Ben Makuh
@benmakuh.com
Writer (Editing my first book!), engineer (Miro), theologian (MA, Denver Seminary), obsessive reader, gardener, connoisseur of dad jokes.
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The corruption never ends
November 10, 2025 at 4:54 AM
The corruption never ends
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i don’t think the main problem with the american church is “too many of them refuse to be scammed by a lady who is obviously lying.”
There is a lady on TikTok pretending to have a baby that has gone without formula all night — she is calling churches around the country to ask if they can help.
Some of them are really embarrassing themselves. Especially the mega-churches.
Some of them are really embarrassing themselves. Especially the mega-churches.
November 8, 2025 at 12:37 PM
i don’t think the main problem with the american church is “too many of them refuse to be scammed by a lady who is obviously lying.”
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“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be ‘no more prayer’ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
Feds Tell Faith Leaders 'No More Prayer' Outside Broadview Facility
In a possible violation of the First Amendment, federal officials instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview after ...
blockclubchicago.org
November 8, 2025 at 12:04 PM
“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be ‘no more prayer’ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
The number of conservatives I heard say they needed to hold their noses and vote for Trump because he was the pro-life option…
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The number of conservatives I heard say they needed to hold their noses and vote for Trump because he was the pro-life option…
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A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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I strongly recommend never throwing anything at a law enforcement officer.
But I also think, in the overall context of everything that has taken place, this is a just verdict. I don’t take the issue lightly. Right now the government is acting in an overbearing and oppressive manner.
But I also think, in the overall context of everything that has taken place, this is a just verdict. I don’t take the issue lightly. Right now the government is acting in an overbearing and oppressive manner.
BREAKING: A man who threw a sandwich at a federal agent during Trump’s law enforcement surge in Washington, D.C., is found not guilty of assault.
Man who threw sandwich at federal agent in Washington is found not guilty of assault charge
A former Justice Department employee who threw a sandwich at a federal agent during President Donald Trump’s law enforcement surge in Washington has been found not guilty of assault.
bit.ly
November 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I strongly recommend never throwing anything at a law enforcement officer.
But I also think, in the overall context of everything that has taken place, this is a just verdict. I don’t take the issue lightly. Right now the government is acting in an overbearing and oppressive manner.
But I also think, in the overall context of everything that has taken place, this is a just verdict. I don’t take the issue lightly. Right now the government is acting in an overbearing and oppressive manner.
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November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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"Pope Leo said Scripture emphasizes the question that will be posed at the end of the world:
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
Pope Leo calls for ‘deep reflection’ about treatment of detained migrants in U.S.
“Many people who have lived for years and years and years, never causing problems, have been deeply affected by what is going on right now,” Chicago-born pope says.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:02 AM
"Pope Leo said Scripture emphasizes the question that will be posed at the end of the world:
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
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Excessive force. PERIOD!
They called them “violent mobs,” but the violence came from the guys with badges and body armor.
📌 Keep sharing videos, everyone, because they’re evidence.
They called them “violent mobs,” but the violence came from the guys with badges and body armor.
📌 Keep sharing videos, everyone, because they’re evidence.
November 6, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Excessive force. PERIOD!
They called them “violent mobs,” but the violence came from the guys with badges and body armor.
📌 Keep sharing videos, everyone, because they’re evidence.
They called them “violent mobs,” but the violence came from the guys with badges and body armor.
📌 Keep sharing videos, everyone, because they’re evidence.
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New favourite example of structural ambiguity
November 5, 2025 at 4:54 AM
New favourite example of structural ambiguity
The FCC should fine websites a quarter every time you start typing in a field and they throw up a popup that interrupts you (“Do you enjoy getting interrupted while typing in a search field? Subscribe to our newsletter!”)
November 4, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The FCC should fine websites a quarter every time you start typing in a field and they throw up a popup that interrupts you (“Do you enjoy getting interrupted while typing in a search field? Subscribe to our newsletter!”)
It’s Election Day folks. Fill out that ballot. It’s an odd year, so chances are that it’s a short and simple one for you to fill out; mine was.
This is your chance to resist!
This is your chance to resist!
The election on Tuesday is not Red vs. Blue. It’s US vs. Orange.
Even if you’re a lifelong Republican, it’s time to register your dissent by sending as strong a signal as we can that we abhor what Trump is turning this country into.
Even if you’re a lifelong Republican, it’s time to register your dissent by sending as strong a signal as we can that we abhor what Trump is turning this country into.
November 4, 2025 at 1:28 PM
It’s Election Day folks. Fill out that ballot. It’s an odd year, so chances are that it’s a short and simple one for you to fill out; mine was.
This is your chance to resist!
This is your chance to resist!
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“The guy who endorsed me will take over the city if you don’t vote for me.”
