Benjamin Recchie

@brecchie.bsky.social

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Chicagoan, dad, intermittent essayist (medium.com/@brecchie).

Title card for a hypothetical Star Trek: Voyager episode called "Harry Kim Gets Promoted (Psych!)"
A silver station wagon seen in quarter view.
In an image from the cartoon Futurama, alien lobster Dr. Zoidberg holds a flag of Earth in front of the grinning head of Richard M. Nixon.
US Senator George McGovern holds a copy of a newspaper announcing the resignation of President Richard Nixon, while giving an "I told you so" look to the camera.
A cartoon-style image of the Crow T. Robot, a gold puppet designed to resemble a robot, from Mystery Science Theater 3000. The word "Croooooow!" is written across the backdrop of the picture.
An overhead picture of an Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow, shown on the tarmac of an airport surrounded by spectators.
A soldier stands facing the Atlantic Ocean near two examples of Czech hedgehogs, deployed on the Atlantic Wall in the vicinity of Calais.
An ink sketch of a suspension bridge, signed by Donald Trump.
In a still from the movie Syriana, a bearded George Clooney calmly walks away from a car bomb explosion. The explosion is labeled "Entire universe of social media." Clooney is labeled "Paul Krugman," since his character somewhat resembles him.