Captain Ben
@captainben.bsky.social
Guitarist, rpg nerd, and aspiring world leader.
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The Trump admin is scrambling because the secret police it sends out for kidnappings and rioting has been killing people on video then brazenly lying about it, but Schumer's instinct is to whip his caucus into taking a position *more conservative* than that held by the median voter.
He's got to go.
He's got to go.
Majority of the country now wants to abolish and/or dismantle ICE and yet Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. told the caucus the message had to be to “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.”
Once again it looks like Schumer is about to choke after getting a massive opportunity.
So pathetic and weak.
Once again it looks like Schumer is about to choke after getting a massive opportunity.
So pathetic and weak.
Senate Democrats plot strategy as DHS standoff deepens heading into shutdown week
Two sources who were on a Democratic caucus strategy call Sunday said Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told the group the message must be to “restrain, reform and restrict ICE.”
www.nbcnews.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:48 AM
The Trump admin is scrambling because the secret police it sends out for kidnappings and rioting has been killing people on video then brazenly lying about it, but Schumer's instinct is to whip his caucus into taking a position *more conservative* than that held by the median voter.
He's got to go.
He's got to go.
I struggle with completing tasks because of ADHD, so I decided to knock something off my to-do list at work that's been there for a few days too long.
And I didn't let anything interrupt my focus--not the reminder of my psych appointment, not the call from my psych or the voicemail they left...
And I didn't let anything interrupt my focus--not the reminder of my psych appointment, not the call from my psych or the voicemail they left...
January 27, 2026 at 6:27 PM
I struggle with completing tasks because of ADHD, so I decided to knock something off my to-do list at work that's been there for a few days too long.
And I didn't let anything interrupt my focus--not the reminder of my psych appointment, not the call from my psych or the voicemail they left...
And I didn't let anything interrupt my focus--not the reminder of my psych appointment, not the call from my psych or the voicemail they left...
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YouGov is out with a new poll after ICE killed another person in Minnesota today. Abolishing ICE is now +5 among all adults, and **+12 among independents**
substack.com/@gelliottmor...
substack.com/@gelliottmor...
January 25, 2026 at 2:10 AM
YouGov is out with a new poll after ICE killed another person in Minnesota today. Abolishing ICE is now +5 among all adults, and **+12 among independents**
substack.com/@gelliottmor...
substack.com/@gelliottmor...
Me:“Did they talk about why you have today off in assembly?”
4yo: “…Arthur…King…day?”
4yo: “…Arthur…King…day?”
January 19, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Me:“Did they talk about why you have today off in assembly?”
4yo: “…Arthur…King…day?”
4yo: “…Arthur…King…day?”
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Donald Trump impeachment and imprisonment now
ABC News reporting 1,500 active duty soldiers are on standby to deploy to MINNESOTA.
The soldiers are from the 11th Airborne Division, based at Joint Base Elmendorf--Richardson, one of the Army's premier infantry formations.
The division is also the military's leading formation for Arctic warfare
The soldiers are from the 11th Airborne Division, based at Joint Base Elmendorf--Richardson, one of the Army's premier infantry formations.
The division is also the military's leading formation for Arctic warfare
Hundreds of active-duty soldiers on standby, 2 defense officials say
abcnews.go.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:17 AM
Donald Trump impeachment and imprisonment now
Glad we didn’t jinx the Seahawks by leaving the pub at halftime. Fireworks just went off in the neighborhood.
January 18, 2026 at 4:24 AM
Glad we didn’t jinx the Seahawks by leaving the pub at halftime. Fireworks just went off in the neighborhood.
My wife is also curious who’s funding this. She’d love a weekend hotel getaway with some moms, practicing resistance and drinking wine.
Trump, during an "economic" speech today in Detroit, can't help but fixate on "wine mom gangs," saying they're "doing these fake riots." They go practice. They go to areas, they take hotel rooms, and they all practice together. It’s a whole scam. We’re finding out who’s funding all this stuff."
