Brian Finn
@bpfinn55.bsky.social
Retired high school physics teacher
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Congratulations to the 2025 recipient of the Volvo Prize, @naomioreskes.bsky.social! Naomi's work addresses vital issues such as why we need to trust science; a topic that becomes even more important with every new day.
Read more here: www.environment-prize.com/laureates/na...
Read more here: www.environment-prize.com/laureates/na...
Why we should trust scientists
Many of the world's biggest problems require asking questions of scientists -- but why should we believe what they say? Historian of science Naomi Oreskes thinks deeply about our relationship to belie...
www.ted.com
November 2, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Congratulations to the 2025 recipient of the Volvo Prize, @naomioreskes.bsky.social! Naomi's work addresses vital issues such as why we need to trust science; a topic that becomes even more important with every new day.
Read more here: www.environment-prize.com/laureates/na...
Read more here: www.environment-prize.com/laureates/na...
What a wimp!! Never apologize for telling the truth to an ass!
Carney Says He Apologized to Trump Over Ad Reviving Reagan’s Tariff Criticism
www.nytimes.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:33 PM
What a wimp!! Never apologize for telling the truth to an ass!
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@adamkinzinger.substack.com
Watched The Last Republican.
In closing Adam stated he didnt believe he was 'courageous' for speaking up agnst Trump...
But rather, Adam stated 'he was surrounded by (GOP) cowards'
Adam,
Any person who speaks up when surrounded by complicit Cowards is COURAGEOUS 💙
Watched The Last Republican.
In closing Adam stated he didnt believe he was 'courageous' for speaking up agnst Trump...
But rather, Adam stated 'he was surrounded by (GOP) cowards'
Adam,
Any person who speaks up when surrounded by complicit Cowards is COURAGEOUS 💙
November 1, 2025 at 12:10 AM
@adamkinzinger.substack.com
Watched The Last Republican.
In closing Adam stated he didnt believe he was 'courageous' for speaking up agnst Trump...
But rather, Adam stated 'he was surrounded by (GOP) cowards'
Adam,
Any person who speaks up when surrounded by complicit Cowards is COURAGEOUS 💙
Watched The Last Republican.
In closing Adam stated he didnt believe he was 'courageous' for speaking up agnst Trump...
But rather, Adam stated 'he was surrounded by (GOP) cowards'
Adam,
Any person who speaks up when surrounded by complicit Cowards is COURAGEOUS 💙
A “YES” vote on CA Prop 50 empowers YOU to decide who represents your community in Congress.
It isn’t just about maps, it’s about real voices, real neighborhoods, real representation.
Your vote determines who acts on your behalf in 2026 & beyond.
#YESon50 #Voterizer social.fieldteam6.org/s/mx1oKI3p
It isn’t just about maps, it’s about real voices, real neighborhoods, real representation.
Your vote determines who acts on your behalf in 2026 & beyond.
#YESon50 #Voterizer social.fieldteam6.org/s/mx1oKI3p
Find Early Voting Centers & Drop Boxes
social.fieldteam6.org
October 31, 2025 at 2:11 AM
A “YES” vote on CA Prop 50 empowers YOU to decide who represents your community in Congress.
It isn’t just about maps, it’s about real voices, real neighborhoods, real representation.
Your vote determines who acts on your behalf in 2026 & beyond.
#YESon50 #Voterizer social.fieldteam6.org/s/mx1oKI3p
It isn’t just about maps, it’s about real voices, real neighborhoods, real representation.
Your vote determines who acts on your behalf in 2026 & beyond.
#YESon50 #Voterizer social.fieldteam6.org/s/mx1oKI3p
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The @thebulwark.com's ever-talented Art Director @avecruth.bsky.social has some thoughts on the Department of Labor's Heroic Realism propaganda.
Read today's Morning Shots — "What We Choose to Nazi" www.thebulwark.com/p/what-we-ch...
Read today's Morning Shots — "What We Choose to Nazi" www.thebulwark.com/p/what-we-ch...
What We Choose to Nazi
The Department of Labor is posting Heroic Realism propaganda. What, exactly, are they telling us?
www.thebulwark.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The @thebulwark.com's ever-talented Art Director @avecruth.bsky.social has some thoughts on the Department of Labor's Heroic Realism propaganda.
