Reposted by Brad Benner43rd State Blues @43sbdotcom.bsky.social · 7h"Everything" pretty much sums it up... 2153
Reposted by Brad BennerNathaniel Hoffman @paleomedia.bsky.social · 06/10/2026David Adler of Idaho Falls Alturas Institute: “Really, HJR 4 asks Idahoans to surrender both their rights and their powers to shape their future.” idahocapitalsun.com/2026/10/06/p...idahocapitalsun.comPassing HJR 4 would give Idaho Legislature sole authority to legalize marijuana, other drugs • Idaho Capital SunIdaho voters decide whether to give Legislature sole power to regulate drugs and eliminate their right to bring a ballot initiative to do so. 2135
Brad Benner @bbenner7.bsky.social · 07/10/2026How I arrived on Bluesky.static.klipy.comClose Encounters Of The Third Kind Alien ContactAlt: Close Encounters Of The Third Kind Alien Contact 020
Reposted by Brad BennerKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 06/10/2026Here's the @perimeterinstitute.bsky.social write-up of today's physics Nobel Prize, featuring a quote from our director, particle physicist Marcela Carena, and one toward the end by me :) perimeterinstitute.ca/news/francis...perimeterinstitute.caFrancis Halzen wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics | PI NewsThe 2026 Nobel Prize in physics was awarded to particle physicist Francis Halzen today “for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin.” 923043
Reposted by Brad BennerGreg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 05/10/2026"De-Trumpification" has to be one of the top agenda items if Dems win power. All the lawlessness and every last one of his efforts to turn DC into an imperial capital should be undone. 1163367696
Reposted by Brad BennerMaggie McNeill @maggiemcneill.bsky.social · 04/10/2026"Campaigning against the spread" is woefully inadequate, because the status quo is ALREADY intolerable. The campaigning should be to not only ban these unconstitutional things, but to destroy every one that already exists. 055
Reposted by Brad BennerRobert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 04/10/2026tremors and jaws are both great movies, and Jaws probably succeeds more as a work of horror. but Tremors is actually perfect. an almost unique example of a film executed flawlessly in line with its vision. 391276167
Reposted by Brad BennerDave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I know this isn’t useful but it’s weird how “the president should be coherent” was a Very Important Thing just a few years ago and then suddenly wasn’t. 17058751199
Brad Benner @bbenner7.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Post a vampire not Dracula.static.klipy.comCount Duckula's Scary Carrot EncounterALT: Count Duckula's Scary Carrot Encounter 021
Reposted by Brad BennerI did NOT vote for the rapist @sarahgies.bsky.social · 01/10/2026 224150523402
Reposted by Brad BennerCharlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026There is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o... 11571802058
Reposted by Brad BennerMeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/09/2026Interesting. Thank you, America.gov! 19848252
Reposted by Brad BennerMaggie McNeill @maggiemcneill.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Zuckerberg thinks his vile surveillance gewgaw can be magically made less vile by putting it in the form of a baby rattle. Though admittedly, he does seem to understand the intellectual level of his intended audience of marks. 173
Brad Benner @bbenner7.bsky.social · 28/09/2026There is nothing quite like having 100 lbs. of Black Lab/Pit Bull mix getting a case of the zoomies. It's...something else, that's for sure. #dogsofbluesky 111
Reposted by Brad BennerAbdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Here's how we get Medicare for All done: Make Medicare whole (no one can keep all the parts straight!) Include vision, dental, and hearing. Begin extending to more people, starting with children. We arrive at Medicare for All, which means great Medicare for everyone. 789178384787
Reposted by Brad BennerGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 26/09/2026Shared with me by @jjindc.bsky.social, in the Denver Post. Dana Miller, you rock. Flight attendants know what’s up. 220966
Reposted by Brad BennerLarry J. Simon @larryjsimon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026"It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring … and it blossoms in the summer … and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall all alone … just when the days are all twilight, when you need it most, it stops." mason.gmu.edu/~rmatz/giama... 2445055
Reposted by Brad BennerMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 25/09/2026"Poor, sad, stupid orange white man. He would sell his soul—and country—for a few hollow words of praise." 669104302442
