Brian Jay Jones
@brianjayjones.com
Bestselling biographer and big mouth, now coming to you from the wilds of New Mexico. Come for the Muppets, Star Wars, and Dr. Seuss; stay because I make a mean cocktail. Up next: the U.S. Capitol. He/him. Go Lobos 🐺
Any defense of this that starts with, “well, Republicans *promised* us…” just shut up and sit down you stupid naive dumbass.
November 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Any defense of this that starts with, “well, Republicans *promised* us…” just shut up and sit down you stupid naive dumbass.
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Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
Just leaving this here.
November 10, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Just leaving this here.
So disappointed and disgusted with the eight defecting Democrats—but thank you @heinrich.senate.gov and @lujan.senate.gov for holding fast.
November 10, 2025 at 3:18 AM
So disappointed and disgusted with the eight defecting Democrats—but thank you @heinrich.senate.gov and @lujan.senate.gov for holding fast.
We’ve entered full-on supervillain mode at this point.
Trump Administration Live Updates: Officials Demand States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:53 PM
We’ve entered full-on supervillain mode at this point.
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Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Loving today's news that the mysterious "fedora man" outside the Louvre heist was actually a 15-year-old museum visitor who dresses like a 1940s French detective all the time, just because. apnews.com/article/louv...
Lobo Louie rockin’ out before the start of this afternoon’s Lobo basketball game here in The Pit.
November 8, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Lobo Louie rockin’ out before the start of this afternoon’s Lobo basketball game here in The Pit.
The November issue of @theatlantic.com, on “The Unfinished Revolution” is fantastic. Essays and features by Stacy Schiff, Ken Burns, Rick Atkinson, and Caity Weaver, to name just a few. You’ll wanna read it cover to cover. Good stuff.
November 8, 2025 at 2:19 AM
The November issue of @theatlantic.com, on “The Unfinished Revolution” is fantastic. Essays and features by Stacy Schiff, Ken Burns, Rick Atkinson, and Caity Weaver, to name just a few. You’ll wanna read it cover to cover. Good stuff.
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Your cat when you're choking to death in your apartment
November 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Your cat when you're choking to death in your apartment
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Trump is a supervillain.
A whining, whinging, tacky, vulgar, monstrously stupid supervillain. But a supervillain. He’s even building a lair for Christ’s sake.
A whining, whinging, tacky, vulgar, monstrously stupid supervillain. But a supervillain. He’s even building a lair for Christ’s sake.
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Trump is a supervillain.
A whining, whinging, tacky, vulgar, monstrously stupid supervillain. But a supervillain. He’s even building a lair for Christ’s sake.
A whining, whinging, tacky, vulgar, monstrously stupid supervillain. But a supervillain. He’s even building a lair for Christ’s sake.
Just what we need: the world's biggest asshole with all the world's assets.
Elon Musk Wins $1 Trillion Tesla Pay Package
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Just what we need: the world's biggest asshole with all the world's assets.
This is a damn good piece (and IMO *dead on*) and you should read it.
I know you've been holding your breath for *my* take on the election, so here it is.
BREATHE.
BREATHE.
Now, It's a Party
Before diving in, I should apologize for light posting over the past month or so. I'm in the home stretch for the book I'm writing on John Doar and the Civil Rights Division. The draft is due to my pr...
campaign-trails.ghost.io
November 6, 2025 at 3:10 AM
This is a damn good piece (and IMO *dead on*) and you should read it.
Jason Eck just made an announcement in the floor of The Pit during the basketball home opener, and I have never seen a Lobo football coach get that much applause on the floor of the basketball court. This town loves Coach Eck.
November 6, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Jason Eck just made an announcement in the floor of The Pit during the basketball home opener, and I have never seen a Lobo football coach get that much applause on the floor of the basketball court. This town loves Coach Eck.
So, I reported the MeetUp account that's scamming writers -- by asking them to participate in their gigantic book clubs, then charging them $100 for promotion and other stuff -- and you'll be glad to know that MeetUp is totally cool with the scammers continuing to operate on their platform.
November 5, 2025 at 6:07 PM
So, I reported the MeetUp account that's scamming writers -- by asking them to participate in their gigantic book clubs, then charging them $100 for promotion and other stuff -- and you'll be glad to know that MeetUp is totally cool with the scammers continuing to operate on their platform.
Irony is dead.
Republicans Swiftly File Lawsuit in Bid to Block California’s New House Maps
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Irony is dead.