I mean, to be fair, “Nice place you got here, it sure would be a shame if something happened to it” is historically a very New York way of doing politics, especially in Little Italy.
I mean, to be fair, “Nice place you got here, it sure would be a shame if something happened to it” is historically a very New York way of doing politics, especially in Little Italy.
November 4, 2025 at 1:23 PM
“The guy who endorsed me will take over the city if you don’t vote for me.”
I mean, to be fair, “Nice place you got here, it sure would be a shame if something happened to it” is historically a very New York way of doing politics, especially in Little Italy.
I mean, to be fair, “Nice place you got here, it sure would be a shame if something happened to it” is historically a very New York way of doing politics, especially in Little Italy.
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November 3, 2025 at 6:52 PM
There’s no quicker way to kill the 6-7 thing than by me as a dad doing it to my kids
November 3, 2025 at 8:15 PM
There’s no quicker way to kill the 6-7 thing than by me as a dad doing it to my kids
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gmail when i'm searching for an email from two days ago
November 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM
gmail when i'm searching for an email from two days ago
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You know what this sounds like to me?
It sounds like the way the Nazi Party dehumanized Jews, Roma, Sinta, et al. in order to justify their deaths.
It sounds like the way the Nazi Party dehumanized Jews, Roma, Sinta, et al. in order to justify their deaths.
it's utterly wild how the Heritage Foundation president talks about other people
if you found a guy talking like this outside, you'd probably call the cops
if you found a guy talking like this outside, you'd probably call the cops
November 3, 2025 at 3:58 AM
You know what this sounds like to me?
It sounds like the way the Nazi Party dehumanized Jews, Roma, Sinta, et al. in order to justify their deaths.
It sounds like the way the Nazi Party dehumanized Jews, Roma, Sinta, et al. in order to justify their deaths.
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"Stephen Miller soon joined a growing list of senior Trump-administration political appointees—at least six by our count—living in Washington-area military housing, where they are shielded not just from potential violence but also from protest." Others include Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, Pete Hegseth.
Top Trump Officials Are Moving Onto Military Bases
Stephen Miller, Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, and others have taken over homes that until recently housed senior officers.
www.theatlantic.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:45 PM
"Stephen Miller soon joined a growing list of senior Trump-administration political appointees—at least six by our count—living in Washington-area military housing, where they are shielded not just from potential violence but also from protest." Others include Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, Pete Hegseth.
The election on Tuesday is not Red vs. Blue. It’s US vs. Orange.
Even if you’re a lifelong Republican, it’s time to register your dissent by sending as strong a signal as we can that we abhor what Trump is turning this country into.
Even if you’re a lifelong Republican, it’s time to register your dissent by sending as strong a signal as we can that we abhor what Trump is turning this country into.
October 31, 2025 at 12:49 PM
The election on Tuesday is not Red vs. Blue. It’s US vs. Orange.
Even if you’re a lifelong Republican, it’s time to register your dissent by sending as strong a signal as we can that we abhor what Trump is turning this country into.
Even if you’re a lifelong Republican, it’s time to register your dissent by sending as strong a signal as we can that we abhor what Trump is turning this country into.
It’s genuinely very funny when someone calls Chuck Schumer a radical.
You mean the guy who writes sternly-worded letters to the president as an act of resistance?
You mean the guy who writes sternly-worded letters to the president as an act of resistance?
October 31, 2025 at 12:30 PM
It’s genuinely very funny when someone calls Chuck Schumer a radical.
You mean the guy who writes sternly-worded letters to the president as an act of resistance?
You mean the guy who writes sternly-worded letters to the president as an act of resistance?
The obstacle being “The Constitution, Amendment 22.”
There is a legal case for a third term—but it is strewn with obstacles
Trump 2028
There is a legal case for a third term—but it is strewn with obstacles
econ.st
October 31, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The obstacle being “The Constitution, Amendment 22.”
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It’s truly wild how dumb he thinks we all are
October 31, 2025 at 3:45 AM
It’s truly wild how dumb he thinks we all are
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FACTS about SNAP:
-35% to white people (largest share)
-90% to people born in 🇺🇸
-86% to households with kids
-70% work full time but aren’t paid a living wage (aka corporate welfare)
-35% to white people (largest share)
-90% to people born in 🇺🇸
-86% to households with kids
-70% work full time but aren’t paid a living wage (aka corporate welfare)
October 31, 2025 at 2:03 AM
FACTS about SNAP:
-35% to white people (largest share)
-90% to people born in 🇺🇸
-86% to households with kids
-70% work full time but aren’t paid a living wage (aka corporate welfare)
-35% to white people (largest share)
-90% to people born in 🇺🇸
-86% to households with kids
-70% work full time but aren’t paid a living wage (aka corporate welfare)