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Ben @vtben.bsky.social · 6h

getting eric alper vibes

Ben @vtben.bsky.social · 7h

Lmao we were so far in the back that I didn't really grasp what had happened until the next day when my friends texted me to ask if I'd seen him

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Ben @vtben.bsky.social · 7h

Oh no, RIP.

So I went to Bonnaroo once in 2012. After a madcap Red Hot Chili Peppers set we wandered over to the Questlove-organized Superjam and out of nowhere after a long exile D'Angelo gets up on stage. What a moment.

Lucius Fox In The Box @carnegro.bsky.social · 7h

I am about to go for the longest walk. Heartbreaking. balleralert.com/profiles/blo...

D’Angelo Dead At 51 After Battle With Pancreatic Cancer

Neo-soul legend D’Angelo has died after a private battle with pancreatic cancer. Read Baller Alert’s exclusive report celebrating his life, music, and impact.

balleralert.com

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Ben @vtben.bsky.social · 7h

Cool I'll replace my coffee with a drink with nutritional value like Diet Coke or Celsius

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 8h

Tariffs have rapidly increased the price of coffee—a drink with almost no nutritional value and lots of functional substitutes. Yet coffee may also be the one thing Americans can’t live without, @elcush.bsky.social writes:

The Drink That Americans Won’t Give Up Without a Fight

Coffee has almost no nutritional value and lots of substitutes. It’s also, apparently, too important to lose.

bit.ly

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Ben @vtben.bsky.social · 8h

also can joke about himself and have fun in a way that most other SEC coaches cannot

Ben @vtben.bsky.social · 8h

Also if you have spent any time in Maine you know there is a real affordability crisis happening between retirees/vacationers vs. young families that are being driven out due to cost of living and I think you are about to see that dynamic play out in this race.

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Ben @vtben.bsky.social · 8h

The primary isn't the issue especially in a state that has RCV, let it happen for all I care. It's the gerontocracy that both parties are guilty of, implicitly telling up and coming candidates to wait their turn for another 6 or 12 years.

Daniel Gilmore @gilmored85.bsky.social · 11h

Ppl on this site are gonna be big mad about this, but I cant imagine anything that would boost Graham Platners campaign more than beating a well liked incumbent governor in a primary and I dunno why theyd not want to have him get a big early victory like that.

David Mack @davidmackau.bsky.social · 11h

Maine democratic primary just got even more crowded www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

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Ben @vtben.bsky.social · 10h

This is what the B1G private equity money will go towards.

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Ben @vtben.bsky.social · 10h

This is just who the Democrats are at this point. It's all "wait your turn until it's too late" just look at SCOTUS and Biden's re-election.

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Ben @vtben.bsky.social · 10h

Look she's free to run if she wants and she has stood up to Trump better than most governors but she will turn 85 at the end of her first Senate term. This is well-earned lobster roll in Kennebunkport time after a distinguished career.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 12h

Breaking News: Janet Mills, the Democratic governor of Maine, is running for Senate, aiming to unseat Senator Susan Collins, a Republican.

Gov. Janet Mills of Maine to Run for Senate, Aiming at Senator Susan Collins

A two-term Democratic governor, Ms. Mills called herself “battle tested” in an interview. But she faces a Democratic primary before she can challenge the Republican incumbent.

nyti.ms

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Ben @vtben.bsky.social · 20h

Luckily for the Eagles everyone in the NFC East is bad. We're back to our mediocre high ratings slop on prime time every weekend baby

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Ben @vtben.bsky.social · 23h

Mariners have played 33 innings in the past 72 hours and are 3-0 how can you not root for America's Team™️

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Ben @vtben.bsky.social · 1d

I get that the Eagles and AJ Brown are in a weird stalemate right now but the Titans have not been the same since they traded him away on draft night a few years ago.

Ian Rapoport @rapsheet.bsky.social · 1d

Sources: After a brutal start to the season, the Titans have fired coach Brian Callahan.

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Ben @vtben.bsky.social · 1d

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Ben @vtben.bsky.social · Oct 14

Still impressed this joke made it onto a network TV sitcom.

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Ben @vtben.bsky.social · 1d

No such thing as ethical consumption in sports unless you are bandwagoning the Seattle Mariners.

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Ben @vtben.bsky.social · 2d

My daughter is rolling all over the floor because she said she wanted to "roll like the football boys" after seeing a fumble recovery.

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Ben @vtben.bsky.social · 2d

The Browns are the stupidest organization in the NFL lmao

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Ben @vtben.bsky.social · 28d

I will always root for Baker Mayfield because of how the Browns screwed him over and because he once planted an Oklahoma flag at midfield of OSU's stadium.

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Ben @vtben.bsky.social · 2d

The haters said he couldn't do it. Good call by the haters.

Chris Vannini @chrisvannini.com · 2d

SOURCE: UAB has fired head coach Trent Dilfer, @theathletic.com has learned.

UAB is 2-4 this year. Dilfer went 9-21 in three seasons.

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Ben @vtben.bsky.social · 2d

My bad 😞
go Bills

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Ben @vtben.bsky.social · 2d

I think so just because of the need for new blood there

Ben @vtben.bsky.social · 2d

Rico Dowdle has almost 400 rushing yards in 2 games what a boss

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Ben @vtben.bsky.social · 2d

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