Father of 2 great daughters, brother, son, life insurance agent. I will spend my remaining days on earth opposing fascism in an effort to leave the world a better place for future generations Podcast is up https://youtu.be/jy9Vi614wxI?si=1IaGRQ9vYHa7xDVUhttps://bsky.app/profile/bostonbenjamin.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/bostonbenjamin.bsky.social/post/3mvnjlwudhs2yMarkets are predicting the Fed to raise interest rates today. My question is; are these people stupid? Trump forced Jerome Powell outand launched an investigation against Lisa Cook for not lowering interest rates. I predict the interest rates will stay the same and Trump will have a meltdown over it16 Sep 2026 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:rxih5fjgftifilon23tqzhpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnjlwudhs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/bostonbenjamin.bsky.social/post/3mvjcwksyvc2chttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/14/trump-epa-repeal-pollution-standards-power-plants?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other Lawsuits will be filed to prove emissions from these plants harm humans which they 100% do but we have a Supreme Court that said racism is over so I’m not overly optimistic about how they’d rule when the case gets to them Trump and his fellow fascists need to go14 Sep 2026 23:59 +0000at://did:plc:rxih5fjgftifilon23tqzhpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvjcwksyvc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/bostonbenjamin.bsky.social/post/3mvgcyl7y622cAnytime I hear about any federal agency undergoing “extensive restructuring” under this administration, I expect the worst and now it’s the NSA being altered. Sen Wyden opposed Gen. Rudd’s 3/10/26 confirmation to head the NSA in part bc he wouldn’t commit to getting warrants to spy on Americans.13 Sep 2026 19:22 +0000at://did:plc:rxih5fjgftifilon23tqzhpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvgcyl7y622chttps://bsky.app/profile/bostonbenjamin.bsky.social/post/3mtub7yhezc2nhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/24/supreme-court-trump-mail-in-voting?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other I know we were all banking on dominating MAGA in the midterms so we can bring Trump to justice but this ruling means we need to be working on plan B (I think a nationwide general strike) because it’s unlikely the election is going to be free and fair24 Aug 2026 21:37 +0000at://did:plc:rxih5fjgftifilon23tqzhpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtub7yhezc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/bostonbenjamin.bsky.social/post/3mtkbt25mtc2gIran& North Korea have a long standing alliance rooted in mutual opposition to the United States international isolation and extensive military and ballistic missile cooperation Trump started a war with Iran and is now deep throating a regime that shares the tech that Iran uses to shoot at US troops20 Aug 2026 22:21 +0000at://did:plc:rxih5fjgftifilon23tqzhpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtkbt25mtc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/bostonbenjamin.bsky.social/post/3msg7nl2gxs2cSenate Republicans are mad at Fauci for not answering questions about why their penises are so small and why they can’t satisfy their wives or men they meet on grinder Their 2nd question is answered by their 1st one but the reason they’re so small is they handed over their manhood to the tiniest man06 Aug 2026 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:rxih5fjgftifilon23tqzhpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3msg7nl2gxs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/bostonbenjamin.bsky.social/post/3ms7srhddn225As America is coming close to losing its measles elimination status because of the conspiracy theories promoted by Trump and RFK jr, it dawned on me that this is happening because after years of learning to believe lies republicans and MAGA have developed herd immunity to facts, logic and reason04 Aug 2026 01:00 +0000at://did:plc:rxih5fjgftifilon23tqzhpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms7srhddn225https://bsky.app/profile/bostonbenjamin.bsky.social/post/3ms6vw76hps26I have young daughters and I can tell you that I’m a hell of a lot more concerned that they’re going to be exposed to diseases that were once eradicated but have been brought back by Trump, RFK jr and their idiot followers than I am about my daughters playing sports against someone born a male03 Aug 2026 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:rxih5fjgftifilon23tqzhpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms6vw76hps26https://bsky.app/profile/bostonbenjamin.bsky.social/post/3ms2kzrv56k2kWait a second, are you telling me the AI bubble, the very thing keeping this crappy economy propped up, could burst? In just about every conceivable way, Trump and his admin have screwed up the country. The nation needs to repudiate Trump at the ballot box in the midterms01 Aug 2026 22:58 +0000at://did:plc:rxih5fjgftifilon23tqzhpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms2kzrv56k2khttps://bsky.app/profile/bostonbenjamin.bsky.social/post/3mr4aylaj6s2oIf you’ve made a mistake recently and feel dumb for doing it, you can feel confident that you’ll never be as stupid as the people who paid Trump a $100 deposit for a cheesy knock-off phone they haven’t even received yet 😂20 Jul 2026 21:39 +0000at://did:plc:rxih5fjgftifilon23tqzhpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr4aylaj6s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/bostonbenjamin.bsky.social/post/3mmcch6bjbk2phttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/19/kentucky-republican-primary-trump-massie?