Ben Stephens
@stephensben.bsky.social
Brit living in Chicago – professional copywriter, occasional improviser, happily weaning off Tw*tter.
There is a Twilight Zone episode called It’s A Good Life in which a child with limitless powers holds his entire town in his thrall, doing and getting whatever he wants, and the fearful townsfolk are unable to stand up to him.
Here’s the plot. Feels like now, right?
Here’s the plot. Feels like now, right?
November 20, 2025 at 3:57 PM
There is a Twilight Zone episode called It’s A Good Life in which a child with limitless powers holds his entire town in his thrall, doing and getting whatever he wants, and the fearful townsfolk are unable to stand up to him.
Here’s the plot. Feels like now, right?
Here’s the plot. Feels like now, right?
Let’s goooooooooo
Episode 46: Sapiens
It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
It's an ambitious goal to write the entire history of humanity in just 400 pages. It's even more ambitious to do it without reading any research.
Sapiens
Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · 11/20/2025 · 1h 38m
podcasts.apple.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Let’s goooooooooo
That pic is hilarious, like a perfume ad
INCOMPÉTENCE
by Halligan
INCOMPÉTENCE
by Halligan
November 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
That pic is hilarious, like a perfume ad
INCOMPÉTENCE
by Halligan
INCOMPÉTENCE
by Halligan
So we’re just wearily moving on from this, huh? New horrors today, so yesterday’s get tossed on the pile?
November 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
So we’re just wearily moving on from this, huh? New horrors today, so yesterday’s get tossed on the pile?
All caps no brains.
Just like his supporters.
Just like his supporters.
November 18, 2025 at 1:32 PM
All caps no brains.
Just like his supporters.
Just like his supporters.
Somewhere, right now, there are some Venezuelans who this man is going to kill in the next few days.
Trump: "How about the places that think they're gonna save a fortune so they spend a lot of money where the water turns off. You press the thing, which you hate to do. So you get the towel & you press it. You wash it & the water stops. You get like 4 drops of water. Do we really get rich with that?"
November 18, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Somewhere, right now, there are some Venezuelans who this man is going to kill in the next few days.
The rest of the world is watching and laughing at us.
Trump: "How about the places that think they're gonna save a fortune so they spend a lot of money where the water turns off. You press the thing, which you hate to do. So you get the towel & you press it. You wash it & the water stops. You get like 4 drops of water. Do we really get rich with that?"
November 18, 2025 at 1:18 AM
The rest of the world is watching and laughing at us.
Sir, this is a McDonald’s.
Trump is ranting barely coherently to McDonald's franchise owners: "The one pilot said, 'skedaddle!' And that thing just turned on its side -- pppph. And it's so unbelievable. And that knocked out Iran nuclear capability."
November 17, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Sir, this is a McDonald’s.
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everyone who wants Democrats to focus on throwing immigrants and trans people under the bus needs to explain why this is not going to be the end result
November 16, 2025 at 9:24 PM
everyone who wants Democrats to focus on throwing immigrants and trans people under the bus needs to explain why this is not going to be the end result
Same vibes. A sweaty, ingratiating creep who gives everybody the ick.
Death by Lightning // The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Death by Lightning // The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
November 17, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Same vibes. A sweaty, ingratiating creep who gives everybody the ick.
Death by Lightning // The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Death by Lightning // The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
The Epstein files vs. what they’re going to release after removing references to Trump
November 17, 2025 at 2:35 AM
The Epstein files vs. what they’re going to release after removing references to Trump
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If women are underrepresented in STEM, it's at least partly because men like this offer mentoring, then embarrass themselves by assuming their mentees must be into them, then decide the best solution is to cut ties, which sends the signal to other faculty that the mentee must not be good enough.
The emails have Summers reporting to Epstein about his attempts to date a Harvard economics student & to hit on her during a seminar she was giving.
November 16, 2025 at 12:13 AM
If women are underrepresented in STEM, it's at least partly because men like this offer mentoring, then embarrass themselves by assuming their mentees must be into them, then decide the best solution is to cut ties, which sends the signal to other faculty that the mentee must not be good enough.
Amazing how much child-raping these two things can make millions of Americans ignore.
November 15, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Amazing how much child-raping these two things can make millions of Americans ignore.
Listening to the Cuomo A.I. campaign ads on @ifbookspod.bsky.social and I want the entire election to be rerun so he can lose again. Fuck it, make it a daily Groundhog Day political death-loop situation.
I guess what I’m saying is Cuomo is an absolute zero and needs to lose more.
I guess what I’m saying is Cuomo is an absolute zero and needs to lose more.
