Don Brown
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Don Brown
@dcb.bsky.social
Security, Data, Distributed Systems
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"As flaccid as a boned fish, Donald Trump crumpled quicker than even Vladimir Putin probably anticipated," George F. Will writes. wapo.st/3HrXW2F
Opinion | Now it is the Old World’s turn to rescue the United States
As Trump met with European leaders on Ukraine, Churchill’s words from days long ago came to mind.
wapo.st
August 18, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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It sounds conspiratorial to suggest that Vladimir Putin told Donald Trump behind closed doors to launch an assault on mail-in voting in elections administered by the states, and Trump immediately set about mobilizing federal power to do it… but that is literally Trump’s account of what happened.
August 18, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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The White House is mobilizing red state military forces to occupy a Democratic stronghold and let me tell you: No one has ever pretended something isn't happening harder than Democratic leaders are pretending this isn't happening right now.
WASHINGTON (AP) — South Carolina, Ohio also sending National Guard troops to DC in further escalation of federal intervention in Dem city.
August 17, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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New in PN: Trump's brownshirts deploy in DC

"Why wouldn’t he keep going? He’s got his list of cities. He’s teeing up his strike force. He’s seen the courts sit on their hands, owns the Republican majorities in Congress, and has military leaders who won’t balk at his abuses of power."
Trump's brownshirts deploy in DC
It's happening here.
www.publicnotice.co
August 13, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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I’ve had nothing to do with that pedophile since he stole all of my teenage masseuses.
July 29, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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"Welcome to ESPN's ongoing coverage of the Emmanuel Clase investigation. Did he bet on baseball? If so, why?"

"But first, a word from our sponsors FanDuel and DraftKings."
From Jeff Passan: Cleveland Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase has been placed on non-disciplinary paid leave as part of MLB's sports-betting investigation, sources tell ESPN.

Clase is the second Guardians pitcher on leave tied to the investigation, joining right-hander Luis Ortiz.
July 28, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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Columbia is currently on step 1 of failing the Lando test. Ask the law firms about steps 2-4.
July 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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🚨 Secretary Noem basically said that her agency is now dedicated to forcible regime change…in American cities and states.

There 👏🏽 is 👏🏽 a 👏🏽 name 👏🏽 for 👏🏽 this
June 12, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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Joe Biden says he's started treatment for his prostate cancer and the prognosis is good. Donald Trump says Biden was executed in 2020 and was replaced with a legion of clones. For busy voters, it can be hard to know who to believe.
June 2, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Lamberth agreed that a new president should have the chance to implement his agenda, but he also said democracy isn't as simple as "blind submission to the whims of the most recent election-victor." www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
June 3, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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ICE raids Poconos pizza shop.

"It's really hard to fathom that the guy making my pizza for 25 years is a gangster and a terrorist, and the person who shows up in an unmarked car wearing a mask and body armor comes to take him away is somehow the good guy."

www.wnep.com/article/news...
Wayne County community rally amid ICE raid at restaurant
Newswatch 16's Emily Kress spoke with people in the Honesdale community who are shaken after watching three restaurant employees get detained.
www.wnep.com
June 1, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The fact you have not even heard of this incident, let alone the name is incredible.

The GOP is just so much better at politics at this point, the Dems may as well not exist.

Schumer and Jeffries just out there doing performative nonsense.
May 20, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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If a foreign adversary snuck into our Federal budget and cut science research and education the way we’re cutting it ourselves — strategically undermining America’s long-term health, wealth, and security — we would likely consider it an act of war.
May 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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"Furthermore, I expect the German legal profession to understand that the nation is not here for them, but that they are here for the nation"

Hitler, 1942

Doesn't sound much different, does it?
Bondi declares war on the courts: "What has happened to our judiciary is beyond me ... they are deranged ... we are sending a very strong message today ... we will come after you and we will prosecute you. We will find you."
April 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Democratic members of Congress should probably be made to understand that unless they throw everything they have at this, they are next.
Bondi declares war on the courts: "What has happened to our judiciary is beyond me ... they are deranged ... we are sending a very strong message today ... we will come after you and we will prosecute you. We will find you."
April 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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President Donald Trump rejected the possibility of raising taxes on millionaires, arguing the policy could prompt them to leave the country.
Donald Trump rejects idea of raising taxes on millionaires
President Donald Trump rejected the possibility of raising taxes on millionaires, arguing the policy could prompt them to leave the country.
bit.ly
April 23, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Dance with Death, by Hieronymus Hess, 1841, 📸 via Vatican Media Pool
April 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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Sunday morning April 20, 2025

Fox News Sunday — Van Hollen

NBC's Meet the Press — Van Hollen

CNN's State of the Union — Van Hollen

CBS’ Face the Nation — Van Hollen

ABC’s This Week — Van Hollen

@vanhollen.senate.gov
#AbregoGarcia #RuleOfLaw
April 20, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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Oh dear you’re going to want to read this. Looks like DOGErs were caught exfiltrating NLRB data, likely on unions, for private (seemingly Elony) use. This is must read. What we’ve all suspected. But now details. www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data
A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.
www.npr.org
April 15, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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You set the house on fire, watched it burn, and then lost your nerve and put it out. You now have a partially burned house. Great job.
April 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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CNBC comes right up to the line of flat out asking Lutnick if Trump is manipulating markets with his posts
April 9, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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April 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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Pete Hegseth Blows Into Breathalyzer To Unlock Phone
Pete Hegseth Blows Into Breathalyzer To Unlock Phone
WASHINGTON—Grumbling to himself as he repeatedly dropped the device, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was reportedly blowing into a Breathalyzer Thursday in an attempt to unlock his phone. “Stup...
theonion.com
March 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Number of Republicans calling for a co-equal branch of government: 1
GOP Rep. Bacon: "We made a mistake. We passed legislation that gave the president some temporary tariff authorities. I think we should look back and maybe restore the power back from Congress and take away the authorizations."
March 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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NEW: The FBI's biggest, most important field office has been reprioritized to a single task: redacting the Jeffrey Epstein files.

By me in @vanityfair.com...

www.vanityfair.com/news/story/e...
“Ludicrous” Situation: Epstein Case Review Takes Over FBI’s New York Office
The bureau’s New York field office normally chases drug dealers and spies. Right now, according to multiple sources, priority one is redacting the sex trafficker’s case files.
www.vanityfair.com
March 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM