Ben Wurst
@benwurst.bsky.social
Treehugger, biologist, reclaimed wood craftsman. #resist
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You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM
You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.
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“The federal government is no longer bound by law. If agents of the state may kill people in public without being investigated; if they have—again, per VP Vance—“absolute immunity” from prosecution then we are living in an authoritarian regime.”
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Emergency Triad: Another American Has Been Murdered by Our Government
It’s worse than it looks and it looks plenty bad.
open.substack.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:55 AM
“The federal government is no longer bound by law. If agents of the state may kill people in public without being investigated; if they have—again, per VP Vance—“absolute immunity” from prosecution then we are living in an authoritarian regime.”
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
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Holy shit. This speaks volumes about the midterms ahead.
January 25, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Holy shit. This speaks volumes about the midterms ahead.
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As I explained earlier this month, we're too literal abt what amounts to military occupation. The ICE/CPB operations in Blue cities are the kinds of garrisoning of civilian towns that the founding documents opposed. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/dont-...
Don’t Be So Literal About What Counts as a Military Occupation
I want to return to a topic I’ve alluded to in several...
talkingpointsmemo.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:35 AM
As I explained earlier this month, we're too literal abt what amounts to military occupation. The ICE/CPB operations in Blue cities are the kinds of garrisoning of civilian towns that the founding documents opposed. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/dont-...
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This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
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As you pay more for groceries, housing, and health care, Trump has used the presidency to enrich himself.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
January 20, 2026 at 11:29 PM
As you pay more for groceries, housing, and health care, Trump has used the presidency to enrich himself.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Breaking news: The Trump administration acknowledged for the first time that members of the U.S. DOGE Service accessed and shared sensitive Social Security data without the awareness of agency officials, months after a whistleblower raised concerns.
Trump administration admits DOGE accessed personal Social Security data
A DOGE employee signed an agreement to share Social Security data with the aim of overturning election results in certain states, according to a new court filing.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Breaking news: The Trump administration acknowledged for the first time that members of the U.S. DOGE Service accessed and shared sensitive Social Security data without the awareness of agency officials, months after a whistleblower raised concerns.
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life fighting for equity and justice. He taught us that even in the face of intimidation and discrimination, we must never stop working towards a better future – a lesson that feels especially relevant today.
January 19, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life fighting for equity and justice. He taught us that even in the face of intimidation and discrimination, we must never stop working towards a better future – a lesson that feels especially relevant today.
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ICE keeps saying the people protesting it are being paid without any evidence, but we have receipts showing that the people *defending* ICE are absolutely being paid.
And yet we only hear lies about the former on cable news.
And yet we only hear lies about the former on cable news.
relevant to the debate over whether we should keep funding DHS without reforms and accountability for how out of control their spending is
January 15, 2026 at 4:28 PM
ICE keeps saying the people protesting it are being paid without any evidence, but we have receipts showing that the people *defending* ICE are absolutely being paid.
And yet we only hear lies about the former on cable news.
And yet we only hear lies about the former on cable news.
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Worth every second
January 15, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Worth every second
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AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
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We have not forgotten!
January 12, 2026 at 6:00 PM
We have not forgotten!
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Powerful.
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Powerful.
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The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.
This is truly terrifying.
This is truly terrifying.
October 14, 2025 at 12:59 AM
The Portland Frog army has now infiltrated Tulsa, OK and they’ve made an unlikely alliance with the T-Rex infantry and Sharks on Hoverboards mercenary forces.
This is truly terrifying.
This is truly terrifying.
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Letting the health care tax credits expire would devastate American families — and we’re making that crystal clear by giving you the data.
We’ve built graphics showing how much costs would rise in every GOP district.
Let’s start with Mike Johnson (R-LA):
We’ve built graphics showing how much costs would rise in every GOP district.
Let’s start with Mike Johnson (R-LA):
October 6, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Letting the health care tax credits expire would devastate American families — and we’re making that crystal clear by giving you the data.
We’ve built graphics showing how much costs would rise in every GOP district.
Let’s start with Mike Johnson (R-LA):
We’ve built graphics showing how much costs would rise in every GOP district.
Let’s start with Mike Johnson (R-LA):
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There is so much in the news cycle these days that the complete dismantling of the Forest Service -- so *our* forests can be auctioned off to Big TImber -- is unfortunately getting little air play. But if this happens, US landscapes may be almost unrecognizable in a decade, and never coming back. 🌍
Using an emergency declaration, Trump’s timber production executive order would ease environmental protections so as to greatly expand logging in the national forests.
A report from our friends at @highcountrynews.org:
A report from our friends at @highcountrynews.org:
The dismantling of the US Forest Service is imminent
The public has less than a week remaining to comment on the administration's plans.
www.motherjones.com
September 26, 2025 at 1:53 AM
There is so much in the news cycle these days that the complete dismantling of the Forest Service -- so *our* forests can be auctioned off to Big TImber -- is unfortunately getting little air play. But if this happens, US landscapes may be almost unrecognizable in a decade, and never coming back. 🌍
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Disney paid $16 million to Trump to settle a bogus lawsuit involving George Stephanopoulos.
Disney fired Terry Moran for calling Stephen Miller a “world-class hater.”
Disney suspended Jimmy Kimmel.
That Disney has walked back one of those after immense public pressure doesn't change who they are.
Disney fired Terry Moran for calling Stephen Miller a “world-class hater.”
Disney suspended Jimmy Kimmel.
That Disney has walked back one of those after immense public pressure doesn't change who they are.
September 22, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Disney paid $16 million to Trump to settle a bogus lawsuit involving George Stephanopoulos.
Disney fired Terry Moran for calling Stephen Miller a “world-class hater.”
Disney suspended Jimmy Kimmel.
That Disney has walked back one of those after immense public pressure doesn't change who they are.
Disney fired Terry Moran for calling Stephen Miller a “world-class hater.”
Disney suspended Jimmy Kimmel.
That Disney has walked back one of those after immense public pressure doesn't change who they are.
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Canceling Jimmy Kimmel show is not about Charlie Kirk, just like going after universities was not about antisemitism and occupying DC was not about fighting crime.
September 18, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Canceling Jimmy Kimmel show is not about Charlie Kirk, just like going after universities was not about antisemitism and occupying DC was not about fighting crime.
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WGA Statement on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live!
September 18, 2025 at 2:41 AM
WGA Statement on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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Calling it now: almost all the coming crackdown on progressive groups will be focused on those that provide funding, resources, research, knowledge, or assistance of other kinds to Democratic candidates, voters, and institutions focused on winning the midterm elections.
An authoritarian crackdown.
An authoritarian crackdown.
September 15, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Calling it now: almost all the coming crackdown on progressive groups will be focused on those that provide funding, resources, research, knowledge, or assistance of other kinds to Democratic candidates, voters, and institutions focused on winning the midterm elections.
An authoritarian crackdown.
An authoritarian crackdown.
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America has officially entered its Dark Ages. God help us all—because there's no longer any reason to believe Congress or the courts or media will. We have lost our way to a degree I never thought possible, and I am not going to pretend to have any answers about how we find our way back. We may not.
September 13, 2025 at 8:11 PM
America has officially entered its Dark Ages. God help us all—because there's no longer any reason to believe Congress or the courts or media will. We have lost our way to a degree I never thought possible, and I am not going to pretend to have any answers about how we find our way back. We may not.
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Release the Epstein files!!!!
September 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Release the Epstein files!!!!