Ben Whoak
@bwhoak.bsky.social
WNC Horror writer; Electric bassist; Autism Dad; Married (not looking); Progressive Independent; Animal & nature lover. I despise 47 & follow back the resistance.
🇺🇦 🇨🇦🔬☮️ 🏳️🌈 Ally 🚫MAGA 🚫DMs.
🇺🇦 🇨🇦🔬☮️ 🏳️🌈 Ally 🚫MAGA 🚫DMs.
500 million guns in a country of 350 million people.
America's deadly obsession...
... can be reversed.
America's deadly obsession...
... can be reversed.
The U.S. has more civilian owned guns than any other country in the world.
It also has the largest number of mass shootings by several orders of magnitude.
The argument that owning more guns will magically stop mass shootings, is a deeply flawed argument and a lie.
The End.
It also has the largest number of mass shootings by several orders of magnitude.
The argument that owning more guns will magically stop mass shootings, is a deeply flawed argument and a lie.
The End.
December 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
500 million guns in a country of 350 million people.
America's deadly obsession...
... can be reversed.
America's deadly obsession...
... can be reversed.
Didn't get any hugs as a kid.
December 19, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Didn't get any hugs as a kid.
I can't pass up a chance to see one of these arrogant Paul brothers getting his face rearranged.
The fight will stream live on Netflix and comes more than a year after the streaming platform shattered viewership records airing a fight between Paul and Mike Tyson.
Jake Paul Vs. Anthony Joshua Fight: Joshua Leads In Odds As Netflix Eyes Big Ratings
The fight will stream live on Netflix and comes more than a year after the streaming platform shattered viewership records airing a fight between Paul and Mike Tyson.
www.forbes.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I can't pass up a chance to see one of these arrogant Paul brothers getting his face rearranged.
Many Americans are living in a hostile society. Trump is just an extension of millions of hostile Americans among us. This angry, evil cancer is an existential crisis for America.
I was not expecting a guilty verdict. I hope Judge Dugan is successful on appeal. I’m concerned about this emboldening this lawless administration.
December 19, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Many Americans are living in a hostile society. Trump is just an extension of millions of hostile Americans among us. This angry, evil cancer is an existential crisis for America.
How convenient.
JUST IN: Suspected Brown University shooter found dead via self-inflicted gunshot wound inside storage facility in Salem, New Hampshire
December 19, 2025 at 2:29 AM
How convenient.
They goofed. The Russian flag has blue stripes.
December 18, 2025 at 9:19 PM
They goofed. The Russian flag has blue stripes.
This classifies as Boohoo Economics.
FOX: If you cut something by 100%, the cost goes down to 0. If you cut it by 600%, the drug companies are actually paying you
LUTNICK: What he's saying is if a drug was $100 and you bring it down to $13, it's down 7 times
F: Not a 600% cut
L: But it's 700% higher price before. It's down 700% now
LUTNICK: What he's saying is if a drug was $100 and you bring it down to $13, it's down 7 times
F: Not a 600% cut
L: But it's 700% higher price before. It's down 700% now
December 18, 2025 at 9:14 PM
This classifies as Boohoo Economics.
This is one of my favorite Morphine songs. It ended up on Like Swimming as Wishing Well, but this version is magical.
youtu.be/nB0dTIbwrTI?...
youtu.be/nB0dTIbwrTI?...
Call Back
YouTube video by Morphine - Topic
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December 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM
This is one of my favorite Morphine songs. It ended up on Like Swimming as Wishing Well, but this version is magical.
youtu.be/nB0dTIbwrTI?...
youtu.be/nB0dTIbwrTI?...
Republicans enjoy lying.
Medicare for all!!!
It's time.
Medicare for all!!!
It's time.
🤔 @stevescalise.bsky.social : “He wants all Americans on government-run health care. It’s failed everywhere it’s been tried.”
UM NO IT HASN’T, STEVE. EVERY WEALTHY COUNTRY HAS UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE BUT US. #MedicareForAllNOW
(“Everyone on Medicaid is what Dems are doing” — if only!)
UM NO IT HASN’T, STEVE. EVERY WEALTHY COUNTRY HAS UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE BUT US. #MedicareForAllNOW
(“Everyone on Medicaid is what Dems are doing” — if only!)
December 18, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Republicans enjoy lying.
Medicare for all!!!
It's time.
Medicare for all!!!
It's time.
It's physically impossible for me to listen to this asshole's nonsensical drivel. I watched an old episode of the Twilight Zone to keep in line with the theme of the night.
Fuck you, Donald Trump!
Fuck you, Donald Trump!
I consider myself a fairly patient person, but I can't listen to another second of this ridiculous, wheezing idiot. I'm done. Nothing he is saying aligns with anything that is really happening in the real world.
December 18, 2025 at 3:05 AM
It's physically impossible for me to listen to this asshole's nonsensical drivel. I watched an old episode of the Twilight Zone to keep in line with the theme of the night.
Fuck you, Donald Trump!
Fuck you, Donald Trump!
Reposted by Ben Whoak
Does anyone notice that all these problematic "manly traits" mirror those of the "warrior ethos?"
In my ideal world, no boy becomes a man until he's spent 2 weeks nurturing a kitten, a month helping a disabled person, and a night crying on the shoulder of a woman.
