Ben's Avatar

Ben

@detben

Midwest princess πŸ‚ I have friends everywhere.

438
Followers
519
Following
209
Posts
20.09.2023
Joined
Posts Following

Latest posts by Ben @detben

Nintendo loves to release an adorable lifesim when the world starts going to shit

08.03.2026 13:46 πŸ‘ 210 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0
crayon napkin drawing of USS
MOTHER Fucker (enterprise d)
BoLDLy Fucking your Shit up

crayon napkin drawing of USS MOTHER Fucker (enterprise d) BoLDLy Fucking your Shit up

idk where i found this or what the context is but i like it

02.01.2026 17:10 πŸ‘ 706 πŸ” 121 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 7
Video thumbnail

Video geolocated by CNN shows a large fire burning near a petrol storage facility in northeastern Tehran on Saturday. The Israeli military said it struck fuel storage sites in the city that evening. Follow live updates: https://cnn.it/4lhbn4J

08.03.2026 03:44 πŸ‘ 158 πŸ” 74 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 23

Damn.

07.03.2026 23:08 πŸ‘ 1032 πŸ” 387 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 31

The affordability President just caused the fastest gas price spike in years, and the jobs President just lost 92,000 jobs in February. Are we winning yet?

06.03.2026 14:42 πŸ‘ 690 πŸ” 177 πŸ’¬ 39 πŸ“Œ 5
Preview
Google data center water estimates go public, residents in Roanoke and Botetourt react A proposed Google data center campus in Botetourt County could use between 2 million and 8 million gallons of drinking water per day, according to an executed agreement between the developer and the W...

one google data center in virginia

two million gallons of water per day

information only released under court order & risk of contempt

05.03.2026 22:13 πŸ‘ 1456 πŸ” 945 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 96
a graph of year-on-year change in US tech employment

a graph of year-on-year change in US tech employment

Brutal numbers for US tech sector jobs released todayβ€”overall, employment decreased by 12k last month and is down 57k over the last year

That's now nearly as bad as the worst of the 2024 tech-cession, and significantly worse than either the 2008 or 2020 recessions

06.03.2026 13:46 πŸ‘ 279 πŸ” 86 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 15
Preview
US nonfarm payrolls decline in February; unemployment rate rises to 4.4% The U.S. economy unexpectedly shed jobs in February amid a strike by healthcare workers and harsh winter weather, while the unemployment rate increased to 4.4%.

Uffda www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

06.03.2026 13:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

""Yo brother, legal team confirmed that we can't work with minors rn," a Kalshi employee wrote to the user in messages reviewed by the Journal. "Kinda sad tbh."" im losing my mind

06.03.2026 13:28 πŸ‘ 403 πŸ” 89 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 3
Preview
The Most Chilling Detail in the U.S. Attack on an Iranian Naval Ship The Iranian warship was taking part in an international exercise with many other countriesβ€”including the United States.

This is a chilling crime. A shame on our country. The Iranian ship was unarmed. The US knew this. The sailors were murdered by our navy, and the survivors were left to die at sea.
newrepublic.com/post/207429/...

06.03.2026 12:29 πŸ‘ 9836 πŸ” 4702 πŸ’¬ 559 πŸ“Œ 635

It’s 2026, AAA games will not be released on a 9 year old console. Idk why people are so surprised by this.

06.03.2026 13:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Exclusive: US investigation points to likely US responsibility in Iran school strike, sources say U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children on Saturday but have not yet reache...

Im so angry www.reuters.com/world/middle...

06.03.2026 02:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Trump's War If Trump campaigned as a President of peace, he has governed as the opposite

β€œAsked whether Americans should be worried about retaliatory attacks at home, Trump acknowledges the possibility. β€˜I guess,’ he says.”

06.03.2026 00:25 πŸ‘ 957 πŸ” 302 πŸ’¬ 82 πŸ“Œ 160

Tonight's honored veteran before MSU's game is a special one: 102-year-old Earl Jay "Chuck" Kohler, one of 12 survivors of the Pearl Harbor attack Dec. 7, 1941. And also Jaxon Kohler's great-grandfather. Talk about a senior day memory.

