Ben
@bjnev.bsky.social
Father, husband, amateur cook, cat wrangler, beekeeper & mugwump.
Data isn't information. Information isn't knowledge. Knowledge isn't wisdom.
Non nobis solum nati sumus
Lives on Guringai/Darug land. Always was, always will be. Never ceded
Data isn't information. Information isn't knowledge. Knowledge isn't wisdom.
Non nobis solum nati sumus
Lives on Guringai/Darug land. Always was, always will be. Never ceded
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HAPPENING NOW: A massive crowd is gathered in freezing temperatures outside ICE headquarters in DC to demand ICE OUT OF ALL COMMUNITIES NOW.
January 25, 2026 at 12:00 AM
HAPPENING NOW: A massive crowd is gathered in freezing temperatures outside ICE headquarters in DC to demand ICE OUT OF ALL COMMUNITIES NOW.
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Both of Nevada's senators--Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen--have officially come out against the DHS funding bill following the execution of Alex Pretti by ICE agents in Minneapolis this morning. This effectively ends the DHS funding bill in the Senate.
January 24, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Both of Nevada's senators--Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen--have officially come out against the DHS funding bill following the execution of Alex Pretti by ICE agents in Minneapolis this morning. This effectively ends the DHS funding bill in the Senate.
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ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.
January 24, 2026 at 4:51 PM
ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington D.C.
Vance: If we're trying to find a sex offender, tell us where the guy lives.
January 22, 2026 at 10:34 PM
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington D.C.
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Vika Bren is a visual artist who explores the fragile boundary between reality and illusion. Her work often features hyperrealistic body and hand art that twists three-dimensional perception, challenging how we understand form, space, and the physical body.
January 17, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Vika Bren is a visual artist who explores the fragile boundary between reality and illusion. Her work often features hyperrealistic body and hand art that twists three-dimensional perception, challenging how we understand form, space, and the physical body.
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Are Israel critics to be muzzled while the Lobby keeps bashing them?
Constitutional lawyer Anne Twomey @ConversationEDU
on implications of Hate Speech Bill
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/stopping-pro...
Constitutional lawyer Anne Twomey @ConversationEDU
on implications of Hate Speech Bill
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/stopping-pro...
January 22, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Are Israel critics to be muzzled while the Lobby keeps bashing them?
Constitutional lawyer Anne Twomey @ConversationEDU
on implications of Hate Speech Bill
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/stopping-pro...
Constitutional lawyer Anne Twomey @ConversationEDU
on implications of Hate Speech Bill
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/stopping-pro...
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READ: Israeli farmers warn the country's agricultural export industry is facing a looming “collapse” due to international opposition to the Gaza genocide. Recent reports show the impact of boycotting Israel, and why the Israeli 'brand' may never recover.
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/isra...
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/isra...
Israeli agricultural exports face looming ‘collapse’ as world rejects products over Gaza genocide
Israeli farmers warn the country’s agricultural export industry is facing a looming “collapse” due to international opposition to the Gaza genocide. Recent reports show the impact of boycotting...
mondoweiss.net
January 22, 2026 at 1:14 AM
READ: Israeli farmers warn the country's agricultural export industry is facing a looming “collapse” due to international opposition to the Gaza genocide. Recent reports show the impact of boycotting Israel, and why the Israeli 'brand' may never recover.
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/isra...
mondoweiss.net/2026/01/isra...
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Solid.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
January 20, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Solid.
My @smh cartoon.
My @smh cartoon.
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I wish people would stop reporting on random burblings Trump makes on stage as though they're binding contracts. "Ruling out" makes it sound like it means something beyond the forty seconds in which he held the thought in his head.
January 21, 2026 at 10:42 PM
I wish people would stop reporting on random burblings Trump makes on stage as though they're binding contracts. "Ruling out" makes it sound like it means something beyond the forty seconds in which he held the thought in his head.
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This is insane not just the explicit "go break the 4A" substance but how they knew how bad it was, acting in guilty paranoia to cover it up and suppress the written evidence.
This isn't how running a government agency works. This is what a criminal conspiracy looks like, because that's what it is.
This isn't how running a government agency works. This is what a criminal conspiracy looks like, because that's what it is.
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
January 21, 2026 at 11:03 PM
This is insane not just the explicit "go break the 4A" substance but how they knew how bad it was, acting in guilty paranoia to cover it up and suppress the written evidence.
This isn't how running a government agency works. This is what a criminal conspiracy looks like, because that's what it is.
This isn't how running a government agency works. This is what a criminal conspiracy looks like, because that's what it is.
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For those not fortunate enough to have seen Midnight Oil and Rob Hirst at their peak, this famous gig on Sydney's Goat Island was as good as it got. What a beast! RIP Rob.
Oils on Water - 5. Only The Strong - Midnight Oil youtu.be/IWFjvgxE8Ig?... via @YouTube
Oils on Water - 5. Only The Strong - Midnight Oil youtu.be/IWFjvgxE8Ig?... via @YouTube
Oils on Water - 5. Only The Strong - Midnight Oil
YouTube video by Skitizen
youtu.be
January 20, 2026 at 7:06 AM
For those not fortunate enough to have seen Midnight Oil and Rob Hirst at their peak, this famous gig on Sydney's Goat Island was as good as it got. What a beast! RIP Rob.
