Henrylane Brown
@humble2024.bsky.social
A resolute fighter for the well-being of humanity.
We have an obligation to decode republican/conservative parlance for the past half century gaslighting us all along. For instance, “Fiscal Responsibility” means to republicans/conservatives, “the American People are disposable” when it comes to government expenses.
November 12, 2025 at 5:08 AM
We have an obligation to decode republican/conservative parlance for the past half century gaslighting us all along. For instance, “Fiscal Responsibility” means to republicans/conservatives, “the American People are disposable” when it comes to government expenses.
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This piece is as good as people say it is. Read it to appreciate that writing isn't just about content, but style. AI can't do this.
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
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November 9, 2025 at 11:10 AM
This piece is as good as people say it is. Read it to appreciate that writing isn't just about content, but style. AI can't do this.
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Documenting the pioneering role that Black men drafted into the National Army during World War I played in the early civil rights movement, from Desmond Ang and Sahil Chinoy https://www.nber.org/papers/w33460
February 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Documenting the pioneering role that Black men drafted into the National Army during World War I played in the early civil rights movement, from Desmond Ang and Sahil Chinoy https://www.nber.org/papers/w33460
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“It’s a seductive trade: When democratic systems fail, simply replace them with algorithmic ones. But it’s the wrong reflex,” Eric Schmidt and Andrew Sorota write.
Opinion | Use A.I. to Reinvigorate Democracy — Not Replace It
Governments shouldn’t hand over decision-making to A.I.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:55 PM
“It’s a seductive trade: When democratic systems fail, simply replace them with algorithmic ones. But it’s the wrong reflex,” Eric Schmidt and Andrew Sorota write.
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“Key elements of Mamdani’s campaign have enormous potential for a party badly beaten in 2024, one that continues to be held in disdain by much of the electorate, including by many of its own members,” Thomas Edsall writes.
Opinion | Young Voters Are the Holy Grail. Zohran Mamdani Just Showed Democrats How to Win Them.
Key elements of the mayor-elect’s campaign have enormous potential for a party that was badly beaten in 2024.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
“Key elements of Mamdani’s campaign have enormous potential for a party badly beaten in 2024, one that continues to be held in disdain by much of the electorate, including by many of its own members,” Thomas Edsall writes.
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Congress, Jamelle Bouie writes, “treats its power as a burden: something to avoid for fear of challenging the chief magistrate and risking his wrath in the form of an angry social media post or, more concretely, a primary challenge.”
Opinion | The Empty Promises of Trump’s Imperial Presidency
It may take an imperial Congress to correct its flaws.
nyti.ms
November 11, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Congress, Jamelle Bouie writes, “treats its power as a burden: something to avoid for fear of challenging the chief magistrate and risking his wrath in the form of an angry social media post or, more concretely, a primary challenge.”
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“When we can no longer agree on basic facts, or even on the frameworks that help us interpret them, our capacity for meaningful civic dialogue is deeply compromised,” Julian Kenneth Braxton, a high school history teacher, writes in a letter to The Times.
Opinion | Teaching History in the Trump Era
Readers respond to an article about how the teaching of U.S. history is changing. Also: Democratic pragmatism; emergency care at risk.
nyti.ms
November 12, 2025 at 1:37 AM
“When we can no longer agree on basic facts, or even on the frameworks that help us interpret them, our capacity for meaningful civic dialogue is deeply compromised,” Julian Kenneth Braxton, a high school history teacher, writes in a letter to The Times.
“The Make America Great Again” brand or movement is purely an Orwellian figure of speech, meaning a euphemism for the most brutal, cruel, inhumane and bloody class war against the American People by a small fraction of the ruling classes, namely, the crony capitalist billionaires.
November 12, 2025 at 2:36 AM
“The Make America Great Again” brand or movement is purely an Orwellian figure of speech, meaning a euphemism for the most brutal, cruel, inhumane and bloody class war against the American People by a small fraction of the ruling classes, namely, the crony capitalist billionaires.
The Supreme Court’s decision allowing a pause on SNAP relief for millions of Americans is so cruel, unbearable, inhumane and unnecessary.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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US supreme court extends Trump pause on $4bn in food aid benefits
More uncertainty after justices allow temporary block on full payments for Snap, relied upon by 42 million Americans
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November 12, 2025 at 2:27 AM
The Supreme Court’s decision allowing a pause on SNAP relief for millions of Americans is so cruel, unbearable, inhumane and unnecessary.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Last week, Medicaid admin Dr. Oz posted on X, claiming that CMS audits found $1 billion of taxpayer money went to Medicaid for “illegal
immigrants.”
But, according to experts, the audits he was referring to were routine and unrelated to immigration.
My latest.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
immigrants.”
But, according to experts, the audits he was referring to were routine and unrelated to immigration.
My latest.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Medicaid chief’s claim $1bn is spent on healthcare for ‘illegal immigrants’ is false, say experts
Mehmet Oz made claim about audits, but experts say he misidentified routine administrative errors
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Last week, Medicaid admin Dr. Oz posted on X, claiming that CMS audits found $1 billion of taxpayer money went to Medicaid for “illegal
immigrants.”
