Ben

Friend of the trees. Lawyer stuff. Opinions are my own and objectively correct. He/him.

[Ben @insideoutpocket]

@agraybee I think the bar where murder is allowed is a shitty business model. And you can just leave the body there? Whose job is it to throw greedo’s ass in the dumpster?

[Ben @insideoutpocket]

@ContraPoints I just watched this. She didn't win the "debate." Anyone with a fully formed brain could see that her positions are inherent contradictions. She had no answer for why progressives are unable to win primaries. Her polls about Bernie beating Trump are cherry picked. Just bad.

[Anna Kramer @anna_c_kramer]

SCOOP: Trump admin is paying millions to quickly cover four enormous bronze horses with extra-thick 23.75 karat gold leaf.

The money for the rush job is coming from National Park Service. In total, I found ~$100 mil spent on new DC beautification projects
https://t.co/iCgnL1sFon

[Ben @insideoutpocket]

@dieworkwear I have a jacket like this, and I wear it seldomly. If I were vice president, I wouldn’t wear it at all.

[Ben @insideoutpocket]

@OyePlayboy This is the lamest shit that has ever crossed my old and jaded eyes.

[Ben @insideoutpocket]

@jonfavs Bro, it's time to get a real job.

[Emoluments Clause @Emolclause]

#BREAKING: Talarico: “This is the oldest strategy in the world—divide and conquer. They divide us by party, by race, by gender, by religion, by all this culture war stuff, so we don’t notice that they are picking our pockets, that they are closing our public schools all over Texas, they are gutting our healthcare, raising our premiums for Texans all over the state, and they are raising taxes on all of us while they cut taxes for themselves…Texans see through this game. They realize that we are being pitted against each other with these old, tired culture war fights so that corrupt politicians like #KenPaxton can hold on to power and continue to enrich themselves and their billionaire mega donors.”👊

[Team Talarico @TeamTalaricoHQ]

This is Ken Paxton's mugshot.

He was indicted on 3 felony counts for investment fraud.

He was reported to the FBI by his own staff for bribery.

He was impeached by his own party for corruption.

Now he’s the Republican nominee for US Senate in Texas.

Together we will stop him.

[Thrasher Magazine @thrashermag]

As I write this, the reality still hasn’t fully set in. It was less than a month ago that Marc came to San Jose to hang out. He was sober, healthy, and full of life. We had a blast reminiscing about the old days. He seemed genuinely excited about the future. He even extended his ticket by a couple of days so he could explore some of the old haunts around San Jose.
When it came time to drop him off at the airport, he handed me an envelope. I waited until I got home to open it. Inside was a three-page list of his hopes and dreams for the future. Never in a million years did I imagine that less than a month later, he would be gone.
I met Marc when he was 17. I watched him achieve all his skateboard dreams, and I sat next to him at the Away Days premiere—only to later watch his career fall apart. I still don’t understand why my friend is gone at 49 years old. I don’t know why he chose to come visit me. Was there some bigger purpose to it, or was he looking for closure?
Marc was a genius and a tortured soul. He told me he wanted to be remembered for his skateboarding, not for his failures or shortcomings. He was just a poor kid from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, who grew up in a trailer at the end of a dirt road. Yet he made it out, traveled the world, and touched so many lives. He will live on through the video parts that nobody can recreate. He gave opportunities to people who might never have had a chance otherwise.
Without a shadow of a doubt, Marc Johnson was the single most influential person in my life. Everything he did was art. He was endlessly creative and always tried to elevate his friends and everyone around him. He opened doors for guys like me and Jerry, and single-handedly put San Jose back on the map. Marc had the golden touch—whether it was on a skateboard, creating brands, or developing ad campaigns.
Marc Johnson passed away today. He was one of the most talented and creative people to ever step on or off a skateboard.
- Louie Barletta

[Ben @insideoutpocket]

@mistergeezy @Mike_from_PA This is how I learn Mike from PA blocked me?

[Ben @insideoutpocket]

@JacobRubashkin What are you even doing here? https://t.co/mQ878EBwEw

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

This is absolutely disgusting.

This bigoted garbage and antisemitism should be nowhere near our politics.

If you’re in TX-35, vote for @johnnygarciatx.

And the donors behind the Republican super PAC funding her should be exposed.

[Ben @insideoutpocket]

@JacobRubashkin It's probably best that donations should not go to candidates who advocate for concentration camps. That's just me.

[Ben @insideoutpocket]

@agraybee You joke, but I anticipate that there will be a flood of AI images of Sydney Sweeny in a nonexistent black wig with her tits out, which will be these dorks' boner's argument that black people are bad.

[Ben @insideoutpocket]

@agraybee Also, people tend to project their own Robin Hood narrative onto why he did it, rather than actually examine what he said or the motivations he actually expressed.

[Ben @insideoutpocket]

@orntwo @agraybee @mattyglesias If we agree, then why do you blame democrats?

[Ben @insideoutpocket]

@orntwo @agraybee @mattyglesias If there's someone who can do your job, as well or better than you for less pay, that's just capitalism, baby. I'm fine with them staying overseas. If you can't compete with people who can't speak the language, maybe you should be washed out.

[Ben @insideoutpocket]

@orntwo @agraybee @mattyglesias I didn't know we had a capitalism hating republican here.

[Tim @trouble_man90]

Bernie going to one protest 65 years ago means nothing right now in the present and doesn’t excuse his lack of response to the attack on Black voting rights.

[The Root @TheRoot]

A Louisiana resident who identified himself as Marshawn delivered a fiery, emotional speech to lawmakers during a state Senate hearing over redistricting Monday, accusing Republicans of trying to “cheat” Black voters out of political power.

[Commissioner Davante Lewis @davantelewis]

The Senate has locked the doors and not allowing people in the hallway for the hearing. Also, telling people in the hallway they can’t leave. Never seen this before!

They will do everything to silence people to pass their Jim Crow Maps. #lalege #lagov