James Bennett
@ubernostrum.bsky.social
The man with the plan and the pocket comb.
Joe Biden was a good President who did good things, and Kamala Harris would’ve been even better.
Here: politics, baseball, Tolkien memes. Sometimes in that order.
@b-list.org for the tech side of me.
he/him
Joe Biden was a good President who did good things, and Kamala Harris would’ve been even better.
Here: politics, baseball, Tolkien memes. Sometimes in that order.
@b-list.org for the tech side of me.
he/him
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Anyway, I just want to hurl the rebel crew from the land I love the best. I don’t see why that should be controversial.
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FREELANCER TIP: THE 25% RULE!
The MOMENT payment hits your bank account, calculate 25% of the value of the invoice and then transfer that amount immediately to a savings account and DO NOT TOUCH IT. THAT'S FOR TAXES. Then pay yourself the remaining 75%. Account for this when determining rates!!!
The MOMENT payment hits your bank account, calculate 25% of the value of the invoice and then transfer that amount immediately to a savings account and DO NOT TOUCH IT. THAT'S FOR TAXES. Then pay yourself the remaining 75%. Account for this when determining rates!!!
Just calculated how much I will have to pay in self-employment taxes since I've never been a contract employee before and
Oh my god?????
This is awful?????
The US government finds a new way to devastate me every day 🫠
Oh my god?????
This is awful?????
The US government finds a new way to devastate me every day 🫠
November 30, 2025 at 4:12 AM
FREELANCER TIP: THE 25% RULE!
The MOMENT payment hits your bank account, calculate 25% of the value of the invoice and then transfer that amount immediately to a savings account and DO NOT TOUCH IT. THAT'S FOR TAXES. Then pay yourself the remaining 75%. Account for this when determining rates!!!
The MOMENT payment hits your bank account, calculate 25% of the value of the invoice and then transfer that amount immediately to a savings account and DO NOT TOUCH IT. THAT'S FOR TAXES. Then pay yourself the remaining 75%. Account for this when determining rates!!!
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That's weird, I was told that Mamdani meeting with Trump meant this kind of ICE action wouldn't happen.
Several Arrested as Protesters Block Federal Agents in Manhattan Garage
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:54 AM
That's weird, I was told that Mamdani meeting with Trump meant this kind of ICE action wouldn't happen.
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So many posts like this, blaming “Congress.”
That is a hallmark of the deepest cowardice.
It isn’t Congress. It is REPUBLICANS. They are in power, they are murdering and robbing and destroying.
If you can’t say that clearly, you’re no resister. You’re a collaborator.
That is a hallmark of the deepest cowardice.
It isn’t Congress. It is REPUBLICANS. They are in power, they are murdering and robbing and destroying.
If you can’t say that clearly, you’re no resister. You’re a collaborator.
November 30, 2025 at 3:35 AM
So many posts like this, blaming “Congress.”
That is a hallmark of the deepest cowardice.
It isn’t Congress. It is REPUBLICANS. They are in power, they are murdering and robbing and destroying.
If you can’t say that clearly, you’re no resister. You’re a collaborator.
That is a hallmark of the deepest cowardice.
It isn’t Congress. It is REPUBLICANS. They are in power, they are murdering and robbing and destroying.
If you can’t say that clearly, you’re no resister. You’re a collaborator.
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U.S. flags are still at full staff today, even after two National Guard soldiers were shot and one was killed days ago. They were lowered almost immediately after Charlie Kirk’s death.
November 30, 2025 at 12:58 AM
U.S. flags are still at full staff today, even after two National Guard soldiers were shot and one was killed days ago. They were lowered almost immediately after Charlie Kirk’s death.
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Slow, sarcastic clapping for GOP voters who set our house on fire and the too-pure-to-vote brigade who sat back and watched.
November 30, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Slow, sarcastic clapping for GOP voters who set our house on fire and the too-pure-to-vote brigade who sat back and watched.
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Both taken this weekend:
November 30, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Both taken this weekend:
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What sticks with me at moments like this is how mad everyone who said they were eternally mad about the shutdown ending still are. Remarkable follow through.
November 30, 2025 at 3:05 AM
What sticks with me at moments like this is how mad everyone who said they were eternally mad about the shutdown ending still are. Remarkable follow through.
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Every democrat voted against RFK Jr and Tulsi Gabbard.
November 29, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Every democrat voted against RFK Jr and Tulsi Gabbard.
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Correct. Every Democrat voted against confirming Hegseth.
Every Republican voted to confirm him except for Senators McConnell, Murkowski, and Collins.
It was a 50/50 vote in the Senate, with a tie-breaker by JD Vance himself.
Every Republican voted to confirm him except for Senators McConnell, Murkowski, and Collins.
It was a 50/50 vote in the Senate, with a tie-breaker by JD Vance himself.
Thing is, we DID hear about it at his confirmation hearing.
Every single senator who voted to confirm Hegseth knew he held these views about the laws of war.
They voted to confirm him anyway.
