Ben
@hbenjamin.bsky.social
Northern Minnesota resident. Chem Eng background. Sports, outdoors, and cooking enjoyer.
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Ben
@hbenjamin.bsky.social
· Jun 12
This is a real thing being posted and circulated by the Department of Homeland Security, referring to undocumented immigrants as “foreign invaders” and urging good Americans to turn them in.
(I’ll leave it to BlueSky historians to find comparisons to WWII era materials.)
(I’ll leave it to BlueSky historians to find comparisons to WWII era materials.)
Somehow a generation of GOP edgelords was raised on the idea that turning in your neighbors to the government for simply existing is what the good guys did during WW2 and the Cold War.
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Um, I didn't realize the Epstein files were going to cast so much light on so many mysterious moments in Tesla history.
I thought I could just randomly post tidbits as I stumbled on them, but it's already clear that this deserves much more serious research.
Please pardon the posting interruption!
I thought I could just randomly post tidbits as I stumbled on them, but it's already clear that this deserves much more serious research.
Please pardon the posting interruption!
February 4, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Um, I didn't realize the Epstein files were going to cast so much light on so many mysterious moments in Tesla history.
I thought I could just randomly post tidbits as I stumbled on them, but it's already clear that this deserves much more serious research.
Please pardon the posting interruption!
I thought I could just randomly post tidbits as I stumbled on them, but it's already clear that this deserves much more serious research.
Please pardon the posting interruption!
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“The tornado warning sirens can cause stress and retraumatization to communities that have been afflicted by tornados so we don’t use them here” do you fucking hear yourselves
February 3, 2026 at 7:46 AM
“The tornado warning sirens can cause stress and retraumatization to communities that have been afflicted by tornados so we don’t use them here” do you fucking hear yourselves
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Holy shit in Berks County too. This article says ICE is planning to open 23 (TWENTY THREE) of these things. Are people gonna wake up or not. Christ Almighty you don't NEED to be wilfully stupid you can just get on the right side of history
February 4, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Holy shit in Berks County too. This article says ICE is planning to open 23 (TWENTY THREE) of these things. Are people gonna wake up or not. Christ Almighty you don't NEED to be wilfully stupid you can just get on the right side of history
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Had a good time at the DFL Caucus tonight.
February 4, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Had a good time at the DFL Caucus tonight.
He was also a deputy mayor in mid-2000s Australia before emigrating to the US. He was a clown clown then, too.
February 3, 2026 at 1:32 PM
He was also a deputy mayor in mid-2000s Australia before emigrating to the US. He was a clown clown then, too.
This is so infuriating to read.
Greetings from inside the economic blockade zones of Minneapolis and St Paul! Don’t look away, please. We need you. It’s been a month and they’re trying to destroy us.
February 3, 2026 at 3:10 AM
This is so infuriating to read.
blink twice if it's BoeBoe
February 3, 2026 at 2:15 AM
blink twice if it's BoeBoe
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Judge Reyes’s conclusion: “There is an old adage among lawyers. If you have the facts on your side, pound the facts. If you have the law on your side, pound the law. If you have neither, pound the table. … Having neither and bringing the adage into the 21st century, [Noem] pounds X (f/k/a Twitter).”
February 3, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Judge Reyes’s conclusion: “There is an old adage among lawyers. If you have the facts on your side, pound the facts. If you have the law on your side, pound the law. If you have neither, pound the table. … Having neither and bringing the adage into the 21st century, [Noem] pounds X (f/k/a Twitter).”
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This is Noam Chomsky talking about Cambodian refugees accurately describing the horrors of the Khmer Rouge that they’d escaped from.
This line in particular is why I’ve hated Chomsky for so long.
This line in particular is why I’ve hated Chomsky for so long.
"refugees are frightened and defenseless, at the mercy of alien forces. They naturally tend to report what they believe their interlocuters wish to hear."
February 1, 2026 at 5:31 PM
This is Noam Chomsky talking about Cambodian refugees accurately describing the horrors of the Khmer Rouge that they’d escaped from.
This line in particular is why I’ve hated Chomsky for so long.
This line in particular is why I’ve hated Chomsky for so long.
