Ben Jones
@drbenjones.bsky.social
CS Prof at U of Utah. D line handler. D language evangelist
Salt lake out in force today
October 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Salt lake out in force today
Come be my colleague! utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/188... . Our school (we're bigger than a department) is an awesome place to work. Our faculty are excellent across the board. Pay and benefits are good. SLC is a nice place to live. Happy to answer any questions
Assistant Professor (Lecturer) in Computing
utah.peopleadmin.com
October 14, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Come be my colleague! utah.peopleadmin.com/postings/188... . Our school (we're bigger than a department) is an awesome place to work. Our faculty are excellent across the board. Pay and benefits are good. SLC is a nice place to live. Happy to answer any questions
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As Democrats contemplate a 2026 or 2028 run and wonder what message will most motivate voters, they need to understand that the minimum opening bid is vengeance.
Justice for All - Truthdig
To restore the rule of law, Democrats must enforce the constitution with brass knuckles like there’s nothing to lose. Because there isn’t.
www.truthdig.com
October 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
As Democrats contemplate a 2026 or 2028 run and wonder what message will most motivate voters, they need to understand that the minimum opening bid is vengeance.
Maybe it wasn't a good idea for the legislature to let anyone carry a gun on college campuses?
Breaking news: Right-wing activist Charlie Kirk was shot at a Utah Valley University event.
A suspect is in custody, according to parents whose children received an email from the university.
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A suspect is in custody, according to parents whose children received an email from the university.
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Right-wing activist Charlie Kirk shot at Utah event
Kirk is the co-founder of Turning Point USA, which advocates for conservative politics at high schools and colleges.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Maybe it wasn't a good idea for the legislature to let anyone carry a gun on college campuses?
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Just recorded a pod on solar+storage and holy shit y'all, if you are not tracking this market on a daily basis, you have no idea how wild it is. The global average price of a battery pack fell 40% *from 2023 to 2024*. That dropped the LCOE of a solar+storage plant by 22%. In a year!
July 2, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Just recorded a pod on solar+storage and holy shit y'all, if you are not tracking this market on a daily basis, you have no idea how wild it is. The global average price of a battery pack fell 40% *from 2023 to 2024*. That dropped the LCOE of a solar+storage plant by 22%. In a year!
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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act in an image.
❌Health care
❌Clean energy
❌Education
❌Food assistance
❌Natural resources
All slashed in order to pay for tax cuts to the wealthy.
❌Health care
❌Clean energy
❌Education
❌Food assistance
❌Natural resources
All slashed in order to pay for tax cuts to the wealthy.
June 30, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act in an image.
❌Health care
❌Clean energy
❌Education
❌Food assistance
❌Natural resources
All slashed in order to pay for tax cuts to the wealthy.
❌Health care
❌Clean energy
❌Education
❌Food assistance
❌Natural resources
All slashed in order to pay for tax cuts to the wealthy.
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Six GOP governors activated the National Guard ahead of #NoKings because they claimed the protesters may be violent. 5 million of us marched. And so far all actual violence seems to have come at the hands of counter-protesters, Christian nationalist terrorists and law enforcement.
BREAKING NEWS: People sent running after shooting incident during Salt Lake City protest march: www.fox13now.com/news/local-n... #utpol
#Utah
#Utah
People sent running after shooting incident during Salt Lake City protest march
An incident during the "No Kings" protest march through Salt Lake City sent people scattering for cover on Saturday, with one man being taken into custody by police.
www.fox13now.com
June 15, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Six GOP governors activated the National Guard ahead of #NoKings because they claimed the protesters may be violent. 5 million of us marched. And so far all actual violence seems to have come at the hands of counter-protesters, Christian nationalist terrorists and law enforcement.
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HASSAN: What is habeas corpus?
NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country
HASSAN: That's incorrect
NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country
HASSAN: That's incorrect
May 20, 2025 at 2:16 PM
HASSAN: What is habeas corpus?
NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country
HASSAN: That's incorrect
NOEM: Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country
HASSAN: That's incorrect
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The way we were treated at Delaney Hall is almost unbelievable. ICE shoved me, manhandled @repbonnie.bsky.social, and arrested Mayor Baraka.
They disrespected us and tried to stop us from conducting the oversight we’re elected to do. But we’ll never back down in our fight for what is right.
They disrespected us and tried to stop us from conducting the oversight we’re elected to do. But we’ll never back down in our fight for what is right.
