Ben Natan

@thebennatan.bsky.social

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Dissident scum. Union stooge. Actor, of course.

Ben Natan @thebennatan.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 14:14 UTC

The most politically actionable thing you can do is take a Stop the Bleed Course. Things are about to get much more violent.

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Ben Natan @thebennatan.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 04, 2024 at 01:17 UTC

Make him compete on a season of Hells Kitchen.

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com
[ View ] Jul 02, 2024 at 19:46 UTC

Biden’s policy on Gaza is “a failure and a threat to U.S. national security” that “dehumanizes both Palestinians and Jews” and should be immediately overhauled, 12 former government officials who quit their posts over Biden’s controversial approach argued in their first joint public statement.

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Ben Natan @thebennatan.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 01, 2024 at 16:14 UTC

I’m pessimistic but the moment is right now!

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Ben Natan @thebennatan.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 30, 2024 at 00:12 UTC

This guy should have to turn over his computer to the FBI.

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Ben Natan @thebennatan.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 28, 2024 at 02:29 UTC

I read a great book tonight. Strongly suggest others do the same.

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Arif Hasan, but NFL🔨⚒️🛠️ @arif.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 19:38 UTC

Had @thebennatan.bsky.social write about Israel's murder of Palestinian athletes. His piece at Wide Left: www.wideleft.football/p/ben-natan-...

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Ben Natan @thebennatan.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 16:13 UTC

Insane to watch this happen in real time.

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Ben Natan @thebennatan.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 12:56 UTC

Wanted to find a way to cover Israel’s War in Gaza that felt appropriate as a sports journalist.

Here’s my angle on Israel’s war on Palestinian Athletes. open.substack.com/pub/wideleft...

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Ben Natan @thebennatan.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 15:21 UTC

Systemic genocide denial

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Ben Natan @thebennatan.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 27, 2024 at 12:56 UTC

Wanted to find a way to cover Israel’s War in Gaza that felt appropriate as a sports journalist.

Here’s my angle on Israel’s war on Palestinian Athletes. open.substack.com/pub/wideleft...

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Ben Natan @thebennatan.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 25, 2024 at 13:30 UTC

The establishment fears Jamaal Bowman’s massive biceps and his incredibly impressive bench press.

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John Morrison @localcelebrity.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 22, 2024 at 19:56 UTC

Reminder that Aaron Swartz was facing 35 years in prison and financial devastation for trying to programmatically download and open the contents of JSTOR, which led to him taking his own life. But OpenAI is going to scrape all of academia and make billions by plagiarizing it.

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com
[ View ] Jun 23, 2024 at 00:47 UTC

Every accusation a confession etc etc etc etc etc

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Bill Corbett @billcorbett.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 21, 2024 at 02:12 UTC

Oh man, I loved Donald Sutherland. Reliably great, always interesting and intelligent. RIP to one of the best to ever do it.

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Will Oremus @oremus.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 17, 2024 at 19:37 UTC

The Federal Trade Commission, of all entities, is out here writing absolute bangers about AI snake oil. www.ftc.gov/business-gui...

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CHOAM Nomsky 💭 @thielman.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 18, 2024 at 01:14 UTC

Not just scammers, a single government official, Ajit Pai

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Dave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 14, 2024 at 17:44 UTC

Hello from the TPUSA convention!

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Ben Natan @thebennatan.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 13, 2024 at 13:47 UTC

Enjoyed Hit Man. Glenn Powell is very charming.

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Ben Natan @thebennatan.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 11, 2024 at 15:43 UTC

Hell is empty and all the devils are nominated for something called “The Sinai Awards.”

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 09, 2024 at 15:57 UTC

legalizing sports betting was such a profound societal failure.

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Ben Natan @thebennatan.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 09, 2024 at 14:45 UTC

This is a Mai Lai level atrocity.

