Ben Bayes
@benbeaker.bsky.social
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In case you missed it last night:
No, it is definitively not defamation to call Jonathan Ross a murderer, and people who say it is are liars or ignorant or both.
No, it is definitively not defamation to call Jonathan Ross a murderer, and people who say it is are liars or ignorant or both.
Expect to see a surge of proud ignorance and proplawganda about what you can say about ICE agent Jonathan Ross, identified by local media as the person who shot and killed Renee Good.
In particular, expect a repeat of Rittenhouse-era “accusing him of murder is defamation” rhetoric.
It’s not.
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In particular, expect a repeat of Rittenhouse-era “accusing him of murder is defamation” rhetoric.
It’s not.
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January 9, 2026 at 6:31 PM
In case you missed it last night:
No, it is definitively not defamation to call Jonathan Ross a murderer, and people who say it is are liars or ignorant or both.
No, it is definitively not defamation to call Jonathan Ross a murderer, and people who say it is are liars or ignorant or both.
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This is not the law.
January 8, 2026 at 6:59 PM
This is not the law.
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We cannot be more clear. Leave us the fuck alone.
January 8, 2026 at 1:19 AM
We cannot be more clear. Leave us the fuck alone.
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1. ICE will kill you.
2. Trumpists will lie to justify it.
3. Because they are all thug trash.
2. Trumpists will lie to justify it.
3. Because they are all thug trash.
January 8, 2026 at 1:10 AM
1. ICE will kill you.
2. Trumpists will lie to justify it.
3. Because they are all thug trash.
2. Trumpists will lie to justify it.
3. Because they are all thug trash.
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I am impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem, who is an incompetent leader and a disgrace to our democracy.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
January 8, 2026 at 12:00 AM
I am impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem, who is an incompetent leader and a disgrace to our democracy.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
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The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
January 7, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
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There is no legal justification, whatsoever, to use military force against a NATO ally like Greenland.
If any military member participates in this without congressional authorization, they are following illegal orders.
If any military member participates in this without congressional authorization, they are following illegal orders.
January 7, 2026 at 5:28 PM
There is no legal justification, whatsoever, to use military force against a NATO ally like Greenland.
If any military member participates in this without congressional authorization, they are following illegal orders.
If any military member participates in this without congressional authorization, they are following illegal orders.
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Zohran just went out and fixed the Williamsburg Bridge bike entrance. Just did it. No faffing, no nonsense. Bam. Fixed.
January 6, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Zohran just went out and fixed the Williamsburg Bridge bike entrance. Just did it. No faffing, no nonsense. Bam. Fixed.
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We banned overdraft fees. Trump brought them back.
The 20 biggest US banks made over $3 billion last year in overdraft fees.
US overdraft fees jump at big banks amid regulatory, economic shifts
Fourteen of the largest U.S. retail banks posted jumps in the income they generated from overdraft and bounced-check fees during the first nine months of the year, while two big banks reported sharp d...
www.reuters.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:46 PM
We banned overdraft fees. Trump brought them back.
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This is the money quote from this article from @doritreiss.bsky.social . The new guidelines do not align with current state mandates for public school attendance. Inconsistency and confusion will no doubt lead to less protection and more vaccine preventable illness.
January 6, 2026 at 3:13 PM
This is the money quote from this article from @doritreiss.bsky.social . The new guidelines do not align with current state mandates for public school attendance. Inconsistency and confusion will no doubt lead to less protection and more vaccine preventable illness.
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The vaccine schedule change is "one of the most opaque & destabilizing public health decisions I’ve seen," says @kkjetelina.bsky.social
"The result is painfully predictable: fewer children will be vaccinated, and children will be harmed"
yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/a-unilater...
"The result is painfully predictable: fewer children will be vaccinated, and children will be harmed"
yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/a-unilater...
A unilateral change to childhood vaccines: What it means for you
And why it matters
yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:20 PM
The vaccine schedule change is "one of the most opaque & destabilizing public health decisions I’ve seen," says @kkjetelina.bsky.social
"The result is painfully predictable: fewer children will be vaccinated, and children will be harmed"
yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/a-unilater...
"The result is painfully predictable: fewer children will be vaccinated, and children will be harmed"
yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/a-unilater...
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BREAKING: CDC announces an unprecedented overhaul of the childhood vaccine schedule, a significant shift that recommends fewer shots for all kids.
CDC overhauls childhood vaccine schedule to resemble Denmark in unprecedented move
The new U.S. guidelines recommend all children get vaccines for 11 diseases, compared with the 18 previously on the schedule.
nbcnews.to
January 5, 2026 at 8:48 PM
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“I’m a developer for a major food delivery app. The 'Priority Fee' and 'Driver Benefit Fee' go 100% to the company.
