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@hbenjamin.bsky.social
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Northern Minnesota resident. Chem Eng background. Sports, outdoors, and cooking enjoyer.

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Ben @hbenjamin.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
This tracks for me.
Finland

A Nordic parliamentary republic, Finland combines a welfare state, social market economy, high educational and technological performance, progressive values, and a strategic culture shaped by territorial defense and its border with Russia.

National flag of Finland.John Stuart Mill

A British liberal philosopher, Mill championed individual liberty, tolerance, utilitarianism, and the harm principle, making him a foundational figure of modern liberalism.
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Ben @hbenjamin.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Bombshells dropped left and right on @realinfowars.bsky.social tonight.
Satirical show Infowars with the headline, "Breaking News: Trump declares war on Israel"Satirical show Infowars with the headline, "Trump plans to build memorial to 9/11 hijackers"Satirical show Infowars with the headline, "Trump admits to pushing wife down the stairs"
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Ben @hbenjamin.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
LMFAO
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Ben @hbenjamin.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
He said what he said. @lastweektonight.com
John Oliver meme from General Hospital soap opera where he gets slapped in the face.  The text reads [panel 1] "In order to protect democracy", [panel 2] "subscribe to the Washington Post".
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Ben @hbenjamin.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
This is a pretty big retraction for a story where you imply someone was involved in the death of a person.
ESPN update to Michael Pennel Jr. story
ESPN

Jun 18, 2026, 05:22 PM ET
On June 18, 2026, ESPN published a story about Michael Pennel Jr. and an investigation into the death of a woman in the Dominican Republic who disappeared on September 5, 2021. ESPN has determined the story contained errors and has removed it. Since the publication of the story, Pennel's representatives have provided ESPN with documentation, including travel and financial records, supporting Pennel's statements to ESPN that he was not in the Dominican Republic at the time the woman disappeared. Pennel's representatives also issued a statement, which may be found here.
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Ben @hbenjamin.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
Justice must be done!
A made-up Star Trek Voyager episode title shot of the episode The Wrath of Tuvix in which Tuvix seeks vengeance for his previous murder.
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Ben @hbenjamin.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
And he's effectively a MAHA clown. This tweet should have ended his political career.
Dumbass governor of Colorado tweeted on Nov. 14, 3024:

I’m excited by the news that the President-Elect will appoint @RobertKennedyJr to @HHSGov. He helped us defeat vaccine mandates in Colorado in 2019 and will help make America healthy again by shaking up HHS and FDA.
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Ben @hbenjamin.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
If this were to become a bigger issue, we would be so fucked.
CNN Headline that reads, "Hantavirus bringing led by penile implant specialist who pushed election conspiracy theories"
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Ben @hbenjamin.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
This should be the historical, official portrait of the 47th presidential administration.
Wikipedia entry for Kakistocracy. Kakistocracy (/ˌkækɪˈstɒkrəsi/ KAK-ist-OK-rə-see) is government by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous people.

For some reason the 47th president is not listed as the example.
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Ben @hbenjamin.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
It's a tribute to this and how he's a former Republican.
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Ben @hbenjamin.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
The web ads in that article...
A web ad for the Michael Jackson movie embedded in an article about Michael Jackson's sex allegation history.
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Ben @hbenjamin.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Dort posted more about this, and I got a real 'they think they're in a holy war with the deep state' vibes for some reason.
Infantrydort retweeting a crazy person saying they may need to be willing to die in the holy war against the deep state.
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Ben @hbenjamin.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Just declaring a holy war against "The Deep State," like that's a normal thing Christians do. This people are fucking nuts.
Infantrydort retweeting a crazy person claiming that he and Hegseth's allies are fighting a religious war against The Deep State.Infantrtdort praising the idea of a religious war against the Deep State and claiming, "We are going to win."
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Ben @hbenjamin.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
[endless screaming]
Yoda, with the text "Begun, the meme wars have"
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Ben @hbenjamin.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Get rekt.
Dan Crenshaw, January 2021, defending his vote against impeachment of "America's Hitler" (those are JD Vance's words, not mine).

