Ben Riggs
@riggsben.bsky.social
Conductor, singer, & pianist living in Oakland, CA.
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Devoting a 352-page book to unmasking a president who is no longer in office instead of the one currently sowing global chaos indicates serious mental impairment, experts say.
Man Feared to Be Cognitively Slipping After Writing Book About Wrong President
Devoting a 352-page book to unmasking a president who is no longer in office instead of the one currently creating global chaos indicates serious mental impairment, the experts asserted.
www.borowitzreport.com
May 27, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Devoting a 352-page book to unmasking a president who is no longer in office instead of the one currently sowing global chaos indicates serious mental impairment, experts say.
@janeespenson.bsky.social shrieking HELLO at me is actually my DREAM Zoom call.
You might think you're gonna be the first person dialing into the zoom call, but I will always be there earlier, shrieking HELLO at you as you materialize into my early early domain.
May 12, 2025 at 4:08 PM
@janeespenson.bsky.social shrieking HELLO at me is actually my DREAM Zoom call.
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JK, are you listening? Oh, that’s right, you never do any more.
April 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
JK, are you listening? Oh, that’s right, you never do any more.
🎶 Hey, I’ve died twice 🎶
April 20, 2025 at 1:46 PM
🎶 Hey, I’ve died twice 🎶
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Get in, loser, we're defeating death and sin
For those who celebrate: may your #Easter weekend be as strange and random as this vintage postcard.
April 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Get in, loser, we're defeating death and sin
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Last night was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops.
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Remind you of anyone?
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Remind you of anyone?
April 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Last night was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops.
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Remind you of anyone?
I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III.
Remind you of anyone?
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And I am an ally. If you are too, let the world know.
February 22, 2025 at 10:14 PM
And I am an ally. If you are too, let the world know.
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I personally will continue to use "Gulf of Mexico" because our president is a wrathful felonious nincompoop with the intellect of paramecium and I do not consent to his cartographic buffoonery
Encyclopædia Britannica will continue to use ‘Gulf of Mexico’ for a few reasons:
-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.
-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
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-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.
-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
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February 12, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I personally will continue to use "Gulf of Mexico" because our president is a wrathful felonious nincompoop with the intellect of paramecium and I do not consent to his cartographic buffoonery
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"[For the Right], D.E.I...is the mere presence of a woman or nonwhite person or disabled or transgender person in any high-skilled, high-status position. And their alternative isn’t some heretofore unknown standard of merit; it is the reintroduction of something like segregation."
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Opinion | Trump’s War on D.E.I. Is Really a War on Civil Rights
The genius of the right-wing crusade against D.E.I. is that the term is amorphous enough that it can mean many different things to many different people.
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
"[For the Right], D.E.I...is the mere presence of a woman or nonwhite person or disabled or transgender person in any high-skilled, high-status position. And their alternative isn’t some heretofore unknown standard of merit; it is the reintroduction of something like segregation."
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Gulf of Distraction
February 12, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Gulf of Distraction
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For those of you desperately in need of distraction from today's headlines, here's a photo of a bunny & a chick who are friends.
February 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
For those of you desperately in need of distraction from today's headlines, here's a photo of a bunny & a chick who are friends.
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We are actually living in a time where some Christians see mercy as offensive, empathy as a sin, and diversity, equity, and inclusion as a threat.
“Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness.” -Isaiah 5:20
Lord, have mercy.
“Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness.” -Isaiah 5:20
Lord, have mercy.
February 1, 2025 at 3:03 PM
We are actually living in a time where some Christians see mercy as offensive, empathy as a sin, and diversity, equity, and inclusion as a threat.
“Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness.” -Isaiah 5:20
Lord, have mercy.
“Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness.” -Isaiah 5:20
Lord, have mercy.
Introduce yourself with four movies
January 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Introduce yourself with four movies
Totally agree, @georgetakei.bsky.social!
January 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Totally agree, @georgetakei.bsky.social!
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I am going to make a donation to the Episcopal Diocese of Washington (DC). On the reminder line of the check, I think I'll just write, Atta girl! Or do you think I need to include a note thanking the bishop?
January 23, 2025 at 2:48 AM
I am going to make a donation to the Episcopal Diocese of Washington (DC). On the reminder line of the check, I think I'll just write, Atta girl! Or do you think I need to include a note thanking the bishop?
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So many have not learned them at all.
January 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
So many have not learned them at all.
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The "he's not gonna listen to her" reactions are missing many points. Lots of other people are also hearing it. Lots of people can see him hearing it, then weigh what she's said with what he'll do. Lots of people can see her refusal to surrender these ancient teachings to the latest face of empire
Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"
January 21, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The "he's not gonna listen to her" reactions are missing many points. Lots of other people are also hearing it. Lots of people can see him hearing it, then weigh what she's said with what he'll do. Lots of people can see her refusal to surrender these ancient teachings to the latest face of empire
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Find joy where you can, show support for people on the margins where you can, and let’s help each other through, that is what I am saying.
January 21, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Find joy where you can, show support for people on the margins where you can, and let’s help each other through, that is what I am saying.
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The Amy Sherald exhibit at SF MOMA is what I needed yesterday!
January 22, 2025 at 12:24 AM
The Amy Sherald exhibit at SF MOMA is what I needed yesterday!
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Things I am mad about today. Strike on the box matches that don't light because the striker strip wears out. Safeway Digital Deals that don't work when I get to the cashier. And Nazis. I am mad about Nazis today.
January 21, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Things I am mad about today. Strike on the box matches that don't light because the striker strip wears out. Safeway Digital Deals that don't work when I get to the cashier. And Nazis. I am mad about Nazis today.