06.03.2026 00:55 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
Preview
If you're a military veteran at risk of foreclosure, NPR wants to hear from you The VA has abruptly ended the only low-interest, affordable loan modification option for thousands of vets who are behind on their mortgages. We want to hear your story.

Last year the VA abruptly ended the only low-interest, affordable loan modification option for thousands of vets who are behind on their mortgages. If you're a veteran who's been struggling because of this, we want to hear your story.

04.03.2026 17:14 πŸ‘ 275 πŸ” 126 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 8

You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it.

12.02.2026 20:38 πŸ‘ 12630 πŸ” 4473 πŸ’¬ 208 πŸ“Œ 113
Preview
No, AI Written Romance Novels Are Not Inevitable The New York Times interviewed two authors who claim AI is the future of romance novels, who coincidentally also sell courses about how to use AI to write romance novels.

i got so mad about this article that i blogged about it aftermath.site/ai-romance-n...

10.02.2026 20:37 πŸ‘ 717 πŸ” 183 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

This merger would further concentrate media ownership in fewer hands, at a time when the president and his allies seem to be repurposing regulatory tools meant to protect the public interest to influence media companies' business and editorial decisions.

This deal should be roundly rejected.

10.02.2026 18:35 πŸ‘ 128 πŸ” 47 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
Video thumbnail

"A modern-day concentration camp ... People have been killed by the staff here." Irish citizen Seamus Culleton has been in ICE detention since September, despite having a valid work permit and his own business in the US.

10.02.2026 10:09 πŸ‘ 8385 πŸ” 4448 πŸ’¬ 160 πŸ“Œ 473
Preview
ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.

NEW: ICE has a plan to lease offices across the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign.

Today, @wired.com is publishing dozens of those locations. Many are near schools, medical offices, and places of worship.

Vital work from @leahfeiger.bsky.social that I'm proud to publish.

10.02.2026 16:13 πŸ‘ 2350 πŸ” 1518 πŸ’¬ 72 πŸ“Œ 143

LADY FUCKING GAGA

09.02.2026 01:25 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Partisan gerrymandering should be constitutionally barred.

SCOTUS says it isn't.

Until a constitutional amendment changes that we can't have unilateral disarmament.

Which means once Republicans kicked off mid-decade redistricting this was the only possible response

08.02.2026 13:01 πŸ‘ 838 πŸ” 131 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 8

Big night for Michigan State x2

08.02.2026 03:38 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

oh sure europeans love it when a guy on the slopes casually pulls out a rifle and starts blasting away but when an american does it at a dairy queen it's "barbaric"

08.02.2026 13:58 πŸ‘ 1628 πŸ” 171 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 4
Preview
Half of People Killed by Police Have a Disability: Report "Police have become the default responders to mental health calls"

And it’s not just mental heath crises. Fully half of the people killed by police in the US have a disability.

What folx need to understand is that cops are not well-trained in deescalation or conflict resolution.

All they have that we don’t is that gun, and permission to use it to end a conflict.

07.02.2026 19:23 πŸ‘ 419 πŸ” 146 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 5
Post image

Michigan lost the most jobs in the Midwest says a new report (by HUGE margin); Second worst job loss in nation in January.

Source: www.challengergray.com/wp-content/u...

07.02.2026 16:02 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2

Divine is out for the season.

BRUTAL πŸ˜”

06.02.2026 21:56 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
Video thumbnail

J.D. Vance was booed so badly at the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony that even the announcers commented on it.

β€œThere is the Vice President J.D. Vance and his wife Ushaβ€”OOP, those are not… uh… those are a lot of boos for him. Whistling, jeering, some applause.”

06.02.2026 21:57 πŸ‘ 2696 πŸ” 625 πŸ’¬ 69 πŸ“Œ 109

only a president who knows his legacy will be as one of the worst presidents in history would press so hard to name stuff after himself while still in office.

06.02.2026 18:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio PeΓ±a, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.

Once again, it turns out β€œfully autonomous” means β€œa guy in the Philippines.”

06.02.2026 15:37 πŸ‘ 22309 πŸ” 6775 πŸ’¬ 623 πŸ“Œ 1082