Ben K.
@benjaminkabak.com
Lawyer.
Transit (@2avesag.as), baseball, politics, Yogi photos. Be loud for America.
Transit (@2avesag.as), baseball, politics, Yogi photos. Be loud for America.
Guys come on. He knows how to pronounce it. He’s just mispronouncing it intentionally to appeal to his base of racists.
During this cycle's one and only gubernatorial debate, we learned, among other things, that Bruce Blakeman still doesn't know how to pronounce Mayor Mamdani's name.
Bruce Blakeman Still Doesn't Know Mayor Mamdani's Name
And more things we learned from last night's gubernatorial debate.
hellgatenyc.com
October 17, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Guys come on. He knows how to pronounce it. He’s just mispronouncing it intentionally to appeal to his base of racists.
Can’t wait for The Free Press and the Harper’s Letter signatories to be all over this clear example of censorship.
Bleecker Street, the film distributor overseeing the theatrical release of Alex Gibney's documentary Musk, was informed on Friday that the film's TikTok account was subject to "permanent suspension."
tinyurl.com/4yd9997x
tinyurl.com/4yd9997x
October 17, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Can’t wait for The Free Press and the Harper’s Letter signatories to be all over this clear example of censorship.
Hey @schumer.senate.gov you up? Still alive?
October 17, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Hey @schumer.senate.gov you up? Still alive?
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That should certainly be the trigger for all governments in Europe to eliminate their dependence on MS, and, indeed, ALL US tech companies, because Apple and Google have bent the knee in other ways.
And here's the kicker: Microsoft has terminated the M365 and Outlook access of international public officials whose official acts made Trump angry.
October 17, 2026 at 1:06 PM
That should certainly be the trigger for all governments in Europe to eliminate their dependence on MS, and, indeed, ALL US tech companies, because Apple and Google have bent the knee in other ways.
Good. Ruin these people.
The bill is coming due.
Nine of America’s most powerful law firms pledged nearly $1 BILLION in free legal work to causes favored by Trump rather than fight his executive orders.
Now Congress wants answers. And as Katie Phang warns, those answers could soon come UNDER OATH.
Nine of America’s most powerful law firms pledged nearly $1 BILLION in free legal work to causes favored by Trump rather than fight his executive orders.
Now Congress wants answers. And as Katie Phang warns, those answers could soon come UNDER OATH.
The Bill Is Coming Due
Feckless sellouts are about to pay the price for ditching democracy when it mattered the most
katiephang.substack.com
October 17, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Good. Ruin these people.
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I did not know that some states permit one guy to run against himself, but with a hat and without glasses
Meet the Candidates: Cupps, Foster run for District 158 seat | McDonald County Press
Two candidates will face off on the Nov. 3 ballot for the Missouri House of Representatives District 158 seat, responsible for representing about a third of McDonald County, and all of Barry County, i...
mdcp.nwaonline.com
October 17, 2026 at 4:09 AM
I did not know that some states permit one guy to run against himself, but with a hat and without glasses
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Revives, as if he hasn’t spent every single day of the past six years talking about this
October 17, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Revives, as if he hasn’t spent every single day of the past six years talking about this
This is what you enable with your idiotic and naive “X is fine now” takes. I don’t see mobs on BlueSky swatting gang rape victims.
I don’t even know what to do with this.
Online white supremacists and misogynists swatted her home, and the police threw her loved ones to the ground while she was inside until they figured out what was going on. Lucky no one died.
We are so broken as a society.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/n...
Online white supremacists and misogynists swatted her home, and the police threw her loved ones to the ground while she was inside until they figured out what was going on. Lucky no one died.
We are so broken as a society.
www.nytimes.com/2026/10/16/n...
When a Social Media Mob Came for Cornell’s Jane Doe (Gift Article)
After a former student named seven men in a lawsuit saying they had sexually assaulted her, a movement gained steam online to reveal her identity.
www.nytimes.com
October 17, 2026 at 12:47 PM
This is what you enable with your idiotic and naive “X is fine now” takes. I don’t see mobs on BlueSky swatting gang rape victims.
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Michele Tafoya following her debate today: "There is no excuse for the spike in crime that we have seen here in Minnesota that has families and parents and businesses worried."
Violent crime in Minnesota dropped 9.3% last year and murder was down 25%. This year, homicides have dropped another 25%.
Violent crime in Minnesota dropped 9.3% last year and murder was down 25%. This year, homicides have dropped another 25%.
October 16, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Michele Tafoya following her debate today: "There is no excuse for the spike in crime that we have seen here in Minnesota that has families and parents and businesses worried."
Violent crime in Minnesota dropped 9.3% last year and murder was down 25%. This year, homicides have dropped another 25%.
Violent crime in Minnesota dropped 9.3% last year and murder was down 25%. This year, homicides have dropped another 25%.
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Rubio's State Department is the worst we've ever had. By far.
New — Mike Huckabee's family company is offering $5800+ trips to Israel, so tourists can meet "top Israeli officials," even while he is the Ambassador to Israel.
Plus: he promised his Huck PAC would go "dormant" if he became ambassador.
That didn't happen.
Over the past 2 years, it's raised $4.5M.