May 9, 2025 at 11:18 PM
The way we were treated at Delaney Hall is almost unbelievable. ICE shoved me, manhandled @repbonnie.bsky.social, and arrested Mayor Baraka.
They disrespected us and tried to stop us from conducting the oversight we’re elected to do. But we’ll never back down in our fight for what is right.
They disrespected us and tried to stop us from conducting the oversight we’re elected to do. But we’ll never back down in our fight for what is right.
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Here's my new hobby. Seeing how many people lose their health coverage if Republicans pass their $880 billion in Medicaid cuts. In David Valadao's district 67,000 constituents lose their coverage. 67,000!
April 30, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Here's my new hobby. Seeing how many people lose their health coverage if Republicans pass their $880 billion in Medicaid cuts. In David Valadao's district 67,000 constituents lose their coverage. 67,000!
Huntsman center full, already a big crowd outside for AOC and Bernie at the U of Utah
April 14, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Huntsman center full, already a big crowd outside for AOC and Bernie at the U of Utah
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This is Utah in case anyone’s wondering how pissed off people are. I have never seen anything like this.
April 5, 2025 at 7:06 PM
This is Utah in case anyone’s wondering how pissed off people are. I have never seen anything like this.
This is really great www.teenvogue.com/story/vivian...
Vivian Wilson on Being Elon Musk’s Estranged Daughter, Going Viral, and Protecting Trans Youth
Elon Musk’s estranged daughter is coming into her own.
www.teenvogue.com
March 21, 2025 at 2:25 AM
This is really great www.teenvogue.com/story/vivian...
Moved from a house with the cheapest induction range you can get to one with a nice Bosch gas range. Gas is so much worse! It doesn't go nearly as low or as high as the induction range
March 19, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Moved from a house with the cheapest induction range you can get to one with a nice Bosch gas range. Gas is so much worse! It doesn't go nearly as low or as high as the induction range
"Disagree Different" huh?
"...Lee referred only to an earlier Tribune article about the bill.
“Learn to read a bill instead of pushing dishonest click bait [sic] headlines,” he wrote in a text message to a reporter. “Go pound sand you Communist piece of trash.”"
"...Lee referred only to an earlier Tribune article about the bill.
“Learn to read a bill instead of pushing dishonest click bait [sic] headlines,” he wrote in a text message to a reporter. “Go pound sand you Communist piece of trash.”"
March 6, 2025 at 9:11 PM
"Disagree Different" huh?
"...Lee referred only to an earlier Tribune article about the bill.
“Learn to read a bill instead of pushing dishonest click bait [sic] headlines,” he wrote in a text message to a reporter. “Go pound sand you Communist piece of trash.”"
"...Lee referred only to an earlier Tribune article about the bill.
“Learn to read a bill instead of pushing dishonest click bait [sic] headlines,” he wrote in a text message to a reporter. “Go pound sand you Communist piece of trash.”"
The kids are all right
March 4, 2025 at 1:25 AM
The kids are all right
Congratulations to the measles virus for its victory in the US Senate today!
February 13, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Congratulations to the measles virus for its victory in the US Senate today!
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Four measles cases in Texas over the last couple weeks - all among unvaccinated people, including two children. www.dshs.texas.gov/news-alerts/...
State health officials urge vigilance as additional measles cases are identified | Texas DSHS
www.dshs.texas.gov
February 3, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Four measles cases in Texas over the last couple weeks - all among unvaccinated people, including two children. www.dshs.texas.gov/news-alerts/...
At the risk of sounding like a shitlib: an oldies radio station dj intro'd a song he played by talking about the huge impact that "Soul Train" had by giving black artists exposure to audiences that wouldn't have heard them before. Brightened my day a little bit
February 2, 2025 at 4:54 PM
At the risk of sounding like a shitlib: an oldies radio station dj intro'd a song he played by talking about the huge impact that "Soul Train" had by giving black artists exposure to audiences that wouldn't have heard them before. Brightened my day a little bit
My week just got a little less shitty!
February 1, 2025 at 12:03 AM
My week just got a little less shitty!
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More fear mongering that harms public health and as always, the impact will be greatest on those with the fewest resources who already struggle to access dental care!
January 31, 2025 at 4:33 PM
More fear mongering that harms public health and as always, the impact will be greatest on those with the fewest resources who already struggle to access dental care!