Ben Can't
@bencant.bsky.social
🟪 MBMBaM Wizard Emeritus
🟦 they/he
🟩 ace trans Jew
🟨 Long COVIDer
🟧 wear ur fucking mask
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🟦 they/he
🟩 ace trans Jew
🟨 Long COVIDer
🟧 wear ur fucking mask
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Ben Can't
@bencant.bsky.social
· Nov 16
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Hi I'm Ben. Once upon a time I was a niche internet microcelebrity for sending Yahoos into MBMBaM and earning the nickname "The Wizard"
I'm an ace trans Jew with a wonderful spouse and two precious cats
I post a lot about Baltimore and maybe one day I'll make art again and post it
Hi I'm Ben. Once upon a time I was a niche internet microcelebrity for sending Yahoos into MBMBaM and earning the nickname "The Wizard"
I'm an ace trans Jew with a wonderful spouse and two precious cats
I post a lot about Baltimore and maybe one day I'll make art again and post it
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the most impactful thing Elon Musk has ever done or will ever do regarding science and innovation in this country is illegally cut billions of dollars of research funds for literally no reason
February 8, 2026 at 3:01 AM
the most impactful thing Elon Musk has ever done or will ever do regarding science and innovation in this country is illegally cut billions of dollars of research funds for literally no reason
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man I’m sorry to be all corny here but when I see a “the city is beautiful! There’s more to it than homeless people!” I gotta say you know who’s also beautiful? People who have no place to live & are trying to get by in a system that has turned its back on them & if you don’t see that that’s on you
February 8, 2026 at 4:42 AM
man I’m sorry to be all corny here but when I see a “the city is beautiful! There’s more to it than homeless people!” I gotta say you know who’s also beautiful? People who have no place to live & are trying to get by in a system that has turned its back on them & if you don’t see that that’s on you
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NEW: Leqaa Kordia — who’s been in ICE detention for nearly a year, since ICE took her the same week as Mahmoud Khalil — has been hospitalized after having a seizure.
Her whereabouts & health are now unknown.
The Trump admin alleges she supports Hamas because…she sent money to help family in Gaza.
Her whereabouts & health are now unknown.
The Trump admin alleges she supports Hamas because…she sent money to help family in Gaza.
February 8, 2026 at 3:44 AM
NEW: Leqaa Kordia — who’s been in ICE detention for nearly a year, since ICE took her the same week as Mahmoud Khalil — has been hospitalized after having a seizure.
Her whereabouts & health are now unknown.
The Trump admin alleges she supports Hamas because…she sent money to help family in Gaza.
Her whereabouts & health are now unknown.
The Trump admin alleges she supports Hamas because…she sent money to help family in Gaza.
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One of the most sickening realizations I've ever had came when it hit me that six hundred years from now historians will be writing things like "while technically illegal, intercourse with minors was broadly accepted as normal among the American ruling class, and even a marker of status"
February 8, 2026 at 7:30 AM
One of the most sickening realizations I've ever had came when it hit me that six hundred years from now historians will be writing things like "while technically illegal, intercourse with minors was broadly accepted as normal among the American ruling class, and even a marker of status"
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A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
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the magic of the Muppets is that there are two fourth walls. they constantly break the one that reminds the audience they are performers. they NEVER break the one that reminds the audience they are puppets. this dynamic is the key to their entire comedy style
MY KIDS: so why are there muppets in the AUDIENCE
ME: THE CONCEIT!! IS THAT THEY'RE PUTTING ON A VARIETY SHOW!!! IN A WORLD WHERE MUPPET AND HUMAN COEXIST!!! YOU ARE WATCHING A DOCUMENTARY!! FILMED!! IN REAL TIME!!!
ME: THE CONCEIT!! IS THAT THEY'RE PUTTING ON A VARIETY SHOW!!! IN A WORLD WHERE MUPPET AND HUMAN COEXIST!!! YOU ARE WATCHING A DOCUMENTARY!! FILMED!! IN REAL TIME!!!
February 8, 2026 at 6:22 AM
the magic of the Muppets is that there are two fourth walls. they constantly break the one that reminds the audience they are performers. they NEVER break the one that reminds the audience they are puppets. this dynamic is the key to their entire comedy style
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The sketchiest boardwalk caricaturist you’ve ever met seeing the "fun" kind of AI profile pictures where all your hobbies are n the background
February 6, 2026 at 2:21 PM
The sketchiest boardwalk caricaturist you’ve ever met seeing the "fun" kind of AI profile pictures where all your hobbies are n the background
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"😱 why, what's wrong with substack?? 😱"
--so many people, still, somehow, all the time
--so many people, still, somehow, all the time
Top story! My god. Might as well lead with ‘Revealed: Winner of FA Cup two years ago’
February 7, 2026 at 11:37 PM
"😱 why, what's wrong with substack?? 😱"
--so many people, still, somehow, all the time
--so many people, still, somehow, all the time
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The best one has to be the sign they used for the US in Sarajevo. "United States of America" is "Sjedinjene Američke Države" in Bosnian, which seems fine... except the IOC didn't start insisting on using the full names of countries on the signs until the 90s:
February 7, 2026 at 7:49 AM
The best one has to be the sign they used for the US in Sarajevo. "United States of America" is "Sjedinjene Američke Države" in Bosnian, which seems fine... except the IOC didn't start insisting on using the full names of countries on the signs until the 90s:
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i love european olympics opening ceremonies. the second the ioc names a european host city the prime minister calls the culture minister into their office and says "find me your strangest homosexuals. give each of them a period of our great nation's history, a kilo of cocaine, and Ten Million Euros"
February 7, 2026 at 4:22 AM
i love european olympics opening ceremonies. the second the ioc names a european host city the prime minister calls the culture minister into their office and says "find me your strangest homosexuals. give each of them a period of our great nation's history, a kilo of cocaine, and Ten Million Euros"
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Relatedly, because there are close to zero progressive Jewish media outlets, today's main source of video clips of Jewish events and conferences comes from a Nick Fuentes-allied Nazi, who is amplified every hour by countless “leftists.” Here’s Mehdi Hasan doing that today:
February 8, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Relatedly, because there are close to zero progressive Jewish media outlets, today's main source of video clips of Jewish events and conferences comes from a Nick Fuentes-allied Nazi, who is amplified every hour by countless “leftists.” Here’s Mehdi Hasan doing that today:
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"Tell me you know nothing about the Muppets without telling me you know nothing about the Muppets."
