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Ben Gardner's Floating Head

@kimkarma.bsky.social
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New Englander with an accent. I love audiobooks and read mostly scifi and fantasy. I follow politics and vote blue. Knitter, spinner, occasional weaver. 🇺🇦

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Patrick Monahan @pattymo.com · 30/09/2026
The “super intelligence” thing is useful in the sense that if someone calls AI that you know you are dealing with a TURBO bozo
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Ben Gardner's Floating Head @kimkarma.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This whole Rolling Stone thing is a pr stunt right?
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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 27/09/2026
Accusing people who don't live in your little cultural bubble of feigning ignorance about a pop song is, amusingly, a spectacular display of actual ignorance of how big and varied the world is.
Excerpt from Rolling Stone:

At this point, though, if someone contends they've never even heard of "Choosin' Texas" or Langley, it may say more about the listener than the song. Or, for that matter, what they want to project to the world. With incessant news coverage alongside chart and playlist presence, it's pretty difficult to still claim total ignorance on this one. Perhaps there is a deeper reason why people say they haven't heard the song and feel the need to make it known: cultural cachet.
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Ben Gardner's Floating Head @kimkarma.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Just finished @chuckwendig.bsky.social The Calamities in audio and what the fuck Chuck. Yes, it was the room. You know the one. We shall not speak of it again. Well I won't but I am sure you will. Looking forward to the next one! www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...
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The Calamities
The heir to one of the world’s most influential familie…
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Ben Gardner's Floating Head @kimkarma.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
oh.my.god
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The guy who helped kick Macklemore off Ed Sheeran’s tour was charged with soliciting prostitution, got those charges dropped with the help of Epstein’s lawyer, is a longtime friend of Trump, has taken NFL players on propaganda trips to Israel, and received a special $1 million award from Netanyahu.
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eric van allen @seamoosi.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
(whips out ocarina) anyways, here's wonderwall
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Ben Gardner's Floating Head @kimkarma.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
@pablo.show and @chrislhayes.bsky.social ? That's an immediate listen. Good conversation as always. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
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Will The Sports Bubble Pop? With Pablo Torre
Podcast Episode · Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast · September 8 · 50m
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Ben Gardner's Floating Head @kimkarma.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
We just gonna turn every big case in the Commonwealth into a fucking clown show now aren't we. I'm so tired of it.
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Ben Gardner's Floating Head @kimkarma.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Once you put bubbler and tonic in the answer key is there any other reason to keep going? #masshole
a dialect heat map showing blue areas least like me  and red most likely me. new England is red, the text states "you talk most like someone from Massachusetts - about 55% of your answers match a typical resident.
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Ben Gardner's Floating Head @kimkarma.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
You come for Big Ed you best not miss. This is delicious.
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Ben Gardner's Floating Head @kimkarma.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This would certainly save my vocal chords.
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Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 01/09/2026
The value of Graham Platner is that right up until all his red flags came toppling down upon him is that he is the most naked example of the amount of grace & credibility Simply Being White grants you. Compared to Abdul El-Sayed, who has to re-earn every ounce of credibility he has on a daily basis.
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Ben Gardner's Floating Head @kimkarma.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I cast my "eat shit Moulton" vote today. Also voted against my rep. Auchincloss. He'll still win but he's not getting my vote. #maprimary
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Ben Gardner's Floating Head @kimkarma.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
If you see this, post your getaway vehicle.
a white truck , the cab is shaped like a Dunkin donuts cup and the rear is a box of donuts.
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Ben Gardner's Floating Head @kimkarma.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I haven't seen anyone in my timeline mention Tim Curry's incredible audiobook narration of the Abhorsen series by Garth Nix. It's so, so good. 💙📚🪐
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Ben Gardner's Floating Head @kimkarma.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
On my I walk today I listened to @chrislhayes.bsky.social interview Ed Zitron about AI. I consider myself an AI hater and I am very happy to hear that my thoughts on it are indeed, justified. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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The AI End Game: Boom to Bust? with Ed Zitron
Podcast Episode · Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes Podcast · August 25 · 55m
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Ben Gardner's Floating Head @kimkarma.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
A scene from Peaky Blinders. Tommy Shelby is yelling at his brothers/crew. The overlayed text reads "no posting that you can go to jail over",  then a similar but not exact frame of "no fucking posting that you can go to jail over".
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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Guy: I'm not a robot! Sarah Connor: Prove it. How would you email Stephen King? Guy: Dear Stephen King, Carrie White is a complicated young woman whose story needs to be told. I spent last night reading everything I could about Carrie-- Sarah Connor: *empties her entire clip*
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Ash Parrish, Kotaku's LeBron James @adashtra.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
You now have permission to forget about Dre
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Ken Childs @thekenchilds.com · 07/08/2026
Humpty Hump
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Dinosaur Bob @dinosaurbob.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
If Biden had thrown Trump in the slammer we wouldn't be here. You can piss and moan all you want but J6 was history books shit and history books shit requires the President to do President shit. And he didn't. And now the guy who saved millions has to eat shit from a penis like Ron Johnson
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Ben Gardner's Floating Head @kimkarma.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Heartbreaking.
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Ben Gardner's Floating Head @kimkarma.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
#ShowMeYourKnits theme is something you've knit twice. I don't often knit something more than once but I have made Northman Mittens 7 times!!! Five black/white and two grey/white.
black and white handknit colorwork mittens. The pattern has snowflakes on the back of the hand and a checked pattern on the palm.grey and white handknit colorwork mittens. The pattern has snowflakes on the back of the hand and a checked pattern on the palm.
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Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Get in, there’s a new secret political influence campaign paying people to post. This time, a network targeting people in Michigan. First paid to post about how hard it is to afford groceries and gas, the accounts have gone hard in recent days, supporting Haley Stevens. www.ms.now/news/haley-s...
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Secret paid influencer campaign backing Stevens floods Michigan Senate race
Rep. Haley Stevens and the Senate Democratic PAC said they were not involved in the effort to pay for user-generated content endorsing her.
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Ben Gardner's Floating Head @kimkarma.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
I am so so out of practice but managed to get a wip off the wheel after plying for an hour. #fiberarts #handspinning
a compact electric spinning wheel (brand: Electric Eel Wheel model 6). It's made of black plastic, the bobbin is light blue. There is yarn being fed to the bobbin from the user. the wheel is perched on a Chromebook covered in stickers.a finished bobbin of plied yarn, still on the wheel.
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Adam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Me, a casual soccer liker, in the 97th minute: Arrest all FIFA referees and bomb Argentina
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Ben Gardner's Floating Head @kimkarma.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
No Dr. Teeth or Zoot?! the hell?
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 15/07/2026
Everyone in Canada and Northern US going outside today
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Seinfeld & Kramer: Red Light Surprise
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Ben Gardner's Floating Head @kimkarma.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Walking outside in MA today like
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Paul Atreides in Arrakis Desert Scenery
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Millie K., Roleplay Mouse @hungrymilliek.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
"What about schism?" "You already had it." "We had /one/, yes. What about /second/ schism?"
A screenshot from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Merry (Dominic Monaghan) looks at Pippin (Billy Boyd) as the latter asks if the group will stop for the Hobbit custom of second breakfast.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
infected lettuce entering my body to cause explosive diarrhea
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Ben Gardner's Floating Head @kimkarma.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Memory unlocked. I had this poster on my wall in college.
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Matt Negrin still host of Hardball on MSNBC @mattnegrin.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
The NYT obituary of Lindsey Graham makes no mention of his effort to overturn the 2020 election by calling Georgia’s secretary of state to intimidate him into manufacturing votes for Trump. The Times, like all news media, is GOP propaganda erasing Republicans’ history as election deniers
Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina and Staunch Trump Ally, Dies at 71
Mr. Graham died of a “brief and sudden” illness on Saturday evening, his office said. Over more than two decades in the Senate, he consistently pushed for the use of U.S. military power overseas.Over his Senate career, Mr. Graham led two influential committees, Judiciary and Budget.

