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Brendan
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· Jun 10
Hello, friends! If you're following me, that means you're cool. Or uncool. I don't remember which. But you're likely to get a shit ton of TV and music recommendations in between tons of political content. Also the occasional #actuallyautistic post from a guy who spent 41 years thinking he was NT.
We can't wait for another year-plus. @durbin.senate.gov has got to resign. This guy folds easier than... a thing that folds very easily. We can't wait for Raja or Stratton or whoever. We need to pressure Durbin to resign now.
November 10, 2025 at 10:16 PM
We can't wait for another year-plus. @durbin.senate.gov has got to resign. This guy folds easier than... a thing that folds very easily. We can't wait for Raja or Stratton or whoever. We need to pressure Durbin to resign now.
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It’s truly tragic how many of these US war criminals like Cheney never face justice and die in their peacefully in their homes in their 80s and 90s. I want to be happy he is dead but I am not. The million people he killed didnt get the luxury to die how he did.
November 4, 2025 at 12:37 PM
It’s truly tragic how many of these US war criminals like Cheney never face justice and die in their peacefully in their homes in their 80s and 90s. I want to be happy he is dead but I am not. The million people he killed didnt get the luxury to die how he did.
Pathetic avoidance of the fact that the nominal leader of the Democratic Party (for now) didn't vote for the Democratic nominee for his city's election. And he's too cowardly to admit it.
Retire, @schumer.senate.gov. This is just too much. You've embarrassed us all with your incompetence.
Retire, @schumer.senate.gov. This is just too much. You've embarrassed us all with your incompetence.
Q: It's election day in NYC. Did you vote for Mamdani or Cuomo?
Schumer: "Look, I voted, and I look forward to working with the next mayor to help NYC."
Schumer: "Look, I voted, and I look forward to working with the next mayor to help NYC."
November 4, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Pathetic avoidance of the fact that the nominal leader of the Democratic Party (for now) didn't vote for the Democratic nominee for his city's election. And he's too cowardly to admit it.
Retire, @schumer.senate.gov. This is just too much. You've embarrassed us all with your incompetence.
Retire, @schumer.senate.gov. This is just too much. You've embarrassed us all with your incompetence.
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bengals and bears was like watching two absolutely hammered dudes with beer guts swinging wildly at each other with their eyes closed outside a bar at closing time
November 2, 2025 at 9:33 PM
bengals and bears was like watching two absolutely hammered dudes with beer guts swinging wildly at each other with their eyes closed outside a bar at closing time
Like I've said, Usha Vance has zero self-respect or respect for her children, so I don't for a second feel bad for her that her husband is lying about believing she goes to hell if she doesn't accept Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior, throwing her under the hell bus.
JD Vance slammed for saying he hopes his Hindu wife will ‘join Christianity’
JD Vance slammed for saying he hopes his Hindu wife will ‘join Christianity’
JD Vance slammed for saying he hopes his Hindu wife will ‘join Christianity’
www.independent.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Like I've said, Usha Vance has zero self-respect or respect for her children, so I don't for a second feel bad for her that her husband is lying about believing she goes to hell if she doesn't accept Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior, throwing her under the hell bus.
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Yesterday, Sonya Massey's killer Sean Grayson was convicted of second degree murder.
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Downstate jury finds ex-cop guilty of second-degree murder for fatally shooting Sonya Massey
The conviction against former deputy sheriff Sean Grayson carries a potential sentence of four to 20 years.
www.wbez.org
October 30, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Yesterday, Sonya Massey's killer Sean Grayson was convicted of second degree murder.
www.wbez.org/criminal-jus...
www.wbez.org/criminal-jus...
Yes yes yes yes yes! Finally I'm seeing this narrative start to break through. 《Extreme The Rock voice》 ***IT DOESN'T MATTER*** if they're completely guilty! They deserve a day in court. They are humans and have rights.
It’s outrageous they’re killing innocent people, but we also need to stress, every time, that it would not really matter even it were absolutely certain that they were drug traffickers. Murdering criminals is still, you know, murder.
The government has killed 32 people in 7 strikes with no evidence they were traffickers. The admiral leading the mission quit. If we had proof, they’d face a court, not a drone.
