Ben Music
@bmusic.bsky.social
Canadian/American Software Engineer based in US (MN)
Interested in History, Finance, Technology and, unfortunately, Politics
Interested in History, Finance, Technology and, unfortunately, Politics
One could say ICE is "concentrating" them.
🧊 WAREHOUSING HUMANS 😲
ICE plans to herd their captives "into one of seven large-scale warehouses holding 5,000 to 10,000 people each, where they would be staged for deportation." www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
ICE plans to herd their captives "into one of seven large-scale warehouses holding 5,000 to 10,000 people each, where they would be staged for deportation." www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
ICE documents reveal plan to hold 80,000 immigrants in warehouses
The Trump administration wants to build seven large-scale deportation hubs to speed up deportations, internal ICE documents show.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
One could say ICE is "concentrating" them.
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Judges who ruled against Trump say harassment and threats have changed their lives www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Judges who ruled against Trump say harassment and threats have changed their lives
More than 100 pizzas were delivered to the homes of judges and their families this year, some with signs of foreign involvement. Judges say the message is clear: We know where you live.
www.nbcnews.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Judges who ruled against Trump say harassment and threats have changed their lives www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Janus to Trian?
December 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Janus to Trian?
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Miller Lite stat o’ the day
79%
The percentage of Americans who said immigration is a good thing in a just released Gallup poll.
It’s at least a 25 year high.
#thanksTrump
79%
The percentage of Americans who said immigration is a good thing in a just released Gallup poll.
It’s at least a 25 year high.
#thanksTrump
December 16, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Miller Lite stat o’ the day
79%
The percentage of Americans who said immigration is a good thing in a just released Gallup poll.
It’s at least a 25 year high.
#thanksTrump
79%
The percentage of Americans who said immigration is a good thing in a just released Gallup poll.
It’s at least a 25 year high.
#thanksTrump
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December 5, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Anyone remember the Epstein Files? Crazy how this just, once again, faded away.
December 4, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Anyone remember the Epstein Files? Crazy how this just, once again, faded away.
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He's going to kill so many people and we're powerless to stop it. One of the most vile humans currently wandering around this watery rock.
December 1, 2025 at 2:48 AM
He's going to kill so many people and we're powerless to stop it. One of the most vile humans currently wandering around this watery rock.
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conservatives, it turns out, are absolutely correct about there being quiet, load-bearing institutions that are vital to the existence of civilization. they're just opposed to them
December 1, 2025 at 2:50 AM
conservatives, it turns out, are absolutely correct about there being quiet, load-bearing institutions that are vital to the existence of civilization. they're just opposed to them
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“The point of modern propaganda isn't only to misinform or push an agenda. It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”
-Garry Kasparov
-Garry Kasparov
November 26, 2025 at 1:33 PM
“The point of modern propaganda isn't only to misinform or push an agenda. It is to exhaust your critical thinking, to annihilate truth.”
-Garry Kasparov
-Garry Kasparov
I've been using Gemini 3 Pro to run portfolio back tests and Monte Carlo simulations and it seems to render a number of more expensive option obsolete.
November 26, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I've been using Gemini 3 Pro to run portfolio back tests and Monte Carlo simulations and it seems to render a number of more expensive option obsolete.
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2 quotes stick in my head:
"How do you have patience for people who claim they love America, but clearly can't stand Americans?"
and (cheating to get around the character limit):
"How do you have patience for people who claim they love America, but clearly can't stand Americans?"
and (cheating to get around the character limit):
November 18, 2025 at 1:36 AM
2 quotes stick in my head:
"How do you have patience for people who claim they love America, but clearly can't stand Americans?"
and (cheating to get around the character limit):
"How do you have patience for people who claim they love America, but clearly can't stand Americans?"
and (cheating to get around the character limit):
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“.. If we’re indicting people because the president hates them, that’s counter to the whole point of doing my job.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
November 17, 2025 at 4:18 PM
“.. If we’re indicting people because the president hates them, that’s counter to the whole point of doing my job.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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“.. the emails from Mr. Epstein to friends and associates were laced with unflattering, at times mocking, references to Mr. Trump ..
“.. Mr. Epstein described Mr. Trump as ‘borderline insane’ ..”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
“.. Mr. Epstein described Mr. Trump as ‘borderline insane’ ..”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Epstein Files Live Updates: G.O.P. Lawmakers Release Thousands of Files
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:04 PM
“.. the emails from Mr. Epstein to friends and associates were laced with unflattering, at times mocking, references to Mr. Trump ..