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i think semi-regularly about how the Old Miss Riot had the Deputy AG and like 500 USMS, BOP, and BP trapped in a college building under a siege of molotovs and bullets. 27 were shot and in all half got wounded! The Lieutenant Governor had to stop the state police from joining the rioters
I can never take the mask thing seriously because:
February 2, 2026 at 9:21 PM
i think semi-regularly about how the Old Miss Riot had the Deputy AG and like 500 USMS, BOP, and BP trapped in a college building under a siege of molotovs and bullets. 27 were shot and in all half got wounded! The Lieutenant Governor had to stop the state police from joining the rioters
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I can never take the mask thing seriously because:
February 2, 2026 at 9:04 PM
I can never take the mask thing seriously because:
I really like this one. www.youtube.com/shorts/sDZGj...
February 1, 2026 at 7:35 PM
I really like this one. www.youtube.com/shorts/sDZGj...
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Yall will want to read this superb local reporting from MN. So much good here.
www.minnpost.com/arts-culture...
www.minnpost.com/arts-culture...
‘Streets of Minneapolis’: 32 protest songs inspired by the city's ICE resistance
MinnPost contributor Jim Walsh compiles a playlist by songwriters who are tapping into their talent, anger, artistry and empathy to support Minnesota.
www.minnpost.com
February 1, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Yall will want to read this superb local reporting from MN. So much good here.
www.minnpost.com/arts-culture...
www.minnpost.com/arts-culture...
Kid Rock made a joke on SNL about the Olsen twins when they were under 18 about them being 'available' in an extremely crass and gross way. Field and grass were used as a metaphor.
there were multiple different countdown clocks until the Olsen twins turned 18
reddit had its infamous 'jailbait' community online until late 2011
all of this shit was just out in the open, it was awful
reddit had its infamous 'jailbait' community online until late 2011
all of this shit was just out in the open, it was awful
I feel like maybe it’s a function of everyone online being born in 2002 but I don’t think most people realize how openly and explicitly pedophilic american culture was until like… maybe 10 years ago
February 1, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Kid Rock made a joke on SNL about the Olsen twins when they were under 18 about them being 'available' in an extremely crass and gross way. Field and grass were used as a metaphor.
Ask millennials and older about The Halloween Snowstorm.
Learn how to dress for the cold. I've taken my under 10 and under 3 nieces ice skating outdoors when it was -20°F out. It's possible to call a high of 8°F warm.
Long goodbyes.
Offer someone the last slice of food 3 times before eating it.
Learn how to dress for the cold. I've taken my under 10 and under 3 nieces ice skating outdoors when it was -20°F out. It's possible to call a high of 8°F warm.
Long goodbyes.
Offer someone the last slice of food 3 times before eating it.
February 1, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Ask millennials and older about The Halloween Snowstorm.
Learn how to dress for the cold. I've taken my under 10 and under 3 nieces ice skating outdoors when it was -20°F out. It's possible to call a high of 8°F warm.
Long goodbyes.
Offer someone the last slice of food 3 times before eating it.
Learn how to dress for the cold. I've taken my under 10 and under 3 nieces ice skating outdoors when it was -20°F out. It's possible to call a high of 8°F warm.
Long goodbyes.
Offer someone the last slice of food 3 times before eating it.
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The only player other than Arraez with batting titles for three teams at any point is Dan Brouthers (1892 Brooklyn Grooms, 1889 Boston Beaneaters, 1883 Buffalo Bisons, 1882 Bisons)
February 1, 2026 at 1:13 AM
The only player other than Arraez with batting titles for three teams at any point is Dan Brouthers (1892 Brooklyn Grooms, 1889 Boston Beaneaters, 1883 Buffalo Bisons, 1882 Bisons)
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Russian
2. Enzyme Mechanics
3. Fortran
4. Chemical Reactors
5. Complex Analysis (calculus)
1. Russian
2. Enzyme Mechanics
3. Fortran
4. Chemical Reactors
5. Complex Analysis (calculus)
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Leaders and Followers (Hitler, MLK, Gandhi, Henry VIII)
2. Imperialism and Colonialism
3. Histoire du Livre
4. History of Paris thru Art
5. Econ 11 Pass/Fail my senior year; absolutely killed the curve for everyone else.
1. Leaders and Followers (Hitler, MLK, Gandhi, Henry VIII)
2. Imperialism and Colonialism
3. Histoire du Livre
4. History of Paris thru Art
5. Econ 11 Pass/Fail my senior year; absolutely killed the curve for everyone else.
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Marine Biology (we got to go out on a boat!)
