Benjamin Randolph
@randybenjamin.bsky.social
Vegetarian, Eagle Scout, frequent pedestrian & hiker, gardener, environmentalist, and traveler.
It was a beautiful snowy morning to go for a walk with Beanie!
December 5, 2025 at 5:51 PM
It was a beautiful snowy morning to go for a walk with Beanie!
Saw a great blue heron on the Rivanna River this morning!
October 16, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Saw a great blue heron on the Rivanna River this morning!
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I’m not against cars. I own one.
But we need to make it much, much easier, pleasant, and safer to walk, bike, or take transit than it is to drive somewhere by myself in an empty car.
And there’s no way to do that without making some drivers angry.
Thankfully, more and more drivers understand.
But we need to make it much, much easier, pleasant, and safer to walk, bike, or take transit than it is to drive somewhere by myself in an empty car.
And there’s no way to do that without making some drivers angry.
Thankfully, more and more drivers understand.
August 17, 2025 at 3:01 AM
I’m not against cars. I own one.
But we need to make it much, much easier, pleasant, and safer to walk, bike, or take transit than it is to drive somewhere by myself in an empty car.
And there’s no way to do that without making some drivers angry.
Thankfully, more and more drivers understand.
But we need to make it much, much easier, pleasant, and safer to walk, bike, or take transit than it is to drive somewhere by myself in an empty car.
And there’s no way to do that without making some drivers angry.
Thankfully, more and more drivers understand.
Some things that Bloomington, Indiana is doing right!
1) Lots of “No turn on red” signs in pedestrian areas
2) Closing streets off to cars and allowing restaurants to use that outdoor space
3) converting unused train tracks into rail trails in the middle of the city
4) Lots of little pocket parks
1) Lots of “No turn on red” signs in pedestrian areas
2) Closing streets off to cars and allowing restaurants to use that outdoor space
3) converting unused train tracks into rail trails in the middle of the city
4) Lots of little pocket parks
August 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Some things that Bloomington, Indiana is doing right!
1) Lots of “No turn on red” signs in pedestrian areas
2) Closing streets off to cars and allowing restaurants to use that outdoor space
3) converting unused train tracks into rail trails in the middle of the city
4) Lots of little pocket parks
1) Lots of “No turn on red” signs in pedestrian areas
2) Closing streets off to cars and allowing restaurants to use that outdoor space
3) converting unused train tracks into rail trails in the middle of the city
4) Lots of little pocket parks
The goldfinches are loving the echinacea!
August 13, 2025 at 11:07 AM
The goldfinches are loving the echinacea!
Yay, Superman!
In 1949, Superman told schoolchildren “our country is made up of Americans of MANY different races, religions and national origins. So…
“…if YOU hear anybody talk against anyone else because of his religion, race or national origin — don’t wait: tell him THAT KIND OF TALK IS UN-AMERICAN.”
“…if YOU hear anybody talk against anyone else because of his religion, race or national origin — don’t wait: tell him THAT KIND OF TALK IS UN-AMERICAN.”
August 10, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Yay, Superman!
TALK ABOUT SUDAN!!
"More than 1,500 civilians may have been massacred during an attack on Sudan’s largest displacement camp in April, in what would be the second-biggest war crime of the country’s catastrophic conflict."
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Assault on Sudan’s Zamzam refugee camp may have killed more than 1,500 civilians
Guardian investigation finds number killed in April attack by Rapid Support Forces far greater than current estimates
www.theguardian.com
August 7, 2025 at 4:59 PM
TALK ABOUT SUDAN!!
A great blue heron we saw perched on top of a dead ash tree along the Rivanna River in Charlottesville
August 5, 2025 at 6:53 PM
A great blue heron we saw perched on top of a dead ash tree along the Rivanna River in Charlottesville
Feels like 110 - Try stay cool out there!
June 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Feels like 110 - Try stay cool out there!
Went berry picking with my daughter yesterday and we saw a rabbit!
