Ben Saufley
@bensaufley.com
software engineer and illustrator. soccer fan: #USMNT, #USWNT, #NWSLBoston, Portland #UpTheHearts, QPR, Serbia, Zvezda. anti-racist. anti-terf
https://bensaufley.com
https://bensaufley.com
"…especially if you exclude scientists from that conversation."
“The entire purpose of science is to search for existential truths,” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told me. “It’s not subjective. It should be objective. I believe science is a place where you can find unity if you can get a conversation going.” www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
Why Is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. So Convinced He’s Right?
How an outsider, once ignored by the public-health establishment, became the most powerful man in science
www.theatlantic.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
"…especially if you exclude scientists from that conversation."
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Okay it's officially time for a Chotiner/RFK interview
“The entire purpose of science is to search for existential truths,” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told me. “It’s not subjective. It should be objective. I believe science is a place where you can find unity if you can get a conversation going.” www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
Why Is Robert F. Kennedy Jr. So Convinced He’s Right?
How an outsider, once ignored by the public-health establishment, became the most powerful man in science
www.theatlantic.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Okay it's officially time for a Chotiner/RFK interview
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Trans people only ruined boobs for Glinner in particular because his ex wife will no longer show him hers
Well, y'all did it AGAIN!
November 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Trans people only ruined boobs for Glinner in particular because his ex wife will no longer show him hers
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Again, what we’re seeing is a repeated and increasingly explicit offer of white reconciliation over a shared commitment to preserving white supremacy.
November 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Again, what we’re seeing is a repeated and increasingly explicit offer of white reconciliation over a shared commitment to preserving white supremacy.
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If the Ellie be ‘Kin,
She’s from Michigan
If the Ellie be ‘Nik,
She’s up on Trump’s actually, imma keep workshopping this one
She’s from Michigan
If the Ellie be ‘Nik,
She’s up on Trump’s actually, imma keep workshopping this one
November 25, 2025 at 1:06 PM
If the Ellie be ‘Kin,
She’s from Michigan
If the Ellie be ‘Nik,
She’s up on Trump’s actually, imma keep workshopping this one
She’s from Michigan
If the Ellie be ‘Nik,
She’s up on Trump’s actually, imma keep workshopping this one
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The NYT, when the mayor says you ought to follow the rule of law
Zohran Mamdani chastised a Manhattan synagogue that hosted an event promoting migration to Israel and settlements in occupied territories. His stance further tested his strained relationship with pro-Israel Jews in New York.
Mamdani Response to Protest Inflames Tensions with Jewish Leaders
The mayor-elect chastised a synagogue that hosted an event promoting migration to Israel and settlements in occupied territories. His stance further tested his strained relationship with pro-Israel Jews.
nyti.ms
November 25, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The NYT, when the mayor says you ought to follow the rule of law
I need a Wolfe/Klein rhyme for these two except I guess neither is *fine* but one is much worse
Beginning to think I’ve got an auditory processing issue bc this takes me out every time
November 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I need a Wolfe/Klein rhyme for these two except I guess neither is *fine* but one is much worse
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Is it a 'masculine value' to melt down about some new fake shit every week?
November 25, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Is it a 'masculine value' to melt down about some new fake shit every week?
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I spent several minutes trying to figure out what state or nation's flag this dunkin' donuts flying next to the american flag, and then the wind blew it out and it was the red sox
November 25, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I spent several minutes trying to figure out what state or nation's flag this dunkin' donuts flying next to the american flag, and then the wind blew it out and it was the red sox
The problem imo is that the source is fake but the people consuming it are real and plenty of them have blue checks
The location ID on twitter revealing that 99% of the horrible shit on that website is just posted by people in India honestly soothed me a lot. Its literally all just fake.
November 25, 2025 at 12:47 PM
The problem imo is that the source is fake but the people consuming it are real and plenty of them have blue checks
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Founders on LinkedIn still seem to be struggling with the difference between telling people about their humble beginnings and admitting to straight up committing fraud.
November 24, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Founders on LinkedIn still seem to be struggling with the difference between telling people about their humble beginnings and admitting to straight up committing fraud.
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It also misses a HUGE opportunity for dev whimsy.
I remember working on Magic: Duels and badly photoshopping tropical print shirts onto placeholder planeswalkers key art while waiting for the full-res files to come in. Because, y'know, we wanted it to be VERY OBVIOUS it wasn't final
I remember working on Magic: Duels and badly photoshopping tropical print shirts onto placeholder planeswalkers key art while waiting for the full-res files to come in. Because, y'know, we wanted it to be VERY OBVIOUS it wasn't final
Stop using AI for placeholder assets.
Use sketches. Use lorem ipsum. Use bright pink materials. Use programmer art for fucks sake, literally anything else.
If your studio is using AI even for temp, even if they think they've covered their tracks, SPEAK UP because people WILL FIND IT
Use sketches. Use lorem ipsum. Use bright pink materials. Use programmer art for fucks sake, literally anything else.
If your studio is using AI even for temp, even if they think they've covered their tracks, SPEAK UP because people WILL FIND IT
November 25, 2025 at 11:56 AM
It also misses a HUGE opportunity for dev whimsy.
