Ben Siemon
@benjaminjs.bsky.social
🏳️🌈 I speak only for myself. Not a spokesperson. Animation writer. Grocery Clerk with Half an Eyelid from "Crazy-Ex Girlfriend" OK puppeteer. He/him
"Mark Kelly quoted the law." -THE END.
Hegseth wants briefing on review of Senator Kelly's conduct by Dec 10, memo says reut.rs/3XP8InZ
Hegseth wants briefing on review of Senator Kelly's conduct by Dec 10, memo says
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday requested he be briefed by December 10 on the results of a review into "potentially unlawful" comments made by U.S. Senator Mark Kelly, a retired Navy captain.
reut.rs
November 26, 2025 at 3:01 AM
"Mark Kelly quoted the law." -THE END.
I know very little about economics but it seems kinda bad 50% of the US economy is just companies hoping AI turns out to be something everyone should be invested in. It's giving major "internet bubble" vibes I wonder if the Pets.com puppet would agree.
November 25, 2025 at 8:22 PM
I know very little about economics but it seems kinda bad 50% of the US economy is just companies hoping AI turns out to be something everyone should be invested in. It's giving major "internet bubble" vibes I wonder if the Pets.com puppet would agree.
Just in time for Thanksgiving Republicans are pro-roasted children left in hot cars.
November 25, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Just in time for Thanksgiving Republicans are pro-roasted children left in hot cars.
It's unsettling that Peter Thiel and Elon Musk are two of the richest men in America but also batshit crazy.
November 25, 2025 at 6:07 PM
It's unsettling that Peter Thiel and Elon Musk are two of the richest men in America but also batshit crazy.
Films for sex criminals directed by sex criminals.
‘RUSH HOUR 4’ has been greenlit at Paramount, after push from Donald Trump.
• Paramount is teaming up with Warner Bros. to distribute
• Brett Ratner, who coincidentally just made a documentary about Melania Trump, will return to direct.
(Source: Deadline)
• Paramount is teaming up with Warner Bros. to distribute
• Brett Ratner, who coincidentally just made a documentary about Melania Trump, will return to direct.
(Source: Deadline)
November 25, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Films for sex criminals directed by sex criminals.
How much crypto did they steal?
Justice will be served at the White House on Tuesday as Trump pardons a pair of turkeys for fowl reasons, participating in the 78th annual National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation. https://cnn.it/48iywxI
November 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
How much crypto did they steal?
There comes a time in every male comedian's life when he's successful enough to hire a stylist to put him in nice jeans and dressy sneakers.
November 25, 2025 at 4:17 AM
There comes a time in every male comedian's life when he's successful enough to hire a stylist to put him in nice jeans and dressy sneakers.
This look is such a failure and so many people were involved.
November 25, 2025 at 3:18 AM
This look is such a failure and so many people were involved.
Stop threatening me with a good time until it happens.
Rep. Don Bacon was so appalled by the Trump administration's proposed Russia-Ukraine peace plan that he considered resigning in protest, the Nebraska Republican told Axios.
www.axios.com/2025/11/25/d...
www.axios.com/2025/11/25/d...
Scoop: GOP Rep. Don Bacon weighed resignation over Trump's Russia-Ukraine peace plan
Rep. Don Bacon said he was "so angry" at Trump's proposed Ukraine plan that he "thought about" resigning in protest.
www.axios.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Stop threatening me with a good time until it happens.
Gotta celebrate when they get along.
November 24, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Gotta celebrate when they get along.
Just make sure the planes don't crash buddy.
Duffy on his demand that air travelers not wear slippers or pajamas: "It honors our country ... don't take your shoes off and put your feet on the chair ahead of you"
November 24, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Just make sure the planes don't crash buddy.
Stop promising me a good time until it actually happens.
House Republicans are so fed up with Congress that many are reportedly eyeing the exits.
