jben1990.bsky.social @jben1990.bsky.social · 3mI mean, hasn't there been some research that suggests most of our signals become effectively unreadable & fade into the cosmic background noise beyond about a light-year or so? That might explain it too. 010
Reposted by @jben1990.bsky.socialSharon 🪳🌹 @sharonk.bsky.social · 1h(for one, if there's that much money, other corps will get in on it) (for the other, space is expensive) 3581
Reposted by @jben1990.bsky.socialSharon 🪳🌹 @sharonk.bsky.social · 1htechnically true if SpaceX is the monopoly provider of the entire space economy (this will never happen for obvious reasons) 71213
jben1990.bsky.social @jben1990.bsky.social · 10mI could be wrong about this, but I think it could even be possible (and mabye even feasible) on an *interplanetary* level but not an *interstellar* level, and that'd still explain Fermi's Paradox. 130
Reposted by @jben1990.bsky.socialVaquera Elisa @boxelderdust.bsky.social · 17hBetween this and Ossoff calling the other Collins Literally Bull Connor the shooters are dialed in at zero toNIGHT 218022
Reposted by @jben1990.bsky.socialJoseph Fink, we're going to win @planetoffinks.bsky.social · 22meverything else aside, just the most tv-brained people in the country. just a pack of dumbasses saying "you know who probably could help us fight good is the Big Men on tv" 55419
Reposted by @jben1990.bsky.socialJoel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 43mThe discourse on antisemitism in the country is such that Mike Rogers can simultaneously attack Abdul El-Sayed *as* antisemitic, as a scary foreign Muslim critic of Israel, and also *with* antisemitism, as a tool of the foreign-born Jewish puppeteer. 821570
Reposted by @jben1990.bsky.socialMike Black @mikeblack114.bsky.social · 15hI am in favor of a significantly reduced US presence on the Pen for multiple reasons and also literally the last US forces to leave should be the USFK/CFC command staff, 8USA HQ, and 607 AOC 1262
Reposted by @jben1990.bsky.socialMike Black @mikeblack114.bsky.social · 15hthe fundamental problem with the neverending OPCON discussion is it objectively should be conditions based, and the ROK govt has habitually refused to invest in the systems and training to enable those conditions and yeah it's absolutely turned into this big dumb emotional thing 1322
Reposted by @jben1990.bsky.socialHigh Evo-Boo-tionary 1106 @highevo1106.bsky.social · 4hThe average Indiana Dem knows how to use a gun and probably hunts regularly. My cousin makes venison jerky for my mom from all the deer meat he has. Both are Dems. 021
Reposted by @jben1990.bsky.sociallowtax speedrun enjoyer @rickywlmsbong.bsky.social · 6hlots of people left-of-center people own guns, they just don’t jerk off to it and talk shit about it constantly 5744
Reposted by @jben1990.bsky.sociallowtax speedrun enjoyer @rickywlmsbong.bsky.social · 6hnote though i said 90% of “gun culture,” not 90% of gun owners 1724
Reposted by @jben1990.bsky.socialTamara Keel [Scary Remix] @tamslick.bsky.social · 6hTheir wives on Facebook: 1281
Reposted by @jben1990.bsky.socialhot dogs are charcuterie sandwiches @riothobbit.bsky.social · 6hshe's holding her femoral artery hostage in case anyone tries anything funny 1181
Reposted by @jben1990.bsky.socialMalaclypse the Fetus @omfproductions.bsky.social · 6hIt seems dangerous and positioned more to draw the eye to her crotch than to ready the firearm for quick use. Heh 3121
Reposted by @jben1990.bsky.sociallowtax speedrun enjoyer @rickywlmsbong.bsky.social · 6hand yeah, as sky said, if you spend more than about 5 minutes at the range you will very quickly see the prevalence of this Type Of Guy 1755
Reposted by @jben1990.bsky.sociallowtax speedrun enjoyer @rickywlmsbong.bsky.social · 6hlike 90% of “gun culture” is deranged suburban white people with vigilante fantasies about shooting hordes of scary black people 1233740
Reposted by @jben1990.bsky.socialJohn Carl Baker @johncarlbaker.bsky.social · 2hI knew he was getting up there but I did not realize that Mahmoud Abbas is 90 years old. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/w...nytimes.comPalestinian Authority Says Elections Are to Be PostponedThe delay, outlined in a letter to France, comes as Fatah, the governing party, is suffering from deep internal rifts. 0203
Reposted by @jben1990.bsky.socialMAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 2h🇺🇦🇺🇸 Zelensky to US administration: You cannot, on the one hand, negotiate with the Russians about future economic projects and, on the other hand, say that we are in a diplomatic dead end. We are not in a diplomatic dead end. Shut down Putin's entire economy. 419040
