Brian “Enemy Within” Alexander
@brianralexander.bsky.social
Books: Glass House, The Hospital, The Mayor. http://BrianRAlexander.com.
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Speaking: BrightSight.
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Pinned
Something to look forward to in 2026.
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If someone says they're from Indivisible ask them what they think of Chuck Schumer. If they say they like him it's ICE.
January 23, 2026 at 12:52 AM
If someone says they're from Indivisible ask them what they think of Chuck Schumer. If they say they like him it's ICE.
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Killing your kids because things aren’t real if he doesn’t witness them first hand
January 23, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Killing your kids because things aren’t real if he doesn’t witness them first hand
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Cassidy could agitate for impeachment of RFK Jr to start at any time, if he wanted.
RFK Jr. appointee Kirk Milhoan has just clearly stated, out loud, that he wants to experiment on the people of the United States by seeing what happens as vaccination coverage plummets and infectious diseases spread.
January 22, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Cassidy could agitate for impeachment of RFK Jr to start at any time, if he wanted.
Huh.
Today I learned that Archibald MacLeish was a former Assistant Secretary of State.
Today I learned that Archibald MacLeish was a former Assistant Secretary of State.
January 22, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Huh.
Today I learned that Archibald MacLeish was a former Assistant Secretary of State.
Today I learned that Archibald MacLeish was a former Assistant Secretary of State.
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This tracks with the on-duty National Guard members I interviewed while covering the October No Kings march in DC. They did not want to be associated with ICE or immigration enforcement and were hoping that the public understood the difference.
In a long, scathing interview, a member of the DC National Guard accuses the Trump administration of "parading [us] around to intimidate people." He talks candidly about what his deployment has been like.
An Anonymous DC National Guardsman Tells All
“This is not what I signed up to do.”
washingtonian.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:17 PM
This tracks with the on-duty National Guard members I interviewed while covering the October No Kings march in DC. They did not want to be associated with ICE or immigration enforcement and were hoping that the public understood the difference.
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permanently seared into my mind is when colbert at the bush whcd said the admin was soaring like the hindenburg, but turns out vance did it himself. really incredible stuff here.
Vance on the economy:
"You don't turn the Titanic around overnight"
"You don't turn the Titanic around overnight"
January 22, 2026 at 6:24 PM
permanently seared into my mind is when colbert at the bush whcd said the admin was soaring like the hindenburg, but turns out vance did it himself. really incredible stuff here.
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People don't understand just how terribly bad this is going to be (and already is). Right now the people I talk to about this have the reaction of "yeah, can't believe these anti-vaccine parents, they're just nuts. Glad me and my kids are vaccinated" 1/6
The measles outbreak in South Carolina now stands at 664 cases, basically doubling in a week, and it's spread to several other states. The outbreak first began in Texas a year ago this week - which means the U.S. is going to lose its elimination status. My latest:
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
The return of measles: how a once-vanquished disease is spreading again
A year after the Texas outbreak began, new US cases reveal gaps in vaccination and rising risk for children
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 5:14 PM
People don't understand just how terribly bad this is going to be (and already is). Right now the people I talk to about this have the reaction of "yeah, can't believe these anti-vaccine parents, they're just nuts. Glad me and my kids are vaccinated" 1/6
Excellent work.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Kash Patel’s FBI Is Making America Less Safe, Current and Former Employees Say
Forty-five current and former employees on the changes they say are undermining the agency and making America less safe.
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Excellent work.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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The US withdrawal from #WHO became official today, leaving the world less prepared for dangerous disease outbreaks. “When that will bite us in the ass, it’s impossible to predict. But there is a 100% certainty that it will bite us in the ass,” one expert told me. www.statnews.com/2026/01/22/u...
