Brian J. Collins
@brian-j-collins.bsky.social
Autodidact, trivia-master, writer, gamer, CEO. -- Love music, magic, making life better. -- He/him.
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You can’t say criminals don’t deserve due process when due process is the thing that decides if they're criminals. Otherwise you're just kidnapping people you don't like.
April 26, 2025 at 11:25 PM
You can’t say criminals don’t deserve due process when due process is the thing that decides if they're criminals. Otherwise you're just kidnapping people you don't like.
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The Trump admin is having guys in hoodies throw students into unmarked cars for writing dissenting op-eds and Democrats are still confirming its nominees. Universities are bowing to its demands. NPR is saying it should add more Republicans to its staff.
We're nearing the end of that slippery slope
We're nearing the end of that slippery slope
Video of the international student at Tufts being arrested by "federal authorities" in Massachusetts has been released and it's terrifying.
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
They're not even uniformed officers. Just secret police thugs in hoodies and masks.
From WCVB: youtu.be/PuFIs7OkzYY
March 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The Trump admin is having guys in hoodies throw students into unmarked cars for writing dissenting op-eds and Democrats are still confirming its nominees. Universities are bowing to its demands. NPR is saying it should add more Republicans to its staff.
We're nearing the end of that slippery slope
We're nearing the end of that slippery slope
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Oh man, this is like real McCarthy stuff ….
In which the Department of Homeland Security struggles to answer a very simple question: "Is any criticism of the United States government a deportable offense?"
(From NPR here: www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...)
(From NPR here: www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...)
March 14, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Oh man, this is like real McCarthy stuff ….
Captain Bone Spurs betrayed veterans?
I'm shocked. Shocked!
Well, not that shocked.
I'm shocked. Shocked!
Well, not that shocked.
March 10, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Captain Bone Spurs betrayed veterans?
I'm shocked. Shocked!
Well, not that shocked.
I'm shocked. Shocked!
Well, not that shocked.
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Ready Fire Aim is a lousy way to govern.
February 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Ready Fire Aim is a lousy way to govern.
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Imagine being rich enough to do anything you want and choosing to take food and medicine from starving children to give yourself even more money.
February 18, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Imagine being rich enough to do anything you want and choosing to take food and medicine from starving children to give yourself even more money.
Executive Order designating February "Heart Month" in 2025 by this leader makes perfect sense because it is the tiniest month.
a cartoon drawing of a monster holding a picture frame with a heart drawn on it and the number 12 on it
ALT: a cartoon drawing of a monster holding a picture frame with a heart drawn on it and the number 12 on it
media.tenor.com
February 3, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Executive Order designating February "Heart Month" in 2025 by this leader makes perfect sense because it is the tiniest month.
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Gosh, I remember when we had an actual president instead of a loudmouth bully who won't take responsibility for his actions.
January 30, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Gosh, I remember when we had an actual president instead of a loudmouth bully who won't take responsibility for his actions.
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For those interested, go into your Spotify, search Carrie Underwood, click the three dots, click do not play this artist. I know that this seems like a David and Goliath battle but every little bit of resistance matters.
The root of this is and always has been money and that’s where we resist.
The root of this is and always has been money and that’s where we resist.
January 14, 2025 at 1:52 PM
For those interested, go into your Spotify, search Carrie Underwood, click the three dots, click do not play this artist. I know that this seems like a David and Goliath battle but every little bit of resistance matters.
The root of this is and always has been money and that’s where we resist.
The root of this is and always has been money and that’s where we resist.
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There is nothing more insane than Mike Johnson - from the state of LOUISIANA - setting the precedent of conditioning disaster relief on political concessions.
Louisiana.
Louisiana.
January 14, 2025 at 2:55 AM
There is nothing more insane than Mike Johnson - from the state of LOUISIANA - setting the precedent of conditioning disaster relief on political concessions.
Louisiana.
Louisiana.
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this choice of photos by the Carter Center is shadier than a Georgia peach tree in summer
January 10, 2025 at 4:58 AM
this choice of photos by the Carter Center is shadier than a Georgia peach tree in summer
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America's richest 10% now hold 60% of the nation's wealth.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
December 28, 2024 at 12:00 AM
America's richest 10% now hold 60% of the nation's wealth.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
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Congress should ask Pam Bondi during her confirmation hearings why she failed to bring statutory rape charges against Matt Gaetz.
December 23, 2024 at 9:41 PM
Congress should ask Pam Bondi during her confirmation hearings why she failed to bring statutory rape charges against Matt Gaetz.
Call it:
"Government Efficiency Department"
Why:
1) less words (more efficient)
2) initialism becomes GED (gee-ee-dee), rather than (!!!)referring people to a cryptocurrency(!!!).
It's an infuriating trick being pulled on media, the public, and even the president. Stop FALLING FOR IT.
"Government Efficiency Department"
Why:
1) less words (more efficient)
2) initialism becomes GED (gee-ee-dee), rather than (!!!)referring people to a cryptocurrency(!!!).
It's an infuriating trick being pulled on media, the public, and even the president. Stop FALLING FOR IT.
December 24, 2024 at 2:52 AM
Call it:
"Government Efficiency Department"
Why:
1) less words (more efficient)
2) initialism becomes GED (gee-ee-dee), rather than (!!!)referring people to a cryptocurrency(!!!).
It's an infuriating trick being pulled on media, the public, and even the president. Stop FALLING FOR IT.