But, according to experts, the audits he was referring to were routine and unrelated to immigration.
My latest.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
immigrants.”
But, according to experts, the audits he was referring to were routine and unrelated to immigration.
My latest.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Republicans hate Obamacare with a burning passion and want to destroy it but have nothing to replace it, denying millions of Americans healthcare. They also cannot bring down prices of basic necessities. However, they’re giving tax breaks to the wealthy to get them richer on our backs.
November 11, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Republicans hate Obamacare with a burning passion and want to destroy it but have nothing to replace it, denying millions of Americans healthcare. They also cannot bring down prices of basic necessities. However, they’re giving tax breaks to the wealthy to get them richer on our backs.
Lawrence O’Donnell said 271 republicans, including Donald Trump, changed their initial positions to reach a compromise with 5 democrats toward ending the government shutdown. Let’s see what this brings!
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Lawrence: With Trump's shutdown ending, Dems are closer than ever to forcing Epstein files release
As five more Senate Democrats joined Republicans to pass a compromise bill to end the shutdown, MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell details how Speaker Johnson is the “big loser in this compromise” because not...
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November 11, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Lawrence O’Donnell said 271 republicans, including Donald Trump, changed their initial positions to reach a compromise with 5 democrats toward ending the government shutdown. Let’s see what this brings!
www.msnbc.com/the-last-wor...
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After a week of massive electoral wins for democrats across the nation at different levels, eight corporate Democrats decided to cave in to Republicans with no guarantee for funding for Obamacare. Lessons for the American People: Vote candidates who are willing to fight on our side to the end.
November 11, 2025 at 5:18 AM
After a week of massive electoral wins for democrats across the nation at different levels, eight corporate Democrats decided to cave in to Republicans with no guarantee for funding for Obamacare. Lessons for the American People: Vote candidates who are willing to fight on our side to the end.
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Tonight was a very bad night.
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Tonight was a very bad night.
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President Trump blocked food assistance for over a week — then tried to punish states for feeding hungry Americans.
This is great news and I’m grateful to AG Campbell and her team. SNAP benefits are still going out. If you have funds on your EBT card, use them.
This is great news and I’m grateful to AG Campbell and her team. SNAP benefits are still going out. If you have funds on your EBT card, use them.
A federal judge just granted our motion to temporarily block the Trump Administration from ordering states to claw back full SNAP benefits.
We won’t stop fighting to help residents put food on the table.
We won’t stop fighting to help residents put food on the table.
November 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
President Trump blocked food assistance for over a week — then tried to punish states for feeding hungry Americans.
This is great news and I’m grateful to AG Campbell and her team. SNAP benefits are still going out. If you have funds on your EBT card, use them.
This is great news and I’m grateful to AG Campbell and her team. SNAP benefits are still going out. If you have funds on your EBT card, use them.
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The federal government has the money to continue funding SNAP benefits — they’re choosing to suspend it and harm millions of families across the country already struggling to make ends meet.
I’m leading a lawsuit against the Trump Administration to release these funds immediately.
I’m leading a lawsuit against the Trump Administration to release these funds immediately.
October 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The federal government has the money to continue funding SNAP benefits — they’re choosing to suspend it and harm millions of families across the country already struggling to make ends meet.
I’m leading a lawsuit against the Trump Administration to release these funds immediately.
I’m leading a lawsuit against the Trump Administration to release these funds immediately.
Constitutional Rights Under Siege: How Trump's Policies Target Marginalized Communities, And What You Can Do About It - MIRA Coalition
Constitutional Rights Under Siege: How Trump's Policies Target Marginalized Communities, And What You Can Do About It
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November 11, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Republicans can’t win elections on issues that matter to the American People. So therefore it’s clear the only way they may “win” is by cheating and rigging the next elections well into the future.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Trump’s assault on voting intensifies as midterms loom: ‘A wholesale attack on free and fair elections’
The White House is manipulating voting system, from redistricting to rule changes, to affect the midterms
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Republicans can’t win elections on issues that matter to the American People. So therefore it’s clear the only way they may “win” is by cheating and rigging the next elections well into the future.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Just a reminder.
Q: Will you assure House Democrats they'll get a vote on ACA subsidies by a date certain?
MIKE JOHNSON: Ah -- no. I'm not promising anyone anything.
MIKE JOHNSON: Ah -- no. I'm not promising anyone anything.
November 10, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Just a reminder.
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Not many people are talking about the children being harmed by #ICELawlessness but it's important to talk about.
What's happening to these kids is being paid for by our tax dollars.
We're paying for the torture of children.
I know this is beyond grim, but we must let people know about this!
What's happening to these kids is being paid for by our tax dollars.
We're paying for the torture of children.
I know this is beyond grim, but we must let people know about this!
November 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Not many people are talking about the children being harmed by #ICELawlessness but it's important to talk about.
What's happening to these kids is being paid for by our tax dollars.
We're paying for the torture of children.
I know this is beyond grim, but we must let people know about this!
What's happening to these kids is being paid for by our tax dollars.
We're paying for the torture of children.
I know this is beyond grim, but we must let people know about this!