Reposted by @jben1990.bsky.socialye olde prickle factory @pricklipear.bsky.social · 15hAs I’ve said, he skated through HS with an assist from some light nepotism, and in a just world, he’d be the sales manager at one of his hometown’s car dealerships, holding down a barstool at whatever bar he can drive his pontoon to. But he’d probably still be on wife no. 3. Instead, we have this. 021
Reposted by @jben1990.bsky.socialChatham Harrison dba TRUMP DELENDUS EST @chathamharrison.bsky.social · 18hHe is a small man desperate to hide the truth from himself & he has the resources to do incredible things in service of that desperation. 0434
Reposted by @jben1990.bsky.socialChatham Harrison dba TRUMP DELENDUS EST @chathamharrison.bsky.social · 18hPete Hegseth has failed in every adult job that didn't entail having his hand held by experienced assistants, & he's never been more than mediocre in those that did. He has failed his first marriage & failed himself with drink. He has only not failed more because his second wife polices him. 18214
Reposted by @jben1990.bsky.socialThe Pub-Liking Universal Friend @johnb78.bsky.social · 13hSay what you like about Ben Roberts-Smith, but at least he [redacted for legal reasons] 182
Reposted by @jben1990.bsky.socialKalmbach 🔜 @gdkalmbach.bsky.social · 17hSomething tells me Kegsbreath would fit better in the 4th Crusade, the one where the Doge of Venice had them attack a city in Italy and got everybody excommunicated. Then they got roped into overthrowing the Byzantine Emperor, the new guy quickly got assassinated, and they looted Constantinople 142
Reposted by @jben1990.bsky.socialrev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · 19hhe is notable in his personal life for bragging about committing atrocities he could not possibly have had anything to do with. stealing dishonor. 111140129
Reposted by @jben1990.bsky.socialPhilip Bump @pbump.com · 2hIf you praise the Confederacy, everyone knows what you're doing. If you praise Rhodesia, though, you still get that little frisson of naughtiness, the little tingle of rebelliousness that can power you through the drudgery of your eight-hour shift at your dad's car dealership.motherjones.comHow a defunct white supremacist state became a cult favorite on the RightFrom battleground candidates to Elon Musk, Republicans can't stop posting wistfully about Rhodesia. 1224754
Reposted by @jben1990.bsky.socialTom @dixitinsipiens.bsky.social · 2hyou'd think a supposedly hella Christian public official would think twice before saying, "yeah you know the way to stop this radical religious movement from spreading is to make a public spectacle of executing its most zealous adherents" 18115
Reposted by @jben1990.bsky.socialvote them out 🗳️🚫🐘🌻 @prowhaledad.bsky.social · 18hif we can’t tell the truth about Republican voters, we should at least have politicians who will tell the truth about the amoral shitheads they vote for 0164
Reposted by @jben1990.bsky.socialMcBoo-lie @mcjulie.bsky.social · 18hThe important thing is to recognize that NOT saying it is ALSO not an automatic trick for winning, unlike what certain consultants would have you believe. 0132
Reposted by @jben1990.bsky.socialNathan Goldwag @goldwagnathan.bsky.social · 18hI will say, I am far from convinced that this is the automatic trick for winning that a lot of people do, but it is important that *somebody* say this stuff in public, because that's the only way we reestablish any kind of societal norms or push the boundaries of acceptability away from this filth. 1766688
Reposted by @jben1990.bsky.socialClean Observer @hammbear2024.bsky.social · 18hCorrect. It’s surreal to have grown up mostly in the 90s— a decade where even the worst right wing pols knew they were supposed to try to hide that they were Nazis or NeoConfederates. Just look up what brought Trent Lott down in 2002. It’s so quaint and would never happen now. 0163
Reposted by @jben1990.bsky.socialAstreia @redoubters.bsky.social · 18hthe problem that very few of us politics junkies want to admit is there is not an automatic trick to winning elections, because if there was, people would be doing it (nathan's post is otherwise right) 1122
Reposted by @jben1990.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 19hjesus christ i have never heard a democratic talk this bluntly about an opponent 441166392580
Reposted by @jben1990.bsky.socialSky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 14hit is too late, for i have portrayed myself as the smiling young man and yourself as the seething florida retiree 1887385
