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Ben Ulansey

Ben Ulansey

@benulansey.bsky.social

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https://substack.com/@benulansey?utm_source=user-menu Ben is a journalist, essayist, and reviewer and who covers whatever he feels like. He can be found on Medium and Substack. He occasionally lurks other places, too: https://linktr.ee/benulansey?source=us

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Ben Ulansey @benulansey.bsky.social · Jan 29

Sometimes I’ll feel a sense of vertigo trying to speak reason to people who still believe in Trump. How do you even know where to begin dismantling such absurd fantasies?

Ben Ulansey @benulansey.bsky.social · Jan 29

One of the biggest challenges in arguing with people who still believe Trump has good to offer is knowing where to even begin. Just this past week he’s added another mile to his rap sheet.

Ben Ulansey @benulansey.bsky.social · Jan 29

Ben Ulansey @benulansey.bsky.social · Jan 27

Can’t believe we had the audacity to believe George Bush was as bad as it gets 🥲

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Ben Ulansey @benulansey.bsky.social · Jan 23

Trump toilet paper is good to have around so that friends and family know, in theory, you’re not above wiping your ass with the president’s face… even if deep down you know your rectum deserves much better than to be defiled in this way.

Ben Ulansey @benulansey.bsky.social · Jan 27

When I was a kid, I used to think the lyrics to I’m Looking Through you were,

“I’m looking through you,

DEMOCRACY!!!

*Electric guitar riffs*”

Sadly, it is just a love song with no political undertones.

Sigh

Ben Ulansey @benulansey.bsky.social · Jan 23

Trump toilet paper is good to have around so that friends and family know, in theory, you’re not above wiping your ass with the president’s face… even if deep down you know your rectum deserves much better than to be defiled in this way.

Ben Ulansey @benulansey.bsky.social · Jan 22

Hope more than expect I would say lol.

Ben Ulansey @benulansey.bsky.social · Jan 22

2 days down, 1,459 to go.

Ben Ulansey @benulansey.bsky.social · Jan 22

It really is a scary thought.

Ben Ulansey @benulansey.bsky.social · Jan 22

Ben Ulansey @benulansey.bsky.social · Jan 22

There’s nothing scarier than to give up the fight against climate change at this time when it so dearly threatens all of us.

Ben Ulansey @benulansey.bsky.social · Jan 22

The worst thing Biden did in office was willingly hand over rule to Trump.

Ben Ulansey @benulansey.bsky.social · Jan 22

What a fucking shameful time to be an American.

Ben Ulansey @benulansey.bsky.social · Jan 15

Self-Admitted Mac & Cheese Addict and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Caught Stealing Mannequin Legs From Department Store

Ben Ulansey @benulansey.bsky.social · Jan 15

Alleged Kidnapper, Amphibian Defiler, and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Was Caught Shoplifting Hamsters From a Local Pet Store

Ben Ulansey @benulansey.bsky.social · Jan 15

More than Christianity, or this Fascist breed of it, the danger to our nation is faith based thinking.

The belief that Trump will save the nation is comparable to the belief that Adam and Eve were real people who walked the earth. It’s a worldview that’s indifferent to facts.

Ben Ulansey @benulansey.bsky.social · Jan 15

Not gonna bother fact-checking this one. Sounds legit

Ben Ulansey @benulansey.bsky.social · Jan 15

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Normally I’d at least Google something to see if it’s true, but why bother 🤷‍♂️

Ben Ulansey @benulansey.bsky.social · Jan 14

“The Vice President offered no acknowledgement of exactly who her administration was handing over power to.

She didn’t speak to the dark proposition the American people had made with their vote, nor the very real possibility that we may well have democratically voted away our own democracy.”

What I May Never Forgive Biden and Harris For

It’s a challenging position to be in, but this administration has struggled to rise to the moment

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Ben Ulansey @benulansey.bsky.social · Jan 14

Half of the people I know are pissed honestly. I really think of it as the most garbage social media yet. And that’s saying something, because it had some pretty serious competition lol. I also think it’s completely responsible for this rampant reelification online these past few years.

Ben Ulansey @benulansey.bsky.social · Jan 14

Personally, I kind of want to see TikTok banned. I think it’s done far more harm than good.

Ben Ulansey @benulansey.bsky.social · Jan 14

Despite all of the news around TikTok, I suspect it’s here to stay. America wouldn’t just let a mindless social media experience be taken from them without a fight.