Brandon Bird
@brandonbird.bsky.social
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I genuinely don’t care about holding a vote to get everyone’s feelings on record, what I want is for them to approach “remove Trump from office” as a tangible policy goal.
Just woke up even angrier. Impeach, convict, remove. Draft articles now. Either we have a representative government or we don’t. Do not shut up about this until there’s a vote.
January 3, 2026 at 11:02 PM
I genuinely don’t care about holding a vote to get everyone’s feelings on record, what I want is for them to approach “remove Trump from office” as a tangible policy goal.
Only way to live.
Do you paint with the TV on??
January 3, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Only way to live.
I think I once again failed the "sound like a normal person" test when the barista asked what I did for New Year's.
January 3, 2026 at 7:59 PM
I think I once again failed the "sound like a normal person" test when the barista asked what I did for New Year's.
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The latest breakthroughs in our solar grid can power our high speed rail for 300 years vs we must invade the oil fields to power our data center-driven plagiarism porn machines. 🤔
January 3, 2026 at 7:46 PM
The latest breakthroughs in our solar grid can power our high speed rail for 300 years vs we must invade the oil fields to power our data center-driven plagiarism porn machines. 🤔
The funniest outcome would be if a judge decides there's no legal basis for the arrest and send him back this week.
The funniest way this could play out is that Maduro is acquitted & goes back to Venezuela & Trump ends up looking even weaker than before.
January 3, 2026 at 7:22 PM
The funniest outcome would be if a judge decides there's no legal basis for the arrest and send him back this week.
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Tech Billionaires Threaten To Flee California Over Proposed Vest Tax
Tech Billionaires Threaten To Flee California Over Proposed Vest Tax
SAN FRANCISCO—Citing a right to keep their torsos sheathed in windproof synthetic fabrics, tech billionaires were reportedly threatening to flee California on Monday over a proposed statewide vest tax...
theonion.com
January 3, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Tech Billionaires Threaten To Flee California Over Proposed Vest Tax
Great point! Oh wait, Democrats voted unanimously to impeach and remove him, what the shit are you talking about.
January 3, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Great point! Oh wait, Democrats voted unanimously to impeach and remove him, what the shit are you talking about.
Two shipping crates for The Hague, please.
Q: "Did you notify members of Congress in advance?"
Rubio: "We called members of Congress immediately after. This was not the kind of mission that you can do Congressional notification on."
Rubio: "We called members of Congress immediately after. This was not the kind of mission that you can do Congressional notification on."
January 3, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Two shipping crates for The Hague, please.
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fwiw it’s been about six weeks since Trump pardoned the former president of Honduras who had been convicted of trafficking drugs into the US
January 3, 2026 at 10:47 AM
fwiw it’s been about six weeks since Trump pardoned the former president of Honduras who had been convicted of trafficking drugs into the US
Impeach, remove, chop his head off so he doesn't come back.
January 3, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Impeach, remove, chop his head off so he doesn't come back.
Venezuela, you are welcome to take our guy in return.
January 3, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Venezuela, you are welcome to take our guy in return.
I hate that we are all hostage to the choices of an insane stupid pedophile shit man.
January 3, 2026 at 12:07 PM
I hate that we are all hostage to the choices of an insane stupid pedophile shit man.
My mom's birthday: 9/11. My sister's birthday: Biden drops out. My brother's birthday: Trump commits war crimes.
Put my birthday (8/3) down for the day that it happens.
Put my birthday (8/3) down for the day that it happens.
January 3, 2026 at 12:05 PM
My mom's birthday: 9/11. My sister's birthday: Biden drops out. My brother's birthday: Trump commits war crimes.
Put my birthday (8/3) down for the day that it happens.
Put my birthday (8/3) down for the day that it happens.
Going through some saved images and was reminded how Trump would bring out folders full of blank paper.
January 3, 2026 at 6:11 AM
Going through some saved images and was reminded how Trump would bring out folders full of blank paper.
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The state of California has a portal?!?? Oh, that kind, that's cool too.
If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
January 3, 2026 at 12:07 AM
The state of California has a portal?!?? Oh, that kind, that's cool too.
Here's the thing: Force Awakens runs with this (Maz calls it, "The only fight," the fight against the dark side). Bringing Palpatine back undermines this idea. It's saying the problem is this one specific evil guy instead of any/all evil guys.
thematically I like to view palpatine as a representation of hate and evil, and imo his return lines up with the theme that facism is always rooted in the same core, no matter the shiny paint or lip service.
January 2, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Here's the thing: Force Awakens runs with this (Maz calls it, "The only fight," the fight against the dark side). Bringing Palpatine back undermines this idea. It's saying the problem is this one specific evil guy instead of any/all evil guys.
The big problem with all the Episode 9 scripts is that none of them understood that Rey's lineage story was over.
Rey's lineage is the one thing I consider an inadvisable walk-back but even then I implore people to read Duel of the Fates and listen to the TROS creative team speaking to their difficulties (they NEVER had an ideal crew attached to IX) dramatizing the Rey Nobody idea
January 2, 2026 at 7:37 PM
The big problem with all the Episode 9 scripts is that none of them understood that Rey's lineage story was over.
I loathe Rise of Skywalker, but it's not a reaction against Last Jedi (it's largely indifferent to Last Jedi). It's JJ Abrams reacting to criticism and feedback of The Force Awakens. He's calling do-overs on his own movie.
only took three posts to hit most of the major "common wisdom" ST takes that irk me
January 2, 2026 at 5:53 PM
I loathe Rise of Skywalker, but it's not a reaction against Last Jedi (it's largely indifferent to Last Jedi). It's JJ Abrams reacting to criticism and feedback of The Force Awakens. He's calling do-overs on his own movie.
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Accessible here, for those interested:
Gremlins (1984) read by Tom Baker
YouTube video by Magpie Mysterious
m.youtube.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Accessible here, for those interested:
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TIL that Tom Baker’s reading of the Gremlins novelisation has an extra line not present in the book or the film, basically “frozen water doesn’t affect mogwai”.
I like to think that Tom read the rules, saw the subsequent pages of snow scenes, and withdrew labour until there was an explanation.
I like to think that Tom read the rules, saw the subsequent pages of snow scenes, and withdrew labour until there was an explanation.
January 2, 2026 at 3:56 PM
TIL that Tom Baker’s reading of the Gremlins novelisation has an extra line not present in the book or the film, basically “frozen water doesn’t affect mogwai”.
I like to think that Tom read the rules, saw the subsequent pages of snow scenes, and withdrew labour until there was an explanation.
I like to think that Tom read the rules, saw the subsequent pages of snow scenes, and withdrew labour until there was an explanation.
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went back and grabbed the full video of her intro. absolutely incredible
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January 2, 2026 at 2:16 PM
went back and grabbed the full video of her intro. absolutely incredible
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One day they will make a Roofman-type movie about Eric Adams.
January 2, 2026 at 3:30 AM
One day they will make a Roofman-type movie about Eric Adams.
Masters of the Universe should make figures of Landman, Poolman, and Roofman.
January 2, 2026 at 3:19 AM
Masters of the Universe should make figures of Landman, Poolman, and Roofman.
Has anyone ever been sworn in on Sideways Stories From Wayside School
Ok, everyone, what book is sacred enough to you to get sworn in on?
Strange takes on Mayor Zamdani swearing his oath on the Qu’ran. It has nothing to do with church & state. The point of the oath is for the person swearing in to do so upon some text that is sacred TO THEM. Some Presidents swore in w/o any book. John Quincy Adams was sworn on a law book. His choice.
January 2, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Has anyone ever been sworn in on Sideways Stories From Wayside School