"Government Efficiency Department"
Why:
1) less words (more efficient)
2) initialism becomes GED (gee-ee-dee), rather than (!!!)referring people to a cryptocurrency(!!!).
It's an infuriating trick being pulled on media, the public, and even the president. Stop FALLING FOR IT.
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Jeffries: In our nation's history, 25% of our nation's debt was accumulated during the four years of the former president, 25%. How dare you lecture America about fiscal responsibility ever.
December 19, 2024 at 11:13 PM
Jeffries: In our nation's history, 25% of our nation's debt was accumulated during the four years of the former president, 25%. How dare you lecture America about fiscal responsibility ever.
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Whew!
@wajali.bsky.social leaves Pete Hegseth for roadkill, then backs up to run over his dead ass again.
@wajali.bsky.social leaves Pete Hegseth for roadkill, then backs up to run over his dead ass again.
December 14, 2024 at 5:43 AM
Whew!
@wajali.bsky.social leaves Pete Hegseth for roadkill, then backs up to run over his dead ass again.
@wajali.bsky.social leaves Pete Hegseth for roadkill, then backs up to run over his dead ass again.
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Thou shalt not kill' also means 'thou shalt not let profit margins decide who lives and who dies.'
December 11, 2024 at 12:05 AM
Thou shalt not kill' also means 'thou shalt not let profit margins decide who lives and who dies.'
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Since Donald Trump announced his intention of appointing Kash Patel as the director of the F.B.I., critics have warned that we’re heading back to the bad old days of J. Edgar Hoover. The reality could be much worse, Beverly Gage writes.
Kash Patel vs. J. Edgar Hoover
If Trump’s pick for F.B.I. head gets confirmed, the Bureau could be politicized in ways that even its notorious first director would have rejected.
www.newyorker.com
December 11, 2024 at 5:12 PM
Since Donald Trump announced his intention of appointing Kash Patel as the director of the F.B.I., critics have warned that we’re heading back to the bad old days of J. Edgar Hoover. The reality could be much worse, Beverly Gage writes.
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Good morning and Happy Tuesday to everyone who wishes the media would grow a spine and learn to interview the lying piece of shit properly the way Barbara Walters did fearlessly back in the day.
She was prepared for his lies and HANDLED him.
Stop sanewashing his crazy bullshit.
She was prepared for his lies and HANDLED him.
Stop sanewashing his crazy bullshit.
December 10, 2024 at 3:10 PM
Good morning and Happy Tuesday to everyone who wishes the media would grow a spine and learn to interview the lying piece of shit properly the way Barbara Walters did fearlessly back in the day.
She was prepared for his lies and HANDLED him.
Stop sanewashing his crazy bullshit.
She was prepared for his lies and HANDLED him.
Stop sanewashing his crazy bullshit.
Retraining an under-educated electorate every 4 years requires a media system of some kind that actually works, not the fractured channels we're currently working with.
December 10, 2024 at 6:17 PM
Retraining an under-educated electorate every 4 years requires a media system of some kind that actually works, not the fractured channels we're currently working with.
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Nothing says “lead the Pentagon” like mommy making phone calls for her very good boy.
December 4, 2024 at 6:55 PM
Nothing says “lead the Pentagon” like mommy making phone calls for her very good boy.
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Yes, there are lots of negatives around the Pete Hegseth nomination -- the rampant alcoholism, the allegations of sexual assault, the hush money payment to an accuser, the total incompetence leading non-profits, and so on.
But ask yourself:
Does all that outweigh the total lack of positives?
But ask yourself:
Does all that outweigh the total lack of positives?
December 5, 2024 at 12:08 AM
Yes, there are lots of negatives around the Pete Hegseth nomination -- the rampant alcoholism, the allegations of sexual assault, the hush money payment to an accuser, the total incompetence leading non-profits, and so on.
But ask yourself:
Does all that outweigh the total lack of positives?
But ask yourself:
Does all that outweigh the total lack of positives?
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I am the mother of three sons.
I would sell my soul to the devil to save each of them.
Especially if I recognized the devil.
I would sell my soul to the devil to save each of them.
Especially if I recognized the devil.
December 3, 2024 at 1:06 AM
I am the mother of three sons.
I would sell my soul to the devil to save each of them.
Especially if I recognized the devil.
I would sell my soul to the devil to save each of them.
Especially if I recognized the devil.
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Your nominees for best subversive parenthetical of 2024 are… www.newyorker.com/news/news-de...
December 2, 2024 at 12:52 PM
Your nominees for best subversive parenthetical of 2024 are… www.newyorker.com/news/news-de...
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I hope everyone is paying close attention to how the Hunter Biden pardon is being covered.
If you wondered why Trump and his cronies can betray America and commit ceaseless crimes for years without consequences but Democrats can't right obviously partisan wrongs, the current media reaction is why.
If you wondered why Trump and his cronies can betray America and commit ceaseless crimes for years without consequences but Democrats can't right obviously partisan wrongs, the current media reaction is why.
December 2, 2024 at 7:27 PM
I hope everyone is paying close attention to how the Hunter Biden pardon is being covered.
If you wondered why Trump and his cronies can betray America and commit ceaseless crimes for years without consequences but Democrats can't right obviously partisan wrongs, the current media reaction is why.
If you wondered why Trump and his cronies can betray America and commit ceaseless crimes for years without consequences but Democrats can't right obviously partisan wrongs, the current media reaction is why.