Bryan Simmons
@bls89.bsky.social
Ex-lawyer, now living a much happier life.
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It's time for another round of Weird Thing I am Genuinely Annoyed About:
Trump won't have to see how happy everyone is when he dies.
Trump won't have to see how happy everyone is when he dies.
December 16, 2025 at 12:21 AM
It's time for another round of Weird Thing I am Genuinely Annoyed About:
Trump won't have to see how happy everyone is when he dies.
Trump won't have to see how happy everyone is when he dies.
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BREAKING: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EATS A LOSS IN 'SANDWICH GUY' CASE AS JURORS FIND DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent
Sean Dunn faced single misdemeanor offense after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.
www.nbcnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:27 PM
BREAKING: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EATS A LOSS IN 'SANDWICH GUY' CASE AS JURORS FIND DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...
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incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
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So many predicted close races, which is understandable. But turnout favored the anti-kings…. And blew the predictions up. 2026, and 2028….. stand back and stand by
November 5, 2025 at 3:12 AM
So many predicted close races, which is understandable. But turnout favored the anti-kings…. And blew the predictions up. 2026, and 2028….. stand back and stand by
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Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
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Zohran Mamdani says on NY1 he didn't get a congratulatory call from either Andrew Cuomo or Eric Adams last night.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
November 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Zohran Mamdani says on NY1 he didn't get a congratulatory call from either Andrew Cuomo or Eric Adams last night.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
He says he got a congratulatory call from Curtis Sliwa, though.
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Good morning to these future governors!
November 5, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Good morning to these future governors!
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Just left the latest hearing in Jim Comey's criminal case. It did not go well for DOJ
The magistrate judge scolded them for an "indict first, investigate second" posture and ordered them to turn over reams of material — including all grand jury info — to Comey's team
Details TK
The magistrate judge scolded them for an "indict first, investigate second" posture and ordered them to turn over reams of material — including all grand jury info — to Comey's team
Details TK
November 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Just left the latest hearing in Jim Comey's criminal case. It did not go well for DOJ
The magistrate judge scolded them for an "indict first, investigate second" posture and ordered them to turn over reams of material — including all grand jury info — to Comey's team
Details TK
The magistrate judge scolded them for an "indict first, investigate second" posture and ordered them to turn over reams of material — including all grand jury info — to Comey's team
Details TK
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Senator Murphy is correct: It’s clear that the American people want Democrats to keep fighting for them.
Thank your Democratic senator(s) for fighting hard to keep healthcare costs down and urge them to keep holding the line to protect healthcare for millions: act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...
Thank your Democratic senator(s) for fighting hard to keep healthcare costs down and urge them to keep holding the line to protect healthcare for millions: act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...
November 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Senator Murphy is correct: It’s clear that the American people want Democrats to keep fighting for them.
Thank your Democratic senator(s) for fighting hard to keep healthcare costs down and urge them to keep holding the line to protect healthcare for millions: act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...
Thank your Democratic senator(s) for fighting hard to keep healthcare costs down and urge them to keep holding the line to protect healthcare for millions: act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...
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Our message to Andrew Cuomo was loud & clear in June.
It’s louder & clearer tonight.
It’s louder & clearer tonight.
November 5, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Our message to Andrew Cuomo was loud & clear in June.
It’s louder & clearer tonight.
It’s louder & clearer tonight.
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You can’t spell hatred with Red Hat.
October 20, 2025 at 2:36 PM
You can’t spell hatred with Red Hat.
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Anand Giridharadas to Andrew Cuomo: "First of all, governor, it's 'Mamdani.' This is a very big, diverse city you want to lead. We should get the names right."
October 20, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Anand Giridharadas to Andrew Cuomo: "First of all, governor, it's 'Mamdani.' This is a very big, diverse city you want to lead. We should get the names right."
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Israel launched airstrikes on southern Gaza early Sunday in the first major test of its ceasefire with Hamas, as the two sides traded accusations of significant breaches of the deal brokered by President Trump.
October 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Israel launched airstrikes on southern Gaza early Sunday in the first major test of its ceasefire with Hamas, as the two sides traded accusations of significant breaches of the deal brokered by President Trump.
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MAGA man eats pavement after shouting slurs at No Kings protesters
October 19, 2025 at 10:38 AM
MAGA man eats pavement after shouting slurs at No Kings protesters
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported 1,514 measles cases as of Sept. 24, the highest number of annual cases since the United States declared measles eliminated in 2000.
Gift link.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Gift link.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Tracking U.S. Measles Outbreaks (Gift Article)
As new cases are reported, our maps show the spread of the virus.
www.nytimes.com
September 29, 2025 at 2:45 PM
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported 1,514 measles cases as of Sept. 24, the highest number of annual cases since the United States declared measles eliminated in 2000.
Gift link.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Gift link.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Update from Portland: supplies running low. Please send fig jam and artisanal cheeses. For the jam, prefer GF, vegan, small batch, processed by a guy named River, who only stirs it during Mercury retrograde.
September 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Update from Portland: supplies running low. Please send fig jam and artisanal cheeses. For the jam, prefer GF, vegan, small batch, processed by a guy named River, who only stirs it during Mercury retrograde.
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When a president brags about gold accessories as proof of “success,” it projects not leadership but authoritarian pageantry.
September 28, 2025 at 9:46 PM
When a president brags about gold accessories as proof of “success,” it projects not leadership but authoritarian pageantry.
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News from the front lines.
September 28, 2025 at 11:01 PM
News from the front lines.
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How appropriate that this reminds me of a scene from a movie called “Clueless.”
September 29, 2025 at 2:20 AM
How appropriate that this reminds me of a scene from a movie called “Clueless.”
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ICE Nazis in Chicago tried to kidnap a food delivery worker but my man was too fast for those slow bastards
September 29, 2025 at 1:07 AM
ICE Nazis in Chicago tried to kidnap a food delivery worker but my man was too fast for those slow bastards
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September 26, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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04-2020: The Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday reaffirmed its support for the U.S. intelligence community’s conclusion that the Russian government interfered in the 2016 presidential election with the goal of putting Donald Trump in the Oval Office.
www.politico.com/news/2020/04...
www.politico.com/news/2020/04...
Senate Intel report confirms Russia aimed to help Trump in 2016
The report represents a confidence-booster to the country’s intelligence community.
www.politico.com
September 26, 2025 at 11:45 PM
04-2020: The Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday reaffirmed its support for the U.S. intelligence community’s conclusion that the Russian government interfered in the 2016 presidential election with the goal of putting Donald Trump in the Oval Office.
www.politico.com/news/2020/04...
www.politico.com/news/2020/04...
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If this is about Comey saying he did not authorize the leak to the WSJ the IG report destroys the case. McCabe leaked it. He told everyone that and he said he did NOT clear with Comey in advance. IF so, this is as malicious a prosecution as I have ever seen. www.documentcloud.org/documents/44...
Read the report: Justice Department Inspector General's investigation of Andrew McCabe
The Justice Department Inspector General alleges that former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe inappropriately authorized the disclosure of sensitive information to a reporter and then misled investig...
www.documentcloud.org
September 26, 2025 at 1:11 AM
If this is about Comey saying he did not authorize the leak to the WSJ the IG report destroys the case. McCabe leaked it. He told everyone that and he said he did NOT clear with Comey in advance. IF so, this is as malicious a prosecution as I have ever seen. www.documentcloud.org/documents/44...