MB Brown
@mbbrownsf.bsky.social
Member of the Church of Baseball, my denomination is the San Francisco Giants, my creed is #BeatLA
I do defy him, and I spit at him. - William Shakespeare
She/her Wear your masks, get your vaccinations
Stronger together
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I do defy him, and I spit at him. - William Shakespeare
She/her Wear your masks, get your vaccinations
Stronger together
🦋1,159,259 😆
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Psst…
I bring you tidings of great joy…
PITCHERS AND CATCHERS REPORT THIS WEEK!!!!!!!!!
I bring you tidings of great joy…
PITCHERS AND CATCHERS REPORT THIS WEEK!!!!!!!!!
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“The Royals knew about Epstein's conviction in 2008, they knew Andrew kept seeing him afterwards. He remained a working Royal,” says Lewis Goodall.
“They contain, they delay, and they only act when the political pressure is unbearable"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/the-...
“They contain, they delay, and they only act when the political pressure is unbearable"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/the-...
The Epstein Files: How new Andrew revelations are affecting the Royal Family | The News Agents
New details from the Epstein Files appear to show Andrew Mountbatten Windsor shared confidential UK information while serving as its trade envoy. What impact is this new information having on the…
www.thenewsagents.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 7:00 AM
“The Royals knew about Epstein's conviction in 2008, they knew Andrew kept seeing him afterwards. He remained a working Royal,” says Lewis Goodall.
“They contain, they delay, and they only act when the political pressure is unbearable"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/the-...
“They contain, they delay, and they only act when the political pressure is unbearable"
www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/the-...
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I thought about why I’ve been pushing back on stolen midterm fears. What’s the harm of worry, even if it doesn’t materialize?
It’s this. The regime has less capacity than it’d like, and tries to make up the difference with bluster. If people act as if it’s true, that grants the regime more power.
It’s this. The regime has less capacity than it’d like, and tries to make up the difference with bluster. If people act as if it’s true, that grants the regime more power.
don't carry maga's water for them. don't try to work out how there's some secret loophole in the constitution that magically ends democracy. there isn't. that's the whole fucking point you fucking dopes
February 10, 2026 at 12:57 AM
I thought about why I’ve been pushing back on stolen midterm fears. What’s the harm of worry, even if it doesn’t materialize?
It’s this. The regime has less capacity than it’d like, and tries to make up the difference with bluster. If people act as if it’s true, that grants the regime more power.
It’s this. The regime has less capacity than it’d like, and tries to make up the difference with bluster. If people act as if it’s true, that grants the regime more power.
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The Exploratorium is free this week to SFUSD students while the strike is on. Just show student ID. $5 off for accompanying adults. #sanfrancisco
February 10, 2026 at 6:46 AM
The Exploratorium is free this week to SFUSD students while the strike is on. Just show student ID. $5 off for accompanying adults. #sanfrancisco
Next from my book bag, filled up at the library on Saturday:
Dark City Dames (revised ed.) by @eddiemuller.bsky.social , 4 requests behind me, so will work on it first.
Fire, Sword & Sea by @vanessariley.com
Claire McCardle: The Designer Who Set Women Free by Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson
📚
Dark City Dames (revised ed.) by @eddiemuller.bsky.social , 4 requests behind me, so will work on it first.
Fire, Sword & Sea by @vanessariley.com
Claire McCardle: The Designer Who Set Women Free by Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson
📚
February 10, 2026 at 6:35 AM
Next from my book bag, filled up at the library on Saturday:
Dark City Dames (revised ed.) by @eddiemuller.bsky.social , 4 requests behind me, so will work on it first.
Fire, Sword & Sea by @vanessariley.com
Claire McCardle: The Designer Who Set Women Free by Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson
📚
Dark City Dames (revised ed.) by @eddiemuller.bsky.social , 4 requests behind me, so will work on it first.
Fire, Sword & Sea by @vanessariley.com
Claire McCardle: The Designer Who Set Women Free by Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson
📚
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The best insurance against dirty tricks is landslide margins of victory.
