Benjamin Algera
@bjalgera.bsky.social
Camping, Hiking, Canoeing, Politics
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Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 23, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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This is disgusting.
An astonishing figure in this piece:
Last year, the U.S. budgeted $12.8B for new affordable housing.
This country is now poised to spend $45B on immigrant detention centers.
That's nearly *four times* as much on cages as on homes—in the middle of a devastating housing and homelessness crisis.
Last year, the U.S. budgeted $12.8B for new affordable housing.
This country is now poised to spend $45B on immigrant detention centers.
That's nearly *four times* as much on cages as on homes—in the middle of a devastating housing and homelessness crisis.
Are We About to Have Labor Camps in the United States of America?
If you think that’s far-fetched, then you really haven’t been paying attention to what the Trump administration and Republicans in Congress have been up to lately.
newrepublic.com
July 8, 2025 at 2:12 AM
This is disgusting.
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OMG 😳
HASSAN: What is habeas corpus?
NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country
HASSAN: That's incorrect
NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country
HASSAN: That's incorrect
May 20, 2025 at 2:41 PM
OMG 😳
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It's remarkable how much of this administration's agenda has been laser focused on simply making life worse for ordinary Americans.
Russell Vought, acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has canceled plans to introduce new rules designed to limit the ability of US data brokers to sell Americans’ most sensitive data, credit history, and Social Security numbers.
CFPB Quietly Kills Rule to Shield Americans From Data Brokers
Russell Vought, acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has canceled plans to more tightly regulate the sale of Americans’ sensitive personal data.
wrd.cm
May 18, 2025 at 11:51 PM
It's remarkable how much of this administration's agenda has been laser focused on simply making life worse for ordinary Americans.
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Kevin Hassett blames Canada for tensions with Trump: "Canada kept making it worse and worse with their rhetoric."
May 12, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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Trump taking a luxury jet from a foreign government isn’t just illegal—it’s a reminder that no one’s ever corrupted the presidency like he has.
Everything he does is for himself, not for YOU.
Everything he does is for himself, not for YOU.
May 11, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Trump taking a luxury jet from a foreign government isn’t just illegal—it’s a reminder that no one’s ever corrupted the presidency like he has.
Everything he does is for himself, not for YOU.
Everything he does is for himself, not for YOU.
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Donald Trump is about to accept a gift of a jet from Qatar. This is a gift to him personally. He wants to transfer the jet to his presidential "library" - meaning to his personal use and that of his heirs. More analysis of Trump corruption here www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpU2...
May 11, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Donald Trump is about to accept a gift of a jet from Qatar. This is a gift to him personally. He wants to transfer the jet to his presidential "library" - meaning to his personal use and that of his heirs. More analysis of Trump corruption here www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpU2...
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One key aspect of the immigration crackdown is that it’s seemingly based on lies. There wasn’t a “migrant crime wave,” Biden didn’t allow 20M undocumented into the country, etc. But has anybody published an accurate assessment of immigration under Biden?
I found this:
www.cato.org/commentary/b...
I found this:
www.cato.org/commentary/b...
Biden's Plan to End the Border Crisis Is Already Working
The border is still a mess, but the president’s recent immigration actions have already produced meaningful results.
www.cato.org
May 10, 2025 at 1:11 PM
One key aspect of the immigration crackdown is that it’s seemingly based on lies. There wasn’t a “migrant crime wave,” Biden didn’t allow 20M undocumented into the country, etc. But has anybody published an accurate assessment of immigration under Biden?
I found this:
www.cato.org/commentary/b...
I found this:
www.cato.org/commentary/b...
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Again: there's no evidence Trump understands what a trade deficit is. He consistently describes it as "a subsidy" to foreign countries, as them "ripping us off."
He similarly doesn't understand those goods & services can't be replicated in the US at the same cost. Some can't be replicated at all.
He similarly doesn't understand those goods & services can't be replicated in the US at the same cost. Some can't be replicated at all.
I cannot emphasize enough how alarming it is the president does not understand how bad these supply chain shortages will hurt the overall US economy for the short and long-term as a result of his economic policies and his administration's approach to international trade.
REPORTER: But we're seeing as a result that ports here in the US, the traffic has really slowed and now thousands of dockworkers are truck drivers are worried about their jobs
TRUMP: That means we lose less money ... when you say it slowed down, that's a good thing, not a bad thing
TRUMP: That means we lose less money ... when you say it slowed down, that's a good thing, not a bad thing
May 8, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Again: there's no evidence Trump understands what a trade deficit is. He consistently describes it as "a subsidy" to foreign countries, as them "ripping us off."
He similarly doesn't understand those goods & services can't be replicated in the US at the same cost. Some can't be replicated at all.
He similarly doesn't understand those goods & services can't be replicated in the US at the same cost. Some can't be replicated at all.
😂
May 9, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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People are talking about his Pope trolling and Alcatraz, rather than the billion dollar corruption scheme.
May 5, 2025 at 10:14 PM
People are talking about his Pope trolling and Alcatraz, rather than the billion dollar corruption scheme.
