Benjamin McKean
@blmckean.bsky.social
associate professor of political science at Ohio State University // global justice, supply chains, populism, climate change, critical theory, etc // all tweets (skeets?) produced accidentally by having my phone in a pants pocket while I walk the dog
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Benjamin McKean
@blmckean.bsky.social
· Nov 20
OK, with many new followers this week, it's a good time for a thread introducing myself - I'm a political theorist who works on questions of global justice, focusing on supply chains, populism, and (increasingly) climate change. Below I'll link some of my work that's free to read benjaminlmckean.com
i have spent years strenuously trying not to learn anything about Nick Cave's politics and i'm not going to stop now
November 25, 2025 at 3:06 PM
i have spent years strenuously trying not to learn anything about Nick Cave's politics and i'm not going to stop now
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My “I’m Not Enron” tshirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by the shirt
November 24, 2025 at 8:35 PM
My “I’m Not Enron” tshirt has people asking a lot of questions already answered by the shirt
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Our sports betting/prediction markets problem is large enough that BofA put out a research note last week with a blanket warning for the credit card issuers and lenders it covers
November 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Our sports betting/prediction markets problem is large enough that BofA put out a research note last week with a blanket warning for the credit card issuers and lenders it covers
You know you’re in good hands when the diner has an unsigned headshot of Telly Savalas on its photo wall
November 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
You know you’re in good hands when the diner has an unsigned headshot of Telly Savalas on its photo wall
The life of a repo man is always intense, Charlie Brown
I came here to kick ass and chew bubblegum, and I’m all out of bubblegum, Charlie Brown
This is what happens when you fuck a stranger in the ass, Charlie Brown
November 24, 2025 at 3:39 AM
The life of a repo man is always intense, Charlie Brown
An icon, obviously - the role I will always remember him for is when he played his own cursed baby in Lars Von Trier’s The Kingdom (what a picture)
November 24, 2025 at 3:15 AM
An icon, obviously - the role I will always remember him for is when he played his own cursed baby in Lars Von Trier’s The Kingdom (what a picture)
Everyone is Twelve: The Movie
A person directly familiar with the conversations tells Semafor that Donald Trump has personally pressed Larry Ellison to revive Brett Ratner's "Rush Hour" franchise.
www.semafor.com/article/11/2...
www.semafor.com/article/11/2...
Exclusive: How Trump is trying to remake American culture — starting with his favorite buddy-cop franchise
The president is offering some creative input on potential upcoming projects.
www.semafor.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Everyone is Twelve: The Movie
not sure this required a push alert (at least not to the parent of a 3rd grader)
November 24, 2025 at 12:32 AM
not sure this required a push alert (at least not to the parent of a 3rd grader)
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Congrats to everyone who covered the obviously bad faith, unprecedentedly illegal, & wildly unconstitutional data theft & dismantling of the federal government by a billionaire criminal Nazi & his henchmen as a legitimate process of “government efficiency.” Truly, well done.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Congrats to everyone who covered the obviously bad faith, unprecedentedly illegal, & wildly unconstitutional data theft & dismantling of the federal government by a billionaire criminal Nazi & his henchmen as a legitimate process of “government efficiency.” Truly, well done.
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I mean, i already distrust realtors enough, I don’t need to be primed like this
November 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I mean, i already distrust realtors enough, I don’t need to be primed like this
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November 23, 2025 at 5:44 AM
I loved this movie on VHS so much as a kid - glad to see it’s got a nice reissue, the print I’ve seen on streaming was rough
Bud Abbott & Lou Costello seem to love the monsters as much as we do, and put out the welcome mat for Lon Chaney Jr., Bela Lugosi, & Glenn Strange in Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein. Glenn Erickson of CineSavant reviews:
trailersfromhell.com/abbott-coste...
trailersfromhell.com/abbott-coste...
