Ben K 🌈
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Single payer healthcare seems like a reasonable, sustainable, freedom enhancing (not tethered to your employer) solution to a universal need for a functioning, growing society that has basic belief in a better future for humanity. It'd prolly help, anway.
Cops, man.
Seattle police Sergeant Jamin Dobson had a beef with another officer, so Dobson decided to bug his office — with his own bodycam. That's against the law in WA.
www.divestspd.com/p/seattle-se...
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Seattle sergeant covertly recorded another officer using his bodycam
Sgt. Jamin Dobson set his body-worn video to "stealth mode" and used it to film a rival sergeant's workspace, violating the state's two-party consent laws, a gross misdemeanor.
www.divestspd.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Cops, man.
The world suffers and resources drained for ego service to the insecure or childish.
I noticed this neat little illustration of pick-up truck bloat on my dog walk this morning. These are both Ford Rangers.
December 17, 2025 at 12:02 AM
The world suffers and resources drained for ego service to the insecure or childish.
The world would have been better off if Trump had been a drinker. Either he would have ended in a stupor years ago or gotten sober. A tragedy.
BTW, if Elon ever gets sober I still will never forgive him for the wreckage he's left in his path. Just a bad person.
BTW, if Elon ever gets sober I still will never forgive him for the wreckage he's left in his path. Just a bad person.
December 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM
The world would have been better off if Trump had been a drinker. Either he would have ended in a stupor years ago or gotten sober. A tragedy.
BTW, if Elon ever gets sober I still will never forgive him for the wreckage he's left in his path. Just a bad person.
BTW, if Elon ever gets sober I still will never forgive him for the wreckage he's left in his path. Just a bad person.
I love how everyone's favorite Star Trek tech, the transporter, was just a practical story telling solution because people shuttling everywhere would take too long for TV.
When I was a kid I loved Star Trek, probably not for the usual reasons. Fascinated by the ability to transport, and the wand thing that diagnosed and cured illness and injury.
December 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I love how everyone's favorite Star Trek tech, the transporter, was just a practical story telling solution because people shuttling everywhere would take too long for TV.
I'm beginning to see a pattern.
December 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I'm beginning to see a pattern.
Accurate.
Trump's comment about Rob Reiner, a beloved American, really demonstrates the rottenness of his character.
December 16, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Accurate.
Ok, I like that. That's a funny one and seems in good spirit.
picture used by Chesterfield FC to announce a Liam Mandeville goal assisted by Will Grigg in the match against Barnet FC
December 16, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Ok, I like that. That's a funny one and seems in good spirit.
He's a profoundly self-centered asshole.
He's not an "imperfect vessel"; he's a giant sack of shit.
He's not an "imperfect vessel"; he's a giant sack of shit.
Trump doubles down on his Rob Reiner attack: "I wasn't a fan of his at all. He was a deranged person... He became like a deranged person, Trump Derangement Syndrome. So I was not a fan of Rob Reiner at all in any way, shape or form. I thought he was very bad for our country."
December 15, 2025 at 11:37 PM
He's a profoundly self-centered asshole.
He's not an "imperfect vessel"; he's a giant sack of shit.
He's not an "imperfect vessel"; he's a giant sack of shit.
Be aware. Of course they sell everything.
I remember like 20 years ago people were warning that expansive user agreements as a matter of course, justified as a necessity to provide quality products (boy that didn't work out), was risky verging on reckless.
They'll sell your soul if they could.
I remember like 20 years ago people were warning that expansive user agreements as a matter of course, justified as a necessity to provide quality products (boy that didn't work out), was risky verging on reckless.
They'll sell your soul if they could.
How Your Private ChatGPT And Gemini Chats Are ‘Sold For Profit’
How Your Private ChatGPT And Gemini Chats Are ‘Sold For Profit’
These Chrome extensions see everything — and take everything. It may already be too late.
www.forbes.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Be aware. Of course they sell everything.
I remember like 20 years ago people were warning that expansive user agreements as a matter of course, justified as a necessity to provide quality products (boy that didn't work out), was risky verging on reckless.