January 18, 2026 at 3:59 AM
My wife is also curious who’s funding this. She’d love a weekend hotel getaway with some moms, practicing resistance and drinking wine.
Come at us, Cascadia has more crows than people.
I can't believe that this has been an option the entire time
*sets up school for raccoons against racism*
*sets up school for raccoons against racism*
January 15, 2026 at 6:03 AM
Come at us, Cascadia has more crows than people.
“Every other law enforcement agency” brutalizes protesters, kills unarmed people, lies out of their teeth, breaks laws with no accountability…what EXACTLY do you want different, Jeffries?
Q: What leverage do you have to try to force Republicans to make ICE an issue in funding debate?
JEFFRIES: Continuing to ratchet up intensity of public pressure is important to push a handful of our GOP colleagues to join us & make sure ICE conducts itself like every other law enforcement agency
JEFFRIES: Continuing to ratchet up intensity of public pressure is important to push a handful of our GOP colleagues to join us & make sure ICE conducts itself like every other law enforcement agency
January 15, 2026 at 4:30 AM
“Every other law enforcement agency” brutalizes protesters, kills unarmed people, lies out of their teeth, breaks laws with no accountability…what EXACTLY do you want different, Jeffries?
I think a fair amount of people like to think that they’re “in the middle” until they see armed goons grabbing people off the streets
New Gallup figures in these charts. Well, so much for that emerging Republican majority people were writing about in November 2024. Was evidently a mass overreaction to Trump's win and failure to acknowledge softness of support, and thermostatic politics www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-win...
January 13, 2026 at 3:38 PM
I think a fair amount of people like to think that they’re “in the middle” until they see armed goons grabbing people off the streets
These ICE losers hate women so much
Patty, a woman observer in Minneapolis, was abducted from a car by federal agents today. She was released and talked about her experience in custody.
An agent said, "You guys gotta stop obstructing us. That's why that lesbian bitch is dead."
[@statuscoupnews.bsky.social Please clip this for Bsky?]
An agent said, "You guys gotta stop obstructing us. That's why that lesbian bitch is dead."
[@statuscoupnews.bsky.social Please clip this for Bsky?]
January 12, 2026 at 2:41 AM
These ICE losers hate women so much
Slightly diminish a game
Street Fighter 1.7
Street Fighter 1.7
Slightly diminish a game.
Penultimate Fantasy.
Penultimate Fantasy.
Slightly diminish a game.
Resident Unethical
Resident Unethical
January 11, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Slightly diminish a game
Street Fighter 1.7
Street Fighter 1.7
You’ve posted about Renee Good’s murder by ICE @repricklarsen.bsky.social , will you publicly support impeaching Noem?
To keep track of it all, we thought we’d thread all the House reps that have committed to impeaching Kristi Noem. The first was @robinkelly.house.gov
I refuse to stay silent while Secretary Noem breaks the rule of law and terrorizes our communities. I am introducing Articles of Impeachment against her for violating the public trust, obstructing Congress, and self-dealing. Read my full statement: robinkelly.house.gov/media-center...
January 10, 2026 at 2:17 AM
You’ve posted about Renee Good’s murder by ICE @repricklarsen.bsky.social , will you publicly support impeaching Noem?
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They don't have capacity to terrorize more than 2-3 cities at a time.
Which means they rotate teams to new cities without relief.
Which means consistent resistance by fresh activists in each new city will break them over time.
Which means if you're city's not occupied, rest up and get ready.
Which means they rotate teams to new cities without relief.
Which means consistent resistance by fresh activists in each new city will break them over time.
Which means if you're city's not occupied, rest up and get ready.
"The Department of Homeland Security plans to pause operations in Chicago — where Gregory Bovino, a Border Patrol official, has led controversial arrest efforts — to support the immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota."
Trump Administration Deploying More Border Patrol Agents to Minnesota
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:17 PM
They don't have capacity to terrorize more than 2-3 cities at a time.