Read today's Morning Shots — "What We Choose to Nazi" www.thebulwark.com/p/what-we-ch...
Read today's Morning Shots — "What We Choose to Nazi" www.thebulwark.com/p/what-we-ch...
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I have a very bad feeling about this...
October 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I have a very bad feeling about this...
Excellent discussion of the state of the judiciary with two retired district judges and Judge Luttig.
Panel V – "The Judiciary in the Maelstrom: Can an Indispensable Branch Withstand the Storm?"
YouTube video by Society for the Rule of Law
youtube.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Excellent discussion of the state of the judiciary with two retired district judges and Judge Luttig.
Just watched "A House of Dynamite". Interesting but implausible scenario of a "bolt from the blue" with no warning. There would most likely be a political crisis before any attack, but the movie correctly shows the insanity of the short timeline involved. Worth watching all the same.
October 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Just watched "A House of Dynamite". Interesting but implausible scenario of a "bolt from the blue" with no warning. There would most likely be a political crisis before any attack, but the movie correctly shows the insanity of the short timeline involved. Worth watching all the same.
Are we on the verge of going to war without Congress saying anything or demanding accountability? When will Congress do its job? The Constitution says only Congress can declare war, period.
U.S. Deploys Aircraft Carrier to Latin America as Drug Operation Expands
www.nytimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Are we on the verge of going to war without Congress saying anything or demanding accountability? When will Congress do its job? The Constitution says only Congress can declare war, period.
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"The Antideficiency Act is explicit that private donations cannot be used to offset a lapse in appropriations," said Bill Hoagland, a former Senate GOP budget aide who is currently a senior vice president at the Bipartisan Policy Center."
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
Pentagon to use $130 million donation from anonymous Trump ‘friend’ to pay military members | CNN Politics
The Trump administration plans to funnel a $130 million donation from an anonymous ally of President Donald Trump toward paying military service members during the government shutdown, the Defense Dep...
www.cnn.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:51 PM
"The Antideficiency Act is explicit that private donations cannot be used to offset a lapse in appropriations," said Bill Hoagland, a former Senate GOP budget aide who is currently a senior vice president at the Bipartisan Policy Center."
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
Am I crazy to worry that SCOTUS might hit the VRA in June 2026 and Republicans will demand that the 2026 midterm elections be postponed until congressional districts are redrawn and they pick up 19 more seats? Would SCOTUS go along with that? Is that when democracy will die?
Supreme Court Appears Skeptical of Key Provision of Voting Rights Act
www.nytimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Am I crazy to worry that SCOTUS might hit the VRA in June 2026 and Republicans will demand that the 2026 midterm elections be postponed until congressional districts are redrawn and they pick up 19 more seats? Would SCOTUS go along with that? Is that when democracy will die?
Jack Smith speaks out at George Mason for the rule of law. We need more people like him to speak out forcefully.
Jack Smith’s Wilkins Lecture Makes the Case for Saving the Rule of Law
Corruption prosecutor Jack Smith provided testimony that the rule of law is in trouble in the United States. But it’s not hopeless. See what he said could save the rule of law—and perhaps democracy it...
schar.gmu.edu
October 23, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Jack Smith speaks out at George Mason for the rule of law. We need more people like him to speak out forcefully.
Does anyone really believe that he plans on leaving office in 2028?
White House East Wing: See Before Trump's Renovations, and Plans for His Ballroom
Here's how the White House looked before demolition of the East Wing began, and what the president plans for it.
www.nytimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Does anyone really believe that he plans on leaving office in 2028?
Wellesley, MA "No Kings" rally on Saturday, about 500 strong!
October 22, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Wellesley, MA "No Kings" rally on Saturday, about 500 strong!
If this isn't a WTF moment, then I don't know what is!!!
Trump Said to Demand Justice Dept. Pay Him $230 Million for Past Cases
www.nytimes.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:44 PM
If this isn't a WTF moment, then I don't know what is!!!
Is this the future of the Republican Party?
Is This What the Next Generation of GOP Leaders Sounds Like? Don’t Look Away...
The leaked messages show what happens when cruelty becomes political culture…
open.substack.com
October 16, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Is this the future of the Republican Party?
