Steve Middlebrook
@stmdc.bsky.social
FinTech attorney. Principal at Middlebrook LLC. Interests: prepaid cards, payments, earned wage access, civil rights, Native American and Inuit art, old photographs, chipmunks.
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Trump: I am fine. You sound beautiful and cute. How old are you?
Caller: I am eight
Caller: I am eight
December 24, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Trump: I am fine. You sound beautiful and cute. How old are you?
Caller: I am eight
Caller: I am eight
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Scientists in Canada discovered a polar bear mother took in another cub as her own.
Experts say cases of cub adoption among polar bears are “relatively infrequent.” Read more: https://wapo.st/49hDaxz
Experts say cases of cub adoption among polar bears are “relatively infrequent.” Read more: https://wapo.st/49hDaxz
December 19, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Scientists in Canada discovered a polar bear mother took in another cub as her own.
Experts say cases of cub adoption among polar bears are “relatively infrequent.” Read more: https://wapo.st/49hDaxz
Experts say cases of cub adoption among polar bears are “relatively infrequent.” Read more: https://wapo.st/49hDaxz
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Trump didn’t exactly refute the “personality of an alcoholic” allegations tonight
December 18, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Trump didn’t exactly refute the “personality of an alcoholic” allegations tonight
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Biden was the kind of old where you take away the car keys. Trump is the kind of old where you don't let him near the grandchildren
December 18, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Biden was the kind of old where you take away the car keys. Trump is the kind of old where you don't let him near the grandchildren
If Ronald Reagan wanted to turn the United States into "a nation composed of good and decent people,” he would have had to self-deport.
The presidency once served as a reminder of our common humanity. Ronald Reagan described its purpose as building "a nation composed of good and decent people."
December 17, 2025 at 2:42 AM
If Ronald Reagan wanted to turn the United States into "a nation composed of good and decent people,” he would have had to self-deport.
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🚨 THE BATTLE BEGINS 🚨
Your favorite year-end contest is back. It’s time to choose who will be this year’s Worst Person In Tech for 2025!
Each day of this week new matchups will drop until we choose the winner on Friday.
🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/worst-person...
Your favorite year-end contest is back. It’s time to choose who will be this year’s Worst Person In Tech for 2025!
Each day of this week new matchups will drop until we choose the winner on Friday.
🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/worst-person...
December 15, 2025 at 4:09 PM
🚨 THE BATTLE BEGINS 🚨
Your favorite year-end contest is back. It’s time to choose who will be this year’s Worst Person In Tech for 2025!
Each day of this week new matchups will drop until we choose the winner on Friday.
🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/worst-person...
Your favorite year-end contest is back. It’s time to choose who will be this year’s Worst Person In Tech for 2025!
Each day of this week new matchups will drop until we choose the winner on Friday.
🗳️ Cast your ballot: twsu.forms.app/worst-person...
I’m calling a press conference to announce we have no official update. Now we will endure a litany of politicians who will praise our partnership with a long list of other politicians
December 14, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I’m calling a press conference to announce we have no official update. Now we will endure a litany of politicians who will praise our partnership with a long list of other politicians
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NEW: Brown econ prof Rachel Friedberg says the shooting happened in a finals review session:
"The room has stadium seating with doors that enter at the top. [The TA] said that the shooter came in the doors, yelled something ... and started shooting." www.oceanstatemedia.org/news-and-cul...
"The room has stadium seating with doors that enter at the top. [The TA] said that the shooter came in the doors, yelled something ... and started shooting." www.oceanstatemedia.org/news-and-cul...
December 14, 2025 at 4:21 AM
NEW: Brown econ prof Rachel Friedberg says the shooting happened in a finals review session:
"The room has stadium seating with doors that enter at the top. [The TA] said that the shooter came in the doors, yelled something ... and started shooting." www.oceanstatemedia.org/news-and-cul...
"The room has stadium seating with doors that enter at the top. [The TA] said that the shooter came in the doors, yelled something ... and started shooting." www.oceanstatemedia.org/news-and-cul...
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At this hearing, @padilla.senate.gov asked me whether mass deportation is making us more safe. Here was my response.
December 10, 2025 at 9:47 PM
At this hearing, @padilla.senate.gov asked me whether mass deportation is making us more safe. Here was my response.
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The birds lingered for days at a Catholic school near Cincinnati as agencies haggled over who was responsible for removing them. Officials said the public health risk was low. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
Bird Flu Is Suspected After Vulture Carcasses Sat Rotting Outside Ohio School
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:05 AM
The birds lingered for days at a Catholic school near Cincinnati as agencies haggled over who was responsible for removing them. Officials said the public health risk was low. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
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📰 NEWS: Attorneys challenging the military’s ban on enlistment of people living with HIV presented oral arguments in Wilkins v. Hegseth today before a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/2upnnca7
Learn more: tinyurl.com/2upnnca7
December 9, 2025 at 9:54 PM
📰 NEWS: Attorneys challenging the military’s ban on enlistment of people living with HIV presented oral arguments in Wilkins v. Hegseth today before a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Learn more: tinyurl.com/2upnnca7
Learn more: tinyurl.com/2upnnca7
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NEW:
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
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Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
The Trump administration has argued that Fed board member Lisa Cook may have committed mortgage fraud by declaring more than one primary residence on her loans. We found Trump once did the very thing ...
