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James Bennett II

@jamesbennettii.bsky.social

Past lives: wgbh, this American life, wqxr (and, by extension, WNYC). Writer of classical music program notes. I look way happier than I do in that picture, in which I forgot to wash my hair for picture day.

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Laura Loomer tweet saying GOP has a Nazi problem.

Laura Loomer tweet saying GOP has a Nazi problem.

I can no longer follow the plot of this show. I suspect the writers and actors can’t either. I don’t think they have a show runner.

18.11.2025 17:48 β€” πŸ‘ 5400    πŸ” 869    πŸ’¬ 274    πŸ“Œ 304
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Nvm just read his wikipedia entry fuck this guy

19.11.2025 02:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wild that this is how β€œclay higgins” becomes a household name, bro coulda flown under the radar and no one would have thought about him outside of Louisiana’s 3rd

19.11.2025 02:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I swear this is like working at your local public media company and committing to shooting the shit in the Seattle Boeing office lmao

19.11.2025 02:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ellison wants to use AI to predict what users want an I promise he will weep if he ever looks at my watch history

06.11.2025 03:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Idk PTA pulled off a master stroke with OBAA by making a pretty good movie that lead to one Having Thoughts about the Black people which cannot be dissected with the average annoying ass PTA stan

20.10.2025 03:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I know no one cares about your fantasy team but this man has been bailing my ass out on Sunday and Monday nights for years. IN THESE TIMES OF INSTABILITY ITS PRETTY DAMN NICE

08.09.2025 01:13 β€” πŸ‘ 704    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 2

FRIED CATFISH. YAMS. COLLARD GREENS.

08.09.2025 02:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

U heard it here 1irst, folks

06.09.2025 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

YOOOOO THANK YOU.
Also hell yeah let’s give this thang a listen

06.09.2025 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Kesimpta is having a field day

18.08.2025 13:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A new film challenges what we know about Milli Vanilli Hanif Abdurraqib and Bradley Jackson discuss their new documentary "Milli Vanilli."

recently watched the milli vanilli biopic and just remembered the time i got to interview Hanif Abdurraqib and Bradley Jackson about their MV doc. wild!

www.wgbh.org/culture/2023...

01.08.2025 04:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

not enough discourse on the choice of Ramen for the Alfredo 2 cover art, THE PEOPLE SEE THIS

31.07.2025 14:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

real talk Hulk Hogan is the reason the internet stopped being fun

24.07.2025 20:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Ethiopian depiction of the story about the nun Sophia. Sophia is sleeping in the middle of the image, an angel is lifting a small baby from her belly. On the right, Saint Mary and Baby Jesus are watching.

Ethiopian depiction of the story about the nun Sophia. Sophia is sleeping in the middle of the image, an angel is lifting a small baby from her belly. On the right, Saint Mary and Baby Jesus are watching.

Have you heard about the nun Sophia who got pregnant, and then St Mary sent angels to remove the baby from the nun's womb before she was punished?

(Don't worry, the baby got a good new home πŸ‘ΆπŸΎ)

Ethiopia, 18th c. #StMary #nun #baby #angel #miraclesofmary #africanart

19.07.2025 20:36 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh right shoulda led with this, I was laid off and would like to work! DM for my email

20.07.2025 03:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

!!!!!

19.07.2025 06:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wait actually what yes tell me

19.07.2025 04:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

As a bit he pulled two shot glasses and splashed some in.

It brings me no pleasure to report MD still tastes like ass.

19.07.2025 03:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I asked the (black) bartender if it was, indeed, mad dog. It is

I asked β€œis it mainly white people that order this?” Affirmative.

19.07.2025 03:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hold the phone when did they gentrify bum wine

In pray to god this is a decal slapped on a tap for a funky sour or something

19.07.2025 03:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Honestly sucks that Astromer is a buzz-worded out data software company. This saga would be so much better if it led to some weird ass gentleman scientist scandal. The people are thirsty for cope-marsh level drama.

Andy may have let down his family, but he let the streets down, too.

19.07.2025 01:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Eh, there’s almost certainly a pic of me and the fellas posted up like this

16.07.2025 01:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think about this a lot.
Like, have you ever seen bosom buddies photos? Because on one hand you just wanna know how long this thang has been going on; but on the other you’re like, has modern society just really fried what having male friends look like?

16.07.2025 01:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Internet needs to step its game up, yeesh

16.07.2025 01:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cuomo: I am now running on affordability.

Also Cuomo: there is no β€œreal answer” on affordability.

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This actually would’ve not made be blink an eye if it happened five years ago in deep COVID

16.07.2025 01:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Goddamn it is comically serious here, on the sky, that is blue

06.07.2025 05:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Call me Ishmael. Because I’m him.

06.07.2025 05:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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