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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I wonder if this guy will ever realize that the DSA has been completely taken over by ratfuckers and tankies at the top levels.
February 7, 2026 at 5:35 AM
I wonder if this guy will ever realize that the DSA has been completely taken over by ratfuckers and tankies at the top levels.
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AHHHHH!!!
HIT HIM AGAIN!!!!! 😂😂🤣🤣👏🏼👏🏼
HIT HIM AGAIN!!!!! 😂😂🤣🤣👏🏼👏🏼
February 7, 2026 at 6:50 AM
AHHHHH!!!
HIT HIM AGAIN!!!!! 😂😂🤣🤣👏🏼👏🏼
HIT HIM AGAIN!!!!! 😂😂🤣🤣👏🏼👏🏼
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A significant percent of all Bad Politics Discourse is downstream of the belief that Donald Trump is Easy To Defeat, Actually and Dem simply lack the Will and Spine to do it (which bizarrely tends to share brain matter with “President Donald Trump is an unstoppable force” for some reason)
Ill be honest, I dont really have it in me to hate Kamala Harris. Lady got stuck in an impossible situation, tried, failed, wasnt even really her fault, I just can't bring myself to be mad at her about it. Too much else going on to be worth it.
February 6, 2026 at 7:40 PM
A significant percent of all Bad Politics Discourse is downstream of the belief that Donald Trump is Easy To Defeat, Actually and Dem simply lack the Will and Spine to do it (which bizarrely tends to share brain matter with “President Donald Trump is an unstoppable force” for some reason)
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Do you think Sen Katie Britt is still thinking about 5 yr old Liam tonight or nah?
UPDATE: The court granted Ramos' family a continuance at today’s asylum hearing, per school officials in his district.
"Today’s ruling provides additional time, and with that, continued uncertainty for a child and his family," says Zena Stenvik, superintendent of Columbia Heights public schools.
"Today’s ruling provides additional time, and with that, continued uncertainty for a child and his family," says Zena Stenvik, superintendent of Columbia Heights public schools.
February 7, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Do you think Sen Katie Britt is still thinking about 5 yr old Liam tonight or nah?
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In which I was scolded for wanting to hold MAHA disinformation doctors accountable.
How dare I even think about it.
Today- there’s measles in ICE facilities.
How dare I even think about it.
Today- there’s measles in ICE facilities.
February 7, 2026 at 1:34 AM
In which I was scolded for wanting to hold MAHA disinformation doctors accountable.
How dare I even think about it.
Today- there’s measles in ICE facilities.
How dare I even think about it.
Today- there’s measles in ICE facilities.
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this still makes me actually-laugh-out-loud whenever I remember it.
February 7, 2026 at 3:58 AM
this still makes me actually-laugh-out-loud whenever I remember it.
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Santa Fe’s Archbishop Wester: “In recent days, we have witnessed Speaker of the House Mike Johnson publicly criticizing Pope Leo XIV’s position of welcoming the stranger”
February 7, 2026 at 12:09 AM
Santa Fe’s Archbishop Wester: “In recent days, we have witnessed Speaker of the House Mike Johnson publicly criticizing Pope Leo XIV’s position of welcoming the stranger”
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To all of you waking up today to Trump's racism, it's about time. The birther/secret Muslim smear was apparently too subtle. As was the, "good people on both sides" of the Nazi rally in Charlottesville. Who can forget the Muslim ban and the "shithole countries?"
February 7, 2026 at 12:04 AM
To all of you waking up today to Trump's racism, it's about time. The birther/secret Muslim smear was apparently too subtle. As was the, "good people on both sides" of the Nazi rally in Charlottesville. Who can forget the Muslim ban and the "shithole countries?"
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Impt to note that what Trump will "accept" is largely immaterial to what will happen, as has been the case in every election since he entered politics 11 years ago. What this is, as it has been the whole time, is a loser trying to preemptively position himself to excuse away his impending losses.
He has said this about every election since 2016, has always been heavy-handed in implying he will under no circumstances concede. An aspiring dictator from the beginning, he hardly ever pretended to believe in democracy. I’ll never understand why so many people averted their eyes from the obvious.
February 7, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Impt to note that what Trump will "accept" is largely immaterial to what will happen, as has been the case in every election since he entered politics 11 years ago. What this is, as it has been the whole time, is a loser trying to preemptively position himself to excuse away his impending losses.