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 12:32 PM
NEW:
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
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A raccoon sneaked into a Virginia liquor store, broke some bottles, sampled the merchandise, and passed out in the bathroom. He was taken into custody, sobered up, and released on his own recognizance.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Drunk raccoon passes out in bathroom after ransacking Va. liquor store
The furry bandit was returned to the wild after sobering up. Authorities said he had no signs of injury “other than maybe a hangover and poor life choices.”
www.washingtonpost.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:21 PM
A raccoon sneaked into a Virginia liquor store, broke some bottles, sampled the merchandise, and passed out in the bathroom. He was taken into custody, sobered up, and released on his own recognizance.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
This is so hilarious.
Trump: "I took my physical. I got all As. Everything. But they said to me, 'would you like to take a cognitive test?' I said, 'Is it hard?' They said, 'yes.' I said, 'Well, I'm a very smart person. Who was the last president to take one?' 'No president has ever agreed to take one' ... I aced it."
December 2, 2025 at 6:42 PM
This is so hilarious.
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My great-uncle was born in the Russian Empire and wrote God Bless America
Rep. Kat Cammarck: "Today, one in six people in the US is foreign born. That quite frankly is not sustainable to maintain a culture that we are known for here in the United States."
December 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
My great-uncle was born in the Russian Empire and wrote God Bless America
Detention and deportation are now the punishment for fighting the brother of Trump’s press Secretary for joint custody of your kids.
I hope Vance’s wife is paying attention.
I hope Vance’s wife is paying attention.
ICE agents arrested the former fiancée of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s brother. She’s in a Louisiana detention center fighting deportation to her native Brazil. https://wapo.st/3Kn08K2
November 27, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Detention and deportation are now the punishment for fighting the brother of Trump’s press Secretary for joint custody of your kids.
I hope Vance’s wife is paying attention.
I hope Vance’s wife is paying attention.
Trump administration announces plan to charge foreign visitors substantial more than residents to visit America's national parks. Non-residents face a $100 upcharge at the most popular sites. Interior says it's implementing exec order to increase revenue.
www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2025/...
National parks announce ‘America-first’ upcharges for foreign visitors
The National Park Service's new America-first pricing policy will see foreign visitors pay more to access popular national parks, including Yellowstone and the Grand Canyon.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Trump administration announces plan to charge foreign visitors substantial more than residents to visit America's national parks. Non-residents face a $100 upcharge at the most popular sites. Interior says it's implementing exec order to increase revenue.
www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2025/...
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A federal judge also dismissed the criminal charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James.
November 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
A federal judge also dismissed the criminal charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James.
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A federal judge has dismissed the charges against former FBI director James Comey, ruling that the former Trump attorney who brought the charges was not legally serving as the U.S. attorney.
November 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
A federal judge has dismissed the charges against former FBI director James Comey, ruling that the former Trump attorney who brought the charges was not legally serving as the U.S. attorney.
Nhi Linh, a 12-year old Asian elephant at the National Zoo, is pregnant. Asian elephant pregnancies typically last 18 to 22 months, and this first-time mom’s birth window is between mid-January and early March. For this endangered species, every calf born is a win for conservation!
Asian Elephant Is Pregnant at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute
For the first time in nearly 25 years, animal care staff are preparing for the highly anticipated birth of an Asian elephant calf.
nationalzoo.si.edu
November 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Nhi Linh, a 12-year old Asian elephant at the National Zoo, is pregnant. Asian elephant pregnancies typically last 18 to 22 months, and this first-time mom’s birth window is between mid-January and early March. For this endangered species, every calf born is a win for conservation!
So when the Epstein email said Trump was blowing Bubba, who would gave guessed that Bubba was Mamdani?
November 22, 2025 at 1:39 AM
So when the Epstein email said Trump was blowing Bubba, who would gave guessed that Bubba was Mamdani?
Management complains about the “aggressive, disruptive, and threatening behavior” of the union members and then you see the video where someone calmly asks “Will you please speak to us?” Conde Nast’s management looks like grossly incompetent 3-year olds. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Famous writers at New Yorker are up in arms after fact-checker’s firing
The media company dismissed four employees, including a fact-checker at the 100-year-old magazine, for “extreme misconduct.” Many of its famous writers are outraged.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Management complains about the “aggressive, disruptive, and threatening behavior” of the union members and then you see the video where someone calmly asks “Will you please speak to us?” Conde Nast’s management looks like grossly incompetent 3-year olds. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...