Ben Bessman
@ben-bessman.bsky.social
Just Be Kind. Husband, father, former football coach, dog rescuer, & film buff dealing with Long COVID; into Mopars, Iowa Hawkeyes, Chicago Cubs & Bears, Detroit Red Wings, Indiana Fever.
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Ben Bessman
@ben-bessman.bsky.social
· Dec 6
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Never thought so many Americans would follow somebody who is so clearly corrupt and out for himself.
It’s insane.
It’s insane.
December 2, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Never thought so many Americans would follow somebody who is so clearly corrupt and out for himself.
It’s insane.
It’s insane.
So… are we fighting drug importers or not? This administration makes zero sense.
🚨BREAKING: Donald Trump has formally pardoned former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, who was convicted last year for trafficking massive quantities of cocaine into the United States and sentenced to 45 years in prison.
December 2, 2025 at 7:19 PM
So… are we fighting drug importers or not? This administration makes zero sense.
Amazingly timed photo!
November 29, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Amazingly timed photo!
Never seen a player make any kind of aggressive contact with an official NOT get kicked out of a game immediately. But of course, Michigan…
He was just giving him a little nose rub. It’s a sign of affection.
November 29, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Never seen a player make any kind of aggressive contact with an official NOT get kicked out of a game immediately. But of course, Michigan…
Sniff sniff… do I smell 50 points?
November 28, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Sniff sniff… do I smell 50 points?
Anger isn’t a neutral power source. Only fools think they can direct it towards their enemies forever without it turning back on them at some point.
More Republicans eyeing the exits amid threats and internal warfare.
Who saw this coming? They pour gasoline everywhere, then freak when the flames reach their doorstep.
Who saw this coming? They pour gasoline everywhere, then freak when the flames reach their doorstep.
November 26, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Anger isn’t a neutral power source. Only fools think they can direct it towards their enemies forever without it turning back on them at some point.
Brutal.
The UMass radio call just said “The season can’t end soon enough”
Which fair.
Which fair.
November 25, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Brutal.
Musk isn’t an American white nationalist but he IS most certainly a white nationalist with MAWA designs for our country.
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 24, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Musk isn’t an American white nationalist but he IS most certainly a white nationalist with MAWA designs for our country.
Bear Down!
Blood pressure way up!
Blood pressure way up!
November 23, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Bear Down!
Blood pressure way up!
Blood pressure way up!
Interesting- 10% have it but only 5% (roughly) think they do. Huh, that’s curious to me.
But I get it- didn’t think I had it for many months until getting over my exhaustion from coaching and depression from losing two family members and I was still feeling so wiped out.
But I get it- didn’t think I had it for many months until getting over my exhaustion from coaching and depression from losing two family members and I was still feeling so wiped out.
November 23, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Interesting- 10% have it but only 5% (roughly) think they do. Huh, that’s curious to me.
But I get it- didn’t think I had it for many months until getting over my exhaustion from coaching and depression from losing two family members and I was still feeling so wiped out.
But I get it- didn’t think I had it for many months until getting over my exhaustion from coaching and depression from losing two family members and I was still feeling so wiped out.
I don’t normally blame refs, but they absolutely changed the course of the Iowa vs USC game. Ignoring 2 facemasking penalties that would’ve extending Iowa drives, and allowed their line to badly hold Iowa’s defenders for most of the game without penalty, yeah, Iowa needed to play perfect to win.
November 15, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I don’t normally blame refs, but they absolutely changed the course of the Iowa vs USC game. Ignoring 2 facemasking penalties that would’ve extending Iowa drives, and allowed their line to badly hold Iowa’s defenders for most of the game without penalty, yeah, Iowa needed to play perfect to win.
The owners of the DNC decided they wanted things to move along and the Dems got their marching orders. Or they are just completely incompetent.
Guess either IS possible.
Guess either IS possible.
“Newsom’s right — this isn’t leadership, it’s capitulation. Democrats should be fighting for healthcare, not negotiating away their spine for a symbolic vote. ‘Don’t bend the knee’ shouldn’t just be a slogan — it’s a warning about who’s actually serving the people.”
November 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The owners of the DNC decided they wanted things to move along and the Dems got their marching orders. Or they are just completely incompetent.
Guess either IS possible.
Guess either IS possible.
Wow. Just… wow.
BREAKING: Ghislaine Maxwell, the top associate to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, intends to ask President Donald Trump to commute her prison sentence, according to reports.
Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted of sex trafficking, to ask for leniency
Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted of sex trafficking in 2021 and sentenced to 20 years in prison.
bit.ly
November 10, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Wow. Just… wow.
100% correct. Shameful but not surprising that he allowed this.
Senator Schumer has failed to lead this party in one of its most critical moments, and Americans will pay the price. It’s time for him to step down from leadership and make way for a new generation willing to fight for the people instead of the powerful.
November 10, 2025 at 3:43 AM
100% correct. Shameful but not surprising that he allowed this.
Hey- that’s some Iowa brand football there!
WISCONSIN beats No. 23 Washington 13-10.
Wisconsin's leading passer was its kicker, with one completion for 24 yards.
Wisconsin's leading passer was its kicker, with one completion for 24 yards.
November 9, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Hey- that’s some Iowa brand football there!
Yep. They never intended to negotiate in good faith.
At least they FINALLY admitted why they refused to negotiate on the shutdown. First they lied and promised Dems they would “negotiate” this, but only AFTER they voted for the CR. But Dems were correct when they assessed that Republicans NEVER intended to extend these subsidies.
November 9, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Yep. They never intended to negotiate in good faith.
Question- are you allowed to throw your towel at the ball while on the playing surface as a player? Can’t remember ever seeing that before.
November 8, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Question- are you allowed to throw your towel at the ball while on the playing surface as a player? Can’t remember ever seeing that before.
Interesting.
Long Covid is now one of the biggest causes of long-term sickness in the UK.
Writing a workforce plan that never mentions it is like writing a flood report that never mentions rain.
It’s denial disguised as strategy.
🖇️
www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...
Writing a workforce plan that never mentions it is like writing a flood report that never mentions rain.
It’s denial disguised as strategy.
🖇️
www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...
Self-reported coronavirus (COVID-19) infections and associated symptoms, England and Scotland - Office for National Statistics
Analysis of Winter Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Study data: trends in self-reported symptoms of coronavirus, ongoing symptoms and associated risk factors.
www.ons.gov.uk
November 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Interesting.
They just don’t understand why the peasants don’t eat cake when they can’t afford bread. It’s weird.
I think Trump needs to keep telling people from his gilded palace that grocery prices are way down, housing and electricity prices are down, and everything is great because of his genius. They seem to like that.
November 5, 2025 at 5:03 AM
They just don’t understand why the peasants don’t eat cake when they can’t afford bread. It’s weird.
Wow. Knew Grok was untrustworthy, but to THIS level? All it would take is a few of us to convince Grok… to say… anything… hold on… having several intrusive thoughts suddenly…
Grok appears to have started offering this false account about eye-witnesses by generating its view from false rumours on X. It began by saying there wasn't evidence then picked up rumour and misinformation and amplified it
x.com/grok/status/...
x.com/grok/status/...
November 3, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Wow. Knew Grok was untrustworthy, but to THIS level? All it would take is a few of us to convince Grok… to say… anything… hold on… having several intrusive thoughts suddenly…
Fucking. Haunting.
Thank you, you otherwise foul little gremlin, for wearing layers and layers of makeup so we don’t have to see that shit on the daily. I did not recognize the service you were providing to us.
Thank you, you otherwise foul little gremlin, for wearing layers and layers of makeup so we don’t have to see that shit on the daily. I did not recognize the service you were providing to us.
November 1, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Fucking. Haunting.
Thank you, you otherwise foul little gremlin, for wearing layers and layers of makeup so we don’t have to see that shit on the daily. I did not recognize the service you were providing to us.
Thank you, you otherwise foul little gremlin, for wearing layers and layers of makeup so we don’t have to see that shit on the daily. I did not recognize the service you were providing to us.
Exactly. There are no good guys in this fight. Just billion dollar corporations scheming how to take even more of your money.
November 1, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Exactly. There are no good guys in this fight. Just billion dollar corporations scheming how to take even more of your money.
The hatred in their hearts is never ending.
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too. n.pr/4qFa1mY
Trump pushes an end to medical care for transgender youth nationally
The White House plans to bar hospitals that treat transgender children and youth from getting any Medicare and Medicaid payments. The move would affect trans youth who have private insurance, too.
n.pr
October 30, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The hatred in their hearts is never ending.
We do not know what is coming around the corner for us.
I know a truly alarming number of kids who were strapping and hale in 2019 but now struggle with multiple debilitating health problems. That's just an anecdote, but it's a real-world reflection of the data. www.pennmedicine.org/news/second-...
October 29, 2025 at 8:31 PM
We do not know what is coming around the corner for us.