Every single senator who voted to confirm Hegseth knew he held these views about the laws of war.
They voted to confirm him anyway.
Everyone should read this terrifying thread about Hegseth’s published views wrt war crimes. It’s pretty fucking radical …. We needed to hear about this in his confirmation hearing.
November 29, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Correct. Every Democrat voted against confirming Hegseth.
Every Republican voted to confirm him except for Senators McConnell, Murkowski, and Collins.
It was a 50/50 vote in the Senate, with a tie-breaker by JD Vance himself.
Every Republican voted to confirm him except for Senators McConnell, Murkowski, and Collins.
It was a 50/50 vote in the Senate, with a tie-breaker by JD Vance himself.
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Seriously, what the fuck did white people see when they looked at those tea party rallies and listened to the Glenn Beck and his ilk speak?
Now White’s launching a bid for Congress, saying he will challenge Democrats who he thinks aren’t doing enough to keep their seats — starting with his own congressman.
I’ve been talking with White about his long-shot bid, and his desire for a “tea party” moment on the left.
Read the story here:
I’ve been talking with White about his long-shot bid, and his desire for a “tea party” moment on the left.
Read the story here:
Jonathan White fought the first Trump administration’s efforts to separate migrant families.
Now, White says he has a new mission — challenging Democrats that he believes aren’t doing enough to fight the Trump administration.
Now, White says he has a new mission — challenging Democrats that he believes aren’t doing enough to fight the Trump administration.
November 29, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Seriously, what the fuck did white people see when they looked at those tea party rallies and listened to the Glenn Beck and his ilk speak?
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But don’t worry, they are absolved of sexism because they voted for Putin’s favorite puppet Jill Stein
November 29, 2025 at 11:57 PM
But don’t worry, they are absolved of sexism because they voted for Putin’s favorite puppet Jill Stein
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They are definitely not "working class". This is who these dipshits are, and they are the backbone of Trump support:
patrickwyman.substack.com/p/american-g...
patrickwyman.substack.com/p/american-g...
American Gentry
Local Power and the Social Order
patrickwyman.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:26 PM
They are definitely not "working class". This is who these dipshits are, and they are the backbone of Trump support:
patrickwyman.substack.com/p/american-g...
patrickwyman.substack.com/p/american-g...
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Mans said i lost the family business… and my livelihood but i cannot vote for that woman 🙂↔️
November 16, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Mans said i lost the family business… and my livelihood but i cannot vote for that woman 🙂↔️
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Also. Next time someone tells you Ru is invading Ukraine preemptively to stop it from joining NATO, show them this and laugh in their face. Blaming these genocidal politics on Ru feeling insecure is peak ignorance or gaslighting.
#UkrainianView
Next time any piece of shit politician tells you that "these are russian territories", "everyone speaks russian there" and so on - show them this. That is the "how" and the "why". It is called ethnocide and has been done numerous times by russia over the past centuries, to erase us.
Next time any piece of shit politician tells you that "these are russian territories", "everyone speaks russian there" and so on - show them this. That is the "how" and the "why". It is called ethnocide and has been done numerous times by russia over the past centuries, to erase us.
Putin signs decree formalizing Russification of occupied Ukraine through 2036 - Euromaidan Press
Putin signs decree formalizing Russification of occupied Ukraine through 2036, setting 95% "Russian identity" targets for four oblasts.
euromaidanpress.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Also. Next time someone tells you Ru is invading Ukraine preemptively to stop it from joining NATO, show them this and laugh in their face. Blaming these genocidal politics on Ru feeling insecure is peak ignorance or gaslighting.
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I've said this before but it bears repetition: the consequence of allowing bigotry & other cruelty into your coalition is that everyone starts to stand up for one another a lot less. That's one reason why tolerance of bigotry &/or cruelty is the antithesis of good antifascism.
November 29, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I've said this before but it bears repetition: the consequence of allowing bigotry & other cruelty into your coalition is that everyone starts to stand up for one another a lot less. That's one reason why tolerance of bigotry &/or cruelty is the antithesis of good antifascism.
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This! That “I held my nose and voted for her” is a lie!
PSA: Nobody who says they voted for VP Harris while "holding their nose" actually voted for VP Harris. Blocking on sight, because I don't want pollutants in my clean Bluesky air.
November 29, 2025 at 10:34 PM
This! That “I held my nose and voted for her” is a lie!
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Oh FFS.
I had a feeling but have never heard of Ivey.
We will never get out of this if white people can't grasp that Black people (and IPOC) can and do hold positions of power. And...there's nothing wrong with that! ARGH.
"Tea party" huh?🙄
ivey.house.gov/about
I had a feeling but have never heard of Ivey.
We will never get out of this if white people can't grasp that Black people (and IPOC) can and do hold positions of power. And...there's nothing wrong with that! ARGH.
"Tea party" huh?🙄
ivey.house.gov/about
November 29, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Oh FFS.
I had a feeling but have never heard of Ivey.
