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Ben Gleason @bengleason.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

Look! I'm at the top of Donald Trump's list! And he's begging me to answer questions! It is with great pleasure that I flag this fascist asshole's email as spam. #MAGA #poll #Trump #SpamEmail #spam

Screenshot of email spam with the following text in four different colors:

If I say PLEASE, will you at least answer question #1?

It’s the easiest question!

PLEASE let me know:
TAKE THE MAGA POLL NOW

This message is only going to my TOP supporters.

AND THAT’S WHY YOUR NAME IS ON THE TOP OF MY LIST!

I know you’re busy, but if you find a moment, can you kindly respond before the end of the day?

Answer today if you voted for TRUMP THREE TIMES!
TAKE THE MAGA POLL NOW

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Ben Gleason @bengleason.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

I keep getting lots of texts lately encouraging me to vote fascist. I get a kick out of flagging them as spam. #RNC #MAGA #spam #smsspam

Screenshot of a spam text trying to get me to vote for fascists. The text itself reads as follows:

Quick one, Patriot. Confirm you'll be voting Republican in , Massachusetts in Nov. & the RNC will log it >> go.vter.io/8xYUORf

STOPtoEND

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Ben Gleason @bengleason.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2026

Glad to see I'm not the only one leaving placeholders everywhere. (Fortunately I haven't sent a book to print with one for many years. It's much worse in book publishing than newspapers...)

A news story from the Boston Globe that still has a placeholder "hed tk" for the headline.

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Ben Gleason @bengleason.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 18/06/2026

@jonathankoren Me too! I also collected #kissarmy baseball cards. I don't know why other bands didn't put out baseball cards like that

Baseball card for the band KISS displaying bassist Gene Simmons in makeup, wearing chains, playing bass guitar

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Ben Gleason @bengleason.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 23/02/2026

Here in #SomervilleMA it's the very definition of a snow day

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Ben Gleason @bengleason.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 14/01/2026

Rebellions are built on hope. A timely message right now.

An electrical box decorated by the Somerville Arts Council with an image of Princess Leia from Star Wars. Superimposed over the image are the words REBELLIONS ARE BUILT ON HOPE.

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Ben Gleason @bengleason.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 18/10/2025

Even George Washington made it to the #NoKings protest on #Boston Common!

A man dressed in a George Washington costume holding a sign saying "George Washington Told Congress #NoKings"

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Ben Gleason @bengleason.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2025

#Hulu and #Disney who own #ABC have gone the way of #WashingtonPost - canceled due to their coddling of #fascism. How many more of our media outlets will become #propaganda for the #Trump regime?

Hulu/Disney cancelation page saying "Your subscription will be canceled."

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Ben Gleason @bengleason.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 12/09/2025

"Somebody give me a hand!" Anti-ICE poster on Walnut Street near Union Square in #SomervilleMA If you see #ICE, call the #LUCE network at 617-370-5023

A poster with a drawing of a woman holding the door closed against a bunch of Ice zombies. Text as follows:

SEE ICE?

CALL:617-370-5023

LUCE DEFENSE HOTLINE

[Woman:] SOMEBODY, GIVE ME A HAND!

"THEY BEAT ONE OF OUR FELLOW INMATES WHO WAS A KID. THEY STARTED PEPPER SPRAYING INTO HIS MOUTH AND HE STARTED CONVULSING ON THE FLOOR. HE WAS FOAMING AT THE MOUTH.

THEY TOLD US HE WAS DEAD. BUT THANK GOD... HE CAME BACK TO US.HT FIRST TIME, WE SPOKE OUT. BUT SPEAKING OUT WHEN THE RED CROSS CAME TO US FOR THE COST US A BRUTAL BEATING."

former cecot inmate

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Ben Gleason @bengleason.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2025

Found on a traffic light pole #DavisSquare in #SomervilleMA "Why is the gov't protecting pedos?" Why indeed. #Trump #Epstein

A sicker on a traffic light pole says "Why is the gov't protecting pedos?"

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Ben Gleason @bengleason.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 09/08/2025

It's the annual #YartSale in Somerville! Drop by 155 Walnut Street between 2 and 5pm in Winter Hill for fabulous pottery created by my lovely wife! Somervilleartscouncil.org/yart #SomervilleMA #BostonArt #Boston #Massachusetts

Pottery on a table: bowls, mugs, bottles, plates in a variety of colors and designs.

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Ben Gleason @bengleason.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 21/07/2025

Free #chess workshops! Three Days of Chess hosted by the Jamaica Plain Chess Club at Boston City Hall in August. #JPChess #JamaicaPlainChess

Poster for Three Days of Chess at Boston City Hall. Text as follows:
FREE: 2 CHESS WORKSHOPS & A TOURNAMENT

WORKSHOPS: AUGUST 3, 10

TOURNAMENT: AUGUST 17

JAMAICAPLAINCHESS.COM/3DC

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Ben Gleason @bengleason.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 16/07/2025

If you search for "Trump pedophile video" on #DuckDuckGo it says the site is down. But searching for anything else works fine. It's rather suspicious... #Trump #pedophile #video #search #search_engines

Smartphone screenshot of a DuckDuckGo search for "Trump pedophile video" but the result says "We're experiencing an outage. Thanks for your patience while we get our ducks in a row!"

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Ben Gleason @bengleason.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 05/04/2025

Lots of people at the #HandsOff #protest in #Boston today. People gathered on the #BostonCommon and then walked to City Hall

A crowd of protesters on Boston Common, with many carrying signs and flags.

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Ben Gleason @bengleason.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 28/03/2025

If you see #ICE here in #SomervilleMA, call the Immigrant Defense Hotline: 617-370-5023 Don't interfere unless you want to get snatched up too. Record photos and/or video, and call the hotline. #ImmigrantDefense

A poster with the following text:
IMMIGRANT JUSTICE NETWORK OF MASSACHUSETTS

LUCE DEFENSE HOTLINE

SEE ICE IN YOUR COMMUNITY?
CALL: 617-370-5023
The hotline operates from 5am 9pm every day of the week across multiple languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Haitian Creole, and more to be added!

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Ben Gleason @bengleason.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 28/02/2025

Not condoning violence, but here's some #LuigiMangione love here in Somerville.

Graffiti in silver paint pen showing a man pointing a pistol at the viewer, and underneath is the name "Luigi"

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Ben Gleason @bengleason.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 20/11/2024

Very glad to get my copy of Rev. Myozan's excellent first book from Wisdom, Do Not Try to Become a Buddha. Really happy with how it turned out. #bookstodon #zen #buddhism #WisdomPublications

Photo of a book titled Do Not Try to Become a Buddha: Practicing Zen Right Where You Are, by Rev. Myozan Ian Kilroy, published by Wisdom Publications.

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Ben Gleason @bengleason.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2024

Here's a #Mastodon question that I'm hoping for some input on. If you look at my profile locally, it correctly has my website as being #verified. But if you look at it from Mastodon.world, my profile shows my Lichess account as "verified," which shouldn't […] [Original post on mastodon.online]

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