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Ben Wheeler

@bentwhee.bsky.social

Happy Valentine’s Day to all who celebrate!!

February 14, 2026 at 7:55 PM

Ben Wheeler

@bentwhee.bsky.social

The Mrs. and I worked together to create this St. Valentine’s Day treasure!!

Homemade chocolate covered strawberries on a large plate!

February 14, 2026 at 7:18 PM

Ben Wheeler

@bentwhee.bsky.social

This morning we went to Paris Baguette!

Happy Valentine’s Day!! 💝💕❤️

The treats we got at Paris Baguette for Valentine’s Day!!

February 14, 2026 at 4:00 PM

Ben Wheeler

@bentwhee.bsky.social

@bretdevereaux.bsky.social
@fade.bsky.social

Have you seen legitimate courses in academia called Mythology of Rape. Here’s the syllabus

docs.google.com/document/u/0...

DT File #4.docx

Prof. Thomas Hubbard Office: WAG 9 Hours: TThF 2-3 Phone: 471-0676 E-mail: [email protected] SYLLABUS – MYTHOLOGIES OF RAPE (CC 348 - #32220, LAH 350 - #29135, TC 325 - #42055) This course attempts t...

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February 11, 2026 at 2:17 AM

Ben Wheeler

@bentwhee.bsky.social

Is anyone else getting lots of new followers with zero or one follower of their own and following thousands of accounts? They always are brand new accounts that are seeking mutual aid.

February 10, 2026 at 5:12 PM

Ben Wheeler

@bentwhee.bsky.social

Tri-tip is on the smoker!!

February 8, 2026 at 10:19 PM

Ben Wheeler

@bentwhee.bsky.social

@gregdoucette.bsky.social

Is this Biscuit’s philosophy?

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Fire Angel @fireangelbrc2fl.bsky.social · 7d

A picture of an adorable calico cat with the words
"4 years ago I lived in a bush and hunted my own meals. Now I have 2 passive incomes, my own house, and a personal chef. Follow me for more financial advice.

February 7, 2026 at 4:36 PM

Ben Wheeler

@bentwhee.bsky.social

@gregdoucette.bsky.social
@hipcrimevocab.net
@evanbernick.bsky.social
@mrose.ink
@kathryntewson.bsky.social

doesn’t this charging document look a bit deficient given the Brandenburg standard?

Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 8d

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Criminal Complaint – #1 in United States v. Wagner (E.D. Mich., 2:26-mj-30053) – CourtListener.com

COMPLAINT sworn before Magistrate Judge David R. Grand as to Kyle Wagner (1). (MSyl) (Main Document 1 replaced on 2/5/2026) (NAhm). (Entered: 02/04/2026)

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February 5, 2026 at 11:35 PM

Ben Wheeler

@bentwhee.bsky.social

@rparloff.bsky.social
@annabower.bsky.social
@kyledcheney.bsky.social
@kathryntewson.bsky.social

Does anyone have a link to the charging document for Kyle Wagner AKA Antifa Kyle? I only see news reports which seem to indicate that his actions don’t meet the incitement standard in Brandenburg.

February 5, 2026 at 9:37 PM

Ben Wheeler

@bentwhee.bsky.social

Wow!! Wow!!

On the 21st, I ordered then Ms. Voss to file a
written response. I'm sure she's had more than one day
where she regrets how well I know her name since most things end in, you know, Get ahold of Ms. Voss.
But I ordered

I wholeheartedly embrace the notion of a unitary
executive, as in DHS, ICE, the DOJ, all a part of the
Executive Branch.
And if there's a problem in the
restaurant, I don't intend to go in the kitchen to try to
figure out who makes the bread. And all of it is part of
the Executive Branch. And so it is not an excuse to tell me
you contacted ICE because ICE is also part of the unitary executive for accountability purposes.

MS. LE: You are correct on the dates and the
time. And, yes, on the 27, when he was supposed to be
landed in Minnesota -- St. Paul, Minnesota, at 9:31, I waited for a few minutes to make sure the plane landed, and then I check. The airline, they say the plane was landed
safely and actually a few minutes early. So I reach out and
check again to see where's the respondent so that we can get
him -- not respondent -- but the petitioner so that we can
get him released, and found out that he did not make it on
the flight because the airline declined to let them on
board. So I escalate it to the higher-up, and I also put it in my 24 font, this needs to be done. And I asked for another commercial airline, and that's how he was on board

February 5, 2026 at 12:56 AM

Ben Wheeler

@bentwhee.bsky.social

I hear that Judge Biery has ordered the immediate release of Conejo Arias and his son, but I don’t see the order here. Is anyone able to link to it?

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www.courtlistener.com/docket/72185...

Conejo Arias v. Noem, 5:26-cv-00415 - CourtListener.com

Docket for Conejo Arias v. Noem, 5:26-cv-00415 — Brought to you by Free Law Project, a non-profit dedicated to creating high quality open legal information.

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January 31, 2026 at 6:06 PM

Ben Wheeler

@bentwhee.bsky.social

Nevermind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college

Shakespeare
Weierstrass Approximation Theory
Stochastic Processes
Topology
Time Series Analysis

Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 14d

Nevermind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college

American Revolutionary History (Don Higginbotham)

History of the Antebellum South (Harry Watson)

The American South (Marci Cohen Harris)

Judicial Politics (Joe Ura)

Presidential Decisionmaking (Tim McKeown)

Absolute legends.

Daniel Drezner @dandrezner.bsky.social · 14d

Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college

Sage, the Way, and Zen
Shakespeare
Religion and Modern Secularism
Creative Fiction Writing
International Political Economy

Pleasantly surprised how many of these classes proved useful later in life.

January 31, 2026 at 12:20 AM

Ben Wheeler

@bentwhee.bsky.social

@questauthority.bsky.social
@legalminimum.bsky.social

How long will Nintendo take to put the kybosh on this?

Jay Peters @jaypeters.net · 16d

Google’s new world AI model tool let me generate a bunch of Nintendo-inspired games. Including one featuring Link with a paraglider! Gift link: www.theverge.com/news/869726/...