TN Ben
@benkown.bsky.social
🌊🌊🌊 💙🇺🇲🇺🇦💙 TN Blue dot 🔵 living in a sea of red 🟥. #BlueCrew #TheResistance 📎 #FDT8647 #2547Now 🐓🌮47 Must Go 🟠 GO VOLS!! 🟠
created February 20, 2024
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ScubaSuzyQ💙🦋 (@susanmcgraw88.bsky.social) reposted
“Leaders” who have had enormous banners of their photos draped over public buildings: Joseph Stalin Mao Zedong Adolf Hitler Saddam Hussein Nicolas Maduro Muammar Gaddifi Fidel Castro Kim Jong Un Vladimir Putin Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Donald Trump Wake Up America #ProudBlue
Chris 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇦 (@chrisapple.bsky.social) reposted
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
Marsha Blackburn wants the National Guard in Memphis. www.actionnews5.com/2025/09/01/s...
TN Ben (@benkown.bsky.social) reply parent
Blue cities, blue states 🤔... I suppose red states and red cities have shit that don't stink. 😡 Why doesn't Marsha just act like a fascist based on politics? Oh yeah, I guess she is. 🖕🏽🖕🏽
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
NYT: “When Tennessee’s Republican governor @GovBillLee dispatched troops to support Trump’s crackdown on crime, critics wondered why he didn’t keep them within state lines. Memphis has a murder rate twice DC’s, Nashville’s is higher as well.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/u...
TN Ben (@benkown.bsky.social) reply parent
He fired all of them, and the Congress and SCOTUS let him.
Krassensteins (@krassenstein.bsky.social) reposted
BREAKING: Trump announces that Rudy Giuliani will be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which is the nation’s highest civilian honor. Note that Giuliani has been charged with felonies in two different states, including racketeering and has been found liable for over $100 million in damages.
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
AXIOS: “(Trump’s) tariff policy will cost midsize businesses $82.3 billion, according to a new report from the JPMorganChase Institute…” www.axios.com/sponsored/mi...
Raider (@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social) reposted
They believe they can seize control of our city. Washington, D.C., is currently experiencing a beautiful vibe and energy tonight. Free DC ✊
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
Arrested for filming it. And look how excited they all are to get some *action*. 🇺🇸 Watch fascism work.
Purl (@freshwaterpurl.bsky.social) reposted
When your 11 year old, pregnant, unvaccinated child bride can't check "What to Expect When You're Expecting" out from the school library, but has a bulletproof backpack and a midnight shift at the unregulated meat-packing facility, you might be living in Republican utopia.
TN Ben (@benkown.bsky.social) reply parent
He still believes he is king and his EOs are law.
Jonathan (@frakitall.bsky.social) reposted
He can sign whatever he wants. The courts will block it because The States controls election law. share.newsbreak.com/esloneyc
Bluesky Fanatic (@blueskyfanatic.bsky.social) reposted
George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 (@gtconway.bsky.social) reposted
💯%. I've come to accept how morally depraved Donald Trump is. But I'll never get over how blindingly imbecilic he is. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
shaolind.bsky.social (@shaolind.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Angry (@angrystaffer.bsky.social) reposted
I wasn’t super convinced that something was seriously wrong with Trump until he tweeted this
Angry (@angrystaffer.bsky.social) reposted
To be clear: 1. We’ve taken in roughly $150 billion in tariffs - nowhere near a single trillion, much less trillions. 2. Tariffs single-handedly saving our military — which has been the strongest in the world for decades — is the dumbest shit I’ve read today.
Angry (@angrystaffer.bsky.social) reposted
What in the ever loving fuck is going on here
Estel Cooper (@estel62.bsky.social) reposted
darren32359.bsky.social (@darren32359.bsky.social) reposted
TN Ben (@benkown.bsky.social) reply parent
I guess it's all that "freedom." 🙄🙄🙄
Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) reposted
Welch: As someone who lives in a red state, let me just tell you what MAGA supermajorities get you. We're 50th in education. The worst in the whole country for women to live. We're poorer, worst health care. And if you look at the bottom ten states, they are all MAGA supermajorities.
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
ICYMI — JUDGE: “This case represents the consequences of a decades long drumbeat of anti-immigrant sentiment and misinformation being broadcast & broadcast & broadcast…” 2 immigrants shot in Washington, gunman sentenced in June. Barely even a story. 🤷🏻♂️ www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/g...
Angry (@angrystaffer.bsky.social) reposted
On a serious note, he looks like shit. Why is he so swollen?
