Ben Stephens
@stephensben.bsky.social
Brit living in Chicago – professional copywriter, occasional improviser, happily weaning off Tw*tter.
I wish there were a single cell in my body that believed there would be any meaningful consequences for this.
Hey so as someone who has a degree in global politics and spent a significant amount of time studying international law — this is a textbook example of a war crime.
November 29, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I wish there were a single cell in my body that believed there would be any meaningful consequences for this.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk talking about the UK
“The people in charge of the discourse are no longer the same people who are in charge of the government, which is why the media is at last attacking the government – something they never did when the truly horrible things were happening.”
“The people in charge of the discourse are no longer the same people who are in charge of the government, which is why the media is at last attacking the government – something they never did when the truly horrible things were happening.”
November 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk talking about the UK
“The people in charge of the discourse are no longer the same people who are in charge of the government, which is why the media is at last attacking the government – something they never did when the truly horrible things were happening.”
“The people in charge of the discourse are no longer the same people who are in charge of the government, which is why the media is at last attacking the government – something they never did when the truly horrible things were happening.”
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The Myth of a Rightward Realignment
Let’s discard some stubborn misconceptions about Trump’s support and what happened in the 2024 election. They are only obscuring our understanding of a profound de-alignment.
As the piece is partially behind a paywall, I’ll share some key thoughts:
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Let’s discard some stubborn misconceptions about Trump’s support and what happened in the 2024 election. They are only obscuring our understanding of a profound de-alignment.
As the piece is partially behind a paywall, I’ll share some key thoughts:
🧵
The Myth of a Rightward Realignment
Let’s discard some stubborn misconceptions about Trump’s support and what happened in the 2024 election that are obscuring our understanding of a profound de-alignment
steady.page
November 27, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The Myth of a Rightward Realignment
Let’s discard some stubborn misconceptions about Trump’s support and what happened in the 2024 election. They are only obscuring our understanding of a profound de-alignment.
As the piece is partially behind a paywall, I’ll share some key thoughts:
🧵
Let’s discard some stubborn misconceptions about Trump’s support and what happened in the 2024 election. They are only obscuring our understanding of a profound de-alignment.
As the piece is partially behind a paywall, I’ll share some key thoughts:
🧵
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Why POC collectively hold our breath when there’s a mass shooting or high profile crime before the suspect is even identified:
• Afghan man shoots a National Guard member:
With zero knowledge of the background or motive, the right screams that Muslims are terrorists and must be deported.
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• Afghan man shoots a National Guard member:
With zero knowledge of the background or motive, the right screams that Muslims are terrorists and must be deported.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Why POC collectively hold our breath when there’s a mass shooting or high profile crime before the suspect is even identified:
• Afghan man shoots a National Guard member:
With zero knowledge of the background or motive, the right screams that Muslims are terrorists and must be deported.
🧵
• Afghan man shoots a National Guard member:
With zero knowledge of the background or motive, the right screams that Muslims are terrorists and must be deported.
🧵
Oh hell no.
ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Oh hell no.
You don’t have to pick a side. Sometimes a situation has two assholes in it.
So Olivia Nuzzi is clearly a piece of shit who can never work in journalism again after this.
And, also, Ryan Lizza is clearly a piece of shit who should never work in journalism again after this either.
We're all agree on that, right?
And, also, Ryan Lizza is clearly a piece of shit who should never work in journalism again after this either.
We're all agree on that, right?
November 27, 2025 at 3:20 PM
You don’t have to pick a side. Sometimes a situation has two assholes in it.
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Probably best not to get your hopes up for an upset in Tennessee, but a Trump +22 district going to this close in just a year probably has Republicans looking at the midterms like a potentially extinction-level event
The fact that the polls are even close at all is just a welcome bellwether I think
November 26, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Probably best not to get your hopes up for an upset in Tennessee, but a Trump +22 district going to this close in just a year probably has Republicans looking at the midterms like a potentially extinction-level event
He’s already suing them for a billion dollars or whatever. Might as well double down at this point.
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 1:29 PM
He’s already suing them for a billion dollars or whatever. Might as well double down at this point.
If only someone had taken the time to remind the members of the military that they are obligated not to follow an illegal order.
