Ben
@ben1234.bsky.social
Former librarian turned mattress geek. Minneapolis born & raised, now in Poway
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I guess if Trump cancels my birthright citizenship I can buy my way back with one of those Trump gold cards.
June 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I guess if Trump cancels my birthright citizenship I can buy my way back with one of those Trump gold cards.
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I still have a FB account (Indian family scattered all over) and I hate it because it’s ’come back and engage’ algorithm tried to tease me back with a notification that my mother, who died two months ago, just commented on a video.
Fuck you, Zuck.
Fuck you so much.
Fuck you, Zuck.
Fuck you so much.
June 28, 2025 at 11:59 AM
I still have a FB account (Indian family scattered all over) and I hate it because it’s ’come back and engage’ algorithm tried to tease me back with a notification that my mother, who died two months ago, just commented on a video.
Fuck you, Zuck.
Fuck you so much.
Fuck you, Zuck.
Fuck you so much.
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When the shit goes down everybody meet up at the library. The MAGAs don't know about that place.
November 16, 2024 at 2:43 PM
When the shit goes down everybody meet up at the library. The MAGAs don't know about that place.
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I like this Gavin more than podcast Gavin.
June 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I like this Gavin more than podcast Gavin.
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Dining with Royalty. @flavorflav.bsky.social
May 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Dining with Royalty. @flavorflav.bsky.social
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NPR CEO Katherine Maher: "I do want to say that NPR acknowledges that we were mistaken in failing to cover the Hunter Biden laptop story more aggressively and sooner."
March 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
NPR CEO Katherine Maher: "I do want to say that NPR acknowledges that we were mistaken in failing to cover the Hunter Biden laptop story more aggressively and sooner."
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Pete Hegseth [drunk tweeting the nuclear codes]: we’re merit based now and no one will keep their job because of DEI
March 26, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Pete Hegseth [drunk tweeting the nuclear codes]: we’re merit based now and no one will keep their job because of DEI
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SIGNAL GATE is a threat!
The incompetence that many of us knew existed prior to the confirmation of these individuals is on full display for the WORLD & it’s weakening US, collectively.
The fact that there is an obsession over wanting me silenced tells me that I need to speak out more. 🫶🏾
The incompetence that many of us knew existed prior to the confirmation of these individuals is on full display for the WORLD & it’s weakening US, collectively.
The fact that there is an obsession over wanting me silenced tells me that I need to speak out more. 🫶🏾
March 26, 2025 at 11:30 AM
SIGNAL GATE is a threat!
The incompetence that many of us knew existed prior to the confirmation of these individuals is on full display for the WORLD & it’s weakening US, collectively.
The fact that there is an obsession over wanting me silenced tells me that I need to speak out more. 🫶🏾
The incompetence that many of us knew existed prior to the confirmation of these individuals is on full display for the WORLD & it’s weakening US, collectively.
The fact that there is an obsession over wanting me silenced tells me that I need to speak out more. 🫶🏾
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Parents have sued St. Francis Area Schools, alleging the district unlawfully bans books based on the ideas or stories they contain. Students walked out of classes today to protest before reading banned books in front of the high school.
St. Francis schools sued over controversial book ban policy
The lawsuit, filed by parent educators, asks a judge to reverse a ban on dozens of books that the suit says puts students at an academic disadvantage.
www.startribune.com
March 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Parents have sued St. Francis Area Schools, alleging the district unlawfully bans books based on the ideas or stories they contain. Students walked out of classes today to protest before reading banned books in front of the high school.
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Hello I am Being a Subversive (volunteering at my childhood library)
March 21, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Hello I am Being a Subversive (volunteering at my childhood library)
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Just for the record, if you're against Diversity, Equity and Inclusion... you're in favor of Sameness, Injustice and Exclusion.
March 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Just for the record, if you're against Diversity, Equity and Inclusion... you're in favor of Sameness, Injustice and Exclusion.
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If you care about our Wisconsin Universities, you should be very alarmed by what's going on in Washington.
UW-Madison has already instituted a hiring freeze on any positions supported by federal research funds. UW-Milwaukee has instituted a campus-wide spending freeze.
UW-Madison has already instituted a hiring freeze on any positions supported by federal research funds. UW-Milwaukee has instituted a campus-wide spending freeze.
March 17, 2025 at 10:15 PM
If you care about our Wisconsin Universities, you should be very alarmed by what's going on in Washington.
