Ben Ricchio @benricchio.bsky.social · 16hIt's important to remember that when members of Congress bring up past-legislation that bans the import of Russian oil, Donald Trump has absolutely no idea what they're talking about. He basically checked-out from 2021 to 2025. He literally has no idea what happened. He's an idiot. Full-stop. 000
Reposted by Ben RicchioMichelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Divers free a whale shark from rope that enwrapped it for years: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/interestin... 26791981835
Ben Ricchio @benricchio.bsky.social · 10/10/2026In what UNIVERSE do... FEDERAL prosecutors submit redacted documents, wherein the redactions include the NAMES OF THE ATTORNEYS REPRESENTING... THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT?! 000
Ben Ricchio @benricchio.bsky.social · 10/10/2026If you look at the text in this social media post about marked ballots, it is verbatim the text that Politifact cites when it debunks that claim. Thanks @nilsjonsson.com for sharing the Politifact link. bsky.app/profile/darr... 010
Reposted by Ben RicchioAmbassador Ken Fairfax (ret) @portlandken.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Trump's plan to disrupt the election is already underway, with troops standing menacingly at a DC ballot drop box. Under 18 U.S. Code § 592, it is illegal for armed troops to be "at any place where a general or special election is held," yet there they are. 62558352
Reposted by Ben Ricchiojudithanne.bsky.social @judithanne.bsky.social · 09/10/2026That wasn't the line. The line was = high gas prices. 71377
Reposted by Ben RicchioThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/10/2026🔥 @jumaane.bsky.social : “They’re going to try to make the gentleman they shot the worst human you’ve ever heard of… a father picking up his child was shot by a rogue agency controlled by Trump. That’s what occurred. He represents evil. He is doing the Devil’s work.” #AbolishICE 6430151240
Ben Ricchio @benricchio.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Makes sense. Accountants make for good investigators for the IRS. I can see why Vance would be against that. 000
Ben Ricchio @benricchio.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Awesome of the Jets to celebrate their interception BEFORE the referee explains that the flag was for Jets doing an illegal facemask 000
Reposted by Ben RicchioWuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Jack Smith….man of the people at the Power to the People concert hanging out on the lawn….no fancy pavilion seats or backstage laminate pass 1072244385231
Ben Ricchio @benricchio.bsky.social · 02/10/2026It's difficult to read that article, and then read this Atlantic article, and not think of the sudden and ill-predicted consequences that might come from a whole bunch of people getting into construction. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...theatlantic.comTime to Consider Becoming a BricklayerCollege degrees hold less value, while jobs in the trades are booming. 000
Ben Ricchio @benricchio.bsky.social · 02/10/2026An intaglio (geoglyphic), dated at least 2000 years older than Stonehenge or the oldest Egyptian pyramid, was carved right through by a bulldozer, as part of border wall construction: www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news... 000
Reposted by Ben RicchioBen K. @benjaminkabak.com · 01/10/2026I have seen many of you say "Donald Trump's brain is mush" and I was not prepared for how bad this is. 34714
Ben Ricchio @benricchio.bsky.social · 30/09/2026When the Biden economy was "the envy of the world", Fox News focused on how it thought people "felt" about the economy, because they couldn't win on facts. In the same way, Eric Schmitt can't prove Jack Smith perjured himself, so he'll talk about why he "feels" like Smith perjured himself instead. 100
Reposted by Ben RicchioThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Nailed it ⛽️ 🤷🏻♀️ 10140991222
Ben Ricchio @benricchio.bsky.social · 26/09/2026"The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney's 'Musk' " Sweet, now Gibney can benefit from the Streisand-effect AND he won't have to pay for advertising. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...hollywoodreporter.comThe Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing. 132
Ben Ricchio @benricchio.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Oh, Becky is definitely in that "4% of Democrats" who approve of Trump's performance. 000
Ben Ricchio @benricchio.bsky.social · 24/09/2026In 2016, Republicans voted for Trump because he gave them absolution from the guilt of voting for Bush, who led us into the Iraq War, the botched response to Hurricane Katrina, and the 2008 market collapse. Can't WAIT to find out who gives these voters absolution for Trump... 000