They'll sell your soul if they could.
I remember like 20 years ago people were warning that expansive user agreements as a matter of course, justified as a necessity to provide quality products (boy that didn't work out), was risky verging on reckless.
They'll sell your soul if they could.
I strongly disagree. When I read the initial post I thought, "but I like dicking around, it's one of life's pleasures."
one thing i am learning is that people do treat the phrase “dicking around” as an insult and a pejorative. news to me
yeah man i can't imagine why someone would get upset when you tell them all their efforts are "just dicking around"
i mean your point was correct, but come on now
i mean your point was correct, but come on now
December 15, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I strongly disagree. When I read the initial post I thought, "but I like dicking around, it's one of life's pleasures."
Fact Check: True.
she's never done anything wrong her entire life
December 15, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Fact Check: True.
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"Deplorables" remains an accurate descriptor for Trump and his enablers.
December 15, 2025 at 4:06 PM
"Deplorables" remains an accurate descriptor for Trump and his enablers.
Hey, Jack, what was Charlie's job? Harassing students and professors, right?
And, guess what, Trump is celebrating Reiner's death.
So, yeah. Fuck you.
For the record: Reiner's job was movie making, and he also had opinions, that you disagree with ...mostly because you an intellectual hack and fuc
And, guess what, Trump is celebrating Reiner's death.
So, yeah. Fuck you.
For the record: Reiner's job was movie making, and he also had opinions, that you disagree with ...mostly because you an intellectual hack and fuc
December 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Hey, Jack, what was Charlie's job? Harassing students and professors, right?
And, guess what, Trump is celebrating Reiner's death.
So, yeah. Fuck you.
For the record: Reiner's job was movie making, and he also had opinions, that you disagree with ...mostly because you an intellectual hack and fuc
And, guess what, Trump is celebrating Reiner's death.
So, yeah. Fuck you.
For the record: Reiner's job was movie making, and he also had opinions, that you disagree with ...mostly because you an intellectual hack and fuc
One thing I really hate about internet journalism is this "say it three times" nonsense.
Instead of motivating me to click through and read the article (and get them those sweet sweet ad dollars) it makes me disinclined to click through, in favor of searching out another source or just moving on.
Instead of motivating me to click through and read the article (and get them those sweet sweet ad dollars) it makes me disinclined to click through, in favor of searching out another source or just moving on.
December 15, 2025 at 10:37 PM
One thing I really hate about internet journalism is this "say it three times" nonsense.
Instead of motivating me to click through and read the article (and get them those sweet sweet ad dollars) it makes me disinclined to click through, in favor of searching out another source or just moving on.
Instead of motivating me to click through and read the article (and get them those sweet sweet ad dollars) it makes me disinclined to click through, in favor of searching out another source or just moving on.
This post should have never even occurred to anyone let along typed out with his stubby little fingers and sent into the world.
Republicans, this is what you wanted and it's what you got.
Republicans, this is what you wanted and it's what you got.
December 15, 2025 at 10:01 PM
This post should have never even occurred to anyone let along typed out with his stubby little fingers and sent into the world.
Republicans, this is what you wanted and it's what you got.
Republicans, this is what you wanted and it's what you got.
It amazes me how cheap it is to get this kind of influence. Unless, of course, Republican politicians basically agree.
Yes, we need to get money out of politics AND we need to do something about the rotten environment created by people like Koch brothers and their ideological acolytes.
Yes, we need to get money out of politics AND we need to do something about the rotten environment created by people like Koch brothers and their ideological acolytes.
One reason why Republicans won't extend expiring ACA subsidies?
Koch-backed lobby groups have spent over $1.1M pressuring GOP lawmakers to let 20M Americans' health insurance costs go up.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
Koch-backed lobby groups have spent over $1.1M pressuring GOP lawmakers to let 20M Americans' health insurance costs go up.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
December 15, 2025 at 9:53 PM
It amazes me how cheap it is to get this kind of influence. Unless, of course, Republican politicians basically agree.
Yes, we need to get money out of politics AND we need to do something about the rotten environment created by people like Koch brothers and their ideological acolytes.
