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benjamin shaykin

@bshaykin.bsky.social
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oh good, another platform! graphic designer, educator, someone hooked on cheese. he/him linktr.ee/bshaykin

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benjamin shaykin @bshaykin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
To the dude walking his dog in Golden Gate Park wearing a Cornell sweatshirt, I have two questions: Really? Today?
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benjamin shaykin @bshaykin.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
9/11. no notes.
George W Bush’s painting of himself being told about the attacks on 9/11.
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benjamin shaykin @bshaykin.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
In honor of Labor Day, @skaskowitz.bsky.social’s new story on the history of San Francisco's 1934 General Strike, and how the ILWU has continued that legacy. It's the latest episode of her series The Public Works, for @kalwradio.bsky.social’s Crosscurrents. www.kalw.org/2026-09-01/p...
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Public Labor: 90 Years of Radical Solidarity with the ILWU
In this fifth episode of The Public Works series, reporter Sheryl Kaskowitz dives into the history of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, a powerful organizing force in the Bay Area that ...
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Andi Zeisler @andizeisler.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Something worth noting about Steinem is that the media made her a figurehead because she didn’t “look like a feminist.” Being an icon wasn’t her goal: When the New York Times asked her if there could be “another Gloria Steinem,” she answered “I don’t think there should have been a first one.”
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Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
free party concept: silent disco but everyone is just listening to The Power Broker audiobook
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depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
not to be confused with quesadilla
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Quesadilla.
Ķ (k-cedilla) is the 17th letter of the Latvian alphabet.
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benjamin shaykin @bshaykin.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
I spoke to my old friend Mitch McConnell for 20 minutes this morning. He told me, “Don’t do it that way. You’ll never make a dime.”
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benjamin shaykin @bshaykin.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Four deflated helium balloons, one soccer ball and three stars with an American flag design.
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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Cabo Verde wins the World Cup in the round of 32, 2-3 to Argentina
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benjamin shaykin @bshaykin.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
🇨🇻
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benjamin shaykin @bshaykin.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Four members of the Giants pitching staff have refused to do today’s Wordle.
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benjamin shaykin @bshaykin.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
“I’m in control here.”
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benjamin shaykin @bshaykin.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
#painting
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
RIP Mark Rothko. You would have loved how the hydrogen peroxide bleach is only turning the Reflecting Pool blue around the perimeter
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benjamin shaykin @bshaykin.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
🧡💙🧡💙
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benjamin shaykin @bshaykin.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Last call! Order by tomorrow (July 14, aka Cage Match Flag Day) to get your shirt by the 4th of July…
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Dan Hon @danhon.com · 12/06/2026
OCEANIA HAS ALWAYS BEEN VERY CLOSE TO A DEAL WITH EURASIA
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benjamin shaykin @bshaykin.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
25th Amendment shirts, now available in darker colors for these dark times. Order yours by June 14 (Cage Match Flag Day) to ensure delivery by the 4th of July. 50% of proceeds donated to the ACLU and NAACP. www.bonfire.com/25th-amendme... Thank you for your attention to this matter.
A dark blue t-shirt with “Amendment 25” in the style of the America 250 logo: a red, white, and blue ribbon spelling 25, and above it, in white type, the word “Amendment”
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benjamin shaykin @bshaykin.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Last chance! 25th Amendment shirts: first (and only?) batch ends tonight. Proceeds to ACLU and NAACP. www.bonfire.com/25th-amendme...
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25th Amendment | Bonfire
Now.. Declaration by vice president and cabinet members of president's inability Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive...
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benjamin shaykin @bshaykin.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Ok, fine. I made shirts. Thank you for your attention to this matter. www.bonfire.com/25th-amendme...
A light blue t-shirt with “Amendment 25” in the style of the America 250 logo: a red, white, and blue ribbon spelling 25, and above it, in black type, the word “Amendment”A heather gray crewneck sweatshirt with “Amendment 25” in the style of the America 250 logo: a red, white, and blue ribbon spelling 25, and above it, in black type, the word “Amendment”A white kid’s-size t-shirt with “Amendment 25” in the style of the America 250 logo: a red, white, and blue ribbon spelling 25, and above it, in black type, the word “Amendment”A women’s cut t-shirt with “Amendment 25” in the style of the America 250 logo: a red, white, and blue ribbon spelling 25, and above it, in black type, the word “Amendment”
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benjamin shaykin @bshaykin.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Now.
“Amendment 25” in the style of the America 250 logo: with a red, white, and blue ribbon spelling 25, and above it, in black type, the word “Amendment”
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benjamin shaykin @bshaykin.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
So proud of @skaskowitz.bsky.social’s newest story for @kalwradio.bsky.social, on government folk music collecting during the New Deal, back when we could do great things. www.kalw.org/2026-04-06/p...
