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Ben Hillman

Ben Hillman is a film maker, designer, author and illustrator who loves subatomic particles and Betty Boop. After obsessing for years about the evils of mass manipulation, Ben decided to do it himself by forming Ben Hillman & Company – realizing his boyhood dream of messing with the minds of the general public (as well as making films and writing and illustrating books). Ben lives in the beautiful Berkshire hills of Massachusetts with his wife Amy and daughter Maizy. He is a member of the Sheffield Tree Project and the Antarctican Society.

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ORANGE ALERT: The daily outrage

Check out the catalogue of falsehoods asserted by President Trump.

ORANGE ALERT: The (sometimes)daily outrage

"They — we'll be fine with the environment. We can leave a little bit, but you can't destroy businesses."

ORANGE ALERT: The (almost) daily outrage

A nuclear tidbit from the chaotic Trump press conference.

EDGECAST VIDEO: Women’s March in NY: This Pussy Grabs Back

The Berkshires goes to the protest: a taste of the festivities. Our Edgecast video crew with Edgecast Copter was on hand for the New York City Women's March on January 21, 2017 which drew an estimated 400,00 to 500,000 participants, among them quite a few from the Berkshires.

ORANGE ALERT: D-Day

Cautionary ORANGE ALERT bulletin.

ORANGE ALERT: The Waffler-in-Chief in waiting

President-elect Donald J. Trump has described NATO as “obsolete," but then noted the alliance “is very important to me."
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