law Firm Won’t Cave to Trump. Who Will Join Us? www.nytimes.com/2025/03/30/o...
I thought he believed in states rights. Confusion and chaos seem to be the main outcome from his administration.
President Trump’s sweeping executive order seeking to change how elections are run in the U.S. is creating uncertainty for state and local election officials and worries about voter confusion before the next federal election, the 2026 midterms.
President Trump’s election order creates much confusion before the next federal election in 2026
Election officials were already dealing with the loss of some cybersecurity assistance from the federal government and now face the potential for major changes.
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March 30, 2025 at 3:48 AM
I thought he believed in states rights. Confusion and chaos seem to be the main outcome from his administration.
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Corrupt judges let a criminal get away with treason and run for president. Propagandists masquerading as journalists lied to enough people that the criminal won. Then the criminal sold a half share in the presidency to the world's richest man, whom no one voted for. That's what happened, folks.
March 28, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Corrupt judges let a criminal get away with treason and run for president. Propagandists masquerading as journalists lied to enough people that the criminal won. Then the criminal sold a half share in the presidency to the world's richest man, whom no one voted for. That's what happened, folks.
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ICYMI: The #TeslaTakedown movement is gaining momentum, and The Big Picture got the inside scoop. Find out how you can get involved in an event near you during tomorrow's national day of action.
The Nonviolent Movement That's Hitting Elon Musk Where It Hurts Most
Here's how to get involved with #TeslaTakedown events around the country
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March 28, 2025 at 6:41 PM
ICYMI: The #TeslaTakedown movement is gaining momentum, and The Big Picture got the inside scoop. Find out how you can get involved in an event near you during tomorrow's national day of action.