Sean Brennan
@badgramar.bsky.social
Attorney. Opinions my own. Still waiting on the future Dippin' Dots promised us.
Any elected Democrat who refuses to destroy this lawless Gestapo should not know a day of peace as long as they live.
Heartbreaking cruelty visited upon children in our name
January 21, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Any elected Democrat who refuses to destroy this lawless Gestapo should not know a day of peace as long as they live.
The 19% against it are all elected Democrats
January 21, 2026 at 4:28 AM
The 19% against it are all elected Democrats
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That's some epic shit
January 20, 2026 at 3:38 AM
That's some epic shit
Big 12 officials being allowed to call a national title game is insane
January 20, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Big 12 officials being allowed to call a national title game is insane
When Trump isn't humiliating us to our allies abroad, Senate Dems are there to pickup the slack
“Give us a chance to give [Trump] a way out of this that comes to the right ending. … I don’t know if that’s possible.” - @durbin.senate.gov to Danes in Europe.
Can the Senate Dems sound any more limp, facile and impotent to Europeans across the Atlantic?
Can the Senate Dems sound any more limp, facile and impotent to Europeans across the Atlantic?
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“COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A bipartisan group of lawmakers who traveled here on an urgent mission to reassure Danish leaders amid President Donald Trump’s escalating threats to acquire Greenland had a straightforward message.
In an interview between high-level meetings, Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin summed it up this way: “Give us a chance to give [Trump] a way out of this that comes to the right ending.”
Durbin added: “I don’t know if that’s possible.”
The four-decade veteran of Congress, who’s been on dozens of CODELs, wasn’t just referring to Trump’s apparent determination to take over the Danish territory at all costs, or Republicans’ hesitation to openly defy him. Durbin was giving a sobering assessment of Congress as a supposedly coequal branch of government.
Over the span of several decades and under the leadership of both parties, lawmakers have ceded their authority to the executive branch on everything from war powers to tariffs to the power of the purse. Hill leaders have prioritized avoiding politically difficult votes or been slow to react – or done nothing – as presidents repeatedly pushed the limits of their own power at the expense of Congress.
“It’s not just this moment or this president,” said Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.), who co-led the delegation. “What makes this moment so hard is, if Congress can’t stand up in the face of something where there is no strategic value and lots of strategic harm…is Congress really willing to exert its authority at all?”
That’s what made this particular CODEL so uniquely difficult — and surreal.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cf26plxwia7dxpm6plry3sj2/bafkreibjseyx4567lbf33ldoqqe66czitqhdzl7ppsi4s3swrfyo6dtwsu@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 9:17 PM
When Trump isn't humiliating us to our allies abroad, Senate Dems are there to pickup the slack
Nothing is more demoralizing to Dem turnout than seeing who Dem leadership is and has to say.
NEW: In this interview, Chuck Schumer describes the "five buckets" Dems think are key to their possibly winning a Senate majority in 2026: housing, "the high price of food [and] food monopolies playing a major role there," electricity, "the high cost of childcare," and health care.
Zero Chucks Left to Give
Chuck Schumer now sees a path back to the majority. Can he manage his way through it?
www.thebulwark.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:55 AM
Nothing is more demoralizing to Dem turnout than seeing who Dem leadership is and has to say.
We're not even three weeks into 2026 and we have 5 deaths at the Death Camps.
January 18, 2026 at 4:46 AM
We're not even three weeks into 2026 and we have 5 deaths at the Death Camps.
Romo: they're not gonna let them run the football. Allen gonna have to throw it.
[Allen runs right for 1st down]
[Allen runs right for 1st down]
January 18, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Romo: they're not gonna let them run the football. Allen gonna have to throw it.
[Allen runs right for 1st down]
[Allen runs right for 1st down]
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if you vote for another cent for this you are a collaborator. this is a litmus test for every politician for the rest of my life
Yesterday, these incompetent fucks were just going door-to-door in a neighborhood near my house at 8:30 in the morning. School buses were driving through trying to pick up kids, people were out walking their dogs, and people were taking out their trash cans.
January 17, 2026 at 2:11 AM
if you vote for another cent for this you are a collaborator. this is a litmus test for every politician for the rest of my life
Looking forward to the GOP and entire right wing media screaming "TYRANNY!" at the top of their lungs again like they did when Joe Biden took action on student loans. What's that? Oh, oh I see.
Education Sec. Linda McMahon told reporters that wage garnishment for defaulted student-loan borrowers has "been put on pause for a bit."
Student-loan borrowers behind on payments are getting a major break, the US education secretary says
Education Sec. Linda McMahon told reporters that wage garnishment for defaulted student-loan borrowers has "been put on pause for a bit."
www.businessinsider.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Looking forward to the GOP and entire right wing media screaming "TYRANNY!" at the top of their lungs again like they did when Joe Biden took action on student loans. What's that? Oh, oh I see.
If you're an attorney at Paul Weiss, you just bend over and take it from the government. No fight necessary.
"Lawyers are the necessary intermediary between citizens and their governments," writes Yulia Navalnaya, a Russian opposition leader and the widow of Alexei Navalny.
"That is why every dictatorship, from China to Tanzania, tries to tame them — or to break them. Russia is trying to do both."
