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Ben Pulver

@benpulver.bsky.social
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Michigander, Chef, Husband, and Dad. Fierce Pappa Bear to the “Pulver Bears”. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Small democratic values - Capital D Democratic politics Better a bleeding heart than none at all.

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Ben Pulver @benpulver.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace Love And Understanding? - originally by Nick Lowe and popularized by Elvis Costello and The Attractions #campfirecovers #protestsong #wagepeace #pacifist #unitarianuniversalist @japulver.bsky.social www.tiktok.com/t/ZTUKVYmjG/
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(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace Love And Understanding? Originally by Nick Lowe and popularized by Elvis Costello and The Attractions. #elviscostello #acousticcovers #campfirecovers #wagepeace #pacifist...
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Ben Pulver @benpulver.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Reminder as we all discuss whether or not Macklemore is spouting the usual pro-Pal rhetoric or is leaning into antisemitism… He’s been problematic for years. Ed Sheeran knew who he was getting.
Macklemore dressed in offensive stereotypical Jewish costume.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Sean Duffy: “I have a hard time believing in the government anymore.” Rachel Campos-Duffy: “We don't trust the government.” Katie Miller: “I'm still distrustful of the government.” Plot twist: They ARE the government.
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Ben Pulver @benpulver.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
When does a candidate running for elected office with a major party have to give up the claim that “I’m not a politician.”?
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
LITERALLY FROM EXODUS BASED ON HAMURABI'S CODE WHICH SPELLS THIS OUT EXPLICITLY AND THEN THE MISHNAH ALSO MAKES THIS CLEAR THE FETUS AND THE BORN PERSON DON'T HAVE THE SAME STATUS NEVER HAVE IN JUDAISM AND NEVER WILL have a nice day everybody
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The Torah of Reproductive Freedom
The Jewish Case for Abortion Justice
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Ben Pulver @benpulver.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Something something establishment Democrats…
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 19/07/2026
I don't think she has it locked, but Howard Dean said in an interview recently that he knew his campaign was in trouble several weeks *before* the infamous "Iowa Scream" when he noticed that while his rallies were still packed, he kept seeing *the same people* at all of them. They were groupies.
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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
A quick word on Taco Bell: That's where we found the suspected lettuce, and it's not bc Taco Bell is gross. It's bc Taco Bell is REALLY GOOD at tracing product! Keeping track of exactly where they got their ingredients, & exactly what restaurants each shipment of ingredients went to!
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Ben Pulver @benpulver.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
While both Democratic candidates have pledged to support the LGBTQ+ community, only Haley Stevens has done the work. As one of the most effective legislators, Stevens secured federal protections and crucial federal dollars that fund local programs, all while blocking harmful legislation.
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 17/07/2026
Amazing. Abdul's campaign has spent tremendous energy trying to match Mamdani's "viral online" success with his "Taylor Swift lip sync" & "Blue's Clues" videos. Haley didn't have to do a damned thing and her opponents managed to Streisand Effect her into a smash hit meme. (sound up!)
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
NEW: Aurora Police say an ICE detention center employee shot a protester last night. She is expected to survive. 42-year-old Brandon Booth, who works for the ICE contractor GEO Group, is being held on suspicion of attempted second degree murder and other charges.
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
He Should Be Fired Immediately and Investigated…..
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Wow. The ICE shooter in Maine asked his ex-wife to "to lie for him and to cover for his character." She said he was abusive and had previously reported concerns about him to his military superiors. He was also a volunteer firefighter, but was removed after several spats with department leadership.
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ICE agent who killed man in Biddeford identified as former Maine law enforcement officer
An ex-wife told the Press Herald that David Brouillette called her and admitted he was the ICE agent who shot Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero.