November 15, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Listening to the Cuomo A.I. campaign ads on @ifbookspod.bsky.social and I want the entire election to be rerun so he can lose again. Fuck it, make it a daily Groundhog Day political death-loop situation.
I guess what I’m saying is Cuomo is an absolute zero and needs to lose more.
I guess what I’m saying is Cuomo is an absolute zero and needs to lose more.
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"The trio discusses 'international jewery' on multiple occasions..."
Actress Dasha Nekrasova Fired By Gersh, Dropped From Movie Amid Backlash Over Podcast Interview With Far-Right Political Commentator Nick Fuentes
Actress Dasha Nekrasova has been dropped by Gersh over a podcast interview with far-right political commentator Nick Fuentes.
deadline.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:37 PM
"The trio discusses 'international jewery' on multiple occasions..."
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1) 'Why I Resigned' from UVa Prez 100% worth reading www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
2) Events were forced by NYT story w leaked info that he was under pressure to resign. UVa prez has 'no idea' where leaks came from (See below.)
3) FWIW same NYT team did leaked "Harvard will cave" stories
2) Events were forced by NYT story w leaked info that he was under pressure to resign. UVa prez has 'no idea' where leaks came from (See below.)
3) FWIW same NYT team did leaked "Harvard will cave" stories
November 14, 2025 at 10:35 PM
1) 'Why I Resigned' from UVa Prez 100% worth reading www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
2) Events were forced by NYT story w leaked info that he was under pressure to resign. UVa prez has 'no idea' where leaks came from (See below.)
3) FWIW same NYT team did leaked "Harvard will cave" stories
2) Events were forced by NYT story w leaked info that he was under pressure to resign. UVa prez has 'no idea' where leaks came from (See below.)
3) FWIW same NYT team did leaked "Harvard will cave" stories
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it's so funny that alex jones was totally right about everything, the government is a bunch of drug-addled pedophiles and masked regime thugs are grabbing people off the streets, and now he has to pretend it's all a hoax
November 13, 2025 at 9:44 PM
it's so funny that alex jones was totally right about everything, the government is a bunch of drug-addled pedophiles and masked regime thugs are grabbing people off the streets, and now he has to pretend it's all a hoax
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Think of your favorite celebrity, whether they’re an actor, musician, athlete, whatever.
They’re probably pretty well-off, financially. But they are still closer to auctioning off their possessions to cover medical bills than they are to being a billionaire.
They’re probably pretty well-off, financially. But they are still closer to auctioning off their possessions to cover medical bills than they are to being a billionaire.
James Van Der Beek is auctioning off ‘Dawson’s Creek’ and ‘Varsity Blues’ merchandise to pay for his cancer treatments.
James Van Der Beek Sells Dawson’s Creek Merch to Pay for Cancer Treatment
James Van Der Beek is auctioning off ‘Dawson’s Creek’ and ‘Varsity Blues’ merchandise to pay for his cancer treatments.
www.vulture.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Think of your favorite celebrity, whether they’re an actor, musician, athlete, whatever.
They’re probably pretty well-off, financially. But they are still closer to auctioning off their possessions to cover medical bills than they are to being a billionaire.
They’re probably pretty well-off, financially. But they are still closer to auctioning off their possessions to cover medical bills than they are to being a billionaire.
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Mamdani was speaking DIRECTLY to nonvoters his entire campaign. Even when he was polling single digits. He NEVER disrespected them or blamed them for the destruction of this country, a genocide they did not contribute to, or the acts of Trump supporters
He made their concerns part of his agenda
He made their concerns part of his agenda
And then Mamdani literally did this, and won doing it, and they still see it and go, “nah. No thanks.”
November 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Mamdani was speaking DIRECTLY to nonvoters his entire campaign. Even when he was polling single digits. He NEVER disrespected them or blamed them for the destruction of this country, a genocide they did not contribute to, or the acts of Trump supporters
He made their concerns part of his agenda
He made their concerns part of his agenda
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We have chaos and Ed Miliband, they're just not evenly distributed.
November 13, 2025 at 1:15 PM
We have chaos and Ed Miliband, they're just not evenly distributed.
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This reply was my favorite
November 12, 2025 at 8:48 AM
This reply was my favorite
God bless you, Mr. Tompkins. We needed this.
I am calling upon the people of Ireland to immediately begin construction of a thread on this site about how you or someone you know was roasted for a fashion choice. We need it.
All roasts must have come from Irish people *only*. Please respect this important rule, it makes a difference.
Tanks
All roasts must have come from Irish people *only*. Please respect this important rule, it makes a difference.
Tanks
November 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
God bless you, Mr. Tompkins. We needed this.
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