Voting to impeach the President seven days before his departure from office serves little purpose given the Senate will not be able to hold a trial by that time and risks establishing this impeachment as politically motivated. Furthermore, the articles are flawed, charging crimes that are lacking the requisite element of intent. For these reasons and others, we will not be voting for these articles of impeachment despite our strong belief the President’s actions were wrong.
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Ben @hbenjamin.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Still there. My picture was probably taken in 2022.
Paul Bunyan and babe the blue ox statues in Bemidji, MN.
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Ben @hbenjamin.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
The Jedi Temple younglings scene with text saying "The Dow is over 50,000."
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Ben @hbenjamin.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
For future use.
AI slop of James Angleton appearing as a canonized saint.
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Ben @hbenjamin.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_M...
The Foxes painting by Franz Marc
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Ben @hbenjamin.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Minnesota is supposed to get a little cold over the next couple days. I'm like, yes, but it's been worse.
Screenshot of weather conditions from 2019. -38°F with a windchill of -56°F.Weather forecast for Minnesota in 2026. Wind chill of -51°F and low of -25°F.
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Ben @hbenjamin.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Completely unserious publication.
National Review headline, "To Hell with Minnesota" by Jeffrey Blehar.
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Ben @hbenjamin.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
The "Good Times/Hard Times" meme, but with right-wing morons create hard times.
InfantryDort, right-wing moron and advisor to Sec of Defense, claiming the strong must eat the weak.
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Ben @hbenjamin.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
And Johan Santana didn't last for more than one year on the HOF ballot. 🤷‍♂️
Career stats for Félix Hernández vs. Johan Santana: Pitching Comparison
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Ben @hbenjamin.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Sickos
Vikings leading the Lions 13-7 with -3 yards total passing.
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Ben @hbenjamin.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
With very little self-awareness as well.
BlueBoxDave tweets, "As a theater actor in NYC in my 30s I was type cast as the asshole boyfriend. I played him so many times. And I was good at it. I’d wink at women in the house. But in real life, I’m nothing like that at all."
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Ben @hbenjamin.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
I wonder what Lonsdale thinks should happen to sex pests.
Joe Lonsdale Wikipedia entry-level 

Sexual assault allegations

In May 2013, Lonsdale's ex-girlfriend, Elise "Ellie" Clougherty, reported to Stanford University that Lonsdale had sexually assaulted and harassed her while she was an undergraduate, while he was her mentor in a technology entrepreneurship class. The two had begun a consensual relationship in 2012, while the class was underway, but Clougherty alleged that he had been sexually abusive throughout. In June, Stanford found that he had broken the rule prohibiting relationships between mentors and mentees, and banned him from mentoring undergraduates at the university for ten years.[2]

Clougherty later underwent negotiations with Stanford and Lonsdale. She reached a settlement with Stanford for an undisclosed amount, and Stanford banned Lonsdale from campus for ten years after reopening their previous investigation.
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Ben @hbenjamin.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
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Ben @hbenjamin.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Again, not enough people are blocking this person. This post refers to Mamdani.
Beyondreasdoubt referring to Zohran Mamdani as an "anti-jew commie" because she's anti-muslim bigot.
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Ben @hbenjamin.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Pretty happy with my pizza tonight (Detroit style pizza)
Homemade Detroit style pizza.
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Ben @hbenjamin.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Not enough people are blocking this pos who is actively using bluesky.
Beyondreasdoubt LB retweeting approval of a racist, bigoted attack on Mehdi Hasan.
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Ben @hbenjamin.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
I'll try it as the stock/sauce and go from there. (seriously)
room covered in splattered blood.
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Ben @hbenjamin.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
I stopped by the Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper crash site memorial today.
Buddy Holly glasses memorial.
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Ben @hbenjamin.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Classic example.
MAGA hat which says Make Attorneys Get Attorneys
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Ben @hbenjamin.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
This passage. www.victoryvignettes.com/p/we-didnt-s...
At around 1 a.m. on December 29, a fire breaks out in the residence’s kitchen and rapidly spreads. As it began to consume the main structure, the Trump Organization staff flees. Bureau of Prison staff make three attempts to reach the former President, but are blocked by walls of flames. CCTV footage of the room will reveal that Donald John Trump’s first words in three years are also his last: “Is anyone there? Please, God, help me. Help me. Somebody.” He will burn alive, kept from dying of smoke inhalation from his room’s high ceilings and oxygen mask.
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Ben @hbenjamin.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
I generally support the ideas in this thread, but the opposition fantasizes about inflicting violence on the rest of us.
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Ben @hbenjamin.bsky.social · 07/09/2025
Tweet Rufo was responding to.
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Ben @hbenjamin.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
You sure? This headline raises a bunch of red flags to me.
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Ben @hbenjamin.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
In a future 6-3 SCOTUS decision disenfrashing Blue States and Cities, John Robert's writes for the majority, "Man, what are elections anyways? Do we really have to do this every two years?"
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Ben @hbenjamin.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
What if I told you that you could have this in the summer and also have -40°F in the winter. 🤔
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Ben @hbenjamin.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
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Ben @hbenjamin.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Seeing that during a middle school field trip to the capitol was awesome.
An image of the 1st Minnesota Regiment at the Gettysburg battle field.
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Ben @hbenjamin.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
These are education related visas, and they're trying to screen people for any speach or ideas they don't like.
If you would like to study as a full-time student in the United States, you will generally need a student visa. There are two nonimmigrant visa categories for persons wishing to study in the United States. These visas are commonly known as the F and M visas.