February 10, 2026 at 3:30 AM
The best insurance against dirty tricks is landslide margins of victory.
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Are you tired of journalism by parachuting east coasters?
Sick of stories with clickbait headlines that lack context and reporting to explain what's really happening?
Want stories that illuminate the Northwest without bombarding you constantly for your attention?
Welcome to the Western Edge.
Sick of stories with clickbait headlines that lack context and reporting to explain what's really happening?
Want stories that illuminate the Northwest without bombarding you constantly for your attention?
Welcome to the Western Edge.
February 7, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Are you tired of journalism by parachuting east coasters?
Sick of stories with clickbait headlines that lack context and reporting to explain what's really happening?
Want stories that illuminate the Northwest without bombarding you constantly for your attention?
Welcome to the Western Edge.
Sick of stories with clickbait headlines that lack context and reporting to explain what's really happening?
Want stories that illuminate the Northwest without bombarding you constantly for your attention?
Welcome to the Western Edge.
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If you want to understand how far-reaching the corporate rot in media is, read this gutting piece about the fall of Oregon Public Broadcasting.
(And follow @ryanjhaas.bsky.social and @leahsottile.bsky.social’s new publication @thewesternedge.bsky.social which will be amazing bc they’re amazing)
(And follow @ryanjhaas.bsky.social and @leahsottile.bsky.social’s new publication @thewesternedge.bsky.social which will be amazing bc they’re amazing)
This is easily the hardest thing I've ever had to write.
I Had a Dream Journalism Job. Here's Why I Quit.
The rot that hollowed out trust in corporate media finally reached OPB. I had to go.
westernedgemedia.substack.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:58 AM
If you want to understand how far-reaching the corporate rot in media is, read this gutting piece about the fall of Oregon Public Broadcasting.
(And follow @ryanjhaas.bsky.social and @leahsottile.bsky.social’s new publication @thewesternedge.bsky.social which will be amazing bc they’re amazing)
(And follow @ryanjhaas.bsky.social and @leahsottile.bsky.social’s new publication @thewesternedge.bsky.social which will be amazing bc they’re amazing)
WOW! The Warriors are in the WIN column! What an ending.
February 10, 2026 at 5:30 AM
WOW! The Warriors are in the WIN column! What an ending.
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The SAVE act — another GOP effort to convert election lies into policy — would disenfranchise millions of voters. Congress is likely to vote on it this week. Sherrilyn’s article explains the urgency.
And here’s more context from the Bipartisan Policy Center: bipartisanpolicy.org/article/five...
And here’s more context from the Bipartisan Policy Center: bipartisanpolicy.org/article/five...
February 10, 2026 at 1:36 AM
The SAVE act — another GOP effort to convert election lies into policy — would disenfranchise millions of voters. Congress is likely to vote on it this week. Sherrilyn’s article explains the urgency.
And here’s more context from the Bipartisan Policy Center: bipartisanpolicy.org/article/five...
And here’s more context from the Bipartisan Policy Center: bipartisanpolicy.org/article/five...
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Ghislaine Maxwell pleaded the 5th Amendment today and refused to answer questions because the President is waving a pardon over her head.
In no way should she ever be pardoned. I call on the President to firmly commit to never pardoning her.
The victims deserve justice.
In no way should she ever be pardoned. I call on the President to firmly commit to never pardoning her.
The victims deserve justice.
February 9, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Ghislaine Maxwell pleaded the 5th Amendment today and refused to answer questions because the President is waving a pardon over her head.
In no way should she ever be pardoned. I call on the President to firmly commit to never pardoning her.
The victims deserve justice.
In no way should she ever be pardoned. I call on the President to firmly commit to never pardoning her.
The victims deserve justice.
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So I just listened to @ariberman.bsky.social articulate the same theory @jvl.bsky.social has: that there’s a real chance the Trump admin is going to lean on Maduro or offer him some sort of deal to say Venezuela did interfere in the 2020 elections.
open.spotify.com/episode/1cPG...
open.spotify.com/episode/1cPG...