“.. Mr. Epstein described Mr. Trump as ‘borderline insane’ ..”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
“.. Mr. Epstein described Mr. Trump as ‘borderline insane’ ..”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
King of Pain, I will always be, King of Pain
November 11, 2025 at 2:52 AM
King of Pain, I will always be, King of Pain
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This is one hell of a piece of writing
“Trump died on December 8, three weeks before Christmas. The news broke during evening programming. Within three hours, coverage had settled into rhythm: the same footage, the same talking heads, the same speculation. No one yet understood what his death would reveal.”
My newest piece:
My newest piece:
After the Front Man
The System Trump Revealed by Dying
open.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:21 PM
This is one hell of a piece of writing
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A surprisingly simple route to happiness:
"Invite people to think about a contribution they want to make and help them to make that contribution, and that person may walk around with greater purpose than if they hadn’t done that.”
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
"Invite people to think about a contribution they want to make and help them to make that contribution, and that person may walk around with greater purpose than if they hadn’t done that.”
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Column | A 6-year research project found a surprisingly simple route to happiness
How can we stay happy in an age gone mad, when it feels as though all is unstable? A study out of Cornell suggests a practical way to keep ourselves on a meaningful path — a happiness hack for our cha...
www.washingtonpost.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:51 PM
A surprisingly simple route to happiness:
"Invite people to think about a contribution they want to make and help them to make that contribution, and that person may walk around with greater purpose than if they hadn’t done that.”
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
"Invite people to think about a contribution they want to make and help them to make that contribution, and that person may walk around with greater purpose than if they hadn’t done that.”
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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the moral of Trump is that a very small minority of people are devoted fascists but a pretty large portion of people are utter morons who will support fascism out of their own sheer stupidity
October 18, 2025 at 3:57 PM
the moral of Trump is that a very small minority of people are devoted fascists but a pretty large portion of people are utter morons who will support fascism out of their own sheer stupidity
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Amen
If a federal judge, appointed by Trump, can call him “simply untethered to facts,” our White House press corps can as well.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
October 5, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Amen
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MADELEINE DEAN: The president is unhinged. He's unwell
JOHNSON: A lot of folks on your side are too
D: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals?
J: I didn't see it
D: It's so dangerous! Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing. You have a POTUS who's unwell.
JOHNSON: A lot of folks on your side are too
D: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals?
J: I didn't see it
D: It's so dangerous! Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing. You have a POTUS who's unwell.
October 2, 2025 at 12:40 AM
MADELEINE DEAN: The president is unhinged. He's unwell
JOHNSON: A lot of folks on your side are too
D: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals?
J: I didn't see it
D: It's so dangerous! Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing. You have a POTUS who's unwell.
JOHNSON: A lot of folks on your side are too
D: Oh my god, please. That performance in front of the generals?
J: I didn't see it
D: It's so dangerous! Our allies are looking elsewhere. Our enemies are laughing. You have a POTUS who's unwell.
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Yes. Hence how hard it is for people to WANT to leave a cult.
October 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Yes. Hence how hard it is for people to WANT to leave a cult.
wtaf??!
Pfizer "secured a three-year grace period from President Donald Trump’s promised tariffs on pharmaceuticals" and in return will "sell some drugs at a 50% average discount on a direct-to-consumer website called TrumpRx"
looks like state capitalism to me
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
looks like state capitalism to me
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Pfizer Gets Three-Year Reprieve From Trump Pharma Tariffs
Pfizer Inc. Chief Executive Officer Albert Bourla said the company secured a three-year grace period from President Donald Trump’s promised tariffs on pharmaceuticals in a deal that would lower some o...
www.bloomberg.com
September 30, 2025 at 8:41 PM
wtaf??!
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most of us have been viscerally experiencing a loss of hope and pride in our Republic - reading this decision from a Reagan appointed judge will restore a bit of both
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The ruling itself is remarkable, but it closes with something I've never seen: a 12-page assessment of Trump himself as an ignorant bully, braggart and threat to free speech and the republic writ-large. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
September 30, 2025 at 5:41 PM
most of us have been viscerally experiencing a loss of hope and pride in our Republic - reading this decision from a Reagan appointed judge will restore a bit of both
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recommend