Brie
@briebrie.bsky.social
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I'm probably outside with my dog, avoiding people.
Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦
I'm probably outside with my dog, avoiding people.
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I think if you pardon someone who goes on to commit more crimes, you should pay a price for that pardon.
There must be accountability somewhere.
Trump is pardoning dangerous people who go on to hurt others, and he retains his immunity.
There must be accountability somewhere.
Trump is pardoning dangerous people who go on to hurt others, and he retains his immunity.
November 12, 2025 at 4:34 AM
I think if you pardon someone who goes on to commit more crimes, you should pay a price for that pardon.
There must be accountability somewhere.
Trump is pardoning dangerous people who go on to hurt others, and he retains his immunity.
There must be accountability somewhere.
Trump is pardoning dangerous people who go on to hurt others, and he retains his immunity.
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welcome to America, where Confederate statues are being put back up and memorials to Black soldiers who gave their lives in World War II are being removed
November 12, 2025 at 4:35 AM
welcome to America, where Confederate statues are being put back up and memorials to Black soldiers who gave their lives in World War II are being removed
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if you can’t see the aurora borealis tonight, here is a sewer tunnel which is a wonder in itself.
November 12, 2025 at 3:58 AM
if you can’t see the aurora borealis tonight, here is a sewer tunnel which is a wonder in itself.
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High end wealth inequality allows for shit like this
November 12, 2025 at 2:55 AM
High end wealth inequality allows for shit like this
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Must-read analysis of the domestic and global harms caused by Vought’s truly demented, murderous and illegal acts. His depravity threatens lives and is shredding any hope for pluralistic democracy before our eyes
🔔 When Trump posted a video of budget director Russell Vought as the grim reaper, public health workers recognized a kernel of truth.
My latest piece @kffhealthnews.org couldn't be more important. Art by the incredible @oonazenda.bsky.social
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kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
My latest piece @kffhealthnews.org couldn't be more important. Art by the incredible @oonazenda.bsky.social
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kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Wielding Obscure Budget Tools, Trump’s ‘Reaper’ Vought Sows Turmoil in Public Health - KFF Health News
Through shrouded bureaucratic maneuvers, White House budget director Russell Vought and DOGE have quietly upended outbreak response, HIV treatment, and dementia care in communities across America.
kffhealthnews.org
November 12, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Must-read analysis of the domestic and global harms caused by Vought’s truly demented, murderous and illegal acts. His depravity threatens lives and is shredding any hope for pluralistic democracy before our eyes
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Trying to imagine the reaction if a Democrat said that the American workforce is talentless.
TRUMP: You have to bring in talent
INGRAHAM: Well, we have plenty of talented people in America
TRUMP: No you don't. No.
INGRAHAM: We don't have talented people here?
November 12, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Trying to imagine the reaction if a Democrat said that the American workforce is talentless.
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ai could never
November 12, 2025 at 2:14 AM
ai could never
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Tapping the XKCD sign again to explain that no, I won't be seeing an aurora tonight. Or at least I really hope not. That would be bad. :)
November 12, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Tapping the XKCD sign again to explain that no, I won't be seeing an aurora tonight. Or at least I really hope not. That would be bad. :)
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NOAA cut funding to the Alaska Earthquake Center, directed by my friend Mike West. As a result, seismic monitoring by nine stations in Alaska tracking tsunami-causing earthquakes will go offline by the end of the month. This endangers people in Alaska, Hawaiʻi, and other parts of the Pacific.
This lab is key for tracking deadly waves. Its sensors are about to go offline.
After NOAA cut funding to the lab that’s been monitoring seismic activity for more than 25 years, nine stations tracking tsunami-causing earthquakes for the agency will go offline by the end of the mo...
www.washingtonpost.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
NOAA cut funding to the Alaska Earthquake Center, directed by my friend Mike West. As a result, seismic monitoring by nine stations in Alaska tracking tsunami-causing earthquakes will go offline by the end of the month. This endangers people in Alaska, Hawaiʻi, and other parts of the Pacific.
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posting photos of the aurora is ableist against people who live in boring parts of the planet
November 12, 2025 at 1:48 AM
posting photos of the aurora is ableist against people who live in boring parts of the planet
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The media refuses to even attempt to write this up as a Trump scandal. They press no one. They don’t press him. No allies. No front pages. Just a passing buried piece and it’s gone.
The fact that this, and every other Trump pardonee who has subsequently broken the law, has not ended Trump's political career, that it barely even registers on the national discourse, underlines just how far we are from a functioning democracy that values accountability.