I remember working on Magic: Duels and badly photoshopping tropical print shirts onto placeholder planeswalkers key art while waiting for the full-res files to come in. Because, y'know, we wanted it to be VERY OBVIOUS it wasn't final
I remember working on Magic: Duels and badly photoshopping tropical print shirts onto placeholder planeswalkers key art while waiting for the full-res files to come in. Because, y'know, we wanted it to be VERY OBVIOUS it wasn't final
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So very proud of my Brooklyn College colleague Alex Vitale who is an renown expert in policing with his scholarship and especially his famous book:
November 25, 2025 at 12:14 AM
So very proud of my Brooklyn College colleague Alex Vitale who is an renown expert in policing with his scholarship and especially his famous book:
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Gender-affirming care saves lives
1. A landmark study was just published in The Journal of Pediatrics.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
It found a 68% reduction in suicidality for trans youth getting HRT.
It also found only 7 of more than 400 stopped taking HRT... and of those that did, 4 still identified as gender-diverse.
Transgender care saves lives.
Study In The Journal Of Pediatrics Finds Trans Youth Care Lowers Suicidality, Few Detransition
The groundbreaking study found that suicidality dropped for transgender youth receiving hormone therapy by nearly 70%, with only 7 patients of 432 discontinuing treatment.
www.erininthemorning.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Gender-affirming care saves lives
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Utterly ludicrous framing from @nytimes.com here, treating Pete Hegseth's arguments as if they're legitimate. The casual reader will be left with no inkling whatsoever of how unusual and corrupt an abuse of the process this truly is:
November 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Utterly ludicrous framing from @nytimes.com here, treating Pete Hegseth's arguments as if they're legitimate. The casual reader will be left with no inkling whatsoever of how unusual and corrupt an abuse of the process this truly is:
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The only thing funnier is that, in the full clip, she was pointing to them b/c she said she hosted them (1) LAST WEEK for (2) a Free Press debate (3) about guns!
These were who she highlighted to illustrate that it's important "who's in the room" to have a "good-faith, very passionate" debate.
These were who she highlighted to illustrate that it's important "who's in the room" to have a "good-faith, very passionate" debate.
Don’t know what’s funnier—calling Alan Dershowitz, a man at war with multiple farmers markets—“charismatic,” or throwing it back to Dana Loesch who no one has even thought about since 2018
"elevate charismatic figures such as Alan Dershowitz"
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November 25, 2025 at 4:45 AM
The only thing funnier is that, in the full clip, she was pointing to them b/c she said she hosted them (1) LAST WEEK for (2) a Free Press debate (3) about guns!
These were who she highlighted to illustrate that it's important "who's in the room" to have a "good-faith, very passionate" debate.
These were who she highlighted to illustrate that it's important "who's in the room" to have a "good-faith, very passionate" debate.
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I think what happened is that Bari knew she needed to name a famous Democrat to pair with Loesch so as to not sound partisan, but one who shares most of her opinions, and Dershowitz is the name that popped into her head as representing that kind of guy.
"elevate charismatic figures such as Alan Dershowitz"
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November 25, 2025 at 4:16 AM
I think what happened is that Bari knew she needed to name a famous Democrat to pair with Loesch so as to not sound partisan, but one who shares most of her opinions, and Dershowitz is the name that popped into her head as representing that kind of guy.
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what do you mean I won't get the opportunity to get my passport ready and leave my life behind before I get Chotted
November 25, 2025 at 12:38 AM
what do you mean I won't get the opportunity to get my passport ready and leave my life behind before I get Chotted
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I generally try not to comment on Twitter but Isaac Chotiner is over there giving Semafor body blows right now and I just want to say I find it alarming that he's allowed to come for you without warning (asking for an interview)
November 25, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I generally try not to comment on Twitter but Isaac Chotiner is over there giving Semafor body blows right now and I just want to say I find it alarming that he's allowed to come for you without warning (asking for an interview)
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*RFK Jr holding Michael Scherer at gun point*
"And put in there that my muscles and biceps are too large for my suit and that I don't smell like beef jerky and decay"
"And put in there that my muscles and biceps are too large for my suit and that I don't smell like beef jerky and decay"
November 25, 2025 at 5:06 AM
*RFK Jr holding Michael Scherer at gun point*
"And put in there that my muscles and biceps are too large for my suit and that I don't smell like beef jerky and decay"
"And put in there that my muscles and biceps are too large for my suit and that I don't smell like beef jerky and decay"
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POV - you are about to win your court case
November 24, 2025 at 6:06 PM
POV - you are about to win your court case
It's weird to me that I've apparently "reached the limit" of so many paywalled sites that I don't think I've ever visited in my life. What's the deal there?
November 24, 2025 at 3:09 PM
It's weird to me that I've apparently "reached the limit" of so many paywalled sites that I don't think I've ever visited in my life. What's the deal there?
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I honestly don't think anyone who came of age in the 21st century can truly grasp how completely and totally deranged this is, because the pot's temperature had already increased well above normal levels by 2001.
November 19, 2025 at 4:17 AM
I honestly don't think anyone who came of age in the 21st century can truly grasp how completely and totally deranged this is, because the pot's temperature had already increased well above normal levels by 2001.
There is something secondary—alongside all the cruelty, the pain, the sadism of it all—that really twists the knife of the situation in that these people are the biggest fucking losers you've ever seen and it seems like we're all expected to pretend that's not true
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
There is something secondary—alongside all the cruelty, the pain, the sadism of it all—that really twists the knife of the situation in that these people are the biggest fucking losers you've ever seen and it seems like we're all expected to pretend that's not true
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Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen