Brian Wolven
@brianwolven.bsky.social
Coulrophobic Hydra tamer. Terrified of dyslexic zombies. Friend to arachnids. All of my puns are 100% organically groan.
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Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
Had my first eggnog latte of the season today—made at home w/an AeroPressed cup and freshly ground beans + store-bought eggnog.
Eggnog seems a little strange given that I spent the warm afternoon outside in shirt sleeves, working in the yard, but colder weather is right around the corner!
Eggnog seems a little strange given that I spent the warm afternoon outside in shirt sleeves, working in the yard, but colder weather is right around the corner!
November 9, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Had my first eggnog latte of the season today—made at home w/an AeroPressed cup and freshly ground beans + store-bought eggnog.
Eggnog seems a little strange given that I spent the warm afternoon outside in shirt sleeves, working in the yard, but colder weather is right around the corner!
Eggnog seems a little strange given that I spent the warm afternoon outside in shirt sleeves, working in the yard, but colder weather is right around the corner!
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I have been actively watching contracts and surge funding over the last few days and what I would say to my friends in Baltimore is “be absolutely ready, right now.”
ICE poised to ramp up raids in Baltimore by Thanksgiving
The Trump administration has rush-ordered infrastructure to conduct raids, abduct residents, and detain people for months.
open.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I have been actively watching contracts and surge funding over the last few days and what I would say to my friends in Baltimore is “be absolutely ready, right now.”
They should call it Amazon Crime™️
'Mega detention centers': ICE considers buying large warehouses to hold immigrants
The Trump administration is exploring a plan to buy warehouses designed for companies like Amazon, sources said, which would drastically increase the Trump administration’s capacity for detaining immi...
www.nbcnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:49 PM
They should call it Amazon Crime™️
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While out with @brianwolven.bsky.social and @vexedmuddler.bsky.social last night (I think @barbylon.bsky.social had already left?) we came up with the idea of "Jugband Demon Hunters", which may or may not star Emmett Otter. So it's up to all of yinz animator types to actually make it happen.
November 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM
While out with @brianwolven.bsky.social and @vexedmuddler.bsky.social last night (I think @barbylon.bsky.social had already left?) we came up with the idea of "Jugband Demon Hunters", which may or may not star Emmett Otter. So it's up to all of yinz animator types to actually make it happen.
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WOW!
An incredible discovery. The first ever image of a baby exoplanet embedded in the dust rings from which planets are forming around a star. Confirms the developing view of planet formation that we’ve never before seen in action.
🧪🔭
www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025...
An incredible discovery. The first ever image of a baby exoplanet embedded in the dust rings from which planets are forming around a star. Confirms the developing view of planet formation that we’ve never before seen in action.
🧪🔭
www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025...
November 8, 2025 at 3:20 AM
WOW!
An incredible discovery. The first ever image of a baby exoplanet embedded in the dust rings from which planets are forming around a star. Confirms the developing view of planet formation that we’ve never before seen in action.
🧪🔭
www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025...
An incredible discovery. The first ever image of a baby exoplanet embedded in the dust rings from which planets are forming around a star. Confirms the developing view of planet formation that we’ve never before seen in action.
🧪🔭
www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025...
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We're disappointed to see Ben Barres's powerful book "The Autobiography of a Transgender Scientist" among the ~400 titles removed from the Naval Academy Library. Needless to say, we're proud to have published his book and will keep it — and his memory — alive.
The Coming Out of a Transgender Scientist
"I know that I am making the right decision because whenever I think about changing my gender role, I am flooded with feelings of relief."
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu
April 8, 2025 at 8:24 PM
We're disappointed to see Ben Barres's powerful book "The Autobiography of a Transgender Scientist" among the ~400 titles removed from the Naval Academy Library. Needless to say, we're proud to have published his book and will keep it — and his memory — alive.
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A long and comprehensive opinion, but this jumped out at me: The judge accused the Federal Protective Service—which was called in to suppress the protests—of lying under oath to slander the regular Portland police.😬
DOJ recently admitted that other FPS claims in this case were objectively false.
DOJ recently admitted that other FPS claims in this case were objectively false.
November 8, 2025 at 1:13 AM
A long and comprehensive opinion, but this jumped out at me: The judge accused the Federal Protective Service—which was called in to suppress the protests—of lying under oath to slander the regular Portland police.😬
DOJ recently admitted that other FPS claims in this case were objectively false.
DOJ recently admitted that other FPS claims in this case were objectively false.
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BREAKING: Judge Immergut issues a permanent injunction against Pete Hegseth and the deployment of the National Guard to Portland.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 8, 2025 at 1:01 AM
BREAKING: Judge Immergut issues a permanent injunction against Pete Hegseth and the deployment of the National Guard to Portland.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
November 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
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New — While some states have received SNAP benefits for November and USDA is supposedly pushing through all federal payments soon, that doesn’t erase the psychological terror of the last few weeks.
