Ben Munson
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reminded of eric williams's observation about britain's relationship to its history with slavery. "British historians wrote almost as if Britain had introduced Negro slavery solely for the satisfaction of abolishing it."
holy shit: “Among the 2,000 UK adults surveyed, 85% were unaware that Britain forcibly transported more than 3 million Africans to the Caribbean, 89% did not know that Britain enslaved people in the Caribbean for more than 300 years” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Caribbean reparations leaders in ‘historic’ first UK visit to press for justice
CRC mission will seek to deepen public understanding of Britain’s colonial legacy and its lasting impact
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:11 PM
reminded of eric williams's observation about britain's relationship to its history with slavery. "British historians wrote almost as if Britain had introduced Negro slavery solely for the satisfaction of abolishing it."
watching DAYS OF HEAVEN and it is glaringly obvious this was a movie constructed in the editing room, character constructed out of glances and single lines of dialogue, street-urchin voiceover masquerading as connective tissue. But I remember seeing a storm like that in the Texas Panhandle. Pretty.
November 16, 2025 at 9:23 PM
watching DAYS OF HEAVEN and it is glaringly obvious this was a movie constructed in the editing room, character constructed out of glances and single lines of dialogue, street-urchin voiceover masquerading as connective tissue. But I remember seeing a storm like that in the Texas Panhandle. Pretty.
Reactions to County of Santa Clara reminding people to pay their property taxes on Facebook, Part 1 / 2 (cc @nextdoorsv.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Reactions to County of Santa Clara reminding people to pay their property taxes on Facebook, Part 1 / 2 (cc @nextdoorsv.bsky.social
Strictly for my completizzzzts
November 15, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Strictly for my completizzzzts
Stated reading The Wicked + The Divine by @kierongillen.bsky.social and @mckelvie.bsky.social and boy is it wild, looking forward to reading more of it.
November 14, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Stated reading The Wicked + The Divine by @kierongillen.bsky.social and @mckelvie.bsky.social and boy is it wild, looking forward to reading more of it.
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you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 10:12 PM
you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric
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This is the Challenger Disaster of ethics in media.
November 13, 2025 at 4:16 AM
This is the Challenger Disaster of ethics in media.
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You can disagree and argue as much as you like but the point of evaluating something scientifically is that not every statement should be given equal credence because evidence matters
JD Vance: "Science as practiced in its best form is that if you disagree with it, then you ought to criticize it and you ought to argue against it."
November 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
You can disagree and argue as much as you like but the point of evaluating something scientifically is that not every statement should be given equal credence because evidence matters
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The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons and Dragons to Be Racist
The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”
www.theatlantic.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Why is the "we must be united!" hectoring directed at people who are mad at the Cavers and not to the Cavers? Everyone who's mad was united, then the Cave Caucus walked across the aisle and betrayed what the public had been told was the Dem position.
The sooner we get past internal recriminations and back to fighting united, the better off we all are — the likelier our victory next November.
November 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Why is the "we must be united!" hectoring directed at people who are mad at the Cavers and not to the Cavers? Everyone who's mad was united, then the Cave Caucus walked across the aisle and betrayed what the public had been told was the Dem position.
David Ellison is a semi-successful stalking horse for his father, but can we convince him to burn cash on a DS9 HD remaster?
November 11, 2025 at 12:56 AM
David Ellison is a semi-successful stalking horse for his father, but can we convince him to burn cash on a DS9 HD remaster?
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I am not a Christian but this seems like one of the obvious combinations of idolatry, sacrilege, and heresy I can imagine?
November 10, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I am not a Christian but this seems like one of the obvious combinations of idolatry, sacrilege, and heresy I can imagine?
