somewhat great
@atbenedict.bsky.social
demigod, ferryman, hobo
Also if you've read this far, check out the ManKind Project https://mkpusa.org/about-mkp-usa/
Also if you've read this far, check out the ManKind Project https://mkpusa.org/about-mkp-usa/
Reposted by somewhat great
I know the story is going around. This is Morristown, New Jersey. Half an hour from Newark Airport. Its on the hinterlands of New York City. It's a fight I know ICE isn't ready for.
Also, this is People magazine. It's as normal supermarket America as it gets. Let's hope this lights something.
Also, this is People magazine. It's as normal supermarket America as it gets. Let's hope this lights something.
N.J. Girl, 6, Found Alone by Neighbors Crying, Asking, 'Where's Papi?' After Dad Was Detained by ICE While Picking Up Food, Mom Claims
The mother of a 6-year-old girl in New Jersey says her daughter was found walking alone outside their apartment crying and asking for her father over the weekend after he was detained by ICE agents wh...
people.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:20 AM
I know the story is going around. This is Morristown, New Jersey. Half an hour from Newark Airport. Its on the hinterlands of New York City. It's a fight I know ICE isn't ready for.
Also, this is People magazine. It's as normal supermarket America as it gets. Let's hope this lights something.
Also, this is People magazine. It's as normal supermarket America as it gets. Let's hope this lights something.
Reposted by somewhat great
Verbal assault or, as it's legally known, "not assault"
"We've seen over a thousand percent increase in assaults on ICE officers, 8,000 verbal assaults on them...."
January 18, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Verbal assault or, as it's legally known, "not assault"
Reposted by somewhat great
He really is doing all of it.
January 15, 2026 at 4:36 AM
He really is doing all of it.
Reposted by somewhat great
Ordinary people are being so righteously brave in their defense of a Constitution that theoretically protects their rights, but does not protect their bodies from the government stormtroopers ripping it to shreds.
A video of ICE agents conducting door-to-door searches today in Minneapolis
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
January 12, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Ordinary people are being so righteously brave in their defense of a Constitution that theoretically protects their rights, but does not protect their bodies from the government stormtroopers ripping it to shreds.
Reposted by somewhat great
CNN graphics put the asterisk in the wrong place, it appears…
January 8, 2026 at 2:24 AM
CNN graphics put the asterisk in the wrong place, it appears…
Reposted by somewhat great
Abolishing ICE is the bare minimum.
We need to dismantle DHS. We need restitution. And we need trials.
We need to dismantle DHS. We need restitution. And we need trials.
January 8, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Abolishing ICE is the bare minimum.
We need to dismantle DHS. We need restitution. And we need trials.
We need to dismantle DHS. We need restitution. And we need trials.
Reposted by somewhat great
This is very strong
@chrislhayes.bsky.social: “A 37-year-old American citizen, the mother of a young child is dead tonight. She was shot in the face by an agent of the federal government, and that government has spent the day telling despicable lies about her.”
January 8, 2026 at 2:17 AM
This is very strong
The fucking authoritarian entitlement of this guy. Same time he's trying to prosecute Comey and any other political rival while putting the military in the fucking streets.
What about all of this is okay for the fucking MAGA worms?
What about all of this is okay for the fucking MAGA worms?
President Donald Trump called for Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to be jailed Wednesday.
President Donald Trump calls for Mayor Brandon Johnson and Gov. JB Pritzker to be jailed
“Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also!” President Donald Trump wrote on his social media platform, Truth Social.
trib.al
October 8, 2025 at 2:38 PM
The fucking authoritarian entitlement of this guy. Same time he's trying to prosecute Comey and any other political rival while putting the military in the fucking streets.
What about all of this is okay for the fucking MAGA worms?
What about all of this is okay for the fucking MAGA worms?
Coming to Florida next
Why cholera is striking in Africa. It's a disease that's easy to control with proper treatment. But without medical care, patients can perish quickly.
An ancient disease makes yet another comeback
Why cholera is striking in Africa. It's a disease that's easy to control with proper treatment. But without medical care, patients can perish quickly.
n.pr
September 7, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Coming to Florida next
"Cajun Cage" and "Bayou Blacksite" were also considered.
The "Louisiana Lockup" was revealed as the newest federal immigration detention site, intended to house hundreds of detainees.