UW-Madison has already instituted a hiring freeze on any positions supported by federal research funds. UW-Milwaukee has instituted a campus-wide spending freeze.
UW-Madison has already instituted a hiring freeze on any positions supported by federal research funds. UW-Milwaukee has instituted a campus-wide spending freeze.
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Hey everyone, I don’t normally post fundraiser stuff but if you’re an HB resident then please consider supporting Protect HB - we’re gonna have a real uphill climb getting the word out for the special election this June on the library initiatives, and every bit counts
(Also I’ll be there)
(Also I’ll be there)
Support our efforts to hold the Huntington Beach MAGA 6-0 City Council accountable. #freespeech #unity @chriswarcraft.bsky.social
March 17, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Hey everyone, I don’t normally post fundraiser stuff but if you’re an HB resident then please consider supporting Protect HB - we’re gonna have a real uphill climb getting the word out for the special election this June on the library initiatives, and every bit counts
(Also I’ll be there)
(Also I’ll be there)
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new Library of Congress subject heading changes. goodbye “Mexico, Gulf of.”
could we be living in a stupider timeline? don’t answer that. this one is bad enough. 📚
could we be living in a stupider timeline? don’t answer that. this one is bad enough. 📚
![151 Mexico, Gulf of CHANGE HEADING
151 America, Gulf of [sp 85084621]
072 H 1145.5
451 UF Golfo de Méjico
451 UF Golfo de Mexico
451 UF Gulf of America
451 UF Gulf of Mexico
451 UF Mexico, Gulf of [Former heading]
550 BT Bays--Mexico
550 BT Bays--United States
688 Heading changed from Mexico, Gulf of to America, Gulf of in March 2025.
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March 14, 2025 at 2:51 PM
new Library of Congress subject heading changes. goodbye “Mexico, Gulf of.”
could we be living in a stupider timeline? don’t answer that. this one is bad enough. 📚
could we be living in a stupider timeline? don’t answer that. this one is bad enough. 📚
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@schiff.senate.gov is holding the line: hard pass on the CR. No capitulation to MAGA Republicans.
Every Senate Dem must do the same.
@schumer.senate.gov hear this: if you or any other Dem votes yes, we won’t forgive & we won’t forget.
We will hold you accountable.
#HoldTheLine
Every Senate Dem must do the same.
@schumer.senate.gov hear this: if you or any other Dem votes yes, we won’t forgive & we won’t forget.
We will hold you accountable.
#HoldTheLine
March 14, 2025 at 1:57 AM
@schiff.senate.gov is holding the line: hard pass on the CR. No capitulation to MAGA Republicans.
Every Senate Dem must do the same.
@schumer.senate.gov hear this: if you or any other Dem votes yes, we won’t forgive & we won’t forget.
We will hold you accountable.
#HoldTheLine
Every Senate Dem must do the same.
@schumer.senate.gov hear this: if you or any other Dem votes yes, we won’t forgive & we won’t forget.
We will hold you accountable.
#HoldTheLine
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A complete list of institutions that seem to actually understand what this moment demands:
-Public libraries
-Indie bookstores
-Costco
-Public libraries
-Indie bookstores
-Costco
March 12, 2025 at 12:06 PM
A complete list of institutions that seem to actually understand what this moment demands:
-Public libraries
-Indie bookstores
-Costco
-Public libraries
-Indie bookstores
-Costco
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I am so tired of these shabby, pitiful little men. They stink of the sly connivance previously dominated by cheap carnival barkers and two cent grifters. They are odious, shallow, and a blight against the existence of honest people and a society that values trust.
March 11, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I am so tired of these shabby, pitiful little men. They stink of the sly connivance previously dominated by cheap carnival barkers and two cent grifters. They are odious, shallow, and a blight against the existence of honest people and a society that values trust.
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Democrats who refuse to fight….your political careers will suffer in ways that won’t be recoverable. We promise.
March 6, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Democrats who refuse to fight….your political careers will suffer in ways that won’t be recoverable. We promise.
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And some people thought I was nuts for being pissed off at President Biden and Kamala Harris for their complicity in welcoming Trump with open arms and refusing to even ask for a recount. The joke is on them. And what a sick and tortured joke it is.
March 6, 2025 at 8:35 PM
And some people thought I was nuts for being pissed off at President Biden and Kamala Harris for their complicity in welcoming Trump with open arms and refusing to even ask for a recount. The joke is on them. And what a sick and tortured joke it is.
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