Oils on Water - 5. Only The Strong - Midnight Oil youtu.be/IWFjvgxE8Ig?... via @YouTube
Oils on Water - 5. Only The Strong - Midnight Oil youtu.be/IWFjvgxE8Ig?... via @YouTube
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Great photo
January 20, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Great photo
All those resources, all that high strategic need, for nothing
Yeah, nah
Yeah, nah
Emanuel: We are not going to invade Greenland, and you shouldn’t pay full price for something Denmark would give you for free. They want a closer relationship. This is, again, a glaring example of why Donald Trump’s companies all went bankrupt—because he’s a rotten businessman.
January 19, 2026 at 7:28 AM
All those resources, all that high strategic need, for nothing
Yeah, nah
Yeah, nah
Drinking honey on the fly
Took 18 kg of honeycomb and 3 kg of honey today. Still loads more to come
Took 18 kg of honeycomb and 3 kg of honey today. Still loads more to come
January 19, 2026 at 6:21 AM
Drinking honey on the fly
Took 18 kg of honeycomb and 3 kg of honey today. Still loads more to come
Took 18 kg of honeycomb and 3 kg of honey today. Still loads more to come
...and you thought Yacht Rock was dead
January 18, 2026 at 10:15 PM
...and you thought Yacht Rock was dead
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1500 active duty Army paratroopers (11th airborne division) have been placed on alert for potential deployment to Minnesota.
This isn’t the National Guard, people. ARMY PARATROOPERS. Ask yourself why.
This isn’t the National Guard, people. ARMY PARATROOPERS. Ask yourself why.
January 18, 2026 at 5:32 AM
1500 active duty Army paratroopers (11th airborne division) have been placed on alert for potential deployment to Minnesota.
This isn’t the National Guard, people. ARMY PARATROOPERS. Ask yourself why.
This isn’t the National Guard, people. ARMY PARATROOPERS. Ask yourself why.
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I wonder how long it will take the media to catch on to the fact that ICE’s recruiting spree has effectively deputized every white supremacist hate group out there.
January 17, 2026 at 5:32 AM
I wonder how long it will take the media to catch on to the fact that ICE’s recruiting spree has effectively deputized every white supremacist hate group out there.
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Now the actual military has to dress like it’s not the military cuz federal law enforcement agencies dress too much like the military
January 17, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Now the actual military has to dress like it’s not the military cuz federal law enforcement agencies dress too much like the military
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1/ Donald Trump isn't the first person to be given someone else's Nobel Prize medal. The last recipient of an unearned Nobel medal was none other than Nazi propaganda chief Joseph Goebbels, at the instigation of Norwegian author Knut Hamsun. ⬇️
January 16, 2026 at 6:35 PM
1/ Donald Trump isn't the first person to be given someone else's Nobel Prize medal. The last recipient of an unearned Nobel medal was none other than Nazi propaganda chief Joseph Goebbels, at the instigation of Norwegian author Knut Hamsun. ⬇️
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“Trump invaded Venezuela, kidnapped its president, stole a bunch of its oil, sold it, and stashed the money in banks in Qatar” is a stone-cold CLASSIC of this genre
The stuff in the GOP bill is some of the clearest ever examples of "if you explain what Republicans are doing in straightforward factual terms an otherwise under-informed normie will think you have entirely lost your mind and can't be trusted"
January 17, 2026 at 2:48 AM
“Trump invaded Venezuela, kidnapped its president, stole a bunch of its oil, sold it, and stashed the money in banks in Qatar” is a stone-cold CLASSIC of this genre
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BREAKING: A full-scale airlift is running around the clock, transporting troops and military equipment to Greenland.
The operation is extensive, “beyond anything we’ve tried before,” a source tells DR. Danish F-35 fighter planes and warships from European allies involved.
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
The operation is extensive, “beyond anything we’ve tried before,” a source tells DR. Danish F-35 fighter planes and warships from European allies involved.
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
Stor operation i gang: Fly strømmer til Grønland med europæiske soldater
I flere døgn har militære transportfly fløjet i pendulfart mellem Danmark og Grønland. Fredag aften landede et stort antal soldater i Nuuk.
www.dr.dk
January 16, 2026 at 7:10 PM
BREAKING: A full-scale airlift is running around the clock, transporting troops and military equipment to Greenland.
The operation is extensive, “beyond anything we’ve tried before,” a source tells DR. Danish F-35 fighter planes and warships from European allies involved.
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
The operation is extensive, “beyond anything we’ve tried before,” a source tells DR. Danish F-35 fighter planes and warships from European allies involved.
www.dr.dk/nyheder/indl...
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Imagine a political ideology so evil, so despised, so racist and murderous, so globally unpopular - but also so entrenched in Western establishment depravity - that your government (with the opposition), would seek to make criticism and protest of it illegal. Imagine that.
January 14, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Imagine a political ideology so evil, so despised, so racist and murderous, so globally unpopular - but also so entrenched in Western establishment depravity - that your government (with the opposition), would seek to make criticism and protest of it illegal. Imagine that.