Ben McFarlane
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Chiefs Jayhawks Hawkeyes Royals. The 'fun' parent (wife is smarter than me). Big 'ol lib.
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my guy was back out there doin Good Work with a broken rib from his previous encounter.
name a fucking high school after him.
name a fucking high school after him.
CNN reporting that a week before Alex Pretti was killed, 5 agents tackled him and he suffered a broken rib. CNN says he stopped his car after he saw ICE agents interacting with a family on foot and began to blow his whistle. Source tells CNN Pretti believed “That day he thought he was going to die”
January 27, 2026 at 5:29 PM
my guy was back out there doin Good Work with a broken rib from his previous encounter.
name a fucking high school after him.
name a fucking high school after him.
Seems like a nice day to repeat a vow I made on the last place that I would volunteer 400 hours if Stephen Miller goes to prison for at least a year
January 27, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Seems like a nice day to repeat a vow I made on the last place that I would volunteer 400 hours if Stephen Miller goes to prison for at least a year
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This seems both self-evidently true and massively important to remember moving forward.
Nonviolent resistance is the only path here that has any hope of working
Nonviolent resistance is the only path here that has any hope of working
And remain peaceful.
I think they were ready for either a cowed and a subdued populace, *or* a dead ICE agent that they could make political hay out of, and are stuck with neither of those things, and don’t know what to do
I think they were ready for either a cowed and a subdued populace, *or* a dead ICE agent that they could make political hay out of, and are stuck with neither of those things, and don’t know what to do
January 26, 2026 at 10:15 PM
This seems both self-evidently true and massively important to remember moving forward.
Nonviolent resistance is the only path here that has any hope of working
Nonviolent resistance is the only path here that has any hope of working
Jayhawk women by 20 with 9 minutes left too
January 25, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Jayhawk women by 20 with 9 minutes left too
I NEED the footage of Melvin Council doing the Wabash Cannonball
January 25, 2026 at 3:12 AM
I NEED the footage of Melvin Council doing the Wabash Cannonball
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Wise words from WEB DuBois to gird us today: "It would be shame and cowardice to surrender this glorious land and its opportunities for civilization and humanity to the thugs and lynchers, the mobs and profiteers, the monopolists & gamblers who today choke its soul and steal its resources."
January 22, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Wise words from WEB DuBois to gird us today: "It would be shame and cowardice to surrender this glorious land and its opportunities for civilization and humanity to the thugs and lynchers, the mobs and profiteers, the monopolists & gamblers who today choke its soul and steal its resources."
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I would argue that the case for dismantling ICE has, at this point, virtually nothing to do with larger questions of immigration enforcement and reform, it's just clearly incompatible with a free and democratic society to maintain a secret police force with sweeping and arbitrary authority.
Senator Gallego weighs in as well. Note that at the start of 2025 he was considered a *moderate* on immigration and co-sponsored the Laken Riley Act. Him and many other Dems have been increasingly horrified at what ICE is doing and shifted away from a "more enforcement" focus.
January 21, 2026 at 11:09 PM
I would argue that the case for dismantling ICE has, at this point, virtually nothing to do with larger questions of immigration enforcement and reform, it's just clearly incompatible with a free and democratic society to maintain a secret police force with sweeping and arbitrary authority.
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They say don't try to time the market but I'm built different.
January 20, 2026 at 11:18 PM
They say don't try to time the market but I'm built different.
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This is the future liberals want
Using a combination of glitches in Super Mario World, Yoshi can be taken into the final battle, where he can eat Peach upon Bowser's defeat. With Peach gone, the ending will not play, and Mario and Yoshi will simply stare at each other forever.
January 18, 2026 at 4:20 PM
This is the future liberals want
Sometimes you don't know how you'll feel until you're in the moment but I want the Bills to win by 42 and the camera to pan around to crying Broncos fans in the 4th quarter and that's just what's on my heart.
January 17, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Sometimes you don't know how you'll feel until you're in the moment but I want the Bills to win by 42 and the camera to pan around to crying Broncos fans in the 4th quarter and that's just what's on my heart.
I bought a super bowl ring on ebay so congratulations to me on becoming a super bowl champion
January 15, 2026 at 9:41 PM
I bought a super bowl ring on ebay so congratulations to me on becoming a super bowl champion
This KU basketball team is capable of anything (derogatory and complimentary)
January 14, 2026 at 4:48 AM
This KU basketball team is capable of anything (derogatory and complimentary)
Is the NFL having a defensive renaissance or are all of these quarterbacks besides Allen and Lawrence butt?
January 13, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Is the NFL having a defensive renaissance or are all of these quarterbacks besides Allen and Lawrence butt?
I take a knee on first down no lie
January 11, 2026 at 9:01 PM
I take a knee on first down no lie
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If Caleb keeps coming back on the Packers like this they’ve gotta call him The Grate One
January 11, 2026 at 5:31 AM
If Caleb keeps coming back on the Packers like this they’ve gotta call him The Grate One
Wolverhampton has won two matches in a row in the year of our lord 2026.
January 10, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Wolverhampton has won two matches in a row in the year of our lord 2026.
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this poem is in my head every moment of every day now
January 7, 2026 at 6:32 PM
this poem is in my head every moment of every day now
KU was down 15 with 5 minutes left.
January 7, 2026 at 5:03 AM
KU was down 15 with 5 minutes left.
I had fun and then I didn't have fun and then I had fun
January 7, 2026 at 4:52 AM
I had fun and then I didn't have fun and then I had fun
I love Melvin Council
January 7, 2026 at 4:36 AM
I love Melvin Council
DO YOU BELIEVE IN THESE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS???
January 5, 2026 at 12:13 AM
DO YOU BELIEVE IN THESE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS???
Okay it's happening everybody stay calm
January 3, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Okay it's happening everybody stay calm
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This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
August 13, 2025 at 6:06 AM
This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
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