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Ben Alexander

@bigbennyfl.bsky.social
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Dolphins, Marlins, Heat. Stetson U alum. Proud, Practical, Progressive, Atheist

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Joe Cirincione @joecirin.bsky.social · 5h
Meet the mega-donor Pete Hegseth just named as the leader of his new automated war initiative, along with mega-donor Elon Musk and Newt Gingruch. Donald Trump Jr. invests in his company. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Exclusive: Major Republican fundraiser winning contracts from Trump administration, emails reveal
Palmer Luckey has donated $5.9m to Republicans and bundled more, while reaping billions in Pentagon contracts
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 7h
The most ordinary man imaginable came to my home state to tell me to ‘get out of America’ while he & Absent Ashley enjoyed the comfort of buildings my ancestors helped build. Imagine standing on the shoulders of the ppl who built this country & then telling their descendants they don’t belong here/2
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 7h
I don't wanna COUCH my words here: I know JD Vance, his eyeliner, and absent Ashley Moody are used to running away from people when things get tough because they care more about themselves and their billionaire buddies than the people they represent. But this is my home. /1
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 7h
wow oh my who could have seen this coming www.semafor.com/article/10/0...
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US trade representative declines to commit to imposing new Russian sanctions
Whether to impose the levies ‘is for the president to decide,’ Jamieson Greer said on the sidelines of the G20 trade ministerial.
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Diedrich Bader @diedrichbader.bsky.social · 7h
Ms Brown is entirely right here Every word of this 👇🏻❤️👇🏻
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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 8h
For a long time I've wanted a sense of how trump has or hasn't interacted with chatbots (we know he posts a lot of slop sure). And this TIME anecdote about Grok arguably leading Trump into war is just extremely bracing
Since returning to office, Trump has marveled at AI’s capabilities. He is increasingly in thrall to the tech executives courting him. In December 2025, Elon Musk returned to the Oval Office for a clandestine meeting. Trump spent hours asking Grok, Musk’s AI chatbot, questions about his presidency and legacy, according to an official present. At the time, Trump was ordering missile strikes against Venezuelan boats he alleged were smuggling drugs into the U.S. He asked Grok how Venezuelans would react if the U.S. captured Maduro. According to the official present, the chatbot responded that Maduro was a repressive and deeply unpopular dictator and that many Venezuelans would likely celebrate his downfall. After Trump ordered the mission to seize Maduro, the following month, celebrations broke out in the streets. Trump, according to officials, came away thinking Grok was ingenious.
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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 9h
Decades After Watergate, Justice Department Reviews Whether Nixon Got a Raw Deal
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Exclusive | Decades After Watergate, Justice Department Reviews Whether Nixon Got a Raw Deal
A revisionist historian went to the DOJ headquarters to present his case that the former president and his associates weren’t treated fairly.
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Matthew Gertz @mattgertz.bsky.social · 10h
President Trump's demands for Fox propaganda are getting even more bizarre and extreme.
Why does FoxNews always put Chuck Schumer, Hakeem Jeffries, Jessica Tarlov, and every Democrat on, saying bad things about the Republican Party and, of course, me? I actually think they get more airtime than Pro Republicans. This is why MAGA, and REAL Patriots, will never like Fox! They repeat a completely negative narrative, on and on it goes, and then we get a quick retort. It’s truly amazing that I won all three Elections. The opposition is enormous, but the fight goes on! President DONALD J. TRUMPSchumer does not appear in Media Matters’ database of Fox News weekday appearances, which dates to August 2017. 
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) has made at least 5 appearances on Fox weekday shows since November 2018, with the most recent airing in January of this year.
Fox’s Jessica Tarlov is the Democratic host tasked with matching up against four conservatives at once on the network’s weekday panel show, The Five. She made 2 guest appearances on other Fox shows in September; conservative co-hosts Jesse Watters, Greg Gutfeld, and Dana Perino all have separate weekday Fox shows of their own. 
In September, weekday appearances on Fox News by congressional Republicans and Trump administration officials outnumbered appearances by congressional Democratic guest appearances by 148 to 7.
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 12h
Billionaires want tax breaks to make you pay for their data centers, & they want AI to decide whether you get hired, fired, & paid. We can't take that lying down, so here's how to stop them & make sure that Florida's government is accountable to Florida's people #angieforflorida
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 12h
Public opinion doesn't DO anything and is not correlated with policy. BUT it can be a resource if people want to organize.
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Ben Alexander @bigbennyfl.bsky.social · 13h
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FedEx Just Ordered 2,000 Electric Trucks That Will Save $40 Million Every Year On Fuel
The package delivery company will deploy Harbinger’s American-made EVs in the United States and Canada.
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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 23h
The death penalty is a moral abomination. State-sanctioned barbarism pushed by incompetent morons and sanctioned by the Supreme Court. Absolute ghoul shit. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
The lone woman on Tennessee's death row was still alive after she was administered two lethal injections, her lawyer said in a motion seeking to halt her execution Wednesday night, a stunning development after the Supreme Court had stepped in to allow the state to put her to death.
