MB Brown
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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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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. ⬇️
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Analysis: we fired all our arts and culture writers
Analysis: Weeks before he set foot on the stage, Bad Bunny’s halftime performance had already become a media event.
But if you were looking for political commentary, the closest that you got was when he said “God bless America” in English.
But if you were looking for political commentary, the closest that you got was when he said “God bless America” in English.
Analysis | Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show was expected to provoke. Did it?
The Bad Bunny Super Bowl show nodded to injustices in Puerto Rico but mostly evoked wholesome family values that meshed with the more sentimental commercials.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Analysis: we fired all our arts and culture writers
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I don't have a publicist, therefore I am the publicist. New website for my forthcoming book. Please especially check out the Author Q&A at the end of the page (Why did i write the book? Who's it for?. Journos, pod-casters, museums can find my contact info & how to obtain a bound review copy. 1/
Book - Migration and the Origins of American Citizenship — Anna O. Law
www.annaolaw.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:02 PM
I don't have a publicist, therefore I am the publicist. New website for my forthcoming book. Please especially check out the Author Q&A at the end of the page (Why did i write the book? Who's it for?. Journos, pod-casters, museums can find my contact info & how to obtain a bound review copy. 1/
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ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:56 PM
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
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The thing everyone seems to be missing is that the NFL is trying *very hard* to become a global brand (w/inevitable expansion)
The fact that he didn’t sing in English *was the whole point* & is 💯 part of the NFL’s business (not political) strategy
The fact that he didn’t sing in English *was the whole point* & is 💯 part of the NFL’s business (not political) strategy
REVIEW: At the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show, Bad Bunny made it clear that his global popularity translates seamlessly to the biggest stage in the U.S.
Review: Bad Bunny brought Puerto Rico’s history and culture to a revolutionary Super Bowl show
www.stripes.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:46 PM
The thing everyone seems to be missing is that the NFL is trying *very hard* to become a global brand (w/inevitable expansion)
The fact that he didn’t sing in English *was the whole point* & is 💯 part of the NFL’s business (not political) strategy
The fact that he didn’t sing in English *was the whole point* & is 💯 part of the NFL’s business (not political) strategy
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Minneapolis is the 46th biggest city in USA.
Not only does Trump's DOJ STILL have about 3 times more ICE than local law enforcement, the 2,000 plus ICE agents are more than biggest 15 entire police departments in USA..including Baltimore, San Diego, SF, Memphis...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
Not only does Trump's DOJ STILL have about 3 times more ICE than local law enforcement, the 2,000 plus ICE agents are more than biggest 15 entire police departments in USA..including Baltimore, San Diego, SF, Memphis...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
List of largest local police departments in the United States - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 9, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Minneapolis is the 46th biggest city in USA.
Not only does Trump's DOJ STILL have about 3 times more ICE than local law enforcement, the 2,000 plus ICE agents are more than biggest 15 entire police departments in USA..including Baltimore, San Diego, SF, Memphis...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
Not only does Trump's DOJ STILL have about 3 times more ICE than local law enforcement, the 2,000 plus ICE agents are more than biggest 15 entire police departments in USA..including Baltimore, San Diego, SF, Memphis...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
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Our first job as journalists is to get the facts right, something the Pulitzer Prize-winning Mississippi Today failed to do when "reporting" brochures were removed from the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument that called his murderer a “racist.”
That myth soon spread.
That myth soon spread.
February 9, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Our first job as journalists is to get the facts right, something the Pulitzer Prize-winning Mississippi Today failed to do when "reporting" brochures were removed from the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument that called his murderer a “racist.”
That myth soon spread.
That myth soon spread.
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I'm going to do a thread of all the references and context behind Bad Bunny's performance and what it means for Puerto Ricans to see this on the biggest stage.
The opening title screen is a street mural in Puerto Rico that comes to life with footballs as coconuts.
Follow along!
The opening title screen is a street mural in Puerto Rico that comes to life with footballs as coconuts.
Follow along!