GJRboston (@gjrboston.bsky.social) reposted
#Epstein #Epstein #Epstein #Epstein #Epstein #Epstein #Epstein #Epstein #Epstein #Epstein #Epstein #Epstein #Epstein #Epstein #Epstein #Epstein #Epstein #Epstein #Epstein #Epstein #Epstein #Epstein #Epstein #Epstein #Epstein #Epstein #Epstein #Epstein #Epstein #Epstein #Epstein #Epstein #Epstein
Billie Etchison (@sybilte420.bsky.social) reposted
Dale Ryder (@kryton3298.bsky.social) reposted
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) reposted
Wow: French President Emmanuel Macron just called out Trump at a major press conference with the German Chancellor 😳
Angry (@angrystaffer.bsky.social) reposted
Y’all are still at it? I haven’t seen the timeline this united since… well, ever.
Angry (@angrystaffer.bsky.social) reposted
I hope people realize how absolutely fucked this situation is. This isn’t normal. People are resigning all over the place because the government is mishandling our data, ruining our public health services, and generally making Americans less safe.
TN Ben (@benkown.bsky.social) reply parent
Members of the American Anarchist Party (formerly known as the GOP) are counting on us giving up and giving in to their will. It's tough to remain positive, but we can't quit.
Mark Hamill (@markhamillofficial.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Did I mention ICE arresting firefighters who were LITERALLY fighting a massive fire at the time of their arrest? 🔥 #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files
TN Ben (@benkown.bsky.social) reply parent
Or perhaps it is the tomb of the known insurrectionists in this case.
TN Ben (@benkown.bsky.social) reply parent
It should be in the tomb of the unknown insurrectionists.
TN Ben (@benkown.bsky.social) reply parent
Historically, Democrats have disagreed on the way forward. It's simply because we are progressive, and there are many paths to an end. All voices are welcomed but not always agreed upon. Republicans, on the other hand, will speak in unison because they are the party of the status quo or no change.
The Editorial Board (@editorialboard.bsky.social) reposted
1. An 18-year-old boy was kidnapped by Immigration and Customs Enforcement outside LA just days before he was to begin his senior year in high school. He was walking his dog when they came for him. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Boboloca (@boboloca.bsky.social) reposted
spencerdow.bsky.social (@spencerdow.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
Judge Luttig isn't wrong...
TN Ben (@benkown.bsky.social) reply parent
No, as much as it hurts, we need to make sure that no one ever forgets this debacle. Too many people have already forgotten the Nazi scourge or are just refusing to see the similarities to our current situation with MAGA fascists.
MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) reposted
Meiselas: It seems that the outcome that Republicans want is whatever the worst possible outcome could be. More disease, more deaths, more murders, a horrible economy. And let’s literally pick the worst people for each possible position at every level.
Maple Mama (@maplemama20.bsky.social) reposted
🚨PLEASE SHARE🚨 #Missing 14 year old from #Moncton #NewBrunswick #Canada Kyli is described as: EYES: Brown HAIR: Brown HEIGHT: 5'7" WEIGHT: 171lbs #MMIW #MMIWG #EveryChildMatters #NoMoreStolenSisters#Canada #RedDressAlert #AboriginalAlert www.aboriginalalert.ca/missingperso...
rain-singer.bsky.social (@rain-singer.bsky.social) reposted
TN Ben (@benkown.bsky.social) reply parent
TN also had two.
TN Ben (@benkown.bsky.social)
THIS ⬇️⬇️ Yet, they ignore facts.
Republicans R Evil 👿 (@republicansrevil.bsky.social) reposted
TeritaInCanada (@teritaincanada.bsky.social) reposted
🍁🍁🍁🍁 www.cbc.ca/music/neil-y...
Lea Zengage (@leazengage.bsky.social) reposted
"He still doesn’t get it, or maybe he knows his base still doesn’t."-Jay Kuo
Mark Ebenhoch aka INGLORIOUS BASTARD (@realmarkebenhoch.bsky.social) reposted
Come and get this retired Marine you piece of shit. TRY ME!
Chez Andre (@avezina.bsky.social) reposted
They are building concentration camps. You are the weakest generation of Americans, you lost it all www.foxnews.com/video/637738...
Senator Ron Wyden (@wyden.senate.gov) reposted
Arresting firefighters putting their lives on the line to protect our communities doesn't make us safer. This evil stunt is putting families in harm's way just so Donald Trump can score a Fox News hit.
