ben schwartz
@benschwartz.bsky.social
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Writer: 84th Oscars, Letterman, The Nation, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, The Baffler, Air Mail, Emmy nominee, NEH Public Scholar, and author of way too many posts. rep: Dara Kaye WME #WGAW letterboxd: https://boxd.it/1lq09
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I'm surprised Democrats are running midterm ads this early.
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Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "
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kenjennings.bsky.social
Quick, someone poll the 4 things in this scary, scary agenda.
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Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "
benschwartz.bsky.social
I'm surprised Democrats are running midterm ads this early.
atrupar.com
Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "
benschwartz.bsky.social
She's amazing on the Lena Dunham show, too.
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Give her credit. It worked.
the image shows two pictures of actress Megan Statler waling into the Emmys and on her purse is a taped sheet of paper with the word CEASEFIRE! taped to it.
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"All they lost is any credibility on lecturing anyone else on right and wrong ever again. But that’s a real loss—it’s the reason Donald Trump hates comedians so much. When they handed over their credibility to MBS, they handed it over here, too, and for free."
benschwartz.bsky.social
"All they lost is any credibility on lecturing anyone else on right and wrong ever again. But that’s a real loss—it’s the reason Donald Trump hates comedians so much. When they handed over their credibility to MBS, they handed it over here, too, and for free."
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lolennui.bsky.social
So cool that whenever someone asks the president, “did you eat the Lindbergh baby” he’s like, “no but I’d be allowed to, I have the right to, I might do it later”
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Bari Weiss is a Jewish married lesbian. If she was liberal, The Free Press would call this a DEI hire.
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maxtani.bsky.social
Bari Weiss introduced herself to CBS News staff today on the network's 9AM call, saying she wants to "win," which requires restoring trust to CBS. She also said she was excited for staff to get to know the Free Press, and ended her remarks by saying: "Let's do the fucking news."
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gonebabygone.bsky.social
Look I think there is a limit to what mockery practically achieves but it fucking rules that the American Himmler had to go on TV to sputter about how he’s not actually under five feet tall
acyn.bsky.social
Stephen Miller responding to AOC calling Miller a clown and saying he is angry that he is 4’10”: We knew her brain didn't work—now we know their eyes don't work.
benschwartz.bsky.social
Bari Weiss is a Jewish married lesbian. If she was liberal, The Free Press would call this a DEI hire.
benschwartz.bsky.social
“I voted for a Riyadh payday and they asked Tim Dillon. Trump is dead to me!”
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“I voted for none of this."

Prominent influencers, including Theo Von, Joe Rogan, and Andrew Schulz, are starting to distance themselves from the president they helped propel to the White House.

Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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huh -- both takes on those songs are the same thing, turning what they were into soaring romantic anthems.
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You'll get there, Josh. Don't give up on the dream!
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I knew it. I told my wife, "15 minute standing ovation in Venice -- that's a ten minute standing ovation movie at best."
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nope, that’s another ben. thanks!