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The Needling @theneedling.com · 3d

ICE Detains Leaves as They Turn Brown: tinyurl.com/37euaejk

Masked ICE agents throwing bags of brown leaves in unmarked van

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Valerie Benti @valeriebenti.com · 3d

Congrats @salonofshame.bsky.social of bringing us together for the past 20 years through the power of cringe.

A magnificent looking cake, with pink icing along the edges. The cake is decorated with pictures of the Salon of Shame organizers and the Salon of Shame unicorn. The cake says: thank you gentle nerds!

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Brett Hamil @bretthamil.bsky.social · 4d

Jackboots
#DOOMLOOP #seattle

GUY 1: Whats with the helicopters? Is Trump sending in the National Guard?
GUY 2: Nah, that's just the graffiti task force
GUY 1: And over there–is that an immigration raid?
GUY 2: Nah, they’re just doing a crackdown on street food vendors
GUY 1: When the jackboots come how will we even notice
GUY 2: Shhh, not in front of the surveillance camera

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Valerie Benti @valeriebenti.com · 8d

I just put a USB drive in my mouth thinking it was the piece of chocolate that was right next to it my desk.

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Valerie Benti @valeriebenti.com · 22d

It's my comedy anniversary!

10 years ago, I stood on the #DundeeBrightclub stage with some silly songs. 10 years later, I get audiences to sing along with Dumb Ways to Die (Science Edition) with Bruno, my blue ukulele!

My first ever set:
youtu.be/1wWvgb8FYic

Valerie Bentivegna - Songs from the Gut

YouTube video by Bright Club Dundee

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Valerie Benti @valeriebenti.com · 22d

It's my comedy anniversary!

10 years ago, I stood on the #DundeeBrightclub stage with some silly songs. 10 years later, I get audiences to sing along with Dumb Ways to Die (Science Edition) with Bruno, my blue ukulele!

My first ever set:
youtu.be/1wWvgb8FYic

Valerie Bentivegna - Songs from the Gut

YouTube video by Bright Club Dundee

youtu.be

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Salon of Shame @salonofshame.bsky.social · 24d

WHAT. We still have a few tickets available for our October 14th 20th anniversary show!! Get 'em 🌈🦄💖

Salon of Shame #116 Tickets | Theatre Off Jackson | Seattle, WA | Tue, Oct 14 at 8pm | Stranger Tickets

We invite you to join us as we drink and exploit our younger selves for your entertainment! The idea is simple: folks read on stage from their worst adolescent writing, including middle school diaries...

www.strangertickets.com

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Valerie Benti @valeriebenti.com · 28d

Welcome to Seattle, where almost everyone is queer and almost nobody dances.

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Valerie Benti @valeriebenti.com · Sep 4

This is today!

Valerie Benti @valeriebenti.com · Aug 29

Two years ago I thought it's be funny to put on a show inspired by a Backstreet Boys song.

Seattle has such a supply of bi+ comics, I can keep this show going with a new line up every time!

Hope you can join on September 4th and kick off #BisexualAwarenessMonth in style!

tinyurl.com/BiBiBi2025

A square image reminiscent of a cd single cover front advertising BiBiBi, a bi+ comedy showcase on Thursday, September 4th at Charlie's Queer Books. On a black background, with some bi-flag colored lines, the foreground features the 3 performers of the show.

A square image reminiscent of a cd single cover back, it lists the "tracklist" (the show line up) for the BiBiBi comedy show. The image has a black background, with bi-flag colored highlights and also features a qr code to the ticketing website.

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Valerie Benti @valeriebenti.com · Sep 4

When you realize your experiment that took 5 days to execute at over a week to pre-process was running with a wrong camera setting making all the data essentially useless...

a man sitting in front of a dell monitor

Alt: a man is sitting at a desk in front of a computer monitor looking unhappy. In the next scene, this man (Ron Swanson from Parks and rec) is seen throwing his computer into a dumpster

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The Needling @theneedling.com · Sep 3

‘Find Him, Fix Him’ App Helps Seattle Men Who Need Therapy Find Women Who Should Know Better: tinyurl.com/59v24vtb

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Valerie Benti @valeriebenti.com · Aug 29

Two years ago I thought it's be funny to put on a show inspired by a Backstreet Boys song.

Seattle has such a supply of bi+ comics, I can keep this show going with a new line up every time!

Hope you can join on September 4th and kick off #BisexualAwarenessMonth in style!

tinyurl.com/BiBiBi2025

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Valerie Benti @valeriebenti.com · Aug 29

Oh no!

Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · Aug 29

Trump take LEGO

www.404media.co/lego-stops-s...

LEGO Stops Shipping Individual Bricks to United States After Trump's Tariffs

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Valerie Benti @valeriebenti.com · Aug 29

Two years ago I thought it's be funny to put on a show inspired by a Backstreet Boys song.

Seattle has such a supply of bi+ comics, I can keep this show going with a new line up every time!

Hope you can join on September 4th and kick off #BisexualAwarenessMonth in style!

tinyurl.com/BiBiBi2025

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Valerie Benti @valeriebenti.com · Aug 28

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(aka)Matsu lab @matsulab.com · Aug 28

Lab lunch/Goodbye lunch. We're sad to see you go, Emma, and excited for you as you go out into the world!

Featuring: Fred pointing and also some tiny pigs on the table. #PassThePigs

Valerie Benti @valeriebenti.com · Aug 27

How am I supposed to come up with original 5-letter starter words on a daily basis now?

Valerie Benti @valeriebenti.com · Aug 27

Wait did NYT just lock the Mini for subscribers only?

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vestenet (full of bones) @vestenet.bsky.social · Aug 27

okay I can excuse the rabid transphobia and genocidal propaganda and neoliberal fecklessness and conservative editorial bias and constant platforming of, if not zealous acquiescence to fascist rhetoric, but the NYT paywalling the mini crossword is a step too far

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Valerie Benti @valeriebenti.com · Aug 27

Wait did NYT just lock the Mini for subscribers only?

Valerie Benti @valeriebenti.com · Aug 26

When I realize I forgot about Clueless...

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Valerie Benti @valeriebenti.com · Aug 26

What movie do you consider “perfect”? 🎬

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Valerie Benti @valeriebenti.com · Aug 26

Okay, also got to shout out how amazing the food was 🤤

A plate of vegetraian Ethiopian food layered on top of injera.

A plate of Ethiopian food layered on top of injera.

Valerie Benti @valeriebenti.com · Aug 23

The return was even better. Unstable swaying due to the weight of the gig bag, in an overfull train. The game had just ended.

Valerie Benti @valeriebenti.com · Aug 23

Rockstar lifestyle is taking the lightrail to a gig...

I'm taking a selfie in the reflection of the lightrail train. On the chair next to me is a guitar case.

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Valerie Benti @valeriebenti.com · Aug 23

Rockstar lifestyle is taking the lightrail to a gig...

Valerie Benti @valeriebenti.com · Aug 22

Growing up bilingual pops up sometimes in weird ways. I learned most of my math concepts in a different language, so I had to google the names of 3D shapes in English today...

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Andy Iwancio @andyiwancio.bsky.social · Aug 20

You can’t keep a good queer mic down.

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