In the 'heavy sigh' department: at the polls yesterday, I worked alongside two GOP women, both in their 60s, who worked hard and seemed lovely. And then, around 8 pm, as news from NYC began to roll in, began sharing (and showing me) what they considered hilarious Islamophobic memes about Mamdani.
November 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
In the 'heavy sigh' department: at the polls yesterday, I worked alongside two GOP women, both in their 60s, who worked hard and seemed lovely. And then, around 8 pm, as news from NYC began to roll in, began sharing (and showing me) what they considered hilarious Islamophobic memes about Mamdani.
MAGA yesterday, cackling; “With the power of Trump’s endorsements, it’s gonna be a RED WAVE! CRY MORE, LIBS!”
MAGA today, sniffling: “This wasn’t about Trump! He wasn’t even on the ballot.”
MAGA today, sniffling: “This wasn’t about Trump! He wasn’t even on the ballot.”
November 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
MAGA yesterday, cackling; “With the power of Trump’s endorsements, it’s gonna be a RED WAVE! CRY MORE, LIBS!”
MAGA today, sniffling: “This wasn’t about Trump! He wasn’t even on the ballot.”
MAGA today, sniffling: “This wasn’t about Trump! He wasn’t even on the ballot.”
On a lunch break, and wanted to note that we’re seeing a HUGE turnout here at our polling station—we had people voting right as we opened at 7 am—and there’s nothing terribly big on the ballot. It really seems like people just wanted to get out and vote.
Heading out the door to go work as a Democratic Floor Judge for today's election here in Albuquerque. Come out and vote, Burquenos! #vote #The505 #NewMexicoTrue
November 4, 2025 at 7:50 PM
On a lunch break, and wanted to note that we’re seeing a HUGE turnout here at our polling station—we had people voting right as we opened at 7 am—and there’s nothing terribly big on the ballot. It really seems like people just wanted to get out and vote.
Heading out the door to go work as a Democratic Floor Judge for today's election here in Albuquerque. Come out and vote, Burquenos! #vote #The505 #NewMexicoTrue
November 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Heading out the door to go work as a Democratic Floor Judge for today's election here in Albuquerque. Come out and vote, Burquenos! #vote #The505 #NewMexicoTrue
HUGE IF TRUE: Doc Hopper has endorsed Andrew Cuomo for Mayor of New York City.
November 4, 2025 at 12:10 PM
HUGE IF TRUE: Doc Hopper has endorsed Andrew Cuomo for Mayor of New York City.
Good grief, I think this is the most emotional season of The Great British Baking Show ever.
November 3, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Good grief, I think this is the most emotional season of The Great British Baking Show ever.
I can’t wait until this guy wins and the @nytimes.com spends the next four years wringing its hands, trying to gin up outrage over whether he spells it “catsup” or “ketchup” and what that might mean for New Yorkers.
Even for Some Mamdani Supporters, His Thin Résumé Is Cause for Concern
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I can’t wait until this guy wins and the @nytimes.com spends the next four years wringing its hands, trying to gin up outrage over whether he spells it “catsup” or “ketchup” and what that might mean for New Yorkers.
My 82 year old kills mom kills me. She makes peas with her meal, and then spends the rest of the evening cracking herself up saying, “There’s pea on the floor! Hey! Someone pea’d on my plate!” She rules.
November 2, 2025 at 8:03 PM
My 82 year old kills mom kills me. She makes peas with her meal, and then spends the rest of the evening cracking herself up saying, “There’s pea on the floor! Hey! Someone pea’d on my plate!” She rules.
Ready to read the untold stories of the politicking and backstabbing that went into the design and construction of the Capitol? Wanna hear more about the bombings, gas explosions, fistfights, gunfights, and botched assassinations that occurred within its walls?
It's coming your way June 2, 2026.
It's coming your way June 2, 2026.
The Capitol by Brian Jay Jones: 9780593185001 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
An in-depth exploration of the design and construction of the US Capitol building, from New York Times bestselling author of Jim Henson and Becoming Dr. Seuss The Capitol is a unique biography of a p...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
November 1, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Ready to read the untold stories of the politicking and backstabbing that went into the design and construction of the Capitol? Wanna hear more about the bombings, gas explosions, fistfights, gunfights, and botched assassinations that occurred within its walls?
It's coming your way June 2, 2026.
It's coming your way June 2, 2026.