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Benjamin H.

@beingbenh.bsky.social

Father | Educator | Learner. AZ is home. Posts on politics (Dem πŸ’™πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ) and sports.

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I would also add the DOD removed satellite access for NOAA on 6/30. The more we hear about this catastrophe, the more we also learn could have been in place to keep Americans safe.

06.07.2025 04:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I define prevention as the ability to minimize impact given the most relevant information from experts at the time. Natural disasters aren’t 100% preventable, but more could have been done to prevent the severity. KY had a midnight EF5 and no warning. Again - more could have been done for prevention

06.07.2025 04:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas

I am devastated to hear the results of the historic flooding in TX. While authorities continue to help the community - it is our civic responsibility to ask how and was it preventable. The answer to both is yes. The people of TX who want better need to vote better - www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/u...

06.07.2025 04:36 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Who had the under of Return to Tyranny in America in 250 years?

03.07.2025 22:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Live updates: Iran-Israel conflict: Trump rebukes both sides hours after ceasefire | CNN President Donald Trump flashed intense anger Tuesday morning as the ceasefire he brokered between Israel and Iran appeared to grow more fragile. Follow for live news updates.

This is exactly the level of incompetence that Dems warned America about during the 2024 election - www.cnn.com/world/live-n...

24.06.2025 12:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I am deeply saddened by the actions taken tonight by the Trump administration. My thoughts and prayers go out to all of those impacted by this new war.

22.06.2025 01:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Consumers spending drops in May as tariffs fuel anxiety It comes after a spending binge in recent months to beat tariff-related price increases.

Current Budget Bill logic - β€œpeople will spend more in the future and it will all be American made”

Reality is they are con artists with a grift to sell us - www.axios.com/2025/06/17/r... Consumers spending drops in May as tariffs fuel anxiety

18.06.2025 12:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Volunteered with @changilindivisible.bsky.social for another great event. 4k people and thousands of peaceful protestors upset with this administration!

14.06.2025 20:20 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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4000+ at the #nokings protest in Chandler! Great to see Congressmen Stanton here with us.

Equally as impressive - the volunteers donated water to locals in need after the event and shared resources to help them beat the heat! This is what democracy looks like! #weareliberals

14.06.2025 17:46 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How each senator voted on the Robert F. Kennedy Jr. nomination | CNN Politics The US Senate on Thursday voted to approve Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, clearing the way for one of President Donald Trump’s more controversia...

It’s not just Measles. JFK Jr is destroying the very foundation of scientific medicine. He has destroyed our medical progress and we will pay the price for decades.

Every single confirmation vote should be ashamed - www.cnn.com/2025/02/13/p...

10.06.2025 00:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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make it make sense TikTok video by COURIER

When governing relies only on one man’s delusional opinion - that isn’t a democracy, that is authoritarianism.

We told you this was coming. And too many didn’t believe it. Now you can see it on the news every night.

www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8M71nMQ/

09.06.2025 20:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The people this WH is arresting are being found at their homes, schools, works, or court hearings about their immigration status. Where are all the dangerous gang members?

Oh, that’s right - β€œdangerous” was never real. This is a racist sweep.

06.06.2025 13:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) pressed Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Wednesday about why the Education Department is "hollowing out" federal resources to help students struggling with debt and scams, ... TikTok video by cbsnews

As districts around the country struggle to support their students in several ways, the SoE wrestles with the concept that guidance counselors aren’t doing a good job, and continues to defund them.
This is the wrong path, yet again. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8MxES91/

04.06.2025 14:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Penn law professor Kate Shaw tries to help Sen. Hawley understand judges are blocking Trump more because he is breaking the law more. (Even Trump-appointed ones) TikTok video by The TN Holler

@thetnholler.bsky.social once again gets it right. It’s highly plausible…

www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8MHT5D8/

03.06.2025 21:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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COLORADO… My Pillow Guy Mike Lindell admitting in court he has no evidence the 2020 election was rigged…

03.06.2025 18:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2963    πŸ” 760    πŸ’¬ 133    πŸ“Œ 56
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Trump commutes sentence of Miami healthcare exec convicted of Medicare fraud He and his girlfriend pocketed more than $87 million in the scheme.

