(((Pytor Ben))) @pytorben.bsky.social · 18hyoutube.com/shorts/luyU7...youtube.comJack Smith: "I will not be silenced"YouTube video by C-SPAN 000
(((Pytor Ben))) @pytorben.bsky.social · 20hAt Trump’s Rallies, a Familiar Mix of Rituals and a Plea to ‘Please Pretend’ www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u... 000
(((Pytor Ben))) @pytorben.bsky.social · 02/10/2026youtube.com/shorts/RTL4L...youtube.comSharing Another Creator's Important Thoughts on White Christian Nationalism.YouTube video by Knitting Cult Lady 000
(((Pytor Ben))) @pytorben.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Abolish The Death Penalty. And Reform The Prisons. www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/10/abol...lawyersgunsmoneyblog.comAbolish The Death Penalty. And Reform The Prisons. - Lawyers, Guns & MoneyI don’t say much about prison reform, but it’s something that has bothered me for a long time. The reason I don’t say much about it is that it seems so hopeless. That wasn’t always true. Back in the 1... 000
Reposted by (((Pytor Ben)))Dav Raye @davraye.bsky.social · 26/09/2026That's how this big government bureaucracy is going to keep millions of eligible voters from voting, nearly all because they have foreign or black sounding names. By the time they can prove they are citizens the election will be over. This is all very well planned, no accidents in US politics. 23243411882
(((Pytor Ben))) @pytorben.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The Gospel of high yields: Inside Tim Tebow's favorite wealth seminar www.motherjones.com/politics/202... 000
(((Pytor Ben))) @pytorben.bsky.social · 25/09/2026🎁gift link🎁 From 16,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada Fizzle. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...nytimes.comFrom 15,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada Fizzle (Gift Article)It was the Trump administration’s latest stumble in its effort to find proof of widespread noncitizen voting, despite decades of evidence that it is extremely rare. 000
(((Pytor Ben))) @pytorben.bsky.social · 23/09/2026One of Our Greatest Writers Has Died. But Not for Me. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/m...nytimes.comOne of Our Greatest Writers Has Died. But Not for Me. (Gift Article)Annie Dillard died this week. But her voice — wild and holy and hilarious — continues to live in my head, my soul and, somehow, my dog. 000
(((Pytor Ben))) @pytorben.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Trump killed an investigation into Susan Collins’s corruption www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/09/trum...lawyersgunsmoneyblog.comTrump killed an investigation into Susan Collins's corruption - Lawyers, Guns & MoneyAnd vice versa! Yet another game recognize game moment: Scott Reed, head of the Collins super PAC, was on a mission to close that gap. Reed was meeting that day with three executives from a Hawaiian d... 000
Reposted by (((Pytor Ben)))Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 22/09/2026There is something so unbelievably bleak about an article that calmly walks readers through how to navigate being laid off after 50, losing your health insurance, and somehow surviving the years until Medicare. What a broken country.nytimes.comLaid Off After 50, and No Health Insurance? Here’s What to Consider. (Gift Article)At best, older workers will struggle to find health insurance that bridges the years before they qualify for Medicare at age 65. 762475762
Reposted by (((Pytor Ben)))Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I'm going to start a company called Wealth Extraction Services, LLC. At WES, we don't claim to provide a useful product or service. In fact, we skip that step entirely and simply use all available legal means to quickly and efficiently transfer funds from your bank account to ours. 915136
Reposted by (((Pytor Ben)))Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Turned on Giants game. An ad for the sports gambling app that sponsors the broadcast, in which one of the ESPN talking heads is practically begging me to place a bet, comes on. This is insidious and must be outlawed…but I am not holding my breath. 132337373
Reposted by (((Pytor Ben)))Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22/09/2026Melania Trump: "Together, we can move markets" 208514105
Reposted by (((Pytor Ben)))Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 20/09/2026"Staff members and former Kennedy Center officials speculated that “Blue” was removed because Mr. Trump, who has said he considers much of modern art “a con,” did not like it." Dull-minded, paranoid, bullying, and certain that anything he doesn't like or understand must be a grift. Classic fascism. 16804159
Reposted by (((Pytor Ben)))Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 22/09/2026With the midterm elections shaping up to be a massive reckoning for the Republican Party, it's worth remembering that they had a fairly easy offramp from Trumpism in the immediate aftermath of the January 6th riot but they completely chickened out. 773574676
