Ben Dillon

Ben Dillon

@benjdillon.bsky.social

“We may not have chosen the time, but the time has chosen us.” — John Lewis Politics, sports, entertainment, books, travel, food — not necessarily in that order.

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Ghislaine being moved from a maximum security prison to a minimum security prison was as close to a Trump confession as we’re going to get.

Professa Murray@kalimurray.bsky.social

This right here was the most damning part of the report; Todd Blanche interviewed Ghislaine Maxwell to signal to her the following: (1) we know that there is material related to Jane; (2) we know that you have information related to Jane; and (3) we will move you to a minimum security prison.

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There are credible allegations of rape against the president, and evidence his administration has taken steps to cover up his relationship with the world's most notorious pedophile. This story is being covered more aggressively by People Magazine than the NY Times, Wash Post, or Wall St Journal.

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just heartbreaking stuff Alex Pretti's mother calls out ICE and the Trump administration for killing her son and smearing his name, and calls for justice to be done.

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I emailed Patrick Healy, assistant managing editor for standards and trust at NYT, to ask why their story about a House report with new details of rape allegations against the President of the United States included neither those details, nor a single use of the word "rape." archive.is/1s9AM

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1. Not sure when a new, on-the-record rape allegation against a sitting president isn’t considered news — especially considering Trump was found liable by a jury in a similar case — but it was ignored by most mainstream media outlets

Donald Trump’s partner in war crimes.

A U.N.-backed inquiry is reporting that Russia committed war crimes and crimes against humanity in Ukraine by intentionally attacking energy infrastructure, which left millions of people without electricity and heat in freezing temperatures.

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For the fabulously wealthy, paying taxes is pretty much optional. They can borrow against their vast wealth, which is mostly an untaxed capital gain, without paying taxes. When they die, the capital gain goes to zero. And loopholes exist to bypass the estate tax too.

Jen Taub@jentaub.bsky.social

“Billionaires who popularized stock-based lending include Larry Ellison and Elon Musk. Both borrow to avoid having to sell shares—which could trigger a taxes and dilute their voting rights—in companies they founded.” www.wsj.com/finance/the-...

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Why was Ghislaine Maxwell transferred from a maximum security prison to a minimum security prison? Why is the media not asking this question?

Amanda Marcotte@amandamarcotte.bsky.social

This report is genuinely overwhelming, in terms of the evidence both against Trump and of a ham-fisted cover-up. Including one instance in which Ghislaine Maxwell was actually about to mention one of Trump's young accusers and Todd Blanche told her to stop talking. The media response is "yawn."

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They would never do such a thing.

Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social

The only reason I can think of for this news not being absolutely everywhere is that large media orgs don’t want to be seen as putting their thumbs on the scales a week before election day. And that’s cowardly as shit.

Is RFK Jr. dealing with economic anxiety -- or is he just a fucking racist?

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

RFK: "There's five hundred million Arabs in the world. And yet they don't produce science. They don't win the Nobel Prize. They don't win the Fields Prize. They don't win the Wolf Prize. They don't produce literature."

Seems bad.

Prem Thakker ツ@premthakker.bsky.social

NEW: "Donald Trump was an active participant in Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of young women during the mid-to-late 1990s," per new House Judiciary Dem report. Report has new allegation that Trump raped a 24-year-old and then promised the victim a visa & NYU admission, demanding she stay quiet.

Donald Trump was an obvious racist in 2016 and it was clear everyone who voted for him either did so despite his racism or because of his racism. We've since learned the latter group is much, much bigger.

Oliver Willis@owillis.bsky.social

I have at this point written literally hundreds of stories about Trump since 2015. I make it a point in the bulk of them to point out he was the lead proponent of the racist birther conspiracy. The mainstream media has all but disappeared this yet it is the main reason he became potus.

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I have at this point written literally hundreds of stories about Trump since 2015. I make it a point in the bulk of them to point out he was the lead proponent of the racist birther conspiracy. The mainstream media has all but disappeared this yet it is the main reason he became potus.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

Rally speaker: "Mike Rogers is an American. Abdul has a birth certificate. The birth certificate says he's a citizen of America. You know what? a birth certificate doesn't make you an American."

The right wing is a fascist movement of losers.

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) - Flávio Bolsonaro calls for Brazil's election results to be 'annulled' after loss to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. @apnews.com

“Intensified his anti-Muslim rhetoric”. Just say he’s Islamophobic or racist. We’ve witnessed ten years of these gutless word choices. It’s tired.

NPR@npr.org

President Trump intensified his anti-Muslim rhetoric against Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on Sunday, portraying him as a threat to national security and questioning his loyalty to the United States. n.pr/3UgeaCc

It’s not fair to call Republicans racists, bigots, misogynists, and traitors — they’re also sociopaths.

