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Benjamin Chambers

@dachshuahuadad.bsky.social

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Dog lover, bigot hater, pacifist, nerd I'm here for the fall of democracy and women's soccer

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Benjamin Chambers @dachshuahuadad.bsky.social · Jun 25

In my lifetime the GOP has:

Betrayed American hostages in Iran to win an election
Sold weapons to terrorists
Crashed the economy multiple times
Shut down the gov multiple times
Taken away women's right to bodily autonomy
Put children in debt for school lunches

And their voters did get over it

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Benjamin Chambers @dachshuahuadad.bsky.social · 1m

If leftist protestors engage in violence, they will be terrifying Trump's narrative, not their own

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 2h

The people who want violent protests to happen are Trump, Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, Pete Hegseth, Tom Homan, and other senior appointees in his admin. They are doing everything they possibly can to provoke people to violence and it is obvious that is what they hope for daily.

Benjamin Chambers @dachshuahuadad.bsky.social · 2m

Minor update, no impact

Benjamin Chambers @dachshuahuadad.bsky.social · 21m

Her task is conquering freedom?

The quiet part isn't very quiet anymore

Benjamin Chambers @dachshuahuadad.bsky.social · 23m

I *wish* Pelosi were this cool

Benjamin Chambers @dachshuahuadad.bsky.social · 1h

Decades too late

Benjamin Chambers @dachshuahuadad.bsky.social · 11h

Why are their lies always so outlandish?

If you want to claim protestors did some vandalism, sure, you could convince people. But "burn down cities?" Come the fuck on

Benjamin Chambers @dachshuahuadad.bsky.social · 11h

Also, eucalyptus in this context is a drug

Benjamin Chambers @dachshuahuadad.bsky.social · 15h

Never have I ever made Robert De Niro say "fuck that" about something I did

George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 18h

Robert De Niro: “Now we have a would-be king — King Donald the First. Fuck that. I’m Robert De Niro and I’m asking you to stand up and be counted in the nationwide No Kings protest on October 18th”

👉👉 nokings.org

Benjamin Chambers @dachshuahuadad.bsky.social · 15h

🔥🧵

Ben Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · 17h

I actually don't really care if AI is useful/interesting/good for some things in education actually - it is besides these things clearly a big problem already that maybe need listing yet again:

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Benjamin Chambers @dachshuahuadad.bsky.social · 17h

This is why marketing is bullshit

Benjamin Chambers @dachshuahuadad.bsky.social · 17h

SALINE

DRUG FREE

EXTRA STRENGTH

Extra strength drug free nasal saline spray

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Reece Dinsdale @reecedinsdale.bsky.social · 20h

Goodnight screen goddess and style icon. 🙌
Diane Keaton - R.I.P.

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Benjamin Chambers @dachshuahuadad.bsky.social · 19h

"FDR was not antifa" and "FDR was against fascism" are certainly words

I would also like to know who you think "constitute[s] antifa." While we're at it, who constitutes "ennui," or who constitutes "enervation?"

Benjamin Chambers @dachshuahuadad.bsky.social · 19h

They aren't leaving maga, they're virtue signaling

They'll still vote for maga next time around (if there is a next time)

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Anne Haberkern @annehaberkern.bsky.social · 20h

Hm, no plywood in sight on Hawthorne this morning…

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Benjamin Chambers @dachshuahuadad.bsky.social · 19h

Barron right now

a close up of a man 's face with the words dad why below him

Alt: Kieran Culkin in Succession asking, "Dad, why?"

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Benjamin Chambers @dachshuahuadad.bsky.social · 1d

#RCTID

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

The couple in costumes said they wanted to bring joy to the protests and show that demonstrators are "fun loving people."

Unicorn bride marries Kenny from South Park at Portland ICE protest

The couple in costumes said they wanted to bring joy to the protests and show that demonstrators are "fun loving people."

www.oregonlive.com

Benjamin Chambers @dachshuahuadad.bsky.social · 2d

*Don't

Benjamin Chambers @dachshuahuadad.bsky.social · 2d

But tools didn't replace skill or taste.

Give me a workshop full of the best tools and I still won't turn out a quality chair. My grandad though could do beautiful woodwork with a pen knife.

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Benjamin Chambers @dachshuahuadad.bsky.social · 2d

The odds are that every artist you listen to uses it, but most of them use it well so you don't even notice

It's a tool, nothing more, nothing less. Good craftsmen can do more with their tools than poor ones.

Benjamin Chambers @dachshuahuadad.bsky.social · 2d

Portland's war zone isn't even that hard to find, just take Powell across the river

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Rich Puchalsky @richpuchalsky.bsky.social · 2d

The problem with this metaphor is that an artist might like an expensive pencil set if someone bought them one, even though they knew it wouldn't make them a better artist.

No artist would like it if someone bought them an AI

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Melissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 2d

“Claim of an IED”
But apparently no one knows who claimed it, when or where.

IMO the “IED” lies are instigated from the top, to tie protestors in with the “terrorist” narrative he’s trying to push.

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 2d

Hamilton pushes back and says "this is no Carrie Underwood song." He cites more serious incidents, including the claim of an IED.

Perry: "What was in that?"

Hamilton: "I don't know."

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Benjamin Chambers @dachshuahuadad.bsky.social · 2d

This is like thinking "an expensive pencil set will make me a better artist!"

It's a tool, yes, but it fundamentally misunderstands what makes good art

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