Brigit Binns
@brigitbinns.bsky.social
Memoirist, essayist, hopeful activist. Recovering prolific cookbook author (Williams-Sonoma, etc etc etc) Lover of English Staffys.
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A reminder of General Mark Miley words on #VeteransDay
"We don't take an oath to a King. Or a Tyrant. Or a dictator. We take an oath to the Constitution. "
"We don't take an oath to a King. Or a Tyrant. Or a dictator. We take an oath to the Constitution. "
November 11, 2025 at 11:11 PM
A reminder of General Mark Miley words on #VeteransDay
"We don't take an oath to a King. Or a Tyrant. Or a dictator. We take an oath to the Constitution. "
"We don't take an oath to a King. Or a Tyrant. Or a dictator. We take an oath to the Constitution. "
“I am just one person…this is an achievement of a whole society.”
María Corina Machado joins a long line of Nobel Peace Prize laureates who were awakened in the middle of the night to learn that the Nobel Committee was just minutes away from announcing their award.
María Corina Machado joins a long line of Nobel Peace Prize laureates who were awakened in the middle of the night to learn that the Nobel Committee was just minutes away from announcing their award.
October 10, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Great, but King Charles should rescind the gold-embossed invitation to Trump. What would his mother think? She spent her entire life trying to erase the memory of her uncle Edward VIII’s selfishness, including his appeasement of Hitler. #kingcharles
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke with both Trump and President Zelenskyy Friday night, and he retains "unwavering support for Ukraine.”
Starmer speaks to Trump and Zelensky after White House row
A statement from No 10 confirms he spoke with both and "retains unwavering support for Ukraine".
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March 1, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Great, but King Charles should rescind the gold-embossed invitation to Trump. What would his mother think? She spent her entire life trying to erase the memory of her uncle Edward VIII’s selfishness, including his appeasement of Hitler. #kingcharles
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No, the meeting did not go badly for Ukraine. It exposed in the most undeniable, unequivocal way possible the pro-Putin commitments of the president and vice president. That was information Americans and allies needed to have clear before them.
February 28, 2025 at 5:57 PM
No, the meeting did not go badly for Ukraine. It exposed in the most undeniable, unequivocal way possible the pro-Putin commitments of the president and vice president. That was information Americans and allies needed to have clear before them.
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Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people.
Be strong, be brave, be fearless.
You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy.
We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.
Be strong, be brave, be fearless.
You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy.
We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.
February 28, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people.
Be strong, be brave, be fearless.
You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy.
We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.
Be strong, be brave, be fearless.
You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy.
We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.
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If you feel unsafe doing this, fly a Star Wars Rebellion Alliance flag instead—just tell people you’re a fan of Star Wars. ;)
February 24, 2025 at 12:26 AM
If you feel unsafe doing this, fly a Star Wars Rebellion Alliance flag instead—just tell people you’re a fan of Star Wars. ;)
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Join us in solidarity—fly your American flag upside down, the traditional signal of distress and extreme emergency.
February 24, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Join us in solidarity—fly your American flag upside down, the traditional signal of distress and extreme emergency.
Blackshirts=brownshirts.
Putting fear in the hearts of civil disobedience.
Putting fear in the hearts of civil disobedience.
Hey, when random guys with no badges and no authority try to grab a protester and drag her away, that's when you put down the phone, get out of your seat, and fucking help her.
During a GOP town hall at Coeur d'Alene High School, Teresa Borrenpohl called out, “Is this a lecture or a town hall?” Witnesses said three unidentified men, who were not wearing badges or ID, then physically removed from her seat by order of the Idaho county sheriff.
February 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Blackshirts=brownshirts.
Putting fear in the hearts of civil disobedience.
Putting fear in the hearts of civil disobedience.
Any questions now?
February 20, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Any questions now?
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Here’s the pitch:
They hire back the accidentally-fired bird flu folks *and* the accidentally-fired nuclear security guys BUT they put them in each other’s jobs — also by accident!
It’s TRADING PLACES meets FAILSAFE meets CONTAGION — and maybe also FREAKY FRIDAY!
Need a title.
They hire back the accidentally-fired bird flu folks *and* the accidentally-fired nuclear security guys BUT they put them in each other’s jobs — also by accident!
It’s TRADING PLACES meets FAILSAFE meets CONTAGION — and maybe also FREAKY FRIDAY!
Need a title.
USDA says it accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is trying to rehire them
In a statement, an Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
In a statement, an Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation."
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
USDA says it accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is trying to rehire them
In a statement, an Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation."
www.nbcnews.com
February 18, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Here’s the pitch:
They hire back the accidentally-fired bird flu folks *and* the accidentally-fired nuclear security guys BUT they put them in each other’s jobs — also by accident!
It’s TRADING PLACES meets FAILSAFE meets CONTAGION — and maybe also FREAKY FRIDAY!
Need a title.
They hire back the accidentally-fired bird flu folks *and* the accidentally-fired nuclear security guys BUT they put them in each other’s jobs — also by accident!
It’s TRADING PLACES meets FAILSAFE meets CONTAGION — and maybe also FREAKY FRIDAY!
Need a title.
What could possibly go wrong?
BREAKING — USDA says it accidentally fired officials working to combat bird flu and says it’s trying to rehire them
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog... by @allansmith.bsky.social
www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog... by @allansmith.bsky.social
USDA says it accidentally fired officials working on bird flu and is trying to rehire them
In a statement, an Agriculture Department spokesperson told NBC News that officials are "working to swiftly rectify the situation."
www.nbcnews.com
February 18, 2025 at 11:45 PM
What could possibly go wrong?
