Michael Brown
@willibro.bsky.social
California desert dweller, former Silly Valley drudge, committed leftist since age 16. No DMs unless I already know you. No porn.
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Now Everyone's Saying 'Oh, Good'
Trump told the media exactly how they'd cover his Greenland threats. They did it anyway.
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Already sanewashing this maniac. "[This is] how 'they’re eating the dogs' becomes 'Trump raises concerns about immigration.' It’s how an hour of rambling about sharks and Hannibal Lecter becomes 'Trump holds rally in Las Vegas.'”
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Whatever is in the Epstein Files is so explosive that the leaders of the Department of Justice are openly breaking the law every day to keep us from seeing it. (Just a reminder amongst all the other stuff flying around.)
January 22, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Whatever is in the Epstein Files is so explosive that the leaders of the Department of Justice are openly breaking the law every day to keep us from seeing it. (Just a reminder amongst all the other stuff flying around.)
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An important piece from @radleybalko.bsky.social — "The lies this administration is telling about Ms. Good aren’t those you deploy as part of a cover-up. They’re those you use when you want to show you can get away with anything. They’re a projection of power." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/o...
Opinion | I’ve Covered Police Abuse for 20 Years. What ICE Is Doing Is Different.
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:27 AM
An important piece from @radleybalko.bsky.social — "The lies this administration is telling about Ms. Good aren’t those you deploy as part of a cover-up. They’re those you use when you want to show you can get away with anything. They’re a projection of power." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/o...
Already sanewashing this maniac. "[This is] how 'they’re eating the dogs' becomes 'Trump raises concerns about immigration.' It’s how an hour of rambling about sharks and Hannibal Lecter becomes 'Trump holds rally in Las Vegas.'”
Now Everyone's Saying 'Oh, Good'
Trump told the media exactly how they'd cover his Greenland threats. They did it anyway.
substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Already sanewashing this maniac. "[This is] how 'they’re eating the dogs' becomes 'Trump raises concerns about immigration.' It’s how an hour of rambling about sharks and Hannibal Lecter becomes 'Trump holds rally in Las Vegas.'”
Humanities major here, Karp. I know enough carpentry and metalwork to build you and your buddy Pete a swell pair of matching guillotines.
Palantir's billionaire CEO studied philosophy — now he says AI will destroy humanities jobs
Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir, said vocational skills will dominate in the AI future.
www.businessinsider.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Humanities major here, Karp. I know enough carpentry and metalwork to build you and your buddy Pete a swell pair of matching guillotines.
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Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
January 20, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Mamdani: "I am in support of abolishing ICE. What we see is an entity that has no interest in fulfilling its stated reason to exist. We're seeing a government agency that is supposed to be enforcing some kind of immigration law, but instead what it's doing is terrorizing people."
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#$TSLAQ
Reminder: In 2023, Musk predicted Tesla would reach a production and sales rate of 250,000 Cybertrucks per year by 2025.
"Last year, sales were nearly cut in half, with the firm estimating that Americans bought some 20,200 Cybertrucks in 2025."
insideevs.com/news/784715/...
Reminder: In 2023, Musk predicted Tesla would reach a production and sales rate of 250,000 Cybertrucks per year by 2025.
"Last year, sales were nearly cut in half, with the firm estimating that Americans bought some 20,200 Cybertrucks in 2025."
insideevs.com/news/784715/...
The Tesla Cybertruck Had The Biggest Sales Crash Of Any EV In 2025
The Cybertruck was America's best-selling electric pickup in 2024. The next year, sales fell by half, according to industry estimates.
insideevs.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:21 AM
#$TSLAQ
Reminder: In 2023, Musk predicted Tesla would reach a production and sales rate of 250,000 Cybertrucks per year by 2025.
"Last year, sales were nearly cut in half, with the firm estimating that Americans bought some 20,200 Cybertrucks in 2025."
insideevs.com/news/784715/...
Reminder: In 2023, Musk predicted Tesla would reach a production and sales rate of 250,000 Cybertrucks per year by 2025.
"Last year, sales were nearly cut in half, with the firm estimating that Americans bought some 20,200 Cybertrucks in 2025."
insideevs.com/news/784715/...
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There’s too much time between now and the midterms. Either the military needs to not follow his illegal, unconstitutional, international law violating actions OR Congress needs to STOP him.We are at a breaking point.
#impeach #military #coup #endthis
Military leaders, please stop this madman!
#impeach #military #coup #endthis
Military leaders, please stop this madman!
January 19, 2026 at 1:47 PM
public executions too good for these ICE creeps
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"6 years old... walking by herself on the street, crying, crying out for her dad, asking, 'Where's Papi? Where's Papi?'..."
"6 years old... walking by herself on the street, crying, crying out for her dad, asking, 'Where's Papi? Where's Papi?'..."
January 20, 2026 at 12:56 AM
public executions too good for these ICE creeps
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January 19, 2026 at 1:21 AM
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14 US states have abortion bans, leading to a rise in maternal and infant mortality. Global experience shows that criminalizing abortion doesn't increase birth rates - it risks women’s health and lives, making it harder to obtain legal medical care and forcing them into clandestine abortions.
Anti-life: How U.S. abortion bans actually affect mothers and babies
In early December 2025, a law came into force in Texas banning the sale of medication abortion drugs to residents. Since the summer of 2022, when the U.S. Supreme Court allowed states to set their own...