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The Alcatraz thing is a perfect illustration of Trump’s addiction to controversy and drama. He just constantly needs to invent new things to yell about.
May 5, 2025 at 12:23 AM
The Alcatraz thing is a perfect illustration of Trump’s addiction to controversy and drama. He just constantly needs to invent new things to yell about.
This. Of course he’s just spouting nonsense, but even so…
It would take billions to reopen Alcatraz as a working prison, while destroying one of the Bay Area's top tourist attractions.
Trump says he’s ordered DOJ and DHS to reopen and expand Alcatraz.
May 5, 2025 at 12:26 AM
This. Of course he’s just spouting nonsense, but even so…
He’s a racist to the core.
seems like trump mainly uses “low IQ” to describe black people. of a piece with his birtherism and his insistence that there are specific, low-wage “black jobs” that must be protected from immigrants
I listened to President Trump call Rep. Jasmine Crockett a "low IQ individual" and I realized I had heard that before, so put the question to ChatGPT.
May 4, 2025 at 11:00 PM
He’s a racist to the core.
OMG, his stupidity knows no bounds!
Trump: "We were losing hundreds of billions of dollars with China. Now we're essentially not doing business with China. Therefore, we're saving hundreds of billions of dollars. It's very simple."
May 4, 2025 at 9:43 PM
OMG, his stupidity knows no bounds!
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if Joe Biden had said that he had no idea if he was supposed to follow the Constitution or not, Republicans would have burned the White House to the fucking ground
May 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
if Joe Biden had said that he had no idea if he was supposed to follow the Constitution or not, Republicans would have burned the White House to the fucking ground
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Q: "Are you considering tariff relief for small businesses?"
Trump: "Why do you always mention, you know, a couple of little businesses. What about the car business?"
Trump: "Why do you always mention, you know, a couple of little businesses. What about the car business?"
May 4, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Q: "Are you considering tariff relief for small businesses?"
Trump: "Why do you always mention, you know, a couple of little businesses. What about the car business?"
Trump: "Why do you always mention, you know, a couple of little businesses. What about the car business?"
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Racism is when you believe a white guy is innocent after a jury has concluded 34 times that he isn’t, and you immediately decide an immigrant is guilty when the immigrant hasn’t even had a chance to present their defense.
May 3, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Racism is when you believe a white guy is innocent after a jury has concluded 34 times that he isn’t, and you immediately decide an immigrant is guilty when the immigrant hasn’t even had a chance to present their defense.
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WSJ - Tesla's board has opened a search for a CEO to succeed Elon Musk. www.wsj.com/business/aut...
Exclusive | Tesla Board Opened Search for a CEO to Succeed Elon Musk
With profits and the stock price sinking, board members told Musk he needed to spend more time at the company.
www.wsj.com
May 1, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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Imagine the biggest problem in your life being about which bathroom a total stranger uses.
Imagine pretending random people you'll never meet are somehow victimizing you with their existence.
Imagine being that hard up for troubles that you have to invent them just so you can play the victim.
Imagine pretending random people you'll never meet are somehow victimizing you with their existence.
Imagine being that hard up for troubles that you have to invent them just so you can play the victim.
April 28, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Imagine the biggest problem in your life being about which bathroom a total stranger uses.
Imagine pretending random people you'll never meet are somehow victimizing you with their existence.
Imagine being that hard up for troubles that you have to invent them just so you can play the victim.
Imagine pretending random people you'll never meet are somehow victimizing you with their existence.
Imagine being that hard up for troubles that you have to invent them just so you can play the victim.
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In 2025, "When they go low, we go high!" is the equivalent of taking a big swig of whiskey to "get rid" of the flu. It's no longer relevant.
Different time. Different strategy. We adapt to the time or perish, holding on to nostalgia.
Different time. Different strategy. We adapt to the time or perish, holding on to nostalgia.
April 28, 2025 at 11:15 PM
In 2025, "When they go low, we go high!" is the equivalent of taking a big swig of whiskey to "get rid" of the flu. It's no longer relevant.
Different time. Different strategy. We adapt to the time or perish, holding on to nostalgia.
Different time. Different strategy. We adapt to the time or perish, holding on to nostalgia.
The stupid… it burns!
April 28, 2025 at 10:16 PM
The stupid… it burns!
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TBH scariest possibility here might be that he actually believes it. This is simply not going to happen, not even close.
If he's blustering like usual and retreats, some damage can be undone.
If he believes it, we're trapped on this difficult course until he realizes he was wrong. If he ever does.
If he's blustering like usual and retreats, some damage can be undone.
If he believes it, we're trapped on this difficult course until he realizes he was wrong. If he ever does.
April 27, 2025 at 11:34 PM
TBH scariest possibility here might be that he actually believes it. This is simply not going to happen, not even close.
If he's blustering like usual and retreats, some damage can be undone.
If he believes it, we're trapped on this difficult course until he realizes he was wrong. If he ever does.
If he's blustering like usual and retreats, some damage can be undone.
If he believes it, we're trapped on this difficult course until he realizes he was wrong. If he ever does.