Ben Powell
@whasianrockstar.bsky.social
Gentle Dad. Video Producer. Video Games. Music. Books. Lighting. Critical Thinking. Space.
Frosty sure has a lot of intrinsic knowledge of the way the world works for someone who was just born
December 24, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Frosty sure has a lot of intrinsic knowledge of the way the world works for someone who was just born
This infatuation trump has with Mamdani is really just evidence this guy is being manipulated by literally everyone around him and he doesn’t have the mental faculties to tell fact from fiction. The president of the United States y’all.
Also - he posted a photo of Mamdani BY HIMSELF.
Also - he posted a photo of Mamdani BY HIMSELF.
November 23, 2025 at 1:10 PM
This infatuation trump has with Mamdani is really just evidence this guy is being manipulated by literally everyone around him and he doesn’t have the mental faculties to tell fact from fiction. The president of the United States y’all.
Also - he posted a photo of Mamdani BY HIMSELF.
Also - he posted a photo of Mamdani BY HIMSELF.
Weirdly I don’t think I’ve ever felt so represented in media as I have with Netflix’s “in your dreams”
I feel like this kind of representation may go unnoticed by the vast majority of viewers but I see you @netflix.com
I feel like this kind of representation may go unnoticed by the vast majority of viewers but I see you @netflix.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Weirdly I don’t think I’ve ever felt so represented in media as I have with Netflix’s “in your dreams”
I feel like this kind of representation may go unnoticed by the vast majority of viewers but I see you @netflix.com
I feel like this kind of representation may go unnoticed by the vast majority of viewers but I see you @netflix.com
“Violent” left.
November 18, 2025 at 3:08 AM
“Violent” left.
First step: Hash out the truth of the Epstein files and hold those involved accountable.
Second step: Figure out how the hell this has stayed hidden for 7 years, and hold THOSE people accountable.
Second step: Figure out how the hell this has stayed hidden for 7 years, and hold THOSE people accountable.
November 14, 2025 at 5:12 PM
First step: Hash out the truth of the Epstein files and hold those involved accountable.
Second step: Figure out how the hell this has stayed hidden for 7 years, and hold THOSE people accountable.
Second step: Figure out how the hell this has stayed hidden for 7 years, and hold THOSE people accountable.
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My wife and I pay for life insurance even though we have never died. I pay for fire insurance even though my house has never burned down. That's not because we want to throw money at insurance companies. It's because THAT'S HOW INSURANCE WORKS.
November 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
My wife and I pay for life insurance even though we have never died. I pay for fire insurance even though my house has never burned down. That's not because we want to throw money at insurance companies. It's because THAT'S HOW INSURANCE WORKS.
Also… President “then state your name”, eh?
November 10, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Also… President “then state your name”, eh?
So @kaine.senate.gov is one of the 10 senators that caved for a pinky promise. Strategically selected I’m sure because he’s not up for reelection until 2028.
We Virginians will remember this. For the love of god somebody primary him.
We Virginians will remember this. For the love of god somebody primary him.
November 10, 2025 at 3:50 AM
So @kaine.senate.gov is one of the 10 senators that caved for a pinky promise. Strategically selected I’m sure because he’s not up for reelection until 2028.
We Virginians will remember this. For the love of god somebody primary him.
We Virginians will remember this. For the love of god somebody primary him.
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New: Videos show ICE/CBP agents are scanning peoples' faces on the street to verify citizenship. ICE has tool to instantly look up unprecedented number of databases with just a photo
“I’m an American citizen so leave me alone”
“Alright, we just got to verify that”
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
“I’m an American citizen so leave me alone”
“Alright, we just got to verify that”
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
ICE and CBP Agents Are Scanning Peoples’ Faces on the Street To Verify Citizenship
Videos on social media show officers from ICE and CBP using facial recognition technology on people in the field. One expert described the practice as “pure dystopian creep.”
www.404media.co
October 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
New: Videos show ICE/CBP agents are scanning peoples' faces on the street to verify citizenship. ICE has tool to instantly look up unprecedented number of databases with just a photo
“I’m an American citizen so leave me alone”
“Alright, we just got to verify that”
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
“I’m an American citizen so leave me alone”
“Alright, we just got to verify that”
www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...
Trump talking about the magnets vs hydraulics thing...
October 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Trump talking about the magnets vs hydraulics thing...
Lobsters pee out of their eyeballs. I learned this from my 7 year old daughter’s book at bedtime.
a cat with its paws up in front of a purple background that says the more you know
ALT: a cat with its paws up in front of a purple background that says the more you know
media.tenor.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Lobsters pee out of their eyeballs. I learned this from my 7 year old daughter’s book at bedtime.
My family’s health insurance premium is rising nearly 20% for a slightly worse plan.
Cool cool cool cool cool
Cool cool cool cool cool
October 21, 2025 at 5:13 PM
My family’s health insurance premium is rising nearly 20% for a slightly worse plan.
