benjamin weil
@benvyle.bsky.social
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writer-researcher-bodybuilder / head of research @thelovetankcic.bsky.social / they/he / insta: @benvyle / ✡️ 🍉 (london, where views are my own)
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davidwearing.bsky.social
Our horror at the genocide in Gaza, at the mass murder of civilians on Oct 7 2023, and at today's atrocity in Manchester, comes in each case from the same, inherent part of our shared humanity. We need to assert that shared humanity as loudly as possible, and in as many practical ways as we can.
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you know what’s very british? using antisemitism as a mask for violent settler colonialism.
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literally no correlation here except to massage the notion that the cause of palestinian liberation is antisemitic and to manufacture consent for genocide from jews (which, itself, places jews in harm’s way).
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goodlawproject.org
“I’m pleased to see that, after five years... some people involved in this national scandal are starting to face consequences. But we cannot claim to have moved on from the venal political culture that brought us the VIP lane until the ministers involved face consequences too.” goodlaw.social/f2e9
PPE Medpro must repay £122m for breach of contract | Good Law Project
The company Michelle Mone landed on the Tories’ unlawful VIP lane has 14 days to repay £122m for gowns supplied during the pandemic and never used.
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newyorker.com
An early look at next week’s cover: "Remote Control,” by Barry Blitt.
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The cover of the September 29, 2025, issue of The New Yorker.
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prisonculture.bsky.social
I don't think pointing out the fascists' 'hypocrisy' is a good use of time. It's not hypocrisy, it's hierarchy. They actually do believe that they have the right and obligation to dominate you because they are superior to you. They are using their power not being hypocritical.
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you would be hard pressed to find such commitment to the very human exigency of beauty, the struggle to fashion an experience that approaches god in the making of place, on the planet today.
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not only a masterpiece - a truly exceptional investment in art, spirit and vision that has more or less been obliterated under the thumb of late stage capitalism
newyorker.com
Antoni Gaudí’s vision for the Sagrada Família, a church that’s been under construction for nearly 150 years, was never universally liked. George Orwell called the church “one of the most hideous buildings in the world.”
Is the Sagrada Família a Masterpiece or Kitsch?
In the century since Antoni Gaudí died, his wild design has been obsessively realized, creating the world’s tallest church—and an endlessly debated icon.
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goodlawproject.org
Sensing Starmer's departure, and aware his performative hatred of trans people has fatally harmed his own ambition to become PM, he utters some warm words - and commits less than £3 per person to tackle the problem his bigotry helped to create. www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
‘Unacceptable’ waiting list of up to eight years for NHS gender care
Exclusive: ‘This breaks my heart,’ says minister Wes Streeting as waiting list tops 42,000
www.independent.co.uk
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phillewis.bsky.social
"I just want to say, go birds, fuck ICE and free Palestine," "Hacks" star Hannah Einbinder at the #Emmys
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i mean lbr bayesian doesn’t just mean “evidence-based” but good to assume the best about the intellect of bodybuilders or else I’m in trouble
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(that’s why he called his company “Bayesian” - as another reply notes)
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apparently just because the person who came up with them follows evidence-based approaches to training (!)
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please admire this regal weight bench i saw today
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holiday has been very good for getting rid of inflammation (the enemy of condition)
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i have the best workouts on holiday
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you can’t tell but i am in 🇦🇱
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norock.bsky.social
Actually, Frankenstein is a doctor success at the Venice film festival
BBC News headline: Frankenstein is monster success at Venice film festival
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ceci n’est pas nudity
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i resent that bluesky automatically flags this as “sexually suggestive” (because who is making that suggestion or invitation? certainly not me.)