Ben
@bv-pdx.bsky.social
he/him. 1w9, INFJ, JS and Kotlin coder 👨💻,☕🏃🚴 🎸🏀🥏📚. Married with 2 kids and 2 cats (I post about my cats a lot 😆). “Logic clearly dictates that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few (or the one).” LLAP 🖖
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![4-panel vertical comic. (1) 100 Years Ago [two people standing next to bicycle with small car nearby] PERSON 1: It’s too dangerous riding a bike with these cars around. I should get a car, too. (2) 50 Years Ago [two people between smaller car and bigger car] PERSON 2 with short hair: Small cars are less safe in collisions with larger vehicles, so I should get a bigger one. (3) Today [two people between big car and even bigger car] PERSON 1: Everyone has huge SUVs now. If I don’t get the biggest one, I’m putting my family at risk. (4) Soon [two people next to large armored car with spiked clubs attached] PERSON 2: If I don’t install more whirling spike clubs, I’ll be destroyed by all the other drivers who...](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreiby6can6k76yzfmv2czxs4pu2l7zie7bqbrpswi7h3ifmiadkuqvu@jpeg)
November 14, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
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Elected Democrats spending more time today praising Dick Cheney than Zohran Mamdani is a great case study in abject fucking moral failure.
November 4, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Elected Democrats spending more time today praising Dick Cheney than Zohran Mamdani is a great case study in abject fucking moral failure.
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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Trump take chocolate
Milk chocolate, an FDA regulated term, has become chocolate candy.
Candy companies are quietly cutting back on chocolate as climate change pushes cocoa prices higher, and experts say it has triggered a wave of “reformulations.”
Candy companies are quietly cutting back on chocolate as climate change pushes cocoa prices higher, and experts say it has triggered a wave of “reformulations.”
Candy Companies Are Quietly Cutting Down on Cocoa to Save Money
As climate change has helped push cocoa prices higher, companies are changing candy recipes in subtle ways.
nyti.ms
October 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Trump take chocolate
9 snap meals for every 1 food bank meal.
We have to do something, something significant, right now.
We have to do something, something significant, right now.
Wow! It’s not even close. Food banks can’t keep up with the need…
Question: “How long is this sustainable.”
Food bank director: “It’s not… for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”
Question: “How long is this sustainable.”
Food bank director: “It’s not… for every meal that a food bank provides, the SNAP program provides nine. There’s no way we can meet that gap.”
October 30, 2025 at 2:52 PM
9 snap meals for every 1 food bank meal.
We have to do something, something significant, right now.
We have to do something, something significant, right now.
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portland people
here are some restaurants who are doing their best to help folks being starved by our government. please support
www.koin.com/news/oregon/...
here are some restaurants who are doing their best to help folks being starved by our government. please support
www.koin.com/news/oregon/...
www.koin.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:38 AM
portland people
here are some restaurants who are doing their best to help folks being starved by our government. please support
www.koin.com/news/oregon/...
here are some restaurants who are doing their best to help folks being starved by our government. please support
www.koin.com/news/oregon/...
I have to admit I do not understand American voters. How does "favors environmental laws" + "abortion should be LEGAL in most cases" equal a vote for the current temporary president? I failed this quiz BADLY.
How did Americans vote in 2024?
www.americansurveycenter.org/results/9BAd...
How did Americans vote in 2024?
www.americansurveycenter.org/results/9BAd...
My Quiz Result
I got 7 / 0 on this quiz from the Survey Center on American Life. Can you beat my score?
www.americansurveycenter.org
October 29, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I have to admit I do not understand American voters. How does "favors environmental laws" + "abortion should be LEGAL in most cases" equal a vote for the current temporary president? I failed this quiz BADLY.
How did Americans vote in 2024?
www.americansurveycenter.org/results/9BAd...
How did Americans vote in 2024?
www.americansurveycenter.org/results/9BAd...
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I have a very bad feeling about this...
October 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I have a very bad feeling about this...
This isn't the whole story, but this quote is resonating with me this morning:
"Experiencing our worst fears doesn't kill us, and experiencing our greatest hope doesn't save us." - Bruce Tift, "Already Free"
"Experiencing our worst fears doesn't kill us, and experiencing our greatest hope doesn't save us." - Bruce Tift, "Already Free"
October 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
This isn't the whole story, but this quote is resonating with me this morning:
"Experiencing our worst fears doesn't kill us, and experiencing our greatest hope doesn't save us." - Bruce Tift, "Already Free"
"Experiencing our worst fears doesn't kill us, and experiencing our greatest hope doesn't save us." - Bruce Tift, "Already Free"
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We're having an Exvangelical Meetup this Friday in Portland, OR, with @brchastain.social, host of the Exvangelical podcast and author of Exvangelical + Beyond.
Come hang, meet new people, get your book signed 📚
Come hang, meet new people, get your book signed 📚
October 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
We're having an Exvangelical Meetup this Friday in Portland, OR, with @brchastain.social, host of the Exvangelical podcast and author of Exvangelical + Beyond.
Come hang, meet new people, get your book signed 📚
Come hang, meet new people, get your book signed 📚
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October means Flytrap Fridays!
What's a Flytrap Friday? It's a lil Spooky Season treat--free seasonally appropriate reads from @theflytrapmedia.com!
Today's essay is about my journey from a fear-based Christianity to a secular love for supernatural horror
the-flytrap.ghost.io/how-i-learne...
What's a Flytrap Friday? It's a lil Spooky Season treat--free seasonally appropriate reads from @theflytrapmedia.com!
