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Benjamin L. Carp 🎏 @bencarp

Historian, Brooklyn College, Graduate Center, CUNY. Leading AHA wit. "The Great New York Fire of 1776: A Lost Story of the #AmRev" πŸ”₯

Joined January 2009
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I followed the internet's instructions and went outside but it was too crowded with people staring forlornly into the middle distance
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Gary Shteyngart@Shteyngart
6 Nov 2024
"They're eating the cats, they're eating the dogs" proved a more effective message than "Let me help you buy your first house."
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(From The Onion, "Our Dumb Century")
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We make for the gender gap of Rohan!
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Using my height for good
PSC/CUNY@PSC_CUNY
21 Oct 2024
After walking out of the @CUNY Trustees meeting, we have joined a crowd of HUNDREDS of PSC members, students, and community allies outside of John Jay, calling together for a CONTRACT NOW!
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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.
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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
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That poor girl!
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@NewsWire_US
15 Oct 2024
Trump is expected to visit a Pennsylvania McDonald’s on Sunday and β€œwork the fry cooker,” source says β€” CNN
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(Clears throat, adjusts tie) One is compelled to believe! #LGM
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SIL offered me one of two coffee mugs: β€œRuth Bader Ginsburg or Lady and the Tramp?” And I was like, β€œThose are pretty much opposites on the feminist spectrum”
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The Last Days of Disco- Lady & the Tramp

An interesting discourse on the Disney classic in this clip from th...

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Me rooting for the #Mets to take the World Series #LGM

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Good Fundies Brian@GoodFundies
10 Oct 2024
The Mets have just had what is objectively the best, most fun, and downright historic ten day stretch in franchise history, and perhaps even MLB history. Lindor's home run last night, as incredible as it was, was not the biggest moment. I'm taking a crack at ranking them here 🧡
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It's time. theonion.com/mr-autumn-man-w…

Mr. Autumn Man Walking Down Street With Cup Of Coffee, Wearing Sweater Over Plaid Collared Shirt

BOSTONβ€”The twigs and acorns crunching pleasurably beneath his boots, Mr. Autumn Man Dennis Clemons, 32, reportedly strolled down Massachusetts Avenue on Wednesday wearing a gray sweater over a plaid...

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Meaningful games in October #LGM
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πŸ˜ƒ #LGM
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A meeting of the Bens, under the auspices of Liz Covart! If you want to listen to the OG history podcaster talk with me about my book, check out BFW and celebrate its 10th anniversary: benfranklinsworld.com/395-be…
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