Brent Snavely
brentsnavely.bsky.social
Brent Snavely
@brentsnavely.bsky.social
PR professional, former journalist, politics junkie, hiker/walker. Loves the Great Lakes, Michigan Wolverines.
November 6, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Hot take: John Sauer had A LOT of caffeine this morning before this #SupremeCourt #tariff hearing.

Also, why does he sound like RFK Jr.?
November 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Today at Detroit Metro Airport.
October 17, 2025 at 2:30 AM
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Illinois Governor JB Pritzker explains what he believes is Donald Trump's real goal in normalizing a military presence in U.S. cities by dressing ICE and Border Patrol agents in military gear.

Watch:
October 7, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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Pritzker is also furious: “Should National Governors Association leadership choose to remain silent, Illinois will have no choice but to withdraw from the organization.”
October 7, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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I don't remember seeing any calls for violent retribution after a Minnesota state senator was assassinated, and it would have been nice not to see any today.
September 10, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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Four Palestinian journalists, a rescue worker and several more people were killed on Monday after two Israeli strikes hit a hospital in southern Gaza on Monday, according to local officials. Israel confirmed its forces struck the hospital area, without saying why.
Four Journalists Among Those Killed in Israeli Strikes on Gaza Hospital, Officials Say
Gaza-based reporters said the four had worked for various international media outlets. The Israeli military confirmed its forces had struck the hospital area, without saying why.
nyti.ms
August 25, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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"On Saturday, the AJC notes, Kennedy went on his personal social media account and shared photos of himself holding a big salmon from a fishing trip. Later in the day, following more complaints, his official account on X finally shared a message of support for CDC employees."
CDC workers in Georgia left to work through grief, anger after shooting
After Friday's deadly shooting at the CDC in Atlanta, workers say they feel unsupported by federal officials.
www.ajc.com
August 10, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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Breaking Quorum is an exceptional and extraordinary act of last resort. 

It is not a decision I take lightly. 

But Texas Democrats will stand up and protect democracy, even if it comes at a great cost.
August 4, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Some thoughts

X is like Fox News
Blue Sky is like MSNBC
Threads is like People Magazine

X + Blue Sky = is far from a perfect balance but it helps
August 2, 2025 at 12:35 AM
CNBC hosts are melting down right now.
August 1, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Tragic. Shortsighted. Bad for our democracy.

PBS will shut down.

www.axios.com/2025/08/01/c...
Corporation for Public Broadcasting to shut down after Congress pulls funding
Congress recently voted to strip CPB of its federal funding.
www.axios.com
August 1, 2025 at 6:10 PM
If you are wondering where Kamchatka is, you didn't play Risk when you were a kid.

Risk players know Kamchatka is where you put lots of armies to block a U.S. invasion.
July 30, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Bizarre:

The show has been No.1 in the late-night slot for nine straight seasons, CBS said, adding that "the broadcast is a staple of the nation's zeitgeist."

www.axios.com/2025/07/17/c...
CBS to cancel "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" next season
The network called it a financial decision.
www.axios.com
July 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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Among the waste uncovered by ProPublica and @cbsnews.com: Texas reimbursed anti-abortion groups $14 each time they handed out donated goods or materials, regardless of cost.

Thus, handing out one pamphlet reaped the same payment as a pack of diapers.

(Published July 2024)
July 10, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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ICE has been granted a $160B budget which is more than the Marines (Winslow)
July 2, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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The former leader of an anti-vaccine group founded by RFK Jr. will present at the first meeting of the CDC's new vaccine advisory committee.
Former leader of anti-vaccine group founded by RFK Jr. to present at first meeting of new CDC vaccine advisers | CNN
A former leader of the anti-vaccine group Children’s Health Defense will present this week on thimerosal in flu vaccines at a meeting of the newly appointed vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Dise...
cnn.it
June 23, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Marco Rubio's blink rate is off the charts
June 22, 2025 at 2:06 AM
I enjoy Eva Longoria's Searching for Spain show.

I really do...

I am really tired of CNN's 24/7 promotion of the show.

I really am...
June 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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What a contrast:

On the one hand, one grandiose spectacle in the nation's capital, a panorama of propaganda put on by an aspiring autocrat.

On the other hand, thousands of assemblies of free citizens across the nation, authentic celebrations of the proposition that here the people rule.
June 14, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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My latest for CNN: "Anti-Trump protests cap a week of free speech stress tests across America"

Virtually every flashpoint in American politics right now involves the First Amendment right to free speech and free expression...
Anti-Trump protests cap a week of free speech stress tests across America | CNN Business
Virtually every flashpoint in American politics right now involves the First Amendment right to free speech and free expression.
cnn.com
June 14, 2025 at 10:40 PM
one more big story today:

Federal Judge rules that Trump acted improperly, and “must therefore return control of the California National Guard to the Governor of the State of California forthwith.”

www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
Judge says Trump acted illegally in dispatching National Guard in California
The state claimed the president improperly deployed the Guard and Marines to Los Angeles without the governor’s consent or input amid immigration protests.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 13, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Florida sheriff:

"If you throw a brick, a fire bomb, or point a gun at one of our deputies, we will be notifying your family where to collect your remains, because we will kill you, graveyard dead."

www.tallahassee.com/story/news/l...
Florida officials warn ICE protesters: Violence could mean jail — or death
Law enforcement reminded the state's residents that Florida is not California and threatened arrest and even death for protesters who become violent.
www.tallahassee.com
June 12, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Gavin Newsom makes his case:

"He chose theatrics over public safety"

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzRS...
Watch California Gov. Gavin Newsom's full speech on federal response to L.A. protests
YouTube video by CBS News
www.youtube.com
June 12, 2025 at 3:37 AM
I disagree with Megan McArdle's #BlueSky column.
Blue Sky is a place where I see and can find credible, up to the minute, current news.
Is there a strong liberal bias? Sure
Is it as good as Twitter once was? Nope
But it's the best replacement I have found.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | The Bluesky bubble hurts liberals and their causes
The social media network was doomed to fail as progressives tried to re-create old Twitter.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 8, 2025 at 11:24 PM