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Ben Harris @benharris1.bsky.social · 10h

a man in a suit and tie is saying " it 's not great "

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is saying " it 's not great "

media.tenor.com

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Ben Harris @benharris1.bsky.social · 11h

So the ultimate use of the technology upon which our teetering economy is based is as a porn bot?

It was always headed here, wasn’t it?

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Ben Harris @benharris1.bsky.social · 20h

What do you have against free markets and civil liberties, huh?

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Ben Harris @benharris1.bsky.social · 20h

Worth noting that this article is from nearly four months ago. I’d wager the subscriber numbers are likely *worse* today, given the massive talent exodus that has taken place since then.

karl rove knausgård @uhactually.bsky.social · 1d

Lmao WaPo has fewer than 100K circulation now. It turns out “alienate your liberal subscriber base” is not a good strategy when the Republicans also hate you. www.forbes.com/sites/andyme...

The Washington Post Is Running Out Of Readers Willing To Pay

Once a titan of American journalism, The Washington Post now struggles to reach even 100,000 print subscribers most days.

www.forbes.com

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Ben Harris @benharris1.bsky.social · 23h

I’m Running About

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Ben Harris @benharris1.bsky.social · 1d

We’ve definitely been seeing it for some household goods and clothing.

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Ben Harris @benharris1.bsky.social · 1d

I assume the recommendation here is “turn it off”.

Text of a NYTimes email alert:

“How to use your phone to make life better”

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Ben Harris @benharris1.bsky.social · 1d

On the one hand, it’s good I guess to demonstrate how wasteful, costly and frivolous this all is.

On the other, we should never accept the framing that it is acceptable to deploy federal troops to address crime.

Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 10d

NEW: Reuters took a closer look at violent crime in D.C. after President Trump began a show of force here. Despite the big investment of federal resources, it's really hard at this point to see any dramatic changes.

www.reuters.com/world/us/did...

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Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 10d

The White House says crime has dropped in D.C. during Trump's deployment here. But the comparison they use is to last year, and the level of violent crime was already a lot lower this year before the federal government sent in troops.
www.reuters.com/world/us/did...

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Jonah @anotherjonah.bsky.social · 1d

This morning I was filming ICE abducting sometime in Petworth. One of the agents told me "the last US citizen that did this he put in cuffs all the way to the courtroom".

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Andrew Palmer @andrewp97.bsky.social · 3d

OMFG @janeese4dc.bsky.social YESSSS RUN DC NEEDS NEW LEADERSHIP SIGN ME UP

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Ben Harris @benharris1.bsky.social · 2d

See, now that I would actually eat. But the bigger issue for me is that I really don’t tend to eat big breakfasts. I’m often fine with a coffee and a scone, and I’m good till lunch.

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Ben Harris @benharris1.bsky.social · 2d

I’m more half Irish. Don’t need to start my day with beans and blood sausage tbh.

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Ben Harris @benharris1.bsky.social · 2d

“Wow, these petroglyphs are a window into prehistoric times and the sage elders who came before us. I wonder what wisdom they are imparting with these immortal carvings?”

Petroglyph: “Ralph from down the road is a whiny bitch.”

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good hyuck, babe! @markpopham.bsky.social · Dec 18

CORMAC MCCARTHY: He never sleeps. He says that he will never die. He dances in light and in shadow and he is a great favorite. He never sleeps, the judge. He is dancing, dancing. He says that he will never die.

JOE ROGAN: sure. I've met guys like that

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Ben Harris @benharris1.bsky.social · 3d

“What’s ’on the record’?”

Marjorie James Keenan @unenthusiast.com · 3d

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

rm -rf ~/

hammancheez @hammancheez.bsky.social · 3d

"The chancellor approved it"

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Ben Harris @benharris1.bsky.social · 3d

Waterfront-SEU or GTFO

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Ben Harris @benharris1.bsky.social · 3d

Love the random Silver Line stops.

A board showing the next stop on the Metro is Innovation Center which isn’t a real place.

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Ben Harris @benharris1.bsky.social · 3d

The big story in Ireland last week was a major presidential candidate forced to exit the race because 16 years ago he overcharged a tenant €3,000 in rent and didn’t repay it.

I’ll admit it was nice to spend time in a country where political shame still exists, even if that is small time AF.

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Ben Harris @benharris1.bsky.social · 4d

Night in Temple Bar

A vibrant narrow pedestrian only street in central Dublin at nighttime

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Ben Harris @benharris1.bsky.social · 4d

Limerick scenes

A pedestrian thoroughfare through central Limerick

Buildings in central limerick. One is called the Treaty Cafe. Limerick is known as the Treaty city for being the site of the signing of the treaty bringing an end to the war for independence.

Businesses in central Limerick, one building including a mural.

A wedding photo shoot taking place outside a hotel in central Limerick

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Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · 5d

If you've ever driven through the intersection at Georgia and Missouri Avenues NW, you've gone through Alan's Oasis, where a homeless man has been giving out free bottles of water for more than three years. This is a such a great profile of Alan: 51st.news/dc-alans-oas...

For 1,250 days, Alan has given out free water at a busy Brightwood intersection

He’s built a community that stood up for him when the threat of eviction loomed.

51st.news

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Ben Harris @benharris1.bsky.social · 5d

Limerick gets it.

A utility box in limerick, Ireland with a sticker that reads “Keep Limerick Fascist Free”

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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 5d

This is indistinguishable from Newsmax.

WaPo has fallen further than any other once reputable paper

John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 5d

Time to truly cancel your WaPo subscription (even though they still have some great reporters).

“Not only does Donald Trump deserve the Nobel Peace Prize, but there has arguably never been an American president who deserved it more.”

I just can’t.

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Yes, Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize

His Gaza agreement, though still fragile, adds to an unprecedented peacemaking record.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Ben Harris @benharris1.bsky.social · 5d

a woman is opening a door in a living room with the words `` land shark '' written on the bottom .

ALT: a woman is opening a door in a living room with the words `` land shark '' written on the bottom .

media.tenor.com

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