At 8:26 p.m. local time, witnesses said
"executioners had injected both syringes of lethal injection chemicals and Pike is still alive and snoring," her lawyers said in a federal court filing.
They said Pike "has not lost consciousness and still has a heartbeat," and that curtains to the death chamber "have gone down twice."
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🇨🇦DUNK🇨🇦 (Proud Part owner of Canada) @noofieninja.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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The Onion @theonion.com · 30/09/2026
Man Confident He Would’ve Been Brave Enough To Send Thumbs Down Emoji In Cornell Group Chat
Man Confident He Would’ve Been Brave Enough To Send Thumbs Down Emoji In Cornell Group Chat
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Ben Alexander @bigbennyfl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Homer Simpson: I Pay The Homer Tax
ALT: Homer Simpson: I Pay The Homer Tax
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The Ken Harbaugh Show @thekenharbaughshow.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The claim sounds extreme until you see the data. Christian nationalism now defines most of the Republican Party, replicated across dozens of studies. At its core: America as a promised land, not a democracy. Watch full video here: thekenharbaughshow.substack.com/p/the-gospel...
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The Ken Harbaugh Show @thekenharbaughshow.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The Bible has been used to justify slavery, conquest, and patriarchy, from Romans to Ephesians to Timothy. MAGA critics say they're just being literal. So how do you answer them? A hard interview question. Watch full video here: thekenharbaughshow.substack.com/p/the-gospel...
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Ben Alexander @bigbennyfl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
insideevs.com/news/810071/...
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The Government Rolled Back Fuel Economy Standards. Here's How Many Lives It Will Cost
The Trump administration says its updated emissions standards will cost lives, due to an increase in vehicle emissions.
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Eric Haywood @erichaywood.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
MapQuest has the opportunity to do the funniest thing
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The Onion @theonion.com · 30/09/2026
"Everyone knows Frodo’s the hero of Lord Of The Rings, but he’s not in this case, which—I mean, evil is a form of innovation, right?” — Peter Thiel
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Creatively Tapped-Out Peter Thiel Launches Startup Called ‘Frodo, But Evil’
BUENOS AIRES—After exhausting a significant amount of his intellectual energy in a series of company launches, a creatively tapped-out Peter Thiel announced Tuesday a new startup called “Frodo, But Ev...
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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 29/09/2026
The assault on public lands is so disgusting to me. Once these are privatized, they are never coming back.
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The Forest Service is poised to hand off one of the West’s most visited landscapes - High Country News
Pitkin County, Colorado, will take over management of the Maroon Bells scenic area, following Forest Service budget cuts and staffing cuts.
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Fish On First @fishonfirst.com · 29/09/2026
Clayton McCullough is coming back for a third season as Marlins skipper. #marlins #miami #FightinFish
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Marlin to retain Clayton McCullough for 2027
Clayton McCullough is coming back for a third season as Marlins skipper.
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Ben Alexander @bigbennyfl.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Hyundai launches electric Ioniq V for under $15,000, but you can't have it
Hyundai's first entry into the ultra-hot Chinese EV market comes in 20k yuan lower than planned - a budget EV without budget specs.
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
One thing that’s interesting about this is that it shows that despite insisting the wokes overinterpet everything, conservatives are actually aware of and agree with their critics about how coded racist appeals work, they just like them bsky.app/profile/newr...
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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Trump personally oversaw the production of the fawning ads, including helping select the imagery and accompanying video.
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Insiders Reveal Shock Truth About Trump’s Propaganda Ads
A major bombshell about the fawning TV spots has been revealed.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
holy shit -- turns out Jack Smith went to a Hawkeyes game in Maryland but Schmitt's team is so reckless they concocted a conspiracy theory that Smith was actually in Atlanta seeing a Hawks game and colluding with Fani Willis. Klobuchar points out to Schmitt, "you have your teams wrong."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 29/09/2026
NEW: A new White House rule would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives, including ones that help disabled Americans vote. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader effort to restrict voting access.
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This White House Plan Threatens Funding That Helps Disabled Americans Vote
A new rule from the Office of Management and Budget would prohibit anyone from using federal grant money for voter registration drives. It’s part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to restr...
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Dr. Claudia Hillebrand @ckhillebrand.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Ukrainian intelligence services about to share evidence of “highly coordinated military reconnaissance loop between Russia and Iran.”
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Kyiv Intelligence Exposes Russia-Iran Satellite Link Targeting US Forces
Kyiv says Russian satellites tracked US and Gulf military sites before and after Iranian strikes, deepening concerns over Moscow-Tehran intelligence ties.
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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
SCOOP A Pentagon influencer called liberal women a "pestilence" who will end western civilization. He's also: • Praised dictators like Franco and Pinochet • Said people without kids should not be allowed vote • Called immigrants "semihuman savages" www.wired.com/story/a-pent...
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A Pentagon Influencer Called Liberal Women a ‘Pestilence’ Who Will End Western Civilization
Kurt Schlichter was part of a task force rooting out so-called woke ideologies at the military’s war colleges. He has called to bar childless adults from voting.
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Spokane Rising @spokanerising.com · 29/09/2026
Send Stephen Miller to The Hague.