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January 19, 2026 at 2:30 AM
14 US states have abortion bans, leading to a rise in maternal and infant mortality. Global experience shows that criminalizing abortion doesn't increase birth rates - it risks women’s health and lives, making it harder to obtain legal medical care and forcing them into clandestine abortions.
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Minnesota Attorney General Ellison: I understand you want to talk with murderer Jonathan Ross. DOJ & FBI are harboring the fugitive. Please consider suing Pam Bondi and Kash Patel for harboring a fugitive. They are flouting the law. Now is not the time to act fearfully or to tread lightly.
January 19, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Minnesota Attorney General Ellison: I understand you want to talk with murderer Jonathan Ross. DOJ & FBI are harboring the fugitive. Please consider suing Pam Bondi and Kash Patel for harboring a fugitive. They are flouting the law. Now is not the time to act fearfully or to tread lightly.
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Thank you, Minnesota
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open.substack.com/pub/stevesch...
Thank you, Minnesota
There is no greater obligation for an American than loyalty to the Constitution of the United States.
open.substack.com
January 18, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Thank you, Minnesota
open.substack.com/pub/stevesch...
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BREAKING: Massive anti-U.S., pro-Greenland protests have erupted in Copenhagen
Let that sink in, one of America’s closest allies is publicly protesting out of fear we might invade their territory
So much for the claim that “the world respects the U.S. under Trump.”
The reality? It’s the opposite.
Let that sink in, one of America’s closest allies is publicly protesting out of fear we might invade their territory
So much for the claim that “the world respects the U.S. under Trump.”
The reality? It’s the opposite.
January 17, 2026 at 1:25 PM
BREAKING: Massive anti-U.S., pro-Greenland protests have erupted in Copenhagen
Let that sink in, one of America’s closest allies is publicly protesting out of fear we might invade their territory
So much for the claim that “the world respects the U.S. under Trump.”
The reality? It’s the opposite.
Let that sink in, one of America’s closest allies is publicly protesting out of fear we might invade their territory
So much for the claim that “the world respects the U.S. under Trump.”
The reality? It’s the opposite.
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By now, asteroid 2026 Dreadstone has impacted the Indian Ocean, sparking a firestorm not seen on this planet since the K–Pg Extinction Event. Most people just want to be with their families. Here are three ways effective business leaders can leverage targeted KPIs to turn tragedy 😔 into triumph 💪
January 11, 2026 at 5:47 AM
By now, asteroid 2026 Dreadstone has impacted the Indian Ocean, sparking a firestorm not seen on this planet since the K–Pg Extinction Event. Most people just want to be with their families. Here are three ways effective business leaders can leverage targeted KPIs to turn tragedy 😔 into triumph 💪
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CNN: A majority of the country, 58% say President Trump's first year has been a failure. That includes two thirds of independent voters. Now, why is that? Across the board, Americans disapprove of how the president is handling every major issue.
January 16, 2026 at 5:07 PM
CNN: A majority of the country, 58% say President Trump's first year has been a failure. That includes two thirds of independent voters. Now, why is that? Across the board, Americans disapprove of how the president is handling every major issue.
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Terribly uncanny how relevant this is to today.
January 16, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Terribly uncanny how relevant this is to today.
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NEWS: Canada just checkmated the United States.
Breaking with the U.S., Canada has struck a major deal with China: Ottawa will cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles in exchange for dramatically lower tariffs on Canadian farm products.
Breaking with the U.S., Canada has struck a major deal with China: Ottawa will cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles in exchange for dramatically lower tariffs on Canadian farm products.
January 16, 2026 at 6:20 PM
NEWS: Canada just checkmated the United States.
Breaking with the U.S., Canada has struck a major deal with China: Ottawa will cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles in exchange for dramatically lower tariffs on Canadian farm products.
Breaking with the U.S., Canada has struck a major deal with China: Ottawa will cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles in exchange for dramatically lower tariffs on Canadian farm products.
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Is administration is full of ignorant liars.
January 16, 2026 at 3:34 AM
Is administration is full of ignorant liars.
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Minneapolis groups call for ‘general strike’. "...several local unions—including Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005, SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, CWA Local 7250, and St. Paul Federation of Educators Local 28—have lent their support to the strike." www.commondreams.org/news/minneap...
Minneapolis Labor, Community Leaders Join Call for Jan. 23 General Strike to Demand ICE Out | Common Dreams
Minneapolis labor unions and community groups call for a general strike to push out federal immigration agents.
www.commondreams.org
January 16, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Minneapolis groups call for ‘general strike’. "...several local unions—including Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005, SEIU Local 26, UNITE HERE Local 17, CWA Local 7250, and St. Paul Federation of Educators Local 28—have lent their support to the strike." www.commondreams.org/news/minneap...
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I was in the midst of preparing a Morning Memo arguing that Minneapolis is shaping up to be the catalyzing moment that Trump was looking for to justify doing what he has wanted to do since his 1st term: invoke the Insurrection Act...when he posted exactly that:
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
January 15, 2026 at 4:03 PM
I was in the midst of preparing a Morning Memo arguing that Minneapolis is shaping up to be the catalyzing moment that Trump was looking for to justify doing what he has wanted to do since his 1st term: invoke the Insurrection Act...when he posted exactly that:
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...
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Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-year-old U.S. citizen, was put in a chokehold by ICE agents.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to p
www.propublica.org
January 15, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Arnoldo Bazan, a 16-year-old U.S. citizen, was put in a chokehold by ICE agents.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
Agents took his phone, which he tracked to a used electronics vending machine near an ICE detention center.
Yes: ICE is stealing and selling people’s things after brutalizing them. There are no words.
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