Brian Sapient
@briansapient.bsky.social
On a journey to live the most fact-based life I can possibly live. Atheist, humanist, tree-hugger, educator, golfer, and science advocate. Philly sports lover. Kinda into stocks.
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Brian Sapient
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· May 16
If you only ever take one thing away from my page, I hope it's my list of reputable #news sources. If you haven't embarked on a similar journey, I think my effort may change your life for the better. Here's a list to follow (free) and I'll follow up with more info 🧵
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The two Americas:
Hard working Honduran college student deported, Honduran drug kingpin (what bribes exist?) pardoned
Hard working Honduran college student deported, Honduran drug kingpin (what bribes exist?) pardoned
November 29, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The two Americas:
Hard working Honduran college student deported, Honduran drug kingpin (what bribes exist?) pardoned
Hard working Honduran college student deported, Honduran drug kingpin (what bribes exist?) pardoned
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So the war on drugs is to kill the fishermen and release the kingpins. Makes perfect sense. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
Trump Announces Pardon for Honduran Ex-President Convicted in Drug Case
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:13 PM
So the war on drugs is to kill the fishermen and release the kingpins. Makes perfect sense. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
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Indiana Senate Republican Greg Walker “said he would have reported the alleged violation to federal authorities “if I thought that there was anyone of integrity in Washington that would follow through on my accusation ..”
@adamwren.bsky.social #redistrict
dailyjournal.net/2025/11/26/s...
@adamwren.bsky.social #redistrict
dailyjournal.net/2025/11/26/s...
November 29, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Indiana Senate Republican Greg Walker “said he would have reported the alleged violation to federal authorities “if I thought that there was anyone of integrity in Washington that would follow through on my accusation ..”
@adamwren.bsky.social #redistrict
dailyjournal.net/2025/11/26/s...
@adamwren.bsky.social #redistrict
dailyjournal.net/2025/11/26/s...
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The irony is rich.
November 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The irony is rich.
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so none of what he’s saying is real btw
November 28, 2025 at 8:29 PM
so none of what he’s saying is real btw
All the Republican voters that voted to destroy their livelihoods gonna be sucking on the government teet again because they forgot he was the worst POTUS in history.
#pathetic
#pathetic
November 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
All the Republican voters that voted to destroy their livelihoods gonna be sucking on the government teet again because they forgot he was the worst POTUS in history.
#pathetic
#pathetic
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“.. This is X in 2025: Potentially fake accounts crying at other potentially fake accounts that they aren’t real, all while refusing to acknowledge that they themselves aren’t who they say they are — a Russian nesting doll of bullshit.”
@cwarzel.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
@cwarzel.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
November 25, 2025 at 1:21 AM
“.. This is X in 2025: Potentially fake accounts crying at other potentially fake accounts that they aren’t real, all while refusing to acknowledge that they themselves aren’t who they say they are — a Russian nesting doll of bullshit.”
@cwarzel.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
@cwarzel.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
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In my view, Senator Cassidy should not just be removed as Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee; he should also lose his medical license for breaking the Hippocratic oath to do no harm.
November 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
In my view, Senator Cassidy should not just be removed as Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee; he should also lose his medical license for breaking the Hippocratic oath to do no harm.
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November 23, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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I had a popular account with a valuable audience and my Twitter payout was $80 a month-ish, to the point where I disabled monetization instead of uploading my ID. Payouts are only material if you live in a developing country, so “guy in Nigeria posting right-wing Amerislop” has taken over the site.
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I had a popular account with a valuable audience and my Twitter payout was $80 a month-ish, to the point where I disabled monetization instead of uploading my ID. Payouts are only material if you live in a developing country, so “guy in Nigeria posting right-wing Amerislop” has taken over the site.
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For over 300 years now, it is a bedrock principle in Anglo-American constitutionalism that obedience is owed according only to law. Refusal to follow an illegal command is not only a moral choice but an absolute duty.
November 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
For over 300 years now, it is a bedrock principle in Anglo-American constitutionalism that obedience is owed according only to law. Refusal to follow an illegal command is not only a moral choice but an absolute duty.
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If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
November 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
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the last 24 hours on X, summed up:
November 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
the last 24 hours on X, summed up:
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Twitter now displays where accounts are from and it has confirmed that too many of the political accounts are out of country bots.
Why are folks still there? To argue with bots? A waste of precious time while enriching the richest man on Earth.
Delete your account.
Why are folks still there? To argue with bots? A waste of precious time while enriching the richest man on Earth.
Delete your account.
November 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Twitter now displays where accounts are from and it has confirmed that too many of the political accounts are out of country bots.
Why are folks still there? To argue with bots? A waste of precious time while enriching the richest man on Earth.
Delete your account.
Why are folks still there? To argue with bots? A waste of precious time while enriching the richest man on Earth.
Delete your account.
I'm an ex-catholic #atheist (because there's no good reason to believe in god) but I endorse what the Pope said here.
ICYMI - POPE LEO: “When people are living good lives for 10, 20 years… (Trump) is treating them in a way that’s extremely disrespectful, violent — We have to look for ways to treat people humanely and with dignity.” (H/T @CBSNews)
November 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I'm an ex-catholic #atheist (because there's no good reason to believe in god) but I endorse what the Pope said here.
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It’s crazy to think about the crimes we’re going to learn about after this regime ends.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
November 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM
It’s crazy to think about the crimes we’re going to learn about after this regime ends.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
We’re already hearing about Watergate level crimes every week. Imagine what will come out after it’s over.
We’re going to need a full accounting of all that’s been done in violation of the constitution.
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Heartbreaking stuff. And more good journalism from @charlotteobserver.com which has been a part of an incredible effort from local media to cover this past week’s attack on our city.
November 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Heartbreaking stuff. And more good journalism from @charlotteobserver.com which has been a part of an incredible effort from local media to cover this past week’s attack on our city.
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Congrats to the Teamsters (especially their awful president) and all the other truckers & freight workers who voted themselves into a "structural goods recession."
In October, truckload freight volumes declined for the fourth consecutive month.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/20/t...
In October, truckload freight volumes declined for the fourth consecutive month.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/20/t...
November 21, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Congrats to the Teamsters (especially their awful president) and all the other truckers & freight workers who voted themselves into a "structural goods recession."
In October, truckload freight volumes declined for the fourth consecutive month.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/20/t...
In October, truckload freight volumes declined for the fourth consecutive month.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/20/t...
Hasn't it been the 3rd inning for Dan Ives AI game for like 2 years now?
#econsky @cnbc.com @michaelsantoli.bsky.social
#econsky @cnbc.com @michaelsantoli.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Hasn't it been the 3rd inning for Dan Ives AI game for like 2 years now?
#econsky @cnbc.com @michaelsantoli.bsky.social
#econsky @cnbc.com @michaelsantoli.bsky.social
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TEN MONTHS IN:
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
November 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
TEN MONTHS IN:
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
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With every single insane post Trump makes, he becomes less powerful. Less believable. Less authoritarian.
He’s a weak man.
He’s a weak man.
November 20, 2025 at 6:57 PM
With every single insane post Trump makes, he becomes less powerful. Less believable. Less authoritarian.
He’s a weak man.
He’s a weak man.
Can you recall a time when Tom Lee ever saved you money before a downturn?
#econsky #finsky @fundstratcapital.bsky.social
#econsky #finsky @fundstratcapital.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Can you recall a time when Tom Lee ever saved you money before a downturn?
#econsky #finsky @fundstratcapital.bsky.social
#econsky #finsky @fundstratcapital.bsky.social