Mike Benson
@mbensonster.bsky.social
Retired rancher, psychologist, happy to be living in Catalonia and making pipes.
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"Amazon is deepening inequality and undermining the fundamental rights of workers to organise, bargain collectively, and demand safe, fair workplaces," says Christy Hoffman, General Secretary of Uni Global Union.
Employees, activists launch 'Make Amazon Pay' actions across more than 30 countries - Türkiye Today
Over one thousand Amazon employees warn about rapid AI rollout and climate impact while organisers plan Black Friday to Cyber Monday protests
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November 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM
"Amazon is deepening inequality and undermining the fundamental rights of workers to organise, bargain collectively, and demand safe, fair workplaces," says Christy Hoffman, General Secretary of Uni Global Union.
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Miles y miles de manifestantes hoy en Madrid en solidaridad con el pueblo de Palestina. (Vídeo de Daniel Lobato).
November 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Miles y miles de manifestantes hoy en Madrid en solidaridad con el pueblo de Palestina. (Vídeo de Daniel Lobato).
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Thing is, we DID hear about it at his confirmation hearing.
Every single senator who voted to confirm Hegseth knew he held these views about the laws of war.
They voted to confirm him anyway.
Every single senator who voted to confirm Hegseth knew he held these views about the laws of war.
They voted to confirm him anyway.
Everyone should read this terrifying thread about Hegseth’s published views wrt war crimes. It’s pretty fucking radical …. We needed to hear about this in his confirmation hearing.
A chapter in Hegseth’s book is literally titled “More Lethality, Less Lawyers.”
It’s almost as if there were signs!
It’s almost as if there were signs!
November 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Thing is, we DID hear about it at his confirmation hearing.
Every single senator who voted to confirm Hegseth knew he held these views about the laws of war.
They voted to confirm him anyway.
Every single senator who voted to confirm Hegseth knew he held these views about the laws of war.
They voted to confirm him anyway.
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Remember that time Nancy rappelled from a Blackhawk helicopter into a Chicago apartment building and dragged dozens of innocent people into the street naked at gun point? Remember? Yeah, me neither, Greg, you complete dipshit.
Greg Bovino calls NANCY SINATRA "a main cause of violence"
November 29, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Remember that time Nancy rappelled from a Blackhawk helicopter into a Chicago apartment building and dragged dozens of innocent people into the street naked at gun point? Remember? Yeah, me neither, Greg, you complete dipshit.
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"Juan" shares, "It was 33° in Sunnyside WA when we arrived at 7am this day to begin pruning cherry trees. It was 50° when we left at 3:30. It's a hard job. We must balance on a ladder cutting branches with heavy shears. We earn $1.80 a tree average 50-60 trees a day." #WeFeedYou
November 29, 2025 at 6:31 PM
"Juan" shares, "It was 33° in Sunnyside WA when we arrived at 7am this day to begin pruning cherry trees. It was 50° when we left at 3:30. It's a hard job. We must balance on a ladder cutting branches with heavy shears. We earn $1.80 a tree average 50-60 trees a day." #WeFeedYou
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It’s Saturday and I’m in the path of this nasty snowstorm 💔
It just tops off the shit show I’m/we’re living with #Trump in office being protected by #MikeJohnson
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles #SheShed
It just tops off the shit show I’m/we’re living with #Trump in office being protected by #MikeJohnson
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles #SheShed
November 29, 2025 at 2:10 PM
It’s Saturday and I’m in the path of this nasty snowstorm 💔
It just tops off the shit show I’m/we’re living with #Trump in office being protected by #MikeJohnson
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles #SheShed
It just tops off the shit show I’m/we’re living with #Trump in office being protected by #MikeJohnson
#ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles #SheShed
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The president has illegally declared war to stop fentanyl trafficking from a country that does not traffic that drug, claiming its leader is trafficking drugs himself, the day after pardoning a former leader of a country who is a convicted drug trafficker.
Just to level set
Just to level set
November 29, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The president has illegally declared war to stop fentanyl trafficking from a country that does not traffic that drug, claiming its leader is trafficking drugs himself, the day after pardoning a former leader of a country who is a convicted drug trafficker.
Just to level set
Just to level set
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Videos from @translatingpal on X (via Samer Alboji) and Ibrahim Salama
November 29, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Videos from @translatingpal on X (via Samer Alboji) and Ibrahim Salama
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NEW: If restricting how naturalized citizens register is one half of the Trump administration’s strategy, then purging those who already managed to register is the other.
