Chicagoan. Writer. #RVA born, Pittsburgh lover. Politics and Star Wars nerd, leftist, crazy cat guy. He/him pronouns in bio.

Chicago, IL
Joined May 2014
Test your drugs, people
Lott Dod found dead in Miami
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Fireflies at Ochanomizu, by Kobayashi Kiyochika, ca. 1880
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Just saw an account with this profile picture
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Ben Panko retweeted
For everyone else: follow the rules, it’s your responsibility to make sure everything is in order with something as serious as your immigration status, no exceptions For your friends: hey everyone makes mistakes, we should show some mercy here
Yes, happy to explain. I don’t think it’s wise to let your opinion of an entire immigration policy be dictated by outlier cases, tragic cases, or sad stories. I also support the second amendment even when there are tragic cases of gun violence. I support ICE and I believe mass deportations are necessary. I believe in law and order and I believe in justice. So does Samuel Sey. I don’t fault ICE for doing its job. I also believe in helping friends when you can, and also believe that mercy is sometimes appropriate. I know Samuel—he’s a good man of integrity. He has made good faith effort to file the right paperwork and comply with the law. He didn’t deceive or purposefully break the law. He would make an excellent American citizen. I hope he can become one someday. There are many other similar cases, I’m sure. It doesn’t change my opinion. All we can do is support justice as well as we can, and extend mercy where appropriate to the best of our ability. You might find this inconsistent, but I don’t. It’s just part of living in a messy world.
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Ben Panko retweeted
I don't know what the EV numbers mean yet. I have guesses. but the level of cope you're seeing from guys like this is rapidly approaching the darkest days of the D coconutreich
Republicans should lose some seats in a midterm election but it wouldn’t surprise me if we find out in a couple years that there was a lib op to produce and promote a bunch of fake polls to excite the Dem base.
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Ben Panko retweeted
Once again, nothing is a real problem until a conservative personally experiences it. Then it’s the greatest injustice to ever occur, how could this happen, why would anyone let this happen.
It’s just a little paperwork issue. It’s not a visa overstay. It’s just a clerical mistake. Contribute money to help with this terrible ordeal! ICE: It’s a 4 year visa overstay.
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"We must secure the existence of Cheesecake Factory and a future for my white son."
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UChicago students figuring out how to get laid:
Student from UChicago on Hypergamy
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Sad development in the western Massachusetts lesbian bar story: Last Ditch is closing
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Ben Panko retweeted
The blue tsunami scenario is where the GOP front loads votes, which disguises how low GOP enthusiasm and turnout actually will be.
Montgomery is doing horrendously today. It's tracking at like 85% of *Saturday* in these last few hours, and it hasn't had a single hour break 70% of 2024. Week 2's Monday was Montgomery's biggest day in 2024, so the expectation was that today would be massive, but it's just not.
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"are you wearing the -" "the tunica molesta? yeah. i am"
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Ben Panko retweeted
i think this is inevitable, absent some major constitutional change, no senate is going to vote on a nominee from the minority's party ever agian
It is quite possible that the new rule — the Schumer Rule? — will be that if one party has the majority, it will _never_ hold a hearing on a Supreme Court nominee from a president of the other party, no matter how much time remains until the next election. Democrats talk a lot about expanding the Supreme Court, but if, God forbid, there’s an unexpected vacancy in the next two years, they may well end up shrinking it temporarily.
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Ben Panko retweeted
nobody loathes average Americans more than the grifters who claim to speak for them
The coastal elites hate Americana. We know what they really think, and we know why they are so quickly defending Obama’s snobbery. They might think they are “too good” for the Cheesecake Factory, or find the decor to be tacky, but most regular Americans don’t
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Ben Panko retweeted
I think this is Trump’s longest Truth Social post ever written.
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Sounds like racial slurs Sebulba would hurl at you during a podrace
been jerking off to porn on twitter for 3 years and still don't know what "wataa" and "chudai" mean
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Ben Panko retweeted
I mean, Trump isn’t always wrong about everything
Lots to unpack here but Trump says Bill Maher is an unfunny loser pothead/drunk and the recent dinner was a waste of time. TRUMP: Let's talk about this COMPLETE AND TOTAL LOSER, Bill Maher. When I became President, I agreed to meet, after the first one, and the last one, but never agreed to do his show, which he wants me to do, DESPARATELY I believe he lied to me when I asked him, with all the applause and laughter he gets after almost everything he says, about thing that aren't funny or even any good, what Laughter Machine does he use? People can't think he's funny. Bill was very nervous. He asked for a drink. He was very insecure, and he had a seriously bruised eye and nose area, as though somebody had just beaten him up — But it wasn't me! No sooner had we had that first dinner at the White House, which is a very seductive and beautiful place, especially now that I have fully renovated and fixed it in the style which it deserves, Bill wanted to come back. Also, I wanted to tell Bill that he's a major POTHEAD. He's got to stop, it's very bad for his health. He looked like hell this time. Bill was drunk and had alcohol in his hand as he walked through the White House. Stephen A. Smith and Kid Rock came along with him. I learned nothing, and felt it was a waste of time. After the first dinner, Bill Maher was friendly, I guess, everyone walked away pleased. After the second dinner, Bill's "show" was far worse than the first. He went crazy! He's gutless, because he enjoyed every minute. Also, I am not a building a swimming pool in the White House Briefing Room, and never had any intention of doing so.
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Fascinating narrative disrupter
The swing to Lula was larger in municipalities with more irreligious or evangelical residents, while municipalities with more Catholics swung towards Bolsonaro
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Ben Panko retweeted
An incredible showing by Lula tonight. He proved every pollster and doubter wrong. And this is an important point: The margin of victory is so big that the controversy over the polling hours becomes far less relevant. He would’ve won if they closed an hour early.
Lula wins, and it wasn’t particularly close — 3.5% or more than 4 million votes. It’s an epic comeback and we will need time to fully understand it. But one thing is clear — the extension in voting hours was not the difference maker in this race.
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commercials during the MLB playoffs:
Life can’t just be weed and porn. You have to gamble too
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