Benny6Toes
@benny6toes.bsky.social
Sci-Fi, board games, UX, politics, sarcasm, laughter, science, ally. It's a strange Venn diagram. I probably have more toes than you.
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I truly, truly get it why a lot of good people are saying that Minneapolis is not about left or right, democrats or republican, now. I understand. But I’m sorry it actually is
January 26, 2026 at 4:46 AM
I truly, truly get it why a lot of good people are saying that Minneapolis is not about left or right, democrats or republican, now. I understand. But I’m sorry it actually is
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We wanted to know what Minnesotans thinks about ICE's infiltration of their state. So we talked to a retired couple that moved from the exurbs of Minneapolis to the exurbs of Phoenix.
January 24, 2026 at 3:21 AM
We wanted to know what Minnesotans thinks about ICE's infiltration of their state. So we talked to a retired couple that moved from the exurbs of Minneapolis to the exurbs of Phoenix.
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President Trump didn't end up invading a NATO ally this week. Are the Europeans even going to say thank you?
by J.D. Vance
by J.D. Vance
January 24, 2026 at 3:21 AM
President Trump didn't end up invading a NATO ally this week. Are the Europeans even going to say thank you?
by J.D. Vance
by J.D. Vance
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176 tiny maps (1850-2025)
Maps of temperature anomalies for each year. The progression to warmer, redder colours is evident over virtually the entire planet.
This 'small multiples' #dataviz approach is effective to show that nowhere is escaping from the warming due to us burning fossil fuels.
Maps of temperature anomalies for each year. The progression to warmer, redder colours is evident over virtually the entire planet.
This 'small multiples' #dataviz approach is effective to show that nowhere is escaping from the warming due to us burning fossil fuels.
January 14, 2026 at 12:11 PM
176 tiny maps (1850-2025)
Maps of temperature anomalies for each year. The progression to warmer, redder colours is evident over virtually the entire planet.
This 'small multiples' #dataviz approach is effective to show that nowhere is escaping from the warming due to us burning fossil fuels.
Maps of temperature anomalies for each year. The progression to warmer, redder colours is evident over virtually the entire planet.
This 'small multiples' #dataviz approach is effective to show that nowhere is escaping from the warming due to us burning fossil fuels.
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As the climate data for 2025 continues to be released, it's time to update various data visualisations.
First - the global climate stripes for 1850-2025. A third darkest red stripe is added.
The last 11 years have been the warmest 11 years on record. A sequence that is unlikely to be broken soon.
First - the global climate stripes for 1850-2025. A third darkest red stripe is added.
The last 11 years have been the warmest 11 years on record. A sequence that is unlikely to be broken soon.
January 14, 2026 at 11:02 AM
As the climate data for 2025 continues to be released, it's time to update various data visualisations.
First - the global climate stripes for 1850-2025. A third darkest red stripe is added.
The last 11 years have been the warmest 11 years on record. A sequence that is unlikely to be broken soon.
First - the global climate stripes for 1850-2025. A third darkest red stripe is added.
The last 11 years have been the warmest 11 years on record. A sequence that is unlikely to be broken soon.
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1️⃣ Whoa 😯
2️⃣ Cool!
3️⃣ More of this please
2️⃣ Cool!
3️⃣ More of this please
So, if I'm reading this right:
4 prosecutors at the Dept of Justice Civil Rights division quit because the Trump-appointed leadership won't investigate Good's killer,
and
6 from the Minnesota US Attorney's office quit when they were told instead to investigate her widow.
(HT @benjaminkabak.com)
4 prosecutors at the Dept of Justice Civil Rights division quit because the Trump-appointed leadership won't investigate Good's killer,
and
6 from the Minnesota US Attorney's office quit when they were told instead to investigate her widow.
(HT @benjaminkabak.com)
Federal prosecutors quit in protest over lack of investigation into ICE shooting
Six lawyers from US attorney’s office in Minnesota quit along with four leaders of DoJ’s civil rights division
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:46 PM
1️⃣ Whoa 😯
2️⃣ Cool!
3️⃣ More of this please
2️⃣ Cool!
3️⃣ More of this please
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A spiral galaxy, observed with the Hubble Space Telescope in the COSMOS survey.
