Michael Brannin
@michaelbrannin.bsky.social
Pots, pots and pots. Past potter, now real estate agent & collector of pottery & art. Love historic & modern architecture and promoting real estate and blue politics in Savannah, Georgia
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Opinion | The Vibe Shifts Against the Right (Gift Article)
People who once found right-wing ideas scintillating are having second thoughts as they watch Trump put those ideas into practice.
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April 15, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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While the media and most of America is focusing on 'the tariffs', we all need to focus on the budget that is being proposed that will lead to cuts in medicaid & other services while also 'privatizing' some of the government systems we already use for those services.
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‘Mike Johnson is completely blowing smoke right now’: Dems slam GOP over proposed Medicaid cuts
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April 14, 2025 at 1:49 AM
While the media and most of America is focusing on 'the tariffs', we all need to focus on the budget that is being proposed that will lead to cuts in medicaid & other services while also 'privatizing' some of the government systems we already use for those services.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5Ob...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5Ob...
The Azaleas are in full bloom here in Savannah.
March 21, 2025 at 4:53 PM
The Azaleas are in full bloom here in Savannah.
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Trump Administration Live Updates: Judge Orders Halt on Deportations of Venezuelans Under Wartime Law (Gift Article)
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March 16, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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Trump’s FBI Moves to Criminally Charge Major Climate Groups newrepublic.com/post/192660/... via @newrepublic.com
Trump’s FBI Moves to Criminally Charge Major Climate Groups
The Trump administration is targeting climate organizations that received a Biden-era grant.
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March 15, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Why are Dems so stupid? They need to stop 'eating their own'. Massively bad policy. What SHOULD have happened, is that all of the Dems standing up and joining Mr. Green in his protest!
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If you wanna know why Dems lose all the damned time, right here you go. This kind of bullshit right here. We’ve got an aspiring dictator tearing our country apart and these idiots are still too concerned about decorum and standards. Get these assholes out of office.
March 6, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Why are Dems so stupid? They need to stop 'eating their own'. Massively bad policy. What SHOULD have happened, is that all of the Dems standing up and joining Mr. Green in his protest!
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Trump Officials Mark Hundreds of Federal Properties for Potential Sale www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/u...
Trump Officials Mark Hundreds of Federal Properties for Potential Sale
Eliminating “underutilized” federal office space has become a fixation for Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency operation.
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March 5, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Trump Officials Mark Hundreds of Federal Properties for Potential Sale www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/u...
I found this to be a very enjoyable and informative watch; an 'interview' with potter Warran Mackenzie. This is really informative about his work and thoughts about why he enjoys clay and approaches it the way he does.
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Prof. Emeritus Warren MacKenzie, 2007
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March 3, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I found this to be a very enjoyable and informative watch; an 'interview' with potter Warran Mackenzie. This is really informative about his work and thoughts about why he enjoys clay and approaches it the way he does.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGgn...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGgn...
A grassroots movement is calling on all Americans to abstain from shopping with major retailers tomorrow, February 28, as part of an “economic blackout.”
I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott
I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott
February 28, 2025 at 10:10 PM
February 28, 2025 at 9:21 PM
BREAKING: There has just been a huge argument between Zelenskyy, Trump & Vance in the Oval Office.
Trump calls Zelenskyy disrespectful and says he “is no position to dictate” to the US.
Trump raises his voice to Zelenskyy. He can’t stand someone standing up to him.
This is unbelievable.
Trump calls Zelenskyy disrespectful and says he “is no position to dictate” to the US.
Trump raises his voice to Zelenskyy. He can’t stand someone standing up to him.
This is unbelievable.
February 28, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The Disturbing Question at the Heart of the Trump-Zelensky Drama www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/o...
Opinion | The Disturbing Question at the Heart of the Trump-Zelensky Drama
For the next four years, at least, the America we knew is over.
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February 26, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The Disturbing Question at the Heart of the Trump-Zelensky Drama www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/o...
Reposted by Michael Brannin
Trump: "I'd like to buy minerals on Russian land too. If we can. The rare earth. They have very good rare earth also ... we can do deals there."
February 25, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Trump: "I'd like to buy minerals on Russian land too. If we can. The rare earth. They have very good rare earth also ... we can do deals there."
This teapot is made by Gary Hatcher of Pine Mills Pottery in Texas. Daphne Roehr Hatcher and Gary work together making and firing their pottery in a wood kiln. This has beautiful flashing on the reduced stoneware surface and deftly 'dripped' colored glazes on the sides. BTW it pours beautifully.
February 25, 2025 at 8:39 PM
This teapot is made by Gary Hatcher of Pine Mills Pottery in Texas. Daphne Roehr Hatcher and Gary work together making and firing their pottery in a wood kiln. This has beautiful flashing on the reduced stoneware surface and deftly 'dripped' colored glazes on the sides. BTW it pours beautifully.
Another favorite teapot in our collection is this somewhat small but remarkable pot by Robert Archambeau from Manitoba, Canada This piece is stoneware that is soda fired then sandblasted and oiled. The lid is produced by the lost wax method and is bronze with an applied patina.
February 25, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Another favorite teapot in our collection is this somewhat small but remarkable pot by Robert Archambeau from Manitoba, Canada This piece is stoneware that is soda fired then sandblasted and oiled. The lid is produced by the lost wax method and is bronze with an applied patina.
Really just starting out on Bluesky, and most of my posts are political ones shared from news outlets, etc. Thought I'd start posting some pots from our collection. This is one of my slab built and thrown teapots from the late 1970's. Stoneware, reduction fired with cane handle.
February 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Really just starting out on Bluesky, and most of my posts are political ones shared from news outlets, etc. Thought I'd start posting some pots from our collection. This is one of my slab built and thrown teapots from the late 1970's. Stoneware, reduction fired with cane handle.
Breaking News: Elon Musk is leading an unsolicited bid to buy the nonprofit that controls OpenAI, escalating a battle with OpenAI’s CEO, Sam Altman.
Elon Musk Leads Bid to Buy OpenAI for $97.4 Billion
The billionaire is leading a group of investors in the unsolicited offer, which complicates the start-up’s plan to raise more money.
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February 10, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Reposted by Michael Brannin
Congress controls the power of the purse, but Republicans on Capitol Hill have put up little resistance to efforts by the administration to suspend spending that they've already approved.
Republicans in Congress mostly shrug as Musk and DOGE set sights on spending
Congress controls the power of the purse, but Republicans on Capitol Hill have put up little resistance to efforts by the administration to suspend spending that they've already approved.
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February 5, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Congress controls the power of the purse, but Republicans on Capitol Hill have put up little resistance to efforts by the administration to suspend spending that they've already approved.
Indivisible is urging people to visit their senators' local offices between now and Thursday to demand that they use every tool—including denying a quorum and blocking unanimous consent—to fight the confirmation of Project 2025 architect Russell Vought for head of OMB docs.google.com/document/d/1...
February 3, 2025 at 5:15 PM