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Ben Pulver @benpulver.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
You know the “Noun, Verb, AIPAC” crowd has fully lost the plot when they’re attacking the Asian Pacific American Chamber of Commerce…APACC.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I'm told the reason a lot of people on the far-left are supporting Dr. Abdul El-Sayed over Rep. Haley Stevens is due to policy outlook, and yet, what I keep seeing are people on the far-left obsessed with mocking her appearance, voice, and mannerisms. Weird campaign strategy.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 10/07/2026
The Daily Show weighs in on Maine ☠️😭
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TizzyWoman @tizzywoman.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
This 1972 anti–Vietnam War ad for McGovern captures a timeless truth: protesting isn't enough; we must vote. Imagine if profiting from war was illegal worldwide. As John Stuart Mill said, bad men win when good men look on and do nothing. Let’s act. Do something.
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Ben Pulver @benpulver.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Because the DSA’s primary goal is to destroy the Democratic Party.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10/07/2026
GOP Rep. French Hill has to explain the Constitution to a confused Maria Bartiromo
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Aunt Jules @japulver.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Is deliberately lying to support your preferred candidate ok? Bc AES supporters online seem to think so. I've encountered 2 instances now (1 personally & 1 observed) where misinformation about Abdul & Haley was pointed out, but the OP says they will leave up the misinformation bc it helps Abdul!
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 08/07/2026
Lawrence O’Donnell dismantles the myth of Graham Platner. And warning signs were there all along. Information was publicly available, but ignored. Maybe the U.S. Senate shouldn’t be someone’s first political job. No public office. No real vetting. Hype isn’t a substitute for scrutiny. 🧵
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Ben Pulver @benpulver.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
The brocialist new leftists who set out to prove the horseshoe theory, all say (with zero merit) that my criticisms of Abdul El-Sayed are just me being anti-Muslim They remind me of the boorish, abhorrent, obnoxious KITH character who responded to any rejection with “It’s my cabbage head isn’t it?”
Kids in the Hall Character who has cabbage for a head.
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Ben Pulver @benpulver.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Michigan, learn from Maine’s mistakes with Abdul’s buddy Graham Platner. Vet our candidates NOW during the primary. Everything shared here was sure to come up in a general. GOP wants to run against Abdul because he hands them his own oppo every time he opens his mouth. He’s all hubris and ego.
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Charles Gaba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 05/07/2026
.@haleyformi.bsky.social has been strongly endorsed by MI Attorney General @dananessel.bsky.social.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Liberal say that Donald Trump has turned our democracy into a kleptocracy. They’re wrong— Donald Trump has turned our republic into a kleptocracy.
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Ben Pulver @benpulver.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
If I were a 40 something dude with no experience in elected office running as a “progressive” against two much more accomplished women and someone remembered the time I said I didn’t want to work with any women over 40, I’d probably attack the messenger too.
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Person Running with a Giant Red Flag
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Aunt Jules @japulver.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
In case you fell for the talking point that the Gaza obsessed don’t actually hate LGBTQ people, or that they were in any way champions of queer liberation, it should be crystal clear by now that they aren’t even allies. This is not activism, it’s political violence. These people are dangerous.
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Ben Pulver @benpulver.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
I’m a lifelong progressive. I don’t want Medicare For All. I want universal healthcare. And I want elected officials who understand the difference.
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Ben Pulver @benpulver.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Michigan has a “Democratic” candidate, Abdul El-Sayed, trying to ride Mamdani’s coattails like he tried mimicking Obama. Republicans are already running attack ads using his campaign surrogate Hasan Piker’s real indefensible statements. He hands GOP his own oppo every time he opens his mouth.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
MacFarlane: You have a smell that's emanating now that is reminiscent of a high school locker room. You have a police force and National Guard presence that is profound. It's like a jewel heist from the muppet caper is going to happen. It seems to be a misappropriation of resources.
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Ben Pulver @benpulver.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Advertise your Bluesky account with a Simpsons gif.
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The Simpsons: Groundskeeper Willie Playing Accordion
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Ben Pulver @benpulver.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Abdul El-Sayed is bragging about his time (less than four years) “reforming public health when politicians failed” and rebuilding a juvenile detention facility “from the studs”. Here’s what actually happened when everyone reported directly to him. freebeacon.com/democrats/fl...
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'Flooded With Sewage and Garbage': Michigan's El-Sayed Says He 'Rebuilt' a Troubled Detroit-Area Juvenile Jail. Records Say Otherwise.