Senator Ron Wyden (@wyden.senate.gov) reposted
One of the firefighters arrested is an Oregonian. My office has been in touch with his lawyer who says he can't locate his client. My office is working to get more information on his whereabouts ASAP.
TN Ben (@benkown.bsky.social) reply parent
When you are "unwoke," you don't have to worry about stuff like history because you literally don't have a clue what took place before, and you don't want to know LA-LA-LA-LA
Angry (@angrystaffer.bsky.social) reposted
Like I said. They aren’t embarrassed by history, it’s their playbook.
Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) reposted
I did promise that Republican states that capitulate to Trump's demands to illegally gerrymander their maps will be sued. And history shows I never bluff and usually win. I also said that there are only two types of GOP officials -- proud MAGA and scared MAGA. That is true.
Mark Hamill (@markhamillofficial.bsky.social) reposted
Between RFK decimating the CDC, normalizing Ashli Babbitt & the umpteenth school shooting... I'm losing the will to post. #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files
George Takei (@georgetakei.bsky.social) reposted
But it is the guns. Metal detectors and perimeter controls aren’t going to stop an armed maniac from shooting kids. Just like common sense won’t stop a Fox maniac from shooting his mouth.
Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney.bsky.social) reposted
NEW: Kilmar Abrego Garcia is asking a federal judge for a gag order against Kristi Noem, Pam Bondi and their subordinates. w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
Dr. Jack Brown (@drjackbrown.bsky.social) reposted
RFK jr, a man with a laundry list of behavioral problems is running the HHS (including the CDC, NIH, FDA, CMS). If he wants to personally have cult-beliefs, that's on him – but we must not allow him to project his own pathological beliefs onto 345 million people of this country. This is not science.
Barack Obama (@barackobama.bsky.social) reposted
Republicans are trying to redraw congressional district lines to keep their grip on Congress in the midterms and beyond. Voters should pick their politicians, not the other way around. Get involved with the @democraticredistricting.com as they fight back: bit.ly/3HJ1ayW
TN Ben (@benkown.bsky.social)
If our Congress was anything other than a rubber stamp for the will of the orange shitgibbon and actually gave a crap about the American people, they would be holding hearings on what RFK Jr is doing to our country's healthcare system. He should be booted by Congress if the WH idiot won't fire him.
Charlotte Clymer (@charlotteclymer.bsky.social) reposted
"Ashli Babbitt was a grown ass adult who made a series of conscious, ill-advised decisions to engage in treasonous behavior, and she got exactly what she deserved. She was a traitor. She was a threat to national security. There is no nuance needed here."
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
GOV. @gavinnewsom.bsky.social : “Facts are stubborn things… Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas…. Alabama is a top 3 murder state. Where is the President? — He isn’t focused on crime & violence. It’s about an expression of authoritarianism.” (H/T @acyn.bsky.social )
Paula- The Blue Warrior (@resist61.bsky.social) reposted
TN Ben (@benkown.bsky.social) reply parent
Bullshit. Couch-fucker spews lies much like his asshole boss.
TEXAS (@democracydmv.bsky.social) reposted
ICE has fixed quotas of 3,000 people per day to arrest, ICE agents can and will snatch anyone they don’t like to boost their personal numbers. That means raiding schools and churches and using extreme brutality to induce fear in their victims.
Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) reposted
Wow!! Incredible news!! 👏👏
RAOK (@evolvingempathy.bsky.social) reposted
Preach Brother!👇🏼 👊🏻👏🏼👏🏼💙🇺🇸💙
God (@thegodpodcast.com) reposted
SMITE!
Jack Hopkins-The Original (@therealjackhopkins.bsky.social) reposted
Ashli Babbitt was a domestic terrorist who was shot while committing a violent crime that demonstrated a clear intention to do bodily harm to the people on the other side of those doors. The officer ended the threat she represented...as they were required to do by lethal force if necessary. It was
Angry (@angrystaffer.bsky.social) reposted
The GOP is preparing to change Senate rules to make it easier to adopt Trump’s agenda and confirm nominees. Good thing Manchin and Sinema “preserved democracy” with their performative bullshit. Dems have to quit holding themselves to standards the GOP won’t meet.
TN Ben (@benkown.bsky.social) reply parent
Just another red hot poker rammed up our ass I am sure. It's just one hit after another with this looney tunes administration. This guy needs to kick the bucket already...
Angry (@angrystaffer.bsky.social) reposted
Curious what the reasoning for this could possibly be. My first thought it that it was a Putin request
TN Ben (@benkown.bsky.social) reply parent
The dude is one of those folks who wants others to believe he has money by putting on a show and decorating with the gaudiest gold crap on earth. Unfortunately, it happens to be the people's house. He may as well have ordered this crap from TEMU. It wouldn't look much worse. His taste is for shit.
