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Ben Leland

@benlelandoh.bsky.social

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Grants and contracts specialist | Organizer w/ Clintonville Area Progressives | An "up and comer" according to the Columbus Dispatch

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Ben Leland @benlelandoh.bsky.social · 1h

Please stop wearing out relievers that you'll need against the Dodgers.

Ben Leland @benlelandoh.bsky.social · 4h

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Adam @adamparsons.bsky.social · 4h

Every European-American ethnic festival is like "come learn about our UNIQUE CULTURAL HERITAGE of accordion music, dancing with only our legs, and drinking."

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Ben Leland @benlelandoh.bsky.social · 4h

I want to believe this, but Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping being a bomb in June 2016 may have been the canary in the coal mine.

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Ben Leland @benlelandoh.bsky.social · 5h

In a world full of good lauren takes, this is another one of them

Ben Leland @benlelandoh.bsky.social · 5h

I know I throw around OMW pretty loosely, but I have to emphasize it in this case.

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Ben Leland @benlelandoh.bsky.social · 7h

you do have the ability to take a train to a nearby city that has those things, at least.

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Ben Leland @benlelandoh.bsky.social · 7h

I enjoyed Providence the last time I visited but this is a horrifying reply.

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Assistant HR Director of Antifa @sethdmichaels.bsky.social · 9h

AI HUCKSTER: "i built you a machine that reads books for you."

ME: "can you build me a machine that unloads the dishwasher for me so *i* can read a book?"

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Indivisible Central Ohio @indivcentraloh.bsky.social · 1d

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Ben Leland @benlelandoh.bsky.social · 1d

Quick reminder about Saturday's fundraiser for Jesse Vogel for Columbus City Council. We'll have food from Lavash and Flavor 91, delicious home-brewed beer, and more.

We'd love to see you, but if you can't give us your time, please still send us a donation here: secure.actblue.com/donate/easton

Will & Kerry Easton, John ६ Tiffany Grinstead, Mia Lewis, Morgan Harper, Phyllis Elmo, and Ben Leland invite you to support JESSE VOGEL FOR COLUMBUS CITY COUNCIL Saturday, October 11 4-6 PM 183 Northmoor Place Columbus, OH 43214 RSVP via ActBlue or jessevogelforcouncil@gmail.com Donation levels: $50 $100 $250 $500

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Ben Leland @benlelandoh.bsky.social · 2d

Dorace Horrington

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Ben Leland @benlelandoh.bsky.social · 2d

I visited a loved one at Riverside hospital just after work and it took me just under an hour to drive the two miles home to Clintonville.

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Ben Leland @benlelandoh.bsky.social · 2d

One of the unsung heroes of the casual food world is the humble bean burrito at Taco Bell. Quickly and cheaply scratches the Taco Bell itch without it being a total health disaster.

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Paul Eric Scannell @pauleric70.bsky.social · 3d

Twitter BANNED the creator of this ad because it moves voters 7 pts toward Dems.

Voters are DISGUSTED by Trump’s gestapo kidnapping US citizens in Portland and Chicago.

SPREAD THIS EVERYWHERE

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Ben Leland @benlelandoh.bsky.social · 2d

I was going to suggest you use this rivalry to get some free Cheese Nips from Nabisco, but it seems that the thugs at Cheez-Its have forced them out of the market as of a few years ago. Brutal.

Ben Leland @benlelandoh.bsky.social · 3d

"Nolan Ryan started his career during LBJ and finished during Bill Clinton" is a decent one

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 3d

yo they hired Mamdani video guys. someone's doing some thinking somewhere

Chuck Schumer @schumer.senate.gov · 3d

The government is shut down because Trump and the Republicans are hellbent on taking health care away from you.

And they won’t even come to the table to talk to us about it.

This is not about politics. It's about people.

Let’s break it down:

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Ben Leland @benlelandoh.bsky.social · 3d

it was definitely the banana. The hollandaise and ham obviously go together the way they do in Eggs Benedict, but the banana flavor felt fully tacked on top of everything.

Ben Leland @benlelandoh.bsky.social · 3d

Years ago I made this for a party that was explicitly themed around "the weird recipes from 70s cookbooks", and it tasted exactly the way you'd think it would.

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Waffle 🧇 @wafflecut.bsky.social · 3d

All the Jewish foods everyone makes fun of are good. Gefilte fish with horse radish, chopped liver and onions, pickled herring. All of these are fantastic.

Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 4d

What foods do you love that you fully acknowledge make you a pervert for loving them?

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Ben Leland @benlelandoh.bsky.social · 3d

Early voting for the 2025 General Election started today. Vote Jesse Vogel for Columbus City Council.

Early vote center is at 1700 Morse Rd, and is generally* open from M-F 8am-5pm for the next few weeks, w/ expanded hours closer to election day. Info: vote.franklincountyohio.gov/voters/absen...

Selfie of me with an "I ohIo voted" sticker

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S(cary)W(rath) 👻 @toasterposey.art · 4d

Shohei Ohtani smiles and shakes Donald Trump’s hand at the Oval Office in front of a World Series trophy.

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Chibdm @chibdm.bsky.social · 4d

Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

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