RS Benedict
@rsbenedict.bsky.social
wrote that essay about superhero dicks * published in the New Haven Independent, New Haven Review, FSF, Fangoria, Blood Knife, Seize the Press, Typebar, Current Affairs * rs-benedict.com * RIP Rite Gud
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“So grave is the scale, nature, systematic character, and transnational reach of these atrocities against women and girls, that a number of them may reasonably meet the legal threshold of crimes against humanity…”
Epstein files suggest acts that may amount to crimes against humanity, say UN experts
Independent experts appointed by human rights council speak of ‘grave’ nature regarding scale of atrocities against women and girls
www.theguardian.com
February 18, 2026 at 3:35 AM
“So grave is the scale, nature, systematic character, and transnational reach of these atrocities against women and girls, that a number of them may reasonably meet the legal threshold of crimes against humanity…”
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This sign goes so hard
February 18, 2026 at 3:38 AM
This sign goes so hard
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"On nearly every key issue–including ones that used to be assets to Trump, like immigration and his stewardship of the economy–the president is well underwater."
Key point from @swin24.bsky.social: Trump pollsters can't decide whether to tell him the truth or feed his fantasies of invulnerability:
Key point from @swin24.bsky.social: Trump pollsters can't decide whether to tell him the truth or feed his fantasies of invulnerability:
Team Trump is telling Republicans not to panic – even as some of the most pro-Trump pollsters and politicos warn of a midterms ‘disaster’ and ‘bloodbath.’
zeteo.com/p/trump-poll...
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Trump-Friendly Pollsters Keep Telling Him He’s ‘F*cked’
Team Trump is telling Republicans not to panic – even as some of the most pro-Trump pollsters and politicos warn of a midterms ‘disaster’ and ‘bloodbath.’
zeteo.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:53 AM
"On nearly every key issue–including ones that used to be assets to Trump, like immigration and his stewardship of the economy–the president is well underwater."
Key point from @swin24.bsky.social: Trump pollsters can't decide whether to tell him the truth or feed his fantasies of invulnerability:
Key point from @swin24.bsky.social: Trump pollsters can't decide whether to tell him the truth or feed his fantasies of invulnerability:
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Hundreds show up tonight to protest a proposed ICE facility in Lebanon,TN.The Immigration Dept sent out info that it had purchased property here,then back tracked. Doesn’t mean it won’t happen because the Governor is in bed w/ Stephen Miller & TN is the test market for his immigration nightmare.
February 18, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Hundreds show up tonight to protest a proposed ICE facility in Lebanon,TN.The Immigration Dept sent out info that it had purchased property here,then back tracked. Doesn’t mean it won’t happen because the Governor is in bed w/ Stephen Miller & TN is the test market for his immigration nightmare.
Delighted to see a shout-out to "Everyone Is Beautiful..." in the latest @currentaffairs.bsky.social, in a terrific article about the films of Russ Meyer.
February 18, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Delighted to see a shout-out to "Everyone Is Beautiful..." in the latest @currentaffairs.bsky.social, in a terrific article about the films of Russ Meyer.
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The surge in immigration enforcement hasn’t just instilled fear into our communities—it is decimating our local economy. Over the summer, LA County reported almost $4 million in losses due to the presence and violence from ICE.
Get them out of our cities.
Get them out of our cities.
LA County Report Finds $3.7 Million in Business Losses Tied to Immigration Enforcement – Pasadena Now
Daily Newsmagazine and City Guide to Pasadena, California featuring local news, breaking news, events, weather, sports news, schools news, shopping, restaurants and more from Pasadena Now
pasadenanow.com
February 18, 2026 at 1:40 AM
The surge in immigration enforcement hasn’t just instilled fear into our communities—it is decimating our local economy. Over the summer, LA County reported almost $4 million in losses due to the presence and violence from ICE.
Get them out of our cities.
Get them out of our cities.
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Tests found barium, which can cause heart and blood pressure problems, at 3x the EPA’s limit in the Boarmans’ drinking water.
But the state did not inform the family of the results for over a month — until @readfrontier.bsky.social and ProPublica requested them.
But the state did not inform the family of the results for over a month — until @readfrontier.bsky.social and ProPublica requested them.
Salty, Oily Drinking Water Left Sores in Their Mouths. Oklahoma Refused to Find Out Why.
State regulators discovered strong signs of oil pollution, including high levels of salt and toxic metals, in one family’s drinking water. But for two years, they repeatedly delayed basic tests to fin...
www.propublica.org
February 18, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Tests found barium, which can cause heart and blood pressure problems, at 3x the EPA’s limit in the Boarmans’ drinking water.
But the state did not inform the family of the results for over a month — until @readfrontier.bsky.social and ProPublica requested them.
But the state did not inform the family of the results for over a month — until @readfrontier.bsky.social and ProPublica requested them.
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UPDATE: Congressman @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social has confirmed that Juan Nicolás and his mother were deported despite the 2-month-old’s recent hospitalization for bronchitis.
“They were abandoned across the border in Mexico.”
thebarbedwire.com/2026/02/17/2...
“They were abandoned across the border in Mexico.”
thebarbedwire.com/2026/02/17/2...
2-Month-Old Baby Juan Nicolás & His Mother Were ‘Abandoned Across the Border’ Hours After He Was Hospitalized With Bronchitis, Castro Says
“His life is in danger,” Congressman Castro said Tuesday about the baby.
thebarbedwire.com
February 18, 2026 at 12:27 AM
UPDATE: Congressman @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social has confirmed that Juan Nicolás and his mother were deported despite the 2-month-old’s recent hospitalization for bronchitis.
“They were abandoned across the border in Mexico.”
thebarbedwire.com/2026/02/17/2...
“They were abandoned across the border in Mexico.”
thebarbedwire.com/2026/02/17/2...
Children of Men.
Conventional wisdom says the book is always better than the movie, but that's not always true. Here are some movies I liked better than the books they're based on. What are yours?
• Fight Club
• Naked Lunch
• Wild at Heart
• Institute Benjamenta
• Devil in a Blue Dress
• Picnic at Hanging Rock
• Fight Club
• Naked Lunch
• Wild at Heart
• Institute Benjamenta
• Devil in a Blue Dress
• Picnic at Hanging Rock
February 18, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Children of Men.
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Mad respect to this marketing choice. This is a legit throwback. I haven't watched the trailer for LEE CRONIN'S THE MUMMY, but if this was the only marketing I saw? Sold.
February 17, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Mad respect to this marketing choice. This is a legit throwback. I haven't watched the trailer for LEE CRONIN'S THE MUMMY, but if this was the only marketing I saw? Sold.
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im not falling for ‘you can’t just scold gen AI hobbyists’ like ive fallen for so many ‘be diplomatic and patient with idiots’es before. no. if they can’t live without this machine that’s trying to put me out of a job theyre dumb as a box of hair. like they’re clearly not worried about offending ME!
February 18, 2026 at 2:36 AM
im not falling for ‘you can’t just scold gen AI hobbyists’ like ive fallen for so many ‘be diplomatic and patient with idiots’es before. no. if they can’t live without this machine that’s trying to put me out of a job theyre dumb as a box of hair. like they’re clearly not worried about offending ME!
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“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
February 17, 2026 at 7:31 PM
“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
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The horror stories rolling in from Minnesota are just the tip of the iceberg. This 20-year-old, who's lawfully present in the country, was arrested for being Latino, then jailed in a filthy cell where he couldn't even sit down. 18 days of illegal detention. democracyforward.org/wp-content/u...
February 17, 2026 at 8:06 PM
The horror stories rolling in from Minnesota are just the tip of the iceberg. This 20-year-old, who's lawfully present in the country, was arrested for being Latino, then jailed in a filthy cell where he couldn't even sit down. 18 days of illegal detention. democracyforward.org/wp-content/u...
We have enough terrible diet and exercise influencers already. I am not ready for the upcoming glut of poop influencers.
Dr. Oz: "Bowel movements are underappreciated. If you look at the exhaust of a car, you can tell if it's working well. Your poop should gently hit the water like Greg Louganis diving in."
February 18, 2026 at 3:11 AM
We have enough terrible diet and exercise influencers already. I am not ready for the upcoming glut of poop influencers.
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In 1993 Rev. Jesse Jackson was arrested after blocking 5th Avenue as part of a group protesting the Clinton Administration's policy of maintaining a detention camp for Haitian political refugees. A lifetime of direct action and protest regardless of who was in power.
