Ben Vaught
@benvaught.bsky.social
Carly Rae Jepsen nano-influencer. Plutophobic.
Nashville
Nashville
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I absolutely believe 7th grade civics-class ideas about America as a nation of immigrants and free people
At the end of the day, this is why you can't take anything Stancil does seriously. He's not a serious person with serious political ideas. He's an idiot with a concept of america formed by 7th grade civics class. He is exactly the kind of idiot that got us into this mess.
Hard agree. It’s just wrong! There’s a reason my community is full of Latino and Hmong and Somali people, and it’s because another America does exist and has existed. A free and welcoming America we can return to
January 22, 2026 at 3:09 PM
I absolutely believe 7th grade civics-class ideas about America as a nation of immigrants and free people
Imagine dressing like this and throwing like that. Embarrassing
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Cmdr. Greg Bovino is seen deploying a gas canister at Mueller Park in south Minneapolis this afternoon.
Video by Ben Luhmann.
Video by Ben Luhmann.
January 22, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Imagine dressing like this and throwing like that. Embarrassing
Carly Rae Jepsen reaching out to the Heated Rivalry director… this is to gays what Indiana in the national championship was for Hoosiers
January 21, 2026 at 5:07 AM
Carly Rae Jepsen reaching out to the Heated Rivalry director… this is to gays what Indiana in the national championship was for Hoosiers
Oh my god?
Jones: You want to go through a list? Go through the list of perverts who hang out at Mar-A-Lago. Go through that list.
January 21, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Oh my god?
“We shouldn’t build more homes across from a school” lmao okay
January 21, 2026 at 2:54 AM
“We shouldn’t build more homes across from a school” lmao okay
Late to the council meeting party but shoutout to Marcie, a new Nashvillian, for adding her voice. Hell yeah
January 21, 2026 at 2:08 AM
Late to the council meeting party but shoutout to Marcie, a new Nashvillian, for adding her voice. Hell yeah
Y’all laugh but this is literally The Discourse on Nextdoor dot com
Bessent: "Someone, maybe your parents for their retirement have bought 5, 10, 12 homes."
January 20, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Y’all laugh but this is literally The Discourse on Nextdoor dot com
At the bar telling people to email their CMs, I am so sorry @emilyfor7.bsky.social
January 20, 2026 at 6:15 AM
At the bar telling people to email their CMs, I am so sorry @emilyfor7.bsky.social
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At about the 35-second mark the officer says "IF YOU FUCKING MOVE I'LL FUCKING TASE YOU," followed immediately by "GET OUT OF THE FUCKING CAR RIGHT NOW."
Which contradictory order are you supposed to follow, knowing that either could get you tased? Or worse?
bsky.app/profile/petr...
Which contradictory order are you supposed to follow, knowing that either could get you tased? Or worse?
bsky.app/profile/petr...
'"YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK"', has a WHOLE new meaning under #Trumpism. 🗽
January 19, 2026 at 9:08 PM
At about the 35-second mark the officer says "IF YOU FUCKING MOVE I'LL FUCKING TASE YOU," followed immediately by "GET OUT OF THE FUCKING CAR RIGHT NOW."
Which contradictory order are you supposed to follow, knowing that either could get you tased? Or worse?
bsky.app/profile/petr...
Which contradictory order are you supposed to follow, knowing that either could get you tased? Or worse?
bsky.app/profile/petr...
This is (among other things) economic segregation
They're pitching this as a "traffic fix." The whole system in Vegas moves about as many people as the 23 Dickerson WeGo route -- just less efficient and with a much worse operator:passenger ratio.
Below from /r/nashville
Below from /r/nashville
January 19, 2026 at 8:59 PM
This is (among other things) economic segregation
Urbanist-farmer-Amish alliance against sprawl and car culture. It can happen. I know it in my bones.
Roughly two-thirds of Amish churches now allow e-bikes.
Some Amish Communities Are Adopting E-Bikes Instead Of Horses - Jalopnik
www.jalopnik.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:18 PM
Urbanist-farmer-Amish alliance against sprawl and car culture. It can happen. I know it in my bones.
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it’s so funny when the media is like “why are libs cutting Trump voters out of their lives? clearly it’s the intolerant left!” when in reality we are just fed up by the dumbest most evil people we know speedrunning the destruction of our country in slavish devotion to the cult of a mad king
January 19, 2026 at 4:24 PM
it’s so funny when the media is like “why are libs cutting Trump voters out of their lives? clearly it’s the intolerant left!” when in reality we are just fed up by the dumbest most evil people we know speedrunning the destruction of our country in slavish devotion to the cult of a mad king
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The idea of “LGB without the T” was that turning on trans people would save gay people but I don’t think that’s how this works
From 2021 through 2024, anti-gay bias in US rose by around 10%. Increases also appeared in bias toward Black, darker-skinned, older, disabled and overweight people, but not as starkly. These trends were distinctly robust among Americans under 25
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/o...