A man pardoned by Donald Trump for his role in January 6th - he assaulted Capitol Police officers with bear spray & a metal whip - has avoided prison for child sex crimes because of the president’s sweeping pardon, despite pleading guilty to soliciting what he believed was a 15-year-old girl for sex
November 12, 2025 at 1:54 AM
The media refuses to even attempt to write this up as a Trump scandal. They press no one. They don’t press him. No allies. No front pages. Just a passing buried piece and it’s gone.
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The fact that this, and every other Trump pardonee who has subsequently broken the law, has not ended Trump's political career, that it barely even registers on the national discourse, underlines just how far we are from a functioning democracy that values accountability.
A man pardoned by Donald Trump for his role in January 6th - he assaulted Capitol Police officers with bear spray & a metal whip - has avoided prison for child sex crimes because of the president’s sweeping pardon, despite pleading guilty to soliciting what he believed was a 15-year-old girl for sex
Trump Pardon Lets Convicted Child Sex Predator Walk Free
Andrew Taake walked free because of Trump’s pardons, despite being convicted of a child sex crime.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:29 AM
The fact that this, and every other Trump pardonee who has subsequently broken the law, has not ended Trump's political career, that it barely even registers on the national discourse, underlines just how far we are from a functioning democracy that values accountability.
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In honor of Veterans today, I'd like to showcase Women's Military uniforms throughout the years.
Image: Women's US Military Uniform, WW1
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Image: Women's US Military Uniform, WW1
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November 11, 2025 at 6:18 PM
In honor of Veterans today, I'd like to showcase Women's Military uniforms throughout the years.
Image: Women's US Military Uniform, WW1
More Pics & #MilitaryUniform #FashionHistory in 🧵
Image: Women's US Military Uniform, WW1
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“My dad has lived in Des Plaines, IL for over 30 years. He’s worked hard every single day to support our family and help others. We were just doing landscaping work in downtown Des Plaines when ICE came out of nowhere. They detained my dad and another worker I was held too but eventually let go”
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November 12, 2025 at 12:12 AM
“My dad has lived in Des Plaines, IL for over 30 years. He’s worked hard every single day to support our family and help others. We were just doing landscaping work in downtown Des Plaines when ICE came out of nowhere. They detained my dad and another worker I was held too but eventually let go”
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I’m convinced that they do these sporadic public displays just to signify that they finally have the meritocracy they have dreamt of which is one in which the most decorated and qualified woman can have her career derailed at the whims of the most mediocre and unqualified man.
November 12, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I’m convinced that they do these sporadic public displays just to signify that they finally have the meritocracy they have dreamt of which is one in which the most decorated and qualified woman can have her career derailed at the whims of the most mediocre and unqualified man.
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Also, the HHS Secretary sold cocaine in college and was a heroin addict for 14 years so it is RICH whenever they go after people for old drug offenses.
Even if you don’t care about people who use drugs - you really should care about other people - they will still just lie that you are a person who uses drugs when they want other people not to care about you
After José's arrest sparked outrage in August, DHS attacked him in a press release, calling him a "criminal illegal alien, not a firefighter." DHS has cited a 12-year-old drug delivery charge while failing to acknowledge the charge was dismissed.
Full @us.theguardian.com interview and story here:
Full @us.theguardian.com interview and story here:
November 12, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Also, the HHS Secretary sold cocaine in college and was a heroin addict for 14 years so it is RICH whenever they go after people for old drug offenses.
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There’s actually an obscure state law that says that if you’re a white guy who went to Harvard and you can say “nothing can be done” in a snide tone while posing as a pragmatist, the New York Times is legally obligated to publish anything you write
Opinion | Chuck Schumer Is a Convenient Punching Bag. There Was No Happy Outcome for the Shutdown.
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:08 PM
There’s actually an obscure state law that says that if you’re a white guy who went to Harvard and you can say “nothing can be done” in a snide tone while posing as a pragmatist, the New York Times is legally obligated to publish anything you write
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Disgusting. You engaged in political gamesmanship using them as pawns knowing they would get harmed and now you question *their* patriotism because some of them aren't wealthy like you and didn't want to work a high stress job for no pay?
Sean Duffy threatens "action" against air traffic controllers who didn't come to work during the shutdown: "I'm concerned about their patriotism."
