Get short, timely messages from Ben Smith.

Twitter is a rich source of instantly updated information. It's easy to stay updated on an incredibly wide variety of topics. Join today and follow @BuzzFeedBen.

Get updates via SMS by texting follow BuzzFeedBen to 40404 in the United States
Codes for other countries

Two-way (sending and receiving) short codes:
Country Code For customers of
Australia
  • 0198089488 Telstra
Canada
  • 21212 (any)
United Kingdom
  • 86444 Vodafone, Orange, 3, O2
Indonesia
  • 89887 AXIS, 3, Telkomsel
Ireland
  • 51210 O2
India
  • 53000 Bharti Airtel, Videocon
Jordan
  • 90903 Zain
New Zealand
  • 8987 Vodafone, Telecom NZ
United States
  • 40404 (any)

BuzzFeedBen

  1. And yes @kevinbleyer wrote that tweet for me, mostly. about 1 hour ago via Twitter for iPhone
  2. Daily Show writer and patriot @kevinbleyer has singlehandedly rewritten the Constitution. On sale now, or soon: amzn.to/K0wYsl about 1 hour ago via Twitter for iPhone
  3. The Ukrainian parliamentary brawl story never gets old buzzfeed.com/freddiecampion… about 1 hour ago via TweetDeck
  4. Malia Obama's Secret Service detail doesn't look to be having much fun at this boy band concert buzzfeed.com/hillaryreinsbe… about 2 hours ago via TweetDeck
  5. Rahm Emanuel Wins Mayor Of The Week buzzfeed.com/samir/rahm-ema… about 2 hours ago via Tweet Button
  6. MT @davidmaraniss ...so much more to The Story than Genevieve diary and high school Choom Gang.// Truth. Buy the book: amazon.com/Barack-Obama-S… about 4 hours ago via TweetDeck
  7. @michaelroston @jeffbercovici only because patch a) lets them b) can't manage to serve its advertisers. about 5 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone in reply to michaelroston
  8. @cschweitz who watches this stuff??? about 5 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone in reply to cschweitz
  9. @DylanByers @buzzfeedben @nowwithalex I mean, I went to work for @peretti's death cult. about 6 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone in reply to DylanByers
  10. @owillis @buzzfeedandrew this pretty much confirms my theory no? about 8 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone in reply to owillis
  11. @BDayspring did you not get my cease and desist dm? about 8 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone in reply to BDayspring
  12. @nycsouthpaw you looking for a grinding and poorly-compensated job? about 8 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone in reply to nycsouthpaw
  13. Impeach RT @BuzzFeedAndrew: Hyde Park Herald story from 2002 shows Obama had a second AOL email address. twitpic.com/9p2us5 about 8 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone
  14. @torrHL ha about 8 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone in reply to torrHL
  15. @chrislhayes It's possible that he buys some basic stuff and also thinks govt should be smaller, no? about 8 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone in reply to chrislhayes
1,306 Following 78,516 Followers 4,162 Listed
Freddie Campion Jake Levine Eric Lach Jeff Barth Counterparties michael lazerow Black and Brown News Mikhail Gorbachev Matthew Keys Steve Phillips Lerer Ventures Heidi N. Moore Eliza Gray The Concise Zax Brad Lander Summer Anne Burton Deadspin Eli Langer Orsolya Király Adam Smith Thomas C. Bowen Old Hoss Radbourn Ted Mann Jamie Shupak A. Delgado Olivier Knox SikhJesus Adam Pasick Boris Johnson Ram Ramgopal Charlie Spiering Kate Sheppard Perry Bacon Jr. Mike Madden toomas hendrik ilves Reyhan Harmanci