Reposted by BenMechMad Scholar Frights @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Coyote v. Acme is "a reminder that there are ways to homage decades of animated comedy without feeling like fan service, bringing these characters to both new fans and the old ones who may have forgotten how much they love them."—@briantallerico.bsky.social www.rogerebert.com/reviews/coyo...rogerebert.comCoyote vs. Acme review: Embrace your inner cartoon with this clever family flick“Coyote vs. Acme” understands that you can be both gloriously silly and remarkably smart at the same time. 06211
Reposted by BenMechJason Scott @textfiles.com · 03/07/2026I'll summarize this: Mamdani asked NYers to keep air conditioning at 78 degrees. A wave criticism hit online. A MSNBC broadcast pointed out the US Department of Energy recommends that 78 degree figure. Immediately after, the US Department of Energy deleted 6,000 web pages related to energy saving. 8883364512529
Reposted by BenMechSTARLOG @starlogmedia.bsky.social · 24/06/2026THE FUTURE IS BACK. Fifty years ago, STARLOG went behind the scenes of alternate worlds for the first time. Now it's back, exploring the visionary sci-fi and cutting-edge science that inspire what comes next. The future will be wild. You'll be ready for it because you read STARLOG. 53739240
BenMech @benmech.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Well that was a shitshow of a Dragon House episode. Stupid murders, attempted rapes, dialogue that goes nowhere.. Good going dudes 000
Reposted by BenMechMichael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 25/06/2026A data-driven analysis of how the New York Times's treatment of transgender subjects shifted "from rights-based framing toward more skeptical, conflict-driven coverage" since 2014, centering trans-rights opponents over trans people themselves. www.advocate.com/politics/nat...advocate.comThe New York Times helped turn trans rights into political controversy, analysis findsA new data investigation says the paper of record increasingly framed transgender rights as a debate instead of a lived reality. 141805654
Reposted by BenMechMolly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 01/05/2026But I was told that Trump would be good for the economy 1362298723
Reposted by BenMechMad Scholar Frights @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 08/03/2026THREAD: I got laid off from NYMag/Vulture after 14 years. The family lost 75% of income + medical. Now mzs.press bookstore, once a side project. is do-or-die for Judith & I. I feel weird telling you this because others are doing much worse. But if you could like or share this, we'd be so grateful! 28760773480
Reposted by BenMechKurt Andersen @kurtandersen.bsky.social · 14/02/2026Remember the disastrous-for-Democrats 2022 spike in food prices? Which leveled off in 2023-24 but still helped Trump win? Well, in 2025 grocery prices rose again—beef by 12.7%. And food prices in general just had their biggest monthly spike since 2022. 93214
Reposted by BenMechBarry Yeoman @barryyeoman.com · 23/01/2026A post-by-post dissection of the Nazi and neo-Nazi tropes used in U.S. government social media accounts. By @alibreland.bsky.social in @theatlantic.com.theatlantic.comThe Trump Administration Is Publishing a Stream of Nazi PropagandaGovernment social-media managers have transformed official feeds. 131011437
Reposted by BenMechMad Scholar Frights @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 14/01/2026ICE not only manhandled and terrorized a 10th grader who is an American citizen, they stole his phone. And then they sold it. I repeat, they stole his phone, and then they sold it. 131150546
Reposted by BenMechWill Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 07/01/2026What ICE was up to in Minnesota before they murdered a woman 7851912040
Reposted by BenMechMad Scholar Frights @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 07/01/2026How much you wanna bet this guy's social media profile says something like "husband, father, patriot, Christian"? He probably coaches his son's little league team and gives them inspirational speeches about sportsmanship. He has fond memories of watching reruns of the 1950s Superman with his dad. 5564
Reposted by BenMechAnna 🌿👁️ @annacwebs.bsky.social · 05/01/2026Did you know that for five bucks a month you get access to the PBS passport streaming app which has tons of incredibly good shows and documentaries and things and it helps support their funding? 7758625
BenMech @benmech.bsky.social · 03/01/2026open.substack.com/pub/kenklipp...open.substack.comMamdani Demotes NYPD Commissioner Jessica TischMayor's first day in office was more interesting than you’ve been told 000
Reposted by BenMechffrf.org @ffrf.org · 02/01/2026We don’t think holy books belong in government ceremonies, but officials are free to use one. Cheering an oath on your book while attacking another isn’t about tradition. It’s religious discrimination. 712420
BenMech @benmech.bsky.social · 01/01/2026Happy New Year. Be better people to yourselves and each other. 010
Reposted by BenMechDave Itzkoff @ditzkoff.bsky.social · 21/12/2025Bari Weiss is really bad at her job, until you realize it's her job to be really bad at her job, in which case she is excellent at her job 683127499
Reposted by BenMechKurt Andersen @kurtandersen.bsky.social · 18/12/2025History doesn’t repeat, it rhymes: after their failed January 6 and Beer Hall putsches, both Trump and Hitler were prosecuted, yet a few years later both won presidential vote pluralities and their Republican and Nazi parties won control of Congress and the Reichstag and quickly greenlit autocracy. 4242
Reposted by BenMechffrf.org @ffrf.org · 15/12/2025There is no serious threat of “Sharia law” in America. But lawmakers are pushing Bible mandates, Ten Commandments displays, and Christian favoritism in government. That’s the actual threat to the Constitution. 210131