GOP Strategist Warns of ‘Unusual’ Twist in Republican Defections
Doug Heye said that the dysfunction on Capitol Hill has turned Congress into a “bad workplace.”
trib.al
November 24, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Stop promising me a good time until it actually happens.
Is Defunctland bullying things into creation?
November 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Is Defunctland bullying things into creation?
It's a very odd day when you're happy for James Comey.
November 24, 2025 at 5:59 PM
It's a very odd day when you're happy for James Comey.
If the Supreme Court is going to blow up Trump's tariffs the least they could do is do it before all our holiday shopping is done.
November 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
If the Supreme Court is going to blow up Trump's tariffs the least they could do is do it before all our holiday shopping is done.
"Wicked: For Good" left me wishing we had gotten one really good 3-3.5 hour movie. The new songs feel like half songs. The Scarecrow & Tin Man looks were unintentionally comical. There were definitely good parts but those parts would have been better served by being part of one leaner movie. Meh.
November 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
"Wicked: For Good" left me wishing we had gotten one really good 3-3.5 hour movie. The new songs feel like half songs. The Scarecrow & Tin Man looks were unintentionally comical. There were definitely good parts but those parts would have been better served by being part of one leaner movie. Meh.
We're all paying higher power prices so Elon Musk can roast people who pretend to be his friends.
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 2:49 PM
We're all paying higher power prices so Elon Musk can roast people who pretend to be his friends.
Spoiler: that's exactly the one thing that they're doing.
WELKER: Inflation has gone up. It's at 3% now up from 2% in April when the tariffs were imposed--
BESSENT: No, no no no. So, inflation hasn't gone up. The one thing we're not gonna do is do what the Biden administration did and tell the American people they don't know how they feel
BESSENT: No, no no no. So, inflation hasn't gone up. The one thing we're not gonna do is do what the Biden administration did and tell the American people they don't know how they feel
November 23, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Spoiler: that's exactly the one thing that they're doing.
This plan has been out for days and no one from the Trump administration had anything bad to say about it. Now that the EU is pushing back they suddenly have concerns?
What a shit show. Everyone could see this plan was written by the Kremlin. Adopted by Witkoff and Trump who demanded Ukraine accept it by this Thursday. After a firestorm of objections by Europe and Republican senators it appears Rubio wants to distance himself from it.
November 23, 2025 at 12:26 AM
This plan has been out for days and no one from the Trump administration had anything bad to say about it. Now that the EU is pushing back they suddenly have concerns?
Fox built an animation studio in Phoenix, AZ where I lived. I dreamt of working there but then their 2nd film underperformed and it was all over for Fox Animation. Now write cartoons instead which is probably for the best!
November 22, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Fox built an animation studio in Phoenix, AZ where I lived. I dreamt of working there but then their 2nd film underperformed and it was all over for Fox Animation. Now write cartoons instead which is probably for the best!
HBO is figuring out it should just be HBO just in time to be sold and maybe not exist anymore.
Good article. Do you best not to say "I told you so" after each sentence. Try. www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/i...
HBO Max’s Big Plan: Be HBO Again
Casey Bloys is embracing a brand position for TV's crown jewel as a complement, not a replacement, for Netflix — kind of like how it was back when it was a premium cable add-on.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:17 PM
HBO is figuring out it should just be HBO just in time to be sold and maybe not exist anymore.
Writing for animation means you know who Dee Bradley Baker is and you wonder if there will ever be another like him.
November 22, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Writing for animation means you know who Dee Bradley Baker is and you wonder if there will ever be another like him.
Thomas Massie should resign too. Make Mike Johnson really sweat.
November 22, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Thomas Massie should resign too. Make Mike Johnson really sweat.
Gotta get those last few paychecks for Christmas presents.
Marjorie Taylor Greene announces she is resigning from Congress
"I will be resigning from office with my last day being January 5, 2026”
"I will be resigning from office with my last day being January 5, 2026”
November 22, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Gotta get those last few paychecks for Christmas presents.