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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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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Biden didn't pardon any drug kingpin. Biden didn't pardon drug traffickers who moved 400 tones of cocaine to the US, but Trump did.
November 29, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Biden didn't pardon any drug kingpin. Biden didn't pardon drug traffickers who moved 400 tones of cocaine to the US, but Trump did.
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Don't forget that he also pardoned Ross Ulbricht, the founder of Silk Road that transported millions in drugs and weapons around the world, the day after the inauguration. Death penalty my ass. It's estimated that Ulbricht had > $30M in crypto when released.
www.newsweek.com/president-do...
www.newsweek.com/president-do...
Trump pardons Ross Ulbricht after urging death penalty for drug dealers
The Silk Road founder was serving two life sentences plus 40 years.
www.newsweek.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Don't forget that he also pardoned Ross Ulbricht, the founder of Silk Road that transported millions in drugs and weapons around the world, the day after the inauguration. Death penalty my ass. It's estimated that Ulbricht had > $30M in crypto when released.
www.newsweek.com/president-do...
www.newsweek.com/president-do...
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It’s not about a failure of imagination, fortitude, or leadership among the Democrats. The dude’s already been impeached twice. It’s about math. That’s it. Just numbers.
November 24, 2025 at 3:52 PM
It’s not about a failure of imagination, fortitude, or leadership among the Democrats. The dude’s already been impeached twice. It’s about math. That’s it. Just numbers.