Brian
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It is amazing that the lawyers for Texas tasked with defending Texas' racial gerrymander are essentially throwing both DOJ and the Governor under the bus.
November 22, 2025 at 12:36 AM
It is amazing that the lawyers for Texas tasked with defending Texas' racial gerrymander are essentially throwing both DOJ and the Governor under the bus.
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I dunno, man, if I began an opinion with a 3+ page "Preliminary Statement" complaining about disrespectful conduct by the other two judges on the panel, I would not immediately follow it up with this:
November 19, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I dunno, man, if I began an opinion with a 3+ page "Preliminary Statement" complaining about disrespectful conduct by the other two judges on the panel, I would not immediately follow it up with this:
I assumed that the gap in time where Halligan sent the court reporter home was to brow beat the GJ into voting a certain way. But it turns out they never reviewed it somehow.
I didn't think this could happen because only an idiot try. But Halligan is that idiot, apparently.
I didn't think this could happen because only an idiot try. But Halligan is that idiot, apparently.
NEWS: During a hearing in federal court in VA, prosecutors confirmed that the operative indictment in the case against James Comey was never shown to or voted on by the entire grand jury before it was presented in open court.
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
November 19, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I assumed that the gap in time where Halligan sent the court reporter home was to brow beat the GJ into voting a certain way. But it turns out they never reviewed it somehow.
I didn't think this could happen because only an idiot try. But Halligan is that idiot, apparently.
I didn't think this could happen because only an idiot try. But Halligan is that idiot, apparently.
Kevin McCarthy is probably somewhere about to have a medical emergency from uncontrollable laughter.
holy shit mike johnson is SHOOK on Epstein vote in Senate
November 19, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Kevin McCarthy is probably somewhere about to have a medical emergency from uncontrollable laughter.
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An incredibly Trump-era headline theintercept.com/2025/11/17/p...
Pardoned Capitol Rioter Tried to Hush Child Sex Victim With Promise of Jan. 6 Reparation Money, Police Say
Pardoned Capitol rioter Andrew Johnson tried to keep a child sex abuse victim quiet with claimed $10 million Jan. 6 reparations, police say.
theintercept.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:57 AM
An incredibly Trump-era headline theintercept.com/2025/11/17/p...
Big beautiful bill came to him from somewhere I guess…
this is a major blow from trump
November 14, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Big beautiful bill came to him from somewhere I guess…
Broke: Epstein files reveal Putin has depraved Trump sex tape.
Woke: Epstein files reveal Putin has depraved Trump sex tape with a dude.
Bespoke: Epstein files reveal Putin has depraved Trump sex tape with him oral power bottoming for Bill Clinton.
Woke: Epstein files reveal Putin has depraved Trump sex tape with a dude.
Bespoke: Epstein files reveal Putin has depraved Trump sex tape with him oral power bottoming for Bill Clinton.
November 14, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Broke: Epstein files reveal Putin has depraved Trump sex tape.
Woke: Epstein files reveal Putin has depraved Trump sex tape with a dude.
Bespoke: Epstein files reveal Putin has depraved Trump sex tape with him oral power bottoming for Bill Clinton.
Woke: Epstein files reveal Putin has depraved Trump sex tape with a dude.
Bespoke: Epstein files reveal Putin has depraved Trump sex tape with him oral power bottoming for Bill Clinton.
She was writing puff pieces about the guy she was dating who was, in fact, an unhinged weirdo with no business being in charge of public health till June 2024, iirc.
This is humiliating not just for her but @nymag.com who found no evidence of wrongdoing after the face. Y’all did some hackery.
This is humiliating not just for her but @nymag.com who found no evidence of wrongdoing after the face. Y’all did some hackery.
November 14, 2025 at 7:31 PM
She was writing puff pieces about the guy she was dating who was, in fact, an unhinged weirdo with no business being in charge of public health till June 2024, iirc.
This is humiliating not just for her but @nymag.com who found no evidence of wrongdoing after the face. Y’all did some hackery.
This is humiliating not just for her but @nymag.com who found no evidence of wrongdoing after the face. Y’all did some hackery.
There are no “barely legal” 15 year olds. In most states that’s a “felony” with “strict liability.”
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 14, 2025 at 3:46 AM
There are no “barely legal” 15 year olds. In most states that’s a “felony” with “strict liability.”
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Billionaire Peter Thiel believes Greta Thunberg works for the Antichrist.
October 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Billionaire Peter Thiel believes Greta Thunberg works for the Antichrist.
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Some random Republican tried to come for me in the Halls of Congress.
Things didn’t work out well for him.
#SaveHealthcare
Things didn’t work out well for him.
#SaveHealthcare
October 9, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Some random Republican tried to come for me in the Halls of Congress.
Things didn’t work out well for him.
#SaveHealthcare
Things didn’t work out well for him.
#SaveHealthcare
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Good morning.
The government is shut down because Trump wants to act like a king and steal from you.
Democrats have no obligation to support a budget that funds the destruction of our democracy - and DOUBLES health premiums to fund a tax cut for billionaires.
The government is shut down because Trump wants to act like a king and steal from you.
Democrats have no obligation to support a budget that funds the destruction of our democracy - and DOUBLES health premiums to fund a tax cut for billionaires.
October 1, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Good morning.
The government is shut down because Trump wants to act like a king and steal from you.
Democrats have no obligation to support a budget that funds the destruction of our democracy - and DOUBLES health premiums to fund a tax cut for billionaires.
The government is shut down because Trump wants to act like a king and steal from you.
Democrats have no obligation to support a budget that funds the destruction of our democracy - and DOUBLES health premiums to fund a tax cut for billionaires.
Mister free speech wants to fleece his shareholders real bad.
September 29, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Mister free speech wants to fleece his shareholders real bad.
