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Ben Leonard

@endlessben

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 Brooklyn, NY
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Travon Free@Travon23 Jul 2023
Barbie is white women's Black Panther.
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You just have to love this energy right here
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in a group chat today i said "new york, if you can breathe here you can breathe any air" and i feel like that was some of the finest writing i did all week
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Nothing is more American than the PGA vilifying golfers who took hundreds of millions of dollars to play for an immoral, murderous undemocratic, anti-American regime... Then partnering with that immoral, undemocratic, anti-American murderous regime. washingtonpost.com/sports/20…
PGA Tour agrees to partner with Saudi-backed LIV Golf, ending bitter feud

PGA Tour agrees to partner with Saudi-backed LIV Golf, ending bitter feud

In a shocking resolution to the conflict roiling golf, the PGA Tour and the Saudi-backed LIV league said they would join to unify the sport.

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Mon, June 5 w/ hosts #JoFirestone & #MaeveHiggins + music by @donwill 8pm @littlefieldnyc ~featuring~ @ilazer @Alingon @ElizabethGlazer @zachteague3 & @DrewLausch + a special guest! - mailchi.mp/9734ef3aab92/butt…
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Had to use the wayback machine to preserve the greatest rock criticism ever written
Billy Joel is evidence that many Americans think they love rock and roll, but actually love show tunes

ALT Billy Joel is evidence that many Americans think they love rock and roll, but actually love show tunes

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Mon, May 22 w/ hosts #JoFirestone & #MaeveHiggins + music by @donwill 8pm @littlefieldnyc ~featuring~ Please Don't Destroy, @ADookie, @marcusmonroe, @natashavaynblat, @IamLeClerc - mailchi.mp/613a3b5e70d4/butt…
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FUCK. ERIC. ADAMS. FUCK. ERIC. ADAMS. FUCK. ERIC. ADAMS. FUCK. ERIC. ADAMS. FUCK. ERIC. ADAMS. FUCK. ERIC. ADAMS. FUCK. ERIC. ADAMS. FUCK. ERIC. ADAMS. FUCK. ERIC. ADAMS. FUCK. ERIC. ADAMS. FUCK. ERIC. ADAMS. FUCK. ERIC. ADAMS. FUCK. ERIC. ADAMS. FUCK. ERIC. ADAMS.
Chris Sommerfeldt (@C_Sommerfeldt) profile pictureChris Sommerfeldt@C_Sommerfeldt16 May 2023
I asked @NYCMayor why he felt comfortable condemning defendants in a Brooklyn gang bust today as “dangerous,” given he has avoided commenting on specifics of Daniel Penny’s case over concerns about tainting his prosecution. He would not answer, only said: “Let’s stay focused.”
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Conan is the king, he managed to keep his show SO entertaining during the 2007 writer's strike. BUT, much more impressively: He paid the salaries of nearly 80 staff members whose jobs were idled because of the strike. Out of his own pocket. Man is a legend.
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This is true. Here's Conan spinning his wedding ring during the 2007 writers' strike just to fill airtime. It was like this for months. NBC was lucky that Conan is the GOAT, but it's impossible to explain to Gen Z how bad the content will get if there's another one.
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Honestly, the catchphrase “Rejected our proposal. Refused to make a counter.” could use some punch-up. But that’s how the studios responded to many proposals that would help provide stability to writers. This isn’t good-faith negotiating by the AMPTP. They forced us to strike.
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The Writers Guild of America is now on strike. The AMPTP chose this. They would rather shut down an industry than pay the people who make that industry happen. See you on the picket line.
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The Board of Directors of the @WGAwest and the Council of the @WGAeast, acting upon the authority granted to them by their memberships, have voted unanimously to call a strike, effective 12:01 AM, Tuesday, May 2.
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Congrats to Tucker Carlson upon becoming the first tv host in history to be fired by CNN, MSNBC, and FOX News - the cable tv Triple Crown!
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TUCKER CARLSON OUT AT FOX NEWS
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A defector from North Korea is fighting for asylum in New York. Her attorney asked ICE to dismiss her deportation case, but ICE refused. She fears for her life if she is sent back overseas. documentedny.com/2023/04/03/…
She Escaped North Korea and Now ICE Is Trying to Deport Her

She Escaped North Korea and Now ICE Is Trying to Deport Her

ICE is choosing to send a mother, who is a victim of human trafficking, back to South Korea, a country where she fears for her life.

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one dude versus fucking disgraceland, audible and john legend. John Legend! he don't need a webby! he already got an EGOT! he don't need a WEGOT! (c) @djtara i aint GOT nothin yet! vote for The Almanac of Rap!!! vote.webbyawards.com/PublicV…
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If you went to school in the US from 1983-2009, chances are you attended a DARE (Drug Abuse & Resistance Education) program. The ubiquitous, well-funded federal program was meant to keep kids from using drugs. Instead it did the opposite. 8 reasons why DARE failed, a thread:
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Ben Detrick@bdetrick22 Mar 2023
"the city won't fix itself" these guys can't even pretend for 140 characters that their agenda is anything other than purging homeless from midtown with an army of cops
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Tonight! Celebrate Valentine's Day Eve with us! Hosts #maevehiggins #JoFirestone & #JeanGrae + music by @donwill Feb 13 @ 8pm @littlefieldnyc ~featuring~ @JosephPera #MollyAustin @TawandaGona @lararicote @TyroneThornhill Tix: littlefieldnyc.com/event/?wf…
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Mon, Jan 23 w/ hosts @aparnapkin #maevehiggins & #JoFirestone + music by @donwill 8pm @littlefieldnyc ~featuring~ @harikondabolu @imdrewanderson @ShannaChristmas #RohanPadhye @RachelMComedy - mailchi.mp/6b69278dd903/butt…
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“at the historic electric lady sessions with stevie wonder, june 1972 (L-R stevie wonder, jeff beck, cozy powell)” thank you for everything, jeff xx
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Shouting at the Screen is back at @nitehawkcinema on 1/19 (next week!) and this time around we've got Brittany Carney sitting in as our special guest. As usual the film is a surprise but as usual it's a delightfully insane piece of obscure black cinema nitehawkcinema.com/prospectp…
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