Ben Fowler @benmffowler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026My fucking mind is blown. I'm watching Agatha Christie's 13 at Dinner (1985) and Inspector Japp is played by none other than Poirot himself, David Suchet. Poirot in this movie is played once again by Peter Ustinov. 121
Ben Fowler @benmffowler.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Why don't they make General Tso flavored potato chips? 220
Reposted by Ben FowlerPaul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 19/09/2026It’s very simple and it’s been said over and over but I guess it needs saying continuously: if you deem one group too small to have equal rights you are enabling fascism, not fighting it. The people saying Dems are GREAT on trans rights are not paying attention and/or saying stuff like this. 348160734128
Reposted by Ben FowlerPaul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Once you start conceding ground to the “protect sports” angle in order to win an election you’re not fighting for anyone’s rights 493558358
Reposted by Ben FowlerReturn of the Cmonstermacques @cmonmaque.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I like these ads from democrats responding to trans panic nonsense that are like “I believe in FAIRNESS in sports” and its really good that you’re engaging the wackjob republicans on this. It’s always good to give your opponent a free ad. You’re political masterminds. 58714
Reposted by Ben FowlerReturn of the Cmonstermacques @cmonmaque.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Very fun how Americans are always “remember Tiananmen Square” and never “remember Kent state” 17568114
Ben Fowler @benmffowler.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The guy who fixes my bike out of his van invited me to his new beer release party in October at the new microbrewery and i feel like I've leveled up into a whole new annoying white person. 150
Reposted by Ben FowlerAbra / Jessica Conwell, Carmella Creeper's Gender Doula🏳️⚧️ 🇲🇽🌼 @pairofclaws.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Hetero couples that feel gay. 1646349
Reposted by Ben FowlerGabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 16/09/2026“And when one of them told an ICE agent that he was a US citizen, one of them allegedly said, ‘I don’t care, your parents can’t help you now.’” Susan Collins stole our tax dollars to fund this terrorism across our communities. 1027297
Reposted by Ben FowlerWagatwe Wanjuki @wagatwe.bsky.social · 16/09/2026mainstream media has learned nothing 943871
Reposted by Ben FowlerSen. Danica Roem @pwcdanica.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Update: I just spoke to former Haymarket Town Council member Madhu Panhti. The Manassas-based effort to support the surviving families from the flood in Nepal 3 weeks ago has raised >$71K of their $100K goal. I chipped in again, so please join me by donating and 🔃: funds.anhsdc.org (⬇️ Reuters, 9/14) 065
Reposted by Ben FowlerEric Blair @protecttruth.bsky.social · 15/09/2026an important thing is that four decades ago these same fifty people worked at AEI and for Reagan, and they all slapped each other on the back and talked about how voters wanted small government and low taxes on rich people, and it turned out their voters didn’t give a shit about that at all 25811
Reposted by Ben Fowler👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 14/09/2026voter abstention this, voter abstention that, the obvious answer here is that Democrats could and should just support trans people. if you're on the left and consider yourself on the left in any capacity you should just be supporting trans folk 71567299
Ben Fowler @benmffowler.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Made the mistake of putting on some red beans to slow cook overnight and the smell is driving me crazy. 010
Reposted by Ben FowlerBetter Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Every other headline now is "Huge liar who's financially motivated to lie says" 2266221257
Reposted by Ben FowlerTyler, from the Internet (Haunted) @tylerfromtheinternet.com · 14/09/2026lmaoooo 0444
Ben Fowler @benmffowler.bsky.social · 14/09/2026On IG right now is this very funny actor from Ghosts doing a spot on baseball announcer voice but saying nonsense words and then women are using that voice as audio for their reels talking about what they have to hear for the next 18 weeks and the men getting mad because it's football not baseball. 030
Reposted by Ben FowlerCalvinball Congress @emericanjezebel.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Reminder: Biden’s admin oversaw the largest crackdown of student protests in decades. He oversaw snipers being deployed on college campuses. For students reading in tents. 828186
Reposted by Ben Fowlerrax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 10/09/2026i forget who on here was recently like 'anytime the food at the place starts quietly sucking you can google it and trace the quality drop to whenever it was bought by private equity' but hooooowee you sure can 17983130
Ben Fowler @benmffowler.bsky.social · 10/09/2026When I'm king i will forbid the use of these chairs in anything other than the divyest of bars that only serve a beer and a shot for 7.50 or less. 030
