Ben LaMothe

@diedrichbader.bsky.social thank you for giving my wife and I something funny to say to each other whenever we see a sign for a taekwondo gym 😄

#NoKings in Manatee County, FL!

Shoresy is so, so good.

Walz: If you say you love freedom but you don't believe freedom is for everybody, then the thing you love is not freedom, it is privilege.

@joshgondelman.bsky.social I enjoyed the story you shared on the Bad Dates pod. Very funny 🤣

This dog got a little impatient waiting for his pup cup. Decided to make sure everything was going alright in there. 14/10

putting this here for no reason at all

More in No, Other People: New poll: “America would be better off if more people worked in manufacturing.” • 80% of Americans agree • 20% disagree “I would be better off if I worked in a factory.” • 25% of Americans agree • 73% disagree • 2% currently work in a factory

I'm not saying journalists should never interview admitted propagandists. There are journalistic reasons to do so. But if we do, we must be prepared to -- in fact it is our duty to -- challenge vociferously all unsubstantiated claims. Otherwise, we ourselves become propagandists.

You can’t do “mass” deportation and give due process, and what conclusion you draw from that says important stuff about your commitment to law.

Good morning Bluesky !

Happy Record Store Day Eve to those who celebrate 🎵 @recordstoreday.bsky.social

talked to someone at one of the top italian tailoring firms. they plan on moving manufacturing to the US. said that generations of italian tailoring skill and culture can probably be transported to boise, idaho. expect flawless transition by monday.

*chef’s kiss*

“This is not what we voted for.” Yes, yes, it is. You just didn’t think it could destroy you, too.

This is really unfair to everyone who just voted for him for the racism.

💥 Costco’s board of directors requested shareholders vote against a proposal to dismantle its DEI programs. Shareholders voted 98-2 percent to uphold DEI. 19 state AG’s demanded Costco repeal DEI. Costco hasn’t caved. 13 straight weeks increased foot traffic. chicagodefender.com/costcos-foot...

The amazing Trumpian future - armies of people screwing in screws

These are the signs my wife @michellelamothe.bsky.social and her friends made for the #HandsOff protest we went to today.

I’m sure the young guys who’ve been told the world owes them an easy life will jump at the chance to work a twelve hour shift at a blast furnace

Hello from Downtown St Petersburg, FL for #handsoff! There were like 20 street corners full of people.

These notes from universities aren't just useless and cowardly, they're actively dangerous at this point! Your university isn't a "community" if it's allowing people to be abducted off the street because of an op-ed. Real answer is to reallocate all university resources until the student is freed.

It’s like Watergate, only in this version Nixon directly mails the tapes to Woodward and Bernstein

World’s worst parent and it’s a high bar.

Foreign travel to the US generates $150-$200 B in spending per year. It's being felt now at the border from diners to malls that Canadians used to frequent. It's being felt in summer bookings for US vacation destinations. This is terrible for the people who rely on tourists' spending. #Econsky

Rest assured, if a recession comes, Trump and his herd will characterize it as an economic "rebalancing" or "reset" or even a "rebuild" but never a "recession." I remember the recession in 2007-2008 when Bush and his people refused to use the word Recession. Such unserious people.

@michellelamothe.bsky.social : hey does your dolly work? Me: yeah, 9-5 @michellelamothe.bsky.social : *glares*

MAGA folks will become radical leftist socialists the day they miss a Social Security check. www.axios.com/2025/03/21/s...

I needed this today

What's a full-length album that comes to mind that for you has zero skip-worthy tracks? This came to mind for me. 10/10, no notes.

The Good Place Committee needs to be run out of their jobs, one by one, until none of them are left.

💥 Foot traffic falls at Target for sixth consecutive week after it caved on DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion). Costco, which stood firm on DEI, is on an 11-week streak of foot-traffic gains. Retail Brew reports: www.retailbrew.com/stories/2025...

Keep this in mind: The internment of Japanese Americans during World War II was carried out by executive order—from the President of the United States. 🧵

@eve6.bsky.social I still remember seeing you guys play a small festival called Arts Beats and Eats in Pontiac,MI in 2000. It was a good show 💯

UNITE & RESIST RALLY on INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY OF ACTION in Sarasota, FL

“At Costco, which defied calls to end its DEI program—and where many commenters on Target’s social media feeds have said they’re shopping instead of Target because of its DEI backsliding—foot traffic rose 6.7% YoY for the week of Feb 24” and rose for previous 4 weeks www.linkedin.com/posts/andrew...

Boston doesn’t listen to kings.

There's such a disparity between the message cybertruck drivers think they're conveying to the world vs the one they actually are which is "it's very easy to sell dumb things to me"

Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦

100+ corporations are standing firm on their stated commitments to diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI). Not an endorsement of any corporation’s political orientation. Following the NAACP's guidance to 'buy-in' to companies that support its values. www.impactivize.org/dei-employer...

I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: an administration (and its supporters) who believe that they are not limited by the rule of law have no moral or philosophical claim to the protection of the rule of law. “The law is whatever we say it is” warrants the same in response.