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Ben Wiers

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I’m a tall drink of water, but the glass is half empty.

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Ben Wiers @benwiers.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Which of Dan Soder’s best friends had a worse weekend? Coach Friend or Comedy Friend? #NFL #SNL #Chargers #Misogyny
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Weird that Donald Trump's message is that people who are being assaulted can stop it all by giving up and submitting to the aggressor, so weird, so so weird
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Mei 🪽 @meidotwav.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
treat your body like a data center. consume as much water, art and literature as possible. upset local municipalities with your existence.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026
I am angry tonight. Because tonight ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car. ICE makes this city less safe. We want them out. Now.
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Ben Wiers @benwiers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
@merriam-webster.com how do you define socialism?
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Ben Wiers @benwiers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Making the world safe for mediocrity!
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Ben Wiers @benwiers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The libs can’t comprehend an objectively perfect representation of a human-like entity!
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Ben Wiers @benwiers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Put this on a banner! It’s pretty much all we’ve got San Diego!
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Ben Wiers @benwiers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Sorry, I m in a bad mood because of the baseball I’m watching
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Ben Wiers @benwiers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Okay, well when I used the word ‘here’ i was referring to this specific situation which involves a padres offense that is populated with Austin Hays, most famous for being featured in the incredibly annoying ‘oppo taco’ commercial.
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Ben Wiers @benwiers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I think the main factor here is the impotence of the padres offense.
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Ben Wiers @benwiers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The men who fear their wives may be the heroes we need?
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Ben Wiers @benwiers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
“*If necessary” is such a petty little bitch of a phrase. #LetsGoPadres
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Ben Wiers @benwiers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I haven’t seen Emma Stone’s husband at any of these games. Is he there and they’re not showing him because Emma isn’t there? Is she getting tired of his bullshit? I wish her all the best! #LetsGoPadres
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Ben Wiers @benwiers.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I feel like declaring a city expendable is essentiallly another way of saying that you will never again visit that city. So I think maybe Donald Trump essentially RSVP-ed no to ever attending a Padre game and that has tipped the scales in our favor.
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Ben Wiers @benwiers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
My team’s breaking new ground in terms of playoff paternity leave.
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Ben Wiers @benwiers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I have disliked all of Tom Cruise’s massively successful movies in the last 6 years. The fact that people are saying Dogger is a bomb has me intrigued.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026
Troy Jackson after Collins takes credit for rural healthcare cuts in big beautiful bill not being as bad as they could've been even though she voted to advance the bill: "Sen. Collins is like an arsonist who helped set the fire, and then she wants credit for bringing a cup of water to put it out"
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Ben Wiers @benwiers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Arms like those should not need rest!
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Ben Wiers @benwiers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I was a little nervous for the country for about a month 25 years ago, but I got over it eventually. Why is everyone still so scared of dying in a fiery explosion, when we’re so much more likely to die from lack of adequate healthcare?
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Ben Wiers @benwiers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I just went to the store and opened all the Talenti gelato containers for everybody.
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Ben Wiers @benwiers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Are you sure it wasn’t mirrorball shrapnel?
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Ken Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The ironic thing, of course, is that "Woke 1" was the exact opposite of the Witch Trials. There were no actual witches. That's why the Witch Trials were bad.
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Ben Wiers @benwiers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Another half-assed playoff run brought to you by AJ Preller.
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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I said this in a NY Times story last week about the WA millionaire tax, but let’s bring back shame. Even if billionaires don’t know it’s wrong to do shit like this, they should know it’s embarrassing.
fortune.com
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has now spent $100 million to fight California’s proposed billionaire tax—he could owe $13 billion if he loses | Fortune
The state’s ultrawealthy, including Larry Page and Peter Thiel, have similarly donated to efforts opposing the wealth tax.
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Ben Wiers @benwiers.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Hey Meg Rowley, I’m trying to distract myself from the game I just watched, so I thought I would tell you that the woman from the “Dog Park” song in the progressive commercials is comedian Natalie Palamides. She’s kind of like Andy Kaufman and Progressive commercials are the modern version of Taxi.
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Ben Wiers @benwiers.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The Padres will send 4-5 quadruple-A players to the plate in every playoff game this year.
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Ben Wiers @benwiers.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
@benlindbergh.bsky.social regarding the potential for an MLB game in a national park: I could only entertain the idea if it was agreed that zero billboards/ads of any kind are visible.
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Ben Wiers @benwiers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Shear madness!
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Keith Law @keithlaw.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
barbaric. end the death penalty, everywhere.
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Ben Wiers @benwiers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
But where is Ezra?
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Ben Wiers @benwiers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Thank you for your support! #LFGSD
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Ben Wiers @benwiers.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
But what does Morris Day think?
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 01/10/2026
“I kept begging for a divorce, and he’d threaten to kill my children.” “I was in a very abusive, sick relationship.” These women were imprisoned for crimes that stemmed from their abuse. A new law offered them a second chance. (Published Feb. w/ @nytimes.com)
propublica.org
They Were Convicted of Killing Their Abusers. A New Law Offered a Second Chance at Freedom.
An Oklahoma law was supposed to help reduce the sentences of women who killed their abusers. Why are nearly all of them still in prison?
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Ben Wiers @benwiers.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The Apple TV app notification about the no hitter popped up about 9 seconds before the ball slipped out of Manny’s hand.
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Ben Wiers @benwiers.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Remember, this is one of the guys that owns the Cubs. #LFGSD
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Ben Wiers @benwiers.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
static.klipy.com
Tinkerbell Dancing Fairy
ALT: Tinkerbell Dancing Fairy
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Ben Wiers @benwiers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
When there’s trouble you call dee-double-u!
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Ben Wiers @benwiers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I heard @marcevanjackson.bsky.social threw out the first pitch at the Verlander game. Will he be on the poscast or the kid’s podcast to talk about it?
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Ben Wiers @benwiers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I hate living in Southland Tales
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Ben Wiers @benwiers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
RIP Doink. Astonishingly, Dink is still going at 70 years old!
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Ben Wiers @benwiers.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It’s crazy to think 30 years ago I had already gotten too old for this.
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Doink The Clown Entrance
ALT: Doink The Clown Entrance
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Ben Wiers @benwiers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
It’s only stupid if someone actually holds them accountable! Otherwise it’s just a brilliant understanding of how much corruption America will accept.
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Ben Wiers @benwiers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I started worrying when I heard him on the @pablo.show. He was taking a victory lap for keeping the World Cup out of Chicago.
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Ben Wiers @benwiers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Is outdoor shouting good for a person of this age and in this condition? Based on the answer, I would like to see significantly more or less of it.
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Ben Wiers @benwiers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I wonder if pro publica would be willing to pay off one of my credit cards for journalism.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026
Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵
Selfie taken by ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson, a man wearing a backwards baseball cap and an orange T-shirt.
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Ben Wiers @benwiers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
They have a travel day before and a travel day after, it is absolutely no big deal.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.
theintercept.com
DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.
In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam
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Ben Wiers @benwiers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It seems like the best pathway to wealth is to work in an industry that tries to crush unions or DSA candidates. Corporations and establishment democrats will spare no expense to stand in the way of progress.
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