You may enter in the F-1 or M-1 visa category provided you meet the following criteria:

You must be enrolled in an "academic" educational program, a language-training program, or a vocational program
Your school must be approved by the Student and Exchange Visitors Program, Immigration & Customs Enforcement
You must be enrolled as a full-time student at the institution
You must be proficient in English or be enrolled in courses leading to English proficiency
You must have sufficient funds available for self-support during the entire proposed course of study
You must maintain a residence abroad which you have no intention of giving up.Exchange Visitors
The J-1 classification (exchange visitors) is authorized for those who intend to participate in an approved program for the purpose of teaching, instructing or lecturing, studying, observing, conducting research, consulting, demonstrating special skills, receiving training, or to receive graduate medical education or training.F-1 Student Visa
The F-1 Visa (Academic Student) allows you to enter the United States as a full-time student at an accredited college, university, seminary, conservatory, academic high school, elementary school, or other academic institution or in a language training program. You must be enrolled in a program or course of study that culminates in a degree, diploma, or certificate and your school must be authorized by the U.S. government to accept foreign students.

M-1 Student Visa
The M-1 visa (Vocational Student) category includes students in vocational or other nonacademic programs, other than language training.
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Ben @hbenjamin.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
I'm the rare-ish Minnesotan who traps crawfish. I take inspiration from Louisanna when I do a crawfish boil.
Crawfish in crawfish trapCrawfish in square bucket
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Ben @hbenjamin.bsky.social · 21/06/2025
🎶A hundred crawfish in a bathtub🎶 🎶A hundred crawfish in a bathtub🎶 🎶A hundred crawfish in a bathtub🎶
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Ben @hbenjamin.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Some ducklings
A group of mallard ducklings
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Ben @hbenjamin.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Teddy Roosevelt Jr. was a badass. #DDay
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Ben @hbenjamin.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
You're leaving out the James Blunt angle?
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Ben @hbenjamin.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
The right-wing fever swamps have been delusional and authoritarian hell-holes for nearly a decade now.
Ben Collins on Twiter wrote on 7-22-24

The 2024 election is going to be bananas. Op-ed writers who have written 57 columns about college sophomores ending liberal society with pronouns are going to wake up to see 1/3 of the country has spent four years on Telegram trying to find legal ways to feed Tony Fauci to dogs.
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Ben @hbenjamin.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
This is from the State Department travel advisory page for South Sudan. It's fucking unconscionable to deport anyone there. travel.state.gov/content/trav...
Travel advisory for South Sudan

Draft a will and designate appropriate insurance beneficiaries and/or power of attorney.

Discuss a plan with loved ones regarding care/custody of children, pets, property, belongings, non-liquid assets (collections, artwork, etc.), funeral wishes, etc.


Share important documents, login information, and points of contact with loved ones. This is so that they can manage your affairs if you are unable to return as planned to the United States. Review this list of documents to prepare for your tripTravel advisory continued

Choose one family member to serve as the point of contact. They will communicate with kidnappers/hostage-takers, media, U.S. and host country government agencies, and members of Congress if you are kidnapped or taken hostage.

Establish a proof of life protocol with your loved ones. This is so that if you are taken hostage, your loved ones can know specific questions (and answers) to ask the hostage-takers to be sure that you are alive (and to rule out a hoax).

Leave DNA samples with your medical provider in case it is necessary for your family to access them.
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Ben @hbenjamin.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
I had to look Harry Chappas up. Pretty cool story. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_C...
Harry Perry Chappas (October 26, 1957 – September 15, 2024) was an American baseball player who was a shortstop with the Chicago White Sox in parts of three seasons, from 1978 until 1980. Though he appeared in only 72 career games, he became a cult hero on the South Side due primarily to his stature. Chappas was measured by Harry Caray and publicly declared to be 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m), an inch or two shorter than established star Freddie Patek.[1] He was one of the shortest players in Major League history, although Chappas stated in an interview in Sports Illustrated that he was closer to 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m), and implied that team owner Bill Veeck exaggerated his short stature for publicity reasons.[2]Chappas' professional baseball career began with the barnstorming ex-Negro league Indianapolis Clowns, who had become racially integrated, and had developed into more of an entertainment product than a competitive team. When Chappas later made his major league debut, he became the final player and first white player to make the major leagues from a team formerly a member of the Negro leagues.

Chappas signed with the White Sox in 1976 as a sixth round draft pick. He impressed Veeck with good performances for the Appleton Foxes in 1978. This earned Chappas a September callup, during which he hit an effective .267 in 20 games.
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