Andrew Brinton
@andrewbrinton.bsky.social
A mere spirit of malice that gnaws itself in the shadows.
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radical sincerity is the only way to defeat weaponized irony
Vibe shift in the culture towards earnestness
October 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
radical sincerity is the only way to defeat weaponized irony
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We really need to be thinking abt the current regime through the lens of the Second Klan, which helped to nationalize systems of Jim Crow state & vigilante violence & exploitation while creating an explicitly white nationalist immigration system. They even paraded down Pennsylvania Ave.
October 7, 2025 at 2:29 PM
We really need to be thinking abt the current regime through the lens of the Second Klan, which helped to nationalize systems of Jim Crow state & vigilante violence & exploitation while creating an explicitly white nationalist immigration system. They even paraded down Pennsylvania Ave.
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A Texas megachurch pastor and GOP leader has been arrested for crimes against children. Not Robert Morris, a different one. Not Josiah Anthony, a different one. Not Luke Cunningham, a different one. Not Tony Evans, a different one. Not Scott Crenshaw, a different one. Not Steve Lawson, a different o
October 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
A Texas megachurch pastor and GOP leader has been arrested for crimes against children. Not Robert Morris, a different one. Not Josiah Anthony, a different one. Not Luke Cunningham, a different one. Not Tony Evans, a different one. Not Scott Crenshaw, a different one. Not Steve Lawson, a different o
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hey @nytimes.com: there is no counterpoint here. There are no credible legal experts who would EVER say that the US military has any right or authority to blow civilian craft out of the Caribbean and kill their crews from afar without any provocation. There is no other side to this question.
September 30, 2025 at 1:43 AM
hey @nytimes.com: there is no counterpoint here. There are no credible legal experts who would EVER say that the US military has any right or authority to blow civilian craft out of the Caribbean and kill their crews from afar without any provocation. There is no other side to this question.
“I’ve been alive in the twenty-first century longer than I was in in the twentieth, and I don’t like it.” Quoth @sarahkendzior.bsky.social like a gen-x oracle
May 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
“I’ve been alive in the twenty-first century longer than I was in in the twentieth, and I don’t like it.” Quoth @sarahkendzior.bsky.social like a gen-x oracle
I chose to read this as @susanslusser.bsky.social and realized I would absolutely vote for Susan Slusser
Susan Crawford ran directly against Elon Musk's millions & struck first electoral blow against Trump-Musk plan for oligarchy. Dems should replicate this in every race
Progressives will now control WI Supreme Court through 2028 & can strike down 1849 abortion ban, Act 10, gerrymandered US House map
Progressives will now control WI Supreme Court through 2028 & can strike down 1849 abortion ban, Act 10, gerrymandered US House map
April 2, 2025 at 2:51 AM
I chose to read this as @susanslusser.bsky.social and realized I would absolutely vote for Susan Slusser
Waiting for the streaker with the #FJF flag. #athletics
April 1, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Waiting for the streaker with the #FJF flag. #athletics
Watching the A’s home opener anyway
a man in a cowboy hat and jacket says i wish i knew how to quit you
ALT: a man in a cowboy hat and jacket says i wish i knew how to quit you
media.tenor.com
April 1, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Watching the A’s home opener anyway
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Just a reminder: having a functional moral compass right now is going to make you feel bad all the time; don’t mistakenly hate yourself for that.
March 24, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Just a reminder: having a functional moral compass right now is going to make you feel bad all the time; don’t mistakenly hate yourself for that.
Einstein fled Germany in 1933 if we’re keeping track.
When scholars of authoritarianism and fascism leave U.S. universities because of the deteriorating political situation here, we should really worry.
March 26, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Einstein fled Germany in 1933 if we’re keeping track.
@sarahkendzior.bsky.social ‘s bon mot
“Ouroboros of obfuscation” made a comfy little hobbit hole in my brain.
#booksky
“Ouroboros of obfuscation” made a comfy little hobbit hole in my brain.
#booksky
February 17, 2025 at 5:56 PM
@sarahkendzior.bsky.social ‘s bon mot
“Ouroboros of obfuscation” made a comfy little hobbit hole in my brain.
#booksky
“Ouroboros of obfuscation” made a comfy little hobbit hole in my brain.
#booksky
Imagine your problem with auschwitz being how much it cost to run the trains.
@CBSNews: Trump's plan to deport millions of immigrants would cost hundreds of billions, a CBS News analysis shows.
Main link in OG tweet
https://cbsn.ws/4h81GDn
cbsn.ws
October 18, 2024 at 7:03 PM
Imagine your problem with auschwitz being how much it cost to run the trains.
Done with twitter. It’s lost to the fascists.
October 18, 2024 at 7:01 PM
Done with twitter. It’s lost to the fascists.
@jeffsharlet.bsky.social I’m reading your book and the neighborhood map struck me as wild. What’s the story there? Who drew this map and why?
August 12, 2023 at 4:36 PM
@jeffsharlet.bsky.social I’m reading your book and the neighborhood map struck me as wild. What’s the story there? Who drew this map and why?
My mayonnaise contribution is the Japanese kewpie that people rave about actually tastes like Miracle whip - lite. #bestfoodslforlife
August 8, 2023 at 3:16 AM
My mayonnaise contribution is the Japanese kewpie that people rave about actually tastes like Miracle whip - lite. #bestfoodslforlife