The driver sees $0 of it.”
www.reddit.com/r/confession...
The driver sees $0 of it.”
www.reddit.com/r/confession...
January 2, 2026 at 9:36 PM
“I’m a developer for a major food delivery app. The 'Priority Fee' and 'Driver Benefit Fee' go 100% to the company.
The driver sees $0 of it.”
www.reddit.com/r/confession...
The driver sees $0 of it.”
www.reddit.com/r/confession...
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Derek Lowe letting loose to start the year...speaking truth and committing to work hard to make this better.
I am most definitely with your @dereklowe.bsky.social
I am most definitely with your @dereklowe.bsky.social
January 2, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Derek Lowe letting loose to start the year...speaking truth and committing to work hard to make this better.
I am most definitely with your @dereklowe.bsky.social
I am most definitely with your @dereklowe.bsky.social
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I was wondering what Mamdani's first executive order would be, and I'm not disappointed by this.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
January 1, 2026 at 11:07 PM
I was wondering what Mamdani's first executive order would be, and I'm not disappointed by this.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
He has wiped off the books EVERY Eric Adams executive order issued on or after September 26, 2024, the day Adams was indicted on federal bribery charges.
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A nice thread in which an actual expert patiently explains why the Secretary of Health and Human Service is not simply a liar, but an especially stupid one.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy
December 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
A nice thread in which an actual expert patiently explains why the Secretary of Health and Human Service is not simply a liar, but an especially stupid one.
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This is straight-up, unvarnished Klan language from the Vice President of the United States.
We've had a lot of racist vice presidents and this one might be in the running for top of the list.
We've had a lot of racist vice presidents and this one might be in the running for top of the list.
JD Vance: "In the United States of America you don't have to apologize for being white anymore"
December 21, 2025 at 9:55 PM
This is straight-up, unvarnished Klan language from the Vice President of the United States.
We've had a lot of racist vice presidents and this one might be in the running for top of the list.
We've had a lot of racist vice presidents and this one might be in the running for top of the list.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/h...
Switching to the Danish vaccine schedule in 🇺🇸 would be insanity. (1) The US, unlike Denmark, does not have universal healthcare, and (2) the Danish vaccine schedule is very poor (e.g., no chickenpox & rota vax. I vividly remember having those as a kid in 🇩🇰. Just 👎).
Switching to the Danish vaccine schedule in 🇺🇸 would be insanity. (1) The US, unlike Denmark, does not have universal healthcare, and (2) the Danish vaccine schedule is very poor (e.g., no chickenpox & rota vax. I vividly remember having those as a kid in 🇩🇰. Just 👎).
December 19, 2025 at 10:08 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/h...
Switching to the Danish vaccine schedule in 🇺🇸 would be insanity. (1) The US, unlike Denmark, does not have universal healthcare, and (2) the Danish vaccine schedule is very poor (e.g., no chickenpox & rota vax. I vividly remember having those as a kid in 🇩🇰. Just 👎).
Switching to the Danish vaccine schedule in 🇺🇸 would be insanity. (1) The US, unlike Denmark, does not have universal healthcare, and (2) the Danish vaccine schedule is very poor (e.g., no chickenpox & rota vax. I vividly remember having those as a kid in 🇩🇰. Just 👎).
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What the Democrats can learn from the UK Labour Party's complete implosion after moving right on immigration
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-cost-o...
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-cost-o...
December 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
What the Democrats can learn from the UK Labour Party's complete implosion after moving right on immigration
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-cost-o...
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-cost-o...
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ICE are thug scum.
ICE detain U.S. citizen for looking Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
December 11, 2025 at 4:37 AM
ICE are thug scum.
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U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy again makes a concern-shaped face and types out futile demands to undo the horrific decisions that are being made because he voted to confirm RFK Jr. as HHS Secretary and encouraged others to do so.
He makes sad noises but doesn’t DO anything to stop this travesty.
He makes sad noises but doesn’t DO anything to stop this travesty.
December 5, 2025 at 4:57 PM
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy again makes a concern-shaped face and types out futile demands to undo the horrific decisions that are being made because he voted to confirm RFK Jr. as HHS Secretary and encouraged others to do so.
He makes sad noises but doesn’t DO anything to stop this travesty.
He makes sad noises but doesn’t DO anything to stop this travesty.
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NEW: The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans.
We found that Trump once did the very thing he claimed could be a crime.
We found that Trump once did the very thing he claimed could be a crime.
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing he called “deceitful and potentially criminal.”
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans.
We found that Trump once did the very thing he claimed could be a crime.
We found that Trump once did the very thing he claimed could be a crime.