Brent Cox
@titivil.bsky.social
Rebuilding the Future Like There's No Tomorrow. Blogging at www.titivil.com.
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Brent Cox
@titivil.bsky.social
· Jul 29
My old pinned post referenced Hulk Hogan. Accordingly, shouting out Stephen Miller - fly like an eagle, sad little racist fella!
Seems unlikely, but it could happen then.
Trump says he will give national address on Wednesday reut.rs/4p250m5
Trump says he will give national address on Wednesday
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will give a national address from the White House on Wednesday at 9 p.m. EST(0200 GMT on Thursday). He did not provide a topic for the address.
reut.rs
December 16, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Seems unlikely, but it could happen then.
Ask yourself and your renting neighbors, has your net income increased by 50% in the past five years?
The median asking rent has increased by 50% since the initial summer of the Covid pandemic.
median asking rent in the US per the Census Bureau (data is through 9/30)
JD Vance lies as he breathes
JD Vance lies as he breathes
December 16, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Ask yourself and your renting neighbors, has your net income increased by 50% in the past five years?
And when she hears the joyful singing of the Whos in Whoville, her heart will grow three sizes.
Susie Wiles: "Vanity Fair tricked me into saying embarrassing things about the Trump administration. And then I went back to talk with them ten more times."
December 16, 2025 at 10:20 PM
And when she hears the joyful singing of the Whos in Whoville, her heart will grow three sizes.
This will not stop Bari from treating her elevation to head of CBS News as confirmation of her personal celebrity, and treating the network as the engine to provide her millions and millions of fans with Bari content
Bari Weiss’ much-hyped CBS News town hall with Erika Kirk was a massive ratings flop
Bari Weiss’ much-hyped CBS News town hall with Erika Kirk was a massive ratings flop
www.independent.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 9:58 PM
This will not stop Bari from treating her elevation to head of CBS News as confirmation of her personal celebrity, and treating the network as the engine to provide her millions and millions of fans with Bari content
The median asking rent has increased by 50% since the initial summer of the Covid pandemic.
median asking rent in the US per the Census Bureau (data is through 9/30)
JD Vance lies as he breathes
JD Vance lies as he breathes
December 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The median asking rent has increased by 50% since the initial summer of the Covid pandemic.
I made it through eight presidents who didn't have the need to keep telling everyone how they're the greatest president in history, and I can't wait for this pathology to be buried and the ground salted.
December 16, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I made it through eight presidents who didn't have the need to keep telling everyone how they're the greatest president in history, and I can't wait for this pathology to be buried and the ground salted.
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There are two types of people during the holidays
December 16, 2025 at 1:51 AM
There are two types of people during the holidays
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If courts' only recourse for government officials flagrantly disregarding their orders is to refer the contemptuous acts to those same officials to investigate prosecute, what real power do courts have to check the executive?
And why should the executive ever obey a court ruling against it?
And why should the executive ever obey a court ruling against it?
JUST IN: DC Circuit asks for briefs on whether Boasberg has authority to investigate indirect contempt of court (outside judge's presence) or is just supposed to refer it for prosecution if he suspects it. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Per Curiam Order Filed (Special Panel) – #01208805476 in In re: Donald Trump (D.C. Cir., 25-5452) – CourtListener.com
PER CURIAM ORDER [2150449] filed ORDERED, on the court’s own motion, that respondents file a response to the petition for a writ of mandamus [2150153-2] by December 29, 2025. Petitioners shall file a ...
storage.courtlistener.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:59 PM
If courts' only recourse for government officials flagrantly disregarding their orders is to refer the contemptuous acts to those same officials to investigate prosecute, what real power do courts have to check the executive?
And why should the executive ever obey a court ruling against it?
And why should the executive ever obey a court ruling against it?
Just thinking about Charlie Kirk, and about how he'd totally agree with Trump about Rob Reiner.
December 15, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Just thinking about Charlie Kirk, and about how he'd totally agree with Trump about Rob Reiner.
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John Oliver really was not kidding about the overwhelming rebellious power of just saying “Fuck you, make me.”
we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫
December 15, 2025 at 8:49 PM
John Oliver really was not kidding about the overwhelming rebellious power of just saying “Fuck you, make me.”