I always pay close attention to whatever Tom Friedman says but this essay was especially disappointing. He never noted that the Israel has rejected the two state solution and is making sure it will never happen. And Trump is not focused on the Mideast, he is focused on the enemy within.
Opinion | Thomas Friedman on the Only Way to Solve the Israel-Hamas War
www.nytimes.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:50 PM
I always pay close attention to whatever Tom Friedman says but this essay was especially disappointing. He never noted that the Israel has rejected the two state solution and is making sure it will never happen. And Trump is not focused on the Mideast, he is focused on the enemy within.
I'm sorry but this is NOT a First Amendment case. No one is saying that this individual can't express her opinion on conversion therapy, only that she can't claim it is accepted medical therapy when acting as a licensed medical practitioner.
Supreme Court Live Updates: Justices Seem Set to Rule Against Colorado’s Ban on Conversion Therapy
www.nytimes.com
October 7, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I'm sorry but this is NOT a First Amendment case. No one is saying that this individual can't express her opinion on conversion therapy, only that she can't claim it is accepted medical therapy when acting as a licensed medical practitioner.
This website is probably the best way to remember Charlie Kirk, by what he said! Then we can recall all the vile things he actually said and posted. Thank you cheyenne.l.hunt and @genzforchange !
charliequotes.com
charliequotes.com
Remembering Charlie Kirk
charliequotes.com
October 3, 2025 at 3:15 PM
This website is probably the best way to remember Charlie Kirk, by what he said! Then we can recall all the vile things he actually said and posted. Thank you cheyenne.l.hunt and @genzforchange !
charliequotes.com
charliequotes.com
This is very dangerous. Trump wants to take over higher education so there is no opposition. If the government can reward speech it likes, it can also punish speech it doesn't like. That will end First Amendment protection.
Trump Offered Universities an Invitation for a Deal. Some See a Trap.
www.nytimes.com
October 3, 2025 at 2:49 AM
This is very dangerous. Trump wants to take over higher education so there is no opposition. If the government can reward speech it likes, it can also punish speech it doesn't like. That will end First Amendment protection.
This is completely insane. It is wrong in so many ways. We are not at ear and he has no authority to claim that we are, that's what Congress is for.
Trump ‘Determined’ the U.S. Is Now in a War With Drug Cartels, Congress Is Told
www.nytimes.com
October 3, 2025 at 2:10 AM
This is completely insane. It is wrong in so many ways. We are not at ear and he has no authority to claim that we are, that's what Congress is for.
Agreed! We are risking normalizing some of the rhetoric espoused by formerly fringe groups as too many memorialize Kirk.
What the Public Memory of Charlie Kirk Revealed
www.nytimes.com
September 30, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Agreed! We are risking normalizing some of the rhetoric espoused by formerly fringe groups as too many memorialize Kirk.
US troops should never use American cities as "training grounds"!! The Army is there to protect Americans, not attack us, full stop. I hope Republicans come to realize this is not what Americans voted for last November.
Trump and Hegseth Recount Familiar Partisan Complaints to Top Military Leaders
www.nytimes.com
September 30, 2025 at 9:53 PM
US troops should never use American cities as "training grounds"!! The Army is there to protect Americans, not attack us, full stop. I hope Republicans come to realize this is not what Americans voted for last November.
At least one Republican member of Congress understands that they do not work for the White House but for their constituents...and it's Marjorie Taylor Greene?? We live in very strange times!
Greene, Straying From Trump, Reflects an Emerging MAGA Split
www.nytimes.com
September 28, 2025 at 3:46 PM
At least one Republican member of Congress understands that they do not work for the White House but for their constituents...and it's Marjorie Taylor Greene?? We live in very strange times!
Is this a prelude to a purge of senior military officers or if it's just Hegseth wanting to push his "warrior ethos" is this a prelude to going to war? Against whom? Or is this simply a pointless performance to impress the toddler in the Oval Office?
Summoned U.S. Military Officers Are Expected to Hear a ‘Rally the Troops’ Message
www.nytimes.com
September 26, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Is this a prelude to a purge of senior military officers or if it's just Hegseth wanting to push his "warrior ethos" is this a prelude to going to war? Against whom? Or is this simply a pointless performance to impress the toddler in the Oval Office?