Ben Thompson

I write stuff about badasses.

[Ben Thompson @BadassoftheWeek]

I'll be doing a signing at Third Place Books in Ravenna (Seattle) on Thursday 8/21 at 6pm. I hope you'll come say hey.

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[Ben Thompson @BadassoftheWeek]

My new book is out today! It's about the history behind the Ukraine War. Please check it out! https://t.co/XwohvP70pS

[Ben Thompson @BadassoftheWeek]

I have a new book coming out! Putin vs. Zelensky chronicles the history of Ukraine and the events that set in motion the Russian invasion and ongoing, present-day war, as told through the stories and heritage of the conflict's two key players: Volodomyr Zelensky and Vladimir Putin.

It's available for pre-order now at Barnes & Noble:

https://t.co/0alweUMUE2

If you order today or tomorrow, wou can get 25% off the hardcover, audiobook, and eBook version by using pre-order code PREORDER25

If you're interested, the deal is good through Friday 7/11.

I hope you'll check it out!

[Ben Thompson @BadassoftheWeek]

We launched a new D&D Kickstarter today! Hinterlands is a 64-page Monster Manual written and illustrated in the style of the journals of old-time explorers such as Captain Cook and Lewis & Clark.  Please check it out! https://t.co/mE1z4BsmgI

[Ben Thompson @BadassoftheWeek]

Check out the new Badass of the Week episode on one of my all-time favorites -- Wolf the Quarrelsome. https://t.co/EPTF4MXcLM

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@maximumleader Jaguar F-Type?

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@fluxgojuice @JustAFamilyMan_ John Henry was a steel driving man!

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@maximumleader You were following me before YouTube was invented. Isn't that weird?!

[Ben Thompson @BadassoftheWeek]

@MalachiONeill I pre-date YouTube! Isn't that weird???

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@scottsigler also -- let me know if you'd ever like to come on the podcast as a guest!

[Ben Thompson @BadassoftheWeek]

Today is the 20-year anniversary of Badass of the Week. It all started with a silly one-paragraph fan post about Darth Vader that I typed in Notepad and posted on my geocities site back in April 2004, and since then I've written thousands of articles and published over a dozen books, which have been translated into multiple languages and sold literally hundreds of thousands of copies worldwide. It's pretty insane. Thank you all so much for such an awesome ride. Without your support over the years, none of this would have been possible.

But the work continues. Right now we are putting out new episodes of our podcast, Badass of the Week, every single week, and we're going to be bringing some new stuff to Patreon very soon as well. I really hope you guys will check out the show.

Anyway, thanks again for everything. You guys are amazing. And I'll see you next year when Badass of the Week is old enough to buy a beer at a bar in the United States.

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[Ben Thompson @BadassoftheWeek]

@artofmanliness also -- let me know if you'd ever like to come on the podcast as a guest!

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@MalachiONeill thank you!

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@danrossartist It looks loved!

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@joe_lozito Yeahhh!!!!

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@krampert We *are* old!

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@Zod_Is_Supreme All for the glory of Zod.

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@scottsigler Before we were both such massive stars!

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@artofmanliness thank you!

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@theoalpcakir Google translate tells me that means "thank you so much" in Turkish. I very sincerely hope that is correct!

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@theoalpcakir Çok teşekkür ederim!!!