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On the blog: In approving Trump's transphobic policy of listing sex assigned at birth on passports, SCOTUS said govt was "merely attesting to a historical fact," thus echoing the obtuseness of Plessy v Ferguson's statement that Black folks were only choosing to see segregation as white supremacy. 👇
SCOTUS Echoes Plessy v Ferguson in Greenlighting Trump's Transphobic Passport Policy
Repeating a pattern that has become all too familiar, late last week the Roberts Court issued a per curiam order staying a lower court rulin...
www.dorfonlaw.org
November 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM
On the blog: In approving Trump's transphobic policy of listing sex assigned at birth on passports, SCOTUS said govt was "merely attesting to a historical fact," thus echoing the obtuseness of Plessy v Ferguson's statement that Black folks were only choosing to see segregation as white supremacy. 👇
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i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
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The pro-capitulate-to-Trump-though-we're-winning Senate Dems are correct that Republicans agreeing to extend ACA subsidies was not going to happen. Where they're wrong is not seeing that forcing Senate Republicans to nuke the filibuster is the best possible outcome on every time horizon
November 10, 2025 at 3:24 AM
The pro-capitulate-to-Trump-though-we're-winning Senate Dems are correct that Republicans agreeing to extend ACA subsidies was not going to happen. Where they're wrong is not seeing that forcing Senate Republicans to nuke the filibuster is the best possible outcome on every time horizon
Especially excited to have the Veitch volumes in anticipation of the third one coming next year, which will finally - finally! - finish his time travel story, including the “Swamp Thing meets Jesus Christ” issue. Props to Jim Lee et al for allowing him to complete his work.
November 9, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Especially excited to have the Veitch volumes in anticipation of the third one coming next year, which will finally - finally! - finish his time travel story, including the “Swamp Thing meets Jesus Christ” issue. Props to Jim Lee et al for allowing him to complete his work.
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CNN taking headline cues from The New York Times
He's not "appearing" to close his eyes HE'S CLOSING HIS EYES!
He's not "appearing" to close his eyes HE'S CLOSING HIS EYES!
November 9, 2025 at 6:01 AM
CNN taking headline cues from The New York Times
He's not "appearing" to close his eyes HE'S CLOSING HIS EYES!
He's not "appearing" to close his eyes HE'S CLOSING HIS EYES!
Today’s pickups at the comic store
November 9, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Today’s pickups at the comic store
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Shitty people, shitty values, shitty culture.
Tuberville: “We just saw what happened in NY. We lost NY. It will be completely Muslim in 3-4 years. That’s what they want. And it’s going to spread throughout the country.”
November 7, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Shitty people, shitty values, shitty culture.
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ryan is right. people HATE hearing this. but it is just a matter of simple incentives. if you want a more representative legislature — and if you want a legislature more resistant to corruption — then you need to jack up the salaries. serving as mayor of NYC should net you a cool 500K *at least*
people hate hearing this but it's 100% true, creating a huge pay gap between political leaders, their staffs, and other elites is a recipe for corruption. of course the flip side of that is taxes on the rich should be jacked way the hell up
The Mayor of New York only makes $260k. I bet there are police that make more than that in NY with overtime.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
November 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
ryan is right. people HATE hearing this. but it is just a matter of simple incentives. if you want a more representative legislature — and if you want a legislature more resistant to corruption — then you need to jack up the salaries. serving as mayor of NYC should net you a cool 500K *at least*
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Look, it's not even in the top thousand offenses of this administration, but I can't get over how fucking tacky and gaudy the Oval Office has become under this clown.
I'm surprised he hasn't thrown up some LIVE LAUGH LOVE pictures to complete the look of "strip mall Italian restaurant"
I'm surprised he hasn't thrown up some LIVE LAUGH LOVE pictures to complete the look of "strip mall Italian restaurant"
November 6, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Look, it's not even in the top thousand offenses of this administration, but I can't get over how fucking tacky and gaudy the Oval Office has become under this clown.
I'm surprised he hasn't thrown up some LIVE LAUGH LOVE pictures to complete the look of "strip mall Italian restaurant"
I'm surprised he hasn't thrown up some LIVE LAUGH LOVE pictures to complete the look of "strip mall Italian restaurant"
Read that John Carpenter wanted to use Enter Sandman for the opening title of IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS, and that’s a fine pick, but The Call of Ktulu is *right there* …
November 6, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Read that John Carpenter wanted to use Enter Sandman for the opening title of IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS, and that’s a fine pick, but The Call of Ktulu is *right there* …
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"Hey, man, what message should we push today as we deliberately deny millions of Americans their food benefits?"
November 6, 2025 at 5:38 PM
"Hey, man, what message should we push today as we deliberately deny millions of Americans their food benefits?"