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Ben Natan @thebennatan.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 08, 2024 at 16:29 UTC

I know my page is a lot of doom and gloom so here’s a handsome pic of me where I’m not smiling.

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Ben Natan @thebennatan.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 07, 2024 at 17:51 UTC

Okay but what were they doing at Bohemian Grove.

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Ben Natan @thebennatan.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 07, 2024 at 15:11 UTC

Expected Godzilla Minus One to be good. Didn’t expect it to be one of my favorite movies ever. What a picture!

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Ben Natan @thebennatan.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 06, 2024 at 18:24 UTC

Yeah setting it against the backdrop of The Years of Lead was crazy

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Ben Natan @thebennatan.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 04, 2024 at 18:24 UTC

Kind of a stunning movie in a lot of ways. Artfully made, politically brave, really scary.

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Kashana @kashana.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 03, 2024 at 21:43 UTC

Wild that they all, at the exact same time, suddenly came to the identical conclusion that they were uh, accidentally pricing food too high.

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Mr. Am I Being Detained @gonebabygone.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 04, 2024 at 01:31 UTC

The shit non-Jews say about Jews who criticize Israel is really something to behold

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Conrad J. Barrington @conradbarrington.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 04, 2024 at 03:23 UTC

Peter O’Toole during the filming of Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

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Ben Natan @thebennatan.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 03, 2024 at 20:46 UTC

Like I agree these posts are stupid and funny but also this is their worldview.

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Ben Natan @thebennatan.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 03, 2024 at 20:45 UTC

Regardless of who she was referring to, right wing Jews do not see left wing Jews as Jews.

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Ben Natan @thebennatan.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 03, 2024 at 17:54 UTC

Thinking about how Ben Natan is best friends with Nic Sanchez.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 03, 2024 at 12:47 UTC

Propublica has evidence Trump is bribing witnesses. www.propublica.org/article/dona...

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Ben Natan @thebennatan.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 02, 2024 at 14:34 UTC

Once you get to a certain level of wealth or status in this country: The Democrat/Republican line melts away and it’s just class solidarity.

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Ben Natan @thebennatan.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 02, 2024 at 13:52 UTC

I had the privilege of seeing Mr. Burns at Playwrights last night and let me just say… that play hit me a lot differently since I saw it before the pandemic.

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Ben Natan @thebennatan.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 01, 2024 at 19:02 UTC

No one asked me!

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Micah @rincewind.run
[ View ] May 07, 2024 at 17:35 UTC

the powerful: “throwing him in jail might cause a revolution carrying him to a golden throne on a river of populist outrage” very offline normie libs: “someone should shoot that motherfucker”

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Ben Natan @thebennatan.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 01, 2024 at 12:40 UTC

Guys like Cowherd and Joe Buck just being normal liberals is somehow very charming to me

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Ben Natan @thebennatan.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 01, 2024 at 12:37 UTC

We are governed by a cabal of extremely weird Catholics.

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Ben Natan @thebennatan.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 01, 2024 at 03:17 UTC

Had no business being that good. Loved it.

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Ben Natan @thebennatan.bsky.social
[ View ] Jun 01, 2024 at 02:02 UTC

Smiled all the way through Illinoise. Gorgeous show.

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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com
[ View ] May 31, 2024 at 19:36 UTC

personally I wouldn't invite a criminal murderer to come piss in my face and help the Trump campaign, but that's just me

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Ben Natan @thebennatan.bsky.social
[ View ] May 31, 2024 at 20:46 UTC

Nothing will get me to root for Al Horford. Not even my distaste for Texas.

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Ben Natan @thebennatan.bsky.social
[ View ] May 31, 2024 at 12:40 UTC

What!

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Osita Nwanevu @ositanwanevu.bsky.social
[ View ] Mar 25, 2024 at 15:47 UTC

The only people who've ever held Trump meaningfully accountable over the last nine years have been ordinary Americans and they've spent that entire time being lectured to and berated by elites who've failed to do anything.

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