Reposted by @jben1990.bsky.socialSharon 🪳🌹 @sharonk.bsky.social · 21hi would not be surprised if this was a Miller thing www.businessinsider.com/stephen-mill...businessinsider.comStephen Miller wanted to dip ISIS leader's decapitated head in pig's blood and parade it around as a warning to other terrorists, says EsperMiller has denied advocating for what would likely be a war crime, calling former Defense Secretary Mark Esper a "moron." 623020
Reposted by @jben1990.bsky.socialSharon 🪳🌹 @sharonk.bsky.social · 21hfundamentally you do not want to give radical militants a cause to rally behind 827914
Reposted by @jben1990.bsky.socialSharon 🪳🌹 @sharonk.bsky.social · 21hi don't think this is a wise decision and i think the Pentagon's own experts on preventing violent extremism would agree 2572389
Reposted by @jben1990.bsky.socialToby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · 22hso, just to track this you're taking a male character from a notoriously transphobic author, presenting them as a woman, getting publicly horny about them, & then claiming this somehow refutes social liberalism? 1373
jben1990.bsky.social @jben1990.bsky.social · 21hYes, but she usually wasn't really loud & angry about it. Which is what a lot of these guys want, regardless of wether it's actually, y'know, *effective* or not. I do wonder if in addition to Senate and House leaders, we had some kind of "official screamer at Republicans" things would be better 180
jben1990.bsky.social @jben1990.bsky.social · 22hTBH, I generally get that, but I don't see how "if elected, I *may* be open to impeaching Trump if he violates the Constitution" is a big vote *loser* now, either. In February 2025, sure, but Trump's about as popular *now* as head lice. 100
jben1990.bsky.social @jben1990.bsky.social · 22hI'd say the conflict was an issue in that race, but not a big issue and *certainly* not why he won. 120
Reposted by @jben1990.bsky.socialNathan Goldwag @goldwagnathan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026This plays into one of my other perennial fascinations, which is that "a period of European predominance in Africa" is basically predetermined by the 18th century, but the total colonization/conquest/partition of the continent is a *very* late development with a lot of contingent factors. 410115
Reposted by @jben1990.bsky.socialNathan Goldwag @goldwagnathan.bsky.social · 08/10/2026The history of 19th century imperialism is so insane what do you MEAN there was a Jewish-Tahitian-Scottish commercial dynasty married into the Tahitian royal family, got namechecked by Herman Melville, and ruled Easter Island as their own private fiefdom for a decade???nathangoldwag.wordpress.comThe Jewish King of Easter IslandThe Salmon family of Tahiti, c. 1880. From left to right, top: Tati, Ariipaea, and Narii Salmon. From left to right, bottom: Arii Taimai, Moetia, Marau and Manihinihi. “Therefore, such as it … 07311
Reposted by @jben1990.bsky.socialVaquera Elisa @boxelderdust.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Somewhere out there @charltoncussans.bsky.social is pulling an RAF flight suit out of his closet and setting off to find the nearest Vulcan bomber 3452
Reposted by @jben1990.bsky.socialKen Tremendous @kentremendous.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Once again I offer a hearty “what the fuck are you doing, moron?” to Jared Polis, who commuted her sentence the last time she pulled this shit 271537242
Reposted by @jben1990.bsky.socialStardust Coyote (郊狼) 🇹🇼🇵🇸🇺🇦 @coyotestail.bsky.social · 07/10/2026the creole revolutions of latin america immediately birthed people who were like "but what if we were racist and shitty as the spaniards/portuguese though" 151
Reposted by @jben1990.bsky.socialStardust Coyote (郊狼) 🇹🇼🇵🇸🇺🇦 @coyotestail.bsky.social · 07/10/2026well this idea IS fairly old in mexican history: see "la raza cosmica" 151
Reposted by @jben1990.bsky.socialM @ltbucket.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Also as far as I can tell the civilization-State stuff is an attempt to naturalize spheres of influence and exemption from liberal univeralism, largely contingent on the continued performance of these "civilization-States" (Chinese growth pretty much) rather than any veritable timeless criteria. 073
Reposted by @jben1990.bsky.socialM @ltbucket.bsky.social · 07/10/2026How can you sephiroth post like this when Mexico doesn't even have the monopoly on legitimate physical violence within its own claimed territories. 182
Reposted by @jben1990.bsky.socialCalliope @calliope5431.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Thus India's borders are those of the Raj, up to and including all of Southeast Asia and the entire Persian Gulf. China's borders include every blade of grass stepped on by Sun Wukong in *Journey to the West*, including the ones that are further away from Chang'an than the circumference of the Earth 0161