It is at redshift 0.10 (lookback time 1.35 billion years) with coordinates (150.09027, 2.86746).
50 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
It is at redshift 0.10 (lookback time 1.35 billion years) with coordinates (150.09027, 2.86746).
50 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
January 13, 2026 at 7:29 AM
A spiral galaxy, observed with the Hubble Space Telescope in the COSMOS survey.
It is at redshift 0.10 (lookback time 1.35 billion years) with coordinates (150.09027, 2.86746).
50 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
It is at redshift 0.10 (lookback time 1.35 billion years) with coordinates (150.09027, 2.86746).
50 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
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🧵In my expert opinion as a researcher of vehicle ramming attacks, what has been publicly described in the video evidence does not support the claim that Renee Nicole Good was attempting a deliberate ramming attack when she was shot in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026. 1/7
January 8, 2026 at 9:13 PM
🧵In my expert opinion as a researcher of vehicle ramming attacks, what has been publicly described in the video evidence does not support the claim that Renee Nicole Good was attempting a deliberate ramming attack when she was shot in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026. 1/7
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January 10, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Discord wants to know how you feel about AI.
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PSA: twitter, X, is doing new terms of service that basically make it so that any comtent you share on there including DMs and photos is theirs and they can use it for "any purpose" including commercial use.
So, if you have a page you’ve left up and don’t want them there’s time to act 1/
So, if you have a page you’ve left up and don’t want them there’s time to act 1/
January 7, 2026 at 12:15 AM
PSA: twitter, X, is doing new terms of service that basically make it so that any comtent you share on there including DMs and photos is theirs and they can use it for "any purpose" including commercial use.
So, if you have a page you’ve left up and don’t want them there’s time to act 1/
So, if you have a page you’ve left up and don’t want them there’s time to act 1/
Past time, I'd say
January 9, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Past time, I'd say
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This is the second time that Ive been hearing about this so I dont know if theres any confirmation but I figured I’d spread it around just in case. Double check your passport statuses!
www.instagram.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:03 PM
This is the second time that Ive been hearing about this so I dont know if theres any confirmation but I figured I’d spread it around just in case. Double check your passport statuses!
ice/dhs lies
NEW: MAYOR FREY: “They are already trying to spin this as an act of self defense. I’ve seen the video myself and I want to tell everybody directly; that is bullshit.”
January 7, 2026 at 7:43 PM
ice/dhs lies
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Trump Administration pivots from killing people internationally to killing people domestically.
January 7, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Trump Administration pivots from killing people internationally to killing people domestically.
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The US has transformed from a (sorta) functioning democracy into a poster regime, a rogue troll state, fueled by internet clout. And the abduction of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro is likely just the beginning.
www.garbageday.email/p/the-rise-o...
www.garbageday.email/p/the-rise-o...
January 5, 2026 at 7:48 PM
The US has transformed from a (sorta) functioning democracy into a poster regime, a rogue troll state, fueled by internet clout. And the abduction of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro is likely just the beginning.
www.garbageday.email/p/the-rise-o...
www.garbageday.email/p/the-rise-o...
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The enshitification will continue until morale is dead
January 7, 2026 at 2:57 AM
The enshitification will continue until morale is dead
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It strikes me as likely that the perception that Democrats are losing is entirely coming from them having a healthier relationship with technology than I do...
January 5, 2026 at 8:08 PM
It strikes me as likely that the perception that Democrats are losing is entirely coming from them having a healthier relationship with technology than I do...
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Since Zohran Mamdani took office, the US has conducted an illegal invasion of Venezuela, bellicosely threatened to do the same in Greenland, and launched proceedings against Sen. Mark Kelly for exercising his First Amendment rights. At what point does the Left admit it made a grievous mistake?
January 6, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Since Zohran Mamdani took office, the US has conducted an illegal invasion of Venezuela, bellicosely threatened to do the same in Greenland, and launched proceedings against Sen. Mark Kelly for exercising his First Amendment rights. At what point does the Left admit it made a grievous mistake?
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The overwhelming majority of American pediatricians say that children should receive vaccines for flu, rotavirus, and RSV. But this Grok AI result pulled up by an HHS employee says otherwise. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to trust.
