Jen Jen Bo Ben
@jennyroyaltea.bsky.social
Keeping things chill on main by following all the serious/stressful stuff here instead
Reposted by Jen Jen Bo Ben
If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.
March 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.
I'm not exactly well-grounded in 20th century Chinese history, but I admit that in idle moments my mind has been returning to the opening scene/chapters of The Three-Body Problem these past few weeks.
My friend and mentor Orville Schell puts very clearly what many people with experience in 20th century China are thinking:
The parallels with the nihilism and chaos-for-its-own-sake of the Cultural Revolution years.
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/d...
The parallels with the nihilism and chaos-for-its-own-sake of the Cultural Revolution years.
www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/d...
Trump’s Cultural Revolution | by Orville Schell - Project Syndicate
Orville Schell sees obvious and troubling parallels between the US president and Mao Zedong.
www.project-syndicate.org
February 22, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I'm not exactly well-grounded in 20th century Chinese history, but I admit that in idle moments my mind has been returning to the opening scene/chapters of The Three-Body Problem these past few weeks.
"They came along to answer questions no one asked, such as, How, to the greatest extent possible, can I avoid interacting with people in person? And, Is there any way for me to express myself to the public in purely disembodied forms?"
Thiel thinks he’s a bigtime intellectual, Musk thinks he’s a polymath, Zuck and Bezos are smarter and less fanatical, but physically insecure and desperate to fit in. Eccentrics! In the final analysis, though, they’re all steering us in the same horrible direction. www.offmessage.net/p/do-not-wel...
January 16, 2025 at 1:08 AM
"They came along to answer questions no one asked, such as, How, to the greatest extent possible, can I avoid interacting with people in person? And, Is there any way for me to express myself to the public in purely disembodied forms?"
Reposted by Jen Jen Bo Ben
I don't make resolutions, ever since I discovered the two perfect ones years ago:
1. Become a more terrifying version of yourself.
2. Do what you already do, but more so.
1. Become a more terrifying version of yourself.
2. Do what you already do, but more so.
January 1, 2025 at 10:07 AM
I don't make resolutions, ever since I discovered the two perfect ones years ago:
1. Become a more terrifying version of yourself.
2. Do what you already do, but more so.
1. Become a more terrifying version of yourself.
2. Do what you already do, but more so.
Reposted by Jen Jen Bo Ben
not sure how the election is gonna end up, doesn't seem to be looking good, but regardless, whether harris squeaks by or trump wins again outright, one thing is clear: a huge portion of this country is absolutely fucking depraved.
November 6, 2024 at 4:45 AM
not sure how the election is gonna end up, doesn't seem to be looking good, but regardless, whether harris squeaks by or trump wins again outright, one thing is clear: a huge portion of this country is absolutely fucking depraved.
Reposted by Jen Jen Bo Ben
As @jvl.bsky.social pointed out, Harris ran a smart campaign. She was a solid candidate. Trump ran a disastrous campaign and is in clear decline. This was a clear choice. No matter who wins, half of voters either chose bigotry and authoritarianism, or had no problem with it. And that’s hard to take.
November 6, 2024 at 4:18 AM
As @jvl.bsky.social pointed out, Harris ran a smart campaign. She was a solid candidate. Trump ran a disastrous campaign and is in clear decline. This was a clear choice. No matter who wins, half of voters either chose bigotry and authoritarianism, or had no problem with it. And that’s hard to take.
Reposted by Jen Jen Bo Ben
Do what you want with this info, as well:
Instagram recently made it so that links shared from their platform are unique to you.
This means if you have an anon bluesky/twitter, but use ur real name on insta (like me), posting insta links is doxxing yourself 🤡
help.instagram.com/259984870683...
Instagram recently made it so that links shared from their platform are unique to you.
This means if you have an anon bluesky/twitter, but use ur real name on insta (like me), posting insta links is doxxing yourself 🤡
help.instagram.com/259984870683...
September 29, 2024 at 1:51 PM
Do what you want with this info, as well:
Instagram recently made it so that links shared from their platform are unique to you.
This means if you have an anon bluesky/twitter, but use ur real name on insta (like me), posting insta links is doxxing yourself 🤡
help.instagram.com/259984870683...
Instagram recently made it so that links shared from their platform are unique to you.
This means if you have an anon bluesky/twitter, but use ur real name on insta (like me), posting insta links is doxxing yourself 🤡
help.instagram.com/259984870683...
Reposted by Jen Jen Bo Ben
"The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog."
- Glamorizes hustle culture
- Speciest
- Was taught to you in elementary school
"Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow."
- Metal as fuck
- Implies that you are a wizard
- No one will know you are testing out a font
- Glamorizes hustle culture
- Speciest
- Was taught to you in elementary school
"Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow."
- Metal as fuck
- Implies that you are a wizard
- No one will know you are testing out a font
October 15, 2024 at 8:16 PM
"The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog."
- Glamorizes hustle culture
- Speciest
- Was taught to you in elementary school
"Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow."
- Metal as fuck
- Implies that you are a wizard
- No one will know you are testing out a font
- Glamorizes hustle culture
- Speciest
- Was taught to you in elementary school
"Sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow."
- Metal as fuck
- Implies that you are a wizard
- No one will know you are testing out a font
Reposted by Jen Jen Bo Ben
JFC. The White House starting a Reddit account to deal with all the misinfo from <checks notes> the website owned by one of their defense contractors
October 8, 2024 at 7:42 PM
JFC. The White House starting a Reddit account to deal with all the misinfo from <checks notes> the website owned by one of their defense contractors
Reposted by Jen Jen Bo Ben
- expanding Supreme Court from 9 to 15 justices, & increasing amount of lower courts/judges
- requiring a two-thirds vote of Supreme Court & circuit courts to overturn a law passed by Congress
- automatically scheduling a vote on a Court nominee if they stall for 180 days
lots of good shit in here
- requiring a two-thirds vote of Supreme Court & circuit courts to overturn a law passed by Congress
- automatically scheduling a vote on a Court nominee if they stall for 180 days
lots of good shit in here
New comprehensive bill to reform the Supreme Court just dropped
Sweeping bill to overhaul Supreme Court would add six justices
The legislation by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) is one of the most ambitious efforts to date to remake the Supreme Court following controversies over rulings and ethics.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 26, 2024 at 4:10 PM
- expanding Supreme Court from 9 to 15 justices, & increasing amount of lower courts/judges
- requiring a two-thirds vote of Supreme Court & circuit courts to overturn a law passed by Congress
- automatically scheduling a vote on a Court nominee if they stall for 180 days
lots of good shit in here
- requiring a two-thirds vote of Supreme Court & circuit courts to overturn a law passed by Congress
- automatically scheduling a vote on a Court nominee if they stall for 180 days
lots of good shit in here