2. The History of the Holocaust
3. Logic and Critical Thinking
4. Eastern Religions
5. The French Revolution
1. Marine Biology (we got to go out on a boat!)
2. The History of the Holocaust
3. Logic and Critical Thinking
4. Eastern Religions
5. The French Revolution
January 31, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. Russian
2. Enzyme Mechanics
3. Fortran
4. Chemical Reactors
5. Complex Analysis (calculus)
1. Russian
2. Enzyme Mechanics
3. Fortran
4. Chemical Reactors
5. Complex Analysis (calculus)
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Elon Musk has repeatedly said he "REFUSED" to visit Jeffrey Epstein's island. Correspondence released today shows he was actively coordinating a visit between 2012 and 2014.
It is still unclear if Musk actually did visit the island, but he certainly was interested.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
It is still unclear if Musk actually did visit the island, but he certainly was interested.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
January 30, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Elon Musk has repeatedly said he "REFUSED" to visit Jeffrey Epstein's island. Correspondence released today shows he was actively coordinating a visit between 2012 and 2014.
It is still unclear if Musk actually did visit the island, but he certainly was interested.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
It is still unclear if Musk actually did visit the island, but he certainly was interested.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...
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So, incredibly, the White House has chosen to escalate in blue Minnesota and retreat in Maine to protect a vulnerable GOP Senator.
It's confirmation that Trump-Vance-Miller view ICE as a partisan govt-backed militia to attack blue America while propping up their regime. 1/
It's confirmation that Trump-Vance-Miller view ICE as a partisan govt-backed militia to attack blue America while propping up their regime. 1/
Maine Senator Susan Collins said Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem informed her that ICE will end the immigration enforcement surge in the state.
ICE ending Maine surge, Senator Collins says - The Boston Globe
Collins said in a statement that she had pushed Noem and other Trump administration officials to have ICE “reconsider its approach to immigration enforcement in the state.”
trib.al
January 29, 2026 at 12:55 PM
So, incredibly, the White House has chosen to escalate in blue Minnesota and retreat in Maine to protect a vulnerable GOP Senator.
It's confirmation that Trump-Vance-Miller view ICE as a partisan govt-backed militia to attack blue America while propping up their regime. 1/
It's confirmation that Trump-Vance-Miller view ICE as a partisan govt-backed militia to attack blue America while propping up their regime. 1/
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Calling the Gestapo “the Gestapo” is causing the Gestapo to act like the Gestapo.
Homan: "I begged for the last two months on TV for the rhetoric to stop. I said in March -- if the rhetoric doesn't stop, there is gonna be bloodshed. And there has been. I wish I wasn't right. I don't want to see anybody die."
January 29, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Calling the Gestapo “the Gestapo” is causing the Gestapo to act like the Gestapo.
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Ilan Wurman's anti-birthright citizenship Supreme Court amicus. I won't mince words. He bastardizes the common law. It is a methodologically bankrupt approach to the history of Anglo-American constitutionalism. It is little more than preening to gain someone's favor, but certainly not a scholar's.
January 28, 2026 at 5:53 PM
Ilan Wurman's anti-birthright citizenship Supreme Court amicus. I won't mince words. He bastardizes the common law. It is a methodologically bankrupt approach to the history of Anglo-American constitutionalism. It is little more than preening to gain someone's favor, but certainly not a scholar's.
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it is beautiful how we are having another moment of Bluesky unity. everybody basking in the glow of how Ilhan Omar was very visibly gonna punch that dude in the mouth
January 28, 2026 at 2:28 AM
it is beautiful how we are having another moment of Bluesky unity. everybody basking in the glow of how Ilhan Omar was very visibly gonna punch that dude in the mouth