January 6, 2026 at 3:04 AM
The overwhelming majority of American pediatricians say that children should receive vaccines for flu, rotavirus, and RSV. But this Grok AI result pulled up by an HHS employee says otherwise. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to trust.
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SMITH says he had evidence that Trump directly ordered alleged co-conspirators to call senators on the evening of Jan. 6 to try to continue delaying the vote ceritification.
He also had evidence that Bannon said Trump was still "on fire" on evening of Jan. 6.
He also had evidence that Bannon said Trump was still "on fire" on evening of Jan. 6.
December 31, 2025 at 8:17 PM
SMITH says he had evidence that Trump directly ordered alleged co-conspirators to call senators on the evening of Jan. 6 to try to continue delaying the vote ceritification.
He also had evidence that Bannon said Trump was still "on fire" on evening of Jan. 6.
He also had evidence that Bannon said Trump was still "on fire" on evening of Jan. 6.
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BREAKING: The House Judiciary Committee has released Jack Smith's 255-page deposition transcript: judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
December 31, 2025 at 7:02 PM
BREAKING: The House Judiciary Committee has released Jack Smith's 255-page deposition transcript: judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
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General reminder of the words of proud son of Virginia, Major-General George H Thomas. The "Rock of Chickamauga". Who, unlike Lee, stayed loyal to the Union.
Post-war he had views on 'Lost Cause' and the damage it would do to America, unchecked.
A “counterfeit varnish of patriotism” he called it.
Post-war he had views on 'Lost Cause' and the damage it would do to America, unchecked.
A “counterfeit varnish of patriotism” he called it.
![[T]he greatest efforts made by the defeated insurgents since the close of the war have been to promulgate the idea that the cause of liberty, justice, humanity, equality, and all the calendar of the virtues of freedom, suffered violence and wrong when the effort for southern independence failed. This is, of course, intended as a species of political cant, whereby the crime of treason might be covered with a counterfeit varnish of patriotism, so that the precipitators of the rebellion might go down in history hand in hand with the defenders of the government, thus wiping out with their own hands their own stains; a species of self-forgiveness amazing in its effrontery, when it is considered that life and property—justly forfeited by the laws of the country, of war, and of nations, through the magnanimity of the government and people—was not exacted from them.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5h5jfgi7vuqp4bkfogcntzep/bafkreifigvhyvtmy3mxp2btoxw5gztwrmyujtmpywsraabtjsq6oyrs4gq@jpeg)
December 29, 2025 at 11:01 PM
General reminder of the words of proud son of Virginia, Major-General George H Thomas. The "Rock of Chickamauga". Who, unlike Lee, stayed loyal to the Union.
Post-war he had views on 'Lost Cause' and the damage it would do to America, unchecked.
A “counterfeit varnish of patriotism” he called it.
Post-war he had views on 'Lost Cause' and the damage it would do to America, unchecked.
A “counterfeit varnish of patriotism” he called it.
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Reminder that if you still have FSA funds to spend this year, you can spend them at FSA store: fsastore.com - you can purchase menstrual products for example to donate to your local pantries and homeless shelters. I have $130 left and that's what I did yesterday.
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December 29, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Reminder that if you still have FSA funds to spend this year, you can spend them at FSA store: fsastore.com - you can purchase menstrual products for example to donate to your local pantries and homeless shelters. I have $130 left and that's what I did yesterday.
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A small (personal) example of this book’s intellectual dishonesty:
My father-in-law is reading In Covid’s Wake, and excitedly told me he found a passage where I’m quoted. The quote in question is me saying the FBI worked to censor speech on social media.
Huh? When did I say that?!
My father-in-law is reading In Covid’s Wake, and excitedly told me he found a passage where I’m quoted. The quote in question is me saying the FBI worked to censor speech on social media.
Huh? When did I say that?!
December 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A small (personal) example of this book’s intellectual dishonesty:
My father-in-law is reading In Covid’s Wake, and excitedly told me he found a passage where I’m quoted. The quote in question is me saying the FBI worked to censor speech on social media.
Huh? When did I say that?!
My father-in-law is reading In Covid’s Wake, and excitedly told me he found a passage where I’m quoted. The quote in question is me saying the FBI worked to censor speech on social media.
Huh? When did I say that?!