Ben Bashford
@bennybash.bsky.social
Father and husband. Grandad.
Music lover. Play trumpet and guitar.
Enjoy a good conversation, debate, or argument. Good listener.
Music lover. Play trumpet and guitar.
Enjoy a good conversation, debate, or argument. Good listener.
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Arvada” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
NO KINGS Arvada · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.**
NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allie...
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June 12, 2025 at 1:59 AM
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Arvada” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
George Floyd and Kilmar Abrego Garcia are not heroes.
They are victims. The villains in their stories denied their right to life and liberty with no trial, no evidence, and no due process.
Police, ICE, Senators, Legislators, and Presidents - abuse of power will not be tolerated.
They are victims. The villains in their stories denied their right to life and liberty with no trial, no evidence, and no due process.
Police, ICE, Senators, Legislators, and Presidents - abuse of power will not be tolerated.
June 8, 2025 at 4:37 AM
George Floyd and Kilmar Abrego Garcia are not heroes.
They are victims. The villains in their stories denied their right to life and liberty with no trial, no evidence, and no due process.
Police, ICE, Senators, Legislators, and Presidents - abuse of power will not be tolerated.
They are victims. The villains in their stories denied their right to life and liberty with no trial, no evidence, and no due process.
Police, ICE, Senators, Legislators, and Presidents - abuse of power will not be tolerated.
Wednesday with Della!
April 23, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Wednesday with Della!
It is a horrible injustice to round people up and sentence them to life in prison in El Salvador.
- No access to family, friends, or legal counsel.
- No recourse to correct an "administrative error."
- No Due Process.
We need to make this stop.
- No access to family, friends, or legal counsel.
- No recourse to correct an "administrative error."
- No Due Process.
We need to make this stop.
April 16, 2025 at 2:50 AM
It is a horrible injustice to round people up and sentence them to life in prison in El Salvador.
- No access to family, friends, or legal counsel.
- No recourse to correct an "administrative error."
- No Due Process.
We need to make this stop.
- No access to family, friends, or legal counsel.
- No recourse to correct an "administrative error."
- No Due Process.
We need to make this stop.
DUE PROCESS guarantees fairness and impartiality, ensuring individuals are treated justly and have the opportunity to defend their rights.
5th Amendment & 14th Amendment to the Constitution:
No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.
ICE must comply!
5th Amendment & 14th Amendment to the Constitution:
No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.
ICE must comply!
April 9, 2025 at 9:39 PM
DUE PROCESS guarantees fairness and impartiality, ensuring individuals are treated justly and have the opportunity to defend their rights.
5th Amendment & 14th Amendment to the Constitution:
No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.
ICE must comply!
5th Amendment & 14th Amendment to the Constitution:
No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.
ICE must comply!
Who does this?
Abuse of power:
• manipulating information
• undermining by ridiculing
• not tolerating contradiction
• making someone "pay" for disagreeing
• putting own interests 1st
• constantly reminding employees they may be fired
• humiliating employees
• condescending response to questions
Abuse of power:
• manipulating information
• undermining by ridiculing
• not tolerating contradiction
• making someone "pay" for disagreeing
• putting own interests 1st
• constantly reminding employees they may be fired
• humiliating employees
• condescending response to questions
April 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Who does this?
Abuse of power:
• manipulating information
• undermining by ridiculing
• not tolerating contradiction
• making someone "pay" for disagreeing
• putting own interests 1st
• constantly reminding employees they may be fired
• humiliating employees
• condescending response to questions
Abuse of power:
• manipulating information
• undermining by ridiculing
• not tolerating contradiction
• making someone "pay" for disagreeing
• putting own interests 1st
• constantly reminding employees they may be fired
• humiliating employees
• condescending response to questions
Elk in Golden Colorado, next to the Jefferson County Courthouse.
March 8, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Elk in Golden Colorado, next to the Jefferson County Courthouse.
I am proud to live in Denver, where Mayor Mike Johnston steps up to help the homeless and immigrants. We don't need ICE raids in schools and churches
March 6, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I am proud to live in Denver, where Mayor Mike Johnston steps up to help the homeless and immigrants. We don't need ICE raids in schools and churches
Rory Stewart
Was it for this that the US spent 80 years building power and alliances? Not to be a force for good. But instead to impoverish neighbours, threaten those it protected, rob minerals from war-torn countries, and break its promises to 100s of millions of the poorest in the world?
Was it for this that the US spent 80 years building power and alliances? Not to be a force for good. But instead to impoverish neighbours, threaten those it protected, rob minerals from war-torn countries, and break its promises to 100s of millions of the poorest in the world?
March 2, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Rory Stewart
Was it for this that the US spent 80 years building power and alliances? Not to be a force for good. But instead to impoverish neighbours, threaten those it protected, rob minerals from war-torn countries, and break its promises to 100s of millions of the poorest in the world?
Was it for this that the US spent 80 years building power and alliances? Not to be a force for good. But instead to impoverish neighbours, threaten those it protected, rob minerals from war-torn countries, and break its promises to 100s of millions of the poorest in the world?
Here in the grove of enduring redwoods, members of the United Nations Conference on International Organizations met on May 19, 1945, to honor the memory of Franklin Delano Roosevelt 35th president of the United States, chief architect of the United Nations, & apostle of lasting peace for all mankind
March 1, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Here in the grove of enduring redwoods, members of the United Nations Conference on International Organizations met on May 19, 1945, to honor the memory of Franklin Delano Roosevelt 35th president of the United States, chief architect of the United Nations, & apostle of lasting peace for all mankind
When big business and big government team up, "we the people" haven't got a chance. We need checks and balance.
February 14, 2025 at 5:23 PM
When big business and big government team up, "we the people" haven't got a chance. We need checks and balance.
$967.9 Billion to deport immigrants! That's a lot of eggs....
www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/mas...
www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/mas...
Mass Deportation: Devastating Costs to America, Its Budget and Economy
The mass deportation of millions of undocumented individuals would be tremendously expensive and would have a catastrophic impact on our economy—one that would be expansive and impact every American. ...
www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org
January 31, 2025 at 5:09 PM
$967.9 Billion to deport immigrants! That's a lot of eggs....
www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/mas...
www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/mas...
Rocky Mountain Arsenal Nature Preserve.
January 1, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Rocky Mountain Arsenal Nature Preserve.
New Year's Eve Blackjack!
January 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
New Year's Eve Blackjack!
Granddaughter Della!
December 21, 2024 at 1:47 AM
Granddaughter Della!