sascha benjamin cohen
@saschaben.bsky.social
"'In this world, Elwood, you must be oh so smart, or oh so pleasant.' Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant.
You may quote me."
- Elwood P. Dowd
Baker of Bread. Brewer of Beer.
Altogether awkward but not entirely unpleasant person.
You may quote me."
- Elwood P. Dowd
Baker of Bread. Brewer of Beer.
Altogether awkward but not entirely unpleasant person.
say what you will about the NYT these days, but this is a damning graphic to throw up on the top of the front page these days
December 4, 2025 at 11:09 PM
say what you will about the NYT these days, but this is a damning graphic to throw up on the top of the front page these days
currently playing.
and yes, it *is* fabulous, thanks for asking!
and yes, it *is* fabulous, thanks for asking!
November 30, 2025 at 11:17 PM
currently playing.
and yes, it *is* fabulous, thanks for asking!
and yes, it *is* fabulous, thanks for asking!
I am reminded for the millionth time of this fabulous cocktail recipe from Lynda Barry on her "March" page of the Lynda Barry - Matt Groening 1987 "Funky World Fun" calendar:
November 26, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I am reminded for the millionth time of this fabulous cocktail recipe from Lynda Barry on her "March" page of the Lynda Barry - Matt Groening 1987 "Funky World Fun" calendar:
I've been waiting for this day
November 23, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I've been waiting for this day
“And never, since the middle summer’s spring,
Met we on hill, in dale, forest, or mead,
By pavèd fountain or by rushy brook,
Or in the beachèd margent of the sea,
To dance our ringlets to the whistling wind”
Titania, Queen of faery in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act II scene 1
#BookWormSat
Met we on hill, in dale, forest, or mead,
By pavèd fountain or by rushy brook,
Or in the beachèd margent of the sea,
To dance our ringlets to the whistling wind”
Titania, Queen of faery in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act II scene 1
#BookWormSat
November 15, 2025 at 5:48 PM
“And never, since the middle summer’s spring,
Met we on hill, in dale, forest, or mead,
By pavèd fountain or by rushy brook,
Or in the beachèd margent of the sea,
To dance our ringlets to the whistling wind”
Titania, Queen of faery in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act II scene 1
#BookWormSat
Met we on hill, in dale, forest, or mead,
By pavèd fountain or by rushy brook,
Or in the beachèd margent of the sea,
To dance our ringlets to the whistling wind”
Titania, Queen of faery in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act II scene 1
#BookWormSat
Come away, human child!
To the waters and the wild With a faery, hand in hand,
For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand.
- WB Yeats
#BookWormSat
To the waters and the wild With a faery, hand in hand,
For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand.
- WB Yeats
#BookWormSat
November 15, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Come away, human child!
To the waters and the wild With a faery, hand in hand,
For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand.
- WB Yeats
#BookWormSat
To the waters and the wild With a faery, hand in hand,
For the world's more full of weeping than you can understand.
- WB Yeats
#BookWormSat
with alt text. these people are fucking insane.
“They're afraid of an…AGI environment where no one has a job. Universities and elite institutions have played a corrosive role here. People are teaching pagan religion views a new religion with sacrifices. Who's the sacrifice? Me. I'm the sacrifice.”
“They're afraid of an…AGI environment where no one has a job. Universities and elite institutions have played a corrosive role here. People are teaching pagan religion views a new religion with sacrifices. Who's the sacrifice? Me. I'm the sacrifice.”
November 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
with alt text. these people are fucking insane.
“They're afraid of an…AGI environment where no one has a job. Universities and elite institutions have played a corrosive role here. People are teaching pagan religion views a new religion with sacrifices. Who's the sacrifice? Me. I'm the sacrifice.”
“They're afraid of an…AGI environment where no one has a job. Universities and elite institutions have played a corrosive role here. People are teaching pagan religion views a new religion with sacrifices. Who's the sacrifice? Me. I'm the sacrifice.”
this seems appropriate again
November 9, 2025 at 9:27 PM
this seems appropriate again
San Ramon is getting ROCKED this morning:
November 9, 2025 at 6:51 PM
San Ramon is getting ROCKED this morning:
verve records was having a vinyl sale and I may have gone a bit overboard
November 4, 2025 at 8:32 PM
verve records was having a vinyl sale and I may have gone a bit overboard
(with alt text)
From the FDR Memorial:
From the FDR Memorial:
October 25, 2025 at 6:58 PM
(with alt text)
From the FDR Memorial:
From the FDR Memorial:
so... in this morning’s massive AWS collapse, leaving the global interwebs incapacitated, *almost* as many people were impacted as…peacefully marched in No Kings against the tide of trump this weekend.
not quite as many, but almost.
www.theguardian.com/business/liv...
not quite as many, but almost.
www.theguardian.com/business/liv...