Reposted by BenMechffrf.org @ffrf.org · 15/12/2025No one is persecuting Christians in America. But Christian nationalism is being used to persecute others. floridaphoenix.com/2025/12/15/t...floridaphoenix.comThe Phony War on Christians • Florida PhoenixRemember the War on Christmas, when conservatives worked themselves into a lather over America-hating freaks wishing people “Happy Holidays,” putting on community celebrations called “Winterfest” inst... 17117
Reposted by BenMechffrf.org @ffrf.org · 15/12/2025“Stop talking about Christian nationalism” is exactly what Christian nationalists want. When an ideology seeks government power to privilege one religion, it must be named and challenged. baptistnews.com/article/is-i...baptistnews.comIs it time to retire the term ‘Christian nationalism’? – Baptist News GlobalThe most obvious evidence Christian nationalism exists is there are quite a few Christians who embrace the term. 76821
Reposted by BenMechKurt Andersen @kurtandersen.bsky.social · 06/12/2025The ultimate version of Trump’s habitual Every Accusation A Confession: suggesting that Europe (still 90% native born by the way) faces “erasure” by immigrants as he tries to erase the fundamentals of American civilization. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/w... 43116
Reposted by BenMechRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/12/2025Trump is summarily executing people suspected of being drug dealers, without providing any proof. How close are we to Trump ordering the execution of Americans he considers opponents? robertreich.substack.com/p/trumps-i… 2092913914
Reposted by BenMechKurt Andersen @kurtandersen.bsky.social · 30/11/2025He really truly is a pro-criminal president. As long as the crimes are major, and involve financial fraud or drug dealing. 137532
Reposted by BenMechElectronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 30/11/2025Maintaining the CLETS database’s integrity is vitally important, EFF’s @Maassive.bsky.social told @EastBayTimes.com. “Once you start ignoring the rules that are in place, once you start ignoring due process, ... then everything starts falling apart.” www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/11/22/...mercurynews.comKaiser Permanente disbanded 8-person California security team amid concerns about illegal searchesThe scandal’s statewide reach vastly expands the known number of Kaiser security personnel whose employment ended after the allegations arose. 24211
Reposted by BenMechMaria Popova @mariapopova.bsky.social · 29/11/2025How to be human – Kahlil Gibran's recipe for our spiritual perfection as a species, even more timely a century later www.themarginalian.org/2025/11/29/k...themarginalian.orgHow to Be Human: Kahlil Gibran’s Recipe for Our Spiritual Perfection as a SpeciesWe walk this earth as bewildered animals trying to recover the divinity within — descendants of the great apes who invented gods to mirror back to us the best in ourselves and bridle the wors… 0123
Reposted by BenMechKurt Andersen @kurtandersen.bsky.social · 29/11/2025The great Stoppard is gone. What a life. And a hero of mine, whom I got to interview when his trilogy The Coast of Utopia was on Broadway. www.wnyc.org/story/106931... 17510
Reposted by BenMechKurt Andersen @kurtandersen.bsky.social · 29/11/2025Disapproval vs Approval in New Gallup Poll people 18 to 34 71-23% independents 68-25% everyone 60-36% non college grads 57-38% white people 53-44% news.gallup.com/poll/699221/...news.gallup.comTrump's Approval Rating Drops to 36%, New Second-Term LowPresident Donald Trump's job approval rating has slipped to a new second-term low point and is approaching his all-time low of 34%. 54414
Reposted by BenMechTom Gabriel Warrior @tomgabrielwarrior.bsky.social · 27/11/2025newrepublic.comTrump’s FBI Spent Nearly $1 Million on Redacting Epstein FilesA new report reveals the FBI’s frantic “special redaction project” when they thought the Epstein files would be released. 031
BenMech @benmech.bsky.social · 04/06/2025Congress is considering clawing back approved public media funding – ripping vital services from our communities. Join me in stopping it. Call Congress now. bit.ly/3T68Qgwbit.lyUrge Congress: Save Public MediaSave your local stations. Call your Members of Congress now! 020
Reposted by BenMechKara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 09/02/2025The public polling on Trump will be positive until it becomes clear what’s happening. But see how Germany is now responding to the far right parties compared to before. Quiet coup, slowing boiling frog, whatever you want to call it, it must eventually show its real nature to all. Let THAT sink in.media.tenor.coma man carrying a white box in front of a twitter logoALT: a man carrying a white box in front of a twitter logo 891570204
BenMech @benmech.bsky.social · 20/01/2025Again, anyone leaving other social media networks for Bluesky do not get the problem - no matter where we go, they follow. We can’t keep giving them ground we abandon. 110
BenMech @benmech.bsky.social · 21/12/2024@jamesgunn.bsky.social trailer question: There’s no WB Shield. There is the DCLogo AT The End. What’s going on with This decision? 000
Reposted by BenMechJudd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 19/12/20241. Retailers didn't like what their data was saying about shoplifting trends. So, after three decades, the National Retail Federation just stopped collecting data about shoplifting and invented a dubious new metric It's already being cited by Fox News & the NY Post Follow along for details 🧵popular.infoLies, damn lies, and shoplifting statisticsFor 32 years, the National Retail Federation (NRF) — the lobbying group representing major retailers in the United States — has produced the "National Retail Security Survey." The survey, widely cited... 832213877
Reposted by BenMechWeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 17/12/2024This is Summit. He carefully selects a new stick every morning from his hotel's stick library. Thinks every beach should have one of these. 13/10 153112941343
BenMech @benmech.bsky.social · 29/11/2024@jamesgunn.bsky.social There is a financial scam artist working off your name, here. I doubt you use the middle name Francis 000
BenMech @benmech.bsky.social · 29/11/2024BlueSky is not immune to scammer accounts hostile to open communication. Cavaet emptor. 000