February 9, 2026 at 5:08 PM
I'm going to do a thread of all the references and context behind Bad Bunny's performance and what it means for Puerto Ricans to see this on the biggest stage.
The opening title screen is a street mural in Puerto Rico that comes to life with footballs as coconuts.
Follow along!
The opening title screen is a street mural in Puerto Rico that comes to life with footballs as coconuts.
Follow along!
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Crockett: "The US is falling apart, partially bc he's allowing for killings in the street, but also bc we have a 34 count convicted felon being shielded from any type of accountability as it relates to a child sex trafficking ring. I don't understand why we're pretending any of this is normal."
February 9, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Crockett: "The US is falling apart, partially bc he's allowing for killings in the street, but also bc we have a 34 count convicted felon being shielded from any type of accountability as it relates to a child sex trafficking ring. I don't understand why we're pretending any of this is normal."
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Please don't accuse people in knitted hats of only wearing their supposed politics if all you're doing is posting, which is basically just another way of wearing your politics. It's a silly thing to attack people over in any case. Using fashion to signal support for ongoing acts of rebellion is good
February 9, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Please don't accuse people in knitted hats of only wearing their supposed politics if all you're doing is posting, which is basically just another way of wearing your politics. It's a silly thing to attack people over in any case. Using fashion to signal support for ongoing acts of rebellion is good
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It also points out how the cultural ignorance of much of our pundit & MSM class fails. 135 million Americans watched an important & controversial cultural event & many journalists are 1)ill-equipped to explain its significance or 2) too arrogant to know that would need assistance in unpacking it.
Bad Bunny’s performance began in the plantation, featured broken electric poles, and ended by centering a hemispheric understanding of “América”—among many other things—and some Anglo journalists are like “his performance wasn’t political.”
This is why we need to be telling our stories.
This is why we need to be telling our stories.
February 9, 2026 at 5:23 PM
It also points out how the cultural ignorance of much of our pundit & MSM class fails. 135 million Americans watched an important & controversial cultural event & many journalists are 1)ill-equipped to explain its significance or 2) too arrogant to know that would need assistance in unpacking it.
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Rep. Subramanyam: "Ghislaine Maxwell was once again unrepentant. She was very robotic. She was not at all remorseful…This is all strategy for her to try to get a pardon from President Trump. She has never shown any remorse for the victims."
February 9, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Rep. Subramanyam: "Ghislaine Maxwell was once again unrepentant. She was very robotic. She was not at all remorseful…This is all strategy for her to try to get a pardon from President Trump. She has never shown any remorse for the victims."
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Historians everywhere: Sit down for an hour, I'm going to give you a deep dive into the symbolism of each moment, shot-by-shot.
WaPo: *stares blankly out from a set of empty eyes* I guess he said something at the end?
WaPo: *stares blankly out from a set of empty eyes* I guess he said something at the end?
This is laughably bad. How embarrassing!
Analysis: Weeks before he set foot on the stage, Bad Bunny’s halftime performance had already become a media event.
But if you were looking for political commentary, the closest that you got was when he said “God bless America” in English.
But if you were looking for political commentary, the closest that you got was when he said “God bless America” in English.
February 9, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Historians everywhere: Sit down for an hour, I'm going to give you a deep dive into the symbolism of each moment, shot-by-shot.
WaPo: *stares blankly out from a set of empty eyes* I guess he said something at the end?
WaPo: *stares blankly out from a set of empty eyes* I guess he said something at the end?
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Okay things are getting serious this week. It's Monday night and it's 5pm so it's time for EPISODE 5 of 'How light is it in #Orkney at 5pm this week?'
BRACE YOURSELF.
We started the year in darkness, but already it's THIS LIGHT! 💡
BRACE YOURSELF.
We started the year in darkness, but already it's THIS LIGHT! 💡
February 9, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Okay things are getting serious this week. It's Monday night and it's 5pm so it's time for EPISODE 5 of 'How light is it in #Orkney at 5pm this week?'
BRACE YOURSELF.
