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Ben Franklin, Esq.

@bfsesq.bsky.social

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Dad. Pop culture lover. I have a history degree that I'm not USING, per se. I enjoy Dr. Pepper.

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Ben Franklin, Esq. @bfsesq.bsky.social · 24d

DAVID LETTERMAN: Have you heard about the Labubus, Paul?

PAUL: La-who-whos?

DAVE: No, Labubus.

PAUL: *starts playing the piano*

DAVE: deeee-deedle-dee, La-bu-bu-bu

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Madame Brie-ota 🔮 @briesmith.xyz · 22h

Rob Zombie’s Richard Scarry’s Busytown

Hannah Pumpkins 🎃 🍂 @hannahposts.bsky.social · 22h

Richard Scarry: Fury Road

A Richard Scarry illustration of a skeleton-bone dragster being driven by a little mouse

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Ben Franklin, Esq. @bfsesq.bsky.social · 21h

I'm sorry.

Ben Franklin, Esq. @bfsesq.bsky.social · 21h

Yeah, I think the mini-comeback made it worse.

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Ben Franklin, Esq. @bfsesq.bsky.social · 21h

I'm going to choose to blame this one on the rain delay

Ben Franklin, Esq. @bfsesq.bsky.social · 21h

Just turned on the Tigers game and ... yikes.

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Ben Franklin, Esq. @bfsesq.bsky.social · 1d

What soulless garbage won't Jimmy Fallon pitch

Madame Brie-ota 🔮 @briesmith.xyz · 1d

A Jimmy Fallon-produced game show based on a New York Times game and hosted by Savannah Guthrie is someone’s example of a sick joke

Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 1d

NBC developing Wordle game show hosted by Savannah Guthrie

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Ben Franklin, Esq. @bfsesq.bsky.social · 1d

Heather Nabozny, the head of the Comerica Park grounds crew, does NOT approve

Ben Franklin, Esq. @bfsesq.bsky.social · 1d

A trip to NYC is, by far, the biggest thing we've ever done without our kids since they were born. So this is a Big Deal

Ben Franklin, Esq. @bfsesq.bsky.social · 1d

Decided to pull the trigger and succumb to the arbitrary whims of pricing algorithms for flights and hotels. (My wife and I booked our 10th anniversary weekend in NYC in December)

Ben Franklin, Esq. @bfsesq.bsky.social · 2d

Yes!

Ben Franklin, Esq. @bfsesq.bsky.social · 3d

I finally understand the waffle thing, guys

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Ben Franklin, Esq. @bfsesq.bsky.social · 3d

I love to hate these IP-recycling fests

Mr& @mrampersand.bsky.social · 3d

this particular food network thing is called Haunted Gingerbread Showdown

a nightmare on elm street gingerbread house featuring Freddy on fire

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Ben Franklin, Esq. @bfsesq.bsky.social · 3d

I'm fascinated by what your shirt might be saying

Ben Franklin, Esq. @bfsesq.bsky.social · 3d

I didn't even see that!

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Ben Franklin, Esq. @bfsesq.bsky.social · 3d

The Bengals are pretty bad, huh

Ben Franklin, Esq. @bfsesq.bsky.social · 3d

Just saw this commercial for the Google Pixel 10 and I thought it was great. youtu.be/DnWykPvftfg?...

Google Pixel 10 Launch | Vanilla

YouTube video by Made by Google

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Ben Franklin, Esq. @bfsesq.bsky.social · 3d

You love to see it.

Seriously, there's hope. It makes sense that Gen Z wants to find community in their music choices when all they've ever known is an algorithm. I love that college radio is doing well. emwhitenoise.substack.com/p/gen-zs-col...

Gen Z's College Radio Revival

Reports say Gen Z isn't discovering new artists. But college radio stations are overflowing with new DJs. As young listeners reject algorithms for analog—the industry should pay attention.

emwhitenoise.substack.com

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Brandon Goodell @bggoodell.bsky.social · 3d

Ayyy fam! 😎✌️ How’s my squad doing today, what's goooood?

*turns hat sideways and sits on a chair backwards*

I know you all vibin’ with your TikToks and your... Minecrafts, but lemme drop some gospel truth on ya real quick: polynomials? Yeah, they're the ultimate influencers with OG blue checkmarks

Lizzie Kodpuak née Acid Lich (Gröbnerpilled era) @acidlich.bsky.social · 3d

I don’t know why but obviously a polynomial is a little man, his coefficients are menswear, his roots are secret menswear and factoring is figuring out whether or not those roots are too cool for this man’s environment but maybe if moved to a hipper place he’d decompose into 3 men or something wacky

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Ben Franklin, Esq. @bfsesq.bsky.social · 3d

It's a little sad that my first thought was "I hope this is real and not AI"

KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 3d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Ben Franklin, Esq. @bfsesq.bsky.social · 3d

I've always wondered if younger people feel isolated now that we don't have as much of a monoculture of popular music, and it seems like they are looking for some sort of shared experience through radio, which is cool.

Ben Franklin, Esq. @bfsesq.bsky.social · 3d

Hahaha, huh. That's pretty fun, but I'm going to say NAY

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slangsonsports.bsky.social @slangsonsports.bsky.social · 3d

In postseason history, teams to win Game 1 in any best-of-five series have gone on to win the series 113 of 156 times (72.4%)

In Division Series with the current 2-2-1 format, teams to win Game 1 on the road have advanced 34 of 46 times (73.9%)

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Ben Franklin, Esq. @bfsesq.bsky.social · 3d

GRITTY TIGS

Ben Franklin, Esq. @bfsesq.bsky.social · 3d

Sad Mariners Fan Cam ❤️

Ben Franklin, Esq. @bfsesq.bsky.social · 3d

HELL YES