E. Benjamin Torres

E. Benjamin Torres

@doc7torres.bsky.social

"I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat" - Will Rogers

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If you're at the airport and Kristi Noem is doing the ominous little message from the TSA screens, you no longer have to do anything she says. Leave your laptop in the case, whatever.

Looking good, loving this Patron tier so far, now to get to changing some of these posters

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Obviously had to put Mullholland Drive on my New York Times list. I'll never forgive Eddie Redmayne for stealing Michael Keaton's Oscar. Hard to pick just one Christopher Nolan and just one Coen Brothers movie, maybe I am becoming a pretentious fill snob #filmsky

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Then it all crashes down and you break your crown And you point your finger, but there's no one around Just want one thing, just to play the king But the castle's crumbled and you're left with just a name Where's your crown, King Nothing?

Jon Cryer@mrjoncryer.bsky.social

Dems, if you don’t shove this down his throat (metaphorically) you are worthless.

"When they've punished you enough, they'll serve you salmon and potato salad, make speeches, give you a medal, and pat you in the back telling all is forgiven. Just remember, it won't be for you... it would be for them" - Tom Conti, Oppenheimer (2023)

The best course of action for the next administration is to not just call it the "Trump Administration," no, the tree has been poisoned at the roots, this is a "Republican Administration," full stop. They all bow at the alter of Trump so they're all going to go down together, wishful thinking

Why do Conservatives have such a hard on for fossil fuels, aside from money Is it dominance over dinosaurs, which they don't believe actually existed? Is it the whole pain/suffering = better product? Or is it a bunch of petulant children doing something they were specifically told not to do?

ardribarre2.bsky.social@ardribarre2.bsky.social

Trump Plans ‘Energy Dominance’ Executive Orders After Inauguration - The Wall Street Journal

THIS is what he was begging the Supreme Court about? This is worse than getting a slap on the wrist. This is literally no punishment for 34 felonies, do something goddamn it!

I just can't handle 4 more years of this dipshit running to the supreme court like a child running to mommy and daddy every time he doesn't get his way

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social

WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump asks the Supreme Court to block sentencing in his hush money case in New York.

Oh God, I just realized Elon is trying to buy Trump and MAGA the same way he bought Tesla and PayPal. Thinks his tech bro mentality of acquisitions is going to work with no blowback, only one will come out of that fight. Don't make me root for MAGA over the South African problem child

We're going to Make America Great Again by re-starting all those iron lung factories!

The New York Times@nytimes.com

The lawyer helping Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pick federal health officials for the incoming Trump administration has petitioned the government to revoke its approval of the polio vaccine, which for decades has protected millions of people from a virus that can cause paralysis or death.

So this whole RFK thing started just because he's one of those people who refuses to drink water and needed to justify it right? Obviously the brain worm and the roadkill don't help, but now he's in too deep and willing to kill people to avoid admitting he was wrong

The New York Times@nytimes.com

The lawyer helping Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pick federal health officials for the incoming Trump administration has petitioned the government to revoke its approval of the polio vaccine, which for decades has protected millions of people from a virus that can cause paralysis or death.

The Democrats current strategy is clearly not working. They need to go scorched Earth and be a real Opposition Party. Do good, don't let the Republicans take credit for any wins over the next 4 years. When people think Republican, have them think of perverts, abusers, and traitors

Trump IS going to pardon the January 6th rioters. They sadly don't realize accepting a pardon is an admission of guilt, so they're going to appear on Fox News and spout out bullshit about how they aren't guilty

All Dr. Fauci tried to do was save people's lives, but since he wouldn't kiss Trump's ass about ivermectin and bleach injections, a vocal group of idiots felt they needed to punish him for not falling in line

Mehdi Hasan@mehdirhasan.bsky.social

There are tens of millions of Americans who now hate Anthony Fauci but they couldn’t tell you why if you asked them.

It's the final paragraph for me. Biden hoped people would keep an open mind instead of ganging up on the President's son. Now that he knows it's just going to be a bitter ideology war, there's no point in playing fair anymore

Andrew Feinberg@andrewfeinberg.com

NEW: Joe Biden has pardoned his son, Hunter Biden

E. Benjamin Torres reposted

We must STOP allowing any social platform to disallow mention of Nazi rule, Hitler etc or comparisons. We are living the nightmare of 1930's Germany. If we don't begin to listen to history we are doomed. Please compare Project 2025 to Hitler's "Mein Kampf"...it could be written by the same author.

Sahara Stevens ❤️🇺🇸@sahara-stevens.bsky.social

You’re spot on. I made this same point a while ago. bsky.app/profile/saha...

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So a reminder: It’s not ‘liberals’ saying Hegseth abuses women. It’s his mom. It’s not ‘liberals’ comparing Trump to Hitler. It’s his vice-president. It’s not ‘liberals’ calling Musk a liar and a racist. It’s his own child. For the record.

The Ruble is collapsing in front of our eyes, they've already disrupted America, but when will the bottom fall out? When will they no longer be able to fund the war against Ukraine? When will they no longer be able to pay the Joe Rogans and the Ben Shapiros?

It's obvious Elon wants AI to get to a point where it can make a movie about him and Grimes living happily ever after together. It's nice knowing he's so miserable, but depressing that it doesn't really matter

I am not looking forward to this country suffering from a case of Battered Spouse Syndrome once Republicans start realizing their mistakes "Why did you make me do this?" We weren't the ones who tricked you into voting for him, now live with your choices

Musk pivoted to the right hard for what exactly? He pandered to the people that won't buy his cars and demonized the people that do The $7,500 credit made them competitive with similar cars in the $45k range. Without it, why buy a Tesla?

In a normal administration, none of these people would ever be on a shortlist of nominees. Gaetz getting confirmed by a Senate that hates him will truly show this country is done for. It's been a decent 248 years

Oh yeah, I'm sure the guy with brain worms, and directly responsible for the vaccine hesitancy in Samoa, leading to the deaths of 50 people, is a surefire nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, for fuck's sake

Brian Tyler Cohen@briantylercohen.bsky.social

Welp. it's official. RFK Jr as HHS Secretary.

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OMG. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off was a wormhole to the future. Trying to explain tariffs when no-one is interested. Here, in 45 seconds, the US election. Anyone, anyone…