Reposted by (((Pytor Ben)))ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵 412113876079
(((Pytor Ben))) @pytorben.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Vance Has a Twisted Idea of What It Means to Be American www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Vance Has a Twisted Idea of What It Means to Be American (Gift Article)I am a “heritage American,” too. How should that guide my life? 010
(((Pytor Ben))) @pytorben.bsky.social · 21/09/2026cool review of Easy Rider soundtrack from @paranoiacs.bsky.social: pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...pitchfork.comVarious Artists: Easy Rider (Music From the Soundtrack)Read Elizabeth Nelson’s review of the album. 042
Reposted by (((Pytor Ben)))Stephen Nein, Supervisor 827 @stephennein.bsky.social · 20/09/2026"[Y]ou’re really just collecting the worst ideas from generations of the last century. You’ve got the authoritarianism of the ’30s, the racial panic of the ’50s, the religious crusading of the ’80s, and the grievance engine of the internet... That’s a greatest hits album of stupidity.” 072
Reposted by (((Pytor Ben)))Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 03/05/2026It's official! I'm *permanently* banned from X for tweeting "TLDR: Fascism." (appeal denied) What an honor—and a sign that the Silicon Valley billionaires feel threatened by my book. (One of my final viral posts featured this cover.) Pre-order here! www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne... 31196882822
Reposted by (((Pytor Ben)))OSINTRadar @osintradar.bsky.social · 16/09/2026🇺🇸 J.D. Vance to voters: “Give us another chance, or a few more years, to continue doing the great things we’ve been doing over the past two years.” 26338
Reposted by (((Pytor Ben)))Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 01/08/2026“THIS is why Bernie Moreno has been silent,” wrote Democratic strategist Ally Sammarco, in a social media post Friday on X. “In March 2024, the AP reported that he used a work email to create a dating profile looking for gay sex. Max Miller has some dirt on him.” www.rawstory.com/bernie-moren...rawstory.comStrategist floats bombshell theory for MAGA senator's silence on daughter's alleged abuserCritics have increasingly questioned the silence of Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) regarding reports that his daughter, Emily Moreno, was allegedly abused by her husband, Rep. Max Miller (R-OH), but on Fri... 49497222
Reposted by (((Pytor Ben)))The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Again: When Republicans like @marshablackburn say they've put money in your pocket - they're talking to their rich donors, not you 14384152
(((Pytor Ben))) @pytorben.bsky.social · 15/09/2026👇the extraction of as much wealth as possible as quickly as possible has become the ethic of our leaders in every field gift article 🎁https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/opinion/institutions-power-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.BVE.jqwS.8cbO7eAuZyx4&smid=bs-share 000
(((Pytor Ben))) @pytorben.bsky.social · 15/09/2026@aarontimms.bsky.social: newrepublic.com/article/2116... 000
(((Pytor Ben))) @pytorben.bsky.social · 15/09/2026www.theringer.com/2026/06/17/t...theringer.comIs SpaceX Really Worth Trillions? Let Grok Explain.Elon Musk’s company isn’t being overvalued at a number that’s completely untethered to reality—it’s a lesson in how to be a business alpha 000
(((Pytor Ben))) @pytorben.bsky.social · 15/09/2026www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/09/you-...lawyersgunsmoneyblog.comYou cannot have bespoke candidates in coalition politics - Lawyers, Guns & MoneySince we are seeing some people on the left of the party suggesting that people not vote for James Talerico, and some people on the center-right of the party suggesting that people not vote for Abdul ... 000
Reposted by (((Pytor Ben)))ProPublica @propublica.org · 14/09/2026NEW: Donald Trump Jr.’s Bahamas Wedding Was Secretly Bankrolled by Russian Oligarch Close to Putin Umar Kremlev footed the bill for hundreds of thousands of dollars of wedding expenses at Donald Trump Jr.’s lavish wedding, including renting out a private island and paying for the fireworks show.propublica.orgDonald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian OligarchThe oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large... 21826881393
(((Pytor Ben))) @pytorben.bsky.social · 14/09/2026@lawgunsmoney.bsky.social: www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/09/the-... 000
(((Pytor Ben))) @pytorben.bsky.social · 14/09/2026www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/09/the-...lawyersgunsmoneyblog.comThe problem is obviously far worse than anyone imagined - Lawyers, Guns & MoneyHow very true this statement from a Republican nominee for statewide office in Texas is: The photograph is of University of Texas students celebrating last night’s victory over the #1-ranked the Ohio ... 000