We started the year in darkness, but already it's THIS LIGHT! 💡
BRACE YOURSELF.
We started the year in darkness, but already it's THIS LIGHT! 💡
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damn this is good, as both a review and an explainer of the many messages, obvious and subtle, throughout the show
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl half-time show review – a thrilling ode to Boricua joy
The Grammy-winning Puerto Rican megastar delivered a powerful, detail-packed performance that paid tribute to his history and teased more greatness for his future
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:10 PM
damn this is good, as both a review and an explainer of the many messages, obvious and subtle, throughout the show
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Good morning. Happy Monday. Minneapolis is still under federal occupation and thousands of my neighbors are still afraid of leaving their homes. Nothing has changed.
www.cnn.com/2026/02/08/u...
www.cnn.com/2026/02/08/u...
Families in hiding and defiant observers: What it’s like in Minneapolis in wake of Bovino’s exit and immigration ‘draw down’ | CNN
Even with the so-called “drawdown,” many Minneapolis area activists say little has changed since hundreds of agents left and they’re preparing for prolonged resistance. The anxiety remains palpable af...
www.cnn.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Good morning. Happy Monday. Minneapolis is still under federal occupation and thousands of my neighbors are still afraid of leaving their homes. Nothing has changed.
www.cnn.com/2026/02/08/u...
www.cnn.com/2026/02/08/u...
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1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 PM
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
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There’s a whole thread of these — letters from detained children who are scared and suffering.
It is a matter of moral urgency to abolish ICE.
It is a matter of moral urgency to abolish ICE.
2/ “I miss my school and my friends I feel bad since when I came here to this Place, because I have been here too long.”
From 9-year-old Susej F, detained for 50+ days
From 9-year-old Susej F, detained for 50+ days
February 9, 2026 at 2:39 PM
There’s a whole thread of these — letters from detained children who are scared and suffering.
It is a matter of moral urgency to abolish ICE.
It is a matter of moral urgency to abolish ICE.
Bring it on, we need it here!
For the rain it raineth every day.
February 9, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Bring it on, we need it here!
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Civil rights lawyer Nekima Levy Armstrong's latest brief reveals the backstory of her arrest in a footnote. Feds refused to let her self-surrender, taped her arrest at a hotel, and broke a promise not to post it on social media, she says.
The White House then digitally altered it to smear her.
The White House then digitally altered it to smear her.
February 9, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Civil rights lawyer Nekima Levy Armstrong's latest brief reveals the backstory of her arrest in a footnote. Feds refused to let her self-surrender, taped her arrest at a hotel, and broke a promise not to post it on social media, she says.
The White House then digitally altered it to smear her.
The White House then digitally altered it to smear her.
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Caller reacts to Bad Bunny's Halftime Show:
"I've never heard of Bad Bunny... The concept of saying God Bless America, all the flags of the Americas, was a brilliant, wonderful way to bring us together."
"I've never heard of Bad Bunny... The concept of saying God Bless America, all the flags of the Americas, was a brilliant, wonderful way to bring us together."
February 9, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Caller reacts to Bad Bunny's Halftime Show:
"I've never heard of Bad Bunny... The concept of saying God Bless America, all the flags of the Americas, was a brilliant, wonderful way to bring us together."
"I've never heard of Bad Bunny... The concept of saying God Bless America, all the flags of the Americas, was a brilliant, wonderful way to bring us together."
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Unless you are Puerto Rican, please do not use this as an opportunity to say that Puerto Rico should be a state, like maybe Google it before assuming anything
February 9, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Unless you are Puerto Rican, please do not use this as an opportunity to say that Puerto Rico should be a state, like maybe Google it before assuming anything
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Link to interview with the shop owner here: www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/vi...
Red knitted hats being used as a quiet protest of ICE
Many have now seen the masses march in Minneapolis calling for an end to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations. Some are choosing a silent expression of protest. Susan-Elizabeth Littlefi...
www.cbsnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:58 AM
Link to interview with the shop owner here: www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/vi...