The notorious prison chosen as latest ICE facility
www.newsweek.com
September 7, 2025 at 9:55 PM
"Cajun Cage" and "Bayou Blacksite" were also considered.
Someone shared this recipe with me.
I mean, I get the context, but I'm not eating any food with the word 'viral' in it.
I mean, I get the context, but I'm not eating any food with the word 'viral' in it.
September 7, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Someone shared this recipe with me.
I mean, I get the context, but I'm not eating any food with the word 'viral' in it.
I mean, I get the context, but I'm not eating any food with the word 'viral' in it.
Third-party organizations often find more success registering communities of color – particularly immigrant communities — than political parties or government officials.
This is not surprising. Political parties and government officials are not known for their welcoming demeanor.
This is not surprising. Political parties and government officials are not known for their welcoming demeanor.
Nongovernmental groups like the League of Women Voters are now barred from registering new voters at naturalization ceremonies, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced.
Trump administration blocks groups from voter registration at naturalization events
Nongovernmental groups like the League of Women Voters are now barred from registering new voters at naturalization ceremonies, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced.
n.pr
September 7, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Third-party organizations often find more success registering communities of color – particularly immigrant communities — than political parties or government officials.
This is not surprising. Political parties and government officials are not known for their welcoming demeanor.
This is not surprising. Political parties and government officials are not known for their welcoming demeanor.
...the authors claim that rising carbon dioxide can be a "net benefit" to U.S. agriculture...
Bigger corn will be a welcome treat in our post-apocalyptic hellscape world.
Bigger corn will be a welcome treat in our post-apocalyptic hellscape world.
More than 85 scientists say that a recent U.S. Department of Energy report is full of errors and misrepresents climate science.
Dozens of scientists find errors in a new Energy Department climate report
More than 85 scientists say that a recent U.S. Department of Energy report is full of errors and misrepresents climate science.
n.pr
September 7, 2025 at 7:29 PM
...the authors claim that rising carbon dioxide can be a "net benefit" to U.S. agriculture...
Bigger corn will be a welcome treat in our post-apocalyptic hellscape world.
Bigger corn will be a welcome treat in our post-apocalyptic hellscape world.
September 7, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Reposted by somewhat great
The US standard railroad gauge (the distance between two rails) is 4 feet 8.5 inches, an exceedingly odd number.
Why was that gauge used?
Why was that gauge used?
August 28, 2025 at 5:11 AM
The US standard railroad gauge (the distance between two rails) is 4 feet 8.5 inches, an exceedingly odd number.
Why was that gauge used?
Why was that gauge used?
Kids! Turn your mitochondrial challenges into mito-CAN-drial challenges!
wtf is this nonsense? He thinks he can understand kid’s “mitochondrial challenges” just by looking at them?
This is an insane person.
This is an insane person.
August 28, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Kids! Turn your mitochondrial challenges into mito-CAN-drial challenges!
Reposted by somewhat great
This is a real photograph of Washington, DC this week, where the United States president has ordered military occupation in peacetime, and ordered the display of colossal portraits of himself.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
August 28, 2025 at 10:24 AM
This is a real photograph of Washington, DC this week, where the United States president has ordered military occupation in peacetime, and ordered the display of colossal portraits of himself.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Not knowing what’s legal day to day is not how I thought it would turn out
May 29, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Not knowing what’s legal day to day is not how I thought it would turn out
March 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
If you are the kind of Tv subscriber who subbed AppleTV+ for Ted Lasso during the pandemic, come back and watch Severance— it is 200% worth the price of admission
#severance
#severance
March 4, 2025 at 5:23 AM
If you are the kind of Tv subscriber who subbed AppleTV+ for Ted Lasso during the pandemic, come back and watch Severance— it is 200% worth the price of admission
#severance
#severance
YES
February 27, 2025 at 5:13 PM
YES
How come there’s no medical condition called day terrors
February 8, 2025 at 1:53 PM
How come there’s no medical condition called day terrors
I think The Great Circle is the best Indie game of 2024
January 7, 2025 at 5:36 AM
I think The Great Circle is the best Indie game of 2024
If your birthday is January 6th, I’m sorry they ruined that for you.
January 6, 2025 at 5:45 AM
If your birthday is January 6th, I’m sorry they ruined that for you.