Benjamin L. Carp 🎏

@DrSmitty94 Pretty sure it was his own former chief of staff that called him a fascist. Also why is it that Democrats have to defend themselves for everything that every random person says on social media, while Republicans hand-wave away everything outrageous that their own candidate says?

@bencarp My point is that it wasn’t stopped or commented on except to confirm that we’re all trash by the media etc, and compounded when Harris and Biden call trump Hitler. Look at the young males tired of being told they’re toxic just for being male. Big turnout in that demographic.

@DrSmitty94 Sorry, what position does she have in the Biden administration or on the Harris campaign?

@bencarp Was waiting for a good example of what why he won. It’s this. We’re tired of this because we want closed borders, criminals to actually go to jail and not get out on bail 46 times and kill a cop on # 47. It’s the join us or you’re satan for daring to have alt opinions.

@DrSmitty94 I certainly don't disagree that the foundations and former GOP administration officials who wrote and spearheaded Project 2025 are grifters, but they're the president-elect's grifters. I guarantee it'll be worse than Pelosi's investments

@bencarp They’ve denounced 2025 as bs / grifters using his name but time will tell. And it can’t be worse than pelosi being better at stocks than warren buffet. Maybe we will finally get term limits on all politicians

I followed the internet's instructions and went outside but it was too crowded with people staring forlornly into the middle distance

@DrSmitty94 "more united" has no virtue if it's under an autocrat. Affordable, I'll take that bet. Healthier is not going to come down to RFK as DHHS Sec, but I'll take that bet too. Less corrupt I can't take with a straight face. But read Project 2025 if you want to see what the plan is!

@bencarp We can agree to disagree. I think we check back in 4 years and I’m willing almost if not everything that’s been fear mongered about doesn’t come to pass. I think instead you’ll see a more united country that is affordable and thanks to RFK healthy and less corrupt.

@DrSmitty94 I'm sure the new admin will be an improvement: eliminating social security, capping healthcare, driving millions to homelessness, spiking prices through tariffs, letting monopolies run wild, degrading food & environmental safety, & leaving our kids a carbon-choked hellscape

@bencarp Oh no there’s a slew of issues that I don’t agree on or think she had a horrible stance on. So not just the economy unfortunately. Also being told I’m racist etc for the past 4 years since I didn’t agree with their policies didn’t help them at all

@DrSmitty94 Let's say I agree with you that Harris could have offered more economically to prospective voters--but I still don't think that would have earned her your vote! Anyway the billionaires will be happy now.

@bencarp Probably because we realized “here’s money for a down payment” only makes the seller increase the price of the house 🤷‍♂️

(From The Onion, "Our Dumb Century")

We make for the gender gap of Rohan!

Using my height for good

I took Twitter off my phone today, something I'd been telling myself I'd do for months. We'll see if it sticks. We'll see if I jump entirely.

Don't mind me, I'm just trying to explain to my California Dodger fan second cousins not just about the connection between Grimace and the Mets but also Grimace's relatively recent emergence as a gay icon #LGM

The full list of the 70 majors under examination for low enrollment at UConn: languages, a ton of ed, art, art history, environmental sci (who needs that? 🫠), social work, gender & sexuality studies, Africana, Lat Am, philosophy. So epic & obscene. nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/uco…

@DWaldstreicher Told in five parts, titled Cinnamon, Ginger, Nutmeg, Cloves, and Allspice

I’m about to begin to write my historical novel, to be titled: Pumpkin Spice Island: An Epic of America. It will resolve both the history wars and the students-can’t-read-novels-anymore debate.

@RezekJoe You must be peating me

@ErikLoomis Been blogging long?

I remain curious why everyone thinks their own personal policy issue is the ticket for Harris pulling this out?

That poor girl!

(Clears throat, adjusts tie) One is compelled to believe! #LGM