Trump Starts the Steal
open.spotify.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:33 PM
So I just listened to @ariberman.bsky.social articulate the same theory @jvl.bsky.social has: that there’s a real chance the Trump admin is going to lean on Maduro or offer him some sort of deal to say Venezuela did interfere in the 2020 elections.
open.spotify.com/episode/1cPG...
open.spotify.com/episode/1cPG...
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More than half the drugs on the TrumpRx site have a cheaper generic version on the market.
Pristiq, an antidepressant, is available with a TrumpRx coupon for ~$200 for a 30-day supply.
A generic version is on GoodRx for less than $30 and Mark Cuban's CostPlusDrugs for $16.65.
Pristiq, an antidepressant, is available with a TrumpRx coupon for ~$200 for a 30-day supply.
A generic version is on GoodRx for less than $30 and Mark Cuban's CostPlusDrugs for $16.65.
How TrumpRx drug prices compare to generic alternatives
Patients could save more buying non-branded copycat drugs, even if they don't have insurance.
www.axios.com
February 8, 2026 at 6:00 PM
More than half the drugs on the TrumpRx site have a cheaper generic version on the market.
Pristiq, an antidepressant, is available with a TrumpRx coupon for ~$200 for a 30-day supply.
A generic version is on GoodRx for less than $30 and Mark Cuban's CostPlusDrugs for $16.65.
Pristiq, an antidepressant, is available with a TrumpRx coupon for ~$200 for a 30-day supply.
A generic version is on GoodRx for less than $30 and Mark Cuban's CostPlusDrugs for $16.65.
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This is - objectively - the most insane, hilarious, idiotic and downright crazy thing I’ve seen a press team (?) do and I have been the chief of staff for the Governor of Illinois for 8 years.
February 9, 2026 at 9:23 PM
This is - objectively - the most insane, hilarious, idiotic and downright crazy thing I’ve seen a press team (?) do and I have been the chief of staff for the Governor of Illinois for 8 years.
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Less than 14% of nearly 400,000 immigrants arrested by ICE in Trump's first year back had charges or convictions for violent criminal offenses, according to an internal DHS document obtained by CBS News — undermining the admin's claim that they're primarily targeting dangerous and violent criminals.
Less than 14% of those arrested by ICE in Trump's 1st year back in office had violent criminal records, document shows
The official DHS statistics, which had not been previously reported, provide the most detailed look yet into who ICE has arrested during the Trump administration's crackdown.
www.cbsnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Less than 14% of nearly 400,000 immigrants arrested by ICE in Trump's first year back had charges or convictions for violent criminal offenses, according to an internal DHS document obtained by CBS News — undermining the admin's claim that they're primarily targeting dangerous and violent criminals.
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Emerging from his viewing of the UNRELEASED Epstein case files at Justice Dept, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) says:
"The Dept of Justice has been in a cover-up mode for months... trying to sweep the entire thing under the rug"
"The Dept of Justice has been in a cover-up mode for months... trying to sweep the entire thing under the rug"
February 9, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Emerging from his viewing of the UNRELEASED Epstein case files at Justice Dept, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) says:
"The Dept of Justice has been in a cover-up mode for months... trying to sweep the entire thing under the rug"
"The Dept of Justice has been in a cover-up mode for months... trying to sweep the entire thing under the rug"
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Rep. Raskin: “Epstein’s lawyers quoted Trump as saying Jeffrey Epstein was not a member of Mar-a-Lago, but he was a guest at Mar-a-Lago, but had never been asked to leave. That was redacted for some indeterminate, inscrutable reason.”
February 9, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Rep. Raskin: “Epstein’s lawyers quoted Trump as saying Jeffrey Epstein was not a member of Mar-a-Lago, but he was a guest at Mar-a-Lago, but had never been asked to leave. That was redacted for some indeterminate, inscrutable reason.”
