Ben King
@salvelinus1.bsky.social
Northern California based salmonid biologist and fly fishing enthusiast. Admirer of wild places and creatures.
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The White House has launched a webpage to report "media bias" tips. It would be a pity if it were flooded with tips about every show on Fox News.
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
A CALL TO ACTION: Submit “Media Bias” Tips
The White House recently launched a Media Bias Portal as a service to truth and transparency. Its purpose is to combat the baseless lies,
www.whitehouse.gov
December 5, 2025 at 1:27 AM
The White House has launched a webpage to report "media bias" tips. It would be a pity if it were flooded with tips about every show on Fox News.
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
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How are Democrats not immediately suing CBS News over this?
November 4, 2025 at 2:20 AM
How are Democrats not immediately suing CBS News over this?
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The assassination of Charlie Kirk makes we worry we can no longer have peaceful discussions of whether gays should be stoned to death or civil and collegial debates about whether black people are inherently inferior. Our culture will suffer.
New York Times tomorrow
New York Times tomorrow
September 11, 2025 at 10:35 PM
The assassination of Charlie Kirk makes we worry we can no longer have peaceful discussions of whether gays should be stoned to death or civil and collegial debates about whether black people are inherently inferior. Our culture will suffer.
New York Times tomorrow
New York Times tomorrow
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As usual, Bill Burr doesn’t miss 🎯
August 2, 2025 at 4:21 PM
As usual, Bill Burr doesn’t miss 🎯
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Do not normalize this. This is fascism.
July 28, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Do not normalize this. This is fascism.
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If the GOP reconciliation bill passes, ICE gets through FY2029:
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
June 28, 2025 at 10:07 PM
If the GOP reconciliation bill passes, ICE gets through FY2029:
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
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This 940-page reconciliation bill has a list of horrific provisions. One of the worst is a $211 billion tax break to the top 0.2% who inherit $30 million.
In this bill 16 million lose health care & hungry kids lose nutrition. Meanwhile, billionaires get much richer. Disgusting.
In this bill 16 million lose health care & hungry kids lose nutrition. Meanwhile, billionaires get much richer. Disgusting.
June 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
This 940-page reconciliation bill has a list of horrific provisions. One of the worst is a $211 billion tax break to the top 0.2% who inherit $30 million.
In this bill 16 million lose health care & hungry kids lose nutrition. Meanwhile, billionaires get much richer. Disgusting.
In this bill 16 million lose health care & hungry kids lose nutrition. Meanwhile, billionaires get much richer. Disgusting.
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stealing like meme from my hellsite replies because lmao
April 30, 2025 at 8:38 PM
stealing like meme from my hellsite replies because lmao
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Something to think about when we can’t use our parks this summer.
April 28, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Something to think about when we can’t use our parks this summer.
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All Members of Congress must immediately disclose all trades in the market over the last week.
Stocks, bonds, ETFs. All of it.
The Trump-caused market chaos is ripe for abuse. Who knew Trump would cave on tariffs and when?
The public deserves answers.
I oppose trading by Members. Ban it now.
Stocks, bonds, ETFs. All of it.
The Trump-caused market chaos is ripe for abuse. Who knew Trump would cave on tariffs and when?
The public deserves answers.
I oppose trading by Members. Ban it now.
April 9, 2025 at 10:36 PM
All Members of Congress must immediately disclose all trades in the market over the last week.
Stocks, bonds, ETFs. All of it.
The Trump-caused market chaos is ripe for abuse. Who knew Trump would cave on tariffs and when?
The public deserves answers.
I oppose trading by Members. Ban it now.
Stocks, bonds, ETFs. All of it.
The Trump-caused market chaos is ripe for abuse. Who knew Trump would cave on tariffs and when?
The public deserves answers.
I oppose trading by Members. Ban it now.
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Someone made a lot of money. The SEC shall investigate! Oh wait, no... it won't (forgot about that Feb 18 executive order for a moment).