Billionaire dingbats hate people who actually create things so much.
I have grown to believe that excessive wealth does something to your brain that is analogous to a serious head injury
December 15, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Billionaire dingbats hate people who actually create things so much.
Hey baseball-minded people: what would be a good Secret Santa book to buy a 25-year old male who "loves baseball"?
December 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Hey baseball-minded people: what would be a good Secret Santa book to buy a 25-year old male who "loves baseball"?
GAH!
December 13, 2025 at 3:22 PM
GAH!
That Proud Boy right there must be really short.
Greg Bovino took a photo yesterday with known Proud Boys, in Slidell, Louisiana, including one wearing a Proud Boys hat.
December 12, 2025 at 10:15 PM
That Proud Boy right there must be really short.
Is Thomas Chatterton Williams assigning stories now?
“Those of us on the left should be fighting to improve protections for workers of all races, and thereby for the betterment of people’s material conditions regardless of their views,” Arash Azizi argues:
Why the Cinnabon Story Doesn’t Make Me Happy
The left should be promoting working-class solidarity, not delighting in seeing workers summarily dismissed.
bit.ly
December 12, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Is Thomas Chatterton Williams assigning stories now?
"How many people live in Venezuela, Mr. President?" It's not difficult.
DOOCY: Is the campaign against Venezuela still just about drugs, or it also now about oil?
TRUMP: Well, it's about a lot of things. But one of things it's about is the fact they've allowed millions of people to come into our country from their prisons
TRUMP: Well, it's about a lot of things. But one of things it's about is the fact they've allowed millions of people to come into our country from their prisons
December 12, 2025 at 12:20 AM
"How many people live in Venezuela, Mr. President?" It's not difficult.
Imagine reading this and hearing anything other than a sad wet fart
December 11, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Imagine reading this and hearing anything other than a sad wet fart
"Dear Handsome President Donald Trump: You are very handsome, and I hope you enjoy the one million dollars I gave your son, other Donald Trump."
Breaking News: Do Kwon, who pleaded guilty to fraud after cryptocurrencies he created crashed and wiped out investors, was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Do Kwon, Crypto Entrepreneur Who Caused 2022 Crash, Sentenced to 15 Years
Do Kwon, who designed the virtual currencies Luna and TerraUSD, which plunged in 2022, had pleaded guilty to fraud.
nyti.ms
December 11, 2025 at 10:51 PM
"Dear Handsome President Donald Trump: You are very handsome, and I hope you enjoy the one million dollars I gave your son, other Donald Trump."
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Lol at every university trustee and law firm partner who concluded they had no choice but to play ball with this bumbling fool
Trump 0-3 on indicting Tish James and just had his ass handed to him by Indiana Republican legislators he threatened and bullied. Also new low in AP poll at 36% approval.
December 11, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Lol at every university trustee and law firm partner who concluded they had no choice but to play ball with this bumbling fool
Love a goverment-issued pass with a photo credit on it
Here's what some of the new National Park Service passes will look like, starting Jan 1
December 11, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Love a goverment-issued pass with a photo credit on it
Dude's entire vibe is "impropriety"
Unlike Supreme Court Justices, the rest of the fed’l judiciary is governed by canons of ethics. Among other things, they’re not supposed to attend political events & should avoid even an appearance of impropriety. joycevance.substack.com/p/judicial-e...
Judicial Ethics
Yesterday, Third Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Emil Bove attended an event where Donald Trump spoke.
joycevance.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Dude's entire vibe is "impropriety"
First time in my life that I Fuck Yeah'd myself for subscribing to a publication
December 11, 2025 at 3:27 AM
First time in my life that I Fuck Yeah'd myself for subscribing to a publication
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White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
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maaaaybe
New from me: Third Circuit Judge Emil Bove may have violated the federal judiciary’s ethics code when he attended a politically-charged rally held this week by President Donald Trump, legal experts and lawmakers said Wednesday. @courthousenews.bsky.social www.courthousenews.com/did-emil-bov...
Did Emil Bove violate judicial ethics code with appearance at Trump rally?
Experts and lawmakers are questioning the decision by the controversial Third Circuit judge and former Trump lawyer, who has long been accused of political loyalty to the White House.
www.courthousenews.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
maaaaybe