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Of course it’s retaliatory, just like Kilmar Ábrego Garcia. If the Trump people-snatching squads make the admin look bad, the victims will be punished.
Just heard back from DHS on why they abruptly expedited Ramos' asylum hearing:
“These are regular removal proceedings. This is standard procedure and there is nothing retaliatory about enforcing the nation’s immigration laws. He will receive full due process."
(This is not standard procedure.)
“These are regular removal proceedings. This is standard procedure and there is nothing retaliatory about enforcing the nation’s immigration laws. He will receive full due process."
(This is not standard procedure.)
February 6, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Of course it’s retaliatory, just like Kilmar Ábrego Garcia. If the Trump people-snatching squads make the admin look bad, the victims will be punished.
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Trump posted more than 60 times on Truth Social last night, but he handed his phone to an “unknown staffer” when the video depicting the Obamas as apes was posted?
GTFOH
GTFOH
February 6, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Trump posted more than 60 times on Truth Social last night, but he handed his phone to an “unknown staffer” when the video depicting the Obamas as apes was posted?
GTFOH
GTFOH
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david duke coined the term “zio”
if someone says “zio” they are saying a Nazi thing
if someone says “zio” they are saying a Nazi thing
February 6, 2026 at 11:56 PM
david duke coined the term “zio”
if someone says “zio” they are saying a Nazi thing
if someone says “zio” they are saying a Nazi thing
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I will never understand people who see this little girl who's only known America, screaming for a cat she'll never see, becoming ill, withdrawing, losing vision from accidentally(?) being hit in the face in DHS detention, and say "Good" that her life was destroyed
I don't *want* to understand them
I don't *want* to understand them
This is Maria, a 6-year-old detained by ICE last year.
She began to unravel soon after arriving at a detention center in Texas, wetting the bed after years without accidents, crying through the night and begging to breastfeed again.
Most of all, she wanted to be reunited with her cat, Milo. 1/
She began to unravel soon after arriving at a detention center in Texas, wetting the bed after years without accidents, crying through the night and begging to breastfeed again.
Most of all, she wanted to be reunited with her cat, Milo. 1/
February 6, 2026 at 9:11 PM
I will never understand people who see this little girl who's only known America, screaming for a cat she'll never see, becoming ill, withdrawing, losing vision from accidentally(?) being hit in the face in DHS detention, and say "Good" that her life was destroyed
I don't *want* to understand them
I don't *want* to understand them
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they can't update their priors because they post "liberal this, liberal that" as many times as ben shapiro
bsky.app/profile/tznk...
bsky.app/profile/tznk...
Update your priors. I'm begging you.
February 6, 2026 at 11:21 PM
they can't update their priors because they post "liberal this, liberal that" as many times as ben shapiro
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bsky.app/profile/tznk...
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Once again Black people told y’all it wasn’t inflation and y’all ignored us.
His appeal is the same as it was when he came down that escalator. He’s the one that’s going to put those N Words in their place especially Barack and Michelle Obama. That’s always been the appeal for Mayo Nation.
His appeal is the same as it was when he came down that escalator. He’s the one that’s going to put those N Words in their place especially Barack and Michelle Obama. That’s always been the appeal for Mayo Nation.
I don’t know a single Black Person in my life that didn’t know we would get to the day when the orange demon would post racist videos when he came down the escalator in 2016. Not. A. Single. 1.
On the flip side…l know a whole bunch of other folks that told me this was economic anxiety & capitalism
On the flip side…l know a whole bunch of other folks that told me this was economic anxiety & capitalism
February 6, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Once again Black people told y’all it wasn’t inflation and y’all ignored us.
His appeal is the same as it was when he came down that escalator. He’s the one that’s going to put those N Words in their place especially Barack and Michelle Obama. That’s always been the appeal for Mayo Nation.
His appeal is the same as it was when he came down that escalator. He’s the one that’s going to put those N Words in their place especially Barack and Michelle Obama. That’s always been the appeal for Mayo Nation.
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Imagine having the chance to fill out a paper ballot and mail it in to oppose this shit and not doing it.
HAPPENING NOW: DHS just expedited Liam Conejo Ramos' asylum hearing to this morning, meaning it's possible the five-year-old and his family could be deported as soon as today.