On the campaign trail, Michigan's left-wing Democratic Senate candidate, Abdul El-Sayed, has boasted that he "rebuilt" the troubled Wayne County Juvenile Detention Facility "from the studs" while serv...
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Kim @klaw1231.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Chump goes to a game there are boos and an out of context loss for the Knicks. Taylor goes and everyone is happy and a spectacular win. MTV gets it! 😎
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Ben Pulver @benpulver.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
🎶Do you like American music? 🎶I like American music. 🎶Don’t you like American music…baby? 🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🤘 “American Music”, Violent Femmes, 1991, acoustic cover with harmonica accompaniment www.tiktok.com/t/ZTB9fRp1U/
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#americanmusic #violentfemmes #acousticcovers #campfiresongs #harmonica American Music, Violent Femmes, 1991 Thank you, Pulver Bears for learning a new song with me! ❤️ @Jules @Avery @Jason
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Him. @theduder334.blacksky.app · 10/06/2026
Being right is amazing feeling. Being consistently right? Oh that's a whole nother thing. I said it once. And i'll say it again. If you are a minority? Get out of maine now. If you need help with understanding why i'm saying that? Look here.
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Ben Pulver @benpulver.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
I’m more and more convinced that the far left is putting up their worst candidates to run in Democratic primaries because they don’t actually want Democrats to win. We all see the red flags 🚩. 🧲 #horseshoetheory
I was looking for red flags. I asked the DSA, the Bernie Bros, and the Tankies. They didn’t see any. But I asked women and POC… They knew.
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Aunt Jules @japulver.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Hey #SloppyPete! Unitarians & Universalists founded this country. We are just as American as anyone else. This is blatant religious discrimination. Are you that illiterate of the Constitution or are you just hammered again? Resign now. - #ProudUU @uua.org
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
When Elon Musk’s daughter told his she was trans he could have simply loved her. Instead, he chose to burn the world down.
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Ben Pulver @benpulver.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Happy Pride!!! @japulver.bsky.social and I are proud of everyone who chooses to live their authentic lives. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️✊🏾 #redhotchilipeppers #pride2026 #unitarianuniversalist #pacifist
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Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
DEVELOPING: Rob Lowe’s band from St. Elmo’s Fire has withdrawn from President Trump’s America 250 celebration.
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MadAsHell-NeverTrumper 🌊💙🌈 @janl99.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
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😸 Hugo the pink cat 😸 @hugothepinkcat.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Fuck Alpha male ideology! Boys, you want an intense love story and satisfaction in your love life? THIS IS WHO YOU SHOULD EMULATE, not losers like Andrew Tate or Testicular or whatever his name is...
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Ben Pulver @benpulver.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
So it’s a toilet fight you want?
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Wrestling News - WWE, AEW, TNA, NJPW @wrestlingnews.co · 13/05/2026
'Go To SAG, Get A Bunch Of Guys Together': Kevin Nash Urges WWE Stars To Unionize wrestlingnews.co/wwe-news/sag...
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Ben Pulver @benpulver.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
In Michigan’s US Senate Dem primary, US Rep Haley Stevens is unmasking ICE and having them independently reviewed. State Senator Mallory McMorrow is keeping ICE out of courts, churches, and schools. Abdul El-Sayed says, “Fuck ICE”, so obviously he calls himself the only progressive. #deedsnotwords
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Sailor Moon: But You Didn't Do Anything
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Joan Baez has announced her retirement from the stage at the age of 85. “This is not just the end of my career. It’s the final chapter of an entire era — an era of idealism, of protest, of songs that dared to challenge power and awaken hearts.
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
DEAR RESTAURANTS: Your servers are not volunteers. If you can't afford to pay them more than 2.13% of what you charge, you can't afford to run a business. Thank you!
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
And where is the outrage from mainstream media outlets over this? Crickets. 🦗
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Patricia @pjs501.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
A cartoon showing multiple FBI agents with cameras and notepads circled around a group of sea shells. Yellow crime scene tape circles the group. While outside the circle being ignored by the FBI are the bloody bodies of Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
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