Reposted by (((Pytor Ben)))jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 13/09/2026"i will shoot myself in the gut if you do not let me cut off my dick!!!" 24386751395
Reposted by (((Pytor Ben)))MantaHunk 🌎🏳️🌈☮️🟧 @mantahunk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I know more about formulas than anybody. I managed to go through six bankruptcies and stiff every single Bank along the way. My credit is so good I couldn't even find a Russian Bank that would loan to me. My credit is so strong I bankrupted a casino. 043
Reposted by (((Pytor Ben)))Jeff, formerly of MN and MA, still God of Cookies @diasporaminnesotan.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Has anyone considered how difficult life is for white men, what with zero racial barriers to overcome. You've got to make up problems, like HR ladies, and let your inner rural cracker out. 2157
Reposted by (((Pytor Ben)))OMG.WTF 🇦🇺 🇲🇪 🇿🇲 @amsickofpollies.bsky.social · 13/09/2026. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 . 0209
Reposted by (((Pytor Ben)))Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Kushner is in fact an agent of the Russian state, and future historians will record him as one. Exactly how he became their agent in this process remains to be factually developed. bsky.app/profile/ones... 77321
(((Pytor Ben))) @pytorben.bsky.social · 11/09/2026www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/09/fact...lawyersgunsmoneyblog.comFacts don't do what I want them to - Lawyers, Guns & MoneyI wanted to follow up on Scott’s post about JD Vance’s gutter racist demagoguery at his 2028 presidential campaign debutante ball in Dallas last night. In a classic bit of fascist golden age mythologi... 000
(((Pytor Ben))) @pytorben.bsky.social · 11/09/2026our techbro oligarchs are clowns who think they're studs gift link🎁 www.nytimes.com/athletic/758...nytimes.comHow Bill Ackman’s journey into tennis left him stranded on one of its most famous courts (Gift Article)The hedge fund magnate described playing in a professional event as "humbling." His route to doing so had become an inevitability. 020
(((Pytor Ben))) @pytorben.bsky.social · 11/09/2026www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/09/shut...lawyersgunsmoneyblog.comShut it all down until we can figure out what the F is going on. - Lawyers, Guns & MoneyJust in case Donald Trump wasn’t providing enough uproar and confusion, the AI boys have weighed in. The sky is falling, the sky is falling! AI will take your job and then kill you! Biological warfare... 001
Reposted by (((Pytor Ben)))Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Trump announced 17 MONTHS AGO that everyone was going to get $5,000 checks because of DOGE cuts. You got $0. 25944201725
Reposted by (((Pytor Ben)))A Meatwad on Elm Street @wrenispinkle.bsky.social · 10/09/2026cool thing is this opinion piece was written by a guy who works for an advocacy group committed to opposing government regulations and unionization that’s funded by “Amazon, Uber, Meta, Google, Apple, Twitter, StubHub, and other technology companies” so we can all just tell him to shut the fuck up 249436
Reposted by (((Pytor Ben)))Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Viewers of Rupert Murdoch TV are told roughly twenty times a day that all opposition to the tech bros data center projects comes from the Chinese Communist Party. In fact all the tech bros manufacture in China and have excellent relations with the CCP. 23118
(((Pytor Ben))) @pytorben.bsky.social · 10/09/2026gift article from The New York Times. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Blame Ronald Reagan (Gift Article)We are suffering the consequences of the conservative revolution that began in the 1980s. 000
Reposted by (((Pytor Ben)))jtickel STAND WITH UKRAINE @tickedoff.bsky.social · 10/09/2026how dumb must one be to believe trump? requires Richter scale www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...theguardian.comVance appears to walk back Trump’s offer of $5,000 ‘dividend’ if Republicans win midterms – US politics liveVice-president suggests payment would not go to all and would be paid for by tariff revenues despite supreme court rulings against much of Trump’s program 142
(((Pytor Ben))) @pytorben.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Does the NBA have an owner problem? Doesn't every sport? What else could you have with entire leagues owned by narcissistic, gilded age billionaires? @howardbeck.bsky.social: 010
Reposted by (((Pytor Ben)))Philip Bump @pbump.com · 08/09/2026In my book, I wrote about research into what is called the "minority collusion" belief. bsky.app/profile/volt... 21555130
(((Pytor Ben))) @pytorben.bsky.social · 08/09/2026he can say absolutely anything and it doesn't matter to the media. the emperor is a fat, naked lying POS 010