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February 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Austrian editorial cartoonist Marian Kamensky weighs in on Vance’s bizarre and confrontational speech that assailed U.S. allies attending the Munich Security Conference.
February 15, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Austrian editorial cartoonist Marian Kamensky weighs in on Vance’s bizarre and confrontational speech that assailed U.S. allies attending the Munich Security Conference.
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The natural comparison here is Benghazi
But-as a foreign policy misstep-this is MUCH worse
Because whereas the mission in Benghazi was attacked
The Kinshasa looting was a self-inflicted wound which happened only because of Trump and Elon's arrogance
But-as a foreign policy misstep-this is MUCH worse
Because whereas the mission in Benghazi was attacked
The Kinshasa looting was a self-inflicted wound which happened only because of Trump and Elon's arrogance
"the house of the USAID mission director in Kinshasa had been looted, and videos of the ransacking began circulating on social media..."
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Forced to flee Congo, USAID workers lost everything. They’re suing Trump.
USAID workers based in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo, tell a harrowing story of how Trump’s attack on the agency complicated an escape.
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February 17, 2025 at 5:57 AM
The natural comparison here is Benghazi
But-as a foreign policy misstep-this is MUCH worse
Because whereas the mission in Benghazi was attacked
The Kinshasa looting was a self-inflicted wound which happened only because of Trump and Elon's arrogance
But-as a foreign policy misstep-this is MUCH worse
Because whereas the mission in Benghazi was attacked
The Kinshasa looting was a self-inflicted wound which happened only because of Trump and Elon's arrogance
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The convict stoking mass lawlessness and mob rule.
A call to arms for Americans to take the law into their own hands in the name of all things MAGA.
Considering his pardons for insurrectionists and labelling political opponents, immigrants and press as MAGA enemies, this is phenomenally dangerous.
A call to arms for Americans to take the law into their own hands in the name of all things MAGA.
Considering his pardons for insurrectionists and labelling political opponents, immigrants and press as MAGA enemies, this is phenomenally dangerous.
February 15, 2025 at 11:45 PM
The convict stoking mass lawlessness and mob rule.
A call to arms for Americans to take the law into their own hands in the name of all things MAGA.
Considering his pardons for insurrectionists and labelling political opponents, immigrants and press as MAGA enemies, this is phenomenally dangerous.
A call to arms for Americans to take the law into their own hands in the name of all things MAGA.
Considering his pardons for insurrectionists and labelling political opponents, immigrants and press as MAGA enemies, this is phenomenally dangerous.
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This is probably the most accurate take.
February 15, 2025 at 11:46 PM
This is probably the most accurate take.
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after the overturning of roe, black infant mortality has spiked nearly 11% in states with abortion bans:
www.reuters.com/world/us/inf...
www.reuters.com/world/us/inf...
Infant mortality rises in states with abortion bans, study finds
Increases in infant mortality have been found in U.S. states that enacted abortion bans or severe restrictions after the Supreme Court overturned the landmark ruling that guaranteed a right to the procedure, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
www.reuters.com
February 14, 2025 at 7:46 PM
after the overturning of roe, black infant mortality has spiked nearly 11% in states with abortion bans:
www.reuters.com/world/us/inf...
www.reuters.com/world/us/inf...
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"If no lawyer within earshot of the President is willing to give him that advice, then I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me." -- AUSA Hagan Scotten, SDNY.
"If no lawyer within earshot of the President is willing to give him that advice, then I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me." -- AUSA Hagan Scotten, SDNY.
February 14, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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"If no lawyer within earshot of the President is willing to give him that advice, then I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me." -- AUSA Hagan Scotten, SDNY.
"If no lawyer within earshot of the President is willing to give him that advice, then I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me." -- AUSA Hagan Scotten, SDNY.
The "Saturday Night Massacre" rolls again. Kudos to those brave lawyers voting with their feet and their livelihoods. Seven of them have already quit; how many will now get fired for the crime of Integrity?
DOJ leadership has put all Public Integrity Section lawyers into a room with 1 hour to decide who will dismiss Adams indictment or else all will be fired. Sending them strength to stand by their oath, which is to support the Constitution, not the president’s political agenda. 🇺🇸
February 14, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The "Saturday Night Massacre" rolls again. Kudos to those brave lawyers voting with their feet and their livelihoods. Seven of them have already quit; how many will now get fired for the crime of Integrity?
Gift article.
Opinion | I Shudder to Imagine Kennedy Running Our Health Agencies. (Gift Article)
We have to go toe-to-toe with this administration and resist its attacks on public health.
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February 14, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Gift article.
We need to nurture ourselves and those we love. Now more than ever.
It's Soup [RECIPE]
There's no other answer right now.
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February 13, 2025 at 9:15 PM
We need to nurture ourselves and those we love. Now more than ever.
In a sea of appalling dangerous actions, this capitulation stands out like a neon-green double-knit suit at a funeral.
MeidasTouch Network on Substack
Donald Trump’s press conference today was one of the most disgraceful moments in U.S. history, signaling a complete surrender to Vladimir Putin.
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February 13, 2025 at 2:03 AM
In a sea of appalling dangerous actions, this capitulation stands out like a neon-green double-knit suit at a funeral.
Is this really real?
I'll confess I did not think you could get dumber than "freedom fries." I am, however, frequently wrong.
Oh brother
February 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Is this really real?