In my ideal world, no boy becomes a man until he's spent 2 weeks nurturing a kitten, a month helping a disabled person, and a night crying on the shoulder of a woman.
WHY CAN WE NOT ELECT A WOMAN PRESIDENT. The rest of the world has. OLD WHITE GUYS HAVE FUCKED UP AMERICA ALREADY.
December 17, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Does anyone notice that all these problematic "manly traits" mirror those of the "warrior ethos?"
In my ideal world, no boy becomes a man until he's spent 2 weeks nurturing a kitten, a month helping a disabled person, and a night crying on the shoulder of a woman.
In my ideal world, no boy becomes a man until he's spent 2 weeks nurturing a kitten, a month helping a disabled person, and a night crying on the shoulder of a woman.
I remember voting for Ronald Reagan for President. At the time, I was not a good or decent person, and neither was Ronald Reagan. Just the fact that I can testify to this now, proves that people can break out of cultish religions & politics and join the effort towards a peaceful civilization.
Ronald Reagan, a cold man who ignored the AIDS crisis because he was a homophobe and craved the votes of other homophobes, is *not* a reminder of anything good or decent.
December 17, 2025 at 3:48 AM
I remember voting for Ronald Reagan for President. At the time, I was not a good or decent person, and neither was Ronald Reagan. Just the fact that I can testify to this now, proves that people can break out of cultish religions & politics and join the effort towards a peaceful civilization.
The words of a wise man.
December 16, 2025 at 12:58 PM
The words of a wise man.
Wow! Amazing.
Mark Grantham (Canadian Artist, born 1966)
"The World is Calling", 2009.
Acrylic on Canvas Board, 36" × 24".
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
"The World is Calling", 2009.
Acrylic on Canvas Board, 36" × 24".
Private Collection.
#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
December 14, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Wow! Amazing.
The members of Kiss have something in common with Donald Trump. They are all emotionally stuck in their senior year at High School and can't keep their eyes off the incoming freshmen girls.
December 14, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The members of Kiss have something in common with Donald Trump. They are all emotionally stuck in their senior year at High School and can't keep their eyes off the incoming freshmen girls.
Please notice who released these new photos. They're not from the (Un)Justice Department. They're from the Epstein estate, who apparently has less to hide.
December 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Please notice who released these new photos. They're not from the (Un)Justice Department. They're from the Epstein estate, who apparently has less to hide.
Stunning.
December 12, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Stunning.
It's a good time to reaffirm a basic principle of the human experience, because it's not all about you, piggy.
December 10, 2025 at 12:52 PM
It's a good time to reaffirm a basic principle of the human experience, because it's not all about you, piggy.
Reposted by Ben Whoak
Ukraine cannot give in to Putin and Trump. We must all support Ukraine.
December 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Ukraine cannot give in to Putin and Trump. We must all support Ukraine.
Democrats need to be the party of the working people, not the party of their donors. In order for this to happen, big corporate money needs to be removed from our elections. Then, along with empowering younger generations of leaders (bye bye Schumer), maybe I'll become a Democrat.
Democrats have become the party of the status quo, says Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland. He's urging members of his party to craft sharper election messages and back new voices in the party. n.pr/3KH1RKn
Sen. Van Hollen urges Democrats to stand for something — not just be anti-Trump
Democrats have become the party of the status quo, says Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland. He's urging members of his party to craft sharper election messages and back new voices in the party.
n.pr
December 10, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Democrats need to be the party of the working people, not the party of their donors. In order for this to happen, big corporate money needs to be removed from our elections. Then, along with empowering younger generations of leaders (bye bye Schumer), maybe I'll become a Democrat.
I'm so glad I dumped Paramount+ streaming. Enough with these abusive relationships.
Important detail on Paramount's hostile takeover bid to buy WBD:
Paramount's financing partners include Jared Kushner's private equity firm, plus Saudi Arabia's, Qatar's and Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth funds.
Kushner's involvement was NOT publicized by Paramount.
www.axios.com/2025/12/08/p...
Paramount's financing partners include Jared Kushner's private equity firm, plus Saudi Arabia's, Qatar's and Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth funds.
Kushner's involvement was NOT publicized by Paramount.
www.axios.com/2025/12/08/p...
Paramount launches hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros.
The move comes days after Paramount was bested by Netflix in a competitive bidding process to buy Warner Bros.
www.axios.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:04 AM
I'm so glad I dumped Paramount+ streaming. Enough with these abusive relationships.
America's President is an 8-year-old child with involuntary bowel movements.
The happiest I have ever seen Trump was the moment he got to put this fake medal around his own neck.
December 5, 2025 at 6:03 PM
America's President is an 8-year-old child with involuntary bowel movements.
I remember that 1970s station wagon - the one where my brother and sister and I rode in the back with the seats down, and when Dad hit the brakes a bit heavy, we'd get thrown into the back of the seats with a hearty smash. Gotta have an AM radio or it's a fake. Statler Bros. anyone?
Sean Duffy on slashing fuel economy standards: "This rule will actually allow you to bring back the 1970s station wagon. Maybe a little wood paneling on the side. We can bring back choice to consumers."
December 4, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I remember that 1970s station wagon - the one where my brother and sister and I rode in the back with the seats down, and when Dad hit the brakes a bit heavy, we'd get thrown into the back of the seats with a hearty smash. Gotta have an AM radio or it's a fake. Statler Bros. anyone?