Opinion | Americans Are Turning Against Gay People
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:28 PM
The idea of “LGB without the T” was that turning on trans people would save gay people but I don’t think that’s how this works
I am literally the strongest soldier for the Housing Theory of Everything but even I can think of maybe one more bucket, Chuck
NEW: In this interview, Chuck Schumer describes the "five buckets" Dems think are key to their possibly winning a Senate majority in 2026: housing, "the high price of food [and] food monopolies playing a major role there," electricity, "the high cost of childcare," and health care.
Zero Chucks Left to Give
Chuck Schumer now sees a path back to the majority. Can he manage his way through it?
www.thebulwark.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:01 AM
I am literally the strongest soldier for the Housing Theory of Everything but even I can think of maybe one more bucket, Chuck
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The more I think about this, the angrier I get. It takes a particularly virulent strain of sociopathy to sit and let hard-working people serve you a meal knowing that you plan to arrest them and send them off for deportation once they're off of work.
Really depraved shit.
Really depraved shit.
A few days ago, Fox News was whining about ICE agents getting heckled at a Mexican restaurant in Minneapolis.
Meanwhile, in the town of Willmar, ICE agents had lunch at a Mexican restaurant, waited until it closed, then confronted and arrested three workers as they left.
Meanwhile, in the town of Willmar, ICE agents had lunch at a Mexican restaurant, waited until it closed, then confronted and arrested three workers as they left.
ICE agents ate at a Minnesota Mexican restaurant before arresting staff
Immigration law enforcement agents reportedly followed employees out of the restaurant after they closed for the evening
www.independent.co.uk
January 18, 2026 at 12:13 AM
The more I think about this, the angrier I get. It takes a particularly virulent strain of sociopathy to sit and let hard-working people serve you a meal knowing that you plan to arrest them and send them off for deportation once they're off of work.
Really depraved shit.
Really depraved shit.
Broke: centrist-leftist axis
Woke: do stuff-study stuff axis
Woke: do stuff-study stuff axis
a hot take: there is real overlap between spanberger’s first set of executive orders and mamdani’s www.wtvr.com/news/local-n...
Money, Education, Immigration: Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger just signed 10 executive orders
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger signed 10 executive orders on her first day, targeting cost of living, healthcare, housing and education issues.
www.wtvr.com
January 17, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Broke: centrist-leftist axis
Woke: do stuff-study stuff axis
Woke: do stuff-study stuff axis
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the fact that Republican senators like Schmitt can’t even write a fascist screed on their own and instead have to rely on chatGPT perfectly captures the unique combination of evil and stupid that defines the modern Republican Party
January 17, 2026 at 7:16 PM
the fact that Republican senators like Schmitt can’t even write a fascist screed on their own and instead have to rely on chatGPT perfectly captures the unique combination of evil and stupid that defines the modern Republican Party
Looked through my early 2016 pics out of curiosity and I have so many screenshots of jokes about how ridiculous a president Trump would be. It’s simply too depressing, shan’t be participating
January 17, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Looked through my early 2016 pics out of curiosity and I have so many screenshots of jokes about how ridiculous a president Trump would be. It’s simply too depressing, shan’t be participating
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When the racist meme becomes national policy
January 17, 2026 at 4:53 AM
When the racist meme becomes national policy
People keep posting their “Nashville betrayal list” on tiktok and it’s always like 70% parking and traffic. There’s a better way, friends. Car culture will always betray you
January 16, 2026 at 11:43 PM
People keep posting their “Nashville betrayal list” on tiktok and it’s always like 70% parking and traffic. There’s a better way, friends. Car culture will always betray you
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America has a housing shortage. Every single housing proposal you see that is not "build more housing" will have the primary effect of pushing up the prices of existing housing, and is therefore, in reality, a plan to enrich current homeowners. In conclusion, build more housing.
President Trump will issue a plan next week for letting Americans tap their 401(k)s for a down payment on a home, a senior White House official said Friday.
Trump Plan Would Let Americans Use 401(k)s for Down Payments on Homes, Official Says
President Trump will issue a plan next week for letting Americans tap their 401(k)s for a down payment on a home, a senior White House official said Friday.
on.wsj.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:11 PM
America has a housing shortage. Every single housing proposal you see that is not "build more housing" will have the primary effect of pushing up the prices of existing housing, and is therefore, in reality, a plan to enrich current homeowners. In conclusion, build more housing.
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Revolving Loan Fund for housing at the county level mentioned
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January 16, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Revolving Loan Fund for housing at the county level mentioned
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