Josephus Brown
@josephusbrown.bsky.social
A divorced dad from California raising two kids in Oklahoma in defiance of the rise of Republican fascism with his bisexual cowgirl girlfriend. Teacher, bartender, shiftless gadabout. He/Him.
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We’re just innocent men
January 26, 2026 at 5:30 PM
We’re just innocent men
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[stares directly into the camera]
![Ben Terris
@bterris
X.com
"[My father] had one problem," Trump said. "
He started getting, what do they call it?" He pointed to his forehead and looked to his press secretary for the word that escaped him.
"Alzheimer's," Leavitt said.
"Like an Alzheimer's thing," Trump said. "Well, I don't have it."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:drfb2pdjlnsqkfgsoellcahm/bafkreiddfjrkrizv6r5szmevc7gl3bgwmcoub2i7ondb7cpnnqslhsjtvi@jpeg)
January 26, 2026 at 3:30 PM
[stares directly into the camera]
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statistically speaking (and based off the articles) it is a near certainty that thousands of people currently patrolling the streets in Minnesota are people who did not immediately believe the warnings of the left 10 years ago. I see very little criticism of *them* on here
Bluesky idea: if people who didn't agree with you change their opinions so that they do agree with you, why not be happy that you are making progress - rather than complaining that they are "only just catching up"?
January 26, 2026 at 1:47 PM
statistically speaking (and based off the articles) it is a near certainty that thousands of people currently patrolling the streets in Minnesota are people who did not immediately believe the warnings of the left 10 years ago. I see very little criticism of *them* on here
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They’ve managed to radicalise the bourbon community
January 25, 2026 at 6:22 PM
They’ve managed to radicalise the bourbon community
Roland McDaniels
January 26, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Roland McDaniels
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Tough times don't build character, they reveal it. And this era has shown who has moral character and who doesn't.
January 26, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Tough times don't build character, they reveal it. And this era has shown who has moral character and who doesn't.
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and, for what it's worth, there is also such a thing as wasting too much time beating up the dude who made the mistake.
needing to vent is normal, and mistake makers make for an easy target, but try and turn that rage back to the battles at hand once you feel like you got it out.
needing to vent is normal, and mistake makers make for an easy target, but try and turn that rage back to the battles at hand once you feel like you got it out.
January 26, 2026 at 2:20 PM
and, for what it's worth, there is also such a thing as wasting too much time beating up the dude who made the mistake.
needing to vent is normal, and mistake makers make for an easy target, but try and turn that rage back to the battles at hand once you feel like you got it out.
needing to vent is normal, and mistake makers make for an easy target, but try and turn that rage back to the battles at hand once you feel like you got it out.
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not productive: "here's all the reasons you should be understanding about why I was wrong."
productive: "I was wrong. you were right. how can I help now?"
and then STOP trying to get people to stop being mad at you. they're going to be mad a while. that's okay. just eat it and try to do better.
productive: "I was wrong. you were right. how can I help now?"
and then STOP trying to get people to stop being mad at you. they're going to be mad a while. that's okay. just eat it and try to do better.
January 26, 2026 at 2:12 PM
not productive: "here's all the reasons you should be understanding about why I was wrong."
productive: "I was wrong. you were right. how can I help now?"
and then STOP trying to get people to stop being mad at you. they're going to be mad a while. that's okay. just eat it and try to do better.
productive: "I was wrong. you were right. how can I help now?"
and then STOP trying to get people to stop being mad at you. they're going to be mad a while. that's okay. just eat it and try to do better.
An average person I will happily welcome into the fold
If you’re a political pundit who’s been paid for their opinions and you’re just now admitting you’ve been wrong about the GOP for a decade and were responsible for getting us here?
Fuck you. Let’s see you return your salary first.
If you’re a political pundit who’s been paid for their opinions and you’re just now admitting you’ve been wrong about the GOP for a decade and were responsible for getting us here?
Fuck you. Let’s see you return your salary first.
Bluesky idea: if people who didn't agree with you change their opinions so that they do agree with you, why not be happy that you are making progress - rather than complaining that they are "only just catching up"?
January 26, 2026 at 2:20 PM
An average person I will happily welcome into the fold
If you’re a political pundit who’s been paid for their opinions and you’re just now admitting you’ve been wrong about the GOP for a decade and were responsible for getting us here?
Fuck you. Let’s see you return your salary first.
If you’re a political pundit who’s been paid for their opinions and you’re just now admitting you’ve been wrong about the GOP for a decade and were responsible for getting us here?
Fuck you. Let’s see you return your salary first.
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Bolsonaro supporters protesting and demanding that he is set free got hit by a lightning bolt, 3 persons are in hospital now.
🚨⚡ Um raio atingiu bolsonaristas em Brasília nesta tarde. Eles estavam aguardando Nikolas Ferreira no Memorial JK para um protesto pela soltura de Bolsonaro quando um raio atingiu a praça. Três bolsonaristas foram para o hospital.
January 25, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Bolsonaro supporters protesting and demanding that he is set free got hit by a lightning bolt, 3 persons are in hospital now.
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Everyone on the right talking about invoking the insurrection act is picturing a big button that says FUCK LIBS TRUMP ROCKS, you hit it and then the confetti drops and all the baristas’ hair returns to its natural color.
Curious if anyone has a plausible theory of victory for the administration if it were to invoke the Insurrection Act.
How does the administration "win" in such a scenario?
Best I can tell, it is magical thinking by a certain somebody at the White House, but maybe I'm missing something.
How does the administration "win" in such a scenario?
Best I can tell, it is magical thinking by a certain somebody at the White House, but maybe I'm missing something.
January 25, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Everyone on the right talking about invoking the insurrection act is picturing a big button that says FUCK LIBS TRUMP ROCKS, you hit it and then the confetti drops and all the baristas’ hair returns to its natural color.
