Ben
@bengiyo.bsky.social
Queer and BL Cinephile, Sustainable Urbanist, and TTRPG player.
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i bought the domain ohhh.lol a while back just because and the other night i noticed it gets like 100-150 unique hits a day from people typing it in their posts and group chats where it tries to load the url preview. so i hope this annoys some people while they're trying to get their mack on
January 7, 2026 at 3:09 AM
i bought the domain ohhh.lol a while back just because and the other night i noticed it gets like 100-150 unique hits a day from people typing it in their posts and group chats where it tries to load the url preview. so i hope this annoys some people while they're trying to get their mack on
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Why think? Just get an AI for you
Why breathe? Just get an AI to do it for you
Why exist? Just get an AI to be you
Why breathe? Just get an AI to do it for you
Why exist? Just get an AI to be you
Sony has patented an AI gaming ghost that will play PlayStation games for you when you get stuck www.eurogamer.net/sony-has-pat...
January 6, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Why think? Just get an AI for you
Why breathe? Just get an AI to do it for you
Why exist? Just get an AI to be you
Why breathe? Just get an AI to do it for you
Why exist? Just get an AI to be you
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Portland: In the absence of leadership on the transit funding crisis, @trimet.org now proposes VERY serious service cuts, with possibly more to come. These are a mixture of some restructuring ideas from our previous work, and some bad losses of frequency. 1/n
January 5, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Portland: In the absence of leadership on the transit funding crisis, @trimet.org now proposes VERY serious service cuts, with possibly more to come. These are a mixture of some restructuring ideas from our previous work, and some bad losses of frequency. 1/n
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There we go. That there’s a headline.
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter
A look inside Elon Musk’s big tent
www.ft.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:08 PM
There we go. That there’s a headline.
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Here's how the NYC Department of Transportation will be different under Mayor Mamdani, according to new commissioner Mike Flynn.
January 1, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Here's how the NYC Department of Transportation will be different under Mayor Mamdani, according to new commissioner Mike Flynn.
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Mamdani’s vision: a rejection of neoliberalism & promotion of the public sector: “For too long, we have turned to the private sector for greatness, while accepting mediocrity from… the public… To those who insist that… the era of big govt is over… no longer will City Hall hesitate to use its power.”
New from @pamherd.bsky.social & I: Key takeaways from Mamdani's inauguration speech.
"Mamdani will force a conversation among the left about how it should govern." 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/understand...
"Mamdani will force a conversation among the left about how it should govern." 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/understand...
Understanding Mamdani's Vision
His inauguration speech challenges the left to govern
donmoynihan.substack.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Mamdani’s vision: a rejection of neoliberalism & promotion of the public sector: “For too long, we have turned to the private sector for greatness, while accepting mediocrity from… the public… To those who insist that… the era of big govt is over… no longer will City Hall hesitate to use its power.”
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If you don't try to draw a map of a bus network, decision-makers will never see how complicated it is.
Our firm often draws an agency's first clear map. Its effect is sometimes to show that the service doesn't make sense, which starts the process of improving it.
Apps are helpful but maps matter.
Our firm often draws an agency's first clear map. Its effect is sometimes to show that the service doesn't make sense, which starts the process of improving it.
Apps are helpful but maps matter.
The NJ Transit bus route network is incredibly complicated, and some routes only run at certain times of day or certain times of the week. You could make a case (I might not agree with it) that it is actually impossible to make a useful NJ Transit bus route map.
January 2, 2026 at 3:58 PM
If you don't try to draw a map of a bus network, decision-makers will never see how complicated it is.
Our firm often draws an agency's first clear map. Its effect is sometimes to show that the service doesn't make sense, which starts the process of improving it.
Apps are helpful but maps matter.
Our firm often draws an agency's first clear map. Its effect is sometimes to show that the service doesn't make sense, which starts the process of improving it.
Apps are helpful but maps matter.
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Ok everyone got their easy dunks out of the way, here's a substantive one
THIS happened BECAUSE he was completely defeated. The George W Bush Presidency had effectively ended at that point. He lost not just the House, but the Senate too, because voters hated him. You get THIS when WE WIN.
THIS happened BECAUSE he was completely defeated. The George W Bush Presidency had effectively ended at that point. He lost not just the House, but the Senate too, because voters hated him. You get THIS when WE WIN.
January 2, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Ok everyone got their easy dunks out of the way, here's a substantive one
THIS happened BECAUSE he was completely defeated. The George W Bush Presidency had effectively ended at that point. He lost not just the House, but the Senate too, because voters hated him. You get THIS when WE WIN.
THIS happened BECAUSE he was completely defeated. The George W Bush Presidency had effectively ended at that point. He lost not just the House, but the Senate too, because voters hated him. You get THIS when WE WIN.