Reposted by Brad BennerHal 10000 @hal10000.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The tech bros wake up every day wondering how they can make the world a worse place. 1102
Reposted by Brad BennerMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I would *never* drink iced coffee at a job interview. That is so lame—when you could be lining up shots of tequila! 1412171177
Reposted by Brad Benner404 Media @404media.co · 25/09/2026Meta announced that its new AI agent, Muse could call businesses for you to do things like make reservations. But in reality, Meta is testing having these calls being made by human beings in call centers, 404 Media @jasonkoebler.bsky.social learned. www.404media.co/meta-tests-m... 53818317
Reposted by Brad BennerMaggie McNeill @maggiemcneill.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Well, Trumpism is a cult, and they're always babbling about Greco-Roman civilization. So I think they should pattern themselves after the cult of Cybele and simply castrate every ICE goon. 1114
Reposted by Brad BennerLeah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 16/09/2026CEO of MicrosoftAI on anthropomorphization: “AIs are not conscious. They do not feel, experience, or suffer. They do not have innate preferences or underlying motivations. They are sequence completion engines, internally hollow, designed to follow instructions, and accomplish goals set by humans.“mustafa-suleyman.aiA warning about ‘model welfare’AIs are not conscious. They do not feel, experience, or suffer. Training a model to believe it might be a moral patient, as Anthropic’s constitution does, makes the alignment and containment challenge... 714850
Reposted by Brad Benner@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Hi Trump. Get out the ketchup. NBC: The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rates for the first time since 2023, in a move aimed at slowing inflation that picked up again last month. The Fed’s hike of 0.25% brings the central bank’s flagship rate to 3.75% to 4.00%. 3219
Reposted by Brad BennerDr. Cara Berg Powers @clbergpowers.bsky.social · 16/09/2026As a sociologist, can confidently say, this is not an ethical experiment. 81267154
Reposted by Brad BennerMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The owners of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory self-regulated. 840119052849
Reposted by Brad BennerPhil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Very interesting, and good to know. I hope that learning about this leads to understanding, and understanding to acceptance. 828776
Reposted by Brad BennerBuddy Stone @buddystone.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Accurate. They really are THAT stupid. 142
Brad Benner @bbenner7.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Another good explanation as to what really happened with the "rogue" chat bots... 000
Reposted by Brad BennerMaggie McNeill @maggiemcneill.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Journalists, you understand that you don't need to promote fascist propaganda, right? You really can just say "Flock" and people will understand which company you mean. You don't need to repeatedly parrot the copaganda claim that unconstitutional warrantless surveillance is "safety". 1103
Reposted by Brad BennerWhitesheepranch @whitesheepranch.bsky.social · 12/09/2026This is gold. I might just post it every day so Idahoans can see why we need to #RetireRisch. I want a senator who's not afraid to talk to people. @achillesid.bsky.social 0112
Reposted by Brad BenneraltNOAA 🇺🇸 @altnoaa.bsky.social · 12/09/2026 “There was a young lady named Bright, Whose speed was far faster than light; She started one day In a relative way, And returned on the previous night.” ― Arthur Henry Reginald Buller 3295
Reposted by Brad BennerZak Williams @zakwilliamswzw.bsky.social · 11/09/2026100%. There is a huge failure by the DC press corps, and if it was any other president, of either party, they would definitely be reporting it. 16843186
Brad Benner @bbenner7.bsky.social · 12/09/2026This is a fantastic look as to what really happened. I highly recommend giving this a read! 000
Reposted by Brad BennerThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Nailed it 400221284483
Reposted by Brad BennerCharlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I wish people who "just have questions" about trans issues would spend even five minutes just *trying* to research trans issues. Because the inevitable conclusion I get from 95% of people who do this is that all they really want is their internal discomfort with trans people validated. 2269583