Ben Truax
@truaxben.bsky.social
Lesson 1: Do not obey in advance.
If Disney had not caved to the threat of pressure, this wouldn’t be happening. And, if the administration took action, Disney/Kimmel could sue for infringement on the 1st amendment and probably win.
If Disney had not caved to the threat of pressure, this wouldn’t be happening. And, if the administration took action, Disney/Kimmel could sue for infringement on the 1st amendment and probably win.
currently at record-high search interest for canceling disney plus. pulling kimmel is a bigger deal to the company's bottom line than any of the "woke" scandals of the past 5 years. i think news & entertainment corp execs need put more work into understanding their audience, & get off twitter
September 22, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Lesson 1: Do not obey in advance.
If Disney had not caved to the threat of pressure, this wouldn’t be happening. And, if the administration took action, Disney/Kimmel could sue for infringement on the 1st amendment and probably win.
If Disney had not caved to the threat of pressure, this wouldn’t be happening. And, if the administration took action, Disney/Kimmel could sue for infringement on the 1st amendment and probably win.
Too bad our media landscape simply can’t allow for a Murrow-esque figure to grab enough attention to change the path we find ourselves on.
September 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Too bad our media landscape simply can’t allow for a Murrow-esque figure to grab enough attention to change the path we find ourselves on.
Hmm thoughts and prayers
September 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Hmm thoughts and prayers
Butlerian Jihad now please.
Every future imagined by a tech company is worse than the previous iteration.
August 21, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Butlerian Jihad now please.
So what? If there are 168 hours in a week, and my full time job of 40 hours/week doesn’t pay a living wage, and I allow myself a generous 8 hours of sleep per night, even if I spend 6.1 hours on leisure time per day (a crazy assumption, btw) that still means I shouldn’t have to work more to live.
Mehmet Oz: "It is reprehensible to criticize the president on this I think very earnest effort to save Medicaid ... an able-bodied person on Medicaid today watches about 6.1 hours of television or just hangs out -- leisure time. That's a lot of time."
August 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
So what? If there are 168 hours in a week, and my full time job of 40 hours/week doesn’t pay a living wage, and I allow myself a generous 8 hours of sleep per night, even if I spend 6.1 hours on leisure time per day (a crazy assumption, btw) that still means I shouldn’t have to work more to live.
There’s no way out of this without retaking congress.
July 18, 2025 at 3:57 PM
There’s no way out of this without retaking congress.
Reposted by Ben Truax
I sleep in a big bed with my knife
July 10, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I sleep in a big bed with my knife
He wants Greenland and Canada so Putin can have free rein over the arctic circle, you know.
April 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
He wants Greenland and Canada so Putin can have free rein over the arctic circle, you know.
He is all our worst presidents combined.
April 5, 2025 at 6:14 PM
He is all our worst presidents combined.
This has me laughing so hard. It’s so camp. Talk, Valentina!
April 4, 2025 at 9:49 PM
This has me laughing so hard. It’s so camp. Talk, Valentina!
Watch as some of the “good” boomers begin getting tr*mp-curious. The normalization is working and they’re heeding the call of the bygone days of unity and patriotism that infected their upbringing and they will logically begin to think if he won twice, he might just have a point…
January 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Watch as some of the “good” boomers begin getting tr*mp-curious. The normalization is working and they’re heeding the call of the bygone days of unity and patriotism that infected their upbringing and they will logically begin to think if he won twice, he might just have a point…
Not surprised one bit. #spotifywrapped
December 4, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Not surprised one bit. #spotifywrapped
Thanks Biden 🫢
Isn’t it funny how the U.S. media is suddenly posting stories about the improving inflation picture now that the election is over? 🧐
November 27, 2024 at 4:13 AM
Thanks Biden 🫢
Hello Bluesky :)
Let’s weather the storm here together
Let’s weather the storm here together
November 13, 2024 at 2:47 AM
Hello Bluesky :)
Let’s weather the storm here together
Let’s weather the storm here together