As head of the Judiciary Committee, he oversaw the confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court after the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. He also played a critical role during the 2016 fight over President Barack Obama’s nomination of Merrick Garland to the court, aiding in Republicans’ success in blocking the pick.More broadly, Mr. Graham was instrumental in advancing Mr. Trump’s effort to reshape the federal judiciary.
During his tenure at the helm of the committee, the Senate confirmed more than 200 federal judges, including Ms. Barrett, cementing one of the defining conservative judicial legacies of the Trump era.As chairman of the Budget Committee, Mr. Graham played a central role in translating Mr. Trump’s domestic agenda into legislation. He oversaw the budget resolution that allowed Republicans to advance much of the president’s sweeping tax, immigration and spending package without support from Senate Democrats.

The effort required months of negotiations among warring factions within his party before the tax package became law last year. Mr. Graham, along with Republican leaders and the Trump administration, embraced budget reconciliation as the party’s primary vehicle for enacting Mr. Trump’s agenda at a time when Republicans lacked the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster.

Those efforts became a defining accomplishment of Mr. Trump’s return to Washington with a Republican-controlled legislature, and highlighted not only the growing influence of Mr. Graham within his party but also his transformation from Trump critic into a steadfast and outspoken ally.
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Chartreuse Wahoo @chartreusewahoo.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
and there we go. again, all this could have been avoided by the simple rule of 'don't support a candidate with a Nazi tattoo'. Not a challenge! www.politico.com/news/2026/07...
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Woman who dated Graham Platner says he sexually assaulted her
The Maine Democrat denied the allegations and said, “Any accusation of non-consensual behavior is categorically untrue.”
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Ben Gardner's Floating Head @kimkarma.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Live look at Platner campaign
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Bones Bursting Out of Door
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Ben Gardner's Floating Head @kimkarma.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
The only flag I fly.
a mock flag depicting the Dunkin donuts colorway of orange, white, pink.
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Liam Hogan @liamhogan.id.au · 02/07/2026
Ad Rock: you can disagree with the current All: POPE MCA: but if you push his buttons then you’re a All: DOPE Mike D: ordain yourself a bishop and you’re All: SCHISMATIC Ad Rock: excommunication is All: AUTOMATIC
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Ben Gardner's Floating Head @kimkarma.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
I love this.
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Ben Gardner's Floating Head @kimkarma.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
If you live in MA you have had this very conversation with someone. Sam Reid is amazing this season. Just unhinged, which is correct. #vampirelestat
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Iran Cartontra
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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Anyway, trans rights are human rights. And as always: anyone obsessing over genitals writ large is a pervert.
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Ben Gardner's Floating Head @kimkarma.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Man I love bearcam season. 🐻 Something very relaxing about watching a beast that can tear your limbs off catch a fish.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 28/06/2026
the feds have done more to harass americans angry over good and pretti’s killings than they have to investigate them
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Ben Gardner's Floating Head @kimkarma.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
It's giving Edgar suit.
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Edgar The Bug's Iconic Walk (Men In Black)
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Ben Gardner's Floating Head @kimkarma.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Jaws released on this day in 1975. #jaws
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Murray Hamilton as Major Vaughn: Best Summer Ever Quote
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Ben Gardner's Floating Head @kimkarma.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
It's real and it's spectacular.
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