Plus: he promised his Huck PAC would go "dormant" if he became ambassador.
That didn't happen.
Over the past 2 years, it's raised $4.5M.
‘The Israel Experience with Mike Huckabee’: The Ambassador’s Family Sells Trips to Israel
Mike Huckabee’s family is offering trips to Israel so tourists can ‘hear from top officials,’ even though he’s the ambassador. Meanwhile, he’s done little for U.S. victims of Israeli violence.
zeteo.com
October 17, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Rubio's State Department is the worst we've ever had. By far.
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Lazy work by the writers of “2026” — the last grifting-ambassador-to-a-Mediterranean-country scandal ended just three days ago. Give us something new!
New — Mike Huckabee's family company is offering $5800+ trips to Israel, so tourists can meet "top Israeli officials," even while he is the Ambassador to Israel.
Plus: he promised his Huck PAC would go "dormant" if he became ambassador.
That didn't happen.
Over the past 2 years, it's raised $4.5M.
Plus: he promised his Huck PAC would go "dormant" if he became ambassador.
That didn't happen.
Over the past 2 years, it's raised $4.5M.
‘The Israel Experience with Mike Huckabee’: The Ambassador’s Family Sells Trips to Israel
Mike Huckabee’s family is offering trips to Israel so tourists can ‘hear from top officials,’ even though he’s the ambassador. Meanwhile, he’s done little for U.S. victims of Israeli violence.
zeteo.com
October 17, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Lazy work by the writers of “2026” — the last grifting-ambassador-to-a-Mediterranean-country scandal ended just three days ago. Give us something new!
so Tucker is [squints] fucking a [cleans glasses] horse to own the libs.
Tucker Carlson: "If you look at pornography enough or bestiality videos all day, after a while... it's kind of an attractive horse, I get it."
October 17, 2026 at 3:32 AM
so Tucker is [squints] fucking a [cleans glasses] horse to own the libs.
If you were as bad at your as Peters, you’d be fired but *waves at everything*
This 2022 piece by Jeremy Peters In the New York Times was hilarious bullshit when it was published but now that Musk is literally bankrolling the entire Republican Party it’s a fucking laugh riot.
October 17, 2026 at 12:20 AM
If you were as bad at your as Peters, you’d be fired but *waves at everything*
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This 2022 piece by Jeremy Peters In the New York Times was hilarious bullshit when it was published but now that Musk is literally bankrolling the entire Republican Party it’s a fucking laugh riot.
October 17, 2026 at 12:10 AM
This 2022 piece by Jeremy Peters In the New York Times was hilarious bullshit when it was published but now that Musk is literally bankrolling the entire Republican Party it’s a fucking laugh riot.
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If the democrats don’t tie this racist piece of shit in knots to the end of his days if they get a majority they deserve to rot
Trump on El-Sayed: "His name is actually Abduladadalalalala. It's Adulbabababababa Mohammed Al-Sayed. So his middle name is Mohammed. So I was right. He's a jihadist."
October 16, 2026 at 11:56 PM
If the democrats don’t tie this racist piece of shit in knots to the end of his days if they get a majority they deserve to rot
I’m the wallet inspector.
October 16, 2026 at 10:15 PM
I’m the wallet inspector.
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1 out of every 10 unvaccinated children that has contracted measles this year has ended up in the hospital
Minnesota Republican state Sen. Bill Lieske: "Back in the day when the measles vaccine didn't exist, measles was a joke! ... yes, there are increases cases. How many of those are actually resulting in deaths? Are they just going home with the sniffles? Back in the day, people had measles parties."
October 16, 2026 at 6:34 PM
1 out of every 10 unvaccinated children that has contracted measles this year has ended up in the hospital
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October 16, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Useless would be an improvement for Schumer who I assume, until he says otherwise, supports attacking Omar
Chuck Schumer — one of the most powerful Democrats in the country — has not issued statements to the press or through his social media channels about the administration’s attack on Ilhan Omar, which critics have described as a five alarm fire for the state of democracy in the U.S.
Chuck Schumer Hasn’t Said a Word About Trump’s Attempt to Deport Ilhan Omar
Ethics lawyers say the raid violated the Hatch Act. Schumer has been silent.
truthout.org
October 16, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Useless would be an improvement for Schumer who I assume, until he says otherwise, supports attacking Omar
New unit of time just dropped.
October 16, 2026 at 5:37 PM
New unit of time just dropped.
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The DOJ is trying to revive the Biden-era prosecution of journalist @bubbaprog.xyz, whose reporting exposed antisemitism.
Use our action center to tell lawmakers to speak up.
Use our action center to tell lawmakers to speak up.
October 16, 2026 at 4:50 PM
The DOJ is trying to revive the Biden-era prosecution of journalist @bubbaprog.xyz, whose reporting exposed antisemitism.
Use our action center to tell lawmakers to speak up.
Use our action center to tell lawmakers to speak up.
lol lmao even
“.. At a FIFA Council meeting in Zurich on Thursday, it was decided that the governing body’s football social responsibility committee will now be tasked with assessing the merits of what was supposed to be an annual prize.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/athletic/769....
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/athletic/769....
October 16, 2026 at 3:33 PM
lol lmao even