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 25, 2025 at 3:18 AM
If only someone had taken the time to remind the members of the military that they are obligated not to follow an illegal order.
There’s a reason Green Room is set in Oregon.
Far-right activists are trying to capture the U of O campus. This particular flag was used during the J6 insurrection attempt and more recently as a symbol for Charlie Kirk. Maybe most people just think it's patriotic but it's being used for far-right recruitment on campus.
November 25, 2025 at 1:19 AM
There’s a reason Green Room is set in Oregon.
One of my favorite festive tweets.
November 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
One of my favorite festive tweets.
If you slow down the playback you can pinpoint the exact moment at which Peter becomes The Joker.
Episode 46: Sapiens
It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
Sapiens
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · 11/20/2025 · 1h 38m
podcasts.apple.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
If you slow down the playback you can pinpoint the exact moment at which Peter becomes The Joker.
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One fascinating and yet expected thing is that none of the big foreign accounts pretending to be American are left of center, or even anti-Trump. Not a single one. Says something about the economics and geopolitics of political grifting
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 11:08 PM
One fascinating and yet expected thing is that none of the big foreign accounts pretending to be American are left of center, or even anti-Trump. Not a single one. Says something about the economics and geopolitics of political grifting
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No shit.
The entire debate about whether Democrats should moderate or focus on economic vs identity issues is moot if the media is just going to report that they're doing SJW Shit irregardless
November 23, 2025 at 6:50 PM
No shit.
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The fact that the entire US elite class clutched onto this book as a source of deep insight tells you all you need to know about the people running this shitshow.
Episode 46: Sapiens
It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
Sapiens
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · 11/20/2025 · 1h 38m
podcasts.apple.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The fact that the entire US elite class clutched onto this book as a source of deep insight tells you all you need to know about the people running this shitshow.
The toilet of a busy train station in central Kyoto.
Also, a snowbound cabin in Big Bear, California.
Also, a snowbound cabin in Big Bear, California.
what's the most exotic place you've ever puked? mine's not exactly exotic but i did once have a hangover at the nyc facebook office and barfed in their very nice bathroom
Got food poisoning from Fogo De Chao. Puked out the side of a moving cab along beautiful Copacabana Beach. The most exotic place I'll probably ever puke!
November 22, 2025 at 2:09 AM
The toilet of a busy train station in central Kyoto.
Also, a snowbound cabin in Big Bear, California.
Also, a snowbound cabin in Big Bear, California.
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BREAKING: Federal judge rejects DOJ's effort to subpoena the names and medical records of children who have received gender-affirming medical care from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
BREAKING: Federal judge rejects DOJ's effort to subpoena the names and medical records of children who have received gender-affirming medical care from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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Someday you, too, could have the moral fortitude to look upon a years-long rape circus organized by the nation's most powerful elites and declare, "The people upset about this are speaking about it the wrong way."
November 21, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Someday you, too, could have the moral fortitude to look upon a years-long rape circus organized by the nation's most powerful elites and declare, "The people upset about this are speaking about it the wrong way."
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“When the president does it, it’s not illegal.”
- R. Nixon
- R. Nixon
You know what else is “punishable by death”? First degree murder of fishermen in boats.
November 21, 2025 at 1:00 AM
“When the president does it, it’s not illegal.”
- R. Nixon
- R. Nixon
Just checking in on any “there is no difference between the parties” voters out there. How you doing? You good?
November 20, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Just checking in on any “there is no difference between the parties” voters out there. How you doing? You good?
There is a Twilight Zone episode called It’s A Good Life in which a child with limitless powers holds his entire town in his thrall, doing and getting whatever he wants, and the fearful townsfolk are unable to stand up to him.
Here’s the plot. Feels like now, right?
Here’s the plot. Feels like now, right?
November 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM
There is a Twilight Zone episode called It’s A Good Life in which a child with limitless powers holds his entire town in his thrall, doing and getting whatever he wants, and the fearful townsfolk are unable to stand up to him.
Here’s the plot. Feels like now, right?
Here’s the plot. Feels like now, right?
Let’s goooooooooo
Episode 46: Sapiens
It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
Sapiens
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · 11/20/2025 · 1h 38m
podcasts.apple.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Let’s goooooooooo