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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
How it started/how it’s going
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@VoteTrevorLee
Thanks @nickshirleyy for hoodie.
We're cleaning up the fraud in UtahBREAKING: Utah state Rep. Trevor Lee has been charged with mortgage and communications fraud ksl.com/article/
516296... #utpol @KSLcom @KSL5TV
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Ben Alexander @bigbennyfl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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EIA: 83 GW of renewables and storage coming in 12 months as fossil fuel capacity to fall
Renewables and battery storage are projected to add about 82.7 GW of new capacity in the US in the next 12 months, according to new EIA data.
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Ben Alexander @bigbennyfl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Celebrating Tommy Hutton
YouTube video by Miami Marlins
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 28/09/2026
NEW: ProPublica’s reporting reveals for the first time the extent of the White House’s role in trying to dictate how mail-in ballots are processed, spurring behind-the-scenes drama that played out for nearly a year.
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The Untold Origins of Trump’s Plan to Sharply Restrict Mail-In Voting
ProPublica’s reporting reveals for the first time the extent of the White House’s role in trying to dictate how mail-in ballots are processed, spurring behind-the-scenes drama that played out for near...
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Zack Beauchamp @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Nobody seems to bat an eye that Rufo's podcast partner is a longtime anonymous troll who called gays "f*ggots," referred to Asians as "mongoloids," and explicitly sees his partnership with Rufo as a strategy of normalizing what most of us would see as bigotry www.vox.com/politics/368...
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An inside look at how the far right is mainstreaming itself
An radical troll got unmasked — and then spilled the beans.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Mike Rogers is a corporate sellout who moves back to Michigan every few years to run for office to take another swing at the revolving door of corporate politics.
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Ben Alexander @bigbennyfl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Ben Mankiewicz’s Closet Picks
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Celeste Headlee @celesteheadlee.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"The move is illegal, according to the GAO, an independent, non-partisan watchdog agency charged with providing federal agencies fact-based information. Article 1 of the Constitution gives Congress the power to levy taxes and decide how federal funds are spent — known as power of the purse."
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Ben Alexander @bigbennyfl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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The Aqua Shoots of Improvement: Miami Dolphins Showing Signs of Progress
The Miami Dolphins may be 0-3, but signs of improvement are beginning to emerge as a young roster continues to grow under Jeff Hafley.
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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Each new episode of Lanterns is like an adaptation of Philip Larkin's "This Be the Verse." The first stanza: They fuck you up, your mum and dad. They may not mean to, but they do. They fill you with the faults they had And add some extra, just for you...
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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Kamel’s call to Netanyahu’s office came just days before the attack, the Arab government officials said. The Egyptians continued to warn Israel up until 48 hours before the attack, one of these officials said."
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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 27/09/2026
Commentary: Donald Trump, the most corrupt president in American history has been preparing his entire life to co-opt the government for personal gain. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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How Trump Became Mob Boss of the United States
Donald Trump is the most corrupt president in United States history. He's been preparing to use the government for self-enrichment his entire life.
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Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
That a Musk-owned X is incompatible with democracy should really go without saying
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Jill Lawrence @jilldlawrence.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Unnerving @washingtonpost.com exclusive: US and Russia worked in secret to remove "a range of provisions designed to safeguard the use of artificial intelligence in weapons." For instance, leave targeting to AI, no human review required. Gift link 🎁 wapo.st/4yWadkR
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U.S., Russia stripped human oversight from global AI weapons pact
The two nations weakened a range of safeguards in a landmark U.N. effort to try to regulate the use of lethal autonomous weaponry. The global negotiations earlier this month marked the furthest progre...
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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Putting a baseball stadium in a national park is really shit for brains stuff even for Donald Trump www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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Trump administration considers building baseball park in Grand Teton National Park
Major League Baseball contacted the administration about hosting a game in a national park, with an agency official scouting Grand Teton as a possible location.
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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 25/09/2026
We had to wait for the....NEW YORK POST to write about this. Y'all know there is so much more where this came from but journalists don't want to dig and people are terrified to speak to any journalist seeing the type of reporting they've been doing
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Ben Alexander @bigbennyfl.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
🤔we did turn Robert E Lee's estate into Arlington National Cemetery so there would be precedent
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Sue in Rockville 💙🦋💙🦋💙🦋 @sueinrockville.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
SUPPRESSION, REPRESSION, CENSORSHIP You OK in 2026 America? Elon Musk Unmasked in Gibney Documentary: “Insane a Person This Chaotic Has So Much Power” Corporate Media stifling Free Speech 1- www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig... 2-Here's the trailer-Do Share www.threads.com/share/Ezkq-O...
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Chris Conaton @conatonc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
A familiar story for anyone who follows @volts.wtf. “The Chronicle spoke to more than half a dozen grid experts…to try to understand why Texas’s notoriously unreliable grid had a remarkably reliable summer. The answer was unanimous: solar panels and batteries.”
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Texas shattered energy demand records this summer. Here's why the grid held up.
Texas repeatedly broke electricity demand records this summer, but ERCOT avoided emergencies as booming solar and battery capacity helped keep the grid stable.
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