November 11, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Disgusting. You engaged in political gamesmanship using them as pawns knowing they would get harmed and now you question *their* patriotism because some of them aren't wealthy like you and didn't want to work a high stress job for no pay?
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first it's pensions, then it's healthcare, then vacation, finally it's the wages, pretty soon you're just going to one box to work all day for no money and going to another to get the rest of snap to eat, which sounds a lot like how they described the soviet union to me in the 80s but what do i know
Is this good? It doesn't seem good.
"Walgreens will no longer give many of its retail workers paid vacation time for Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays, as the company looks to cut costs under new owners."
"Walgreens will no longer give many of its retail workers paid vacation time for Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays, as the company looks to cut costs under new owners."
Walgreens Cuts Pay for Hourly Store Workers After $10 Billion Buyout
Walgreens will no longer give many of its retail workers paid vacation time for Thanksgiving, Christmas and other major holidays, as the company looks to cut costs under new owners.
www.bloomberg.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
first it's pensions, then it's healthcare, then vacation, finally it's the wages, pretty soon you're just going to one box to work all day for no money and going to another to get the rest of snap to eat, which sounds a lot like how they described the soviet union to me in the 80s but what do i know
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as someone with two children who are talented at math and need (especially the younger one) a lot of help with social and emotional stuff this makes me want to scream
please help your children learn to interact with the world, it will make their lives (and everyone else’s!) so much easier
please help your children learn to interact with the world, it will make their lives (and everyone else’s!) so much easier
I think the belief by the powerful that "people will put up with many things if you are excellent at math" is incredibly revealing in terms of understanding How We Got Here
November 11, 2025 at 11:15 PM
as someone with two children who are talented at math and need (especially the younger one) a lot of help with social and emotional stuff this makes me want to scream
please help your children learn to interact with the world, it will make their lives (and everyone else’s!) so much easier
please help your children learn to interact with the world, it will make their lives (and everyone else’s!) so much easier
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Trying to get ahead of that Joyce Carol Oates dunk
Pope Leo has shared his four favorite movies of all time, as the Vatican prepares to host dozens of actors and directors in a “World of Cinema” gathering on Saturday at his official residence. See which films made the pope's list. nyti.ms/4p3exK9
Pope Leo Shares His Favorite Movies Ahead of Vatican Event
The list leans heavily on uplifting classics.
nyti.ms
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Trying to get ahead of that Joyce Carol Oates dunk
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People who are scared of big cities have it backward. The closer you are to your neighbors the better you are at seeing them as human. The people who are scared of “random shootings” in the cities are also sniping lost teens in their driveways in the exurbs.
Still thinking about this story. Imagine how cooked your brain has to be on Fox News -- how terrified you have to be, every day in your isolated suburban castle -- to start *shooting* when you see brown people at your door, before the door is even open. We're such a nation of terrified cowards.
Cleaning worker who mistakenly went to wrong home fatally shot: Police
The shooting victim died from a gunshot wound to the head, the coroner's office said.
abcnews.go.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
People who are scared of big cities have it backward. The closer you are to your neighbors the better you are at seeing them as human. The people who are scared of “random shootings” in the cities are also sniping lost teens in their driveways in the exurbs.
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Saying you inadvertently backed the US into a “National Security Event” isn’t the flex he thinks it is.
November 11, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Saying you inadvertently backed the US into a “National Security Event” isn’t the flex he thinks it is.
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In times like these, links are needed because it's far too easy to throw up a faked headline. So I'm sliding in to assist with the receipts: www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecut...
November 11, 2025 at 7:20 PM
In times like these, links are needed because it's far too easy to throw up a faked headline. So I'm sliding in to assist with the receipts: www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecut...
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You have to understand what pieces like this from the NYT are and are not.
They are not an honest assessment of the state of politics today.
They are a negotiation tactic—an effort by a calcified, right-leaning legacy institution to steer the discourse in a direction more palatable to elites.
They are not an honest assessment of the state of politics today.
They are a negotiation tactic—an effort by a calcified, right-leaning legacy institution to steer the discourse in a direction more palatable to elites.
November 11, 2025 at 8:17 PM
You have to understand what pieces like this from the NYT are and are not.
They are not an honest assessment of the state of politics today.
They are a negotiation tactic—an effort by a calcified, right-leaning legacy institution to steer the discourse in a direction more palatable to elites.
They are not an honest assessment of the state of politics today.
They are a negotiation tactic—an effort by a calcified, right-leaning legacy institution to steer the discourse in a direction more palatable to elites.