U.S. makes exit from the WHO complete
The U.S. withdrawal from the WHO became official Thursday, formalizing a fissure between the Trump administration and the Geneva-based global health agency.
www.statnews.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:52 PM
The US withdrawal from #WHO became official today, leaving the world less prepared for dangerous disease outbreaks. “When that will bite us in the ass, it’s impossible to predict. But there is a 100% certainty that it will bite us in the ass,” one expert told me. www.statnews.com/2026/01/22/u...
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A billionaire known as “Bitcoin Jesus” was under indictment for massive criminal tax fraud and very likely going to prison.
Then, he hired a “Friend of Trump” and the criminal charges disappeared.
How did they do it? Avi Asher-Schapiro and I spent months getting the inside story.
Then, he hired a “Friend of Trump” and the criminal charges disappeared.
How did they do it? Avi Asher-Schapiro and I spent months getting the inside story.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 PM
A billionaire known as “Bitcoin Jesus” was under indictment for massive criminal tax fraud and very likely going to prison.
Then, he hired a “Friend of Trump” and the criminal charges disappeared.
How did they do it? Avi Asher-Schapiro and I spent months getting the inside story.
Then, he hired a “Friend of Trump” and the criminal charges disappeared.
How did they do it? Avi Asher-Schapiro and I spent months getting the inside story.
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Dr. Alice Mann, an ER doc and state lawmaker, said, "We want the rest of the country to know about what's happeningin Minnesota hospitals... It will happen in your state, too."
January 22, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Dr. Alice Mann, an ER doc and state lawmaker, said, "We want the rest of the country to know about what's happeningin Minnesota hospitals... It will happen in your state, too."
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Lie. Back. And. Enjoy. It.
JD Vance: "I'm headed to Minneapolis where we're gonna talk with ICE agents and local officials about how we turn down the chaos. My simple piece of advice to them is going to be if you want to turn down the chaos in Minneapolis, stop fighting immigration enforcement."
January 22, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Lie. Back. And. Enjoy. It.
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We set out to determine how many images of women and girls Grok created during its nudifying spree. What we found was “industrial-scale abuse,” experts said. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/t...
Musk’s Chatbot Flooded X With Millions of Sexualized Images in Days, New Estimates Show
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:56 PM
We set out to determine how many images of women and girls Grok created during its nudifying spree. What we found was “industrial-scale abuse,” experts said. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/t...
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Burying the Bruises
The White House insists Donald Trump’s visible bruises are nothing, but medical experts say the explanation doesn’t hold up. Why are the country’s biggest newsrooms silent?
--> A great question from @passantino.bsky.social
www.status.news/p/trump-heal...
The White House insists Donald Trump’s visible bruises are nothing, but medical experts say the explanation doesn’t hold up. Why are the country’s biggest newsrooms silent?
--> A great question from @passantino.bsky.social
www.status.news/p/trump-heal...
Burying the Bruises
The White House insists Donald Trump’s visible bruises are nothing, but medical experts say the explanation doesn’t hold up. Why are the country’s biggest newsrooms silent?
www.status.news
January 22, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Burying the Bruises
The White House insists Donald Trump’s visible bruises are nothing, but medical experts say the explanation doesn’t hold up. Why are the country’s biggest newsrooms silent?
--> A great question from @passantino.bsky.social
www.status.news/p/trump-heal...
The White House insists Donald Trump’s visible bruises are nothing, but medical experts say the explanation doesn’t hold up. Why are the country’s biggest newsrooms silent?
--> A great question from @passantino.bsky.social
www.status.news/p/trump-heal...
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"The document won’t open? I’m not sure how I could make this any easier. Okay, I reset the document permissions, but you’ll need to sign into the email document_view@busycompany.org via the password I texted you via iMessage."
My Comments Are in the Google Doc Linked in the Dropbox I Sent in the Slack
Our 5th most-read article of 2024. - - -Thanks for sending this along. I left my comments in the Google Doc. You don’t see my comments? You’re loo...
buff.ly
January 22, 2026 at 1:30 PM
"The document won’t open? I’m not sure how I could make this any easier. Okay, I reset the document permissions, but you’ll need to sign into the email document_view@busycompany.org via the password I texted you via iMessage."
