Brandon Steenson
@blsteenson.bsky.social
Lawyer; Husker, Omaha, and general KC supporter; husband to an amazing entrepreneur and dad to a precocious teen. I post progressive stuff. #NeverADoubt
Watching the R&R HoF speeches from last weekend. Creative people sharing their hearts will always get me.
November 14, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Watching the R&R HoF speeches from last weekend. Creative people sharing their hearts will always get me.
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it’s worth crediting Joe Biden — yes, that one, the senile one with dementia — how he didn’t succumb to this dynamic when it was clearly Republicans’ plan during a debt-limit crisis.
Shutdown fight shows the basic cunning of the default GOP move: never give Dems an inch, no matter how unpopular our position, and wait for them to fracture. www.offmessage.net/p/epstein-re...
November 13, 2025 at 4:46 PM
it’s worth crediting Joe Biden — yes, that one, the senile one with dementia — how he didn’t succumb to this dynamic when it was clearly Republicans’ plan during a debt-limit crisis.
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Racism is not just morally evil and corrupting to a functional society, it’s also just the dumbest, most simplistic worldview possible, the type of stuff that’s hard to say out loud without sounding like you’ve suffered a serious untreated brain injury
November 13, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Racism is not just morally evil and corrupting to a functional society, it’s also just the dumbest, most simplistic worldview possible, the type of stuff that’s hard to say out loud without sounding like you’ve suffered a serious untreated brain injury
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Once again we must conclude that our ruling class is dumb, gross and smelly.
November 13, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Once again we must conclude that our ruling class is dumb, gross and smelly.
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Nnnnnnnnnope.
No conservative intellectual can say they just didn't think to distance themselves from their violent and racist right wing.
Since Buckley, that has been their whole thing.
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No conservative intellectual can say they just didn't think to distance themselves from their violent and racist right wing.
Since Buckley, that has been their whole thing.
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In Explaining His Gaffe, Heritage Foundation Leader Pleads Ignorance
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Nnnnnnnnnope.
No conservative intellectual can say they just didn't think to distance themselves from their violent and racist right wing.
Since Buckley, that has been their whole thing.
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No conservative intellectual can say they just didn't think to distance themselves from their violent and racist right wing.
Since Buckley, that has been their whole thing.
[gift link:]
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"Another thing you don't have to worry about in the EU, or really in any developed nation outside the U.S., is the threat of a mass shooter. What I've come to realize is that America is a country being run by mass shooters." madness.ghost.io/an-isolated-...
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November 13, 2025 at 2:43 PM
"Another thing you don't have to worry about in the EU, or really in any developed nation outside the U.S., is the threat of a mass shooter. What I've come to realize is that America is a country being run by mass shooters." madness.ghost.io/an-isolated-...
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I would like extensive hearings on what the New York Times knew about the serial child rapist ring that helped elect Trump and continued advising him while in office and why they never reported him what they’ve known for nearly 15 years.
November 13, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I would like extensive hearings on what the New York Times knew about the serial child rapist ring that helped elect Trump and continued advising him while in office and why they never reported him what they’ve known for nearly 15 years.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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Since the Democrats worked extra hard to hide who actually supported this, I think the No Kings/Resistance position should be to primary every Democrat unless they publicly call for Schumer's ouster this week
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Since the Democrats worked extra hard to hide who actually supported this, I think the No Kings/Resistance position should be to primary every Democrat unless they publicly call for Schumer's ouster this week
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
Either they go into total rebellion mode, which they won't, or the people will
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Also to be clear: I do not respect the Senators who voted yes tonight, and their careers in public service should end. They do not understand the stakes of this moment and continue to treat the GOP like a partner in dealmaking and not a fascist threat to the country.
I've made my position very clear tonight that I think the healthcare fight is too important to leave to a "maybe" future vote but this is absolutely right.
And it's why blame MUST be placed first and foremost on the GOP and their merciless hostage-taking.
And it's why blame MUST be placed first and foremost on the GOP and their merciless hostage-taking.