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#BREAKING: Judge Breyer has held that the Trump admin. *violated* the Posse Comitatus Act in its military deployments in and around Los Angeles, and has enjoined further use of those troops for law enforcement tasks. The order is stayed through 12 PDT on 9/12:
georgetown.app.box.com/file/1973361...
georgetown.app.box.com/file/1973361...
September 2, 2025 at 1:15 PM
#BREAKING: Judge Breyer has held that the Trump admin. *violated* the Posse Comitatus Act in its military deployments in and around Los Angeles, and has enjoined further use of those troops for law enforcement tasks. The order is stayed through 12 PDT on 9/12:
georgetown.app.box.com/file/1973361...
georgetown.app.box.com/file/1973361...
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Rudy Giuliani happened to be in the middle of one of his favorite pastimes - RESPECTING WOMEN - when he suddenly broke every single bone in his body. Please do not call and ask any questions because his business partner is taking care of him ❤️
August 31, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Rudy Giuliani happened to be in the middle of one of his favorite pastimes - RESPECTING WOMEN - when he suddenly broke every single bone in his body. Please do not call and ask any questions because his business partner is taking care of him ❤️
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Something blue states will need to explore: how to create cross-state compacts dedicated to a functioning government as the Trump administration walks away from it's responsibilities.
This is good: With Trump/RFK destroying CDC, JB Pritzker's officials are exploring the possibility of buying Covid vaccines from manufacturers and distributing them in-state themselves, source tells me.
Dem govs must step up and fill the void.
New piece from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1998...
Dem govs must step up and fill the void.
New piece from me:
newrepublic.com/article/1998...
Trump’s Decapitation of CDC Takes Darker Turn—and Hands Dems a Weapon
Illinois’s J.B. Pritzker is leading a charge other Democratic governors should take up: In our America, we’ll make sure public health systems remain strong.
newrepublic.com
August 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Something blue states will need to explore: how to create cross-state compacts dedicated to a functioning government as the Trump administration walks away from it's responsibilities.
Unconditional surrender, military occupation, and war crime tribunals. Yeah. “Negotiated peace.”
I think he’s trying to quote a bit from Hardcore History and screwing it up.
I think he’s trying to quote a bit from Hardcore History and screwing it up.
JD Vance: "This is how wars ultimately get settled. If you go back to World War 2, if you go back to every major conflict in human history, they all end with some kind of negotiation."
August 24, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Unconditional surrender, military occupation, and war crime tribunals. Yeah. “Negotiated peace.”
I think he’s trying to quote a bit from Hardcore History and screwing it up.
I think he’s trying to quote a bit from Hardcore History and screwing it up.
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JD Vance: "This is how wars ultimately get settled. If you go back to World War 2, if you go back to every major conflict in human history, they all end with some kind of negotiation."
August 24, 2025 at 2:17 PM
JD Vance: "This is how wars ultimately get settled. If you go back to World War 2, if you go back to every major conflict in human history, they all end with some kind of negotiation."
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Good for Obama.
Unilateral disarmament is not a sustainable strategy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/u...
Unilateral disarmament is not a sustainable strategy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/u...
Obama Endorses Newsom’s Redistricting Proposal as a ‘Responsible Approach’
www.nytimes.com
August 21, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Good for Obama.
Unilateral disarmament is not a sustainable strategy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/u...
Unilateral disarmament is not a sustainable strategy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/u...
Dude did one bad podcast and everyone throws out the track record of actual legislation signed to protect a pretty vulnerable group. "He's not perfect so fuck him" is kind of how we got where we are where many vulnerable groups get nailed by people who are actually out to get them.
Is that opinion based on something he’s done or just the dumb podcast stuff? Was there a problem with this legislation that I don’t know about?
edsource.org/2024/newsom-...
edsource.org/2024/newsom-...
Newsom signs bill to end parental notification policies at schools; opponents say fight is not over – EdSourceNewsom signs bill to end parental notification policies at schools; opponents say fight is...
California is the first state to pass a law prohibiting school boards from requiring staff to notify parents if their child could be transgender.
edsource.org
August 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Dude did one bad podcast and everyone throws out the track record of actual legislation signed to protect a pretty vulnerable group. "He's not perfect so fuck him" is kind of how we got where we are where many vulnerable groups get nailed by people who are actually out to get them.
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my public policy degree meant nothing, imma kms
In the past 24 hours, far-right internet personality Laura Loomer has majorly flexed the influence she wields over the Trump administration’s staffing decisions: one, a former Biden cybersecurity official and distinguished chair position at West Point.
https://trib.al/25FQog8
https://trib.al/25FQog8
July 31, 2025 at 12:34 AM
my public policy degree meant nothing, imma kms
No shit.
Trump: "We get a lot of bullshit thrown at us by Putin, if you want to know the truth. He's very nice all the time but it turns out to be meaningless."
July 9, 2025 at 2:23 PM
No shit.
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Texas' only severe weather warning system is watching for when Ted Cruz leaves the country
July 8, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Texas' only severe weather warning system is watching for when Ted Cruz leaves the country
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Trump trying to choke off clean energy in order to make Americans the buyer of last resort for Saudi oil assets that will otherwise go stranded.
New: Trump has issued a new executive order targeting the solar and wind industries, instructing the Treasury Department to limit how many renewable energy projects can still claim clean electricity credits under OBBA
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Ending Market Distorting Subsidies for Unreliable, Foreign‑Controlled Energy Sources
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.
www.whitehouse.gov
July 8, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Trump trying to choke off clean energy in order to make Americans the buyer of last resort for Saudi oil assets that will otherwise go stranded.
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I'm calling it "Zohran Derangement Syndrome"
June 29, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I'm calling it "Zohran Derangement Syndrome"