ERTBen
@ertben.bsky.social
Figuring out where we go from here. Seeking community and new ways to engage people in progressive ideas. Weather, wildfire, wilderness and front-yard gardening. Midwest-born Californian. Exvangelical.
Holy shit the playlist YouTube recommends based on this veideo is 100% bangers.
December 31, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Holy shit the playlist YouTube recommends based on this veideo is 100% bangers.
A piano man is no one.
December 31, 2025 at 6:09 AM
A piano man is no one.
This is domestic terrorism.
December 30, 2025 at 8:30 PM
This is domestic terrorism.
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there are probably 10 people in the entire country who voted for Kamala in 2024 and wish they voted for Trump so naturally one of them is featured by the New York Times
December 30, 2025 at 7:03 PM
there are probably 10 people in the entire country who voted for Kamala in 2024 and wish they voted for Trump so naturally one of them is featured by the New York Times
Proud of all of the people united around organizations like @runforsomething.net, @visibilitybrigade.bsky.social, @indivisible.org, and countless others standing bravely to defend the ideals that form the foundation of our country and continue the ongoing fight to realize them.
December 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Proud of all of the people united around organizations like @runforsomething.net, @visibilitybrigade.bsky.social, @indivisible.org, and countless others standing bravely to defend the ideals that form the foundation of our country and continue the ongoing fight to realize them.
Would love to ask them to point to where in the Constitution it says the judiciary has power to overturn acts of the legislature.
December 30, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Would love to ask them to point to where in the Constitution it says the judiciary has power to overturn acts of the legislature.
Accomplices and co-conspirators
December 29, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Accomplices and co-conspirators
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i don’t think it’s a societal problem that young people tend to want to be able to write down things they aren’t ready to say to another person! that’s normal. it’s a societal problem that the place they’re likely to want to write them down might encourage them to kill themselves
December 29, 2025 at 1:56 AM
i don’t think it’s a societal problem that young people tend to want to be able to write down things they aren’t ready to say to another person! that’s normal. it’s a societal problem that the place they’re likely to want to write them down might encourage them to kill themselves
I would prefer Congress prohibit private prisons entirely. It’s one of the most evil ideas capitalism has devised, along with private military contractors.
December 29, 2025 at 2:45 AM
I would prefer Congress prohibit private prisons entirely. It’s one of the most evil ideas capitalism has devised, along with private military contractors.
This is absolutely laughable
December 29, 2025 at 12:41 AM
This is absolutely laughable
So the strike gave them 1200k of military high explosives. Great.
December 28, 2025 at 9:23 PM
So the strike gave them 1200k of military high explosives. Great.
It’s Eugenics. They believe viruses make the population more “fit” by killing people they believe are undesirable. It‘a basically Aktion T4 via biological warfare.
December 28, 2025 at 9:16 PM
It’s Eugenics. They believe viruses make the population more “fit” by killing people they believe are undesirable. It‘a basically Aktion T4 via biological warfare.
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and the ability to do such vaccine research was impossible. In 1918 it was not known what caused influenza; the influenza virus was not discovered until 1933. The bottom line is that a vaccine virus could never have been imagined in 1918. The influenza virus arose in
December 27, 2025 at 11:42 PM
and the ability to do such vaccine research was impossible. In 1918 it was not known what caused influenza; the influenza virus was not discovered until 1933. The bottom line is that a vaccine virus could never have been imagined in 1918. The influenza virus arose in
Neither will the hardware manufacturers for the most part. #righttorepair
December 27, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Neither will the hardware manufacturers for the most part. #righttorepair
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I'm once again politely asking Bluesky developers to allow us to attach multiple photos and videos in one post.
December 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I'm once again politely asking Bluesky developers to allow us to attach multiple photos and videos in one post.
What a hateful and factually incorrect thing to say.
December 26, 2025 at 9:57 PM
What a hateful and factually incorrect thing to say.
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AI is providing a benefit for executives here: providing a convenient excuse to engage in layoffs. Probably saves money vs the typical route of hiring a consultant to shoulder the blame.
Why, yes, I'm a bit cynical...
Why, yes, I'm a bit cynical...
August 20, 2025 at 5:07 AM
AI is providing a benefit for executives here: providing a convenient excuse to engage in layoffs. Probably saves money vs the typical route of hiring a consultant to shoulder the blame.
Why, yes, I'm a bit cynical...
Why, yes, I'm a bit cynical...
Or Ohio, or Florida, or North Carolina, or nearly any other GOP-controlled state.
December 26, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Or Ohio, or Florida, or North Carolina, or nearly any other GOP-controlled state.
Or uphill... or on the flat...
December 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Or uphill... or on the flat...
"Smart enough to get into college" is not a thing outside of a relatively small group of intentionally selective schools. Many colleges will take anyone with the required money (or credit score). Most large state universities have undergraduate acceptance rates over 50%, even UC Davis is over 40%.
December 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
"Smart enough to get into college" is not a thing outside of a relatively small group of intentionally selective schools. Many colleges will take anyone with the required money (or credit score). Most large state universities have undergraduate acceptance rates over 50%, even UC Davis is over 40%.