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other If there ever was any doubt that the primary objective of MAGAs is protecting pedos, Massie’s defeat puts those doubts to bed20 May 2026 16:15 +0000at://did:plc:rxih5fjgftifilon23tqzhpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmcch6bjbk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/bostonbenjamin.bsky.social/post/3mlmienhz3s2sShit is spreading like wildfire through republican strongholds across the country, disfiguring women, causing them to look like hideous gargoyles that only Trump thinks looks good [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 May 2026 00:02 +0000at://did:plc:rxih5fjgftifilon23tqzhpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmienhz3s2shttps://bsky.app/profile/bostonbenjamin.bsky.social/post/3mgdormfyts2bBold prediction; Noem says she never said what she said under oath and on camera about Trump knowing about the DHS ad corruption and praises Trump for imprisoning innocent people “the worst of the worst” in deplorable conditions and for going after domestic terrorists 😒05 Mar 2026 20:57 +0000at://did:plc:rxih5fjgftifilon23tqzhpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdormfyts2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/bostonbenjamin.bsky.social/post/3mgbssqjops2khttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/04/airstrikes-hit-iran-iraq-border-as-us-and-israeli-plan-to-mobilise-kurds-gathers-pace?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other These fucking morons learned nothing from Iraq. Pitting ethnic groups against one in a power vacuum the admin is trying to create is astoundingly stupid05 Mar 2026 03:04 +0000at://did:plc:rxih5fjgftifilon23tqzhpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgbssqjops2khttps://bsky.app/profile/bostonbenjamin.bsky.social/post/3mgb7npqc222dFBI releases first images of an Antifa training camp04 Mar 2026 21:21 +0000at://did:plc:rxih5fjgftifilon23tqzhpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgb7npqc222dhttps://bsky.app/profile/bostonbenjamin.bsky.social/post/3mg6xjhlifc2hSo let me see if I got this right - Netanyahu, a wanted war criminal, convinced Trump, a convicted felon whose goons are murdering Americans, to start a reasonless war and I’m supposed think we’re the good guys? Theocracies suck, but I don’t think Iranian girls should be bombed because of their gov03 Mar 2026 23:50 +0000at://did:plc:rxih5fjgftifilon23tqzhpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg6xjhlifc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/bostonbenjamin.bsky.social/post/3mg6mj3zjlk22Operation Epic Fury It is abundantly clear that the administration spent more time coming up with the name of the operation than planning the war or even coordinating the lies they tell us about the reason for the war and still settled on the most juvenile and stupid name for an operation in history03 Mar 2026 20:33 +0000at://did:plc:rxih5fjgftifilon23tqzhpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg6mj3zjlk22https://bsky.app/profile/bostonbenjamin.bsky.social/post/3mfv34rkzy22phttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/27/trump-anthropic-ai-federal-agencies?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other It’s not lost on me that the Trump admin is demanding access to AI tools for mass surveillance purposes as well allowing drones to kill humans autonomously while also trying to designate Antifa, something that can’t be be considered organized, as a terrorist group28 Feb 2026 01:28 +0000at://did:plc:rxih5fjgftifilon23tqzhpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfv34rkzy22phttps://bsky.app/profile/bostonbenjamin.bsky.social/post/3mfnldkp6ks26These notifications are vastly different and evidence of why sane Americans need to at least consult foreign news outlets to get a more accurate understanding of current events in America25 Feb 2026 01:57 +0000at://did:plc:rxih5fjgftifilon23tqzhpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfnldkp6ks26https://bsky.app/profile/bostonbenjamin.bsky.social/post/3mfkaeyekfk2fIt somehow looks a whole lot less pretty when you’re holding a shovel and wearing boots full of snow 😒23 Feb 2026 18:03 +0000at://did:plc:rxih5fjgftifilon23tqzhpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfkaeyekfk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/bostonbenjamin.bsky.social/post/3mfclvuumvc2eIt’s great that the Supreme Court stood up to Trump for once but we can expect markets to have a good day and for Trump to take credit for the rebound while complaining about the SC’s “foolish and illegal” ruling.20 Feb 2026 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:rxih5fjgftifilon23tqzhpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfclvuumvc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/bostonbenjamin.bsky.social/post/3memwntgujk2yEven if Trump’s BLS didn’t cook the books (he fired a previous commissioner for a bad jobs report) economist Justin Wolfers shows us how fragile this aspect of the economy is. It’s worth watching because knowing is half the battle- GI Joe [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Feb 2026 02:22 +0000at://did:plc:rxih5fjgftifilon23tqzhpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3memwntgujk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/bostonbenjamin.bsky.social/post/3mea2adseys2oOh, the satisfaction of booing JD should be something every sane American experiences. I announce my candidacy for any seat with the promise of having JD placed in the stocks so Americans can boo and pelt him with rotten cabbage and apples 🤩 [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Feb 2026 23:21 +0000at://did:plc:rxih5fjgftifilon23tqzhpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mea2adseys2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/bostonbenjamin.bsky.social/post/3me5pjhtqks2yI'm attending Indivisible's event, “Info Session - March For Democracy DC Rally” - sign up now to join me! #freedomoverfascism https://www.mobilize.us/freedomoverfascism/event/891714/?referring_vol=5692328&rname=Benjamin%20&share_context=signup-form-modal&share_medium=bluesky&timeslot=5746310 If you can attend, folks are going to march on DC 2/27-28. The time has come to take our country back!06 Feb 2026 01:04 +0000at://did:plc:rxih5fjgftifilon23tqzhpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3me5pjhtqks2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/bostonbenjamin.bsky.social/post/3mdh4oscf5k2iEven the propagandists at the WaPo can’t hide the Trump admin’s cruelty and incompetence, but what I’ve highlighted here should be bigger news. It’s kinda seems like the Border Patrol needs to control the narrative before more people find out that Trump’s Gestapo has shot another human being28 Jan 2026 01:28 +0000at://did:plc:rxih5fjgftifilon23tqzhpw/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdh4oscf5k2i