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Bencompetence @bencompetence.bsky.social · 5h

.. I am in bed setting my sleep alarm when I saw this. Nooo! I can’t wait to get caught up in the morning.

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 17h

BREAKING: MIT rejects an offer of federal funds in exchange for agreeing to the Trump administration's education agenda, the first university to do so.

MIT is 1st school to reject Trump administration's agenda in exchange for funding benefits

"With respect, we cannot support the proposed approach to addressing the issues facing higher education,” the Massachusetts Institute of Technology president wrote in a letter.

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Bencompetence @bencompetence.bsky.social · 17h

Look at her! I love her, and you did an amazing job. 💜

EVR//DFT @everdrift.bsky.social · 17h

Vex Borderlands 4
(Gotta work on some other projects then I'll circle back to Harlowe and Amon)
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#borderlands4

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Bencompetence @bencompetence.bsky.social · 1d

Another day celebrating Gravity Wife.

#Borderlands

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Bencompetence @bencompetence.bsky.social · 1d

In the article, they state that this week is minor changes but that much bigger ones are coming next week. If there are PS5 Pro Performance updates coming, I would suggest Optimism towards Next week instead of Disappointment today.

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Bencompetence @bencompetence.bsky.social · 1d

The internet did, in fact, fully unite at one point. It was gentle and swift, but it happened.

Once, Shigeru Miyamoto was asked who Bowser Jr.’s mommy was. He pointed to himself and said “Me”.

And we all just silently agreed that this man has done so much, we’d not make that Weird. We chose peace.

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Bencompetence @bencompetence.bsky.social · 2d

You deserve a smooch. Possibly several.

We are witnessing injustices here.

Bencompetence @bencompetence.bsky.social · 2d

Jon Oliver once said “TV wasn’t better back then; the audiences were.”

Lux "Nightmare" Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 2d

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

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Bencompetence @bencompetence.bsky.social · 2d

The woman almost definitely died on the ride. I heard the news story when it broke. Her body was carried out of the ride.

But Disney takes bodies off-site before letting medical professionals determine if they’re alive.

It’s a monstrous glorification of their own ego.

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Bencompetence @bencompetence.bsky.social · 2d

The article is written this way because Disney takes extreme actions to prevent coroners/doctors from examining someone on-site.

They do this so they can be LEGALLY correct when they say “No one has ever died at Disneyland”.

She may have died on the ride. But Disney’s lawyers would block that.

IGN @ign.com · 2d

A woman in her 60s has died at a local hospital following a ride on Disneyland's Haunted Mansion attraction.

Disneyland Guest Dies at Local Hospital Following a Ride on Haunted Mansion

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Bencompetence @bencompetence.bsky.social · 2d

Jesus Christ

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onion person @junlper.beer · 2d

if every democrat doesn’t use the “we took freedom of speech away” on every messaging apparatus they have every single day for the next 4 years assume they want to lose

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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Bencompetence @bencompetence.bsky.social · 2d

There is increasing evidence that White House staffers are showing Trump faked photos/footage to add gasoline to the flames of his bigotry.

I hate everything about this.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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Bencompetence @bencompetence.bsky.social · 2d

Oh Jesus Christ…. There’s so much to unpack here. And it’s all terrible.

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Brian Shea @brianpshea.bsky.social · 2d

You know it’s really bad here when people are concerned about making art that shows Klan members as the bad guys

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 2d

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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Bencompetence @bencompetence.bsky.social · 3d

Ultimately, my gender is fluid and mood driven. I may not feel any of this tomorrow.

But right now, I do.

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Bencompetence @bencompetence.bsky.social · 3d

Sometimes I see people whose gender presentation I admire. And I love it so much. It makes me hopeful and happy, but also a little sad. Like… I wish -I- knew so well what to do with myself.

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Bencompetence @bencompetence.bsky.social · 3d

I want to wear dresses! I want to have Outfits. I want to do this without having to have a whole-ass plan for overhauling my appearance and I WANT THAT TO BE OKAY.

That last part. I want it to be okay and not A Thing I have to discuss and defend all the time.

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Bencompetence @bencompetence.bsky.social · 3d

I don’t know the words for me. I know who and what I am but I don’t know the words for it.

When I’m with femme groups, I feel myself. When I’m with masc groups, I feel like “The Guys let Ben tag along”.

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Bencompetence @bencompetence.bsky.social · 3d

Years ago, I told someone I wanted to wear a skirt without it being an issue. They told me “You can wear one if you want; in fact, the decision to not wear one is YOU upholding the patriarchy”.

My blood pressure still rises when I think about that over simplification.

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Bencompetence @bencompetence.bsky.social · 3d

It’s midnight and Ben is having Gender thoughts again.

Current Status: I’d love it if I could be fully perceived and engaged with as a woman while also keeping my masculine-coded signifiers (beard, voice, so on). And maybe just wear femme clothes without it “being a thing”.

Sigh.

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Bencompetence @bencompetence.bsky.social · 3d

Very little gives me more joy than running the Mr. Torgue blog. I've been doing it for over 13 years now. 💜

@borderlands.2k.com #borderlands

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Bencompetence @bencompetence.bsky.social · 3d

He is the victim and has some funny moments but not many.

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Bencompetence @bencompetence.bsky.social · 3d

Yup! A very complicated one that genuinely takes 8 episodes to explain.

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Bencompetence @bencompetence.bsky.social · 3d

Agreed! Emphatically! Yes. 💜

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