Ben the Hammerhead
@benhammerhead.bsky.social
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Young Boomer-Old Gen Xer, polyglot, former exPat, multi-cultural. Love most shit posting snark & will otherwise call out bullshit. Also a news junkie. He/him cis gay(bi) partnered. +18 only I block crypto pushers on sight.
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benhammerhead.bsky.social
Want to know what will be the most common phrase going forward?

“We didn’t think they’d do that”
benhammerhead.bsky.social
The whole thing turns my stomach

They’re going to make a messiah out of him, i wish I was joking
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coachfinstock.bsky.social
Yup. Gaza has been largely leveled to the ground and the genocide has left behind few survivors and Netenyahu trying to burnish Trump's image and the media helping Netenyahu do just that is fucked up
nberlat.bsky.social
I am glad the hostages have been returned. I'm glad there's a ceasefire.

I don't understand people treating this as some sort of triumph for trump's diplomacy. 1
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didichanoch.bsky.social
Some things that are true:

* Ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages from both sides is a very good thing

* A version of this very deal has been on the table for two fucking years, and the main roadblock has been Netanyahu

* This is not peace. It's a ceasefire.
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subtrauma.bsky.social
none of us are as cool as our avi's
benhammerhead.bsky.social
Have a bagel why don’tcha
atrupar.com
Trump: "Everybody is gonna join the Abraham Accords. I like to say the Av-- Avraahamm. I love Avraahamm."
benhammerhead.bsky.social
They all
Look like victims of coercion
atrupar.com
Meloni looks like she wants off the planet during Trump's speech 😆
benhammerhead.bsky.social
If anything I’m skeptical if not disenchanted
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paleofuture.bsky.social
Border Patrol “attempted to arrest a plumber working inside a Logan Heights home but left empty-handed after the homeowner refused them entry.

The homeowner told agents she would not allow them inside because the warrant they presented did not include her address and lacked a judge's signature.”
Federal immigration operations target San Diego neighborhoods, sparking community resistance
Federal immigration agents conducted operations in Logan Heights and Southeast San Diego on Friday, with community members capturing footage of the enforcement actions.
www.10news.com
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tomjoscelyn.bsky.social
“I spent three nights and three days in federal custody. During that time, I was never told what I was charged with, was not allowed to shower despite being covered in tear gas and pepper spray, had no phone call to my family, and no access to an attorney.” - George Retes, U.S. citizen and veteran.
I’m a US citizen and a veteran. ICE arrested me for no reason.
Jailed for three days without an explanation or ability to notify anyone, George Retes argues the only path to healing starts with the government taking accountability for its actions.
newsletter.ofthebrave.org
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ctnative.bsky.social
Immigrants Who Signed up for Compensation From Trump to Self Deport Appear to Have Been Ripped Off by Him

Of Course, This Is Not Surprising !
propublica.org
Trump promised free plane tickets and $1,000 “exit bonuses” to immigrants who opted to self-deport.

ProPublica spoke to a dozen Venezuelan immigrants who said they followed the president’s instructions, yet never received the promised assistance.
“I Don’t Want to Be Here Anymore”: They Tried to Self-Deport, Then Got Stranded in Trump’s America
Venezuelan immigrants signed up for a Trump-promoted app called CBP Home, which promised a safe and easy way to leave the country, and prepared to leave on their given departure dates. Those dates hav...
www.propublica.org
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zackpolanski.bsky.social
Glad to see Nigel Farage has finally remembered Nathan Gill, former leader of Reform in Wales - found guilty of taking bribes from Russia.

Maybe he'll now remember how much he took from Putin's propaganda broadcaster Russia Today for all his TV appearances when he was a MEP?
Nigel Farage on Russia Today.
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royalpratt.bsky.social
ICE / Border Patrol threatening to arrest a cyclist for following and recording in Chicago
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atrupar.com
Pritzker: "You just heard a tidal wave of lies from the VP. It's a bit shocking. And you heard over & over him just making things up. There's a reason why the judge here in federal court said that they admin lacks credibility and why even the Nobel committee chair said the admin lacks integrity."
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bencollins.bsky.social
Listen to the response to this and look how easy it is to say it.
grahamformaine.bsky.social
We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.

When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.
benhammerhead.bsky.social
“I made you Speaker and I can unmake you too”
atrupar.com
Q: Who is Mike Johnson being threatened by? I mean, if he's not bringing the House back, releasing the Epstein files ... he seems scared

MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: I think so ... Do I think he's really up to the task? No.
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brooklynmarie.bsky.social
This pope kinda rocks
socialmedialab.ca
"Pope Leo XIV encouraged international news agencies on Thursday to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation, as he strongly backed a free, independent and objective press." apnews.com/article/pope...
Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths
Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.
apnews.com
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brandonfriedman.bsky.social
This is great. Normally, with U.S. press, when a Republican lies, they go, "well, we'll have to leave it there because I want to move on."

In this case, however, Vance lies and Stephanopoulos is immediately, "into the trebuchet, my dude."
atrupar.com
STEPHANOPOULOS: I didn't insinuate anything. I asked you whether Tom Homan accepted $50k as was heard on an audio tape recorded by the FBI in September 2024. You did not answer the question. Thank you for your time.

VANCE: No, George, I sai--

STEPHANOPOULOS: We'll be right back
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twosense.bsky.social
I will frost you and eat you!

-me to my problems
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joabaldwin.com
For every review of Wolf of Withervale that says, “Disgusting. The love interest is a fat man. I was repulsed and couldn’t finish it,” I also get messages saying, “As a large man (or lover of big men) I felt seen for the first time.” Fuck the haters—make the art that is for you and yours.