"That is why every dictatorship, from China to Tanzania, tries to tame them — or to break them. Russia is trying to do both."
Opinion | Yulia Navalnaya: Dictators are coming for the lawyers
The persecution of my husband’s lawyers shows how authoritarian power eliminates dissent at its source.
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January 16, 2026 at 9:46 PM
If you're an attorney at Paul Weiss, you just bend over and take it from the government. No fight necessary.
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This is the safest, most moderate course of action that offers some prospect of de-escalation. It is the only way for Democrats.
Don't do it and we're on a glide path toward brutal fascist dictatorship or civil war. This isn't going to just stop on its own.
Don't do it and we're on a glide path toward brutal fascist dictatorship or civil war. This isn't going to just stop on its own.
Senate Democrats absolutely have to shut the govt down to stop this ICE insanity in the Twin Cities. This is not sustainable & cannot be normalized. Any Democratic vote to provide money to the thugs who are brutalizing this community is a grave betrayal to the people here. Accountability can't wait.
January 15, 2026 at 3:53 AM
This is the safest, most moderate course of action that offers some prospect of de-escalation. It is the only way for Democrats.
Don't do it and we're on a glide path toward brutal fascist dictatorship or civil war. This isn't going to just stop on its own.
Don't do it and we're on a glide path toward brutal fascist dictatorship or civil war. This isn't going to just stop on its own.
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Senate Democrats absolutely have to shut the govt down to stop this ICE insanity in the Twin Cities. This is not sustainable & cannot be normalized. Any Democratic vote to provide money to the thugs who are brutalizing this community is a grave betrayal to the people here. Accountability can't wait.
January 15, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Senate Democrats absolutely have to shut the govt down to stop this ICE insanity in the Twin Cities. This is not sustainable & cannot be normalized. Any Democratic vote to provide money to the thugs who are brutalizing this community is a grave betrayal to the people here. Accountability can't wait.
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ive seen more articles this week about how the phrase “abolish ice” could hurt dems in the midterms than ive seen articles about how paramilitary death squads terrorizing cities will hurt republicans in the midterms
January 14, 2026 at 1:09 PM
ive seen more articles this week about how the phrase “abolish ice” could hurt dems in the midterms than ive seen articles about how paramilitary death squads terrorizing cities will hurt republicans in the midterms
I'm sure the Sunday show hosts will be all over this!
WATCH: Trump shows his middle finger and appears to say "fuck you" after Ford worker yells "pedophile protector" - TMZ
January 14, 2026 at 12:33 AM
I'm sure the Sunday show hosts will be all over this!
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Democrats need to realize ICE isn’t just—or even primarily—a mass deportation force.
ICE is also Trump’s most loyal internal security force which will be used to attack regime opponents and try to steal the election. They should defund his authoritarian capabilities.
ICE is also Trump’s most loyal internal security force which will be used to attack regime opponents and try to steal the election. They should defund his authoritarian capabilities.
January 12, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Democrats need to realize ICE isn’t just—or even primarily—a mass deportation force.
ICE is also Trump’s most loyal internal security force which will be used to attack regime opponents and try to steal the election. They should defund his authoritarian capabilities.
ICE is also Trump’s most loyal internal security force which will be used to attack regime opponents and try to steal the election. They should defund his authoritarian capabilities.
"Your honor, you can't expect us to remedy our illegal deportations because our illegal kidnapping of Maduro has made things real bad over there"
JUST IN: Rubio tells Judge Boasberg that there’s no way to retrieve the 137 Venezuelans deported under the Alien Enemies Act — or even offer them due process — given the delicate negotiations with Venezuela’s new post-Maduro regime. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Declaration of Secretary of State Rubio – #229, Att. #1 in J.G.G. v. TRUMP (D.D.C., 1:25-cv-00766) – CourtListener.com
NOTICE of Response to Court Order by PAMELA J. BONDI, PETER B. HEGSETH, KRISTI L. NOEM, MARCO A. RUBIO, MADISON SHEAHAN, DONALD J. TRUMP, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURI...
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January 13, 2026 at 4:22 AM
"Your honor, you can't expect us to remedy our illegal deportations because our illegal kidnapping of Maduro has made things real bad over there"
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We just had a week that changed everything, including my view of impeachment. Before: Wait until 2027. Now: Embrace it in 2026 and hold hearing-like forums to spotlight the many articles of impeachment filed against Trump and his cabinet. My latest @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/embracing-...
Embracing Impeachment
The case against Trump and his cabinet keeps growing—and the argument for waiting is no longer convincing.
www.thebulwark.com
January 12, 2026 at 1:45 PM
We just had a week that changed everything, including my view of impeachment. Before: Wait until 2027. Now: Embrace it in 2026 and hold hearing-like forums to spotlight the many articles of impeachment filed against Trump and his cabinet. My latest @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/embracing-...
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there is no coming back from this without prosecutions up and down the entire chain of command
A video of ICE agents conducting door-to-door searches today in Minneapolis
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
The homeowner requests a warrant repeatedly, is told they don't require one, then is told they're getting it, then the agents storm in anyway
They also point a taser at her to try and disrupt filming
January 12, 2026 at 3:10 PM
there is no coming back from this without prosecutions up and down the entire chain of command