Ben

Parent, Partner, Student, Teacher, Poli-Activist

[Ben @ibswearin]

@aliamjadrizvi @piersmorgan @realDonaldTrump Except the Mayor states fact and honors another religion’s beliefs, while Trump mocks Muslims. Crazy or not, disrespecting the religion over 1 billion fellow human beings as leader of the Free world is not just a shitty things to do, it’s really bad policy and threatens all of US

[Rick Steves @RickSteves]

Many don’t realize that the first people Hitler sent to his concentration camps weren’t everyday Jewish citizens, but his political opponents. So, when Trump rants about retribution, locking up his opponents, and giving them “very long sentences,” I can’t help but take him seriously… because history teaches us that is what fascist dictators do during their “Day One” period to consolidate their power. (After all, if you’re hellbent on staying in power but aren’t likely to win the next election, you can’t have your political opponents running around free.)

To keep fascism out of our lives, vote for democracy!

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Trump’s dirty election night trick doesn’t work if you know it’s coming. Let me explain.

[💙🇺🇸💙ᗰia💙🇺🇸💙 @mommamia1217]

Enough nonsense about Donald Trump. This election isn’t about two candidates… It’s about two drastically different futures.

Will you be on the side of democracy?

I’m an Ohio Independent and you better believe I’ll be voting for Joe Biden.

#WeBackBidenHarris #BidenHarris4More #IndependentsForBiden

[Ben @ibswearin]

@randyj_1 @coopsimms @EdKrassen Uh, gun training doesn’t prevent suicide or a raging spouse from shooting his partner

[Ben @ibswearin]

@coopsimms @EdKrassen Only problem with that argument: Uvalde, Reagan assassination, Parkland, & countless shootings where good guy with gun didn’t stop bad guy with gun. In fact, guns at home often makes tragic violence more likely (see https://t.co/HxWSQ1ces4 & https://t.co/z2OrdwNMyh)

[Ben @ibswearin]

For a fun Sunday (Hallow’s) evening, come enjoy and support my band #SonJorombe @ Good Omen Mead (and komboucha bar w/ room to dance) in Escondido. $10 cover. Costumes encouraged! ¡Espero verles alli!

[Ben @ibswearin]

@lio_train_sncf Mais, je pourrais être rembourser pour le parti de mon trajet qui devrait avoir été avec TER, n’est-ce pas?

[Ben @ibswearin]

@lio_train_sncf Ok, je voie. Merci beaucoup.

[Ben @ibswearin]

@lio_train_sncf Grace au bagage abandonné hier a #GareToulouse , on attendait à l’intérieur pendent 1 hr suivi pour 2 hrs d’évacuation. Après, il n’y avait plus options pour notre destination et on a dû prendre un bus. Comment pouvons-nous obtenir le remboursement de nos billets du #SNCF ?

[Ben @ibswearin]

This is what’s happening https://t.co/jPssOKtbjF

[Marcus Flowers @Marcus4Georgia]

Every American should watch this and heed his warning. We are losing our democracy.

It starts in Tennessee, but it won’t end there.

[Ben @ibswearin]

Do you want your child’s teacher who is managing a classroom of 30+ excited and emotional beings while under immense job and societal pressures, to carry a gun? What if they got as angry as this former teacher turned congress person?

[Jamaal Bowman @RepBowman]

Republicans won't do SHIT when it comes to gun violence, but try to tell me to calm down.

NO.

We can't calm down. People are dying everyday while we wait.

[MeidasTouch @MeidasTouch]

Whoa! Here it is. The moment in 2018 when Donald Trump removed the Dodd-Frank regulations that would have prevented the Silicon Valley Bank collapse. Don’t let anyone forget this.

[Ben @ibswearin]

A civil response to a widespread lack thereof. Thank you, DemocratIC Congressman Raskin

[Acyn @Acyn]

Raskin to Boebert: Democrat is the noun. When you use it as an adjective, you say Democratic.. As if every time we mentioned the other party it just came out with a kind of political speech impediment like, oh, the Banana Republican Party.

[David Zipper @DavidZipper]

New study of Norway makes an important point about road safety:

"Traffic volume has consistently had the strongest association with the number of accidents."

Implication: Less driving (i.e., better transit service, denser cities, etc) ➡️ Fewer crashes

https://t.co/JASNavIuro

[Rick Wilson @TheRickWilson]

No one is coming to save you.

There is no white knight.

It's Trump's party, and no matter how much the donor class, the Chamber of Commerce, and National Review want it, Trump owns GOP electds.

[Lakota Man @LakotaMan1]

If she was strong enough to survive this — then white kids should be strong enough to learn about it in school. Agree? #BlackHistoryMonth

[Andrea Junker @Strandjunker]

1923: Hitler’s coup failed. No real consequences, no changes. 10 years later he and his co-conspirators took over Germany.

2021: Trump’s coup failed. No real consequences, no changes. 2 years later he is running for president and his co-conspirators are members of Congress.

[Ben @ibswearin]

Come out and enjoy live Latin music in IB this Saturday at the Salty Frog. ¡Bailamos! 9:30-12:30am https://t.co/gwTttJp73B