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Private equity moves deeper into US law with personal injury firm deal ft.trib.al/CBsv1Vf
Private equity moves deeper into US law with personal injury firm deal
Louisiana attorneys promise to build nationwide business using innovative financing structure
ft.trib.al
January 22, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Private equity moves deeper into US law with personal injury firm deal ft.trib.al/CBsv1Vf
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Washington Post weighs in on Trump’s planned sale/demolition of the “Sistine Chapel of the New Deal.”
www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
The stunning art trove hidden in a D.C. building marked by Trump for disposal
Packed with frescoes, paintings and reliefs, the federal government’s Cohen Building has been called “the Sistine Chapel of the New Deal.” Advocates fear these works could be at risk.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Washington Post weighs in on Trump’s planned sale/demolition of the “Sistine Chapel of the New Deal.”
www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
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Three people were arrested by Ohio State Police while protesting U.S. Customs and Border Patrol recruiters at an annual Ohio State University career fair on Tuesday. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/22/t...
Three people arrested while protesting Customs and Border Patrol recruiters at Ohio State University • Ohio Capital Journal
Three people were arrested while protesting U.S. Customs and Border Patrol recruiters at an annual Ohio State University career fair on Tuesday.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Three people were arrested by Ohio State Police while protesting U.S. Customs and Border Patrol recruiters at an annual Ohio State University career fair on Tuesday. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/22/t...
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Six monarchs, three ex-Soviet apparatchiks and a leader sought by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes — those are among the inaugural members of the US president’s rival to the UN, which he is expected to unveil at Davos. ft.trib.al/acCThWH
January 22, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Six monarchs, three ex-Soviet apparatchiks and a leader sought by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes — those are among the inaugural members of the US president’s rival to the UN, which he is expected to unveil at Davos. ft.trib.al/acCThWH
Don’t just abolish ICE, prosecute ICE.
January 22, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Don’t just abolish ICE, prosecute ICE.
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Take the ICE Breaker Pledge:
No vote ever for any Dem who votes for a penny for ICE.
No vote ever for any Dem who votes for a penny for ICE.
January 22, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Take the ICE Breaker Pledge:
No vote ever for any Dem who votes for a penny for ICE.
No vote ever for any Dem who votes for a penny for ICE.
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The House Ethics Committee found that Matt Gaetz did all of the horrible things previously claimed—sex trafficking minors, prostitution (including of minors), drugs, drunk driving, obstruction, the works. The Florida Bulldog has secured and published the House report this evening.
January 22, 2026 at 3:45 AM
The House Ethics Committee found that Matt Gaetz did all of the horrible things previously claimed—sex trafficking minors, prostitution (including of minors), drugs, drunk driving, obstruction, the works. The Florida Bulldog has secured and published the House report this evening.
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After JD Vance and Donald Trump spread lies about Haitians in Springfield, Ohio in 2024, the city faced a slew of bomb threats. With Trump removing temporary protections for Haitians starting Feb. 3, the community is now preparing for more turmoil ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/21/a...
After Haitians endured campaign lies, an Ohio town prepares for ICE • Ohio Capital Journal
After JD Vance and Donald Trump spread lies about Haitians in Springfield, Ohio in 2024, the city faced a slew of bomb threats. With Trump removing temporary protections for Haitians starting Feb. 3,…
ohiocapitaljournal.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:30 AM
After JD Vance and Donald Trump spread lies about Haitians in Springfield, Ohio in 2024, the city faced a slew of bomb threats. With Trump removing temporary protections for Haitians starting Feb. 3, the community is now preparing for more turmoil ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/01/21/a...
Is this what James Carville meant by “roll over and play dead”?
An observer arrested in Suth Minneapolis. Photo by Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 21, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Is this what James Carville meant by “roll over and play dead”?