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Ben Rains

@benrains.bsky.social

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Forever lost in light & shadow, actinic alchemy, and the beauty of everything. I'm a photographer who mainly works with film.
🇺🇦Slava Ukraini🌻

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@benrains.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 5:01 PM

Fuck Trump. He’s such a piece of shit. He’s completely unable to accept responsibility for the mess he started with Iran and the resulting oil crisis.

@benrains.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 9:44 AM

A sad baked potato topped with caviar… Is the restaurant owned by a russian oligarch?

@united24media.comOct 8, 2026, 1:23 PMReposted by @benrains.bsky.social

When leaving temporarily occupied territories, Ukrainians often have to pack only the essentials in a hurry—and under the watch of Russian troops. Yet sometimes, they still manage to take something deeply meaningful with them. 🧵 1/7

@benrains.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 8:47 AM

Something about this makes me think the outrage by South Korea has less to do with Zelensky mentioning North Korean POWs being sent there than it does with Seoul trying to provide a distraction because they already knew they were caught by Ukraine selling diesel to russia.

@benrains.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 1:04 AM

Some additional context (this site is old and doesn't support HTTPS)- www.salem-news.com/articles/feb...

@benrains.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 12:53 AM

Not as hard as Michael Tracey cried when he was arrested in 2009 at an Ann Coulter speaking engagement at The College of New Jersey?- www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHRa...

@benrains.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 12:47 AM

My favorite social media moment of Michael Tracey is this 2009 one where he gets arrested at an Ann Coulter lecture at The College of New Jersey- www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHRa...

@benrains.bsky.socialOct 3, 2026, 10:30 PM

I love the MST3K'ed version of this film.

@benrains.bsky.socialOct 1, 2026, 1:37 PM

This is clearly directed at their own people to try and prepare them for the big mobilization that Putin and the Kremlin have been denying for months.

@benrains.bsky.socialSep 28, 2026, 6:54 PM

Yeah. I avoid it as well except to periodically check on the camera repair and the dry plate emulsion group.

@benrains.bsky.socialSep 28, 2026, 3:49 PM

The Internet Archive has some pretty amazing Talking Heads live show tape recorded bootlegs on it- archive.org/details/th19...

@benrains.bsky.socialSep 28, 2026, 2:36 PM

Back in the day when men’s pants came up to their rib cages.

@benrains.bsky.socialSep 28, 2026, 2:05 AM

If you have an account on Facebook there's an excellent camera repair group on it where you might be able to get some more info. I stopped using Fb years ago, but there are some great film photography related communities on there- www.facebook.com/groups/36049...

@benrains.bsky.socialSep 26, 2026, 2:48 PM

More rambling nonsense from Trump.

@benrains.bsky.socialSep 25, 2026, 10:37 PM

Check the following for a period advertisement from Eastman Kodak- www.piercevaubel.com/cam/catalogi...

@benrains.bsky.socialSep 25, 2026, 10:37 PM

I saw this and thought of you- www.ebay.com/itm/14750755... I'm 99% sure it's an Eastman Portrait Lens, Series B, No.2--Kodak's take on the Dallmeyer soft-focus lens. Around the turn of the century I know that Wollensak, B&L, and Kodak all allowed their lenses to be sold under other names.

@benrains.bsky.socialSep 25, 2026, 11:30 AM

It’s remarkable to see how quickly Republicans are to push things like communist price controls when capitalism and the free markets make their base angry at them.

@benrains.bsky.socialSep 23, 2026, 6:02 PM

Dude. You can’t even spell Kyiv correctly.

@benrains.bsky.socialSep 23, 2026, 5:57 PM

To make the dummy russian soldiers look more realistic, they arrange them to look like they’re passed out from drinking too much vodka.

@benrains.bsky.socialSep 23, 2026, 12:54 AM

"Some 150 Catholic priests and friars, a bishop and nuns from around the world have marched to the Vatican to call for an end to the genocide in Gaza." I fixed it for you. Your editors need to grow some spines and learn how to report facts.

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