Reposted by Benjamin De KosnikAudrey @parickards.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Congratulations to Katie Phang on winning the preliminary injunction motion to further the release of the Epstein files. Love her! 330208923884
Reposted by Benjamin De KosnikChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 16/05/2026‼️THE SOUTH WILL NOT BE SILENCED‼️ Today’s march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge is a reminder that voting rights were paid for in blood. And now those same rights are under attack again. Next: Montgomery #AllRoadsLeadToTheSouth 20594092999
Reposted by Benjamin De KosnikLaura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 02/05/2026We desperately need media literacy education in this country 38815
Reposted by Benjamin De KosnikRep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Today, we honor and remember Virginia Roberts Giuffre on the one-year anniversary of her passing. Her courage has allowed countless survivors to be seen, heard, and to be believed. Sending love to her family on this difficult day—and to all the survivors out there still on this journey for justice.❤️ 348223005526
Reposted by Benjamin De KosnikInternet Archive @archive.org · 24/04/2026🧵 The web is disappearing 🕳️ From Pew: 26% of pages from 2013-2023 are ☠️ A new study in VANISHING CULTURE gives hope: 16% have been restored through the Wayback Machine. 56% are preserved before they disappear. 📚 Read VANISHING CULTURE free from Internet Archive: archive.org/details/vani... ⬇️ 71027498
Reposted by Benjamin De KosnikAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 27/01/2026Alex Vindman is running for U.S. Senate in Florida!! 1304214931
Reposted by Benjamin De KosnikRoxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 09/12/2025I am happy for @crockett.house.gov running for Senate. Let’s mix things up! She is smart and capable and charismatic. I wish her the very best. 11132193
Reposted by Benjamin De KosnikRyan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 18/11/2025With Annie Farmer's powerful recounting of the law enforcement failures on Epstein -- under Democratic and Republican administrations alike. We prepared this chronology: Timeline of Jeffrey Epstein-Ghislaine Maxwell Law Enforcement Failures (1996-2025) www.justsecurity.org/119137/timel...justsecurity.orgTimeline of Jeffrey Epstein-Ghislaine Maxwell Law Enforcement Failures (1996-2025)A comprehensive timeline of the failure of federal law enforcement to address Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's crimes. 10291159
Reposted by Benjamin De KosnikTom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 18/11/2025GAWKER! thou shouldst be living at this hour 181760186
Benjamin De Kosnik @bdekoz.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Achievement unlocked: hear "climb every mountain" while working out on the elliptical this morning at Mission Cliffs (a climbing gym) 😀 000
Reposted by Benjamin De KosnikThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 27/08/2025Books are a crucial starting point for understanding narcissism, especially for those who are in a relationship with a narcissist, one psychologist said. Here are four essential books psychologists, researchers and doctors recommend on the subject.nyti.ms4 Books to Help You Understand NarcissismWe asked experts for books to help people understand narcissistic personality disorder. 106718
Reposted by Benjamin De KosnikSilvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 24/07/2025"In 2023, global fossil fuel subsidies amounted to $620 billion, compared to $70 billion for renewables, the UN report said." Remember this every time the fossil fuel industry and right-wing politicians attack clean energy incentives apnews.com/article/clim...apnews.comUN says booming solar, wind and other green energy hits global tipping point for even lower costsThe United Nations reports a global shift toward renewable energy, calling it a "positive tipping point." 07737
Reposted by Benjamin De KosnikThe Music Nation @themusicnation.bsky.social · 07/06/2025Remembering the legendary Prince who was born on this day in 1958. 583322385
Reposted by Benjamin De KosnikSam Brody @samuelhayimbrody.bsky.social · 29/05/2025unions: they get the job done 107110232522
Reposted by Benjamin De KosnikHank Green @hankgreen.bsky.social · 29/05/2025200+ scientists are in the middle of a marathon livestream to show why weather and climate science is so important and needs all our help to continue. It is here: wclivestream.com/watchwclivestream.comRedirecting to: https://www.youtube.com/@wclivestream/live 3248441342
Reposted by Benjamin De KosnikLyndon Baines Johnson @lyndonbajohnson.bsky.social · 27/05/2025Dan Patrick defending a THC ban: "its antithetical to Texas culture." Meanwhile, Texas culture: 45910
Reposted by Benjamin De KosnikThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 24/05/2025Sebastião Salgado, a celebrated Brazilian photographer whose striking images of humanity and nature in the Amazon rainforest and beyond won him some of the world’s top honors and made him a household name, has died at 81.nytimes.comSebastião Salgado, Acclaimed Brazilian Photographer, Is Dead at 81 32979226
Reposted by Benjamin De Kosniktef @tef.bsky.social · 08/05/2025you know who else came from chicago and was on "a mission from god" 660190704553
Reposted by Benjamin De KosnikJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 09/05/2025Welcome to the liquidation of American dominance in science 1102456944
Reposted by Benjamin De KosnikSocial Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 01/05/2025"Apple May Face Criminal Charges for Allegedly Lying to a Federal Judge. The judge says Apple deliberately chose not to comply with an order requiring it to loosen App Store rules—and then tried to cover up its disobedience." www.wired.com/story/antitr...wired.comApple May Face Criminal Charges for Allegedly Lying to a Federal JudgeA US judge says Apple deliberately chose not to comply with an order requiring it to loosen App Store rules—and then tried to cover up its disobedience. 196
Reposted by Benjamin De KosnikKate Shaw @kateshaw.bsky.social · 29/04/2025I’ve got a piece up in the @nytimes.com this morning arguing that more than a constitutional crisis, we’re in a rule of law crisis. Gift link here: www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/o...nytimes.comOpinion | There Are Limits to What the Courts Can Do in the Face of Trump’s Legal Onslaught (Gift Article)The courts are caught in the middle of a crisis, but it’s not something they can adequately remedy. 824996
Reposted by Benjamin De KosnikAlan Jagolinzer @jagolinzer.bsky.social · 28/04/2025Lt Col @avindman.bsky.social discusses concerns about how underlying economic grievance, that relates to globalization and AI, might further strain U.S. democracy. From the 2025 Cambridge Disinformation Summit www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrpm...youtube.comAlexander Vindman on globalization and AI-driven job loss grievanceYouTube video by Cambridge Disinformation Summit 17718
Reposted by Benjamin De KosnikMaya🚂🚃🚄🚅🚆🚇🚈🚉🚊🚝🚞🚋🚌🚎 @trains.bsky.social · 11/03/2025i cant believe its only 3 days away 1414
Reposted by Benjamin De KosnikWill @legally-twunk.bsky.social · 01/03/2025Time to bring back the ACTUP die ins? 36710
Reposted by Benjamin De KosnikInternet Archive @archive.org · 25/02/2025Welcome to the public domain, BLACKMAIL (1929)! 🎞️ While not the first British sound feature, it’s the first to masterfully weave sound into its storytelling. Pure #Hitchcock brilliance! ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/01/01/welcome… #PublicDomain #InternetArchive 753283
Benjamin De Kosnik @bdekoz.bsky.social · 25/02/2025@clementgoldberg.bsky.social thinking of you, ready for new mistakes this year 020
Reposted by Benjamin De KosnikKatie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 19/02/2025Over 120,000 Japanese Americans forced into imprisonment in internment camps simply because they were of Japanese heritage. 277130843790
Reposted by Benjamin De KosnikCraig Newmark @craignewmark.bsky.social · 06/12/2024Actually... baekdal.com/monetization...baekdal.comThe Updated (and scary) Circulation and Revenue Figures for NewspapersPew Research Center released it's latest Newspaper Factsheet, but the data is a bit misleading. Here is what happens when you account for population and inflation. 78316
Reposted by Benjamin De KosnikMatt Pearce @mattdpearce.com · 21/11/2024no better evidence that we’ve got a couple trillion-dollar squatters holding the internet back than the fact that a company with 20 employees can make a better platform than Meta 197188113888
Reposted by Benjamin De KosnikTaylor Lorenz @taylorlorenz.bsky.social · 18/11/2024The latest Pew Research report on news content creators paints a damning picture of our skewed information ecosystem. I went deep into the 122 page report and broke down the key findings and what they mean www.usermag.co/p/the-majori...usermag.coThe majority of news influencers are conservative men, study findsThe latest Pew Research report on news content creators paints a damning picture of our skewed information ecosystem 1022631836
Reposted by Benjamin De KosnikShiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · 01/11/2024so many ppl have left twitter they should call it ex 168110052041
![Wikipedia definition of "idiot plot": In literary criticism, an idiot plot is one which is "kept in motion solely by virtue of the fact that everybody involved is an idiot",[1]: 26 and where the story would quickly end, or possibly not even happen, if this were not the case.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6waxgers6k753hgsmh2prmv7/bafkreicwreql25fxq3hliczfe3pgz6djdjbrvwbax2d2oyevjm73tb3voy)