Our deep dive tells the full story👇
https://bit.ly/4ahiZ3M
Our deep dive tells the full story👇
https://bit.ly/4ahiZ3M
The GOP’s War on Naturalized Citizens’ Right to Vote
Read more here.
bit.ly
November 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
NEW: If restricting how naturalized citizens register is one half of the Trump administration’s strategy, then purging those who already managed to register is the other.
Our deep dive tells the full story👇
https://bit.ly/4ahiZ3M
Our deep dive tells the full story👇
https://bit.ly/4ahiZ3M
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This government is very, very bad for this country. The worst thing is that they call themselves conservative, all they do is sell out the fundamental humanistic values of the people of this beautiful country to the fascists through their ruthless pursuit of power.
www.zeit.de/politik/deut...
www.zeit.de/politik/deut...
Proteste gegen AfD-Jugend: Friedrich Merz kritisiert Auseinandersetzungen bei Protesten in Gießen
Bundeskanzler Merz und Bundesinnenminister Dobrindt haben die Auseinandersetzungen bei Protesten gegen die AfD-Jugend in Gießen kritisiert. Dobrindt sprach von "Chaoten".
www.zeit.de
November 29, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This government is very, very bad for this country. The worst thing is that they call themselves conservative, all they do is sell out the fundamental humanistic values of the people of this beautiful country to the fascists through their ruthless pursuit of power.
www.zeit.de/politik/deut...
www.zeit.de/politik/deut...
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After pressure from the Justice Department, Apple pulled apps from its App Store that encourage reporting ICE activity. Google followed suit by pulling similar apps from its Play Store.
The government shouldn't be choosing what apps we can download, and neither should tech companies.
The government shouldn't be choosing what apps we can download, and neither should tech companies.
Your Smartphone, Their Rules: How App Stores Enable Corporate-Government Censorship | ACLU
Big Tech Oligopoly helps the Trump Administration crack down on free speech
www.aclu.org
November 29, 2025 at 6:38 PM
After pressure from the Justice Department, Apple pulled apps from its App Store that encourage reporting ICE activity. Google followed suit by pulling similar apps from its Play Store.
The government shouldn't be choosing what apps we can download, and neither should tech companies.
The government shouldn't be choosing what apps we can download, and neither should tech companies.
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🚨 Marwan Barghouti’s son has released a new video from the West Bank village of Kobar, his father’s birthplace, launching an int'l push to free his father — the most popular Palestinian political leader who has languished for over 2 decades in prison — & to free all Palestinian political prisoners.
November 29, 2025 at 6:37 PM
🚨 Marwan Barghouti’s son has released a new video from the West Bank village of Kobar, his father’s birthplace, launching an int'l push to free his father — the most popular Palestinian political leader who has languished for over 2 decades in prison — & to free all Palestinian political prisoners.
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🔴 In the past 48 hours, Gaza’s Health Ministry reported an additional 2 killed (1 of whom was recovered from the rubble) and 11 injured arriving at hospitals.
▪️Since the ceasefire on October 11, 2025:
- Total killed 354
- Total injured 906
- Total previously killed bodies recovered 606...
▪️Since the ceasefire on October 11, 2025:
- Total killed 354
- Total injured 906
- Total previously killed bodies recovered 606...
November 29, 2025 at 6:41 PM
🔴 In the past 48 hours, Gaza’s Health Ministry reported an additional 2 killed (1 of whom was recovered from the rubble) and 11 injured arriving at hospitals.
▪️Since the ceasefire on October 11, 2025:
- Total killed 354
- Total injured 906
- Total previously killed bodies recovered 606...
▪️Since the ceasefire on October 11, 2025:
- Total killed 354
- Total injured 906
- Total previously killed bodies recovered 606...
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El 28 de Noviembre de 1976, hace 49 años, un agente franquista de la Guardia Civil, asesinó a tiros a los jóvenes Santiago Navas Aguirre y José Javier Nuin en la sala de fiestas Bordatxo, en Navarra. Tenían 18 y 21 años. La "pacífica" Transición.