Ben Ricchio @benricchio.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Tammy Duckworth's advice is tone-deaf. Barack Obama tried to play the bipartisan game and the Right took their shot: they spent weeks talking about a tan suit, they neutered the best parts of the ACA before it became law, and then blamed him for the same ACA shortcomings that they fought for. 001
Reposted by Ben Ricchioshauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 23/09/2026i don’t know how to make it any plainer that the vast majority of dem voters believe holding people accountable IS part of “getting back to work” 662180475
Ben Ricchio @benricchio.bsky.social · 17/09/2026For anyone who's wondering why the Left calls for taxing the ultra-wealthy: Doug Jones points out that as diesel prices go up, those prices are passed onto consumers. If you follow the trail from consumer upward, none of them can afford to absorb the cost, until you get to people at the top. 100
Reposted by Ben RicchioMichelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 16/09/2026A massive flock of snow geese, who have come from the Arctic to spend the winter in the Skagit Valley near Seattle, gradually taking flight like waves: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/BeAmazed/s... 29775961486
Reposted by Ben RicchioCanada is our BFF! Store water & food b4 it's all bad! @austin-native.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Want to know more about 👇DATA CENTERS? It's short. youtube.com/shorts/wpoEh...youtube.comOhio man questions why normal people are footing the bill for data center growthYouTube video by More Perfect Union 198
Ben Ricchio @benricchio.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Paraphrasing NYT Daily interview with Jacob Coxol: COXOL: "When people hear that I worked in data, they're like 'you mean like stealing my work and training AI on my family photos?'. Other people scraped the data but I decided which were the good bits to train on" Fuck you. pca.st/episode/60e2...pca.stThe A.I. Researcher Whose Rebellion Is Changing EverythingIn recent days, Jacob Coxon, a researcher at the artificial intelligence company Anthropic, quit his job and posted warnings about the risks of the technology. That kicked off a crisis that… 100
Reposted by Ben RicchioRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Isn’t it interesting though that Mike Johnson shrugs all this off as just provocative things said just to create a “persona online” from one of his ACTUAL NOMINEES FOR CONGRESS, but Hasan Piker, who isn’t running for anything, supposedly represents the entire Democratic Party. 906114323750
Reposted by Ben RicchioAndrew Lisowski 💻 @hipstersmoothie.com · 08/01/2025Do you like this feed? If you do repost this and share it with your friends! 46562160
Reposted by Ben RicchioAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 11/09/2026Okay everyone. Here’s the YouTube interview with @jimmykimmel.com and @jamestalarico.bsky.social You know what to do. Watch it. Share it. Donate. Bury them. youtu.be/WLDE9LrGpNk?...youtu.beJimmy Kimmel’s Interview with James Talarico That the FCC Doesn’t Want You To SeeYouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live 4541896011177
Ben Ricchio @benricchio.bsky.social · 06/09/2026“I’m going to spend whatever amount of money necessary to try to help us, and this is money from MAGA Inc. This is my money that I control.” He'll pocket most of it for himself. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...politico.comTrump’s MAGA Inc. sends $10M to Texas in first general election spend of the yearIt’s a welcome sign for Republicans, who have implored the president to mobilize his massive campaign war chest. 000
Ben Ricchio @benricchio.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Exactly the kind of person Trump would appoint. www.npr.org/2026/09/04/n...npr.org4 things investigators learned about the dysfunction at Trump's Labor DepartmentA report from Labor Department investigators found former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer violated her own department's policy prohibiting harassment. She resigned in April. 011
Ben Ricchio @benricchio.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Not to diss on influential Bluesky posters, but they deprive oxygen from lesser-known accounts, whose posts might inspire focused, specific action. @propublica.org is a great example, and their posts deserve as much influence, if not more, than this post - no matter who it's quoting. 200