October 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
so... in this morning’s massive AWS collapse, leaving the global interwebs incapacitated, *almost* as many people were impacted as…peacefully marched in No Kings against the tide of trump this weekend.
not quite as many, but almost.
www.theguardian.com/business/liv...
not quite as many, but almost.
www.theguardian.com/business/liv...
actually I believe it was “Columbia” he threatened with the cutoff, and boy o boy South Carolina is gonna be pissed.
but seriously, the NYT editors going out of their way her to avoid printing Trump's typo / error / misstatement verbatim is somewhat glaring.
but seriously, the NYT editors going out of their way her to avoid printing Trump's typo / error / misstatement verbatim is somewhat glaring.
October 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
actually I believe it was “Columbia” he threatened with the cutoff, and boy o boy South Carolina is gonna be pissed.
but seriously, the NYT editors going out of their way her to avoid printing Trump's typo / error / misstatement verbatim is somewhat glaring.
but seriously, the NYT editors going out of their way her to avoid printing Trump's typo / error / misstatement verbatim is somewhat glaring.
online in the app is even more pronounced. no image, downpage scroll, barely a blip.
it's a choice.
it's a choice.
October 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
online in the app is even more pronounced. no image, downpage scroll, barely a blip.
it's a choice.
it's a choice.
How it's going.
![How the Initial Nine Have Responded So Far
The Trump administration asked the universities to offer feedback by Oct. 20.
[A Table with 2 columns and 9 rows]
Brown University: Rejected
Darthmouth College: ---
Massachuttes Institute of Technology: Rejected
University of Arizona: ---
University of Pennslyvania: Rejected
University of Southern California: Rejected
University of Texas at Austin: ---
University of Virginia: ---
Vanderbilt University: ---](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kdnrix62gy7kdnlibvcm6rwd/bafkreihm6udqitbk3exeojoauezhwki35dr2ujb6btnzmhx5fgpnvo2qdq@jpeg)
October 16, 2025 at 10:38 PM
How it's going.
when faced with a choice between those who are demanding health care and child care, and those who are demanding the imprisonment of elected officials for not kowtowing to violence toward and repression of those they govern, it should not be such a challenge.
October 8, 2025 at 3:29 PM
when faced with a choice between those who are demanding health care and child care, and those who are demanding the imprisonment of elected officials for not kowtowing to violence toward and repression of those they govern, it should not be such a challenge.
"Animals don't behave like men, 'If they have to fight, they fight; and if they have to kill they kill. But they don't sit down and set their wits to work to devise ways of spoiling other creatures' lives and hurting them. They have dignity and animality."
-Watership Down, Richard Adams
#BookWormSat
-Watership Down, Richard Adams
#BookWormSat
October 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
"Animals don't behave like men, 'If they have to fight, they fight; and if they have to kill they kill. But they don't sit down and set their wits to work to devise ways of spoiling other creatures' lives and hurting them. They have dignity and animality."
-Watership Down, Richard Adams
#BookWormSat
-Watership Down, Richard Adams
#BookWormSat
one would hope that certain people in a certain c-suite are noticing and shitting some 1st amendment shaped bricks...
September 19, 2025 at 2:24 AM
one would hope that certain people in a certain c-suite are noticing and shitting some 1st amendment shaped bricks...
At this moment in time, this time of year, this resonates more than you might know for someone like me, who began (like so many jewish kids of my generation) a relationship with Israel and zionism by default, rather than by choice.
So much has changed.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
So much has changed.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
September 16, 2025 at 11:23 PM
At this moment in time, this time of year, this resonates more than you might know for someone like me, who began (like so many jewish kids of my generation) a relationship with Israel and zionism by default, rather than by choice.
So much has changed.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
So much has changed.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
worth reading. reposting with alt text.
September 13, 2025 at 7:12 PM
worth reading. reposting with alt text.
September 13, 2025 at 2:33 AM