Ben Phelps
@thisisbenphelps.bsky.social
Musician and self-declared public intellectual
this has happened to me
November 12, 2025 at 6:38 AM
this has happened to me
like you can also have a terrible meal if you walk into a random restaurant in Venice if they trick you into coming in
November 12, 2025 at 6:36 AM
like you can also have a terrible meal if you walk into a random restaurant in Venice if they trick you into coming in
anyway my more reasonable response is just don't judge Spanish cuisine from random restaurants in Madrid, just as you shouldn't judge Italian cuisine from random restaurants in Milan. These things are highly regional and there's many other factors at play
November 12, 2025 at 6:35 AM
anyway my more reasonable response is just don't judge Spanish cuisine from random restaurants in Madrid, just as you shouldn't judge Italian cuisine from random restaurants in Milan. These things are highly regional and there's many other factors at play
insane people often don't think they are insane
November 12, 2025 at 6:03 AM
insane people often don't think they are insane
thinking Spain has bad food is astronomically insane though
November 12, 2025 at 6:01 AM
thinking Spain has bad food is astronomically insane though
and in spain places like galecia and barcelona are pretty pork-light these countries contain multitudes
November 12, 2025 at 5:59 AM
and in spain places like galecia and barcelona are pretty pork-light these countries contain multitudes
no it's awesome. so take back the too much ham comment
November 12, 2025 at 5:57 AM
no it's awesome. so take back the too much ham comment
no that's garbage have you been to Umbria
November 12, 2025 at 5:54 AM
no that's garbage have you been to Umbria
and 6 is expand the house
November 12, 2025 at 5:52 AM
and 6 is expand the house
5 is wrong. It should just be required multimember districts
November 12, 2025 at 5:52 AM
5 is wrong. It should just be required multimember districts
wow such leadership
November 8, 2025 at 8:21 AM
wow such leadership
photos of Trump sleeping through yesterday's Oval Office event via Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
"We will punish the citizens until Democrats relent" is a pretty wild electoral strategy.
November 7, 2025 at 6:44 AM
wow $35 billion that would fund US military salaries for 2 months with money that we and we alone print!
November 7, 2025 at 6:38 AM
wow $35 billion that would fund US military salaries for 2 months with money that we and we alone print!
the power of sortition
November 7, 2025 at 6:36 AM
the power of sortition
Reposted by Ben Phelps
"It is with a heavy heart I announce the sale of my long term ape, Salazar" is a pretty good first line for a novel.
November 5, 2025 at 3:05 AM
"It is with a heavy heart I announce the sale of my long term ape, Salazar" is a pretty good first line for a novel.
but did you see their Gatsby party?
November 7, 2025 at 6:21 AM
but did you see their Gatsby party?
this is as much or more a criticism of his critics as it is of him btw. Everybody stop freaking out about things that aren't that big a deal.
November 7, 2025 at 6:08 AM
this is as much or more a criticism of his critics as it is of him btw. Everybody stop freaking out about things that aren't that big a deal.