From a political point of view, I don't think the Dem management of the shutdown endgame has been good, but it is worth remembering there are real costs (RIP my mentions).
November 10, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Also to be clear: I do not respect the Senators who voted yes tonight, and their careers in public service should end. They do not understand the stakes of this moment and continue to treat the GOP like a partner in dealmaking and not a fascist threat to the country.
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If he isn't willing to tell his colleagues to vote no, then he has failed as a leader and needs to resign.
Schumer: "I must vote no. I can not, in good faith, support this CR. ... Make no mistake about it, the American people know who is inflicting this pain on them."
He stops short of urging his colleagues to vote "no."
He stops short of urging his colleagues to vote "no."
November 10, 2025 at 1:45 AM
If he isn't willing to tell his colleagues to vote no, then he has failed as a leader and needs to resign.
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i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
i think this is key. taking the deal would amount to taking the blame. it would turn a clear political victory into an unambiguous defeat.
Well, that was the gut punch of all gut punches. A hell of a season, but the title still eludes the Current. See y'all in 2026.
November 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Well, that was the gut punch of all gut punches. A hell of a season, but the title still eludes the Current. See y'all in 2026.
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does this sound like a deal that’s done or someone trying to pressure dems into one
November 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
does this sound like a deal that’s done or someone trying to pressure dems into one
Come on you Current!!
November 9, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Come on you Current!!
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This is the third or fourth example of “nobody else is reporting this but a press outlet generally hostile to the Democratic Party is saying Democrats are on the verge of caving so let’s treat it as real” bullshitery I’ve seen since yesterday morning.
You can always tell that someone is a very savvy consumer of political reporting, & definitely operating in good faith, when they treat Axios exclusives like they’re not hackery &/or fuckery.
You’ve got to be kidding me
November 9, 2025 at 7:08 PM
This is the third or fourth example of “nobody else is reporting this but a press outlet generally hostile to the Democratic Party is saying Democrats are on the verge of caving so let’s treat it as real” bullshitery I’ve seen since yesterday morning.
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pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
pre-writing a devastating obituary for your enemy is god-tier hating of a kind you don’t often see anymore. renaissance haterism. beautiful stuff.
Man, this is a really good feeling.
Can we do it again in 2 weeks, Husker fans? And then again on Black Friday?
Can we do it again in 2 weeks, Husker fans? And then again on Black Friday?
November 9, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Man, this is a really good feeling.
Can we do it again in 2 weeks, Husker fans? And then again on Black Friday?
Can we do it again in 2 weeks, Husker fans? And then again on Black Friday?
What a game by the Big Red. This UCLA team isn't great, but with a backup true freshman QB making his first start on the road?
I'll take it every day. #GBR
I'll take it every day. #GBR
November 9, 2025 at 5:28 AM
What a game by the Big Red. This UCLA team isn't great, but with a backup true freshman QB making his first start on the road?
I'll take it every day. #GBR
I'll take it every day. #GBR
I have appreciated EJ getting this national audience, even if it's after dark.
What a monster game.
What a monster game.
November 9, 2025 at 5:22 AM
I have appreciated EJ getting this national audience, even if it's after dark.
What a monster game.
What a monster game.
What a throw by TJ.
November 9, 2025 at 5:19 AM
What a throw by TJ.
Back to the Kirkland 20 year rum to finish this game out. I really hope I'm not drinking away my pain tonight.
November 9, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Back to the Kirkland 20 year rum to finish this game out. I really hope I'm not drinking away my pain tonight.
Silver lining - UCLA took a lot of time on that drive. Just need a couple of first downs to finish this game off.
November 9, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Silver lining - UCLA took a lot of time on that drive. Just need a couple of first downs to finish this game off.
I get the color guy practiced saying Nico's last name all week, but you can just say Nico. We know who you are talking about.
November 9, 2025 at 5:11 AM
I get the color guy practiced saying Nico's last name all week, but you can just say Nico. We know who you are talking about.