The law still applies, even to suspected drug traffickers, and right now, the Administration’s story isn’t adding up.
The law still applies, even to suspected drug traffickers, and right now, the Administration’s story isn’t adding up.
October 29, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Yes yes yes yes yes! Finally I'm seeing this narrative start to break through. 《Extreme The Rock voice》 ***IT DOESN'T MATTER*** if they're completely guilty! They deserve a day in court. They are humans and have rights.
Longtime conservative Republican who wants to drag the Democratic Party as far right as possible has opinions on why the Democratic Party is too out of touch. I'm sorry, no. AOC was literally in a blue-collar job before she was elected. Mike Johnson was... what, Joe?
Duh. Those of us on the ground last year actually speaking with middle class/working class voters and who heard from these voters every single day the same - “Trump is an asshole, but Democrats are out of touch” - could’ve saved my new political party a lot of time & money producing this “report.”👇
October 29, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Longtime conservative Republican who wants to drag the Democratic Party as far right as possible has opinions on why the Democratic Party is too out of touch. I'm sorry, no. AOC was literally in a blue-collar job before she was elected. Mike Johnson was... what, Joe?
If you vote for this racist sex pest, New Yorkers, you're worse than Silwa voters. At least they're honest about where they stand. Nepo jackass has been lying about his stances (and eliding the fact that his governorship was a failure) for 25 years and coasting on his father's name for longer.
So here's Andrew Cuomo reacting to Maria Bartiromo wondering if Mamdani will "change the look of New York" and have Muslim women "completely covered up," telling her that Mamdani "doesn't understand New York culture" because he has "dual citizenship" and "he's a citizen of Uganda."
October 29, 2025 at 4:26 PM
If you vote for this racist sex pest, New Yorkers, you're worse than Silwa voters. At least they're honest about where they stand. Nepo jackass has been lying about his stances (and eliding the fact that his governorship was a failure) for 25 years and coasting on his father's name for longer.
I'd like the reporters at Fox News and the other conservative outlets that have been platforming Riley Gaines to ask her how she feels about Lia's death. I'd very much like a *real* reporter to ask her that, but Riley is a grifter who has never been challenged in her life, so it's unlikely.
October 29, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I'd like the reporters at Fox News and the other conservative outlets that have been platforming Riley Gaines to ask her how she feels about Lia's death. I'd very much like a *real* reporter to ask her that, but Riley is a grifter who has never been challenged in her life, so it's unlikely.
Not the point, but Vance's Trump impression still won't get him the nomination. He has a nonwhite wife; MAGA ain't gonna stand for that in their president.
Vance says it is "totally reasonable and acceptable" for people to not want to live next door to people who speak a different language than they do
October 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Not the point, but Vance's Trump impression still won't get him the nomination. He has a nonwhite wife; MAGA ain't gonna stand for that in their president.
Reminder that Barack Obama picked Garland to be a Supreme Court Justice. I'm not saying what McConnell did to that nomination was right, but Obama specifically nominated that weenie because he is a centrist. Would we have been better off with Garland on the Court? Yes. Was he a good pick? No.
October 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Reminder that Barack Obama picked Garland to be a Supreme Court Justice. I'm not saying what McConnell did to that nomination was right, but Obama specifically nominated that weenie because he is a centrist. Would we have been better off with Garland on the Court? Yes. Was he a good pick? No.
Never underestimate how incredibly stupid the ultra-wealthy are. Like, intelligence has absolutely zero impact on how much money you have. None. There is no correlation. Because Elon Musk is the second-stupidest idiot on the planet, after the guy a third of my country voted for for president.
this is an overtly fascist narrative - even the misreading of myth & literature is on brand
October 29, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Never underestimate how incredibly stupid the ultra-wealthy are. Like, intelligence has absolutely zero impact on how much money you have. None. There is no correlation. Because Elon Musk is the second-stupidest idiot on the planet, after the guy a third of my country voted for for president.
It really *is* interesting how Graham Planter is being held accountable for his past actions. This dude who utterly lacks any introspection whatsoever wants Mainers to elect him. He hasn't had a decent answer to the question, "Why were you in a Nazi tattoo parlor to begin with?"