I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:
I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:
The voices of SNAP
Recipients have become political pawns. They explained, in their own words, what Trump withholding funds has been like.
www.thehandbasket.co
November 7, 2025 at 10:55 PM
New — While some states have received SNAP benefits for November and USDA is supposedly pushing through all federal payments soon, that doesn’t erase the psychological terror of the last few weeks.
I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:
I spoke with 20+ SNAP recipients in 16 states about preparing for a possible future with no food:
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HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
November 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE
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I understand why we shut down American airspace for a few days after 9-11 to avoid a repeat attack but imagine shutting down American airspace to avoid releasing the Epstein files.
November 7, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I understand why we shut down American airspace for a few days after 9-11 to avoid a repeat attack but imagine shutting down American airspace to avoid releasing the Epstein files.
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“A trio of photographers in New Zealand have captured images of ‘red sprites’, or red lightning, one of the rarest light phenomena in the world, in which luminous crimson flashes appear in the sky.” [theguardian.com]
‘A perfect coincidence’: rare red lightning captured in New Zealand skies
The extremely unusual phenomenon – also known as red lightning – lasts for a millisecond and is rarely visible to the naked eye
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:22 PM
“A trio of photographers in New Zealand have captured images of ‘red sprites’, or red lightning, one of the rarest light phenomena in the world, in which luminous crimson flashes appear in the sky.” [theguardian.com]
Salad bar time for Timiny Cricket
November 7, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Salad bar time for Timiny Cricket
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The man who ended USAID is the world's first trillionaire
November 7, 2025 at 2:14 AM
The man who ended USAID is the world's first trillionaire
Cats are so graceful 🩰😹
November 7, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Cats are so graceful 🩰😹
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🎵 I threw the sandwich
... but I did not catch the felony 🎶
... but I did not catch the felony 🎶
November 6, 2025 at 8:31 PM
🎵 I threw the sandwich
... but I did not catch the felony 🎶
... but I did not catch the felony 🎶
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HAPPENING NOW: Judge McConnell is sharply rebuking the Trump administration for what he said was defying his order to make full SNAP payments by Nov. 5. He has ordered USDA to make the *full* payment to states by tomorrow.
November 6, 2025 at 8:53 PM
HAPPENING NOW: Judge McConnell is sharply rebuking the Trump administration for what he said was defying his order to make full SNAP payments by Nov. 5. He has ordered USDA to make the *full* payment to states by tomorrow.
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Another shameless lie.
Trump’s own lawyers at USDA posted (then deleted) the guidance below that SNAP continues during a shutdown.
Can someone ask him to explain why he disagrees with Trump’s own lawyers?
Trump’s own lawyers at USDA posted (then deleted) the guidance below that SNAP continues during a shutdown.
Can someone ask him to explain why he disagrees with Trump’s own lawyers?
November 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Another shameless lie.
Trump’s own lawyers at USDA posted (then deleted) the guidance below that SNAP continues during a shutdown.
Can someone ask him to explain why he disagrees with Trump’s own lawyers?
Trump’s own lawyers at USDA posted (then deleted) the guidance below that SNAP continues during a shutdown.
Can someone ask him to explain why he disagrees with Trump’s own lawyers?
Simultaneously hilarious and terrifying.
Hilarrifying.
Hilarrifying.
Behold the "Getting Deported by Trump" Halloween costume wp.me/p30bS-5dw
November 4, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Simultaneously hilarious and terrifying.
Hilarrifying.
Hilarrifying.
“Point-blank range is any distance over which a certain firearm or gun can hit a target without the need to elevate the barrel to compensate for bullet drop, i.e. the gun can be pointed horizontally at the target.”
Guess he pointed that sandwich straight and level at the target?
Guess he pointed that sandwich straight and level at the target?
It's not in this article but the government asserts that the sandwich was thrown at "point blank range", which implies subway sandwiches have defined effective weapon ranges of varying lethality, and I would like to see the government's chart of these ranges.
Trial Begins for Man Accused of Lobbing a Sandwich at a Federal Agent www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
November 3, 2025 at 11:25 PM
“Point-blank range is any distance over which a certain firearm or gun can hit a target without the need to elevate the barrel to compensate for bullet drop, i.e. the gun can be pointed horizontally at the target.”
Guess he pointed that sandwich straight and level at the target?
Guess he pointed that sandwich straight and level at the target?
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NEW: Footage of a US citizen in Chicago being rammed then dragged from her car on her way to work.
Abducted, with no warrant, her family couldn’t find her for hours.
She was later released with NO CHARGE.
A DHS statement said she “violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers”.
You decide…
Abducted, with no warrant, her family couldn’t find her for hours.
She was later released with NO CHARGE.
A DHS statement said she “violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers”.
You decide…
November 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
NEW: Footage of a US citizen in Chicago being rammed then dragged from her car on her way to work.
Abducted, with no warrant, her family couldn’t find her for hours.
She was later released with NO CHARGE.
A DHS statement said she “violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers”.
You decide…
Abducted, with no warrant, her family couldn’t find her for hours.
She was later released with NO CHARGE.
A DHS statement said she “violently resisted arrest, injuring two officers”.
You decide…