D.Michael Benson
@dmbinamnd.bsky.social
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I named my fists Jack and Aubrey, and you're about to get a Surprise!
I named my fists Common and Sense because I'm about to bring the Paine
I named my fists Blood and Meridian because I’m fixing to Judge your ass.
December 1, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I named my fists Jack and Aubrey, and you're about to get a Surprise!
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No water for Dick; the fire next time.
a large fire is burning in a dark room with a lot of flames coming out of it .
ALT: a large fire is burning in a dark room with a lot of flames coming out of it .
media.tenor.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM
No water for Dick; the fire next time.
I’d like to wish the PVV a very merry get fucked.
October 30, 2025 at 8:27 AM
I’d like to wish the PVV a very merry get fucked.
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"A liberal arts education encompasses the arts, the humanities, the social sciences and STEM. It rejects the notion that some branches of knowledge are more important than others. Instead, it emphasizes that tackling the big questions of our current moment requires cross-disciplinary approaches."
My latest: "Numerous studies show that majors in the humanities—typically, in departments of English, history, philosophy, religious studies, classics and languages—lead students to employment and life satisfaction outcomes as positive as those for majors traditionally championed as 'practical.'”
Counterpoint | Minnesota humanities graduates thrive in meaningful careers
"The stereotype of the underemployed history major is simply not true," professor Andrea Kaston Tange writes.
www.startribune.com
October 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
"A liberal arts education encompasses the arts, the humanities, the social sciences and STEM. It rejects the notion that some branches of knowledge are more important than others. Instead, it emphasizes that tackling the big questions of our current moment requires cross-disciplinary approaches."
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Many people are to thank for this, the politicians who wrote it, the advocacy organizations who lobbied tirelessly for it, me who posted about it a few times, the constituents who mobilized for their communities. All equally important contributors to the process imo.
Ladies and gentlemen, we did it. SB 79 has been signed.
October 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Many people are to thank for this, the politicians who wrote it, the advocacy organizations who lobbied tirelessly for it, me who posted about it a few times, the constituents who mobilized for their communities. All equally important contributors to the process imo.
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new from me!
Opinion | Well, You Certainly Wouldn’t Call It Presidential Underreach
www.nytimes.com
June 18, 2025 at 12:31 PM
new from me!
Over 150,000 people in Den Haag calling on the Dutch government to do something to stop Palestinian genocide.
June 15, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Over 150,000 people in Den Haag calling on the Dutch government to do something to stop Palestinian genocide.
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Especially if you're on the fence about it, protest today. Fascism is isolating and lonely. Its very goal is to make you feel like you're the only person unwilling to accept a cult of personality. On days like today you fully realize there are more of us than there are them. You will feel better.
June 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Especially if you're on the fence about it, protest today. Fascism is isolating and lonely. Its very goal is to make you feel like you're the only person unwilling to accept a cult of personality. On days like today you fully realize there are more of us than there are them. You will feel better.
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In light of the discourse, I’m boosting a piece I wrote recently about why Democrats should focus on changing public opinion rather than chasing it.
The Tyranny of Public Opinion
The battle over trans rights shows that Democrats have forgotten the fundamentals of politics
stringinamaze.net
May 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
In light of the discourse, I’m boosting a piece I wrote recently about why Democrats should focus on changing public opinion rather than chasing it.
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The Trump administration is engaging on an all-out assault on the institutions, workers and standards that make learning and knowledge production possible, in the hopes of securing political dominance forever. (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
May 27, 2025 at 12:34 PM
The Trump administration is engaging on an all-out assault on the institutions, workers and standards that make learning and knowledge production possible, in the hopes of securing political dominance forever. (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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Now this is what a Left Rogan would sound like
May 27, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Now this is what a Left Rogan would sound like
How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank!
Here will we sit, and let the sounds of music
Creep in our ears: soft stillness and the night
Become the touches of sweet harmony.
Serenade to Music, after Shakespeare
#bookwormsat
Here will we sit, and let the sounds of music
Creep in our ears: soft stillness and the night
Become the touches of sweet harmony.
Serenade to Music, after Shakespeare
#bookwormsat
May 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank!
Here will we sit, and let the sounds of music
Creep in our ears: soft stillness and the night
Become the touches of sweet harmony.
Serenade to Music, after Shakespeare
#bookwormsat
Here will we sit, and let the sounds of music
Creep in our ears: soft stillness and the night
Become the touches of sweet harmony.
Serenade to Music, after Shakespeare
#bookwormsat
This is hilarious in Dutch.
It took all my willpower to not crack up and disturb my sleeping partner while I was writing out this alt text.
May 23, 2025 at 12:57 PM
This is hilarious in Dutch.