Rep. Joaquin Castro: "The Trump administration is trying to take him away again." www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Rep. Joaquin Castro: "The Trump administration is trying to take him away again." www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
Five-Year-Old Liam Ramos Is In His Asylum Hearing Right Now
www.huffpost.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Imagine having the chance to fill out a paper ballot and mail it in to oppose this shit and not doing it.
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All those people demanding Trump be put in prison don't seem to grasp that he was heading there until November 2024. He was convicted, and about to be sentenced when these same people refused to vote for Harris. And then he became President, and everything just went away. Consequences.
February 6, 2026 at 3:45 AM
All those people demanding Trump be put in prison don't seem to grasp that he was heading there until November 2024. He was convicted, and about to be sentenced when these same people refused to vote for Harris. And then he became President, and everything just went away. Consequences.
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Man got booed so hard he lost all his rings like Sonic the Hedgehog.
I'm at the Olympics and the entire stadium booed JD Vance. 😌
February 6, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Man got booed so hard he lost all his rings like Sonic the Hedgehog.
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Ah yes: [It is the same event where Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills got in an argument with President Donald Trump over transgender issues last year.]
‘twas the see-you-in-court || and you-won’t-win-another-race || no I won’t because I AM NOT ALLOWED another term, dufus-event
‘twas the see-you-in-court || and you-won’t-win-another-race || no I won’t because I AM NOT ALLOWED another term, dufus-event
White House excluding Dems from its annual governors meeting (Daniel Lippman/Politico)
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February 6, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Ah yes: [It is the same event where Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills got in an argument with President Donald Trump over transgender issues last year.]
‘twas the see-you-in-court || and you-won’t-win-another-race || no I won’t because I AM NOT ALLOWED another term, dufus-event
‘twas the see-you-in-court || and you-won’t-win-another-race || no I won’t because I AM NOT ALLOWED another term, dufus-event
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Lots of time spent on “is Trump fascist” and “is Trump racist” debates that have now been settled quite conclusively.
February 6, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Lots of time spent on “is Trump fascist” and “is Trump racist” debates that have now been settled quite conclusively.
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"Democrats should listen to us if they want to win elections! But also: we're electorally useless" is just such a bizarre, schizophrenic message.
February 6, 2026 at 3:33 PM
"Democrats should listen to us if they want to win elections! But also: we're electorally useless" is just such a bizarre, schizophrenic message.
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We don't talk enough about how Reagan turned right wing at exactly the moment the Democratic party became the party of civil rights for African Americans. We do talk about that "coincidence" but we don't talk about it enough.
The guy did go from being a pretty liberal New Deal Democrat earlier in his life, to a diehard conservative by 1960 or so. So I suppose it's possible he'd "drift back".
But he was also often Tommy Tuberville levels of dimb, which points in the other direction.
But he was also often Tommy Tuberville levels of dimb, which points in the other direction.
February 6, 2026 at 9:40 PM
We don't talk enough about how Reagan turned right wing at exactly the moment the Democratic party became the party of civil rights for African Americans. We do talk about that "coincidence" but we don't talk about it enough.
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The “welfare queen” trope he used in 76 and 80 didn’t spring out of the ether.
We don't talk enough about how Reagan turned right wing at exactly the moment the Democratic party became the party of civil rights for African Americans. We do talk about that "coincidence" but we don't talk about it enough.
The guy did go from being a pretty liberal New Deal Democrat earlier in his life, to a diehard conservative by 1960 or so. So I suppose it's possible he'd "drift back".
But he was also often Tommy Tuberville levels of dimb, which points in the other direction.
But he was also often Tommy Tuberville levels of dimb, which points in the other direction.
February 6, 2026 at 9:42 PM
The “welfare queen” trope he used in 76 and 80 didn’t spring out of the ether.
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We’ve known for a long time that President Trump is a racist. But this new attack against the Obamas is a disgusting new low.
Republicans should find a backbone and condemn him.
Republicans should find a backbone and condemn him.
February 6, 2026 at 5:40 PM
We’ve known for a long time that President Trump is a racist. But this new attack against the Obamas is a disgusting new low.
Republicans should find a backbone and condemn him.
Republicans should find a backbone and condemn him.
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Trump is withholding federal funds in an attempt to get more landmarks named after himself.
February 6, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Trump is withholding federal funds in an attempt to get more landmarks named after himself.