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there are endless headlines about "grok apologizes" or "grok says it will be fixed" after it generated CSAM using pictures of minors and zero headlines about "grok being shut down" or "musk and xAI in big legal trouble" and I think something fundamental has broken here
January 2, 2026 at 6:59 PM
there are endless headlines about "grok apologizes" or "grok says it will be fixed" after it generated CSAM using pictures of minors and zero headlines about "grok being shut down" or "musk and xAI in big legal trouble" and I think something fundamental has broken here
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like 75% of dem messaging right now should be “the party led by epsteins best friend is breaking into pre-k childcare centers so they can record your toddlers and put the videos on internet”
uhhh yeah I can see why these childcare properties weren't eager to let in some rando dudes asking "where are the kids?"
January 1, 2026 at 2:49 PM
like 75% of dem messaging right now should be “the party led by epsteins best friend is breaking into pre-k childcare centers so they can record your toddlers and put the videos on internet”
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truth nuke
December 31, 2025 at 12:00 AM
truth nuke
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We don't have a government. We have a bunch of guys who heard things on social media.
We don't have due process. We have entire groups being punished for the alleged actions of a few.
We don't have due process. We have entire groups being punished for the alleged actions of a few.
BREAKING
The Trump administration says it has frozen all childcare payments to Minnesota in the aftermath of allegations of fraud by some in the Somali community.
Important: allegations along these lines have existed for years, which has resulted in prosecutions starting with the Biden DOJ.
The Trump administration says it has frozen all childcare payments to Minnesota in the aftermath of allegations of fraud by some in the Somali community.
Important: allegations along these lines have existed for years, which has resulted in prosecutions starting with the Biden DOJ.
December 30, 2025 at 11:43 PM
We don't have a government. We have a bunch of guys who heard things on social media.
We don't have due process. We have entire groups being punished for the alleged actions of a few.
We don't have due process. We have entire groups being punished for the alleged actions of a few.
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[Spock voice] REMEMBER
If you begin Star Trek: Voyager episode Spirit Folk at exactly 11:49:35 on New Year's Eve, Ensign Harry Kim will kiss a cow as the clock strikes midnight. Join in a very dumb annual tradition and start 2026 off on the right hoof.
December 31, 2025 at 12:22 AM
[Spock voice] REMEMBER
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As fine an actor as he was, Isiah was an even better spirit and the greatest gentleman.
‘The Wire’ actor Isiah Whitlock Jr. dies at 71
"The Wire" actor Isiah Whitlock Jr. died on Tuesday at age 71.
www.thebanner.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:27 AM
As fine an actor as he was, Isiah was an even better spirit and the greatest gentleman.
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The Lens’ most-read stories of the year started in January, when this man walked 7 miles, to get to the governor’s Super Bowl homeless shelter.
✍ Nick Chrastil and Katy Reckdahl
Full Story🗞: buff.ly/Faw1ePS
#TheLensNola🔍 #superbowl #homelessshelter #neworleans
✍ Nick Chrastil and Katy Reckdahl
Full Story🗞: buff.ly/Faw1ePS
#TheLensNola🔍 #superbowl #homelessshelter #neworleans
December 30, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The Lens’ most-read stories of the year started in January, when this man walked 7 miles, to get to the governor’s Super Bowl homeless shelter.
✍ Nick Chrastil and Katy Reckdahl
Full Story🗞: buff.ly/Faw1ePS
#TheLensNola🔍 #superbowl #homelessshelter #neworleans
✍ Nick Chrastil and Katy Reckdahl
Full Story🗞: buff.ly/Faw1ePS
#TheLensNola🔍 #superbowl #homelessshelter #neworleans
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How Verite News’ reporting made an impact in 2025
Verite News covered stories that made an impact in New Orleans in 2025.
Verite News covered stories that made an impact in New Orleans in 2025.
How Verite News’ reporting made an impact in 2025
Verite News covered stories that made an impact in New Orleans in 2025.
veritenews.org
December 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
How Verite News’ reporting made an impact in 2025
Verite News covered stories that made an impact in New Orleans in 2025.
Verite News covered stories that made an impact in New Orleans in 2025.
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Many villains in this moment but TERFs deserve a special place in hell
The eliminationist fanatics crave a total victory (and vindication) that will never come
December 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Many villains in this moment but TERFs deserve a special place in hell
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Also I can't stop thinking about this line about private equity infrastructure financing in the Moreno transition team's economic development docs. Who put this in here? Will it guide Moreno's selection of the SWB appointment?
December 30, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Also I can't stop thinking about this line about private equity infrastructure financing in the Moreno transition team's economic development docs. Who put this in here? Will it guide Moreno's selection of the SWB appointment?
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Arizona cancels medical debt for almost half-a-million residents
www.knau.org/knau-and-ari...
www.knau.org/knau-and-ari...
Arizona cancels medical debt for almost half-a-million residents
Gov. Katie Hobbs' office says it's partnered with a nonprofit to erase $642 million in medical debt owed by almost half-a-million Arizonans.
www.knau.org
December 30, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Arizona cancels medical debt for almost half-a-million residents
www.knau.org/knau-and-ari...
www.knau.org/knau-and-ari...
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What if, and stick with me here, The Outcomes are the part of politics people actually give a shit about and the process means nothing to anyone outside of it.
December 30, 2025 at 1:43 PM
What if, and stick with me here, The Outcomes are the part of politics people actually give a shit about and the process means nothing to anyone outside of it.