TommyBen
@tbapple.bsky.social
Nihilist in the kitchen, humanist in the bedroom and an actor at work, in the role of civil servant.
Live long and prosper.
Live long and prosper.
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TommyBen
@tbapple.bsky.social
· Dec 5
The battle between burn it all down billionaires and status quo billionaires has begun.
More wealth on that piece of steel than all the people living below.
December 11, 2025 at 2:35 PM
More wealth on that piece of steel than all the people living below.
This could be a syllabus for a freshman civics course.
Or there’s also this. I am full of helpful explications. kieranhealy.org/blog/archive...
December 11, 2025 at 12:30 AM
This could be a syllabus for a freshman civics course.
“You’ve been selling their idea to me, instead of selling my ideas to them.”
- Mad Men
- Mad Men
December 7, 2025 at 11:42 PM
“You’ve been selling their idea to me, instead of selling my ideas to them.”
- Mad Men
- Mad Men
“A guy like that must know how to make a charming apology or they‘d be dead”
- Mad men
- Mad men
December 6, 2025 at 2:13 PM
“A guy like that must know how to make a charming apology or they‘d be dead”
- Mad men
- Mad men
When do we get the video of them making soup ?
December 5, 2025 at 11:12 PM
When do we get the video of them making soup ?
Ok, after workshopping a little, we are going with Times Square Bidet.
That’s called a Standup Bidet.
December 5, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Ok, after workshopping a little, we are going with Times Square Bidet.
Passketball.
Trump: "When you look at football in the US, soccer -- we seem to never call it that, because we have a little bit of a conflict with another thing that's called football. But when you think about it, shouldn't it really be called football? We have to come up with another name for the NFL stuff."
December 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Passketball.
“The Armory, when are they gonna tear that dinosaur down?”
- Trudy Campbell, Mad men, driving down Park Avenue in the 1960s
- Trudy Campbell, Mad men, driving down Park Avenue in the 1960s
December 4, 2025 at 12:09 AM
“The Armory, when are they gonna tear that dinosaur down?”
- Trudy Campbell, Mad men, driving down Park Avenue in the 1960s
- Trudy Campbell, Mad men, driving down Park Avenue in the 1960s
The main fact saving Ukraine is that all the money defense contractors are making has them lobbying on the side of Ukraine.
December 3, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The main fact saving Ukraine is that all the money defense contractors are making has them lobbying on the side of Ukraine.
“The President is Sleeping” is going to replace “The Emperor has No Clothing” as we approach farce in the USA.
December 3, 2025 at 2:22 AM
“The President is Sleeping” is going to replace “The Emperor has No Clothing” as we approach farce in the USA.
Metropolitan police departments will not like the idea.
As of 2025, 29 U.S. states allow permitless gun carry — and 21 do not. Congress may vote on a bill as soon as this month that would effectively allow the residents of those 29 permitless carry states to carry guns nationwide without a license.
What Would 'Concealed Carry Reciprocity' Mean for States With Tighter Gun Laws?
Congress may soon vote on a bill that would require states to honor laws loosened elsewhere. We break down what that means.
www.thetrace.org
December 3, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Metropolitan police departments will not like the idea.
Tried watching Sportscenter in ESPN, nothing but commercials for too long I never actually saw any sports. They did have the gambling ticker on the bottom.
December 2, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Tried watching Sportscenter in ESPN, nothing but commercials for too long I never actually saw any sports. They did have the gambling ticker on the bottom.
“Kids today have no one to look up to because we’re looking up to us.”
Madmen
Madmen
December 1, 2025 at 11:15 PM
“Kids today have no one to look up to because we’re looking up to us.”
Madmen
Madmen
Sabotaging Medicare masquerading as “cost savings”
Starting Jan. 1, traditional Medicare recipients in Washington state will face a new hurdle to get certain procedures covered — private AI companies that get paid based on how many claims they deny.
Thousands of Washington state Medicare users could soon have claims denied by AI
Starting Jan. 1, traditional Medicare recipients in Washington state will face a new hurdle to get certain procedures covered — private AI companies that get paid based on how many claims they deny.
www.kuow.org
December 1, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Sabotaging Medicare masquerading as “cost savings”
Someone told Trump that there are no more boats leaving Venezuela because they switched to planes.
November 29, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Someone told Trump that there are no more boats leaving Venezuela because they switched to planes.
“A Few Bad Men” with Hegseth as Jack Nicholson is the sequel we deserve.
a man sitting in front of a microphone with nah mate in red letters
Alt: Pivotal courtroom scene from A Few Good Men where Tom Cruise’s character demands of Jack Nicholson’s “Did you order the Code Red!”
But instead of Jack Nicholson, the man about to incriminate themselves on the witness stand is a bro in a T-shirt.
media.tenor.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:18 PM
“A Few Bad Men” with Hegseth as Jack Nicholson is the sequel we deserve.
We are all fascists curating our own Bluesky experience.
November 29, 2025 at 1:57 PM
We are all fascists curating our own Bluesky experience.
* Made with AI
Above is going to have all the utility as
* Made with PYTHON
Yeah, it’s integral, ubiquitous and generates revenue but most end users don’t care how their refrigerator knows they are out milk.
Above is going to have all the utility as
* Made with PYTHON
Yeah, it’s integral, ubiquitous and generates revenue but most end users don’t care how their refrigerator knows they are out milk.
November 28, 2025 at 5:33 PM
* Made with AI
Above is going to have all the utility as
* Made with PYTHON
Yeah, it’s integral, ubiquitous and generates revenue but most end users don’t care how their refrigerator knows they are out milk.
Above is going to have all the utility as
* Made with PYTHON
Yeah, it’s integral, ubiquitous and generates revenue but most end users don’t care how their refrigerator knows they are out milk.
Libraries are nice testing for reading subsidies.
#EndMeanTesting
#EndMeanTesting
November 26, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Libraries are nice testing for reading subsidies.
#EndMeanTesting
#EndMeanTesting
Socialism is giving everyone larger Airplane plane seats and requiring proper attire, ie regulated capitalism.
Communism and Oligarchy is forcing everyone into the smallest seats possible.
Communism and Oligarchy is forcing everyone into the smallest seats possible.
November 26, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Socialism is giving everyone larger Airplane plane seats and requiring proper attire, ie regulated capitalism.
Communism and Oligarchy is forcing everyone into the smallest seats possible.
Communism and Oligarchy is forcing everyone into the smallest seats possible.
FWW - High beef prices are good.
November 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
FWW - High beef prices are good.
I love how BILT tries to trick you into being late with your rent payment by offering rewards if you wait to pay until the due date.
November 25, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I love how BILT tries to trick you into being late with your rent payment by offering rewards if you wait to pay until the due date.
The reason we all hate Health Insurance companies is they sell health insurance, not because you can’t get in on Amazon.
November 25, 2025 at 1:53 AM
The reason we all hate Health Insurance companies is they sell health insurance, not because you can’t get in on Amazon.
anTiSeMitiSm
Trump-pardoned CEO's firm accused of 'knowingly' enabling Hamas attacks.
www.rawstory.com/binance-hamas/
www.rawstory.com/binance-hamas/
Trump-pardoned CEO's firm accused of 'knowingly' enabling Hamas attacks
A new lawsuit against a cryptocurrency company whose billionaire founder was recently pardoned of federal crimes by President Donald Trump argued that the firm "knowingly" helped finance the Oct. 7, 2...
www.rawstory.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:36 AM
anTiSeMitiSm
Reposted by TommyBen
Bluesky, how big is your box of old cables? If you know you know.
November 23, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Bluesky, how big is your box of old cables? If you know you know.