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Public Records: One woman’s quest to document California’s folk music
In this fourth episode of The Public Works series, reporter Sheryl Kaskowitz discovers a folk soundtrack from the 1930s, part of a government program that sent one woman to record folksongs from commu...
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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
the fact that it’s a strategic and tactical disaster has really distracted from the fact that this war is a criminal and immoral act of aggression that must be opposed
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Liberals like to talk about all the protesters who have been shot by ICE agents. But what about all the buildings that would’ve been blown up and all the governors that would’ve been kidnapped if the people who became ICE agents were unemployed and had more free time on their hands?
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Jay Lender @jaylender.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Faux-old poster with fold marks. Postal Mascot Mr. Zip holds up a letter. Text reads: The Post Office is a SERVICE not a business! (Just like the police and fire departments!) When they say it NEEDS to turn a profit... Tell them to GO FUCK THEMSELVES!
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Rachel Cole @rmartincole.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Cover for report "New Developments in Meat and Meat-Packaging Technology" from Arthur D. Little, Inc. Illustration of a cow marked with dashed butcher-cut lines, centered within a white outline of the state of Iowa.
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Linda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Milkshake puck
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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
This is why "Let's give in on some of the trans stuff because it'd be a popular compromise and you have to meet people where they are" is not only immoral but politically stupid. Republicans were never going to stop there. They stop when you stop them. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/u...
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With New Momentum, Republican States Push Broader Limits for Trans Americans
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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Getting shown up in the arena of elite impunity by *the British monarchy* is an incredible “America at 250!” achievement
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benjamin shaykin @bshaykin.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
QAZAQSTAN!
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Just gonna assume he’s dissing Drake.
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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Our founders, though deeply flawed, understood that democracy requires an informed citizenry and a government accountable to it people. That’s why the press is the only profession protected by the Constitution. It’s also why autocrats and oligarchs seek to control and destroy it.
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benjamin shaykin @bshaykin.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
“Hello, Darkness, My Old Friend.” —The Washington Post’s new slogan
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 29/01/2026
Alison Luchs, who has worked at the National Gallery of Art for 47 years, agreed to learn Gen Z slang and make videos because she wanted to raise interest in the museum’s art. She never expected to slay. wapo.st/45BXc3S
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
finally, we're living through precedented times
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Andy Diggle @andydiggle.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
30 Rock "What a week" meme:
"What a year, huh?"
"Lemon, it's January 3rd."
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Soren Spicknall @sorenspicknall.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
They say imitation crab is the sincerest form of crab
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benjamin shaykin @bshaykin.bsky.social · 24/12/2023
As a Jew, I don’t have many xmas traditions: Chinese food, a walk in the woods, listening to #WPRBXmas, family asking to turn off #WPRBXmas
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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Some of these redactions are almost like modern art
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Chris Jackson @chriscjackson.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
This entire weekend
in the pit
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Erika Hall @erikahall.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
I think a chyron reading simply "Fuck." would about do it.
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Andi Zeisler @andizeisler.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
hat tip to @bshaykin.bsky.social for never forgetting
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Andi Zeisler @andizeisler.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
Whenever I hear someone talk shit about Gen X I remember the time Bitch was part of a San Francisco Chronicle feature on “wait WOW look at these kids who AREN’T SLACKERS” and then I remember who else was in it and yeah, I see your point
This weekend’s Matt Groening T Magazine cover, with the cover line “The Real Greatest Generation: How Gen X Changed the Culture Forever”Page from San Francisco Chronicle of a black-and-white photo of three wee white nerds and the headline “Gen X — Driven to Do It-“ but the last word is cut off. (I think it may have been “different”)Another page from the Chronicle package, in which two white people, one in a tuxedo and one in a gown and in a wheelchair, are identified as “Gavin Newsome” and “Michaela Alioto.” Newsome’s name is misspelled 🤷🏻‍♀️
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benjamin shaykin @bshaykin.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
I can’t believe @darthbluesky.bsky.social is hibernating
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Bill Barnwell @billbarnwell.com · 04/12/2025
I'm at the combination
a combination urgent care and taco bell
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benjamin shaykin @bshaykin.bsky.social · 26/11/2023
Happy birthday to two of my favorite artists, Charles Schulz and Félix González-Torres
Photo of a vintage Snoopy alarm clock from the 1970s. The face is orange, with Snoopy dancing in the middle and his arms are the minute and hour hands.The same photo of a vintage Snoopy alarm clock. The two clocks side by side recall Félix González-Torres' "Untitled (Perfect Lovers)" from 1991.
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benjamin shaykin @bshaykin.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Is this where I admit I never read No Logo because it was typeset in Rotis, and I just couldn’t?
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caylen @caylen.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
a “Space Force”, if you will
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benjamin shaykin @bshaykin.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
white type on an orange background, in the style of the Zabar’s logo, with the text TURN THE VOLUME UP
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dissected @trepanation.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
finally. baseball is over. we can only hope it has been defeated forever
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