Which means they rotate teams to new cities without relief.
Which means consistent resistance by fresh activists in each new city will break them over time.
Which means if you're city's not occupied, rest up and get ready.
Which means they rotate teams to new cities without relief.
Which means consistent resistance by fresh activists in each new city will break them over time.
Which means if you're city's not occupied, rest up and get ready.
Just amazing. The whole right-wing spin machine trying to say it was about arresting Maduro for drug charges and he says this on TV.
Trump on Venezuela: "That was a perfect attack. We've taken over a whole country. We've taken $4 billion of oil in one day. That will increase."
January 9, 2026 at 6:22 AM
Just amazing. The whole right-wing spin machine trying to say it was about arresting Maduro for drug charges and he says this on TV.
This is just fantastic
January 9, 2026 at 6:10 AM
This is just fantastic
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This is literally what they do whenever a Black person is killed by police. No matter how solid the evidence is, they will keep pushing that lie, not just to poison the conversation and make sure the killer walks free, but to reassert the political idea that these people deserve to be killed.
The shooting is shocking enough but the government's response is off the charts when you consider that this incident is forensically documented on video.
January 8, 2026 at 1:41 PM
This is literally what they do whenever a Black person is killed by police. No matter how solid the evidence is, they will keep pushing that lie, not just to poison the conversation and make sure the killer walks free, but to reassert the political idea that these people deserve to be killed.
Can’t remember where I found this image but it’s hella rad
January 8, 2026 at 6:17 AM
Can’t remember where I found this image but it’s hella rad
People seem shocked by the “follow police orders and you won’t get shot” talking point from Republicans. And that is an AWFUL thing to say, but it’s what they’ve been saying about police shootings of brown people for decades.
Your reminder that what happened to Renee Nicole Good is something that happens regularly in America. This is not new, but it is an expanded version of militarized people targeting Black people in particular.
From ICE detention to murder with impunity, we've been doing it. Now it's broadened.
From ICE detention to murder with impunity, we've been doing it. Now it's broadened.
January 8, 2026 at 4:05 AM
People seem shocked by the “follow police orders and you won’t get shot” talking point from Republicans. And that is an AWFUL thing to say, but it’s what they’ve been saying about police shootings of brown people for decades.
Gotta change the settings on my Kindle, because my 4yo daughter just bought $45 of Supergirl comics
January 8, 2026 at 3:35 AM
Gotta change the settings on my Kindle, because my 4yo daughter just bought $45 of Supergirl comics
They’ve stepped up their 1984 bullshit this week.
January 7, 2026 at 5:21 AM
They’ve stepped up their 1984 bullshit this week.
A week ago polls showed overwhelming disapproval for military action in Venezuela, but suddenly all the conservatives online support it? They’re either brainwashed or bots.
This is a reminder for myself not to argue with people on Facebook.
This is a reminder for myself not to argue with people on Facebook.
January 6, 2026 at 4:27 AM
A week ago polls showed overwhelming disapproval for military action in Venezuela, but suddenly all the conservatives online support it? They’re either brainwashed or bots.
This is a reminder for myself not to argue with people on Facebook.
This is a reminder for myself not to argue with people on Facebook.
Listen to this pathetic twerp trying to scold Tapper for not getting on the Imperialism bandwagon.
Nice to see a journalist give Miller the disrespect he deserves.
Nice to see a journalist give Miller the disrespect he deserves.
MILLER: The US is using its military to secure our interests unapologetically in our hemisphere. We're a superpower. It's absurd we'd allow a nation in our backyard to become a supplier of resources to our adversaries
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
TAPPER: Sovereign countries shouldn't be able to do what they want?
M: *yells*
January 6, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Listen to this pathetic twerp trying to scold Tapper for not getting on the Imperialism bandwagon.
Nice to see a journalist give Miller the disrespect he deserves.
Nice to see a journalist give Miller the disrespect he deserves.