November 29, 2025 at 6:43 PM
El 28 de Noviembre de 1976, hace 49 años, un agente franquista de la Guardia Civil, asesinó a tiros a los jóvenes Santiago Navas Aguirre y José Javier Nuin en la sala de fiestas Bordatxo, en Navarra. Tenían 18 y 21 años. La "pacífica" Transición.
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The body cams don’t lie.
Judge Ellis exposed unprovoked force by ICE agents and reports rewritten to cover it.
There is no defending this.
Judge Ellis exposed unprovoked force by ICE agents and reports rewritten to cover it.
There is no defending this.
November 29, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The body cams don’t lie.
Judge Ellis exposed unprovoked force by ICE agents and reports rewritten to cover it.
There is no defending this.
Judge Ellis exposed unprovoked force by ICE agents and reports rewritten to cover it.
There is no defending this.
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ICE still FROZEN at Centre St & Howard in lower Manhattan right now as calls continue circulating for people to join.
NYPD arriving with barricades.
NYPD arriving with barricades.
November 29, 2025 at 5:08 PM
ICE still FROZEN at Centre St & Howard in lower Manhattan right now as calls continue circulating for people to join.
NYPD arriving with barricades.
NYPD arriving with barricades.
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EL MUTISMO ESPAÑOL CLAMA AL CIELO DE GERNIKA
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November 29, 2025 at 1:33 PM
EL MUTISMO ESPAÑOL CLAMA AL CIELO DE GERNIKA
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Our experts detail what we know about recent crime trends in New York City, including sharp drops in murders and shootings, as well as persistent challenges to tackle.
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2025 Trends in Crime and Safety in New York City
New York remains one of the safest cities in the country, but some persistent challenges require close attention.
www.brennancenter.org
November 29, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Our experts detail what we know about recent crime trends in New York City, including sharp drops in murders and shootings, as well as persistent challenges to tackle.
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bit.ly/4o734Zo
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White House Reclassifies Nursing As Hobby
White House Reclassifies Nursing As Hobby
WASHINGTON—Describing the practice as a “fun little side project” rather than an occupation, Education Secretary Linda McMahon announced Monday that nursing would be reclassified as a hobby under new ...
theonion.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
White House Reclassifies Nursing As Hobby
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Day 1 of posting this until there is justice for brothers Paddy and Jumaa Abu Asi who were murdered today by the IDF ‼️
November 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Day 1 of posting this until there is justice for brothers Paddy and Jumaa Abu Asi who were murdered today by the IDF ‼️
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Lets explain how escalating/manufacturing a military confrontation with Venezuela gives the administration a legal “hook” to invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, one of the oldest national-security laws still on the books. This statute allows a president to detain, restrict, or deport non-citizens
November 29, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Lets explain how escalating/manufacturing a military confrontation with Venezuela gives the administration a legal “hook” to invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, one of the oldest national-security laws still on the books. This statute allows a president to detain, restrict, or deport non-citizens
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We are doing this so every child has enough to eat, a roof over their head, and a sense of hope that a better future is possible.
We have a precious opportunity to build a mass movement that can transform this country.
Let’s seize it, together.
We have a precious opportunity to build a mass movement that can transform this country.
Let’s seize it, together.
November 29, 2025 at 5:08 PM
We are doing this so every child has enough to eat, a roof over their head, and a sense of hope that a better future is possible.
We have a precious opportunity to build a mass movement that can transform this country.
Let’s seize it, together.
We have a precious opportunity to build a mass movement that can transform this country.
Let’s seize it, together.
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𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐍 𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐀...𝐎𝐋𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐃𝐎
El 25 de noviembre de 1940 el transatlántico Patria se hundió en el puerto de Haifa después de que un explosivo de la Haganá, la organización terrorista sionista, rompiera su casco, asesinando a más de 260 personas
El 25 de noviembre de 1940 el transatlántico Patria se hundió en el puerto de Haifa después de que un explosivo de la Haganá, la organización terrorista sionista, rompiera su casco, asesinando a más de 260 personas
November 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐍 𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐀...𝐎𝐋𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐃𝐎
El 25 de noviembre de 1940 el transatlántico Patria se hundió en el puerto de Haifa después de que un explosivo de la Haganá, la organización terrorista sionista, rompiera su casco, asesinando a más de 260 personas
El 25 de noviembre de 1940 el transatlántico Patria se hundió en el puerto de Haifa después de que un explosivo de la Haganá, la organización terrorista sionista, rompiera su casco, asesinando a más de 260 personas