Reposted by Ben RicchioAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 04/09/2026NEW: The federal prosecutor who charged ICE agent Christian Castro for lying about shooting Sosa-Celia has now been FIRED. He objected to the DoJ stopping him from charging a civil rights violation. And now he’s fired. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-min...cbsnews.comFederal prosecutor fired after investigating ICE officer for civil rights offenses in Minnesota shooting, sources sayA federal prosecutor in Minnesota who was investigating an ICE officer for possible civil rights crimes has been fired, four sources familiar with the matter told CBS News. 811119056504
Reposted by Ben RicchioThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Impeach Fetterman 587104093139
Ben Ricchio @benricchio.bsky.social · 02/09/2026This sentence doesn't make sense. If voters are agonizing over the age of candidates, then why did Massachusetts voters elect 80-year old Ed Markey in the primary? And why did the popular vote and Electrical College go to then-78 year-old Joe Biden? Or then-78 year-old Trump in 2024? 230
Ben Ricchio @benricchio.bsky.social · 01/09/2026“ 'To the contrary, we have repeatedly held that mere offense, disagreement, or distaste does not qualify as a concrete and particularized injury,' the court said." Sounds like the next Democrat President has a permission slip to knock that ballroom right back down. www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...nbcnews.comSupreme Court allows Trump to move forward with White House ballroom constructionChallengers argued that the president needed Congress’ approval to build the ballroom. 000
Ben Ricchio @benricchio.bsky.social · 31/08/2026"The U.S. military struck what it said were Iranian rocket launchers in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday while Iran retaliated with strikes on U.S. forces in Jordan and the United Arab Emirates in the first major attacks (...) in more than a month." To be clear: we fired first. tinyurl.com/yd8k26yrtinyurl.comAttacks flare between the U.S. and Iran after a monthlong pauseU.S. threats erupt into attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran retaliates against U.S. targets in the United Arab Emirates and Jordan in the first exchange of fire since July 29. 021
Reposted by Ben RicchioJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Most headlines refer to this as "misspent" or "misappropriated". Whether by a legal definition it's "stole" those other words GREATLY understate what happened. They took $10M of public money for childrens health care and laundered it thru a string of orgs to get it into a political campaign account. 331497591
Reposted by Ben RicchioBiff Whipster @biffwhipster.bsky.social · 22/08/2026This is one of my favorite diagrams 1322
Ben Ricchio @benricchio.bsky.social · 21/08/2026On the @pbsnews.org News Hour: David Brooks "both sides"es Natalie Harp by suggesting it was wrong for @ossoff.bsky.social to mention her because it insinuated a sexual relationship. No, David Brooks. YOU interpreted it as a sexual relationship. 010
Ben Ricchio @benricchio.bsky.social · 21/08/2026David Brooks just lied on the @pbsnews.org News Hour and said that @angieforfl.bsky.social celebrated Fidel Castro's 100th birthday. I want to repeat: David Brooks LIED. This man's credibility should be in the toilet. PBS News, it is way past time that you stop inviting him to the News Hour. 000
Reposted by Ben RicchioGlenn A. Bruce @glennardenbruce.bsky.social · 15/08/2026More lying per the usual. In this case, grifting credit for things done by others. 402183957197
Reposted by Ben RicchioMike D London @mikedlondon.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Man who plans to bring us data centres in space next year can't figure out how to dim car headlights... 🤔 32341481108
Ben Ricchio @benricchio.bsky.social · 11/08/2026This is not a "recount", it's "tossing votes based on technicalities that were not even committed by the voters, but rather, by government officials overseeing the election." Lazy, lazy, lazy. Try a more-honest title like: "Trump-backed candidate handed lead due to clerk's errors, not voters'." 000
Ben Ricchio @benricchio.bsky.social · 10/08/2026A funny epitaph for a tombstone: "I ate it because it was there." 000
Ben Ricchio @benricchio.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Some basic math: Approximate death toll in Gaza since after Oct 7 attacks: 73,000. If the death toll of the pre-war population were 0.1% (using @lisamikol3369.bsky.social's stats), then... 73,000 * 10 = 730,000 (1%) 730,000 * 100 = 73M (100%) Actual pre-war population of Gaza: 2.4M 000
Ben Ricchio @benricchio.bsky.social · 20/07/2026I just assumed the new Avengers movie would be trending by now since the new trailer dropped 3 hours ago. youtu.be/irVNGjRFZGk?...youtu.beAvengers: Doomsday | Official Trailer | In Theaters December 18YouTube video by Marvel Entertainment 010