February 7, 2026 at 2:20 AM
"Tell me you know nothing about the Muppets without telling me you know nothing about the Muppets."
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The homonationalism reeks. Does JVN live under a rock and not realize DC is literally occupied or are they just hot for fascism?
February 8, 2026 at 12:46 AM
The homonationalism reeks. Does JVN live under a rock and not realize DC is literally occupied or are they just hot for fascism?
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This is a fake Trump post, and the account that posted it here has been told repeatedly that it's a fake Trump post but still has it up.
That's an easy block.
That's an easy block.
February 8, 2026 at 12:45 AM
This is a fake Trump post, and the account that posted it here has been told repeatedly that it's a fake Trump post but still has it up.
That's an easy block.
That's an easy block.
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In the files, I am
From: [redacted]
To: Jeffrey Epstein
Subject: Yoda
Attachments: Yoda.jpg
To: Jeffrey Epstein
Subject: Yoda
Attachments: Yoda.jpg
February 8, 2026 at 12:53 AM
In the files, I am
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Everyone who sees me wearing my "The Apprentice" T-shirt with smiling Trump on it gives me dirty looks.
But no one sees the back that says "I bought this before we knew he was crazy"
But no one sees the back that says "I bought this before we knew he was crazy"
February 6, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Everyone who sees me wearing my "The Apprentice" T-shirt with smiling Trump on it gives me dirty looks.
But no one sees the back that says "I bought this before we knew he was crazy"
But no one sees the back that says "I bought this before we knew he was crazy"
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It's also the world's leading producer of false teeth. There's *tons* to work with. Missed opportunities!
It's the legal successor state of the Holy Roman Empire and, if I were Lichtenstein, I would play that angle up.
February 6, 2026 at 8:39 PM
It's also the world's leading producer of false teeth. There's *tons* to work with. Missed opportunities!
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Czech appears to be wearing the Maryland flag.
February 6, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Czech appears to be wearing the Maryland flag.
Remembered I have a tv antenna and can watch the ceremony love that way
February 6, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Remembered I have a tv antenna and can watch the ceremony love that way
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I am certain that whenever someone posts about “gatekeeping art” or whatever, they’re talking about posting drawings online for clicks. They never mean arranging rocks in the back yard. They never mean whistling to yourself and finding a tune that makes you happy. They never mean napkin doodles.
February 6, 2026 at 6:47 PM
I am certain that whenever someone posts about “gatekeeping art” or whatever, they’re talking about posting drawings online for clicks. They never mean arranging rocks in the back yard. They never mean whistling to yourself and finding a tune that makes you happy. They never mean napkin doodles.
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do baristas dream of rainbow moka pots
February 6, 2026 at 7:19 PM
do baristas dream of rainbow moka pots
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I’m sorry but people talking about talent as an unfair quality that needs to be Harrison Bergeroned away by AI have exactly the same energy as people saying it’s unfair that attractive people have more people attracted to them and the government should legislate their right to a hot wife
February 6, 2026 at 6:51 PM
I’m sorry but people talking about talent as an unfair quality that needs to be Harrison Bergeroned away by AI have exactly the same energy as people saying it’s unfair that attractive people have more people attracted to them and the government should legislate their right to a hot wife
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I think often of the women in the Louis CK story—how they all left comedy and never went back, but he’s still going. It’s everywhere and it’s such a loss for them and for us—for things they’ll never make that we’ll never see.
the Epstein files are really devastating because they remind me of how many girls and women miss out on professional opportunities, mentorship and careers because of how many powerful, rich and influential men only view girls and women — and interactions with them — through the lens of sex
February 6, 2026 at 1:13 AM
I think often of the women in the Louis CK story—how they all left comedy and never went back, but he’s still going. It’s everywhere and it’s such a loss for them and for us—for things they’ll never make that we’ll never see.
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I realized that a lot of the guys who have been found in the Epstein files are probably really struggling because the guy they would have gone to for advice about being discovered in the Epstein files was JEFFREY EPSTEIN
Over the past two weeks I've begun to realize that rich people only started funding chatbots once they could no longer email Jeffrey Epstein
February 6, 2026 at 4:23 AM
I realized that a lot of the guys who have been found in the Epstein files are probably really struggling because the guy they would have gone to for advice about being discovered in the Epstein files was JEFFREY EPSTEIN
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Pour one out for every professional political pundit, writer, consultant whatever that has spent the last decade trying to pretend that the Trump phenomenon was about trade or opiates and not a big chunk of white america losing its mind over having a black president bsky.app/profile/kyle...
A screenshot from a video posted on Trump's Truth Social account: truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
February 6, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Pour one out for every professional political pundit, writer, consultant whatever that has spent the last decade trying to pretend that the Trump phenomenon was about trade or opiates and not a big chunk of white america losing its mind over having a black president bsky.app/profile/kyle...