PBS News@pbsnews.org

More than 5 million people have lost their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits since President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill passed last year. That has meant many more people are turning to food banks for support. https://to.pbs.org/47Sb4rd

Be prepared for a grotesque temper tantrum of war crimes in Iran by Donald Trump after Republicans get crushed in the midterms.

CNN@cnn.com

US forces in the Middle East are prepared to launch new, potentially major, military operations against Iran "within 96 hours of receiving" an order from President Donald Trump, according to two US officials. https://cnn.it/4dViptJ

Suck it fascists.

Taniel@taniel.bsky.social

Lula has been reelected president, Brazilian media has now called. An extraordinary comeback for the left-wing politician who trailed by 2 points in round 1 but managed to hold off Flávio Bolsonaro, the former president's son.

Racist trash. As they’ve always been.

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

Rally speaker: "Mike Rogers is an American. Abdul has a birth certificate. The birth certificate says he's a citizen of America. You know what? a birth certificate doesn't make you an American."

She admit it.

FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social

Vivek Ramaswamy's wife: Apparently, Vivek does not support women. Apparently, he is pro-child abuse. Apparently, he doesn't respect doctors.

The media won’t let this get in the way of their feigned defense of Cheesecake Factory customers.

Headquarters@headquartersnews.bsky.social

Q: Amy Acton's stepfather was indicted for rape. Now that you know all that, sir, do you change your mind about the ad? Trump: No. I don't care

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Absolutely disgusting, but what can we expect from an adjudicated rapist and a congenital liar?

Headquarters@headquartersnews.bsky.social

Q: Amy Acton's stepfather was indicted for rape. Now that you know all that, sir, do you change your mind about the ad? Trump: No. I don't care

The GOP is the party of sexual abuse.

ProPublica@propublica.org

More than 200 complaints regarding sexual violence at schools have been filed with the Education Department since the start of Trump’s second term. The department has investigated only 29 of these, finding fault with a school district only once.

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if they attempt to do this and we let it stand, the country is basically over. cooked.

Jeff Stein@jeffstein.bsky.social

Scoop: White House lawyers are weighing preemptive mass pardons for junior staff, sources says Under discussion: Pardoning everyone involved in deportation, war, or trade policy www.washingtonsun.com/whitehouse/w...

So much of Trump’s push for “deregulation” is just giving corporations a pass on polluting and killing people so that their profits can increase.

David Roberts@volts.wtf

"In total, since taking office again, Mr. Trump exempted 202 facilities in 39 states & Puerto Rico from clean-air regulations that were going into effect. Some were among the country’s worst industrial polluters, including chemical manufacturers, copper smelters & coal-burning power plants." MAHA!

Marco Rubio voted against *his own immigration plan* when he saw where the wind was blowing and yet everyone in the Senate thought — Marco has principles and will stand up to Trump.

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The Editorial Board@editorialboard.bsky.social

1. I am very tired of being asked to be stupid. I know that is not the most important thing right now. There are many more serious consequences to electing a criminal president who is burning up the economy.

Mass pardons for crimes orchestrated by the POTUS cannot be accepted.

The Washington Sun@washingtonsun.com

New: White House attorneys are evaluating whether to issue mass pardons to junior staffers. https://www.washingtonsun.com/whitehouse/white-house-weighing-mass-pardons-for-junior-staff

Donald Trump is an overt racist. This has been obvious for more than a decade and the mainstream media refuses to acknowledge it. For reasons.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump says of Somalia that "all they have is people that shoot you all the time ... it's a shit house country"

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they're trying to steal the government from us and enslave us

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social

* TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SUES TO BLOCK ALASKA SENATE RACE CERTIFICATION IF REPUBLICAN LOSES, CITING CANDIDATE NAME CONFUSION -- AP REPORTER ON X @reuters.com #AKsen

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Ossoff: "Mike Collins should explain his votes for the war, tariffs, and healthcare cuts, and he should come out and explain this morning's CNN report. If Mike Collins does not come out today and respond to this CNN reporting, then he is a coward." Here's the report: www.cnn.com/2026/10/23/p...

It's notable that Trump's harshest attacks are for female journalists -- and in addition to the obvious reason (Trump's misogyny) -- part of the reason is the male journalists are too gutless to press him on these same questions.

All In with Chris Hayes@allinwithchris.bsky.social

As the press asked Trump about the details of Amy Acton’s abusive childhood, the president exploded at NBC News’ Monica Alba, calling her a “horrible little reporter.”

Elon Musk doesn't have the guts or the intelligence to build a submarine that takes him and his ten closest friends and/or SCOTUS justices to view the Titanic.