"It's really interesting to have this whole power structure essentially turn on to try to drag my name through the mud." Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner describes the resistance he has experienced within the Democratic Party.
www.threads.com/@thebriefing...
www.threads.com/@thebriefing...
The Briefing with Jen Psaki (@thebriefingwithpsaki) on Threads
"It's really interesting to have this whole power structure essentially turn on to try to drag my name through the mud." Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner describes the resistance he has experienc...
www.threads.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:41 AM
It really *is* interesting how Graham Planter is being held accountable for his past actions. This dude who utterly lacks any introspection whatsoever wants Mainers to elect him. He hasn't had a decent answer to the question, "Why were you in a Nazi tattoo parlor to begin with?"
I do think it's really funny that Bill Maher proved he'd prefer a guy who sexually harasses women AND accomplished absolutely nothing as governor except grabbing women's butts over the Muslim guy who's inoffensive in every way. Almost like Maher *might* be a bigot.
October 28, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I do think it's really funny that Bill Maher proved he'd prefer a guy who sexually harasses women AND accomplished absolutely nothing as governor except grabbing women's butts over the Muslim guy who's inoffensive in every way. Almost like Maher *might* be a bigot.
Tommy Tuberville can die in a fire for all I care, given how much he hates America.
Tuberville on Trump's third term: "He might be able to go around the Constitution, but that's up to him."
October 28, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Tommy Tuberville can die in a fire for all I care, given how much he hates America.
If you think Elon Musk brings anything of value anywhere, or ever has, you don't deserve to be in charge of a company. I'm so sick of sub-mediocre white men getting rewarded for being idiots. Trump, Musk, Thiel, Ellison, Bezos – they're all the same. They're all rich, and they're all dumb as hell.
Going the way of so many abusive relationships 😔
#Tesla #TSLA #TeslaTakedown #BoycottTesla #BoycottMusk
#Tesla #TSLA #TeslaTakedown #BoycottTesla #BoycottMusk
October 28, 2025 at 4:38 PM
If you think Elon Musk brings anything of value anywhere, or ever has, you don't deserve to be in charge of a company. I'm so sick of sub-mediocre white men getting rewarded for being idiots. Trump, Musk, Thiel, Ellison, Bezos – they're all the same. They're all rich, and they're all dumb as hell.
My mom's family did this with my grandfather's cousin. She was always "Aunt Marge." This is also common in Latine families. This gotcha is embarrassing, and the hosts should be ashamed. Do some real journalism!
In a bit of a tense moment, one of the La Mega co-hosts presses Mamdani on why he "lied" about his "aunt" having been scared to ride the subway after 9/11 while wearing a hijab.
Mamdani says it was "not a lie" because he refers to his father's cousin as his "aunt."
Mamdani says it was "not a lie" because he refers to his father's cousin as his "aunt."
October 28, 2025 at 4:29 PM
My mom's family did this with my grandfather's cousin. She was always "Aunt Marge." This is also common in Latine families. This gotcha is embarrassing, and the hosts should be ashamed. Do some real journalism!
A stern talking-to. That's all Ellis gives this criminal for teargassing children.
Our country is irreparably broken.
Our country is irreparably broken.
Ellis on the use of tear gas Saturday: "That was the instance, as well, where children were present and they were dressed up in their Halloween costumes. … Those kids were tear gassed on their way to celebrate Halloween in their local school parking lot."
October 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
A stern talking-to. That's all Ellis gives this criminal for teargassing children.
Our country is irreparably broken.
Our country is irreparably broken.
Reminder of where Chicago mayoral candidate and self-described "lifelong Democrat" Paul Vallas went to work after the city chose an idiot over him (which *still* was the right call; Vallas is MAGA and would not have stood up to the administration the way Johnson is).
Ouch, when it comes to transit bill editorializing, stick a fork in Illinois Policy CEO Matt Paprocki. He's done!