DianaResists (@dianaresists.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
If you are under 65 you will NOT be able to get a Covid shot this fall unless you are certified as a high-risk person!! RFK Jr MUST BE FIRED!!!!
CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 (@cajunblue.bsky.social) reposted
Nobody who is both competent and adheres to their professional code of ethics will be able to work under RFK Jr.
TN Ben (@benkown.bsky.social)
Other than just another damn Epstein distraction, can anyone explain to me how the whole Cracker Barrel thing is being perceived by MAGA morons as Cracker Barrel going woke? Oh, and RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!
Jen Bendery (@jbendery.bsky.social) reposted
Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), top Dem on the Senate health committee, on this evening's chaos at CDC: “We cannot let RFK Jr. burn what’s left of the CDC and our other critical health agencies to the ground—he must be fired."
TN Ben (@benkown.bsky.social)
Some of his so-called Christian supporters should let him know that you don't buy your way into heaven by doing good works. He apparently knows nothing about the religion that he constantly stumps for.
Angry (@angrystaffer.bsky.social) reposted
It’s gotten to the point that I don’t even like sending my kids to school anymore. We don’t have to live like this.
Angry (@angrystaffer.bsky.social) reposted
It just gets dumber every fucking day.
TN Ben (@benkown.bsky.social) reply parent
Transparent... somewhat like their brains and their true motives.
Unclepatrick (@unclepatrick2.bsky.social) reposted reply parent
TN Ben (@benkown.bsky.social)
Who's ready for the Epstein files to be released? No, Donnie, we haven't forgotten. 🖕🏽🖕🏽
TN Ben (@benkown.bsky.social) reply parent
🐃💩. This administration is coming after their political foes using the military and lawless ICE thugs, and nothing more than that. They don't have enough lipstick to cover that pig. 🖕🏽🖕🏽
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) reposted
COLLINS: Why it is only blue states or cities that the administration is targeting? BURGUM: When you look at the top 20 or 25 largest cities in this country, virtually all of those are the ones that have crime issues and are run by a particular party
Janeese4DC (@janeese4dc.bsky.social) reposted
Just leaving the scene of yet another neighbor being taken today. Delivering food to a neighbor, stopped, surrounded by multiple agencies of law enforcement and arrested. No pretext.
The Briefing with Jen Psaki (@briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social) reposted
Psaki: "If you have to keep telling people you aren’t a dictator, maybe your actions are getting a little dictator-y."
charityman (@charityman.bsky.social) reposted
TN Ben (@benkown.bsky.social) reply parent
Have you ever looked closely at Pam's eyes? Cold, soulless, dead. Plus, she always has that smart ass smirk on her lips, like a cat that just ate a canary.
Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) reposted
My current favorite bit of right-wing Christian hypocrisy is Ken Paxton, a man whose wife is divorcing him for adultery, forcing Texas schools to unconstitutionally post "Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery." www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
Blue In A Red State (@bluenredstate.bsky.social) reposted
TN Ben (@benkown.bsky.social) reply parent
Are we sure that they got all the "woke" out of their menu? 😏
TN Ben (@benkown.bsky.social) reply parent
I guess now we can release those pesky Epstein files. 🤔
TN Ben (@benkown.bsky.social) reply parent
Quadruple facepalm...
NBC News (@nbcnews.com) reposted
A federal-state partnership that monitors for foodborne illnesses quietly scaled back its operations nearly two months ago. As of July 1, the critical surveillance program is monitoring for only two pathogens instead of the usual eight, a spokesperson for the CDC says.
TN Ben (@benkown.bsky.social) reply parent
Didn't that happen during the Bush administration? Everything was W this, W that. 😏😏😏
The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) reposted
CHICAGO mayor Brandon Johnson: “Safe cities invest in people… we have a poverty issue… police officers alone won’t put food on the table… Trump could restore Medicaid and Snap and stop defunding public ed… we are standing up to tyranny…” 🇺🇸
Jim's Blue 🌊🌊 Politics, ANTI Trump/Musk‼️⚡⚡8647 D647 (@jimdjimp1959.bsky.social) reposted
Trump Declares, ‘I Have the Right To Do Anything I Want’ Because ‘I’m the President’ www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...
Gordon Wark 🤬💥😡🔥🕗🕕🕓🕖 (@1stwark.bsky.social) reposted