Today's essay is about my journey from a fear-based Christianity to a secular love for supernatural horror
the-flytrap.ghost.io/how-i-learne...
How I Learned to Love Supernatural Horror
The story of how one exvangelical trans girl found herself marathoning episodes of Supernatural.
the-flytrap.ghost.io
October 24, 2025 at 3:25 PM
October means Flytrap Fridays!
What's a Flytrap Friday? It's a lil Spooky Season treat--free seasonally appropriate reads from @theflytrapmedia.com!
Today's essay is about my journey from a fear-based Christianity to a secular love for supernatural horror
the-flytrap.ghost.io/how-i-learne...
What's a Flytrap Friday? It's a lil Spooky Season treat--free seasonally appropriate reads from @theflytrapmedia.com!
Today's essay is about my journey from a fear-based Christianity to a secular love for supernatural horror
the-flytrap.ghost.io/how-i-learne...
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The Jeffrey Edward Epstein Ballroom
October 23, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The Jeffrey Edward Epstein Ballroom
I keep sharing this with friends because we're listening to this album constantly in our house. Folks, check out this album by @thebandjoseph.bsky.social . It is so so good. thebandjoseph.bandcamp.com/album/the-sun
The Sun, by Joseph
10 track album
thebandjoseph.bandcamp.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:43 AM
I keep sharing this with friends because we're listening to this album constantly in our house. Folks, check out this album by @thebandjoseph.bsky.social . It is so so good. thebandjoseph.bandcamp.com/album/the-sun
Hear me out, what if instead of "grated cheese", instead we call it "cheese confetti"? 🧀🎉🧀🎊
October 14, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Hear me out, what if instead of "grated cheese", instead we call it "cheese confetti"? 🧀🎉🧀🎊
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Guys I think we’re gonna need more than three ghosts this Christmas Eve
October 2, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Guys I think we’re gonna need more than three ghosts this Christmas Eve
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Whether they're blaming vaccines and Tylenol, or selling dubious "remedies," what they're really doing is promoting the perception that families (and especially mothers) can prevent and treat Autism. And thus also the perception that people with Autism and their families don't need social support.
September 23, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Whether they're blaming vaccines and Tylenol, or selling dubious "remedies," what they're really doing is promoting the perception that families (and especially mothers) can prevent and treat Autism. And thus also the perception that people with Autism and their families don't need social support.
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I’m worried it can still get stupider
September 21, 2025 at 2:39 AM
I’m worried it can still get stupider
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One thing that bothers me tonight in particular is how so much of this is happening because of grand and sweeping capitulation by the media, by companies, by Congress, by people in power. Even when they don’t have to — they simply comply, acquiesce, and appease.
September 18, 2025 at 12:26 AM
One thing that bothers me tonight in particular is how so much of this is happening because of grand and sweeping capitulation by the media, by companies, by Congress, by people in power. Even when they don’t have to — they simply comply, acquiesce, and appease.
Cancelled Disney Plus. If corporations are going to assist in degrading and undermining constitutional rights, they do not deserve my money. I hope they query their database for "reason for cancelling" with "Jimmy Kimmel", because I have a feeling that will give them some interesting numbers.
September 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Cancelled Disney Plus. If corporations are going to assist in degrading and undermining constitutional rights, they do not deserve my money. I hope they query their database for "reason for cancelling" with "Jimmy Kimmel", because I have a feeling that will give them some interesting numbers.
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Since men with Male Pattern Brokenness can’t take responsibility for their own actions and emotions, they believe other people are responsible for making them act and feel however they act and feel—good or bad.
It’s not the only way to avoid growing up, but it’s one of them.
It’s not the only way to avoid growing up, but it’s one of them.
September 18, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Since men with Male Pattern Brokenness can’t take responsibility for their own actions and emotions, they believe other people are responsible for making them act and feel however they act and feel—good or bad.
It’s not the only way to avoid growing up, but it’s one of them.
It’s not the only way to avoid growing up, but it’s one of them.
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Imagine being the US president, extraordinarily wealthy, and still so afraid of being laughed at.
It’s almost as if power and money don’t buy peace of mind or confidence.
It’s almost as if power and money don’t buy peace of mind or confidence.
September 18, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Imagine being the US president, extraordinarily wealthy, and still so afraid of being laughed at.
It’s almost as if power and money don’t buy peace of mind or confidence.
It’s almost as if power and money don’t buy peace of mind or confidence.
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Lynchings were spectator sports in America. White families would picnic & bring their kids, because even our murders were seen as performances.
And now here we are, asked to perform again. Asked to pretend we didn’t see what we saw.
When it’s us, “move on.”
When you’re white, “never forget.”
And now here we are, asked to perform again. Asked to pretend we didn’t see what we saw.
When it’s us, “move on.”
When you’re white, “never forget.”
September 16, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Lynchings were spectator sports in America. White families would picnic & bring their kids, because even our murders were seen as performances.
And now here we are, asked to perform again. Asked to pretend we didn’t see what we saw.
When it’s us, “move on.”
When you’re white, “never forget.”
And now here we are, asked to perform again. Asked to pretend we didn’t see what we saw.
When it’s us, “move on.”
When you’re white, “never forget.”
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writing crime haikus to my crime partner which i decorate with a crime drawing for his birthday card
September 9, 2025 at 4:47 AM
writing crime haikus to my crime partner which i decorate with a crime drawing for his birthday card
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enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits
September 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits