James Bennett
@ubernostrum.bsky.social
The man with the plan and the pocket comb.
Joe Biden was a good President who did good things, and Kamala Harris would’ve been even better.
Here: politics, baseball, Tolkien memes. Sometimes in that order.
@b-list.org for the tech side of me.
he/him
Joe Biden was a good President who did good things, and Kamala Harris would’ve been even better.
Here: politics, baseball, Tolkien memes. Sometimes in that order.
@b-list.org for the tech side of me.
he/him
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Anyway, I just want to hurl the rebel crew from the land I love the best. I don’t see why that should be controversial.
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one of the many reasons that Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday is that it is a rare instance of Yankee culture being imposed upon perfidious Dixie, instead of the lamentable and much more common other way around
For Decades, Southern States Considered Thanksgiving an Act of Northern Aggression
In the 19th century, pumpkin pie ignited a culture war.
www.atlasobscura.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:49 PM
one of the many reasons that Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday is that it is a rare instance of Yankee culture being imposed upon perfidious Dixie, instead of the lamentable and much more common other way around
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Why do they have impunity on this? Because when they finally ended two decades of disastrous war, the press of the white people world rose up as one to scream at them for not continuing for another twenty until it fell out of the headlines, then we never discussed what that war was about again.
November 27, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Why do they have impunity on this? Because when they finally ended two decades of disastrous war, the press of the white people world rose up as one to scream at them for not continuing for another twenty until it fell out of the headlines, then we never discussed what that war was about again.
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No shade on Olivia here, but a lot of us have been jumping up and down for two decades about byas towards conservative narratives, access journalism, and the end of ombudsmen and public editors and told less than politely by journalists "STFU plebes"
And we feel very vindicated
And we feel very vindicated
this was bad before, but these are the most troubling and serious allegations you can make about a journalist. if they’re true, i genuinely can’t think of a worse scandal in the history of political journalism. devastating to our industry, to public trust as a whole, and to everyone in its orbit
November 27, 2025 at 2:43 AM
No shade on Olivia here, but a lot of us have been jumping up and down for two decades about byas towards conservative narratives, access journalism, and the end of ombudsmen and public editors and told less than politely by journalists "STFU plebes"
And we feel very vindicated
And we feel very vindicated
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Now do y'all understand my absolute incandescent rage at "journalists" who respond with "I'm not going to do Free PR for Democrats!!!11!!!"?
Republicans get anyone and everyone in the media to line up to do their dirty work for them. Democrats can't get that.
Republicans get anyone and everyone in the media to line up to do their dirty work for them. Democrats can't get that.
November 27, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Now do y'all understand my absolute incandescent rage at "journalists" who respond with "I'm not going to do Free PR for Democrats!!!11!!!"?
Republicans get anyone and everyone in the media to line up to do their dirty work for them. Democrats can't get that.
Republicans get anyone and everyone in the media to line up to do their dirty work for them. Democrats can't get that.
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also, it seems to be an accepted journalistic practice to know things of vital public interest and not to publish them until it is too late for the public to act on them; the way Lizza is an outlier is that he wasn't holding onto it for a book but for a substack trashing his ex
November 27, 2025 at 12:15 AM
also, it seems to be an accepted journalistic practice to know things of vital public interest and not to publish them until it is too late for the public to act on them; the way Lizza is an outlier is that he wasn't holding onto it for a book but for a substack trashing his ex
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this seems specifically a pitfall for the access journos
November 27, 2025 at 12:16 AM
this seems specifically a pitfall for the access journos
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Masked ICE agents trespassing in NJ, caught on a doorbell cam while harassing a homeowner who was out of town for a funeral. No suspect lived there, they had no warrant, and they even looked through her mailbox... which is a federal crime.
6abc.com/post/viral-v...
6abc.com/post/viral-v...
Viral video of masked federal agents confronting resident draws criticism
The footage, recorded Nov. 8, shows agents on private property while the unidentified homeowner, who was out of town, pleads with them remotely.
6abc.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Masked ICE agents trespassing in NJ, caught on a doorbell cam while harassing a homeowner who was out of town for a funeral. No suspect lived there, they had no warrant, and they even looked through her mailbox... which is a federal crime.
6abc.com/post/viral-v...
6abc.com/post/viral-v...
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Are the Three Musketeers allergic to muskets? | University of Oxford
www.ox.ac.uk
November 26, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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One thing I have no patience for is "there is nothing to be thankful for" doomerism. If Americans were finding things to be thankful for in 1863, two and a half years into a bloody Civil War, when Abraham Lincoln formalized the Thanksgiving holiday, then I can find things to be thankful for too.
November 26, 2025 at 10:33 PM
One thing I have no patience for is "there is nothing to be thankful for" doomerism. If Americans were finding things to be thankful for in 1863, two and a half years into a bloody Civil War, when Abraham Lincoln formalized the Thanksgiving holiday, then I can find things to be thankful for too.
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This man has gotten so many people killed. For nothing. For ego. It's infuriating.
November 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
This man has gotten so many people killed. For nothing. For ego. It's infuriating.
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They weren't even supposed to be there. They were supposed to be at home with their families supporting their communities.
November 26, 2025 at 8:59 PM
They weren't even supposed to be there. They were supposed to be at home with their families supporting their communities.
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Unavoidable conclusion: SCOTUS has put 1 man in America above the law & created a king. Not the first time a case has been decided wrong. The fix for democracy lies, as it did in Dred Scott, with fixing a broken decision. Hopefully this one won’t require a civil war. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Judge Dismisses Georgia Election Interference Case Against Trump
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Unavoidable conclusion: SCOTUS has put 1 man in America above the law & created a king. Not the first time a case has been decided wrong. The fix for democracy lies, as it did in Dred Scott, with fixing a broken decision. Hopefully this one won’t require a civil war. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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a Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade balloon but it's the Epstein List
November 26, 2025 at 3:17 PM
a Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade balloon but it's the Epstein List
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Just your average day in San Mateo County
November 26, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Just your average day in San Mateo County
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I assume that getting steak and lobster dinners with 20,000 calories of appetizers for your whole family delivered by personal chauffeur is inexpensive again now that Uncle Joe Brandon is out of the White House at least
November 26, 2025 at 6:17 AM
I assume that getting steak and lobster dinners with 20,000 calories of appetizers for your whole family delivered by personal chauffeur is inexpensive again now that Uncle Joe Brandon is out of the White House at least
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If there's one thing Nazis and NIMBYs can agree on, it's that Genocide is when Those People move in.
August 2, 2025 at 8:30 PM
If there's one thing Nazis and NIMBYs can agree on, it's that Genocide is when Those People move in.
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Housing is genocide sign seen at a NIMBY protest today against a mixed income high rise.
The new homes are less than a few blocks to a trolley stop.
And the neighborhood is majority white and middle to upper income.
The new homes are less than a few blocks to a trolley stop.
And the neighborhood is majority white and middle to upper income.
August 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Housing is genocide sign seen at a NIMBY protest today against a mixed income high rise.
The new homes are less than a few blocks to a trolley stop.
And the neighborhood is majority white and middle to upper income.
The new homes are less than a few blocks to a trolley stop.
And the neighborhood is majority white and middle to upper income.
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I posted a montage of 19 clips last week of Trump making personal attacks against female reporters in just the last few months. Now we have #20.
November 26, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I posted a montage of 19 clips last week of Trump making personal attacks against female reporters in just the last few months. Now we have #20.
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Man who brags about the Pulitzer Prize he earned for his part in helping Snowden escape to Russia after Snowden stole US classified documents is having a sad because someone leaked Russian documents that are embarrassing to Trump officials - who he does not support.
November 26, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Man who brags about the Pulitzer Prize he earned for his part in helping Snowden escape to Russia after Snowden stole US classified documents is having a sad because someone leaked Russian documents that are embarrassing to Trump officials - who he does not support.
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Too bad Trump voters don't vote for what they tell pollsters they believe. Racism and misogyny lead them by the nose to their own destruction every time.
November 26, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Too bad Trump voters don't vote for what they tell pollsters they believe. Racism and misogyny lead them by the nose to their own destruction every time.
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For most people, intentionally stealing $5 million from the people who hired you and pay your salary usually comes with consequences
November 26, 2025 at 4:51 AM
For most people, intentionally stealing $5 million from the people who hired you and pay your salary usually comes with consequences
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using a non-free operating system atm like and subscribe to make richard stallman sad
November 26, 2025 at 3:49 AM
using a non-free operating system atm like and subscribe to make richard stallman sad
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National parks have SO MANY people from other countries (since they get real vacations!)
And they spend a lot of money on hotels, food, souvenirs, etc.
This is unbelievably dumb, it will destroy entire tourist towns
And they spend a lot of money on hotels, food, souvenirs, etc.
This is unbelievably dumb, it will destroy entire tourist towns
November 26, 2025 at 3:13 AM
National parks have SO MANY people from other countries (since they get real vacations!)
And they spend a lot of money on hotels, food, souvenirs, etc.
This is unbelievably dumb, it will destroy entire tourist towns
And they spend a lot of money on hotels, food, souvenirs, etc.
This is unbelievably dumb, it will destroy entire tourist towns
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I am getting BOMBARDED by Gaza Bots asking for money. Brand new accounts, zero followers and they all claim to be verified by Molly Shah.
Who’s such an asshole, that’s the only part of the grift I believe.
Who’s such an asshole, that’s the only part of the grift I believe.
November 26, 2025 at 3:56 AM
I am getting BOMBARDED by Gaza Bots asking for money. Brand new accounts, zero followers and they all claim to be verified by Molly Shah.
Who’s such an asshole, that’s the only part of the grift I believe.
Who’s such an asshole, that’s the only part of the grift I believe.