Abbott & Costello meet Frankenstein - 4K - Trailers From Hell
Yet another movie we dearly love, remastered in glowing 4K — a show that’s so much fun, who would want to poke about looking for faults? No fear there … Bud Abbott and Lou Costello seem to love the m...
trailersfromhell.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I loved this movie on VHS so much as a kid - glad to see it’s got a nice reissue, the print I’ve seen on streaming was rough
I mean, i already distrust realtors enough, I don’t need to be primed like this
November 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I mean, i already distrust realtors enough, I don’t need to be primed like this
“Texas A&M acknowledged it had received the ‘non-binding findings’ from the hearing panel. The university said its interim president, Tommy Williams, would review the report…Mr. Williams is not a career academic, but instead rose to power when he was a Republican member of the Texas Legislature.”
Texas A&M Was Wrong to Fire Professor Over Gender Lesson, Panel Rules
The firing put the school at the center of national debates over gender identity and academic freedom. A faculty panel ruled unanimously against the termination.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
The firing put the school at the center of national debates over gender identity and academic freedom. A faculty panel ruled unanimously against the termination.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
Texas A&M Was Wrong to Fire Professor Over Gender Lesson, Panel Rules
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
“Texas A&M acknowledged it had received the ‘non-binding findings’ from the hearing panel. The university said its interim president, Tommy Williams, would review the report…Mr. Williams is not a career academic, but instead rose to power when he was a Republican member of the Texas Legislature.”
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A big part of elites never facing consequences is that a millisecond after an elite is even threatened with a consequence the New York fucking Times starts working on rehabilitating them. As if their perpetual prominence is an immutable law of the universe.
The former Harvard professor Larry Summers resigned from the university decades ago after he was criticized over statements about women. But he remained a powerful public figure. Will new revelations about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein change that?
Lawrence Summers Has Come Back From Scandals. Will This Be His Last?
The former Harvard president has come back from controversy before, but revelations in new Epstein emails are threatening his omnipresence in public life.
nyti.ms
November 20, 2025 at 3:15 PM
A big part of elites never facing consequences is that a millisecond after an elite is even threatened with a consequence the New York fucking Times starts working on rehabilitating them. As if their perpetual prominence is an immutable law of the universe.
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We live in the future. It's here.
'Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain'
#Iran 🇮🇷
#Iran 🇮🇷
Iran president says capital move now a necessity as water crisis deepens
Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has mad...
www.iranintl.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:48 AM
We live in the future. It's here.
Real life Grass Valley Greg calling mistakes “opportunity-stakes”
Oh my god that is the worst possible answer
November 21, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Real life Grass Valley Greg calling mistakes “opportunity-stakes”
Somebody threw out the bath with the bath water
November 21, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Somebody threw out the bath with the bath water
I wish I was surprised to see two Ohio Democrats on this list
The House voted 230 to 176 to allow oil and gas companies to write a government report about why oil and gas refineries aren't making them enough money. Just trademark corruption.
And yet 25 Democrats voted for it.
And yet 25 Democrats voted for it.
November 21, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I wish I was surprised to see two Ohio Democrats on this list
Trying to think of a reason to show this in class so i can see how today’s students would react to it (I would be fired)
Chris Elliot's groundbreaking anti-sitcom, Get A Life, is finally coming to streaming, courtesy of Shout TV.
Stand in the place where you live because Get A Life is finally coming to streaming
Stand in the place where you live because Get A Life is finally coming to streaming
www.avclub.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Trying to think of a reason to show this in class so i can see how today’s students would react to it (I would be fired)
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Climate Talks Postponed Due to Raging Metaphor
BREAKING: The UN climate talks COP30 have been evacuated due to a fire breaking out inside the venue in Belém, Brazil.
November 21, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Climate Talks Postponed Due to Raging Metaphor
LMAO “we’re very sorry about the bad stuff your famous teacher did, now let’s hear from Tony Blair instead”
November 21, 2025 at 12:56 AM
LMAO “we’re very sorry about the bad stuff your famous teacher did, now let’s hear from Tony Blair instead”
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These same folks extremely committed to fighting antisemitism in universities
Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:34 PM
These same folks extremely committed to fighting antisemitism in universities
Has anyone asked Grok if Elon Musk could beat Serena Williams at tennis yet?
November 20, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Has anyone asked Grok if Elon Musk could beat Serena Williams at tennis yet?