Rest in peace
Rest in peace
February 18, 2026 at 1:11 AM
In 1993 Rev. Jesse Jackson was arrested after blocking 5th Avenue as part of a group protesting the Clinton Administration's policy of maintaining a detention camp for Haitian political refugees. A lifetime of direct action and protest regardless of who was in power.
Rest in peace
Rest in peace
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After a discussion with their attorney, I have confirmed that Juan, his 16-month-old sister, his mom, and his dad have been deported.
February 18, 2026 at 12:49 AM
After a discussion with their attorney, I have confirmed that Juan, his 16-month-old sister, his mom, and his dad have been deported.
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I just posted a fun short about the AI fail where a realtor used AI to stage an apartment in DC and the AI added some kind of sleep paralysis demon banshee to the apartment bathroom. go watch it!!!! and like and share please!! I worked hard on this one lol
AI FAIL: Realtor accidentally adds a SLEEP PARALYSIS DEMON to this apartment bathroom in listing
YouTube video by TAKE MY WIFI PLEASE
youtube.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:48 AM
I just posted a fun short about the AI fail where a realtor used AI to stage an apartment in DC and the AI added some kind of sleep paralysis demon banshee to the apartment bathroom. go watch it!!!! and like and share please!! I worked hard on this one lol
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February 18, 2026 at 3:03 AM
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“It just went off.”
NEW BODY CAM FOOTAGE — TEXAS: British 23yo Lucy Harrison shot and killed by her father after “big argument” about Trump’s sexual assault allegations.
He admits he had been drinking.
Grand jury declines to indict. No charges. lawandcrime.com/crime/big-ar...
NEW BODY CAM FOOTAGE — TEXAS: British 23yo Lucy Harrison shot and killed by her father after “big argument” about Trump’s sexual assault allegations.
He admits he had been drinking.
Grand jury declines to indict. No charges. lawandcrime.com/crime/big-ar...
February 17, 2026 at 3:02 AM
“It just went off.”
NEW BODY CAM FOOTAGE — TEXAS: British 23yo Lucy Harrison shot and killed by her father after “big argument” about Trump’s sexual assault allegations.
He admits he had been drinking.
Grand jury declines to indict. No charges. lawandcrime.com/crime/big-ar...
NEW BODY CAM FOOTAGE — TEXAS: British 23yo Lucy Harrison shot and killed by her father after “big argument” about Trump’s sexual assault allegations.
He admits he had been drinking.
Grand jury declines to indict. No charges. lawandcrime.com/crime/big-ar...
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The Project 2025 author is using millions of dollars in USAID money for his own security detail.
It is estimated that 762,000 people have *already died* as a result of Elon Musk and Russell Vought’s obscene murder of USAID, including more than 500,000 children.
Vought is a mass murderer.
It is estimated that 762,000 people have *already died* as a result of Elon Musk and Russell Vought’s obscene murder of USAID, including more than 500,000 children.
Vought is a mass murderer.
Exclusive: White House uses USAID funds for budget director Vought's security, documents show
The White House budget office is using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's budget chief and an archit...
www.reuters.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:46 PM
The Project 2025 author is using millions of dollars in USAID money for his own security detail.
It is estimated that 762,000 people have *already died* as a result of Elon Musk and Russell Vought’s obscene murder of USAID, including more than 500,000 children.
Vought is a mass murderer.
It is estimated that 762,000 people have *already died* as a result of Elon Musk and Russell Vought’s obscene murder of USAID, including more than 500,000 children.
Vought is a mass murderer.
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Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
February 16, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
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"Europe’s privacy watchdog has opened a 'large-scale' inquiry into Elon Musk’s X over AI-generated non-consensual sexual imagery, in the latest sign of how regulators are scrutinising the social media site’s Grok chatbot."
EU privacy watchdog opens probe into Elon Musk’s X over sexualised AI images
‘Large-scale’ inquiry is latest sign of how regulators are scrutinising the group’s Grok chatbot
www.ft.com
February 17, 2026 at 2:45 AM
"Europe’s privacy watchdog has opened a 'large-scale' inquiry into Elon Musk’s X over AI-generated non-consensual sexual imagery, in the latest sign of how regulators are scrutinising the social media site’s Grok chatbot."