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Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Just a friendly (and somewhat smug) reminder, as Charles III makes his way to Washington, that California was never a British colony.

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Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

I'm proud to be a card-carrying member of Presbyterian Peace Fellowship and on of the folks responsible for writing this prophetic denunciation of any military attack against Iran. Please read it and publish it abroad. www.presbypeacefellowship.org/presbyterian...

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Statement on Potential Military Actions Against Iran — Presbyterian Peace Fellowship

Presbyterian Peace Fellowship Peace Church Working Group

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Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

For the record: no appeals to patriotism and calls to "honor the troops" will get me to support the United States' profoundly evil invasion of Venezuela.

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Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Apparently the Justice Dept. is compiling a list of suspected domestic terrorists which will include those who advocate for open borders, something I've been doing for a long time, including in the introduction to "Neighbor" my award-winning book on immigration. Ms Bondi: put me on that list!

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Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Make no mistake: the drug causing the US war on Venezuela is neither cocaine nor fentanyl. It is the drug to which our automobiles are addicted.

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Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Here's a photo of my friend and colleague, Jorge Bautista, getting shot in the face with a flashbang grenade. The ICE Agent is so afraid of Jorge (who was posing no threat) that he has wet himself. Please share this photo. Everyone needs to know what cowards ICE agents are.

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Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

I'm hoping my forthcoming book puts me ahead of Donald Trump in line for the Nobel Peace Prize. Not that I think I'll win said award, but I do want to finish ahead of the guy who provokes and international incident every time an escalator doesn't work.

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Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

From my forthcoming book, "Grace Over Guns," (due out June of '26).

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Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

More from my forthcoming book's rough draft. Incidentally, Herald Press has given my book a new title: "Grace Over Guns: Pursuing Peace in a Militarized World." It's set to be released in a year.

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Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

In which a sports business empire owned by a Roman Catholic, Italian American family buys a controlling interest in a soccer club with (and this is no exaggeration) the world most rabidly anti-Catholic fan base. Pass the popcorn. Things could get interesting. www.nytimes.com/athletic/639...

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49ers Enterprises purchases majority stake in Scottish club Rangers

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Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

This part will probably remain in my book...

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Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Here's something I wrote from a book I'm writing. It's good, but it didn't work where I'd written it, so for now it's been cut from the book. It may yet make it back in, but for now, because I think it deserves to be read, I'm publishing it on social media.

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Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Just did an interview for German radio. The journalist wanted to know what my progressive church is doing in the Trump 2.0. Here's the thing: it's clear that the German guy was scared about what was going to happen in the United States, and he was scared because he grew up in postwar Germany. Scary.

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Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Further evidence of my forthcoming book.

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Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

I'm happy to say that after a ten-year hiatus from writing books, I'm back in the "Author" business. Thanks to a recently-signed deal with The Herald Press, I'll be writing a book on Christian Pacifism, due out next Spring. I'm so happy to be working on the next volume in my literary corpus.

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Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

When do we change the name of New Mexico to "New America?"

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Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Question: now that English is the official language of the United Stated, so we have to call the Sierra Nevada the “Snowy Mountains?” And what about Mar a Lago?

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Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

I made a quick visit to my hometown on Sunday. It's a rural and remote place on California's North Coast. Turns out the Federal Government has cut funding for meal programs that were providing food for low-income seniors. The area's programs are shutting down. That's Musk, keeping things classy.

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Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Here's a sermon I preached (or a re-recording of a sermon I preached) in which I exhorted Presbyterians to preach prophetically and pastorally in the Second Trump era. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RNL...

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Preaching for Such a Time as This

YouTube video by Montclair Presbyterian

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Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

So this is a real thing, apparently. I don't know if it makes me want to laugh till my sides hurt to howl into the void till my vocal chords rip. www.govtrack.us/congress/bil...

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Red, White, and Blueland Act of 2025 (H.R. 1161)

To authorize the President to enter into negotiations to acquire Greenland and to rename Greenland as "Red, White, and Blueland".

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Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

The President has called for ethnic cleansing in Gaza, which is a crime against humanity, regardless of what one does or does not think of politics in the Middle East. We are living through an immense moral crisis. Fellow faith leaders, we must speak up. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02...

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Trump Proposes the U.S. Take Over Gaza: Live Updates

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Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

My God. The boot-licking! thehill.com/homenews/hou...

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Diana Butler Bass @dianabutlerbass.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Trump is attacking a bishop for suggesting that he show mercy to fearful people, the marginalized, immigrants, and children. Yet, Trump pardoned 1500 convicted felons, including those who violently attacked police officers. This tells us much about what to expect going forward.

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Ben Daniel (he/him) @revbennyd.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

In solidarity with Bishop Budde I’m posting a photo of a book I wrote back in the day. If you are going to call for her deportation call for mine as well.