Brendan Power
@bpowerhour.bsky.social
Overly dramatic and legally problematic.
Interests include Chicago politics, organized labor, and gay shit. Opinions are my own.
he/him
Interests include Chicago politics, organized labor, and gay shit. Opinions are my own.
he/him
Nothing beats a jet2 holiday
July 20, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Nothing beats a jet2 holiday
At long last, Chicago Catholics will get the representation we deserve.
May 8, 2025 at 5:27 PM
At long last, Chicago Catholics will get the representation we deserve.
I was inspired to see Chicago turn tf out today for our trans sibs. There were least 1k people in Federal Plaza and I could hear “Whose kids? Our kids!” echoing through the Loop as I left.
An attack on one of us is an attack on all of us. There’s no LGB without the T. 🏳️🌈✊🏻🏳️⚧️
An attack on one of us is an attack on all of us. There’s no LGB without the T. 🏳️🌈✊🏻🏳️⚧️
March 30, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I was inspired to see Chicago turn tf out today for our trans sibs. There were least 1k people in Federal Plaza and I could hear “Whose kids? Our kids!” echoing through the Loop as I left.
An attack on one of us is an attack on all of us. There’s no LGB without the T. 🏳️🌈✊🏻🏳️⚧️
An attack on one of us is an attack on all of us. There’s no LGB without the T. 🏳️🌈✊🏻🏳️⚧️
Trying to extract myself and the crew from Sidetrack but they start playing bad bunny
March 29, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Trying to extract myself and the crew from Sidetrack but they start playing bad bunny
#MahmoudKhalil is a litmus test we cannot fail. #FreeMahmoud 🇵🇸
March 11, 2025 at 10:33 PM
#MahmoudKhalil is a litmus test we cannot fail. #FreeMahmoud 🇵🇸
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They're trying to set a precedent that any trans person with a legal gender marker other than their sex assigned at birth is committing fraud. They want to fine and imprison all of us
We desperately need allies to wake up and stop capitulating
We desperately need allies to wake up and stop capitulating
THEY'RE GOING TO ISSUE PERMANENT VISA BANS TO TRANS VISITORS TO THE US.
This isn't just for athletes. The directive as stated applies to all visa applications made by trans folks and declare it material fraud to use a different gender marker on applications.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
This isn't just for athletes. The directive as stated applies to all visa applications made by trans folks and declare it material fraud to use a different gender marker on applications.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US threatens permanent visa bans on trans athletes based on sex markers
Exclusive: State department memo directs officers to bar those deemed to misrepresent birth sex on applications
www.theguardian.com
February 25, 2025 at 6:19 PM
They're trying to set a precedent that any trans person with a legal gender marker other than their sex assigned at birth is committing fraud. They want to fine and imprison all of us
We desperately need allies to wake up and stop capitulating
We desperately need allies to wake up and stop capitulating
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I did, I literally have a PhD in human genomics. You having Dunning-Kruger
January 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I did, I literally have a PhD in human genomics. You having Dunning-Kruger
Debí tirar más fotos was worth getting a Spanish major. Being sad in Spanish just hits different.
January 11, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Debí tirar más fotos was worth getting a Spanish major. Being sad in Spanish just hits different.
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hate when I die and respawn in Iowa
December 22, 2024 at 6:05 PM
hate when I die and respawn in Iowa
Diversey River Bowl is the place to see and be seen in Chicago.
December 22, 2024 at 3:34 AM
Diversey River Bowl is the place to see and be seen in Chicago.
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i am convinced that these people are death worshippers who want to spread as much disease and sickness as possible (i also think this is all tied up in eugenic beliefs about the “survival of the fittest” www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/h...
Kennedy’s Lawyer Has Asked the F.D.A. to Revoke Approval of the Polio Vaccine
Aaron Siri, who specializes in vaccine lawsuits, has been at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s side reviewing candidates for top jobs at the Department of Health and Human Services.
www.nytimes.com
December 13, 2024 at 12:08 PM
i am convinced that these people are death worshippers who want to spread as much disease and sickness as possible (i also think this is all tied up in eugenic beliefs about the “survival of the fittest” www.nytimes.com/2024/12/13/h...
Wynwood is the Brooklyn of the tropics
December 14, 2024 at 7:06 AM
Wynwood is the Brooklyn of the tropics
Invoking my right to be annoying online
December 12, 2024 at 4:16 PM
Invoking my right to be annoying online
Replace every Columbus statue with a sculpture of Luigi Mangione
December 9, 2024 at 7:47 PM
Replace every Columbus statue with a sculpture of Luigi Mangione
And when you’re back in Chicago you feel what, exactly?
Frostbite? The effects of alcohol?
Frostbite? The effects of alcohol?
December 7, 2024 at 12:47 PM
And when you’re back in Chicago you feel what, exactly?
Frostbite? The effects of alcohol?
Frostbite? The effects of alcohol?
Can I say something without people getting mad at me?
December 5, 2024 at 5:31 PM
Can I say something without people getting mad at me?
NYC spending $10 billion a year on the police and you can still murder a CEO in broad daylight and get away on a Citi bike.
December 4, 2024 at 7:38 PM
NYC spending $10 billion a year on the police and you can still murder a CEO in broad daylight and get away on a Citi bike.
Reject “purity politics” by subjecting yourself to abuse and death threats from Nazis and incels
“Leaving X because you don’t like Elon is the kind of purity politics that landed Democrats in this mess to begin with.”
Democrats Face an Existential Crisis on X
Conversations with a dozen insiders point to a party that is unsure about whether to leave or engage with the increasingly MAGA platform.
www.politico.com
December 1, 2024 at 3:45 PM
Reject “purity politics” by subjecting yourself to abuse and death threats from Nazis and incels
Is anyone else eagerly awaiting the Spotify wrapped drop?
December 1, 2024 at 5:03 AM
Is anyone else eagerly awaiting the Spotify wrapped drop?
Sending a calendar reminder for next Thanksgiving to everyone who told me tariffs on crude oil are a brilliant strategic ploy to bring Canada to the bargaining table
December 1, 2024 at 12:09 AM
Sending a calendar reminder for next Thanksgiving to everyone who told me tariffs on crude oil are a brilliant strategic ploy to bring Canada to the bargaining table
Choose a new one
If your family started doing this at Thanksgiving dinner, what would you do? 😳
November 29, 2024 at 10:22 PM
Choose a new one
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Around this time every year, I share a list of ways to support Native people. From supporting Indigenous people seeking abortion care to defending Native voting rights and keeping Native families together, here are some causes worth supporting. 🧵
November 28, 2024 at 1:51 AM
Around this time every year, I share a list of ways to support Native people. From supporting Indigenous people seeking abortion care to defending Native voting rights and keeping Native families together, here are some causes worth supporting. 🧵
Being a child of divorce means taking edibles as a performance enhancing drug
November 28, 2024 at 7:35 PM
Being a child of divorce means taking edibles as a performance enhancing drug