Yes, we need to get money out of politics AND we need to do something about the rotten environment created by people like Koch brothers and their ideological acolytes.
He's right.
December 15, 2025 at 8:44 PM
He's right.
Speaking of Rob Reiner, does anyone remember "The Super" (1972)?
Tup, that's Clemenza from "The Godfather" also (1972).
Tup, that's Clemenza from "The Godfather" also (1972).
December 15, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Speaking of Rob Reiner, does anyone remember "The Super" (1972)?
Tup, that's Clemenza from "The Godfather" also (1972).
Tup, that's Clemenza from "The Godfather" also (1972).
We need to finish FDR's work.
"According to the…annual Harris Poll, for the 1st time, a majority of Americans believe billionaires are a threat to democracy. A remarkable 71% believe there should be a wealth tax. A majority believe there should be a cap on how much wealth a person can accumulate." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/o...
Opinion | The Billionaires Have Gone Full Louis XV
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:15 PM
We need to finish FDR's work.
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Republicans spent years attacking Hunter Biden’s foreign ties. Meanwhile, Jared Kushner raised billions from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar. And now he sits at the center of U.S. media consolidation and back-channel diplomacy. The double standard is glaring.
www.rawstory.com/alternet-pos...
www.rawstory.com/alternet-pos...
Jared Kushner is backing a 'hostile takeover' of US infrastructure: analysis
Salon reporter Sophia Tesfaye says “the speed and scale of Jared Kushner’s re-emergence can’t be overstated,” and neither can his corruption.“In the first year of Donald Trump’s second presidency, hi...
www.rawstory.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Republicans spent years attacking Hunter Biden’s foreign ties. Meanwhile, Jared Kushner raised billions from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar. And now he sits at the center of U.S. media consolidation and back-channel diplomacy. The double standard is glaring.
www.rawstory.com/alternet-pos...
www.rawstory.com/alternet-pos...
Trump's brain doesn't function properly. This is madness.
December 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Trump's brain doesn't function properly. This is madness.
That's a fascinating interpretation because it is rooted in the assumptions one might make about what the exercise is about if one doesn't see an Apple at all.
its funny being like a 4.5 on this scale. on the one hand, when I close my eyes there is no apple just the whispering darkness. and on the other there are entire religions based on making the fucking apple go away for once
December 15, 2025 at 8:39 AM
That's a fascinating interpretation because it is rooted in the assumptions one might make about what the exercise is about if one doesn't see an Apple at all.
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That statement goes straight to first principles.
What Sotomayor is flagging isn’t procedural nitpicking; it’s structural collapse.
If one person can remove officers at will, independent institutions become ornamental, checks become optional, and “the executive” becomes personal rule.👇
What Sotomayor is flagging isn’t procedural nitpicking; it’s structural collapse.
If one person can remove officers at will, independent institutions become ornamental, checks become optional, and “the executive” becomes personal rule.👇
December 15, 2025 at 12:50 AM
That statement goes straight to first principles.
What Sotomayor is flagging isn’t procedural nitpicking; it’s structural collapse.
If one person can remove officers at will, independent institutions become ornamental, checks become optional, and “the executive” becomes personal rule.👇
What Sotomayor is flagging isn’t procedural nitpicking; it’s structural collapse.
If one person can remove officers at will, independent institutions become ornamental, checks become optional, and “the executive” becomes personal rule.👇
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mixed use, walkable neighborhoods. rome, 1967
December 15, 2025 at 12:03 AM
mixed use, walkable neighborhoods. rome, 1967
Wasn't this an FBI thing? Have there been any changes over there lately? This feels like a particularly egregious fuck up.
BREAKING: Authorities will release the person of interest in the Brown University shooting, officials said, as the investigation continues.
Live updates: Person of interest identified after 2 killed and 9 injured at Brown University
Live updates: 2 dead, 9 wounded in Brown University shooting; person of interest in custody
nbcnews.to
December 15, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Wasn't this an FBI thing? Have there been any changes over there lately? This feels like a particularly egregious fuck up.