Here's some brutal roasting of a guy who opined on a bill without reading it, by Star:Line Chicago, Capitol Fax, and SBC. 🔥 🍴 🪕
@capitolfax.bsky.social @starlinechicago.bsky.social
Here's some brutal roasting of a guy who opined on a bill without reading it, by Star:Line Chicago, Capitol Fax, and SBC. 🔥 🍴 🪕
@capitolfax.bsky.social @starlinechicago.bsky.social
Star:Line Chicago, Capitol Fax (and Streetsblog?) brutally roast Illinois Policy CEO's clueless op-ed about the transit bill - Streetsblog Chicago
If you weren’t already convinced that the Illinois Policy Institute think tank is an alarmist right-wing organization, just check out the homepage of their blog. The headlines are screaming at you in ...
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October 28, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Reminder of where Chicago mayoral candidate and self-described "lifelong Democrat" Paul Vallas went to work after the city chose an idiot over him (which *still* was the right call; Vallas is MAGA and would not have stood up to the administration the way Johnson is).
I want to thank a guy I once respected, David Axelrod, for outing himself as another piece of shit do nothing Democrat who has no vision for the future of a party that is more underwater than the Titanic. So many names on this document that should be DONE in national politics.
October 27, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I want to thank a guy I once respected, David Axelrod, for outing himself as another piece of shit do nothing Democrat who has no vision for the future of a party that is more underwater than the Titanic. So many names on this document that should be DONE in national politics.
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impossible to overstate the degree to which we are being governed by people whose formative politics is gamergate, but DHS posting Halo memes to recruit for ICE is pretty close.
October 27, 2025 at 5:58 PM
impossible to overstate the degree to which we are being governed by people whose formative politics is gamergate, but DHS posting Halo memes to recruit for ICE is pretty close.
Margaret Brennan, and everyone else still staying employed by @cbsnews.com, should be treated with the same contempt as Democrats seem to reserve for their left flank. And @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social not immediately going ballistic on her garbage bothsider questioning is embarrassing for him.
Scary.
After Bari Weiss’s takeover of CBS, Margaret Brennan sounds like a Newsmax host in this interview with Hakeem Jeffries.
After Bari Weiss’s takeover of CBS, Margaret Brennan sounds like a Newsmax host in this interview with Hakeem Jeffries.
October 27, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Margaret Brennan, and everyone else still staying employed by @cbsnews.com, should be treated with the same contempt as Democrats seem to reserve for their left flank. And @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social not immediately going ballistic on her garbage bothsider questioning is embarrassing for him.
Reminder that former IL congressperson Cheri Bustos sucked then, and she still sucks now. The @democrats.org continue to embarrass themselves and have no clue what the people want. Then they wonder how their popularity could possibly be lower than Republicans'. IT'S BECAUSE YOU ABANDONED YOUR BASE!
Li'l scoop at Semafor: A new report endorsed by Biden's former campaign manager, former DCCC chair Cheri Bustos, and other centrist Dems blames the party's broken brand on post-2012 left-wing language and ideas - not just "the groups" but adopted by whole party www.semafor.com/article/10/2...
Left-wing ideas have wrecked Democrats’ brand, new report warns
The center-left group Welcome relied on polling of hundreds of thousands of voters over six months for its findings, shared first with Semafor.
www.semafor.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Reminder that former IL congressperson Cheri Bustos sucked then, and she still sucks now. The @democrats.org continue to embarrass themselves and have no clue what the people want. Then they wonder how their popularity could possibly be lower than Republicans'. IT'S BECAUSE YOU ABANDONED YOUR BASE!
In addition to Charles' point (which is fair), why is no one asking him where the tattoo parlor was in Croatia? Because if that symbol was hanging in the lobby, it was a Nazi joint. No artist puts Nazi art on someone's body without being a Nazi themselves. So why was Planter in a Nazi joint?
The author never tells us what the drunk-in-Croatia tattoo actually is because that would make it harder to dismiss. prospect.org/2025/10/27/p...
Politicians Aren’t Heroes - The American Prospect
Issues lead politicians, not the other way around. It would be incorrect to say that politicians don’t matter—they most certainly do—but they matter less than people might think, and are often better ...
prospect.org
October 27, 2025 at 2:41 PM
In addition to Charles' point (which is fair), why is no one asking him where the tattoo parlor was in Croatia? Because if that symbol was hanging in the lobby, it was a Nazi joint. No artist puts Nazi art on someone's body without being a Nazi themselves. So why was Planter in a Nazi joint?