Cool cool cool cool cool
Cool cool cool cool cool
Most replayed section in "Bet" by Snarky Puppy is Shaun Martin's keyboard solo? Obviously - because I discovered this when going back to listen for yet another time.
youtu.be/fnWoFuh7ZuA?...
youtu.be/fnWoFuh7ZuA?...
October 2, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Most replayed section in "Bet" by Snarky Puppy is Shaun Martin's keyboard solo? Obviously - because I discovered this when going back to listen for yet another time.
youtu.be/fnWoFuh7ZuA?...
youtu.be/fnWoFuh7ZuA?...
The nazi salute that Musk gave at inauguration and Charlie Kirk's murderer's radicalization are cut from the same perpetually-online-internet-meme-and-troll-culture. And it's pretty scary on both fronts.
September 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The nazi salute that Musk gave at inauguration and Charlie Kirk's murderer's radicalization are cut from the same perpetually-online-internet-meme-and-troll-culture. And it's pretty scary on both fronts.
Try to set aside an hour to watch this doc about white supremacy, released on YouTube at the beginning of the month: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvt5...
My documentary about White Supremacy. White Right: Meeting the Enemy.
YouTube video by Deeyah Khan
www.youtube.com
September 29, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Try to set aside an hour to watch this doc about white supremacy, released on YouTube at the beginning of the month: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvt5...
When all this is over, I am curious what sort of work all the goons in ICE hope they'll be able to find.
September 29, 2025 at 1:59 PM
When all this is over, I am curious what sort of work all the goons in ICE hope they'll be able to find.
Only Murders in the Building has got to have some of the best opening music of this generation of TV shows.
September 27, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Only Murders in the Building has got to have some of the best opening music of this generation of TV shows.
So if you’re anti anti-fascist, what does that make you? 🤔
September 19, 2025 at 3:02 AM
So if you’re anti anti-fascist, what does that make you? 🤔
The “text messages” between Robinson and his roommate are so clearly doctored that Candace Owens is calling it out.
The queston is, now that the FBI and DOJ has so clearly shown they’re willing to fabricate evidence, how can the public ever trust in our institutions again?
Incalculable damage.
The queston is, now that the FBI and DOJ has so clearly shown they’re willing to fabricate evidence, how can the public ever trust in our institutions again?
Incalculable damage.
September 18, 2025 at 3:48 AM
The “text messages” between Robinson and his roommate are so clearly doctored that Candace Owens is calling it out.
The queston is, now that the FBI and DOJ has so clearly shown they’re willing to fabricate evidence, how can the public ever trust in our institutions again?
Incalculable damage.
The queston is, now that the FBI and DOJ has so clearly shown they’re willing to fabricate evidence, how can the public ever trust in our institutions again?
Incalculable damage.
IF we are ever able to wrest power from the fascists currently running our country, our leaders can’t be shy about quickly and authoritatively undoing all the damage that’s been done, even though the right will cry wolf like they’ve always done.
September 18, 2025 at 3:27 AM
IF we are ever able to wrest power from the fascists currently running our country, our leaders can’t be shy about quickly and authoritatively undoing all the damage that’s been done, even though the right will cry wolf like they’ve always done.
Welp, turned into a something-burger. Maybe? Despite all the hubbub I am still thinking there’s a good chance nothing at all comes of this.
What ever happened to this bombshell that dropped right before the election? Was it ever discredited? People just don’t care? Seems like it turned into a big ol’ nothing burger.
www.vox.com/culture/3825...
www.vox.com/culture/3825...
The new Jeffrey Epstein tapes and his friendship with Trump, explained
Was Jeffrey Epstein really Donald Trump’s “closest friend”?
www.vox.com
July 17, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Welp, turned into a something-burger. Maybe? Despite all the hubbub I am still thinking there’s a good chance nothing at all comes of this.
Couldn’t have said it better myself
July 7, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Couldn’t have said it better myself
All this “daddy” trump stuff is rooted in
A) Christian / religious parenting culture where the father MUST be obeyed and never questioned
and
B) some sort of weird sexual fetish.
A) Christian / religious parenting culture where the father MUST be obeyed and never questioned
and
B) some sort of weird sexual fetish.
June 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM
All this “daddy” trump stuff is rooted in
A) Christian / religious parenting culture where the father MUST be obeyed and never questioned
and
B) some sort of weird sexual fetish.
A) Christian / religious parenting culture where the father MUST be obeyed and never questioned
and
B) some sort of weird sexual fetish.
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What?? Is this true? If it is, $10B is well worth the investment to get a whole new generation of doctors who otherwise would never consider it due to cost.
There are 100k students in med school each year. Room and board is about 100k per year. For 10b a year, med school could be free. We would see a wholesale change in the profession, career paths and the cost of care.
It would change the economics for every financial decision doctors
It would change the economics for every financial decision doctors
Republican plans to cap student borrowing could shatter an everyday profession
One GOP senator said anyone paying more than $100K to go to med school is "making a huge mistake." But the median cost of attending one is more than double that for the class of 2025.
www.politico.com
June 22, 2025 at 3:22 AM
What?? Is this true? If it is, $10B is well worth the investment to get a whole new generation of doctors who otherwise would never consider it due to cost.