June 21, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Went berry picking with my daughter yesterday and we saw a rabbit!
Beautiful patterns in the sand and water of the Rivanna River at Riverview Park @cvillecityhall.bsky.social
June 13, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Beautiful patterns in the sand and water of the Rivanna River at Riverview Park @cvillecityhall.bsky.social
Ashes to ashes. Dust to dust.
May 17, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Ashes to ashes. Dust to dust.
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The U.S.A. is becoming the laughing stock of the free world - We Ban Books, Close Libraries, Delete History, Deport Immigrants, Cancel Medical and Food Assistance, Close Down Medical Research, Close Down Research, Sue The Free Press; and Now We Nominate a NONPHYSICIAN To Be the Surgeon General!
May 10, 2025 at 5:54 AM
The U.S.A. is becoming the laughing stock of the free world - We Ban Books, Close Libraries, Delete History, Deport Immigrants, Cancel Medical and Food Assistance, Close Down Medical Research, Close Down Research, Sue The Free Press; and Now We Nominate a NONPHYSICIAN To Be the Surgeon General!
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There are so many things to be mad at right now, but for some reason I'm especially enraged by the fact that there are places in the USA now where a cop wearing a face mask to illegally protect his identity can arrest YOU for wearing a face mask to protect your health
May 10, 2025 at 7:25 AM
There are so many things to be mad at right now, but for some reason I'm especially enraged by the fact that there are places in the USA now where a cop wearing a face mask to illegally protect his identity can arrest YOU for wearing a face mask to protect your health
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Just sayin', as someone who grew up Catholic: if you can call the new pope by his chosen name instead of the name he was assigned at birth, you can do the same for the trans folks in your life. It's a sign of respect in both cases.
May 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Just sayin', as someone who grew up Catholic: if you can call the new pope by his chosen name instead of the name he was assigned at birth, you can do the same for the trans folks in your life. It's a sign of respect in both cases.
Bill Gates is one billionaire I can admire for giving away his health to help humanity. He may not be perfect but he is trying to affect positive change!
May 8, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Bill Gates is one billionaire I can admire for giving away his health to help humanity. He may not be perfect but he is trying to affect positive change!
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92 years ago today, the Nazis raided the Magnus Hirschfeld Institute for Sexuality, where the first study of trans people was conducted, and burned all of its contents.
Fitting that today is also the day SCOTUS greenlights the project of the eradication of trans people from society in the US.
Fitting that today is also the day SCOTUS greenlights the project of the eradication of trans people from society in the US.
May 6, 2025 at 7:08 PM
92 years ago today, the Nazis raided the Magnus Hirschfeld Institute for Sexuality, where the first study of trans people was conducted, and burned all of its contents.
Fitting that today is also the day SCOTUS greenlights the project of the eradication of trans people from society in the US.
Fitting that today is also the day SCOTUS greenlights the project of the eradication of trans people from society in the US.
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President Donald Trump, asked during an interview on NBC News’s “Meet the Press with Kristen Welker,” whether he believes that he needs to uphold the Constitution during his presidency, responded, “I don’t know.”
Trump says, ‘I don’t know,’ when asked if he’s required to uphold Constitution
The president also downplayed fears of a recession and spoke of potential successors when his four-year term ends in an NBC interview.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
President Donald Trump, asked during an interview on NBC News’s “Meet the Press with Kristen Welker,” whether he believes that he needs to uphold the Constitution during his presidency, responded, “I don’t know.”
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I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.
May 4, 2025 at 6:21 AM
I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.
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Very Easy To Agree! You?😊💙
May 3, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Very Easy To Agree! You?😊💙
We saw this Steller’s Jay in Rocky Mountain National Park.
April 30, 2025 at 11:30 PM
We saw this Steller’s Jay in Rocky Mountain National Park.
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ICE Agents Wait At Edge Of Delivery Table To Deport Newborn
April 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
ICE Agents Wait At Edge Of Delivery Table To Deport Newborn