April 10, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Someone made a lot of money. The SEC shall investigate! Oh wait, no... it won't (forgot about that Feb 18 executive order for a moment).
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Due process for non citizens helps protect the rights of citizens
April 7, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Due process for non citizens helps protect the rights of citizens
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UPDATED: At least 83 students -- at campuses for University of California, California State University and Stanford -- have had their visas revoked as of Monday evening.
LATEST: At least 45 student visas across the state have been revoked by the Trump administration, California universities report, as numbers grow. A lawsuit has been filed in a Los Angeles federal court against DHS and Kristi Noem www.latimes.com/california/s...
Caught off-guard, California colleges scramble to determine scope of student visa cancellations
More universities are discovering that international student visas were cancelled last week, causing growing concern and confusion at UCLA and other California campuses.
www.latimes.com
April 8, 2025 at 1:37 AM
UPDATED: At least 83 students -- at campuses for University of California, California State University and Stanford -- have had their visas revoked as of Monday evening.
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Warren: "This is really a moment when Republicans in the House & Senate have to ask themselves - are they really just here to bend the knee to whatever Donald Trump wants, even if it crashes economies all around the world? Or are they here actually to represent the interests of the American people?"
April 5, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Warren: "This is really a moment when Republicans in the House & Senate have to ask themselves - are they really just here to bend the knee to whatever Donald Trump wants, even if it crashes economies all around the world? Or are they here actually to represent the interests of the American people?"
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“Leftists being more polite and less mean would win over well adjusted liberals“ is such a tell that all liberals value is their own comfort
March 27, 2025 at 8:40 AM
“Leftists being more polite and less mean would win over well adjusted liberals“ is such a tell that all liberals value is their own comfort
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This administration is about to have more blood on its hands abroad than Joe Biden's and that's saying a lot.
Cruel, unnecessary, deadly:
Cruel, unnecessary, deadly:
"[T]he loss of U.S. support [for Gavi, which purchases vaccines for children in developing countries] may mean 75 million children do not receive routine vaccinations in the next five years, with more than 1.2 million children dying as a result."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/h...
U.S. to End Vaccine Funds for Poor Countries
A 281-page spreadsheet obtained by The Times lists the Trump administration’s plans for thousands of foreign aid programs.
www.nytimes.com
March 26, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This administration is about to have more blood on its hands abroad than Joe Biden's and that's saying a lot.
Cruel, unnecessary, deadly:
Cruel, unnecessary, deadly:
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The press is the enemy of the people. Here's why we text them our war plans.
March 24, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The press is the enemy of the people. Here's why we text them our war plans.
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Polls show that 70% of Americans feel that the United States is still a functioning democracy. But in this El Salvadoran prison, they aren't so sure.
March 24, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Polls show that 70% of Americans feel that the United States is still a functioning democracy. But in this El Salvadoran prison, they aren't so sure.
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How is this okay?
March 22, 2025 at 2:02 PM
How is this okay?
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Trump’s commerce secretary Howard Lutnick says if Social Security skipped a check, his mother-in-law wouldn’t complain—and if you would, it indicates you are probably a fraudster. Insane.
March 21, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Trump’s commerce secretary Howard Lutnick says if Social Security skipped a check, his mother-in-law wouldn’t complain—and if you would, it indicates you are probably a fraudster. Insane.
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Under the House GOP’s budget plan, the lowest-income taxpayers would see a LOSS of $1,125.
The richest 0.1 percent of taxpayers, on the other hand, would see a more than $180,000 GAIN.
This is trickle down economics on steroids.
The richest 0.1 percent of taxpayers, on the other hand, would see a more than $180,000 GAIN.
This is trickle down economics on steroids.
March 21, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Under the House GOP’s budget plan, the lowest-income taxpayers would see a LOSS of $1,125.
The richest 0.1 percent of taxpayers, on the other hand, would see a more than $180,000 GAIN.
This is trickle down economics on steroids.
The richest 0.1 percent of taxpayers, on the other hand, would see a more than $180,000 GAIN.
This is trickle down economics on steroids.