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I bet the man is a top 10 source for every “Dems in disarray” story for the past 20 years
January 25, 2026 at 2:36 PM
I bet the man is a top 10 source for every “Dems in disarray” story for the past 20 years
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He has a constituency. It is just not many average voters. Spend some time with political operatives/journos/pols who are over 60 in DC. In private, they complain about AOC and “wokeness” as much as Trump/MAGA. (And to be fair, plenty of elite Dems 40-60 have these same sentiments.)
Yeah, it make absolutely no sense to interview him about the "future of the party" unless you just agree with what you know he's going to say. He has no constituency and no novel ideas.
January 25, 2026 at 2:33 PM
He has a constituency. It is just not many average voters. Spend some time with political operatives/journos/pols who are over 60 in DC. In private, they complain about AOC and “wokeness” as much as Trump/MAGA. (And to be fair, plenty of elite Dems 40-60 have these same sentiments.)
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And somehow, not one of those 25 posts includes reliable information about how to help people in Minneapolis.
AltNPS shared a link to one weird, viral GoFundMe with no apparent connection to Pretti's family, and that's it:
AltNPS shared a link to one weird, viral GoFundMe with no apparent connection to Pretti's family, and that's it:
why did keith edwards set up a gofundme was set up for alex pretti when has no connection to his family and did not get their permission to do it? so fucking shady
January 25, 2026 at 3:12 AM
And somehow, not one of those 25 posts includes reliable information about how to help people in Minneapolis.
AltNPS shared a link to one weird, viral GoFundMe with no apparent connection to Pretti's family, and that's it:
AltNPS shared a link to one weird, viral GoFundMe with no apparent connection to Pretti's family, and that's it:
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AltNPS posted about Alex Pretti's murder 25 times since this morning. During that time, they spread misinformation about the shooting, lied about knowing the shooter's name, and generally flooded the zone with shit.
They're trying to milk this story for all it's worth.
They're trying to milk this story for all it's worth.
January 25, 2026 at 3:09 AM
AltNPS posted about Alex Pretti's murder 25 times since this morning. During that time, they spread misinformation about the shooting, lied about knowing the shooter's name, and generally flooded the zone with shit.
They're trying to milk this story for all it's worth.
They're trying to milk this story for all it's worth.
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There’s this surfer sounding dude in Arizona that I love who just does science and nature stuff (usually lighting rocks on fire with his solar death ray) but I’ve been laughing at this for like ten minutes
x: www.instagram.com/reel/DT6QqO6...
x: www.instagram.com/reel/DT6QqO6...
January 25, 2026 at 2:03 PM
There’s this surfer sounding dude in Arizona that I love who just does science and nature stuff (usually lighting rocks on fire with his solar death ray) but I’ve been laughing at this for like ten minutes
x: www.instagram.com/reel/DT6QqO6...
x: www.instagram.com/reel/DT6QqO6...
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I get that our universities are bound by their institutional neutrality on weighing in on partisan questions like whether it’s okay for armed paramilitaries to shoot civilians dead on the street. It’s the sort of thing an institution committed to the truth couldn’t possibly weight in on. (1/2)
January 24, 2026 at 7:48 PM
I get that our universities are bound by their institutional neutrality on weighing in on partisan questions like whether it’s okay for armed paramilitaries to shoot civilians dead on the street. It’s the sort of thing an institution committed to the truth couldn’t possibly weight in on. (1/2)
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It’s no comfort, but the official DHS line being “he can be killed by masked agents of the state because he had a legal gun” is such an interesting new frontier in how Trump has made the conservative movement very publicly and embarrassingly abandon every principal it once claimed.
January 24, 2026 at 6:40 PM
It’s no comfort, but the official DHS line being “he can be killed by masked agents of the state because he had a legal gun” is such an interesting new frontier in how Trump has made the conservative movement very publicly and embarrassingly abandon every principal it once claimed.
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i know there are some congressional staffers who follow me on here: your comms people need to turn off scheduled posts NOW
January 24, 2026 at 4:09 PM
i know there are some congressional staffers who follow me on here: your comms people need to turn off scheduled posts NOW
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Numbly retweeting Bill Kristol because he somehow has more moral courage than 98% of Dem electeds these days
On the execution in Minnesota: Obviously, the individuals involved should be held accountable. But responsibility goes to the top of ICE and CBP, and DHS. Their appropriations come up next week in the senate. Not a cent for DHS without pulling ICE and CBP off the streets, in MN and everywhere else.
January 24, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Numbly retweeting Bill Kristol because he somehow has more moral courage than 98% of Dem electeds these days
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politicians: if you think you can fix this by training ICE more i hope you are put on trial with them as collaborators
January 24, 2026 at 4:26 PM
politicians: if you think you can fix this by training ICE more i hope you are put on trial with them as collaborators
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Only the most extreme reasons (e.g. active war, pandemic) should be allowed to halt free movement of people. It ought to be the default right of human beings.
January 24, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Only the most extreme reasons (e.g. active war, pandemic) should be allowed to halt free movement of people. It ought to be the default right of human beings.
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As I’ve said a billion times, there is no border crisis, there is a policy crisis. There was a fucking trillion dollars invested in enforcing an immigration policy that has gone from crisis to catastrophe under this administration.
Once again, immigration is not even a problem. Immigrants are not more criminal, they don't cost jobs, they don't harm the economy. There is no reason for any of this. It is hurting ourselves to hurt them.
January 24, 2026 at 5:06 PM
As I’ve said a billion times, there is no border crisis, there is a policy crisis. There was a fucking trillion dollars invested in enforcing an immigration policy that has gone from crisis to catastrophe under this administration.