Reposted by Ben FowlerRebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 08/09/2026well this answers my question 13915150
Reposted by Ben FowlerBetter Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Central planning doesn't work because a few bureaucrats can't allocate resources efficiently for a massive country. That's why we love the free market, where a few billionaires do that 171896253
Reposted by Ben Fowlereric shamow @botmatrix.myatproto.social · 07/09/2026It started with the political press being stenographers for government, now tech and business press are stenographers for the tech industry We don't have to take their claims at face value! We can evaluate things people say! 15217
Reposted by Ben FowlerBetter Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 06/09/2026If you want a rational conversation about tradeoffs you should start by demanding honesty from the industry that has been lying about this technology since its inception, not to mention one of the common talking points being "You're getting this whether you like it or not" 272747400
Ben Fowler @benmffowler.bsky.social · 06/09/2026I asked if there's a shuttle that goes to downtown New Orleans from the airport and the guy sort of chuckled and said no but there IS a bus that does that after I offered that I thought there was regular transport provided by the city. Sheesh, are you a "that's not a boat, that's a ship" guy too? 041
Reposted by Ben FowlerCollaterly @collaterly.bsky.social · 06/09/2026YOU’RE LITERALLY EITHER BORN WITH MAGIC OR NOT 🤦♀️ like sir are you stupid or do you think everyone else is 1161
Ben Fowler @benmffowler.bsky.social · 05/09/2026I know it makes me sound like an asshole or whatever but I can't stand the kind of small talk where it's just a series of questions you could easily look up yourself. Because now you're just making me do it. 000
Reposted by Ben FowlerYuritober Winters @hotoldersisgf.sisc.one · 05/09/2026Read The Hobbit to your kids my guy, come on. 0211
Reposted by Ben Fowlermtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 05/09/2026The Supreme Court blocked the student loan forgiveness despite there being explicit statutory authority for Biden to do it and allowed the Iran War despite an explicit Constitutional prohibition on anyone besides Congress declaring a war. 5037251070
Reposted by Ben FowlerGallifreyan Jedi @jediofgallifrey.bsky.social · 05/09/2026everyone who said "you must reject the piker endorsement" and didn't say "you must reject the cheney endorsement" is a stupid asshole 541278
Reposted by Ben Fowlercait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 05/09/2026men will come online and admit to both being stupid as fuck as well as never having spent any time around a woman in their entire pathetic lives 862179148
Reposted by Ben Fowler Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 05/09/2026Ah yes, "Pacman ghosts are A.I." argument. I'd ask how people this stupid get to write for the NYT, but it seems to be a job requirement. 1821128
Ben Fowler @benmffowler.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I almost sent a text that went "do you ever feel depressed" like... Of course they do, you're just gearing up to make them do emotional labor for you. Be better. 140
Ben Fowler @benmffowler.bsky.social · 03/09/2026My Instagram is flooded with kangaroo tail vs oxtail content. People seem convinced kangaroo tail has a certificate telltale (haha) bone structure and we're all getting cheated. The evidence for this is... just randos picking at oxtail and saying it's roo and then AI images trying to compare them. 010
Reposted by Ben FowlerCaelan Conrad @caelan.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Some cis people will literally leave their jobs over Joanne's bigotry, and others are mad they're being told not to watch a TV show. Who our allies are is very obvious to us, and we remember who they are. 93331939
Ben Fowler @benmffowler.bsky.social · 02/09/2026If you say processes like "eez" instead of "iz" i hate your guts. 360
Reposted by Ben Fowlerabsolute horses @jcoglan.com · 30/08/2026could a handful of billionaires owning the means of production of all knowledge/creative work revive socialism 151057147
Ben Fowler @benmffowler.bsky.social · 30/08/2026I don't know who needs to hear this *cough* @regretagarbo.rip *cough* but there's an Instagram account with two drag queens gossiping about what happens on Voyager. www.instagram.com/reel/DclwyMa...instagram.comInstagramCreate an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you. 130
Ben Fowler @benmffowler.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Seeing a lot of "whom couldst have foreseen" posts from barely sentient farmers who voted for this 3 times in a row and getting justifiably skewered by the people who are literally and figuratively stitching them up. I'm trying to take it as a good sign but we've been through all this before. 020
Reposted by Ben FowlerGabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 27/08/2026“INCLUDING SEVERAL CHILDREN BORN IN THE US” 57943
Reposted by Ben FowlerCalvinball Congress @emericanjezebel.bsky.social · 27/08/2026ask me why I don’t have patience for dems who pussyfoot around defunding the police. ask me. 17315