We will never get out of this if white people can't grasp that Black people (and IPOC) can and do hold positions of power. And...there's nothing wrong with that! ARGH.
"Tea party" huh?🙄
ivey.house.gov/about
I had a feeling but have never heard of Ivey.
We will never get out of this if white people can't grasp that Black people (and IPOC) can and do hold positions of power. And...there's nothing wrong with that! ARGH.
"Tea party" huh?🙄
ivey.house.gov/about
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And something that remains woefully unexamined is why, even now, there's a contingent that believes it is far more important to challenge Democrats than the GOP.
The regime is omnicidal. But the problem is that Democrats are not working hard enough to keep their seats.
The regime is omnicidal. But the problem is that Democrats are not working hard enough to keep their seats.
November 29, 2025 at 10:45 PM
And something that remains woefully unexamined is why, even now, there's a contingent that believes it is far more important to challenge Democrats than the GOP.
The regime is omnicidal. But the problem is that Democrats are not working hard enough to keep their seats.
The regime is omnicidal. But the problem is that Democrats are not working hard enough to keep their seats.
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But you can't have it both ways: Until we're able to get public financing of campaigns nationally (which *has* been done at the state level in a few states), campaigns are gonna need a shitload of private donations, and it has to come from *somewhere.* 5/
November 29, 2025 at 10:22 PM
But you can't have it both ways: Until we're able to get public financing of campaigns nationally (which *has* been done at the state level in a few states), campaigns are gonna need a shitload of private donations, and it has to come from *somewhere.* 5/
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...that means for every $250K check a corporate PAC writes out to a Republican, their Democratic opponent has to try & match it with, say, 10,000 people chipping in $25 apiece.
MOST CANDIDATES FUCKING *HATE* BEGGING FOR MONEY.
It's a grueling & humiliating process, honestly. 4/
MOST CANDIDATES FUCKING *HATE* BEGGING FOR MONEY.
It's a grueling & humiliating process, honestly. 4/
November 29, 2025 at 10:21 PM
...that means for every $250K check a corporate PAC writes out to a Republican, their Democratic opponent has to try & match it with, say, 10,000 people chipping in $25 apiece.
MOST CANDIDATES FUCKING *HATE* BEGGING FOR MONEY.
It's a grueling & humiliating process, honestly. 4/
MOST CANDIDATES FUCKING *HATE* BEGGING FOR MONEY.
It's a grueling & humiliating process, honestly. 4/
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Wonder if this has anything to do with JPMorgan Chase being implicated in the Epstein files
Dimon on why JPMorgan Chase is not funding WH Ballroom:
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
We have an issue, which is anything we do, since we do a lot of contracts with governments here and around the world, we have to be very careful how anything is perceived, and also how the next DOJ is going to deal with it.
November 29, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Wonder if this has anything to do with JPMorgan Chase being implicated in the Epstein files
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PSA:
Zara is not owned by Jews. It's actually owned by a Jew-hating Spanish family, but these morons don't bother to research, they just say "it sounds Jew-y, let's attack it to globalize the intifada"
Zara is not owned by Jews. It's actually owned by a Jew-hating Spanish family, but these morons don't bother to research, they just say "it sounds Jew-y, let's attack it to globalize the intifada"
Nothing like annoying the shit out of shoppers & employees on the busiest shopping day of the year to accomplish absolutely nothing.
If any of these "protesters" gave the slightest shit about the Gazans, the Muslim ban guy who hates Palestinians wouldn't be POTUS.
🤦🏾♀️
www.ibtimes.co.uk/palestine-pr...
If any of these "protesters" gave the slightest shit about the Gazans, the Muslim ban guy who hates Palestinians wouldn't be POTUS.
🤦🏾♀️
www.ibtimes.co.uk/palestine-pr...
NYC Zara Stormed by Palestine Protestors, Leaving Shoppers Alarmed
Palestine protestors entered a Manhattan Zara on Black Friday, startling shoppers as NYPD quickly intervened. The incident has sparked widespread online debate.
www.ibtimes.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
PSA:
Zara is not owned by Jews. It's actually owned by a Jew-hating Spanish family, but these morons don't bother to research, they just say "it sounds Jew-y, let's attack it to globalize the intifada"
Zara is not owned by Jews. It's actually owned by a Jew-hating Spanish family, but these morons don't bother to research, they just say "it sounds Jew-y, let's attack it to globalize the intifada"
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Heh. I'm sure you people of pallor will continue to give her "grace".
November 29, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Heh. I'm sure you people of pallor will continue to give her "grace".
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Nothing's wrong with the U.S. except GOP voters, nonvoters, the majority of white voters on right and left, and some people who think white adjacency/hating women will protect them.
Nobody outside this country is wondering, like the pundit class does, what was wrong with Kamala Harris.
Everybody outside this country is wondering what’s wrong with US.
Everybody outside this country is wondering what’s wrong with US.
November 29, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Nothing's wrong with the U.S. except GOP voters, nonvoters, the majority of white voters on right and left, and some people who think white adjacency/hating women will protect them.