I need conservatives to stop telling others about how they care about fraud, Medicare, or the rule law. Here is another example of how that is false:

amp.miamiherald.com/news/local/c...

02.06.2025 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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One was a President of the most powerful nation in the world, the other is the #TacoPresident.

31.05.2025 03:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Biden flexed his dexterity at the State of the Union Analysis: The president got Republicans to agree to protect Social Security and Medicare. More important, he did it by going off script.

Remember when MAGA Congressmen/women rudely attacked President Biden during the SOTU for him calling them out on how they were going after SS and Medicare? Where are those loud voices now?

www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe...

23.05.2025 18:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In 2024 we told you they were coming for Medicare, Medicaid, and social programs.
In 2025, they came for it and are adding debt. And, too many said nothing.

America will suffer because of this administration for generations.

22.05.2025 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Has there been one arrest of a business owner that has employed undocumented workers? Seems like that is illegal too.

21.05.2025 23:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In AZ, the average SNAP benefit is $2200 a year for food assistance. That is survival for our most financially insecure Americans.

What the bill sponsors and β€œyea” voters aren’t saying is that on average they are removing food from 136,000 Americans - right now.

21.05.2025 18:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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5/17/25. 3:04pm ET. TikTok video by MeidasTouch

@aoc.bsky.social - how do we get DOGE accountability into the storms last night? My family in KY said they heard no warning sirens! Americans dying is not the way

www.tiktok.com/t/ZP86pUNcw/

17.05.2025 19:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Faxes operate on phone lines that can be tapped into, right? That has to be less secure than secure email.

16.05.2025 03:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You know how I know DOGE was scam - the FOIA office still accepts FAX messages like it's 1997.

That should have been efficiency move number one.

16.05.2025 02:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is the β€œpain” you heard the elected administration talking about. Why didn’t they just say this last year?

15.05.2025 13:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Speaker Mike Johnson tells me he does not think Congressional oversight is necessary to look into the Trump family’s foreign business dealings.. including the secretive meme coin auction for Trump’s c... TikTok video by Ryan Nobles

Johnson - β€œI spent years obstructing Biden personally and professionally on meritless grounds in an effort to appease Trump.”

Reporter - β€œTrump is openly scamming the world”

Johnson - β€œI refuse to acknowledge that”

www.tiktok.com/t/ZP86X5C9v/

15.05.2025 12:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The House GOP debated Medicaid cuts late at night because they're afraid of public protest. Time to let them hear from us. TikTok video by Vote Save America

β€œShifting funding” is political/corporate speak for cutting off resources for Americans in need.
In AZCD5 - that is 111,000 people who could face impacts, or 1/8 people in the district. #WhereIsAndy
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP86Xr11w/

15.05.2025 12:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Corruption β€œout in the open” is still corruption, Mr. Speaker. Seems like you had this as your lane for one President but not another.

Congress is part of the problem in America today.

14.05.2025 17:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Multiple Trump White House officials have ties to antisemitic extremists NPR has identified three Trump administration officials with close ties to antisemitic extremists, including a prominent Holocaust denier.

NPR reports there are three Trump officials with close ties to antisemitic extremists, including a man described by federal prosecutors as a "Nazi sympathizer," and a prominent Holocaust denier. https://www.npr.org/2025/05/14/nx-s1-5387299/trump-white-house-antisemitism

14.05.2025 13:02 β€” πŸ‘ 166    πŸ” 60    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 8
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Secretary Noem appears to not want to say if the picture of Abrego Garcia’s hand is doctored

Swalwell: I have a 7 year old, a 6 year old, and 3 year old. I have a bullshit detector. I’m just asking you a question

14.05.2025 15:10 β€” πŸ‘ 25140    πŸ” 6320    πŸ’¬ 1508    πŸ“Œ 506

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