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Rep. Raskin on Epstein file redactions: "[They] are filled with redactions of names and information about people who clearly are not victims…I saw the names of lots of people who were redacted for mysterious or baffling or inscrutable reasons."
February 9, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Rep. Raskin on Epstein file redactions: "[They] are filled with redactions of names and information about people who clearly are not victims…I saw the names of lots of people who were redacted for mysterious or baffling or inscrutable reasons."
It’s almost 12:30 in the afternoon, I should probably change out of pajamas and into regular clothes. 😳
February 9, 2026 at 8:27 PM
It’s almost 12:30 in the afternoon, I should probably change out of pajamas and into regular clothes. 😳
I’m reading Scott Eyman’s Joan Crawford biography, approaching the midway point. He’s writing about WHEN WOMEN MEET, which he describes as “a full-fledged embarrassment” and which co-starred Greer Garson, Robert Taylor, Herbert Marshall. Eyman says, “The two leading ladies share one…
February 9, 2026 at 8:25 PM
I’m reading Scott Eyman’s Joan Crawford biography, approaching the midway point. He’s writing about WHEN WOMEN MEET, which he describes as “a full-fledged embarrassment” and which co-starred Greer Garson, Robert Taylor, Herbert Marshall. Eyman says, “The two leading ladies share one…
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Secretary Howard Lutnick lied to the country about his ties to Epstein.
Now we learned that they were in business together.
He has no business being our Commerce Secretary.
He should resign.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
Now we learned that they were in business together.
He has no business being our Commerce Secretary.
He should resign.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
Howard Lutnick faces bipartisan calls to resign over latest Epstein revelations
Recently disclosed records suggest a closer relationship than the Commerce secretary previously indicated.
www.politico.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Secretary Howard Lutnick lied to the country about his ties to Epstein.
Now we learned that they were in business together.
He has no business being our Commerce Secretary.
He should resign.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
Now we learned that they were in business together.
He has no business being our Commerce Secretary.
He should resign.
www.politico.com/live-updates...
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If you're a judge or work in law and still want to get up to speed on climate science and its legal implications, check out the excellent Climate Judiciary Project cjp.eli.org
February 9, 2026 at 7:25 PM
If you're a judge or work in law and still want to get up to speed on climate science and its legal implications, check out the excellent Climate Judiciary Project cjp.eli.org
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My cinnamon tree has flowered! The flowers smell sweet and floral, not cinnamon-y at all. This makes sense as the cinnamon is a bug deterrent in the tree flesh. Flowers are a bug attractant! I’ve never seen this before. Growing plants is awesome.
(Tree has flowered after 10 years growth from seed.)
(Tree has flowered after 10 years growth from seed.)
February 9, 2026 at 8:02 PM
My cinnamon tree has flowered! The flowers smell sweet and floral, not cinnamon-y at all. This makes sense as the cinnamon is a bug deterrent in the tree flesh. Flowers are a bug attractant! I’ve never seen this before. Growing plants is awesome.
(Tree has flowered after 10 years growth from seed.)
(Tree has flowered after 10 years growth from seed.)
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king shit
The Ford worker who heckled Trump during a visit to the company's plant still has his job and "has no discipline on his record," a union official said
Ford worker who heckled Trump keeps job, 'no discipline' for incident
The United Auto Workers union said TJ Sabula remains employed and called out the president for making an obscene gesture toward the worker.
www.detroitnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:34 PM
king shit
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Brandi Carlile's accompaniment for "America the Beautiful" before the game last night was SistaStrings. The duo, Chauntee and Monique Ross, played another American anthem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," on the Library's Stradivarius instruments in 2024.
Here's a clip of that impromptu performance. ⬇️
Here's a clip of that impromptu performance. ⬇️
February 9, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Brandi Carlile's accompaniment for "America the Beautiful" before the game last night was SistaStrings. The duo, Chauntee and Monique Ross, played another American anthem, "Lift Every Voice and Sing," on the Library's Stradivarius instruments in 2024.
Here's a clip of that impromptu performance. ⬇️
Here's a clip of that impromptu performance. ⬇️